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LATE LIEUT.. EUGENE $. FRENCH.
omcer Killed at Manila a Native Of
New York

HELENA, Mont. February 24.-Liett En-
gene s. French of the 1st Montana yolup-
teers. who was killed IN a skirmish near
Caioocan. was son of Stephen 3. French.
for many years chairman of the board of
police commissioners of New York city. and
a prominent republican politician.
Lieut. French was born in New York
about twenty-five years ago. but has been
a resident OF Helena for fifteen years He
was twice elected county treasurer OF this
county. and at the time of the outbreak
OF war was state agent of the Mutual Re
serve Fund Life Insurance Company of
New York. He leaves Q wife and child.
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Good Fiction Cheap.

Anna Katharine GREEN'S greatest detect
i've story s-Agatha Webb began in The
Saturday Star last week. and will continue
through about twenty numbers. Send The
Saturday Star to some eut-of-town friend
who likes good fiction. and the gift will be
appreciated, for the story alone is worth
more than the price of subscription-fifty
cents to any address BY mall for six months.
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Evening Star Bureau,
No. 127 King street
Bell Telephone No log

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February a. 1899.
Fire broke out at o'clock this morning
in an unoccupied frame tenement house on
the corner of Princess and Royal streets,
completely destroying the building and
spreading to an adjoining frame house,
which was also consumed.
According to previous arrangement the
Columbia hose wagon responded with two
horses and did effective work with plug
stream.
The Hydraulion engine was drawn to the
scene by four horses. The department was
in service about an hour and half.
John Harlow owned the house in which
the flames originated. 1t was valued at
about $500 and insured. The other house
belonged to Captain William Smith and
was valued at about 500, partly covered
by insurance.
1t had been occupied as a hall by the
Fern Leaf Club, a colored social organfza-
ton.
The fire is supposed to have been of in
cendiary origin.
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THE UNION PRINTERS LABEL.
Effort to Pass Laws Requiring Gov
ernment sc of LIT.

The introduction of bill by Representa-
tive GrOsvenOr yesterday to print the label
OF the typographical Union of the United
States and Allied Printing Press on all of
the publications of the government is un-
derstoOd to be the beginning of movement
having for It's object the enactment of ma
uonh and state legislation requiring the
printing Of the union label on all govern
mental publications. state and national
IL Is said that the American Federation of
Labor and allied organizations intiorse the
project
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TO PLAY CARDS At HIS TOMB.
Novel Request of IN Ohio CapitaIis
Lately Deceased

KENYON. Ohio, February 24.-James NJ
White. the capitalist. is dead. Deceased
some time ago built an immense mausoleum
and fitted it ur elegantly. and directed that
his friends should come there and play
cards and enjoy themselves after his death,
adding that n could not take a aand, but
he would be with them. anyway
He was a thirty-second DEGREE Mason
having been member of that order for
hfty-two years. The members of the fra
ternity from all parts. of the state viii at
estate to two daughters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-24
RescInded Their Order.

The District Commissioners today re-
scinded their order of October %, 1898,
which directed that no more permits or
licenses for entertainments at Armory Hall,
o street between It'll and Sth streets north
west, be issued.
The first order was made on representa-
tons by citizens and the police department
that the hall had been the scene of many
disorderly gatherings, and the citizens re-
quested and the police department recon-
mended the action taken by the Commits
sioners last October.
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Fire at Mtiscogee, I. II.

A fire Wednesday night destroyed almost
one-half the town Of Muscogee. 1. T.. en-
failing a loss aggregating nearly 500, 1000.
The fire began in a negro shanty near the
court house. 1t spread east, south and
north. and destroyed the greater portion of
the business district and many private resi-
dences. There was no loss of life.
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GEORGE H. B. WHITE DEAD
Prominent and uTsp,ed Bushes. Man of
Washf lgtonPasses Away.
Was Cashier NJ .iona' Metropolitan
neutrality-suspicious. for Funeral
but PART kny Made.

Mr.. George HI a White died, shortly
after II o'clotf ia evening at Garfield
Hospital. The end Has not unexpected to
the members 81 his family and to the large
circle OF friends, te the latter of w'nom came
the announcement in last evenings Star of
his critical Illness. AS stated then, the
change for the worse came yesterday, and
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Transport Sherman at Port Said.

