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pected at Huevitas tomorrow.
ANOTHER CRUISER
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Orders have
been given by Secretary Long to have
the big armored cruiser Brooklyn make
a cruise through the West Indies, espec-
tally among the Windward islands, st.
Thomas and St. Cruz
The vessel is now fitting out at the
New York navy yards and 1t was ex
pected that cHe would have sailed before
this time but certain small repairs were
found necessary at the last moment.
However, she will be ready for sea in
a day or two. 1t was at first intended
to have the Brooklyn join the North At
lantic squadron at Dry Tortugas, in
which case she would have gone direct
lily from New York to Key West, but the
change in her orders will make 1t nee
essary for her to put in at Newport
News, Va, to take on coal for the long
| trip she has before her. This cruise of
the Brooklyn is to be followed by others
| in the same direction as was the case
every winter until the interposition OF
| the veto upon such cruises brought about
| by the fear that the presence Of the
United States vessels in the neighbor-
hood of Cuba might be misunderstood
This fear being now removed and the
way being clear for the resumption OF
the old practice as to winter cruises, II
is the intention Of the secretary Of the
navy to allow some of the smaller gun
boats to touch at points along the coast
| of Cuba outside of Havana, such as
Matanzas and Santiago and other ports
L I,A A,,,a v.in aorr =, ,AtE Ean
seen on naval vessel for several years
| UNDER SEALED ORDERS
| NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-The French
Imam -of-war Dubourdieu, which arrived
yesterday intending to remain month
will laeve in the morning under sealed
orders, not to be opened until the Gull
of Mexico is reached. She is probably
bound for Havana and will survey the
situation there and will return in time
for the carnival.
| THE RUIZ CLAIM
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-According to the
washington correspondent of the Herald
lanother demand is to be made upon Spair
flor the payment Of $4,000 indemnity tr
the widow of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz, for the
murder of her husband in Cuban Jail
The State Department is preparing al
instruction to Minister Woodford which
will be sent to that official in few days
in which he will be directed to call the
attention of Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sagasta to the fact that this claim was
presented last summer; that it has not
lyet been paid, nor, in fact, has detailed
answer been received to the note ad-
dressed to the late Minister Canovas
The only reply made has been formal
acknowledgement Of the receipt of the
claim.
There Is reason to believe that the in
struction which the department is pre-
pairing will be more vigorous in character
than that submitted last summer. The
original note which accompanied the
claim was courteous in tone, and ap.
pealed. to Spain's sense of Justice.
: Since its preparation the .administra.
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A SMALL SKIRMISH

HAVANA. February 1.-(By Associ
ated Press.) A skirnish between
Spaniards and insurgents has taker
place, 1t is announced, at the centra
plantation Of Constancia, province o
Santa Clara. The Spanish version o
the affair Is that sugar cane cutters. as
sisted by military force from Encruci
jida, defeated the insurgents, killed tvs
of the latter and compelled the enemy t
retire; but 1t is admitted that the com
mander OF the Spanish soldiers wa!
wounded, that the chief of the guerrilla
force ten privates and five laborers were
killed and that four were wounded.
Captain General Blanco will return
to Havana in the course Of the next few
days. His return Is the principal topi'
Of conversation and has provoked c
great variety of comment He is ex
pected at Huevitas tomorrow.
The herald., 1898-02-02
LA SONORA
ESPANOLA
Not in Love With Minister
WOOdfOrd
"A LITTLE SOCIAL INCIDENT
INDICATIVE OF THE FEELING IN
SPAIN
The Daughters Of Dons Show a Dis
position to Boycott the United
States Representative
INDICATIVE OF THE FEELING IN
SPAIN
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
MADRID, Feb. 1.-The first act of
hostility of the Madrid aristocrats
against Gen. Woodford has taken place
At banquet given by the Argentina
minister, Senior Quesada, several Span
ish ladies of the high arlstocracy, with
some members Of the diplomatic corps
chiefly with their families, General
and Mrs. Woodford also attended. The
Spanish ladies, on seeing them coming
in, talked privately to Senior Quesada,
declaring their annoyance at not being
warned beforehand that they would
meet Minister Taylors successor, Tay-
lor being the name now loathed in Spain.
They announced that none of them
would accept Gen. Woodford's arm go
Ing in to dinner. nor sit near him.
After negotiations which for the mas
ter of the house were of most disagree
able nature, because he every moment
feared Gen. Woodford would learn what
was going on, lady belonging to the
diplomatic corps, but Spanish by name
and sympathies, declared she would
willingly take Gen. Woodfords arm.
