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EXCURSION RATES.
Via the Santa Fe Route-The Home
Road.

To St Joseph and return, September
5-l2, rate $685. Tickets good to Sep
TENDER u.
To Wichita, September and 10. rate
$4.62- Tickets good to September p
Wichita Grand Lodge A. F. and A
M, S4.62 for the round trip; tickets on
sale September to 10, good to Septem-
Der p
Kansas City Fancy Horse show. Fair
mount park, S2.67 for the round trip:
tickets on sale September 5 to u
To Meriden and return, September 10
TENDER 10.
To Kansas City and return, Septem-
Der to Il, fare and one-third, good to
return September p
To lola and return, September 8 to
y. fare and one third. good to return
Septembe Il
Homeseekers' excursion. September Is.
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MISSIONARY 10 AFRICA.
Wesleyan Methodists in Annual Con-
ference Selects officers.

North Branch, Sept. 7.-Over 100 del
egates and preachers are here attending
the annual conference of the WESLEYAN
Methodist church.
The conference voted to send one
missionary to Africa at its own ex-
pense- The permanent officers elected
are Rev. G. B. Howard. reelected
president; Rev E. s. Higgins of Anes.
secretary; Rev L. Wing, treasurer:
eight ministers were ordained at this
session, among the number being a wo-
man-Rev. Mrs. V. c. TaIafaro of To
peka-the first ordained by this de-
nomination in Kansas
Rev A P. Lineard will be returned
TO Topeka as pastor of the Topeka cir
cult
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Cincinnati ......1 O1OO-5 9 Q
Brooklyn .........O 0 1 So 6
Batteries: Cincinnati, Dwyer and
PETIT; Brooklyn, Payne and Burren.
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Philadelphia o1OOOO1 2-10 IL o
Chicago 80 0 0 0O1OO -5 IA
Batteries: Philadelphia, Taylor and
Boyle; Chicago. Briggs and Donohue.
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western League standing.
TOPEKA's AWFUL WORK.
Let Atchison Wallop Them by Ssore
of 12 to 1.

Atchison. Sept. THE Topeka ball
club opened a series of games here yes
terday afternoon. The club came from
CoffeyvilIe, travelling all Saturday night,
and was easy for AtchisOn. The Wis
itors' only run was made on Clarks
home run hit in the seventh. Redmond
and Hall formed the battery for To-
peka and Jones and Loman for Atch-
ison In the eighth inning Redmond
practically gave up hope Of winning
and simply tossed the ball over the
plate. The score by innings was as
Atchison ......Oo 3O1116 Oh
Topeka .......O 0 1 0 o.
In the practice preceding the game,
Sawyer. Topeka's third baseman, was
hit in the face by a batted ball and was
unable to play.
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Cvcle Races at Halstead.

Halstead, Sept. THE Woodmen are
well pleased with their picnic held at
Halstead. Among the interesting feat
ures of the day the bicycle races held a
prominent place. Five races took place,
the entries being all made by Newton
riders. The first prize, So, was won by
Fred Hessler; the second, 81, by Wal
ter Shillingford; the third, So, by Dan
Gracey; the fourth, 81, by Will Phillips;
the fifth, 81, by John Faecher.
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AN OCEAN DISASTER.
But the Particulars of Tt shrouded il
Mystery.

Madrid, Sept. Am explosion, heard
off the coast near the town of Nuros.
in the province of Corunna during the
night, is the cause of much excitement
and speculation amongst the inhabi-
tants it seems evident that a disaster
has aOccurred, as much wreckage is
strewn along the coast. 1t is supposed
that two vessels collided during the
night and fOundered.
Nothing has been discovered to show
the identity of the vessels. nor is it
known how great a loss of life &C
companied the catastrophe.
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al Zen Round Match.

San Francisco, Sept. Lon Agnew
and Spider Kelly have been matched by
the Armory Athletic club of this city,
for ten rounds, 1875 pounds. on Friday.
October g. The same evening Jimmy
Anthony, the Australian bantam, will
attempt to best Tom Cooney and Billy
Fay in six rounds and Billy Lewis of
Denver will meet Billy Shannon of this
city at $50 pounds in a limited round
contest
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MARSHALL REPUBLICANS.
Making a School House Campaign
Gen. Caldwell the Orator.

