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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02

DROPoSALs FOR ORDNANCE SUPPLIES
Bencia Arsenal, Benicia- Cal, Nav 12, 1897.
Sealed proposals. tripncate, will be received IN
til j o'clock p NJ June ~. 1897 tor furnishing
Leather, Coal. iron, Hardware. Lumb Der, forage
ETC.. during fiscal year ending June 80 1898 in.
formation furnithed on application to LieuLenant-
Colonel l. 5. BABBITT, Ord. Dept Comdg.
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BERKELEY REAL ESTATE.

DOCKET MAP OF BEAUTIFUL BERKELEY
i up 10 date; price S0c; Tor sale by JOS, ].
MASON real estate.
HOUSE AND l ACRE OF GROUND: FIN e
IL garden cheap ASHTON q GARDENER,
Emma Spreckets building. 927 MarSet st.
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PERSONALS,


A DVICE FREE; DIVORCE LAWS A SPEC
n ialty; private; no fee without success; pr bate
obtained private detectives: estabiishtd 10 years
CIV. HOWE Z, atty at law, $50 Marke cor. .Stocktn.
GO REWARD FOR ANY FORMATION
u = that will lead to'the Whereabouts OF Will
horsp and wagon Qicense No 8 lOs) he is feet
2 inches tall, blonde hair and high shoulders
JOHN Rl1ZMAN, box "a. Call.
M S. CT. or 1885 MARKET 81. HAS NOT
w used the Marquis nar restorer the last
month. norris he now ANNA MARQUIS.
MARQUIS HAIR REsToRERIs ONLY SOLD
N4 by the Marquis Co. 1885 Market st.
r MARQUIS, SCALP SPECIALIST: ANY
y case of scalp disease cured; consultation
free Room "a, Murphy building.
THE MARQUIS HAIR RESToRER PAT-
4 ented); sure cure for badness and thinness of
hair Room 80, Murphy bu ding.
NEW RHEUMATIC IURE: PATENTED
~ MISS IDA Won TESS, 1l3O Market room 33
no MY PATRONS AND FBIENDs-I HAVE
this day sold the store 112 Third ST., known as
the Marin County Butter Depot, TO Mr.. Fred
kruse, who Will collect all outstanding accounts
and pay all bills against the same
Sole proprietor of John Fischer & 90.
San Francisco, May 19. 1897.
QUITO ORDER on EA- INSTALLMENTs
~ L. LEMOS, 11l7 Market St. bet 7th and sth.
NINE. PEARL HARRISON, PALMIsT;
'1 electric treatments. l2012 Geary St, 2&3.
EGYPTIAN ENAMEL THE FAMOUS BEAU
IL timer; 5Oc. MRS. NJ J. BUTLER, 13l Post st.
SUoH HAIRDREssING AS I DO FOR 25c
- cannot be done any where else for less than
QUO; that partly accounts for enormous busi-
ness-the largest on the Pacific Coast; shampoo
and plain hairdressiug, soc: switches from 81 10
So &. LkDERER, III stockton st.
NINE ROLAND, PALMisT, HAS RE-
al and = 90
HAIR REJUvENAToR. "oUINoNIA" HAIR
II Tonic; S5c bottle G. LEDEREk,lll socKton.
NINE VIOLET CHESTER. PALMisT, RE
"A turned and located l26 Fourth ST., room 4.
| CLoAKS AND TAILoR-MADE SUITS RE-
! - tailed at wholesale figures. 20 Sansome ST.
pARTINGTON's SCHOOL OF .ILLUsTRA-
i ton, 424 Pine; about 50 drawings and sketch
es by students viii be exhihEed next Friday aud
Saturday afternoons from to .; free admission
CUPERFLUUUS HAIRS REMOVED BY
~ eleetroiysis- MRS DR. WEIGH, 2l15 Bush.
pHkUMATIsM CURED OR MONEY 49,
IL funded; poor treated free. 305 kddy ST.
II HUFsCHMIDT, SANITARY PLUMBER,
IL. gastitter 623 Golden cate Tel. sutter All.
lRUNKENNEso- CURES GUARANTEED
- SO!o Cure sacramento, Cal; 20 Page St., 5. f..
100O BUSINESS CARDS PRINTED. 81 so;
AOVO wedding work. HILL. 221S Geary st.
| pELIABLE AND EFFICIENT DkTkCTIYF
IL serViee Rooms 10 20 and Il, Chronicle bldg.
R1G OUTDOOR sTERkOPTICON SHOW EVE
= ~ night cor Market and Sixth sts. artistic al.
SernsementS in living light; promoters OF busl,
ness consult OWL ADV. CO. 1l4O Marke st.
RUPTUhE AM PILES CURED. NO PAY
- until cured send for book. DRS MANS
FIELD & PORT RFIELD. s3s Market st.
ELkCTRIC LIGHTS IN EVERY ROOM.
- = winchester House - Third ST. nr. Market:
zVo rooms 25o 10 81 90 per night: 81 so to So per
week; tree BUS ana baggage and from the terry
DRESSMAKERS.
DRESSES 50 Up; CAPES 81 Up; WRAP
! IL pers soc up. 4Sl Minna st
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OAKLAND FURNITURE FOR SALE

