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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-07-13
Mavor Jones' Denial.

TOLEDO, o., July 1O.-Mayor Jones
Sunday took occasion to deny the
stories that are printed to the effect
that he expects to be candidate for
in case John Il. Mclean is
nominated by the democrats. lie has
given no authority for these state
meuts in auy way.
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r..,...m,n p,apd.. succsasor.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. July G-Gov'
Stevens Wednesday ordered special
election TO be held Tuesday. August
90 10 fill the vacancy 10 the Eighth
Missouri district, caused by the death
of Congressman Bland.
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Writing Pspsr Combine.

Nf~ YORK, July s-Thc official list
O' the constituent companies Of the
hne writing paper trust. just organ
'4ed with $4,000, 600 capital. includes
The Harding Paper Co.. Of Franklin,
u TweRty-seven mills, or 20 per cent.
o' the total, are controlled by the
trust.
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Crushed in m Elevator.

CHICAGO, July Miss Julia Christie
pher. of Cincinnati, who has been Wis
iting her uncle here, was instantly
killed Thursday night by being crushed
bv an elevator.
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ps~sn Wsre Killed.

BUFFALO, N. ", July lo.-A carriage
containing Wm. N. Diem and Miss
Lizzie Prequesel was struck by a train
Sunday night and both OF the occu-
pauts were instantly killed
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Tables for 800 Players.

CHICAGO. July 1.-THE ninth annual
congress of the American Whist league
opened Monday morning with an ex-
ecutive meeting of the directors Of the
organization. Tables for nearly 500
players have been placed. Play bega
Monday evening.
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Volunteers VIII Be Equipped as tho Regu-
lars Are.
WASHINGTON, July ). 1899.

wAsnISGroS. July 9:.-The 10 regi-
ments of volunteers will be equipped
throughout as are the regulars. The
ordnance department has on hand a
sufficient supply of Krag'Jorsensen
rifles and other arms to equip the regi-
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cable Between British Coiu mbis and Aus-

SAN FRANCISCO, July i0.-The British
survey steamer Egeria has arrived from
h'quimal', L. {. The English and
canadian governments are TO establish
cable between British Columbia and
australia, which will touch at. Samoa
and Hawaii.
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Killed bya Baseball.

Sioux FALLS, $ d.. July a-Levent
Hartwick, aged Is. was found dead
Thursday night. His death resulted
from being struck on the head by n
baseball July 4, and he had been miss
ing since then.
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Two Drowned While bathing.

BELoIr, Wis, July 1o.-George and
Louis Grimm, brothers. aged 10 and
~ years respectively. were drowned
In Rock river while swimming Sunday.
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Reward for Distinguished Service.

WAsmISGToN, July Q. Capt Brere-
ton. OF the gath infantry, who dis
tinguished himself daring the Santi-
ago campaign, is to be appointed to
the colonelcy Of one of the volunteer
REGIMENTS
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Death of Father Pesnelle.

New YORK, July IA dispatch from
Paris announces the death there OF
Very Rev. Eugene Pesnelle, superior
general of the Order of Father OF
Mercy, aged 75 years.
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Zig Bid for q Fight.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-THE Glen
PARK people. who offered $4,000 for
the Jeffries-S Sharkcy fight, have raised
their bid to $50 0Oo They propose to
hold the fight in the open and charge
a general admission of 81.
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Female Prison Chaplain.

LARAMIE, Wyo., July 10. Mrs. May
Preston Slosson, a graduate OF Vassar,
and wife of one of the professors OF
the state university at Laramie, was
Sunday appointed chaplain of the
state penitentiary at Laramie.
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Elaod Victims BURIED.

QuNrANA, Tex, July a-'Eight bod
les fioated down the river and lodged
on the beach and were buried. -Four
Of them were Negroes and the other
four we're a woman and three children.
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c., wheeler Ready to Leave.