After dinner the Spanish ladies with
drew to one of the drawing rooms and
shortly afterwards asked for their car
riages.
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trained a half yean before they ar,
used The requirements arc hard.
They must be SNOWY aud lery, be per
feet On action and stin Sc "a gentle as
lambs. They must be broken to the
noises and traffic of city streets. "a
troops and 70 hot infantry and artil.
lery fire and must Be taught. ia addi.
uon, 60 remain perfectly unmoyed
when there IS loud shouting from the
great crowds an around them.
The empress WINS 4 poor horsewoman
when she was married. but since thrn
she has ridden almost daily. She has x
special stallmeistCr who rides with her
Ito is a beautiful creature ip red coat
embroidered with gold, white riding
hreeches and high black boots, For on
occasions, such as the dnily
pleasure drives Of the empress she has
q CoachmaH, two outridegs ana ons
mounted man ahead For festal ocea
sious even though she be alune rs tht
six great black trakehnes
draw her carriage The leaders are fid-
dom by men in handsome LIVERY.
IN parades she rides & eCeat geldine
and wears q dress modelled after fhs
Nlrussjcr uniform, with s biH wfite.
feathercoyered hat, Rsr hunter Is
brown horse.
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they continued rs throw up the earth.
aud as a result three long pieces were
broken OF. AT lest the foreman con.
Guided to see where IL ended. After
several hours were consumed III thg
work the end was reached. Tie men
were surprised 90 find, when they fn.
ished their work d perfectly-formo
serpent's head and neck
The foreman at once concluded that
they Ind unearthed q petHfed serpent
The pieces were placel together aud
formed O perfect snake It feet long.
The eyes, nostrils and mouth are dis
tiuot and Enthusiastically marked, IS are
the dark and lighter brown spots upon
the sides. The head Is about ak inches
wide and decreases one-third "a thick
ness from the top down
The neck gradually grows smaller.
and then Che body increases in sixeuntiI
the middle is reached. where the diam-
eter is sis inches From that point it
declines to the tan, One piece is miss
evidently about one foot 81 length
Ehe petrifacion 81 what are supposed
3 have heen the Besby parts 81 the
monster has q color corresponding ~
red sandstone while that 81 The vefie
bre i several shades ghter and softer
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THE uMrrEo STATES IS FlFTA.
The Position ofTBia Country Among
the haFal ramera

The Position ofTbiH Country Among
the naval Powers.
Tie United States n5g ranks fifth
among the naval powers Of The earth
and is a tie with Germany England ia
First. France second Russia third and
Italy fourth. The German navy Is bet
ter supplied with torpedo boats than
that Of Tie Uuited States. but we are q
little ahead 81 batile ships and cruisers.
Taking one consideration with another,
however there ig very little difference
when the Kentucky, Keauarge, Illinois
and The other vessels now building ore
aloat we shall surpass Germany; but
tbe Germans, however. have a magnid-
cent scheme for The Development Of
their navy, and the recent episodes Ga
China were planned for the purpose Of
stimulating the interest 81 their par'ia-
ment and the people. IN the emperor's
programme is carried out Germany
viii spend s200,000,0 00 IN naval con
structioH during the next nine or ten
ycars-an average Of about $40 100000
7 wv i"I Da,''1 7niP s5uI1'' mn.
materials. and will rum way ahead Of
us hdtakethe second place. in 1906 the
German navy win be increased to u
battle ships Of the first class, eight
cgast-defense vessels, nine frst-class
cruisers and 20 gecoud.class cruisers
= HI Dai'4s a''pa W." ~ ''E Hio9' ~ H.'
uaplg ~ lns "gIi'' a"u ole u. eoa. @o,
OOV,''' SHyH' lu' cruisers S-''ooo'ooo
eaeh nv tnt sllaIl eIulSeis oOo,'oV
go ~ I'atiou " in' yer
nun ~aallal'e't ior 5pg year a",oun's
70 auo WIN Da Spen' ID 'nt
0pts1i ue'l"n o. tn'es n'al't'ass pal'ls
SHlps o"e "ts'.eiass Atil,oIe1 eIp'S'if
~ 2gs9'' - $500 russ s"o
s"uDg''S, lolpsuo uo"'s anu oi's
{otptue-uoat destroyer
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da stroamR, have initiated the palefocc
ourio dealers and charge more for their
'gntorB.
lhe baby alliRators, while not ynla.
able for their small hides, are killed by
the hundreds aud mounted. Some serve
oa thermometers the tube running mp
the buck Another curio Is a baby alIi.
gator standing upon his hind feet aud
playing q violin with his forefect.