TRUSTEES SALE-THE ENTIRE LINE OF
furniture, carpets and household goods of H
Schelhaas store. Oak and, is being closed out (:
goods market in plain figures CHARLES
MOLLPEk1. Trustee
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O6n SONOMA CO, NEAR GLEN Ell
ID ZOO. len, 160 acr S; ha!tits value
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DEN LOMOND HOTEL PROPERTY, SANTA
ID Cruz Co., on raj road: finest summer resort;
hrst-class paying property; s2SOO0; terms TO
suit.
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COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

LFALFA-7O ACRES KERN Co, sac PER
II acre: easy terms.
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DEVINE-In Santa Rosa June l. 1897, Michael
Devine native of the parish OF Xii! fiilen.
County Limerick, Ireland. aged 80 years.
R3-T The funeral will take place TO MO BROW
Thursday, at o'clock p. NJ. from the par
lors OF McAyov & Gallagher, 20 Fifth street.
IntermenL Mount Calvary Cemetery. .'*
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NAPA Cu.-l4O ACRES; SMALL ORCHARD:
~ o acres fine vineyard, good improvements; /;
S275U
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Send for our country list
SHAINWALD. BUGKBEE & Co,
21S-220 Montgomery st.
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HARTE RT-In mis- citv.. May /, is iT William
Harter native Of Wisconsin, aged 28 years
RBr The funeral Will Ia ls plaes THIS. DAY
"wednesday, at 10: 80 O'Clock A. NJ. from the par
lors of the United Cndertakers. ~ and 2s r'ifsh
street. Interment Cypress Lawn Cemetery.
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ABRAHAM-In this city, Regina beloved wife of
Philip Abrah m, and mother of Mrs. II. p.
Bush, Mrs. k. r. Raphael and Nathan an / A be
Abraham. native OF Neuhaus, Bavaria: Ger
many, aged 20 years ...:. - = .:
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For further particulars call or send 2-cent stamp
10 Pacific Coast agency, Renard Medical Co. 323
Spreckeis building 927 Market St. san krancisc
GUARANTEED SAFE, RELIABLE AND
EFFICIENT REMEDIES
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

John Il, RICHARDS LA w OFFICES ROOMS
y 70 and "a Crocker bnAaiaAi ssispnoRs AAs
Is. Hal Francisco Ca
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GLIB -ON-In this city, June /, / S97, James L.
beloved husband OF the late Nanny w Gibsoa .
and father of Dr. ]. w, DR. f. w and M" r
Gibson, native Of Canada, aged rs years 1
month and 10 davs
RE- Remains at the pariors of the California
Undertaking Company, 123 stockton street. cor
ner of Geary. Notice of funeral hereafter
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Elm NFELDT- this city, June !, 1897, Detlef: j.,
beloved husband of Mary E EiEfeldt a natIvs
OF Germany, aSed 40 years. A mem Der Of Mis-
sioa Lodge No, l69, f. and a. M; and Fresno
Comm andary, K. L.
Is Friends and acduaIntances are respect
fully invited 10 attend the funeral TO-M0 RROW
(Thurs0ay), at l O'Clock p. N. from Mission
Masonic Hall. corner sixteenth anu Valencia
streets. under the auspices OF Mission Lodge.
No. 169. +. ant An Remains at the mar
lors of the Union Undertaking Company 1888
stF = =.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

