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MADAME HAD THE CLOCK.
Hut She Was Indignant when Ac-
cused of Taking It-HOw She
Was Betrayed.

1t is d well-known fact that the Gus.
tom introduced by certain hotel pro-
prietor of furnishing his rooms with
costly pieces Of bric-a-brac had to be
abandoned owing to the peculiar fond
ness which his guests evinced for those
pretty kLickknacks, frequently going
so far as to carry them off in their
trunks. When several suites of rooms
(whose price per week would lead one
to suppose that anyone who could at
ford to rent them could also acquire
bric-a -brac in the usual way) had been
stripped of their objects of "bgotry
and virtue" the proprietor began to
lose faith in human nature and rumor
says he has since developed into
heartless pessimist.
Perhaps that was why, when GER
tain dainty dame, who had been stay
ing at the hotel for several weeks,
asked for her bill and announced her
intention of leaving next day, the sus-
picious Boniface watched her depart
ure with some uneasiness. He is very
well off in this worlds goods and the
loss of bric-a-brac did not seriously
cripple his income, but he is pessimis-
tic and revengeful these days. When
the dame had been handed into her cab
by the tall, brass-buttoned and knee
breeched doorman, Boniface visited
her rooms. lie then took cab and fol-
lowed the dame to the station. lie has
genial manner, and he asked madame
in his most persuasive tones to restore
to him the small but costly clock that
she had doubtless mistaken in hurry
of packing for one of her own trinkets.
Madame was very indignant. She de-
manded by what right the hotel man
dared to insult her. She attempted to
board her train. She spoke threaten
ingly of the police. The upshot of the
matter was that she agreed to go back
to the hotel and open her trunks, so
that the proprietor could satisfy him
self that his odious suspicion was
avoid a scene which he seemed bound
to make. Afterward he would hear
from her lawyer whether or not he
could insult a lady with impunity.
Back they went 20 the hotel, and the
contents of the trunks were laid bare
to the vulgar gaze OF the proprietor
and his head clerk. No clock was found,
and, flushed and triumphant, madame
was about to leave the room, when sud
denly. clear and sweet as cathedral
chimes, ~ strokes rang out from some
part of madame's befrilled costume.
The expression of CONSERVATION de-
picted upon the fair piferer's face was
said to be as pathetic as it was anus
ing and when she had drawn her noisy
plumber from its hiding place and re-
stored II to its owner the latter apollo
gized, felt like a brute and swore sol
EMMY never to breathe a word of the
story to anyone. But the head clerk
did not swear secrecy.-N. Y. Adver-
tiser.
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alleged by the Dominicans to have
contained the remains of Columbus
was nearer the wall, Immediately
against its foundation. Concerning
the the question of the present rest
ing place of the bones of Columbus. l
may be permitted to add that declare
in favor of San Domingo"
The controversy came about in this
way: Christopher Columbus died in
1906, at Valladolid, and was there in
TERED. A few years later the body
was taken to the convent of Las
when, at the request of the widow of
his son, the body was taken to San
Domingo, the island of his first dis
covery. 1t was the request of Column
bus, in his last will, that his body be
taken across the ocean and finally
sepultured in the convent of Concep-
cion de la Vega, which had been found
ed by him. That convent was de-
stroyed by an earthquake, and the
body of Columbus was placed in a
vault of the capital cathedral which
was then being completed. In the year
1910 the archbishop of San Domingo
wrote: THE tomb of Don Cristobal
Colon, where are his bones. is much
,enerated in this cathedral"
This proves that the bones were
there, but there is no record of their
transfer across the ocean. 1t is one of
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INSANE MANS DEED.
Kills His wife and seIf-Rockferd,
M, Man Kills sister and himself.

