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The Irish standard., 1897-08-07
SEBALL.
scores Made by Professional Clubs
in Wednesdays Games

Scores Made by Professional Clubs
in Wednesdays Games.
Following are the runs, hits and er.
rors made by clubs participating in the
ball games of Wednesday,:
National league: At Brooklyn-
Brooklyn, 2, 12, i; Washington, 1, G, 4
Gl innings). AT Chicago-St. Louis,
1s, II, 4; Chicago, 10, l6, A. At Louis
vile (two games)-Louisvlle, 0; Cleve.
land, (forfeiD; Louisville, 7, 12, 2;
Cleveland, 4, 8, 1. At Cincinnati two
games)-Cincinnati, IA. IS, a; Pitts
burgh, 3, s, 6; Cincinnati, 4, 6, 3; Pitts
burgh, 4, 6, 3 (gamc called because OF
darkness in sixth inning).
Western league: At Indianapolis
indianapolis, s, IL, 4; Kansas City, 4, z,
3. At Grand Rapids Milwaukee, z, 12
!; Grand Rapids, 0, 0,2.
Western association: At Des Moines-
St. Joseph, 4, 10, i; Des Moincs, 9, 9, B.
At tRockforl-Iaockford S, S,4; Dubuque,
Z, 1877.
Interstate league: At Mansfield
Wheeling, 10, 10, 2; Mansfield, 2, 2, 5.
At Springield-Dayton, 10, 10, 2;
Springfield, 6, l2, Z. At Newcastle
Newcastle 5, II, 2; Youngstown, 8, 5, 3.
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A BAD WRECK,
Two Men Fatally Hurt in a Railway
Cell!s!On in Kansas,

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Oell!.!0n in Kansas.
Eldorado, Kan, Aug. e.-The Mis-.
souri Pacific passenger train which left
here for Kansas City at 1o:so o'clock
Saturday night crashed into four load
ed freight cars which had been left
carelessly standing on the main track
at Yates Center, resulting in wreck
that will cost the lives of two train-
men. The passenger train was rum
ming at speed Of 80 miles an hour.
The tender and baggage car telescoped
and the wreck caught fire, burning the
baggage cur and the four freight cars
and destroying the locomotive and tens
der. Engineer Jasper Glover and Fire-
man Cal Rowan, both men of family,
living in Eldorado, were probably IA
tally injured. Both were found in an
unconscious condition lying beside tho
track. Clover was disembowled and
terribly scalded. and Rowan had one
foot severed from his body and was
terribly cut and bruised. Conductor
Anderson and the baggage and express
men suffered painful bruises, but all
the passengers escaped serious injury.
Clover and Rowan were sent to q hos>
pital in Kansas City.
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Seeks Her Loyer,s pardon.

Lincoln, Neb., July 3o.-Miss Lue A:
,Hirsoh, superintendent Of schools in
Dakota county, is in this city seeking
release of William A. Ream, to whom
she is betrothed. Ream is serving a
:six-year term in the penitentiary for
cattle stealing, and Miss Ream has
been his ardent supporter since his ar.
rest, furnishing him money for his de.
tense. An appeal to the supreme court
for new trial has been made at her
!behest, and pending action the lady
seeks his release on bond which has
mot yet been approved. Miss Hirsch is
prominent as an educator in north Ne.
lbraska.
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by the West Virginia operators in order
to bring about strike Of the miners
IN this district and thus force the price
OF coal up. Both the secretary and
President NJ. P. Carrick, Of the painters
and decorators, characterized the
story as canard and said that If II,
were true they would hardly send or
ganizers into that district to induce the
men to strike.
Contribution for Strikers.
Eight hundred workingmen headed
by band marched through the streets
OF Turtle Creek Wednesday night. The
strikers had gone to meet them and
about 1900 men were in line. Rev Will
liam Hall, Of the NJ. E. Church, Wilmer
ding, addressed q meeting after the
parade. He complimented the miners
on the manly fight and the peaceablc
manner in which 1t was being con-
Quoted. At the close of his address he
handed the miners a bag containing
$265, a contribution from the citizens Of
Wilmerding.
Gained Their Point.
Marion, Ill.,, Aug. 5.-The miners at
the mines Of the Ohio & Mississippi
Valley Coal and Mining company struck
Wednesday morning and demanded
raise of ten cents per ton for digging,
an apportionate raise for drivers and
other workmen. Their demand was
readily accepted and in two hours they
were working. All other mines adj
jacent to this city are running on full
time and peace reigns supreme
In Iowa
Ottumwa, Ia, Aug. 5.-Miners at
Cincinnati joined the strikers Nyednes-
day and started march to Mendoza,
Mo-, to get the men out there. About
half of the mines in the Centerville dis
trlct are working with half of the men
ont
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STATE OF TRADE.
How 1t Appears to Leading Mer.
chants in 81 States.

