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nominated and I could not, even had
so desired, have accepted this nomdna-
ton under any other circumstances
than to stand firmly upon the platform
made by the Democratic party OF
Maine.
The Democratic National Convention
adopted a platform declaring for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
there was a strong pressure brought to
bear to have me announce myself IN
favor of the National Convention which
did not consider was right to DO
There have been many expressions on
the part of the Democrats of Maine IN
regard to my duty, but it has been plain
to me at all times that there was but
one thing for me to do and that was to
stand firmly by the Maine platform 1t
is very evident from the free express
sions Of opinion that if / wish to Sc
cure the vote of the Democratic party
/ shall be obliged to harmonize with
both gold and silver platforms, and that
/ cannot do under any circumstances.
A meeting of the State Committee
win be held at once to take action on
this important matter.
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And Dampened the Ardor of the
Socialists.
The Idea of How international Peace
Can Only be Brought About-An
English Banker Thinks Our FL
nanceS Need Overhauling-Off Officers
Carried Off by Cholera-rIatabeles
RepulSe the BritiSh-M. Jules
FerrS'S rlOnument Unveiled.

LONDON, July pa deluge of rain
continued throughout the remainder of
the day had the effect of spelling the
international peace demonstration in
Hyde Park, organized by the Interna-
tional Socialist Congress, which will be-
gin its SlttingS tomorrow. A number
oI trade societies and many socialists
assembled upon the Thames embank-
Park. 1t is estimated that 10000 per-
sons were in line when the procession
started, and this number was aug
mented steadily after Hyde Park was
reached until the rain began to fall.
Eventually the heavy downpour COM
PEELED the assembled crowd to break up
into groups, which took refuge under
trees. Before dispensing, however, a
resolution was proposed and adopted,
declaring that the only way to secure
international peace was through the
abolition of the capitalist landlord sys-
tenn in which wars have root.
Among those who it was intended
should address the meeting We're NJ. NJ.
Jaures, Rand and Guesde, members of
the French Chamber of Deputies, and
Herrin, Leibncht and Bebel Of the Ger
man Reichstag. The list of speakers
included no members of the House of
Commons, but Tom Mann, the labor
leader, and number of other socialists
were. according to the programme, to
address the meeting.
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POLITICS THE CAUSE.
A Defeated Candidate Shoots Man
Who Opposed Him.

ORLANDO Fla.), July 26.-Captain
w. Bailey Tucker, General Manager OF
Tavares, Atlantic and Gulf Railroad,
and local manager of the Florida Cen
trail and Peninsula Railroad, was shot
tonight by Alfred st. Clair Abrams,
Prosecuting Attorney of Lake County.
Abrams was lately the anti-railroad d
candidate for the Legislature in Lake
County. He was defeated and charged
Tucker had brought it about by unfair
means. Abrams wife was spending the
summer here and he came up from Ia
wares last night. Tucker and Abrams
met tonight at the formers home, and
the shooting resulted.
Abrams Immediately surrendered. He
is the only son of Major Alexander St.
Clair Abrams, who was formerly asso-
ciated with Henry w. Grady on the
Atlanta Herald"
Major Abrams came to Florida sew
eral years ago. and in politics has been
one of the anti-railroad leaders. Cap
tain Tucker will recover
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Race Riot in Florida Results in Six
Deaths.
A Married Man Kills a Girl Because
She Spurned His Attentions-Na-
tiOnal Cooperative Association
OrganiZed-rlrS. Ballington Booth
Addresses New York Soldiers at
the State Camp-A Cloud of Grass
hOpperS Visits Nebraska.

DENVER, July 26.-The victims of
Friday nights flood were the three in
Golden, four in Mount Vernon Canyon
and tWenty-one near Morrison, making
a total of twenty eight The servant
girl Anna Hansen, who was reported
dead, was not at the camp at the time
OF the flood, and consequently escaped.
A charcoal burner named Nichols up ait
Evergreen is reported missing, making
the total list still twenty-eight. Of
these, sixteen bodies We're recovered
yesterday and the body of Mabel HERES,
a little child, was found o-day. p.
johnson of Arvada telephoned into
Denver this afternoon that he had found
TOUR bodies in the bed Of Clear Creek,
about mile above the town of Arvada.
The Coroner at Golden was notified,
and will take charge of the bodies.
Up to the discovery of these four bod
les no report of any missing persons has
come from Golden. Arvada is a country
hamlet between Golden and Denver.
along Clear Greek Valley. These bodies
therefore either floated down from
Golden or are those of campers in Clear
Creek Valley between the two points.
and are not apt to be confounded with
missing dead over the ridge in Bear
Creek Valley, where Morrison is located.
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VANDERBILT AT NEWPORT.
1t is Expected the Sea Air Will Make
His Recovery More Speedy.

