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THE GAME OF BILLIARDS.
SECOND DAY OF THE TOURNA-
MENT AT NEW YORK.
Slosson Easily Defeats Sutton, and
Ives Wins From DAILY
The Scores.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3o,-George f.
Slosson and George Sutton played the
second game in the billiard tournament
at Madison Square Garden Concert
Hall this afternoon. Slosson won the
game by considerable margin,
In the earlier stages of the contest
the play was close, and each of the
cracks was alternately in the lead. At
the end of the first ten innings Sutton,
with a. score of 56. had IL TO the good
In the thirteenth inning Slosson tied
the score, and soon thereafter he had
the game well in hand.
Sutton made a desperate struggle TO
cut down Slosson's lead, and through
his audacious drives, and at times
clever nurses, captured the house, but
he could not maintain the good work
As the game progressed SloSsons S SUI
perior skill was visible, and Sutton
seemed to lose nerve, with defeat star
ing at him. In the seventy second
inning he made a grand rally, and
made a run all over the table for o3,
"skyrocket" ending it.
The total score was: Slosson 900
Sutton 3SS.
Averages: sloeson %, sutton
) 9-37
Highest runs: Slosson 33, Sutton 53.
IVES DEFEATS DAILY.
A warm welcome was given TO Frank
c. Ives when he stepped up to the
table to begin with Maurice DAILY the
third game of the tournament On
many sides We're heard expressions of
the hope that Ives would break the
record of Schaeffers Chicago run of
116, and SO make record for the new
est style OF balk line billiards. This
was not to be, however. for the best
run that Ives could make was GA.
Daly's work was at times brilliant
but Ives had lead soon after the play
began that Daily could not overcome.
The scores:
Ives-1. ), 20. s. /. o. 1, /, /. 0, 10. .,
rs, y, -, 1, ;. 2l, Z, -. 10. -. 3S
II, % 6, l, I, Z, 64. Q. >, 3S, @. BOIL, D.
900.
Daly-9. {. 4. 4, 0. o. 0, o. /. 10 >. y.
10 /. /. .. /. IS, 6. {. .. II, /. 8. /, 16.
Is, 10, H. =. >, 10. 3, -, >, 3-256.
Avera ges: Ives 13 1881. DAILY 4-36
Referee-Edward Mclaughlin.
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ALL FOR GOOD ROADS.
A Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
Held at Folsom.

At Folsom last night meeting was
held at which the residents of that town
demonstrated that they were a unit
in favor of this matter.
Folsom Commissioner Philip Cohn in
apt remarks, stated that in the con-
struction of this road ne desired to rep
resent not only the section in which he
resided, but the country at large. and
in furtherance of this object would
strive to build such road as would
resolve to the credit of the county and
the State.
He (atroduced as Chairman of the
meeting Postmaster Ecklom, VINO
dweIt upon the benefit which would re-
suit to Folsom and vicinity
Charles T. Hughes was next intro
duced and talked to the people upon the
question of taxation.
Hon. Judson Brusie upon being intro
duced. remarked that Sacramento
County, and especially Folsom, had pre-
sented to it the opportunity of q life
time, and II by an adverse vote the
residents OF the town stamped the SEN
timent of disapproval upon the prop
osition, they were fit TO be relegated to
those wooded regions in which the light
of progressiveness never shone and in
which people seldom reach above the
humdrun of small commercial inter-
ests.
He urged that not one vote be record
ed against the proposition, that it
might be said in after years, Folsom
was progressive in this matter.
The Folsom Cornet band of twenty
five pieces, directed by Charles Limrell.
during the course of the evening con-
tributed several selections.
Cheers in favor OF the roads con-
struction interrupted the remarks of the
speakers. and it was with the greatest
difficulty that Mr.. Brusie was able to
proceed, so earnest was the expression
of approval.
rising vote was taken showing that
not one of the entire assembly of 200
was opposed to the measure.
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Value of n Reputa ton.

