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ARTHUR'S APPOINTMENTS.
Announces the Names of Members of
the Executive Committee.

PASADENA, May 16-Chairman
Arthur of the recent Republican State
Convention has issued the following an
nouncement of the Executive Commit
tee of the Republican State Central
Committee which he was directed to ap-
point by the conventions:
I'm accordance with the instructions
of the Republican State Convention
held at Sacramento on the 9th and 9th
days of May, 1896, hereby appoint the
following as the members of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the State Central
Committee, to wit: Leon Sloss of San
Francisco, John D. Spreckels of San
Francisco, w. w. Shannon of San
Francisco, Cornelius O'Connor of San
Francisco, NJ r. Higgins of San Fran
cisco, A. Reuf of San Francisco, Harry
n. Gray of San Francisco, W. A. S.
Nicholson of San Francisco, Paris Kill
burn Of San Francisco, E. F. Preston of
San MateO, Frank Mclaughlin of Oro-
Vile, A. b. Lennon Of Santa Rosa.
James w. Rea Of San Francisco, E. K.
Taylor of Alameda, NJ R. Wright of
Pasadena, Frank A. Miller of Riverside.
Irving B. Dudley Of San Diego. Frank
P. Flint of Los Angeles, H z. Osborne
Of Los Angeles, W. F. Parker of Los
Angeles, w. F. George of Sacramento
Pasadena, Cal, May IS, 1885,
The members of said Executive Com
mlttee are hereby Ffauired to meet at
the rooms of the State Central Com
mittee, at 419 California street. in the
city of San Francisco, on Thursday.
May list, at p. M, for the purpose of
organiza ton
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Proceedings of Yesterdays Session
of the San Jose Convention.

SAN JOSE, May 16-The Christian
Endeavor Convention disposed of rou-
tine business to-day.
The election of officers followed. and
resulted as follows: President, G.. W.
Campbell of San Jose; First Vice-Presi-
dent, DR.. r. Rigdon of San Francisco;
Second Vice-President, Leonard Merrfl1
of Los Angeles; Third Vice-President
Miss Catherine Denman of Petaluma
Secretary, Francis ". Reid of San Jose:
Treasurer, H. F. Holland of Oakland;
State Junior superintendent, Miss Belle
=. Mason of San Diego: Secretary OF
Missionary Work, Miss L. NJ Berry of
San Francisco; Secretary of Floating
Societies, M. c. Turner of San Diego
superintendent of Commercial Travel
ers' Work, E. H. Ehirann
President Giles Kellogg, Secretary
Leonard Merrill and Rev. William Ra-
der were appointed delegates to the
Washington International Convention
in July, with $50 paid expenses.
"A. K. Waters, Chairman of the Gre
dennals Committee, reported 5S3 ac-
credited delegates, the largest number
ever in attendance at California State
Convention. Over 1,C00 visiting En-
deavorers have already registered
This evening the carnival pavilion was
packed with Endeavorers and their
friends. The Oakland First Congrega-
tional Church Orchestra of forty pieces
furnished special musical programme.
Rev. Alexander Patterson of Chicago
delivered an address on Paul, Our
Highest Human Example" and Rev.
w. L. Ellsing spoke on the New York
City missions
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which includes the erection of a great
esplanade, enormous hotel, theater and
casino.
The value of the estate left by Colonel
North is stimated at about S., ,OUO. 900.
but it consists largely of shares, which
if sold Immediately might result in ma
terial loss. AN of his affairs were left
in the most perfect order. He had even
opened ledger account for every horse
and dog that he owned, in which were
entered all their losses and winnings.
The orderiness of his affairs surprised
those knowing only his rough and
ready style.
Miss Frances E. Willard, Lady Henry
Somerset and Mrs. Pearsall Smith will
be central figures at the coming meet
ing of the British Women's Temperance
Association. Miss Willard, who is the
guest of Lady Somerset, is receiving
pressing invitations to visit numerous
English towns.
The weather during the week has been
hot and dry. Not drop of rain has
fallen anywhere in Great Britain or Ire
land for four days.
The report that Peeress is engaged
to be married to DR.. Jameson is under
stood to refer to the beautiful Georgi-
ana, Dowager Countess of Dudley. No
body believes the story.
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A BUNCO MANS POOR JOB.
Only a Part of the Hayseed's Money
Fell Into His Clutches.

