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TiOTqING, PACING And RUNNING.
EVENTS ON EASTERN AND WEST
ERN TRACKS.
AZmOn Wins a Good Race at Fleet.
wood Park, Defeating Flyers
of the 2:18 Class.

NEW YORK, June 5.-The New
York stallion Azmon won a good race
to-day at Fleetwood Park, defeating
the fast mare Island Girl and all the
other circuit flyers Of the 2:1S class in
straight heats. John Kinney made no
visible effort to win the 2:30 race with
the fast gray gelding Grateful until
the judges warned him just before the
third heat was trotted to go on, which
he did by winning the next three heats
in off-hand style Miss Anne took a
record of 2:1934 in the winning heat of
her turf career, but she was not in con-
dition to last out the race to the end.
Summaries:
Two-eighteen trot, Azmon won, Jet
tie second, Island Girl third Best time
-2:15%.
Two thirty trot, Grateful won, Miss
Anne second, Frank Medium third.
Best time-2:19%.
Sweepstakes, $3.50, pacing, Newsboy
won, Touch Me Not second, Roscoe
distanced. Best time-2:14A.
AT INGLESIDE.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.-Ingle-
side had seven races on it's card this
afternoon, and the attendance was
good. The weather was fine and the
track fast. Summaries:
Six furlongs, Free Will won, Ten
Time-1 :1612
Four and a half furlongs, Bayard
won Lady Hurst second, Vanish third
Time-0:57b
Six furlongs, selling, Belle Boyd won,
Oregon Eclipse second, Sea Spray
third. Time-1 :151a.
Seven furlongs, Thelma won, Rein
art second, Nebuchadnezzar third.
Time :2SH.
Mile and a sixteenth, Senator Bland
won, Articus second, Mirambo third.
Time-1 30.
Five and a half furlongs, selling, Je-
rome s. won, Arno second, Venus third.
Time-1 :1S15
Six furlongs, selling, Summertime
won, Peixotto second, Heartsease third
Time-1 :1515
AT OAKLEY.
OAKLEY (O), June 5.-Summaries
Five furlongs, Scarf Pin won, Wis.,
count second, Oakleaf third Time
1O4A.
Seven furlongs, Ben Holiday won,
Hardenberg second, Argentina III. third.
Time-1 BOZ
Five furlongs, Fugarol won, Grayling
second Cherry Leaf third Time-1 :04.
Handicap, mile and an eighth, Rondo
won, Lobengula second, Grammar third.
Time-1 :5S11a
One mile, selling, Caesarian won,
Harry Shannon second, Lester third.
Time-1:45
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, June 5-Summaries: Four
and half furlongs, Elsie Barnes won,
Lille Beatrice second, Daisy Gordon
third. Time-O:57.
One mile, Zolika Won, Fred Foster
second, Miss Sturdis third. Time
1:44s4.
Five furlongs, Lord Zeni won, Tin
Cup second. Russella third. Time
1:0215
Mile and seventy yards, Bing Bangor
Won. Whisper second, Royal Choice
third. Time-1:47.
Six and a half furlongs, Ellen won,
Hex second, Johnny McHale third.
Time-1: %.
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STREET CAR FIRED UPON.
The MotOrman Fatally and the Con
duCtOr Seriously VI on ided.

MILWAUKEE, June 4.-Late to-
night a car on the Howell-street ex-
tension was fired into by unknown per-
sons, and Motorman John E. Breen fa-
tally and Conductor Schwartz serious
~ wounded. About thirty shots were
fired from behind a clump of bushes
about six blocks from the city limits
The car was riddled with bullets, but
fortunately there We're no passengers
on board.
Breen was shot in the back, the ball
penetrating his kidneys and bladder
The conductor was shot in the right
leg above the knee Both men were
taken to the Receiving Hospital. where
it is said Breen will die before morn
ing
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CENTRAL PACIFIC ROAD.
Made to Extend Bonds
FEATURING Next rlonth.

