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NEWS FROM SANTIAGO.
uOpsON GETTING THE NFANTA
MARIA TERESA READY TO SAIL.
lie Expccts 10 lie Able 10 Raise and
Float the COIOn-Civii Government
Under CIcricais Is Rotten

Santiago. October l6.--Naval Constructor
Hobson, who has arrived here from the
wreck Of the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Co.
ion, VIII leave tomorrow for Guantanamo On
business connected with tne lnfanta Maria
Teresa, VIII ch he expects 10 get OIL 10 'ns
United States before ule end OF the MONTH
For the last few days ne has been engaged
in preparing TO raise the Crisuobal Coon, a
work which Is practically impossible from
the sea, because OF the dangerously heavy
swell, TIE operations VIA therefore DC
conducted from une shore. MIR. lioDsoA
HIS built a trolley line out 10 the sAlp,
a distance of 100 feet with a suspension
bragg, aud the compressed air pumps are
non N position On his reeurn from
Guan,ana he viii push operations Wig
olsiy. as he still feels absolutely certain
CT raising the null uninjured.
Lieutenant Colonel y. A. Wyiie, lieuten-
ant governor Of santa ago, has returned
from a trip TO Guantanamo. In his report
to General Wood regarding tne conditlon
OF the evil government there, he says the
rotten and cumbersome machinery CT The
ciei loal stails is large enough to Keep going
"A city ten times the 3lze and population OF
Guantanamo. In the mayor Cince ne
found ten clerks u messenger and a JAM
tor, ct .alaries I'd TO $3.50 a month down 10
$40, all clam0ring for pay from July 26,
ci.inl ng that they lad been ordered by
ths American authorities to stay on duty.
The police department there consists of a
captain, Il lieu enant, q 4e!gcont, q corporal
and fourteen men, at salaries OF from $l75
Il month down 10 s45. Lieutenant Colonel
Mylie says that the mayors staff should be
reauosd TO one clerk and ON Office boy and
TIE police department to one marshal ana
three ass stants.
From o'clock this morning the city was
alive with flags, music and PROFESSIONS.
The occasion was the thirt.eth anniver
sary OF the Cuban deo.aration of inie
pondence. Az the cemetery were unveiled
tho monuments presented by the Cuban
refugees. who lived in Jamaica, m homo
OF Mdrti ana Cespedes. The WIDOW of Css-
peges was the guest Of honor.
The procession marched through the
principal streets, which were decorated
with rags md flowers The ceremonies at
the cemetery were very impressive. The
address at the grave OF Cespedes was de-
liycred by Senior Trujilo, editor Of III For
v.nl and that at Marti's grave by Senior
Ceroso.
The procession then went from the Gene
terry 10 the slaughter house famed as the
scene OF the massacre of the crew OF tho
Virginius and of Cubans without number
4 striking commentary on the willing uess
of the Cubans to work" is the fact that
SenUr Trujilo one OF he orators of the
day, whose paper is an extreme pro- Cuban
organ, can not hire anyone but Spaniard
to tuln his printing press
General Wooi has received requests from
two companies fer railway concessions, one
line between Santiago and Mlnzalllo ard
the ether between Santiago ard Havana.
These requests will be forwarded to Wash
innlAf,
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BOLD STATEMENT BY ALCER
No Action Will be Taken 10 Regard to
Sssmsa's Testimony.
ne CLAIMS THE TRUTHS WANTED.
Enlisted Men May Give Testimony ne
Well NJ Officers as "a the Con-
duet OF the Late War.

