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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27

At Rosedale, Russell county VS.. on satur-
day, Mr.. Outer and his son ouarreIeu ess
money transaction. The father fired several
.hots at his son, his wife knocking down the
pistol Finally a ball took effect in the sons
breast. As he fell he shot his father through
the heart killing him instantly. The SON
lived half an hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27

BAsEBALL-The game played by the
National League baseball clubs yesterday
resulted as follows: Cincinnati IL. Chi
cago 8 St Louis g, Louisville 3. Those of
Saturday were as follows; Baltimore 10,
Washington q; Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 3;
Boston Z, New York A Cleveland 8, Pitts.
Cincinnati 3
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Lavell lumber yards and planning
mills in Butte, Mont, burned to-day;
loss 5000
The battleship Oregon was success
fully placed in Hunters Point dry dock
at San Francisco, last night.
VIM. McFarlane & Co., manufactur-
ers of thrown silk, New York, and fac
tory at Bayonne, N. j., assigned to-
day.
The report that the American Tin
Plate Works, OF Elwood, Ind, the
largest concern Of the kind in the
world, has Joined the Trust, is untrue.
Pemberton Brothers, sheepskins, with
factory at Peabody, Mass, and Office
and store at Boston, have assigned.
The aggregate indebtness is about
$500, 900.
As the St. Louis and New York pass.
enger train on the Pan Handle was
pulling out of Dayton, o., last night
five coal cars crashed into it from u
side track and struck sleeper in which
there were ten persons. One passenger
was instantly killed and seven others
were injured.
The lifeIess body of white woman
was found this morning in room of
Chinese opium den in an alley in ST.
Louis. Death bad been caused by
strangulation. The woman was the al
legged wife of Gam Lee, a Chinaman
who runs an opium joint. The couple
quarreled last Saturday and the woman
left Lees place. Since then he had
been searching for her and it is believed
that he found her sometime during the
early morning and strangled her TO
death. Lee cannot be located.
Judge Wallace, in the United States Cir
cult Court in New York, to-day handed
down a decision in the case of tho United
States against the North American CONNER
cal Company, in which he sustains tho con-
tention of the government regarding the
rental of the scaling islands, st. Paul and st
George The suit in point is for S134 600,
for the year ended April 1, 1894, but the de-
cision equally covers all the other suits and,
under the contract between the government
and the company, involves several million
dollars. Judge Wallace decides that under
the contract and the statutes the Secretary Of
the Treasury has the right to fix the number
of seals TO be taken annually without making
any abatement of the rent of $60,OOo, the
revenue tax of 81 per skin or the $7.62
bonus for each skin.
As the result of quarrel while at work in
the pittsburg Wire Works, at Braddock, Pa
this morning, Tohn Stoll German, was in
stantly killed by blow from the fist of Chas.
Edwards, coored.
News of the landing of another important
expedition on the shores of Cuba with a large
quantity of arms and ammunition for the in
surgents has been received in New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27
To Offer a Reward of 100 Dollars

for case Of catarrh that cannot be cured,
creates the suspicion that the article 80 adver.
tised is q, humbug. Do you know OF any
such rewa d being paid? Ely Bros. do not
promise rewards in order to sell their well.
known Cream Balm They offer the most
effective medicants, prepared in convenient
fern to pse, and at the lowest possible price,
remedy, which is absolutely free from mer-
onrisis 81 ether harmful drugs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK. April PA firm tone char.
acterized The railway list and London bought
moderately of its specialties. The rising ten
dency of stocks was strong at II o'clock.
BALTIMORE. April 27.-Virginis IS, new,
72lsaT2lb do. Century 62a62t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27
Two MuRDERERs LYNcHED.-A

Two MuRDERERs LYNcHED.-At
midnight Saturday night mob g
armed men entered the Jail at McMinn-
vile, Tenn, dragged the jailer from
his bed and forced him to give up the
cell keys. William and Victor Hills
were then taken from the Jail, carried
on horseback five miles from McMinn-
vile, and both we're hanged. Before
the mob succeeded in removing their
victims from the Jail they had q hard
fight with them, but were overpower-
ed. The mob came from Van Buren,
county, where the lynched men lived.
The prisoners murdered in 1894, in
Van Buren, county, Carroll Martin at
his home, the purpose being robbery.
Two trials in the lower courts and one
in the Supreme Court have been held.
and the cases were set for trial next
week again. The prisoners have been
held in the jail at McMlinnville for safe
keeping, and no attempt at lynching
was expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27
LETTER FROM CULPEPER.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
MITCHELLs, Va, April IS.

