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at Limerick, he finished in theology in
the American College OF Rome. He ar
rived In Mobile In 1893, From here he
was transferred 10 Birmingham, Ala,
and Bessemer Ala, and In January last
he was transferred to Montgomery, Ala,
Hearing that an assistant was needed
here, he offered tn come and he reached
here September g. Tn fever broke out In
a fw days after his arrival He preaGH-
ed at ST. Vincent's last Sunday telling
the congregation TO be prepared for the
final summons. That afternoon he was
taken sick and had continued high
fever from start TO finish.
The new cases are: Fred Xavier, George
street; Estes Mcdonald, Savannah, near
Marine street, dead; Frank Stewart,
dead. Three patients were discharged,
The bulletin to-day says ., cases; 6
dead; 10 discharged and l6 under treat
ment. With one nr two exceptions the
sick are doing well
DIR, George A. Ketchum, president or
the board OF health, remarks that the
sick OF the fever are all dwellers In one
story buildings, that Is to say, sleep on
the ground floor. He infers that the
poison moves along the ground and pre-
ferabiy attacks those closest In reach,
The steady effort to get the stringeney
OF the quarantine against Mobile modi-
fed Is meeting with partial success, The
river boats, the carrier, for the Alabama
river, and the Hardcash, for the Tom
Blgbee, left tonight on the FIRST trips
for two weeks They will go up these
rivers some 200 miles, carrying heavy
cargoes, OF all kinds of supplies, but no
passengers. The railroads also are daily
doing more work and bringing In cot
ton and general merchandise. They
brought In 1000 bales OF cotton to-day
and seven cars OF grain.
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IN FROSTY FIELDS.
Landslide on the ChtIcOot Pass RsSnlts In
Death of Eighteen Men.

VI AtNhs
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. Sept "a
The tug Pioneer, which left Puget Sound
on September l2, with the bark Shirley
In tow for skaguay, returned at o'clock
this morning, having made the run down
In nlnety-six hours. The Pioneer brings
report of a landslide which occurred
near Sheep Camp, on the chlcoot Pass
last Sunday morning, In which eighteen
men are said to have lost their lives.
Only one body Is said TO have been re-
covered, that Of man named Choynski,
q cousin of Joe Choynski, the prize fight
er. The men supposed TO have been lost
were packers on the Dyea trail.
The officers of the Pioneer say that the
story was brought to Skaguay on Sun
day evening by three men who told II In
such way as 10 leave no doubt as to Its
truthfulness. They describe the ava
lanche as consisting OF rocks, ice and
dirt, which had been loosened by the re-
cent unprecedented hard rain which had
been falling continuously for the past
month All the bridges on the Skaguay
river have been washed out and the river
Is n raging torrent.
w. W. Sprague, OF Tacoma, who start
ed eight weeks ago with three years
outfit, returned from Skaguay on the
schooner. The steamer Alkl, n week
overdue from Alaska, arrived this morn
ing at 4 o'clock. She carried large list
OF men returning from Skaguay, who
were unable to cross the pass.
The snow Is six inches deep at Lake
Bennett and three inches fell on the sum-
nit OF the Chllcoot Pass Saturday
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IN SELF DEFENSE.
A ounrrslsoms Man In Elk Fork oil Re-
EIons sho. and killsd-cOronsr JuitinsS

gionS Shot and Killed-coTonsT Juitihs'
the shouting,
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer.
sIsTERSvILLE, W. Va, Sept a.
Intelligence reached here last this after
noon OF a shooting ARRAY which took
place out at Elk Fork, last evening In
which A. L. Walters, young fellow
employed on one OF the oil farms out
there, shot and Instantly killed Louis
Barcus. who attacked him.
It seems that Barcus had been drink
Ing. and as he rode by the place where
Walters was stopping, made some slight
ing remark, and when the latter told him
TO move on he got off his horse and went
after him with knife,
Walters tried to take the knife from
the fellow, and pacify him, but he only
seemed to become more enraged, and
wanted to fight, and kept pushing Wal
ters close with the knife, He followed
Walters into the house. until finally the
latter saw that he would have 10 do
something and noticing revolver lying
on bureau. picked It up and fired, HIT
ting Barcus near the heart, and killing
him almost Instantly,
When the coroner arrived to hold the
inquest, Walters gave himself up. but
later he was released, as 1t was shown
concuslvely that he was not to blame
and had done the shooting In self defense.
The murdered man was quarrelsome
when drinking, but Walters was a very
quiet fellow, and was well liked. There
Is general satisfaction nt the result OF
the coroner's Investigation.
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QUIET IN HALLE on FIELD
coronsr's InyeItlEation Ended Military
10 be Withdrawn To-day.

