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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
Cannon Broke Away

Atlanta. Ga. December 25.-In Ack-
worth today some Young me impro-
vised a cannon, by STAMPING ulone end of
o throe inch cast iron water 1pe. They
were stamping a charge of p6der with
crowh har when terrific exoslon oc-
Cured. The head of Alonzodanswortb,
colorsd, was blow off, the lel of LoWery
Bcger and John Russell. lso colored,
were blown off and the eve of Charles
StsQalI. q prominent yo1inl white man
wers blown out. MANY unor injuries
were inflicted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26

Annapolis, Md, Dseember eg.tsn1aa %. Im, ai af
this oity were frozen to death yesterday.
They left this city in batteau pr Mo
gothy river. When near Sandy t,int the
craft oapsized. The men threw q their
outer clothing and shoes and swan
ashore. James became eXhauste at the
waters edge. Branzell made 70 way
IN m bed TO the severe weather within a
few hundred yards of honSe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
10 eath of Wiseman Marshall.

Boston, December 25.--Wiseman Mar
shall, for n.any years well known to the
Boston pu blio as an actor and instructor
of elocution, died at his home in that CITY
Yesterday, Death was caused by old age,
hsstened by bronchial affection. He
leaves widow and son.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
Starving India.

Calcutta, December 25.-Ex- Judge
Goodridge hss written letter to English
newspaper correspondent of this city, stat
ing that thousands of persons are dying
of starvation in the central provinces OF
India. He declares the government ar
rangements to cope with the situation
are entirely Inadequate and it is now be-
yand control
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
Body From orcut recovered.

Chatham, Mass, December 25.-One
more body from the wrecked schooner
CALVIN b. Oroutt was recovered today.
1t is probably sailor, With light com
plexion, sandy hair, Weighing about 100
pounds. 1t is in the h,nds of an under
taker
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
Masonic Hall at Cutler Burned.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.]

Fast Maohias, December 25.-The Ma
sonic hall building in Cutler was
burned Thursday evening with it's con-
tents. 1t was owned by the town of
Cutler and Lookout lodge, +. & A. M,
and was occupied as Masonic hall and
school house. Loss, $500; insurance
Sl40O.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
Has Breach Promise Suit.

Cambridge. Mass, December 25.-At
uhe registry of deeds today was recorded
an attachment of $780, 600 on the property
of John It. O'Brien of Cambridge, and
VIM. McKenney of Boston. Ii is alleged
that the attachm ent is in the interest Of
Miss Josephine De Rosay of Cambridge
who sues Mr.. O'Brien for breach of
promise, claiming damages in the
amount of $50, 900.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
Twenty negroes Shot b white Mon.

McNeill, Ark, Decembt 25.-A oorre-
spondent has just returnefrom the low
er part of the state, whera bout twenty
negroes were recently shdin raid made
ON saw mill by white on. The race
troubles at the mills hav not subsided
and further outbreaks apxpected almost
any time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
THE WEATHER.
Washington, Deeem-

Washington, Decem-
Der 20. Forecast TO r
Saturday for New
England: Fair, fol-
lowed by local SHOWS
in the northern por-
sion. warmer in the
south; westerly winds
increasing in force.
Boston, Decent ber
Local forecast for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
Major McKinley's Chistmas.

Canton, Decem ber 25.-McKinley' g
Christmas waa very quiet. He took a
sleigh ride this morning, accompanied by
his wife. The Major and his wife dined
with Mother Mckinley.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
yumped to Escape Dishonor.

Brooklyn, December 25.-Miss Helen
Keating Jumped from the platform of
the Brooklyn IL station at Liberty ave-
nue. shortly after midnight this marnlng,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
PORTLAND MAINE SATURDAY

England 10 years ago. He is confident
that he can organize the South as thor
ouzhly as the spinners of New England
are.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26

Saturday: Fair, WarmeF; sUutnwesI
winds: fair Sunday.
Local w Gather Report.
Portland, December 25.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
SO. barometer. 81. 357; thermome-
ees so; dew point. 4, humidity. 800;
Wind, N; velocity: weather. cloudy.
Sp. m.-Barometer. so. 30S; thermome-
ter, 1870; dew point, B, humidity.
Go; swind. W.. velocity, 3; weather'
clear.
Mean daily thermom eter. l4.0: maxi
mum thermometer. 81. O; minimum uher-
mometer. 60; maximum velocity OF
wind, 10; total precipitation. 0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26

The Vessel Went Down But the Crew
Reached the Steamer-Captains of Two
Boats Blame Each Other for Accident
Walker Was Built in Thomaston in
1897
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take laxative Bromo Qninine Tablets. All drug
gistsr efund the rnouey if it falls to cure. 25c-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
DEATH OF EZEKIEL Foss.

