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GOING TO KLONDIKE.
City Of Columbia Will Leave New
York With 500 Passenpers

NEW YORK, Nov. THE steamship
city OF Columbia, which will leave this
city for the klondyke gold region. via
cape Horn on December 1st, was visited
to-day at her dock, foot of East Ninth
street, by over 5000 people. half of
whom were women and children Nearly
all OF the 300 men and women already
booked for the passage visited the
steamer during the hours it was open
for inspection, besides a large number
of invited guests.
Among the latter were H. A. Herbert
former Secretary of the Navy; General
n V. Boynton, f. V. Camack of Phila-
delphia the venerable ex-Secretary
Nicholas Biddle, c. P. Huntington and
D. O. Mills and a delegation of seventy
five business men and bankers of Phila-
delphia. who are interested in the pro-
ject of sending out the Columbia. Sixty
of the passengers already booked are
females, the majority of whom are mar
ried women. There are few widows
among them. Thirty-five of the women
are chaperoned by Mrs. H. S. Gould.
The youngest passenger will be boy
of years. who will accompany his
mother to the far north. Three hospital
nurses and five physicians are among
the passengers. The men in the party
include six lawyers, one banker and
twelve Yale students, who have aban-
doned their studies for the perils of
the Klondyke. The passengers come
from all over the country and Canada.
The City of Columbia will be in charge
Of Captain f. c. Baker. IT will reach
Seattle in April and ON the way to the
Horn will stop at several of the South
American ports.
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Autonomist Leaders Accept Appointments
to GOvernorships.
The Government Denies That Ac-
ton Taken With Regard to
WeyIer Is the Result of Amy
Suggestion on the Subject Re-
ceived From Washington-"El
Liberal Says It Will Not Toll
crate Offensive Interference.

MADRID, Nov. THE Cabinet
Council has approved the proposal of
political amnesty for Cuba and tha
Philippines The Government denies
that the action to be taken with regard
to the remarks made by Lieutenant
General Weyler to the deputations that
waited upon him shortly before he left
Havana is the result of any suggestion
on the subject received from Washing
ton
lei Liberal" referring to "Mysteri-
Gus threats made in New York by peo-
pie interested in the separatist affairs"
.and to the revelation of gigantic i'm
moral speculation" says:
No doubt anxiety has been increased
during the last twenty-four hours. 1t
is known that the Cuban Revolutionary
Committee is trying to place war bonds
among filibusters, offering ridiculous
and imaginary guarantees. The COM
mittee propose also to stamp dollar
pieces 'redeemable when the Spanish
troops have evacuated Cuba.
I'VE have done everything to assure
peace in Cuba and have thereby ac-
quired the good will of Europe and in
ternational right.
Therefore we should not tolerate Of
fensive interference and we can meet
TRANQUILITY any complications arising out
of such interference. We do not be-
lieve the United States Government
will associate itself with these adven-
turers, but even should this happen we
must not deviate from the line OF con-
duct that honor and duty dictates
The Government has received a mes
sage from the autonomist leaders in
Cuba, accepting on behalf of that par
ty the appointments rendered represen-
tative autonomsts on the nomination
Of Marshal Blanco among them the
provincial governorships which have
been assigned as follows: Province of
Havana, Senior Jose Bruzzon Pinar
Del Rio. Senior Marcos Garcia. Puer-
TO Principe, Senor Rafael Vasallo. San
tago de Cuba, Senior Enrique Capriles.
Senior Francisco de Arrne, a reforrnist.
has been appointed Governor of Mat
anzas Province.
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OHIO'S SENATORsHIP.
Democrats and Anti-Hanna Men
May Combine on a New Man.

CINCINNATI, Nov. John X. Nc
Lean and party left tonight for Wash
irgton. Mr.. Mclean has been considered
the Democratic candidate for Senator
and his departure is regarded as an in
dication that he comedies the Legisla-
ture to the Republicans, notwithstand-
ing the numerous notices of contest. Be
fore his departure Mr.. Mclean held a
conference with Chairman McConville
and other Democratic leaders. There is
nothing known as to the probable policy
of the Democrats as a minority in the
Legislature, but it is believed they will
join the anti-Hanna Republicans in
bringing out a new man for Senator.
The question has been raised as to
whether 13 votes are necessary to elect
Senator, that number being a majority
of all. If a majority of a quorum only
is necessary. some might be sick or alb
sent as that would be less embarrassing
than to be present and vote against the
caucus nominee.
The point has also been raised as to
the succession to the Governorship. IL
Governor Bushnell should be elected
Senator by a fusion, the Lieutenant
Governor, A. w. Jones, would become
the chief executive. AS the State Senate
is Democratic by 10 to II, it is held that
Democratic Senator would succeed
Jones and be in line for the Governor
ship. Among the 10 conceded to the
Democrats in the Senate is Senator
Voight of Cincinnati. a fusion Repub-
lican, who holds the balance of power in
that body and he is non -committal.
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UNION PACIFIC SALE.
Judge Sanborn Of the United States
Circuit Court Confirmed It.

