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Meainsa ora.r.

Austin. Tex, Oct, 26.-Dr. Blunt yes
terday Issued the following modlnca-
tlon Of the quarantine:
Notice Is hereby given to the rail-
road companies aud the public and to
state quarantine oficers and guards
that IN cCHreQuence OF the changed
weather conditions New York and
other freights coming from east and
north Of Louisiana and Mississippi and
only passing through those stalos wllj
bo allowed to enter Texas. but for the
present no freight originating in or
coming from any Infected place will be
allowed 10 enter the state Lumber.
rice, sugar and molasscs. FISH and oys-
tsfssalt, iron and iron castings from
n0n-infectcd places In Louisiana and
Mississippi Will be allowed to enter on
special permit from this ONCE. Train
crews will be required 10 be transfer
red as heretofore
No persons from Louisiana or Mis-
slsslppi Will be allowed to enter Texas
for the present.
W. F. BLUNT. State Health onicer.
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rholorraphy uaasr waler-

A wonderful invention has recently
been devised by which photographs
may be taken under water The light
Tor this purpose Is furnished by nn in
candeacent lamp placed IN a steel case
IN the divers headpleco, the luminous
'ays being protected by reflector
placed In the rear OF the steel case
and the electricity provided by means
OF a small dynamo carried IN the boat
above. The Photographic apparatus
Itself consists OF common camera
placed within an India rubber onyol-
ope, the front Of which ia glass. and
the machine Is regulated and pictures
taken BY pressing buttons through the
India rubber covering The result is
such as 70 be pronounced an achieve
mont for Il has been demonstrated
that pictures can be taken under water
n objects at a distance Of ten or
twelve feet as easily az tAey can be
9blainsd above IN the fun hght 0l
dAH
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TEXAS EVENTS
That Have Happened
Within a Brief
Period.

Abilene Tex. Oct 2e.-The West
Texas fair and roundup opened yestor-
day morning under very favorable cir
cumstances. The weather fine, the In
tsrest good and the preparations thor
ough Yesterday was a busy day at
the fair grounds, the workmen we're
putting the finishing touches on some
Of the smaller buildings and somo npe-
olal exhibit buildings were being erect.
cd and the exhibitors were busy ar
ranging things TO their taste. The la
dies were decorating their hall and ar
ranging art display and other portions
u their part Of the fair.
Yesterday was the day for the street
parade or trades display, the plow-
mems contest. shows OF cattle, horses,
sheep and hogs, the great roping BY
boys. At night a grand concert under
the management OF Mrs. j. q. towdon
was had. II was also Press day. and
representatives Of the press reported TO
the Office OF the secretary and received
complimentary tickets and badges that
admitted them to the grounds and
gave them the freedom OF the city.
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na Not E.sap.

Denlson, Tex. Oct 2e.-There was a
lot Of Wild rumors IN the city 70 the
effect that Geronimo. tho Indian chief.
who has been prisoner for long
time had escaped from his keepers at
wichita Kan, on Saturday night and
had been traced 10 Deniaon or near
here, and that a big posse Of deputy
marshals from the Indian Territory
we're after him 10 take him into Gus
tody again. and that he had some OF
the friends with him and trouble was
feared, The rumora had no truth Ia
them. Some Of the press associations,
however, put enough confidence IN
them 10 wire here for facts Il 4 need
iess 10 say they didn't got them
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work ProEresslng.

Denlson. Tex, Oct. 25.--work hW
been progressing slowly but surely on
81. Patrlck's church for somo tlmo
The stained Elass windows are now
being put In the building, and arrange
ments have been made to dedicate the
church on the FIRST Sunday In Decom.
ber The dedication services to be
arranged will be OF an interesting
character
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Laredo, Tex. Oct. 2e.-state Quaran-
tine ohloer Curpln has returned from
Monterey aud reported to the author
tiles OF the state that yellow fever ex-
ists In Monterey.
In an interview he stated that he
had been misquoted In Monterey. lie
visited several places which were pro-
nounced to be yellow fever and knew
absolutely Of three deaths occurring
from the same disease The death rate
Of Monterey for the three weeks In
October numbers ninety-elght more
than for tho corresponding period last
year, and are rocorded as fever. "
which he regards as suplclous
The Eddy current., 1898-10-29

Orange Tex. Oct sl-John I'D
wards. l6-ye0r-old son OF s. T. I'D.
wards, left home with his shotgun TO
go duck hunting. In getting into a
skIf not far from tho house the gun
was accidentally discharged and the
whole load OF duck shot penetrated his
bowels Surgical aid was quickly sum
moned but his wound Is pronounced
fatal. llo was alive az o'clock.
The tug Albany. $. /. Burch master.
came up from Port Arthur eaturday
night and tied up alongside the steam
boat Henrietta. A leak developed some
time during the night and she settled
10 the bottom about o'clock yesterday
morning. she Hes IA forty feet Of vat
er thirty feet from the shore. George
II. Craig. agent for owners. ls here
looking after her.
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rsrnlt arnnl.a.