How 1t Appears to Leading Mere
chants in 81 States.
Chicago, July 30.-The Wholesale
Grocer publishes answers from job.
bers all over the country to questions
regarding trade. The replies were from
jobbers in ~ states and show an in!
crease of so per cent. in the volume OF
business for the first half of '97 as
compared with the same period last
year; 80 per cent. report the volume
about the same, and 20 per cent. note a
decrease. The question if definite i'm.
provement in conditions was recog'
nized was answered afflrmatively by
10 per cent. Sectionally 64 per cent. OF
the jobbers in the southern states, 81
in the eastern. 70 from the western and
95 per cent. from the central states said
'"Ies" to the improvement question.
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Held for Killing Her Mother.

st. Louis, Aug. 5.-The coroner's
Jury held Louisa IIauptmunn, wife of
u wholesale cigar merchant, for the
killing of her mother, Mrs. Christiana
Hanptmann, at the family residence
Tuesday. At the inquest, witnesses tes-
titled that Louisa has been out of her
mind for number Of years. She had
been in an insane asylum several times,
and a special room was built at the
house in which she was locked up ut
night. ~ warrant will be issued against
her, but the proceedings will go no
farther, as steps will at once be taken
in the probate court to have the accused
declared of unsound mind and in
carccrntcl in an ASYlum
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VIII Ask for an increase.

Philadelphia, July ao.-The delegates
representing the wage committees OF
the eastern, western and northern dis.
tricts of the Window Glass Workers as,
sociation of the United States, who are
for the purpose of holding a conference
to arrange the wage scale for the ensu-
ing year, got down to business Thurs
day morning. An increase of wages will
be asked for and the delegates have
every assurance from the manufacture.
ers that as the new tariff bill, which
benefits the window glass trade con.
siderably, has become q law an increased
scale for the workers will be favorably
considered.
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FOUND DEAD.

Prominent Citizen of shcboygan,
Wis.,, a Victim Of Apoplexy.
Milwaukee, Aug. "A special to the
Sentinel from Sheboygan, Wis, says:
William j. Mailman, a well-known busi-
ness man and chairman of the republic
an county committee, was found dead
on the street Sunday morning. He went
to Milwaukee Saturday and returned
apparently in the best Of health. While
walking to his home he was stricken
with apoplexy. His body lay in the
driving rain all night and when found
was hardly recognizable. He was the
presidential elector from this district
during the recent campaign.
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NEWS FROM THE FARM.
Condition OF Crops and Progress Mado
in Harvesting Them.


in Harvesting Them.
Chicago, Aug. 4.-The reports as to
the condition of the crops throughout
the country and the general. effect Of
the weather on the growth, cultivu-
tion and harvest of the same were
Tuesday made by the directors of the
several climate and crop sections. The
reports received ut Chicago were as fol-
lows:
Ohio-wheat threshlng continued, yield
good: some oats threshed. yield light to
medium. Oats about half cut. Haying
nears completion. good crop Corn. to-
bacco. buckwheat, millet. late potatoes
melons, pastures. gardens. grapes, sugar
beets and turnips did we'll. Some tobacco
topped. Apples and pears dropping. FAN
plowing progressed.
M!chigan-Excessive rainfall in few
central counties delayed harvest, but did
no material damage. Generally weather
conditions were favorable for harvest and
growth and timely but uneven showers
improved garden truck. beans. pastures
and late potatoes. Oats have short stra ",
fairly well filled heads and ripening fast,
being cut and finely secured. Corn made
splendid growth and Is beginning to ear
heavily
1ndana-Moderately warm: only few
local rains. Corn and potatoes need rain
wheat, oats and rye yielding well: haying
all done. heavy crop secured. Tobacco
grows well. Corn tasseing, grew rapidly.
ulinois-Favorable week for work and
growth; corn continues to make rapid
progress and early fields show roasting
ears while late are generally tasseling;
oats cut and considerable threshing done
with fair yield and fine berry; wheat rye
and barley threshing nearing completion:
hnying finished: fall plowing well under
way.
Iowa-Tavorablo weather for harvesting
and threshlng, but too hot and dry for
growing crops In southern districts where
rain is much needed. Oats and spring
wheat harvest completed except late seed
cd fields In northern section and threshing
operations are general with variable re-
turns. Corn shows improvement in aver
age condition on August / as compared
with July /. and early fields are quite
promising.
Wisconsin-Moderately heavy rain in
western and southeastern portions. Bar
ley nearly all in shock. Haying generally
completed. Oats harvest nearly CONF
pleted, straw short. yield good. Corn
making good progress. tasseling and ear
Ing. Prospect for spring wheat remains
good. Potato prospect not go good, bugs
and blight on early varieties.
Minnesota-Irregularly distributed show
crs but week generally favorable for ripen-
Ing spring wheat and oats and for growing
corn. Some light land spring wheat anu
oats cut In south, and harvest will be gem
Cral by the 9Th except on heavy and wet
lands. Barley harvest general in SOUTH
ern half. with color injured.
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Wabash to Use OIL,

