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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28

gloucester fishermen. being built for speed
81 practically the same lines as a yacht,
me york Of construction has been going
On since October. and the boat viii -
rea1y for launching the first part OF next
week She VII proceed al once 10 the Co
inrn5ia RIVER 10 take the place OF tae
schooner Loyal. which IS now chartered
by the month b. the Washington pilots.
Inc new schooner VIII be Ia command OF
capt. n t. Stream, and two pilots a boat
keeper and a cook viii compose The crew.
she VII operate in opposition TO the Ore
Bon pilots, and being a much swifter craft
than the boat used BY them. VII unacu5f-
edly secure a good percentage Of the bus
mess.
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peerfoot. the seneca Runner. Dead.

Louis Bennett, the Seneca Indian, better
known as Deerfoot, died al mis- home on the
Cattarausus reservation, New York, JanC-
airy y. He was Gs years old and lived on
Eis farm. with his son. a few miles from
Silver creek. In his younger days Deerfoot
MADE records for long distance running
which never have been broken. In 1870 he
Defeated a horse In race on the Cattarau-
gus reservation, and for this feat an old
chief gave him the appellation OF Deerfoot.
Cntil a few weeks before his death Deer
foot was In good health and thought moth
ing or walking fifteen or twenty miles a
day. DeerfoOts fame was made from 1861
TO 1863. In 1861 he went 10 England, whore
he DEBATED the English chaInpioa runner
In ten-mile race. AT its conclusion he was
greeted by the Prince Of Wales and asked
10 give an exhibition before the royal fam
ily. He did so ana was presented with 80
and a gold souvenir by the prince and
neat little token by Queen Victoria. lie re-
eral weeks. Two years he spent in Eng
land, during which time ne gave exhibitions
at oxford and Cambridge and lectured on
the best methods OF physical training.
Deerfoot came home in 1853 with consider
able money. He defeated all corners in this
country, and more than a SCORE of years
ago he settled down on his native reserva-
ton for the remainder OF his life. In Lon
don he ran tan miles in fifty-two minutes.
This was his greatest race. Deerfoot was
considered one OF the greatest men Of his
nation, but the honor was thrust upon I'm,
not sought. During the Worlds fair he
was on exhibition IN Chicago.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28

Berlin. Jan. 27.-Tpited States AmbaS-
sador Theodore Ruryon, who had been IN
for some time. awOke at midnight and
complained OF suffering pain in the heart.
DR. Gruner was summoned. When he
reached the ambassadors residence he
found Runyon unconscious. lie died at
j o'clock. Death was painless, and result
ed from heart failure. Only the family
OF the ambassador were present when he
passed away. Runyon had two previous
attacks of heart failure. but they were not
considered dangerous. The remains will
be accorded a state funeral al the Ameri-
can church here Wednesday. The body
viii he embalmed and taken TO his home
at Newark, y. j.
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NOTABLE DEAD.

rx-Pressdcut Bavicr. OF Switzerland. is
dead.
names Edwin Campbell. 81 Chicago. a
r,o.t ans story writer. died at Fomeroy. o.
sunday night
seth Chauncey Weed. one ~ tae wealth.
f.est nsan in Connecticut = dead az New
Haven aca3 ~ Vc.1rs Hts estate ls rated
AZ I.,wte.n S1.ea.el0 and $2.eV9tot
william a. Watson formerly general
s,aSsfr.se~ and ticket agent of the Southern
p.ctd,, railway. died at ChicaCo sunday.
aarpd I'D years liis illness lasted for. q PEE
sioa ~ tUo wears. and caused hrs rrsiZna-
rtor f~ou fAe service Df the Southern Pa
,sts- tvenpauv f{c was one az she best
known railroad men iu the eoantry. He
80 connected with the southern Pacific
- Nv, Orleans for twelve wears. and pre-
r..re - that tIntp was chief clerk st the
ga galveston. Harrisburg & san Antoine
,-sii,vsv. wbca vas absorbed oy TIE South
.rp Pacific n l>N2.
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Rourb VOYAGE of the buckeye.

Whatcom, Jan. 27.-Special.-The ere" CT
the steamer Buckeye report having had
very rough trip from lie islands SATURDAY
night. II was particularly rough crossing
Rosario strait between Biakeiey and Cy-
press Islands. 50 much so that Capt. Ander-
son thought best not to venture into Bel
bingham bay. He accordingly dropped an
Choir under the lee of Cypress, but toward
midnight he found that the anchor was
dragging I'm the high wind and heavy sea
and that the steamer was drifting toward
shore The anchor was then hauled up
and the steamer headed for Anacortes,
where she arrived safely, coming here from
there Yesterday. She had several passen-
gers, forty sheep and quite quantity OF
hay aboard.
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Government's Right TO Condemn.