Austin. Tex. Oct. 26.-Tho Rio
0rande Coal company. Incorporated
under the laws OF New Jersey. was
granted permission yesterday 10 do
business In Texas. The corporation Is
formed for the purpose OF acquiring
certain mineral and coal lands and
properties known In the sRnto Tomas
tract. situated at Minera. In the county
OF Webb. Tex. The authorized capital
stock h 100000. The Ineorporators
are; Thomas c. wellman OF Bayunie,
N. j.; =. v c. Miller OF Flushing. n.
" James Dunno. n. r. MeIanahan
and Hugh Swell OF New York city.
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aareia,. nra,h.r.

Galveston. Tex. Oct. 25.-when the
war Is over entirely Col Garcia OF the
Cuban army brother OF Gen. Callxto
Garcia. Is going TO beat his sword IN.
TO u circular saw and saw wood. lie
passed through Galveston about ten
days ago, en- route 10 New Orleans,
where he goes 60 meet gentlemen
whom he hopes TO enlist In a big ium.
Der enterprise IN Cuba, HIS mission
was not then known. Col Garcia while
here stated that the records to much
OF the land In Cuba. outside Of the
province OF Havana had bcon destroy.
ed, and lands are now being seized
right and left by the Cuban party.
There Is no end OF "squattlng" and
there will probably be lots Of work
for lawyers when peace Is hnally estah.
llshed and the legislative and judicial
mills get to work-to say nothing OF
Col. Garcla's sawmill.
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There Is no craft 80 difacult 10 han
die ns the Eskimo kayak The only
boat familiar TO us which IN any way
resembles it Is the racing she'll but
if crack oarsmen of one % our COLI
leeos were tied into a kayak and told
20 shift for himself he would have a
hard time of a. n ia entirely covered
except for a round hole. into which the
owner slips. pushing his feet under
meath the skin deck In front. the hole
being fitted 10 the person for whom
the boat ls designed 80 that HE
thighs on u completely when he Is
seated IN Il. with HIS waterproof Jacket
tied securely around the edge. he Ia
able 10 defy waves or rain The most
expert are apt 10 be sometimes over
turned. either by a careless movement
or an unexpectedly large wave. and.
II he does not right himself AZ once is
inevitably drowned.
In q square inch Of the human ssalD
The hairs number about .OOo.
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hn.len,or M..,inr.

Allen, Tex, Oct 2i.-The fourth an
nual Collin county Union Christian
Endeayor convention closed Saturday
night with an address by Hon w. X.
Homan OF Dallas and conservation SER
vice he'd by M II. II. Groithouse.
president Of the state union. Since
the opening ESQ o'clock service thli
morning the day has been one coatln-
ued feast Of good things
"The Quiet Hour and Truth
League" sentiment has peryade this
gathering and We feel that we have
what " came for, viz, more love
and zeal for His work and better
equipment"
Mr.. Grotthouse brought CAS- an echo
a great deal OF Nashville. 9s."
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Laredo. Tex, Oct. 26.-Dr Turpln,
health inspector at Laredo, returned
yesterday morning from Monterey and
after personal examination and a
consultation with the leading physl-
ilana Of that city stated that there were
At the time he was there forty cases OF
Tollow fever. The local physicians had
Tor some time diagnosed the disease as
iengue, and Il was only since the re-
tent cold spell that they determined Il
vas yellow fever.
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The youngest soldier In the army
that went 20 Cuba was a boy fourteen
years old. Ills father was bugler In
one OF the volunteer regiments en-
campod at Tampa. lie followed the
regiment to Tampa and was ordered
home. lie did not 20 home. and whom
the regiment was ordered aboard he
transports 10 go TO Cuba he slowed
himself away until they were day out
20 sea There was nothing for the COM
manding officer 10 do but TO take the
boy with him 20 cuba. where he was
made a water-boy During the battle
o. San Juan Hill the boy carried water
to the men. and did all that he could
during the battle, lie was returned on
one OF the nrst transports, but when he
reached New York he had no money TO
pay hls railroad fare 20 his home at
Columbus. Ohio. The government ON
clala could not pay his transportation.
but a letter waa given him asking rail
waJ officers 90 help him home when
asked It he wac afraid during the bat
he. be said be did not have time to DO
afraid be- had too much 10 do.
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AlumlnIum mu,. tor KIopalL.r,.