ST. PAUL, Nov. Judge W. H San
born of the United States Circuit Court
has confirmed the Government fore
closure sale of the main line of the
Union Pacific Railroad. Most of the
distinguished counsel who were in the
city representing various parties inter-
ested We're present when the formal or
der was made.
The sale that was confirmed was the
sale of last Monday under foreclosure
on the part of the Government, when
the Reorganization Committee bid up
wards of sos, 100000 for the Govern
ment's claim on this road. On Tuesday
there was a second sale under fore
closure of the first mortgage bonds con-
trolled by the Reorganization Commit
tee. It is probable that Judge Sanborn
will be asked to confirm the sale on
Monday, as Winslow S. Pierce, Law
renee Greer and Charles r. Smith, rep
resenting the Reorganization Commit
tee. and the Sage and Gould trusts, Will
remain in the city until that time.
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BLACK JACK GANG.
Marshal Foraker Thinks They
Were the Train Robbers.

SANTA FE On. NJ, Nov. limited
States Marshal Foraker to-day tele-
graphed to Washington for authority to
employ five picked men to take the trail
Of the gang who last night held up the
Atlantic and Pacific train near Grant S
station.
The Marshal left for Grants station
tonight and expects to receive an an
swer from the Washington authorities
there. He is satisfied that the original
Black Jack gang of desperadoes is re-
sponsible for this crime. He says there
are eight men in the band and last week
he had information that they had re-
turned from Mexico and were in Ari-
Zona.
For some time Marshal Foraker has
been trying to get authority from the
main Government to arrest this gang.
He has known the location of their
stronghold in the mountains and had
hoped to be able to bring them into the
United States to stand trial Tor the
many crimes supposed to nave peen
committed by them in New Mexico ana
Arizona. but the Government OF Mexico
refused to give any authority IN the
matter. insisting that before any step
was taken all the evidence against
Black Jack and his gang should be laid
before and reviewed by Minister Romero
at Washington
TT is feared that before their arrest
can be effected the Black Jack gang VIII
have reached their mountain hldlng
Mace and be free from arrest untli
Mexico can be prevailed upon to con-
sent to their extradition.
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INCENDIARISM At
JACKSONVILLE.
Hotel San Marco Burned to the
Ground Yesterday.
The Conflagration Entails a Loss Of Over
$500, 900.
Had Cut the Fire Bell
Rope, Cut Holes in the Suction
Hose and Screwed Up the Cou-
plings Tight-The Citizens Offer
a Reward for the Capture Of the
Firebugs.

JACKSONVILLE (Fla), Nov. IA
special from St. Augustine to the
Times and Citizen says:
The Hotel San Marco, one Of the fin
est and most commodious hotels in this
city was burned to the ground this
morning, entailing a loss of $250,O00
with less than $4,000 insurance. At
a few minutes past 3 o'clock this morn
ing Jake Masters from the Ontagus res
idence discovered fire in the boiler room
of the San Marco Hotel. He immedi-
ately fired a pistol and notified Ed
ward Mcbride, who had charge of the
property and who lives in the hotel An
alarm was Immediately sounded 1t
was found that incendiaries had cut the
fire bell rope and steam whistles had to
be reSorted to
These who gathered at the first call
did not wait for the engines and hose
but attached the hotel hose to the we'll
on the grounds and commenced the
fight. One engine reached the scene
but its work was delayed, owing pre-
sumably to the firebugs having cut
holes in the suction pipes which sup
ply water from the hydrant and in
screwing UP the couplings, so tight that
time was lost in loosening them.
The flames spread from the wood
shed and boiler room to the kitchen,
then to the dining room and theater.
These structures were four stories high
and to the west OF, but connected with
the main building, which was six sto-
ries high, with towers in the center
and on each wing. Hundreds Of men
assisted in removing the furniture from
the main floor and a large quantity
was taken out, the main floor being al
most entirely bare before the fire drove
the workers away.
1t was not until the flames set fire
to the main building that the burning
structure presented its most awful yet
fascinating picture. The blaze not
only Illuminated the entire city, but
could be seen for miles around In a
few hours the structure was reduced to
embers.
The owner of the ST. Marco was Will
liam Beale, real estate dealer in Bos-
ton and ifwas leased to Mcdowell &.
Palmer, and would have been open next
month. Fearing further incendiarism
those in charge of the Hotel Ponce De
Leon have ordered steam up constant
ly in order to furnish water pressure
at moments notice. The citizens of
the city have offered $500 reward for
the capture of the incendiaries.
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POLITICS IN THE CHOIR.
They Refused to Sing on Account
IF the Pastors Advocacy OF Low.

