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Sc VENDEN

dos casas, una de manposterfa recien fabri-
cada y otra de MADEIRA
La de msmposterfa tiene buen bsffo, con
su plnma de aqua con IN solar de 19 me
dia Varas de frente por IS de fondo.
La de madeira tlene IN solar de IS me
dia Varas de feente. FL fondo mide por az
Isdo II metros y por otro - medic metros
Dirlglrse Don Juan ru.s-Barrio de Bue
nos Aires. 8-16
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02
GRAN RBALIEbCION

de galapagos de todaS clases en- Ia ca
sa de r. TORO & ca, calle del CO.
mercio. Sc realizan casi a como quie,
ra ell comprador: los hay de todas ella
ses. tanto para senoras como para ca
balleros.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02

Por medic del presente, poDgo en- conoci-
miento de mis- relacionados. que desde esta
fecha no recoDocer6 nj pagars cuenta alguna
que no hsya sido originada por mi directa-
mente 6 por mi apoderado general don Ra-
fael Soldevila y Oostas por mi hermsno
don Nepomuceno Perez.
Pef1uelas, Mayo 30 de 1s96.--Msg,tez Pc
rez
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02
CALzAD0, CALzADO, CALzADO

Fino, fresco elegante les ell explendido
surtido one aeaba de recibir en- estos dfas Ia
casa de e IOro G c. en- la calle del Co.,,
mercio. Exclusivamente fabricante de pri-a
mer 6rden; NADIA de medianfas. Tanto en- ella.
se para sefIoras, como para caballeros nj
nos; hay 1ltimas novedades, para personas
de buen gusto
Mayo 30 de 1896 I
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02

'SICION UNTTKRSAL DE PARIS Ell ANO DE 1889


EXPOSITION PAkIs-Dspartameno Msxcauopas
Ecsyar la
r6pcon de
nl q de Coombia po Aosd
jsaas sxpsdido g en De % oabr
0ots Ta los = H. ~ De Nos 10 de Abr 1885,
oasrpos Oenth sdeos de Nones
ESTE JAEABE compemente rmed
ase De sfisas
aegra la nsts a = @ egrs
que apetezca
aguarde ho acesumbrado
Pe pase serena
etc. del
pueaea . s n ps s'p a en-
dos aates depuss de
De
eucharadias (como
lag que usan para csfe al ois diribua
PRECIOs
U@a kotels s ena ------- ao0
Un
pOr denas hsoe rebaja de ounce cin
Jarabe @ esensnrrs de- vent so s de 0g
Fsery C Vale cnlo Don Francisco Texlaor
erraedsdes del seheas hmbres
20" las SaOas cuot6n radical de Ia csida
= PRoHIBIENDO EN- ABSOLUTE Ell Uso DEL PEsARIO
cgei6n mplet de los p6ipO, aseras
curaaon co"peta debidd
pcodc ccuiOs vcs benorsa Ajo ore
CURACI0N RADICAL EN- DEE EsrREoHEoEs uRR
TRALEs SIN operaea5"'cortanke
u Garantza tods operac6n 8 u espeoaidad Sgl
GALE DEL COMERCIo No Is
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02

gudo pued dir cualquier del dede
ocupacon sin
Trenta nceden
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02
CENTRIC DE CON|S|ONES
Y AGENUIA DE ToDA CLAsE DE NEaoOIoS
IultO al bufete del aDOgaaO Sr. Diaz Navarro
Cristina 8, bajos, izquierda
PONCE, PTo--RLCo

Tengo ell gusto de partlcipar mis- amigos
reiaStonaoos q Jodas las personals que
quleran favo7ecerme con sus ordenes. que
Con esCa f1cha no 4DlerEv IN OEN Tho LIE
|OOMlslONES agencls' de toda clase de
negoclos Juaiclases, NotsrlaIes, g., dedlcsn-
dome al arregio de tsstaraeusarias, direcclon
de toda clase de expedlentes de Jarlsdlcclon
voiunIarla, suDsanacIon de dtfectos de los
documentos suJetos inscripcloa, gess1o-
nando ei despacno de los mlsmos en- Ia Oh
Gina Llquidadoia del Impuesto de Derechos
Reales, Reglstro de Ia propIedad y ReglsCro
mer3antlI,
Ponce, Abril % de 1896. -La1Es l.. Yor-
din DG0tl0. 3 N. d.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02

