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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
Fear Yellow Fever

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1l.-Every precau-
ton has been taken by the war and treasury
departments to prevent the introduction
of yellow fever into the United States. At
midnight Adjutant General Corbin tele-
graphed instructions to General Shafter.
commanding al Santiago, directing that
all West Indian ports under control of the
United States medical officers of the marine
hospital service be Immediately detaild for
duty to carry out the require
ments Of the quarantine law Of 1893.
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Shannon then shot Giddings through the
head, killing him. He went to his wife's
bedroom and beat her about the head with
his revolver until he thought he had killed
her. and then with fresh revolver shot
himself. The woman is still alive, but
cannot recover. All the parties are pio-
neers and were well-to-do. Giddngs has
held many political offices. Intimacy be-
tween Giddings and Mrs. Shannon is given
as the cause of the tragedy
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Anxious for the End

MADRID, August II, II p. m.--The press
now considers peace foregone conclusion,
and echoes the general Impotence to see a
termination Of hostilities, and to know the
program for the peace commission, at
which 1t Is believed either Senior Moret or
Duke Almodovar de Rio will preside. 1t
is believed that the negotiations will ex-
tend into the second half of September.
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WE WILL ACCEPT
The New York Yacht Club Sends Sit
Thomas Upton an Answer

LONDON. Aug. u.-Mr j. S. Voddie, on
behalf of the New York Yacht club, ac-
knowledging the receipt of Sir Thomas Lip
toms challenge for the Americas cup.
forwarded through the Royal Ulster Yacht
club, says:
THE purport of your cable is most agree
able, and will be considered as soon as
meeting can be appointed. Your commit
tee will be warmly welcomed"
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Made a Good Haul

KANSAS CITY. Aug. n.-soon after the
express robbery on the Burlington road
was reported here tonight, a railroad Off
cial who ought to have been well informed
made the statement that the robbers Sc
cured $3.50 from the safe which they took
from the Adams Express company's car.
The treasure, 1t is stated, consisted of six
packages of $1,000 each, four packages of
$500, one of $3.50 and another of $50.
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Charles Manwaring Dead

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. u.-Charles w.
Manwaring. for a number of years prom
inentl yconnected with Republican poll
tics In this city. died tonight Of a compli-
cation of diseases. At the time Of his death
he was chairman of the Republican county
committee. He was native Of Missouri,
aged IS years, and bore high reputation
for integrity and ability.
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Miss Simmons Killed

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 1.-THE steamer
Victoria arrived tonight from the Orient.
She brings news that Miss Simmons, mis-
sionary at Yokohama, while in launch,
was run down by junk and killed
The steamer Aorangi, which also arrived
here from the Orient tonight, has several
cases of measles aboard. She was placed
in quarantine.
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Carlist Bands Gathering

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Biarrtz cores
pendent of the Daily Mail says: Although
it is denied by the government. it Is re-
ported that there is a Carllst armed band
near Zoo Urgel, among the Pyrennees, and
that there are three others in the region
of Maorztrasgo. All are small parties but
large enough to cause considerable agita-
tion in the regions named which are large
ly Carlist in their sympathies.
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Leather Trade Supplies

LONDON, Aug. 12.-According to a spe-
cial dispatch from Madrid serious distress
has been caused In the leather trade at
Port Mahon. capital of Minero, one of the
Balearic islands, owing to the loss of the
Antilles market.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
Another Rich Find

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. III. H. CAL
vert of this city, who returned from Alaska
today. reports big stampede has occurred
from Lake Bennett and the trails to Big
Taku, about eighty miles in the interior.
The rush was started by the report that
gold running from 50 to Sc to the pan had
been found.
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day, says the contract Is still unratified,
that the Belgian Minister is pressing for
an imperial rescript directing ratification
and that England should endeavor to de-
lay the ratification until these objection
able clauses in favor of Russia are re-
moved.
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Well-Known Divine Dead

WELLINGTON, Mo-, August 11.-Rev.
A. A. Moore, pastor Of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, and father Of Gen.
Milton Moore of Kansas City, now at
Chickamauga with the army, is dead at
his home here. Mr.. Moore was 81 years
of age and was born in Eastern Tennessee.
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Klondike Gold

SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 11.-Total re-
ceipts of Klondike gold at the government
assay office In this city up to today ag-
gregate 81, 250,OOO
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Albatross Goes Armed

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE United
States ship Albatross left today for Qua.
munition, and Is fully prepared to protect
American citizens should occasion arise.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
Food for Dawson

SAN francisco, Aug 1.-THE seamer
Leelanaw will leave tomorrow for st. Mi
chael. She Is taking vast quantity of pro-
visions, and it Is thought there will be no
difficulty in sending UP the provisions to
Dawson, and there will be no immediate
danger of q famine.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
A Heavy Deficit

YOKOHAMA, Aug 1.-THE elections to
the house of representatives of the imperial
diet promise a sweeping majority for Count
Okuma's government. The estimates for
the next fiscal year show q deficit of 5Oa-
0OO,O yen.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
Coal in Alaska

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. Aug. H.
Late advices from Sitka, Alaska, state that
large and extensive coal deposits have been
discovered at Whale bay on Buranoft
islands, about forty miles from Sitka.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
The Salmon Fisheries

ASTORIA, Or. Aug. 1.-THE salmon fish
ing season on the Columbia river closed at
midnight. The seasons pack amounts 10
gil. 900 cases, which is rs. 900 cases below the
pack Of last year.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
Nebraska Fusionists

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug 1.-THE fu-
sionists of the First district today nomi-
rated James Manahan Dem) Of Lincoln
for congress.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
Moving Troops West

GUTHRIE, Ok, Aug. 1.-THE Oklahoma
and Indian territory volunteer troops now
rendezvousing at Fort Reno have received
orders to move, and will leave for Fort
Whipple, Arizona, next Tuesday.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
WHO is TO BLAME?

NEW YORK Montauk are sul
r.
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Democrats Select Delegates

YUBA CITY, Aug. 1.-THE Democratic
county central committee today selected
delegates to the state convention.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
Undelivered kilograms

There are undelivered telegramg at the
office Of the Western Union Telegraph
company for c. w. Culvert. B. r. 1roolEA
Mrs. Higgins. !.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16
WEEKLY EXCURSIONS EAST
Personally Conducted.

Commencing Tuesday, Feb. LIST. 1898.
and on each Tuesday of each week
thereafter, Rock Island Personally Con-
Quoted" tourist excursions Will leave
Portland for Denver, Chicago and Bos-
ton.
The cars used in these excursions are
the latest improved tourist sleepers, and
will be in charge of experienced and
gntlemanly conductors through to des-
tinaton. Also Pullman porter with each
car, and will run via the o. X. IL N, =.
s. L., r. G.. w. D. & r. c., c. r.. /. 81
F., l.. S. & M. S., n. y. {. K. K. and
-. 81 A. r. r..
Especial care will be taken of ladies'
or children travelling without escort.
Remember these cars run through 10
Chicago and Boston without change.
For further particulars write or call
on M w. BACON,
General Agent Q. 5. l..
No. East Broadway. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16

complaint and secured the dismissal or
the case. Yesterday the same tactics
proved effectual. Attorney Mel Wines
held that the complaint was not sur
ficient, and Assistant City Attorney
Little moved its dismissal.
Other cases the new assistant city
attorney was called upon to prosecute
were those of Frederick Fluhirbacker
and Frank Corria, who were fined 30
each for leaving their teams unhitched
on the street: Pat Sullivan, charged
with disturbance, fined $40; John L.
Kelly and John Smith, who were as
sessed So each for being drunk; II.
Webster. the colored man charged with
creating a disturbance, was fined $40;
Charles Swanson whose case for dis
turbance was dismissed, and Pete
Prudhomme the hack driver. who was
fined $40 for standing his hack on Main
street without a permit.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16

There was happy party left here
over the Northern Pacific line this
morning They were bound for Seattle
on route to the Klondike One of the
party said: Yes. we will come back
in a year or so with plenty of nuggets
for you all; you see we start right from
the very first, by buying our tickets of
the Northern Pacific Railway company.
We will arrive in Seattle tomorrow
morning. only twenty mine hours after
leaving here: the next day we will be
on our way to Alaska
For full particulars, maps. etc, of
how to start right" for Alaska, call on
or write w. M. TuOH1,
CITY Passenger and Ticket Agent, No.
Pac. Ry Co, % f. Broadway, Butte,
Montana
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16
CONSUMES 80 PER CENT.
MIR. Collins Consuming Some Time Adj
vocating His snake Consumer.