One OF the newest things In the
building llao is the aluminium hut for
the Klondlke miners. When packed for
carriage II weighs 40 pounds. II la
composed OF four sides and a roof OF
thin sheets Of aluminium. and when
put up the house contains 100 cubic
feet.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-29

Marshall, Tex. Oct 25.-Tho ROOMS
Of several boarders OF che National
hotel were burglarlzed Sunday , ,ht:
GiT25 was stolen from one party. The
burglar secured a gold watch aud chaln
but IN leaving the room dropped them
aud fed.
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Fa,ai stabbius

BFenhani. Tex. Oct BIN a dsnl-
Guilty at Macedonia church near Sem.
pronius, John Cole was stabbed in the
left side and Archie Cole was cut IN
the shoulder and on tho face. John
Cole died from the effect OF the wound.
Van Jenkins came In and surrendered
TO the sheriff and was lodged In JAIN
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Dallas. Tex. Oct, 2i.-Last night
about 1880 o'clock at the corner OF Cor.
inih street and Cockrell avenue In the
cotton mill district three unknown mcn
opened fire with pistols upon a number
OF boys who were playing in the street.
June Rcdd II years old. was she,
through tho heart and fell dying. in
TO The arms OF " u. Johnson. who
stoOd In the door Of a corner grccry.
a bullet passed through tho rim ~
a felt hat on the head OF James Clay.
The parties fred three shots and the
terror stricken boys ned 10 the shet
toring shade OF the treos In tho bot
terror stricken boys fed TO the shelf
track OF the Rapid Thanslt Railway
company towards town and disappear
ed from view In the clump OF trees on
tho right hand side OF the track,
abouS 100 yards from the scene OF the
shooting.
The occurrence caused great ex-
citcment.
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sherman, TeX, Oct 2i.--John Peph.
colt. one OF the best known farmers
In 0raysSn county was painfully hurt
while returning home from tho city.
HIS horse ran away and splintered the
road cart Mr.. jophcoit was thrown
out aud Is bruised pretty well all over.
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Timnaon, Tex. Oct 2i-An electric
storm passed over here nd dld some
damage 10 the Baptist church and blew
90 the front Of Hamiets dry Etods
house Other small damage is reported.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-29

D. .. Fisher, a prominen, Choctaw.
LhiekaEaw citizen. died Al Iishomlngo,
l. n.
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In q square inch Of the human ssalD
The haiFs number about i.O0o.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
THE VOICES Or THE PAST.

From the vale of the past, thro' the mist Of
years
Voices of the long ago
Come dreamiiy, soothingly to my ears,
As the sun of my life sinks low.
In the whispering breeze, in the patterins
rain,
As ! sit by the fireside glow,
hear in faint echoes the tones again
or the friends used to know,
When around the caves the storm-wind
howls,
am, as Of yore. at school,
And hear with trembling the masters
growls,
As he glares from his three-legsed stool
All in fancy, forsooth. when the south wind
sighs,
AS the evening shadows grow,
hear once more fair maden's replies
In the twilight long ago.
And the merry brook. as 1t softly purls
Its song in the summer air,
Calls up from the past the boys and girls
AT play In the meadows fair
AS list to these low, sweet voices OF yore.
what JOY awakes in my heart!
for their music delights and charms me far
more
Than the best musicians art.
"A s. Brendle, in Good Housekeeping.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
"SICK IN BODY AND HEART"


A New York Woman, Disgraced by Her
DrunSrn Hu. band. Attempts suicide.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-0n a cot at
the city hospital lies a woman dying
from the effects Ct carbolc acid. self
administered. Disgraced and shamed
by maudlin husband before maudlin
friends, Mrs Grace Higgins decided it
were better to seek death than con-
tinue to live after the episode, Her
chances for recovery are slight. Mrs.
Higgins is 81 years old, slender and
pretty The charge she places against
her husband has shocked the city.
The latter is stage manager Of local
theater Higgins had been drinking.
He returned home late, bringing a
party OF friends with him, His wife
was sick in bed. Higgins asked her to
get up and dance. After much talk
she did so, recalling Il dance she had
learned in other days, The drunken
husband compelled her to repeat the
dance until her eyes fairly started
from their sockets. II was sick in
body and heart and determined to end
it ALL" she said.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS FEBRUARY 89-TW PAGES
OTHER waRsHlps THERE.

