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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17
SMALL BEAR PANIC
Caused an Upward Rush of
Prices on Stocks.
COTTON WAS STEADY
RATES FOR TIME MONEY WERE
QUOTABLY HIGHER.
PRICES IN WHEAT WEAKENED YESTERDAY
Corn and Oats Declined. Lard and Ribs Lost
Five Gems Each--Pcrk Lost Twelve
and a IIaIf-Dry Goods
Gradually Improve.

New York, June 16.-Thc week in
dry goods shows gradual Improvement
III the amount of business done. Since
tho reduction in bleached cottOns and
the fixing of new prices on fail prints,
there las been fairly good daily aver
age ot sales ON mail orGerS. The i'm
proyement in bleached goods has not
been as marked. Print cloths are I'M
changed; extras are quoted at cents
still. but sales are very backward.
COTTON.
New York, June 16.-After opening
dull but steady at unchanged prices to
! point higher, fluctuations in to-day s
cotton market were extremely narrow,
while speculation was entirely of n pro-
fessional character, scalper having the
market pretty much to themselves all
Gay. Crop news was plentiful and with
the weather reports averaged UP in ia
vor of the bear crowd Closed quiet,
with prices / point higher to / point
net lower. Total sales of futures, 30
400 bales.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, June 16-Cotton quiet
and steady; middling 6 9-16 Net re-
ceipts 200 gross, 633; exports to Great
Britain, 2,343; continent, 915; forwarded,
81; sales, 705; spinners, DO; stock, ILL.,
I'll.
To tai to-day-Net receipts, 1902; ex-
ports to Great Britain. BOIL; to the con
tinent, 6,155; stock, 361, 500.
Consolidated-Net receipts. 1920; ex-
ports to Great Britain, 17,S7S; to the
continent. 27,134.
Total since September met receipts
S,420, $50: exports to Great Britain, g.
36S,304: to France, S05,614; to the con
tinent, 2,S90,954
NEW YORK, june ~ Futures opered
70 Il 81 hale
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17

LIVERPOOL. june G "a r. M.-suot cotton
fair demand; al d improved business prices
Etepdy.
American middling fair lid good mid
ding x al: w middIino q 0d Iood DIT
n ry 9 80 d: otdua y Z a'd. Ths saics of
t. e day were 10 O0l az sCf which $50 W. rs for
specu att and export, including W.
Americans; ieo ipts -Fa'es.
Futures opened quiet with a p7Or demf n
ard In ~
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17
Zachery & Zachery.
BUILDING MATERIAL,
The best Of pine and hard wood luna"
Der that our teeming forests afford.
Estimates furnished on application.
NOTICE TO HEIRS-AT-LAW OF
SAMPSON REA, DECEASED.

United States Circuit Court Fourth Cir
cult, Eastern District of North
Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17

Goose Grease Liniment sold and
guaranteed by all druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17
NEW YORK.

NEW York, June 10. - Fiout market
east with concs s IONS necessary TO t.rc'
Salts,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17

II lis a great leap from the old fash
toned doses Of blue-mass and nauseoul
physics to the pleasant little pills known
as DeWitts Little Early Risers. They
cure constipation, sick headache and bill
iousnesG. Heartt & Heartt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17

Pawnbroker signs are worth more
than Spanish IS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17
RECRUITS WANTED!

Able bodied me IN wanted to join the 1st
II. C. Volunteers in camp at Jacksonville, Fla.
BY applying at once you will be sent to the
front in few hoursi Subsistence, and trans
portation furnished by the government. Re
cruiting office I'd floor Democratic headquarters.
Il. B. CHRISTIAN,
1t, 1st N. G. Vol. Recruiting Officer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17
NEW YORK. june ~ Futures opered
quietly a. steady YES 700 bales
LIVERPOOL.

opct cotton clOsed STEADY; middIinR IN
lands 1916. middling gulf . Lilo; sales 7Ui
halnz.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17

r. r. Barham ct al. VS.. Tyrone Spiers,
J. H. Matthews, Sampson Rea and
VIM. j. Doyle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17
Big Money Made.
900 to 400 Per Cent.
In Grain and Stocks

$4,000 invested in Grain or Stocks
by our SAFETY METHOD, will pay
ST 10000 in the next NINETY DAYS,
never was there such an opportunity
offered in speculation, to make large
profits in GRAIN and STOCKS, and
with our SAFETY METHOD you are
compelled to win and make a handsome
profit, az wheat will be selling before
MAY at SIPS, and stocks will advance.
Write for particulars and take advan
take Of a good chance to make money
Our SAFETY METHOD IL a sure win
ner.
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No Risk to Run.
]. u. HATCHER n CO.,
Bankers and Brokers,
Baltimore MA