Por ell presente hsgo ssber que desde esta
fecha no rec0nocer6 cantldad. aIguna que no
sea autorizada por mi, escrlta con mi reco-
nocida letrs ribrlca. a.-Ponce, JUNO 10 de
1S9e.--FS ic Jorge. / MID
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02

CARLOS ARMSTRONG; -Comisionists
i1nporGador.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02
UNA FINCA DE CAFE EN- VENTA

Sc vEN0E EN- PATM \ s. una fnca de csfe
compuesta de dosclentas eaerdas mas me-
nos de nsrreno alto y sobre llano.
Tlene 35 a 40 cuerdas flacadas de cafe en-
plena producclon, de 20 % cuerda de
plantaclon nueva, como de uno tres aflos;
oil resto, en- su mayor parte desm ontado
con gstabales propIos para continuar las STEM
bras.
Sc aceptan proposiciones, bien al eontadc,
parte al contado y ell resto q plazos.
Information en- Arrollo SmceSores de CO.
raS DE- O..
Ponce, 80 de JUNO de 1896.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02

DIRECTORIO COMMERCIAL

MARINA
BREGARO % Ca.-Comlsionistas
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02
Bazaar OterO

Eutre las novedades que cada dia recibe
ell BAZAR OTERO, acaban de llegar
Zapatos franceses de Viena para sefforas
y sefioritas, telas de Vichi en- seda slgod6n,
Surah y sedas parisienses, preciosas plumas
para sombrero, vajillas de porcelana de CO.
lor q 25.
Una vista, pues, al establecimiento mas
sic, de Ponce.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02
DOMINGO AUF'FANT
MAYOR, FRENTE AL TEATR(
PONCE

Estsblecimiento de provisiones secas, aca-
badas de recibir, precios sumamente mo
dicos.
Licores de todas classes. Especialidad en- el
ron y Cin0 de mesa
Tabacos de Oomerio J la Plata. Oigarri-
llos de todas marcas.
A las familias que Sc surtan de sste esta-
bIecimiento 50 le hace una considerable 70.
baia en- los precios-
Todos los artfculos que Sc detallan SOD
freecos de superior calidad.
Vista hace fe.
iIn Mayo 10 dc 1895,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-02
PRIVILEGIO CONTRA CADUCIDAD

Sobre este lamamos parcularmente la atenc6n del pd
co por nca Compaa del Continente Americana que
oOncede semejante Privilege.
despu6s de haber POLKA
la 9
POLKA
de tesaca sufent
conhA SIN CADUCAK;
PAGARA Ell VALOR
ssnclo
Esto llama proceder equdal vigar los inerese de
sus asegurados On blen dc sus fan1as.
ENrERAMENTE ABANDONA-
% pre uSava de saud sssados
L2DDADO los dune
CUMPLETOS
POLL
1As DE VIDA DE PAGO SEMI
Vao EtCp ETC., ETC., de
VICENTE deha
tHabra condolences pegios avoables para
gurados que los que otrece
ELSoh del Canada?
Supicamos al inegente p1bco de Isa la ectura
do de eas hermosas condolences eando a oprenddos
por Socledades garanda de aseguar vda
tomad mas lnformes de:
Carlos r. Sorer Carlos B. MeAs JesGs Mn Leco
supenntendente AgenteGe
Fernando RVeG Z. B. MaSEer.
Agente Agentesn Ponce.
Ponce,S ehembre
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SI4TY-ONE GRADUATES.
Commencement Exercises of the st,
Normal SchooL