San Francisco, Aug. lT.-Patrick j.
Corbett, father of James j. Corbett.
the pugilist, shot and killed his wife
at an early hour Tuesday morning. He
then turned the revolver upon himself
and committed suicide. The hypoth-
esis accepted by the family and by
the intimate acquaintances and friends
Of the household is that Mr.. Corbett
was lnboring under the effects Of tenn
porary insanity.
New York. Aug. Thames j. Cor
belt was much shocked when he
learned OF the death of his parents. At
first he refused 10 believe II. but whe n
the news was confirmed he broke
down and wept like a child.
Rockford, ILL.,, Aug. I7.-George En-
nett, while in temporary fit Of In
sanity Tuesday afternoon. shot and
instantly killed his sister Anna, aged
IS, and then shot himself, blowing his
own head off.
Philadelphia, Aug. l7.-Because OF a
belief that they were unfit TO live, two
girls committed suicide by jumping
from a ferryboat into the Delaware
river. They were Bessie Foust, aged 10.
of 72i Federal street, Camden, N. j.,
and Maud IIoffnagle, aged 20. of 423
Reed street, this city. Both took the
leap to death together. hand in hand,
and were drowned before rescue
could be affected.
New York, Aug. 17.-Emeline &.
Reynolds, young unmarried woman
about 81 years OF age, was found muir
dered in the Grand hotel. at Thirty
first street and broadway, in this city.
Tuesday. Her death had evidently re-
suited from repeated blows on the
head with piece of lead pipe.
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BONES OF COLUMBUS.
Are They at Rest in San Domingo
or in Havana2
A Question which Has Puzzled Ar
chseoIoEists and Historians for
Many Years-Mr. Ober's
Verdict.
Especial Washington letter.

While this country is conquesting,
and hosting the stars and stripes
SO that to-day it may be said
that the sun never sets on our
flag: and while we are TAX
iyg islands of the sea, destroying
navies and capturing cities, we are also
occurring relics, some of them very
ancient. We are capturing cathe-
drals, palaces and fortresses which
ere so old and feeble as to be formid-
able only in their altisonant names.
The greatest relic which will fall
into our possession when Havana is
surrendered will be the sarcophagus
which is said to contain the remains
tf Christopher Columbus. 1t is bare
" possible that Gen. Blanco may de-
stroy the cathedral. and scatter the
sacred remains of the great discover.
or rather than to allow them to be
desecrated by falling into the hands
of Yankee pigs"
1t matters not now whether Eric the
Red discovered America hundreds of
years before Columbus crossed the
ocean. Public opinion will always
give Columbus credit for making the
discovery which led to development.
Amerigo Vespucci was the discoverer
Of the continent. But 1t was Co.
lumbus who first crossed the ocean
in its broadest part, and revealed the
new world.
1t seems strange that after the
lapse of 400 years the people developed
upon the new world should go with
oonquesting arms against the nation
which Quilted our discoverer; and
that we should be about to seize the
convent and the sarcophagus in which
his bones have been so long reposing.
If the bones of Columbus repose
at Havana they will soon be possessed
by this country. But you will observe
that there is an "if" in this matter,
as we find it in so many things. The
honor of possessing these relics is
claimed alike by Havana and San
Domingo. There seems to be no doubt
that at each place there is the tomb of
Columbus; but which is the original
and only genuine is q matter subject
TO argument.
Some years ago Frederick A. ODER
was sent to San Domingo for the ex-
press purpose of sitting the existing
evidence and making a personal ex-
animation, and bore letters of recon-
mendation from the then secretary of
state, Mr.. Blaine, to the president of
The Dominican republic. Every oppor-
tunity was afforded him for a rigid
Investigation. The minister of fomen-
10, or public affairs, himself accom-
panied him to the cathedral, and by his
command the revered relics were
brought from their place of deposit,
IN an ancient cedar chest within dark
''il near the presbytery, and exposed
TO the light of day. Photographs were
'hen taken of the vault the original
place of sepulture being pointed out,
the two vaults opened and their rela-
i've position shown), and also of the
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basket at present holding the bones,
and of the "urna," or case of crystal
ana stainwood, in which this is con-
tained.
IN MS report to this government, Mr..
ooer said in substance: 1.-The con-
olusion reached by the Spanish acad-
envy is that the remains of Cristoval
.oion are in the cathedral of Havana,
IN the shadow of the glorious banner
.. CASTLE. 1t is most fitting that over
ms sepulcher waves the same flag that
sailed with him from Palos in the San
I'd Maria. There rest the bones of the
nrst admiral of the Indies; there is
his last abode
sincerely desire to assent to this
opinion, feeling it were indeed most At
ing that the ashes of Columbus should
iepose under the flag he carried to the
new world; but after having sifted all
ihe evidence carefully, after having
seen the spot selected by the admiral
LOT MS last abode. after having exam
med witnesses who were present at
Inc discovery of the last casket, after
reading the inscriptions and inspect
ing the relics themselves, am forced
10 admit that the Dominicans have a
nluch stronger case than the Ha-
vanese.
The error of the Spaniards. in 17s5,
.ay In their ignorance of the fact that
mere were two vaults closely con-
uguous; that only . few inches from
.ne one they opened was another.
mnieh was the one they were seeking.
ootn vaults were under the chancel,
0oth were in the Gospel side, but that
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WHY HE REPROVED.
There Was just Faint Suspicion
of Self-Interest in His
Complaint.