Blue Rapids, Sept. THE RepubH-
cans of this county have commenced
a school house campaign.
Robert Rose, a Bohemian orator and
editor of a Bohemian paper at Chicago,
is looking after the Bohemians and
Gen. J. c. Caldwell, F. A. Stacks and
others are speaking in the towns and
school districts.
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AN EDITOR RETTRES.
After Fifteen Years in the Harness ].
W. Bliss Steps Out.

Frankfort. Sept. II. W. Bliss has
retired from the editorial management
and control of the Bee, which he has
been publishing for the last three years
He is succeeded by w. J. Granger, who
has just retired as postmaster after
continuous service of over four years
and a half. The retiring editor has
been a newspaper publisher and editor
in northeastern Kansas for the last if
teen years.
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aAUpAUR CHAMPToN.
Won the Rowing Championship of the
World and $4,000.

Putney, Eng. Sept. Jake Gaudaur
of Toronto, today won the rowing
championship of the world and $1,000
in addition to the sportsman cup, de-
feating James H. Stansbury of Aus
traIia, who recently defeated ''Wag"
Harding for the championship of the
world. The course was the usual
championship course, four miles
straight away, from Putney to Mort
lake. Gaudaur won by twenty lengths.
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EXCLUSION F1zzLE.
Only Four Persons Board a special
of Four Coaches.

Atchison. Sept. THE excursion
which the Missouri Pacific railway ran
from St Joseph to Kansas CITY Sun
DAY on account of the horse show was
probably the biggest fizzle that road
ever met with. When the train of
TOUR coaches pulled into the union de-
pot here there were exactly four per
sons on board, not counting the train
men, and they looked ashamed of
themselves Not a single passenger
boarded the train here.
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SOCIETY TAKES IT UP.
The Floral Benefit Ball to be Led by
Mr. Wilder and Hrs. Thomas.

It was announced this afternoon that
Mr.. Edward Wilder and Mrs. Jonathan
Thomas would lead the grand march
at the Floral Benefit ball at Hamilton
hall Friday night. From 400 to 500 of
the leading society people will attend
and the affair is to be the grandest and
most elaborate event in Topeka society
for years.
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a Kansas Ranana Tree.

Arkansas City, Sept. Ed Nelson
has the roots of a banana tree from
which have grown two sprouts, each
of which are about ten feet high Dur
ing the wind storm one of them was
blown down.
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Department of Elocution, Oratory
and Physical Culture conducted bv
Miss Caroline Baum will open Tuesday
Sept. Sth. Pupils for private instruc-
ton received at any time. Glass work
must be arranged for Saturday, Sept
18th. Pupils recitals will be given at
Institute Hall once a month through
out the year. Office 118 West 9Th ST
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his report with a brief note resigning
the position. This was received with
surprise, as the Office has paid SAB
during the past two months. 1t is IN
derstOOd that Mr. Anderson resigned
because of certain criticisms as to the
city's methods of running its business
which have been visited on him be-
cause he holds an Office in the admins
tratiOn.
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Methodist Conference Elects.

Ottawa, Sept. AT the Methodist
Protestant church conference in ses-
sion here the following officers were
elected: Rev J. r. Daily for presi-
dent; Rev. w. A. Sprague, secretary;
Rev. W H. Manary, Rev. T. J. Shop
pard, J. E. Divelbiss and w. W. Shaw
stationery committee. Rev f d. Lay
G. W. Lane, r. NJ Glass, d. S. Lay
and J. r. Heath compose the standing
district committee.
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WOULDN'T HURT GOLDBUGs
Gen. Caldwell Thinks Bryan's Election
Would Affect ToiIing Masses.

Waterville, Sept: IA tent with a
for the use of all political parties Gen.
Caldwell spoke in it Saturday night. He
said:
1T is not the gold kings of Wall
street you will hurt you don't touct
them, it is the laboring man. The wild
ow, the tOiling masses who have put
their savings in the savings banks. 1t
is they who hold your mortgages"
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a Perfect Hair Snake

Fort Scott, Sept Yesterday while
cleaning the wash basins in the toilet
room at the Hotel Huntington, Erwin
Ezell. one of the porters found per
feet hair snake. The specimen is about
the thickness of a human hair, from
which it developed and inches long
and very active. The porter says it
came out of the hot water pipes and
that . couple of witnesses were present
when he found it.
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DEMOCRAT FOR M'KINLEH.
w. A FalIas of Stockton, Addresses a
Strong Republican Club.