Springfield, ILL.,, July 31.-Experi@
ments are In progress on the Wabash
railroad testing crude oil as fuel on
engines. There are three tanks located
above the firebox of the engines and il
Is worked on the principle of gasonnd
stove, steam being used for the pres
sure. Trips have been made between
this city and Hannibal, Mo-. using the
crude oil and have been very successfully
one filing of the tanks being sufficient
for an ordinary freight train. The
Wabash officials think they have solved
the fuel question. The use Of oil ID q
saving of much labor to firemen.
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Killed Mt n Dance.

! Guthrie, O. T., Aug. AT midnight
Saturday row occurred at negro
dance and the police attempted to make
several arrests, when general fight en-
sued and the police used force to pro.
,tect themselves. Assistant Marshal
Bishop struck a negro named Lowe over
the head with his revolver, knocking
him down, and at the same time the
weapon was discharged, the bait en-.
tering the head of another negro in
the crowd, resulting in his death two
hours later. The shooting created o
great stir among the negroes. and for a
time 1t looked as though there would
be an open riot.
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Hay Crop rmmen.e.

! Canajoharie, N. Y, Aug. 2.-Reports
received from the New England, middle
and western states by the Hay Trade
Journal, show the conditional average
of the hay crop to be 81, that Of the
whole country e2h, with two per cent.
increased acreage, Indicating the
largest crop grown in many years. On
this account 1t is thought there will be
a large attendance at the national hay
convention to be held at Pittsburgh on
the 10th, 18th and 18th of this month,
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Disastrous Storm.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. IA special
to the Advertiser from Letohatchie,
Ala, says: Thc most disastrous storm
ever known here passed over the town
Monday. The cloud, which was funnel'
shaped, gathered three miles north of
here and passed off in southwestern
direction. Houses, fences. trees and
crops were, laid. low in its path. Two
new churches. in this place are total
wrecks and many residences and stores
were seriously b damaged. No loss of
life has been. reported. The direction
it took is in,the county without tele-
graphic communication,
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Indicted for MURDER

Montgomery, Ala, July 31.-After
two days of investigation of the killing
Of P. H. Patterson, who was shot in
front of the altar in negro Baptist
church in this place Wednesday, tho
coroner's jury returned a verdict Of
death by the hands of George W. Pritch-
ard, and that Rev. A. j. Stokes, Rev. p
T. Brown. William Bracy, Mace Cole-
man and Calvin Micon are accomplices.
The grand jury has returned an indiotI
ment against the same parties on thd
same charges.
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Appeal to the Supreme Court.

Milwaukee, Aug. 3.-Archbishop Kat
ger and the other defendants in the all
legged SANDER case brought by Father
Hellstern have appealed to the supreme
court from the order Of Judge johnson
requiring them to appear before Court
Commissioner ]. c. Russell, of Barton,
to testify under the discovery statute.
II is understood that the plaintiff in
tends, should the supreme court uphold
the order, to compel the defendants to
produce in court the records Of the ec-
clesiastlcal tribunal which Judged tho
defendant
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Corn 'boina Well.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 3.-Answers to in-
quiries sent out from railroad head
quarters and by Lincoln wholesalers,
show TINT NebTaska's corn crop, with
very few exceptions, is standing con-
tlnued dry spell'and hot winds remark
ably well. Farmers declare corn has
been damaged little or none thus far
and with no further hot winds can
flourish for several days without rain.
The extreme southwestern part of the
state is an exception and half a crop
will hardly be harvested, but area is
small
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THE OARSM EN-.
Winners of the Events Mt tho Ilc-
KRttN ia Detroit.