1t isn't every man in Uncle Sans pay who
feels his responsibility as does an old Irish
man who is a treasury messenger. just the
other day he was beratlng all absent clerk
for leaving some pins on the edge OF his
desk where they might be brushed off by
anybody passing. =,
They'll be swept on the fure," said he,
land wasted, to the extravaganza OF the
government, which Is already 20 hard up it 5
borrowin' money, it is, to pay ixpinses, and
it's shame, it is, for the min in the gov
eminent imploy to be wastln' pins which
cost money.
There was a general laugh at the earnest
ness of the Old mans complaint, and some
body said he deserved an increase OF salary
for his devotion to the interests Of the coun
try. And then, as the clerks trooped out,
the old man said to the last of them,
''Yis, its all right for yees g9zooo byes to
be laughn' at me. III see nothin wasted
here. They kin laugh, but it's not thin that
has to go down on their hands and knees to
pick up thin pins. Detroit Free Press.
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A DISASTROUS FLOOD.
CIOudburst at Pittsburgh, Pa. Causes
Tidal wave That browns
Six Children.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. ga cloud
burst up Saw,nill Run caused tida.
wave in that stream and endangered
the lives of a dozen persons. Six chill,
dren are missing and are supposed to
have been drowned. They are:
Irene LOTUS.
Regis LOTUS.
Genevieve Shaugnnessy.
Margaret Shaughnessy.
Nellie Sauls.
Anna Iiolzapfel.
The water in the run began to rise
during the morning, and at nine
o'clock a great volume Of water came
down. The missing children, togethe Z
with some older persons, were standing
on the porch of a tenement house in
Toilet alley, in the rear of Main street,
near West Carson. This porch over
hung the run. When the great wave
20 feet high. came down, the porch was
carried away and the people went with
1t.
The great body of water did much
damage. \ sandbar Is feet high a,
the foot of the run was washed away
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CoIoring Leather by Electricity.

A clever adaptation of the principle
Ct cataphoresis, by which medicines
are driven through the skin to any
Part within the body by means of cleo
trical currents, has been made in the
decoration of leather. The zinc-cov-
cred table on which the hide or skin
is placed forms the positive pole for
the generation of current. The fluid
dyeing material is poured on this
table, and the negative pole is then
connected 10 the leather. The cur
rent stamps the required design on the
immediate surface of the leather and
carries the coloring matter within.
Patterns may be made on the leather
by covering ii with an ordinary stencil
system and connecting the plates to
the negative pole.-St. Louis Globe;
Democrat
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THE STATE TICKET.
Men Placed In Nominn ton by thu
Convention of Republicans
In wiscOnsin.

