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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10
CHAPTERS FROM GAMBLER.
The Effects of the Recent Cold Snap
Reviewed.


Gambler, Fla, Jan. S.-Your cor
respondent has delayed. sending in
report as to the effects
of the cold snap, so as to be able to give
as near as possible the facts as to the ex-
tent of the damage. Young buds are Sc
riously injured. OF this there is no doubt.
but the seeding trees are not badly hurt.
Nearly ali the growers here had their
trees well protected, so they Will not lose
much growth. Leading orange growers
differ as to the effects of this freeze on
the industry in this part of the state Some
say it will discourage great many and
cause them to give up ever trying to bring
up the groves, while others think it will
not prove a serious drawback. On one
point every one is agreed, and that is, it
will cut off a good deal of the crop that
was expected this year S the young
growth on which the bloom would come
is undoubtedly killed that is on the
younger trees. 1t is very unfortunate
that the orange growing interests has re
ceived another setback at this time for
the people were feeling greatly encoura ged
over the fine progress which the groves
were making. Ii will be a week yet be-
fore it will be fully known exactly what
the damage TO the orange and lemon trees
Is.
DR.. S. c. Fars was seriously injured a
day or Nwo ago by a runaway. His horse
took fright, the buggy struck a tree and
was turned over. and Mr.. Farls was
dragged fifty yards under the vehicle.
which was completely demolished He
will be laid up for some time.
Nearly every vacant house in town is
now occupied and winter visitors continue
TO arrive on almost every train. The tour
ist season promises to be the best Florida
has enjoyed in a long time.
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Trespassers, total number killed, 239. To-
tai number of fatal accidents, 349. Per-
sons injured, passengers, 165; travellers ON
highways, 1856; employees, 2720. OF this
number there We're: Conductors, 1884, en-
gineers, n; firemen, 1926 brakemen, 1G)3j
mechanics, 533; warehousemen, %; labor
ers, 5f2; miscellaneous employees, 1877. To-
tai number of persons injured, 1887.
An agreement was reached at the recens
meeting in New York of Representatives on
the Ocean Steamship Company, the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation COM
pany and the Clyde Line. together with
the Florida Central and Peninsuiar, and
the Savannah, Florida and Western RAN
roads, for the maintenance of passenger
rates from the North to Florida ports via
coastwise lines operating through Southern
ports.
There have been some manipulations re-
Gently, which, it is believed, will be ayold-
ed in future, several agents and employees
having been dismissed and other disclphn-
ed. There has, however. been no advance
in rates.
Mr.. e. II. Hinton traffic manager anu
Mr.. J. c. Halle, general passenger agent
attended for the Ocean Steamship Compd-
ny, and Col. b. w. Wrenn passenger
traffic manager, for the Plant System
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10
LOCAL personal.

Mr.. NJ c. Guthman of Atlanta speH'
yesterday in the city.
Mr.. j. II. Mckenzie came down ysS,
terday from Waynesboro, registering az
the Screven House.
Among the visitors in the city yea'So
day was Mr. c. s. Haines, who 1''"S
over from Cuthbert.
Mr.. Gus Hoffman of Brunswick 80
among the arrivals registered at the 9'''
ven House yesterday.
Among the guests stopping at the ,rtd
laski yesterday was Mr.. A. f. Lee W."
came down from Statesboro Ind
Among the guests registered at n.
Planters Hotel yesterday was MI o.
Shaw, who came up from Lake O'| ,',snt
Mr.. Robert f. Shedden, genera .,,55,rv
OF the Mutual Life Insurance COMP. .ltJ NJ
of New York, is in the city register
the De Soto. ,,il
The many friends Of DR.. J. u. eea1,D,u4ly
regret to learn that he is quite Iptsbot
III, His Illness was spoken OF py .podrI
Becker at the services In the Cu'0'
yesterday morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10
DOUGLAS NEWS DOTS.
Contribution of the County to a
school Increased


