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tee Is peculiar one We were sen; 10
study the social ard financial co'rd.is rs
of fer away people. We are plain tot.
,rs. Injured 0 the h4ri knocks Of the .ao-
tory and wurkshon and none ar better
quail dci 10 Investigate or 10 feel q
- mpaihlze with the workers Of another
country than men from our r. ks. w
d not 20 tn credentials ia oe s~t-~
ia.net by he people Of TIE Better classes.
nor as scholars To describe the moe ulnsnts
q hstor interest Or 70 breathe oar
poetic fancies inspired by the landscape
and azure skies or o hu.,d up waSiei "a
ers.es ~ the hestful air Of thst southern
ellie. hu, 10 &c among me ct-.m1n reo-
PIE who g~s cf car own class and stldv
c2nli. ouS fr,rs that stanip1.nt Ne -
mis- ep silc docs not an3Cn1 II high slrni.
ing plati,udes tn be sublime beauty 81
mat country. Nri TO facts that eSist ard
are really 20 SPEAK for themselves 70
those who viii so and seek IS we have
done. d shuu.i they 10 50 th'y Il
feel as we 10. that tFe American work.
n gn1an IS a yrlnce compared 10 the work
,ngman Of Mex 50. That n iris country
ali stand cQgsl in soc!sl a~i Political 4 &
ard 10 tina, political CA' stou.i exercise
with care the faithful t.s>harce OF the.r
duties unTreJul red and unbiased hy sIp.
p-r.inc s0cA principles as VII Do The
E7fatest good 80 the greatest rumher.
!rre spect ve - party principles or the
machinery ~ e!iher party who nan-pu-
!aie conditions and measures for the be-
son2l gain ana - tAc deir,mc9t Of the
Whole people.
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EAGLE PASS NOTES.

Eagle Pass. Texas. october W-iS s,t
neral Of Cou ty Treasurer a. D. p
yesterday was attended Nv the ~
crowd ever seen out to funeral IN =.
Pass. Aside from being county us' "a.
ana cashier AZ $. 2, simpson o.
ne was one of the most popular -, a NJ
inc county. The ceremony was vi a1f
auspices Of tie Masonic and Gag M,
lodges, and the fun membership Ibasas!
lodges turned out. over one aasei n
Nehieses were in the process on, r ani Ns
ne band and un formed Masohs
Mr.: j. II. Jenkins. CHINESE, r. insp 81
Tor this district, has transfarreal 2 olis
quarters from san Antonio to M ~
The death OF County Trsasu,rees,, "
who was ca d!dl.e f,r rrls..
caused some stir N political o,;bsbls iSa
had no opposition, but II pr nl,es +
there w. now be- a race Tor ". tor w
The c.v!l service exam \ l'isu IRE toy /
customs clstr ct was he!d u for eSg, +
There We're only two spplicah's ,ns tar Y
inat.on, one for clerkship ana o"'
gl,ar+pr
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WILLIS LOCAL NOTES.


Willis, Texas. october III H. Wssa
OF Evergreen has opened up with sAi
Il general merchandise in the Bass es@
ms, under the firm name of j. N. VIZ
son Il Co, with +. a. Watson as naaap
sea Island cotton Is beng Inarke's'
lively rate. About as much has Desl y
ee!Ne1 as OF the shcrs staple, but tae ~ !
more sea island yet TO be marketed y.
snort staple. Sea island ilnds a 'e4s' rS =.
kei In " His at l2ls cents per pouno. ~ ~.
at TINS low price II nets the farmeI. . ny, !
70 TO SO per bale. and where the ~
better the difference IS greater. ~ ~ ~
any extreme in weather better tnaa MI 4
sta PIE. The Carson NJ iris COMPANY ss~
n"ies OF Sea Island this week 10 h'''''
buyer at lS cents net 80
AT mass meeting at SmHhs - vi
house last Saturday a Bryan ano ~
ciub was organized with the folioMaer ~
fiCers, Pres dent, n. A. Cravehs, h.
pres cent. S. A. Mccall; Ncreta M
tonic Fra nix, trea surer. o. A. Smtl y
ron OF membership showed me humv Nh
members TO he about one hunne.' Ma
new members have constantly been ss,
since Hon. Presley X. Ewing OF IN ~ Nh
mas promised to address the ciup
near future. ,..o.I
Mr. W S Carothers had the m ms. INK
10 get his wagon and team causn asns,
taiLng pile of wood, comriel@' N
ish.ng me wagon. and breaking oN n
r. o-e Of the horses ,..,rt
The Wills Musical club was organiit'Ir
meeting held at the residence :" TX
ana Mrs. Edwin Hin Frday niga,,r W
;hE I. j, Rountreo As president. os, ~
1ret muse was rendered by dileren... VI
az the club. after which short pc
was ha1 before adjournment. s,rs
pr +. S, Smith of Huntsville wa, S.sf
for a few days to help Rev, r. W. AS
IN a fe" days meeting. 80. N
Mrs. W, r. Hin of old Waverly w., WI
town Friday beng en- route 10 Sans a..
~ Visit the family II Rev. W. ~ 81
ana also attend Presbytery.
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DIED IN CHURCH.