PORT SAID. February 24-The United
States transport Sherman, from New York
February 3. via Gibraltar on February a.
having on board one battalion of the 18th
Regular Infantry and the entire Sd Regi-
ment of Infantry, commanded by Col
Page. arrived here today on her way to
Manila.
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PuddIers, Pay Raised.

Iron Company has posted notice at its
works at Blrdsboro' Of an increase of 23
cents a ton In the wages of puddlers, to go
into effect April l.. The new rate will be
50 20 a ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-24

English Government In India Inclined
to Credit Report.

BOMBAY, February 4.-There are per-
sistent rumors among the natives at
Peshawur that the Ameer of Afghanistan,
Abdur Rahmau Khan, is dead
The Indian government has not received
any confirmation of this report but 1t Is
though quite probable that such informa-
ton would come more speedily through ma
tive channels.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Richard Hamilton Taylor of New
York city and Mary Virginia Riley of this
city; Joseph M. Smith and Carrie L. Matt
son, both of Baltimore, Nd.
Colored-Jeff Webster and Lucy Ken
nedy.
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Senate Committee on the District,
A short session of the Senate committee
on the District of Columbia was held TO-
day. Favorable reports were authorized on
House bill $3.50, to quiet land titles in the
District and on Senate bin 55o4, to provide
for the extension of Howard avenue.
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Grain, Provi.ions and Cotton Market,

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1419 st, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La
denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York.
"a
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Senator Jones' Improved Condition.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas is still improv-
ing. He passed a very comfortable night
and this afternoon his condition was favor
abba
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J, February 24.-Grain
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N Ifh'-b1 RfSPRFrABIE CDIDRED GIRL
place to work and go school Call 1I5e tgtFi
st. NV, after school hours morn.
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LADIES' GOODS.
LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. In bankruptcy In the matter OF
George T. Keen, bankrupt. No. 7S.--To the cred
itors of George T. Keen Of the city of Washington
d. G.. bankrupt: Notice is hereby given that on
the Goth day of October, A. d. 1899, the said
George T. Keen duly adjudcated bankrupt
upon his own petition. and that the first meeting
of creditors will be held the Office of the under
signed. No. 45S louisiana avenue northwest, in
the city of Washington, D. c., in room No. 8. on
the Goth day of November, A d. 1892 at 3
attend prove their claims, appoint a trustee, ex-
anime the bankrupt and transact such other bust
ness may properly come before said meeting
CHARLES II. ARMIES. Referee In Bankruptcy 1t
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WANTED-BOARD

W AN1ED-BOARD BY LADY AND TWO Chill
dren tagged six and eight. convenient or Access
sible to Friends Select School location and san
t'a'Gh must be unsurpassed; rooms sunny and
board may be plain. but wholesome only shso-
intely private family Will be considered; a lady
nvlng alone preferred; references exchanged
State terms. which must be reasonable 10 Mrs
c. Upland Ccrnwall-on- Hudson. n Y
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS WILL. BE RECEIVED AT NO 1901
G ST. NV. until November 10 for tearing down and
removing all the materials in the house. stable and
adjacent walls at the OF 18th and OFsts
NV, on the lot to be occupied by the Iowa Apart
ment House. Fol further particulars address J. Ell
FhETH WATKINS. Secretary Iowa Apartment
0oVss ~ RO6-6t
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STEAM CARPET CLEANING.

ANNOTATED STEAM CARPET CLEANING AND
U: s. Mattress Works.-Carpets and Rugs clean
ed Mattresses made to order and remade. Iron
Beds. Cribs, Divans and Springs. Once 6O7 11th
ST NV Works. 1065 and 1857 2Stb at
NEWMYER. Manager. Phone s0A. ocIS-lms
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FOR RENT-UAFURNISRI
1873 S NV. llr&b 500. 90 2
1873 Belmont ay, :
Wash Hts. lAr&b Co. 90 4
23lA 18th nv. ior&h.4T 80 d
II as
ocli-s. tu&tn-tf
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D HOUSES.
18th near h, lar. 2b. 300
18Th near y, I5r. $50
Wyoming ar. lSr, %. lou
II I ay&16th, I1r. .125
Y near l7th. 10r. 100
Q near 22d, lar, Z tub. lbs
CES.
633 + NV. Sd floor $1,000
941 F NV, I'd floor. .l2.o0
4T0 la ay. $40 & 1900
$50 f NV, Sd floor. .12.00
$50 + NV. 4th floor. 800
405 It'll NV, ea.....10.0o
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FOR RENT-NO. 22ul X ST NV FACIEG
park aud Pa. ave: brick and stone house,
with rooms and bath; all modern improve
ments; southern exposure Rent, $45 DO, In
Guiding water rent.
nO4-St b. Ii. WARNER 4 co.
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FOR RENT
l141 . NV, fur $50 90
114S L ST. fur. .l25 90
1873 18Th. cor Greg luU. uu
1905 Conn av, lar, b. 10000
NJ nr Cunn av. 1871. 2hSe. 20
O56 Mass ay ne. l2r. 80 ~
S2i 18th NV. l2r. 80. 90
Office rooms. i3S1 + nv
noi-6t' TYLER & RI
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UNFURNISHED.

