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ABOUT MONEY.
Il. Il. THOMAS.

Herodotus says that Croesus was
tho first sovereign to make coins of
gold.
In 1903 the first English shilling
was minted. 1t bore tho kings
image.
Silver was first coined in Rome
in 300 b. c., when Fabius Pictor
set up mint.
The United States mint was es.
tablished in 1902 aud at once began
operations.
The first English laws against
counterfeiting were issued in 1l0S
by Henry /.
In 1914 Napier's coin weighing
machine was put in use in the
Bank Of England.
In the fifth century before Christ
refined copper was deemed as pre-.
cious as gold.
The trade dollar was intended for
use in commerce with China, India
and japan.
The first American coins were
made in England in 1912 for the
Virginia Company.
The FIRST English gold coins were
minted in 1857, in the forty second
year Of Henry III.
In 1881 the invention Of milling
the edges Of coins, to prevent clip.
ping was introduced.
At the beginning OF the Christian
era the relative values of gold and
silver were as to 0.
Over one thousand series of Greek
coins issued by independent cities,
arc known 90 exist.
English sovereigns were first
minted IN 14S9. They we're called
by various nicknames.
During the reign Of Numa Pom.
pilius, 700 B. O., an experiment
was made with wooden money.
The bronze cent and two. cent
pieces were first coined in 1864 aud
the nickel half dime in 1866.
The earliest Greek CONS bore a
lion or tortoise on the diverse and
punch marks on tho reverse.
Wampum was adopted by the
New England colonists in all their
dealings with the Indians.
English coin was first made a
legal tender IN 1916. Before this
rents had been paid in produce.
Vermont aud Connecticut coined
coppers i'm 1885. New Jersey and
Massachusetts, did the same in
1856.
In 1887 the English coined gold
pennies which weighed 1.12Oth Of
a pound and passed for twenty
pence.
Down TO the Norman conquest
the Britons had diving money"
and dead money" The former be-
ing slaves and cattle, the latter
metal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

ono nation calls itself free and
independent that is not great
enough to establish a financial
system of It's own" This power.
full and eloquent sentence from the
speech Of Senator Daniel at Chi.
cago, brought forth tremendous
applause. 1t was mighty truth
that went directly home to the
heart of the audience. Think Of it,
ye that are claiming America for
Americans, before you vote for
Mckinley and British gold.- Net
zel Democrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

Henry s. Walker once said that
Virginia was noted for two abuud
ant crops. One broomsage, the
other statesmen. The former she
kept at home while sho sent the
latter forth to fill Offices. Certain
ly old Virginia seems to be very
much in evidence in this State at
this time. Governor MacCorkle,
one of her sons, is our Governor;
Gen. Watts, another son, after
holding Office for twenty years still
cries for more; another, Walter
Pendleton, has just been nominated
for Congress. Lawyer Green, hail
ing from the Old State, but now
from the modest county Of Kan
awhs, ,aspires to the Supreme Bench.
Who next ?-State Times.
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Female Diseases.

Their Causes, Symptoms and Treat
ment, Is the title of little So book that
has been read with profit by many
ladies'. 1t is written in plain, simple
language, and describes the very com
mon ailments known as Female Dis
eases. The causes and symptoms of
these diseases are explained and a
home treatment suggested that obvi-
ates humilliating examinations and
big doctors bills. The book is valuable
to any woman, and can be had free
by sending "a stamp for postage, to REv.
X. Y. McELREE. ST ELMO. Tenn
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

Gilt edged theorizing about a
gold standard may sound very
soothing to meeting of bankers,
but it is dead dull sounds IN the
ears OF man whose family is starv.
ing and destitute. Medicine and
not theory is what a sick man needs.
This nation has been on a financial
debauch for % years. Our none
tary system has an aggravated case
Of jim jams. Our credit is drunk.
The United States Treasury has
snakes in its boots. Business has
the delirium tremens. DO you
think the patient needs more Of
the "rot. gut ?"- Clarks5urg Tri.
hume.
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To The BIcrele Rldera.