Washington City. Jan. e7.--Justice Peck
ham. the new member of the supreme
court, delivered his first opinion today in
a case involving the right of the govern
ment 10 condemn the real estate of the
Gettysburg Electric Railway Company as
part of the national park located upon the
Gettysburg battle-ground. The court below
decided that the act Of congress authoriZ-
ing the establishment OF the park, so far
as il applied TO condemnation OF
private property, was unconstitutional.
Justice Peckham's decision reversed this
rule. sustaining the condemnation proceed
ings. The case is important, as II lends
considerable authority TO the general gov
eminent in condemnation proceedings.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28
THE FIGHT CARNIVAL
nau Stuart Adds Another Bat
tie TO the List.
at TO Be BY DAYLIGHT
rs~re,x for the Fuil Course, SEQ Dan
creedon Knocks Out Jem smith
in London.

e, paso. Tex, Jan. 27.-Dan Stuart add
- snother event 20 his fistic carnival to-
=. ~ Offering a purse Of 81. for the
ss-.sth-gurns fight. Billy Smith Is pro-
- 81 Jimmy Carroll. and Peter Burns
: peter Makers trainer. The match be-
.-een the two men vas made n Juarez.
gsxico, yesterday.
q K Wheeiock. speaking tonight about
,ss carnival, said: THE smith Burns fight
I'll y doubled up on the bantam fight.
- last In the carnival All OF the fights
-4si b. pulled of In the daytime. as no ar
..rrements have been made for night fight
80 General admission 10 all OF the fights
ri cost so. Those who expect TO attend
- big battle must be ia FL Paso al S
ssrlock on the morning OF the fith Of Feb
r,.ary"
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DAN CREEDoN WINS.
Lem smith Knocked Out I'm the Second
Round In London.

London. Jan. E.-Dan Creedon. the mid
Aexa.gat. tonight defeated lem Smith, the
ssarvwe.ght. in two rounds. creedOn
weighed ~ pounds and Smith $50. Cree
sas showed himself the more clever Of the
$50. beside having longer reach. Cree
Ar had the best Of the first round. the
company expressing its disaDproval OF
snlth's TACTICS. The latter was blowing
freely when time was called.
I. the second round there were a number
q, smart exchanges. and finally Creedon
sEung his right with great force on the
Geek. Smith fell Ike a log and failed 20
RE. the round lasting only one minute and
txenty seconds.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28

Mrs Eta Ebener. wife Of W. NJ Ebener.
president OF the Esoener Gold Mining Com
pany % Alaska died suddenly az the But
Ter hotel last night at 100. OF heart disease.
after ar illness 81 bat one day Mrs. Ehen-
ar. Who vas . wears old. has always heen
an extremely healthy woman. and showed
no signs 81 illness until sunday afternoon.
When she caught a slight cold. That night
she was well enough ~ receive company.
hut the next day became suddenly worse.
and before evening vas suffering unen-
durable agony. which eliminated in her
death. The body will be- sent 10 Maine for
irterrneut.
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INC orernn Kov Mnrslerrr..

Salem. Or. Jan. 27.-Attorney Newport
VIII tomorrow present 10 the supreme court
a bill Of exceptions and ask for certificate
OF probable cause in the case Of Lloyd
Montgomery. the boy who has been con-
victe-i Of numbering his parents and Daniel
McKercher near Brownsville. Should the
supreme court refuse 10 sign a certificate
OF probable cause. counsel viii ask the
governor for stay OF proceedings. Mont
goulery Is sentenced 10 be hanged next FRI
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28

cross the CoouEIle river. Sheriff Gage. OF
Coos county. tracked Brown 70 the river
and found where he had rolled a five-foot
log into the river ard evidently embarked
OF II The log was founi> lodged a short
distance below, but there was no trace Of
Brown having gotten ashore. The water
is very swift At that point Brown was
sentenced 70 be hanged next Friday.
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Ana write. amid comfort and lpNury. IN
-. Rurss smoking Library Coach On
..>-.~te Western I4miteI' via The North
western line leaving Minneapolis every
.,t.-ht -.ga. 81 Paul SlA. arriving Chjcago
s-Sa a m. This co&ch has been truly
rs~rne-l go cluo room on wheels, ard h~-
sides having library or i0e o--St Standard
- ans All tre latest period Gals. has
..,,tnt,,ent g.r serving hght retre~htueaIs.
veur home ascent wtl sell you tickets VA
ms r~xt-claSs liae. For further anfor0na-
st,u and Illustrated EoAier. free, please al
.s-sss r ". Parker Puget sound Ageag.
SEATTLE. 6I First avenue.
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,Inr,ierer Ren,on rndonhtedly SAN