Reliable Agents wanted to represent U.s.
lin answering, mention that You saw
this advertisement in the News and OBJ,
Eerver.)
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
DYEs-kLoNDIkE TRANWAY.
Now Operating From stone HeuSe to
Ehifkaos Summit

\ telegram received in this city yesser-
day announced the opening OF the Dyea-
hlondike Transportation Company's tram
way fra1n the stone House TO the summit
OF Chjikoot pass. This telegram was
from Oscar Meyer, president Of the conf
p3ny. and was put ashore by = honeward
bound Alaskan steamer At Nanaiusc. The
announcement that the tramway Is open
and operating successfully marks an i'm
portant epoch in Alaskan travel, and will
make the Trip from salt water 10 the lakes
in the interior comparatively easy enc
This is the first tranlway 70 com MERGE
operations on the ChIikoot pass
4. r. CasselE, locaI representative OF
the company, said last night:
There Is absolutely no doubt but that
the Dyea- klondike Transportation COM
pany's tramway on the Chilkoot pass
commenced operations successfully early
IN the month. We have made no an
nouEcement regarding our tram, and
President Meyer was not TO send cut the
telegram received yesterday Until the
trdrnway Mad operated successfully a
week. This was 10 guard against acct
dents in starting. Our tram has no con
necyion with the several others on which
Work has been going Oh. Our work was
practically completed before the others
had started.
The stockholders Of the Dyea- Kiondlks
Company are ali Alaska mining men, and
the company WAS organized soon after the
rush commenced last fall. Work com
menced IN August, and the line was we'll
under way before the winter storms COM
menced. The Tram is built on a modifca-
ton Of the Bieichert aerial tram. and seven
similar tFamwSys are in successful opera
ton in other parts Of Alaska. 1t extends
from the Stone House. at the foot OF the
big hill leading mp 10 the summit. 70 the
summit itself. /, Is built in an air line.
and is 400 feet in length. This cuts of
two and half miles OF the worst part OF
the trail. 1t takes packers as long 10 get
over this two and half miles as IL does
TO cover the remaining twenty-five miles
from salt water With the tvamway II
takes but ten minutes for the outfits 10 "a
up the hill. The tram has a capacity OF
ten tons per hour. The power is furnished
By electricity generated down IN the
canyon and wired up 10 tl,3 tTamway. As
an extra precautioc we have placed
steam engine on the summit with a guam
thy Of fuel. In case the electric current
should for any reason be shut of it would
not interfere with the operation Of the
tram. The distance from cur wharf At
Dyea 10 the tram is fifteen miles. aud
teams make the round trip in a day. The
grade for this portion O. the route is hut
. per cent. at the s.eepest places. We
charge cents per pound to transport out
fits from thu wharf 10 the summit, OF >
cents per pound il the stuff Is only taken
over the t-aTway.'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
ON HIS WAY TO ALASKA.
Special Comniissioner Clum. of the
Fostof.ice Department, Arrives
In Sno!.nnr.

Special Dispatch ID the P3st-InteslIgsncer.
SPOKANE. March ld,-J. r.. Cion. OF
tho postal department, recently delegated
VITA special authority TO SO to Alaska 10
improve and facilitate the mali service OF
that district, arrived here today en- route
for Seattle. where he viii sab on the
steamers Queen next Monday for the north.
Mr.. clam hopes 10 be able 80 join the
government reindeer expedition on the
Journey inland from Dyea. 10 Circle Ciiy.
For six months he Will travel IN Alaska
establishing postoflces and appointing
postmasters at every point where. in his
judgment. II is desirable 10 do 50. and ~
report or the feasibility Of the aI-Amegi-
can route up the Copper river 10 Circle
City.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
THEY DEFEND %AGNAY.
MEMBERS OF IT'S BOARD OF rR ABE
Mako A STATEMENT.
Say That Stories Sent Dat About
Skagway's Dead and Dying Are
CntPue-The Town In Healthy and

