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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-16
THE SEASON OPENS.

The Andrews Opera Co. passed
through the city Tuesday on its way
from Wateryille to st. Peter to fill
the opening engagement of its season
that night. The company numbers %,
and includes Ed. and Geo. Andrews,
Caddie Lee Andrews, Mrs. Clayton,
Jay Taylor, and all of the other ex>
cellent talent of last year. 1t will az
pear in Mankato a week from next
Saturday night, when it will present
"Cavaleria"and two acts of Martha,
This will be one of the best entertain
ments of the seasons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-16
MUSTERED OUT AT NEW ULM.

The war department. has ordered
the Twelfth Minnesota regiment to
he mustered out at New Ulm, and
dispatch at Camp Hamilton says that
Col. Bobleter has received orders to
have the regiment ready to move to
Minnesota by Sunday next, On their
arrival at New Ulm, thirty day
furlough will be granted the men,
while the details of mastering out
are arranged. Six men in each COM
pany will be obliged to stay to look
after the regime4tal property and do
guard duty.
The Fourteenth will be mustered
out at Duluth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-16

Alvin Davis, VINO Is now working in
Minneapolis, met with an accident
day or so ago. He started to alight
from a street Car, slipped an wet
stone, and fell break the bones of
one hand and straining the other hand
badly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-16
the governor, being chapter 43, laws

the governor, being chapter 43. laws
of 1897, be it
Resolved, That this county pay it's
proportion as provided by said chap
ter 43, laws of 1897, bounty on
wolves as follows: Full grown wolf
killed during the months from Janu-
airy to May is five dollars, at any
other time of the year three dollars,
on a cub at all times of the year two
dollars. That the entire carcass must
be presented to the auditor and by
him destroyed. That the auditor of
this county is hereby authorized to
issue his warrant on the county
treasurer for said bounty.
VIM. Schultz, chairman board OF
supervisors of the town of Garden
City, presented petition to the
board with 15S signers, asking for the
repair of Rapidan Mill bridge, Butter
field bridge and J. A. Jones bridge.
The petition was read and considered
and, on motion, ordered filed.
On motion. committee of three,
consisting of Commissioners Graf,
Roberts and Hannay, was appointed,
to have the Rapidan bridge put in a
safe condition for travel, with power
to put in all new timber if necessary,
and said repairs to be done at once
On motion. bill Of D. T. Bowen for
unpaid amounts for board of prisoners
from May 4, 1896 to December 13,
1897 was allowed IN the sum Of S34. 40,
and, on motion, disallowed in the
sum of $4,000.
On motion. board of county COM
missioners adjourned to l 80 p. m.
At l 80 p. M, board met pursuant
to adjournment, all members present
except Robt. S. Hughes.
On motion, the following bills were
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-16

On motion, board adjourned sine
die.
CHAs. GRAF. Chm BID OF Co.
CONS Of Blue Earth Co. MINI.
Attest:
P. A. GUNDERs. Co. Auditor, and
Ex;off1cio clerk of board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-16
TAME CAUCUSES.
Little Interest in Monday Nights
Primaries.
Contests over Sheriff and Auditor Likely
to be the Only Interesting COnven-
ton Features Tomorrow.