Douglas. Ga, Jan. S.-The school board
for Coffee county has raised the donation
for the South Georgia Normal Institute at
Douglas from $50 to $50 per month, and
the salary of county school commissioner
from $500 TO $500 Per annum, and the re-
mainder of the board to get 81 per day
while actually engaged in their duties.
They have Also appointed enumerators for
each district in the county, except the
Douglas district, which is vet open.
Frank i. Sweat of Parkonia accident
ally shot himself through the muscular
portion of the thigh a few days ago.
Judge Sweat, after hearing argument
has refused a new trial for Bazne Carver,
charged with the murder of David Lott
on Christmas eve night, 1896. and who was
sentenced to ten years penal servitude I'M
der verdict of manslaughter. Carver is
out on bond. and his counsel will appeal
to the Supreme Court,
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AUGUSTA PASTOR RESIGNS.
Rev. wallace ThRrpe Declines to
Accept Recollection for Year.

Augusta, Ca. Jan. 9.-Rev Wallace
Tharpe pastor of the First Christian
Church OF Augusta, announced to his con-
gregation to-day that he had decided not
to accept the reelection given him on last
Sunday for another year. He named no
time for his departure, which win not be
immediate, but declined to serve for an
other
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10
RAILWAY RATES FoR YEARS PAST
What Passengers and Freight Trans
DOrtatiOn Has Cost.

Reference leaflets have been issued by
the Railroad News Bureau of Chicago that
will be of value to railroad officials who
may desire carefully condensed compila-
tons of facts and figures showing the
course of railway rates during recent
years.
A table is given showing the average
rate per mile per ton and per passenger
received in the United States since 1885,
which is as follows.
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odum's Cotton Season closed.

Odum. Ca, Jan. 9-The cotton business
has about closed in this section for this
season, loss bales having been shipped,
Very little preparation is being made by
the farmers for the coming season.. The
general outlook Is that the acreage OF cot
ion will be reduced greatly this season,
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Per pass. Per ton

Railroad men assign the reduction Of
rates to two causes primarily. These are
the Intervention of the comparatively re-
Gently organized railroad commissions in
many cases and the Improvement in the
railroad service. This Improvement has
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FLORIDA

only one business failure has occurred
at De Funiak Springs in ten years.
Strawberries an inch and half In diam
eter are being picked from. plants in
Tampa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10

Frank SEWER has been appointed Flor
ida passenger agent of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and ST. Louis, with head
quarters at Jacksonville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10

c. II. Morgan has been appointed trav-
cling passenger agent of the Texas and
Pacific, with headquarters al Birmingham.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10

allowed transportation of passengers and
freight at a lesser rate than that charged
when expenses of operation were greater.
The leafiet gives short extracts from
articles written from time to time on the
subject by some of the best known of the
writer's on questions relating TO railroads
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In his annual report for the year ending
Dec 81, 1897, the railroad commissioner of
Ohio recommends the more thorough
blocking of frogs and switches for the pro-
lection of employees, and all the railroad
yards in the state are being inspected
with a view to enforcing compliance with
the law in this matter On the subject of
grade crossings the commissioner saws
that they are very dangerous to life and
property, and he recommends that the
legislature pass a law prohibiting any
more roads crossing at grade. The report
shows that there are Si5 grade crossings
in Ohio, only 10 of which are protected
by interlocking devices. The mileage of
railroads within the state is made an as
follows: Main line, S,999S5; second track
SOS.7S; third track, 1871; yard and side
track, S3l2. IS; total miles of all track
10 1853. g.. The earnings from operation:
Passenger, $l2,727,356 decrease SIPS 90.
freight, $4,000 40S, a decrease of S1i $50.
l23. Employees in Ohio, 81 ,435, Increase. 2
S07; salaries, $2S,S96 237, decrease, s.. 962 152
Passengers carried, %, 9S3, 800, an increase
OF 4,lS9172; number of tons ham
died, 7S0O1,4O2 a decrease of 22.S43. 70y
Report of accidents during the year Is as
follows: Passengers, total number killed
l3; II on passenger and one on freight
train. Travellers on highways. total num-
Der killed, 49, In vehicles, 81; on foot IL
Employees, total number killed. SO: con-
ductors, s. engineers Z; firemen 8: brake
men, ~; mechanics, /; warehousemen. I:
laborers, p. miscellaneous, 9. Cause. coup-
ling, y; getting on and off trains. o. col
hsions, 6; caught in frogs and switches
a; fell from cars, 20; miscellaneous, As.
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B. L. Abney has been appointed dvis-
ion counsel of the Southern Railway for
the state of South Carolina, with head
quarters al Columbia.
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HOTELS OF The FLORIDA EAST COAST SYSTEM