FOR RENT-CoZI HOME; 6 ROOMS AND BATH
best part fashionable NV: low rent; fine condi-
tion; heated by furnace; dry cemented cellar I'M
der whole house. Apply at lT0S Oregon u ".
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FOR RENT-BY OSCAR W. WHITE, l114 F ST.
1872 Harv d Col Hgts.S42 1921 100. 40
1926 9th st NV, Tr... % 1916 Fla he. Is
12S Sth st NV. Is 43l Sd st ne ........ -
Apsrtm Is in Olympia. bSeyeral furnished houses.
no3-f
FOR RENT-BY LATIMER 4 NESBTT. 1921 q ST
1910 S NV. 9reSb. sac so sI3 II NV. lIrSb $50 20
POLL q NV. 9rSb. 1000 $50 ] ne. crab. -. so
All o NV l0r&b. 40 90 1888 Fla aV, SF&b. -. 90
2231 18th NV Crab q 90 1918 10th Grab. Is 80
36ts 18th zr&h %. so nO4 81
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FOR RENT EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE
house near Dupont Circle; IL good rooms; kitch-
en- on main floor; $50 per mo. W. X ELLIS. h25
llth ST. no4 81
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WANTED-HELP.
MALE

WANTED 4 BRIGHT Young MAN AS ASSIST
an; bOULk,cpeF: with Some experience pre-
fcrr,d and not afraid Of early hours II m 10 )
pm Address. stating age reference ara slLtTy
i, sired, BOX 81. StaT ufh,r. Htt--t-
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WANTED-TWO COMPETENT CoIoRED nut
Iers S.sD S2a; experience essential; neat house
boy $13, private families. LADIES IN
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PERSONAL.

lilo G ST. NV, MARLBOROUGH MANICURE
Hair and Facial Culture Parors;'' professional
experts ARTISTS; branch Manicure at Ar.
lngton Drug Store; ladies' work, Soc In No
vember only, first floor psrlors. MOTIVE
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7oR RENT HOUSES TNEERNISHFn-

FOR RENT-No. 1871 CORCORAN ST. VERY
desirable brick residence; 8 rooms and hath:
numerous closets; newly pRpered and paint ed !
price S3I5o per mo. GASCH BROS. 1867 r ST.
no4-3t
FOR RENT-NEAR CONN AVE. 1870 M ST .
rms and bath, $500 n mo-; 1902 2lst 81
dnuhle hnnsa M La 2.
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FOR RENT-OFFICES

FOR REMITTANCE, WEId.LHiHTED MODERN
offices, elevator, electric light steam heaT: inni
tor service; rent $3.50; no extras Metzerott
bldg, ITO f st. NV.
oc30-tf GASCu BROS, Agts.. 1907 F st.
FOR RENT-OFFICES 1t07 f ST: SUITE . RS
LIST floor; heat and electric light; SIS 3 rs en-
suite, 30 floor; heated; so; or win separate al
low rates oc2S-lm
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FOR RENT-No. 1920 ST. NV; A MODERN
4-story white stone house, with s rooms and
bath; all modern Improvements: recently put
in nice order. Rent, S6O.55, Including water
B. II. WARNER & CO.
MOIST a1s n 81 NV
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WtNTFp-BY TAILOR. YOUNG MAN To HELP
on ladies' coats: permanent. MlNSBltIIIh'
,@r9 - ~ neI -2t'
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WANTED BUILDERS. APPLY At
buildings Iydeckcr and Morgan St, Hot
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WANTED IMMEDIATELY. An HONEST, INDUS
tri,irs nfica hoy lcolnredl. At 10iO 81. NV.
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WANTED-FLATS.