NEWPORT Or. j., July 26.-Last
night Cornelius Vanderbilt was re-
moved from his residence on Fifth ave
nue., New York, and taken on board
his brother F. w. Vanderbilts steam
yacht Conqueror. An easy trip was
made up along the sound and the yacht
arrived here at ; o'clock to-day. She
made for the Fall River Line dock, a
most unusual place to tie up, and the
sick man was brought ashore and placed
in a New York ambulance in waiting.
An easy drive was made to THE
Breakers" He was accompanied by
his wife, doctors and nurses. Gertrude
his daughter, and sons arrived last
evening So far as can be learned. Mr..
Vanderbilt stood the fatigue Of the
journey as well as could be expected
1t is expected the sea air will make his
recovery more speedy.
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MELHON'S RELEASE ASKED.
CAPTURED ON THE COMPETITOR
AND CONFINED IN PRISON.
He Was Sent Out With Credentials
as Representative of
His Paper.

JACKSONVILLE (Fla.), July "a
determined effort is being made to in
duce the United States Government to
secure the release of Ona. Melton, the
young American who was captured on
the Competitor and is now confined by
the Spaniards in Fort Cabanas. The
people of Key West have petitioned Sec
retary Olney to act and they forwarded
Manager of the Times Union," for
transmission to Washington.
With the petition MIR. Stockton in
cludes a letter to Mr.. Olney, in which
he says:
Il feel deep interest IN Melton, as he
went to Cuba as the correspondent OF
the Times Union He had no inten-
tion of serving in the army of the in
surgents, but simply desired to get
within their lines to furnish reliable
news as to the situation in Cuba.
furnished the young man credentials as
the representative of the Times
Union, and these credentials he should
have had on his person when arrested
by the Spaniards.
Mr. Stockton further says that he has
reliable information from Havana that
the prisoners health is giving way and
that unless he is released or his condi-
ton ameliorated he cannot live.
The petition and statement to Mr..
Olney recites that it will be remem-
bered that young Melton, who went to
Cuba on the ill-fated schooner was ar
rested aboard the Competitor when she
was captured by a Spanish cruiser
L.. Id
the north coast under command of
Colonel Monzon. The crew of the
schooner were also apprehended and
taken to Havana, where they were sub
sequently tried by a drum head court
martial and sentenced to be shot for
piracy An energetic protest made by
the late nsul-General Williams under
instructions from Washington secured
a temporary reprieve for the prisoners,
and the case was referred to Madrid
for revision.
The Spanish home Government has
since ordered a new trial for the pris-
oners by the civil courts, as provided by
the terms of the protocol and treaty
stipulations, but like all official matters
on the island of Cuba the trial may be
put off indefinitely through red-tapeism.
Meanwhile Melton, with the other pris-
onerS captured on the Competitor, is
confined in the military fortress of Ca
sbanas at the entrance to Havana har
Dor, in a little dark cell, reeking with
filth and vermin, and to add to the
horror of their situation a drain runs
through their rooms, breeding pestilence
and death. Twenty other prisoners of
all colors and nationalities and accused
of every crime in the decalogue are also
huddled together within the narrow
confines of the cell, and if reports re-
ceived here lately are correct, a leper
has been thrown into the dungeon to
increase the diseases of the other pris-
oners.
The late Consul General Williams, in
view of these facts and on account of
the prisoners extreme youth and um-
doubted innocence, made every effort
to have Melton released, and General
Lee. the present Consu1-General at Ha-
vana, has also endeavored to have his
condition improved, but apparently
every effort seems to have been in vain.
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LYNCHING THREATENED
A Farmer Charged with Assaulting
His Neighbours Daughter.

LANCASTER (Ky0, July 26.-An as
saut was committed here yesterday
afternoon on the fourteen year-old
daughter of James Stewart, a farmer
living near town, and, as she claims, by
William Henry, who has a wife and two
children. Henry was a near neighbor
and intimate friend of the Stewart fam
lily and was often a visitor at their
house. Yesterday afternoon the girl,
named Nora, was sent to the Henry
house, which was only a few hundred
yards distant, to find some strayed gos-
lings. AS she was returning through
the fields and while near some bushes,
she was seized, dragged into the bushes
and assaulted. Henry was arrested this
morning by Deputy Sheriff Lawson,
brought here and lodged in Jail. Indig
nation is running nigh in that neigh
borhood and strong threats of lynching
are being made
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MRS. BALLINGTON BOOTH.
She Addresses the Soldiers at the
New York State Camp.

