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DAMAGES WERE EXCESSIVE.
A Judgment Against the Southern
Pacific Set Aside.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. - The
heaviest judgment for personal injuries
ever rendered in this State against the
Southern Pacific Company has been set
aside by Judge Daingerfield. He holds
that the verdict of $4,000 damages
awarded George n. Martin in April,
1896 is excessive and in violation of
the law, and grants a new trial.
Martin is a resident of Sioux City, Ia,
and a purchaser of California products.
He was elected from a train August /,
1896 The conductor claimed that his
ticket had been purchased from a
"scalper," but Martin denied the accu-
sation, and produced letters and papers
to prove his identity, but the cOnduc-
tor refused to be convinced and ordered
Martin to leave the train at the next
station.
Martin did not leave his seat, and
when the train arrived at Towles he
was again ordered to leave, but re-
quested that he be allowed to ride to
the next station, Truckee, where he as
but his pleadings We're in vain and he
was forcibly elected. During the pro-
cess Of election his back was so badly
injured that he lost control of his lower
limbs.
The case has been in the courts ever
since, and Martins attorneys announce
that they will fight the case to the end.
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YUKON TRAFFIC.
A New Company to Enter the Field
Up North.

SEATTLE. Nov. s. - A formidable
competitor for Yukon traffic is to be
launched next spring 1t will be equip
ped with both sail and steamer lines,
covering the two most practicable
routes to the Yukon gold basin.
The Yukon Company, by its Presi-
dent, Andrew f. Burleigh, to-day let
a contract for twelve modern river
steamers, twentyfour barges and two
towboatS to the ship-building' firm Of
Moran Brothers of this city. The con-
tract involves an expenditure of nearly
81, 100000. The boats are to be deliv-
cred at st. Michael for use inmedi
ately after the opening of navigation
on the Yukon next spring.
The Capital stock of the Yukon Com
pany is $4,000 600, and it numbers
among it's members some of the finan-
cia1 heavyweights of the United States.
The company will not confine it's op-
erations to conducting a line of steam
ef's between Seattle and the Yukon by
way of st. Michael, but will build a
railroad across the Chilcoot Pass, and
over the Dalton trail to Five Fingers
on the Yukon, there connecting with q
line of river steamers to the Alaskan
gold fields
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PACIFIC COAST FISH.
Successfully introduced in Streams
in Eastern States

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-United
States Fish Commissioner John Brice
has submitted to the President a sum
mary of the work accomplished by the
Fish Commission since December L,
1896.
To further test the feasibility of the
Introduction Of Quinnat salmon in East
ern waters, five million eggs were trans
ferred from the Battle Creek (Cal) sta
ton during the fall of 1896. and as a re-
suit 100000 fry were liberated during g
the past spring in the St. Lawrence,
Hudson and Delaware Rivers in Maine.
The acclimation of the steelhead trout
in Eastern waters was continued. The
rainbow trout. native only to the noun
tain streams of the Pacific Coast, has
been successfully naturaliZed in nearly
every State East of the Rocky Noun
tainS.
Last spring the Albatross entered
upon an important examination of SAL
mon streams of Alaska. The very ac-
tive production of the fisheries in GER
tain streams threatens to seriously re-
duce the supply unless effective meas
ures are taken to overcome the destruc-
ton. The conditions are so various
along the 5000 miles of the Alaskan
coast on which salmon fishing is done
that no general protection law can be
framed that will apply to all regions
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Helped 'em All She Could.

While a detachment of volunteers
were executing some maneuverS, a
short time ago near Ffley, it chanced
that two of the men got separated from
their company, and, as they saw some
OF the enemy" coming in their direc-
ton. they took refuge in q garden be-
longing to an old lady at the village of
Reighton, one of the men secreting
himself behind the hedge and the other
behind a rain-water tub. They had,
however, been observed, and. being
covered by the rifles OF the attacking
party, We're called upon to surrender.
The old lady, however, thought it was
time for her to interfere, and, much to
the amusement OF the volunteers, ap-
peared on the scene armed with broom.
which she tlcurished around her head,
shouting meanwhile: "Will yah shut
EN-? Ahll see whether yah'u shut EN-
or not
1t is sad to relate that the gallant
efforts of the old lady did not meet
with the deserved success as the two
luckless volunteers were eventually
CAPTURED. weekly Telegraph.
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ATTEMPTED MURDER.
A Youth Confessed to Shooting a
Man in Order to Rob Him.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Son Satur-
day last Wilford Glover, a fifteen-year-
old youth, living at Tropico, a village
six miles from here. attempted to as
sassinate DR.. p r. Moore, We'll known
physician of this city.
DR.. Moore and his brother We're hunt
ing near Tropica. They met Glover,
who offered to show them good hunt
ing grounds. He waited until the broth
ers were separated, and then fired his
shotgun pointblank at the back of DIR.
Moore's head. A terrible scalp wound
was the result.
The doctor fell as If dead, whereupon
Glover Joined the brother. Something
aroused the suspicious of the latAr,
and he searched, finding his brother un-
conscious on the ground.
The boy was arrested and told sew
eral conflicting stories. To-day he con-
fessed that he shot DR.. Moore in order
to rob him. DR.. Moore will recover.
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A CONDUCTOR ARRESTED.
Charged With an Assault With
Intent to Commit Murder.