WASHINGTON, July s.-Brig. Gen. Jo
seph Wheeler is much pleased with his
assignment to the Philippines Gen.
Wheeler expects to leave Saturday
He called at the war department FRI
day morning to make final arrange
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New Recruiting stltlon.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 1i.-A re.
cruiting station for the 3lst volunteer
regiment was opened here Monday
morning. Many will join from this re-
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Deieaates to the Antitrust Convention

CHARLESTON, W. Va. July 6.-Gov.
Atkinson Wednesday appointed dele
oates TO the antitrust convention TO
be held at Chicago in September under
the auspices of the civic confederation
of that city. The governor also signi-
fed his intention of attending.
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Death of Robert Bonner.

New YORK. July 7.-Robert bonner,
publisher of the New York Ledger,
and owner of famous horses, died at
his home in this city at 7:40 Thursday
NIGHT
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Meath o,Dr. Won Aehenb.eh.

PorspAM, Prussia. July 1l.-Dr. Won
Achenbach. governor of the province
OF Brandenburg, is dead.
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The Order for the EnlistmentS OF
Recruits Issued by Secretary
of War Algcr.
RULES PROMULGATED FOR RECRUITING
The Regiments Will BE Designated
26th, 9th, 18th, 29th. 30th, 3lst,
32d, 33d. 3+tl and 35th.
Large Mon VIII Be Selected for This scrv-
ice-No Restrictions IA to itisenship
or Educational Qualifications
-Coloncls Appointed

New YORK. July The order for
the enlistment for ten new regiments
Of infantry was issued Wednesday 10y
the secretary of war. The order is as
follows:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

Governor Barnes, Adjutnnt General
Orncr and Colonel John +. Stone have
selected Guthrie for the holding ~ the
annual encampncnt Of the Oklahoma
National Guards this year. The en-
csmpment will be held during the
week OF October 2s. In connection with
the Guthrie fall carnival. This will
swell the crowd by nearly 400 men. II
is proposed that the militinmcn shall
participate in the vvrious events Of the
week, marching In the parade and Civ
Ing exhibition drills. In addition q
school Of instruction Is To be maintained
for the soldiers. and the various com.
Panics comprising the National Guard
will compete in drill, pitching camp
and other exercises incident 10 the
soldiers life. They will also give
sham battles during the week
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IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE TERRITORY. Z


Purcell, I. T.. On December . the
people OF Indian Territory will hold a
eonvention TO mcmoriaiize Congress
for free schools The Register says the
convention 10 already attracting n
great deal Of attention throug hout the
territory, and adds: I'VE hope TO see
u 30 generally taken hold OF that every
locality In the territory will he repre-.
sented on that occasion. No question
Of greater moment than that of free
schools has ever frontcd territory pco-
pie. IL has been charged ON the floor
OF Congress that the people of Ind ian
Territory are Indifferent In this mat.
ter. We should make the coming
meeting . telling protest against this
statement by the large humber OF
interested parties in attendance. From
the convention should go to Congress- n
memorial IN strong as the Eng lish
language can make IL, asking that Con.
gress extend to the youth Of Indian
Territory the same educational nd.
'sntages that are given children In the
states. As previously stated, mass
meetings should be held In every
neighborhood and delegates selected 10
attend the convention at Purcell. A
small donation from each resident OF
the several neighborhoods selecting
delegates would raise sum su fiicicnt
TO defray the expenses of the delegates
In attending the convention, a. II
would be hardly fair that he or they
should bear the expense alone. Get to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
Ohishoms's LSwsuiss.