HAZLEToN, Pa, Sept. gi,-The cor
oner's jury, investigating the deaths of
the Lattimer victims met today and
heard additional testimony, Charles
Gascott, the school teacher, John Welsh,
Stephen Charles, Daniel Ferry and 9TH
er miners testified, but nothing new was
adduced, with the exception OF the
statement made by Daniel Ferry, that
after the first volley was fired, Deputy
Wrought shot at man on the railroad
tracks. After a half dozen Witnesses
had been examined, Coroner Mckee
closed the Inquest and the jurymen re-
tired. The Jury VIII meet tomorrow
evening 10 deliberate and decide upon Il
verdict
The Lehlgh Valley Coal Company's
men at Jeansviiie held a meeting this
afternoon and unanimously agreed to
return to wor next Tuesday The com.
pany has made no concessions and the
resumption at Jeansyle now puts an
end TO the strike,
II was the intention OF Gen. Goblin to-
day 10 order the withdrawal OF part Of
the militia, but the rain interfered.
Battery C. Of the artillery. broke CAM
to-day and started 10 PhoenlNville, and
morrow, weather permitting, the
Twelfth and Thirteenth regiments will
leave. The governors troop toured the
region to-day. The city troop OF Phila-
delphia will return home next week.
Lieut.. Powell, of the Ninth regiment,
was accidentally shot In the thigh last
night while handling a revolver. All
was quiet in the region to-day.
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pnks an,I pnch,.. pI,mls.,h.

LONDON, Sept. 2t-Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Serge de Nell, also known as
the Duke and Duchess OF Rio Granle"
were discharged from custody at the
Clerkenwell court to-day, the charges
being brought against them OF defraud-
ing hotels and boarding houses. having
been dismissed upon their counsel Of
fering TO pay the bills and stating that
money for that purpose had been re-
ceived from the United States consul,
also promised that the prisoners would
go to the continent Immediately, II re-
leased.
a majority OF the Judges consented to
the discharge OF the prisoners, but the
foreman OF the jury protested against
their release on the ground that 1t
would defeat the ends Of justice.
The money for the payment OF the
bills OF the complaining boarding house
keepers and hotel proprietors was paid
into court.
Edgar Serge de Mel is said to be q
commander in the Brazilian navy.
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jfGTrERsoN, Ga, Sept. I,--Thc exc
cutlon OF Grady Reynolds and Bud
Brooks, murdrrcrH Of NJ. c. Hunt In
jackson county, did not take place to-
day At o'clock this morning tho gov-
ornor rcspted Brooks Tor four weeks on
Il confession made by Reynolds that he
blnEn handed, had committed the mur-
der but that Brooks planned the murder
ana shared In the division OF the money,
Reynolds was dressed for the gallows,
but on n request made by the brothers ol
the murdered man that both shall hang
together the execution " Reynolds was
accordingly deferred also
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NEW YORK, Sept 24-The steam
ship. Andes, of the Atlas line, which ar
rived here to-day from Port Llmon and
Haytf points, encounters severe wealth
er and heavy seas. Mate Hayden said
that off Cape Hatteras the waves were
seventy-flve feet high, and seemed to
come from all directions. When they
broke together near the ship, the decks
were covered with spray. AT times the
deck OF the Andes was almost perpen-
dlculnr. These heavy seas continued
until Bnrnegat was reached. About
thirty miles south of Barnetgat there
was observed In the sea the deck house,
apparently OF schooner, ave or six
barrels Of vegetables and much plank
ing. There were some chairs and bits
Of upholstery, too, In the wreckage.
They may have been washed of the
deck OF schooner or possibly n ship
may have gone under.
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ANDOVER, Mnse., Sept 2i,-A crops
Of Scotch granite twelve feet high has
been erected over the grave NJ Harriet
Bocchor Stowe, II IN copied after one In
the pOeaceHlun OF the Duke " Argyll,
witch Mrs stowe greatly admired while
visiting Scotland, Upon the cross IN the
inscription Tribute ot loving remcm.
brnncc, erected by the children" nna
lower down "iSii, Harriet nccchcrstuwo.
1897"
Upon the white granite pedestal ia the
Inscription 'llor children rise ~ ana call
her blcHaud"
The grave VI Mira stowe n In the prl.
yntc cemetery Of The trusicos VI phllllpa
academy In tho same lot nrc buried her
husband ana aOn.
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WASHINGTON. Sept, 2i.-A telegram
was received at the war department to-
day from Lieutenant Randall, at Seat
tie, Wash, announcing his departure on
the steamer HumbOli; for ST. Michaels
at o'clock last night. The party con-
slsts OF ihlrty-tWo men all told, including
officers and men. All manner Of sugges-
tlons, mostly more or less cranky" are
coming to the war department looking
to the establishment OF winter COMMUNE
cation with Dawson. They include loco
motives, patent sleds and elevated roads
A Boston firm has come forward With
what appears to be practicable Offer to
deliver a large quantity Of food supplies
at Dawson for a lump sum. They pro-
pose TO make use Of new route, namely
via Copper river which lies well to the
westward OF ChIlcoot pass, and assert
that this passage is far superior tn point
OF probability for horses than any other.
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rlr, IanrInr n..nm nn., Anucl,.