4 committee ot TWO. representing the
skagway Board Of Trade. is IN this city TO
see that the interests c. the thriving
young city al the head CT I.yan canal are
properly cared for. The town has been
damaged IN the minds 0. intending pros
pectors By reports Of the prevalence Of
spinal meningitis and ugrestrained VIC
feace on the part OF the criminal element.
i is 70 combat such reports ard establish
ssagway in a fairer light that Z. a. Wills
and r.. r. Erwin have been sen. 10 this
city. They VIII locate an office here and
maintain Il Skagway bureau much Ike the
enc 50 ioug conducted mere in tina interest
% juneau. They left Skagway last Thurs
dag on the steamer Resale.
''On the same boat win Us came most
% the sports and hard characters" said
Mr. Erwin yesterday. Gambling has now
been shut down and the gentlemen Of the
green cloth have no use for the town.
we wish 10 contradict most eInphat-
ically the reports OF wholesale deaths in
Skagway. Such runners are spread par
posely - DO Us damage and as a matter CT
fact since Skagway became 4 town there
have been but 3 deaths. and i9 OF these
were from natural causes There are now
bat twelve patients IN the hospital and all
10 last Thursday there had net been new
case Of spinal ne ningitis.
There Is no disorder. The sure-th.ng
men are getting out as fast as they can
since gambling has been shut down. Col.
Anderson intends soon TO move all the
United States soldiers 20 Dyea, since there
has been found absolutely no necessity for
martial law. Drunkenness is very scarce.
'Skagway is no longer a settlement; IL is
a young, growing city. X has bank. cleo
trio light system. two Steam lauadries and
two breweries. We are now putting In an
excellent water system Water viii be
brought from a clear water lake above the
town with a pressure OF $40 feet. 4 great
deal of building is constantly going or.
There are three complete docks. one near
ing completion. and Yet another projected.
There is Il daily and a weekly paper and
the plant OF the Alaska 'Searchught is
about TO he removed. We understand. from
juneau to Skasway. The population is
about & coo or lo.t1o. and since the docks
were built they have been crossed by fully
% 00o people.
There is every facility ror going over
White pass. The trail Is open and the
wagon road IS almost completed Time
contracts can now be made for tho trans
pprtaticn Of freight over the pass al 10
cents a pound. and several such contracts
nave been made. There is TO freight this
side of the summit. j is moving RICH,
along"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

TIE celebrated cause &c Hart ~ RI ker
VIII probably he terminated tomorrow.
Yesterday John + Hart. lie pl&.a.lff
MAS placed oU tie stand ia us own behai.
81 rfbuttal- HiS direct eN1mioat on &C.
canirj .c3r,y tea whole afternoon, and
when tbtS was Finished toe defense took
him rs hand on r0oS~-cx animation Mr..
~ t3rov conducted tGs examination.
o. BIS direct .xasnluaf'on Mr.. HART de-
Nif,i the allegations % usGue Influence
having bee7 hTuusht to hear cn tNs- counts.
ccmmiss. sne~s. lis want i"io tae t-aos-
ACTORS between h ms~'f aod NJ Hacker
l0 ae1a!i r2trrai3y gYi0s an ac-eaut -
taes~ y7attet> from h.s owr standpoint Tie
,radr q good witness. - tas opinion - he
attorneys.
Tie ~-vsan9fnstIon q Nr Vsrt VI
ln vf-31n-f tc,iay ard his afternoon tia
attorneys w.l ayotaby bes{n thsts ar
Evurufs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
CITIZENS ARE In CHARGE.
Skagwsy's Criminal Element BEING
Driven Slowly Out-Can-
adss's Troubles.

SkAGWAY. March i0.-Eyery gambling
house in Skagway and Dyea was raidei
by the United States marshal and deputies
today and the proprletors arrested In
this city the list includes Jeff. or "Soapy,"
Smiths place. Rice's. Guthrle's, C!ancys.
Fosters. Conleys. the Midway. Owl.
Moudarnin and Kiondiks. Some pleaded
guilty at once before Commissioner John
L. Smith. and part CT them viii stand
trial
The act of the officers was a surprise
TO the citizens. and indicates that there
is to be change IN the running CO things.
The citizens movement, popularity known
as the viGilantes, IS said TO be strongly
organized now, with about I'D reputable
citizens. They are divided into squads OF
fifteen. and trained TO respond fer duty al
d moments notice. Whether this Is abso-
luteiy the fact cannot be stated by your
correspondent, but this IS the report on
the street. No one knows who the vigil
lantes are, and their meetings and pur-
poses are secret. The officers say that the
vigl1ntes or citizens had nothing what
ever To do with the closing OF the gam
bling houses
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
MS ON ifAt 1T.
Coroner's Jury Returus n Verdict in
the Case of Henry Kline.

