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Children should always

Children should always
increase in weight. Not to
grow, not to increase in flesh,
belongs to old age.
Present and future health
demands that this increase
in weight should be steady
and never falling.
To delicate children,
Scott's Emulsion brings
richer blood and frmer
flesh. Better color comes
to the checks and stronger
muscles to the limbs. The
gain in weight is substantial;
1t comes to stay.
so<. and $r.eo. I'll drugsises.
y SCOTT 4 BOVINE. Chemists, New YesA
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The Fourteenth Street Poles.

Mr.. Lodge introduced a resolution in the
Senate yesterday asking the District
Commissioners to submit to the Senate
their reasons for allowing the erection of
telegraph poles on Fourteenth street,
northwest.
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few months ago Mr.. Byron Every, of
Woodstock, Mich, was badly afflicted
with rheumatism. His right leg was
swollen the full length, causing him great
suffering. He was advised to try Cham
berlains Pain Balm. The first bottle Of
it helped him considerably the sec
ond bottle effected cure. The 25 and So
cent sizes are for sale by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist 93S f
street and Connecticut avenue and s
street northwest and 1923 Maryland ave-
nue. northeast.
The times., 1898-02-26

New York, Feb. 25.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
While business of a speculative nature
has been quick to reflect the increasing
strain In political affairs in reduced val
ues and Withdrawals or curtailment of
activity in sone lines, there is little To
indicate that the volume of distributive
trade has been reduced. and reports to
Bradstreet's this week. so far as the lat
ter branch of business is concerned, are
among the best received this year.
With few important exceptions, the
price situation Is one of strength, while
the enlarged demand for coarse grains
is taken to reflect the turning of atten-
ton from higher-priced cereals to those
of a lower-priced character at the East.
Last weeks squirt in the dry goods
trade at Boston does not seem to have
held, but at New York there is consider
able more doing in the jobbing trade
The cotton situation is one of firmness.
Wool is firm. but the demand has percept-
IDLY slackened. The demand for boots
and shoes. electrical supplies and ma
chinery is reported ahead of last year,
as are also shipments of the first-men-
toned products. The best report as to
the distribution of trade made so far this
year comes from the central West. Spring
trade there is reported earlier than usual.
Jobbers in dry goods, shoes, groceries and
agricultural implements are all active.
The demand for the latter class of goods
in fact is reported so good at many
different points as to be worthy of special
notice Kansas City, perhaps the most
important market for agricultural imple-
ments In the country. reports the demand
exceeding all records, and sales limited
only by the ability to deliver orders.
The demand for iron and steel at the
West still continues large and prices are
firm.
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NATIONAL OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Closing Meeting OF the Creamery
ButtprInokers' ASsocintior

Topeka. Eas., Feb. 25.-At the closing
meeting of the National Creamery But
termakers Association today Irwin Paul.
of Springville, Iowa. was elected Dresi-
dent; George Parks, of Owatanna. Mimi,
vice president. and f. Sudendorf. Of Els
gin, ILL.,, secretary and treasurer.
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Off for the Yukon Region

Victoria. B. C.. Feb. 2j.-The Cottage
City sailed for the Yukon today with 80
passengers.
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A Willow Tree Court Petition.

Twenty-Five citizens of Washington yes
terday presented a petition to Congress
praying for the Improvement of Willow
Tree Court.
The times., 1898-02-26

