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PRICE TWO CENTS
NOLYOKE COLLEGE BURN
TEE MAIN BUILDING OF THE 4
sTIrUTIoN DESTROYED.

Fire Started Under tke GynnasIeu,, al
Lack OF Fire FiehtinG Apparatus -
suited In the Destruction or the Obi.
6tructure-Some Students Houelssi
SOUTH HADLEY. Mass. Sept. 27.-IThe matn%
building of Mount Holyoke College was de-
stroyod by nre early this evening. The loss
will probably amount TO 100000.
The fire started under the gymnasium. proba-
bly, in the drying room of the laundry. and
spread rapidly to the rest Of tho buildinR. The,
fire was discovered about 4:45 O'Clock, and 10
took until after o'clock to destroy the building.
There was no adequate FIRE protection about
the building, and assistance was called from
Holyoke and Northsmpton. Three steamersl
were sent from Holyoke and one from North-l
ampton. but as the water had to be pumped
nearly half Q mile. It offered no ohook 10 the
flames.
building including large part Of the studentp'
property. was saved. and NO one was injured. col
far as learned.
Mrs. Mead. the President Of the college, was
overcome by the excitement. and Miss Knapp
was also overcome by excitement and wasl
taken to the Holy oke Hospital.
The building that was burned was four stories
high and about $50 feet long, with two wingsl
running back about 200 feet also four storiss
high. and q three-story gymnasium buildlnga
with the laundry and machine rooms beneath. /
The trustees carried an insurance of about
$20o.o and the total loss will probably app
prorimate that figure. Several OF the students
were rendered homeless, and got quarters In
South Hadley. Some went to Holyoke. and
others to Springfield.
The buildings that remain are the library. the
Science Hall. Williston Hail. Dwight Hall
West Hall, and South Hall.
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channel that he could not clear the Nymph@
without grounding. The May blew three whis-
Ties, indicating to the Nymphae that she had
revarsed her engines and the Nymph@ re-
sponded with three. Way was not sront on
either boat.
The Nymphae's bow ripped three feet from
the Mays cutwater and tore a rent ten feet
aft. Two firemen who were In the forecastIe
scrambled through tho opening up to tho deck,
badly frightened, but unhurt.
The boy Mccoy was buried under pile of
wreckeKe- His shipmates brought o stretcher
to take his body On deck. After they had lifted
n mass of wood and iron of him, he surprised
them BY jumping up, spitting out several teeth,
w!pinR the blood from his face, and remRrkinH:
much hurt.
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SAVED THREE MEN.
Capt. Edwards Took Them or Capsized
Yacht In Broad Channel.

Capt. Edwards Took Them or . CapsiHed
Yacht In Broad Channel.
RoCKAwAY BEACH, Sept 27.-Peter Pagan,
musician, of this place. and two glass blowers Of
Jersey City, Frank McCormac and John Riley,
were saved from drowning this afternoon by
Capt. John Edwards. who was coming up tho
channel when he saw them clinginR to the side
OF capsized yacht. They were rapidly being
carried toward the inlet by the strong ebb tide.
He bore down on them and took them ashore.
The yacht belonged to John Bools OF Canarsie.
It was righted and taken ashore and Bools sent
soual hit the boat Il was upset None OF the
three could swim. They were cared for by HoI !.
est John Kelly, who has hotel here. until thy
wera able TO return by evening train to taSir
homes. Riley lost a valuable gold watch 'sflen
thrown In the water and SIG. He was BADLY
out on the side of the face by the swinging Of
the boom when the boat went over.
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LEADVILLE STRIKE ENDED.
Tho Miners Will Work at the Old Rates II
the Nine Owners Will Re-empIoy Them.