One of the eading Merchants and
Prominent Citizen of saco.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-26
Weather Observation.

The agricultural depal trnent weather
bureau for yesterday, December 25. taken
at p. NJ. meridian time the observation
for each station being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state Of
weather:
!, BOSTON, 20 degrees, s, cloudy; New
York. "a degrees, SW, clear; Philadel-
phis. 2e degrees. SW, clear; Washington,
30 degrees, W, clear; Albany, 16 de-
SW, cloudy; Detroit, 96, sW, cloudy
Chicago, 80 degrees, SW. cloady; st.
Paul, 30, NV. cloudy; Huron, OAK. .16 de-
qrees. NV, clear: Bismarck, 8 degrees,
Sc, cloudy; Jacksonville, 40 degrees, n,
parity cloudy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, Jan. 2s.-Flour quiet and
firm; winter wheat, low grades, 50. 30d2SO;
do fair to fancy. $2S003.50; do patents,
$3.70G4O0; Minnesota clear, S2.6003. Is; do
patents, $3.20d42O; low extras, 81. 3Od2 so;
southern -four quiet and firm: common to
fair extra S2.3Oli2.90; good TO choice do,
easier; No. 2 red store and elevator, 75IRc +:
aflOat, Tic; options we're legs active and
steady at 1s4lc decline; NO. red Jan
uary. 701ac; March, 72l2c; May, 702sc; June,
zoe; July, Toe. Corn, spots dull and cas-
Ter; No. 2, 36c elevator; &c afloat; options
were dull and steady a. &c decline; jan
uary, 36Nc; February, 36c; May, &c., July,
37Ac. Oats, spots dull and weaker; OPP
tions dull and easy; January, 2f9hc; Feb
ruary, 241zc; May, 2jHc; spot prices, No.
2, 434M25c; No. white, .25126Ac; mixed
western, 25G26c. Wool fairly active, firm
and unchanged. Beef quiet steady and
unchanged; beef hams inactive, $3.50.
Tierced beef unchanged. Cut meats
strong and light offerings; picked bellies.
SIC; shoulders, SC; hams, SIzM9c: lard
quiet and nominal: western steam, 6n605c +;
city, o.ooGo.5oc; January 20 oVye nominal; re-
can, 6.65c; compound, 4s445c. Pork dull
and unchanged Butter, fancy, steady
and unchanged. Cotton seed oil quiet and
barely steady; crude, PIC; yellow prime,
28lsc: DO Off grades, 27izc asked. Rice firm
and unchanged. Molasses firm fairly ac-
tive and unchanged. Peanuts firm; fancy
handpicked, SIC. Coffee steady 1Ol655
points down; February, I255012 Ggc :
March, 12.35I12. SOC; May, u.75011 soc; June,
II. 6o011 zoe; July, 11-4J0ll55c; September,
10.95G11lc; December, 1O.s5e1I090c; spot Rio
dull and steady; No. 7. 13lzc. Sugar, raw,
firmer and quiet fair refining, 3lkc;
refined quiet. Freghts to Liverpool,
market quiet; cotton by steam, h49.64d :
grain by steam, Sd nominal.
Chicago, Jan. ., noon.-Tne market
opened for wheat May, 6fsc; corn, May,
353sc; pork, May, s10771s lard, May, s5g7Ia;
ribs, May, S5.4005. s21z asked.
Chicago, Jan. 2s.-The opening was the
only real firm spot in to-day's wheat mar
ket and the strength at that time was short
lived. Prices were higher than at the close
yesterday 1t was not discovered, however,
that something more in the way Of bull
news. would be required to sustain prices.
The selling pressure became heavy as The
morning advanced, long stun coming
out quite freely, and meeting With but d
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market quiet. Rates quoted arc
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale. S1.25;
New York, per bale, $780, Philadelphia,
per bale, Sl.00; Baltimore, per bale, S1.0O;
to Liverpool, via New York, 32c; Bremen.
via New York, 3Sc; Antwerp, via New
York, 35c; to Havre, via New York, 38c
Amsterdam, via New York, 43c; Genoa,
via New York, 43c; Reval, via New York,
55c; Hamburg, via New York, 3Sc Direct:
barcelona, 45c; Genoa, Acc; Bremen, 3Sc;
Hamburg, 3Sc.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $3.50
$50 for a range including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base A feet,
16c. Timber rates, 50cMSl.00 higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
Windward, nominal; to Rosario, $4,000
1900; Buenos Ayres and MontevideO, $1000
Q1l.00; to Rio Janeiro, S14.O0; to Spanish
and Mediterranean ports, $lL30d11.5 80; to
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber, 4-pound IS standard.
By Steam-To New York, 800; to Phil
more, $500.
Naval StOres-By Sail-The market is
quiet. Large sized. Cork for orders, are
Is Cd: Genoa, Is 3dd3s Cd; Adriatic. Is 6dG
IS Sd; South America, rosin Csc per bar
rel of 2S0 pounds. Coastwise-St eam-To
Boston, lie per 100 pounds on rosin, 9Oc
on spirits, to New York, rosin, SIac per
100 pounds: spirits, S5c: to Philadelphia,
rosin. TIC per 100 pounds; spirits, soc; to
Baltimore, rosin, TIC per 100 pounds;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29