OThe Democrats caucused Monday
for delegates to Tuesdays coun-
ty conventson. No one would have
suspected it, from the quiet condition
of the streets and the absence Of
crowds about the polling places. The
attendance was very slim, barely
enough to go through the formalities,
in most of the precincts. The only
contests were in the First and Fourth
wards. In both wards there was a
fight on sheriff. In the Fourth ward,
the independent ticket defeated the
Schultz ticket is to I. The Schultz
ticket carried in the First ward.
Mr.. Foster takes goodly sprinkling
of delegates in the city, and if he
comes in strong from the country he
will put up stiff fight tomorrow for
Chief Wagon. The city is divided on
auditor between Gen. E. M. Pope and
L. 0. Randall.
The following delegates were Sc
lected at the caucuses last evening:
First ward-Philip Hodapp, Dan
Coughlin, Thos. Butter, Geo. Bienapfi,
John D. Duane.
Second ward-Nic Peterson, j. G.
Thro, Henry Fricke, Peter Krost, H.
Leonard, Fred Westhoff, D. P. Hayes,
E. v Walters, Frank Hagen.
Third ward-Fred KIon, Leo Kiffe,
Chas. T. Taylor, M. l.. Fallens6ein,
Geo. K. Klein, Arthur Schaub. Glenn
Schroeder.
Fourth ward-W. L. Comstock, M.
R. Abbott, ST., Z. K. Wiser, A. M.
Grout, Leo S. Lamm.
Fifth ward-John @. Wise, Jr.. w.
W. Phalen, Phil McGraw, A. r. Pau,
Jr., j. E. Porter.
Sixth ward-Chas. HallmaD, A. Lii
lie.
Mankato township-Geo. Hodapp,
Dan Foley, Jacob .Schweigart, Engel-
bert Sontag, j. B. Richard.
Chairman Harry Paddock, Of the
Republican county commit eTuesday
appointed the following executive
committee: S. w. Burgess, I'd com.
district; A L. Crane, 4th district; A.
II. Pressnall, 1st district; W. P. Mars
ton. Sd district; G. j. Laurisch, 5th
district
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18
FOG FIRST -ANENTE

McKeuna. T. J. Mcksnna, J. ". Graf. O.
\ Hatfield. H. q. Ha.held h II. Had
field J. y. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson,
Mrs. Full Charles Masters, W Calvert, jr-.
J. {. Chisholm. Mrs. \. Burns, NJ. J..
Sherpey Blanche Sherpey. Y. \ I..aQut.
!. Zeisicr. Mrs. Ze,S.eT. j. Johnson. {. II.
Viens. J. =. poSson J. y. smith Mrs.
SmitA. T. Hannersworth. Il. Mcl( nney.
y. Jackson W. e. Sr1wartz. T.. Johnson.
T Davis I. Metcai. Thomas FaalFn.
Charles Wood. NJ Wase0Aein. 7. - Ffn-
neGan. II NJ Co!lmav. X Bu3ier. ]. iFu,-
Ter. John Butler. William Rot''r Il Ma
Auly, T. Marie \, Cheney. 8. =. Peoples,
-. Graham. Mrs NJ u. Gregory. Il. Il.
campbell. Mrs J.. l.. Wakeman. T. T..
Burke Mrs Bu~kc. 4. T.. Gregory. Mrs.
Gregory Clara calvert. II. * Jones. Miss
n y. Flake. CAPT. BRYANT. q, g. Cherry.
" Gauntlet. Mrs NJ LEWIS \. II. Lewis.
II. Arerstadt, II. T.. Weymouth, +. CIarino
and fourteen second class.
The CStv OF Saattie's passenger list was
a. follows:
PETER olsen. II. a. Conn. ". II. snyder.
!. :. Walton. Mrs. 0t'enSeE AMI child.
John Beckmau. 4. ii. CROKER. Michael
Kelly. James r. Adams, Peter Frize!le.
Caarles Krochler y. II. McNulty. e. *.
Mead James WAitzc,f. john Thomas. -
G Stone. Mrs. j. H. Lewis. Mrs. ]. =.
Wiley, \. Wtstman. George Lodge. May
Potts. Laura Mayors. William kipuarny.
Charles Teaford. f. {. Minnlon. Jose
phina Reda. ". J. McCinnls. o. y. DALE.
Frank Hopkins. A. Duval. \. Deraut Mrs
NJ u. Dale ] Schwart. William McTag-
gott. Richard Reed. 4. A. Anderson. "
J. Mcleod. Edward II. Crosby. Max
Weber, ". =. Duncan. Mrs. J.. Crosby. II.
Sha.tuck. George j.. Waite, YIN. Il. We!r.
John Downing, ]. y Mcintosh. Annie w.
We.r, +. II. Gray. j H. Holmes. Jessie
u. Wen. John Lilly. + Levin, NJ. Royce,
H. II. kich<r4s. Z. J. to.m"s. r A.
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18