NEW YORK, June 4.-The Central
Pacific Railroad Company has made
arrangements to extend it's So, ,3S3, 900
first mortgage bonds, maturing July
lst next. so that the principal thereof
shall become payable in one and a half
years from date, with interest mean
while payable semi-annually at the
rate of per cent. principal and in
terest payable in gold, the right being
reserved to redeem the bonds so ex-
tended at any time on paying to the
bondholders the face value of the bonds
and interest thereon at the rate Of 8
per cent The right of the bondholders
to avail themselves of such extension
has been reserved to such holders as
prior to June Goth shall deposit their
bonds for that purpose with Speyer &
Co., New York; Speyer Bros, London:
Laz, Speyer & Ellison, Frankfor.-on-
Main; Teizera de Mates Bros, AM
sterdam.
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TRAGEDY IN FRESNO COUNTY
A Wealthy Stockman Shot and Badly
Wounded.

FRESNO, June 5.-Lee A. Blasingame
was shot and badly wounded to-day by
Claud Corlew in the Big Sandy Valley
about thirty-five miles northeast of
Fresno.
Blasingame was driving large band
of sheep to the mountain grazing lands.
when some of them strayed upon Cor
LEWIS property. Corlew shot a number
of the sheep, and finally meeting Bias
ingame, quarrel ensued, in which the
shooting was done Blasingame was
unarmed. Corlew has not yet been ar
rested
Blasingame is quite wealthy and pop
ular. He is brother of Mrs. Louis B.
McWhirter.
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COULD NOT AGREE.
The Jury in the Ferris Murder Trial
Fail to Reach a Verdict.

MODESTO, June 5.-The trial of
James Ferris for killing G. w. Stephens
over a bill of two or three dollars on
April 11th was concluded this morning
at 10 O'Clock by the jury failing to agree
after being out since 3 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. They We're locked up all
night and stood on the last ballot ten
to two in favor of acquittal Ferris
shot Stephens at Hickmans in a row
over a blacksmith's bill. Stephens was
unarmed Ferris struck him on the
head with a gun and when Stephens
threw up his hands to protect his face
he shot him through the jugular vein
and windpipe
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JOHN HAYS HAMMOND.
Having Been Released on Parole, He
Will Sail for America.

LONDON, June 5.-The Pail Mall
Gazette" late this afternoon says it
learns that a dispatch has been re-
ceived here from Pretoria saying that
the Johannesburg reform leaders have
been released on parole
The dispatch adds that John Hays
Hammond, the American engineer, sails
for Southampton on the steamer AL
henia on his way to the United States
1t IS rumored at Pretoria that the re-
formers will each be fined 0,000.
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DAGGETT BEATEN.
The Foote-Laymance Ticket Victor
iOus in Alameda County.

OAKLAND, June 5.-John Daggett
has been beaten in Alameda County.
and Prison Director Fitzgerald will not
go as delegate to the National Demo-
cratic Convention.
When the returns were received at
midnight from all the county it was
found that the FNoote-Laymance ticket
had been successful to the extent of
electing twenty of their delegates, leav-
ing but fourteen for Fitzgerald. AS w.
W. Foote is a candidate for delegate at
large, Laymance has twenty delegates
out Of district convention of thirty
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Close Contest for Congressman.

PORTLAND, June 5.-The contests
for Congressman in the First and Sec
ond Congressional Districts is remark
ably close. The Republican and Popu-
list candidates alternately lead by mar
row pluralities, and until the official
canvass is concluded on Mondoy next
the result will be in doubt. In the First
District Vanderburg (Pop) now leads
by the slender plurality of thirty two
votes. In the Second District the fig
ures now stand: Quinn (Pop.) 5,29S.
Ellis (Rep) 5,245, Bennett Dem.) 1.623.
Northrup Und) 4.301.
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PATENT OFFICE.
Several Reductions in the Examining
Force.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-While not
yet ofhclally announced there have been
several dismissals and reductions in the
examining force of the patent office The
recent removals and reductions are the
result OF policy adopted some time ago
TO place the force in the bureau accord
ing TO their merits. Months ago two
principal examiners were discharged
Tor the good of the service" it being
stated that they had outlived their use
fulness. 1t also appears that the late
removals, etc, was in furtherance of the
merit plan. Some of those removed, it
is said, will appeal their cases to Com
missioner Seymour. but that official has
gone to Europe for a vacation.
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Locomotive Engineers.

