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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10

bullet arter him. wAile the bar walked
off as cool as you please. / made up
my mind to kill that dawg when he
came creepin' back, and the old wo-
man was wise 'nuff to femme alone
till cooled off, Then she said:
Zeb, it amt no use talkin'. When
dawg's bin brung up in Christian
family and never even heard the folks
say by gum" yo' can't make him
abide SIGH cuss words as yo'rs. Mebbe
dawgs lhev souls, and mebbe they
haven't, but some OF EN- hev sartinly
got religus feelin's. Yove driv this
dawg away bekase he couldn't stand
cussin'.'
ut looked like it." said the old man
to me, 'and hadn't much to say about
it. Fact was, felt ashamed Of the
hull thing, and I promised myself to
sort o. let up on cussin' In future.
When a critrer has got to that pint
whar' his own dawg can't abide his
language he'd better hold on. looked
fur the dawg to come back that day,
but he didn't. He didn't show up next
day nor the next, and ii looked like he
had headed fur Virginny. II was about
midnight on the fo'th night that the
old woman woke me up from a sound
sleep and said:
'zeb. thar's some varmint movin'
about outside. 1t may be the dawg,
and it may be bar or Wild cat
Il reckon it's the dawg," says, arter
llstenin' mint. "I'll git up and let
him in
But don't make no blunder,' she
says. When man takes his dawg out
into the woods and cusses him out o.
his hide. as yo' did. the Ladw amt
gwine to pass it over. He's gwine 10
punish that man, and 20 jest look
out
Her words kind o. riled me up" said
Zeb, "and when | hoped out O. bed /
made up my mind I'd drag that dawg
into the cabin and lick him most TO
death and then swar at him till he
stretched out an died. I'm a believer
in the Lawd and all that, but II a man
can't sw'ar at his dawg, what's the use
OF Twin? didn't wait to pull on my
trowsers, but flung the doah open and
called out to the dawg. He wasn't
thar. but seen him dodgin' behind a
bush little ways of, and so ran out
to grab him. When got to the bush |
grabbed suthin', but it wasn't my lost
dawg. No, sub. II. was full grown
bar with his teeth on aige and his
claws ready fur bizness. You bet /
was astonished and all that. / was
ready 10 let go and git back into the
house, but the critter wouldn't hear Of
1t. He jest riz up and tackled me, and
he didn't mean to give me no far show
either I was bare-legged and bare
handed. and il didn't take much fgger-
in to make out that thar would be a
funeral within day or two. I hadn't
yelled mo- than three times before the
old woman knowed what was I'D. The
bar throwed me down and rolled me
about. and though | got my hands on
his throat and choked him he kept
usin' teeth and claws 1t was the old
woman who saved my life She grab
bed burnin' brand from the fireplace
and come runnin' out She jabbed
that bar in the ere with the brand.
and he. let up on me and went rolIin'
I
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his toes began to twitch, the look Of
benevolence faded into one Of surprise.
and the odor of singed hair filled the
room and made him sneeze in lone
some way.
Copyright, 1899 by C. B. Lewis)
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10

tim one mawnin while we was eatjn'
breakfast. I grabbed my gun and got
out and set the dawg on him. The
dawg was sort o. faint-hearted bout
takin' hold and bega, 10 swear at
him. hadn't ripped out six hot words
befo' he made sneak. 7 was so pew
erful mad over his goin- that I sent 4
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DIED.

NOTWITHSTANDING, at Elberon. on Wednesday,
Sept 81. 1890, Emma Manning. wife offLews
b, Brown, in her saith year.
Funeral services from the residence Of herson-in-
law, Harrison T.. dawtry. IL West hh ST..
Sunday Oct. l. 1900. at $50 p. NJ.
DENIKE.-At the residence of her daughter May
wood. neo Louise Ward. widow OF late theodore
Denke.
IntorInent At Peskskill Notice Of services Sunday
DICKINsON.-on Friday. Sept. ~. 1880. at her
homo, d3 Wayne 1T. jersey City. Celia aoss
wife II tho late william l.. Dickinson. in the SD
year Of her age.
Funeral SUNDAY. Oct. l. at 1870 P. NJ. from her
late residence.
REYSOLDS.-On Thursday, Sept -, 1929. At the
residence of her son-in-law, e. LeGrando wash
bunu. al Chappae Iua Matilda H.. widow oi tho
late Smith Reynolds in the slst year o her age.
Funeral services on Monday. Oct. p AZ the Mount
Kisco NJ r. Church at 3:i5 p NJ. Carriages will
be I'm waiting Mount RiSco onarrival OF POS
train from Grand Central Depot.
THE KENSICo CEMETERY: Private station. Hnr,
L lam Railroad; ~ minutes rldo from the Grand
Central Depot. Office. III East AID 81.
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ROE ADVERTIsES ms WIFE.
He wouldn't Take Her to the Dewey C~le-
bration and She Went with Another Man.