Others are urrayod as walters offering
some article for sale or holding q lamp
70 light visitors 10 o tank holding a 49,.
foot or ls-fout live snmian.
Alligators three or four feet In length.
mounted serve as grotesque advertise.
meuts and appear 20 be $50 natural
that the stranger Is frequently Ia doubt
whether "the thing Is alive" or not, and
makes a detour IN order to be on che
safe side.
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a cLEVER TRIoK
How Il Waa Played Upon a Philadel-
phIn Policeman.


phIn Policeman,
Faith. I've heard tell that all the
world loves q lever. but IT'S diRreni
wild a marri'd couple" said Policeman
Mike 0'Flannagan, Of the sixth dis
tnct 81 way Of a preface to the story
Of On experiences be had a1 Twelfth and
Hilbert streets a few nights age saya
the Philadelphia Record. "Well, sir, !
wal pathrollin' me bate, Bhin q young
Teller wild a trim little chunk az a
woman h0wldin' on TO bis arm KEN up
teh me, an sez e. Officer, SCI e, tits
the diyil's own lx I'm ia this minute,
We wore marrid the day up in Lam
caster, an we KEN ten Philadelphy fur
th' honeymune. Iy'ry clint I had I gey
ten me broide fur safe keepin. Whin
we got inteh the big station seq e,
10! an behowld yeh, the money was
gone! Stolen It was, be a dirthy thafe,
SCI e.
"At that the little woman began teh
wape an her tears wor heart-renderin'
fur teh see. Well, sez the young Teller,
coptiuuin' his story, I tried fur ten
teiegraft teh me people in Lancaster,
but they'd not send the message Wild
out pay. So here we are distracted, not
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The SOUTH AND YELLOW FEVER.
Loss to the south from Defective 10,
cal Quarantlne Regulations.

Loss to the south from Defective LO,
cal Quarantine Regulations.
The numerous and conflicting and In
many instances ridiculous quarantine
regulations formulated bF state, county
and municipal authorities and enforced
oftentimes by excited and inexperF
enced men, aided In some eases by the
shotgun, during the epidemic Of yell
low fever which has just prevailed in
the Gulf states; the utter disregard Of
commercial and railway interests, and
IN The end the complete failure to arrest
the passage Of the contagiou from town
TO town, and from state to state, form a
ceiling object lesson, which must con.
vince the stonchest supporters OF state
autonomy that the federal government
should take entire and complete con.
troll Of quarantine IN these several dis.
eases.
Illustrations of confusion andconhict
Of sanitary and quarantine regulations
during the recent epidemic were to be
found everywhere La the territory In,
VOWED, Unreasonable guarantee re
strictions were imposed. One state
|quarantined against another state and.
onR town against another town. One or
two small villages ia Alabama and Mis-
sissippi Quarautined even against the
world, Travel was interfered with on
wholly suspended; commerce was para
lyzed throughout Alabama, Mississippi
Louisiana and Texas, and greatly ham,
pered 10 an contiguous states, where
the movement Of railway trains In these
states was either entirely forbidden OF
limited The United States mails were
stopped, and more than once DESTROYED
by local authorities. The requirements
o. state and local boards Of health for
dislniection were iu many Instances as
abgnrd as they were incompatible with
each other, and the absence of uniform
fly IN regulations imposed unjust hard
ships upon The travelling public and the
railways interested. The loss to the
country must be estimated by millions
OF dollars, The south was on the very
threshold Of prosperity; crops were
abundant IN Yield, manufactorfes were
opening up, andnew life and hope were
ready 10 enter In the presence Of this
happy rendition, a single case ofyellow
fever was introduced, aud the disease
was allowed TO spread, producing q
panic among the people, destroying
commerce and traffic, and affecting In
jnriously every enterprise IN The see
tioa. State and municipal authorities
found themselves unable to cope with
the disease or 10 stamp il out because
they lacked experience and the maehin
ery FOR effective quarantine, and for tbel
enforcement Of sanitary rules and reg
ulations-Dr e ~ Drake, in Morrill,
American Review.
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HE WORKED 4 CLEVER JANE.


