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The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
PRINTERS MEET.
Forty-Third Session of the Inter-
national Typographical Union.
NR. CLEVELAND TO OPEN 4 MUSEUM,
A Project to Boom Yankee Trade-Grand
Trunk Employees Dissatisfied Helen
kellar. the Blind and Deaf Girl
Passes Harvard Examination.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Oct ID
One hundred and ninety delegates
from all parts of the United States and
Canada were present when the 43d
session of the International Typo
graphical union was called 10 order
yesterday by President William Il.
Prescott In his biennial address he
said that in spite of adverse conditions
during the past five years the union
was stronger to-day numerically and
financially than ever before in its his
tory. The principal matter of busi-
ness yesterday was administering to the
delegates an iron-clad oath binding
them to do all in their power to put
down certain secret societies. known
as the Brotherhood in St. Louis. the
Canton league ana the Juanita in New
York. 1t is claimed that these secret
societies exist, and that they are
formed to control the elections of the
international union, in favor of certain
subordinate unions throughout the
country.
Mr.. CLEVELAND TO OPEN A MUSEUM
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. i3.-President
Cleveland five weeks hence will form
ally open here the most remarkable
institution of its kind in existence-a
museum which is designed to contain
an assemblage of the natural and man.
ufactured products of all the countries
of the world. Its object is to stimulate
commerce and boom Yankee trade. par
ticularly with South America and
Africa. All parts of the United States
are interested in the enterprise, to
which contributions have been made
in one shape or another by cities north,
south, east and west. The idea is that
| any body who has anything to sell
shall be enabled to find out offhand
| just where and how it is wanted and
| the best way to seek the purchasers
| anywhere on the globe.
| GRAND TRUNK EMPLOYEES DISSATISFIED.
TORONTO, Ont, Oct 13.-There is con.
siderable dissatisfaction among the
employees of the Grand Trunk
railway, which may terminate
in strike. The men complain
they are unjustly treated by the fore
men and superintendents. and tha,
their complaints are not listened to-
The most serious point is at Stratford
where orders were given on Saturday
that the 700 employees there should
| work but As hours week, instead o.
so hours, as heretofore. If the EN-
ployes at Toronto and other centers
are placed under similar regulation
some action will probably be taken BY
the men to have their wrongs re
| dressed.
New YORK, Oct IA dispatch t.
the World from Boston says Heller
kellar, blind. deaf, scentless, tasteless
has passed the Harvard examination
with credit She will enter Radcliffe
(Harvard annex at a younger age thai
most freshmen.
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THE COAST STORM.SWEPT.
Atlantic seaboard Is Again Devastated by
Severe Gale,

Atlantic >eaboard Is Again Devastated by
a Severe Gale.
NEW YORK. Oct IA yeritable hur-
rlcane swept over this section of the
country Sunday and yesterday, the
wind blowing with terrific force. reach
ing at Sandy Hook a velocity of -
miles an hour last night The tides
rose to a height many feet greater
than has been seen for years. and
the waves all along the Atlantic
coast swept in with force that car
rled everything before them and did
damage to the amount of many
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Sandy Hook and points along the Jer-
sey coast felt the fury of the storm
most of all, but Conev island expert
enced, SO far as has yet been learned,
the most direful results The beaches
were swept clean, pavilions were over
turned and carried seaward. bathing
houses and board walks, everything
not far inland on the famous island,
was torn up and piled high beyond the
coast line, or were carried out to sea.
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Arbitration Probable,

LONDON. Oct. l3-it is learned that
the conference held Saturday between
the marquis of Salisbury. Secretary OF
State for the Colonies Joseph Chamber
lain, and the british ambassador at
Washington, Sir Julian fauncefote.
was most satisfactory and it is be-
lieved in the highest quarters that at
least the general principle of arbitra-
tion and the settlement of the Venezue-
Ian question will be decided upon with
the United States before the eud of
this month. Sir Julian Pauncefote
will sail for New York on Wednesday
with final Instructions on the subject.
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SPIRITUALISTS CONVENTION.
The National Association to Meet at Wash
ingtOn Next Sunday.

The National Association to Meet at Wash
ington Next Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13-The National
Spiritualists' association will convene
in Washington next Sunday. This
will be the organizations fourth an
nual convention. The association now
numbers 600 local associations, IL state
associations and 50 camp meeting as
sociatious, with, it is claimed, bona
fide mem mbership of $4,000 and $50
lecturers and ministers 1t has also 75
churches and temples, valued at ST.
100000. Delegates to the convention
will come from nearly every state in
the union and from Canada, and with
them will come host of people who
are adherents to the doctrines of the
association
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
NEWS NOTES.