MITcHELLs, Va, April 25.
The following ticket received a
unanimous vote here to-day, there be.
ing no opposition:
Cedar Mountain District-To State
convention: Delegate at large, DR.. r. S.
Lewis, alternate at large, James r.
Smoot; district delegates, W. A. Talia-
ferro and John M. Slaughter; district
alternates, W. G. Petty and Robert w.
Sparks; for Congress, John F. Rixey;
to congressional convention: Delegate
at large, G. D. Gray; alternate at large,
c. B. Chiffon; district delegates, James
W. Garnett and T. A. Inskeep; district
alternates, Chas. H. Tinsley and Jas.
q. Goodwin.
The silver question was not consid-
cred in this primary, but I must con,
TESS the sentiment predominates here
abouts.
The late rain has come most oppor.
timely for the growing and late plant
ed crops and barring frosts there will
be an abundance of ali kinds of fruits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27

ARNoLD's BRoMo.CELERY. Try this
un,iyaled remedy for Headaches, Neuralgia,
SleeplessnesS. 10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27

Thousands of people from Illinois and sd.
joining States, met together in Galeua to-day
to honor tho memory of General Grant
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27
Alexandria Markct. April 81.

The market opened quiet with coniinus ia
light offerings of grain and there aic ~
changes to note in prices which nave ~t
vailed for some time Country Pfolu e.. -
faily active without any changcln qnotI'OH''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27
BA1r1moRy Anil 27.-Flour dun West

BALTIMORE, April 27.-Flour dull; W Sds
dull No 2 red spot 70 bid; May 6''9ao2ii
July 69aa69Ts; southern wheat By salns'
74a75; do on grade 70a73 Corn e AT
mixed spot and April 35i4a35a- Nay s .p2'.
s35as June 35;t. asked July 80 400 -, :,
steamer mixed 34a34 I. southern %n'ie ~ CO'5
35S.a36 do yellow 81 bid. Oats firm 40 S,l-
white Western 2Ga26l2; No . miTed 10 ~
AIS. Rye steady; No 2 40ail for I nf4'S ~
and 42a43 for Western. Hay firmat ~ w
bill. Other articles unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27

CHICAGO, April 7.-Wheat-May 6;ts
627s; July Gan; Sept 647s. C 6ili' ~
29Aa293s; July 30l2; Sept .; }i'iS9ln on
0ats-May 10; July 1875 Sept 20-7'- ss-c
Pork-May So 27h: July - 10 III.
So $751;. Lard-May 81 77l1 July = , % =
Sept SIS OOa5 02lb Ribs-May - - III
July 81 25a4 2713 Sept 81 80. " neal 49,
Corn opened easy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET. AF'" The
Beef Cattle were active and nm he
quotations were as follows: Good a.. - ~
medium 37sa41sc, common 3i2a" . The
lb. Sheep were active and hrrnef; .i.e.
quotations were rs follows: Extra 1Hr a
good 31ha3a.c, medium 3a3!ic con q@S rs.
2a.c per lb. Lambs So 5Oa3 per En-, ~ Hos
Spring lambs S2.5Oa6 per 100 lbs. I God
were in good demand at 5l9a5"ic iol ,stS.s,
Westerns 5Aa5hc per ID for oihe. ~ s'u wero
and sc per ID for State hogs. Fat T cow COWS
in light request at 21gia3c per h. INN COWS Cow
were dull at $Sa15 per head. Mich zero ,rers
sold at $2Oa4O per head. Veal calYe5 YES
active at 31sa51tc per ID. Dressed ,i p.' ref
were fairly active and sold at 6fta: =, - cows
10 for steeTs, and at 5IaaG i3c per 10 10. '''''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET April p
Cattle -Beeyes sold at So 25a4 10 iof ' ~,
to fancy, with sales mostly between - - 40 10.
4. and steers $3.50a3.60; Texas ca''Ig =, =,
clined with natives, and the bulk sou a.si
So 15a3 SO. Hogs Prices ofhogs aye .- H.
2aa5c lower; heavy sold at 3 25a5 :! h ~;
medium weights $3.4Oa365 and lies NJ n y,
So 50a3 80, sales being largely at GO, ,yclI
3.55. Sheep.-Oherings Of sheep were ;, 70 %
taken on basis of 81 25a3 60 for micro III
choice sheep, few going below s. lamo I'i ig
mostly at S3.90a4 rs, some wooded iee''''
lambs selling at 90. 20a3 80.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