+" "AAherS OK the events MT 1hC NC.
Enttn ia Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 4.-Following are
the summaries of Tuesdays racing in
the races Of the Northwestern Amateur
Rowing associations:
Four-Oared Gigs-Detroits. No. !, won
by four lengths; time. 1O:10lA.
Senior Single scnlls. First Trial Heat
w. B. Bright. Of Argonauts. Toronto, won
by about three feet; time. 1888.
Second Trial Heat-C. Louis Van Damme.
OF Mutuals. Detroit. won by three lengths:
time. lO:4Sh.
Senior Single sculls. Final Heat-Brlght,
OF Argonauts. Toronto was declared WIN
ner on foul; Van Damme, of Mutuals.
Detroit. finishing first; time. 1o:5iA.
Senior Pair Dared Shells-Detroits won
by five lengths: time. 1852 3-5.
Senior Double Sculls-Henderson and WI
nand. OF Catlins. Chicago, paced. won;
time. 10:469..
Senior Four-Oared Shells-Ecorse won
by two lengths; time 9:23A
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Lemont, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-Four hundred
employees of the Western Stone COM
pany walked out of the quarries in this
city Monday morning because the man.
agement refused to grant demanded
increase of 25 cents day in wages. An
hour later IS men working for the Illi-
nois Stone company laid down their
tools for the same reason and operations
in the quurries around Lemont are now
Mt stanlstill.
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Englnnd's Right Disputed.

San Francisco, Aug. 4-The steamer
Belgic brings the news that the right
OF the British government to take pos
session of Palmyra island is to be dis-
putcd. Luther Wilcox, of Honolulu,
declares that the island belongs to-
himself, Fred Wundenburg and William
Kinney. They secured their rights
from the Pacific Navigation company,
which purchased the island from the
Hawaiian government. The governs.
ment in turn acquired its right through
discovery and colonization of the island
by Charles Benton i'm 1862.
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May Abdicatc.

Paris, Aug. at is reported that the
possible abdication of the king Of
Greece has inspired the following dis.
patch from Athens: 1t is stated on
good authority that in the event of q
proposal looking to the establishment
OF foreign control of Grecian finances
being adopted by the powers the king
will make declaration of exceptional
ora Yifv
The Irish standard., 1897-08-07

Eau Claire, Wis, July ao.-Marshal H,
]. Walker, of Durand, nearby town,
shot and fatally wounded man named
James Crone, who, with companion,
was burglarizing the store of John
Boehm at one o'clock Thursday morn,
ing. Crone said he was striking miner
from Scranton, Pa, driven to the COM
mission of crime through hunger. He
would not give his companions name.
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Are Still Idle.

Milwaukee, Aug. 3.-The mill workers
at the Bay View plant of the Illinois
Steel company held n long meeting
Monday evehing,'b came to 10 agree
ment as to the starting of the top and
bottom mill which was expected to re-
sume operations on Il special scale. A
committee wns appointed to confer
with the BOSSES and pending the result
Of the conference nothing will be done.
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Victim. OF Lightning.

Atlantic, Ia, Aug. 5.-Clarence Tenn
perly, of Irvington, Neb., and 10.
seph Scanlon, of Corning, H., were
killed by lightning near Wiota, this
county. They with others were driv-
ing across the country and stopped at
barn to shelter themselves from n
storm. The bolt that killed them came
through, Il ventilator.
York, Neb., Aug. 5.--ITarlow Baker, n
prosperous farmer, was killed in the
field by bolt of lightning during a
Thunderstorm.
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De.rondent Couple suicide.

Houston, Tex, July 3o.-Jules Bun.
nell. q photographer, and Miss Ella Lu
Williamson were married at San Mer.
cos last week and went to Galveston,
where Bunnell thought he could get
work. lie failed to find it, and the
young couple came here. They were
found In their room at tho Hutchins
house nearly dead from the effects OF
morphine, taken with suicidal intent,
Heroic measures were at once adopted.
but both died,
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Madrid, Aug. 3.--Many persons were
injured in conflicts between the police
and lot of rioters. The latter wrecked
shops in many of the principal streets
and the disorders continued until the
evening wns we'll advanced. In many
cases women placed themselves dclib-
eratcly in front Of the mounted gen.
darmes who were trying to clear the
streets
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through the third baseman. Why, sir,
by simply wiping Off the lens, he will
if he chooses, be enabled to read the
umpire's very thoughts. How is that
for juvenile boon?"
amy of the annihilators perfected?'
inquired the editor.
mot yet" said the tall man.
well" said the editor, when you
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see the game in all it's glory. l am a
,discourager Of squirting, sir, and l am
opposed to the obliquity of vision which
is engendered by knctholes and cracks
Armed with my annihilatcr, sir the
child of tender years will not only be
able to see through the front fence but
he will be able as we'll to read the ad-
vertiscments on the back fence right
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DETERMINED TO DIE,
Desperate Attempt at Suicide of
Cleveland Man,