PHOENIX CA To, Nov. 81. H.
Butler, conductor on the Maricopa and
Phoenix Railway, is under arrest, and
will be charged with assault with in
tent to murder or with murder, accord
ing to the gravity of a bullet wound
inflicted last night at Tempo upon By
ron Mitchell, a young tramp who gave
his home as Waco. The wound is just
above the heart, and is pronounced
mortal. The shooting is reported to
have been witnessed by a Mexican and
several Indians.
Butter, who was arrested at Mari
copa, denies that he even fired a shot
at Tempo. A revolver with one empty
chamber was found in his pocket.
The record-union., 1897-11-09

Corset Special.

No doubt You have frequently
found your corsets oppressive,
and have wondered as to the
cause. In this connection we
take pleasure in announcing
that, commencing November
9th (to-day), we shall make
special display of the cele-
brated w. B., Americas lead
ing corsets, which are marvel
ousIy light weight and flexible,
and during this display Miss
Pauline Keppler of New York
City, the expert corset filter,
will be at your service for a
week. who will be pleased to
demonstrate your appearance
in n correctly fitted corset-onc
that will fit without a flaw,
touch merely, pinch nowhere
perfect hip, perfect bust, with
graceful, long waist effect, and
the greatest comfort.
We cordially invite your at
tendance at this display and
trust that You will be fitted
even IL you do not need a corset
just yet. Come and be fitted,
and do not in the least feel OBJ
iigatcd to buy.
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CENTRAL AMERICA.
The Union of the Republics Not an
Accomplished Fact.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. s. - F. w.
Dieckman, who came up from Punta
Arenas on the City of Sydney, which
arrived from South American ports to-
day. says the union of the Central
American Republics is not an accom-
plished fact.
when the City of Sydney arrived ct
la Libertad," said he, I'VE met the
Costa Rica, with President Guitterez
of San Salvador on board. He was on
his way to Amapala to meet President
Bonilla of Honduras and President Ze-
lava Of Nicaragua The three Presi-
dents were to draw up an agreement
as 10 the forming of the three countries
into one Republic. At a former meet
ing held at Amapala, Leonadas Pach-
eco, as Minister Plenipotentiary from
Costa Rica, signed the agreement, but
the people on his return refused to
have anything to do with the arrange
ments. Guatemala has had enough on
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it's hands in looking after its own af-
fairs, SO the triumvirate is going to
form a union of it's own
GENERAL DANIEL FUENTEs.
The Guatemalan Revolutionist Ar.
rives at San Francisco.

r1ves at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-General
Daniel FuenteS, the prime mover IN
the recent revolution in Guatemala, and
commander of the insurgent forces, was
one of the passengers who arrived here
to-day from the south on the steamer
City of Sydney. When his plans failed
Fuentes and Morales fled to Mexico,
but were ordered to leave their first
halting place, Tapachula, by President
Diaz, who feared international compli-
cations if he allowed them to remain
upon Mexican soil. They, therefore,
went to the City Of Mexico, whence
they made their way to the coast.
While conceding that Barrios, his
brother-in-law, is master Of the situ-
alton in Guatemala, FuenteS says that
the feeling of rebellion is still very
strong there, and he expressed the opin-
ion that the BarIios Administration
would not last much longer. The Cen
eral attributed his defeat to the fact
that his force which was sadly in need
of proper equipment, only numbered
about 5000 men, while the Government
had at least 25OOO men in the field.
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LOS ANGELES NEGRO FIEND.
Officers Deny a Rumor That He Has
Been Captured.