~ We sell them for $3 81, IS, SO, 81, SIS 90, $40
per month also for cash; the best makers Of every
grade; don't pay rent when the same monthly
payments win purchase one from us SHERMAN.
CLAY & CO. cor kearny and Sntter SIS, stein
way dealers
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- ing, Seattle, Wash, May 26, lS97.-Sealed
proposals for constructing gun emplace m ehts on
Marrow stone Point. WASH, VIII be received here
until June 80. ls97, and then publicly opened.
Information furnished on application.
HARRY TAYLOR, Captain Engineers
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IA house west of Chicago is KoHLER 4
CHASES. 26, % aud so " Farrell st.; pianeS OF.
gans aud all other musical instruments, OF all
grades and prices; terms easy prices lowest;
everything possible Gone 10 please ana satisfy the
customer.
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ARGE AND SMALL RANCHES WANTED
IL In exchange Tor good Oakland property. ED
SOY & TUITION, 1909 broadway, Oakland
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R5- Friends and acQuaIntances are: respect
tully invited TO attend the. funeral THIS DAY.
"wednesday, at o'clock p. NJ, from his late
residence. 33Z Florida street, :. IntermenG
Mounr Ca,varv CannatarAr -.
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DRESSMAKERS

III PRESSES 81 Up; CAPES 81 Up; WRAP
IL pers soc up 43l MInna st
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SONOMA COUNTY LAND$-FRUIT, GRAIN
- and stock ranches: little homes a specially
CHES>MORE ~ SHURTLEFF, Sonoma, Cal
room 22l, S27 Market St, 5. E.; Wednesdays aud
Saturdays.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25
SHORT SOUTHERN STORIES.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-A. p. Naples;
sheriff and ex-officio collector Of Sarr,e.i
county. has been indicted Tor empe]A '
ment and removed from office. Inc gov
ernor appointed James Fancher as ms sac-
cessor.
EJIIISVILLE, Miss.-The heavy rams rams
the mast week have been very damaglng
10 farmers There is great deai OF opsn
cnttoa in the fields, and unless me Ia raj,
holds M for some time the cotton WIN
rot In the boil,
NEW oRLEANS-Owin TO bad health
- The fact that he could not Obtain
Smn. oynent, John Mccoy. a SHOEMAKER
| bsde farewell TO his wife and seven c ~
| dren and left his home. went 10 int oiu
Rss n AND drowned himself.
| AUGUSTA. Ga.-Mrs. ]; ", ware, wei
krown ~ this city. has inst tuted sen
| S,,,oral 5000 carnage suit against tne
s,adtcai Col,ece of Georgia for obta-ninh
| ILLEGAL possession of the body OF ner n"s'
bard fcr use IN the disscctins room
yICKSBuRG. Miss.-Sotice was re,
ceyed here from the proper departmen n,
| ~ washington of the reappointment y
| cantain j. r.. McNealiy. late unlteo
800 marshal for the Southern distric,
az this state. whose term expired ias'
Saturday. :,
MONTGOMERY. Alamo new gases e, y
-n ziipox have developed here wstnm ~
past nine days and II = eyident inst VA
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TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE
FAILING IN THAT. A FORT WORTH
BARTENDER suICIDED.
man, but Could Not stay Away
From Her.