story is going the rounds concern
ing Jerome X. Jerome. Recently that
gentleman gave a harvest home sup
per to his peasant neighbors in the vi
cinity Of Gould's Grove, near Walling-
ton, OXon, and after dinner the health
OF the host was enthusiastically re-
ceived, Mr.. Jerome returning thanks
with impromptu humor.
Two of the guests were overheard to
argue as to what made Mr. Jerome
famous
He writes books" said one, definite
ly.
No. he DON'T was the contemptu-
Gus retort. HE rowed three men in a.
boat, and then won the race; that's
what he done. Westminster Gazette.
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PASSENGER RATE WAR.
May be Lively Cutting as Far West
as Portland.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 30.-The war in
rates between Milwaukee, Chicago ard
st. Paul is likely to continue, and rail
road men look for the liveliest kind OF
cutting in rates farther west, owing
TO the big rush for the Klondike.
well-known railroad man said to-
day that since the rate dropped TO 81
reductions in fare will likely result as
far west as Portland. Or. The nominal
rate is s49 40 second class on the St.
Paul Road and $50 20 first class, with
81 from Chicago to st. Paul as basis.
the fare will probably be changed TO
SAT second class and $57 first class.
He added that this was merely q pre-
| li1ninary for the establishment of an
entirely new schedule of rates to the
West en- January 1st, which will be
much lower to the points nearest to the
klondil1e regions.
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EIGHT YEARS AT HARD LABOR,
Sentence Passed on the Ex-Auditor
of the State of Nebraska.

LINCOLN (Neb0. Nov. 30.-Eugene
Nope. ex-Auditor of the State. was re-
sentenced by Judge Cornish to-day to
eight years in the Penitentiary for the
embezzlement of insurance moneys
amounting to $4,000.
The sentence was a surprise and a
crushing blow to the prisoner. who had
expected but nominal punishment.
Nope. with his wife standing by his
side, pleaded with the court for mercy,
making long and somewhat rambling
statement. At its conclusion he sank
in his chair. sohbing bitterly. his wife
trying vainiy to comfort him.
Judge Cornish. visibly affected. spoke
slowly of the crime committed and the
entire absence of extinuating circunl-
stances. He said he believed no less
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w1NEMAKERs' CORPORATION.
The Producers May Launch Their
ORGANIZATION as a Shipper.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. oO.-The
stockholders of the California Wine
makers corporation Will decide to-mor-
row whether they will so into business
as merchants in San Francisco, New
Orleans and New York The corpora
ton, on its own statement. controls d,
900. 000 gallons of the 1896 vintage, and
Is. SOC, 900 gallons of the 1897 crop
The city merchants and shippers VIII
not buy it at the price set by the cor
poration, and the breach between pro-
ducers and shippers is apparently as
wide as ever.
1t is asserted that President Crocker
represents a combination of bankers
which is prepared to put on the capi-
tai necessary to carry on the corpora
tons business and TO launch the or
ganization as a shipper in case the To-
cal distributors continue TO refuse to
buy wife.
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AUSTRIA'S CABINET.
The New Ministry, Under Varon
Won Gautsch. Completed.

VIENNA, Nov. 3o.-The new Aus
trian Cabinet, of which Baron Gautsch
Won Frankenthurn is President, has
been completed, and viii be gazetted
to- morrow
The assignment of portfolios is as
follows: Baron Won Gautsch, Premier
and Minister of the Interior; Count
Wolsersheilb, Minister of National De-
fense; DR.. Won Wittek, Minister of
Rail<ays; Count Won Baillot-Latour,
Minister of Public instruction; Herr
Behnbauck, Minister of Commerce
DR.. ]. Won Ruber, Minister of Justice
Count Bylandt-P -Proidt. Minister of Ag-
ricuture.
The Emperor's letter accepting the
resignation of Count Badeni was un-
usually curt. and merely announced his
acceptance OF the .gnation-not a
word of thanks and no promises of en-
ployment.
1t is said that Count Badeni fled
from Vienna on Sunday. He left the
ministerial palace by a side door and
drove 10 a railway station, where he
took an express train for his estate in
Galic;a.
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BARRON WILL CONTEST.
An Obstacle to the Proposed Com
promise Arises.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 30-An obstacle 10
the compromise of the contest Of the
will Of the late millionaire Edward
Barron by George E. Barron, a son
has arisen.
BY the terms of the proposed settle
ment George f. Barron was TO be given
one-half Of the 100000 left in trust for
him by his father and $4,000 accumu-
lated interest. The other $4,000 was
to ne held in trust, and ne be given
the income. Eva Rose Barron, the
widow, had consented TO this, but to-
day these plans were upset by ar
answer to the petition of young Bar
ron, filed by the trustees of the fund
created by the viii, who ask the court
to dismiss the proposed compromise. sc
that the terms of the trust can be car
ried out.
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Delicate children! What

Delicate childrenl What
a source of anxiety they arel
The parents wish them
hearty and strong, but they
keep thin and pale.
To all these delicate chill
dren SCOTS Emulsion of
Cod-liver Oil with Hypo-
phosphites comes with the
best of news.
1t brings rich blood,
strong bones, healthy nerves.
and sound digestion. 1t is
growth and prosperity to
them.
No matter how delicate
the child, it is readily taken.
SOC and $t.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists. New York
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SUICIDE AT CHICO.
A Drayman Slashes His Throat in
a Horrible Manner.

