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his voyage OF the discovery in the polar
seas The theory set forth by him OF the
SID ,htrly currents, by which it Is possible
to slowly drift acIoss the pole, Is d theor ;
Sc, forth hy the dramatists in their con-
s'ruction of this play. The scenes are laid
on board siiipin She northern seas, and ship-
wrecked and adrifs Cpon the floes of ice
Special care has been taken ia the enga ge-
mem of the company to interpret the vari-
Gus roles.
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Annual Sale of Goal.

Special prices for Thursday and Friday
next for clean, free-burning white ash coal
2e40 pounds to the ton, delivered: Furnace,
$3.50; stove, Sc. 80; chestnut, $5; egg,
S.; pea, $3.50. Anfuel kept under cover.
8. s. Daish 6 Son, 7O3 18th st. nw.i 20e
Fla: ave. ne.i telephones 325 and 3Sa
ge26-2t,em
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Annapolis, Md, Sept. 29.-Rev. ]. w.
mcIlvane arrived here yesterday at the
request, in her last sickness, OF Miss Alice
Presly Thornton, and officiated at her
funeral services today, prior to the re-
reraains being taken TO Baltimore for in
bernlcut in Greenmount Cemetery.
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Mr. James paxton Voorhees, appears in
monoiogue at the Columbia next Sunday
evening at o'cloek. Sale of seats at the
box-office is now ia progress. The brief
srd exhaustive remarks of the monoI0gge
''Out of the Past are happily iIlrstr ate d
by a variety OF additional acting mono
logups The dramatic ability of Mr.. Your-
:ecs has been brilliantly demonstrated in
! the performance of the Raven Aux
Italienes,'' Money Musk and "Shamus
O'Brien, supply happy nIinging of other
choice selections.
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HAD CATARRH THIRTY YEARS.

WiIiian II. hitler. 3:35 18th -. 50:
II had catarrh for years. Ny stomach
troubled iue, too, very badly. II I only
drank water it hurt me. Doctor McCoy's
treatment has cured me. | have gained
eight pounds In weight
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HEARS AGAIN PERFECTLY.

William Blake, 1102 Trinidad ave.
me-: Il tad been hard of hearing for a b ut
ten years.
II could not understand people speak
ing from a short distance unless they
shouted at me. Now I can hear everything
said to- fI.s perfectly
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Doctor McCoy's Second Monograph
on Deafness Has Been Received From
the Printers and rIay Be Obtained
Free on Application at the Office or
by Writing for 1t.
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Tide Table.

Today Low tide, 3:iS q. m. and 3:35
3. ia; high tide 9:21 a. III. and 9:43 p. ia.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of the water
az n. En.: Great Falls Temperature, 66;
condition, 80. Receiving reservoir TEN
pcrature, 81; condition at north connection.
36: rendition AZ south connection, SO. Dis
t'ihating reservoir Temperature, 66; con
dition at iuruent gatehouse, SO; effluent
&c
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BLADDER TROUBLES

The bladder was created for one pur
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and as such 1t is not liable to any form OF
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local treatment OF other diseases.
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It ccrsects inability to hold urine and
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The mild and extraordinary effect of DIR.
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stands the highest for its wonderful cures
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both sent free by mail. Mention The Even,
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kilner & Co., Bnghamton. N. T. The
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genuinepess Of this offers
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$50
instead of
$40
$40

for fine, nobby styles of
pure wool mems suits-be-
cause we do the making our
selves.
Stvlishly cut = substan-
TALLY trimmed-and made
of tough Scotch cheviot-
and will outwear plenty of
suits that cost double.
Three styles of Top Coats
at So 50 that are also worth
SO.
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DO you know that you can have the
Morning, Evening and Sunday Times
delivered at your residencc for fifty
cents a month?
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hemahagementoftheC Columb biaa nnounce
the forthcoming presentation of Verdi s
sterpiece. "Truvatore," next week.
Although one of the most difficult of the
heavier COMPOSITIONS, it Is within the range
o. the capabilities of the Castle Square
Opera Company. This organization is
particularly Successful in the more eriots
works. Their Productions of Faust" and
-'Cavalleria Rusticaua" We're brilliant
presentations, and evidences OF their
abilities in this respect "Trovatorer viii
Oe seen with great cast of principals. Mr..
Sheehan viii sing the role of Manrico, and
Miss Golden will be heard in Leonora.
Others In this cast will be Melville stewart,
Lizzie M5cnichol, William Wolff, Ger
trude Rutledge. Special scenery is being
gotten ur, and every effort will be made
to have this production one of the best
ever given in this city by this company.
The opera will run the entire week, with
matinees Tuesday and Saturday.
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1t Saves the C-uupy Children.