j. L. Collins is still laboring with the
city officials in the interest of securing
the universal adoption of the Flemming
& Walsh smoke consumer, which he
claims will do away with at least 90
per cent of the black carbon smoke
with which the city is afflicted. Mr..
Collins filed a communication to the
city council and Mayor Harrington 5
smoke committee yesterday. which will
be read at to-nights meeting, calling
attention to his appliance and request
ing an official investigation of its mer-
its.
Alderman Melcher and City Engineer
Blackford of the mayors committee
have inspected the working of the con-
sumner. and Charles Lane. the remain-
ing member of the committee, will be
shown the apparatus to-day. y report
from the committee is expected this
! evening.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16
THE WICKED AND UNGoDLY.
Charles Little Will Prosecute Hntte's Per-
Generation.

Nef~e neHefNIlon.
new prosecuting attorney made his
appearance i'm the police court yester-
day i'm the person Of Charles II. Little.
who has been appointed 10y City Attor-
ney DeWolfe as his assistant 10 prose
cute cases before the police magistrate.
Simon Bartel and Ed LaErande. the
two secretaries who have succeeded
in defeating the efforts OF the police TO
prosecute them for consortinE with
Iewd women repeatedly during the last
few months, We're again discharged
yesterday when their cases We're called
in the police court. \ great many times
the police have arrested them and
place a charge Of Nagraucy against
them. but each time their attorney has
succeeded in finding some defect in the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16
Rubber Goods for kIondikers

Should be of the best quality. Rubber
goods bearing the Gold Seal" trade
mark are the best that can be made.
and include "Snag Proof boots, as well
as all other rubber goods that are
needed for Klondike outfits. These
goods are made and sold by the Good
year Rubber Co, 9S-102 T.. eth ST.. st.
Paul. and if your dealer does not keep
them you can obtain them by sending
to GOODYEAR Rubber Co.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16
H. Atlanta Constitution

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Durrant was cool to the last so was
cyrus, the Atlanta murderer, and talking
about cool men on the gallows-a muir
derer. while ascending to the death trap,
was offered cigar by a man in the
crowd. He accepted it, when another man
shouted:
Don't you want a match. partner
Ne thanks" was the reply. as the
sheriff was adjusting the black cap, Il ii
light ii when / get there"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16
Taps and Information Free from
". GODFREY, President Board OF Trade
Vancouver. British Columbia.
Ladies Appreciate

A good remedy, and there is not anything on the
market that equals French Tansy Tablets for the
-s.ief aad cure OF painful or irregular mensss.
These tablets remove all distractions no matter
what tho cause. Manufactured by \, Augendre,
Paris. France. and for sale only by u. NJ, Sewhro
prEg Co, Butte, Mont, Sole Agents. iriee 81
per hex} sent by mail securely sealed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16

L.ost-A small passbook containing
T.. 4. &, p pass No. 100. Return 10 440
Mahoney st. and receive reward. NJ.
JNnn.ngs.
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Note Important Changes Made in b.. A
& r. Time Table, Effective Sunday

b.. A. & p. railway trains now leave
Butte as follows:
No. /, Anaconda express. daily 1000
a. m.
No 8, Copper City flyer, daily, 500
p. m.
No. 5, Anaconda express, daily, $40
y. m.
For further information see time table
on another page.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16
Calling Cards.

The correct calling card Is much
smaller and thicker than those lately
used. and the script also smaller than
formerly. See samples at Butte ONCE
of Standard.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16

To see is to believe. to see to buy.
when YOU see the great bargains in
boots and shoes now offered by John
Tassell % West Park.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16

DIR. Dodd of the OwsIey block has
demonstrated the fact that the fitting
of glasses is science.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16

Watch for WHAT The correct styles In
hats-The Gordon. Out March lst.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16
No-To.H,c for Fifty Cents.
would Find Fire Enough.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure; makes weak
men strong; blood pure soc ST. All druggists.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16

Is thing of beauty. II is handsome in shape
and fine in quality. All the lew styles now on
sale including the new
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-14
MINOR NEWS NnnES