Los ANGELES, Nov. S.-The inn
preston prevailed this morning that
the Eegro who assaulted Mrs Belle
Holly at Vernon yesterday was cap
tured by the police last night and Sc
cretly locked up in the County Jail.
Lynching was feared, as the residents
of Vernon had mustered in force and
kept up search for the fiend all night
The Sheriff's officers quit the chase
abruptly last night and brought back
the bloodhounds they had employed
in the search.
The officers at the jail deny that the
negro has been captured, and say a
posse is still hunting him. Mrs Holly
is recovering from the shock and was
able to tell the terrific details of the
crime this morning.
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FOUND DEAD IN THEIR BEDS.
Three People Accidentally Asphyx-
lated in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S-John Fl.
Mooney, Kate Mooney, his wife, and
Michael Dromey, a. brother of Mrs
Mooney, We're found dead in their beds
from accidental asphixiation by nat
uraI gas at their home, 325A Fremont
street, tonight. The bodies We're dis
covered by Charles Martin and officer
Royston at about Z o'clock in the even
ing, and had evidently lain where they
We're from Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. Mooney were in an AL
cove off from the room occupied bv
Dromey. Five of the gas Jets were
open and another one was partially
open.
The people were we'll to do. 2. hanl,
book showing that Mrs Mooney had on
deposit S2,S96 in the Hibernia Savings
and loan Bank Mooney owned the
house in which he lived. He was fore
man in the shops of the Hammond Car
company Dromey his brother-in-law
mas been a street car driver on Mont
gomery street for the last twenty wears
lie was about to go to Ireland and
tickets to Queenstown, beside drafts for
t130 and f462 13s were found in bis
room.
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Thomas Green, a Lahorer, Killed by Con.
stable Rex of Suffer City.
Two Prisoners Confined in the
Woodland Jail, Serving Short
Terms, and Supposed to be Des-
perate Characters, Make an At
tempt to Escape-OfRcers Sur
prise Them in the Act Of Re-
moving Bricks From the Wall.

YUBA CITY, Nov S.-Thomas Green
was shot and killed by S. w. Rex in a
row at the Cliff House saloon across
the bridge from this place, this after
noon about 3 o'clock.
The men had been drinking and quar-
reling, and Rex went home and got a
rifle. There wsAs no eye witness to the
shooting, but the men in the saloon,
when they heard the shot stepped out
side and saw Green lying on the porch,
with Rex near by holding the gun.
Rex was taken in charge by Sheriff
Donahue and locked up in the County
Jail. He claimed that he did not do
the shooting.
The bullet passed through Green's
right arm, entering the right breast,
and coming out on the left side. He
only lived a few seconds.
The deceased was a laboring man of
this county, of middle age, without a
family. Rex is also a single man. and
IS Constable here. He was formerly
one Of the watchmen for the anti Debris
Association.
The inquest and trial will be held in
Yuba City
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GRANTED A NEW TRIAL.
One of the Men Convicted of Muir.
dering the Spicer Family.

BISMARCK On. d., Nov. S.-Alex
Coudert, the first of five men arrested
for the murder of six members of the
Spicer family near Winona last winter,
who was tried and found guilty of muir
der and sentenced to be hanged, has
been granted new trial by the Su-
preme Court Further than this, the
Supreme Court has SO riddled the case
presented by the prosecution that the
Attorney General of the State agrees
that it will be impossible to secure a
conviction of any one of the men under
arrest.
Thomas Spicer, his wife, her mother
and Mrs William House and her twin
children were brutally murdered last
February at their home near Winona,
and their remains fiendishly mutilated.
Five Indians and half breeds were ar
rested. and two of them, Paul Holy
track and Philip Ireland, made COM
plete confessions. duplicating Frank
Rlacl1hawk. Alex Coudert and George
Defender.
Coudert was tried and found guilty.
An anneal was taken to the Supreme
Court and the other cases were post
poned. The principal ground for APP
neal was that there was not sufficient
corroborating testimony of the story
of the accomplices, Holytraek and Ire
land. Under the law no conviction for
murder could be had on uncorroborat-
ed testimony of accomplices.
The State maintained it had present
ed enough corroborating testimony to
warrant a conviction, but In the opin-
ion and decision of the Supreme Court
not a single feature of the corroborat-
ing testimony comes within the re-
ouirements of the statutes. Each
point made by the State was taken up
in detail by the court, and its made
quacy pointed out.
The three other accused men have
been held for trial. but under the pres
ent ruling it would not be surprising II
the cases were not prosecuted by the
State The two confessed murderers.
| Holytrack and ireland, may conclude TO
deny what they have heretofore stated.
and demand a trial. and in this case ii
is difficult to say whether they could be
convicted
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SHORT OF PROVISIONS.
Word Received From an Ice-Bound
Whaling Vessel,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S-The
steam whaler Vim. Baylies arrived TO-
day from Fox Island with II 900 pounds
OF bone. 100 barrels of oil, 80 pounds of
ivory and bear skins. Her catch was
eleven whales.
During the voyage First Mate Steve
;. Leary made three unsuccessful at
tempts at suicide. He was then trans
ferred to another vessel, from which
he was washed overheard and drowned.
His place was taken by Mate Blain of
the wrecked Navarch Four others of
the Navarch's crew also came down on
the Baylies.
The Baylies passed Point Barrow
homeward bound several DAYS before
the ice closed in, and caught four of the
imprisoned fleet there. Her master said
the Orca attempted to tow the schooner
Rosario around the point to clear wa
ter to the westward, but the ice closed
in too fast, and caught them both.
The Orca, had she not attempted to
haul the Rosario to a place of safety,
could have escaped the ice jam.
The Rosario, say the crew of the VIM.
Baylies, was short of provisions.
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|0'Tj'TlIgl5l1$5

