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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-17

The report az Amos Brown. port warden.
submitted AZ the council meeting last
niehf. shows FOR the past month No. ~
vsesals entered. steamers =. sailing . 20
taf registered net tonnage RI. 912 Merchsn-
diza from outside. Coastwise. 3ieN tons.
sainped 70 outside points Merchandise.
2 ss6 tons. coal - - tons: shingles 50 @o:
lumber. S,0e feet. wheat lis tons. Mer-
chanaFse received from foreign points, @S
tons shipped % foreign points Merchan-
disc qST tons lumber. - 49, feet, wheat
ITO tons Receipts for Wharfage and
faoorIrr fees So -
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Bulgaria Allied with Turkey.

VIENNA, Aug. ia Hungarian news
paper publishes an interview with NJ
streloff. the Bulgarian premier. which rep
reseuts him as saying.
bulgaria first set her hopes in Russia
and then Ia Austria. but she soon found il
useless to expect help from Europe
Prince Ferdinand therefore. turned to
Turkey who in the event OF war Will sup
port Bulgaria with 10000 soldiers Prince
Ferdinand would rather kiss the hand OF
the sultan than abase himself before Eu-
rome
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only at the mouth so that there will be
ample time for passengers 10 prepare for
the winter before the ice forms In The up
per waters
The passengers will travel on the Bristol
to 81. Michaers. She has room for i.a90
passengers. but will only carry about $50
that being the capacity Of the river boat
She ought 10 reach 81. MichaeFs Septem-
Der 3. She has been thoroughly oyerhauled
and Is one of the finest boats 10 leave this
port. The entire trip will be under the
direction of Capt. Lewis, who is familiar
with the northern waters and Yukon river.
having been IN the service for fifteen
years.
Passengers are being booked at Portland.
Seattle and Victoria, and Davidge & Co.
who conduct the service, have opened an
office at 6ls First avenue. The fare is 500
for the entire trip and each passenger is
allowed 10 carry 1850 pounds Of baggage
free.
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THE WRECK OF TIRE MEXICO.
Testimony All I'm and Decision EN-
peeted soon.

All the testimony relating 10 the wreck
ing and loss OF the Pacific Coast steamship
Company's steamer Mexico i IN and
the board consisting OF Inspectors Bryant
and Cherry. VIII render a decision the lat
ter part Of the week. Great interest Is
taken in the matter by shipping men. ow-
ing 10 the fact that the license OF Pilot
Cornell and his right to act as such Is at
stake.
inspectors Bryant and Cherry have gone
20 Gray's hsrbor and Sheaiwater hay for
the purpose Of Inspecting a number OF
steamers and tugs They viii return
Thursday and within a day or two after
Will arnnnnca the r.snlt Of The INQUIRY.
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DEATHS.
Mrs. Fairbanks. Of Everett.

Special Dispatch % the Post-TnteIHeencer.
EVERETT. Aug 1s.-&rs. Mary Jane
Fairbanks died al her home on Harrison
street this CITY. a Few minutes before
: o'clock last evening. Sac had been in
failing health for some months from that
dreadful disease. consumption. She was
married forty-three years ago In Maine.
and with the family moved to Oakland.
Cal. twenty years aEo. ard 20 this state
twelve years $50. since which time she
had liy~d in Snchotnisa and Everett She
was sister % Mr.. John Hilton and Mrs.
Skinner. - this city, and Nj Robert Hill
tor % Suohomfsh. Her husband died
two wears a~o last December Her two
children. Mss &snel and Forest Fair
hanks were present in her last illness.
Mrs Fairbanks wss cultured LADY. kind
ard charitable 70 al. and during her long
residence 81 this county lad made many
f-teDds u 10 mourn heF death. The funer-
A. al Ae from the residence 81 10 o'elock
Tuesday morning
Mundy. the sculptor.
NEW YORK. AuE. ri NJ Nunav, TIRE
sculptor. died TO-DAY la q sanitzriura at
Geneva. -. Y. aged g..
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SALE OF THE HAsSLER.
The Government Boat to Go on the
Alaska Route.