WANTED-TO LEASE FOR THE PROPRIETOR
Of d seaside hotel small. flrst class hotel or
slartu ent house. Must be in good northwest To-
cation B. II. WARNER Il co,
MOIST Sl6 4 ".
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FOR RENT - ONE OF THOSE DESIRABLE
houses on New Hampshire ave, just north OF
Washington Circle; 8-story brick and stone
house. with rooms and bath; all modern
improvements, open plumbing; in good re-
pair. Rent, S4O.65, Including water rent
no4-3t b. H. WARNER a co.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

FOR SAI.E-FINE CORNER GROCERY. MEAT
and provision store in ne; S-room house and
store; $50 month; rent pad TIL Dec. 1; reason
FOR selling is the owner Is sick. Price 500, if
sold this month.
Office
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FEMALE,

WANTED-RY A GOOD COLORED GIRL. TO DO
general housework; win go home at night. 1915
= 81. W. ~
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FOR RENT--HOUSES.
FURNISHED.

FOR RENT-To DESIRABLE TENANT, HAND
some residence, one square Of Dupont circle; l.
rooms and bath rooms; completely and ele-
Office II
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WANTED-NAN WITH $500 TO TAKE HALF IN
terest in light manufacturing business that vii
pay SIS TO SO per week. Address PROFITABLE
Star office. NORGE
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1899-02-28
VOL. LII. NO. 274O.

men claim they nave a majority. In
the rush of bills the title was not no.
ticed or recognized or there might
have been fuss over the reference.
In the same way Rep. Aldrich intro
duced the same bill and had it laid on
the table from which it can be taken
and put on its passage at any timo
when there are votes enough.
Rep. Nevins, of Allegan county, OF"
fered a measure in the house that pro.
poses to license tipplers at the rate of
S5 per year The Licenses are not
transferable on penalty of being sent
to Jail for 80 days, while the dealer who
sells to any person not holding a Ii
cense is liable to a fine of $25 for each
offense. The proceeds derived from
such licenses are to GO into the county
poor fund.
The governor ridicules the idea that
he has offered to compromise with
President Ledyard of the Michigan
Central or with anybody else any
smallest particle of the Atkinson bill,
and in addition TO the ridicule he en-
phatically denies the whole story.
Rep. Kingott tried to introduce a
bill authorizing the commissioner of
the land office to sell or dispose of the
swamp lands on the st. Clair flats, but
on account of the legal points involved,
the bill was referred to the judiciary
committee.
There is one representative in con-
gress who approves of poll. tax, and
he is going to try and get legislation
that will require man to pay such
tax or forfeit his electoral franchise.
What do you think of that
Sen. Atwood is the latest legislator
TO try his hand at drafting a railroad
tax bill. He will aim to avoid the un-
constitutional and otherwise objection
able features of the other bills on this
subject.
The fish commission asks SS1 800. OF
this Sl5, 900 is to be used for establish
ing n new hatchery on the Au Sable
river and the rest for keeping up work
in the other hatcheries.
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action on the bills, as every senatorvot-
ing for them would be at least morally
bound to vote against any bill which
proposes any change in the bounty. A
number OF the senators were absent,
and the resolution was adopted by a
vote of II 10 Z. 1t is freely predicted
that the adoption of this resolution by
the senate sounds the death knell of all
pending bills which make any change
in the present bounty. Even should
the house pass such a bill, which does
not appear TO be likely, the senate, It
is believed. will kill It.
Representative Nevins' bill providing
that every person who desires to drink
intoxicating liquors as a beverage shall
be required 10 take out a license, has
found q counterpart In a bill introduced
by Representative Colby OF Detroit The
latter provides that every person who
desires TO treat another TO these liquors
shall take out license permitting him
to do so.
j. II. Brown, a member OF the state
live stock sanitary commission, and as
sociate editor of the Michigan Farmer,
is pushing a bill for the appointment in
every village and city of an inspector
Of dairy and creamery butter. so-called
process butter" oleomargarine and
butterine. He says oleomargarine is
legitimate product, but should be sold
for just what il is, and his idea is to
have the inspector grade all these prod
ucts according to the score adopted by
the Michigan Dairymen's association.
Every package should be stamped by
the Inspector with its score. thus en-
ablng the customer to know just eX.
actly what he is buying and permitting
him to he the judge OF whether he
wants it or not. This would permit de-
ception in the sale Of oleomargarine
even when colored and would drive the
rancid butter out of the market.
JAMES " BARRY.
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The King OF the Belrians.