CHICO. Nov. 30-At l o'clock this
morning w H Geiger, drayman. took
a large butcher knife from the kitchen
table, and bidding his wife good bye,
went into the yard and siashed his
throat in horrible manner. severing
the jugular vein and windppe. Officers
were called. but were afraid to attempt
10 take the knife from the desperate
man, and he died shortly afterward.
Business affairs have been worrying
him for some time
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FIannelly Held to Answer.

REDWOOD CITY. Nov. 30.--The pre-
liminary examination Of Thomas Fian-
nelly charged with the murder of his
father. Patrick Flannelly, was held be-
fore Justice Of the Peace James Han
non this morning The commodious
court room was filed TO oyeraowing.
so great is the interest in the case.
Flannelly appeared without counsel.
After hearing evidence, the Justice held
Flannelly to answer. and he was taken
back TO jail TO await trial.
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Harry J. Bee Seriously Ill.

SAN JOSE. Nov 30.-Harry j. Bee,
who is probably the Oldest living pio-
neer on the Pacific Coast, is lying dan
gerously III at the home of his daugh-
ter in this city He was born in Eng
land in 1908. He arrived in San Fran
cisco in October, 1880, on the brig Druid.
On the arrival of Commodore Sloat at
Monterey. he carried verbal message
to General Fremont, then at Sonoma,
that the Bear flag must be hauled down.
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than ten years in the Penitentiary
would satisfy outraged justice.
AS he paused Mrs. Nope threw her
arms about her husbands s neck and
shouted: "Oh, please, Judge, have mer-
cy on him, have mercy!''
Judge Cornish then said: "On account
of your devoted wife and your loving
children, I will reduce the sentence by
two years. Therefore, the sentence Of
the court is that you shall be confined
IN the Penitentiary for the term of eight
years at hard labor. pay the costs Of
prosecution. and be fined in the sum Of
S46,S ,S16 TO-"
Nope was twice elected State Auditor
and his family moved in exclusive So
ciety.
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Oregon May be Saved the Expense
Of Trying MurdsrerS.
The SIayers Of Coolidge Likely to Meet
With Summary Punishment.
A Chico Drayman Bids His Wife
Farewell, Then Deliberately
Slashes His Throat with
Butcher Knife, Dying Shortly
After.

PORTLAND (Or.), Nov. 3O.-No crime
in the history of Curry County has ere
ated so much excitement as the kllllhs
of A. l. Coolidge by the notorious van
Pelt faction, and now that the aiiegeo
murderers have been arrested ana are
in iaiI at Gold Beach, fears are enter
tanned of summary vengeance, anu no
surprise would be felt if in this case the
crime will be atoned by lynch law. Al
though a strong guard has been placeo
over the Jail, it is reported that thefe
have already been demonstrations that
NAV tend to an effort at lynchlng.
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San JOAQUIN Valley Road.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.-The
Board of Directors of the Valley
Road, at its meeting to-day, let a con-
tract to Grant Brothers of this city for
the grading of the approaches to the
company's proposed mile tunnel near
Rodeo. There will be a half mile of
grading al the westward approach, and
quarter of q mile of grading at the
eastern end. Men will be put to work
there at once.
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Disparity.

Miss Wellalong refused an offer of
marriage from rich man last week?
That beats me. She can't afford to
wait much longer She's 40 if she's a
day"
II know it. She was frank enough,
though, to tell the man who wanted to
marry her that she feared the disparity
between their ages was too great"
That's still more astonishing. How
old was hep"
Eighty seven. .''-Chicago Tribune.
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Tragedy in Indiana.

t. Sturgeon, prominent farmer and
stock buyer of this county, was shot
and instantly killed this morning by
Harry Porter, siXteen-year- boy.
The cause of the killing was the at
tentions paid by the dead man 10 the
boys mother. The family had warned
Sturgeon to keep away. Sturgeon
leaves widow and a large family of
children
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Eleven Persons Killed.

WARSAW, Nov. 30-A terrible rail-
way accident has occurred here. While
d passenger train was stationary at the
terminus, heavy freight train crashed
into 1t, owing to the error of a points
man. Eleven persons We're killed out
right and twenty-one others We're seri-
ously injured
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Scarlet Fever Epidemic.