TORONTO, Ont, Sept, 2i.--Tlrc orl.
glnatlng In n wood shed In tho rear OF
the Muscc Theatre on Yongo street TO-.
night communicated to large waro.
house adjoining and to tho theatre.
Tho actors IN the theatre were propar.
Ing nj the time for performance and
there wnq n Wild scramble TO get out Vt
the building The theatre wnB badly
damaged by fire ana smoke. A fro en-.
glnu stationed at the corner Of Adelaide
and Virtorin streets was left with In,
horses hllchCd 10 H. A Jet VI steam
shot out of the safety valve Of the en-
gluo with a loud cNplnalDn This fright.
onod the hnrsOn and they ran away down
the crowded street The engine ran over
lirrl' Euootl, II years old, killing him
ln8lnntly Scycn llrcmon were 20 badly
crushed between tho engine and q wall
that they had 10 b. removed In mn am.
hulnnco to the hospital linlf a dozen
cltlaonn were also more or less Injured,
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24-Arctie
Explorer Peary, who was in this city to-
day. said he will leave again for the
North Pole next July and will find II or
die In the attempt. His party will con-
sist OF a surgeon, possibly another white
man, and a number OF esqulmauK. The
American geographical society has as
sured $4,000 to meet expensea. and
Lieut. Peary has been given Ave years
leave OF absence. A new ship may be
procured. and the old Hope may be
used. Mrs. Peary will not be in tho
party. The explorer is confident OF
achieving his life ambition. He thinks
Andrec will accomplish nothing. IL he
hna not already perlshed.
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THIS IS A JOKE.
Social Democracy Calls on Meeting that
was Already Dead.

hoctni democracy Chilh OH mootinE tnnt
was Already Dead.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-secretary Kelli-
her, of the Social Democracy, said to-
day that the Social Democracy would
take no part in the proposed convention
of labor representatives which was to
have been held in Chicago Monday in
the interests OF the striking coal miners,
and that word had been sent to all It's
delegates to remain away.
"The partial settlement OF the coal
miners strike rendered the convention
unnecessary" said Mr.. Kelliher to-day.
1.-THE action of the federation of labor
convention at Washington yesterday, in
advising annulllng the convention be-
cause Of the settlement OF the strike
practically put quletus on the proposed
convention. The United Mine Workers,
under whose auspices the convention
was to have been held. have done Moth
ing toward making arrangements for the
meeting. The Social Democracy Is sim
ply following the lead OF the American
Federation Of Labor In advising Its dele
gates 10 remain away"
1t is now practically certain that no
attempt win be made to hold the con-
VeHtioH,
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COIUMnU9, o. sepl H--A rate Of a
one and n third ror the round trip from
all points OF the country has been Sc
cured for delegates to the national Con
,,Iit ,,,,,t h,rn pnvi Trursd,,, trk, i,,ni
press committee through " g harlow.
IN arranging for the entertainment oi
newspaper men who are Invited to at.
tend tho congress.
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UNION VETERAN LEGION,
Election of Differentiation Oh Pensions
and Cuban nsuTreCtlor.