He was long, lank and gawky-look-
ing, and, as he stepped up to the win
dow of one of the Third street banks
the other morning, the clerk sized him
up at once for a hayseed.
Say, mister" he drawled, as he
showed a check through the grating,
that thar paper amt wuth shucks, 1
don't reckon?"
Not worth a cent" was the reply,
after brief inspection.
1T sez John James Jones on the pa
per, don't it?'
That name is signed to it, sir
He un's fraud amt he?''
Very likely. Where did you get the
check?"
Down thar at the Grand Central
Depot. A right slick lookin' feller got
me ter sorter 'blige him by the loan er
$50 ter buy his ticket with. He wuz el'
feller what wuz studyin' fur the
ministry, he tole me, an hadn't no
money ter take ther train ter some
preachers college he wuz er goin' ter"
That may be so. All the same he
was bunco man, my young friend
"Bunco man-you don't say! Well, I
be dog-goned! Say, mister, pap come
near er bein' right, after all. He tole
me when wuz er startin' for town that
l orter have somebody erlong ter take
keer O. me. But say, that ther bunco
feller kinder got in too much NV er
hurry eff money wuz what he wuz
AFTER
How do you mean?"
why, jest because. Thar's STAT in
this here wallet an he never asted me
fer only $50. 1 bet he'd feel like crawl
in inter knot hole an dyin' eff he wuz
ter know erbout it, wouldn't he, say?''-
Cincinnati Tribune
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HAD HIM FAST.
A Yankees Remark at the Tomb of
Lord Nelson.

The English people will never under
stand the humorous temper of the
American, which makes him ask such
questions as that recorded by Mark
Twain as having been asked by friend
of his in the British Museum A guide
had exhibited an Egyptian mummy, and
discoursed long upon the antiquity of it.
and the Egyptian process of embalming,
and so forth; and at last the American
asked: rs he dead?"
1t was only recently, according to a
letter in an exchange, that in ST. Paui's
Cathedral a London guide held forth
thus to an American gentleman:
THAT, sir, is the tomb of the great
est naval 'ero Europe or the whole world
ever knew"
"Yes?'
''It is, sir, the tomb of Lord Nelson.
This marble sarcophiggus weighs forty
two tons. Hinside THAI is a steel recep-
tacle weighing twelve tons, and hinSide
that is a leaden casket, 'ermetically
sealed, weighing two tons. Hinside that
is a mahogany coffin 'olding the ashes
of the great 'ero."
"Well," said the Yankee, after reflect
ing a moment, Il guess you've got him
If he ever gets out of that, telegraph me
at my expense.
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HE WAS THE CRIPPLE.
And 1t Was He Who Discovered
Things at the Creek.

Yes, know all about Cripple Creek"
said the man with the stiff knee as he
went down for a chew of navy plug
In fact, the place was named after me.
l fell down on the banks of the creek
and crippled myself. l was still limp
ing around when l discovered the first
mine
80 you discovered the first mine?"
was asked.
4 have that honor. sir. Yes, I dis
covered the first mine and sold it for
a gallon of whisky. Up to date over
S2,0OUOO0 has been taken out of that
claim.
Pretty dear whisky, eh?'
ooh, well, I'm not kicking 1t was
good whisky-the best l ever saw out
West. l made it last me two weeks,
and after it was gone l went out and
discovered the Princess mine l had
just staked my claim when a critter
came along with four pounds of tobacco
and we made an even exchange. The
returns from the Princess have been
S3O0,0O0 a month for several years
past"
Wasn't that pretty good price for
| tobacco?" asked the interviewer.
Well rather high, but l couldn't
chaw roots, you know 1 was on the last
plug when 1 discovered the Little Daisy
mine. She was the richest of ell, and I
meant to get million dollars out of her
or bust. l held ON for two or three
weeks, and then a faller came along on
an old hoss and struck me for dicker.
l got the hoss and a revolver and he got
the mine She's estimated at 81 0OO, 900
O-day."
But why didn't you hold on to it?"
Couldn't do it, my friend, and keep
my place in society. All the bon ton
were on hossback TO chase Cinnamon
around, and 1 had to go with the swells
or lose my reputation"
but you might have been worth mil
lions to-day"
Exactly, but I'm not kicking. 1 hev
a scalpers ticket to Denver, good legs
to walk the rest of the way to old Grip
ple and two hours after l get there I'll
stumble over the richest of the lot and
hang right on to her till 1 make good
thing
And what would you call good
thing?"
We'll. a fur-lined overcoat, silver
handled umbrella, new suit of clothes
and money enough to live in Chicago for
a month Times up and l must go."-
Detroit Free Press.
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IDAHO REPUBLICANS
Declare for Free and Unlimited Coin.
age of Gold and Silver.

