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The herald., 1898-12-20
ORANGE
Mission Work by Christian Women.
News Notes

ORANGE, Dec. l9.-The Christian
church was well filled on Sunday evening
when the G. W.. B. M. auxiliary. held the
annual meeting observing Educational day.
Mrs. i. S. Leach presided and read paper
touching upon the general work of the
Christian Women's Board of Missions.
Miss Annie Wood read paper on Medical
Missions The Misses Crowell sang duet.
Mrs. S. M. Craddck read paper on the
Endowment of Bible Chairs, and Mrs. N. b.
McGhee one upon the Need of Missions.
The services were closed by remarks by
the pastor.
On Saturday Miss Maud Taylor was in
Orange purchasing presents and decorations
for Christmas tree which she will give
to her pupils at Yorba. Miss Taylor has
taught at the Yorba public school for three
years, and says that the aptness of her Mexi-
can pupils makes teaching them PLEASURE.
On Saturday Will II. Frederick of Or
ange and Carrie M. Case of Santa Ana were
married by Rev. Alex Parker, ID. d. at his
home east of Orange.
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WANTED
Male Help
HUMMEL BROS. & CO.,
EMPLOYMENT AGENTS
3OO-3O2 W. Second ST., basement,
California Bank building.
Telephone 500.
(Oifice open from a. m. to 1880 p. m,
except Sunday)
MEMS DEPARTMENT

MEMS DEPARTMENT
Six laborers. 81 day and board; presser
and cleaner, 81; coachman and gardener.
SIS ETC.; tent and sail-maker 81; rock
foreman, 3d. barber, country; George
Horn, wanted3 4 carpenters. country
Sl.50 and board; fruit ranch hands, $25
month; paving block makers, &c each;
teamsters and laborers. sl.75. railroad,
Arizona, 1c mile rate.
MEMS HOTEL DEPARTMENT
Dishwasher, $40 etc; cake baker. Sc
week; night clerk and porter, 800 etc. !;
hotel cook, $i5 ETC.; second cook $50 ETC.;
barber and bar man, hotel. country; man
and wife, hotel, cooks SIS etc.
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT
Housegirl, Pasadena S25: Cotton, San
ia Barbara, $40; Santa Ana. SIS; second
girl, $25 second girl, Pasadena, sl5;
mother and daughter, housework, coun-
try, $780, housegirls, city, IS to s25; cook
country, $50.
LADIES' HOTEL DEPARTMENT
Delicacy store clerk, S. week: cook
country, S25; ranch cook, s25; seamstress,
$l50 day; arm waitress. country; wait
resses, country and city.
HUMMEL BROS. & co.
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FOR SALE-GOOD MILLINERY STORE;
will sell for half cost: new stock; new
fixtures; good trade; am obliged to go
east; must sacrifice business. Address
MILLINER, box 81, Herald. 2l
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FOR SALE-S300, HALF INTEREST IN
n thriving business; good profits; a ca
paele and active man can secure snap
by investigating. Address c., box s,
Herald. 20
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LOS ANGELES AND REDONDO RAIL
WAY COMPANY.
Los Angeles depot: Cor. Grand ave. and
Jefferson street. Goes into effect No. 9Th.
Leave Leave
Los Angeles Redondo
for Redondo: for Los Angeles
$3.50 a. m, daily 800 a. m, daily
80 p. m. daily 11:00 a. M, daily
4:30 p. m, daily 3:15 p. m, daily
1880 p. m, Sat. only $3.50 p. m. Sat. only
Take Grand ave. electric cars or Main
St. and Agricultural Park cars.
L. J. PERRY. Superintendent
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PERSONALS
EXCURSIONS

ROCK ISLAND PERSONALLY CON-
Quoted excursions every Tuesday and
Wednesday,; low rates, quick time I;
Union depot, Chicago. Office, 214 South
Spring st. If
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

FOR SALE-MEAT MARKET; NICE
location; employ several men; two wag-
ons; all fixtures for sale; other business
In connection with store; a real good op-
portunity for a man with capital Ad-
dress b., box 26. Herald. 81
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Y. w. C. A.