Commencement Exercises of the State
Normal school
LOS ANGELES, CAL, July L. The
commencement exercises of the State
Normal School were held this forenoon,
when sixty one graduates were turned out
with the most progressive ideas on their
professional work that the State of Cali
fornia can give.
At an early hour the great auditorium
of the Normal School building was packed
to its utmost. The stage was banked with
a protusion OF flowers. The Stars and
Stripes were draped overhead and a dado
of drawings and designs IN black and
white ran around the walls of the room.
Principal Pierce, Professor Dozier.
President Pomeroy and Rev. J. A. b.
Wilson occupied the stage, in front of
which sat the Normal School orchestra.
the members of which are as follows
r. P. Rice and Lena Ehebock, flutes:
violins; Sidney Good, Ida Hall, Viola
Jessie BrYson, second violins; Ildica
Eisenmeyer, cornet; Edgar Maxson, from
bone.
The class of 'e6 is as follows: Ruth B.
Atherton, Nenetta Booth, Arthur C.
Brown, Frances E. Bellah, Ida d. Barron,
Mary Bradish, Benjamin G. Bleasdale,
..AihCttC a. DIcuIlcTs NolSOu ". bleuSOo
Jr., Lola E. Crise, Ida B. Clay, EstelIe
Carle, Frances Olive Cokin, George w.
Campbell, Beulah B. Coward, Mary Jean
Clarke, E. r. Camp, Cora A. Dix, Joseph
inc NJ. Dow, Ida NJ. Dave, Marie Dickson,
Mildred e. NJ. Bodie, Harriet It. B. Gage,
Margaret Gaud, Margaret K. Horrell, Min
ME e. Hughes. Frances J. He'll, Nellie V.
Hutchinson, Bertha R. Hunt, Eva NJ.
Johnson, K. Courtenay Johnson, M.
Louise Johnson, Helen FIGHTER, Kelsey
Muade, L. Kelly, Rose E. Lamb, Laura b.
Longley, Kathleen l. McPhail, Edith A.
Mitchell, Ruth Martin, Leonore Nolan.
Sue M. Matheson, Beeda A. Metcaif,
Tiilie NJ. Oswald, Lillian E. Rood, W..
Elmo Reeves, Martha J. Raeb, Adah M.
Stroup, John s. Stubblefeld, J. Claude
Smallwood, Eleanor J. Stanley, Ada
Madge NJ. Skinner. Helen E. Teggert.
Elspeth r. Thomson, Mabel L. e. Thorn
son. Maude Taylor, Mignonette e. Tate,
Gertrude F. Venning, III. A. Wierwille'
Elberta M. Willis, May Williams and
Bruce Wright.
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newspaper men and women have two
meetings every winter and summer.
Ihe summer meetings, owing to the su-
peru climate, have always been largely at
tended and most successful. 1t is really
time for the annual meeting, when new off,
GERS are elected for the coming year.
Leading members of the association will
read several papers during the meeting,
some of which will point out many OF the
aDsurdiIies of California laws regarding
the rights and privileges of newspaper
publishers, and will doubtless form basis
ior some important committee work hav-
ing In view much-needed legislation at the
next session of the California General As
sem6ly. The question of uniform rate
lor legal advertising, now very much de-
moralized, will receive attention. The
discussion which the several papers will
preclpitate is expected to be animated and
surcharged with considerable spice, since
II is known that several able members have
widely different views on several impor-
tant subjects.
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A Receipt Only the Signature to
Which Is Declared to Be
Genuine.
THE PAYMAsTER's DEFENSE.
Claims That He Accepted the Money
From Clerk Tobin Simply
as a Loan.