Seavicw, va.-We have a splendid sale
on Chalaberlain's Cough Remedy, and
our customers coming from far and nea.
speak of 1t In the highest terms. Many
have said that their children would have
died of Group IL Cbamberiain's Cough
Remedy had not been given.-Kellam q
Ourren, The 25 and 5O-cent sizes for
sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale and Re.
tail Druggist, 93s f street. and Con-
necucut avenue and 8 street northwest,
and 142S lIar yland avenue northeast.
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CITY Lights.

Gas l',mns are lighted al 6:53 y. IA; ex
tin-uis.iiag begun al 5:04 a. m. The light
iaE Is begun one hour beforethe hour named.
Arc lamps are lighted at 6:3s p. M; ex
tinrustied at Gle O.. n.
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Favorite Line to Baltimore.
Is the Pennsylvania Railroad. Round
trip tickets next Sunday, only ST. 90.
ee29-46
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The Smoothest Line to Philadelphia
The Pannsylvania Railroad Only $500
next Sunday. se29-ls
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81 90 to- Baltimore aud Return S1.G0
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets on sale Saturday and Sunday,
October and 3, good to return until
Monday, October A, on any train
se29, At
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Last Excursion of the Season to
Niagara Falls.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will operate
special train of parlor cars and day
coaches, leaving Washington 7:30 q. m,
October 12. Tickets, good for ten days, $40
round trip. Stop-over allowed at Buffalo,
Rochester and Watkins returning.
se26, 2S-oc1 3 6 3, 0m.se27 e 9-oc1 ,9e
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Robert ManteIl Will be at the New No
tionaI Theater next week; presenting a
new romance by w. A. Tremayne, en-
titled "A Secret Warrant The scenes
are laid in Paris during the regime of the
Regent Due d'Orleans. Mantell is a pic
turesque actor, who has a strong sense of
such dramatic effects as arc to be pro-
duced from a study of the beautiful in
dress and appropriate details. Besides
this, he manages his situations with M
usual skill. He is not loud or meIodramatic,
hut achieves his strong points by we'll
advised development Of artistic methods.
He has alw ays favored dtheromantic drama,
and especially the French historical works,
ana it is safe to ay that he is unexcelied
in these productions. His leading lady,
Miss Charlotte Behrens, is aclever actress,
and the company, now under the manage
ment of NJ. w. Hanley, will be competent
one. The equipment viii also be good;
in short, the lovers Of romance will doubt
less be more than satisfied with the pr esen-
tation of "A Secret Warrant
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Read The Moroing Times. Thirty
five cents month
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Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
October z, 1897, close promptly at this
office as rOIIOws
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"Cnder the Polar STAR" the magnificent
production Of David Belascos melodrama,
will be seen at the Grand Opera House next
Monday. The story of the play, as is sug-
gested by the title. is very interesting one.
Particularly so from the fact of the immedi-
atc return Of the Norwegian, Nansen, from
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THE TUN1s TREATY
France Lacks Authority to Denounce
the Agreement

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.--While our
government has not been of1cially no.
titled Of the intention of the French
government to denounce. the treaty of
trade and commerce which has existed
between the United States and Tunis for
10 century, something in that direction
Is looked for. In view Of the fact that
the subject for a long time has been
under consideration by the state depart
ment and the French embassy. Thus
far these negotiations have come to
nothing, for our government has taken
the position that there is no authority
in the French Government in its pres
ent relations to Tunis for denunciation
of treaty between the United States
and Tunis direct. The French govern
ment has shown that every other nation
that has had similar treaty with Tunis
has consented to its denunciation or ter
mination, but our government still
stnads firm in the asseveration that
only the parties to treaty have right
to terminate 1t and that the Quasi-pro-
tectorate exercised by France over Tunis
is not relation sufficient to warrant the
former in denouncing the treaties of
Tunis. There Is very little at stake
save the principle, inasmuch as when
the treaty dies the United States will
still be on an even footing with other
nations in it's relations to Tunis, but it
was probably our insistence on just such
a principle that obliged France to come
out openly and annex Madagascar.
The herald., 1897-11-30
TIE MOST INTERESTING JAIL
wAvERLY, W. Va, Nov. 22.-(spe