OTTAWA (Ont), June 5.-The con-
vention of the International Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers closed
this evening. The Executive Commit
tee recommended the payment of $40
coo TO widows and orphans, and ST., 900
for salaries, etc. Grand Chief Arthur's
address was full of words of good coun-
sci, and he was loudly applauded The
convention adjourned to meet the sec
ond Wednesday in May, 1898, at ST.
,OliiS
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RIG R1.oW AT ST. JOSEPH.

BIG BLOW AT ST. JOSEPH.
ST. JOSEPH (Mo.), June "a severe
windstorm early this morning caused
many people to seek their cellars. Trees
were blown down. 1t is feared there
was a severe storm in this vicinity.
SEVERAL VESSELS WRECKED.
ST. JOHNS On. F), June 5.-Several
schooners were lost along the coast last
night during a severe gale. The White
Swan, with crew of nineteen men,
went ashore near Cape Spear. The
crew escaped with their lives. The
schooner Annie was sunk in a collision
and three men were drowned. Three
other vessels, the Emeline, PiestO and
Liberty were driven on the rocks, but
no lives were lost.
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Summer NeCkWear.

With summer dresses Lace Collars
and Yokes promise to be much worn. A
chance to have the correct thing for
little cost.
Sailor Collars made from grass linen
with open work embroidery; White
Null Tucked Collars edged with Point
De Venise lace These are very pretty
and add much to the attractiveness of
summer dresses. Price, 65c each
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Sample Linen
and Duck Suits.

About one hundred suits in the lot.
They differ from each other either in
style or color. Most of them are blazer
styles. Some are neatly trimmed with
insertion, others with combinations of
material. They have been marked at
prices ranging from 81 So to So suit.
Sizes "a, SO and 80 only.
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Imported
Cotton Goods,
18C a yard.

French made Cotton Goods were never
before brought to America to sell at this
price. There are abouttwenty pieces in
the lot-all dainty thin summer stuff.
Plain organdies in pink, light blue,
lavender and nile green, and dotted
swisses with dots of various cOlors.
Such fabrics as these usually sell from
35c to SOC yard. Your pick at 1Sc.
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Fancy Ribbons,
25C and 38C a ward.

A chance to secure some of the pret-
tiest ribbons of this season at about one
half. The lot consists of Printed War;
and Fancy Dresden Ribbons, suitable
for stocks, millinery and dress trim
mings. 35c and SOC ribbons reduced tc
25c; 65c and 75c ribbons reduced to 3Sc
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Dowst and Collins Discharged.

MERGED, June 5.-In the preliminary
examination of David Dowst and James
Collins to-day on a warrant charging
them with manslaughter. Judge Read
discharged the prisoners. Dowst and
Collins are the officers who killed an
unknown man on the outskirts of the
city on May 11th while in the act of ar
resting him on the supposition that he
was an escape from Selma
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Accident on the Oregon Road. /.

TEHAMA, June 5.-When about one
mile north of here this morning trair
NO. l6 south bound met with an acci-
dent. A wheel Of the mail car broke
derailing the car ana damaging the
track for some distance. No injuries tc
passengers are reported.
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TO-DHY'S SPECIALS.
Ladies' Vests.
1SC each.

special purchase of fifty dozen
Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests. Just the
correct weight for summer wear In the
natural ecru color only. They would
be considered good value at most stores
at 25c.
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Children'S
Wash BOnnetS,
33C each.