to an Attoct az ~ 'erp oy Succumos
London octota- :, -,,
r1,S't' ON'o"eF 1.-The archbishop Of
canterbury was seized with aror,ax,.
ter the service commences a., -
church This ,o,rrir, a. -" "alueh
the Hawnrden -. "aS carried to
II go o'clock.
Archbishop Farrar 1a,, g
received a telsrrar, - ,,, % cah'ernuFy'
stone, rector Of Hawarden cburc,, 49,
ing that the Archbishon ~ Ca..,-,,
passed away rla,]e'.l,',p W ~ahteFoury
1l5 o,cIo,l my ana suddenly at
communion. Dean Far-ar ~, .''7 e'l' J.!
the cathedral mis- 60. 80 SPFah'"s N
re..fi ~, ", years intimacy with the d.
me arebhist
canterbiHgrv3 's on of Canterbury arrived at
ne Horth Of ireland. lie appear@d MN Uia
Mr tladstoo,DaS t heaith ana expressed to
his Irish toi,r NJ great graf iicat.on over
S Sis aiteHded he early commu D 3H witSS
bifta ~ ara others. The weather wos
nttt,tei;y cold and Mr.. Gladstone ,jid wa" WIS
InSone' Mrs Gladstone, Mrs Drew ', a,j
The party - e occv Wsai to morning services.
"'i9I Ing NE chancel- pc"
NJ rCtS me service began and while
reading H.. hfv s,i STEPHEN Gladstone was
u ~
SoH' VINO was kneelng. was seen ~ ,,i I'm,
I ~. VIZ am Tor few minutes ana ,bnn l
Noltapsed aitngeiher ''v" ne
m msr ahahserous seizure, called 10 ~
the Library 9dioiSji,ew t no carried him into
were hastily sumnioneG 'e'1T"rry' Doctors
bh1,Iii,tne, "ns Sasping painfully for bre5'h
induce arti6cisl T rt,. ana other means to
10; Mr. Gladstone, iibnt'o rlo, We're rssorted
n leSt me church when the archbishn, mao
illness ~ lelurned and announced me
WAITING II, ,.te CONGREGATION. who werr
their nrs. \, s'''l"l suspense. lie asked for
Xii nnfS'r,.S
provod vot ~ ioI ne distinguished patiant
Henri C;i ',i dlli Il" diei IN a few minutes
b shon -, ~ reported the news 10 The
ieath ~ ~ aniou' ced the archb.sh op's
saiion rb,n = creating a profound sen
Lord" wac ny mn Forever with tho
plaVed iii 49, ana the dead march wac
themsel,o.s. present standing aud showi1y
Giailstone ~ 0U oe deeply affected. Mrs
husband VI ,XSi me sad news to her
distressni ~ was greatly shocked ami
on the evany y; Aiterward, remarkinr
died lIka 81 UT. gladstone said: "He
The "fi3,; sYi',sI
the doath az mea cal announcement Of
10 an c1im 20 ms coroner states il Va AN, M
c,ir i,,p'tNN lhc medical attenianis c "''
cHusaS ,tine 9plnioa that heart "a ll,'ro
lie - N utath, but this was dire"ti
present "a, ~ seizure Mrs. Benson ~
An ~ ~ a, llle tlme OF her hushand's aM" 80
'rbcc WhYd went to Hawarden Ian |
m",lo wv were tolled ana references ~, -
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his, occupation of thu -.
ouiid.ng Of a new cathodrs, ne 313sl
g .,n ward shell of which q rfi1
rlv,eV most OF that SIM nau coz
gs 'netel through the ensr uW hayfas
~ ~ neeeIn Der, 1852. Dr. s se 2. the III
r re.e, y, ny ne crown. on M Nh ~ !
C0n'orhurv. a, u to the archbi.haaas!ea
bsAson had published 70 ~, TAT
liz Gus WORKS. number a. |.
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RICHMOND LOCALS
Rlchmond, voxns Oc,nnor :,