The earnings of the Texas Pacific for
| the third week of February increased
,000 The earnings of the New York,
Ontario and Western for the same period
decreased $500. Cleveland, Lorraine and
Wheeling, same period increased $3.50.
Wheeling and Lake Erie increased IS, 400.
Chesapeake and Ohio increased s32, 900.
Lake Erie and Western decreased 81, 700.
Dow, Jones & Co. predict that the gross
earnings of the Burlington for the month
of February will increase s400, 900, and
that the gross of Rock Island will in
crease 500, 900. -
There are to be shipments of gold from
London today aggregating three mill
ions or more, owing to jthe drop in for
eign exchange. There was some buying
of American stocks on the other side, too
and, in fact, the purchases for the for
eign account were the cause largely of
the early show Of strength in New York.
The absolute unreliable of London as
barometer can never be realized here.
no matter how often we follow it's lead
and go wrong.
The crowd that engineered the great
bunco game in Metropolitan Traction and
Manhattan are now taking up Brooklyn
Rapid Transit in the same fashion. and
the results will be the same. without
doubt. 1t mattersb not how much the
public may be bit by one such fake, it is
eager for the next, two days later. The
first two stocks went up magnifioently
as long as they were wished to, and then
fell with the worst drop on record almost.
The same species of arguments are now
being used on the third of these Great
er New York properties. There is no
more reason why Brooklyn should have
big legitimate rise than. there is for the
others. 1t is to be hoped that a few peo-
Pile will profit by their losses and leave
the second game alone.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has just issued for. public information
book showing all existing national, State
and local commercial organizations. ma
tional, State and local agricultural asso
Citations. and the various railway associa-
tons. their location, and the names of
the presidents, secretaries and commits
sioners. A list confined to commercial or
ganiZations was issued by the commission
about three years ago, which. though by
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washington Stock Exchan ce.

Sales-Capital Traction, 10 at "a Ia: so
at "a: s at 73 ga; Washington Gas, 10 at
AZ; u. s. Electric Light. 20 at 1G1; Amer
ican Graphophone, 119 at IA: American
Graphophone preferred. II at IA IL; % at
IA Ia; Pneumatic Gun Carriage 800 at 90
cents; Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 143
"a; 10 at 143 1-2: 20 at 143; 10 at 142 3-4;
10 at 142 1-2; Lanston Monotype. o at 10 1-2.
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New York Stock Market.
Open High Low Clos.

Corrected daily by w, r. Hibbs & Co,
members of the New York Stock Ex-
change, 1927 F street.
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At public auction at Slcans. I407 G ST. Tues
day, March ], at p m: S25 cash. balance in six
and twelve months, without interest.
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no means complete, speedily came to be
in great demand as a mailing list and
for reference purpose in ali parts of the
country. In compliance with numerous
requests. the present revised and extend
ed list has been prepared. The new list
embraces about $500 boards of trade and
other commercial societies. about 1000
agricultural associations. and approxi-
mately 300 railway org nizations. he fol-
lowing important notice appears on the
first page: ''The list has been prepared
for the use Of the Government and the
public, and win be revised from time to
time"
This means that producers and shippers
may obtain from the commission, without
cost, full and authentic information con-
corning railway facilities. charges for
any freight or passenger service. capital
ization and operation of railways. the
workings of the interstate commerce law
how 1t has been interpreted by the COM
mission and the courts, and N what re-
spects public rights have been benefited
or otherwise affected.
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There was the natural rally yesterday
from the tremendous slump of Thursday,
and up to noon the closing of short con-
tracts was active and there was some
buying. Dullness followed, and traders
showed very plainly that they were
afraid to venture beyond small specula-
tive ventures for scalpers' profits. The
drop began again in the afternoon, and
before the close the days gain had been
nearly all lost. There is no significance
in the rally. 1t does not show that the
street in any way is changing its belief
in the treachery of the Spaniards. or
that there is any less fear among the
gold CLIQUE that war is to come. The
proba are all that there will be a
weak market today, and that on Monday.
when something from the court of in
quiry has leaked out, as 1t must, there
will be a renewal of the big drive of
Thursday.
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily by W. b. Hibbs & Co,
members of the New York Stock Ex-
ohapua 1907 r. street
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New York. Feb. 25. - Engagements of
gold for Importation to this country in
volume We're announced today. Arrange
ments were made for importations from
England and France aggregating 81, POO, 900.
The heavy buying of America stocks in
this market in the past ten days in the
face of the Maine disaster and the re-
sulting rumors of impending war be-
tween this country and Spain is RESPONSE
bic for the gold importations.
Inquiry at the offices of various foreign
banking houses showed that the arrange
ments for bringing gold here had been
made very suddenly.
They followed the decline in the ex-
change market which occurred yester-
day. AS to whether there would be fur
ther shipments. it was said that every
thing depended upon the volume of bills
of exchange offered in the market. The
rate for demand sterling this afternoon
was $4.S4 IA.
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Washington
Loan & Trust CO.