ana OuDah ihturTeCNlof'
COLUMBUS, Sept 24-The National
Encampment OF the Union Veteran Le-
gIon have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: National comman-
der, f. D. spooner, chlcagoi Junior vice
commander. William Baird, Lewiston,
Maine; surgeon general, DIR. C, NJ Saw
age, Columbus, Ohio; quartermaster
general, Thomas ]. Hubbard. Baltimore;
chaplain In chief, Rev, Charles l.. Sher-
gar Wellsboro, Pa; executive commit
tee, Edward Donnely, Jersey City; John
w. Baker, Pennsylvania; Joseph B.
Knox, Massachusetts; John d. Shep-
hard, Kentucky; A. s. Oliver, Ohio.
A resolution was adopted upon the
pension question. II provides the fol-
lowing scale: All persons who served
over ninety days shall each receive 81
month and one cent day for the time
they we're In the service. The widows
OF officers and enlisted men who served
three years and over, Sl2 a month,
widows of those serving over two and
under three years $40 month, widows Of
those serving over nlnetydays and under
two years IS n month,
The date OF the encampments Of the
future was changed from the second
Wednesday in September to the second
Wednesday in October. Then next en-
campment will be held In the city Of Will
Transport, Pennsylvania.
A resolution was adopted expressing
the greatest sympathy with the strug-
Cling Cubans.
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CINCINNATI, o., Sept a-N Gas
city, Ind, special to the Tlmcs-stnr
saysthnt Noah johnson, aged twenty
two wnylald Miss Tacy Mang, aged
sixteen, on her way to school to-day,
and slipping up behind her blew out
her btalHs. They were lovers ana had q
quarrel last night johnson fed with
nll speed to this city. ten miles away,
aud surrendered to the authorities. lIc
was hurried 60 Marion to Jail and u mob
started IN pursuit,
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WASHINGTON, Sept 2i--Abram c.
Lewis, president Of a concern styled the
american Cotton lnvcetmcnt Com
pnny," with Offices In this city, commit.
ted suicide to-day IN his Office, by shoot
ing himself In the head. He left note
to a lawyer friend stating that buslncsa
troubles had caused him to take his lIfc,
and another directed TO "My Wife ano
Child" The letter TO the lawyer lndl,
Gated that Lewis and HE company had
lost considerable money by the fallHF,
recently OF several largo bucket chops
Lewis was about forty-hvc years old, a
German by birth. and resident of Bos-
ton prior 10 coming 10 Washington
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rRaGE pEArns Ar MoplLh
one or Them al Heroic Priest who vo
unictrtd Ills Services.

MOBILE, Ala, Sept 2i.-Thcrc have
bccn thrcc deaths and three nov cases
s.nce the report handed ont yesterday
at o'clock Tho deaths were:
John q. Bourne, reported last night.
Rev Daniel Murray ~ SL Vlnccnta
Parrish, -=--- Mcdonald, aged seventy
ono years ncw case
Frank stuart, found ycHlcrday after.
noon dying In q negro cook enDp ON
Wnirr street near Church street Ilo
lml been on aproe FOR the last rHw dnyH
nN1 was not supposed ltgl nIFht tu have
tUn 'ov0r When ho dlO1, however M
iun.l yellow ana thus clmo under the
l.Nm.ln W yellow f.yrr Death
NHthor Murray was thirty yoirl " nRb,
0nd % native W Middleton county Cork
Ireland. Ai,ar BludyIng nt the Jc8ulU
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,I,,,,monlsi Anthorliy Dead.

DUBLIN. Sept. 2i,-The RI. Hon. Rob-
ert Richard Warren, president of the
probate and matrimonial division of the
high court of justice, Ireland, is dead
He was born IN 1917, and
had been collector general for
ireland and attorney general
IIc was member OF the general synod
OF the church Of ireland md the author
or "Thc Church ot ireland and Kingdom
" Chrlst," Laws OF the church OF lre-
innd." and "DlvorCe and Remarriage,"
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CINCINNATI. sept2i.-A shelbyvllle,
Ind, special to the Times Star Gays; The
town of Flat Book, this county, wal
thrown into furore this morning by the
report that Wesley Nading, n well known
and wealthy citizen. had shot and killed
his wife and then fired bullet into his
own brain. He Ia alive. but cannot re-
cover. Nadlng was Of a dlspondent M
turc and at times would become tempor-
niy dorAnged. on which occasions he
would grow Jealous Of HIS wife, and
threaten her lifc. ono OF these spells is
supposed to have overcome him this
morning,
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sTREAToR. Ills, Sept. 2i.-The sirik-
ing coal miners OF this district met here
to-day to vote on the acceptance or Sc
lection Of the Columbus scale The re-
suit OF the vote was a unanimous dc-
mhnd for the seal, udotted by the
Springfield convention. forly-clrht cents
per ton, gross weight The operators
have refused to pay this price ana to-
days vote means that the miners of thc
northern Illinois district VIII propablH
remain ldlo all winter The citizens re-
lief committee has announced that IL
can give the strikers no more aid,
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept 2t-The Ia
dies auxiliary to the u, V. L., elected Of
flcers as follows: National President,
Mrs. James A. Tanner, Washington:
senion vice president, Mrs. DR., Mary j.
Booth, Cincinnati; junior vice comman-
der Mrs. Simmons, Worcester Mass;
chaplain, Mrs. Miller, Indianapolis;
treasurer, Mrs. Mary b. TuNbury. VIII
mington, Del: inspector, Mrs. shellnrt,
steubenvllle. Ohio. Advisory board,Mrs.
Foster. OF Pennsylvania; Mrs. McCaf.
cry. of Allegheny, and Mrs, Kiefer, Of
phiIa1alDhln
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YELLOW PLAGUE.
Death Rate at New Orleans as
High as in 1878
AND DISEASE IS AS VlRULENT,
Although it is Confined to Local
Territory.
PHYSICIAN TO BE PROSECUTED