richmond Texas. October 1.-THE
fourth quarterly conference Of the Nn,b
Gdlst Episcopal church South MAS MA
SSnttHrd,y night by the presiding els ii,'
, I'm W 6ra' "A fun board of stewards
was present, The congro cation was orcer
ihan usual, Bro,her Word rr"nchth q,
cation. wv o'Hsre-
49, ~ j, lnston WI feed several hundred
IN rs winter; WIN feel IN Houston' MUS
ne grand Jury adjourned yns.eriav ~
Ter hhd.ng nineteen true bills "'
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AN oFEICER AssAr1rrn

San Antonio. Texas. October II Dale.
OFFICER VIDAL was set upon hy thrce ,.o,,,,,
men at Elmendorf station. seventeen
miles from here. today. Vi1,l wo- ,,,,
tt H. me ana neck ana otherwise severi,
Hnl XIV one OF ;hC men was shot thr5ug6
o,,, or'sn an another had his face heItsn
oSNAnnh -'---'. ~ AlIHr lnel
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TO INSPEC,T GINS.

London. October IA Berlin disuai
TO the Chronicle says that Emperor W.
Liam Is TO visit the Krupp works 70 VI
spect an invent on OF gre Importance
Improvement in the power and duraagI
of guns.
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TO MASSACRE CHRIsrIANs

London, october l2.-An Athens dspa
70 the Times says that the goyernu n
NJ y ne has q. srovered a plot OF Turttl
students 20 bring about General mas
ere OF Christians ana that four OF the III
leaders have ben arrested.
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REPORT WAS pprl,,r,,,

Rome October Tho report caI,,.,
the United States that Bishon s,oIa'a 10
po,TSia had becn nomiaated 10 80 ~,
sisnop keane OF the Catholic I-piy''sSse,t.d
pi america at Washington. is prono',nsi.dls
~ 9ho authorities To be premature.
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FRANCE AND Rr,ssrA

st. Petersburg, October 1.-THE Ru;.u
newspapers are unanimous in expeR,
the opin on that the review Of the rrns
troops by the czar at Chalon gn,hss N
the TWO c'ou9tr.@s are sincerely ps.
;hey also possess the force necsssay n
secure rcSDeCt
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NCO-R1.ssTAv rpr,rr

