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NEWARK, 90. Feb. 14.-Irhe National
Berkshire I3reeders' Association, at
Newark. o., decided to hold the next
meeting in Nashville, Tenn, February
10 and II, 1897 The following officers
were elected: President, NJ, A. Golston.
OF Nashville. Tenn; vice president, II.
L. NowlIn, Of Lawrenceburg, Ind: sec.
retary and treasurer, z. X. Morris, Of
Indianapolis; executive committee.
Charles Elliott, of Rladensburg, o.; H.
D. Nichols. OF Nashville, Tenn; Cott
Barnett, OF Logansport, Ind; T. Q.
Lash. of Bloomington. Ill. and ]; NJ
walcott, OF Gonover, aboard OF dlrec-
tors, s. Y. Mcdowell. OF Fredonia, Pa;
Joshua Stark. of Granville. o.; A. Fu-
qua, Of Springfield, Tenn; ". G. Riley.
OF Thornton. Ind; W. r. Harvey, OF
Sibtey. Ill. and c. Raiston. OF Wells
burg, w Va,
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Cuban News from Spanish sonrees.

MADRID, Feb. A.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Havana say that the
spantards under General Cornell and
Colonel Hernandez have defeated the
insurgents under General Antonia Ma
Geo north OF Pinar del Rio. capital Of
the province OF that name The dis
patches add that the Insurgents lost
twenty-four killed, while the Spanish
loss was only two killed and seven
wounded, including General Cornell.
who was slightly injured. II was
further stated that Maxine Gomez was
stlll In the vicinity of Havana.
& HAVANA, Feb. IA dispatch from
Santiago de Cuba says that the insur-
gent leader Felix Denis has been killed
In an engagement with the Spanish
troops and that ninety-two OF his fol-
lowers surrendered to the authorities.
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BRIEF TEIEGRAMs.

A ncw comet has been discovered by
Pcrrlne, one OF the astronomers at
Nice
Many oil dcrrIcks were wrecked nt
Bowling Green. Ohio, by terrific wind
storm.
Policeman Henry Brown and Lucicn
Hawkins, n tough, were Killed last
night in Frankfort, KY, saloon,
DurIng his absence from homo
thieves stole from Judge Morrow, Of
SheparIsylIle. KY, papers ana bonds
amounting to $4,000.
The winter scenery Mt Niagara Falls
ia now finer than II was over known TO
bc before. THE recent rains. followed
BY cold weather, have produced q Won
dcrful effect
The Republicans OF the Third illinois
district Inst night nominated Hugh II.
Bciknnp for CongrcRa. +. Il. Brnlnerd
and George u. Schneider were selected
ms delegates to the national convention
'Thcy go unlnstructed md nt present, no
tar as known, have no pronounced lean
Ing.
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we want and will have" he concluded,
''in our march to the conquest OF our
manifest destiny as the leader OF the
world IN agriculture, manufactures and
n commerce whose life blood shall be q
monetary system as good as gold and
as respecting as the national nag"
prolonged Republican applause).
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Dnlzell'R re-
marks. Mr.. DlnRley demanded the pre-
vious question which was ordered,
whereupon the vote was taken on Mr..
Crisp's motion to concur in the senate
free coinage amendment to the house
bill. The members who had retired
from the hail or were lounging In the
cloak rooms cane In. resumed their
seats and followed the roll cnll with
great interest.
The vote resulted 90-2l5. The an
nouncement OF the 12S majority against
free silver was cheercd by the antt-sti-
yer forces.
The house then took q recess until s
O'Clock, tho evening session to be de-
voted to private pension bills.
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GOVERNOR MORToNs DINNER
which Is Assumed to Have Been OF Some
Political Importance.