Tho Miners Will Work at the Old Rates II
the Mine Owners VIII Re.empIoy Them.
LEADvILLE. Col, Sept. a7.-The great miners
strike.whlch has kept Leadville In q turmoil for
nearly two months and which resulted in the
killing OF five mon on last Monday morning and
the subsequent placing Of the city under martial
law. is ended.
A meeting Of the strikers was held last night
under the supervision of the militia, and. after
o stormy session. II was finally decided that tho
men return TO work at the old schedule prices,
providing the mine owners would agree to give
them their old places.
A committee Of Ave was appointed to confer
with the mine ow ners. and as It is generally be-
leved that, outside OF the one or two mines that
have started up with non-union men. the old
mon will be taken back, no further trouble is
expected.
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zHE KaEDIvE's scHEME.
He Took GO Europe q Plan for the Inde-
pendence OF Egypt.

LONDON. Sept. 27.-The Times will tomorrow
publish q despatch from Cairo saying that 1t is
currently reported in native circles that the
Khedive, who recently started on q tour OF
Europe. whore he travelled incognito. took with
him the draft of q scheme for the independence
OF Egypt.
Tho draft was drawn at the Khedve's own
direction by native officials. 1t is added that
the Khedive while in Paris had An interview
with NJ. Hanotaux, the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
The Times, commenting on the despatch, de-
clares that there Is foundation for the state
ments contained therein and that 1t causes dis
quiet,
1t adds that evidence exists Of underhand at
tempts being made to thwart tho British re-
forms in Egypt, and that these attempts will
cause trouble unless they are checked.
The Khedive sailed from Trieste for Egypt on
Friday last
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CUT UP THE SPANIARDs.
Insurgents KIN or Wound Twenty.ssven In
Party OF Thirty-nye.

HAVANA, Sept 27.-Thirty-fve Spanish vol
unteers, commanded by Lieut.. Romero, were
surrounded by superior force of insurgents as
they were leaving the town of Quivican, prov
ince of Havana.
A desperate fight ensued. the spaniards at
tempting 10 cut their way through the insur-
gents. Their efforts were without avail, but
they did not cease to fight until twenty-t three of
their number were killed and four wounded.
Among tho killed was Lieut.. Romero The
volunteers who escaped report that severe
losses were inflicted on the Insurgents.
Through tho efforts of Consul General Lee an
order has been issued by Captain-G General Wey-
the American citizen who WAS arrested recently
on board tho Ward line steamer Seneca at this
port. A condition attached TO his release Is that
he snail leave the island on Wednesday next.
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TWO GEORGIA AssAss1NArIoxs.
Capt. Berry and n Mr.. silver Killed by Men
Who Lay In Walt.

SAVANNAH. Ga, Sept. 27.-Capt. George H.
Berry Of the EfinRham Hussars, q company of
tho First Regiment, Georgia Cavalry, was as
sassinated yesterday while on his way from
Savannah to his homo in EhinRham county.
about thirty miles west Of Savannah. His body
was found lying In the road about eight miles
from tho city. His head had been blown nearly
off by . load of buckshot Berry was riding in
q buKgy when. 1t 10 supposed. negroes concealed
by the roadside fred on him. Berry reached for
his pistol at the bottom of his buggy. but q sec
ond shot from the assassins struck him and he
felt headlong to the ground. The motive for tho
killing Is supposed TO have been robbery.
SPARTA. Ga, Sept. 27.-D. Silver q merchant,
was assassinated on his way from his store
shortly after dark last night. The assassin
into his victims back. The murderer made his
escape. He is supposed to be tho brother of o
negro now in jail for attempting TO murder Mr..
Silver few weeks ago.
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THREE MEN IN A BoAr UPSET.
They Managed to Hang to the Boat
aad Were Rescued by the Life Savers.