Fort Worth Texas. August 2i.--0us
Steinhof shot and killed himself at Hol-
lands variety iheater at 1885 thIs after-
noon. after vain attempt to kill his wife.
known as paisy Lester. ut whom he Aired
two shots, Failing to kill her, he turned
the weapon, bulldog revolver 10 his
right temple and blew Ills brains out. He
was formerly day bartender there and
had been separated from his wife and 10
said TO have been spree.
Stoinhoif had been away from hero for
some time, ana his wife had been engaged
| ut the variety theater.
Ho had been travelling with u show, and
leaving 1t, returned here few days ago,
iie had been on spree for several days
and was morose aud sulfcn.
He aud HIS wife have had frequent quar-
rels and he had often threatened her life.
The shooting occurred In the yard ad-
Joining tho theater. she having ran there
when he first attempted TO shoot her The
woman foil An the yard outside, thoroughly
| torrorized. but apparently not much hurt.
Examination disclosed the fact that she
had received q 9light wound In tho fore
| head Only one Of the shots sook effect.
| Justice adams was Bumsoned to conduct
| tho inquest.
| The shooting created sensation In the
city. and tho word quickly spread that both
tho man and women weN dead, but this
| proved incorrect.
| A motley crowd soon gathered around tho
place, camoring Tor aAniosion within tho
| high board fence. whilo others pccred over
| It.
! Tho antecedents Of tho unfortunate man
and woman seem to- br entirely unknown.
| The woman recovered from her fright
after being picked W and conveyed to her
| room and seems to have received but very
| little injury from her wound.
Tho man lice siff and cold on the spot
where he chose TO die, and so ends for
the present another story Of tragedy In the
acre. another scene OF bloodshcd and WOO.
Those who have seen such pictures can
nl this one from ther Imagination. Those
who have not are better on
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disease has spent its force. All places,
excepting two small towns, have raised
the quarantine against Montgomery, and
business has resumed its normal condi-
ton.
afAASVIILE. La.--It has been raining
since the 10th, and all farm work is at a
stand. Cotton Is said to be very much
injured by the heavy rains. Some seen,
damaged fully one-half. Cane planters
are highly elatcd over the rains big
tonnage OF cane is now in prospect.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.--L.zzie Eagan
the Tennessee river at po.nt which re-
quired her to be In the water nearly half
an hour. the distance trayersed being
three-qtiarters of a mile. The feat was
accomplished by the little girl without
resting and almost entirely by forward
| swimming.
| TALLAHASSEE, Fla--An important
session of the new raiiroad commission
Will be held here next Tuesday. Last
| month the commission formulated new
schedules of rates for freight and pas
| senger traffic, rules, regulations. etc, aud
| invited all parties interested in transpor.
| tation matters in FLORIDA to attend said
meeting.
| Nashville. Tenn.-Governor Taylor has
appointed two delegates from each con-
gressional district and four from the State
at large to attend the Southern irrigation
congress, which meets in this city Septem-
Der 10, IA and H.
| Memphis Tenn.--Chief Of Police Moseley
of this city has left for Dallas, Texas, tc
bring back Terrell HILL 20 years old, son Of
Hon. John Hill. member Of the last Ten
nessee general assembly, and Miss Bryant
daughter Of well to do farmer Of Dexter
Tenn. from which place they eloped Au-
gust IL.
Abbeyville, Ala.-White caps went to
| tho of Fra nj Smith rntprpd and shot
him to death through a crack in the wal
OF his house. They recently whipped a
NEGRO severely for alleged intimacy with q
white woman. Smith said that he knew who
did the whipping and was going to repor
their names to the grand jury.
Little Rock, Ark.--A special to the Ga.
zette from Pine Bluff says: negro named
Bill Wiley and another whose name car
not be learned were arrested near the
Kendall saw mill charged with beinl
guilty of the murder Of ]. r. johnson
Sunday. Bill Wileys body was fount
hanging to a trestle near Admission. Thu
other negro escaped after being wounded
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SHORT MEMS STORIES.