VALLEJO, CAL, July LIN the court
martial of Paymaster Webster, charged
with having exacted cash bond of $500
from w. ]. Tobin before giving him en-
ployment as a clerk, and atterward failing
to return the money. much time was spent
this morning listening to brilliant argu-
ment by Judge Advocate Laucheimer as
to the advisa5ility of listening to testi-
mony the prosecution desired to be intro
duced by Medical Inspector George w.
Woods, and which had been ruled out yes
terday afternoon as being inadmissible on
account of it being Only hearsay evidence.
The court was cleared for consultation,
and on opening the doors the president
announced that it had been decided to hear
the testimony.
Medical Inspector Woods was called to
the stand and detailed an interview held
with Mrs. Tobln prior to her death, in
which he CDR. Woods) had informed
her that it was not within the PROV
ince of an officer in the navy to re-
quire bond from clerk under him, and
if such one had been given it was con-
trary to law. 1t is claimed by the pay
master that tho money received was not
exacted as bond. The receipt given to
her reads:
Vallejo-Received of Mrs. Katharine Tobin
the sum of $500 on account of deposit for w.
]. Tobin. E. B. WEBSTER.
The defense Will claim that the money
received was simply as a loan, to be re-
turned when called for; that no demand
had been made upon the paymaster for
the return OF the full amount OF the
money; that while the gunboat Yorktown
was lying in Shanghai Tobin gave him q
receipt for $5S3 Sd, and to substantiate
this evidence the receipt for the money
was produced in court at the session this
afternoon by the attorney for the defense.
The receipt reads:
SHANGHAI. China, August 10, 1895.
Received from E. B. Webster the sum of five
hundred and eighty-three dollars and fifty
four cents 1888 54) U. S. gold coin. on &C.
count of loan. W. j. ToBIN.
The receipt was not allowed to be intro
duced at the court of inquiry, but the
higher court in session admitted the same
and Assistant Paymaster Philip V. Mohun
of the Bennington testified 10 its being in
the handwriting of Tobin, who has con-
tended all along that he had never received
any money back from Paymaster Web
ster.
On the evidence OF this receipt Paymas-
ter Webster has relied for his proof that
the money received from Mrs. Tobin was
in the nature of q loan; also that at the
time the money was received from Mrs.
Tobin it was the understanding that it
was as loan, the same to be deducted
from Tobin's apportionment of the estate.
Henry Levy, clerk in the department
of yards and docks, threw 8 bombshel
into the camp OF the attorney for the de-
fense when he testified to the genuineness
of Tobin's signature to the document, but
declared emphatically as an expert on
Tobin's handwriting that the body of the
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-02
PARKER JURY OISAGREES
Stood Seven to Five in Favor OF
Upholding the Contested
Will
Judge Reynolds Expresses Regret at
the Situation-The Case Will
Be Retired.