''one % me sold steamers : coming IN
This vas The news hat wen; around the
city last night ike wlldfre. il Had IL
bass N a ye.egrs,,a>.roIn Port Townsend TO
the effect that steamer, presumably the
Alliance. alta 1vc decks black WIKI people.
had passed down II caused a crowd 20
gather en- Yes]-r dock ;hat would have
been much larger Dad il IA; been FOR the
rai,--4 crowd nat took il to. granted t.4at
II really was he gold ship They ga; around
on the piles Of $, A;ilha,i .rvigat stored in
the big warehouse and occasionally went
out o the face OF the dock through the
rain - set Il there was a light in s.slt.
From 10 IL O'Clock the crowd waited.
with nothing 20 break the monotony bat
the arrival and departure of the stern
wheel Sound steamers. Finally 81 light ap-
peared, evidently that Of an ocean vessel.
She came III slowly, bat the crowd was not
impatien: in view OF the fact that their
curiosity WAS soon TO be satisfied. The
walters expected 20 see i hundred or 50
gold finders walk through The warehouse
with their sacks OF gold under their arms.
Without u single whistle he boat came
up 10 the dock. Every inch Of room Was
filled By the Sound feet. She lay off the
dock, ner captain uncertain which way 10
turn. Finally 4 strong-lnnged youth bawled
out the a.l-impor;ant question:
What ship Is that?'
Protection. vita busted miners. from
Copper river"
This was the answer shat came back
through the rain There is not a synonym
for the word disgust III the dictionary
which would properly express the feelings
Of the crowd Most Of them started home
at once.
Capt Erickson. OF the Protection. finally
decided TO land at Arlington dock, ana Sev
eral hundred followed up the muddy water
front. They d'd not see any gold. instead
they watched 10 disgnsied men Of ali ages
and nationalities fave tie crowded steam
schooner. They were al disguised win
themselves. Copper river and eYerything
Else They were men who looked mu IN
older than when they left Seattle earlier
in The year. Hardly man could be found
VINO had a good VOID tor the Copper river
country.
The Protection LETT Valdes July :. ana
Cook inlet TWO lays later. No wreck,
ROT a murder. nOt an incident was CApt.
EriCks0n's report The trip had been most
uneventful Can't. AbeIcrombe's horses
had been landed In excellent condition The
government party Was rapidly getting
things IN shape for departure into the in
terior. They intend going over the old
glacier route To the Big Bend OF The Cop
Per river by way OF the klutinl river.
Soue 9.jo0 people are said 20 be st'll at
Naidys an on the other side - the glacier.
Most of them arc coming back.
I.i,ut. EuE preston and Lieut.. Il. NJ,
ElootGt,d. Wno had o+en north with the
government party. were on hoard. Lieut..
Prestoa has been ordered 20 cuba.
and could hardly wait tor the
steamer "a g. Aare that he might
ii
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18
hanss placed me TORN Of younr Malha-s

hants placed the form Of young Mallory
spoa 4. Hs ~as conscious roEs. a~a
screamed wlth agony a. eacn move Tsse
mattress was h9s~t.9 With tackle n t1e
GeGk. AID he Injured man taken ia "a
pztrCI wagon Which some oGe in the n1ssn-
time h1d felsDhoned Tar. 20 ProT.jsnc@
Ao@p!taL
The task Q. bringing up ,he body q
PROT. Beals ~es mere difficult i psess
c: ;1s batch covering vas lowered. az
eTulg7art be-! put or s.. ard The BODY
SLOWLY and carefully boosted 20 me deck
Later e was removed % Bvttervorrh's
undertaking sstabi-z7rGent. Death IRIS,
have b@en Instantaneous. .or he entire
y.gT- SIDE % IRE lead upon whicll the dead
man 7ed fallen Has crushed. 4 large
portion o. - scalp had beer torn away.
ard bleeding had been profuse. The neck
also Nae broke.
Cpcn iTvesc ga Ion i wsx found not
only The eocr through which 10 sesrch-rS
had passed but also the after door Or TIE
one just opposite had been Opened When
81 Prof. B@als fel! tefore or after Young
Mallory can Devsr be known. lie had
rot been iu the bold lorg FOR the body
was san warm When found
As soon tae news q -sse accident got
abroad there vas great excitement among
the crowds OIL thc wharf and the many
visitors OF hoard sh'p. At once Capt. Roo
lHson instructed me officers OF he crew
20 inform thoss on board that the days
Sightseeing was now over. and they were
requested politely 20 g ashore. This vas
10 prevent me possibility % anything iika
a panic and consequent further accident
Until a LAKE. hour IL ne evening. Bale
knots o. people continued 10 come and go
standing about ne wharf 6!scussig IT. SUB
due9 tones t5e details of me tragedy.
sketch of Prof. BeaIs.
Prof Ecsls lived IN Boston Hs was
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18