NEW YoRK-Gold to the amount of 49,
was drawn from the sub-treasury for
shipment to Careda.
PORTLAND, Ole Fire destroyed the
large warehouse of W. p. Fuller & Co.
Loss between $4,000 and $4,000; par
TALLY insured.
CHICAGC-Jamer =. Quicker, charged
with conspiracy &C. .u5n the features OF
his wife with vitr3oi, has been heio s,. 70
await the uction of the grand jury In S3o1o
BAIL
ROME-There g. considerable agitation
asncng the peasants On the Lazio district
in favor OF a redistribution OF the vast
uncultivatea estates of the patrican fam-
lilies.
Observation-Disclosures Romero. the
Mexlcan minister, will go to St. Paul the
latter part OF this week as the representa-
tive of Mexico az the NaConai gathering
Of farming organizations in that city.
WASHINGTON-T agricultural de-
ma RI ment ia Ircraring to make an expert
,nepi with new forage pian.' wmcn IA
thorahi to he adlpteo 10 inc seni-"i'u
regions OF the West.
TACOMA. Wash.--Mrs. Hugh Wallace,
| daughter Of Chief Justice Melville ".
| FULLER Is dying OF. APPEND citis III ASH
| sofd's farm. at the hasc OF Mount han,ei.
II is considered that She can I'VE f"o
days. 49,,
| WASHINGToN-Repo shcw 2 to, ha
cnal product from New Mexico duian9 me
| last fiscal wear OF .i3s TONS, vaIug -, -
l ed at S.,lJ III Inv
] tory the coal output was l,5oz'5s 'ons'
| coke output q, 40 tons.
! MADISON. WISE. w. Keys, one OF
| The WISCONSIN delegates 10 the Natioi,n,i,
| Grand ARMY encampment at Bunato, WIZ
| make a proposition for the government 70
| raise the ironclad Monitor, founuereo on
| cane HATTIE, as December 81. isS2,
! CHICAGO - The prosecution turned q
clever trek on the defense I'm the trial OF
| Adslpb Leutgert for the murder OF ms
| wife nv practically acquiescirg 10 the Oh
| iections OF the defense TO draWlns " "a
fury under the new jury commission ia"
| KANSAS CITY--Farmers througnSus
| ,~entrni and Western Kansas are usns
svery means possible TO get their , Wnea.
| ON the market at present prices. iea' ,is
! MOCK the streets OF many towns, ana IIii =
49, airvgtors are crowded TO their u'h'os'
capacity. .a,
INA sensation has been cause,,,
bare nv the discovery OF the fnufuei,.
hodies of a misery widow named schultz
-, oei. uaugntcs' In the celiaF OF thell
rss.risnce shoemaker having a $ .ose
| -, the ground fIoer Of the Schuitz ie.e,,
denee is suspected Of having commH''eu
the murde,.
YONDON-A dispatch to the Times ir,nl
lpio de Jareiro says: 1t Is pePiiaIH, ".
lived that soruc arrdns sInehts vii y.
n,ads g, Europe enabling the goVefnHitai'
~ meet ali prcsen. obligations ana 10 pay
tSa JamIary corrons. The coHec croi
nrornises l., reach l00Oo.VcO baSs'as asa'"s'
q 900 OD0 last seasOil.
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iats civil war. ~ nsn stoojVt1 t6 ~
a battle beceuee they leved IA ~ IN
believed - whak q ropfeoGAte1. (xoE lGU131
Thsk wss ~ ssuff d whS1A Nv So1(n eo.l
army ~ 1854 Ne ma64. (Appt9Soo y S0lg
one g them noe only eou11e ~ ~
their own tEinkine (isuenesr "a eDS52nSi3'
and did not always agSse with thelr o1l(.
maudsf. (Laughtes ~ ApriauDe.) I OK
call that young soldier, who ID tho ~
war stcod away h front of the battle lin
bearing tho 6tare and Stripes aud Who1e
gsneral called ont bring th9eo cu1ofs oo11
% the line.s and quicker than ~ bullet
the line up to The cclors prolonged 50.
paause.) II was tho votco Of command;
there was a man behind Il and there WA
patriotism In hIn heart M 4.
so nigh TO grandeur y our dust; % noaR
to God Isl, n
When duty whispers. 10! thou must ~
youth repiiea: J can.
thus responded and inade up an army
grandcr than any army that ever shook
the earth with Its tread, aud engaged Ia :
holisr cause than ever soldiers did before.
tApplause.) What defenders, my country.
men, have We nowy We have the remnant
OF this old. maenihoent. rnatchless army =
which have been speaking and then a.
allies In any future war we have the brave
men who fought against US on Southern
batticnclds, (Crcat appiausc.) The army AZ
Grant and the army Of Lee arc together,
toreat applause.) They are one now Ia
fatth. III hope. In fraternity, In purpose
aud In invincihle patriotism and therefore
tho country 10 In no danger. tApplause.)
IN Justice strong In policy. secure In devo-
ton to the iiag, all one.
eMy cllow-countrynten, thank you ana
ntu arxA lnt.t -.
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TRUE STORY OF MISS cIsNERos.
Spanish Bestality. Inhumanity and Injustice Shown
Very Clearly.

r August "A well Of business
M WIG was In Cube at the time
ouay that
s a oil s'"'-N">
, beaneour csneros only
haa been xled to the
soun ana
70
ue @ nat Colonel
commander Of the
nm he called
~ sake she was polite 10 hino Finally
" MS discretion and
attempted lbe<t
0uoy for help Her
ing ana
el2ed the Spanish brute and tied
shy the
osneros and all the S al the story.
OF the Spanish
prison. whose walls a
ana most degraded
horrible
the
inals death would be preferable
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SHORT STATE SPECIALS.