The furr which VAS i:npaneled hy Cor
oner Yandeli at Franklin last Sunday 10
inquire into the death OF Acting Foreman
Henry +. Kline. an employe OF the Pa
cit.c coast company. decided that death
WAS dus 10 tho victims own carriessness
in falling 20 make n proper coupling OF
ears 10 bA holstei. out ~ a co2l nine.
j. ar 'haf When the cars started
up t.. ne Kline swung on TIE
rouptirc EaVe way ard the ear backed
dowa tac slope with great velocity. klina
was terribly crushed agsins. the tiTnbers
ard dsed two hours after the accident.
lie SAID that 30 himself was 70 blame.
u y not GENERALLY known tiat the law
corup.ls the c1rore- "a hold AZ inquest
IN all coal mine accidents.
SEE rlosarce Marvia's circular fo~ pres.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
When you Have n Rad Cold

iou wan; the best medicine that can be
obtained, and that is Chamberlsin's Cough
Remedy.
1ou want remedy that will not onlv
give quick relief but effect I permanent cure,
You want a remedy that will relieve the
lungs and keep expectoratioa easy.
lou want = remedy that will eounteract
anv tendency toward pneumonia.
You ~-snt remedy that is pleasant and
safe 10 take.
Chanlbeflain's Cough Reuedv is the ONLY
medicine in s-se that meets al Of these RI
qninmenis, ana ior the speedy and ,,erlna-
nent cure q had colds stands without 5 peer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

: AL tho latest Alaska news - published
In tie " eokly Post-InteUte ence-. Send II
20 your iriands. Issued today. Price )
cent< feA~ cory
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

FOR wRANCEI- SNAGWAY & pyr&
~ .eN rates Auo-e e0si tor I've sse1k
@r4 merchandise MaEh =
CARROLL. JOHNSON e GO
rs fcsls~ w4y
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
IAlN EATES

H. sht e. Dyta ara Skarwav
a. ssip No~sa 2.ce. w! i-1@tiee'y I-sys
n .fra p ANY ~ $50 - cogr~ a1y's
oslce, SHr.ag street GeNk
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

pl ANNIE RUssEL.I. diseases o.
Homsa, = E0xwe..
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

Weekly Post-Intelilgencer. issued today
Price cents per copy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

This morning the dead body Of Michael
Q. Donald. 'tongShoreman. recently
from Portland. was found washed ashore
near the foot Of the Pacific Coast steam
snip CoTpany's wharf Donald was last
seen about L o'clock last ulgat In the Pack
Train saloon. lie was drank He went
out soon after and about ! o'clock this
morning The cries OF a man were heard
from another wharf by gone 'Ionwshore-
men. \ man Mas calling Tor rope. but
they supposed it was "a man on enc %
the many tugs plying n the bay. Domains
watch stopped q Ia lie had - cents ia
his pockets.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
ON THE
DENNY
HILL.
A fire corner. 80
Double corner. te9xi.e. soA
Gaw&.a@Gmev>s
60: and 2e3 New York Blsck.

the time. ard tie victim waited unt,'
O'clock yesterday morning, when he
went .-;o the place and held the propgi-.
eto< up az the paint OF q gun. The amount
he lose was returned 10 him very re!uct-
antly.
"A. the time OF the h0Yi-up there were
seyssa! men in the saloon. and the des~
Yerste man told these 20 keep cut OF the
trouble, as he had private affair to set
tie with the proprietor.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
sarf-Encaep Ease.

SEE flosasce Mavyia's circular fo~ press
nctiCes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

Berlin o.&psfCf,-s say tE1t chef No-e-A
~ I}ec ard. y Ia - 50. followers. ha. r.
l. tl~d against German gUis jl E3st Asyi. a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17


SKAGTAY. Har~h 9-ship C11ad1 was
last right gotten OF Of the sandnar oppo-
s.5e Iaiaes' mission and brought y, Skar-
way by the Colman. where she was bach
81 for safety. capt Piper. q ire Colw9r.
has seven men aboard = her at present.
wh.ie the former master. Cart. Andrews
who deserted her and let her - tfie me-
cjes q t1;e waves ar1 wind Is under bonds
az Dye2 70 answer - TIE charge OF al
tempted naNsIaugater SIX o. his saa-1ea
are lander arrest for piracy ard warrant
il cUt 4or 'ae arrest ~ the captain Of the
Shirley ~ iha sarne e.4srge.
After DepGty Marshal CGdiAea had .n-
s'v1eted the former captain ard his men
and Iae CoiTaan people also 70 Keep agay
from 1h@ Canada, capt. Andrews took the
tags Waiiowa and Monarch aad went
down and attempted ID pal her - tAe
s3nGhar. Tue tgo .Gss were rnatle -
perform to ashland came back euspty
handed cAa1. Piper. wita the Conan.
go her or alone las, 1.EHt. af:sr parting
tafes Inns S1a ses Estes; - Per. or the
aeaca 1eaC tha Wrer e "a W1rzelsx
See has ss8ss feet of lumber aocarz
from ths s.. paul aad Tacoma H..
o.e CO the u%a Who ran ~ against
e2ma IN ere q the gamb1as houses here
rgas before last t0ok rather dsspeez 6
means of getting has fcoGey back The
mar, whose name Is unknown. au4 w.ao
hes r nasins3 ont az SIGHT sIacs ;aa So
venture IN which h. was engaged YES
tr@sy u9F-lGg. vert 3rto ore % tae
Holly s,gest esIves night bsfore last and
soon lost $40 On = ''sGFe-thtng' gam.
Tas plaza Has~cr0wSe4 I'll os RIA an
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