sequently showed some decline Above SOC
offerings were quite liberal both from the
country and local spectators. Receipts
limited demand. Bradstreets report Of
the worlds visible supply, was expected to
furnish the requisite motive for buying a
decrease of al least 10000 bushels In
stocks being looked for. When the an
nouncement that a falling off Of but %. O00
bushels had taken place, last week, was
made, prices slumped and the lowest quo
tations Of the session were recorded May
6l2i and 63hM633sc, closing at G3l&c-7sc un-
der yesterday. Cash wheat was lc per
bushel lower.
Corn made progress backward to-day.
Those who loaded up on the late all-rOund
furry were wondering why they did so,
and We're perfectly willing to turn their
supply over to somebody else to carry, the
practically Unanimous sentiment IN that
respect causing prices TO lose some OF the
3Jisc, declined 29Ac, closing at 20MM297sc-
nc under yesterday. Cash corn was quiet
and steady. Oats opened steady but de-
clired almost from the start, the weakness
of the other grains supply the inspira-
ton. May oats closed AM3sc lower than
yesterday. Cash oats were quiet and
steady.
were at times quite dull there were also
clined at the opening on a weak hog mar
ket and were affected adversely by the
wheat market later The close was 12kc
under yesterday for May pork, 1Oc lower
for May lard, and 7i2Ml0c lower for May
ribs. Domestic markets were active and
easy.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
4 Lei
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
THE MARKETS QUIET.
.D,xG DEPARTMENTS OF TRADE
WITHOUT INTERESTING FEAT
URES.

s.ot Cotton quiet and Unchanged,
,,t Futures at an Advance-SPirits
rrrpentine in Moderate Demand at
&C "A GaIIOn-ROsin Quiet for
p,Ies and Firm for other Grades.
o,ber Markets Quiet and Steady.
s,raunah, Jan. 2S.-The only market
~ showed any life to-day was the low
-,se resins. On two grades there was a
81 advance OF &C. the sales being 2.26S
els on the entire line. Spirits turpen-
80 was bulletined firm. but the demand
80 only moderate. The wholesale mar
- we're quiet and generally steady.
rrrs continued to decline as the demand
q. not equal to the supply. Securities were
-,iat with very little doing, offerings be-
- light. The following resume of the To-
..I and Geographic markets will show the
one and the quotations at the close to-
dav:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29

4 TO points followed The closing prices
were to points higher for to-day with
the tone quiet. Liverpool was buying TO
some extent and this. and small receipts
and local covering, was too much for the
bears. Cotton is firmly held at
the south. Liverpool declined 1-S2d
on spot. Futures declined 1LG3
points. The next crop Is showing
most weakness, but the close was steady.
New Orleans declined point, but regain
ed this and advanced 6 to points. Spots
here were dull and unchanged. In Man
chester yarns were duh, and cloths quiet
We still regard the situation as strong and
therefore recommend purchases on the set
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29

Bagging and Ties-The market Is firm;
jute bagging, "a pound, 6i4c; 2-pound, 53tc;
134-pound sac; quotations are for job lots,
small lots higher; sea island bagging. SIC
iron ties, large lots, s0@S5c; smaller lots,
SOC.
Dry Goods-The market Is firm and
advancing; demand brisk. Prints, 4d5jsc
Georgia brown shirtings, q, 4lac; q, Sc;
A brown sheetings, &c; white osnaburgs,
nc; checks, 4Q5lsc; brown drillings,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29

Time Card In Eject Jan. Ia. 1896. Time show
hour slower than cit
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
wv. IT. WILLIAMS
BROKER.