For Failure to Report Suspicious Case OF
Fever to the Board OF HsSIth-Ths
burning OF School House Used for
Hospital PurpoIss by Mob, Although
II was Guarded by Pollco-A Courage
ON, Catholic Priest Pafts a Victim to
tho seourgo ut Mobile An Texas
Threatened with uvI,It orths Epidemic.
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HIS TRAGIC END.
The Ex-Inspector of Police OF
Mexico Commits Suicide.
IMPLICATED IN THE LYNCHING

or the Man who Attempted to ASGaHIiAAts
President Diaz-Hs was in Prison
Awaiting the Action OF the Govern
msnt-Hs Leaves Note Stating that the
killing OF Arroyo was Suggested by a
Brothsr onlesr, who Is also In Prison
Awaiting Ills TrlAI-HO Felt that His
Loyalty to the ohtsf Magistrate War
rantsd Him In Putting tho Assassin to
Death.
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Armyo,,n, cnmb,rlNrd

COLUMBUS, o, Sept .i-rhc Society
OF the Army OF the Cumberland elected
officers as reported hv committee, and
wired to the Associated Press
General Iamcs Il, Wilson was added
as vice president from Delaware Tho
next meeting Il 10 hc held IN Detroit,
September 70, 1905. Captain Chnrlcs Il.
iicikuup wus elected a7 orator loi
meetings Committees were appointed
on publication, mrmolrs Shoi'uan
statute aud ChltkumluEn Park
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LUETGERT TRIAL.
More Witnesses Say They Saw
Prisoners Wife Alive.
MAN WHO KNEW HER FOR YEARS

TsItIhss That He Met Her on a Country
Road, Worn and Exhausted In Appear
anOO-Thrso WomOn Swear that One OF
the witnesses for the Prosecution Told
Them She swors FHISsIy-Juror HAr-
Isy's Competency Observation-Disclosures
to bs introduced by the Defense To-day
to show tha, the Accused Sausage Ma
ksr was n DIodsI Husband.
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LOutsvltLE. Sept. 2l-Tho supreme
council " Chosen Friends this morning
selected Baltimore nv the next place of
meeting ana nxed the date for the third
Tuesday IN September the committee
having reported fiyorably on the nmcnd-
mcnl ~ have biennial meetings The
ncBaIun viii adjourn tomorrow
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CHICAGO. sept ?l--pcyclopmcnti
OF the last twelve hours point 60 q gene
crnl strike Of MI street cur conductors,
molnrmcn ana Etlpmcn In the employ ol
of the Chicago Clly HALLWAY Company
ON Monday morning
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NEW YORK. Sept 2l.-Thp IIrrald's
correspondent In TcHuclEalra, llondur-
u.s., says the Nlcnragunn troops cnptur-
cd General Pncz, the military leader Of
the rebellion In Nicaragua, ana that he
committed suicide few hours later.
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QUEENSTOWN, Sept a-Arrvcdi
Cnupania. New York for Liverpool.
NEW YORK, Sept I,-Arrlved,
Edntn Amsterdam.
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AN URGENT APPEAL
To Investigate Suspicious Fever Cases at
Texas Points.


Texas Points.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received to-day:
NEW ORLEANS, Sept, "a,
use your influence with Mr. wana-
maker and other prominent PhIladel-
phlans to appeal by wire to Surgeon
General Wyman to order DR.. Gulteras to
investigate Immediately the very susplc-
lous fever now prevailing in Galveston.
Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, All
Texas Is threatened and should be
guarded"
(SIgneD
PORTER, TBRTRou & CO."
This message was addressed to George
Horter OF Haddonield. N. j., the father
OF the head OF the New Orleans firm. d.
rectly upon Its receipt, consultations
were had with Mr.. Wanamaker, Straw
gridge & Clothier, Hood. Foulk & Co..
Col. Grey and President Thompson. of
the Pennsylvania railroad, as to the best
means Of securing response to this ap-
peal.