t
s. rairo schedule
H.
asino
Manager
Manager
Manage
Mamoyal Palm open Jan r. Palm
beginning
Florida East Hotels System
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-06
crowd into Dawson there win be nothing

there 10 eat.
Before they left nugget. valued at
s.. acs- was found on No. - Esdorado. one
OF Alex McDonaid's claims
Jim Dobson, better known as Windy,
arrived from Munook creek Jus- before
they came away. He brought the anfor-
nation that every ne was all right at
Rampant. but that only two claims had
been prnsrected 20 bed rock.
E. G. Phelps, OF Nevada, q passenger
down on the City OF Seattle. isfr Dawson
January Is with VI. p Nash ard Al Kyle.
The iasg two stopped at Lake Summit, and
Mr.. Phelps. after staying a few days
there and al Dyea, came on south He
will return as soon as he can
e. W. POLLOCK
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-06
QUEEN AND VALENCIA.
Two Large Steamships to Sail for
Alaska To-day.

Two % the largest steamships IN the
Alaska traffic viii sail today The Queen
viii get away In The forenoon for Lynn
canal carrying in all from the Sound fully
go passengers. The Valencia. recently
purchased In New York hy the Pacific
steam Whaling Company and brought
around the Horn. will leave In the after
noon with so passengers.
Tire Valencia Is going directly to Pert
Naidcs and Portage bay. she has eighty
SIX first class and nincty-six second class
passengers who boarded her IN San Fran
cisco while from this port she has forty
one arst and ~ seCond-class Her first
class bookings In this city are a. follow (:
George Seward W. II Miller. Max Flick.
r j Moore, Frank Durneacher. II. : Je-
rome J. NJ. Bonner 4. NJ. Adams /. +.
thinner. Alexander Swanson. ". .. Nor
reIl George T. Frost. -. Mitchell, r. r
Owen Z J. Cooper. ". +. nris@cou VI.
osBrlea. y VI story J. W. Williams n
T Davies. F'rsd Olson. J. T Younce. A.
Stossaaeisfcr. Charles II. Afford. A w.
S.mon Frank Merchant y w Watson.
!, r Maxwell \. T Jilson. \. McfennAn.
u /. Hoyf r. VI Stewart. J f.. Otiaway,
- r. Stevens e. Z. Carrier r +. Taylor
=. < Smith. q. W QU8ckenoush 4. w.
Berkeley. q +. P1cgcot. r. q. Pierret-
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THEIR PRESENCE A CHECK.
Soldiers Encamped In AkagwAy
suffer Hnrds hi p-Nartini LAW
Not Thought Nece~~nrH.

