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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-06
A SOUTH SEA ABsURD1TY.
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From the Chicago Post)
I'm. Borrioboo from Woolloomoolloo,
And a king Of the Friendly Isles;
I'm the owner in chief of a coral reef,
Where a mermaid sits and smiles
Where mermaid sits and smiles on me
As she combs her dark green locks
And nibbles the seed of the salt seaweed
Which eiings to the polypous rocks.
I have been to sea with nlanatee
On the back of a big black whale;
I have warbled song with young du-
Who was taking little sail
Who was taking a little sail with me
In the South Pacific seas,
But We both had cough and soon left
When the whale began to sneeze.
1 have played fantan with a Chinaman.
Who swan ashore from his junk;
o he looked very blue when / won his cue,
And went on a horrible drunk
And went on a horrible, bowling drunk,
Because of his sad, sad loss,
But we put him in jail to weep and wall
And pray to his Chinese joss.
have hobnobbed, too, with a cannibal
crew,
o richer dish than any fried fish
Was some missionary rare
Was some missionary, rarely cooked
Served up on a wooden skewer,
RE was zone 10 Il Idull, ana WluH pepper
and salt
Was fit for an epicure.
I have played leap-frog with the pert sea
hog
On the top of the bounding wave;
have straddled a spar with a ship
wrecked tar
Till he sank to his deep-sea grave
Till he sank to his deep-sea grave below,
Where the sea-ghouls lay in wait.
And shrielSed with gaee at their banquet
free,
AS they dined off the captains mate.
have sat in the shade with young mer-
maid,
AS she famed herself with her tail;
] have heard her sigh Wnen l swore to die
If my love should ever fall
If my love should ever fail for her,
My queen of the tropical seas;
Then | stole a kiss from this mythical
miss
As / gave her fin a squeeze.
But away she ran with a gay norman,
Who brought her a fine-tooth comb;
1t was mother-of-pearl, and it caught my
girl.
For she left my house and home
For she left my house and she left me,
too.
Alone on this coral reef,
And Iasit and moan in an undertone,
For I'm overcome with grief.
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AN 4NJuNcTIoN aRANrEp.

Cleveland, o., Feb. 5.-Judge Ong to-
day granted a temporary injunction re-
straining the board of directors Of the
Tippecanoe, Club from taking any action
10 expel Mayor McKisson aFla Legisla-
tors. Bran ley,F Mason ald Burke on ac-
count of the course taey pursued in the
late senatorial cont s..
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70 reveal tne SECRET.
The robbers were, however, more sue
cessful with the servant, who told them
where the money was.
The robbers got away with $4,000 in
government bonds and $1,000 in currency
but in the struggle with the servant she
succeeded in tearing away the mask of
one of the men. She saw long mus
tache, and this led to the conviction of
Harry Myers, who got IA years SEN
tence for the job. From that time until
his death Fairbank was a recluse.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-06
MUSIC AND ART NOTES.

The performance of ode Meister-
singer to be given at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York, next Tuesday
evening, in honor of Herr Emil Fischer,
the noted singer in Wagnerian operas,
will mark the 10th anniversary Of Herr
Fischer's appearance on the operate
stage. Herr Fischer came to this coun-
try from Germany in 1885.
At the Metropolitan Opera House, Fri
day night, Madame Nordica made her
debut as Brunnhilde in ''Die Walkuere."
1t was successful first appearance in
this part, which she rendered very
pleaslngly from both the vocal and per-
sonal standpoints.
Friday night Franz Rummel, the
pianist made his temperance in Bos-
ton, after an absence of several years,
at a concert given in Association Hail.
49,
It appears that the price, $4,000, paid
for Fortuny's great masterpiece of color
and drawing, 1.-THE Choice of a Model"
at the Stewart sale in New York, was
not unduly high, after all, despite the
fact that it is a small picture, meas
uring only q by 80 inches. For this
picture when it was in Paris, where the
late W. H. Stewart lived, 100000 francs
had been offered time and again, and
as often refused. This Fortuny is now
the property of William A. Clark, the
Montana silver king, who lives in New
York city,.
An almost perfect fresco, painted by
Domenico del Ghirlandajo the illustri-
Gus Florentine painter of the 10Th cen
tury, has been discovered in the Church
of San Salvatore d'Ognissanti, in Flor
ence. Among the figures is a portrait of
Amerigo Vespucci (AmeHcus Vespucius),
the navigator.
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SUNDAY SERVICES, FEB. 6