The government steamer Hassler was
sold yesterday at Port Orchard navy yard
by Lieut.. Helen. of San Francisco, under
instructions from the treasury department
for SIS, 100 The successful bidders were
Mcclure Bros. of Portland. who. II is I'M
derstood. purchased her for outside capt.
talists. The bids run from $3.50 TO sl5, 100.
ten bids being made. Ii Is considered that
the boat was sold for song. as she cost
the government about $4,000 20 con-
struct The purchasers. no doubt.
will realize handsomely on their invest
ment. as a cargo of 200 passengers 20 the
Elond.ke at SEQ n head viii make a good
investment. She has steel hull, with fine
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have gone sc tlss Murroe hglls. northne..

have gone into the Nurroe hits. ror.nxs~.
OF RawaI Plndi.
SiALA- aug. 1s.-The an1eer OF A.
enAsistau has issued an order informing
MS subjects 70 join the rebefs who are
now rising against tire Indian govern
nenf. and the governor OF khos. has
been ordered 70 punish the Afghzrs
who have been raiding caraess belonging
70 the Toehi punitive expedition. Euro
pean and native resnforcements have
been ordered 10 EohaI Immediately. In
order 20 overawe the Afghans. II Is Re-
ported that the OrakIS have arisen In
arrns
LONDON. Aug. fs-subalteru Gueo-
Enukh Sing, according 20 a dispatch 20 the
Times from Sir1la. has been shot dead bv
Sepoy who ran an1uck- Guenrrukh vas
ore q the finest native officers and wa a
especially rewarded for his galianfry in
the defense OF Cnisrai.
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LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS.
The whole Vicinity Searching for
Little Katie Montgomery.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-IntelliEeneer.
LEAvENwoRTH. Wash. Aug. is.-
Katie Montgomery has been lost in the
mountains OF ingalls, creek. thirteen miles
from here. SINCE o'clock yesterday af
ternoon She Is only years old and went
from camp alone TO pick blackberries.
In few minutes her mother went 10 look
for her. and though the search has been
continued generally ever since. no trace
of the missing child has been found.
Bears and cougars are numerous in that
vicinity, and some theorists claim she has
been deveured by those beasts. II is
more probable. however. that she has been
drowned in the creek or fallen over a
pfecipice. A searching party has been or
ganized here. and Is now on the way 10
ingalls, creek.
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skagit Teachers' Examination

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteliigencer
MOUNT VERNON. Aug. R.-The regu-
lar teachers examination for Skagit
county was held in this city Saturday
with the following candidates writing:
Emma NJ Campbell. Bertha Crawford,
Bertha Holton. and May Nichols, or
Mount Vernon; Name Brownlow, La Con-
ner; Mary Benson. Birdsview: Bertha
Conley and George W. Mitchell. of Edi-
son; Margaret Gadbois and julia Wer-
ner. of Anacortes: f. NJ. Mulhollin ana
l.. NJ wansborough. OF Sedro; cara
Morrison, of Burlington; Lolo Sprinkle
and s. H Sprinkle, of Hamilton.
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now employed in the work. with a view
OF avoiding the delay in issuing certin-
Gates for the last quarterly examination
occasioned by a very limited force then
engaged In the arduous task. Those now
employed in an examination of the pa
pers are Assistant Superintendent Leach,
Olympia: Prof. L. l. Benbow. sumner
Prof. F. h. Halves. Olympia; Miss Helen
Rogers, Olympic; Mrs. s. T. Warren
Seattle; Miss Clara n. Bryan, Monte
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BERLIN. Aug. IA dispatch 10 the
Kreuz Zeitung from Warsaw says that the
town OF OstTow, In the province OF Seidloe
Russia has been destroyed by fire -Four
hundred houses have been burned and
4.oe0 people are homeless. -Four persons
have been killed and many children are
missing. The most remarkable feature Of
the connagration ia that IL began slmuita-
neousLy IN four dlfIsrent paris Of the town.
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Munay, the Sculptor.
EUGENE FOR DAWSON CRY.
The Bristol VIII Take the Eugene q
st. MtchEeps