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 1.-The trial of
the contest of the will of George H. Parker
which occupied seven weeks was con-
cluded to-day. The argument to the jury
was finished in the forenoon, Judge Rey-
nolds instructed the jury. and gave the
case to them for deliberation upon a
verdict at 12:l5 o'clock. They remained
out till nearly 6 o'clock when Judge
Reynolds called them into the courtroom.
AT that time the foreman of the Jury,
William Ross stated that no agreement
had yet been reached. After meal the
jury retired again.
AT $3.50 O'Clock they came into the court
room and asked for instructions as to
codicil. 1t was desired to know what
would be the effect if one of the codicils
was annulled. The court stated that no
instructions could be given on this point,
and the jury again retired.
AT IL o'clock tonight the Jury again
came into the courtroom and the foreman
announced that it was impossible to agree.
They stood seven to five to uphold the will,
Judge Reynolds then discharged the
jury, at the same time expressing much
regret at the situation. Reference was
made by the court to the very long and
expensive trial, but as the Jurors seemed
to coincide in the opinion that they could
not agree there appeared to be nothing
for 1t to do but discharge them.
The side of the contestant, who de-
manded the jury, had to pay 1924 Jury
fees. The case will be retired. Attorneys
V. r. Paterson, ]. Coogan and N. Bowden
represented the contestant, and D. NJ.
Delmas, +. Il. Spencer and d. w. Burchard
were attorneys for the respo ndents.
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Napa, committed suicide this morning at
the Palace Hotel by shooting himself.
He entered his room about o'clock this
NOR ming, and nothing more was heard of
him until this noon, when Sherwood Bird,
the roprietor of the hotel, went to the
room to arouse him.
Not receiving any response, he went to
the porch and looked through the win
dow. To his astonishment, Craddock was
seen lying on the bed dead. The door wa
Immediately opened. 1t was found that
the man had been dead some time.
He had killed himself by firing bullet
through his brain, the bullet entering the
right side of his head, just above the ear.
The County Coroner, r. M. Keyser, was
notified and jury summoned, OF which
jury S. NJ. Pickett was foreman. A YER
dict in accordance with the above facts
was rendered.
When Craddock was found he held a
picture Of his mother in one hand and q
pistol in the other. A letter was also found
directed to Herbert w. Shaw, in which
were directions for the disposal of his
property. In reference to the motive for
committing suicide he says in the letter:
do this on account of melancholy, having
lost all my friends (and for what reason don't
know have tried to treat everybody well,
but they don't appreciate it.
For the past ten years Mr.. Craddock
has been the employ of Zollner e. Even,
butchers of Napa. He was highly re-
spected and had many friends, who are
grieved at his sad death.
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If a New Trial Is Refused the
Matter Will Be Ap.
pealed.
FORGED DEEDS WERE FILED.
Witnesses Who Swore They Had
Previously Lied in the Defend.
ants Behalf.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, July 1.-The case Of
the United States VS.. ]. A. Peralta- -Reayis.
on indictments charging conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States out OF 1900, 900
acres OF land, was given to the Jury last
evening. A verdict of guilty as charged"
was returned at 8 o'clock tn is morning.
Judge laugh in withheld sentence until
the 18th inst. A motion for a new trial
and an arrest of judgment will be made.
and if refused, an appeal will be taken.
The features OF the trial were the con.
fessions of A. E. Sherwood, Jose Ramon
Valencia and Andreas Sandoval of Cali.
fornia, that the evidence they had for
merly given in support of the pretended
"Peralta" grant was false. Valencia con-
fessed on the witness-stand that he was
induced by promises of money to testify
as he did regarding the parentage and
youth of Mrs. Reavis; that he knew
nothing about the facts. The testimony
OF Joseph Sherwood, brother OF A. E
Sherwood, brought out the fact that John
A. Treadway, alleged to have brought up
Mrs Reavis, died in 1861, before Mrs
Reayis is supposed to have been born.
have been committed in the examination
before United States Commissioner Houeh.
ton. in this city, in October, $780, A dozen
witnesses testified in favor of the fraudu.
lent claimants to some 13, ,000, 600 acres of
land in this State.
The history of the litigation and the at
tending conspiracy is an interesting one.
In October, 1892, James Addison Peralta-
Reavis and Loreto Micaria de Peralta.
Reavis, his wife, sued in the Court of Pri-
vate Land Claims for confirmation of a
grant alleged to have been made by Spain
in 1853 to one Miguel Peralta, baron of
Arizona, knight of the Colorados and
grandee of Spain, covering II, 74O, 900 acres
OF land in Arizona and New Mexico. This
claim included the sites on which the CITY
OF Phoenix and other large places in Ari-
zona now stand. The title to the land had
been investigated by eminent counsel and
pronounced genuine. As q result many
persons and a few corporations acquired
interests in the Territory claimed as pur-
chasers from the plaintiffs.
1t was alleged that the original erank
had been recommended by Phillip v OF
Spain in 1744 and by Ferdinand VI in
174S; that it had been actually allowed bv
the Viceroy of New Spain in I74s and rati-
ned some time later; but the Federal
authorities made thorough investigation
OF the claim, and the result was the nm
earthing of great m ass of fraud. From a
search OF the archives of Spain and Mexico
it was found that the instruments of which
the copies were correct and duly authenti-
Gated were cleverly forged on genuine
ancient parchments, from which other
writings had been skilltully erased and
placed among the records attending the
administration of Government affairs in
California and adjacent territory during
the period of Spanish dominion.
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SAN JOSE'S TURN VERE|A
Preparing for the Great State
Scheutzen Fest Next
Month.
Officers Elected at the Annual Meet
ing-Prosperous Condition of the
Organization.