Paris, October 1.-THE Evene,ss, 4
leses that treaty of alliance bstr.,
France and Russ a was drafted /, IN
and was signed on May = las, hy II III
Montebello and the late Prince iannS
Russian minister Of foreign AFFAIR.".
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London. October IA Paris dlspa
TO the Morning Post says, NJ. Dar.en o.
.ster of justice, has decided 10 refst
eNtradlte L. j. p Tynan on the grsA
Of prescriptive immunity
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London. October l2.-The corresposs
Of the Chronicle at Paris says b "
good authority for saying that ~
bismarck's health IS causing k'p'
alarm.
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rep1lixt ana republican leaders 20 auction
esf the rank and file CT their respective
parties Is resulting IL iasxsrtcaNie con-
fassa ard overvhelr,iae the schesners
r1ia hu1aiLsstoa ard deuanciatioas- Hon.
essy always Was aaa SIN Is .he tsss psi-
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4 @'s-s7 AFNNst AANaaE@ no Fa.t ina
the hannaeTa' press il singing a different
tpas here o, ia;e as 10 tao rcsu.,s OF
/ To- e'sc;'oH. The New York Herald. VIII CT
has all along teen claiming $50 electoral
I votes Fer Mex nlev. suddenly revised It's
asires and few days ago placed the
MAJORS vOte at 81. drop Of nearly lc)
I"'s s significant. hu7 even more striking
ars the IMPORTS Walsh come from New
YORK relative 70 a disagreement; among
the FepG blicsn MANAGERS over what has
been termed "HAnna's Blunders." Ii be-
gas 10 look Ike the republicans are on
he run, sure enough
Don't you imagine for one moment that
mere IS gong 10 be great reviVa. Of
BUSINESS ACTIVITY ana money flowing in
tae STREETS ana country roads jusf .. - soon
ss TIE "5@ciirn is over Whether NrKin-
leF = eitaied or BRYAN j. elected the man
NAa j. .ooA.ns Tor i s9ddca boom in bust
49, a. the 0n.oekia- Of ihe money
yAAi.s Ter tne h'netii cf the POOR and
F~eiN. gong 20 10 grirVnusiy d.sap-
pointed. lie VIII need 10 work lust a.
fafl Tor the ClpnfY ~ gets 40 uf8sttr
N'o s r.e, 81 Doa't lci The party work
frs an1 oolitNal moonhearl- caasers fool
yoa.-@ialvestca Tribune.
Aad you might have gone further ami
aidai wih perfect consistency: Don't
l@; tne party workers fool ycl with tales
-'ti - come as result OF the
ea ,i2a, whoever may lr elected: the neo-
t4- u. f,ts country a 81, c.c~,i, rf ..,,.,.....-.
go. m,..A' F@'.N Va @o','''""
a'-' -"eF' IS 10 more DANCE. ~ war
ans .lcclshai as a resu.t OF Nckfniay's
s,s--.gs nam .i-o-s g..
- w FN'+e 4''H man
s'-- disaster 10 iol4cw Bryan election
.ho9rse Cockrans speech in 8. Louis
s.3 i,. 49,. vas - S'unneT. IN lansuae'
e.s, or.essia5S ,s1.i ,Sa a,s.SS s n.n
= ee1as a-1 e.oq lence,. he swept from
- - eveTy position theis
@--'S nave assum % go
ever reasy WIN Ia. ~f f,.so-r. e',,or,
- t9.-,a ,-r.k-s~ a.,1 t,., -. -,
lsa--v asa some o.aar. :, .hs -.
le IKE 10 ,!si- rvs 7,na.. go.
81, t.,... --..., -.
-6as; tie S,uts IA. sesrn5,.,,,. 80 ~
'i'' y '-'-sl'ea -i-'t!- "s comes down here
says . 90 tAei. IE sss-.Ghs * IN so
81 s-eas. Here u is.
v- ,,.. -
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~ might have been expected. The
piaSeH and disEraceful effort OF a few
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chairman Bradley wollI Ike f5- sam.
h'n4 friend to assls; him in turning Mat.-
Buck Walton loose.
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Il woai5-'s Re surprising after g., L
fstl NcDanAa5 sssoal3 tara " a; the POLLS
wsih IN NC sas q the republican party
~ -s.nx
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THE SITUATION IN CUBA.
Naceo Has q Position From Nhici
He Can Not BE Dslodgcd.
GENERAL BEFNAL IS DlSGuSTED.
slanlards tnab.. to Cope vi II the WHY
InsurseAt Whose Forces Are We'll
ugsan Eed-t eyet-smailpox.