must be sent to the Spy office not later
than o'clock Friday evening. Notices of
20 words or less inserted free Notices
over 20 words will be charged cents per
line.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Old South-A q. Conrad, D. D., pastor.
Preaching by the pastor 1920 and 7. Morn
ing theme, christian corporations" eve
ming theme, Symbols of the snow Sun
day school kindergarten 1870. Sunday
school u. First and second Endeavor So
cieties 5.45.
10.30, worship with sermon, THE heavenly
vision z, Bible school. 4, Jr.. G. e.
6. ST.. g. p. z. public worship with SER
Central-Daniel Merriman, D. D., and E.
M. Chapman, pastors. Morning service
1890. S. s. y. Evening service T. Y. p
$. g. e. s. Evening topic, 1.-THE beauty of
holiness"
Piedmont Preaching 1890 and by Rev.
George +. Moore, d. D., of Andover. S.
s, u. Y. P. S. c. E. 545.
Pdymouth--Archibald McCullagh, D. D.,
pastor. 1890, preaching by the pastor
1880, kindergarten in the ladies' parlor
z, the pastor will deliver four practical
sermons on life and conduct, or the prin-
day life; topic for the evening, Char
acter." 5.45 Y. P. s. C. E. meeting
Sabbath school Immediately after the
morning service.
Pilgrim, cor. Main and Gardner streets
Alexander Lewis, Phi. D., pastor. 1880
and q preaching. Subject of morning,
christian conversation" subject Z, 1.-The
prodigal SON. The oratorio will be re-
peated by special request. u, s. 8. 5.45.
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COTTON GOODS COUNTER.

NEWLY ARRIVED G00DS-Very elegant Dimies little
figures stripes sprigs and fancy figures all IDEAS onch only
10c yard
NEW FAST COLOR COTTON PONGEES various new p stripes
and small set fancy checks, all eQlQFs 52inch,
6svo7aas yer r srra7stuoa@ ~ 15c yard
Gy % s e a &c yard
2 to 8-yard pieces, wv J0A
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ne Qunaigamond Reading Club met
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meeting.
Lake View-Alonzo Sanderson, pastor.
10, class meeting. 1915. sermon by Rev
George e. Sanderson. S. S. IL. Epworth
meeting.
Tatnuck Hall--Alonzo Sanderson, pastor.
Sermon by Rev George E. Sanderson.
5. s. 3. Christian Endeavor 6. 80.
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Friday the Home Club met with Mrs
George Green, 4O4 Pleasant street The
quotations were from r. D. Blackmore.
Amsterdam; its royal palace and its
churches" was the subject of a paper
Susie Partridge upon Rembrandt and
His pictures was read by Mrs. F. M.
Harris. Miss Russell gave reading,
ITO a stork."
At the meeting this week, which will
be with Mrs. Harris, the quotations
will be from Sidney Laurier. Mrs. Hi
ram Barnard will give paper on ''The
new south and some southern writer's (;
Mrs Horace Kendall one on George w.
Cable and Charles Egbert Craddock' /;
and Mrs. Wilbur Hobbs will give re-
view of "Tom Grogan.'
The meeting Feb. IS will be social
at the house of Miss Cora Greene
Feb. IL the meeting Of the Chelsea
Woman's Club will be in charge Of
home talent. Does modern literature
represent life?" and How is life repre-
sented?" will be discussed from the
four points of view of the newspaper
the drama, fiction and poetry A nov
city in the calendar of this fiourishing
eiub ts iis0 containing the year of
admission 10 the club given with the
signature and address of each member,
Mrs Mabel Loomis Todd Of Amherst
VIII lectDIe bf fore the Haverhill Liter
arr tni9a Neo. &c upon In Ainu Land
win $40 eclipse expedition: The total So
lai eclipse Of 1896" Teachers and pu-
pills u fhe puDlic schools may obtain
tlclcets.
she 8unsigamond Reading Club met
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win preach at 1920 on "a remedy for dis
content. >" Nesper service Z, ''The story Of
Peter" Kindergarten 1890. s. s. IL.
All Souls Norwood and woodland
streets-M. H. Harris. D. D., pastor. Ser
mon, "Exalt the home" 1870. S. S. Il.
Lecture, Being in a large place." Z.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-06