You would think the making would
cost more than our price, to say moth
ing about the material. Six styles, all
different. Mostly made from open work
embroidery.
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Think 1t Was Crowley.

BAKERSFIELD, June 5.-The Sher-
ifs posse returned yesterday evening
from the chase after the man supposed
TO be Phil Crowley. After an inter-
change of shots they followed him for
several hours, but lost his trail, so dense
was the underbrush. They feel sure
that he is wounded. The officers got a
good view of him with their field
glasses. They brought back with them
his Winchester rifle and field glasses
and some other trinkets.
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Din1ity Lawns,
7C a ward.

A splendid assortment of neat designs
and stripes, nearly all in light colorings.
Pretty and cool for summer wear. They
are plump % inches wide. Twelve yards
required for a full suit.
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Mems Silk
HandkerChiefS.
25C each.

Mems Japanese Silk Handkerchiefs
with colored borders and wide hem.
Size 19x19 inches. Regular SOC value.
Mems White and colored Border
Union Handkerchiefs, extra size, 121ac
each.
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Ladies'
HandkerChiefS,
1OC each.

One hundred dozen White Lawn
Handkerchiefs with narrow Velen-
cienneS lace around the edges. Pretty
and dainty for summer use. Twenty
cents is their value. While they last,
your pick for ten.
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Boys
Shirt Waists.
25C each.

When you stop to consider, it hardly
pays to make a waist when you can buy
quite respectable one for so little
Most of these are made from blue and
brown chambrey ginghams and neat
striped percales. All are we'll made and
make excellent school waists. Sizes, 4
to 10 years.
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Wasserman, Davis & CO.
One mile, First Deal won, Pretender
second, Fasig third. Time-1.44
AT LAKESIDE

CHICAGO, June ). Summaries:
Eleven -sixteenths of mile, Miss Star
won, ]. H. Grafton second, Little Jimmy
third. Time-1 :1012
Nine-sixteenths of a mile. Ethel Far
rell won, Vanessa second, Mrs Murray
third. Time-O:56A
One mile, King Bors won, Chenoa
second, Campania third Time :441lA
Thirteen -sixteenths OF a mile, Glenoid
won, Mobolasca second, Fred K third.
Time-1 :23llh
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To men pressed by their wants all
change is ever welcome.-Jonson.
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Things That You
May Need.

Tooth Brushes, 15c each.
Rubber Dressing Combs, 10c each.
Pearl Shirt Waist Sets, 16c set.
Sterling Silver Shirt Waist Sets. 3Sc
a set.
Metal Belt Pins, Zoe each.
Silk Belts with pretty white metal
buckles, 25c each
Black Silk Guard Chains, with silver
slides, 35c each.
Wool Canvas Belts, black and white.
16c each.
Belt Buckles, with fixings, 2Oc each.
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Conrad Young. artistic photos. 421 j..
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HamnOCkS.

Complete, with spreaders and pillows,
elaborately colored. You will need one
later if you don't now. The prices GER
tainly will never be lower. 81 9S and
So 80 each.
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PROVIDENCE.

Robert Sherwin will leave today for
Philadelphia, where he will sojourn for
a few days.
Edward G. Charles. of the Baltimore
Mutual Aid society, who has been stay
ing at the Bristol house, left yesterday
for Allentown
Miss Josie Denney, of Carbondale.
circulated among North End friends
yesterday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the North
Main Avenue Baptist church will con-
duct a festival on Thursday from 5
until 10 u. m. i'm the church.
Mrs. j. Wescott and son. Winfield, of
Hazleton, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Williams. of Parker street.
Miss Mamie Jones arrived last even
ing from Atlantic City where she has
been residing for some time.
A first-claSS entertainment was held
last evening in Archbald's hall under
the auspices of the Providence United
choir. The following is the programme
rendered: Solo, Miss NJ. NJ. Davis; reci-
tation. Lulu Simms: solo. Mrs G. e.
West: recitation. Miss Gwen Thomas;
selection. Morgan family: drill. Miss
Miah Davis and party; selection, Will
liam Burke; recitation, Margaret Pugh.
and duett by Evan c. Davis and David
Smith. Miss Katie Saltry and Mrs.
Armstrong acted as accompanies. All
members Of the choir are requested to
meet this evening in Archbald's hall
on Wayne avenue to transact import
ant business.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Walters
took place yesterday from the home of
John Kays on Brick avenue. The Rev.
w. Il. Davis. of the Welsh Baptist
church. otticiated. Interment was made
i'm Washburn street cemetery.
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GREEN RIDGE.