He wouldn't Take Her to the Dewey Cele-
bration and She Went with Another Man.
NEwpuRo, Sept. 29.-To-day William Roo
caused to be inserted Ia local paper an adver-
tisement that his wife had left his bed and
board and that he would pay no debts Of her
contraction. The cause Of it was that she per-
sisted in seeing the Dewey celebration. a nd be-
cause he would not 60 she went away with an
other man. Roe il a farmer who lives near
Pishkill He and his wife have been married
tUenty-two years. They have several children.
four OF them being under eight years OF age.
According to the story OF Roe. a cousin. who
was formerly a policeman OF New York came
10 live with them some months ago. His wife
has insisted that they go aud see the Dewey
celebration. but he felt that he could not afford
#. Yesterday. after he had eaten his dinner
md gone to the corn field, the cousin hired a
yehicle and he and Roes wife went for drive.
When Roo went to his evening meal hs found
them gone. Then he suspected that they were
oil their wav to tho celebration. He went to
FIshkill and across on the ferry to Newburg.
The boat had Just started when the woman
10 New York 10y the Ramsdel line.
When the ferry reached Newburg. Roe was
on hand With tears streaming down his
cheeks he implored his wife TO return to her
children. She refused and when ltoe m AIDE a
Inove aG though he was to take hold Of his wife
a noIiceman brushed him aside and the boat
moved out He returned TO Ftshkiii, inserted
An advertisement in n local paper and ordered
auction bills offering his belongings for sale.
lie says he will leave the country.
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Celebrator. Hurt In n Trolley Accident

Auolley ear on the North Hudson County
Railway loaded down with passengers eager to
sec the parade stopped yesterday morning ut
Palisade avenue and Barclay street. in West
Hoboxen. As it did so another ear behind. also
fun Of passengers crashed into it. The motor
man on the rear car jumped. John Cant Of
Nav York avenue, Jersey City, had his lett foot
eruAhad ami WAS seriously injured internally.
He was taken to Christs Hospital. Jersey City.
August StaslIe. Of Weshawken street. West
Hoboken was cut badly on the right arm. He
WIS attended ny physician and Went home
'lt' ttlrr pS-SongsrS were slight D., cut
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Reflected Lights from The Face OF the
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THE Holy Family A Christmas Meditation"
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Ward Hill at College" Everett T. Tomlin-
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Israel The Biblical People. Israel. Past
Present. and Future; Battling for Mankind
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Tho Posthumous Papers OF the Pckwick
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Prince Timoteo" David s. Foster. tNeelyD
Small Engines and Boilers. A Manuel Of
Concise and Specific Directions for the Con-
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The Writings OF Thomas Jefferson" Com
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Among the Farm-Yard People" Clara d.
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On Trial" BY 'Xack" tScribner'sI
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COURT or APPEALS.
Calendar Of Appeals from Orders Set fer
the Opening Day. October Term.

ALBANY. Sept 25.-The Court OF Appeals
will convene for the October term on Monday
The following calendar OF appeals from orders
has been SGT for the opening day:
sO7, in re BJstwick, deceased. H11. in re settle
ment of accounts OF Norton, as executor, Hc.: s2<
Doane vs. tho Mercantile Trust Co.. as executor &C
III . in re financial affa OF the town of Hampstead
H4s, in re application of Frederic DALI White. an
infant. Sc. n28 and "27. In re settlement OF az.
counts OF Robinson and others as executors. We
a2s, in re- ,lueville Electric Light and Power Co.
s2". People OK rel Tate W.; Dalton az COMMIT noher.
attorney SC; N4o ana H41 Sexsmith Vs. Mills: Hai
Mcliown va McGown (BelD: VA. People ex rel
Howard vs. Board of Supervisors o. the county of
Erie Ne: ABB. Peopl" rel Cornell steam boat CO.
W. Dsderick a. assessor, &c: H33, People eI rel
Young IA trustee &c, w. DederiCk "A assessor Nc:
p3E, Hubbard w. Housley ct al levy. appellant
p45, People er rel keOhane Va. Moss and others r."
lice Co ssioners &c. H:}i. Bre and another
Vs. the Mayor 80. Brown as rec liver vs. tho Mayor
&c.: p3a in estate F.rngan, degeAsad "SS
Isaacs and another Va. CaldeH !'i2, People eh ne
Kane vs. Roosevelt and others. Pol CommissiolI
ers &C.. p4a Levy vs.. Dunn sheriff and the Ma
uonal surety Co; y+7, p, ople Ct rel Long lsland
Railroad Compant w. B,Ard Of RailrOad Commits
sioners and others; a49, People rel May oyersseF
OF the Poor. Nc. vs.. Maynard. superintendent vi
the Poor, &c.. and another.
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NoRwAIK. Conn. Sept 29.-At noon today
Miss H. Louise Leach. daughter OF Hon. II. o.
Leach. was married to Harry 7. stevens. OF
Nebraska The ceremony was performed in
the nav Fairfield congregational Church by
the Rev W. .. Beekman. Mas M. Eii1nbeth
Leach OF Springfield Mass. was maid OF honor
man. The ushsrs we're Miss Mary Satterlee.
Mas Lima Treadwell. Miss Grace \. Cham pion.
Miss Sophia p. Barnum OF Sorwalk
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DeLeon'. Follower. De..rti.r Him.