"s-DAY MALARIA CURE" FOR Ma
,aria. chills and fevers, 75c a bottle.
"Otts'' Liver Pills for biliousness. con-
sfOtt's' Liver Cure, for the liver, stom-
ach and bowels. Price, soc a bottle
.iOtts'' Kidney Cure. for the kidneys.
bladder urinary and genital organs.
Price, SOC a bottle.
..Otts" Cough Cure. for coughs, colds,
hoarseness. etc. Price. 25c a bottle.
otis" Blood Cure. sovereign remedy
in all cases where true Alternative is
needed. Price, ST.
"Otts'' Carboiic Ointment. the best
known for ali sores and skin diseases.
Price, 25c.
OTIS Corn Cure. easily applied; for
corns and bunions. Large bottles, Csc
otis Toothache Drops, stops tooth
ache instantly. Price, 25c.
otis" Foot Powder. for tired sore,
fetid, swollen. sweating and aching feet.
Per box, 25c.
"Ott's' Catarrh Balm. for catarrh, cold
in the head, hay fever, etc. Price per jar.
25c.
Manufacturing Druggist. 200 K street.
south side Second and K. Sacramento
Cal.
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THE CITY QUIET.
Moraes Declares He Will Not
Swerve a Hairs Breadth.

LONDON, Nov 1.-THE correspondent
of the Times at Rio de Janeiro says:
The city is quiet and orderly to-day
{Sunday). The streets are strongly pa
.trolled, and the garrison is held in con-
slant readiness. President Moraes has
issued a proclamation lamentin- the
crime, but declaring that it will not cause
him to swerve a hairs breadth in the
fulfillment of his constitutional mis-
sion. Colonel Moraes, who was with the
President at the time of the outrage,
says that many letters have been re-
ceived recently threatening the Presl-
dents life. The official organ declares
that the crime was the result OF oo-
litical conspiracy. The name of the as
sassin is Marcellino de Mello. He has
been associated with the Jacobirls, sew
eral OF whom have been arrested
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go on a mining trip, and get parties to
furnish him with q boat and supplies.
and that he intended to get rid of his
associates and then make off with the
vessel.
The men allege that Hall put poison
in the sack of flour they were using, and
the night they reached Santa Rosalia
all except Hall were seriously sick, and
he feigned sickness. Since his return
Hall has been in the hospital and this
morning a warrant was issued by Com
missioner Knowles, charging Hall with
attempted murder.
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Edgar Contempt Case.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. S.-The Judgment
in the contempt proceedings in the case
of Acting Warden Edgar of San Qten-
tin was placed on file to-day. With it
is an order to the Sheriff, in case Ed
gar fails to pay his fine of $500 by the
10th inst, to arrest him and confne
him in the County Jail here for one day
for each two dollars Of the fine. The
understanding here is that there will
be no need to resort to any such eX-
treme measures, as it is supposed the
Acting Warden will take out writ of
certiorari for a review of the contempt
proceedings by the Supreme Court.
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Believed to be a Stage Robber.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. SIN the
person of J. r. Brown, alias John Mea-
ly alias Nealy, who was arrested on
Saturday, the police believe they have
one of the men who held up and robbed
the Mendocino City stage few miles
out from Ukiah about a month ago. j.
r. Barnett, who was a passenger on the
stage, was shot and killed by the high
waymen. Brown is said to fit the de-
scription of one Of the robbers and he
is reported to have an unenviable rec
ord. He protests his innocence.
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HARVEY ALLENDER
Taken Back to San Jose to be Re.
sentenced.