ALBANY, ny. Feb. -Aihernldcd
event Of alleged political significance.
that has been once postponed, took
place here tonight, when Governor and
Mrs. Morton sat down to dinner with
twenty-elSht invited guests, Including
all the political leaders Of prominence
in the state OF New York. 1t has been
said that this dinner was TO be the prae.
tical acceptance OF the presidential
offers OF his friends in the state by Gov
ernor Morton. SO far as tho affair was
outwardly conccrned 1t was called u
state dinner.
The mansion was brilliant with hight
and the dining room. which Is alto
OF any large sized party, was beautl-
fully arranged.
Governor and Mrs. Morton received
the guests in the drawing room. The
arrangement OF guests ut the table was,
from both O political and social stand-
point, very excellent. II might be said
that 1t was also n trifle significant 80
far as the arrangement Of the guber-
Material candidates were concerned.
The table ran north and south, and
Governor Morton sat on the west side
in the centre OF the length OF the table.
Upon his right he had placed Speaker
Hamilton Fish, one OF the gubernatorlal
possibilities. Mrs. Morton sat on the
east side OF the table. facing the gov
eronr. and had upon her right another
gubeFnatorIal candidate. Lieutenant
Governor Saxton. At the south end Of
the table. which Is usually the head.
Comptroller Roberts, q third guberna-
torIal candidate, had a seat Upon
Governor Morton's LEFT sat Mayor
Strong. OF New York. while upon Mrs.
Morton's left was Mayor Wprster, OF
Brooklyn.
Ex-senator Platt and Mayor Strong.
OF New York. were separated by the
width OF the mahogany table and the
mound OF roses.
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HAVANA, Feb. 14.-word has been
received here by cable that $500 soldiers
debnrked from Spain yesterday for
Cuba to reinforce the army here, The
noted bandits socorTos and Sobrado,
who have become leaders among the In
snrgents are oprating about Baris Hon
da on February s. and they are said 70
have been guilty OF sacriligions ex-
cesses In the neighborhood. Not con-
tent with burning the church and desc
Grating the church yard ut Las Pozas,
they raIded the church at cniguanabo
and carried the images of the saints
out
Here the insurgents formed them
selves into mock religious procession,
some negroes dressed themselves in the
priests garments and carrying the sao-
red emblems among their hilarious
companions amid shouts OF ribald
mirth, The fantastic masquerade be-
Ing ended they cut the images OF the
saints to pieces with their machetes
and hacked to pieces the furniture In
the sanctuary, and then burned the
church.
Another famous ex-bandIt, Olivia,
led a raid against the town Of Baaj, on
February 2, and horrible stories are cir-
culated in Havana Of the outrages this
band has committed upon the defense
less country people without discrtmina-
tion to age, or sex. Robbery Is said 70
have been their pastime while murder
and rape were left In their trail, and
they committed acts OF such shocking
go cy.ItaUa TINT SavaYnI inhUhttarfa ara
alleged to have been driven crazy by
the mere contemplation of them.
Antonio Maceo. three days later en-
camped In the same town for . whole
day. General Ecagu coming up over
took Maceos rear guard as they were
leaving the town. and twelve Of them
were wounded.
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A pLucKY BUTLER
After Being short shoots a Burglar and
Kills Him. On


Kills Him. RR
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4.-Frank
Miller. a butler in the employ OF J. L.
Franklin. this morning shot and killed
John Anderson, a burglar, and was shot
himself through the neck and danger
ously wounded. When the police ar
rived on the scene they found Miller ly-
Ing unconscious on the floor with the
dead robber lying across his feet. NIL
Ter was unconscious most OF the day,
but revived for few moments and said
that ut about o'clock this morning he
got up and went out for the morning
paper. In the kitchen he was met by
three men who pointed pistols at his
head and forced him TO surrender. Two
men went upstairs to rob the house.
leaving Miller guarded by the third
robber.
After the two men had been gone
little while Miller saw q chance and
grabbed for the robbers pistol. The
burglar Jumped back and commenced
firing, while Miller endeavoredt to get
out his own pistol. II caught on his
clothing, however, and fell 10 the hoor.
Miller stopped and grabbed II and hred.
The two men then grappled and fell 70.
gether The dead thief was Identified
by the police as John Anderson, . sailor
with criminal record. =.
About a year ago an attempt was
made by two men TO rob the Franklin
residence. Miller stood the burglars on
and was nightfully beaten by them.
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wHoLEsA1E Po1soNRR,
a Woman Charged with Numeron.
Deaths by Poison, Including Two Sis