STATE CAMP, PEEK SKILL On. W,
July 26.-One of the largest crowds that
ever gathered to hear religious serv-
Ices in camp since the days of Beecher
and Talmadge was the one that sur
rounded Mrs. Ballington Booth in the
Y. NJ. c. A. tennis court this afternoon
AT $50 o'clock the Commander of the
volunteers, escorted by the Comman-
der of the Post, General McAlpin.
marched through the crowd followed by
all the State officers In fatigue uniform
and with swords.
In introducing Mrs. Booth General
McAlpin spoke briefly of the circum-
stances that led up to the secession
from the parent organization He also
spoke very highly of the work Mrs
Booth has done anr is doing. Mrs
Booth stood upon a chair that her voice
might the better be heard by her audi
ence. She said she came to speak to
the soldiers, but she was very glad to
see so many other people present Then
followed one of her bright talks, full of
simple lessons. A crowd of soldiers fol-
lowed her to the stage when she had
finished and as it moved away their
hats were waved to her until the stage
rounded the bluff and was lost to sight.
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TEXAS POPULISTS.
They Denounce the Convention for
Nominating Bryan.

AUSTIN (Tex), July 26.-Leading
Populists here bitterly denounce the ac-
ticn of the St Louis Convention in NOM
mating Bryan. John Caulfield, prom
lnent local Populist leader, said: 1T
appears to me that Jones and his spoils-
men at St Louis ran that convention in
the interest of Bryan. and it looks to me
az though we have been sold out. To
accept the conventions action is to de-
stroy the Populist party. ! propose to
work TO defeat the St. Louis spoilsmen
and l shah vote for Mckinley. The
Populist Convention meets in Galveston
the fifth of next month, and l shall work
there TO bring about a fusion in Texas
with the Republicans"
Gould Martin, another prominent Pop
ulist, who has often been represented
on their tickets. concurs with Caultield
and they claim they represent a large
majority OF the Populists in the State.
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SHOT TO DEATH.
An Old rIan Filled With Buckshot by
His Neighbor.

GAINESVILLE (Fla), July 26.--Dr.
J. ID. Cromwell was shot and fatally
wounded to-day by Towney Kenard
The trouble started yesterday when a
niece of Cromwell who lived with him.
ran over to Kenards, who lives next
door, and asked him to protect her.
stating that the doctor had struck and
she believed would kill her This
morning Cromwell demanded that she
return home. Kenard had him placed
under arrest. He gave bond and re-
turned home, stating, it is said, that
he intended to kill Kenard. He Sc
cured gun and was standing on his back
steps when the shooting commenced.
Kenard fired both barrels of a shot
gun loaded with buckshot and six bull
lets entered Cromwells body. Kenard
is under arrest
DR.. Cromwell is about GO years of
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THEIR BOAT UPSET.
A Woman and Her Daughter Drowned
in the Ohio River

BELLAIRE (O0, July 26-While re-
turning from pleasure trip down the
Ohio River this afternoon Mrs. Mary
Long, aged Is, and William Francis.
aged -, rowed too close TO the wheel
of the United States snagboat E. H
Woodruff, which is moored near the
mouth of McMeechan Creek, and were
sucked in by the swift current capsiz-
ing their boat and drowning Mrs. Long
and her daughter. The water at this
point is about thirty feet deep and there
was nothing done to recover the bodies
tonight. Mrs. Long leaves a husband,
two sons and one daughter The Cap
tain and crew of the Woodruff did all
in their power to rescue them. but were
helpless.
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BECAUSE SHE SPURNED HIM.
A Married Man Shoots a Young
Woman i'm St. Paul.

ST. PAUL, July 26.-Henry B. White
and Miss Tillie Stumpf are lying be-
tween life and death at the City Hos
pital from wounds inflicted by the man
this Afternoon. White has a wife and
five children at Mortified, but for some
time has been making love to Miss
Stumpf, a pretty girl of q. She be
came annoyed at his attentions and
came to st. Paul. To-day he appeared
at her home, 1921 Minnehaha street, and
asked for her. Upon catching sight OF
her White drew a revolver and fired
four shots at her. One of these passed
through her left side. White then took
another revolver and shot himself, the
bullet just missing the heart and taking
effect in his left lung.
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AN ENGLISH BANKER.
He Says Our National Finances Need
OVerhauIin9,

LONDON, July 26-The Daily
News" morrow will publish a report
of an interview with J. II. Triton,
prominent London banker, regarding
the chances for the election of the Presi-
den'tial candidates in the United States,
ii which Mr.. Triton says he con-
siders it impracticable that Bryan will
be elected, but the situation is one of
the most serious character Conf
dence, Mr.. Triton believes, will not be
restored here until the United States
Congress shall have passed resolution
declaring that it is firmly determined
to maintain gold standard. Certainly,
says Mr.. Triton, the national finances
Of the United States need to be over
hauled. The country is suffering from
a plethora of paper money
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POPULISTS DENOUNCED.
Bishop Newman Declares Them No
Better Than Anarchists.