Stockton, Sept. IA Mckinley club
has been organized here with a mem
bership of 145. Officers were elected, as
follows: E. J. Williams, president;
Frank Borin and Chas. Alexander, vice
presidents; P. H. Cooper, secretary and
F. E. Young, treasurer.
At the organization meeting W. A.
Fallas, a lOfe-lOng Democrat NJ c.
Reville, and w. B. Ham, addressed
the meeting, the former defining his
position in unmistakable language.
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HER CRUTCH GAVE Way.
Fort Scott Woman Receives a Brok-
en- Arm in g Queer Wav

Fort Scott, Sept. Mrs. Thurston
was quite severely injured Saturday bv
a peculiar accident
Some months ago she was injured nv
a fall on the sidewalk which resulted
in her being obliged to use crutches
Saturday while walking around near
the mousse one OF her clutches gave
way and she fell heavily. breaking her
right arm above the wrist
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Cheney Veterans Reunion.

Cheney, Sept. Rankin post G. A
r. of Cheney is preparing to give an
old fashioned bean bake and soldiers
reunion on October 9, 1896. The meet
ing will be held in a beautiful grove on
the Minnesota river, one mile east of
Cheney.
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BANNER SILVER CLUB.
Centralia Claims to Have the Cham.
pion Organization of N. E. Kansas.

Centralia, Sept. mo man ever re-
ceived warmer reception than Jerry
BOtkin had in Centralia and Seneca
Saturday He was greeted in both
places by large and enthusiastic audi
ences and the free silver people of
Nemaha county are feeling very jubi-
liant over their demonstration
Centralia has the largest free silver
club in northeastern Kansas.
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Died of Diphtheria.

Miss Sadie r. Whitney. aged 6 years
died this morning of diphtheria at the
residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
o. F. Whitney, north of the city. The
funeral services were held at the house
to Granville for burial.
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SATURDAYS GAMES.

CINCINNATI 5; BROOKLYN 3.
Score:
Cincinnati ........1 21O1OO-5 9 0
Brooklyn .........O 0 1 50 1
Batteries: Cincinnati, Dwyer and
Peitz; Brooklyn, Payne and Burrell.
BOSTON SIS; CLEVELAND 81.
Score, first game:
Boston ........1OO211 OoO-5 i8 ?
Cleveland 30 o o 2 0 o % 2
Batteries: Boston, KIObendanz and
Camel; Cleveland, Young and thinner.
Second game:
Boston ..........2 OOoOos O-5 6 o
Cleveland .-.....4 0 0 2 81 Il 5
Batteries: Boston, Sullivan and
Camel; Cleveland, Young and thinner.
PHILADELPHIA 10; CHICAGO S.
Score:
Philadelphia 100000 20 II o
Chicago 80 0 0 4 0 ii 0 O-5 IA
Batteries: Philadelphia, TAYLOR and
Boyle; Chicago. Briggs and Donohue.
MINNEAPOLIS p; INDIANAPOLIS
Minneapolis ..oo7oOO41OI12 4 Il
Indianapolis @ o OIL O o % 6
Hutchinson and Schriver; Cross and
Wood.
ST. PAUL 1872; COLUMBUS o.
St Paul ...1512114OO-15 20 % e
Columbus 30 0 0 0 0 0 90 5
Denzer and Spies; McGreevey and
Wilson.
Second game:
st. Paul 81 O1OOOOO-2
Columbus 30 o 1 "a 0 0 50 3
Phyle and Spies; Daniels and VIII
son.
KANSAS CITY SIS; DETROIT 6-6.
Score, first game:
RE E
Kansas City O11OO1 1Oo1-5 10 2
Detroit ......O 0 0 0 0 3 1 90 20 Is 2
Second game:
R. H E
Kansas City q 1 0 O-5 10
Detroit ---.-..-0 3 0 0 0 Sc 10 2
carney and Lake; Thomas and
TWineham.
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Bavard to Return to London

London, Sept. 5.-The United States
ambassador Mr.. ThOs. F. Bayard re-
turns to London from his Norwegian
cruise on Monday next, and remains
here until September 25 when he will
start on a round of country house Wis
it's. His tenancy of the residence he
occupies here expires at Easter.
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Gives Away 1000 Bags of Peanuts

Leavenworth, Sept. 7.-E. c. Fritsche,
the Broadway pharmacist, will give
100 bags of peanuts and lots of lemon
ade free to the crowds at his drugstore
during the Labor Day parade today.
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Irvine,s strong MCKINLEY Club.