Mrs. John Decker and daughter,
Lille. of Peckville. spent Monday Win
Mrs. F. Bender, of East Market street.
Mrs. Page of Moscow, who has been
visiting with Mrs. Edward l.aughlin'
of Monsey avenue, has returned home.
John Blowers and Warren Pierce
drove to Carbondale Sunday.
Katie Hattler. of Monsey avenue,
who had an operation performed last
week. is now slowly recovering.
John Warren. of Honesdale. spent
Sunday in the Ridge with his family.
Mrs. Hall, of Wilkes Barre, is the
guest of W. ]. Pace, of Dickinson ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker, of Eas-
ton, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Merritt Gardner, of Dickson avenue.
Joe Hitchner, jr., was the guest OF
Oscar Payne over Sunday.
w. S. Reynolds, of New York street.
attended wedding at Tunkhannock
last week.
f. b. jenkins. of Capouse avenue. Is
on a business trip to New York and
Philadelphia.
w. T.. Schoonover, of Moosic, was the
guest of w. j. Barrett, Of 4OS Honesdale
street. Sunday.
Dr. c. II. Treverton and brother, Will
liam II. Treverton, spent Sunday in
Peckville.
Miss Matte Potter spent Sunday at
Elmhurst.
Mrs. w. w. Hall, of 1404, Is making
an extended visit with her mother at
Honesdale.
Mrs. Charlesworth, of Marion street,
is visiting relatives in Honesdale.
Mrs. C. ID. Stephens. of Maplewood,
is the guest of Il. G. Stephens, of Ca
DOuSe avenue.
A grand opening will be held Thurs
day afternoon and evening at the Green
Ridge Ready Pay store, 1868 Dickson
avenue. Chase d. Sanborn's celebrated
coffees will he exhibited. AS "a souv-
enir each lady will be presented with a
loaf of bread made from Granite flour.
Music will be furnished afternoon and
evening. The public is cordially invit-
ed to be present
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DUNMORE,

Mrs. Lester Brady was rendered a
surprise party at her home on Spencer
street Saturday evening. Varied
amusements made the hours pass
pleasantly until a seasonable hour when
supper was served The following gen.
tlemen With their wives We're present:
George Furner, George Crabb. Curtis
Wilds, William Youngs, Preston Smith.
Elmer ackson. Charles Cramer, Frank
Secore, j. w. Schultz, George Black.
w. n. Loveland. Fred Reiber j. Cole.
Charles Schultz: also. Mrs. /. Fletcher,
Mrs. Jennie Hedglow, Mrs. Maria Am
norman. Misses Lizzie Nicholson, Liz
zie Schultz. Ella Cole, Olive Haines.
Name Keller. Gertie Matthewson, Lot
tie Haines. Christie Fletcher; Messrs.
Charles Fletcher George zimmerman.
William Matthewson. Gustave. Brady,
William Brady and p. Crabb.
Mark Simpson has moved his family
from Cherry street to the house Occu-
pied by his mother on West Drinker
street.
The Ethan Allen court. Ancient Order
of Foresters, will give smoker in their
rooms on Wednesday evening.
Born-'ro Mr.. and Mrs. William Eden
of West Drinker street, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Smith. of Cherry
street. left yesterday for Middletown,
N. Y. where they will spend week
visiting friends and relatives.
The reception which was to have been
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. c.. II. Hayes by
the Epworth league Of the Methodist
Episcopal church tonight. has been
postponed for one week on account Of
the inability Of the former to be pres
ent.
James Hopkins returned to his studies
at New York city yesterday after a
weeks stay at his home on Blakely
street.
The Dunmore High school baseball
club challenge the Erie and Wyoming
Valley baseball club to game of ball
Saturday, April Is, at go p. m. on No.
5 grounds. Answer through The Tri-
bune. Manager, James Payton; cap
tain, John Coleman.
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BASE BALL NOTES,