The Ladies' auxiliary of West Scran-
ton, will conduct a social this evening
at st. DaVid's hall. An excellent pro-
gramme has been arranged and music
viii be furnished for dancing. Mich
ael tiennipan will act as master of GER
emonies and Miss Mamie Shearins will
be pianist. Admission is 25 cents.
The members of the West Side Re-
publican league are requested to be
present at the meeting this evening in
their rooms over Davis pharmacy,
South Main avenue. Officers for the
ensuing term are to be nominated and
other important business to be trans
acted.
The following officers were elected
at a recent meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Simpson Methodist
church; Mrs. NJ. A. Varnes, honorary
president; Mrs. S. W. Wrgley, presi-
dent; Mrs. J. f. Randolph. first vice.
president; Mrs. w. w. Davis, second
vice president; Mrs. F. C. Hall, secre-
tary, Mrs. w. r. Castner, treasurer:
Mrs. j. w. Saunders, Mrs. Robert
Evans, Mrs. NJ. r. Ace and the Misses
Emma Chamberlin and Catherine
Koerner, managers.
y new band is to be organized Mon
DAY evening, Jan. Il, at 730 o'clock
Musicians who are interested in the
project are requested to meet on that
evening in the Morning Star Hotel hall,
lSg North Main avenue.
The Franklin steamer was taken to
Dr. Doylan's residence, on North Sew
enth street, yesterday to pump the
water out of his cellar. The use of the
steamer was granted by Chief Hickey.
Permanent Men John p. Kline and
John l.. Lowry did the job.
The funeral of Mrs. William c. Beau
mont will occur this morning. Ser
vices will be held at o'clock at st.
Luke's church and the remains will be
taken to Paterson, n. j., via the 10
o'clock Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western train for interment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-14
ARREST OF ". W. STRAIGHT.
Wanted ut wiikes-B Barre and Wit
Transport on charges OF Swindling.

New York, Jan. 13.-W. w. Straight,
alias II. O. BLY,, has been arrested In
Jersey City on the request of the author
tiles of Wilkes-Ba Pa, where he is
wanted for swindling the Mincr-Hillard
Milling company out of S2lS by means of
forged bills of lading. Straight is want
ed I'm Williamsport, Pa, far swindnng
firm there out of $1,000 in New York
for defrauding George T.. Van Worst out
of $500, and in Harrisburg, Pa, and in
Brooklyn, where it is reported he secured
several hundred dollars by fraud.
1t is also said that he is under indict-
ment at Baltimore and that the Lehigh
Valley railroad people charge him with
fraud.
The police have been looking for
Straight since September. ON the 18th of
that month five carloads OF hay arrived
here over the Lehigh Valley road which
Straight. under the name of Bates had
purchased at Perkasie, Pa, of H. l..
Meyer. The latter sent the bill of lading
to a New York bank. Instead of paying
the amount of the bill, Straight said
he did not want the hay and the bank
held the bill of ladng. Straight had taxi
en- the number of the cars in which the
hay had arrived, and having secured
some blank bills of ladng and filled
them out. He turned over the forged bill
of lading to Van Worst, who paid him
the $500,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-14
TONlGHT'S PRIMARIES.
Republicans and Democrats VIII
Nominate Ward Officers.

The voters of the Fourteenth ward,
both Republican and Democratic,
either by fate or purpose, VIII hold
their caucuscs for ward nominations
this afternoon and evening The Re
publiCans of the ward will caucus at
Cooperative hall at Z y. m. and the
Democrats will use the regular booths
between the hours of and o'clock
Probably at no other time in the
political history OF the ward has such
a contest been in prospect. The pres
ent inCumbents of the upper and lower
branches, p +. Mccain and p. j.
Noalis, win seek Democratic renomina-
tions, but will be opposed by other
ambitious Democrats. Mr.. Mccain will
be opposed for the nomination by Will
liam Mcguire of Lafayette street, and
Mr.. Nea.is will find his course some
what obstructed by the running of
Charles +. Wenzel, of West Lacka-
wanna avenue. Mr. Mcguire is very
much in earnest and has good follow
ing among the earnest young workers
Of the ward. Mr.. Wenzel hopes to
carry all the German Democrats with
him. w w. Ross. of Eighth street,
may try for the Democratic nomination
for select council.
The Republicans will, no doubt, give
the full endorsement of the party in
the ward to Peter Ross, of West Lack
awanna avenue. for select council, and
to Milton II. Renhart, Of Wrights
court, for common council Mr.. Ross
is an aggressive fighter too. The same
can be said of Mr.. Reinhart who has
been tax collector in this ward for a
number of years.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-14
DUNMORE.