BERKELEY, Nov 30.-The vigorous
efforts OF the local authorities to check
the spread of the scarlet fever epidemic
at the State Institution for the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind have proved fruitless,
and as a result the institution has had
to be closed for the term, and the chill
dren are being sent to their homes.
Two new cases have appeared within
the last ten days making sixteen eases
in ALL
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Salvador Coffee Crop.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.-The
steamer San Bias arrived in port to-
day from Panama and way ports She
brings the news that the Salvador
coffee crop for this season will be a
third larger than ever before. and will
do much toward making up the loss oc-
casioned to crops through the revolu-
ton
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Stensther Acnuitted.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.-D.
Stensther, indicted by the Grand Jury
charged with having sworn falsely re-
garding his qualification as a bond
surety, was acquitted by the jury to-
day. Stensther had sworn that ne
owned property in San Luis Ohispo
County of which no record could be
found. Stensther proved at the trial
to-day that he owned property. but had
neglected TO record the deeds.
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War on St. Louis Pool Rooms.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3O-Two weeks ago
when the police made a general raid
on the pool rooms of the city, they
announced that similar raids would
follow. Late this afternoon they again
swooped down on all the poolrooms in
the city, and took several patrol wagon
loads of prisoners to Jail In accord
ance with the novel experiment made
by the police. the prisoners will be held
twenty-four hours, and then released,
and no prosecutions made
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Mrs. Howell Gets a Divorce.

STOCKTON. Nov. 30.-Mrs. Mary
Eliza Johnson Howell was to-day
granted a divorce from Martin d. How
ell en- tie ground of intemperance, and
was given the custody Of their only
child and permitted to resume her
maiden name Of Johnson. Out Of her
once large estate Of $3.50, 600 she VIII
save about $4,000. Howell is the man
who was three times tried in the United
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Embexzled Lodge Funds.

PHOENIX (Ariz), Nov. 30.-D. A.
Smith, an old and established painter,
is missing, and attachments have been
placed on his shop and contents for
debts due. Members of the local lodge,
Knights of Pythias, of which Smith was
Treasurer, state that he has made away
with $500 of the funds of the order
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Shipments of Deciduous Fruits.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 30.-The
shipment OF California deciduous fruits
is about closed for the season. and the
railroads expect 10 handle only an oe-
oasional car of apples or late pears dur
ing the present month. The Southern
Pacific Company reports that ship
ments over its lines 10 date 10 points
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Oregon Improvement Company.

SEATTLE, Nov 30.-At midnight to-
night the Oregon Improvement Com
pany passed out of existence, and the
reorganization under the new name of
the Pacific Coast Company succeeded
it, c. j. Smith, who was receiver for
the old company, IS manager for the
new.
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Transportation Company Sued.

SEATTLE. Nov. 30.-Donald Morri-
son has begun suit against the North
American Transportation and Trading
Company for the recovery of $4,000
damages suffered by reason of the COM
pany's failure to transport himself and
seven associates to Dawson City by
way of ST Michael
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Perfectly Right.

q saw a crowd of picnickers." said
the man who is careless of his language.
coming home after that storm, and
they We're all good and wet"
Il presume said the man who
makes himself nuisance by correct
ing his friends grammar that you
wish simply TO say that they We're
wet"
Il stick to my original assertion 1t
was a Sunday-school picnic. c."-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
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Railway Change.

PORTLAND, Nov. 30-The Portland,
Vancouver and Yakima Railroad Com
pany becomes the successor of the Van
couvar and Klikitat Company through
a transfer of interests made at VAN
couver, Wash, to-day.
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China erman War a Possibility.

LONDON, Nov 30.-A special dis
patch from Shanghai says that the
japanese newspapers are discussing the
probability of war between Germany
and China as the result of the occu-
patton of Kiao Chau and Kiao Chau
Bay by the Germans, and assert that
the German Minister. Baron Won Hey
king, is preparing to leave Peking.
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Gales ON the Sandman Coast.

SASSARI Gsland of Sardinia), Nov.
30.-Heavy gales are sweeping the Sar-
dinian Coast a vessel on fire was
seen off Sardo Island to-day. She soon
foundered, and no trace of her crew
has been seen.
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Steamer Ashore.

ANTWERP, Nov. 80 - The British
steamer Cyprus, Captain Galbraith,
from Boston, October 10Th. for here,
went ashore at Spykerplaat during the
gale of yesterday. Her floating de-
pends upon promptly Tightening her
cargo, or she will likely prove loss.
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Wooden Mills Close Down.