Ward began to get his voice in trim.
Who said Hess wing was awry? 1t
didn't seem to be So
The grounds and buildings will be fin
ished when the club returns home.
When Is the new park going to be
named and what is it going to be named?
The partially finished bleachers back of
first base contained Il large bunch Of fans.
Chles created favorable impression.
He is big, strong, quick and can hit the
ball.
There was nothing new about Pete
Eagan. He seemed the same as last year.
and that's all right.
stamping ground, but on third he showed
that he knows how to play the game
McAndrew. who played left field for
the Y. NJ. c. A.. will bear watching. He
has the ear-marks of a coming player.
Herr Gets. Cronin and stemmell are
all tall, and Herr and CrOnin are broad
big fellows. The two latter seem to be hit
ters.
ii. p. Simpson and w. G. Parke, of the
base ball association, witnessed yester-
days game. They afterward visited the
dressing rooms and were introduced to
the players by. Manager McDermott.
Senator Ward wore sweater of flaming
red color, the same hue which distin-
guished the owner from the other players
last year. He was the first man up to the
plate and reached first on four balls
good omen Of the approaching struggle.
The players want Tom Power for cap
ious about the silence of the Californian
than Is Manager McDermott. There Ia no
doubt that Powers enegetic leadership
and knowledge of the game would help In
any close contest but what Is more Inn
portant he Is a good field player and
sticker and did as much toward landing
Syracuse In the first division last year as
did any player on that team.
The players will practice at the grounds
today. 1t had been intended to leave at
noon for Hartford. but Barnie telegraphed
last night that his grounds would not be
in condition for a game on Wednesday,
and cancelled the engagement. Conse
quently. McDermott will leave with the
team tomorrow noon for Thursdays open
ing game In New Haven. After that,
games will be played In Paterson. New
Bedford. Newark, Brockton and Fail
River before returning home to meet the
Cuban Giants on Monday and Tuesday,
tfe 9th and 2sth, and carbondale on the
18th.
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
Farewell Social to 10 rendered to John
O'Ncill. Minooka's Expert Base Rail-
Playcr-Coming Marriages.

There will be a farewell social ten
dered to John O'Neil, of Minooka, to-
morrow evening ut Callery's hall. He
will leave, Friday for st. Bonaventure's 8
college. Allegany. N. ", and will play
during the season on the base ball
team. He is young. and judging from
skillful playing in amateur circles the
past three years, Is destined to make
his mark on the diamond.
He Is a total abstainer and belongs
to O'Connell Council. Young Mems In
stitute. of MinoOka. The college sea-
son contains a schedule Of twenty
games. and the st. Bonaventure's team
will open on their own grounds with
the Buffalo team of the Es'tern league
on next Tuesday.
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BRIEF COURT NOTES.

A. B. Dunning, jr., Brooks Bass and Jo-
seph Reynolds We're appointed viewers
yesterday to lay out Il public road leading
from Taylor to the Archibald mines in
Lackawanna township.
The report of viewers In the matter of
a new road in South Abingdon township
was yesterday confirmed finally by the
court.
Upon application of Attorney John j.
Murphy for the respondent in the cleo
tion contest for the Office of alderman in
the Twentieth ward. the court yesterday
ordered that the time for taking deposit
tons be extended until April 20 at 3 a.
m, when the rule Is made returnable