ASBURY PARK On. J.), July 26.-At
the national service in the Asbury Park
Auditorium this afternoon Bishop John
Newman created a sensation by de-
claring that Populists We're no better
than anarchists and We're not good
American citizens. Instantly a man in
the rear of the hall jumped up and
shouted: Bryan is a good American"
He went on to propose three cheers for
the Democratic-Populis candidate for
President, but his voice was drowned by
tie music of the choir
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CLEVELAND AT HOME.
He Did Not Attend William e. Rus
sells nemOrial Exercises.

BUZZARDS BAY (Mass.), July &C.
AS is his usual custom, the President re-
mained at home all day There were no
callers. He did not attend the memorial
exercises of the late William E. Russell
at Sandwich to-day as expected. 1t has
been reported by several seamen that
the. yacht Albatross, with Senator Hill
on board, has been seen cruising off the
coast of Marion. The Senator has not
landed at that place. however, nor has
he visited President Cleveland
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MANTLE AND HARTMAN.
They Will Both Work for Bryan and
Silver

BUTTE CMont.), July Ex-senator Zee
Mantle and Congressman Hartman ar
rived in Butte to-day from st. Louis.
Senator Mantle said he had not yet de-
cided whether or not he would take the
stump for Bryan in the East, bat was
ready, he said, to do everything he was
asked to do to help along the cause of
silver. Congressman Hartman said he
would remain in Montana until the 1st
of September and from that time on he
would campaign through the Central
States for Bryan
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Henry D. Lloyd of Illinois, r. n, South
worth of Colorado, j. Nj. Moore of Cali
fornia, Helen S. Johnson of Pennsylva-
MA, B. Q. Flower of Massachusetts and
Miss Julia Caldwell of Colorado.
The object of the union is to advance
the educational, social and business well
fare of its members. The principal ad-
dress of the evening was delivered by
Professor Thad 3. Wakeman of New
York on "The Cooperative Common
wpaItb -
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THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA.
A Democrat Who Cannot Harmonize
the State and National Platforms.

PORTLAND tMe.), July 26.-In let
ter Of withdrawal given out tonight
nv Hon Howard b. Winslow of this
,itv. who last month was nominated as
the Democratic candidate for Governor.
he says:
.yrhe platform adopted by the State
convention which has declared for a
single gold standard is plain. and 1t
was upon that platform that l was
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STRIKING TAILORS.
Statement That 1000 Coat Makers
Have Left Their Shops.

NEW YORK, July 26.-The striking
tailors held several meetings to-day, but
no definite action was taken.
1t was announced at the afternoon
meeting of the strikers that all of the
coatmakers in New York, Brooklyn and
brownsville, to the number of 1000.
had left their shops.
The United Clothing Salesmens local
union met to-day and indorsed the ac-
ton of the strikers. Both moral and
financial support was offered. A meet
ing of the contractors will be held to-
morrow, when some arrangement may
be reached
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FLIGHT OF GRASSHOPPERS.
They Almost Obscured the Sun i'm
Nebraska YESTERDAY

LINCOLN (Neb.), July 26.-Myriads
of grasshoppers, in clouds so dense as
to almost obscure the sun, passed over
this section of Nebraska to-day about
noon. Their appearance caused appre-
hension among farmers, but few
alighted. Their course was from west
to east. The last grasshopper scourge
in Nebraska was in 1874 and as they
usually make their appearance much
earlier in the season it is thought the
present visitation does not presage any
serious damage to crops in this locality
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NATIONAL COOPERATION.
A Union Organized at Chicago for Ad-
vanCing rlembers' interests,

ST. LOUIS, July 26.-After three ses-
sions of delegates from a number of
States, the National Cooperative Union
was organized at Entertainment Hall
in the Exposition building last night
its officers are as follows: President,
Alonzo Wardall of Kansas; Vice-Presi-
dent, Sheridan Webster of ST Louis;
Secretary, Mrs. Imogene c. Fales of
New York; Treasurer, c. K De Morre
of Missouri; Directors, N o. Nelson of
Missouri, James Rhodes of Massachu-
setts, Rev. Ralph Albcrtson of North
Carolina, Cravath of Nebraska, c. 3.
Hoffman of Kansas, NJ. w. Wilkens of
California, A. S. Edwards of Tennessee
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CARRIED OFF BY CHOLERA
Two Prominent Officers of the Nile
Expedition Meet Death.