All members Of tho Y. w. C. A. who are
alone in the city are invited to be present
at the annual Christmas dinner to be given
on Monday, Dec. 26th, at the association
rooms.
The herald., 1898-12-20
BOOKS

A-S0c WORTH OF MAGAZINES DE
livered at house for 30c. See JONES
BOOK STORE, 226 w. First st.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

GEO. A. RALPHS-GOLD BAR FLOUR
81 10: city flour. S5c; pkg coffee, Ice; gram
ulated sugar IS lbs 81; 4 cans tomatoes 25c;
bars German Family soap. 2c; 2 Chal-
lenge MIX 15c; 10 lbs corn meal, 15c; bars
Gold Medal Borax soap, 25c; II lbs rolled
wheat or lbs oats, 25c; 3 cans salmon,
25c; lib can beef, 10c; cans Lily Cream
25c; boxes sardines, 25c; 5-gal gasoline,
75c; coal oil, CSC; X. c. baking powder,
zoe; lard, 10 lbs 55c 10 lbs beans, &c.
COL 8. Spring ST., cor. Sixth. TEL ol6. u
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Male and Female Help

.WANTED-ORGANIZ FOR FIRST
class fraternal insurance order, easy
work, good pay. and prospects. Call or
address ]. Z. HEARTWELL, GA Laugh
lin Building, City. "a
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BATHS
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

LUDWIG 4 MATTHEW'S, WHOLESALE
and retail fruits and vegetables. MOTT
M9AKET, 1876 s. Main st. Tel. 800. If
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LINES OF TRAVEL
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

The company's elegant
steamers SANTA ROSA
and CORONA leave RE.
DONDO at II q. nj. and
PORT LOS ANGELES at
2:3O p. m. for San Fran.
cisco via Santa Barbara
and Port Hartford Dec. l.
Z O O 70 II d % % La u
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

LUCIEN EARLE, COMMERCIAL. PRO
bate and corporation law. Suite, 42O Bull
lard building. ap w
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MINING AND ASSAYING

THE BIMETALLIC ASSAY OFFICE
and Chemical Laboratory. 12S S. Main st
r. A. PEREZ. e. M. manager. R-%-tf
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WANTED-TO PURCHASE SALOON.
centrally located; give particulars of
stock, fixtures. cash price. etc. Address
BUSINESS, box 8. Herald. 20
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FOR SALE-$200 WILL BUY A NICE
little business. close In; low rent really
fine opportunity to make money. Ad-
dress c., box 10, Herald. q
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MONEY TO LOAN-s2OO TO $95, 600, ON
city and country real estate. LEE A.
MCCONNELL & CO., las 8. Broadway,
Frost building. If
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FOR RENT-s75, FURNISHED HOUSE
of ~ rooms; furnace heat; electric light
good barn. all modern couveniences:
house recently built and IN excellent con-
dition; owner going east. Address c..
box IL, Herald. 30
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2. 6. 10. IA. IS, p, 26, 80. Feb 8 and every G,
ANGELES at q. m. and REDONDO a.
l0 m. for San Diego Dec; B. u - Is, 2s
and every fourth day thereafter.
Cars connect via Redo1do 1SG, eaye e. santa Fe
depot at $3.50 a. m. Cars connect via Port Los
Angeles leave S. P. r. r. depot at l:SS p m
for steamers north bound.
The steamers COOS BAY and ORIZABA
leave SAN PEDRO and EAST SAN Pc
DRO for San Francisco via Ventura. Car
pinteria, Santa Barbara, Gaviota. Port
Hartford, Cayucos San Simeon, Monterey
and Santa Cruz a 6:30 p. m. Dec. 2, 6, 10, IA,
IS, %, 26, 3O Jan g. T. II, 15 10, 49, 27, 81, Feb.
4, and every fourth day thereafter.
Cars connect with steamers via San Pedro
leave S. p r. r. (Arcade depoD al 5:03 D. m.
and Terminal Railway depot It 5:25 p. m.
For further information obtain folder.
The company reserves right to change.
without previous notice. steamers. sailing
dates and hours Of sailing.
W. PARRIS. Agt..
124 W. Second St. Los Angeles.
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO..
Gen. Agts.. 8. p.
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THE HERALD.