WAvERLY, W. Va, Nov. 22.-(Spe-
cial Correspondence to The Herald.) We
claim In this town to be the only COM
munity in the world that has succeeded
In securing and maintaining order with
no more formidable means Of furnishing
law-breakers than locking then in a big
iron tank. We recommend the tank idea
to the mayors and police authorities Of
every town in the United States where
the ordinary methods of keeping the
peace have failed. It easily beats stone
jails, reformatories, iron bars, silent
cells, wooden clubs, and six-shooters,
and double discounts the terrors of the
Spanish 1nquisition.
We are very proud Of our iron tank,
for 1t Is our town Jail, and no Jail is more
respected and feared by evri-doers. We
don't hold out as a threat over our local
disturbers of the peace that If they don't
behave they will be put in the cooler"
That expression conveys no adequate
idea Of the awful fate in store for the
man who breaks the law. We tell him
we will put him in the tank" and If
he be not mentally and physically inca
pacitated he usually lights out for dis
tant parts before the threat can be car
ried out, or gives bonds for his good be-
havior in the future. The story of how
we acquired our treasure of a Jail is well
worth telling.
Waverly, w. Va, is an oil town on the
banks OF the Ohio river and was chiefly
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its way around the town, pushed by as
many hands as could reach 1t. and
clubbed by as many sticks as could fnd
space to increase the din.
The noise within was deafening and
the rolling. tumbling mass of sorry
drunks were soon yelling murder" But
1t was Of no avail until the crowd at last
tired Of the noise and rolled the tank
back into position on the public square.
Then they disbanded and went home.
When the town had, at last, become
quiet. friends Of the prisoners slipped
out and liberated them. Two of the
number have not been seen in the town
since that night. The others swore out
assault and battery warrants for more
than half of the remaining citizens, but
when the trial took place the local squire
decided that the complainants had re-
ceived well merited punishment and en-
dorsed the tank idea. The sufferers
from sore heads and twisted joints were
made to pay the costs.
Since then no quarrelsome drunk or
lazy bum has escaped a night in the
tank and very few who have once served
time have ever remained to be possible
subject for a second sentence. Two
neighbors who were put in the tank to-
gether and rolled about the town are
now living as neighbors should. The
tank has worked wonders, but It's day
has passed in Waverly.
One recent night two local toughs who
had braved many a rough time in the
tank, and remained to get sober and
drunk and be tanked again, concluded tc
end their most serious troubles by dis
posing Of the Jail. Accordingly, after
midnight, they rolled the tank to the
bank Of the river and dropped 1t over a
precipice thirty-seven feet high into the
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with alcohol and quiet now reigns in
the little town.

Will uiCoHoI dAu QuIeI uOW IelSHS IA
the little town.
All this change has occurred since the
arrival Of a thirty-three barrel iron tank
One night the town was fierce with
fights. The town was FULL" but not
all who were full of whisky were full of
fight. The jolly drunks who loved liquor
but not rowdyism espied the tank. It
suggested an idea which was immedi-
ately acted upon. The fighters were
corralled and filled to overfiowing with
the town beverage. 1t may be added
that no force was necessary.
The iron tank was then rolled out into
the public square and all was ready. A
mighty chorus Of Put them in the
tank!" rang out on the night air. The
quarrelsome drunks were seized and
hustled to the tank, where the work Of
thrusting them through the manhole
was soon completed. The bowling,
squirming mass of humanity within was
deprived of any way of escape. A beer
keg was procured and fastened so as
to bar the entrance, while yell Of sat
isfaction went up from the crowd.
A local artist then came with paint
and marking brush. On the ends Of the
black tank soon appeared these inscrip-
tions in white: Town Jail" "All drun}<s
go in here" Put him in the tank, jag
Cure" '"There Is hot time in the old
town tonight" while over the manhole
was inscribed Main entrance"
Fierce noises from within the iron
Jail soon made it apparent that fight
was in progress, and when the local ar
tist stepped UP and wrote on the cylin-
drical side of the tank, Roll the tank
and mix the fight" the citizens quickly
took the cue and the tank was soon on
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Stray Chords