LONDON, July 26.-Advices received
here from the Nile expedition announce
the death at Kosheh Of Captain Fen
wick, who was entrusted with the su-
pervision of railway construction, and
Surgeon Trask, who was engaged in
organizing a service to fight the cholera.
Both We're victims of the Asiaytic
scourge. A feeling of gloom pervades
the camp and the native troops are
wailing with grief over the loss of the
two officers
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General Batchelder Retired.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Having
reached the age limit. General Richard
\. Batchelder, Quartermaster-G General
of the regular army, will be retired to-
morrow. Among the more prominent
officers who are spoken of as his sue
cessor are Colonels G. II. Weeks, Charles
NJ. Moore, Charles NJ. Sawtene and
Marshal T. Ludington.
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THEY QUIT WORK.
WOrkmen Go on a Strike Because a
Companion Was Discharged.

BUFFALO, July 26-Two hundred
men employed by the Erie Pump Works
quit work yesterday afternoon because
one of their fellow workmen had been
discharged for eating while on duty,
which was against the rules of the COM
pany. The worl<men have other griev-
ances in regard to pay for extra work
and the abolishment of the lunch sys-
TEN. 1t is said that the pattern-makers
and others employed in the shop will go
out unless the strikers demands are
agreed to.
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A Prisoner Hangs Himself.

NIELLSvILLE (Wis), July 90
Sheriff Sheldon, while making his
rounds of the Clark County Jail this
evening to feed the prisoners, discovered
Pat Christie, who was confined for the
murder of Christ Millert on July 4th at
Christie's home about ten miles north
of this city, dead hanging by the neck,
having committed suicide.
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Ordained a Priest.

DRESDEN, July 26.-Prince Maxi
MILAN of Saxony was ordained a priest
to-day His father, Prince George, Duke
of Saxony, and his sisters, the Prin-
cesses Maithilde and Marie, were pres
ent at the ordination ceremony. The
Pope sent his blessing to the newly
ordained priest
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Dickinson Goes to New York.

NEWPORT CR. l.. July 26-Hon.
Den NJ. Dickinson LETT for New York to-
night. Before starting he said he had
nothing to say to the public In answer
to the query to state the purpose of his
visit he replied that he was as much
surprised to read that he was to hold a
conference here as Mr.. Hill was to learn
II
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Ferry's Monument Unveiled.

PARIS, July pa monument erected
in honor of M. Jules Ferry was un-
yelled ait Saint Die, Department of
Vosges today Addresses in eulogy of
the dead statesman were delivered by
NJ Meline, the Prime Minister; M.
Hanetaux, Minister of Foreign Affairs
M Loubet and others
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MatabeIes Repulse the British.

CAPE TOWN, July ga dispatch
from Buluwayo says that the Mata
beles have repulsed the British force
under command of Captain Nicholson in
the Matoppo Hills, and that the i'm
perial troops in Cape Colony have been
ordered to take the field.
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Drowned i'm Five Feet of Water.

CROWN POINT Qnd). July 26.-M.
Briggs of Chicago fell out of a boat at
Cedar Lake this afternoon and was
drowned in five feet of water before the
ewes of hundreds of spectators.
Evening journal., 1896-12-21
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

Miss Lizzie Wise Is at North East
Md. on a sojourn with the family Of
her brother, Rev. w. A. Wise.
Mr.. and Mrs George r.. Swan have
returned from philadelphia, where Mrs.
Swans brother, James II. Whitelock, is
still very i'm.
Miss Alice Foote, Leroy c. Foote
and Walter Dulrec. of Philadelphia,
and Miss May Appleton, of Whining
ton. were yesterday the guests of Miss
May Whitenack The Philadelphia
guests returned home last night
Miss Elsie Black is entertaining Miss
Gayloy of Wilmington.
Miss Virginia Cooper's guest, Miss
Cooper, of Camden, Del, has returned
to her home.
Arthur NJ. Wise is spending a briei
visit i'm Philadelphia.
George Vincent Of Landenberg. Pa.
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Il. ii
I Chenins
Miss Winnie Sheridan is i'm Philadel
phia on a visit TO her cousin, Mrs. Kat,
+ StinsOn.