II. J. Smith, or Minneapolis, ana the other
). l. Cash. OF st. Paul. These gentlemen
Will change their occupation, for the time
20 the, perhaps, more hazardous one of
on the grounds and proceed to explore the
ambient atmosphere. When they have ascend
ed given distance they will, at a given sig
MAJ, quit their balloons, and each man will
attach nimsel1 to parachute and proceed
10 navigate himself to a mother earth The
race begins when the men resort to their
parachutes. Where or CIV 1t will end is not
quite SO certain; but the man who first
touches the ground, no matter in what con
clifton or by what part of his anatomy. viii
win the race.
=, Among the other unique features will be
the following:
l. cake walk, in which will participate
many or the leading and best known colored
society people of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
battle royal, of which more hereafter
u A race between II. J.Seeley's famous fast
horse, Albatross, and the well known cy-
clist. Becker.
A. bicycle race between members of the
minneapolis fire and police departments
o. Sioux Indian sports
There will also be a parade by the win
ners OF prizes, together with what all will
recognize as an exceptionally thrilling event
Deing parade, which will be participated
in by those well known and popular char
acters, so dear to the hearts of newspaper
men and newspaper readers alike PRO Bono
Publico, 'Old Subscriber" THE Sporting
Editor" the Religious Editor" the Com
mercial Club" and the Chamber Of Com
merce."
There are many other special features in
preparation, which 1t is not thought best
at this time to announce; but the event will
prove that nowhere and never has there been
a show presented to an appreciative public
which will be so full of surprises, or which
has more severely taxed mems ingenuity to
render the one memorable occasion in the
history of that popular institution-the state
fair.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

only nine Percherons in competition
out he has in one of them a big gray
with flowing white name and tail tbe
king of his class, having won over all
other horses Of the Percheron breed.
Legardere is the name of a hand
some Clydesdale owned by Leonard
Johnson, Of Mortified, whose exhibit
also includes high grade Percherons
and French coach horses.
The exhibitors in the horse depart
ment and the lumber and breed shown
are:
T. C. Curryer, St. Paul, roadsters and car
riage horses.
Leonard Johnson, Mortified. Percherons
and French coach, IA head; Jacob Rooster
Northf1eld, head Percherons.
trotters.
G. W. Braid, Edna Mills. head English
E. J. Stone, Minneapolis, Percheron.
W. H. Charlton, Minneapolis, II head hack
neys and English coach.
w. G.. Buchanan MINNEAPOLIS roadsters
Mr.. Charles, st. Paul carriage team
Andrews &c Co., st. Paul, head trotters
and roadsters.
George w. Miller, Minneapolis, l horse and
yearling trotter.
Charles Goul Zumbrota, trotter
w. M. Sparks. st. Paul. trotters.
H. A. Briggs, Elkhorn, Wis, Percherons,
Willard & Fuller, Mapleton Mimi, French
coach and Percherons, 81 head.
N P. Clarke. st. Cloud, Clydesdales. 20
head.
William Rose, Valley Creek, head.
S. S.. st. Martin, Bloomington, Percherons,
II head.
j. Tousignaut Mendoza, Belgium draft, 1
head and roadsters.
A. Kimball Austin. Percherons, head
Thomas Rutherford, Wayzatta / English
shire.
Bert Walsh, Long Lake, hackney, head.
A. B. Hawkins Minneapolis, head trotting
stock.
A. NJ Baton, St. Paul, ! trotter
Michael Kennedy. Mendoza. l trotter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
STATE MELITIA MANEUvERs.
They VIII he the Big Fair Feature
TODAY.


Today.
The main feature Of today'S pro-
gramme is the review of the National
Guards of Minnesota, by Gov. Clough
and staff The militia is to parade at
St Paul. beginning at 8 o'clock in the
morning, and will be transported to the
fair grounds at II o'clock. The boys
will be the guests of the management,
lunched and given an opportunity to
view the sights of the fair. At 2
O'Clock the review will be held during
which field movements will be exc
cuted in full view of the grand stand
No such opportunity to witness the
national guard in full array has been
presented in years, and visitors, es-
pecially the members of the G. A. r.,
will doubtless be glad to improve the
opportunity to see the Minnesota
soldiery on dress parade
Marion Mills, the phenomenal mare
whose recent performance at Oshkosh,
when she went mile in 2:10A without
a driver or sulky, is to again pace
against her record. The beauty of the
animal and her wonderful intelligence
makes her performance not only novel,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
high grade bicycle as a first prize and