POCATELLO Qdaho), May 16.-The
Republican State Convention met here
to-day, 200 strong. The Dubois men
were in control and, contrary to ali ex-
pectations, harmony reigned supreme.
A resolution pledging the delegates to
stand by the national ticket was de-
feated-193 to Sc.
Bimetallism, protection and reci-
procity' was the spirit of the resolu-
tions They instruct the delegates to
the St Louis Convention to use every
means in their power to stand by the
white metal, and secure the nomina-
tion of man who is favorable to the
free and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver.
The action of the five Senators from
the intermountain States who recently
voted for silver is commended Silver
is declared to be the paramount issue in
the politics of the United States.
The delegates are Fred T. Dubois
Willis Sweet, A. B. Campbell. Lyttle-
ton Price, M. B. Gwynn and Ben E.
Rich.
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CHILDREN RATES INCREASED
Ruling OF the Chairman of the West
ern Passenger Association.

CHICAGO, May ia ruling was
promulgated to-day by the Chairman
of the Western Passenger Association
declaring against the practice of charg-
ing children who form part of party
of ten or more only half the reduced
party rate. In future they will have to
be charged one-half the full tariff
All the Western lines are falling into
line behind the Great Western in regard
to the honoring of second-class tickets
in first-class sleepers. The Rock Island
and the ST. Paul are the latest to give
such notice.
When the restoration of transconti-
mental freight rates to the basis in eff
feet three years ago was indefinitely
postponed by the Executive Committee
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TRAGEDY IN AN OHIO TOWN.
Father and Two Sons Shot After the
House Had Been Blown Up.

FREMONT (Ohio), May 16.-A ter
rible tragedy occurred last night mile
east of the village of Lindsay, eight
miles from here, in which one man was
killed outright and his two sons are in
such condition that death may result
at any moment.
At midnight the family Of Jacob Hess
was aroused by an explosion which
shattered the house, but injured no one.
Hess and his two sons Immediately
prepared to leave the house. They had
hardly stepped out when a shot was
fred and the old man dropped dead.
Both sons We're afterward shot. The
murderer escaped.
Suspicion points to Louis Billau, a
young farmer whose suit for the hand
of Hess daughter has been opposed by
her father and her brothers.
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QU1CKNEss OF TELEGRAPH.
Messages Sent Nearly Around the
World.

NEW YORK, May 16.-There were
10000 persons, it was estimated. in the
Grand Central Palace tonight, who
had assembled to hear Chauncey NJ.
Depew's speech on Electricity Down
to Date" and to see as much as they
could of the operation of the telegraph
around the American continent by one
telegraph company and almost around
the world by another. In the boxes
were the Consul Generals of Great Bri-
tain, Germany, Russia, Spain, Vene-
zuela, argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chilli
and Mexico. Other invited guests were
Thomas c. Platt, Clarence Mckay,
Francis w. Jones, Mayor Strong, Mayor
Wurster of Brooklyn, Hon. Seth Low,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, George Westing-
house, E. J. Morse, Spencer Trask, Nj
cola Tesla. Governor Morton, Commo-
dore Ricard and General Ruger.
At S:3S o'clock the following message
left the Western Union wire operated
by Charles A. Tinker, Superintendent
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany: Edwin Adams, New York-God
created, nature treasures, science util-
ICES electricity for the grandeur of the
nation and the peace of the world
''CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW."
At $3.50 o'clock this same message was
received back by C. w. Dickson, after
it had travelled the following route and
return New York to Galveston via Chi
cago. San Francisco, Los Angeles and
st. Louis; thence by way Of the Mexi-
can Telegraph Company and the Cen
trail and South American Telegraph
Company to Mexico, Nicaragua, Ecua-
dor, Peru, Chile and over the Andes
Mountains to Buenos Ayres to Rio de
JaneirO, Pernambuco, to Lisbon, Portu-
gal, thence to PenZance, England, and
return.
The total circuit was q 800 miles in
length. By the Postal Telegraph Com
pans wire, sent at the same time, S:3S
o'clock, by A. c. Chandler, President Of
the company, the same message went
to Los Angeles, to San Francisco, to
Vancouver, to Winnipeg, to Montreal,
to Canso, to Boston, TO London, Lis
bon, Gibralter, Malta, Alexandria,
Toxic, and returning same route to
New York after crossing North Amer
lea, Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and
Africa. The message made the trip
and return in fifty minutes The mes
sage on it's return was received by
Thomas A. Edison.
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METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Eight Ballots, But No Bishop Yet
Chosen.