SkAGWAY. Fab. accompanies A and
q. Fourteenth infantry. sent here 10 pre-
serve order ana peace have pitched their
caufr IN the suburb. II is a rough ex-
rertence, even for regular soldiers but
happily. the weather has greatly mod
Grated. The mercury has been below
zero for several weeks. With the wind
blowing n gale ali The time. To AVOID this
the two companies stayed on the steamer
Qeieen for tao days. and up untn the mo-
msut she sailed
The camp ts about q mile from the cen
ter of tha business part Of tire city. and
the tents are pitched among the logs and
brush. ON Snow and see. Il is but a few
rods from the river hank and close 60 the
trail
Ter she present. Capt Eastman. wha *
tn command untl the arrival % col An
derson. SAYS that BE VIII not interfere with
th@ government 81 the citN. Re viii let
tho constituted authorities attend 10
Law sna order. Il possible. and fl * likely
that thu mere rFeSeuvn Of tho soldiers
here viii ise suff eut - keen ;he uHrtiiv
element ia subiees ion. Martial lAw means
that citizens who ae~tro 80 move about
after uiEb1 must ~ stopped az Interval Is
ara ~ required ia she& pass and those
passes waula ~ Hfnculs 20 Obtain There
would b. other Inconvenience competed
wish martial Iaw which would net he
ytisshsa lsV the people az Skaxway. and Il
Is veEy ieelv fhRt the chse< oecupa ton
ef thr soldiers beyp VIII he 10 s@t as r,i,ch
esmtQrt IS they ra0 oui ~ their ten =
uttyitt} on thr .ec with the wea- her hovrr-
anE shout zero. = W. POLLOCK
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ONLY NINETEEN DEATHS.
Committee of Physicians Reports
ON sanitary Condition of Skay-
way-Demth Rate Not Hixh

The sanitary condition of Skagway has
been sufficiently alarming 10 induce the
real estate exchange to appoint a COM
mittee of physicians TO investigate. This
committee, after a careful examination
into the many cases of pneumonia and
spinal meningitis. reported as fellows:
I'm view of the many alarming reports
being circulated throughout the country
concerning the sanitary condition of the
city OF Skagway and the spread OF dis
eases. contagious and otherwise, II II
stated that up to tho present time there
have been but sTineteen deaths from natg-
raj causes during the past six months
when II IL considered that there Is
bona fide population of at least iasso peo-
pie In this city. and n transient population
OF e.e1, and that hundreds Of people are
arriving here each week. the death rate
cannot BE considered high. Nor il there
airy foundation. in fact for the exagger-
ated reports which find currency in the
outside world
THE conditions here existing are such
as might occur In any community. and
there IL absolutely no danger OF an cpl
demc of any kind
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formant OF this paper says that 500 per
day would not tempt him TO go back TO
that carnai house of pestiienee
TWO OF the Queens passengers died
soon after her arrival at Skagway one OF
spiua! meningitis. the other OF heart dis
ease. The bodies were brought down yes
terday on the Resale"
As already stated. the total deaths for
the past month and a half have been four
teen. and two of these were violent For
the past six months the total has been
twenty.
The Searchlight's publication inflamed
the citizens 10 such an extent that
meeting WAS held at once TO devise some
means TO counteract its harmful effects.
The meeting was held last night, and five
or six hundred citizens were present The
speeches which were made were full of
denuneiation OF nameIess enemies of the
place who we're seeking TO injure the town
and keep people from going over the
White pass. A card was read from e. q.
Sylvester, owner or the Searchlsght In
which he stated that. owing TO the UNI
truthful report published I'm his paper
during his absence. he had determined TO
move his paper az once to Skagway
where IL would be under his personal SUI
pervsslon. Il. W. POLLOCK
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AGROUND NEAR JUNEAU.
Full Particulars Of the Accident 70
the steamer Whiteiaw-Wil
BE Eloated Again.