OFFICE. COR 9TH AND F SITS
PAID UP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION.
Loans in any amount made on ap-
proved real estate or collateral, at
reasonable rates
Interest paid upon deposits on daily
- balances subject to check
This company acts as executor. al
minlstrator, trustee. agent, treasurer,
- registrar, and in elI other fiduCis.Ty
- capacities
- Boxes for rent in burglar and fire
- proof vaults for safe deposit end
- storage OF valuable packa ges-
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PRIMARY OBJECT DREDGING.

The will
o
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CANADIAN GRANTS.

This company has paid for and Canadian
center of the richest gold discoveries Kondike
The sun., 1898-01-09
THE ONLY BICYCLE SHO"
Opcncd Last Night in PhiludrirHi'
Under the Most EaVOraDIc
Circumstances.
Special to THE SrN.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. S.--The only
bicycle show t. be held in this country
this year opened tonight at the Second
Regiment Armory. There was II big
crowd present and the show promises to
be both social and financial success.
The arranging OF this show has been y
battle between the local cycle board OF
trade and the National board and the
former has scored victory. The display
is neatly arranged and very prcttlly
decorated affair A feature Of the cX-
hibit is the presence for the first time as
exhibitors of the department stores and
such big houses as John Wanalnaker,
Stmwbridge d Clothicr, Gimbel Bros,
and Lit Bros. have displays. The
great feature Of the whole show is the
chainless tandem, the first ever built in
the world, which is shown at the Lit
Brothers stand. 1t is fitted with the
Gentry-starr gearing and was pre-
nounced Il great wheel by the racing
men, who csiticalIy examined it; the
principal novelties are the Columbia,
Carroll and Dayton chainlcss geared
wheels. There are many. new Things
shown in lamps, saddles, Tres, etc; lhe
show will continue all week and already
looks like a winner.
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POsTMASTER'S REPORT.
Good Show ing OF Post Mrorc'-
Quarterly Report.

Postmaster Moore yesterday morning
submitted his report for the last Qi'ar'cr
to tie auditors OF tie Treasury at Wash
ingtun. The showing is better ll,an for
the same period OF the year previous.
TIE report shows that tn, receipts from
all sources for the last quarter amounted
to 2I,Glj.57, as against Slo,""23."1 Tor
the last quarter Of 1896. The figures for
the last quarter are as follows: Balance
at the heginnirg of the quarter S26,
1924; receipts from stamps, stamped
envelopes, &c, $2l ,OS7.4l; from the sale
of waste paper, $2.57; box rents, So0a.a5;
drafts on other postoiliccs, S3I41: mis-
cellancols receipts, $5O.OG; returned from
the custodian, SO; total, 81 ,Glo.h7;
stock on hand, $25,S7IGl, from which
S5O.G4 should be deducted for damaged
envelopes, &C., and $lG3 for dead letter
bills.
The expenditures were as follows:
Salary Of Postmaster, $500; expenses Of
the special delivery service, Sl5l go;
salaries Of clerks, s3,l5O7o; railway
clerks, $577.4S; carriers, SG,5G3.lG; frcc
delivery incidrntaIs, $3.50; miscel-
lancous, $40: amount deposited in the
sub-trcasury in Phiadeldhia, $40, ,020.s
The registry department showed the
following: Domestic letters registered,
2,173; parcels. 1853; foreign letters, 1877;
parcels, .; official letters and parcels
free. l15.
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FAMOUS PHYSICIAN DEAD.
DR.. Joseph O'Dwycr the Well Know
Diphthcria Specialist Dies in
New York.