First-Austin S. Carver. minister. Serw-
ice 70; As; s. S. 70. Subject of sermon.
Elijah, first of a series Of sermons on
South-G. w. Kent minister. Services
10. 45 and Z. s. S. noon, with kindergar-
ten. Preaching by the pastor
Church of Unity-Services 1O. As. Preach
ing by Rev. George L. CLANCY of Boston.
S. S. II.
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ARMY AND NAVY EXPENSES.
House Appropriations Committee
to Consider Deficiency Bill.

WASHINGTON, Nov 17.-Chairman
Cannon of the Appropriations Commit
tee of the House called a meeting OF
the subcommittee on Deficiencies to
meet Saturday, November 26th, to con-
slider the estimates for the mainten-
arlce of the extraordinary expenses of
the army and navy during the period
from January /, 1899, to July /, 1899.
1t will be necessary to frame and
enact an urgent deficiency bill to pro-
vide for these expenditures before the
holiday recess, as the balance of S226,-
100000 and the original 50,000000 ap-
propriated to carry on the war are not
available after December 31st. What
ever remains of these appropriat
must be converted back into the treas
ury on that date. How much has been
expended is not known, but the pre-
sumption is that there is considerabl BILE
balance, as the appropriations were es-
timated- to cover the pay account for
the full complement of 234, 600 soldiers
provided for in the calls of the Presi-
dent and also for the temporary in
crease in the regular army. Neither
the volunteers nor regulars were enlist
ed up to their full strength, and about
10000 of the former have been muster
ed out of the service.
age.
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Spanish Missionary Society.