Reynal, a new tenor, from the French
provinces, has made q very successful
debut at the Paris opera In Samson ct
Dalila."
Mr.. George E. whiting. late of the New
England Conservatory of Music, has sew
cred his connection with that institution
and Joined the staff Of the teachers Of the
Boston Conservatory of Music.
Zwickau is the birthplace of Schumann,
and the citizens have raised a fund, now
amounting to 1000 francs. to erect a mon
ument to his memory.
The three forthcoming London Philhar-
monic concerts will be mainly devoted to
the works Of Greig. Moszkowski and Hum
perdincl. Germans Hamlet" composed
for Birmingham, will also be presented,
with other novelties. M Fts
Paolo Tosti the writer of songs SO pop
ular in some concert rooms and many par
lors, has been visiting Milan, where he was
we'll received in musical circles. Tosti lives
in London and makes only occasional visits
to Italy.
Forty-eight new operas are announced
for production in Italy for the coming
season. Somebody curious in such matters
has taken the trouble to learn how many
operas were offered to italian impressarios
last year and declined by them and the
result of his inquiries is that there were
nearly 200 of these scores. and consequently
as many crushed musicians.
Germany's most successful opera COM
poser of the last decade is Humperdinck.
He was recipient, some years ago, of the
Meyerbeer prize, which consists of $3.50.
and Is given every few years to some tall
ented young composer to enable him to
continue his studies In Vienna, Munich and
Dresden, as well as in Italy and Paris.
Herr Pollini. the Hamburg impresario,
has discovered at Innsbruck a most prom
ising tenor named Maikl, who was men-
ber of troupe of Tyrolean singers per-
forming in cafes. Herr Pollini intends to
have his new tenor properly trained. and
bring him out as one Of the "stars" Of the
Hamburg opera house.
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DECEMBER WEATHER
Coming Conditions Indicated by Rec
ords Of the Past

Coming Conditions Indicated by Rec
ords of the Past
The following data, covering period of
twenty years, have been compiled from the
weather bureau records at Los Angeles,
CAL, for the month Of December:
Mean or normal temperature. 56 degrees.
The warmest month was that Of 1890,
with an average Of 81 degrees.
The coolest month was that of 1S84-1891,
with an average of So degrees.
The highest temperature was So degrees,
on December 3, 1878.
The lowest temperature was 80 degrees.
on December IA, 1878, and December 25, 1875
Average date on which first killing"
frost occurred in autumn, none.
PRECIPITATION
Rain or melted snow:
Average for the month, 39S inches.
Average number of days with .01 Of an
inch or more, Z.
The greatest monthly precipitation was
1880 inches, In 1889.
The least monthly precipitation was .0S
inches, in 1882
The greatest amount of precipitation re-
corded in any "a consecutive hours was
4.3O inches, on December 18th and 18th, 1889.
The greatest amount of snowfall record
ed in any "a consecutive hours (record ex-
tending to winter of 1SS4-5 only was none.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number Of clear days. II; partly
cloudy days, 8; cloudy days, s.
WIND
The prevailing winds have been from the
northeast.
The highest velocity Of the wind was
|37 miles, from the east, on December IA.
1887 GEORGE e. FRANKLIN,
l.. F. O., Weather Bureau.
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water below. A mile down the river
the tank was caught while floating by
the local constable, whose business on
the river with a light at that time has
not yet been explained. He towed the
tank back to Waverly.
The toughs were next day held by the
Parkersburg grand jury on something
like seventeen indictments each. The
tank has not been injured, and it was
sent to Parkersburg to do service in their
prison, but we have been informed that
they could not keep even the iron tank
from rusting to pieces within the walls
of their leaky Jail. This much is GER
tain, however, the tank has been a civil
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famous before the advent of oil for it's
native snake hunters and snuff rubbers.
Snuff rubbing is fine art but its merits
have not been appreciated by the new
blood from the upper oil fields. They
love whisky better. Water has not yet
been a beverage in Waverly for more
than two years and seven fights day
was once the average.
But all is now changed. The snake
hunter no longer spins his boastful yarn.
while the accomplished snuff rubber goes
his guileless way without word pro-
vocative Of war with the hated "oilers." I"
The "toolies" and drillers, jumpers and
buns have ceased to become boisterous
The herald., 1897-11-30
Tired of Walking