washington. october 16.-Secretary Al
ger was asked today il 1t was the purpose
OF the war department to take any official
action concerning the statements made by
Major Seaman, surgeon Of the First volun-
teors.
mot at ALL" replied the secretary; mot
ct all. ! want IT to be understood dis
tlnctly that any officer or man in the
army may speak freely and unreservedly
concerning his observations OF the war
without the slightest fear Of possible con-
sequences While | am secretary of war;
no man shall be the sufferer for speaking
what no believes TO be the truth Above
all, the witnesses who appear before ne
war Investigation committee shall be pro-
tected to the fullest extent. The comm s.
sion and the country want the facts, and
no obstacles SHAH be placed in the way OF
getting them. We are all interested in
having the clearest light thrown upon the
conduct of the war. and the standing or
promotion of no enlisted man or commits
siored officer shall be affected In the
slightest way b. any testimony or other
assistance he may give the commiss on.
We mean to keep absolute faith with the
commission and with the Witnesses. can
not be more explicit than that"
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WILD GOOSE CHASE.
War Investigation Committee to WIS.,
IL the Deserted Camps.


War Investigation Committee to WIS.,
II the Deserted Camps.
Washington October t6.--The war in
vestigating commission left for the South
al 4:30 p. m. today, going over the Atlantic
Coast Line rosa The party comprised
twcnty-foup persons. including the niue
commissioners. their recorder and commits
ssry official, other employees and repre-
sentative of the Associated Press. IL s
tho expectation OF the party 10 practically
live IN its train during the absence fiom
Washington. 1t is a special. furnished by
the Pennsylvania railroad, and It has been
fttei up with the view OF rendering the
party comfortable ana at the same time
making II possible for Its members 10 pur-
sue their labors very much as II they were
in their Quarters at Washington. II con-
sists u combination baggage and parlor
smoke a P,llmal dining car, a sleeper
composed exclusively OF drawing rooms for
the members OF the commission, n twelve
s-ttipu IGuble drawing room sleeper aud
the private car of General Dodge. chairman
OF the committee. Tho party viii be per-
solNl 3 conducted and the train will be In
charge of one OF the Pennsylvania com
panys sgents throughout the tour.
fre train wall reaen Jacksonville abom
II 80 Monday moimlng and VIII remu Il
there until the party is prepared TO NOV
TO another point. This course win DO fol.
lowed ut each stopping place, the one trair
being used for The erltro trip.
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souTHEN CAMPS.
officers Assigned to Duty-Wut WHIT
Until Hospitals Are built.

ofhccrS Assigned to Duty-WiIt Whit
Until HOSPITALS Are BuiIt.
Camp Meade. Mlddletown, Pa, October
zs.--General Graham has ~soared General
Young to proceed to Augusta General
Bates 10 Summerville. s. e., General Davies
to Greenville. 5. c., General Randall to
Athens, Ga, and Colonel Kirby of the
Fourth Missouri, TO SplrtansburB. 10 e.
teblish camps Tor the commands dealg-
nated By the war department in recent
orders. These officers will start from
here tomorrow. Chief Quartermaster How
ard has been ordered to Augusta to ostab-
lsh corps headquarters,
General Graham has been directed by
Secretary Alger not TO begin the move
ment south until hospitals have been es-
pabllshed in the proposed camps and there
is no danger of an outbreak OF yellow
fever, This order was received today and
General Graham immediately suspended
preparations for the movement, which was
to have begun October q He says the
Second corps viii not be sent south until
cold weathe, sets in, whep the last OF the
corps will hardly get away from here be-
fore the middle OF November Two hos
pital cars filled with sick soldiers were
sent away this afternoH,
The lnyullds were taken to Philadelphia
hospitals, which ere v-N caring for over
700 sick OF the Second corps.
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SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT N
WAR AFTERMATH.

