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wife of the Vice President was elected, and
served one year. Mrs. John W. Foster the
present incumbent, was elected last year
Hundreds of times each year the Ques-
ton is asked, What is the order good for,
anyway" Mrs. James B. Clark, state re-
gent Of Texas, says: THE perpetuity of our
government, the safety OF our institutions,
depend upon the sentiment with which they
are regarded by the majority of our citi-
Zens and the fidelity with which the priD-
ciples are cherished upon which our liber-
ties are based And here is oul. mission:
To cultivate this sentiment, to Illustrate
this fidelity. If We, Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, are true to the precious
trust beGueathed us by our fathers; if we
hold our countTy'S liberties sacred as our
own honor; If we love it's mountains and
valleys, its cities and wiliernesses It's
mighty pulsating arteries Of commerce. its
thought centers. where great teachers un-
fold the beauty and utility OF poetry philcs-
ophy religion and science; If we regard all
these things that make our country with
a passionate devotion which counts life
long kCe a duty, and sacrifice a peas
ure; If We 50 I've and teach these vital les
then may we look to the past with pride,
and to the future with confidence.
Leaven of Patriotism
so must we work with the leaven Of pa
triotism. We want. we need. the whole
mass Of our population to be leavenad; our
own sons and daughters. who. perhaps, are
dazzled by foreign splendors, unduly I'M
pressed by the imposing antiquities OF the
old world; our literary men, who find our
land so new. our social conditions so crude
that there Is no background here for their
work as artists, and they must expatriate
themselves die OF this rudis que indl-
gesta nloIes.
Oar great institutions Of learning. which
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harrlSOn " as Il "O-
man of singularly
sweet and winning
personality. and took
an active interest in
the order. of which
she was one of the
C h a r [ e I members.
Mrs. Stevenson is not
one bit less charming
as a woman, and, be-
ing a true American
mother, thoroughly
imbued with patriot
ism and love of coun-
try, with the blood Of
more than one rev.
olutionary ancestor
running in her veins,
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Friday, 10 a.m.-Prayer, by the chaplain
general; music, THE Star Spangied Ban
rer," led by the Young Ladies Chorus, ID.
A. r.; announcement of election of state
regents; reports of special committees: Ma
t'onal charter. Miss Desha; Insignia, Mrs.
Burrows; placing Declaration of lndepend-
ence and Constitution of the United States
in post offices of the country, Mrs. A. b.
Clark; objects of the National Society, DR..
Anita Newcomb McGee; unfinished busi-
ness.
p.m.-Miscellaneou business. 1:30 pm.
Music, piano solo, by the composer, Miss
Wilnuth Gary, LA Promesa de Hesper n
Colon:' reports of state regents: Ohio, Ok
iahoma, OREGON, Pennsylvania. Rhode Is
land. South Carolina, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, Texas, Utah. Vermont, Virginia,
Washington. Wisconsin, West Virginia. Wy
oming: music. a--"The Evening Bells"
chorus, with solo, by Miss Mary Walk; b
April Moods" the Young Ladies' Chorus;
reports of state regents.
WashinSton's birthday Exercises.
Exercises appropriate to Washington's
birthday will be held at the Church Of Our
Father, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock,
under the auspices of the D. A. R. and C.
A. R. Committee-Mrs. John w. Foster,
Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, Mrs. Miranda TulIoch
and Mrs Kate Kearney- Henry.
The chairmen of committees for con-
tinental congress Of 1896 are as follows
Arrangen ents, Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry;
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sOle am : 70 eieFate ME-. v =. l-l<.EiS.
American citizenship and institutions, and
finally to restore patriotism to the Ameri-
can people. The pride in lineage, which
our patriotic societies inspire is not char
acter.Zed by complacency in the achieve
ments of our ancestors" she says. but
partakes of that generous and noble en-
thusiasm which animated each member
of the Highland clan, which made of the
humElest mouEta.neer, IS well as of the
proudest, q noble and an ardent patriot"
To promote this inspiring sort of patriot
ism the order has as one OF the clauses of
its constitution and bylaws the followirg
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Growth.