They Managed to Hang ON TO the boAt
aad Were Rescued by the Life Savers.
Tho sailboat Flyaway, in which were Helm
rich Hyman Of this city and Frederick Hagen
meister and Max Pennenberger of Astoria, was
upset in the Sound yesterday Off the Halletts
Point lighthouse. Tho party was just return
ing from n fishing trip up the Sound. When
opposite the lighthouse the boat was caught ia
the swift current of He'll Gate. and In an in
slant she was completely overturned.
The accident was witnessed by Capt. Jacob
Seelig and Lieut.. Daniel j. Ryan of the life
saving station, and they Immediately launched
a boat. The three fishermen managed TO cling
TO the overturned Flyawav until the life savers
reached them and they were taken aboard.
They were landed at the foot OF East Eighty
fourth street. Hyman was exhausted. but after
work ing on him for thirty minutes the life saw
ers managed to resuscitato him.
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DID THE BRYANIrBs BURN Irs
Fire Partly Destroys . Building Decorate,
with q bryan Red Flag.

WORCESTER, Mass. Sept. 27.-Fire was dis
covered In the five-story building at Salem
square at go this morning. and general
alarm brought out all the nre apparatus to
fight bad blaze. The fire was soon drowned
out, but S45.ooo damage was done by IRE.
dmoke, and water.
w. H. Burns's loss on tho building. stock, and
goods in the four fioors occupied by his under
wear business is SAC, 900. and w. H. BlodRett 81
Co.'S loss on fruits is $4,000.
Mr.. Burnss building was decorated elaborate
~ with Republican mottoes during the Bryan
meeting on Friday which was held directly In
front Of the building. and the most striking
feature was q picture Of Bryan on . red flag
aide by side with McKinley's picture on tho
Stars and Stripes.
On Saturday Mr.. Burns received Threaten
ing letter and he was not surprised at the fire.
1t is believed TO have been incendiary. The Firo
Marshal ia working ON several important clues,
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RUN DOWy BIZ BIorCLIsrs.
Two Persons Injured In Madison Avenue
Cyelist Breaks His Leg.

Cyelist Breaks His Leg.
Catherine Gilligan. 80 years old. of 253 West
F1ftieth street. was run down yesterday after
Loon at Fifty-e!ghth street and Madison avenue
by y<DmOn Burton Of Ill Huron street, Greens
point l.. l., q ocyclist, who struck her with his
wheel when turning out from behind q wagon.
He could not stop his wheel in time to prevent
running her down. so she refused TO make q
complaint against him. She was taken to the
Flower Hospital to have q scalp wound which
she had sustained treated.
The leg of Robert Bennett. 70 years old, Of
COS Sixth avenue. was broken at the thigh yee.
terday by a bicyclist at Madison avenue and
Forty-third street. Paul Short. % years old, ok
Brooklyn. n. Y. the wheelman. ran into Benz
nett while he was picking his way through
gathering of wagons and carriages. Short was
arrested and locked up by the police Of the
Grand Central Station, and Bennett was taken
to the Flower Hospital.
John Dunn. "a years old of 244 East Eight,
sixth street, real estate broker. while ridiTg 4
wheel on Van Courtlandt avenue, KingsbridRe.
Fordham Hospital.
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Kneehea Oa Mls Cor b. as EIevat.a rn,.r

Archibald Goodwin. conductor, "a years old,
while collecting fares on a car of the Broadway
line in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon, came into
contact with an elevated railroad pillar at
broadway and Stewart street. He foil from the
car and was insensibls whom he was picked up
An ambulance surgeon took him to st. Mary's
Hospital. where 1t was found that Goodwin had
several scalp wounds.
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coL1IsIoN IN CENTRAL PARK.
Wagon aud Cab Como Toeether-WagoA
Driver Perhaps Fatally InJured.

Driver Perhaps Fatally lnJured.
A collision occurred on the East Drive of Con-
tral-Park in the neghborhood Of Eighty eighth
street yesterday afternoon which resulted in
two men being injured. ono perhaps fatally.
Peter Morris of 1913 West Tenth street, the
driver Of a hanson. collided with light wagon
driven by Henry Klaingst of 1873 West Fifty
third street. In the hanson was Miss Houa-
ton OF 1873 Fifth avenue. She escaped injury
and was taken homo by friend who was pass.
ing In a carriage.
tho vehicles came together Park Policeman
Mulvey found him unconscious and sent him to
the Presbyterian Hospital in n Park ambulance.
1t is believed that he has fra :tured skull. At
late hour last night he had not pot recovered si con- @
Morris, the driver OF the hanson; sustained
contuBions on the arm and shoulder After
having his injuries dressed by an ambulance
surgeon he went home.
Klaingst's horse ran away and was captured
at NineIy-second street by Policeman Terpery.
Both vehicles were smashed, and were removed
tn the Park stables, TO which place the horses
Mnra taken.
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Trolley Car Passengers Hurt In a Panic.