&. W. Dering is now prepared 20 do
any and all kinds Of bicycle repairing
aud viii also keep fine line OF sun
dries consisting Of Bells, Bundle Car
riers, Chain Links, Cycle Brushes. Foot
Brakes, Cyciomcters, Cement for Tires,
Cement for Rubber, Cycle Barnish.
Cycle Enamel. Cork Grips. Buckskin
Fibre Grips, Spaldings Illuminating
OH for Bicycle Lamps, Chain Graphite
Tire Tape, Lu0ricating OIL Perfect
Pocket Oilers, Lamps, Locks Lamp
Brackets. Polishing Cloth. LuCQage
Carriers, Double Action Pumps. Toe
Clips. Trouser Guards. Red Cross Re.
pair Outfits, Repair Plugs. Screw-drivers.
Schraldor Valves, Wood Rims, Guard
Laciug, Inside Tubes, Chicago Cycle
Horns, Wronches, etc, etc
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

The Charleston Mail is a very
unhappy newspaper. 1t is bewail.
ing the death of the Democratic
party. 1t will have more cause for
regret when the dead corpse of that
party revisits the ghmpses of the
moon about the first of next No
vember, and scares the Republican
party to death. - Wetzel Democrat.
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Mammalian Cured

After eminent physicians and all
other known remedies fail, Botanic
Blood Balm, (B y. b, VIII quickly
cure. Thousands OF testimonials attest
this fact No case Of rheumatism can
stand before ITS magic healing power.
Send stamp for book OF particulars. It.
contains evidence that will convince
you thai j. B. y. Is the best cure for
an Blood and Skin Diseases ever dis
covered. Beware Of substitutes said TO
be just as good" tLO0 per large
bottle
For sale by Druggists
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

Wm. p. st. John, President of
the Mercantile National Bank of
New York, resigned recently be-
cause of the dissatisfaction OF the
directors with his views in favor of
the free coinage of silver. .-Ex.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

w. l.. Mansfield, editor of the
Wayne NeCS, has been nominated
by the Democrats of that county
for the Legislature. Bro. Mans
field will make the people of Wayne
an able representative. We are glad
to see the newspaper men of the
State coming to the front, as they
should.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

Senator Carter, of Montana, ex-
Chairman of the National Repub-
lican Executive Committee, has
left the party and will take the
stump for Democracy during the
coming campaign.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

The Democratic National Con.
vention Hall at Chicago is the larg.
est building under a single roof in
the world. L. covers over five acres
of ground and has floor space Of
2s5,000 square feet.
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sale by Druggists

For Saddles, Brides, Halters. Whips,
Collars, Harness, blankets. Star Hamcs
and everything usually kept in a
First-Class Shop and for Repairing
Done Neatly and Promptly, call on
Charles W Dering, corner High and
Price Streets, kiOgwood, w. Va
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

"Maw," said the little boy,
"Johnny is such Mugwump that
| don't want to sleep with him any
more"
ga Mugwump?"
eyes, mamma. Didn't you tell
me that Mugwump was some one
who would not take either side |?
And that's the way with Johnny.
lie always wants to sleep in the
middle of the bed. ."-Ex.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

Hon. Walter Pendleton, of Roane
county, has been nominated by the
Democrats of the Fourth district
for Congress on free silver plat
form
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

When Baby vas sick, We gave her castoria-
When she was a child. she cried for castoria.
when she became Mis-, she chung 70 Castoria.
When sho had Children, she gave them castoria
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Blood Poison.