Walla Walla Jan. ZT.-Special.-The ex-
animation of Benson. the convict murder
er. as 10 his sanity. was resumed in the SUI
perior court this morning. Nearly every
physician in the city was called to give ex-
pert testimony. All believed Benson TO be
sane. Several convict witnesses in behalf
OF the prosecution testified that convicts
who gave testimony for Benson had put up
a Job to swear Benson insane. The testi-
sony was all in at 8 o'clock and a night
session was held. The case was given 10
the fury at IL o'clock.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28

Hargrove. pastor Of The Methodist Epts-
coral church at Coldwster. Miss. dropped
dead IN the pulpit or sunday. Will, pray
inE WITH a moan ne fell heavily. and
when two physicians who were In the con-
ereratiou reached him life was extinct.
Eaart diseaee was the snpposea cause.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28
Nvx Boat r,, Washington Pilots.

Ncw Roay for Washington pilots
sls Glat hraf row heiuS constructed az
ssS4m 'rr 1855 az Washi1Sron pilots or
= SoiNn5a rvtr. IS one Of the finest az
i st2Ss ever >er- ua The Coast. y colby.
$, - Ser 0ha is f1rn.shlus The US
-. N'oes> .~Nars Aad .ron ware SAYS
~ oad' l-'m ,se lines Of the Loitle :.
.s'ainS, a $50. ~ schooner on Ghe Atlantic
- aat the model came from Gocrsf NJ
-. ~ Glesirestyr. Mass The BOAT
ran Schooner TieEct with Two top
- AND Fa'e soWSpIt, lustcaN ct lhr
!, .sS1ion,i i.e- l.aam and Viii be a au-
Ase q thc $ hooners new used ~ ans
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racoma.~ Financial Crisis.

Tacoma. Jan. 27.-Speciai.-At a meeting
or the Fifth ward Populists tonight Cosln-
cilnen Bulger and Hartman were request
81 TO vote against acceptance OF Banker
Ni~ols' proposttjon. The meeting voted
unanimously against validating the city
warrants az this time
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The Rough Voyage of the Lakme.

Port Townsend, Jan. T.-The steamer
Lakme arrived from San Francisco tonight
and reports experiencing Hrrible SOUTH
east gale while coming up the coast The
captain SAYS IL was the severest storm he
ever experienced in the North Pacinc.
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snnhnrnish COUNTY Trea.nrer.s Bond

Snohomish. Jan. E.-Special.-The board
OF county commissioners today entered an
order upon the journal requiring County
Treasurer Mish 20 furnish an additional
bond OF 500 go. His present bond il S25,-
co. Mr.. Misn was not IN the city this ev-
ening. and it could not be learned what he
intends doing
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4.,NrtNG MOTIFS.

!oha F.. Sullivan has decided 20 aust Sos
- ald ybe ~,tSe. for good. ae s-tN@ \
Aleagk,, Wer is COINS to On zap mag
s~acent saloon fo~ aim 10 Chicsso-
A. I-e So. rraH-ieca races Monday fae
ssaocgs Rt-t f'5Ve fUrlaHgs. selling,
stea t,-H. fr.tts. >lN urlengs. sam Lax.
- 0nc Wt.s s4r3irap. Logan. to's enc
- ems aflF nsrl~. - iaiEo 49,. asoht
= .af aa&~ ~. -l-E Summer Time l8Ar,
- fas.oIc~. selling. Ashland E..tse.
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Brief Tacoma News.