Tho blowing out OF the fuse caused panic in
q crowded trolley car In Fulton street and Sche-
nectady avenue, Brooklyn, on Saturday night.
A dozen OF the passengers jumped Oft IN hurry,
and nearly all Of them were more or less In
jured.
Mrs. Renie Condit OF "a Liberty avenue re-
ceved q sprained ankle, and Mrs. Margaret
Carney of Hamilton street. Cypress Hills, was
50 severely bruised that she had to be taken to
St Johns Hospital,
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APPLAUDED THEIR PASTOR.
MP. Lloyd and Hts Flock United In Their
Opposition to Rryanism.

Opposition to Rryanisn.
Tho Rev. William Lloyd. pastor OF tho Central
Congregational Church on West Fifty-seventh
street, WAS vigorously applauded last evening.
during his address on the Peoples RESPONSE
bilty for the Characters of their Rulers" whom
he announced that though he had been Demo-
crat since adopting this as his country he would
on next election day vote for Major Mckinley.
When DR.. Lloyd appealed to his auditors to
know whether they would permit the flag to be
sullIed and dragged in the dust by the repre-
sentative OF anarchy and mibrule. . storm Of
Noes" was yelled back from the audience,
and vigorous applause followed the demon
atrAtion.
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Tho schooner webster aad 90 Msa Lost.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27.-Capt. Scott of the
schooner Herman, which has just returned from
Kodiak with eighty-nve otter skins, brought
further assurances OF the loss OF the schooner
Edward +. Webster and the lives OF the twenty
nine men she carried. The Webster was COM
officer was Gustave Weaver. She carried I'VE
hunters besides Capt. johnson. s,G
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DIR. srEWAR Rr O. HECTOR MIssINs.l
He Was Formerly = RrookIyu PhysIcial.
but Has Lived In Railway LntterIy.

AAo hb hrooktyu fhyoIctuNa
hut Has Lived In Railway LatterIy.
The police OF this city we're asked yesterday To
send out a general alarm Tor DR.. Stewart o.
Hector, who has been missing from his home
in Railway since Friday, when he took a;train
for New York, taking with him his large st.
Bernard dog. He also took q considerable
amount of money with him. He wore n checks
cred gray suit and black derby hat He weara
eyeglasses, is heshy, and has SANDY nous
He formerly practised medicine in Brooklyn
and resided there. He has not been prn nctisinR
for year. 1t was his habit 10 90 TO New York
on business occasionally and to return the same
day. He had not been well on Friday. and sew
crai citizens who saw him before he took the
so years old and made his home with his moth
or-in.law, Mrs. Thomas Smith. He had hui
no difference with HIS wife, but before goin)
away he made a remark TO n friend that wouN
seem TO indicate that he was incensed at SOME
thing that some one had either said or done
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DANF0RTH is IN THE LEAD.
"1rAY BE ooMPELLED" TO RUN IN
PLACE OF 1HACRER.

siniia Kuows, but Ho Won't Tell Until
RrInu Gets Here To-day Popoeratio
Committee Meets To-niGht - Danrorth
'Phones to Hn.- Gets Many TelsErsu,s.
who's to be the candidate for Governor in
place of Thacher2" asked SUN reporter yes
torday Of the Hon. William p. st. John at Popo-
cratic headquarters in the Hotel Bartholdi.
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Lost Their Way on a AIouutain.