Contagious Blood Poison has been ap-
propriately called the curse of mankind
II is the one disease that physicians can.
not cure; their nercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison i'm
the system, to surely break forth in a
more virulent form, resulting in a total
wreck of the system.
Mr. Frank B. Martin, prominent
Jeweler at gao Pennsylvania Ave, Wash
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ington, C. says:
/ was for a long
time under treat
uent of two of
the best physi-
clans of this city,
for a severe case
of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
the while, not
withstanding the
fact that they
charged me three
hundred dollars.
My mouth was
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-16

nlled with eating sores; my tongue was
almost eaten away, so that for three
months l was unable TO taste any solid
food. My hair was coming out rapidly.
and was in horrible fix. l had tried
various treatments, and was nearly dis
couraged, when a friend recommended
S.S.S. After had taken four bottles, 1
began to get better, and when had
finished eighteen bottles, was cured
sound and well, my skin was without a
blenish, and have had no return of
the disease. S.S.S.saved me from life
OF misery" S.S.S. guaranteed pHrely
0cgeta6Le) will cure any case of blood
poison. Books on the disease
%ss'' 94:: ), Hs5.ss sss;i ss;;i G G e
Specific Co., AN AA "a
Atlanta, Ga. t4 - 80
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Wanted An Idea s9s :.s. ST ,.1ss..s ssiss

IF0Iort To1F IfrnaI fH0Y my Hrlnr Won Wf1Ifh.
Write yOttN WEDghkbghN p CO.. Potent Aftor-
neya, Washiugt0H. n g.. fur their eli so uraa olar
end hst " two huudrcd Inventions wantsd.
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TIE COMING MAN KIIIEI
Test OF the krng-Jorgcnscn Gun
shows 1t Is CrurI

6h oil"in, test OF the new alili,arvrir, ,h,
hrhS-""r "r,,"nS"n, has been plad, n, t,,,,
hi!"S' hhs.. under IL" direction Of DR.. : g.
Hrii'!'h, OF Kansas City. II member Of tbr
"""'h StAt'S Association of Military H..r-
E'"hS an" chairman ui H." cor,u,itt,n ar,
''SH"% new guns, aided 10y u dozen AS!
"'''S. IL" o'g""t Of III" test was ,n r,,J c,,,
,h' r"!t;IN" "!t"'t, ui the L~n of ,hr Iy,.,.
'"FS"hH"n EGn from a hGa!anr rni,,, uf ,;.,,
IT. 'nhIphr"i with other army .jil". ,rr,'
'H' mas h"in' 'n"'rat"l to th, minds ~ ,b,'.
WI" participated ;hni III" krn:.-Jrrp.,,s,.,,
E". '"hi'"t T." called n human. .,n 4,
ulS''.,'" ~ u 1000 yards thr1Apl,~iyr uiiuI
~! "' III" hrae- -|orG"ns"n bullets wrr.
!h""Nrl"Hiv" quality is most marked ju.,f,
'S'",'S hhd cavities III" brain and luu,, II.
Tw '',!hS t"rrihiy torn and thH heart hurs,
=" "i'h 'lH''"ra ar" graH"i 10y u bullet they mr.,
!'"'h ihu!ii"i"d. Blood vr~,.IS are en-; M,
tto'h' h'h"" II" death rat" on IN" Il"lI :yiII
y" very great four Killed IL ono wnund.r
ni"ua'!y. I"nd"ns ar" III" only tissue. l.,
.n' n',iE whi"h seem t. lee turned n,iIa Lv
tn' nai'. \ t"s: Of SErapn"l shot used Lv tL..
~ HH''".'ry followed tn" krag-J orr"nsrn r.,
VI" 'N'"tIN" work th" shell should hurst ,hir
'. VT u ri! EatiS IN front of tn" Object aimed
VI. S"H" v"fy "if""tiv" wounds wcyr -,
,th" .r'h'" ana III" opinion strengthened tunt M.
,rht"pii'i Hun Is 10 ho tn" man killer nf tL,.
future ' "' 'H'
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LAT--.ST NEWS
IN BRIEF.
: .7nyEANINGs FROM MANY POINTS
Important Happenings, Both Homo
and Foreign, EieHy Told.
Southern News Notes.