TIE cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa Is to
sail for Northern waters next sunday,
believed that the delay iu getting tho
Spanish troops out OF Cuba is caused By
an Intention N Spni1a part TO try to
worry the United States Tor expenses Of
transportation
Prominent spaniar1. asked II Spain
would not Yield to tle American de-
mnnds. answered by nakmg What can
We do?"
Sianirtds are still harping on the United
States assuming payment Of their big
colonial debts
Gomez Is named as president and Masso
as vice president OF the proposed new Gu
ban republic.
General WarIng found Havana dirtier
thau he expected. but does not think al
opening Of streets to lay drainage would
J cpus" an epidenlc.
Secretary Alsor acknowledged that the
Rec Cross society really furnished the sick
3 soldiers the supplies they needed. but says
the government can row attend to tho
D work
The war investigation commission has
8 lot on tour OF inspection of the now
deserted camps.
; Spanish papers seem to think the
2 United states commissioners should yield
o Ia every demand of spain and suggest Eu-
Q ropean arbitration Of the matter
. Secretary Algor says No enlisted man or
: officer viii he disciplined for telling tho
. truth before the investigating committee.
. o., Tuesday the American nag will float
. over Porto Rlro and all the spaniards
VIII have evacuated.
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FOREIGN.

United States Minister Strauss has been
received by the sultan of Turkey with the
usual formalitios
Oriental newspapers st'l stirred UP over
the assumption u power by tn downCcr
empress of China.
The sultan OF Turkey agrees to submit
TO the order OF the powers to evaouate
Crete.
French socialists announce opposition to
mlitarsm.
Dowsger empress is said to favor grad
ual reform.
Late reports OF the wreck % the Mohe-
san show that very few were saved. The
officers and crew acted nobly ali Though
the disaster ana sacrificed Themselves.
FIFTY one bodies have been washed ashore
Chno'a emperor Intended seeking refuge
In British consulate but WAS anprehcnded.
Anarchist plot to XIII Emperor William
included the king of Italy.
Duke of Orleans has arrived at Brus-
sels and France has ordered cruisers TO
prepare for sea aud gunncrs TO man forts.
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FIRST MEXICAN TROOPS.

Forty -sevcnth New York. Have Al
rcnly Arrived at Snsn Juan.
Warrington, October l6,--1he following
dispatch was received at the war depart
ment This evening:
AAjutant General, Washington.
SAau Jran. October 10. The Forty seventh
New York arrived at San Juan yesterday,
Eddy, Colonel.
Tho Forty-seventh New York has the
honor OF being the first American organiza-
ton TO cutter the capital Of Porto Rico,
General Brooke. chairman OF the Porto
Rican evacuation commission Is making
arrangements for the accommodation OF the
American forces to be stationed at San
Juan. The barracks formerly occupied by
the Spanish soldiers were found TO be to-
tally unfit for occupancy by United States
troops General Brooke is having them re-
modelled sand otherwise placing them in a
hsbioable condition.
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CONDITIONS AT sULIIvAN,s ISLAND.
Only Fffty-ntne Men Out of the Total
Are on the Sick IiSt.

Charleston, s. c.. October ia state
ment having appeared ~ several papers,
In which it was said that the health OF the
army post at Sulivans Island was caus-
ing the commandant much concern and
that 400 men were in Sex quarters, j. b.
Rawls in command, was shown the article
and made signed statement in which he
emphaticaly denied the truthfulness OF
the assertions.
He says. The sanitary features of the
post nor the sickness throughout the com
mand have never been. nor are they now
such as to occasion apprehension, for the
ailments have not generally been of a ma
ture to occasion much concern Out Of
a strength presen. OF $50 Officers and men
the sick book this time shows seventy
five aling while but sixteen of these are
in the hospital Nine are virtually we'll
men, whose discharge thereirom will oc-
cur at an early GATE OF the fltty-nine
sick men in quarters tlere are none Sc
+ ously i'll.
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---------------
HnrIcnn EntrieA.