Blow Winds your rage but shakes the tree
And roots it surer in its place!
Scatter your rain, We clouds, and free
The buds that wait your frov ming gracsi
Roll down. river, to the sea
And widen in your onward race!
Peace through sunny span may keep
His garden in some quiet glen,
Whilst others sow for him and reap
And tend his tiCcks on moor and fen;
The flowers OF Peace are death and sleep;
The strife of living makes us men.
All, joy II is to win the goal
By tlreless work and dauntless will,
Yet may the life rise orbcd and whole
From cloudcd hopes, and loss. and i'll;
Our bafcd tolls upbuild the soul,
And failure so is victory still.
"A. ST. JOHN ADCOCK.
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Canine Intelligence Demonstrated.

From the Westminster Gazette.
An English traveller in Switzerland hav-
ing recently criticised somewhat unfavor-
ably the race of st. Bernard dogs because
certain member of that famous breed
took the liberty of devouring the contents
of his luncheon basket on a recent occa-
sion, a German admrer of the maligned
animal has been moved to take up his pen
In it's defense. The ST. Rernards action,
he maintains, does not exhibit any lack of
intelligence. On the contrary. it shows a
very keen appreciation of the interests of
the inn keepers in mountainous regions.
On the summit where the offense was COM
mitted, he points out, there Is an inn
where an excellent luncheon may be OBJ
tained at very moderate price. When
the English tourist makes a practice of
carrying all his refreshments up from be-
low, he shows a disregard for the prosper
ity ef such establishments, which the St.
Bernard dog-to his honor be it said-has
no disposition to encourage.
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10 perpetuate the
memory and the spir-
it of the men and yo-
men W h o achieved
A m e i C a n indie
pendence, by the ac-
quisition and protec-
t i on o, historical
spots and the erection
of monuments: by
the Encouragement of
historical research i'll
relation to the revolu-
ton and the publica-
ton of it's results; by
the preservation of
documents and relics.
ard of all records of
tho inIi--;Jva1 Sar--
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aDnt Jcs' Depen's."
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Some very good stories, not recently in
print, If ever, were brought out at several of
the celebrations on the Sth of January.
Among them is one, showing the indom-
liable will Of Andrew Jackson:
Just after his death whig friend of his
met an old family servant, and began ask
ing him few questions about his late mas
ter.
DO you think" he said, that the gen.
eral has gone to heaven?'
"'Deed, l dunno. sab; dat jis' depen's."
Depends on what?'
"Jis depen's, sab, on eff de gin'al wanted
to 60 sab, er not" said the old darkey,
with supreme confidence in the general
"Ef Ii, wanted to go, sab, he am dab, sho'
an eff he didn't, he amt, sah.'
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be introduced. This
is one of our grand
est aims" says Mrs.
Robert S. Hatcher,
one of the chapter
regents of Indiana.
The Daughters of
the American Revo-
luton have been ac-
cused OF trying to
establish an "eXclu-
sive aristccracy" on
republican soil. This
idea they utterly re
puCiate. MIS-. J.
Harvey NIathes, the
regent Of Tennessee,
says of this that the
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SEor US, l.. n. II.
nominations and cleo
tions of national off,
GERS. 7::3O p. m.-
Music, violin selec-
lion, Miss Roberta
Allen. Reports Of
state regents: Maine,
Maryland, Massachu-
setts, Michigan, Mn
nesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana
Y e b r a S k a, New
Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, New York, North
Carolina, North Da-
kota; music, soprano
solo, Miss Anna B.
Yeatman; reports Of
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The Officers.