Woman Charged WIN NumeFo"'
Deaths by Poison, Including Two sls-
lSFs.
CINCINNATI, O.. Feb. 14.-A spe-
clal to tho Commercial Gazette from
Springfield, Ohio. says: Coroner shne'
fer has gone to GallIpolis TO exhume the
body OF Prof. Van Sickle. 1t is charged
he was poisoned by Mrs C. n. Powell
last December to secure $1,000 worth OF
government bonds which he had while
boarding with her. r. $. Maloney, OF
Leonardsburg, Ohio. also chargeb her
with poisoning MS two children, who
died, and his wife recovered. Mrs.
Powell Is the daughter Of John Tatiby.
OF Thuamansbufg, n. Y, and It is al-
legged that he charged her with poison
INK two Of her sisters when she left
While teaching school under the
name Frances BfJwn, In Franklin
county, she married Clement Powell,
who left her on account OF alleged init.
macy with Prof. Van Sickle. She sued
Maloney for SO, 900 damages on account
~ his charges, but since the inyestl-
gatlon OF the death OF Prof. Van Sickle
the woman Is reported as missing and
nothing further cnu be learned except
that Coroner schRefer is investigating
the case
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,..,,,, p,,pa.eh to tho 1ntelllgenoer.

epE',-T-1epYfps w Un Tsl, IA
PAKN KNhSI,Do+s. i,,o.. Ss...a c,o,nn,,ttsc hss
The EepsV ,s ",,ss !, ,nsS,,nr as a mad to-
never ne'u su04 = --.".s.,at..i a. at,ond-
night II was eNSepaS"at ."
ance and interest. The loony OF the
p,.,perhassett had all the ear marks
-.,,., ,onvertton Eepuhficans
OF $50 - ..ata a.,,naa In ~
from ali over et4S eseAes
shake hands and chat over the pros
~.
PeeE ., n..,.,., -, ,osn,har two
When tne UFeSteN ~
things developed very qaicklS-eVery-
ho1v was for Atkinson for governor
- ,f.xI,tov for President unless, of
anu sANtN' :, -,'...,a ..,,I,,t a., Wa.
course the party sHoa'0 s9u'"t ~ 80. 80.
yIrgipia's direction, in which case west
v,,1Ir,a would be ready to furnish
- .'.IsI ,,h.,a 1yoa almost no
5000 m"set4s- - --s.s,,. :,
discussion OF state nominees outsiue OF
the head OF the ticket.
~. ,,,,,+s,. ,,,at the follow
wnen 'ne -m. N, ~ q
ing answered 10 ron cah. w. '
Dawson, chairman, g. W. Atkinson
,.,..,ar,s. Ioseph C. Brady, proxy for
y,..,.a1 g a paaA 4 a
}. W. buFSh'l'sAi, .
White. proxy for w. N.sMlller' george
posapberrer, proxy for II. q. NeaSe,
,ss.v Tbomnsnn. Iobn d. Hewitt,
3 ZONE 80, ~ ,roYS, Sor, w a. perry. John
2; =; s.s.s,s go 'Inv,;i1s,r a Connolly, proxy
EDyS, s.S.S- paLar va II soners. p.
4SF y nohhSns Sc tressurer' +. M. Thomas,
o. TS,,ior connty vaa apuoIrted ser
Of Taytor county "As apNSN 50
rs. aan.sIt,as. a.c,aed to hold the
,.IH luz oDan.tton ae heSarr. deemInF il
stAts ia5.S - ~ isss - thsn thenS,,al NUM-
S SnNAse " .Sa.is,s 4. vas aIso re-
SS,,,oS ~ a - hasr r,S,,,,esar tatiyes az cities
soea 9oI,s. ~ ~ -, ,,s,,ttons ana t,,e head.
desirins me ~ ~ SnxsnSnS s.ato nnyrnIt,se nit
oG4rsers oaiSer o. 81 's S.Sss ,e,.e thrown Oman
S nSsI arI,So s.J S ,ha ,,ar,o,s ~ the Rien-
IDr tne s.. ~ .,s.., ". n,sssao5 nr n p
nSE watnS, ena sts,s senstor Reed urged
~ ssnt-sa nI s ~ ~. -,,Sh,.rS as 4 eonvsT.
ne " eisnns an Vs - Shs $3.50 hns S.,SSatSon
w ueu sS SiS. j. 80, Ssr s,,It hnt me senn-
~ va,.,;on M. s.S ~ 100 ioo,nirr nm so biE that
~ ~. 80 ,ss. Ss.iS.a thsf fhsv
Me Gratson men n. qeei6ep 't u Wsthensy @ y
wouia wS noS ETsan Esis.an,,,,,e III ~. q a Gtbbons
pnS p pvhi,n s,,oa,s ,or parkers.
s Sna A. W.. p. "ae ~, ~. ~ ~ s,ate com.
si 0Gs oasa " - - - ~, NJ EIoH,a
Il1Lee - ~ ,,,,Sa,.
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T,,,ncl,,,., UnI,no,y,,,