First race. five-elghths of mile-NsrA
Fox. Falomacita. Mountain Dew, Very Lib,
Nora Ives, Pat Cleburne, Wing, Cariosta 4
The Fretter. Andes 9S Canace 100.
Second race. five-e ighths OF mile VI
Mark. his. Genua 95, Bar.,bas SS Appnnl
1903. Judge Tarvin rs. Espionage. Frank Il
1l5.
Thud race. one milc--Branch, Her Er1l
Plantain. Star and Crescent 30, AL Freseo, u
cid lnuendo 9S Molo 81 The Devil iel d
QulXote 100.
Fourth race. three quarters Of mile Ez
Marion, Boney Boy IS, May W, Joe BiHda
Donna Rita LOG. Time Maker 100, Robina|
Abuse ia.
Fifth race. one ard one-eighth milst Nh
ing-Elusive. Treeby, Inconsistency, DodA
Dummy. Tentonna, Wins!ow l02, Refuge M
Sutton Sunburst. Gold Band 107, Lena mi
by 100, Bishop Reed 10.
Sixth race, three-quarttrs OF a mIie-lM
Blossom. Livadia, Tom Tcher. Red Gidd
Offcial, Hildoonet. Papa Harry lM. 0cc3
nell. Connie Lee, Farley, Silver Set, Lsdy ~
lshan. Newsgatherer, w. c. T 1866, Tests
1906. Sugar Cane 1906, Eugenia Wirks
Yours Truly 109.
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NOW DOCTOR MKINLEY.

The President Can Now Add LII. ~.
10 His signature.
Chicago. October 16 The degree OF LII d.
viii be conferred on President Mckinley
tomorrow.
The president and his party will be en-
teltaincd at luncheon by President and
Mrs. Harper OF the university at thar res-
idence, and afterward. accompanies by the
trustees and faculty OF the institution will
proceed to Haskell museum. where tho
president Will be created doctor OF law
and invested with the gown ana hood per-
tairdng 20 chat scholastic rank Then the
president Will lead procession Of the uni
vorslty faculty. fellows ard councillors,
across the campus 10 Kent theater, where
other ceremonies will take place. Ali the
etudenfs Of the university, the graduate
schools. the divinity schools. tho senior and
Junior colleges, the Eadicai college and
the various affiliated preparatory schools
WIN furnish an Escort for the president
weo IN bic cap and gown Will ai,erwari
review them.
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wor,,ke Prenarations.

Paris, October 1.-THE Soleil pupiisnes
dispatch from Toulon which says that
Vice Admiral Fourier, who is now at
Tunis with NJ. Lockroy, minister OF ma
rine, will return Immediately to Toulon'
where orders have been received specify
TO prepare the armored cruisers Admiral
Trepouart. Byivines, Jempenis and leviray
for active service ana also to send to
Breste without delay the largest possible
number of gunners to man the forts ana
batteries.
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GODS s ssss|
Is the Best-in fact the One True Blood pr..,s
81; six for So. G. l. Hood S Co, Loweil w
Floods Pills easy t to cpe 1s. s,y ~

sum 100. Elsie Bramble. Dashawav ~.
ers l04. Ideal Beau, Frlar John, S,ls Nh ~ y
Bon Jour. Tole Simmons 100, Proyolc i.
Shelby li2. -
Fourth race, three quarters Of 1 MAJ
Agatha 81, Celia B.. Wing Shot, Formal n,
eanor Holmes. Aspasia, Lady Flight iW' NJ
Verne Necklace, Harrie Floyd i0l, ~
vlllc l03. Barton Osman 10i
Fifth race, ive-eighths OF mile. sip,,-
Rose Ash Rae Mamie, Apinn, Vii Ian
Alta May. Stanei Manila, Norma Tsy-
Duplicate. Pansy H.. Rubel, Mayrne y. NJ
Dolly Regent 100, Lady Roller. Lille III
105. ~
Sixth race, three quarters of a m,le-au
Gerpe 100, Mazzeppa, Ray p. lol, Gibraltar ID
Star of Bethlehem. Odalche 1Oi, Turtle I'M,
lro. Booze 105, ggbart Teucer, Dave ~
112 4
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Atlanta, Ga. October 16-Dr. ~
A. Taylor, acting assistant surgeon Y
general hospital at Fort McfneIns
dead of perltonitis. Dr., Taylor ~
his death by hard work IN tns ~
he having contracted malaria w NIX
tending TO the wants OF the sH y.
brought to Mcpherson. he WIS Y.
OF Major Blair d. Taylor, sus sr.i
charge at Fort Mcpherson. ana m
OF the University of virginia
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MORE ANARCHISTS ARRESTED.
The Plot to XIII the KAISER Included
King Hnmilcrt OF itnIN.