ard the construction OF ] wing dam. before
- can wo7k 70 advantage. We nave
commenced on this work aid this season
NJ he devoted entirely 20 getting y ms
preliminary equipment
Barring accident We win 10 W. VII
car property. How well. o. course. r
mains to be seen. / ar explaining ,1l~ -
-4cw how sen<.laSs &; : % mink a nan
an 20 ua there All lc-ate 4 mlV- near
the water or i he mrs a ct@im work y
"a .thout morry + requires nerve nnA'S
and patience Ia iake cot geo IN ma Z
s..tris. hilt he rofI : f.-rs IN immense
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18
A COPPER RIVER STEAMER.
Protection Brings Back Some Dis
appointed Miners.
TWO ARMY OFFICERS ABOARD

Report Having Spread Through the
City That a ~. Michael steamer
Was Coming in. Crowds ThronS
the Water Front to Welcome the
Gold-Lndeu Miners. Only to Find
That the Rumor Was tnfounded.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18
The Hundreds " ho Fail.

1T makes Cne's heart sick - see tie
people whl come ep there - look Tor -ei-l-
i s3u venture rhsre is 10, ore man 20 nay
who arrives there Mo i p2E~1caLF atsr
% stand tAe hardships or Il properly rldip-
I-ed o make IHe e3mpaigC against tI'e Ei-
JuraI drawbacks % me country W ~, }'i~l
think of .t. i brought down with NE two
7ern who are 81 years old and Woo rad
gone zap there hoping - make SAKE
Hundreds come there. ara dumped OH
on t1e bach camp there unJa thr-t >@is'-
pies aEe aI exhausted. and then return.
curs.ng the country AMI declaring ther" :
10 gold .n Alaska. l. : 81 ssh 10 allow neo-
Dl@ ike that 10 60 INTO the noT,8- ny
haven't sh~ :A5nte.st conception OF "Aat
they are zOiHg up against. and, as = quite
natartt make an utter and quick failure
O. their "trip
Here = an example \ party from Bos-
ton brought a cidn-sleN dredge up jaere
al a DIG expense. The machine i utterly
useless and the men in charge had no idea
what they have 20 do 10 find gold or 10
get il oaf after they ind Il. This party
went 70 pieces. Two who remained with
the lret'ger a. last sold the whole oa'Ht
for enough money 20 fake them back 10
~. sound This i che instance in hum
dgcdrs OF Ike nature. and when these peo-
PIE get hosne 70 tell Of their failure. the
news goes abroad that lheIe IS no gold III
\
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18
Table Day.

\ Few Table Prices for r.
Only.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18
sketch of Prof. BeaIs

Prof. Bcals lived IN Boston. liz was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-15
DEADLY EXPLOSION OLA BOILER
SIX Persons known To lie Dead and Two
Others Are Missing.

Buffalo, y. Y. July by the ex-
pies on OF b-iier IN the Niagzra Starch
works yesterday the building was
wTecaei, six Ic.so2s Killed ami twenty
six injured. TWO others are missing.
who are supposed 10 have pershed. OF
the SIX persons who were in the build
ing only two escapel. Nest If the III
jurei were persons outside the works
Saroely house with ZOE feet of the
works ESCAPED being hit with bricks,
twisted iron or heavy timbers. The
dead are: William Kelly. engineer;
Henry Schiffernstein. fireman: CASPER
Walter. miller; Charles Entemann.
tear,ster: Mrs. Joseph ". Hoyt and
Baby Hcyt. Fatally injured - BABY
SlCsS. skull fractured.
the most severely hurt OF the other
wounded are: AleX Sloss. shoulder
fractured: Mrs. Michael Meyers. ribs
broken; Albert Binkert, leg broken;
Mrs. Hattie B!rkert. hands crushed
Mrs. Anderson. arm broken: William
Bauer. head gsshei: Ida MFar!ane.
les crushed: Mrs. Phillip Darion, hea i
ard arm crushed; Alex Fohner and
John Summers, backs injured: Mis-.
Penny, hip torn; Maud Penny, arms
crushed. Benjamin Penny. sca,dsG.
Mamie Slsssingtr. foot crushed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-15
DEATH OF JUDGE COATES.
Practicci Law in Illinois for I'if.y Years :
Friend of Dounlas