Rates for Classified Advertising
Liners-S cents per line for each
insertion. N0sice of Marriage, Birfh
or Death-Eree. Obituaries, Funeral
Notices and Special Announcements
10 cents per line.
The herald., 1898-12-20

WANTED-TO LEASE SMALL CHICK
en- ranch with house and stock. Address
B., box 10. Herald. 20
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WANTED-TO LEASE 25 ACRES OF
unimproved land. close to city; must have
abundant water supply and be fenced.
Address ACRES box 10, Herald. 20
The herald., 1898-12-20

FOR RENT-IN PASADENA, COTTAGE
home, suitable for small family, fur
nished complete; two miles from business
center; near electric car line. Address
c.. box 13, Herald. 20
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MRS. SANFORD JOHNSON, INDEPEN-
dent slate-writing medium and clairov-
ant psychic 1904 S. Spring St.; hours,
10 to 4. If
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WANTED
To Rent

A WIDOW OF MEANS.
a suite OF two rooms in house on hill,
with good mountain view and ample
grounds; rooms must have east and south
sun all day; fire, gas, bath, verandah.
and be on second floor; VIII take dinner
with family. Address, with location and
price. Unless these details are given no
attention will be paid to reply. Address
WIDOW. box 49, Herald. 20
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Miscellaneous

WANTED-CENTRAL LOCATED SA-
loon. Address CASH, box r. Herald. 20
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WANTED-TO LEASE GOOD DRUG
store; give location, terms of lease, etc.
Address b., box 20, Herald. 21
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FOR SALEM COUNTRY TOWN, ONE
half interest in good-paying business;
first-class place. fine fixtures. Business
large enough for two. Address b., box
Is, Herald. 20
The herald., 1898-12-20

MRS. KATE HOSKINS, TRANCE ME-
dium; sittings daily; eve. by appointment.
Circle Tues. eve. 25c; 222 S. Spring st.
The herald., 1898-12-20

MRS. L. s. DICKSON. READINGS;
Gypsy Queen" circle Sunday and Fri
day evenings, 25c. 1923 w. Third. 1-S
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EDUCATIONAL

Los ANGELES BUSINESS COLLEGE,
2l2 W. Third St; oldest, largest, best: day
and evening sessions; terms reasonable
catalogue free. If
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-LOS ANGELES
TERMINHL
--RAiLWAY Co.,

TINE CARD IN EFFECT NOV. p, 1898.
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FOR SALE-ONE-HALFI INTEREST IN
well established drug business; hand
some store; fine fixtures; good trade; too
much for one man. Address DRUG
GIST, box II, Herald. 2l
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST-ON FRIDAY EVENING AT 9TH
Street Park. a black feather boa. very
handsome: long satin ties. II the finder
will leave the article at this office he will
receive liberal reward. 20
The herald., 1898-12-20

ELLA NJ. WHITE, 1922 S. OLIVE ST
we'll known Psychometric and Clairvoy.
ant Medium. 1924
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FOR SALE-NICE LITTLE GROCERY
living rooms attached; good business
stock and fixtures cheap; cash trade:
could be easily managed by a woman; a
bargain. Address b., box %, Herald. 2l
The herald., 1898-12-20

FOUND-A BUNCH OF KEYS. THE
owner can have same by applying at 421
Wall ST., and paying for this ad. 20
The herald., 1898-12-20

TINE CARD IN EFFECT NOV. q, 1898
From Los Angeles to Depart Arrive
Glendale. Tropico So1o .s0 an ana "a, .sS a N
and Vcrdugo PARK. d6.1S nm da.a5 nm
Pasadena
Aitadena and dS:35 am do O3 pm
Mount Lowe. ............
San Pedro, ~ .aS I'm di).iS ~
Long Beach, di3S p.n d5.nI ppm p
Alalnitos and seI ~ ~. ~ s1.G1 p pn
Terminal Island ......... H''' pn % ~ n, pm.
c. fS:AOam c5:47 pm
Natahna Asionu'''''''''' a5:0U pm
dDaily. cSunday. ak. Sunday. saturday
Tex. Friday.
Boyle Heights. Downey avenue street cor
lines pass Terminal stations.
City ticket office. pa south Spring street
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-09
LAID N ASHES.
ENTIRE BUSINESS PART or TOWN
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
ems Of FamiIiea Are Homeless
Losses VIII Reach a Very Large