Guthrie: Attorney General Harper
8. Cunningham started the iith for
Washington to represent the territorys
interests In several lawsuits pending
on appeal In the supreme court Of the
United States Chief In importance Us
the appeal from the decision OF the
Oklahoma supreme court validating
the action OF the territorial board OF
equalization In raising tax values
above the returns submitted by the
county clerks The disposition OF this
question will also decide the fate OF
Richard Cnffrey, eS.county clerk OF
Oklahoma county, who refused to obey
the mandate of the supreme court "a
extend on the tax rolls the increased
valuation ordered by the board oi
equalization and was thcrcupop I'm
prisoned in the county Jail. When an
appeal was taken to the supreme court
of the United States, Cahrcy was re-
leased ON supcrscadcas bond. The
Greer county tax case will come up on
motion Of ohe attorney general 10 dis
miss the appeal on the ground that the
sum involved does not exceed 5000
This is the suit In which number of
taxpayers In Greer county refused Il
paw the tax levied for 1890, the decision
OF the United States Supreme court at
tnching that county to Oklahoma wn,
not rendered until March 20, OF tha,
year and the law requires the annual
tax levy to be made on March OF each
year.
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Oklahoma: II. c. Schilling 10 en-.
gagged In an unique business in this
city, which Ia believed To he the only
one Of the kind in the west. lie is =
breeder OF blood hounds and takes con.
tracts with peace officers all over the
middle west for catching criminals,
lie has dozen dogs aud they net their
master more than comfortable living.
Two OF the animals were brought from
Cloud county ILL.,, where they ran
down Taylor, the famous Illinois train
robber. Another pair was purchased
from w. d. Drake, a well known fan.
cier and owner OF the famous kennels
In Marion county III. Mr.. Schilling Is
planning to take n part Of his kennels
70 tho Paris exposition in compel ition
for prizes and to show the world the
kind Of products of the canine species
which Oklahoma can boast. One Of
his animals few days ago tracked and
was responsible for the capture Of two
chicken thieves. on an eight day trail
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
w..,.rn Goa, TIA. Recn Cos.d.

Chicago, Oct. 2i.--Thc Times. Herald
to-day says: A revolution Of the coke
business Of the country is promised by
tests made Of new system now In
operation in Chicago. For the first
time soft coal mined west Of the Penn
sylvania coal fields has been coked sue
successfully. Heretofore all efforts
have produced u product far less vnlua-
bic than the eastern, because the per-
ccn,agc Of fixed carbons or heat giving
qualities was much less
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

Tuesday evening OF last week At Ok
lahoma City suit for $4,000 damages
was filed in the district court by Vim.
T.. Harper, as attorney for c. b, Brown
OF Choctaw CITY,, against the Choctaw
railroad company. In his petition
brown alleges that he was a laborer on
the Choctaw railroad employed us a
section hand. While helping To carry
u steel rail, two OF the men helping to
carry one end of the rail, fell, throw.
ing the weight OF the rail all ON Brown
aud ne declares wr.nchcd his b ck, 81
that he is unable to earn u livelihood.
Brown fu, th,r alleges that one of the
men who fel' WAS nearly blind md
should not have been employed 10y I'll,
company.
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Poncs City Courier; A rather ne.
culiar occurrence took place on south
First street last night. Charles Hars.
ton is the possessor OF a dog. While
the family were at supper, the dog
rushed into the street and set up q
vigorous howl. Between howls he was
seen to extract something from his
side, which Mr., llarston secured and
found to he n knife. II was an ordi.
nary knife with u blade four or five
inches long, and had evidently been
lodged in the anatomy Of the dog. nj
the instixation OF some person or per.
sons. An invest CATION showed thu,
the knife came under the head Of con,
ccalcd weapons, and that q certain
Fred Krouse had such . knife. lie
was arrested aud the case IL being
heard in the police court. The dog Is
recovering,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

United States Judge Townsend Mt
Ardmore, on the v, sentenced Pat and
Morris O'Malley; and Frank jennings
members OF the Jennings gang Of train
robbers. TO five years In ito United
States pcnitentiary at Fort Leaven'
worth. Kan, for completely In the
Rock Island rsilroud robbery In 1897.
Al Jennings who was formerly u law
Yer In Texas, 10 serving u life sentence
for the same o6enso.
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Kay County sun: II you want your
boys aud girls to DO honest aud vir.
tuous men and women, keep them oh
the streets ~ much as possible. aud cs'
pccialy after night. Boys or girls
who are allowed to roam the streets
after night are exceptions II they do
not learn something that will prove u
detriment to their characters. and no
matter how virtuous they may be the
finger OF scorn will be pointed at them
and more or less scandal will be at
tached to their names. Parents DO you
know where pour sons and daughters
are or what they are doing when out
from under your protection Mt night2
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s.,. w,hb.s =, Cbsctsv.