Freeport, Ills, July l5.-Judge John
Coates, who died here yesterday in the
18th year Of his age. was a native OF
Pennsylvania. lie was the Oldest man.
Der of the Stephenson county bar hsv-
ing been admitted to rract ce here in
1S4s, and he continued 70 practice Up 10
the time OF his death. He was a Demo-
crat in politics and in the carly days
was one of the party leaders in this
section of the state and an ardent ad-
mirer and warm friend Of Stephen 4.
Douglas.
As & delegate from this district he
cast his Ea.lot in the historic Baltimore
convention of 1852, and voted to give
the brilliant Illinoisan the presidential
nomination fifty-two successive times.
Judge Coates also was Il leading mem
Der of the Presbyterian church and
served fcr many years on the beard Of
directors Of Mccormick Theological
seminary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-15
TENDED STRICTLY TO BUSINESS
Result Is That the Republican League
Convention Is Nearly Through.

Omaha, Neb., July dangerous ap-
IIication TO business enabled the Re-
publican League Of the United States
10 finish almost al its routine business
al its second days session. Had it not
been for the fight for the position Of
president the work would now be all
over. TIE oratorical feature of the day
was short but patriotic address by
eXPrasident WcodC:ansee, of Cincin-
nati. who spoke Of the war as not one
Of parties, but Of the people, and gave
TO President Mckinley great credit for
the wisdom ne has displayed il the
conduct Of the affair with Spain. The
rest of the time was devoted to the re-
ports Of the standing committee.
The credentials committees report,
which was adopted. made no mention of
the anti-TGnner men from Illinois The
platform report was also adopted Il is
a standard Republican declaration on
all subjects including the war and in
dCrses everything that has been done
in that regard. 1t leaves the question
Of conquered territory To- the president
and congress. on the finances it is for
the C-i standard. The next place of
meeting was left to the executive COM
mittee
Last night eco persons gathered at
the exposition auditorium ard listened
to speeches by Charles Nj. Hare, Of
Iowa; Frank o. Start. OF California
end Senator Thurston. The latter closed
his speech with the remark: Dewey
said D-n the torpedoes:' say On the
danger; go on for the country and the
H.u'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-15

Mrs I. S. Grant and her daughter,
Mrs. Sato-is, are at Gloucester. Mass.
Major General Merritt arrived at
Honolulu on his way OF Manila July 5.
The New York assembly has passed
the s.0a.C00 war fund bill unanimously.
Oscar johnson. aged II years. was
drowned in Black river near Black Riv-
er Falls, Wis.
DR.. s. II. Hoplaugh, Of Princeton. Ind.
died of Brights disease after a short ILL
ness. He was 81 years Of age.
Surgeons with the army in trent Of
Santiago complain of the poor quality
of drugs furnished by the department
Saturday. Oct. l, has been designated
as Chicago day at the Trans Mississip-
pi ard International exposition at
Omaha.
Five specimens of gold bearing quartz
from Alaska in the hands of City Chem
list Bosardus at Seattle will assay $780,
eco to the ton.
The State Insurance company of
Philadelphia has filed notice with the
Superintendent of insurance of Illinois
Of withdrawal from the state.
The Swiss federal council has prohib-
ited the Importation of fresh and I'M
Eesled dried American fruits. with the
view of keeping out the San Jose scale.
Captain Charles T.. Clark. command
in. the battleship Oregon, has been APP
pointed shief-of-staff OF Commodore
Watson, commanding the eastern squad
| ron.
&c n la IT, I,x-t he 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-15
Miners Make n New Scale.