POMONA, Nov. 1.-THE first annual
meeting of the California Spanish Mis-
sionary Society is being held here, be-
ginning to-day. The object of this new
organization is TO establish missionary
stations among the Spanish and Mexi-
can people in the cities and towns of
California, and place the mission under
the special care of some religious or
ganization. The society is interdenomi-
national and supported by members of
all churches. It's officers are: Presi-
dent, Leslie F. Gay, Piru; Vice Presi-
dent, John c. Cooper, Santa Ana;
Treasurer, " L. Dixie, Redlands: Sec
retary, j. C. Rollins, San Bernardino:
General Missionary, Alden B. Case, Po-
mona.
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The Long Dry Spell Seriously A.
fecting the Mining Industry.
Has Diminished the Yield Of Gold In Placer
County Almost Fifty Per Cent.
A Large Falling Off in the Output
in TuoIumne and Nevada Coun-
ties, a Majority of the Mines
Lying Idle for Months, Because
Of Lack of Water.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. II. = Mine
owners throughout the State are dis
cussing the effect on California's gold
output of the scarcity of water in the
mountains, and the continued pro-
longed dry spells.
Colonel Doolittle, who is interested
in Placer County mines, says that the
prevailing dry weather is having the
effect of diminishing that county's yield
of gold almost 30 per cent.
A. Mcdonald another prominent
mining man, estimates that the gold
output of Tuolumne County has fallen
off more than 33 per cent. because of
an insufficient water supply.
Julian Sonntag has just returned
from an extended tour of some of the
mining counties, and says: "All the
mines about Nevada City are shut
down, and only three at Grass Valley
are being worked. In Tuolumne County
and at other points many mines are
idle, and will remain SO until heavy
rains come. A great many mines have
not been worked for months, because
of lack Of water"
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FONG GIN TOY.
A Chinese Woman Tries to Gain
Admission to This Country.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.-Fong
Gin Toy, a Chinese woman. having
been refused admission into this coun-
try by Collector Jackson, petitioned for
4 writ of habeas corpus. During the
hearing of the writ a Chinese, who
claimed to be Fong Cheong, a merchant
Of Sacramento, testified that he was her
father and met her at the dock, but she
testified she did not see him there. To-
day the real Fong Cheong, who is in
business at 312 / street, Sacramento,
appeared in court and swore that his
wife and daughter were in China; that
neither had ever been in this country,
and that he had not sent for the girl.
The case was continued.
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of Perishable Products,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ia meet
ing of producers of perishable products
is called at Fresno on Wednesday. No
vember Both, for the purpose of Great
ing permanent organization to repre-
sent the producers in connection with
the Tree public market in this city and
to select the officers thereof. All organ
lied bodies of producers are invited to
send delegates, and individual pro-
ducers are also requested to attend and
take part This convention is to be
held in connection with and as a part
or the annual State Fruit Growers
Convention.
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WINE INDUSTRY.
The California Corporation Elects
a Board Of Directors.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-THE
California Winemakers' Corporations
annual session ended to-day. The cleo
tion of Directors was practically re-
election of the old board, though 2. G.
Rossi and John II. Wheeler withdrew,
and Osgood Putnam, representing the
Alameda growers, and c. N. Pickett,
representing the Napa growers, were
elected in their stead.
The new Board of Directors consists
of Henry J. Crocker, c. F. Montelcagre,
2. w. Paxton, Peter Ball, H. B. Chase,
d. NJ. Delmas, w. J. Hotchkiss, Osgood
Putnam and c. N. Picketts. No price
has been fixed for the wine this year.
The attendance was large, and much
interest was manifested in the proceed
ings.
President Crocker predicts a bright
future for the corporation.
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HAVANA, Nov. 17.-As cabled yes
terday, the. date for the Spanish evacu-
alton has been definitely settled as jan
uary 1st. All the Spanish troops re-
naming in the island will be quartered. ;.
under the protection of the United
State, in camps especially designated,
pending embarkation for Spain. The
convention was formally signed to-day.
Nothing was definitely settled at yes
terday's joint session regarding the
question of fixed and movable property,
and it is understood that the subject
will be referred to the respective Gov
ernments for consideration. The Span
ish troops will carry their small arms,
colors, field pieces and the entire equip
rnent of an army in the field.
The landing place at Marianao was
to-day turned over officially to General
Humphreys, who is the ranking Chief
Quartermaster of the United States
troops in the island. A depot for quar-
termaster's stores will be erected there.
This morning the pier and wharf were
Inspected by General Greene General
Humphreys and Colonel Hecker, who
expressed themselves as satisfied with
the work.
In the course OF the next 1OFLNlSnL
work will be commenced under Colonel
Hecker's directions upon a railroad
from Casa Blanca, on the east side of
Havana Bay, to Guanabacoa, where it
is to connect with the track Of the
United Railroad, thus facilitating the
transportation of commissary supplies.
General Greene will personally lay out
the camps on each side of the Vento
Water Works, beginning work immedi-
ately upon the arrival of the first cargo
of timber
The building of railroad from Ha-
vana Bay to Guanabacoa indicates that
the Marianao landing place is to be only
temporary makeshift.
Manuel Sanguilly of the special COM
mission from the Cuban Assembly at
Santa Cruz del Sur, who left yesterday
for the United States, was followed to-
Gay by his colleagues, who went by the
Seguranca. General Calixto Garcia,
at Captain General Blanco's sugges-
ton, was taken by a tug from Playa
de Marianao to the Ward liner. This
was to prevent any demonstration such
as might have ensued had the Cuban
special Commissioner passed through
Havana. Many went on board
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DEWEY HEITHIER.
The Girl Who Attempted Suicide
Has a Fighting Chance for Life.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 17-Miss
Dewey Heithier, who attempted suicide
yesterday, has a fighting chance for
her life. She is still at the Receiving
Hospital, and late tonight was rest
ing quietly. Her mother arrived to-
day from Sonora, but was in such a
hysterical condition that she was not
permitted to see her wounded daugh-
ter. She was given room near that
occupied by the girl, and it is thought
by tomorrow her nerves will be suffi-
GENTLY composed to permit of an in
terview.
Miss Heithier is very bitter in her
denunciation of young G. A. Alexan-
der, whom she alleges caused her to
attempt to take her own life. He de-
nies that he wronged her, and accuses
her of attempting to blackmail him.
He also says that she threatened to
shoot him last Tuesday, and that he
took pistol from her, but regarded the
affair as joke.
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ALMOST A SUCCESS.
Farmer Corntosse1 Had a Bright
Idea, but, Alas! It Faded.