kle, Ohio; Mrs. Ste
phen j. Field. Wash
ington, D. c.; Mrs.
Gertrude Van Cort-
land Hamilton. NY:
Mrs. Henry NJ. Shep-
ard. ILL.,; Mrs. John
Q. e Adams. Mimi;
Mrs. Frances C.Gris-
Ccm. Pa; Mrs. Eliza
beth Andrew Hill,
Ga; Miss Virginia
Miller, Washington,
D. c.; Mrs. Joseph
" ashington, Wash
ington, D. c.; Mrs.
John A. T. Hull, Des
MoiEes, Iowa; Mrs.
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means least. we need
to concentrate all
these forces, these
influences and leav-
ening powers upon
the foreign element
in our midst. Bred
under oligarchies,
crouching under des-
potisms, rebellious
against righteous
/ a w, conspiring
against rightfal au-
thority, mistaking IL
cense for liberty, as
sassination for jus
tice and its own hate
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credentials, NJ rs. .
r o b c r d g au Blu
chanan; 70 G r a m,
Mrs. A. G. Bracket:
house, music and dec
ora ton, DR.. Anita
NeWcomb NJ C G e e /;
hotels and railroads,
Mrs. Deb. r. Keim;
lunch, Mrs. A. c.
Geer; ushers, Miss
n a n n e r. Ball.
Page to president
general, Miss Hich-
born. The young lady
ushers, who are all
charming you n e
Sio1iuh tars - ora oc
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r few patriotic women thought it but fair
that they should stand beside the sons. In
the dark days of the republics struggling, in
fancy. II took all the strength and all the
vigor OF both men and women to keep the
newborn banner from trailing lii the dust,
and 1t was said that the descendants Of
both sexes could share in the patriotic
duties and obligations at the present day.
The congress of the Sons of the American
Revolution was held in Louisville in April
of that year, and an application for meIn-
beTShip in that order was made by a few
patriotic women The prayer was un-
he eded
A very excellent way to make a woman
dc thing is to tell her that she can't do
IT. When the word came back to Washing
ton that the Sons had repudiated the
Daughters, Miss Eugenia Washington. a
refused to be snubbed in that summary
manner by men VINO. peInaps, had not half
as good a claim 20 revolutionary blood as
she had, and she and two or three women
put their heads together. and after much
writing and corresp pond.ng with Sons some
Of whom favored, and some Of whom did
not favor the woman's organization, three
Of the faithful, Miss Washington, Miss
Desha and Mrs. Nalworth, effected an or
gaDizatCn.
An Organization Effected.
They determined to make the organiza-
tion national, and, desiring to give it as
much prestige as possible, decided to re-
quest Mrs. Caroline Scott Harrison to be
the president general and Mrs. Levi P.
Morton treasurer. Both ladies accepted
the honor rendered them. Then these three
women named a board of managers from
among women whom they knew to be of
revolutionary stock. and then sat down
and wrote to the women that they had been
so appointed. 1t all worked beautifully
and in less than no time they had -four
ishing society started.
June s, 1891, the orgauiza ton was duly
Incorporated. the stgners being Mrs. Caro-
line Scott Harrison, Mrs. Henriette Greely
MIS-. Sarah Z. Goode. Mrs. Mary E Nc
Donald, Mrs. Ellen V. +. CabeH. Mrs. Helen
NJ ROynton. Miss Eugenia Washington and
" IS Mary Desha. The charter member
ship was S27. Mrs. Harrison remained the
president general of the order until her
death, when Mrs. Letitia Green Stevenson,
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A Continental Hall.

A Continental Hall.
One of the grand aims and hopes of the
Daughters now is the erection Of a conti-
mental hall here in Washington, in which, to
quote that ardent promoter of the order.
Mrs. Randolph keim, there may be pre-
served against destruction by fire, neglect
or Indifference the treasured relics of the
times which tried mems souls, and women's,
too-a depository of relics sanctiffed by the
heroic and self-sacrificing devotion of the
men and women of the American revolution.
In such memorial hall we can safely pre-
serve our archives, the now unwritten his
tory which the Daughters are rescuing from
oblivion, and in other ways carry out the
purposes of our society as set forth in our
constitution"
The order has been fortunate in the seec-
ton of persons to fill the position of pre-
siding officer, the president general. Mrs.
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Great Aid to Conversation.