At Ocaln, Fla, while Duke Graham
and Tony Dice were in boat on Sill
yer Springs Run spearing fish, they
were fired on from ambush. Graham
was killed and Dice wounded:
Tho Scashols Dry Goods Company,
of Louisville, Ky, has made an as-
siSnment to tho Louisville Trust Com
pnny. TIE assets nro estimated Mt
Sllo, 900, and the liabilities $73, 900.
At Tcirersonvillc, Gn., Mrs. Eliza
beth Mobiles and Gus Fnmbcs wero re-.
sentenced by Judge G. G. Smith to
hang on tho 7th of August. The
Judge directed that Mrs. Mobiles be
hanged first:
At Washington, Ga, in tho trinl of
j. IL. sutton, charged with being nc
ccssory before the fact of the murder
OF Il. Il. Hinton, the jury after staying
out four days and nights, returned u
verdict OF ncquit:nl.
Consul General Lees brother, Can't.
Dan. Nj. Lee, of Stafford county, Va,
who IS in constant correspondence
with his brother, denies cmphnticnlly
That Gcn. ice has written the private
letter concerning Cuban affairs.
Tho Loan and Savings Bank of
Charlotte, \. c., is short to tn.
amount of $i,50o. John T.. Oats,
president of the bank, has published II
card to the public guaranteeing each
and every dcpositor TINT tho shortage
is covered by his hondsmcn, and That
tho bank will continue to do business
at the old stand ns usual.
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TELEGHAPHIC TICKS.

Inc decision III tho case of Capt.
H"ft,' tho BurmUda commander; has
aG"in been postponed until July 10th.
Consul G.iilin, at Limoges, France.
says that bicycles are taxed 81. 90 eacb,
"ho tnat ono person out of every titty
capable, rides the wheel.
Mrs. Mattio Craven, of san Francis
co, Cal, has revealed her relations
with tho tate millionaire Fair, and
SHOWS private marriage contract. -
At Now York Conrad N. Jordan.
Assistant United States Treasurer, has
invited representatives Of several for
eign exchange houses to n conference
WIN hlm Mt the sub-Treasury to find
OUT "hnt was, necessary 10 DO to have
shipments OF gold to Germany madc in
soiu p"ts SO rs 10 save tho expense of
minting.
At Providence, II. l., the I.onsdrls
company and B. b. and r.. Knight
nave signed tho agreement to clos,
their cotton mills alternate weeks tinr
ing July and August. ....
At Omaha. Ncb., Friday, several
thousand Sioux. Induns celebrated tho
twentieth anniversary of tho d,struc-
n"h'"i Clusters command ut Little Big
Horn i'll 1876.
At Philadelphia, rn., Saturday. Jas.
IS. GENTRY, who on Feb. II, 1895,
murdered Actress Madge York at
"rlss Hotel in tint city, wat found
guilty OF murder in tho first degree.
HIS counsel has'rpplied for new trial.
Joseph Conkling, of Chnrlcs county.
Md, who WINS awaiting. trial on n
charge OF numbering his. wiro and
her sister,, Miss Daisy Miller, April a3.
mas ncrn taken faom thc old jnil at
i"rt I"bnrc" and lynchcd by ii crowd
ol about Twenty-Five men. -.
Con. Bradley johnson, Of VIRGINIA
war correspondent of " New York
newspaper, has been notified TINT if n,
continues To send ont news detrimental
to the Spanish government he will bo
expelled frcm Cubn. - ..'.'
Coylrr Hall, ii wealthy citizen OF fEs.
Gambia county, Ala, hns been arrested
for tho killing uf his storrf fnthrr-
y f'rr"ii. lie denies the killing:
1t is announced on:cxcdllrnt nnrTia-
mcnt"ry authority from London TINT
INC homo secretary has necn. endnrcd
10 reconsider his recent determination
rs regards Mrs. Muybrick. end her re-
lease is therefore likely to take place
any moment. = -
IL has been estimated by Sergeant
alarms Swords of tho recent Nhtiohal
hcpullbnn Convention, which was held
IN st. Louis, M6:, cost something in
the nelghborhood Of $3, 0OO, 900. -.
"A. j. Spcckcrt, lrcsident of. tho
Germnn-Americnu TiIo company of
louisville, Ky, which failed a short
time ago for over 5000, ,ObO, has been
indicted for obtaining money iinjlcr
false pre:enscs. $50: ,.'.:t!
Alfred Oak. H.; Saturday John '.R.
GENTRY was sent against timp Gt Pac-
totus phrk and clipped q quarter. of a
second off his record for Stations,
making it in 203 ID, beating the
track record one fourth Ola accom-,
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QUARANTINE onpEHs(
All vessels Central and South ,Ameri-
can States to 10 Detained