Further particulars Of the grounding OF
the steamer Whitelaw on a sand bar near
juneau brief mention OF which was made
In q telegram from Victoria. published In
yesterdays Post-Intelllgencer. were given
in the following Associated Press letter
received yesterday:
JUNEAU, March 1.-The steam schoon-
er Whiteiaw, which left San Francisco
February II for Dyea, went ashore this
Juneau. When the fog lifted from the
bay she was in sight from the Juneau
wharf. the hulk and masts leaning sea-
ward al what appeared to be an angle OF
80 degrees. A party OF her passengers
who rowed TO town this evening report
that the Whitelaw was running full speed
when she struck the sand bar, and she ran
full on. When the tide receded she was
left in shallow water and careened dan
gerously. The Whiteiaw's voyage has
been adventurous beyond the ordinary.
on the Oregon coast she weathered one
OF the worst gales or the season At the
demand OF the passengers Capt. Lockyer
abandoned the outside course. which was
marked out for the vessel and put into
Port Angeles. Taking on fresh water and
meat, the boat proceeded northward-
Monday. February Is, In Wrangei mar
rows about one league north of the old
fort she ran on the rocks which abound
In that channel. Her speed was suffi-
Client 10 cause her hull to crawl over the
obstacles like snake. although planks
were seraped off the bottom. This acei-
den. would have been fatal to an ordi-
nary hull. But the Whitelaw. being built
as wrecker with fat keel and reinforced
bottom for shadows. overcame Ii.
IF the Whitelaw is unable 10 float with
present tides. she is likely TO go off the
beach all right on March ). when waters
reach high lines in this channel.
Just one week ago the steamer Oregon
was blown on the shore high and dry in
this harbor."
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TWO STEAMERS NORTH.
Hucnemc and Utopia Sail With
Eighty Passengers and Good
Freight CarXOex.

Two steamers, the Hueneme and the
Utopia. sailed yesterday for Alaska. car
ry.ng altogether about eighty passengers
and quantity OF freight.
Steam schooner Hueneme sailed last
evening for Alaskan ports, having on
board thirty-two passengers. The Hue
meme was booked TO sail during the morn
Ing, but was delayed the whole day on
account of freight. In addition TO the
freight, the vessel was loaded with
large shipment of lumber and twenty
horses. Following is list OF her second
class passengers. there being but one, w
A. Worden. In the first class:
f. W. Hawkins. G. r. Madden, r. II.
Boyd. c. f. Standherg. G.. r. Schogren
A. III. Schogren. ". G. Cochran. Peter
Hay. George Magic. /. NJ Allen. Harry
W. Smith. Harry Sherman. ]. u. Tren-
home. X. j. Mclean. II. G.. Morrison, J.
Curry, W, II. Armstrong. T. J. McCool.
Samuel Curry. NJ. u. crocker. Nj. G..
Croker. A. J. Baird, j. NJ. McDonough.
f. MCLEAN. John Treallman l.. Black
well. owen Hart, John Hugg. James Hud-
son. Arthur Gibbs and I'D Smith.
Steamer Utopia sailed AT $50 o'clock last
evening for Alaskan ports. having on
board forty-six passengers all told. The
steamer also carried \ large shipment of
freight for Dyea and Skagway Most of
the passengers are hooked for Skagway
and juneau. Following IS list Of the
bookings from this port:
First CASA. l.. Peters. l.. Myhl
Charles Chelson. II. Peterson, r. Temple
G. Aiken. II. Reamer. I. Johnson. f Tur-
cote. w. T. Brown. II. III. johnson. u.
W. Reeves. II. Holland. II. a Sh.fer
Eugene f.ovcneer. John Sodrestrom. James
Garrison, Frank sullivan. A. b. Bowner
O $. May. q. j. Morgan. Charles Carl
son. John Suites, Baiue Tenderness
George Ortell y. constautin, j. u. Flani-
gan l.. g. Horr, g. +. Miller. Ole Them
Is, T. H Mullen. NJ. Mcneil. c. ]. Arnold
+ s Thorp. c. II. clark. Y. Bonn. Sam
uel Barrett Hos Ross. Dell Biggar and
Frank Barheni.
Second clas<-J. g. Putnam George
Howard. August Iadlet. II. NJ Jordan, j.
II. Jordan and L. e. Sly.
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FOUR MEN FROM DAWSON.
st.o.f3 >ugGet foond tn fldorado
All quiet at Aunoak-Few
Nero Coming oaf.