Tacoma, Jan. S1.-Special.--Carl Proper.
aged Is. fell from a two-story building on
Tacoma avenue late this afternoon. frac-
turing his right wrist and leg. He was I'M
conscious two hours. and viii recover.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28
Restores
Gray Hair to
Natural Color

more than a year ago. nv hair
began turning gray and falling
out. Though tried many RENE
dies for il. nothing | used satisfied
me until | commenced TO use
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28

Halls Vegetable Scilian Hair Remover
is. unuuestionably, the best preservative
of the hair. II is also curative of dam
drum, letter, and all scalp affections.
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AYERS
Hair vigor

After using one bottle of this
preparation. my hair was restored
To It's natural color. and ceased
falling out. Mrs. HERzMANN,
$50 f. 6Sth ST., New York, y. Y.
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Democra- Agalns: Fawcett's fusion.

Tacoma. Jan. g7.-SpeciaI-A meeting OF
thr TlIitruul Democratic Club has been
caN.-g for tomorrow night 10 consider Tur-
ksv FawceftS fusion Ssneme- The senti-
ment OF the club Is strong against the
scheme.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28

The Daily PoSt-Intelheencer IS BOW on
ale in Portland. or. at Rich Bros ..
Norrisoa street. Portland hotel hews
.sen,f asi Northwest News Company. -
EirsI StFNet.
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Niurdrrer Rroyyn IrobabIy Drowned.

MurdrrCr hroFNn Iros1abiy IfrOwhel.
Roseburg. or. Jan. "A report comes
tonight from Myrtle Point thai Samaei
Brown. the murderer. who. escaped from
the county JsiI month ago. = thought 20
have been drowned while attempting 70
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r. ]. Pakenham. British minister at
Buenos Ayres, has been transferred 10
Stockholm
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-05-05
SCISSORS SHARPENED.

II your scissors arc dull take
them to G, +. Williams Narrow
Gauge Barber Shop and have
them sharrened on the machine
for that purpose.
LOCALTIME CARD, I. C.& =.
SOUTH BOUND.
Leave Ocala 24I p m. c:27 an.
Ar. Tampa O:55 pm. 7:55 am.
Ar. OrI2ndo 0:c0 pm. 0:25 am.
NORTH BOUND.
Leave Ocala 1910 an. I:I2 am.
Ar. JAck'vilje 3:45 pm. 7:O5 4 m.
" Gainesville 1870.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-05-05

transportation 10 and from the
c,av.n*j,". AID this COMMITTEES
viii glv1 the county committees
due notice # the result q it, e.
forts at an carly @ay.
The chairman and secretary 4
each county Convention he'd fer
the purpose q elec5ing delegates
to the state conventions viii confer
: favor upon the state executive
committee by sanding - s. II.
Sparkman, chairman, Tampa, Fla,
a written or printed copy % the
proceedings OF suca conventions,
together with a list Of the names
Of the county executive commit
tees appointed, on which should
be designated the Cha!rmen and
secretaries of such committees.
S. NJ. SPARKMAN,
Chairman.
w. L. PALMER, Acting Sec'y.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-05-05

TO H~Iatka.-Oae and one-1uurth
tres for round trip, May i, )
and 8, EoJI 20 return until
May y Account I, .. = i.
To J3czaonv:i' 3-For members Of
ortda horticultural society,
s. round TRIP, May j and ),
good 10 return until May 10.
To Jacksorvl.24.-O1c ard one
fourth fare rouud zip, May 5
and 6, good TO return May Q,
account Annual Council CT
Diocese cf Florida and Won
ans Auxiliary.
To Chattanooga.-One fare round
trip May ) to 8, good Is days
and extension allowed IS add
tional days, account Southern
Baptist convention. See spe-
cial notice in this paper
To Savannah. One fare round trip
May Q to II, good to return
until May IS, account Inter
state Drill
To Louisville, Ky. = One fare
round trip, May 10 to II,
good to return until May 10,
account meeting of knights
of Ancient Essent!c Order.
To Jacksonvllie.-One and one
fourth fare round trip, May II
and II. good 10 return until
Nav 10, account Grand Chap
ter Royal Arch Masons.
To Tampo.-One fare for round
trip, June II, IS and 70, from
all points II Florida, limited
to return Juce p. 1896 On
aCcoun- OF democratic con-
gressional convention. Good
also on Manatee river and ST.
Petersburg lines Of steamers.
II G MCF2Iden, assistant gen
eral passenger agent, Savannah.
T. III. Jolly, division passenger
agent, Tampa.
X. /, Todd, division passenger
agent, Jacksonville.
b. w. WRENN, passenger traffic
manager, Savannah. GA.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-05-05