DENVER, Feb. 14.--Attorney General
Cara Wtcnogr9pher arrived to-day
from Warrington with transcript Of
thc evidence taken by the grand jury
IN the oase Of the Italians who were
lynchcd lRgt March. The jury after be-
Ing out 'hree hours, found that three
ltalihnH and one American came to
their death at the hands Of persons un-
known Two Of the Italians had taken
out naturalization papers DR. Joseph
Cuneo, acting council for Italy. has
written Governor Mcintyre and Attor-
DSy General Carr thanking them for the
Interest displayed In the investigation
md trlhlR
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 14-J. H.
Brigham. OF Delta, Ohio. master OF the
National Farmers Grange, who is nov.
in this city. speaking OF the general
condition of the farmers, says:
"over the entire country there seems
to be a common suffering among farm
ers, and also very unequal yield Of
crops. In some parts OF the country
the crops have been heavy, but In
other sections farmers nave been par
ticulariy unfortunate. Prices are low
or this year than they have ever been.
The suffering among farmers oil over
the country Is great deal worse this
year than 1t has been for years"
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
majority against silver in the house
to-day when the final vote was taken
on concurrence in the senate silver
amendment. was larger than that Of
OF yesterday in committee OF the whole.
Yet the motion to concur was defeated
100 to 50. a majority Of no; to-day It
was beaten 215 to 90. q majority OF 125.
The vote to-day was a record-makIng
vote, ana counting the pairs but 81 out
OF S56 members were unaccounted for
Perhaps q few abseRtees dodged. but
most OF them were unavoidably absent
and were unable to secure pairs,
The silver men who yesterday pre-
dictei much greater showing Of
strength to-day were again disappoint-
ed. "The sound money" leaders had
been disposed 10 coHcede the silver
forces 100 votes. An analysis OF the vote
to-day shows that lS4 Republicans and
81 Democrats voted against concur
renee The debate which preceded the
vote waS OF an interesting character,
but devoid OF any sensational features.
The galleries. az usual In q field day
In the lower branch OF Congress-. were
crowded to the doors and quite q num-
ber OF senators. including Palmer. Qlli-
nois). Bacon, (Georgia). Cockretf. tafts-
souri), and Butler. OF North Carolina,
sat through the five hours debate. Sec
Fetary Herbert was also present. Ex-
Speaker Crisp presented the closing ar
gument for the silver men and was
replied to by Mr.. Turner. a Democratic
colleague from Georgia, in two hours
speech. The personal rivalry between
the two leaders OF the opposing factions
OF the Democratic side OF the house
added to the interest OF the occasion.
Mr.. Dalzell, OF Pennsylvania, closed
in behalf OF the Republicans. The par
tisans OF the respective champions
missed no opportunity TO acclaim their
approval when telling points were made
and at the close the honorB seemed
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. H--Sec-
retary Herbert was before the house
committee on naval AFFAIRS for two
hours to-day, going over many ques-
tons OF naval armament and outlining
his Views on desirable features Of naval
appropriation. The secretary submitted
several interesting tables showing the
relative cost OF warships In the United
states and foreign countries. This dis
closed that the United States Is now
able TO build better ships nj less cost
than any country In the world save
Great Britain, and the latter country
Is but slightly ahead Of the United
States in the economy OF navy ship
building.
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BIG ATTENDANCE
A, the Meeting of the Republican
State Committee
At PARKERSBURG YESTERDAY.
,,,ty of the Blcnnerhassett Look.
.dLike a Convention Crowd
50 GENERAL WAS THE INTEREST