high grade bicycle as a first prize and
the fair management has added a
silver-headed cane as a second prize,
and a gold medal properly inscribed,
as third prize. The distance is one
mile.
All this is in addition to the regular
racing programme, which is very
strong, there being large entry list In
all four events.
They are as follows
2:45 class. trotting: purse, s4sO-Brownie
Bess, m; Pike, m; Muir Gothard, M;
Dick Turpin. h; Helen. m; Winstead, bl
h. Dolly M. m; Mildred S, b M Miss Sid
ney, m; Dallah Boy, br h; Sulwood Jr,
br h.
2:20 class. pacing; purse $4So-Nestor br
&; Cohan's Bouquet, 6; Florette Wilkes, br
m; Wilkeseta br M Roy Adrian, br G; Walk
err. h; Jean Wilkes, bl m; Minnehaha, b
m; Earthquake Pilot, b g; Ben Allie, g.
2:27 class. trotting; purse, S0-Strathmore,
br m; haywood, oh m; Minnie Brentwood b
M; Shadeland Baum. oh h; Doctor Mayo b h;
Forest King, bl h; Bob M b g. Albert Bret
wood; Billie Burton, g; Lou, br m.
Three-quarter mile dash, running race.
Indian horse race.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

the highest competitions of the United
States.
One lot Of horses attracting a great
deal of admiration is the herd of
Clydsdales belonging to N p Clarke,
of st. Cloud. There are twenty of these
animals, a number Of which are worlds
fair prize winners. Among them is
the celebrated Prince Patrick, a hand
some dappled brown stallion weighing
1900 pounds.
Willard and Fuller, Of Mapleton
Mimi, show some of the finest Per
cherons and French coachers ON the
grounds. Among the former is Sc
ducter, q two-year-old gray stallion,
which was awarded first prize by the
judges in his class Willard and Full
Ter also have a number Of French coach
yearlings which are the subjects Of
much interest both to horsemen and
Sight-seers.
III. A. Brigg & Co., have fifteen head
of Perchercns on the grounds, of which
Othello and Major, two handsome
grays, are worlds fair prize winners
Vifargent, a gray Percheron owned
by E. s. st. Martin, of Bloomington,
is the pick of a herd OF sixteen of his
breed, and carried off his first prize
easily.
Jacob Rooster. of Mortified. has
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

but highly pleasing. She PAGES as
evenly as if guided by the most skillful
driver and seems to appreciate ap-
plause, as she increases her efforts
down the home stretch and goes by
the judges stand like a flash.
The Indians, who are a source of
great curiosity to the visitors, will
give exhibitions of horsemanship be-
side holding their war dances. Sid
Black will repeat his marvellous tricks
with safety bicycle, and Prof. Fors-
man will give a balloon ascension and
parachute descent the aeronaut riding
down from the clouds on bicycle A
feature that should please the G. A. R.
veterans is bicycle race between
members of the G. A. R. The Pope
Manufacturing company will give a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

There were big Clydesdales and Eng
lish shires, Percherons, French coach
hackneys and thoroughbred racers
exhibited singly, in classes and sweep
stakes competition, and no finer lot of
animals ever entered the Minnesota
judging ring
There are 1877 entries in the horse
exhibit, and, while this number does
not greatly exceed that of last year,
the general standard of the stock
could not be higher. The horses oc-
cupy four of the large barns east of
the railroad entrance, and throughout
the entire day their quarters were
filled with admiring throngs Many
of the animals are fresh from victories
won at the fairs of other states and
their stalls are decorated with a pro-
fusion of red and blue ribbons won in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03