IT. $. B1okmyer. of Seattle, died AZ the
hospital today Ct spinal meningitis. lie
has been hare since August last. aud the
a. O. /, w. 90 which he was a member.
VII ship hs body hack ID Seattle. This
makes the fiffh death here in the last two
weeks from this disease.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

The CororeV's Jury in the Ban ir1uast
returned a verdict % murder b unknown
party or parties.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-26
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

MIR and Mrs. Geo. G. Best returned
Sunday from California where they
spent several months. From the ap-
pearance of Mr.. Best, his health has
been much improved. He tells us that
the rest and change has added 10 pounds
to his weight. His friends are glad to
see him looking so WE'LL
-Magnani & Co. will on Thursday OF
this week receive carload of bananas,
which they will sell at price that you
will readily accept as a bargain.
The Lobdell Cycling Club will hold
a special meeting this Tuesday evening
at o'clock sharp. Business of inn
portance.
We claim TO put out some of the best
fitting suits in Marietta. When you
leave your order for suit to measure
you expect it to fit. The fit with you
has as much or more to do with it than
the price. We will please and suit you
in both. $500, $1,000, $500 and $4,000
suits to measure. Star Clothing House,
the Cash Store.
The little daughter of Mr.. r, l..
Pond, Washington street, is critically
i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Lulu Lindeman returned
home Monday from visit of several
weeks to friends in Huntington.
Mr.. c. W. Lurtey, who for almost a
year has been night clerk at the Belle
vue Hotel, resigned his position on the
18th instant, and will go to Nelson,
British Coium bia, and engage in busi-
ness.
The regular meeting of the Order
of the Eastern Star will be held this
evening. Work in the Initiatory and
Floral Degrees.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-26
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
TUESDAY, APRIL ae, sss
OFFICERS ELECTED.

dorrison's New Company Meets Monday
Evening at Power Hall.
The young men enlisted by DR.. E. B.
Morrison for company of Ohio Natio-
nal Guards in this city met at Power
Hall Monday evening. MIR. L. c. Law
ton presided oyer the meeting and Mr..
Walter Knox acted as Secretary. The
following commissioned officers were
elected: Captain, E. B. Morrison; First
Lieutenant, L. M. Hartwick; Second
Lieutenant, w. Il. Ferguson. About
20 Of the young recruits were present
and spent some time insdrilling.
Captain Morrison's company is ex-
2ected to be filed up entirely of Mari.
eta boys, and when recruited to its
full strength will make application for
admission to the National Guard. Such
company had bee o contemplated here
for some time, as it was felt by the
young men of the city that Marietta
was big enough to support first-class
military company. The prevailing war
feeling FASTENED its organization. The
company is not being formed for the
express purpose of enlisting in the
United States Army and the members
are not enlisting with that under
standing. The roll is being rapidly
heightened and will probably be COM
pleted in few weeks.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-26
LETTER BOXES ROBBED.
Unknown Thieves Rifle the Mails Sunday
Evening.

Unknown Thieves Rifle the Mails Sunday
Evening.
When the mail carriers started on
thei, rounds Monday morning they
discovered that thieves had been at
work upon Uncle Sans mail boxes and
that the mails had been rihed. Alto
gether nine boxes in the upper part of
the city had been broken open and
their contents taken. 1t is not known
whether any of the boxes contained
letters with any considerable sums of
,money, but it is believed that they did
not. The thieves are supposed to have
performed the trick in the early hours
of Monday morning.
The rifled boxes showed plainly that
al had suffered at, the hands OF the
same party. The staples had been
pried or broken loose with q powerful
instrument of some sort and in some
cases the locks were torn off and
thrown away.
There is no clue to the identity of the
thieves, but u. S. officers will take up
the case at once. Several Ohio cities
have recently been visited by mail box
robbers and it is reasonable to presume
that Sunday nights job was done by
professionals.