BISMARCK. y. D., Aug. Sire de-
marck this evening. licking UP hundreds
OF thousands of dollars worth Of prop
erty. The flames originated in the agents
office OF the Northern Pacific depot Al
most before they were discovered the en-
tire building and the immense warehouse
of the company were in flames OILS and
powder contributed fuel and before the
flames could DC checked they had spread
10 the Tribune office. Hare's hardware
store and an entire row OF buildings. The
flames then ieaped the street to the mag
nificent First National Bank building.
which melted away in few minutes. The
Central block followed. and the flames
spread rapidly 20 the postoffiee, Merchants
bank block. Griffin block and all the IN
termediate frame and brick structures
The fire then spread across and devoured
kupitz's store and the greater parl OF the
block. The flames also spread north and
into residence block and completely de-
Siroyed II. Firemen were poweriess to
check the inroais of the fire. which
spread 10 scores of buildings. licking them
up as so much waste paper.
The origin OF the fire Is unknown as no
one was In the freight office. where it
started Ii is impossible 10 estimate the
loss tonight. All wires are burned. the
Western Union office being one of the first
TO go. The railroad office was also de-
stroyed. A temporary cut-in was made 10
handle imperative business. The follow
ing buildings We're destroyed
Penwarden's confectionery store, Morris
shoe store. Hare's hardware store, the
Tribune Publishing Company. Braith-
waite's shoe store, First National bank,
Bardsiey's drug store. Epp.nger's clothing
store, Remingtons drug store. Gussner's
grocery. J. c. kuntzs cigar factory.
Smail's restaurant, Wllcox's dry goods
store. Gorsuch's bakery. Wensig's cigar
factory. Phelps stationery store. Sweets
grocery, the postoffice. kuntz's restaurant,
Slattery's grocery. Massen's paint shop
Review office, kupitZ's grocery. Mericle's
pool room, Booths restaurant Morehouse's
stationery store. De Crafts clothing store.
Mrs Dunn's millinery store. Steinnetz's
harness shop Justice Tibbals' office,
Debts clothing store, United States land
office. surveyor generals office. Best's dry
goods store. Northern Pacific office bag
gage and express offices and freight ware
houses. Wills seed store, Melons bank
building. r. II. Registers law office Bou-
cher & Phlbrick, State Attorney Allen. C.
d. Edick. Alexander Hughes. A. T. Pat,er-
son and several Others. Every drug store
in the city is burned. and all the grocery
stores but two or three; also two ncwspa-
per offices and the great bulk of the bust
ness portion of the city. with several blocks
OF residences. Many people are homeless
The Sheridan house had a narrow escape
but was saved. The line of fire extended
from the Northern Pacific tracks to Thay-
er street on the north. and Fourth 10
Third streets on the east and west. In
surance may cover one-half the loss.
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BOUNDARY WILL DE DEFINED.
A Considerable Portion In Northern
Minnesotm L. sim Uncertain.