Dr. Joseph UDwycr died at his home
in New York City Friday night Of tubcr.
cuIar meningitis. He was made famous
by his originating i,tubation for the re-
lief Of diphthcria lie worked on his
discovery and when it was perfected
twelve years ago made it known to the
medical world. His idea was to intro
d'lcc tubes into the larynx, thus doing
away with the operation of trachcotomv.
BY the application Of his tubes it is cs,-
mated that the mortality of diphthcrin
was lessened twenty-five per cent. He
was not only an authority on childrcns'
diseases, but also on nervous diseases.
When diagnosis was made by him it
was never questioned, so profound was
the respect Of other physicians for his
skill. Three years ago lie applied his
idea of intuhatOn to artificial rspra-
ton. BY this air was pumped into the
chest when the respiratory muscles were
para'yzed. Cases nt poisoning. espcc-
tally with morphine. were saved by this
apparatus Many another whose child's
life was saved through his skill and
many persons saved from all untimcly
death by suicide, will have moist eyes
when they read Of his demise. Dr.
UDwycr was graduate of the College
Of Physicians and Surgeons, OF New
York City, and was attending physician
to the Founding Asylum and st. Vim
cents Hospital, New York. lie was II
great friend Of Dr. Joyce, Of this city,
who served under him in st. NinceniS
Hospital. Dr.. Joyce, when seen lust
night, said that in the death OF Dr.
VDwycr the children lost bene!aclor
and the world Il brilliant physician. He
leaves two sons.
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BURGLAR RA!ARDADnD.
Tried to Rob His GrunIIa1 her, u jus
ticc Ofthc Peace, Who Hur-
ried the Case Along.

WARSAW, Ind, Jan. S.-Earlv yestcr-
day morning II bnrgnlar was discovered
in the store of John p. Thoma, at Clay
pool. After Il desperate struggle, during
which several shots were exchanged, the
robber was captured and proved to be
Clarence Thoma, grandson OF the pro-
prictor. The latter is Il justice of the
peace. At $50 a. m. he gave his grandson
u preliminary hearing, and bound him
over to the Circuit Court. At s O'Clock
he arrived in this city, where court is
now in session. At0 o'clock the case
was called. Clarence pleaded guilty and
at $50 H. m. Judge Biggs sentenced him
To an indcterminatc term OF from two to
fourteen years in Jrffcrsonviile Prison.
At 1902 a. m. Sheriff Matthews started
with his prisoner for .Jeffersonville.
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KILLED A PLAYMATE.
Walter Bailey II Young School BOY
Stabbed to Death by ElwOOd
HOlstein Accidentally.
Special to THE Sun.

Sl"tal 10 lHE StS.
GEoRGErowx, Del, Jan. S.--Playing
"Indian" and "WiId West" here yester-
day resulted fatally to Walter Bailey the
l3 ycar.oId son of William Bailey.
Bailey and Il crowd OF boy friends had
arranged to have an hours fun and SO
when school closed they proceeded to
their play ground and with llourishing
knives, toy pistols and other harmless
weapons the play began,
Young Bailey was being chase,l by
Elwood IIpstein, Il ! ycar-old boy, when
lie suddenly tripped and the latter threw
his hand, containing an open jArk-knlte,
around a. Bailey fell The sharp blade
Of the knife penetrated Baiicy's back.
lust over the Kidneys The wound bled
prof,l-cIy, frightening the boy, but they
tried to help him home. He grew 50
weak from the loss of blood, after walk
ing two or three blocks, that his cnnl-
paniuus carried him to othe office ni DR.. &.
Frank Jones, who dressed thc wound
and bad him taken home. During the
night internal hemorrhages set in and
Il" 7 o'clock this morning, surrounded
by az pnizcd ralativcs, he died.
All the boys who saw the affair and
Bailey, himself, said that the cutting was
purely accidental, that no blame was'
attached to IIolstcin. The lattcr's father,
+. J. !iolstein, prominent hardware
dealer, did everything in his power for
Bailey. remaining all night Il. his bed
side. The deceased WAS Mr.. Hailry rniy
son.
Coroner johnson held an inquest this
afternoon and the jury returned Il yer
diet Of accidental ,lsat!.
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THEY REFUSE TO LIVE THERE
BERTHE Harmon and Her Mother Va.
cate the House in Which Their
Father Dicd---Seguel to
Sensation.