BAR HARBoR, Me, Sept. 27.-Dr. Z. A. 81
OF Philadelphia and Mrs. John Mlnturn of :
York started to ascend Green Mountain
afternoon. They expected to return
sundown. Az Q O'Clock. they having .-T
appear, men with lanterns and hor'
search through tho mountain. VIZ
70 the villago,A searching party "
and general alarm was spread n
town. They were found at 8;l5,
theR way On the mountain. -
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srKANG1ED TO DEArh BrACCIDENr
Young Lenz, In TryInR 10 Get Whseibars
row. Caught His Head In n Rope.

row. Caught His Head In n Rope.
HAGKENsACK. Sept. 12.-Frank LenE. the
twelve.year-old son OF A. l.. Lenz, butcher on
Hudson street. was accidentally strangled to
death by hanging to-day. The child had been
in tho habit of playing with wheelb harrow, and
for convenience in handling II had fastened a
piece OF rope around the handle. This morning
was standing against the wall and he got up on
a meat block Ia order to lower It He caught
way as TO form loop, His feet sippen and he
fell, His head caught In the moose and in this
to death with his feet scarcely an inch from the
ground.
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ALLEGED WIRE rAPPERs xABBED.
They Were Arrested on the Roof OF = Mas
sau Street BuiIdInE.

Central once detectives arrested on Saturday
William Grimm. a speculator, OF 48 Clinton
place; William Smith, a clerk, of 12 East Hath
street, and John Leonard, . picture frame
maker, of 25s East Thirty-fourth street, on a
charge OF wire tapping. The arrests were made
on the roof OF building In Nassau street, near
Fulton street.
Detectives Mccarthy. Carlin, and Cain heard
that wire tapping was being carried on In that
offenders. They were told on Saturday that the
men named were ON the roof OF the building,
and managed TO take them prisoners. They got
no evidence. The men were remanded to Police
Headquarters from the jefferson Market Court
yesterday TO give the detectives time 70 look for
evidence
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Drowned woman Idenuned as Ellen
Manning,

The old woman who was found drowned on
Saturday in the WAllabout basin. Brooklyn,
has been identified as Ellen Manning. aged s5
daughter. at el7 willoughby street. A week
ago she started off to visit friend In North
Portland avenue. aud probably lost her way and
fell into the basin.
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A Baxter street Vie,v ore.

"say. vAhder. who vOs dod man William ebay
Bryant"
william ebay Bryan, ohaksyf Wy. he vos der
EreAdest man In der vairit Oh. he Vos der Rread
man, chAkey. He yoa running vor Presidend. una
ven he ged slssdsd he mAig DER whole country vail
und den der country Ssddlo goF>fesfty oend on dor
tollaE.e % .-A "
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KMlsa In her Hoas BY a lave Wire.

AbroH. Ill, Sept 27.-Durlng . storm here
yesterday Mrs. 7. I<,sVulds touched an slsctrio
~: at her tcs~I&e received shook
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WILL BE BURIED IN BRookLYN.
Remains of Maj. Crawford to Rest at
Greenwood

In. accordance with the wish of his wife
the remains of Major Crawford. who died
yesterday, will be inferred in the family
plot In Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Short services Will be held at his late resi-
dence, No. 1884 Park street, Mount Pleas.
ant, at 400 O'Clock this afternoon Rev.
DR.. Schneider of the Church of the Incarn
ton will officiate
The body will be accompanied on its
journey to the depot by members of the
family and small number of friends
Among the latter will be Col. James A.
Bates. Col George Truesdell, Capt Richar I'd
w. Tyler and Major E. X. Halstead. of the
Loyal Legion, and a delegation from the
order OF the Scottish Rite. headed by Will
lam Oscar Roome. Major era wford was a
member OF both these organizations
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ASSESSED THE DAMAGES.
Opening of the Alley in a Block Near
ightwOOd.