The Chamberlain wagon works that
has been so long unoccupied. is now
taken possession of by Mr.. Hum, one
of the partners of the Crawford & Huff
Lumber company, who is making inn
provements about the place. 1t will be
used for a lumber yard.
The Taylor Dancing class will hold
social at odd Fellows hall this evening.
The building which Is being erected by
John Schuller for meat market has
been completed and will soon be occu-
pied by. Mr.. Schuller
Oscar Sortree, of Lake Ariel, is visit
ing friends at this place.
ieagers and MaX's big minstrel COM
pany will show at Munley's Opera house
Jan. IS.
Mr., and Mrs. f, p. Letchworth are at
tending the fiftiCth anniversary of the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers, of Dun
daft.
Miss Barba Ta Ruane, of Archibald, is
the guest Of Miss Anna O'Haro, of Cher
ry street
The Second ward, Second district Re-
publican club will meet Saturday at Odd
Fellows hail between the hours of and
s o'clock, to nominate a ward ticket. By
order Of business committee, Il. Il. Wag-
ner and C. Cole
The first masquerade of the Ensigns'
Social club will be held in odd Fellows
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-14
SAT UP IN HER COFFIN.
Husbands Blow Left His Wife in a
Trance Three DAYS.

Toledo, o., Jan. 13-Resdents of East
Toledo are much wrought over "A story
that came to light today. Mrs. John
Graper died or was supposed to nave
died, Friday night Later events prove
the case to have been one of suspended
animation. The story as told by daugh-
ter of the victim is as follows:
"On Friday morning John Grapcr and
his wife quarreled, and he struck her on
the head with a club. She fell to the
floor, and when picked up was uncon"
scious. and later was pronounced by a
physician as dead. She was prepared for
burial, and all plans completed for inter-
ment. Sunday afternoon, about o'clock,
some of the family noticed color in her
face, and an investigation was started.
Later she suddenly arose I'm her coffin.
was assisted to bed, and Is now on a
fair road to recovery.
when we took mother from the cof-
fin she was very much dazed, and still
thought it was Friday, having no recol-
lection of the blow which nearly termi-
mated fatally. We merely told her what
day it was, but made no other eXplana-
ton"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-14
OBITUARY.

After four score years of residence in
Wilkes-l5 Barre, the town of his birth,
James ID. Laird, Wilkes-Barre's Oldest
native died at o'clock yesterday MORN
ing. He had been i'll for the past seven
weeks of kidney trouble and his death
caused no surprise, for 1t had been OK
pected for the past few days. During the
last hours the members Of the family sur
rounded the bedside at the residence, 46
Hollenback avenue. james ID. Laird was
born in Wilkes-Barre July IL, 1878 and
had lived there continuously since. At the
time of his birth Wilkes-Barre was a
mere hamlet containing only few scat
tered abudcs. and its population numbered
only a few hundred He helped to ship
coal from the old Baltimore chutes down
the river in barks, even before the old
canal was constructed. Early in life he
learned the harness making trade, and,
in 1910 he first established "A business on
Market street. In 1917 Mr.. Laird married
Patience, daughter of William Jackson,
and has four children living: Lottie (Mrs.
Jesse Carpcntcr), Ann (Mrs. Daniel LODI
eriCk), Emma Mrs James Hughes), and
Floreina (Mrs. Lee Stanton). Mr.. and
Mrs. Laird are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church. In politics he is
Republican. He is the oldest native~born
citizen of Wilkcs-Ba living at the pres
ent time in the city.
Mrs Caroline Start. an old and re-
spectacle lady. died at her home in Old
Forge on Wednesday morning after "a
lingering Illness at the age of G. years.
The deceased was a woman of many no.
BILE traits and was esteemed by those
who knew her. The funeral will be held
this afternoon from her late home. Burial
will be held in the Presbyterian ceme-
terry of this place.