At Ottawa. Kan, on the 18TH the ot-
tawa university football team defeated
the college of Emporia 30 to O.
The 39th annual session of the l. o.
O. F. grand lodge OF Kansas IS in ses-
sion at Leavenworth with over LOO
present
Gov. Stone. of Missouri, has offered
a reward of $500 for the arrest and con-
viction OF the persons who killed
Matthew Clark on September Ia
A receiver has been asked for the
Consolidated Electric Light Co. OF
Kansas Ci.v, Kan. which has defaulted
in the payment OF interest on s1i6-0e
of bonds
Mrs. Emma Griffith. of Nevada. No.
was arrested at the Union depot II
Kansas CITY, charged with ksdr apine
her seven year-old daus s'hte- VINO n thS
court had given to her divorced. hus
band.
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ONE OUT OF FIVE BAD
A smooth Young Man Worked Ctex.x
scheme to Get Money

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct l3.-W. W.
Milford, OF Summers, Mo. came to
Kansas City during carnival week with
a scheme which he evidently looked
upon as good thing. Milford was
seemingly overstocked with silver dol
lars At numerous places he exchanged
silver for currency. asking each time
for 4 s. blll aud carefully stacking tive
silver dollars on the counter. The
obliging merchants found later that
the middle dollar in the pile Of five
was a clumsily made counterfeit, Mil
ford was arrested this morning by Sc
cret service detectives and will be held
for trial.
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BosToN, Oct. 13.-Rev. DIR. Crosby H.
Wheeler missionary of the American
board, died at Auburndale yesterday.
In his early life he was pastor in
Maine. but in 1857 he entered the mis-
sionary service in Turkey and was To-
Gated at Harpoot, where. for 80 years,
he labored indefatigably. He was
founder and president of Euphrates
college, and through this institution
and in other ways he had wrought
most successfully for the good OF the
ArmenianS
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Oct. l3.-Gov.
Stone yesterday pardoned Hugh Nc.
Manus and Henry Stewart. McManus
was sentenced at the July term. 1894,
of the st. Louis criminal court to eigh,
years in the penitentiary for burglary
and larceny. The governor considers
the punishment excessive. Stewar,
was sentenced by the criminal court ot
Jackson county at the October term
1894, to five years in the penitentiary
for robbery
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WITH A SHOTGUN.

Joe Albright, Of Charleston, Mo-, Deliber-
ately Murders His Brother-in-Law.
CHARLESTON. Mo-. Oct. 13.-Joe AL
bright, farmer living near Bertrand.
walked into Finley's store, where
stood his brother-in-law, Ike Large.
Albright carried shotgun, which he
leveled at Large, with the remark:
.sNow, Ike, I'm ready for you," dis
charging the gun at that instant.
Large fell to the floor dead, the full
charge having taken effect in the
head and chest Nothing is known
here of the cause of the killing.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
AFRAID OF A MOB.

a Self-COnfessed Murderer at st. Joseph
Threatened with Violence.
ST JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. l3.-E Extra
guards were placed about the Jail last
night for the purpose of taking care
Of any mob which might call for the
purpose of lynching young Basco, the
self.confessed murderer of Mrs. Kate
baumley. Sheriff Andriano received
information from Arkoe, where the
crime was committed, to the effect
mat 1t would be we'll to look out for a
mob, as the people of that section
nave decided to take the law in their
own hands
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15

WlLMISGToN. Del. Oct lS--In let
ter to Samuel Bancroft, editor of Every
Evening. Thomas f. Bayard, United
States ambassador to Great Britain,
has declined To adhere to the platform
and nominees of the democratic ma
tional convention at Chicago, and ad-
vises constitutional democrats to vote
at the approaching presidential elec-
tion for Palmer and Buckner, the nom-
inees of the Indianapolis convention.
The letter is dated London, September
al
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
WatsOn's Throat Still Sore.