SAN QUENTIN, Nov. 8. - To-day
Sheriff J. H. Lyndon of Santa Clara
County arrived at the prison with the
necessary papers to serve upon Acting
Warden Edgar for the delivery of Har-
vey Allender. the condemned murderer,
AlIender was given into the custody of
Sheriff Lyndon at noon, and was taken
to San Jose to be resentenced to-mor-
row morning.
Murderer J. J. Ebanks, who has al
ready been resentenced by Judge Tor
rance at San Diego to be hanged on
December Sd, has taken advantage of
the ten days allowed him by law, and
will remain in the San Diego Jail until
the time expires.
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Body Found in San Diego Bay.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. S.-The body of II
J. Hull was found in the bay at 1 p.
M, to-day about 200 yards from the
rear of Schirm's warehouse. 1t was
lying exposed at high tide. From the
appearance of the body it is difficult
to say whether Hull was killed and
thrown in the bay, or whether he COM
mitted suicide. A police officer says
he conversed with Hull last evening,
and at that time he seemed quite ra-
tiopal
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PUT POISON IN THE FLOUR.
A Schooner Captain Charged With
Attemuted Murder

SAN DIEGO. Nov. S-The schooner
Anita arrived this morning from Santo
Domingo, and among her passengers
were NJ. II. A. Miller and Lewis Hunt
of San Francisco and three sailors
named Wilson and two brothers named
Oleson.
The latter four and Captain Hall COM
prise the party that Miller and other
San Francisco capitalists outfitted to
make an expedition to Santa Rosalia
They left Oakland in the schooner Grace
on August 10Th, and reached their des-
tination month later. They claim
that Halls object was to induce them to
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The Sierra Railway.

OAKDALE. Nov. S-The driving of
the last spike and celebration of the
completion of the Sierra Railway of
California viii take place at James
town. the terminus of the road, on We'd
nesday morning at ii o'clock Prince
Poniatowski, the President of the road,
will drive the golden spike Excur-
sions will be run from Stockton and
Oakdale. Preparations for gala day
are being made at jamestown.
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Proceedings Quashed.

ROME, Nov. S.-The Court of Cessa-
ton has quashed the proceedings of the
court against Signor Cripsi. the former
Premier, in connection with the bank
scandals, on the ground that the courts
are incompetent to deal with the
charges, but that they must be dealt
with by Parliament, which was the con-
tention of the ex-Premier
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Bids Opened.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-The
Trustees of the Home for Feeble Mind
ed Children met to-day and opened bids
for the purchase of the former site OF
the Home near Santa Clara. The
highest bid was $500, made by Chas.
M. Yates. It cannot be accepted un-
til approved by the Governor.
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GREAT
CLOAK SALE.

No advertiser like a satisfied
customer. Rapid selling was
the order of the day at the
commencement of our great
cape and skirt sale. Had to
press in extra salespeople, and,
judging from the exclamations
OF satisfaction and the way the
garments went, there'u be
greater selling Tomorrow, as in
most instances the lots were
large and will meet the demand
OF another days selling. Do
not buy until you have seen
these goods and prices, from
$2 50 upward.
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Fair Estate Sued.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-Benja-
min r. Wright, brought suit to-day to
recover SO. 600 from the estate of Jas.
G.. Fair. Wright claims the money to
be due on account of services rendered
Fair as confidential agent in connection
with the mana cement of the Senator's
knights Landing ranch.
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In the Transvaal Republic in South
Africa wages of mechanics and miners
vary from to cents per day, while
bread is sold at about 6 cents per
pound: milk, "a cents per quart; pota-
toes, ; to 10 cents per pound; bacon,
80 cents, beef, 16 cents.
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Attempted Jail Break.

WOODLAND, Nov. S.-John Demp-
sey and Albert Jacobs, serving short
terms under aliases. and supposed to
be desperate characters. attempted to
break Jail last night. The officers sur
prised them in the act of removing
bricks from the walls, and prevented
their escape.
The record-union., 1897-11-09

License fees on 1896 occupations
amount to s1.35o,o00 a year in st.
Louis. This enables light taxation on
the land and vacant land is assessed
16 per cent. lower than the occupied
land, thus helping the real estate spec
ulators.
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Condition of the Treasury.

J WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-To-day's s
statement of the condition of the treas
| ury shows: Available cash balance,
S2O5, ,591 ,2330; gold reserve, $154, 660,917.
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The man who thinks if he had a bet
ter education he wouldn't have to work
so hard, shows plainly that he wouldn't
know what to do with an education if
he mad one-WaShington Democrat
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No Data Now,

Wats-Which is really the best BIZ
cycle?
Potts-How can / tell, when prices
are cut so?-Indanapolis Journal