NEW YORK, Nov. THE chorus
choir of the Peoples Church, OF which
Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., is pastor, CON
sisting of about forty singers, refused TO
sing to-day out of sympathy with Fro
fessor Agramonte, their leader, because
the pastor last Sunday advocated the
election of Seth Low for Mayor. rro-
fessor Agramonte is Cuban ana
member of the Junta here. HIS son mas
been in a Spanish prison on the lsiano
of Cnha for two years. The Cubans
cav that eSth Low was opposed to my
intervention of this country IN Cue~-
affairs and has stood against the cause
or cuban liberty since the outbreak OF
the last war.
NIy Dixon in his sermon to-day said
that he sympathized with Professor As-
ramonte and had advocated Votlhs ioi
low last Sunday only because ne stooo
the best chance of election against LAM
many. He was opposed to Low per-
sonally.
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that of any other State in the Union.
The camps of all the organizations We're
notable for their thorough police, the
accurate alignment of the tents and for
compliance generally with the army reg
ulations.
Captain Paxton reports that the duty
of the brigade during this service was
performed in a strictly military man
ner in all respects. The conduct of the
troops at all times was excellent, The
strikers soon realized that there was no
personal animosity against them and
that the real purpose of their presence
was simply to maintain law and order.
Such troops, the Captain says, they
could not fail to respect
The heavy loss OF life and large list
of seriously wounded at Lattimer, he
adds, cannot fail to impress thoughtful
citizens with the Importance of provid-
ing some better methods of dealing with
mobs.
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ORAKZAIs SUE FOR PEACE.
Tribesmen Cut the Telegraph Wires
and Harass the British.

SlMLA, Nov. I.-Ofiicial dispatches
from Maiden, in the Maiden Valley,
where the British column under Sir
William Lockhart is encamped, say that
large deputation of the Orakzais has
entered the camp to treat FOR peace but
that as yet the Afrdis give no sign of
yielding.
Meanwhile the tribesmen cut the tele-
graph wires nightly and persistently
harass the expedition, firing at long
range on every baggage convoy crossing
Arangha Pass and attack every forag-
ing party. one of the latter narrowly
escaped massacre. Several have been
wounded in these desultory encounters
Among the killed was Lieutenant Gift
ford of the Northamptonshire regiment.
Lieutenant Sullivan of the Sikhs was
badly wounded.
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MOB IN RIO JANEIRO.
It Loots the Office of the "Republi-
can," Which Was Obnoxious.

night a large mob broke into and looted
the offices of the Republican. Although
the plan was generally known the police
We're Dowerless to prevent the attack.
The Republican had made itself
obnoxious by it's criticisms upon Gov
ernment policy in connection with the
recent campaign against the fanatics
and by its attacks upon President Mo-
raes and General Bittencourt, the Min
lister of War, who was fatally stabbed
during the disturbance that followed the
attempt upon the Presidents life last
Friday afternoon.
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TWO RIBS FRACTURED.
Burns Has to Throw Up the Sponge
to the Sailor.

JAMESTOWN, Nov. THE pavilion
was crowded last night to witness the
glove contest between Charles Slater.
the sailor, and J. A. Burns of Los An
geles. middleweight, for purse of 43ou
and the gate receipts, twenty-five per
cent. to the loser.
Four lively rounds We're fought On
time being called for the fifth Burns
seconds threw up the sponge. Inc
chief features of the fight were two
knockdowns in the first by Burns, one
bv left swing on the jaw, the other
q straight punch with the right. In
tha second, the sailor got in an ugly
swing with the right on Burns ribs
fracturing two. In the third and
fourth the sailor hammered Burns
around the ring The sailor is about
the streets to-day. Burns is under the
care of physician.
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CRUISER MARION.
She Will be Turned Over to the
Naval Reserve of This State.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has
signifed the intention of the United
States Government to turn over
the Naval Reserve of the State of CAL
ifornia, the cruiser Marion, just as soon
as a formal request for the vessel is
made by Governor Budd This will
soon be Forthcoming, and after the
official transfer is made the old moni-
tor Comanche, now in this harbor, will
be sent to San Diego for the use of the
Naval Reserve in the southern portion
of the State.
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Rev. A. J. Dubbs Dead.