NEW YORK. Aug S--Amons the mat
tiers 10 be considered by the ioin. COM
niittee appointed by the United States and
Great Britain. which Is - meet in Quebec
August -. says the Washington corresp0n-
dent OF che Tribune. are arrangements for
the more complete definition and marking
Of any par. of the boundary line between
the United States or Canada by land or
water where the Same Is now so Insult
GENTLY marked 10 be subject Of dis
pute.
A considerable part OF the boundary from
the eastern end q Lake Ontario TO The
western end Of Rainy lake. on the north
ern frontier OF Minnesota. has never been
accurately defined or marked. and fire.
auent controversies have been the result
and especially I'm recent years. since the
country adjacent 20 the boundary has he
gun To he settled and developed. For ex-
annie citizens OF the United States hold
ing rstents therefrom fer lands In north
e-n Minnesota have been warned against
and prevented from cutting the timber
nv Canadian authorities. who commended
that said lands belonged tn the Dominion
government American miners and pros
na..ors on the shores and Islands OF tAe
rainy lake region have rad their opera
.inns interrupted and prevented on ike
grounds aud American fishermen IN Ike
vi. have been arrested ard their vessels
seized when, as they supposed. and con-
,apdca thrv were tn American waters.
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story that would he hard 70 believe
u II did not appear In the Boston Tran
script indicates that Americans ard Ameri-
can ernbien1s Are st,ll treated with respect
IL a. least few parts OF Europe besides
England /; seems that a Hoiyoke teacher
who has been studying manual training 4,
Sweden AZ point where tho cars run Only
twice a week. recently received from home
j letter In Il flag" envelope Tire anthori-
ties thought that IL was Communication
from the United States government. and
Immediately a special train was made w
and took TIA, letter forty miles 70 the per-
son FOR whom Il vas intended. rnf0rtu-
nateiy Cor the creaih:lity- OF ti<4s tale Swe-
den Is lard - schools and Intelligence,
as Hel as Of good VIII toward ire United
States Silil. rural Sweden IS very rural
indeed. and the episode may have really
happened Ore can hope so. anyhow. FOR II
IS very pretty episode. and pieaEsn.
contrast 20 a goo1 many % the reports now
coming 20 Is about the nature az :-ansat-
laEtic sentiment toward this government.
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Stone. Sanford & Lane,


which so much Is expected. is 900 feet
long. 40 feet wide, and L. feet deep. Ii
VIII be filled with clean. fresh water. The
building just completed covers the entire
tank, and excludes nil air draughts The
water Will he as free from currents as
possible. Along the side of the tank IL A
railway, on which carriage. propelled
by its own electrical motor. travels at
any desired speed This carriage. or the
model. II 50 desired. will bear the DELI
cate mechanism that Is 10 record tho
power In pounds needed 10 pull or draw
the model through the water mark dis
lance Travelled, and the time consumed.
and register the presence OF disturbing
draughts or currents, no matter how slight.
Checks and counter-checks eliminate the
possibility OF error of any kind.
The models, which are TO float beneath
and be attached TO the movable carriage,
Will vary In size from ten TO thirty feet.
being made as large as possible that
their performances may be on CORE
spending scale and less likely 10 Disguise
small errors multiplied correspondingly
In the greater vessel. These smaii-sIzed
ships are to be made of paFaffn wax, be-
cause that substance does not change its
weight by absorbing water. is easily euo
and readily modified to suit alterations
suggested IS experiment, and the wax
can be melted again and used for other
triais.W a. hngfun Post
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He Was Heavily Insured. md Was
shot Through Window.

CLARENDON. Tenn. Aug. Son the
night of July 50 J. r. Orr. a prominent
hardware merchant. was shot through the
window of his home and killed. Mrs Orr
MS wife. has been arrested charged with
being responsible for the death Of her
husband. IL IL claimed the woman hired
a negro named Dennis Record to fire the
fatal shot. In addition TO Mrs. Orr. Rec
ord md another negro named Manse Cas-
tie have been arrested Orr's life was IN
sured for s5,o.o There IL much excitement
and a lynching was narrowly aver,ed last
night.
The coroners inquest into the assassi-
nation Of John T. Orr today resulted IN a
verdict that Orr came % his death from a
gunshot wound from a gun fired by VIII
Sanders. n coiored man. and naming Miss
Rachel Morris. n prominent young Jewish
woman: Mrs. orr. widow OF the murdered
man. and Manse Castle, Dennis Record
Riiia Weaver and SUSIE Jacobs, negroes
as accessories ID the crime. There IS
much excitement. but the probability OF
a lynchinS has disappeared since Judge
Thomas has assured the people that the
accused shalt have an immediate jrist
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Illegal Advertising Denounced.
I.cslie'S Weekly.