From the Detroit Tribune.
You play beautifully" exclaimed the
lovely vision.
The virtuoso rose from the piano with a
bow.
Thank you," he 'murmured.
you made me think of such a number OF
things to say" the woman proceeded, with
undisguised rapture.
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A Real Secret Society.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Hoax-''My wife and some Of her friends
are going to organize a secret society,"
Joax-"Nonsensel The idea of women in
a secret society,""
Hoax-'You misunderstood. They are to
meet to tell secrets."
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From the Chicago Tribune.
Don't let the grass grow under your
feet, my boy, said the man of business,
handing him an important message.
The messenger boy thought he under
stood. He fingered so long on the way that
he killed the grass.
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gave much of her time and attention to the
office OF president general, to which she
succeeded on the death of Mrs. Harrison,
the duties of which Office she was actively
engaged in discharging until death entered
her own home.
Foster. is also lady of wide renown, and
a charter member of the organization. She
is one of the most approachable of women,
gracious and cultured, and poss sessed of a
charm of manner that wins friends. She
had wide knowledge of the needs of the
society, and having been one of the vice
presidents general before being elected to
the higher Office, she was thoroughly in
formed of the duties that would devolve up
tactfulness that has endeared her to all
her efficient corps of officers.
The Officers.
The atior al officers of the order are:
President general, Mrs. John W. Foster;
vice president in charge of organization,
Mrs Charles Sweet johnson; recording sec
retary general, Mrs. Roberdeau Buchanan;
corresponding secretary general, Mrs. VIM.
E. Earle; registrars general, Mrs. Agnes
NJ. Dennison and Mrs. Philip Hichborn;
treasurer general, Mrs. Amos G.. Draper;
historian general, Mrs. Henry Gannett;
surgeon general, DR.. Anita Newcomb Nc
Gee; chaplain general, idrs. Harry Heth;
assistant historian general, Mrs. F.W. Dick
ins; honorary president general, Mrs. Adlai
E. Stevenson.
Vice presidents general, Mrs. De B. Ran
dolph keirn, Conn; Mrs. James Mcmillan,
Washington. d. c.; Mrs. a. Howard Hin
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Last Scenes in the War Described
by stanton's Confidential Clerk.
AND LAMENTATIONS
And Then the Gloom Caused by
the Presidents Death.
IN TERESTING DET AILS


N l. II IL - AN "A -
struggle Of t h e
Army of the Potomac
Secretary Stanton
had not a doubt that
1t would be the final
triumph Of t h a t
army. To him there
was no uncertainty
of that event. He
had placed the whole
power and resources
of the government in
the hands of its COM
mander and nothing
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tory and lite nature Of every other nation
than to our own. that they may take pride
in holding up our own heroes and states
men for the reverence and imitation of the
youth of our native land.
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Perry, Mrs. Charles A. Mann. Miss Anna