! Cd..aE,. October IA SPECIAL 10 the
/ IlI-ss- Herald from Key West, Fla. says,
TIE sudtec re urn Of General Bernal -
Havana from the northern coast Ct the
pr'virce of Pinar Del Rio wn,re ne. was
sent hy Hsrll Weyle- TO command the
>p1n sh f1yc,s. r. thu recent clga se.ncr.5
6 s. rs: Antonio Macco has caused pro-
{. ana sersation In Havana. Genera, Ber-
nal has returned o. SEX leave and has
ASKED {, b, san. 20 Span, be * thorough
~ dis ea7irned over The result OF tn,
,amia IN just ,raugurated aga INST the
Insurgents in p.nar del RIO,
Ihe general repor.s that M1cco has
tho.cushiy reorga zed MS forces IN the
!is, few months and entr nchei himself
IN the most comuan tins pos ion, o. th1
moHntA % Businesses ald that any a temp.
10 d.>.o1gs him would be sure to result
ID c,sas roas failure and who.eea,e
slaughter Of The spanish.
he 70 ~ Of attempting % dsslodge Ma
80 q, as hen tul!f ,demonstra'ed General
bernal sad, n al the recent engage
meats, when from thu commanding posi-
cons ne SpElA<l OFT. e"ls W re y vSed OF
" s1arpsh,uierS ard the TO rs. lacking
!-aders became dcmora!ized ana ware
slaush. cred Ike sheep.
ANOTHER BATTLE REPORTED.
Havana, October IA meager report
''-N9 hrfil itCt-Ntl OF another important
engagement between the Spanish forces
Under General Echague and Antonio Ma
Geo in which 1t is claimed the insurgents
SUSTAINED very heavy losses and the losses
o. me spaniards were admittedly severe.
Detalts are very hard to obtain and are
earsid ;'S guarded by the author ties.
me battle occurred on October s Cen
Fai hchasue repors that he found the
Insurgents very strongly entrenched under
Mdceo himself, on the heights of C;uaya- !
mo south Of Cacarajicara in Piuar del |
RIO province. These heights were bon |
parced for three hours with all the power |
az ne command ol the Spanish command |
sf Al the ead OF that time he took th,m |
10y assault and put many Of the insurgents
70 death by the bayonet. It IS supposed |
they suffered a stll further loss bv a |
neaNN cannonaG!ng which was directed a. |
their retreat "
II arrears from the official report that
I ns troops lost fifteen killed
me Insurgents retraate1 20 San Pedro |
9el tamlio toward Consolation del Nor;e |
camp ''''
YELLOW FEVER AND SMALLPOX
Washington. October II --IDr r2,,re-se-
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TO MAKE YOUR WIFE Lonnsmncss
Use Garland" Stoves ana
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HOUSTON DAILY POST.
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!. 1. WATSON, r. N. JOHNSTON.
President. Vice President
q. J. PALMER. Se,rs.ary.

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Editorial Al Rlsoess -
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NOTES on THE CAMPAIGN.

me Fcss Mss been noting he fast tina.
me haonaeTat press IL singing a different
WIS mere o. iaie as 10 iac results OF
'0'' e'sci'on The New York Herald. which
mas al along been claiming $50 electoral
votes Ter Mckinley. suddenly revised It's
aeires ard few days ago placed the
MAJORS vote AT -. a drop Of nearly 100.
Fa's IS significant. hu5 even more striking
aFs TIE IMPORTS wAich come from New
YORK relative 70 a disagreement; among
the republican managers over what has
been termed 'HAnna's Blunde~s." /, be-
elaz 70 look Ike the republicans are Oh
he ran, sure enough.
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HcTG.iss,s 3 ;fe N.n;A distr.c: vno thlak
ihtv Rave = 1891 - cxn Electoral Canai-
dzss MA-isa N-ia4zls 10 ;lrze oa account
g rs ,srt4t - vote f1r McNsnlSv forge.
.ASi NJ. Williams & ass plens=y com
-'Etea-za-- ass S gsa ple1ary commit.
rs'sra1 j. q NiEss- rnaa ~ several Inches
~ Cssr y .-Aaiss
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
Tho 1ndenenaent stage nriver.

Eastern tourists who cannot diiferen-
tiate between q California stage driver
and an eastern coachman meet with
many a rude shock in the wild and
woolly west, and they soon learn that
the Californian is a knight Of the reins
several grades higher in the social scale
than the menial of the cast
There is an old driver at Monterey
who is determined that his patrons shall
make no mistake concerning his exact
status, and in a quiet way he checks all
attempts to make a servant Of him. A
short time ago he was driving party
of tourists about when one querulous old
lady who had annoyed him not q little
by her air of superiority asked:
my man, dc you know the name Of
that wild flower?"
"Yep, he replied and ficked one Of
his leaders with his whip.
She paused moment for him to give
the name, but he merely clucked to tho
whoelers.
"Drivor, do you know the name of
that flower?" she repeated in an imperi-
Gus tone.
"Yep. Git up there, Ballyr'
Again she waited and again demand
ed:
"Man, don't you know the name of
that flower!'
"Yep G'long there, Pete"
''Theu why don't you tell me?"
ooh, you want to know, too, do youi
That's a wild rose. San Francisco
POST
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FOR MEDICINAL USE
NO EuSEL OIL.
ABOUT BICYCLE LICENSES.
JUDGE STUMP DECIDES THAT THE
COMMISSIONERS OF EASTON
CANNOT REQUIRE THEM.