An interesting story comes from llar-
rington, as a sequel to the Harmon sem
sation at that place.
On Wednesday, November II, Bertic
Harmon, a young colored girl Of Iiar-
Harrington, gave birth to an illegitimate
child, and at the time the services Of Il
physician were declined, as the girl was
attended by trained nurse, Mrs. IIar-
riet Fisher.
Mrs. Fisher reported to the girls par
nnts that she had given birth to a child
and it was reported that her father said
xiii it, there is money in it for You"
Harmon was accused, and credited
with being the father Of the child. The
child disappeared and Harmon was said
to have smothered it and buried it in the
garden in the rear Of his house.
On the strength Of those reports Cor
oner Walls went to Harrington and
made an investigation The body was
found in the garden and disintcrrcd,
Mrs. Harmon vigorously denied that n
child had either been born or buried
there, and in every way tried to throw
the officers off the track. Harmon, who
had been arrested, was discharged after
the coroner's jury decided that the child
came to its death from natural causes.
On December 20, Edward Harmon
died and left his wife and daughter,
BERTHE, the girl who had given birth to
the illcgitimate child.
From that day Mrs. Harmon and her
daughter have refused to live in the
house in which Harmon died, and under
no pretext will they visit the place
where the Legitimate child was born
They claim that the house is haunted
and that the spirit OF Harmon, with the
body of the child in its arms, can be
seen there every night.
The claim is still made by some that
Harmon was the father Of his daughters
child.
The sun., 1898-01-09
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE SUNDAY, JANUARY g. 1898.
A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED.
A Valuable Watch Suddenly and Mys.
tcriOus Iy Disappeared Last
Easter

Manuel Richenbcrgcr and Rush Worth
were given hearing in the city court
last evening, on the charge OF larceny OF
watch, the property Of Miss Julia
OCoDncll. Miss OConncll dcposed that
her watch, valued at $50, mystcriously
disappeared last Faster. She wore it
Easter Sunday evening to church; since
then the disappearance of the watch re-
maincd u mystery.
Officer Black testified he found Worth
in the act of pawning the watch at Levy's
pawn shop. When asked where he got
the watch Worth answered that Richen-
berger sent him to pawn il. The officer
then consulted Richcnbergcr, who stated
he sent Worth to pawn the article and
that it was all right.
Worth stated to Captain Chambers,
Richcnbcrger instructed him to pawn
the watch in his (Worth's) wife's name
Worth aftcrward denied it, stating he
had never seen the watch. For some
reason, unexplained, neither Worth nor
Richcnfrrgcr took the stand.
As the testimony given did not show
the watch was stolen, court dismissed
tn" charge against both men.
Richenbcrger stated to Il reporter that
'thc transaction connected with the
watch, SO far as he was concerned, was Il
legitimate one"
About two months ago he got the
watch as security for Il small debt. On
Friday Worth asked for II small loan,
and was given the watch to raise the
amount. The watch was pawncd and
the arrests followed.
The question to be answered is 'Did
Miss O'Conncl lose the watch or was it
stOIcn"'
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TIM DOG SHOW ENDS.
TIIc Successful Close OF fWilnlingtOn's
Exhibition Of Canine AristOcracy.