The program of ex-
ercises will be as fol-
lows: Tuesday, 10
q. a.m.-Congress called
to order by the presi-
dent general. prayer
by the chaplain gen
eral, music, 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner"
led by the young
ladies' chorus of the
D. A. r., director,
Miss Anna 3. Yeat-
man; address of well
come by the presi-
dent general; re-
sponse by Mrs. Will
ho11r Of Rhode Is
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Ices OF reEoIutionary sold!ers and patriots,
and by promotion of celebrations OF all pa
triotic anniversaries" They have adopted
the Fourth OF July as their national hol-
iday
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he went at once to the White House to tell
the President, and I heard that tho Presi-
dent hugged him with Joy.
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luster of the worlds past military achieve
ments, and will be the patriots precedent in
defense of liberty and right In all time to
come.
"Victory has crowned your valor and Sc
cured the purpose of your patriot hearts,
and with the gratitude of your countrymen
and the highest honors a great and free ma
ton can accord, you will soon be permitted
to return to your homes and families, con-
scious of having discharged the highest
duty of American citizens.
''To achieve these glorious triumphs, and
secure to yourselves, your countrymen and
posterity the blessings of free institutions
tens of thousands of your gallant comrades
have fallen and sealed the priceless legacy
with their lives. The graves of these
grateful nation bedews with tears, honors
their memories an6 will ever cherish and
support their stricken families.
On re-entering the ULion, Virginia, by
her constitutional convention, declared that
it should be forever.
When Lincoln Was Assassfnated.
The next night at 1O:30 President Lincoln
was assassinated at Ford's Theater, and
Secretary Seward and his son Frederick
we're fearfully butchered in an attempted
assassination at about the same time at
the Secretary's home, now the site of the
Lafayette Square Opera House. On three
nights almost in succession the city was
ablaze with gladness, swiftly followed by
a night black with sorrow.
The Presidents historians say of his
going to the theater: "It was only about
noon of the 14th that Booth learned the
President was to go to Ford's Theater that
night Mrs. Lincoln had asked Gen. and
Mrs Grant to accompany her; they had
accepted, and the announcement that they
would be present was made as an adver-
tisement in The Evening Star, but they
changed their minds and went north by
an afternoon train"
At midnight Mr.. Stanton sent a dispatch
to Gen. Grant, who was then on the train
to Burlington, of the assassination and
summoned him to return to the city at
once.
On the morning of the 18th the Presi-
dent died. and Mr. Stanton took charge
of everything, and he did the work of care,
of thought of brain and Of the pen of
dozen men. He attended to all matters
necessary for swearing in President John
son. He sent for Gen. Halleck to see to
the safety of the city; and he called Gen.
Grants attention to the necessity of such
action In the following note: II beg to
! call your attention to the security of the
city, and especially to the large number
of rebel officers and privates. prison.
ers Of war and rebel refugees and de-
serters that are coming among US. and
! ask you to see that an adequate force and
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A GENERAL SHAKE-Up PREDICTED.
Opinion That There Will BE Political Roaaniztion Both Parties
Are Divided.

Chicago February special
OF
orth
ear united
tho
he pledges himself eonstd-
candidate nominated
both parties who think alike
that
heard pesi
likely there WIN boiling from either party until af
the
bolt Both Teller and Carter who an
the sof
be drvcn out no rsater who nominated -
republican John Sherman George r. o ana there
ia o
be
tho
bolt republican
the England New
saiound h
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CAPITAL CuLLINGs.

Washington, February 2S--Both the
Pullman and tho Wagner Sleeping Car
companies have representatives here 70
fight the Cortos bin putting sleeping car
companies under the jurisdiction CT tho
Interstate commerce commission.
Rear Admiral Carpenter was today
placed on the retired list under tho ESQ
qualification and Commodore I. .. Sell
ridge, Jr promoted to the rank.
Tho examination OF Mr. c. +. Hunting
ton I'm the Pacific railroad cases was post
poned until next Friday on account OF the
Illness of Mr.. Huntington,
Tho treasury lost 81 100000 In gold tpdny.
leaving the reserve ut $l2a.2ii.22y.
President Cleveland. IL Is said, has pur-
chased duck hunting grounds With wa.
county Virginia, on the Potomac.
In "a report by cable 10 Secretary Oiney
Consular Agent Manyon says the Trans
vaal government continues 70 show uis-
position to treat prisoners icnienty ana ~
conslderate and Friendly toward the onl-
cinl representatives OF the United states:
Governor Cuberson and secretary OF
state Mayileld returned tonight IRON new
York Dr. Morse. who Went 10 BOSTON
10 soc his daughter at school there. u
cxpccted here tomorrow, when the whoio
marty will leave for home.
w. c. bennington was today nppointeu
postmaster al Devers. In Liberty county.
vlce stewart Iiken, dead; and u. Q. Con-
rold nj Window, Fannn county. VICE
Mics Ella Jones, resigned.
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Insurgents have burned railroad
bridge and village aoar Havana.
Several sklrmishes I'm which the insur-
gents arc reported to have been defeated.
United States authorities Will prosecute
the agents OF the Bermuda only for Inn
proper packing of firearms.
Three American sailors convicted of vio-
ia'ins the neutrality laws Mt Philadelphia.
AdVices from Cuba confirm the story of
.,cs iuatao bntchery, particulars OF which
~ printed in no Texas paper excep, The
81 iston Post.
Cubans defeated the spar' u witr I,s.
of 100 at Palo Prietr
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LAST NIGHTS SYNOPSIS.