TIE Bristol lef: CoToI yesterday morn
Ing asssr tzksnx or a csrrg, ~ ~sst s%s
va laave Ssat@e AuEuss = fer 81 M
chaess having n tow sha r-renn A.
nFinE a. ths usoath - sAe Yukon passeu-
rsFs ard fr~iSAG Nil D. transferred 70 ne
Eugene. ~Aica vii az oacs hasten - rs
Ffve-. ard. bling a fRss sos,. Is expected
&c reach D2Ssosa CIgy ~ S$pss-nasr Is shs
WI remain taere AZ wsn.er ard VIII Do
ullzee as hotel re Tukoa does not
es..z 70 FREEZE -l-- Cc~ooSs : sEa tssa
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engines and boilers, and carrying cspao
10 NJ about $50 to 900 passengers. and so
to,,s ~ freight. II is a surprise that, when
steamboats, are in demand, the Hassler
should have been sold for so low price.
The boat will be taken 20 Wolf 4 Zwleh-
er's ward. at Portland who are construct
ing the torpedo boats for the government
for a general overhauiing for the spring
trade between Seattle and Alaska
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Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Tntelligencer.
NEW WHATCOM. Wash. Aug. Ia
The launch Columbia. of this city. was
run into and sunk at the r. p. l. Co.'S
wharf yesterday afternoon by the tug
Boyden. The Columbia had tied up for
wafer. There was nobody aboard. and
the engineer stood on the dock The cap
tain OF the Boyden says he gave the
usual signal 10 back. but that the ensi-
neer misunderstood and went ahead.
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READY FOR A LAST STAND.
The khaiifa Concentrates His Troop.
30 Resist Egyptian Advance

LONDON. Aug IA dispatch to the
Daily Mall from Cairo says the dervish
chief. MAhommed ZHin. who was cap
tuTed at the fall OF Abdul Hsmed. asserts
that the road from that point TO Rerber
IL free. and that all the Khaiifa's troops
have been ordered to Omdurman. The
Egyptian war Office has ordered the en-
rollFnent Of l0.ooo additional Egyptian re-
cruifs.
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He Knew Too Much to Live.

LONDON. Aug. Is.-Accord!ng TO a dis
patch TO the Daily Mail from Parts. IL is
rumored that the death at Teheran. Per
Fia. Of DR.. Tholssn. the physician of the
late shah. was caused by poison admins
tered at the instigation of the reigning
shah. because Thoisen knew too many Sc
cretH
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To FIX NEW WHEAT GRADES.
state CrRtn Conmi@ston fc Meet
Movement 81 Port n~zun.

Sae-isl pIsratrh - ere Post-iursieEe7ce
TACOMA Aug 1a-The S,ate Era. IN
commits siou will TX tha new wheat grade
~saraz~,fs here next THURSDAY Chief
Inspector wrtEht left The city fh.s morn
t-r 90 make teur through the Inland
~ the espeezsl purpose q securing sam
nc. and becoming thoroughly ros2es on
80 exact ceadftlou - the wheat hf}t og
me state r. ia expected fhaf n~w srs9e
NV ~ taAIIshsd her tust west place
Il vii occupy n the lis; s not set an
rcumcNf.
Advtccs received here sossay ten ~
,.-Nsat being quoted - - ccuts 81 Walis
wana. whl<h means Ss'a cents az salt
vfatar Thus fAr the arrivals have been
cutie FREE. and Considering The season
ara conditions here u az sxrracrainar-
slw energetic movement
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nuru and Its Contents burned

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
RTTZVTLLE. Aug. 1.-the barn be-
longing 10 William Behrman. three miles
south OF town. containing six fat hogs.
three wagon horses. quantity Of hay,
several sets of harness and various other
farming Implements. was burned 10 the
ground at o. clock this afternoon. There
was no Insurance.
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Assessment of whatcom County.

Special Dispatch 70 the Post Tntel'igencer.
WHATCoM. Aug. 1.-THE total assessed
value OF the county as shown by the
assessment rolls just completed by the
assessor. but nos yet equalized IS SO 2sS. =
57s. OF which s74S 900 IS personal property.
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SHERIFF. A. 4 DEsrERADo,
lie Keats an Taitor Inte insen~thflity
fnr rrftIrl.inE Nin.

PARIS. faaAo AK fs-Dorufy She~f~
N-iaeauar attacked James TX. Wallis editor
- me F-sst. s. hls ss11ce th.s morning. ard
t--st hgu almost tnts inSeus. eillty. The
Post haA cvsttcfsea TIE manner IN wnlch
80 sNefkes arfce has been rGH.
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italy Will Give rp the Colony.