lie Name MT the Oniv nu;llr~.,iu 81
'Navanw-s, cruIation rs to the Nr,n,ns.
HAVANA, Jan. 81. - The German
cruiser Charlotte arrived here this
morning and soon afterward a British
warship came into port. Both dropped
anchor near the United States battle
ship Maine, which arrived Yesterday.
1t was then announced that one or
more French warships were expected
in a short time from the Gulf OF
Mexico. The presence of the men.
of-war OF SO many nations in
the harbor created much excite.
ment and more speculation. though The
fear OF trouble here had about passed
away and even the most fiery Span.
iards were inclined to receive the
Names presence as in no sense mean'
TO be hostile.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
KAN Jas 4. .. U. W.


The Mcmber. Opposed to the Classified
s,.iem Of Assessments.
TorEKA, Kan, Jan. 2s.-For some
months the members of the Kansas
jurisdiction Of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen have been discussing
q proposition to change their plan Of
assessments from the level payment to
the classified system. There are 80, 900
members of the order in Kansas, all of
whom went in under the level plan OF
equal payments each month. Under
the new system they would be classi.
fed according to age, which would
greatly increase the amount OF the as.
sessment to be paid by the majority OF
the WORK nen. The grand lodge is
called 10 meet February % in Wichita,
and enough delegates have already
been elected to defeat the proposed
change in the manner OF assessing
mem bers, so that the level plan is like
lv t0 he re.aiuci for the present.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
MURDEEOUS KANSAS FARMER,


Failing IN an Attempt to Slaughter lIii
Family lie ChOkes Himself to lja,,tiL
ATCHIsoN, Kan, Jan. 81. George
Koepfngcr, farmer six miles south.
west OF Atchison, attempted to mur.
der his wife and daughter last night,
seriously wounded Gus Williams, a
farm hanl who interfered, and then
choked himself to death by tying a
handkerchief around his throat. While
his wife was preparing supper, Keep.
finger became angry and seized a
butcher knife, with which he struck
at both his wife and daughter. Their
screams brought Williams and Keep
finger turned upon him, cutting him
frightfully. Koepfnger had for some
time been showing symptoms Of in.
sanity
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 3i.--The Kansas
Day club, an organization of young re.
publicans, held its annual meeting
here Saturday night, closing with a
banquet. The following officers were
elected: President, Arthur Capper,
Topeka; first vice president, l. S. SIM
mons, Dighton; second vice president,
Win Kietzinger, Emporia; third vice
president, W. I. Beck, lIolton; secre.
tary and treasurer, Grant Shaw, Flor
encp
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Statehood
legislation at this session was killed
to-day by the house committee on ter.
ritories rejecting the Arizona, New
Mexico and Oklahoma bills by vote
OF eight to three. The first two meas.
ures were punched and defeated. Then
the Oklahoma bill was taken up and
beaten by the same vote.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

swept in front Of my eyes. found my
self falling--stumbling headlong. I
think said, %, God, attempting weak
prayer, Then came blank.
"My next conscious thought was on
June 2l,1S64, when ! found myself In q
cot in the National hospital at Washing
ton. ! had lain on the field during the
remainder Of the fight on December 20,
and on the 3Oth, during the fog that COW
cred the work of burying the dead, had
been picked up and carried to one Of the
trenches dug for the dead 1t was found
that | was living, and ! was later re-
moved to Memphis. There regalned
my health, but not my mind. Ihad been
stripped on the field by some enterpris-
ing reb, and there wasn't thing to
show who was. For a year and eleven
months | was well in body and mind ex-
cept that | had no memory of things or
events prior to my recovering con-
seriousness. At Washington a surgeon
named Hall, attached to western New
York regiment, saw me, guessed the
trouble, removed bit Of skull from the
brain, and gave me life, name, home and
wife. milwaukee Sentinel.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
Promise Not to Use Money.

LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. 97.-Buying OF
votes which has been the practice Of
both political parties for years in this
city, will be prevented in the coming
municipal election. The democratic
and republican candidates for mayor
have pledged themselves not to con.
tribute dollar to be used in buying
votes.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
Increase in Railway EarnIngs.