Br1XnGWOOu.
A jury assessed damages for the opening
of the alley in the block between Sheridan
and Whitney avenues and adjacent to Sew
enth street out toward Brghtwood.
1t will be necessary to take 22S square
feet of the rear OF a lot 1875 feet deep
belonging TO Mr.. F. X. Horner.
After testimony as TO the value of ground
then, given by Messrs. Fox. McLachlen, and
other real estate men, the jury fixed the
damages, including about ST 3 for moving q
coal shed, at 500.
The cost of the condemnation proceed
ings, sos, was added to the amount assessed
and the whole was assessed as benefit
against the lots, which will be benefited
by having access TO the alley.
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heat stroke received during the recent

heat stroke received during the recent
torrid weather.
Mrs. Kelly was taken to the hospital
twelve days ago suffering from a sunstroke.
Though everything possible was done, her
condition remained almost unchanged dur
ing the whole of the time. She recovered
consc. BUSINESS only on one or two brief &C.
casions.
She lived with her sister above No. 715
Market Space. Her rema ms were re-
moved to Lees undertaking establishment
and a burial certificate was issued.
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RECRUITS WANTED.

WANTED -Fordu. 8. Amy. able
bodied Unmarried. men, between the
ages of 81 and 80; citizens of the United
States; of good charaoter and temperate
habits; who can sneak, read, and write
English. For information apply, preferably
by letter, to RECRUITING Officer, Wash
ington Barracks, D. G., or Fort Nyer, Va,
tu&f-to oce1
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SHE DIED FROM HEAT,

Mrs. Kelly Never Recovered From
the Effects of the Prostitution.
Mrs: Elizabeth Kelly, who came to this
country two weeks ago from her home
in Ireland, died at Emergency Hospital
yesterday morning from the results of q
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To G. A. r.. Encampment via Penn.
sylvania Railroad.

For this occasion the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will sell, August 20, 80 and 81, ex-
cursiOn tickets to st. Paul at rate of SGT. 90,
good for return passage until September 16.
with privilege of extension, IL deposited with
joint agent, until September 80.
au22-6tem
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HELP wANTED-MALB.

w NTED "A good second hand bread
baker. GUTENBERG. L 43 7th 81. NV.
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w ANTED-At once, at CHESA-
PEAkE, 1881 9TH st. NV, u waitress.
Item
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COUNTRY BOARD.

w ANTED-A few more boarders; resi-
dence miles west of Warrenton, Va;
pure spring water; mountain air an lscenery;
50 per week for adults, So. so for children.
Address r. F. Moffett, Shade, Fauquier Co.,
Va. au1S-14t
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ELECTRICPARK

formerly Bethesda Park.)
NEW NAME. NEW MANAGEMENT
NEW METHODS. NEW LIGHTS.
Through service from Georgetown over the
Tenleytown Road.
Take Pennsylvania Avenue Cable or
street Underground Electric Cars-change
1t Thirty-second.
Plenty of amusemen.s. Music and Dancing
every evening. Plenty of seats throughout
the grounds
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UNABLE TO FIND 1T.

The surgeons probed long and faithfully
for the bullet, but could discover nothing
except sert Of tissue. W hich had gathered
around the head of the remur. the bone
having become softencd and somewhat
deadened. This substance was removed
The doctors came to the conclusion, after
aDhour and three quarters search. that the
bullet must have lodged somewhere in the
tissues of the hone and become incased.
DR.. Snyder said that in one way he con-
sidered the operation a failure. as it had
not resulted in the removal OF the object
of the operation. Yet the removal of the
pencrose. tissue may and probably will
alleviate much of the suffering which Miss
Summers has endured since the time of
the accident.
DR.. Snyder is Of the opinion that the
shadograph showed this accumulation of
Deucrose tissue instead of the bullet
The patient stood the operation remark
ably Well for one of her a ge. nineteen years
II is doubtful if another attempt VIII lie
made.
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A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.

EEECHAM,S PILLS, taken as directed.
will quickly restore Femaleo tocomplete health.
They promptly removo distractions or irregu-
.ry.tiea of the system Fora