The King of Belgians takes a great
deal Of outdoor exercise. and partic-
ularly so when at Ostend, his favor
ite resort, and where he has a charm
ing summer palace Although he suf-
fers from lameness arising from a
stiff knee, he usually walks fully
twenty miles a day. The cause OF his
lamaness occurred many years ago
when he was quite a young man and
Queen Victoria was visiting Brussels.
Prince Leopold. as he was then, was
in command of Her Majesty's escort,
necessitating his being in the saddle
for many hours during a heavy down.
pour, from which he caught a chill,
1t settling in his knee, causing per-
manent lameness.
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a Fair PROPOSAL,

The general agent of Stetson's Double
Uncle Toms Cabin Co, which will ar-
rear at Underwood's opera house on
Friday evening claims that this
company is the largest and best Uncle
Tom Co. travelling, comprising thirty first
class artists. So complete is their scenery
that the piece could be put on in barn
for better tcenic effects than l. produced
by ary other company. They have
grsnd double band and orchestra OF ten
pieces aud one that Is hard TO eat. The
African mandolin students are the first
and only colored people appearing In
public and performing on the Spanish
mandolin. The Lone Star Quartet is
claimed 10 be without an equal, and the
Topsies, there they have something that
charms all; t,go Marks, the best that
big salary can secure. If we do not give
the best performance OF this piece ever
seen In this city we will cheerfully re-
fund the price of admission. VIII any
other Uncle Tom Co. do thisY No, be-
cause they have not got the show to do
So Stetson's Co. have.
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STATE LEGISLATURE.

The following bills have been passed:
Disorganizing the village of Even in
Ontonagon county and attaching the
territory to Mcmillan township
Passed the house, gone to the senate;
legalizing the action of the Saginaw
county supervisors in detaching part
of Milwaukee township and attaching
it to Buena Vista township. Passed
the house, gone to the governor; au-
thorizing Oliver township, Huron Co.. e,
to bond for $40, 900 to aid in securing a
sugar beet factory. Passed the house,
gone to the senate; for a constitutional
amendment for additional circuit Judge
in st. Clair county. Passed the senate,
gone to the house; authorizing Wayne
county to bond for 100000. Passed
the senate, gone to the governor; for
the organization Of corporate NJ. e.
churches. Passed the senate, gone To
the governor.
The following bills have passed both
houses of the legislature and been sent
to the governor: One providing for
submission to qualified voters of the
township of Nottawa, Isabella county,
the question of relief of Chas Hibbnen,
township treasurer, who lost the money
in bank failure; submission TO quail
fed voters of Bloomfield township,
Isabella county, the question of relief
of Henry ID. Wright, treasurer, who
lost money on account of bank failure;
to authorize Roscommon supervisors
to bond for $4,000.
The house had a scrap over a resolu-
tion offered by Rep. Hoffmeister that
the state affairs committee take q jun
ket to the Bay City sugar beet factory
to observe the practical workings of
the industry, in view of the legislation
on the subject that will be asked.
Sc, al members opposed it and several
roll Is were taken on amendments.
1t was finally amended to include the
committee on private corporations and
then passed
The following bills have been signed
by the governor: Muskegon school
board; vacating township of Wheat
field, MontmorencY county, and incor-
porating it in Vienna township; vacat-
ing those four Crawford county town
ships, over which there was so much
trouble; relief of the treasurer of
Home, Montcalm county; detaching
certain territory from West Bay City
and attaching it to Bangor, Bay county.
On the last day for introducing bills
the house handled them for time at
the rate rate of three a minute. In
one period of 11O minutes, 36s bills
were received, read first and second
time by title, and referred to commit
tees or tabled. The total number in
troduced at this session was 1,143.
Gov. Pingree has signed the bill pro-
viding that the state shall pay the
rental Of armories of military compan-
les in active service.
The total number of senate bills in
troduced at this session was SAC, as
against SCI last session.
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How beavers Fell Trees.

Mr. Vernon Bailey, who has recent
ly studied the work of beavers, says
that those animals. have an ingenious
method of cutting the trunk of tree
which they wish to fell. Instead OF
attempting to gnaw it straight
through, they make two cuts, one
above another, and then pry out
pieces between the cuts. The result
Of their operations is a V-shaped
notch, resembling that made by a
woodman with his axe.