IN accordance with tho quarantine laws
o"rS'on-G"n"ral Wyman, Of Washington.
mas iSs""i new and worry stringent order.
II provides that during tho active aunrantin,
S'iSon, continuing until Novcmbor Ist ,ext
III ''SS'it from ports In tho West Indies, on
,h' m cast coast. OF Mexico, Central ana Soutb
america, rs inr South ~ and incl,iiin,; nnr,a
nat,,. ~ ~" h,' iInlt"' ports in Peru, Ecuador.
.opnJD!a, ana on the west cOast OF Crntr,i
America AMI Mexico ARRIVING HIM 49, ji
quarantine" stations. shull bc ,lrtainrsi nnI
.ttPt'hh IN accord with tho provisions. ~
IN" Innrnntin" regulations for domestic
n%ns; IN" terms o: this: order nro urncti-
r"hy III "&'or'hthcc with THO pr.yailiu,, rcou
Ihti"ns Of al Southrra States npI IG,nI ,,,
nn''rr' Ihn Marin" Hospital Scry icn ~ nd
na'.J thnt ~" yellow foyer is very prevalent
IA me iH'ihi Of Cuba, hut not rarrfculnrIv
bad in tho city Of Ilnvrun ii.,If
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-03
Emigration IriCiirca

me emigration from Croft Brtaln dntInp
inc nv" months ending May, 81. asnouutpd
|" 1890. OF this nnmbrr ~ .07G WORD E,y-
ish' OF whom T.3li cmisr0ted to the United
"tHt's, nnd tn" rest We're pretty evenly IN.
Hidcd between tn. coibuio-s, and "iall other
places: the largest number. 1900, however
TIGihstn caII oi Good Hops and Natal.
% the tnitcd states, and very few To INV
oth"r POINTS. There were 6, 49, scotch. or
whom 3.2Sl emigrated to the Cnhed Stntcs
whii' the rest scattered among the colonies
~, ~, vi" amisrahts from Great Britain. during
classcd rs foreigners. "'i'
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Had Many wives,

The ES-Kh.iivc 1stnail. OF Egypt. who
recently died had more than 800 women i'm
his harcm NJ CAIRO wh.n he abdicated and
i"h Esyps In 1870 for Naples he took With
MN twenty eight wives and great number
"' servants His successor and son had oniv
on" wac and th"'prrs"ut Khs.liya married. n
Sih'". In" mother pi III" Khcdivc is the n rst
h'y "I th" STAT" and takes pr.rcdcnca OF his
"''''S ana daughters who ara called prin-
""so''s Shr /, Icaytiiul. highly Accomplished
''l Ni'lNN !nur languages. She drt sses, In
IGroi"hn -;llr.
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Foreign.

ii"AtT u Stanley, VI. r., the Are.
tic explorer, is i'll in London with in.
iiammntion Of the stomach. He has
hc"n nnnhlc to take food for several
days. aud bis condition is serious.
\ dispatch from Bayrutl, Svr;n.
says that during tho recent iightinp
between the Turks and the insurccnt
Dr"Sca III the lInurnn districts. tho
lormer lost 900 men killed.
The German Derby, rncc TINT ia
worth 10, OO) marks to the winner. WA
run Saturday at Berlin, Germany, and
won 10y Irolhetta Dandar was second
and Gnnascho third. There were %
starters.
Ih" portuguese government has
granted to Great Britain permission To-
land troops at Bera, in the Portu-
gnese south African possessions, for
the purpose Of marching them into
Matabclcland to qncll the Matabcle
uprising.
John Scott. the last of the old law
reporters. has just died in England at
tn" age of %. His first volume of re-.
ports of cases in the Common Pleas, TO
"hlch court he was always attached, il
Tor William ", the year 1882. He
compiled 30 volumes of reports in nil. ,
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canvass of the Delegates.