CLEVELAND, May 16.-The Metho-
dist Conference adjourned after the
eighth ballot late this afternoon with
absolutely nothing accomplished in the
way OF eiecting q Bishop The eighth
ballot resulted: Whole number of votes
or; necessary to a choice 335. G. c.
McCabe 2IO, a gain of thirty; ]. w. E.
Bowen (colored) 1871, loss of eight:
Earl Cranston 2G3, a loss Of five; ]. w.
Hamilton 1C0, loss Of ten; H. A. Butts
$50, a loss of three.
The conference adjourned until Mon
day, having concluded that such a
course was necessary in order to avoid
taking the franchise away from a num-
Der of delegates who were going outside
the city to preach on Sunday.
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Street Car Mail Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.-Tht
Pcstoffice Department at Washington.
has authorized Postmaster McCoppin
to make a contract with the Market
street Railway Company for a special
service over their lines for receiving and
distributing mails. In less than ninety
days, if the programme as now sched-
uled is carried out, these mail cars will
be running over the entire city, facil
itating the transportation and delivery
Of mails at least 100 per cent
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Mrs. Grimes (of the suburbs)-I wish
could remember what day it was I sent
those light brown gloves Of mine to the
dyer's.
Mr. Grimes-It was three weeks ago
last Thursday. That was the day l
didn't have to bring anything home
from own-town.-Chicago Daily Tri-
bune.
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Contracts for Armor Plate.

WASHINGTON, May 16-Secretary
Herbert to-day settled all speculation
as to his action with reference to the
bids submitted by the Carnegie and
Bethlehem Steel Companies for fur
nishing armor plate for the battle
ships Kearsarge and Kentucky by di-
viding the contract between the two
firms on the basis of bids on the sepa-
rate exhibits, the firm submitting the
lower bid in each of these divisions
getting the contract for that particular
order
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Rains Injure Fruit.

EUREKA, May 16.-The excessive
rains have seriously affected the crops
in this locality. The dairying interests,
which have hitherto escaped material
injury, will suffer greatly from this
seasons downpour. Fruits of all kinds
especially cherries, prunes and apples,
have been injuriously affected by the
continued cold rains.
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victim of a painful and possibly fata
accident While alighting from buegt
he accidentally discharged his shot
gun, receiving the contents in the right
arm near the elbow. The injured man
is very weak, and it is not improbable
that if his arm is amputated the opera
tion will result fatally.
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FATAL SHOOTING.
William Barry Mortally Wounded by
Chinaman.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.-William
Barry, riveter, came down from the
north a short time ago and has been
staying at the Union Hotel To-day,
while intoxicated, he wandered out to
the neighborhood of the Potrero rope
walk and became involved in a quar-
rel with a Chinaman. who shot him in
the back of the neck. Barry is now in
the Receiving Hospital and is ex-
pected to die, as the bullet passed
through the vertebrae. It ranged down.
ward The Chinaman escaped
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Gently, the understanding among the
ficials was that the advance would be
made June 1st, the Southern Pacific OBJ
Jecting because it was not ready The
situation at present, however is such
mat there is no prospect of California
and other coast shippers having to pay
higher freight rates in the near future.
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Rancho Del Paso YearIings.

MORRIS PARK RACE TRACK On.
Y.), May 1G.-The sale of the Haggin
yearlings was continued to-day at Nor
ris Park Race Track. The prices ruled
higher than on Friday, but lot Of
youngsters were ordered out for want of
bids. Matt Byrne bid up several good
looking animals for Marcus DAILY, and
the cream of the sale was knocked down
to him. Mr.. DAILY paid the top price,
$4,000, for the chestnut colt by imp Sir
Modred, dam imp. Oran. Oran was
bred by the Duke of Westminster
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No Doubt of His Innocence.