PETALUMA, Nov. 30.-The Petalu-
ma Wooden Mills, which have been in
constant operation for'the last ten years,
We're closed down to-day for an indefl-
mite period. No reason for closing the
mills has been made public.
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Packing House Burned.

WATSONVILLE (Cal), Nov. 30
Pulizervich Brothers packing house
and barn, together with their contents,
We're totally destroyed by fire last
night Loss about $1,000; insurance,
81 900. Cause unknown.
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A Silent Partner.

Your Wife is financially interested in
your business. is she?''
Yes
"A silent partner. I suppose?"
"Well-er-thats what she calls her
SELF
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Acknowledged Her Crime.

OAKLAND, Nov 30.-Elauia Wilson,
the young Indian accused of the mur-
der of Antoine Silva near Pleasanton
on Sunday night, has surrendered him.
self and acknowledges the crime
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Suicide at Visa1ia.

VISALIA, Nov 30.-John Rennick.
laborer. shot and killed himself last
night in the Visalia House. The resi-
dence of the deceased is unknown. An
inquest will be held this afternoon
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Pioneer Santa Rosan Dead.

SANTA ROSA, Nov. 30.-ThOmas
Duffy. a pioneer business man of this
city, was stricken with apoplexy to-day,
and died this evening.
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Death of a Sutter County Pioneer.

YUBA CITY, Nov Bop. E. Dres-
scher, a pioneer of this part of the
State, died at his home near Nicolaus,
in this county, to-day, aged IS years.
He was County Surveyor for many
years, and was a prominent politician
in this section.
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A Havana Printing Office Burned.

| HAVANA, Nov. 30.-The printing Of
t1ce of "El Centinela," the organ of the
gendarnes. was burned last night. The
cause of the fire is not known. The
! buiIding was insured for S5000O.
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Taken Back.

Help poor man along, mister; nice
cigars, only ) cents
What Do you think l look like
man who would smoke 5-cent cigar?"
..Well, l have some for . cents, SIR
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Locating Him.

Seen my boy Tommy anywhere, Mrs
Rooke''
Well, no. I hain't seen i'm: but there's
fight at the other end of the street .
-Piek-Me- Up.
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east of the Rocky Muntains amount to
5,214 cars of twelve tons each, as
against 4,O21 cars for the season of
1896.
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States District Court on a charge of
passing counterfeit money, and was fin
ally acquitted.
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People always think that the people
who preceded them in a house were
very dirty.
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We have noticed that the men whose
pictures are on greenbacks never set
rich
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Many English accident Insurance
companies charge an extra premium
when their policy holders travel IL
Canada or the United States.
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Too many benders will sometimes
place man in Strengthened circum-
stances.
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Her REASON.

Reginald-Why should q rich woman
like you, surrounded by every luxury
want to get married?
Miss Uptodate-Im afraid to go eye
ling alone.
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4 HoMAN,s ATTEMPT TO VoTE.
Mrs. Carman Tried to Cast . Ballet and TheI
Wanted the 1nspsctors Arrested.

Mrs. Carman Trlcd to Cast . Ballet and Then
Wanted the 1nspectors Arrested.
There was at least one woman who attempted
to vote in this city yesterday. She was Mrs. Eliza
beth Carman Of 244 West Sixty-second street.
When they would not allow her to vote at the
polling place at Tenth avenue and Fifty-sixth
street she went TO the Yorkville Court to get o
warrant for the arrest of the election inspec-
tors who, she :aid, had "falsihed the polls" by
allowing her to register and then preventing her
from voting.
She said she went to the place Of registration
on Oct. 10 and asked IL she could vote. The
inspectors laughed and replied that they
marked Third election district, Fourth Assem-
bly, diatrict," and signed John ]. Fowler"
She thought that strange. as she was in the
Seventeenth Assembly district, but she sup
posed the Inspectors knew what they were doing.
spector took her card and told her she could
81 wanted to vote for Mr.. Low" she said,
"and was greatly disappointed when they
make fun of me-"
A young lawyer who was In court looking
after the cases Of Gifts arrested for illegal voting
heard the woman's story, and induced her to
leave court without applying for the warrants.
old Dutch Family, and that her ancestors once
owned most Of the land included in Carmans.
vile. She said she was 40 years old and q
widow, and earned her living by working as a
drug clerk.
The election inspectors at the polling place at
Tenth avenue and Fifty-sixth street denied that
they had given any registration card to Mrs.
CarmRn or any other woman.