ALLENTOWN Pa), Nov. Rev.
A. j. Dubbs, D. D., died to-day, aged
II years. He was ordained minister
of the Reformed Church in 1851, held
charges in Allentown and was assistant
to his father, Rev. J. S. Dubbs, in the
church in which the Sberty bell was
hidden during the revolution. He held
the Salisbury charge from 1857 to 1876,
and from 1876 to 1892 was pastor of
Salem Church in Allentown, which he
founded and built up into the largest
congregation in the Reformed Church,
/ 700 members.
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HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY.
Greatest Religious Jubilee Ever
Seen in Albany.

AI,BANY On. Y.), Nov. THE great
est religious jubilee that this city mas
ever seen closed tonight for three days
celebration of the Tooth anniversary OF
the establishment of the Cathollc
Church in New York State.
Dignitaries of the church present ana
taking part in the days services We're:
Most Rev. Sebastian Martinelii, Apos-
tolic Delegate of the Pope; Right Rev.
IT. M. A. Burke, Bishop of Albany; Rev.
M. Lavelle, rector of st. Patricks Ca
thedral. New York, and President OF
the Summer School, and DR.. Frederick
Y. Rocker. Secretary of the Apostolic
Delegate at Washington.
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INCREASED SUBSIDY.
German Government Trying to
Hold Commerce Against Russia.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Consul
Monaghan at Chemnitz, Germany, has
made a report to the State Department
upon subsidies granted by the German
Government. The Government pays
% 100000 marks annually for sending
a steamer to India and Australia and
the Government has increased the sub
sidy by 100000 marks, to run fifteen
years. but the company must put on
four more steamers.
The Consul says Russia with her
trans Siberian Railroad will be a great
competitor for transportation to the
Orient. To meet this competitor more
and faster ships are to be put in by
Europe.
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THE TROOPS AT LATIn6ER.
Captain Paxton's Report Speaks
Highly of Their Conduct.

HARRISBURG. Nov 7.-Captain
Alexis r. Paxton. Fifteenth Infantry,
U. S. A., has forwarded to the Secretary
of War report of the operations of the
Third Brigade and Philadelphia City
troops in the Hazleton region following
the killing of the strikers at Lattimer
by Sheriff Martin and his deputies.
The Captain is attached to the head
quarters of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania and spent three weeks at
Hazleton with General Goblin under
the direction of Governor Hastings.
The report states that the mobilization
and concentration of the troops exceed
in speed, accuracy and completeness
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BITTER FEELING IN SPAIN
Consul Windham Tells of the Feel.
ing Against the United states

NEW YORK, Nov 1.-Captain Will
lam Windham, who has been trans
ferred as British Consul at Chicago after
tnree years service in a similar capacitv
at barcelona, Spain, was q passenger on
La Bretagne, which arrived from Hayre
to-day After spending a week with
relatives in Philadelphia, he will leave
for his new post at Chicago He said:
The feeling in Spain against the
United States is one of great bitterness.
There have been no demonstrations in
Barcelona or thereabouts within the last
year against the United States and the
Spanish Government is taking care
that there shall be none. The bitterness
however. is very marked, particularly
in Barcelona. Before the Cuban war
Barcelona, one of the great manufac-
turing centers of Spain prospered
chiefly in its trade with Cuba and Ma
Mia. The war in Cuba and the Philip
pine Islands has cut off this trade. Bar
celona has lost the best and most lucra-
tive market she enjoyed.
"All over the manufacturing centers
Of Spain there is similar commercial
prostration. The Spanish cannot under
stand why the United States, a friendly
nation, should allow so many filibuster-
lig expeditions to get away safely to
Cuba. That fact makes them addi-
tionally bitter. When / left Spain
there We're no symptoms of anger
against the late Minister of the United
States to that country, Hannis Taylor
The Spanish We're too much absorbed in
what General Woodford, your new Min
lister, might say or do. l heard no talk
there of war with the United States
Spain has not the money to wage war
with you. AS for the prospective up
rising of the Carlists, / do not think
there is much danger Of that now. The
Carlists would not stand much of a
chance of gain as things are now gov
erned in Spain"
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Democrats Abandon Efforts.