4 Vi a Ol1L~ DSIIlOCI dtiC COiI'N-iI-
ton, to Be Held at OCala,
Fla, Tuesday, June 10, 1896.
The democratic party of the
state of Florida will hold state
convention at Ocaia on Tuesday,
June 10, at II M, for the follow
ing purposes:
To choose delegates to repre-
sent the state in the National
Democratic convention to be held
in Chicago July 7, 1896; to nomi-
nate candidates tor the offices of
Governor, one Justice of the SUI
preme Court, a Secretary of State,
Attorney General, Comptroller,
Treasurer, Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction. Commissioner of
Agriculture, Four Presidential
Electors and Four Alternates, to
be voted for ar the next regular
state election; and to transact
such other business as may come
before the convention.
The different counties in the
state will send delegates to the
convention upon the following
basis of representation:
One delegate for each 100 votes
cast for the candidate on the state
ticket who received the highest
number Of votes at the general
election Of 1892 and one addition
al vote for the fraction IN excess
thereof when it amounts to 50 or
more. The counties under this
rule will be entitled to representa-
ton as follows:
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-05-05
A LOOK
Through South Missouri for Four
Cents.

The Kansas City, Fort Scott &
Memphis railroad company has
Just issued a magnificent book of
sixty or more photographed
views of varied scenery In South
Missouri. From these views an
accurate knowledge can be obtain
ed as to the productions ard gen
eral topography of that highly ia
vored section that is now attract
ing the attention Of home seekers
and investors the country over.
The title of the book is "Snap
Shots in South Missouri" 1t will
be mailed upon receipt of postage,
d cents. Address J. E. lockwood,
Kansas City, Mo.
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A. L. HARDING, Editor.
CALL

For a State Democratic Conven-
ton, 10 Be Held at Ocala,
Fla, Tuesday, June 10, 1896.
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The Post Office drug store sells
preparation to make hard water
soft. Take che powder Of this
water-purifer, put it IN one large
pail & IL gallons) Of Ocala city
water, NIX 1t, and the next NOM
ing the water is soft. All line
salts are precipitated and form 4
crystalline film on the walls OF the
pail. The prepared water IS
healthy 10 drink, can be employed
for every use in the kitchen,
and makes washing with soap very
easy. 50 powders for I25 gal
lonS-cost only IS cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
VENERABLE EDITOR ReTlass.
Continuous Work for Forty-Five Ye.rs ON
Ono Newspaper.

Belvidere. Ills. Dec. 1s.-Ralph Rob-
erts. the venerable editor of the BeIvi-
dere Standard. has closed his conncc-
ton with that paper after forty-fve
years continuous work as its editor
The Standard was established in 1851
by Roberts. Editor Roberts and Elder
l.. w. Lawrence were delegates from
this county TO the first Republican con-
vention at Bloomington. and listened
TO Abraham Lincoln's great speech on
that occasion. When The Standard
was established the Northwestern rail-
road was completed to Euntley only.
and the hard-press ard material were
hauled by team from that place.
The paper is now in its forty-fifth
volume. and the veteran editor has wit
messed the growth OF Bclvidere from n
village Of 200 to "A town Of 5000. Rob
erts was born in East Hartford. Conn.
in 1872. After serving his apprentices
snip in New York city he located in
Chicago in isiS. At one time he pub
lished the Woodstock Democrat, and
from there he came to Reividere. ~.
\. Tomlin will take Roberts place as
editor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
GONE BY DEVIOUS ROUTES
municipal Scandal Pror,iscs Great scnza-
tioas q. 81. Paul.

Minneapolis, Dec. 1s.-rinneanoiis Is
apparently on the brink OF municipal
scandal sensation. The announcement
that a warrant is out Tor the arrest Of
City Clerk Charles +. Haney. and that
Haney is on his way to Mexico By de-
Vious routes, IL received with astonish-
ment. The charge is bribery in cornec-
t!on with city fuel contracts. Eaney
was expected to go TO Mexico Jan. /,
having been ordered there by his ply
stefan. lie let very suddenly last Fri
day night. and although the local au-
thorities have MADE every effort TO ar
rest him before he crosses the border
they have not yet succeeded.
THE grand jury is now in session. and
Is investigating anumber Of aldermen
charged with boodhng In paving. sewer
and other contracts. II has leaked out
that at LEAST two indictments have been
found. and some thirty others are
promised. The evidence has been gath
cred 10y Chicago detectives under the
directions OF certain members Of the
Good Citizenship League. Among the
charges made Is one that the ballot
boxes in the Eleventh ward were tam
pered with 90 secure the election of en-
alderman favorable to the combine.