King Humhert OF itai..
London, October 16.-The Alexandria cor.
respondent of the Mail, wiring with regard
to The anarchist plot against Emperor Will
liam, which was discovered on Friday
says! The pot against the kaiser is hourly
proving more Important, each arrest dis
closing new ramlfications. The docum ents
iouad disclose plot to kill King Hum
bert, already we'll matured.
Fifteen persons, all Italians, have been
alresle TIE original plan was 10 throw
a bomb of gun cotton and illuminate of
mercury on Emperor Williams carriage in
e narrow street OF Cairo. When the Egyp-
tian trip was abandoned, elaborate ar
v z'gsmarts were made to send confeder-
ates TO Jerusalem TO carry on. the plot
Gug.rc the dedication of the German
Church Of Our Reieemer
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STATE.

A thick vein OF Ignite coal has been
found near Bryan.
Another gin has been burned by incen-
diaries at WaXahechie,
A young man vas killed at Orange.
Lorgshoremens union at Sabine Pass
denies violating any agreement regarding
Southern Pacific work,
Colonel Hare and the medical officers
are 1t Galveston ind the mastering out OF
tho immunos viii begin today
fire did 500 damage TO Il ware-
house at Dallas,
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IN The FIELD OF SPORT
Long DISTANCE THROW ny HAT
FIELD AT LAST BEATEN.
Huns Wagner of the LOuisyiIIe t-,,,
throws the sphere Over I34 Yards.
Cooper Wins the Vile Open.

LOUISVILLE KY October l6.--At a benefit
SNne rendered to Tie Louisville league play
orS today Hans Wagner, he Colonies first
oaSeihan' beat the long distance throwing rec
ora by joan Hatfield, in 1872, by one ward
ana one,half inch Wagner throw the hall
iS' Yards foot and inches. Pres.
cisels y years old, Hatfield, then membe,
OF the Louisvilles, made a worlds record Of
lbs wards foot ~ inches at the Union
grounds. Brooklyn.
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rEA,. roLlliCs.

Hon. l.. y. paahloll proves that Noah
Aliens fiEurca as to thu cost Of the state
government are wrong
a SaYerS and Robson democratic club
has been organized AT Curmne,
MIR. Bailey has undecciycd those who
were hoping Tor changed Issue.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
Faslsoila Incident and Anarchtst'
Were Disturb!ng Elements.

Were Disturbing Elements.
London. October 16-Business on the
stock exchange last week was small the
prevailing influences dlscouraglng buyers.
Though war Is not looked for between
Great Britain and france, the Fashoda af-
fair is grave matter, while the reported
military conspiracy and the strikes in
France with the activity OF the anar-
chlsts. are additional disturbing factors.
The American market was the only display
of strength and firmness, these chracter-
istics being entirely due TO New YORK buy
Ing. At the close of the week. however,
Americans were weaker.
Illinois Central shares and Union Pacfics
fell ga TO a point; Louisville and Nasty lie
l-2 per cent. Milwaukee SIS. Norfolk and
Western preferred IA, common 1-s Kan
sss and Texas is, and Southern is.
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TIE CYCI.ERS.
cooper Won the Nile Onerv,.,
cNcIc Crented Winch Enihr.Ia

Srie treated Mach Enthusiasm.
o. LOUIS Mo-, October 16--Today was ner.
ioot LOT inc closing events Of the two davs,
p'esele meet There were three professIons,
events Tom Cooper won the one mile onsn
liyins start but failed to qualify in the ,an
fare, Inc multicycle handicap eeus.1 49,
ss, SIN, than any ether event on the rars
Final heat mile, open. nr,,es,i,,,.i
son. Time I:5S3-s 'Ste'' ~ 8 john
so rihai Aast' one lsI race, flying start pro.
Menro. ,r,, . "a. Fisher, j. S. johnson, Sen
\, sa,li.it yeie, haadicep, two miles--Bow,ar
enecarthy ana Fisher, scratch Won: '0s l ,sr;
ons T Nm JACK cohurn, second; DR.. Brown
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ToDAY's RACES.