Board of Trade Building.
Local Securities, Cotton. Stocks. Grain and
Provisions.
F'irstclass New York and Chicago connec-
tons and ample facilities for execution OF or.
ders for future delivery on the various ex-
changes. Cficial Quotations constantly recsiv
ed. out OF town correspondence invited
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29

The cash quotations were as follows
Flour was easier. prices unchanged. No
spring wheat 6G7sG621sc; No. 2 red, 65AQ
SIC: No. 2 corn, 27izm27fsci No. 2 oats
1881 0f9c: mess pork, $10.30010.5O; lard, 5000
5775; short rib sides, $5.O2lz05.20; dry sailed
Shoulders, s475n5.0o; short clear sides, $o.25
m5.5G. Whisky, $L2.
T.amson Bros & Co.'S Chicago market
letter. by private wire to T. F. johnson,
broker. Provident building:
"Cnicago. Jan. &.-The continued mar
keting of long wheat, both by profession
ans and outsiders, was the feature Of the
dav. and for the moment the bull enthu-
siasm seems to have disappeared, al
though the concensus Of opinion Is re-
garded as inclined to the long side, on
fbis a substantial decline is probable, but
The actions of the big operators are
watched very closely. and the attitude of
such men as Armour, Linn and Cudahy
toward the market has more than the or
binary Significance in the minds of the
general trade The only item of news
which had much effect upon prices was
Pradstreet's report of the worlds visi-
ble supply. This was considered bearish,
inasmuch as the figures indicated de-
crease of only 1900 bushels. The corn
market sympathized with wheat, and con-
lCopffnttad m, Third parel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-10
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
Business Meeting md New Officers
nIonxnd Inst Evening

Business Meeting md New Officers
Elected Last Evening.
The Alumni association of the Uni
versity of Utah held a business meet
ing last night
The meeting was called to order at
$50 by President B. H. Roberts, who
made a few remarks concerning the
prospects of the banquet to be held
this evening.
Mr. George M Cannon. the chairman
of the committee appointed last year
to look after the universilty's interests
at the state legislature. reported that
there was feeling in the legislature
to grant all the university asked for,
and everything was granted
Secretary Neal read the financial re-
port of the business committee.
1t was then moved by A. S. Geddes
that the nominees be elected by plur-
atty. His motion was seconded but
was lost when put to the vote. Mr..
Cannon offered a substitute, which was
that the nominee must receive a ma
jority This was carried after a short
discussion.
The following were nominated for
president: Susie Young Gates, Captain
Willard Young, Hon. j. L. Rawlins,
ael Edwards Mr.. Rawlins was unan-
imousdy elected on the fifth ballot.
Candidates for vice-president were
Mrs. Edna Wells and Miss Bertha
Wilkin. Miss Wilkin was elected by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-10
Annual commencement at the
Theatre This Morning.
INTERESTING PROGRAMME.
ADDR EssEs BY GOV. WELLS AND
WALDEMAR VAN COTT.
Alumni Reception and Ball in the
Observation-Disclosures Saints Col
Iege Commencement This After
noon-GOvernor Wells Will De-
liver an Address at st. Mary's
Academy Commencement.