C. L. Furman. member Of the State Com
mittee Of the DeLeon faction Of the Socialstio
Labor Party. resigned that office yesterday and
joined the anti-DeLeon men. This ia tho
second officer oi the DeIIaon faction who re-
signed and went over to the anti DeLeonites.
They say that DeLeon was responsible for the
split in he party: that he is inclined to he a
boss. and that they have no contilenee in him
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G. W. DILLINGHAM; CO., Publishers, New YaA
TELEPHONk CIR HARD WORKED
More HclIos Even Than They Had in the
Last Blizzard.

TtNt BIIINuTu.
The telephone exchanges have had the
busiaat Of all times this week More mes
sages lave been sent over telephone wires
than ever before in one week, and on Thurs
day tho rr ease was generally 30 per cent.
greater than on any one previous day Here
tofore the last blizzard week held the record
fprt,'cphone calls but on Monday the busiest
days record Of the blizzard week was broken
The number OF calls ON Tuesday exceeded
those OF Monday, and Wednesdays exceeded
those OF TUESDAY. fhe Broad street exchange
has figured that 1t handled on Thursday ~ per
Der cent. more business than on any previous
brokers. lawyers, customers, visitors end
others determined to crowd all the business
necessary Tor three days into one. In the Cort :
andt street exchange the increase was put at
80 per cent. Every available operator was kent
on dutyand frequent reiefs were made because
OF the strain.
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Toy Pistol wounds school rrlncipnl.

BLOOMFIELD. n. j.. Sent. 2o.-Charles Allen
Boyd. principal OF the Berkeley public school
was accidentally shot in the right hand ysster-
day by a toy pistol that he took away from
a boy who had been shooting it OFF in honor OF
Admiral Dewey.
Mr.. Boyd rushed against tho pistol. causing
1t to explode. The wadding penetrated the
palm Of his hand.
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Mrs. Annie Leary McBirnie. dressmaker. n
suing Col Rsrtram II. Clayton Of the Four
teenth Regiment in tho First Municipal court
IN Brooklyn for SI23 alleged to bs due her for
dresses made for Mrs. Clayton. The case
came M IN Judge Nsn's court on Thursday.
and the examination was adjourned until Nov.
10 In hi- answer To- the complaint. col Clays
= "''" net -""ciIying tho defense. asHle0
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Mrs. Wright shoots herself.

While suffering from a At OF Temporary de-
ranGement otthe mind, Mrs Amelia Wright. 40
years old. wife OF Asher Wright. superIntend-
ent Of beet company at Jamaica. shot herself
twice in the abdomen and once in the neck
with a revolver early Yesterday morning. Mrs
Wright has baby three months old and two
other children. Since the birth OF the baby IL
Ia sale TINT Mrs. Wright has not been WE'LL
She obtained possession OF her husbands re-
volver yesterday morning while he was away
from home. Her wounds are thought to be
mortal
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- Augusta Victoria. Ka"mph, Hamburg. Sept Il.
IS Graf Waldrrs.- Kopfaf. Hamburg. Sept. II.
IS Ethiopia, WsdSworth, Glasgow. sept. III.
s. Orcadian. Ontram. Glasgow, Sept. -.
SIS Pawnee. Cartwright Gibraltar. Sept. ~.
81 European, Bertir. London, Sept. L.
SIS Dona Maria. Jensen. St Michaels, Sept. 10.
SIS Daygry. Staubo, Cape Hayti. Sept. IL.
Ss Tslisnian Dahl GAudeloupe. Sept. 7.
S. Dean. Hamilton. Para arbo. Sept. =.
rs Fl Monte, Parker New OrledI Q. Sept. 81.
So Princess Ann Boaz. Norfolk. sept. Is.
IS Bl efsllS Charles. Baltimore. Sept. a..
SIS G ty Of Birmingham, Burg. savannah. Sept. 20.
IS Manhattan. Bennett, Portland Sept. -.
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RED BANK. n. j.. Sept. pa whirlvind went
through this section this afternoon. IL was
funnel-shaped and az it moved made a noise
like an express train Its track was probably
one hundred yards wide. At Eatontown it is
reported to have lifted the roof from the school,
house and blown n house from it's foundations.
In Red Bank it tore big trees mp by the roots
and blew down several chimneys. The damage
was con tned to the western end Of the town.
When ii reached the river the whirer pick ed
up n lot OF winter and then went mp in the air.
Nobody was hurt during the blow
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TO spzAK TO HARrARD FRESHMEN
The New Students Summoned to Listen to
President Eliot Speak.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Sept. 2o.-ProL Wendell
has addressed the following open letter to the
freshmen II II succeeds In its purpose there
will be a record breaking crowd on Tuesday
might. Heretofore. The most heroic efforts
have failed 10 get The freshmen out AFTER
bloody Monday" night.
IT, ne Class OF 1915
The com inittec on the reception OF students
hopes that all freshmen ard all others who
hre ut Harvard for the first ttmo will he present
Oct 4. at =. NJ The meeting will be adj
crossed by President Lliot. by profs. Pea
body Baker and Hollis. and ny Mr.. w. A VI,
Burden, president 81 the senior class.
=" Btp.Tr NrH' ~. Chairman
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Special 3(otirrS.