ohe mile selling-Rarus, Iiowitaer. Ieon.r
Ausasiin 81, Flammer.on. Frisco Rem 100
stanhcpe. Aunt Maggie. seaport p g.
Aa aan axe Louise. Ben o'Failen i9i. Nor,
sseyia race five and oae-hsit furlongs, sell.
lol, Pat Garrett ics Chsncery iina Ne h sc
, ,1sio ssmieoicn io4 Carl O., Parases, De-.
in'ra race. ons mile. selling-Rotha n. Pos
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terday afternoon hate by an unru:y horse
His foot caught g the sposes Of the wheel
and he was '4sged a distance ami his leg
broken ~ the easie.
On Inc Alsyton road this morning Mr.
y, w. Ssein jumped from a runaway buggy
snd was hit seriously on the head By the
pa I wheel md lad he collar bone broken
b. striking the ground
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King shoot al Carmine.

Carmine Texas, October i6.--Ths "a
Creek schuetzenverein of Carmins q y
ing the annual schuetzen Fest at Their NJ
today. 1t began at 10 o'clock sharp, III
members OF the geren had 10 pariifilat
the king shoot. more than twehty mcn!9
hcing pres ent. The prizs, CONFUSING Y!
handsome gold medal, was awarded 70
Peter BudNick as best marhsinan, 90 Az
ing twenty five rings ont OF a possible iaiz
six and was done off hand he y Their =
for the year The prize shoot took plss I,
ing the afternoon; $40 In cash was sNu
the winner.
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MORT NEl,S STORIEs,.I

PEKIN.-Prince Ching, on behalf /
tsung Ii yamen, has given Sir VINE
Donald, tho British minister sstss.s
assurances as to the health OF inc W.
LEXINGTON, KY. Orders were fe0sl
at corps headquarters at Camp -
today irstructing that no regimen =
South until the yellow fever = SIN
eradicated.
ST. LOUIS.-As the result 81
over woman. John W. Edwards saH
killed Alexander Charlton. Cnan.pa
divorced three yeats ago. Since Ii.
wife had kept company with EdwsiuA
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Actor Henry Dead.

Placid, N. Y, October lie Z.
the well known actor, died here w.
tuberculosis He had been nefe x
time past on account OF i'll nsai.s' !, r
been seriously i'll. He was w. X. ~
land In 1861, and appeared o. . - riia
csn stage in many roles. ny.
Helen Bortram, the opera s'nss
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Winchester, october 16.--The market last
week was strong, with al arge and well
distributed demand and good daily BUSH
ness. Calcutta was a large buyer of shirt
ngs ard dhoolies, and all the miscellaneous
markets are taking freely Yalns were
strong and crops were particularly strong
and scarce. There are practically no stocks.
either goods or yarns, while engagements
are considerable ana the position generally
has scarcely ever been more healthy than
1t is now,
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SPORT.

Hnps Wagner of tho Louisville club
beats tho worlds record throwing u ball
IVA yards foot and Inches.
Tom Cooper wins tho mile open at the
st. Luuis bicycle races.
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August Moser dead.
Two houses were destroyed cn Main
street by hre.
Regular meeting OF Dick Bowling camp
u. G., V.
A sermon by Rev. Seth Ward on the
need of unity In churches
Two murder cases are set for trial In
the criminal district court today.
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THE YEI.I.ow FEWER.

Public schools Mt Meridian, Miss, close
on account Of suspicious eaScs.
Several new cases In Mississippi and new
po.rts infected
Congressman Lows dies from fever at
Gloster Miss.
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Springfield, H.. October
Young of the First Illinois GU Y
handing the troops at WV. q ~!
Springfield today and reports. !, y n =
General Freeze that all ! q snre trSsss|
that he does not fear any nv -