Irving. Sept. THE Republicans of
Irving have organized a Mckinley club
with a membership of over 100. R. w
Hemphiil, candidate for clerk of court
Of Marshall county, addressed the last
meeting, as did also Chas. Preston.
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sudden Death oil Ffeherman King.

Lawrence, Sept. w. H. King, who
fishes for a living, fell dead at his home
in North Lawrence Saturday. He has
been as well as usual and was up and
about his business yesterday. When
he got UP he fell dead without any
warning symptoms of any kind.
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wArERwoRKs CONTRACT.
Fort Scott to Expend $4,000 in I'm
proving Water System.

proving " ater SYSTEM.
Fort Scott, Sept.7-Three of the Iarg-
est contracts for the $50, 900 improve
ments to be made by the company has
been let as follows:
For furnishing cast iron pipes and
specials of sizes between and 16 inch
es in diameter, let to the Admission Pipe
and Foundry company, Admission, Ala
For furnishing necessary valve and
fire hyndrants let to the Ludlow Valve
company, of Troy, N. Y.
For laying the pipe and setting valves
and fire hydrants let to Charles A.
StOOkey of Bellevue III.
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steam PIeasnre Boat al Aera.

Agra, Sept. THE Rock Island has
a pond here now one half mile long
and a quarter of a mile wide. Citizens
have built a steam yacht and amuse
themselves steaming UP and down.
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Scarlet Fever.

The third case of scarlet fever in this
city was reported to the sanitary Off
GERS this morning. It is in the family
of Harry Scott, residing at 615 Bran
ner street.
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POLICE JUDGE RESIGNS.
W. s Anderson Leaves a Paying Po-
sitlon on Account of Criticism.

Abilene, Sept. AT the last council
meeting the police judges report foI,
July and August was given in. It
SHOWS ~ cases of which 6 were 4oint
lines of $50 each. Total fines recsiI-e5
by the city 1926 eOeIN Gu
Police Judge Anderson accompania5
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KANSAS CITY SIS; DETROIT SIS.
Score first era11aa.
SUNDAYS GAMES.

Kansas City, Sept. BOBBY Caru-
Tiers career as an umpire in the West
ern league came to an abrupt end yes
terday. He started in to umpire the
games, but he soon had the players of
both teams standing on their heads Civ
be possible. In the first inning he
called a strike on Whistler on a BAH
that was over his head and when
Whistler kicked he not only put him
out of the game, but ordered him off
the grounds as well.
First game, score by innings:
Kansas City .-....-.-O 0 0 0 %
Detroit .--.-.....-.-..0 1 0 0 0 o.
Observation-Disclosures and Lake: Gale
and Twineham.
Score second game:
Kansas City ...........1 11O1-4
Detroit .-...-..-.......---..1 0 3 %
Batteries-KnelI and Lake: Egan and
TWineham.
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Diphtheria Prevalent at Frankfort.

Frankfort. Sept. This town is now
under temporary quarantine for diph-
liberia. There are several severe cases.
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we can Iaunder ladies' shirtwaists to
suit the most critical customer Peer
loss Steam Laundry. lip and ia West
Eighth.
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Boston ........1 11OoO-5 Is
Cleveland 30 0 2 0 %
Batteries: Boston, KlObendanz anC
Camel; Cleveland, Young and thinner
Second game:
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COLUMBUS IL: ST. PAUL 8


St. Paul. Sept. THE Saints outbat-
ted the visitors, but lost the game by
poor base running. Attendance 1000.
The score:
HI E
St Paul III O 10 O-S 10
Columbus .-.3 0 1 I'll u
Batteries-St. Paul. Fricken and Spies;
Columbus Jones and Wilson.
MINNEAPOLIS 10; INDIANAPOLIS 0.
Minneapolis, Sept. THE Aillers, by
shutting out Indianapolis, made it three
straight and secured the championship.
Fisher was batted out of the box in
the fifth. and Kellem took his place.
Score:
r. H. z
Minneapolis 0O11O2O do 16 0
Indianapolis 0 0 0 0 o. o %
Batteries - Minneapolis, Figgemier
and Schriver; Indianapolis, Fisher, Kel-
lem and Wood.
MILW'KEE lib; GRAND RAP'S %
Milwaukee, Sept. milwaukee, won
two games from Grand Rapids. In the
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BOSTON SIS; CLEVELAND 2-7.
Score, first game:
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ST. PAUL 15-2; COLUMBUS O-s.