COMMISSIONERS OF EASTON
CANNOT REQUIRE THEM.
EASTON, Nd, Nov. 2S.-In the Cir
cult Court for Talbot county yesterday
Judge Stump handed down his opinion
in the bicycle license case, in which
the commissioners of Easton sought
to impose a license tax of 81 a year on
bicycles used in the town limits. The
decision has been awaited with much
interest by wheelmen all over the
state and several towns have also
waited for it, intending to tax bicycles
if the EastOn ordinance were sus-
tanned. The decision is against the
commissioners. The judge quickly dis
posed Of the ordinance as a revenue
measure by pointing out that the Leg
islature has not given the commits
sioners power to raise revenue that
way. What he says about the ordi-
nance as a police regulation is very
interesting 1t is "a comprehensive
and somewhat elastic phrase" says the
court, generally relied upon by mu-
nicipal corporations when bent on es-
tablishing their powers to or beyond
the utmost limit. The power to pass
ordinances of that character is con-
ferred by section 50, article 21, Public
Local Laws
"The section was considered by the
Court of Appeals in the case of the
Commissioners of Easton VS.. COxey, "a
Maryland, 2O2. BY virtue of this sec
tion the commissioners unQuestiOn-
ably have the right to regulate the
manner of using bicycles, to prohibit
their use on the sidewalk, to reason
ably limit the rate of speed, to require
lights at night, etc. But, in my opin-
ion. this particular ordinance is most
unreasonable, the opposite of benef-
cial TO the town and inconsistent witt
the laws of policy of the state. Thl
general policy of the state is that the
citizens of a town and all strangers
who may happen to pass through ol
reside therein shall at their pleasure
have the right of free passage over the
streets of said town, either on foot Ol
in ordinary private vehicles. A bicycle
is a vehicle in general use. AS sucl
it has received legislative recognition
and protection.
"When it was desired to make tn
owners of the dogs running at large il
the streets of EastOn take out licenses
it was deemed necessary to Obtain
special authority from the Legislature
But it is contended no such specia
grant of power is necessary to author
ize the commissioners to require
lady to take out q license before sh
can ride q bicycle in the same streets
If they have the power to pass the or
/ dinance under consideration, then
most logically follows that they hav
power to require the owners of all pri
vate vehicles drawn by horses o
pushed by the mother or nurse to TAX
out license before the vehicle can pas
through Easton, and also have tn
power to require every person VIII
walks in or through the town Of Eas
ton to take out a license and hav
painted on his or her person, or per
manently and conspicuously attache
to his or her person or clothes, a mum
ber corresponding to the license. Fo
these reasons l am of opinion that tn
ordinance is void"
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
ATTENDED A SOCIAL FUNCTION.

MANY NEW CASTLE RELATIVES
AND FRIENDS OF THE DAUGH-
TER OF MR.. AND MRS. A. G. Will
SON.
Miss Natalie G. Wilson, who was
brought out" in Wilmington yester-
day, was well-known in New Castle,
where she frequently visited. Among
the New Castle people who were in
vited to this pleasing social function
were.
DR.. j. J. Black. Mrs. Black, Miss FL
sic Black, Miss Armytage Black, Mrs
Mary c. Smith, Miss Hetty Smith, Miss
Maria Booth. Miss Julia G. Nevin,
United States Auditor Thomas Hol-
comb, Mrs. Holcomb, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
II. Holcomb, Miss Mary Holcomb, Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Rodney, the Misses
Rodney, Mr.. and Mrs Chauncey y.
Holcomb, DR.. and Mrs. Edwards,
Misses Ann and Fidelia r. Stockton,
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cooper, Miss Vir-
ginia s.. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
G.. Cooper, Misses Mary and Greta
Cooper.
Mrs. Andrew G.. Wilson, Miss Will.
sons mother, is a sister of Mrs. b. +.
Holcomb, and aunt of Chauncey T.
and Miss Mary Holcomb.
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
TALBOT COUNTY COURT.

EASTON, Md, Nov. 2S.-The Circuit
Court adjourned until Tuesday next
when the case of Joseph Thomas, col
ored, for the murder of Frank Ware,
colored. viii be put on trial. The Wal
raven bond case was given to the jury
at o'clock yesterday. No verdict has
yet been reached. Willis Morton, col
ored, was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for eight years for felonious as
sault. and James Brown, colOred, five
years for attempted felonious assault.
Walter Graham, colored, six months IN
the House of Correction for selling
whiskey. Sheriff Seymour took three
convicts to the penitentiary and nine
to the House of Correction last night.