desperate Attempt at Suicide OF q
Cleveland Man.
/ Cleveland. o., Aug. 2.-Thomas Cush-
ang, molder, aged a3 years, Sunday
afternoon stood before the mirror in his
room at boarding house and cut his
throat with razor. When taken to the
operating room OH the third floor of q
hospital, he made rush for window
and threw himself out, falling so feet
TO the roof of the engine-room. His
body crashed through the skylight,
struck an iron bar in it's descent and
rolled to the floor of the engine-room.
Gushing Is still alive but it is believed
he will die.
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Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 2.-Whilo
ex-Postmaster James s. Mexican and
his friend, R. Wilson, of Pittsburgh,
were riding in bus driven by Mr..
Bullock Sunday the kingbolt of the
vehicle pulled out and it toppled over.
Bullock was killed, Mr.. Mexican was Sc.
verely cut and Mr.. Wilson was badly
bruised about the body.
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Famou. Race Horse Dead

Lexington, Ky, July 30. - Domino,
the famous race horse, died at the farm
of James r. Keene at three o'clock in
the morning of meningitis. He was
taken i'll Wednesday and six veter-
!uaries could no, save his life. Domino
was foaled in 1891 and won about $780,
GOO in stakes and purses.
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Watching the Dnuntlc...

Washington. Aug. 4.-The treasury
officials have received an intimation
that the tug Dauntless, now at Jackson
vile, Fla, wns preparing to leave port,
presumably, it is snid, on II tllibustering
expedition. The local officials have been
warned to be on the lookout and to
prevent any violations of the navigation
or neutrality laws.
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through the most solid Of impenetrable
substances. l am Il great lover of ,hil
dren, sir. and intend that this boon to
hands--in the hands Of every child that
is of sufficient years to stand outside
the fence Of a baseball park. l want the
little ones to take this invention of mine
and look right through the fence and
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No Land Law. for Alaska.

Washington, July 3o.-The land Of
fee is receiving many applications for
copies of the public land laws by per.
sons who profess their intention of 20.
ing to Alaska. The office has been
obliged to notify the applicants that
the land laws have not yet been ex.
tended to Alaska, though the mineral
laws annlv
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Ondcrful vitality,

Bethlehem, Pa, Aug. 4.-Thc post
mortem examination made on the body
of Stephen Casper, the Hungarian mur-
dered by Andrew Smaydo, showed that
Casper lived for more than "a hours
with wound three-eighths of nn inch
wide in his heart. Smaydo's knife
cut through one of his victims ribs. In
the left lung cavity there was clot of
blood weighing three pounds. :.
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Tramp. Capture a Train.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. "A special to
the Bee from Aberdeen, S. d., says:
Over 100 tramps and harvesters took
possession of q freight train on the
Northwestern Monday evening. The
train was sidetrncked and the sheriff
and police called upon for assistance.
After an hours delay the tramps were
dislodxed and the trail II nroccciel |.
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Grand Rapids, Wis.,, Aug. 2.-William
O'Brien. aged %, employed in the Biron
paper mill, on wager jumped out Of
the mill window. distance of 80 feet,
into the Wisconsin river. He burst a
blood vessel, from which he died an
hour later.
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Milwaukee. July "a special to the
Wisconsin from Crystal Falls, Mich,
says: "Peter Bons, accused of the muir
der Of Pearl Morrison, has been bound
over to the circuit court for trial. The
examination brought out no new facts,
but circumstantial evidence points
strongly to his guilt
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Another Great Invention.

The tall man wheeZed heavily and
looked at the editor. He had painted all
the way up the stairs, and was waiting
for that form of recognition which the
man who is ready to listen gives the
man who is ready to talk.
The editor looked up inquiringly.
Il have here began the tall man.
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steam Yacht Race ON Lake

Milwaukee, July 30. - The race from
North Point to Milwaukee between the
big steamers and the steam yacht En-
quirer was won by the Christopher Co.
lumbus, which entered the river nt II
minutes of two o'clock. the Enquirer
coming in one minute later and the
Virginia few minutes behind the steam
yacht. The Pathfinder dropped out OF
the race before reaching Racine.
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Working Girl. Good Luck.

Milwaukee, Aug. 4.--Miss Elvira
Fernandez, Swedish girl, aged 26, who
has been working long hours in a
clothes cleaning establishment in this
city at salary Of five dollars per week,
has just received the good news from
Sweden that she has fallen heir to
100000 by the death of mn aunt, o
Mrs, II, Fernandcr. :