Today occurs the twenty-seventh an
nual commencement of the University of
Utah. OF the many events during the
closing week of that institution, interest,
of course, centers in these exercises,
which will be held at the theatre COM
mencing at 1880 a. m.
The public is invited to attend and
there will doubtless be large audience
present.
1t is announced that flowers will not be
received later than $3.50 a. m.
THE PROGRAMME.
Following is the full programme:
Music
Invocation. President George Q. Cannon
Essay Phase of Woman's Eauca ton"
Miss Leah Dunford.
Music.
Address ......Hon. Waldemar Van Colt
Grafton and valedictory
THE Value of College Training"
Theodore Nystrom.
Presentation of Certificates and Be-
StoWal OF Degree. Observation-Disclosures.
ADDRESS ...............Hon Heber NJ. Wells.
Benediction .............Rev. L. B. Ridgely.
Music
THE GRADUATES
Following is a list of the graduates:
Course IN general science, degree in
Salt Lake city.
Course in letters, degree of bachelor of
letters, Lydia Snow Peirce, Salt Lake
city.
Course in arts, degree of bachelor of
arts, William Henry Chamberlin, Salt
Lake city; Jenta Smith Melton. Salt Lake
city; Bardella Shipp, Salt Lake city; the
latter has also a normal diploma.
Following are the graduates from the
university normal school,:
-Four years normal course (certificates)
Kate Louisa Alley, Leah Eudora Dun
ford, Jessie Lorraine Hutchinson, William
LELAND, Charles Albert Peak and Mary
Van Houten, of Salt Lake city,
Three years normal course (certif1-
Gates: Leah Alice Allen, Kaysville: Regi-
Martha Ellen Barnes. Kaysville Mary
Aileen Brinton, Holiday; Sylvester Dun
can Bradford, Murray; Hubert Charles
Burton, Kaysville; Milton Bennion, Tay-
city; John Hardy Coombs Payson; Mer-
vim Wesley Davis, Salt Lake city; Henry
Erlandson. Payson Elizabeth Rachel
Edward, Salt Lake city; Bessie E. Grose,
Park City; Carl Ephraim Gaqfin. Murray
Clara Leone Horne. Salt Lake city
David Lorenzo Mcdonald, Hebe7 City
Henrietta McCloy, Murray: Charles
son. Ogden; Effie May Porter, Center
vile; William N. Peterson, Ogden; Ella
Smith, Centerville; Joseph Edward Smith
Draper: Edward Spencer Sheets, Salt
Lake city; Ernest James Taylor, Salt
Lake city; Flora Estella Trip. Sandy
Rachel IRE, Bountiful; Lovina Van Colt
Salt Lake city; Walter Robert Wilson,
Taylorsville.
These students having completed the
work of the three years normal course
since the last commencement, have beer
awarded certificates of graduation: Seth
Thomas, Ogden; Maud Potter, Salt Lake
city.
BANQUET AND BALL.
This evening at the University hall oc-
ours the Alumni banquet and ball. which
/ promises to be a delightful affair
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-10
CALLED HOME.
Woodruff Sutton.

NEW YORK, June 9.-Woodruff SUIT
ton. a we'll known ship broker of this
city, is dead at his country home at
Babylon, L. L His death was unex-
pected. for he had been attending to
business as usual for some time, and
was at the office on Saturday. Mr..
Sutton was stricken with paralysis.
He was born in this city in 1871. His
father. Efingham Sutton, established
Fulton & Cos. dispatch line for San
Francisco in 1S49, and the son Joined
the father in the management of the
business early in his youth, and had
ever since then been engaged in active
business life. Since the death of Eff
fingham Sutton about five years ago,
his three sons, Woodruff, James r.
and Theodore D., had carried on the
business he established. Mr. Sutton
was also president of the Cromwell
Steamship company to New Orleans,
and member Of the chamber of COM
merce. the maritime exchange and
the First Reformed Protestant Epis-
copal church.
He was a Seventh regiment veteran,
and belonged to Lafayette post. the
New York Athletic club, the American
Geographical society and was a trus-
tee of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art Mr.. Sutton's wife and six sons
survive him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-10
HIDING IN A CAVE.
Conduct of Man Supposed to BE In

Conduct of n Man Supposed to BE In
sane.
News reached the city yesterday that
man supposed to be mentally unbal-
anced is camping in cave in the noun
city. FROM the meagre description of the
strange man the conclusion has been
reached that it is Hacl1man Hicks who dis
appeared from here some weeks ago,
starting OF into the hills in that direc-
ton.
The news regarding this cave dweller
Was gwen 70 the police by q resident of
Bonnt1ful- Two boys by the name Of
johnson, whsle herding cattle IN the hills,
discovered a dngout in one Of the numeT-
Gus rayines in that locality. IT was EVIL
IDENTITY cave dug by prospectors and the
boys set oait 10 explore it. Imagine their
horror when they were met by a man i'm
the bottom of the hole who tis eateped to
XII them If they did not imn1 adia.tely
take their departures. The boys did as
ordered, the straugs Individual mutter-
ing curses az the white. and hurting rocks
st then
They Described the man as tall, dark
complexio-ed. with tirse of grey in
his short strbhy beard.
few DAYS prior 70 this discovery the
boys found not very from the cave a
coat. in tns pocket or which was found
a syringe The place where the strange
man holds oGt is near White & Sons
old slaughter yards. There are
some settlers in the vicinity who say
that the man has been there for several
days On one occasion he was found af-
ter dark near a farm house seeking for
tood.
The attention of Assistent Attorney
Harrington was directed to the matter
last night and man win be sent out to-
day to locate the supposed lunatic.