THOMSON, Ga, Oct. 13.-Thomas E.
Watson is still confined to his room
and acting under the advice of his
physician, who informed correspond
ent that while Mr.. Watson was inn
proving, his throat was still one COM
plete mass of sores and under no cir
cumstances could he speak in less than
ten or twelve days and that it was
very doubtful if he could take the
stump again during the present cam
paipn
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Throat Cut by u Train.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. l3.-An un-
known man had his throat cut by u
Baltimore & Ohio ira in near McKees.
port yesterday. lie was riding on y
freight. was jolted off aud struck bill
board The rebound sent him among
the wheels, one arm getting under.
The pain caused by the arm being cut
off caused the man to raise his head.
As he did so the sharp edge of box
car caught him and neatly cut his
throat
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THE LIE PASSED.
Clergyman and Lawyer at st. Joseph Create
Scene in Court.

Clergyman and Lawyer at st. Joseph Create
Scene in Court.
ST JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. ia fist fight
between an eX.minister and an attor-
ney was averted yesterday through the
strength of number of men who were
in Judge Lyons court room. DR..
Thomas Cooper, the lately-deposed
pastor of Hundley church, was sued
for an account, and during the progress
of the examination he called Attorney
Connett a plain, everyday liar. Con-
nett made a rush for the minister, but
half dozen men held him off and
peace was restored. The affair created
considerable excitement.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15

GUTHRIE, Ok. Oct. 13.-W. ii. Mason,
member of the last legislature, was ar
rested in Kansas and brought back
here on a requisition issued by Gov.
Renfrow. Mason, it is alleged, dis
serted his wife four weeks ago and
skipped out. 1t is said that he bor-
rowed $500 from Senator A. c. Scott
Mason is charged with defrauding the
Oklahoma school land department out
of $500 by issuing fraudulent leases to
old soldiers.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Woman Bank Robber Insane.

BLUE RAPIDS, Kan, Oct. 13.-Mrs.
Ella Z. Crandall, the woman who at
tempted to rob the Merchants bank in
Waterville by the use of dynamite
about three weeks ago, has been adj
judged insane. An examination showed
that she had not been in her right
mind for over two years. She will be
sent to an asylum in a day or two.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Hanged Before Kentucky Crowd.

MIDDLEsBORO, Ky, Oct. l3.-At one
o'clock yesterday Buford Overton
was hanged at Harlan for the murder
June 81, 1895, of Gustave and Julia
Loeb, Jewish peddlers. A great crowd
from all the surrounding country gath
cred to see the hanging, which was in
public. No effort was made by the
condemned mans friends to interfere.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Will Fill Braut's Place.

FORT SCOTT, Kan, Oct. lathe in
dependent prohibition committee of
Kansas has determined not to allow
the declination of Rev. ]. E. Brant,
the nominee of that party for govern
or, to defeat its plans, and Chairman
w. b. Webster has issued call for the
committee to meet at Topeka Wednes-
day afternoon at two o'clock to nomi-
nate a candidate to succeed Mr.. Brant
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
GOLD MEN RECOGNIZED.

MissOuris Secretary of State Receives the
National Democratic Petitions.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct. l3.-Yes-
terday John f. Lee. of ST. Louis, ar
rived with petitions containing 1000
names, asking that the secretary of
state allow the Palmer Buckner nation
al democratic ticket to be placed on the
official ballot. The ticket included
the names of the presidential elect
ors and the nominees for state officers
Mr.. Lesueur took the matter under ad-
visement, and shortly before noon ac-
cepted the petition, and the ticket will
90 on the official ballot
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Against Gold Democrats,

\ NEW YORK, Oct. l3.-ln the supreme
soort to Kings county to-day. Judge
dement decided in favor of the demo.
1atic county committees protest
sgainst the use upon the official ballot
ot the designation, national demo
@atic' by the gold standard democrats
% Shepard faction of the party.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Saws Liquor Was the Cause.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct l3.-George NJ.
Noble, an attorney of this city, who
was arrested in Kansas City last Fri
day night for insulting Miss Edith
Darr, waitress in the Union depot
dining room. explains that he was un-
der the influence of liquor. which he
had taken because of illness. and did
not know what he was doing.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Missouri Tigers Beat Tarkio.

C0LUMBIA, Mo-, Oct. ;3.-The Tigers
Yesterday defeated Tarkio college by a
score of - to 0. Tarkio had recently
oeaten Doane college. which last year
aeid the championship of Nebraska.
a hard game was looked for. but con-
vary to expectations the Tigers played
Al around Tarkio and won the easiest
game they ever played. The grounds
we're very muddy and water stood in
POOLS all over the field
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15

New HAVEN, Conn. Oct. ia free
silver club has been organized by about
so Yale students Jerold Hughes. of
Denver. was chosen president, and c.
H. Studienski. of Pueblo, secretary.
The club is the direct result of the
Rrran eo;Spda
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Steinberger Files a Protest.