Railroad superintendent (forbidding-
ly)-Well, sir, what do you want?
Tramp-Pardon my intrusion, but I
s'pose you observed that 'cordin' to the
Massachusetts supreme court man wot
is injured while ridin' on a pass can't
collect damages?
Superintendent (much interested)-1
noticed that
Tramp--Yes, sir. Well, there ort to be
the same law here; an ef you'll jist give
me an annual pass, I'll ride back an
forth until I git hurt, an then we'll
make test case Of it.--New York
Weekly.
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Counted at Last

FRANKFORT, KY, Nov. 2s.-The
official count for Kentucky was made
today The totals for 1895 were: Nc
Kinley, 21S.171; Bryan, 217.S9o; Palmer,
Buckner, 5114.
The total for this year: Bailey, Re-
publican, ,74S; Shackelford, Democrat,
1877, ,4S2 Hindman, National Democrat,
1858; Parker, Populist. 1874; Wallatow,
Prohibition, 1883.
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No Lives Lost

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The British
steamer Esparto founded off Royal Sow
ereign lightship in the English channel,
between Dungeness and Beachy Head.
yesterday afternoon after having been
in collision with the French steamer
Noel. The latter vessel was beached at
Dungeness in a sinking condition. No
lives were lost.
The herald., 1897-11-30
HAD 4, BIG SACK
The Offer Of Secretary Mott Of the
Water Company Refused

8. M. Mott secretary Of the Los An
lgeles City Water company accompan-
Yea by a big suck containing $4,000. 80.
presented himself before the city auditor
yesterday afternoon and asked for a
permit to allow him to- pay this money
into the city tax collectors Office as pay
,nent in full for all city taxes on it's prop
crty with the exception OF it's franchise.
City Attorney Dunn appeared before the
council while 1t was In session and asked
that It decide what should be done in
the premises. The council refused the
tax collector permission to receive the
money and directed him to hold out for
oil that was due.
The herald., 1897-11-30
Drove Hin, Insane

DENVER. Nov. 29.-John H. Dame,
until recently runner for the Western
Hotel, was locked UP today on the
charge of insanity. He read the testi-
mony in the Luetgert murder trial at
Chicago and became possessed of a
frenzy to kill his wife and two children
and to burn their bodies in the old garb-
age crematory. He is undoubtedly vio-
lently insane.
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CAN BE OVERCOME
Apparent Defective Condition of the
City Hall Not Grave

City Hall Not Grave
Building Superintendent Stratton yes
terday filed the following report with
the city council as to the condition of
the City Hall. He says:
after examination l have to report
that there is no apparent weakening
that should cause any uneasiness. The
defect about doors in tile partitions is
largely caused by slamming of doors,
and can be overcome.
The lay Of the walks and ground
around the building so that the sur
face water runs under the same should
and can be fixed.
"The greatest danger about the build
ing is in the third floor. caused by shut
ting up one of the two exits from that
floor by the late change made to the
library, to which gave consent only
after I was promised that fire escapes
would be put on the building. The same
has not been done, although made the
request more than four months since" "
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Safe in Jail

WILMINGTON, N. c., Nov. 29.-The
report that Nathan Willis, colored, the
murderer of young white man named
Stevens, was lynched by burning was
not correct. 1t was published by both
morning papers here in good faith, being
furnished as special telegram from
Southport. Willis is safely lodged in the
Horny county Jail at Conway.
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massacre of Mr.. Marcus Whitman, his
wife and eleven others by .Cayuse In
dians at Wal Ilatpu Mission near this
city, was observed by fitting exercises
at the opera house this evening. Tomor-
row q monument erected to the memory
of Mr.. Whitman and his wife will be un-
veiled near the scene Of the massacre Of
fifty years ago..
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A Color Celebration

COLON, Nov. 29.-The seventy sixth
anniversary of the isthmian independ-
ence is being celebrated with great en-
thusiasm at Panama, here and else
where. The festivities will last three
days and include military reviews, bull
fighting, masquerades, fire works and
theatricals
The herald., 1897-11-30
The Indian Colony

KANSAS CITY, Nov. ga special to
the Journal from Muskogee. I. T., says.
The Choctaws and Chickasaw Indians,
who have been in session at Antlers, 1.
T., for the past week, have determined
to organize a colony and emigrate to
Mexico.
The herald., 1897-11-30
A Chief Chose,,

NEW YORK, Nov. &c. 8. Wheeler,
who was assistant engineer of the Sault
ste Marie canal, has accepted the po-
sition Of chief engineer to the Nicaragua
canal commission. The expedition viii
sail on Sunday next, it is said.