1T was a grand idea,'' said Farmer
Corntossel, land it came mighty near
workin', too. Just a little bit o. keer-
lessness spilled the whole thing
did Josiah help you dig the pota-
toes?" inquired his wife.
mo. But he purity near did. 1
thought we'd make it interestin' fur
the boy and git a good deal of sport
out of it. went to- some expense,
too, havin' lot O. hoes cut different
shapes an sizes, SOS he could work in
variety of strokes an not tire the
same muscles too much. You know
how he has always been talkin golf
ever sence he's been home. Well, sup
posed 1 had discovered a scheme by
which I could show him good time
an likewise get him to help out on the
farm. Siar, I says, things is kind o.
dull fur you around here, an I've been
trying to think up some diversion fur
you. OF course, the main thing about
golf is the exercise, amt it?' OF course
it is, said he Well says l, here's all
that lot of different styles of hoe.
There's long handles an short handles,
an wide blades an narrer ones. I've
modelled 'em after your golf clubs as
near as l could. This here's a putter,
an here's cleik an a mashie an a
niblick, an SO on. Well go over in the
side lot, an when either of us comes
to potato hill, we'n go at it like it
was a tee and give 1t baff that'll do
our systems good
How was you to keep scorer" in
quired Mrs. CorntOssel.
That was what he wanted to know,
and / was tickled most to death to see
him so interested. / explained to him
that one potato would count one point.
and whenever you got more than ten
out of hill that counted fifty points.
And the first man who got 1000 points
won the game; only he was in polite
ness bound to turn in and give the
other feller his revenge. / wanted to
make it seem sociable and reglar ike. ("
Did he take kindly to it,"
He did at first. But the arrange
ment fell through like 50 many other
dreams that I have fondly cherished
He went so far as to get his suit on
SOS to play But we had to give it up.
Help is so scarce around here just now
that we couldn't hire any of the neigh
Dor boys to go along an be his caddie. !"
Washington Star
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from the depths of his memory, and at
last succeeded in articulating the word
bread" He made himself very use
full as an interpreter between the new
Write settlers and the blacks, and when
his story reached London, the imperial
authorities magnanimously drew the
sponge over his offenSe and sent him a
free pardon. He enjoyed a small pen
sien in his later years, and lived until
February = 1896, when he was thrown
out of cart and killed in his seventy
sixth year. The site of the present
town OF Geelong, about forty miles
from Melbourne, was the Headquarters
OF the tribe to which Buckley was at
tached during his three decades of saw
age life. Three miles from Geelong
there is stnl shown cave in a river
gorge where he is said to have resided,
anc the adjacent raoids continue to
perpetuate his name as Buckley'S Fails.
James Morrill,, a native of Maloon.
Essex, was the sole survivor of the
shipwreck of the bark Peruvian, that
struck on reef off the northeastern
coast of Queensland on March 8, 1876.
He lived with the Queensland blacks
until his rescue in February. 1865.
Another shipwreeked sailor John Rem
ton by name, was with the Queensland
blacks for an even longer period, IL en-
ty years. The story of a little cabin
boy named Narcisse Pierre Pellatier
ought to have attracted the attention
OF the boys novelists long before aow.
He engaged as cabin boy on the st.
Paul, bound from China to Australia
with $50 Chinese enigrants. She also
struck on a reef off the northeastern
coast of Queensland. officers and crew
got away in the boats, not troubling
themselves about the Chinese passen-
gers, and in their hurry forgetting the
little cabin boy, who was subsequent
ly found by the blacks in a dying con-
ditlon in a Granny among the rocks.
They nursed him back to life. fed him,
treated him well, and, in fact, made
him the pet of the tribe. Nearly ali
the Chinese passengers were captured
bv the blacks and eaten UP two at a
time. The flesh of the Chinaman is
esteemed a great delicacy by the can
nibal blacks of Queensland From the
rcint of view of cannibal, a vegeta-
rian is vastly superior to a meat-eater.
Little Pellatier lived with the blacks
for seventeen years, and was rescued
bv British ship, the John Bell. on
April IL, 1875. He Immediately re-
turned to France. where he NAV be :
still living. He would now be a man
of between fifty and sixty.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
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Banker Cross DefaIcation.