,,.0,t.,tsa in ,hs Deliberations Of ths
romm.ttss-Repabiisans rrom All Over
N, state Prsssnt-Ererybody for Atitla-
.,n and acKtniey-c Convention to NOM
,,,t,u a state Ticket to Nc Held July as
\, parIsnsurS, and the Ono to Choose
n.l,cuts.-at-LArgo to the National Com
,,utIon Nay II at ciarissSarE-stato
committee headquarters Retained Mt
wheeling - League Convention at
CHARLESTON, March %.
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FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. t4,-The
Democratic members OF the general as
scnbly who have been supporting SEN
ator Blackburn In the senatorial fight
have signed a petition requesting Sec
rotary John G. Carlisle 10 use his inilr-
cnce with Messrs. WcIsslrSeT, Carroll,
Speight, Violet and Walker In an en-
tlcavor TO get them to vote for Mr..
Blackburn. on the ground that he is tho
Democratic nominee.
The petition will in all probability
be forwarded to Secretary Carlisle oil
Washington to-day.
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: Edl,on,. Announcement.

ORANGE, N. j., Feb. n.-Aaa a result
OF the experiments which Thomas Edi-
son has been making for the past two
weeks with GuoreScent tubes and
Roentgen rays that inventor announces
tonight that within twcnty-fdar hours
he expected to have so far perfected
his tubes M to be able to make snap
shot photographs through any sub
stance OF medium thickness except steel
or iron. The inventor said tonight
that he was nearly ready to attempt
his experiment OF photogi'aphing the
brain, and when he hEd done that he
would stop his experiments and leave
further developments for others.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fire.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says:
The fire that swept through the city
OF GuayaquIl. Ecuador. did not result
In as many deaths as at first feared,
but the property loss was much great
er. Only five members OF the FIRE bril-
gade were killed, though forty were
wounded. and eeveral so severely that
the death lis. may be materially In
creased. More than 1874 houses, includ-
ing several public buildings OF Great
beauty and one or more OF historic In
terest. were destroyed. The loss Is
conservAtIvely estimated at $1,000. 600.
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. r.-1t IL
feared in shipping circles here that the
British steamship Aswanby Cape
Cameron from Hamburg, January II.
for Philadelphia, with crew OF thirty
FIVE men and 4,3OO tons OF beet sugar,
valued ct upward Of $500 700, has foun-
her since January 10, when she passed
Dunnethead. Should the vessel have
foundered at seq the loss will foot up to
upward Of $5QO,OO0
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GONE GLIMMERING.
Senate Free Silver Amendment to
the Bond Bill
5 CRUSHED BY THE HOUSE

by a Vote OF s1S to oo-It Was Record
Breaker, but Thirty-seven out or the
Fall House Membership Of Three Hmm
drea and Flfty-slx Being Unaeeounted
ror-An Analysis OF tho Vote shows
That One Hundred and EiEhty-Four
Repubiicans and Thirty-onc Democrats
Voted Against ceneurrsnee- e-InterrstinE
Debate hut Devoid OF Sensational Feat
urcs.
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sen.ntIonn, Trial Ended.