The dog show al the Wilmington Aud
itoriUm continued to attract large
crowds, and every afternoon and even
ing the building was filled with visitors.
Yesterday was the last day of the show.
Many society persons visited the exhibi-
ton during the day and among those
noticed in the crowd were former Am
bassador and Mrs. Thomas +, hlyard,
Miss Florence Bayard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Salisbury, Mrs. Al
fred |. DUPONT, the Misses DUPONT,
Washington Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
Il. johnson, DR.. Howard Ogle, William
S. Pricketi j. Danforth Dl:h and many
others.
The st. Bernards, Great Danes, Rus
sian Wolihounus, and bulldogs were the
cenuc Of attraction. The large dogs
were more admired than the smaller
ones, and the people passed by the ken
nclS Of the fox terriers, spaniels, beagles
and tlaschshunds with IL glance, while
they stood around the kennels OF the big
dogs for Il long time, pctting them.
The show was II financial success, and
it is an assured thing that we will have
another show next year.
The sun., 1898-01-09
Fatal Railroad Accident

CHATTANOOGA, Jan S.-Enginc anI
two freight cars on the Chattanooga IN,
Lookout Mountain Railroad ran ava,
down Lookout Mountain this afternoon
Engine and cars covered the distance o
four miles and jumped the track al
the switch. The rate Of speed was Ter
rifle. A number Of trainmen aboard
engineer and crew were killed Thu
engine and cars were demolished. Th'
air brakes failed to work on steel track
The sun., 1898-01-09
LOST HIS ALL: TOOK HIS LIFE.
a Former Wealthy Resident of Hud.
son, n. ", Swallows Poison.

CHICAGO, Jan. s.-Carroll Hanks, n
former resident of Hudson, N. Y, who
at one time is said to have been quite
wealthy, committed suicide last night by
taking poison. Lately he has been try
ing to make II livelihood by soliciting for
an insurance company, and his ill-suc-
cess made him despondent. He left let
tiers to his wife and daughter at Hudson,
n. y, William II. Cookson, Hudson, n.
Y, and a number Of people in Chicago.
Hanks was forty-onc years old.
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Biased by Frcc.Silycr Not ions.

INnlANArLIs, Ind, Jan. S.-'rhc TX
ccutive Committee of the Indianapolis
Money Convention, which will recon
venc,. January %, is receiving notiiica-
tion of the appointment of delegates by
the commercial bodies OF most OF the
important cities of the country. Some
of the cities in the free-silver States in
the West are declining to appoint dele
gates. ]. slie M. Shaw, Governor-clcct
Of Iowa, will reside.
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st. Paul's Church Fair.

The fair being held in the basement Of
st. Paul's Church, at Fourth and Jack
son streets, was well attended last week.
Interesting concerts were given every
evening by the church choir and school
children. The star attraction OF next
week will be Il concert given by Dooley's
minstrels on Tuesday evening.
The sun., 1898-01-09
Why Il He Wanted?

Detectives Witsil and McNey are ex.
pected to arrive in Wilmington on Sun
day with Charles Wilson, whom they
arrested at Petersburg as being the sup
posed murderer of George ID. Farra. The
officials say that Wilson is not Thorn
and why he is being brougkas Not
known.
The sun., 1898-01-09
A Serious OpcratiOn.

A serious operation was performed on
John G. Mc('abc, the wcll-known car
rngc manufacturer, OF this city, in the
Old Dominion Hospital, at Richmond,
Va. last Friday. A telegram was re-
rcived yesterday stating the operation
was successful. Mr.. McCabc, with his
wife, left this city on December 3lst for
Richmond. He will probably return in
several WeCks.
The sun., 1898-01-09
Found in South Africa.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Jan. S.-,John Scott,
ths University law student, who myster-
iously disappeared last apring, apparent
Iy dcmented from overwork, has been
located in South Africa. A letter re-
ceivcd by his mother from Scott tells of
his whereabouts, but gives no cxplana-
tion for his disappearance.