st. Paul 81 5 12114O O-15 20 O
Columbus 20 0 0 0 0 90 5
Denzer and Spies; McGreevey and
Wilson.
Second game:
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MINNEAPOLIS p; INDIANAPOLIS

Minneapolis ..OO7 O41O-i2 IA /
Indianapolis % 0 1 OIL % 4
Hutchinson and Schriver; Cross and
Wood.
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LOCAL BREvrT1Es

s=-@4s9-
Matters OF Minor Moment In and About
the city.
Opera House this evenlng-"Dr. Syn
tax"
The Grand this evenIng-"erlmes's
Cellar Door"
The NonpareIl Club will give one Of
Its series OF dances ut Zeockler's hall
on North Main street, Monday, Febru-
airy TO- g..
The brick work on the new Busby law
office building. on Chapllne street. OPP
posite the court house, was completed
yesterday.
Joe Baird was arrested last evening
by Officer Gardner on charge OF fight
Ing the night before. He escaped at the
time Of the fight.
Last evening Officer Mason arrested
Maggie Stewart, on q plain drunk
charge. and she was hauled In In the
city patrol wagon.
Clerk Hook yesterday admitted to re-
cord deed made February 5 by b. s.
Allison, trustee, to John W. Glasscock,
for $3.50. lot % In Fink's second addition
to Wheeling.
There were three cases in the police
court yesterday morning. One man
was dismissed and two paid their tines.
Young John Clancy, for fighting, was
taxed 81 and costs.
Market street is in a muddy condition
which would be q disgrace to q country
road. There are pools and ridges OF
mud all over the brick pavement, and
they ought not to be there.
Weber & Fields big show, one OF the
largest vaudeville companies in Ameri-
ca, will open an engagement OF three
nights and matinee at the GRIND next
Monday evening. These people always
have good show.
Squire Glllespy last night fined sher-
man Krnft 81 and costs for profane
swearing, 81 and costs on a plain drunk
charge aud ST and costa for assault and
battery on his wife, In default OF the
cash he was sent TO JAN.
Last evening the council committee
on real estate audited bills 1gGregating
$22 %. The Baer Bros Grocer Com
pany agreed to vacate the little piece OF
Main street on tho creek bank when
ever ordered to. Being a thorouShfare
It cannot be leased.
The Republicans over the river are
very heartily endorsing the reoppolnt-
ment OF w. T. Lewis, as commissioner
OF the bureau OF labor statistics OF Ohio.
A petition to Governor Bushnell was
circulated In Bridgeport yesterday ask
ing for Mr.. Lewiss reappointmcnt.
This is the discount period at the city
Gns office. and the ONCE is kept open in
the evenings to accommodate gas con-
sumcrs. Bills must be paid on or be-
fore next Monday to secure the benefit
OF the discount. and II is much more
convenient TO pay before the big rush
begins,
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ABOUT PEOPLE
stranger. In the city aud wheeling
Folks Abroad.

Strangers In tho City aud Wheeling
Folks Abroad.
Major a. Howard Fleming. Of Fair
mont, was in the city yesterday.
Col. David II. Hunt. the insurance
man. has returned from Cincinnati.
John w. Hastings, Lorain. Ohio,
manufacturer, registered at the Nc
Lure yesterday.
John II. Daniels and Charles p .Dud-
ley. Of Parkersburg, figured on the reg
lister ut the Mcclure.
C. T.. Chlldcrs, OF Pittsburgh, general
ngcnt OF the Central Traffic Associa-
tIon, was here on n business visit yes
terday.
r.. ]. Purcell, of Washington, D. c.,
special ngent OF the United States Econ
omIc Stamp Association. is Mcclure
arrival.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Butts will leave
this week for New orleans, and after
taMng in the MardI Gras they Will re-
turn by boat.
Captain T. NJ. BarnBdnll, the promi-
ncnt Bradford oil operator. was In
Wheeling yesterday on route to the
southwest oil fields.
w. II. McGregor. OF Huntington; Fos-
ter Mitchell, OF SistcrsVillc, and j. A,
carlton. Of Warrington, were arrivals
at the Mcclure yesterday.
]. w Fowler. secretary OF the Bell
aire, bridgeport & Martins Ferry Elec-
trio Street Railway, was reported slight
~ better yesterday. although his con-
dltion Is still critical.