rf7A March Three Dawson mon At.
rfTra here yesterday. having Iefs Dawson
t'ebu.a~E J. = - sat6 Ehat thef~ SAX
ausaua - Ia over s. .s} They r.sssss
t1roeEe sowa arf soak ghe FarsUea al
sssarN sy Ger Seaf,le
fher as GRAHAM q 0assrio. ls interest
- ir t}gnker sryk BE has hesn IN ne
Ngkrn ceuatrY far ever four year~ y p
Eest~ ~ Iuaia-a. hiss ts-a la thrre wears
ard Thoraas Es.a;f. ~ Mau-ue. WASH
has hzsa Ia s.nce lsss spring. AL ave go
inE osrk &Ea.u.
The rarS had Gve 6>e& ard creou--
tersa8 xeEy severe NesEhsF. Tnav met a
mar sehasng sSo~< wtth So fcs., a.
y At@ 3ioFss Tapysss ans uesr she fa.sHfe
- tGka Marsh thev uaes r. O. WIS.,,
Ma Wash Rad started ln tst when he
seS Ri p usilss tseyae1 14tsse salmon be
~as @arAA a oE o Messenger sad -
cAak& The ywtn Ass 1hat Ser2 fea more
wfA Asf@sasst she gFam cat shss wsuts~
Al SCR sa tA& Statements thAs &hsre Al
- FsF0Nss1osas 20 sast uHsa sprsug. pruvsss-
LIS tie Iaea sg9g =. sas g4asA !. Sasy
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SEVERAL NEW COMPANIES,
All Organized to Operate Trans.
pOrtatiOn Lines ON the Yukon.
Incorporated in IllinOia.

CHICAGO. March 5.-Chicago capital
lists. who are identified with the Northwest
ern Transportation & Trading Company,
nave launched new Yukon enterprise
with the purpose OF obtaining control of
the immense trade of the Yukon river be-
tween st. Michael and Dawson. Seven
distinct companies. with an aggregate capt.
tai of $3.50 900. were Incorporated at Spring
held today. They are: The Healy Trans
portation Company; the klondike, Weare,
Cudahy. Powers. Hamilton and Barr
Transportation Companies. The incorpor-
ators are Robert Pettibone, George j..
Douglas and Carolyn Bertree. Pettibone
says the purposes of the new companies is
TO buy steamboats, and barges on the Yu-
kon and operate them.
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LOST BOTH LEGS FROM FREEZING


cisco NAN ON the Trial.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Ingelligencer.
SAN FRANCISCO. March a-Ano1her
awful tale % suffering on the Chilkoot
pass has come from Dyea- VIII K. Fish
CT. formerly Of the real estate firm Of
Tevis & Fisher. OF this city. Is the unfor-
tunate victim.
Frank Dalton, OF the firm of Dalton
Bros, produce merchants at 81 Davis
street, in this city. received asletser few
days ago from George S Gregson. his
business representative IN Dyea, which
brought the tidsny of Fishers misfortune.
Gregson says CT Fisher: II saw VIII e
Fisher come in from over the trail Thurs
day night His limbs were badly frozen
and he had TO crawl on his hands and
knees. He IS wreck and none OF his old
friends would know him.
Dalton has another letter which says
that Fishers legs were amputated.
Gregson also says scores of persons are
being frozen at Like Lindeuaan. He re-
marks also that fortunes await the per-
sons who will ship lumber. -four potatoes
and onions 10 Dyea.
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Little Miss Harrison's Selection.
Washington Post.

WdsnlnGIon Post.
Il was walking through the pariors OF
the Arlington hotel few days ago." said
A. c. Street. OF New York, land coming
10 the one in which there Is an exhibition
OF fine paintings, saw an interesting fam
lily group that made me pause. and pretend
TO examine the pictures, when / was
really observing their movements. Il was
ex-President Benjamin Harrison, his wife
and the little girl in her nurses arms
They were stroiiing about looking at the
pictures. the baby seeming very much in
terested and regarding the works OF art
with the eye of a connosseur. A particu-
larry striking marine view took her fancy
and putting up her chubby little fists she
danced in her nurses arms and crowed
with that unmistakable note of pleasure