Milwaukee, Aug. lo.-Following is
the complete ma keup OF the ticket as
nominated by the republican state
convention:
For Governor-Gov. Scofeld. renomi-
mated.
For Lieutenant Governor-Jesse Stone,
Of WATERFOWL.
For Secretary of State William II
Froehlich. of Jackson.
For Treasurer. o. Davidson. Of Sol
diers' Grove.
Attorney General-E. r. Hicks. of Osh-
kosh
Superintendent OF Public Instruction-L
. Harvey. Of Milwaukee.
Railroad Commissioner-Graham l.. Rice.
OF Superior.
Insurance Commssioner-Emil Giljohan,
Of Milwaukee.
The only spirited contest was over the
nomination for treasurer, which re-
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the generally admitted facts OF his
tory. 1t is known, however, that the
body was placed beneath the pave
ment of the presbytery, at the right
of the high altar. All records con-
corning the ceremony of interment
were destroyed by Sir Francis Drake,
in the seventeenth century, when he
bonn barded and sacked the capital.
The tomb was covered with earth, and
all traces of it lost for fully 200 years.
the history being preserved solely by
local tradition.
But the fact would have ever re-
manned undisputed that the bones of
Columbus were there, somewhere in
that cathedral. but for the interven-
ton of what is called Spanish pride"
When San Domingo was ceded to
France, in 1895, it was concluded that
as matter of Spanish pride" it would
never do TO permit the bones of Column
bus rest under the folds of an alien
flag. Consequently. Duke de Neragua,
a lineal descendant of Columbus, and
A.. admiral in the Spanish navy, was
sent 10 TtHiONc thc ith"ihS ~ a."
vana.
Acting according to tradition, the
pavement was broken on the gospel
side" of the altar. u vault was found.
leaden plates and fragments OF bone,
with cons siderable dust. These were
carefully and reverently gathered to-
gether, and transferred to Havana on
great ceremonies, with pageantry and
with pomp the remains were carried
to the cathedral and placed in mu-
raj niche, to the right of the presby-
terry. The remains having been i'm
INJURED and sealed, marble tablet was
affixed, marking the place forever.
So far, so good. Nobody doubted
that the work had been done Efficient
ly, correctly and faithfully. But many
good stories have sequels; and some
times the sequels are the more in
teresting.
In 1877, while workmen were re-
pairing the chancel of the cathedral
at San Domingo, another vault was
discovered at the left of the altar.
The inscriptions discovered disclosed
the fact that this was the grave OF
the grandson of the first CO.
lumbus. Then it was remembered
that the entire original Columbus
family had been there inferred.
The workmen sounded the pavement
and found the empty vault referred
to. which had contained the body
transferred to Havana. They also dis
covered another vault, close to the
wall of the cathedral, and this con-
tanned a well-preseryed leaden casket
with the inscription, I'D, de la A., per
Ate."-which means, "Discoverer OF
America; first admiral" Inside the
lid were inscribed the words: "llltre
Es'do Varon, Du. Cristoval Colon"
The ease was inscribed at the right
end with the letter "a" while on the
left end appeared the letter &c"
Within the case were found several
we'll preserved human bones, bullet
and a silver plate containing the titles
of the first Columbus. 1t is singu-
lar fact that when Christopher CO.
Iumbus was buried there was in his
body a bullet received by him in bat
lie in Africa, bullet which often
caused him much pain during his life
time: and there was bullet found in
this coffin.
There is the story told in brief, but
the true story, with all essential facts.
Where do you think the bones OF the
great explorer are at rest? In San
Domingo or Havana?
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Panama, Colombia via Galvest IN.
Tex, Aug 2O.-The Instruction
headed by Prospero Morales is final
IL crushed, ending in his death. Mo
rales was captured and his forces were
defeated and scattered. His followers
betrayed the hiding place of Morales.
When captured he WAS very i'll, and
died soon after the capture. He is sup
posed TO have been exhausted by pri-
vations while hiding among the rocks
CT the mountains.
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Our Pensioners.

Washington, Aug. IS. - The annual
report of Commissioner of Pensions ii.
Clay Evans will show that at the close
of the fiscal year 1895 there were 993.-
TIA pensioners on the roll of the bu-
reau. This was a net increase of l2 :
900 over the previous year. There were
dropped from the rolls during the year
on account of deaths 1901 and for re-
marriage and other causes 1890 pen
sions were discontinued.
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London. Aug. 2o.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Times says the
slaughter in southern China continues.
Corpses float past WI Chau Gaily. Two
hundred rebels who had entered Tai
Wong Kong were defeated by Gen.
Mawho, who killed 100 of the rebels
and took 40 of them prisoners. The
gentry in the districts of Paklan and
Wungun daily send to the magistrates
between ten and twenty rebels for ex-
ecution.
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Struck ny Lightning.

Observation-Disclosures Military
Park, Aug. 20.--Private Otto Hoffer, OF
the Ninth New FORK, during thunder.
storm was struck by lightning while
standing against the pole of his tent
and instantly killed. The lightning
passed through the left side, paraiyz-
ing the heart and burning the flesh
from his shoulders to his feet. The re-
mains will probably be inferred in the
National cemetery
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Correcting Her Papa.

Crusty Old Man-Come, now, | want
you to stop fooling around here, and
I've told my daughter that she must
not see you any more.
Young Mr.. Bright-Do you call max
ing a grand play for the only child o.
millionaire "fooling around?" My
dear sir, gave you credit for the pos
session Of o better idea of business
than that.-Chicago Evening News.
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Time to Hurry.

THAT baby of ours" he said, de-
cisively, lis to be christened to-mor-
row if | have to go to law to have it
done. You see, his mother is some
thing of hero-worshiper. and, while
it was all right at the start, now that
it has reached a point where he is to
be known as observation-disclosures
Shafter-Schlcy Sampson Roosevelt
Smith, think ii is time to put an end
10 it,"-Chicago Post
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suited in favor of J. o. Davidson, who
had just half vote more than neccs-
sary to nominate him. Davidson is he
only avowed supporter of i. M. La
Toilette, the defeated candidate for
governor on the ticket.
j. B. Treat. of Monroe. was elected
chairman of the state central commit
tee by acclamaiOn.
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Sick soldier. Arrive.