ROME, Aug. 1s.--It In semi-officiaily an
nounced that the Italian government has
decided 10 abandon the entire italian col
ony u Erythrea, on the Red sea. except
Massowa, and is negotiating for transfer
10 belgium.
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4 SHARP RRMoNsrnAxcn.
government Calls the Amecr
sf tfshnnistan te order.

hbhnntstaR te order.
.NeoN, Ang IA alsnatch 10 the
49, - .'ssa sisnia says the vice regal gov
So -. nas sent 10 the arneer OF Afxhan-
- s'Feng better % remoustrance
,sah to the part taken by the
tre4aa. 'fsessfnen n the Hshtiur an tire
- -. aha especially protesting AGAINST
\ - .ses'ailoe given go Haada sfullah
Ns.-..ss,s han reneral Gohlem Hadsiaar.
As'sas a. Asmar who was knewp 10
a. - .s'-nt communicative Nith she IN
a.. ssfsa who attacked Fore shah
~. saturday, the lth Rssagorce-
- s been ordered % koeat i,i ~aa-
s~sss.7 :, Signs ~ unrest ia th. powerful
6 =. uioeS Al IS qnics i~ Swat hut
- a. ~ = moving up tho r7ver 10 ss-
ss "a. submission - the natives hi me
ns,ss - Ans ia telegram from
y s - ieat SHARP frinx was sc5r8
A. as n TIE direction ~ E,srt sesr,-
-eefe is Troat ex -Iremeat "a
~ -. The Wornen au8 .h..i~rr v.fs
W n the environments al Csa~st
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Special Dispatch 70 the Post Tntelligencer.
LEAVENWOBTH, wash Aug. I6-
Dr @ w. Hoxsey. a prominent physician
% this place shot himself while cunning
for ducks on Wilson creek today. The
wound Is painful. but not fatal
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Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
OLYMPIA. Aug i6.-Gov Rogers left
this city today for Whatcom. where he
VIII address the people az a picnic 10 be
given by the farmers and laborers of
Whatc0m county.
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speelAi ltsrAt-A - me Rcst-Ir;elIsEsacer
OLYMPIA Aug lS-The w0rS O.
rrSrkf-g 40 81 Shs papers tar the last
county teachers sxNFntnasfea has been
s,arrraeue@a In the eFsc@ 90 IRE state So
peE.rs3x3eEe "A E4zzsGz 81 educators az
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Ar, League Lecture Tonight.

"Foreerounds'' will be the subject or
the lecture before the Seattle Art League
in the Hlnckley building TINS eVeilhs'
Artists and Others interested are cordial
~ invited TO attend.
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SALISBURY WILL NOT BULGE.
He Declines TO Allow Even Temper.
AIRY Turkish Occupation.

COEsTANTINOPLE Aug. 1s-Tha
peace negotiations between the aubassa-
dorz Of the powers and Tewnk Pssha
the Turkish foreign minister. are al 4
complete standstiIi. This Is due 10 the
refusal Of Lord Salisbury 10 allow 4
Turkish occupation Of Thessaiy pending
partial payment Of the indemnity
agreed upon Lord Salisbury's objection
is based upon a fear that an occupation
thus begun might become permanent
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HRENITIEs.

The w. C. T. U. will give a picnic on
Wednesday. August is, at Ravenna park.
All are invited.
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Henry Kelly. agea . who told CITY
yanar CORNING shat h was miner =
taken 20 Providence hospital last night
from n Northern Pacific passenger train.
on the way 20 the hospital Kelly sad shat
ne was knocked ar the top Of a freight
car. one 81 his arms vas badly broken.
rs ahnnlier WIS Crn.hed
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If You Love Your
Wife Buy Her a
GAS STOVE.
THE EVERETT
s. MONTE CRISTO
RAILWAY

The only route to the popular and active
mining districts OF Gold Basin, Gordon
Creek Martin Greek. Siiverton, Deer
Creek. Goat Lake and Monte cristo
The scenic route for tourists. fishing
and camping parties.
Commencing Monday. April p. the Ey-
erett a. Monte CrsstO Railway Company
will inaugurate a daily train service.
Trains viii leave Everett for Monte
CrIsto every morning, except Saturday
and sunday at 4.45 a. IA.
Train will leave Monte CTtsto for Ey-
erett at "a a. m every morning except
SUNDAY and Monday.
ON tuesdays and Thursdays No. VIII
MN 10 silyerton only, and on Wednesdays
ard FRIDAYS between Siiverton and Ev~
erett only.
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Direct to skaguay on City Of Seattle.
August IS.
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wilson Yaken Guide rev edition from
press July seth. all Information 20 date
about new aalds and new routes NV
mas haIf-tone view ~ Dawson CITY,
,-,nsrsehfrs Price. : cents: maps. %
cents. send order at oace, The Calvert
t.orrnsnv. 1ss FIRST avenue.
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Hanger 3 Lueb-n's bana a; Leschi Park
tonight.
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Thrpp hundred aud tes Thousand dollars
ir eelt uss received from Havana Monday
Ia New York saukeTS.
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-18