COLUMBUS (O.), Nov. There have
been no developments in the legislative
situation to-day, the Democrats hav-
ing apparently abandoned all further
efforts to contest the election of Re-
publican Representatives in close coun-
ties. The Republican majority of five
on joint ballot in the General Assembly
will probably not be changed unless the
Fusionist members in Cincinnati vote
with the Republicans.
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ORDINANCE TO BE CONTESTED.
License Fee of $1,000 on Cigarettes
in Denver

DENVER, Nov Z. = Acting Mayor
Scobey has approved the ordinance re-
Gently passed by the Council fixing a
license fee of $1,000 for all dealers in
cigarettes.
In addition the ordinance provides n
system of inspection and a penalty for
selling cigarettes that contain gypsum,
opium or other drugs injurious 10
health There will be a contest over
the ordinance. City Attorney Norris
has furnished an opinion that the ordi-
nance is in violation of the interstate
commerce law.
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Mishaps to. British Steamers.

LONDON, Nov. THE British
steamer Harwood has arrived at Glib
raltar with machinery out of order. She
was last reported at Savona, October
23d, from Tyne.
A dispatch from Flushing says that
the British steamer st. Cuthbert Cap
tain Fitzgerald from New York for
Antwerp, is ashore at Pamrdemarkt
Wieling.
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taking any part in the meeting of the
American Federation of Labor at
Nashville, and is opposed to anythins
with which Mr. Gompers is closely con-
nected. He believes that the Western
labor organizations should stand to-
gether and stop sending money East
for the support of organizations, which,
he says, never lend a helping hand to
the toilers of the West.
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Denver Pacific Sale Postponed.

Gerry W. d. Cornish arrived in this city
to-day from Omaha for the purpose of
postponing the sale of the Denver Pa
cific branch of the Union Pacific Rail-
way which was to occur tomorrow. The
sale Will be postponed until December
10th, the intention being to delay the
disposition of the Denver branch line
after the four Kansas branches of the
system have beer sold.
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Students and Officers Fight.

VIENNA, Nov. 7.-While a number of
students and officers were loun. lnr in
a local coffee house last night a dispute
arose which eliminated in q serious
affray. Three of the students and a
waiter were badly wounded. The police
have begun a thorough investigation in
to the cause Of the difficulty.
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Fell Down a lIine.

LEADvILLE (Col), Nov. 7.-Joseph
Hatcher, recently arrived from Carters-
vile, Mo-, was fatally injured in the
Church mine this morning. He is a
partner in the lease and was in an up
raise when he made a misstep and fell
down chute a distance of fifty feet.
He cannot live.
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Fatal Fire in Halifax.

HALIFAX IN. s.. Nov. THE resi-
dence Of George Tullock. about three
miles from Halifax, was burned to the
ground last night Miss Mary Walker,
sister of Mrs Tullock and a four-year-
old child of the Tullocks, We're burned
to death.
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Reichstag Soon to Meet.

BERLIN, Nov. THE Reichstag
will meet on November 30th. 1t is un-
derstood that in addition to the budget
a naval bill and a measure for the re-
form of military procedure, both Of
which have been under ministerial con-
sideration for some time past, will be
introduced as soon as the session opens.
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Decrease in Europe's Sugar.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Z. Consul
Rartleman at Malaga reported to the
State Department estimates of the
amount Of sugar produced in Europe
from beets in the year lS9l-9S at H.
500. 600 tons, against 4,9ol, ,I49 tons for
the previous year.
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Denver and Rio Grande Receipts.

DENVER, Nov. For the month OF
October the receipts of the Denver and
Rio Grande were $685. an increase
of S.14, 700 over the same month last
year, or I'll per cent.
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COMING HERE.
Boyce Opposed to Sending Money
to Eastern Labor Organizations.

DENVER. Nov Edward Boyca.
President of the Federation of Miners
has gone to California, where he will
spend the winter in organizing work
Mr.. Boyce is opposed to the miners
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The Floating Drydock Arrives.

HAVANA, Nov. THE long expect
ed floating drydock built in England
and spacious enough to accommodate
large ironclads arrived here to-day. II
crossed the Atlantic without damage.
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Transferred to Jail.

NORFOLK Va.), Nov. THE pris-
oners of the bark Olive Pecker were
this morning transferred from the
United States steamer Lancaster at
Fort Monroe to the Norfolk city JAIL
No one is allowed to see them.
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Green Mountains snowcapped.

NEWPORT (vt.). Nov. THE Green
Mountains were SnOwcapped this
morning for the first time this season.
The fall of snow last season was three
weeks earlier.