TERRE HAuTE, Ind, Feb 1.-THE
Kellafs, Dan, Mamie and Maggie, who
have been on trial here for the past
three weeks charged with the murder
Of Clara Shanks, q Pnrke county, were
discharged from custody to-day. The
trial was one Of the most sensational
in the criminal annals of this state.
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nenly wn1 Immolnte nIm,clr.

LONDON. Feb, l4.-Timothy Healy
has written to Thomas Sexton urging
him. on the ground OF party needs. TO
reconsider his refusal OF the chairman-
ship of tho party, and offering to With
draw from the party II that will pur-
chase Mr.. Scxton's acceptance, or the
heartlest eo-operatlon OF the Healyites,
whose only wish, he says, is to make
Mr.. SeNton'gtcnure OF the chair agrees
able and honorable.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE vene-
Zuelan commission was hard ut work
to-day with all It's members present.
The geographical survey, through Mr..
Baker, reported that the physical map
OF the country In dispute was almost
finished. The commission Is highly
gratIfied at the position taken by Great
Britain responding favorably to Its re-
quest TO be supplied with information
relative to the location OF the boundary
line
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Inform I,nl.n rnr mining.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Fob. n.-A call
has been issued to the railroad soal
operators Of tho Pittsburgh district
TOR a meeting on Tuesday, February
IS, 10 adopt plan 90 make Tatca uni
form In The d,8,rIet and maintain the
same. II successful, II VIII mean
rieady wnGcs for the Pittaburgh min
"rs ~ ult recent advance and better
wages in the mining states Of the west.
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perkeiey Farmers, Institute.

Special Dispatch 10 tnc fHteIHgcncef'
MARTINsBURG, W. Va. Feb. a.
The Berkeley County Farmers 1nsti-
tute met to-day. and there was q large
attendance OF farmers from this and
adjoining counties. The subjects OF
farmers organizations. swine, public
roads. fruit and truck FARMERS super-
stitions and farmers reading were
separately treated by George c. Sperow.
d. p. Lemaster. C. c. Brown. Edward
Lupton, T. C. Atkeson and II. L. coneh.
man, after which there was n general
discussion,
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cUnRo, Texas, Feb. ii-The re-
mains OF the late Congressman VIII.
lam Henry Grain wero buried to-day at
II o'clock Two thousand people fol.
lowed his body TO the grave, people
state, Every place OF business In
town was closed and on every door
knob there hung bit OF Grape.
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DALLAS. Texas, Feb. 14.--A negro
burglar. or a white man blackencd, en-
tered the house OF Jefferson Smith, on
East Commerce street, Mt midnight last
night, Smith grappled with him and
was stabbed IN the back three times,
and Is believed to be fatally injured.
His wife tried to assist him and the
assassin crushed hOr skull with blow
from an axe. She cannot recover.
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BRADFORD, Pa. Feb. IA special
from Warren to the Era says: Repre-
sentatlves from OIL City, Franklin.
Warren, TltuSvIlle and Bradford held
q meeting here tonight to organize a
base ball league. The outlook for the
proposed league is favorable It Is
expected that jamestown or olean, n.
Y, will come In as the glxth elub. The
meeting adjourned to meet here March
., next,
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CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-Cathodc rays
will not only penetrate flesh tissues,
making an accurate dellnention OF the
boHe0 In human anatomy. but viii PEN
citrate tho bones themselves. This was
the sensational discovery to-day Ms
result OF the continued experiments by
the electrician Charles f. Scrfbner and
Dr, BURY In the laboratory OF the
Western Electric COnpnny
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YORK, Pa.. Feb. IA receiver has
been appointed for the baltimore Con-
Glcnsed MIX Company aud the York
Canning Company, one concern, at the
InstnnCe OF the Fort StanwiX National
Hank, OF New York. The liabilities Hre
enId TO be 100000 and the assets $4,000.
Cashier Barnard, OF the Fort Stanwix
bank, who defaultcd for 100000 and
committed suicide, held 100000 worth
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