KANSAS CITY (Mo), Nov IA
dispatch to the Journal from Wash
ington says: Comptroller of the Cur
rency Dawes to-day received word from
c. S. Jones, Bank Examiner, and tenn
porary receiver of the First National
Bank of Emporia, Kansas, that the
amount Of President Cross defalcation
would reach $4,000. 1t has been
learned also that Cross loaned his own
firm $4,000 of the banks funds, and
probably the greater part of this will
be lost. Comptroller Dawes has or
dered the examinations of all Kansas
banks which had any dealings with tie
First National of Emporia.
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Comstock Pumping Project.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-THE
Comstock Pumping Association recent
ly called for $4,000 out of the $112,-
OO0 subscribed. Up to this evening
S3S,COO had been paid into the treas
ury. The remainder is due from some
Of the smaller companies, with which
the collection of assessments is some
what slow The Hale & NorcroSs
Company has donated 2,4OO feet of
steel cable to be used in lowering the
pump, which must be done as the
drainage progresses.
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Rich Strike in Idaho.

SPOKANE CWash.), Nov. ia
Lewiston. Idaho. special to the ''Spokes-
man. Review" says: A great strike of
high grade ore is reported near Snow
shoe Pass, on the Warren trail. twenty
miles south of Florence, Idaho. A big
stampede from Florence is reported
Ine Florence correspondent of the
spokesman Review" reports that the
strike was made between the now
famous Buffalo Hump and Thunder
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Will Be Lynohed if Captured.

CINCINNATI Nov. 17.-Great indig-
nation and excitement prevailed to-
night at Madisonville, one of the most
aristoeratic suburbs of this city AS
Susan Williams, a white girl 16 years
old, was riding on horseback to Madi-
sonyille this evening, she was stopped,
dragged from her horse and outraged
by an. unknown negro. Officers and
citizens with bloodhounds are securing
the country for the negro IF he is
found and identified a lynching is
likely.
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the Seguranca to say farewell, and to
wish the Commissioners success al
Washington. No Cuban flags, however,
We're displayed in the harbor, and there
was no disorder of any kind.
General Garcia said that he and his
associates on the commission We're very
sanguine as to the outcome of their
expected interview with President Nc
Kinley. s2