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 1.-The San Jose
Turn Verein is making arrangements for
the great State Scheutzen Fest which will
be held in this city August %, 80 and 81 at
Scheutzen Park. Over $1,000 will be given
in prizes, and members of all the shooting
clubs OF the State will be in attendance
and compete for prizes.
AT the annual meeting of the San Jose
Turn Verein, Monday evening, the follow.
ing officers were elected: President, H
w. Otter; president, L. Zeigeler;
treasurer, H. L. Hirsch; corresponding
secretary, L. Weber; financial secretary
and oeckenom, B. Lenz; secretary sick
fund, F. Posky; first leader. f. Butter;
second leader, L. Doerr; librarian and hall
manager, ]. II. Hagen.
The annual reports showed the organi-
zation to be in a prosperous con dition and
the membership Increasing.
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BANNED FoR 1NsASIrr.
One Man Sent to A0nescs, TtUo to jail
and TtCo Discharged.


and TtCo Discharged.
SAN JOSE, CAL, July L-Five insane
persons were before Judge Lorigan and
Drs. Trueman and Harris for examination
this morning. Of this number. one was
committed to Agnews, two discharged and
two ordered confined in the County Jail
and given medical treatment.
John Toomey, who has been serving $50
days in the County Jail for vagrancy. was
committed 20 Agnews. AT one time he
was an inmate of Stockton Asylum. Dur
ing the last two weeks he has become
possessed of the idea that efforts are being
made to poison him, and he has refused to
eat but little food. He is a native of Ire
land and about 40 years of age.
III. w. Mitchell, a newspaper man, and
Frank Bell, an Italian, were examined
and ordered released. They are regarded
as perfectly harmless.
John Drachbar, who was arrested at
Mountain View on Monday on account
of threats he had made against his own
life, was ordered returned to Jail for med
ical treatment. His insanity is evidently
the result OF spree.
Jim Lee, a Chinaman, was also ordered
under medical treatment
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receipt was not in the handwriting OF

receipt was not in the handwriting OF
Tobin.
This turn of affairs was entirely un-
looked for by Paym aster w bster and his
attorneys, who Immediately arose and
asked for q continuance until 10 o clock
tomorrow morning to gain additional evil
aence regarding the handwriting of Mr..
room, as they assert most positively that
the entire document was written by Mr..
Tobin himself.
Inc court was cleared for deliberati on
on the question of continuance until 10
O'CLOCK tomorrow morning to allow other
expert testimony on the handwriting of
Tobln to be introduced. After some little
time the doors were thrown open and the
judge advocate having no objections the
court was adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, a which time mum ber
of witnesses will be called to identify the
writing on the receipt.
Several persons who have examined the
paper seem convinced that the recent is
genuine throughout.
Had not the witness Levy testified as he
did the defense would have closed their
case this afternoon and been ready for
argument to morrow morning. The
Judge advocate would have replied and
then the case would have been closed. 1t
is possible that the court will have COM
pleted its work tomorrow afternoon, and
as soon as the testimony bas all been
transcribed, which will be the following
day, the judge advocate will leave with
it and the findings of the court for Wash
ington for review by the judge advocate
oauaral
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VETERANS At VENTURA.
Camp Phil Sheridan Is FORMALLY Opened.
Many Families Tentng on the
Ground.

VENTURA, CAL, July 1.-Camp Phil
Sheridan, as the ninth annual encamp-
ment OF the Southern California Veteran
Association has been christened, was form
ally opened this evening by Commander
George Downing of Pasadena.
There are now about $50 families on the
ground and arrivals are recorded hourly.
Tent space for 200 tents has been engaged,
and by Friday noon it is certain that fully
100 veterans will be in line for muster.
AT P NJ. to-day the fag-raising cere-
monies were performed.
Mrs. Sweet of the w. r. c. auxiliary
unfurled old glory, q National salute was
fired by the emcampment battery, the ex-
ercises closing with the singing of the
"Star-spangled Banner" by the Pomona
Quartet.
The city is filling up with strangers and
elaborate decorations will constitute the
street dress from now until the close of the
encampment.