Ahe heuns lndY clerk would Nat
t"te q" Infected Nickel,
wv ~ we western part OF town is a
neat ltttlc bakery behind the counter
Y M1ieh presldrs q trim and tidy maid.
a tramp came into the shop few days
aeo, Ihe weather wasn't very cold, sim
he shlNered and tremhled
Toni Of bread, please, num- ne
s~tAHllhered, putting a nickel on the
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harvard Youth
A Chicago young man in Cambridge
found recently that lie could not make
fun Of tie womcHs colleges with I'M
.punitf. In his letters to DIS sister, re-
ports the Chronicle 81 that city he had
spoken Of her college AS an incubator
several times and said he wondered
ghen the chicks would hatch and If
they would take a postgraduate in o
brooder His sister didn't care much
for that sort Of thing from o brother.
who was only a freshman himself albeit
@ Harvard freshman. nor did the other
Bryn Mawr girls, to whom she repeated
his remarks
On the day Of the receipt of a letter
from him saying be was coming down
10 inspect The apparatus" the mem
bers Of his sisters class held a meeting
10 her room. On Dis arrival, two days
later. he was ushered with some cere-
mony into the reeeption-room
After waiting 20 minutes a girl came
ia hurriedlH looked fairly at him and
said OH" Then she left abruptly. In
five minutes a second girl rushed in,
saying "Oh!" turned round and walked
out. Five minutes later a third girl did
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oDAHcE o. me srAavNoI
"A Odd Event Among the Poor %
uunEnrF,

"a Odd Event Amona the poor %
HunEarFs
A striking article on the agricultural
condition ia Hungary has Just been
published in the NeueH Wiener journal,
under she HHc of "The Ounce 81 he
Starring From THE 81 appears that
the peasants Or the Alf0eid plain have
recently organized number 81 popular
halIas which base berH attended bF
Thousands. This does not imply ihas
the people are particularly happy or
prosperous. On Che contrary, owing
20 the strike Of Last summer and the
bad harvest, their condition Is one Of
great need The dances are the result
Of the BIN pBssed I'm the Hungarian
]rcichstaR for regulating The relations
between land owners and their Iab8r
era. Ihnt bin ia regarded as excep
tioualIy hostile TO the latter. For the
lab0rers howcYcg liberty afspereh and
of public meeting is SO restricted Is 10
render an gatherings for political par
poses practically Impossible. Hence
this Htratbgem Of popular balls. It is
pointed Out TINT the accounts Of these
peasant dancing parties are accom-
panied by the news Of aots Of pliluge
and a strike against taxes, which have
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one They were wild and free and OBJ.
jeeted 70 captivity, Since August last
from sis to ten men have been busy
with lariats and they have lust finished
the work When o bunch OF six or
seven were captured their heads were
lied together and they were released
until wanted Nearly 1000 head. MANY
81 them Young jacks, were at last
rounded up and delivered. The poweus
lock them all. They win be shipped h
1eutNe and Che majority are destined
Tor Japan TO be used there as mack ami.
mails. Some 90 to die Klondike. how
ever The younger ones viii IS
leased by the Powelis on tie ranges
near Prosser, Washg "a further IN.
crease and multiply.
a dozen ears OF % ago TIE paek train.
Of an emigront outfit CONSISTING az bar-
rcs was TURNED loose rs Waliowavallev
From these ancestors spranr zee 1000
bead TINT nos comprise the aogeI
ehipment 81 .ths pawsns.
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Goodness Is au attribute THAI Is rot
only q resident OF the soul but its auap.
tity and quality are determined by ats
manifestations IT. cannot live unless
does must be doing Nor does
& woit the bidding Of those who crave
lf display Il, asks permission ii
seehs opportunities. We All pray that
ws may be good, but what Is our nae.
tye2 Il simply that we may enjoy
eHrselresf Il is a delightful state Of
arart end mind, greatly 10 be coveted.
richly to be enjoyed; but 1t prompts
to be doing, exercising the virtue.
Nof M i q difficult task-ratber a
pleasant duty; while. on the other
hard, those who 90 The round "a o..
fcial duty - q pertunctory and mo.
ehanieal aud those duties irksome
and distaNeful, and the service lack.
iag 'he proper and right motive IS
more 81 q burden 70 others than TO
themselves we must do good for he
leTs 81 &, and though not as wisel,
done e sound think, perhaps for lack ~.
experience Z might be better done
But the spirit b which lt Is done more
than -compsnsateE ior tbe order Of its
Aeihg r one has ne goodness hs win
hov best p uas lt.-Dslrot Free
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The iron crown oIEombordy, which,
by the By, is the oldest dladem la Eu.
rope is only six inches IN diameter.
The question usually usked by those
who behold it for the arst time Isl.
Where is the irou2 For 10 an appear
anccs the crown consists OF d broad
circle Of gold ornamented hy nm nam.
cling Of flowers, This, however Is bot
The outward cuse within the coroupt
rests the iron itself, I'd is fashioned.
out Of y Of the rails by which Christ.
was fastened 10 the cross. The crown
now rests 10 the Cathedral OF MonEa.