inc 'hi'aSo Tribune says "A canvass o,
the delegates oi'vcry Stat. and Territory o,
the currency question shoas SIS Delegates :,
III" p"nocrnti" National convention To d.
rnhrr ny instruction or personal prrf.r.nr,
lot the IRE" and unlimited coinav. Of siIy.,
." iot" ]. against 34s delegates instructe,if for
-, in,oi'hS III" present gold standard" Tbs
eStlihat" - based on the observation ~ th,
uhit ruI" hy III" delegates from State, yhi,h
have 30 instructed "a
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-03
Baseball Diamond Cave.I,

Will" sa:n" % hnII was being played at
Lanr". Hhi'. Ia, cIE"-im took place on ths
spp: "o'crc hy IT," .hort.;op, and great .x.
gii"'n'n: prevailed Tor "a TIM. No tim, y,s
=. ~ "a" payer, nni spectators ia reaching
rIa." ". -r."'E Shpr;-ipu Blaci VOL Who
hiri Dr.. 20! ii.'u b"Iu- swallowed nm Inv
th"rH;H, i"iht'! a;'c! b" realized the mar
row 'N'Hi"h" h1i uai. \ h"l" some !orty
i"cid'"r How n!'ras u!c spot that was COW
e:eI p! the sho:.s:up
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western silver men are organizing n prop-
aghnhh movement for work among IN" ,ahnr-
,HH Peopi" OF tn" East. IN" flrSt d"l"cn,inn
.I aH i""'h'h 'hi'hs" and will give III" mex.
SIX weeks To- agitation among ,h., ,rn,s
unions "i that city. IL was sent on, ry N,
'""' ma l.nHoC As-"'nhy. ~ Bette. Mont.
us leader Is VI. !. Elliott a member ~ thn
,,' "'I!i'" NY" 'or.M!t;"" @! tn" American i.aii-
with b""s and lis fellow officers u, W,II-
stock. " ""'--
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Northern News Items.

The four round fight between cx-
Champion James j. Corbott and Tom
Sharkcy ut San Francisco, was de
clarcd II draw.
Gen. benjamin Harrison was chosen
President of the Indiana State Bar As-
sociaton Mt its organization in Indian
npolis Tuesday.
Tho New England Granite Cou,-.
pany's works, Mt Mason, n. III :, have
been destroyed by fire. Loss, 500, 600.
Two hundred operatives arc thrown
out of employment.
The Bank of Snlt Lako City, Utah,
formerly the American National Bank.
has closed its doors. The owner, j. Ii.
Bacon, mys nll tho liabilities will be
paid in full.
Tho jury in the case of Mrs. Mary
Almont Livingston Fleming, of New
York, charged with having poisoned
her mother, Mrs. Bliss, has returned
verdict of not guilty.
Tho directors Of tho Naumaukec,
Mass, Mills, have decided to further
curtail production by shutting down
No. mill. No. has been closed
since the first Of the month. This
nh"t.down viii reduce the total pro.
ductlon about onehalf The company's
other mills will run four days II week.
Ir'ncc Lief, Byron McClellnnTs
chestnut colt won the National Derby
saturday ut St Louis, Mo-. in record
breaking time from field of the best
three ycar-olds on the turf. The
weather was ideal. the track never
instcr, and tho attendance %, 600
Purse, $50, ,0CO.
Cornclfs team won tho boat race
from Harvard mt Poughkccpsic, n. V,
after hard struggle for the victory bv
the latter, making the rowing in 10
minutes and IS seconds, four seconds
ahead OF her formidable rival, 8! sec
ones ahead of the Pennsylvania crew,
"nd 30 scconds ahead OF Columbia.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-03
Washington.

Secretary Olncy has received from
sir Julian Pannccfote, the British am.
hHssad"-, formal reguest to use his
good Offices to secure the release of tb.
hfit'Sh surveying party who were ar.
rested 10y Venezuelan police.