Taylor. division superintendent Great North
ern railroad.
The above telegram received by the
state fair officials late yesterday after
noon wholly obviates the only obstacle
which has stood in the way of the
complete success of the fair, namely
that of transportation facilities suffi-
cient to carry the vast crowds of
people out to the grounds. The special
trains will be put on at 8 a. m. and
will run thirty minutes apart from
both cities direct into the fair grounds.
This, with doubling of the street car
facilities of yesterday, will undoubted-
.ly suffice to comfortably transport the
thousands who will visit Minnesota's
exhibition today.
Contrary to the hopes of the man
agement yesterday was, up to date,
the banner day of the exposition. De-
spite the fact of the Grand Army re-
view was to take place in the city,
over 10000 visited the fair and how
many thousands more would have
been on the grounds had they been
able to reach them will never be
cars We're crowded to the rails, and
throughout the whole day every street
corner contained a pushing struggling
crowd eager to be borne to the
grounds. The cars seemed to form a
continuous train, but they could
scarcely accommodate two-thirds of
the people, and after standing for
hours many were forced to return to
their homes or content themselves with
the review of the old soldiers Never
theless Veterans day, as yesterday
was called, will go down in the his
tory of the Agricultural society as the
red letter third day of it's existence.
The scene on the grounds was be-
wildering and yet those in attendance
evinced an evident pleasure at being
a part of so great a concOurse of peo-
pie. Every building was crowded and
damned with eager sightseers, and
men, women and children pushed their
way about among the exhibits with a
determination to see the displays of
MinnesOta's greatest fair which wholly
discounted the attendant discomforts
of such close quarters For the most
grounds in the morning were civilians,
but by noon the old soldiers began to
come and later in the day their blue
uniforms were to be seen in every
part of the grounds. They were there
with their families, in groups and in
pairs, and the interest they displayed
III the exhibits of the different depart
ments speaks volumes for the charac-
ter of the fair.
a remarkable feature of the day in
the matter of attendance was the
crowds which came from Minneapolis
Hoping to avoid the rush, which will
undoubtedly characterize the remain
ing days of the fair, the Mill City PEG,
ple visited the grounds in unprecedent-
ed numbers. In fact it seemed as if
nearly half of the people came from
VI the river. No matter where they
came from they were there and as
the managers viewed the thickly COW
cred grounds and thought of the
crowds in the different buildings they
Wore look CT satisfied complacency,
which meant that they realized that
the effort in arranging for the fair was
as nothing compared with the unques.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
M'MURcHY THE WINNER.

In the gun club tourney at the state
fair Yesterday was the last day of
the shooting and the prizes were won
as follows: First. Harvey McMurchy,
of Syracuse, N. Y; second, r. Heikes,
North Dakota; third. Budd fourth
Dodge: fifth, Hub; sixth, Robin Hood;
seventh, Burke; eighth, Wilson; ninth,
Bennett; tenth, Rose; eleventh, Bird;
twelfth. Gold Bug; thirteenth. Bald
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

tionable success with which 1t is being
attended.
The total receipts of the fair up to
Tuesday evening were $11 $50, as
against $5.917 for the first two days OF
last YEAR.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
NEWSPAPER MEMS DAY.
1t Will Furnish Some Most Excel
lent Features.

Newspaper mems day at the state fair will
be far and 4way lhe most sensational oc-
easion that his evSF presented itself in the
Northwest. The programme which is being
arranged win be 4 triumph of originality.
and some qqestiod will doubtless arise in
many minds whether 1t will be carried out
as announcedI Butsthere need be no doubt
whatever; Every event Will take place as
scheduled. - :.
The great feature of the day will be the
balloon race-not balloon ascension. but
actual race between two newspaper men,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
IN THE HORSE RING.
Nearly 200 Fine Animals Are I'm
Competition.

Competition.
Yesterday was the big day in the
horse department. Ever since their
arrival at the fair the owners have
been getting their stock in shape for
the scrutiny of the judges, and when
the distribution of the prize ribbons
began, the visitors were treated to
the sight of some of the handsomest
equines to be found in the country.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

the horses going close that a blanket
could have covered them. and moving like
machinery. Three of them shook Paddy
Ryan off, and came to the wire under the
whip, and took 1t almost and nose,
and the judges time in making
the announcement Of the winner. Drifton
was given the heat. with Hazel Hurd second
and Birchbud third. Time, 2:20%. Summary:
DfliloH, D. III: ..--.....-------..
Paddy Ryan, b. g........s.............3 4
Hazel Hurd. b. m........................2 2
D
Time, 2:20, 2:23, 2:20%.
A heat running finished the pro-
gramme Of race events, and interested the
crowd. which went away delighted with what
had been given by the management.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

The youngsters made lots OF trouble in
getting away. and the starter very nearly
lost his temper at the frequency with which
the ftful animals lost their feet. The race
was a pretty one, however. They were
punched to the quarter, with Drifton in the
lead by a half length, and Hazel Hurd COM
ing hard. The two made pretty race, Hazel
getting to the fore at the half, but losing
1t in the stretch. For a time they could have
been covered with a blanket. but Drifton
was too speedy, and the heat in the re-
markable time of 220 pretty good for
youngsters OF Minnesota breeding. Paddy
Ryan was third, and Birchbud last. The sec
ond heat was one of the prettiest races ever
seen on the track. They were in a solid
bunch to the first quarter, when Drifton broke
and lost ground badly, but the others made
a race clear to the wire. with nose to nose
until almost the last jump under the whip.
Paddy Ryan having the longest nose and
getting it to the front with Hazel Hurd
second and Birchbud third. Drifton closed
up rapidly, and had there been an eighth of
mile more would have headed the bunch.