,Choctnw: About ie o'clock Wednes.
day night the safe Of Stone 4 Co.,
hardware merchants Of this city, was
blown open and about 5000 taken.
There Ia only a slight clue to the ident.
ity Of the robbers. Three well dressed
men had been seen hanging around
town and the morning after the rob.
berry they were gone. Tho report
made by the explosion was heard but
NO one went g. see what was the mat
ter. Sheriff Copeland arrived ON the
arst train from Oklahoma City with
two bioodhounds and IN effort 10 being
made 70 track the robbers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
PAID IN NO OWN KIND.
A Negro who Usd Helped Rob and Gre
mate . Family Rurr~d st tho ststs
by a Mob In Mlsstssippi.

st. Louis, Oct. IA special TO the
Post Dispatch says n posse last night
captured Joe LcHorc, negro. who
con fcssed that he and Bob Anderson,
on the preceding night, went TO the
house OF j. II. Gnmbrill, at st. Anncs
Miss, tied Gambrill's wife and four
children together, piled u feather mat
trcss on them, poured oil on the pile,
crcmatcd the family and robbed the
house. Lcnore was burned at the
stake. Bob Anderson was caught and
partly burned, but the fire was eS-
tinguishcd before he was dead. because
information which may clear him was
received,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
sp,r,,ua,,.,s No, of Uu. Mind

Chicago, Oct 2i.--Expansion, impc-
rialism and adherence to the dcclara-
ton OF independence were the rocks
upon which the National Spiritualist
association came dangerously near
fouudcring Mt yesterdays session.
Lack of patriotism, disrcspcct Of the
constitution and disloyalty to the flag
we're some OF the charges made against
members. So bitter did the fight bc-
come that IL was only the firm ruling
of President Barre that prevented o
tupture.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
Cklppiuua.

DIR. Willis, the medical attendant Of
King George Ill, of England, was
called to Lisbon to attend the queen OF
Portugal for a mental disorder. lie
got 600, 900 u month. travelling expenses
aud board for himself and suite and
upon restoring the queen received 800,
900 In addition to the monthly stipula-
tion.
Dynamite, used In large quantitie,
| In the expensive mining industries OF
the Trapsynsi, was imported TO the
value Of u. iio,o ooo during the past year.
II is exclusively imported by the gov
erument.
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Compi-,. swing Around the state.

Lincoln, Ncb., Oct. ~. Arrange.
are completed for complete
swing around the state by Col. Bryan.
a special train will be hired for tho
last ten days and nm attempt made to
cover every point in the state that can
be- reached by railroad. lie will wind
up the campaign ut Lincoln and Omaha
with cx-t;ov. John =. Altgcld. The
latter is booked for II speeches In tho
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
xyu, ,.,,, for Knn.n. Ur,ob.v av.

San Francisco, Oct. ai.--Gcn. Shaficr
authorized the employment of the nee
cssary clerks Ia insure the preparation
OF the records of the Kansas regiment
In time for mustcr-out October - Col.
Mc,calf announced that the regiment
would leave San Francisco u, eight
o'clock on the evening Of October 20,
the train running in two sections. The
question as to whether the regiment
will travel through Kansas In the day
or night has not yet been determined.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 81. william II.
barnes, secretary Of horticulture. Is Mt
work getting up Kansas fruit display
for the Paris exposition. lie returned
yesterday from u trip through Frank.
lin. Coifcy, Allen, Montgomery, Cow
ley and Srdgwick counties and says he
got several barrels Of apples Of very
fine quality. The apples will be kept
IN cold storage until time OF shipment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

A NEW aud up-,o.datc allegation as
ground for asking for separation from
her husband is brought by Mrs Samuel
Goldfnrb, Of New York. who says Mr..
Goldfarb is too ugly To live with. Since
they were married In 1890 the husband
has spent a small fortune, Il is said, In
complexion improvcrs and bcautiiicrs,
but still the lady says he does not come
up to her ideal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

A DISAPPOINTED FOREIGNER.
Relative of the Earl Of Dover Claims He
Was Persuaded ia Marry mn Insane
American tsiri Named Cutting.