WAXAHACHIE The Presbyterian
meeting which has been in progress here,
has been brought to q close. There were
six or eight conversions.
ROCKWALL--The city council at It's last
meeting appointed a committee to investi-
gate the advisability or possibility Of erect
ing a water works plant.
GREENVILLErhe county commission
ers have made an order taxing druggists
500 for selling liquor on prescription, in
compliance with the new law ON the sub
ject.
GRANDVIEw-The revival which began
two weeks ago at the First Baptist church
Is still going on and great interest Is mani
tested. Twelve additions have been made
to the church.
CAMERON-John H. Beckett, president
Of the Sheriffs' association. and who has
been prominently spoken OF for State treas
urer. has stated to his friends that he
would not enter the race for that office.
GREENvILLLE-The wire crew OF the
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone
company have reached the city with the
wires for the six-7wire limo from Dallas
and the new line will be In operation In q
few days.
CARBON--During a personal difficulty
between Elmore Snow and Custer Coz.
over the ownership Of a baseball mask.
the latter was stabbed in the left shoulder,
infic.irg very painful, though not dan
gerous wound.
GEORGETOWN-W. r. Tucker. farm
err living on North Gabriel river. reports
that his little i-year-old son, Thomas. died
Of sunstroke on Saturday after an Illness
Of twenty-one days. The physicians report
II genuine case OF sunstroke.
TERRELL-The city council has con-
| tracted for the necessary building for tht
| water works. The wafer is now being sup
piled by a hired boiler until the old boil
| ers are repaired. The eleetric light viii
| be put In operation as soon as possible.
GRANDvIBW-The ninth annual ses-
| sion of the Grandview Collegiate institute
| opened Monday under the management OF
( Professor j. C. Garrison with over one
| hundred pupils in attendance. with very
| favorable prospect OF the total attendance
reaching i75 in few days
| WARRENTON-The telephone poles he
| tween this place and Carmine have beer
J put In position TO within short distanc
| OF here and the line will be speedily com
pleted. This line will be important mas
mrch as ii will put US in communication
with all imrortsint business points.
FORT WORH--A horse ran away with :
buggy containing the wife. daughter anf
aunt OF Dr. II. Chambers. The buggy col
liided with a telegraph pole and turned
over Mrs. Chambers was badly bruise'
and the daughter had one arm broken
The other lady escaped with comparativei!
sliRht injuries
FREDERICKSBURG old octagona
church which was erected on the pubii
square In this town more than nifty year
ago BY the German immigrants who thel
settled here. has. by order OF the comnhs
sinners' court. been pulled down. II Ia
long been noted edifice and was locke
on BY the old settlers with love and venera
ton
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THE BULL POOL.
Announced That 1t II Now On
of the Market.

Announced That 1t II Now Out
of the Market.
hcago, August 24.--The bull pool,
Job has been SO successfully handling
rmous lines Of wheat. corn and oats on
Ange announced at the close today that
were practically out OF tho market
p the exception Of little September
at which they say they will take on
livery day. The announcement that the
had liqufdated its holdings caused a
ling OF great relief among brokers gen.
NY. 1t had been felt for several days
the pool had been trying to dollar
(eat. When the campaign on wheat was
gun several months ago it was regarded
very difficult undertaking. The bulls
Fame masters OF the situation. aided by
news from abroad and piled up enor-
Pus profits In short time.
When the same pool went into corn &c
extent OF abou. 100000 bushels anC
! amounting to 5OOo,oO0 the nervous
was renewed. So long as everything
moving up, however. it was not yer,
ne. Tho bull difficulties began with the
ctacnlar calling OF wheat on Saturday
100, when II could have been tough
aper In the pit When prices began to
monday, margin calling increased
the anxiety was relieved only by thu
uncemcnt that practically everything
been sold out. Although it was be-
N mat the line of December corn
wen loss George French. who has been
luiing the deals Of the pool. says every
us was sold at profit. lie says that
Iesai prominent gram merchants pooled
seiday TO raid the markets and force
to unload.
ne corn pit today was the scene Of
MONS dealings. One broker sold in
hour 100000 bushels owned by tn