MERGED. May 1G.-There is no long
er much doubt that the unknown man
killed by Officers Collins and Dowst
near Merced Monday evening was in
nocent. He was shot and killed while
seemingly trying to escape from the
pair. Because of an important witness
the District Attorney asked for a con-
tinuance of the preliminary hearing
until Tuesday evening next. The two
officers are still in Jail.
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the council adjourned until 9 o'clock
Monday morning.
John w. Echols Of Atlanta, Ca, was
chosen Supreme President; H. S. Will
Jams of Boston, Supreme Vice-Pres-
ident; and Mr.. Swain Of California,
Supreme Secretary of State.
The remaining officers will be chosen
Monday
Washington was selected as the per-
manent headquarters of the order.
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The CZarina Safe.

SANTA BARBARA. May 16.-The
steam collier Czarina, for the safety Of
which great alarm had been felt, put
into port this afternoon. She was deA
tanned by rough weather
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A Murder at South Omaha.

SOUTH OMAHA (Neb), May IL
Harry Oswald, a prominent young man,
was found dead at / 80 this morning in
the rear of Pivonka's Hall. An ugly
cash in his head indicated that he had
met his death from a blow of hatchet
or some other sharp instrument. Os-
wald was in a saloon near by during the
fore part of the evening. and is said to
have had some trouble there No ar
rests have been made
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Actor (at penny gaff, to manager}-
Sir, might 1 ask you for an advance OF
20 pfennigs (212d)?
Manager-What do you want the
money for?
Actor-I am playing the King to-day
and the conscious possession OF a sum
of money adds greatly to the sense OF
ones importance.-Fliegen Blaetter.
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A Farmer Fatally Wounded.

FRESNO, May 16.-William Bu-
chanan and William Anton, farmers
residing near Fowler, engaged in a
fight yesterday over the possession of
an irrigating ditch, in which the latter
received wounds which may prove
fatal
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Press Association.

CHICO, May 16.-The citizens Of
Chico are making extensive prepara-
tions for the meeting of the Sacramento
Valley Press Association here on Mon
day Several hundred visitors from all
over this valley will attend.
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BoIIn's Heavy Sentence.

OMAHA, May 16.-Henry Bolln, ex-
City Treasurer, was to-day sentenced
by Judge Baker of the Criminal Court
to nineteen years hard labor in the
State Penitentiary and fined $211 900.
Bolln was for nearly four years City
Treasurer. His shortage was discov-
cred last July. He was convicted upon
the second trial last week, the jury
having disagreed in the first trial
Bolin is 30 years of age.
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Big Strike at Rotterdam.

ROTTERDAM, May 16-The dock
laborers' strike in this city is rapidly
spreading 6.000 men in all having al
ready quit work because of reduction
of wages. The Natioral Guard has
been called out, and three gunboats are
lying opposite the city in readiness for
action should their services be required
&c protect the shipping. Fifty steamers
have been detained on account of the
strike.
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Disastrous Fire.

CORNING IN. ". May 16.-At
o'clock this morning the village of
Painted Post, near this city, was visited
by disastrous fire. entailng a loss OF
about S150.Go0 Less than a year ago
the village voted against water works
system.
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Accidentally Shot.

JAMESTOWN (Cal). May. 16.-T. B.
Rroschi, a drummer for the hardware
and agricultural implement house of
H. c. Shore, Stockton, to-day was the
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Free. Free!. Free!!!

F. deWolfe Hennah is permanently To-
Gated at the Normandie, Tenth and k,
and he gives free examination and con-
sultation on matters pertaining to that
delicate organ, the eye
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A DueIist Sentenced to Prison.

BERLIN. May 1G.-Baron Won
Kotze. formerly Court Chamberlain,
was to-day sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment in fortress for the killing of
Baron Schraeder, Master of Ceremonies
of the Prussian Court. The duel which
grew out of an anonymous letter scan
dal which some years ago convulsed
Berlins highest society, took place near
Potsdam on the morning of April 10th.
Baron Schraeder was fatally shot in the
abdomen
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His Speech Was for Sound Money

LOUISVILLE (Ky.). May 16.-A let
ter was received tonight from John c.
Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury.
showing that his speech of 1878 was for
sound money The letter is of great
length. and has been awaited for some
time
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Chess Tournament.

NEW YORK, May 16.-The Vienna
Chess Masters tournament resulted as
follows: First prize. NJ. Weiss. won y,
drew Z: second prize. c. Schlediter won
10, drew IL: third prize, B. English, II
won, drawn; fourth prize, G. Marco,
I | won. 6 drawn; fifth prize, G. Schwarz,
/ won drawn
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Ice-cream and cakes, 10 cents dish.
Otto, opposite Plaza.
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Man is name of honor for king
Chapman.