Italy, md is under the care OF tho
monks Of the establishment. These
holy men call attention to the fact chat
while MO attempt has ever been made TO
clean the haser metal, siill there is no
sign Of rust upon TEA fact which con
elusiyely proves is sacred origin.
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likewise, ana in another five minutes it
happened again. This continued for
just hour, when an Of the 20 girls
that had said "Oh!' together with
about as many more, all strangers,
came in in a body said '0h! and flied
out.
Then the freshman's sister came in,
by which time the youth was ready to
collapse, and asked him how he liked
the chicks, and il he didn't think they
could peep pretttly after which she i'm
ytted him to a spread IN her room with
the chicks, where they demonstrated
they could pick up crumbs as wen as
Noon.
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@s4%AF &eAWN04 -
Both the method and results when
Syrupof Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn etfeotually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of FIGS is the
only remedy Of its kind ever bro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and ae-
eeptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial fl its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthyand agreeable ubstances. its
many excellent qualities commend ii
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup IF Figs IS for sale in so
cent bottles BY all leading DRUG.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand win bro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Donot aeceptaDv
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FG syrup co.
san ERAHciSc0 ca
LOUISVILLE. h. kEw g0ag. NJ
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BURRos ID IAPAN-
A Big bunch Of Them TO be Shipped
from Oregon Ranges.

Not long ago, when w. l.. Powell and
A. J. Powell were riding through Wal
Iowa county to buy horses they noticed
ON the range numerous herds 81 burros.
They hunted UP the owner, a hotel man
at Elgin, says the Portland 0rcgonian,
What do you want for those bur-
ros?' asked n az The Powells,
The owner fixed no price, but would
sell.
I'm give you $3.50 a head and round
them up myself on six dollars a head,
you to deliver them at the corrals."
a contract was mHde on the latter
basis for GOO head The owner found
the job Of collecting those burros big
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Petrlhed men and women ure made
70 order IN Minnesota II has Just been
discovered al g place appropriately
called Crookston that a colorcd woman
named Phepeie Finn bad a caSt on hers
self made which was 60 M sold to Is
museum 81 natural history as 8 ptr-
uine humnn lorm Ia q stats % pctri
faction.
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a PErRlElEn SNAKE


Z EtAeNtA9 NufuleW ana FuuEteeu Feet
In Length.
Near the Cascade, three miles from
S@usquehunna, Pa a party Of limestone
quarrymen lately found a round stone
projecting from the ground. 1t was in
the way Of teams hauling stones, and
the men attempted to pull 1t up, The
foreman instructed his men to dig up
the stone and get it out Of the way, says
the Kansas City Journal.
They dug down a few feet but did
not reach the end Of it, Another effort
made to pull it out, and it broke off.
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stcerHEc -rnsscnwer's Resentment.
One evening several members 81
steerage No j andI were grouped about
The foremost, talking upon tie ail-ab.
sorbilg subject, America. The cop.
v%ersaton driited into IN argument o.
the equality Of man, and this. "a turn.
led TO a discussion as to the rights OF
The saloon passengers IF we ainf rot
no right 90 &c into their quarters
said one Of the men, wot right ave
they to come into ours9 IL tu'd he an
RICH &c they behaved theirselves. but
they DON'T blast eml Anybody dtbink
as 'ow we was q lot Of bloomin lepers
70 see theway they carries on oldin,
aRdkerehieis to their noses. an a.
drorirg their silk petticoais close to
can, an tiptoin am dtteriu. Ho.
George SAYS the big woman WITH dia
monds iu 'er ears, as come down yesJer
dayi the pore, hloomin creeehahs: but
wet makes em smell SOP Just As lohd.
las that, mind sou. s elpme.I could rs
tore leg 70 pieces Aa I happened Is
witness Che incident SO graphieaiIyde
tcribed by the ooekaey could NOS helu
feeling That bis anger was righteous
III Phelps Whimarsh. ID Century
IA msa Wien dyed beard ana with
some % the coldring oH hit flee does
npt look Young but e~xeeed{hPif Dan.
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Sent free Of postage under sealed cover on
receipt Of ten cents In silver or stamps
The latest, best and most seryiceable adjunCt
Of every library and office. Address Geo Hl
Heaiford, 40 Old Colony Building, Chicago
III
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,Baohelor-A traveller on life's railway
who has missed bis connections - Chicago
Daily News.
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Glove An article used IN Che manufacture
g a counterfeit ath.-Chicago Daily
News.