New York, Aug. 20.-The United
States hospital ship Relief has arrived
here from Puerto Rico with sick and
wounded soldiers. The Relief left
Ponce on the 18th and Mayaguez on
the 18th inst. She carried 24s sick and
wounded soldiers from Gen. Mics ar
my. Ten deaths frcm typhoid fever
occurred on the VOYAGE.
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National Foreign Policy Conference,

Saratoga, N. ), Aug. 20 - The ma.
tional conference on the foreign pol
icy of the United States was opened
here Friday with an address by
Henry Wade Rogers. of Chicago
chairman of the committee ofarrange-
ments. Mr.. Rogers says that the con-
ference was called to consider some OF
the momentous questions in the his.
tory of the republic. He spoke of the
war and returned prayerful thanks for
the peace now at hand.
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The Cold I'm Circulation.

The amount of gold coin in actual
circulation in the world is estimated
by the Bank of England officials to be
sbout S65 tons
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Milwaukee. Aug. ia special to
the Wisconsin from Benton, Wis, says:
Frank Golling, an expert miner and
mineralogist. went to the powder
house of the Eureka mine Wednesday
and set of 40 pounds of dynamite.
blowing the building and his body to
atoms
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improvements in long range guns and chilled.
steel projectiles have made war good deal
rislier than it was in our day" Second Vet
eran-"Yes; I see that somebody has in.
vented a gun now which, at thousand
yards, will go clear through a small pocket
Bible carried over a mans heart."-Puck.
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Tones Changes.-"Why. Mr.. Grumpy"
exclaimed his cd friend, whom he had not
seen for years, your daughter looks Just the
same as she did when baby" "Well, she's
not the same, by a good deal Then you
could never get her to sleep. Now you can
never get her to wake up when you want
her to."-Detroit Free Press.
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Electric trau.ways and launches
have been installed in the Paris sewers.
Twice a month, on Wednesdays, visit
ors are admitted TO the number of
about 1000, although the applica tons
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Fatal sunstroke. at Paris.

London, Aug. IA dispatch from
Paris says eight deaths from sunstroke
occurred in that city Tuesday. Ac-
cording to Berlin advices the German
schools have been closed on account
of the heat.
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.x,.,x Him Well.

He-That fellow called me LOBSTER
said was no good. and that ] never
thought of paying my debtsl
She-why, didn't know that ne
tnew Won at alli-Yonkers Statesman.
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Popular.

"TIc seems to be as popular as any young
man here, and yet they say he is a widower.'
Yes You see his wife left new bicycle
when she died. Up to Date.
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"Hans, if you are very good and get a
high mark in school, will give you a ham
sandwich" 'But, mamma, do you imagine
| can be bribed ?"-F'iegende Blaetter.
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Seventeen Killed.

Cape Town. Aug. ls.-A collision is
reported to have occurred at Mates
Fontein between a goods train and a
passenger train. Seventeen passen-
gers were killed.
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The amateur who practices daily on a
cornet in thickiy populated neighborhood
has ample nerve for any undertaking.
Chicago Daily News.
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Hard to Digest Did you hear Cusser has
dyspepsia" "No; how did he get it?"
"Slugem made him eat his own words. IN
Y World
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Three hundred years ago any man absent
from church on Sunday was fined shilling.
What a war revenue that would produce to-
day.-Chicago Daily News.
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Peasant-"Five dollars fine for entering
this estate" Tourist-"But why is no
warning sign put up them 1--WE had one.
no one came in."-Fiegende Blaetter
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A boy never appreciates a meal when in
vited out until he is paying his own board on
a meal ticket.-Atchison Globe.
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Family Diversion.-"My wife dislikes to
have me shop for her" "Are you good at
bargains:" "Well she says can beat the
world at making five dollars do the work of
detroit Free Press.
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Marrying Young.

Marrying young runs in families like
red hair and Observation-Disclosures
lIa.) Democrat.
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Every sort of genius is not appreciated;
people find it hard to admire good bill col
ector.-Atchison Globe.
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Even good dog is ppreciated.-Atchison
Globe.
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Hong Kong, Aug ia dispatch from
n correspondent; at Manila confirming
the capture OF the town, says the
American troops now occupy every po-
sitios formerly held by the Spaniards,
of whom C,OoO are prisoners. Not a
single shot was fired at the fleet. The
dispatch also say s that Admiral Dewey
picked up the end of the severed cable
on Friday, but that the line is not yet
in working order. Merchantmen are
leaving HongEong daily for Manila
A great rush of trade is expected.