A trough of low barometer apparently
extends from tho southern portion of the
Rocky Mountain slope eastward 10 the
northern portion of Florida. with two de-
press.ons, one central over the Texas Pan
handle and the other over the Lower Mis-
Fissippl valley. The highest pressure over
lies the Upper Mississippi valley.
The wcathor Is partly cloudy TO cloudy
except over the southwestern portion of
the country. where II is clear.
Precipitation amounting to 10 Of an men
or more is reported from Memphis Nash
vile md Vickshurg-
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| ton OF cffective equitable adjustment"
with the scnDte later.
Mr.. Bailey Dem., Texas,) raised point
Of order against the appropriation OF $oUn
for the private secretary to tho prcsi-
dent.
''rhc law" said Mr.. Bailey. ''hxes tho
salary al $500"
The chair sustained the point and tho
snlnry was fxed at the lowest inquire.
When the committee rose the speaker
announced before the house tho presi-
dents veto OF tho bill to lease pertain
lands IN Arizona for educational pur-
poses.
MIR. Lacey Rep. Iowa.. chairman OF
tho public lands committee. gave notice
that he would call the veto message UP
tomorrow.
the conference report on tho pension
appropriation bill was agreed to ana
lie house adjourned.
AT the night session OF the house several
penslon bills were favornbly acted upon.
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washington. February 9l.-For Alabama
Louisiana and Mississippi-cloHay lnu w
se,tlcd weather; possible hsht shoN8'S'
variable winds.
Eastern Texas Fair; slightly warmer 81
eastern portion. southerly winds.
Arkansas-Falr and slightly warmer
soutberly winds. becoming variable.
Colorado. Wyoming and Montaha-'' Az ;
colder: northerly winds.
North Dakota--f'air; northerly "ihus'
South Dakota--Cloudy and threatening
with snow hurries; colder; northeas'erly
winds
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prARL BRYAN ALVE.

Chicago. ILL.,. February ga special
,ror, huntington, W. Va, says: Attorney
Ci,y of Wayne county, who has been re-
,a,ned to defend Scott Jackson, alleged to
=. ,r,rlicated in the Cincinnati murde,
,',vstery' makes the startling statement
tilat - az Tho right time. He alao has
p i,ra ,yitneeses who will diNulge the St
t nra, and expose the mystery In few
days.
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Eastern roads complaining OF division
Of export grain shipments 10 gulf ports.
statement Of weekly earringA
Convention OF general passenger agents.
Ned Winstead appointed passenger ana
ticket agent Of the Katy.
Preparing to arbitrate the cotton insur-
ance dfteren,iaL
Local and general notes ana personals.
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The police committee decided to reopen
the Lockett Investigation
New members secured for the Business
League yesterday.
short local stories caught AT random.
sheriff Erickson RECEIVERS saddle be-
,o,oinr- to The Rutherford Rangers.
swift runaway or Fannin street.
". II. Haddon killed By passing train.
Meeting OF the Good Government club.