TOPEKA Kan, Oct. l3.-Abe Stein
berger. secretary of the middle-of-the-
road populist committee. has fled a
protest with the state election board
against the certificate of the officers OF
the populist state convention, who he
claims falsely certified that the dem
ocratic electors were for Watson for
vice president when they are for Sew
all
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Endorsement of Fraudulent Registration.

Endorsement of Fraudulent Registration.
CHICAGO, Oct. i3.-County Clerk Philip
Knopf was arrested this morning and
taken before Judge Payne on a charge
of indorsing fraudulent registration.
The specific charge against Knopf is
the issuance of over 1000 registration
certificates to minors, without direct
order from court or any recognized
authority. The arrest caused big
excitement in political circles.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Four speeches at Minneapolis.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Oct. 13.-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan came from St.
Paul to her sister city yesterday after
noon, and Minneapolis received him
with enthusiasm. He spoke to four
big meetings last night in these places:
Exposition hall, Bridge square, on the
banks of the Mississippi river. just out
side the hall; Lyceum theater, to an
audience of women, and Yale place, a
public square in the city.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Riley Grammar VIII Seek Redress.

New YORK, Oct. 13.-Riley Grammar,
the Kentucky plunger, who was ruled
off the eastern turf by the Jockey club
for giving Jockey Taral Il present OF
$500 has decided to take his case into
the courts Grammar says he has en-
gagged lawyer, and. acting upon his
advice, will take the first step when
the Winchester Racing association S
fall meeting begins at Norris park.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15

The United States supreme court met
at Washington on the lath with full
bench and opened the term of 1867.
They soon adjourned and then paid
their respects to the president at the
white house.
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THEY WILL CELEBRATE.
hallway Mems Gold Standard Clubs to Pa
rade October "a,

"snWay MEMS Gold standard Clubs to Pa.
rade October "a.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Saturday, October
~ is to be used all over the country by
tne railway mems gold standard clubs
as day of celebrating and parade.
ureat preparations have been going on
'or some time in Illinois, and the rail-
way employees from all over the state
Will rally in Chicago. The national
Npublican committee has given it sup
port and the central committees of all
Aates have been asked to cooperate
with the railway men.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Iron Worlxa Resume.

READING, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE nail
works, puddle and rolling mill of the
Brook Iron Co., at Birsboro, which
have been idle since last September,
started up to-day, giving employment
to $50 people.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Ouay Makes a Prediction.

New YORK, Oct 13.-Matthew s.
Quay has issued a statement in which
he says Mckinley will be elected. He
gives him 270 electoral votes
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
The Founder of Atlantic. Ia, Dies.

ATLANTIC, Ia, Oct. .3.-Franklin H.
Whitney died yesterday after months
illness. He had lived in Cass county
40 years and founded the city of At.
lantic. His assignment and the fail
ure of his bank, October l, tied up
property valued at 100000, including
the Whitney block in Kansas City.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Oct. l3. Edward
Ogden, carpenter, fell from roof at
1907 East Tenth street and his neck
was broken. He died almost instantly.
Mr.. Ogden was carrying bundle Of
shingles to the roof OF barn and had
just reached the top Of a ladder which
stood in the alley when he lost his bal.
ance and fell. He struck the ground
on his head and the bundle Of shingles
struck his neck.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Railroad Employes to Vote.

SEDALIA. Mo-, Oct. IA ballot-box
has been placed in the Missouri Pacific
office here for the purpose of ascertain
ing the political preference for presi-
dent of The employees on the main line
between Karsas City and Chamois.
The ballots will be counted October %
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Downfall Of a well-to-Do Cattleman.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 13.-Sheriff Keep
ley arrested George Lasswell. of Calusa,
ILL.,, and brought him to Topeka to
answer to the charge Of selling mort
gagged property and forging John How
ardson's name to note of 5000. Two
years ago Lasswell was a well-to-do
cattleman of Shawnee county. One
day he disappeared and it developed
that he had sold lot of mortgaged
cattle
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Ex-Speaker Crisp Ill.

ATLANTA. Ga. Oct f3.-Aiarming re-
ports as to the condition OF ex-Speaker
Crisp were in circulation on the streets
Yesterday Judge Crisp has been at
sauitarium here for the past three
weeks. and it was reported his condi'
ton was 50 critical that his closest
friends were not allowed TO see him.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Estled in a Peculiar Manner.