San Francisco, Oct. 2i.-liarold
Courtcnay, II near relative of the earl
Of Dover, arrived last night to prose-
cute n suit for damages against Fran
els Cutting, the millionaire fruit
packer. Courtcnay claims that Cut
ting induced him to marry his dangh-
ter, Miss isabella. in 1897, knowing
full well ut the time that the girl was
insane. Mrs. Courtcnay became vio-
lcntly insane two days after the mar
ringe while ON honeymoon trip to
Italy on the steamer liuldn. Ever since
then She has been confined In an insane
asylum. Courtcnay says he has ample
evidence that his wife was insane be-
fore the wedding. lie claims $4,000
A N nnUcs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
ANs,... Ma, r,cr,.d Clerk.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Oct 2i.--Thc
synod of the Reformed church, EN-.
bracing Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Me-
braska and Colorado, is In session to-
day Mt Long Tree, In. Rev. Blosscr, OF
Orangcvillc, H., was chosen president.
Rev. ioomcrshinc, of Marquette, Ia,
and Rev. Shuri, of lola, Kan, were
elected stated clerks, and Rev. Ruffna,
of Nebraska, corresponding secretary.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
.J,,,,r I,,,d WI,hout I,.,I.

Paris. Mo-, Oct. -. Alexander Jcs.
ter. accused of the murder Of Gilbert
Gates, was held to the grand jury.
Judge Moss announced that in view of
the evidence brought out by the state
he deemed II his duty Ia remand the
prisoner To Jail without bail to await
the action Of the grand jury, which
will meet Monday at Paris,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

Vienna. Oct. 2i.-Col. Schneider, the
former Austrian attachc ai Paris, whose
nnrnr has been prominently connected
with tbs alleged treason Of former
Capt, Drcyfus, and who, !, is generally
understood, fought duel about Octo.
Der ~ with Capt. Cuignet, OF the French
nrmY, Is dcnd.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

MINNESOTA expects soon To have the
first monument erected to the good
Indian" The Minnesota Valley His
torical society has decided to build u
granite shaft 50 feet high to the menu
ory of Indians who befricndcd white
settlers during the Sioux rebellion OF
1861 II will he located ON state land
near the village of Morton, Rcnvilie
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
New Gigantic steel Plant.

Cleveland, o., Oct ai.-Stecl mills
which will rival In size the big John
son plant Mt Lorraine. o., will soon be
established at Fairport llarbor, n few
miles east of this city. The cost Is
said to be 81, 900, 900. The name will
br the Holly Steel company. One
thousand acres of land has been Sc.
cured. with n frontage Of $500 feet on
la, river
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

That promissory note, while an cv'
idence Of debt, Is not debt itself un-
less delivered Ia the person to whose
order II Is drawn. Is the substance Of u
decision handed down by n Pittsburgh,
Pa, judge. A claim for si9, was
presented by sister of the late James
&. McKown, based ON note drawn In
her favor, but not delivered Ia her In
her brothers lifetime. II was found
among his papers after his death aud
turned over to the sister. The Judge
ruled that the note was only nm rvi.
dencc of debt, In connection with other
facts that might support the claim.
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To Decrease Divorces.

Troy. \. V, Oct. ai.-rhc New York
Presbyterian synod approved Bishop
Pot,cr's stand on the divorce question
by the adoption Of n resolution enjoin'
ing upon all its ministers absolutely To
refuse to marry divorced persons cx-
cept II is the innocent party under "A
divorce granted for reasons fully rccog'
pizcd In the New Tcstimcnt.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26

The greatest rainfall in the world Is
In India at ChcrrapoonIc Ice, facing the
hay Of Bengal where the average an
nual fall Is about 500 inches. This is
island of Styc, the wettcst spot in the
British isles The hot moisture borne
inland from the Bay Of Bengal meets
the great cliffs near Chcrrapoonj,-,
and not being able to continue u, "a low
level, II climbs only to he prccipi,a,cd
In rainfall. In 1861 the rainfall here
reached 90l inches.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-26
nm. r.nrh.. Mn.i An,xrr fnr li

Robcrtstlalc, \lnd., Oct, ai.--lmmcdl-
ately after the funeral of Arthur Whit
ncy, aged II. yesterday, the father of
the hoy swor, ont n warrant for the
arrest Of Prof W. u. Ricchcrs, princi-
pal of the local school, on the charge
Of manslaurhtcr, alleging his boys
death was the result of whipping ad-
minislcrrd by the teacher Scptcmbcr