Altoona, Pa, July 15.-Representa-
tives of 5000 bitumiPous coal miners
have agreed upon new scale Of wages.
to be demanded July 40. If the demand
is not met by July 80 all the miners will
quit work. the miners ask an eight
hour day, $40 per day FOR laborers. -
cents per ton for hand-mined coal and
"a cents a ton for machine mined coal.
Mines which will be affected by thu
scale ara located in western Pennsyl-
Vania and MARYLAND
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-15
Score. OF the Diamond.

Chicago, July l5.-LeagGe records at
base bali J -stcrday wee: At Washing
tCn-Ch.c~go 1. Washington 8; at Phi.a-
elph.a-Cleve!ard 0. Philadelphia /; at
Acknowledgement 5. Baltimore o
twelve innings; at Brooklyn - Pitts
burg /, brooklyn 4: at New YOrk-St.
Louis ). New York -: Second gare)
81. Louis 5. New York ,; at Boston
Louisville l, Boston 9; Second gam }
L.u sv.l :. Bos on 9.
Western League: At CoiJm5cs-Nin-
rcapo.is .. Columbus 13; al Detroit
Kansas City I. Detroit i; at Milwaukee
st. Joseph l, Milwaukee :; At In
6!zrap; i.s-St Paul :. Indianapolis &.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-15
vApERLir MARES \ STATEMENT.


gar,ling the sub, p.iunS.
At ~ o'c.cck last night the ASSISTANT
secretary said:
1T is of c0ursa Impossible TO give
final figures at tn S hour Tho de- art
Hent received today just under 5000
letters. and yeste day q .o1. This mas
of applications must be put through tn
detailed operation before tot.l can be
arrived A. ard the exact lire at which
allotments viii b. n de ann yurctd Nv
estimate at this houF is that il will be
around $1,000: that is to say that all
applications for smaller amount than
that figure viii be a.l-ttel in full. while
all apple atoms for larger amounts will
receive nothing. At this hour there
has actually been listed $50 90 GO o. the
$500 and smaller sulsjr p;ions, and Che
amount now on the tables will carry
that probably just thove Sa0CCC.O01.
The amount scheduled and totallei
in the subscription. larger than $500 is
at this hour $500 SIC $40. and estimate
| that it will reach 1886 coo, 600. Thus the
total subscription. Including the $780,
| Cos, O00 OF syndicate bids viii rsacn ST.
| O-crNN'.'Vu. we nave HfG out cases
| where there We're doubts as to the bon ,
fide character of the subscription =
amounting in the sabscriptians for s. 0
| and under acne to $40 49i. 40. The toll
| number ef subscriptions Tor $500 arI
| usdsr that ha. now passed tie STAMP
ers is Dos, 600. and that fCu.e will he
mewhat further increased.
| The total % larger subscriptions
numbered is 65,SCO. and thsre are still
| several thousand of these larger sub
| scriptiuns to be listed. In the last
nineteen days the department received
25j $40 SUI &c. iptirrs. an ave.a OF 10 =
262 Il day. The last letter was opened
within two rours after the suls ,ription
| closed"
When TIE loan c'osed at ?. m. YES
terlay the DEPARTMENT vas pr, pared 10
return the checks OF unsuccessful hid
ders in those eases where tn. assistan:
secretary was already satisfied no al
loiment could he masc This course
was taken in justice to de-ositors in
order that the amounts held in banks
subject 10 a certified check might be
released at the earliest possible mo-
nent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-15
One IuuuclS,c,;n Found.

Cleveland. July IA rescue party
WE; down iGto the water works tunnel
yesterday and reachs a d!staree of s.
Geo feet. which il go feet further than
any previous party has gone. They
discovered the body Of one Of the VIC
Tins, supposed to be that # NcCnuley.
but owing to the fainting condition of
TIE RESCUE IartX. could rot remove il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-15
Funeral of Omar ID. Coagcr.

Washington. July 1.-the funeral Of
the late Omar d. Ccrser. former Unit
ed States senator from Michigan. took
place yesterday from his late home in
this city. The services were conducted
with extreme simplicity. After the ser
vices had been concluded the body was
sent to the senator's native state 70.
interment at Port Huron, Mich.