New YORK, Jan. Sl.-The Financial
Chronicle reports the gross earnings Of
s. American railroads for the second
week of January as $7,472,S77, an in.
crease as compared with the CORE
spending period OF last year of 81 l,O2O,-
1868, or 81 per cent. For the third
week Of January 81 roads report gross
earnings of $6,60l, ,42l, an increase OF
SS17, 393, or IA. 10 per cent.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
MixsourI Postm,sters Named.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. The president
sent to the senate to-day the names of
the following postmasters for Mis-
souri, John II. Jacobs, Norborne; Jer-
emiah Fenton, Springfield; Simon Le-
derer, Poplar Bluff; William c. Gas
ton, Keytesville; j. c. Brocaw, Har-
risonville; Charles W. Fuchs, Fayette;
Joseph b. Upton, Bolivar.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
Says Popuil.ts Must Divide.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 27-J. Mack
Love, chairman of the silver demo-
cratic state central committee, is here
arranging for the democratic feed"
on February "a. He says the demo.
Gratis must have recognition on the
state ticket this year If the populists
hope to effect a fusion deal.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27. The Audubon ex
bibition and entertainment Thursday
evening, under the auspices of the Hu
name and Audubon societies, at tht
Planters hotel, promises TO be a nota
BILE event. Neither tickets nor invita-.
tions are necessary. One hundred
birdless hats will adorn the corridor oi
the hotel at the Audubon exhibition.
Every millinery house in the country
will be represented.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-President
Dole, of Hawaii, arrived here at 2:2O
p. m. and in behalf OF the government
was welcomed by Secretary Sherman
and Assistant Secretary Adee. A
crowd Of several hundred had assem-
bled on North Capitol street and three
platoons of mounted policemen were
on hand TO act as an escort.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
Rich Gold Find In T+xa..

SAN ANTONIO, Iex., Jan. 9S. Re.
turns have been received Of an assay
OF a sample Of ore from the new gold
mine of ex-Congressman Thomas
Paschal and associates, situated in
Gillespie county, north Of here, in
what is known as the Llano district.
The assay gives Sl5 15o gn|d to the ton.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 2S.-The Kansas
State Bar association met here yester-
day in 18th annual session, with a
large attendance Interesting fea-
lures Of yesterdays session was the
annual address of President Thomp-
son, paper by Judge Foster and an
address by Judge Grosscup, Of Chicago
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. PA. A..
Hoard, one of the joint owners of su'
gar plantation located near Havana,
has fled with the state department at
Washington a claim of SOL, 900 against
the Spanish government for property
destroyed on the plantation and for
loss OF revenue for three years.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The schedule
for the spring civil service examina.
tions was issued yesterday. Following
are the dates: Kansas-Topeka, March
25; Salna, March 2j and April 2j;
Wichita, March IS and April 95; Par
sons, March %. Missouri-Mobery,
March 81; Kansas City, March 23, "a
and April 25; Springfield, March 25.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

New YORK. Jan. 27.-The steamer
orizaba, of the Ward line, which left
Tor Havana yesterday, carried 100000
pounds of provisions and 200, 200 grains
of quinine, collected by the Cuban re-
lief committee, to be distributed among
the suffering people of the island un-
der the direction of Gen. Lee, consul
general at Havana.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

TOPEKA, KAN, Jan. rs. Secretary
Nissley, of the National Creamery But
termakers' association, announces that
all the money necessary for the ex.
penses of the convention of the organ.
ization, which will meet here February
2l-25, is on hand The money to be
expended in prizes amounts to $3,40O,
of which 5000 will be divided pro rata
among the exhibitors Of butter who
score 95 or over.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. sS. The signs
are that the forthcoming meeting of
the state temperance union February
l will be somewhat stormy. Some of
the radical prohibitionists are disposed
to turn the meeting into third party
convention and the conservative mem
bers of the union will fight the propo-
xsAsa.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
MIR. Harmon Is In Trnuhla.

Fort SCOTT, Kan, Jan. 30. In the
district court here, Mrs. Harmon, OF
Armourdale, identified man charged
with abducting Ella Bum, a pretty 49,
year-old girl, as her husband, and the
father of her eight children. Harmon
was formerly a member of the Armour
dale police force. Jhe Bum girl is
younger than some o his children.
The otfense is punishable 10y 20 years
In the peniteE 'ary.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
BEroRT IN CoRBETT's CASE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The report
OF the majority Of the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections in the
Corbett case was presented to the sem
ate yesterday by Senator Caffery. The
committee recommended that Mr.. Cor.
bett be not given seat in the senate.
Mr. Hoar presented the minority views
sustaining MIR. Corbett's claim to
seat.