said that he did rot care 70 express him
se-f on the matter further than 10 say
that il charges were preferred and sub
stantiated he would certainly vote 10 re-
move.
State Treasurer Heflebower said the
same thing He said he did not want 10
be placed in a position OF keeping up a
fight after he was whipped, as ii would
look as if &c were trying TO oersecute
Lewelling, but il any charges were made
and proven, he would most certainly vote
70 remove the ex-governor. He said he
would 90 the same thing with any other
member OF that board or OF any other
board
Attorney General Boyle voted for Le-
wsIiing on 4 trade, but Leedy and Nor
ris voted for him because 1hey wanted
him from the start. The governor refus-
ed 70 give out mis- views concerning the
matter al this time.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-18
LEwELLING Is DOOMED
Minimum Rate Sentiment Demands
Sacrifice.

Public Pop sentiment demands that
Lewelling be given the g. D. This is the
racket at Topeka now. dwellings enc
mics are working up this kicd OF q JOB
and If ;hey can make II win he will have
20 pack Up and perambulate. Pcpuism
demands d sacrifice for The maximum
rate fizzle, and Lewelling seems TO be
doomed.
SJTyker has just returned from a trip
through central and western Karsas and
he has notified the other officials Ihas
unless LeweIIing IS fired the PoDulists'
cake is dough next year. He says .hat
the people are unanimously in favor Of
dumping LswelIng; dishororably dis
charging him. as il were, not even Civ
ing him time 10 resign. He says, how
ever, that he viii give Lewelling
caance 10 ger out and fixes the limit al
ten days. II necessary, SIryker says he
viii file charges against Lewelling and
put the members of the council in a DO
sicioa where they cannot help acting.
The charges viii contain the evidence
given by Warden Harry lands, Senator
Titus and other witnesses before the leg
islauve smelling committee.
When asked what he would do in the
premises. Secretary OF State Bush. who
opposed LeweIling's election in the first
place, was Iota - make a statement. He
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-18
"YOU'RE NOT so WARM"

when you Linen Crash Suit or
eht wei ght Serge Suit when you
cumbersome Worsted, Chev1ot Cashmere.
We sell made-r1sht, f1t-r1sht Crash Sui
for So, SIS and IS the suit. Stylish Serge
Sui It's only SO, and they the
fadable, non-shrinkable sort that.
SAME PRICE TO ALL.
HERr1AN & HESS, 4oo East Douglas Ave-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-18

IL NAY BE GAS
TEST WILL SHORTLY BE MADE on
TIE MARKEL FARM.

sunk . Hole One Hundred and Thirty-five
Feet Deep for Water Without Obtain
ing Is-sfr. Market Will Cap the Hole
and Will Theo Sink . One-Inch Pipe
CONDUCTING the Gas, il Thei . is Any-By
This Means He Will be Enabled to De-
termine What He Has Under His
Farm
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-18
TURNED IN THE ALARM
Two CoIored Boys Give the Fire Depart
ment Run.

Otis Ruth and P. Palmer are two col
ored ads whose ages are II and I years.
respectively These young men turned
in false fire alarm yesterday morning
from: the corner Of Fairview and Four
teenth streets. The fire companies made
the lorg run in me not sun. only 10 find
tha. there was no fire.
Claud AIey saw the two boys running
towards the river just before the depart
ment reached The scene. He gave Chief
Walden a description Of the two boys
and ne drove over toward the river in
search OF them He saw two boys pay
ing in a yard ard ne called 10 .hen 10
come out % his wagon.
The eldest boy said: IT didn't do IT,"
Didn't do what?" said the chief.
Turn in the fire alarm"
The larger ot the two boys pointed 70
the little fellow and said he did il.
He then started 70 run and Al Brow
rel caught him and brough. him 20 tae
wagon.
He was put in the wagon . be brought
down town. Just as he got il Mr. Wal
den's horse started 20 run and while he
grabbed hold Of the reins. which were
around the dash board, the boy did an
acrobauo feat by falling backwards over
the wheel and lighting on his feet. AS
soon as he struck ne made for the woods
and was ,ost 20 sight From the younger
boy il was learned that they made il up
while in front Of a grocery store on the
corner OF Thirteenth ard Market streets
ID go and turn in the alarm.
They had no kew, so the Ruth boy
p-ied open the door and turned the key
around. and few minutes after the hose
wagons. chemical and trucks were -here
The chief had a warrant sworn out for
them last night and they were taken
down 70 the police station. where they
will get a good lecture. The boys live
just across Thirteenth street on Sher-
wood avenue.