At the recent gathering of the State
Editorial Association OF New York an
earnest protest was entered against me
further liberation OF street car and ela-
waited railroad advertising. 1t is the
belief of the editors that the charters OF
street car lines were granted for public
purposes. and that under these charters
the surface and elevated lines have no
more right to engage in the advertising
business than they have 10 engage in
the dry goods. the grocery or any
other line of trade. In this connec-
ton II is interesting TO observe that At
torney General Hancock. Of this state was
recently asked TO revoke the charter OF
the Manhattan Elevated Railroad Com
pany. OF New York City. because IL en-
gagged in the advertising business In viola
ton of its charter. This suit was OF the
utmost Importance to the newspapers
throughout the country, and II was unfor-
tunate that II was decided not on its
merits but on technicality The III
version OF advertising from the legitimate
channels OF newspapers and magazines TO
the street car lines has become a serious
matter within recent years. and the news
papers have Tot taken up the question
moment too soon for their own best In
terasts Every dollar diverted 20 street
ear lines in this way IS dollar taken from
the regular advertising publications of
the country. II is estimated that during
the pa<t year more than g co go OF iegsti-
mate advertising was thus turned away
from The daily and weekly newspapers
magazines Jnd other publications into the
Golfers of street car lines and their allies
although the charters az the street car
companies never contemplated, and In
fact forbid the pursuit NJ any other bu@i-
ress than that OF carrying freight and
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MORE Tributes TO BISMARCK.
Federal Council Sends an Address OF
Coincidence to Price Herbert

BERLIN. Aug. S.-The Federal Council
has sent Prince Herbert Bismarck an adj
dress of coincidence. 1t refers 10 the de-
ceased as the great the heroic first chan
cellor of the united fatherland." and con-
tnues:
The two decades during " hlch he work
ed at our head have hecon,e imperisha BILE
landmarks OF G2rmany's greatness and
welfare. and his spirit was SO powerful
that IL Will continue to make Itself felt for
centuries to come. His name will also be
honored as the supreme essence of true
patriotism and national leading statecraft
To him is assured the everlasting graft
tude Of the Federal Council and OF the
whole German nation"
FRIEDRICHSRCHE. Aug S-Count
and Countess William Won Bismarck have
gone to their estate at Koenigsburg. East
Prussia. and Count Herbert Is expected to
follow on Wednesday. The construction
OF the Bismarck mausoleum will be begun
soon. The work has been intrusted to
Prof. Won Scharnbeck, the Hanover arch
iteCt.
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"Where Alfred Died"
Philadelphia Times.


She is a beautiful old lady with snow
white hair and proud. patrieian face.
She was making clippings from the days
batch of newspapers when I went In, and
on the table beside her was spread map
OF Cuba. After she had greeted me she
took u pen and ran up a tiny United
States flag on the dot that stood for Ha-
vaua.
That is where Alfred died." she said
softly. Then / remembered.
Fifteen years ago, = must have been.
there was at schoo! in New Orleans
beautiful young Cuban girl. Signorita
Maria Fernandez There was no more
popular girl In the whole school than she.
Brilliant and beautiful as she was gentle
and sweet. she won the hearts of teachers
and schooimates. II is little wonder that
she won other hearts. too. when her
school days were over. and she made a
tour OF the states. accompanied by her
faithful duenna whom she had brought
from her island home. and also an expe-
rienced and cultivated American chaperon.
Stgnorlta Maria had many suuors but Of
them all only one that she favored. He
was Alfred L. Of New York. man OF
means and % parts. The slgnorita re-
turned 10 her home in the fall: leaving her
heart and her promise i'm his keeping and
early in tho winter with her permission.
ne followed her
One morning beneath the shadow Of the
trees in the grounds surrounding the mag
nidcent home Of Signor Fernandez. Ma
ria's father. Alfred L. was found dead
murdered over night by the trea cherry Of a
Spanish rival A month later the beau:i-
full Maria entered a convent.
That is the story I thought of when
saw Alfred LIS mother stick a United
States flag on the dot that stood for Ha-
vand.