ErLswoETu. Kan. Oct I3-As Miss
Nevada Maven was driving horse and
cart up steep embankment- the anl,
NAL became frightened reared mp ana
fell backwards. killing the yosug aaay'
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Studebaker.s Plant Mortsased.

CHICAGO, Oct, IA trust deed Tor
S., coo, coo was filed in the county re-
corder's office. executed by Studebaker
Bros, in favor of the Illinois Trust and
Savings bank. The mortgage covers
the entire plant. franchise, patents and
rights of the company at South Bend,
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. i3-Gen. Pal
mer, national democratic candidate
for president, in an interview here said
he feels assured that 100000 dem
ocrats will support the national dem
ocratic nominees and believes that a
great old time democratic party will
be in the field four years from now
Gen. Buckner said that the national
democratic party will carry Ala bama
and Georgia and parts of Louisiana
and Texas.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
The Editor Locked Out.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct 13.-The
Nonconformist, the organ of the popu-
list party, a paper which has a nation
al circulation and which has been un-
relenting in it's fight for the Bryan
and Watson ticket with no quarter for
fusionists, is in control of the fusion
lists, with the doors of the office locked
against its editor Charles Y Mathews.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
BICYCLES ARE BAGGAGE.
n case Decided at st. Louis of Interest Il
Missouri Wheelmen,

ST. LOUIS, Oct l3.-Circuit Judge
Russell yesterday decided that the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway Co. must carry
j. X. Belts bicycle from Webster
Grove to St Louis and return without
charge above the cost of Bettis' trans
portation ticket. The case was insti-
tuted last April as test. The rail-
way company filed motion to quash
the alternative writ of mandamus
secured and Judge Russell overruled
the motion
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
xxa.t xtr~inia pouulists Lfbeled.

PARKERsBURG. w. Va, Oct Ia
Chairman T. S. Pearsall and Treasurer
G. L. Spence, of the populist state COM
mittee. have instituted a libel SUIT
agains. the Wheeling Register and Par
kersburg Sentinel for 5000 damages
from each paper, the grounds alleged
being the publishing of accusations OF
Ill
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Harrison VIII Remain in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Oct. 13.-E A..
Bigelow, of Chicago, called on Gen.
Harrison to-day to ask him to make a
political speech in Chicago under the
auspices of the Marquette club. Gen.
Harrison informed him that under no
circumstances would he go outside OF
Indiana to make speeches
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Schilling Shut Out.

TOPEKA. Kan. Oct l3.-The state
election board yesterday decided that
John A. Fulton was the regular re-
publican nominee for senator in the
districts composed of Brown and Doni-
phan counties, and that John Schil-
ling, who was nominated by petition,
would have to get out of the race.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
IanY. stephens Ill

JEFFERSON CITY. No. Oct 13.-Lon
Y. Stephens. the democratic nominee
for governor. is in a bad shape physic-
a1lv He is confined TO ms room al DIS
home in this city and II may De two
weeks before he will take part IN Inc
campaign again
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Paving Out the Strip Money.

DENIsoN, Tex, Oct l3.-Agent Wis.
dom, of the five civilized tribes, began
the payment to-day of Cherokee strip
money to the Shawnees and Delawares,
each memb of the tribe receiving SECS.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
HER FATHER LAID DEAD.
But Actress Lillian Russell Appeared as
Usual at st. Louis.

Usual at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.-In spite of the
fact that Miss Lillian Russell's father
was lying dead at his home she appeared
in her usual role in the comic opera,
IAN American Beauty" at the Gen.
tury theater last night. She was not
notified of his death until yesterday
morning. Her reasons for playing, as
given, are that she did not desire TO de-
prive the GO chorus girls of a nights
wages. She said they could i'll afford
it, and she was willing to make the
sacrifice in their behalf.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Sweetheart and Self Shot.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.-Philip thinner. n
blacksmith, aged "A, attempted to kill
his sister, shot his sweeth cart, Cecilia
Vietz, in the abdomen and then put a
bullet through his own heart at the
Vietz girls home this morning. Miss
Vietz will die. thinner was undou bted-
ly crazed lv love and jealousy.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
Veteran kansas Printer Dead.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 13 w G.. South
ern, veteran newsp paper correspond
ent, died here yesterday at the age of
IS. He was a personal friend Of Abra-
ham Lincoln and a veteran of the civil
war. He came to Kansas in 1869 and
worked on the old State Record and
Commonwealth.