WATCH
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT OUR TEDDY) and his
ala n HE par4Ie TX horsGs az al sh2n with
II saves luan time aut money ana prOlongH tue life
and ,fuInrEI OF the Morse cali at the HORSE
NnOElSG PARIOliN. 1850 BROADWAY aud 81
NEW CHAMBERS STREET. -
YOU WILL HAVE DEWEY WELCOME.
FADED HAIR RECEIVERS It's youthful color and
suffness By the use nf PARkERS HAIR BALSAN.
HINDERCORSS, the best cure Tor curns. 10 eta
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SIS Cymrc, from New York. at liverpool
Us Fuerst Bismarck. from New York. at Hamburg,
Ss Pretoria. from New York at Hamburg.
SIS Athos, from New York. at Colon.
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MURDERED ~ MS NHOP.
A B0ltimoro Jeweller Killed and Appar
entity Nothing STOLEN.

ehtlS NotnlnK StOien.
BALTIMORE. Md. SEPT, 2l.-Wiliam II O..
Inns. ~ years Cd. jcveller Mt 24O4 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, was found murdered in the back
room "f his ~ ore this morning about q O'Clock
The discovery was made by Mr.. John Gorrie. a
printer. who. at the solicitation Of COllins's
mother, Mr.. laura Collins. broke open the
door oi the shop. Iol Ls was last seen on
Wednesday night. The murder had evidently
found near the body Tine back door OF the
store was unlocked. the stock Of jywelry aud
watches was apparently undisturhed. The sale
door was unlocked but shut. A drawer out of
the sale was lying hy the body with papa
scattered out OF ". hut tho III aver was almost
the police are entirely at sea as to any clue to
the murderer.
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NiRISE TNTELLIGENCN.

MINIATURE >LMASAC-rHIs DAY.
Sun rises. SOB Sun sets. 5:45 Noon sets. 1853
HIGH wAlER-THIs DAY.
Sandy Hook ..4:45 Gov. I'd 5:l7 He'll Cats. 7:Io
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ReliNiuus alotire9.
REV. STEPHEN MERRITT

daar Street Chur h. ne Eighth avenue below
Fou. cent? street. o'clucA SUNDAY afternoon.
Cuiurrd female quartette. southern songs. Mr..
Radcliffe val lead.
4 90 ,PEL TENT. 5Gth st. and Broadway Roy.
"A j. Wilbur CnapInau. u. D.. aud JOhn Willis
DAUr. y. r $. e. K at 4 r. NJ.
uIURCH OF ZION AND 81. TIMOTHY. 9TH
Y stlr"t, between 18th and 9Th AyS.-SerViceS \ A.
NJ II 4 NJ. and = +. NJ. The Rector. the Rey. DR.
Lubbock. will preach in the morning, and the Rev.
b. y. CuCkrruft III the evening.
EGLIsE DU SAINT ESPRIT. 80 22e. rue Quest.
II Service rrligleux le dimanc he lOl q du matin
Ell i sh. du soir R1v, WlTIMEYER. ReCteur
EIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, cor.
Il nrr ~ FL ty-utth str, es-SsrNlaeK Sunday, Oct
l. at II \. NJ and P. NJ. The Rev. Frank W
snoei. d. D.. OF st Louis MO-, ted to Ufhciate
GRACE CHURCH. BroAawIy corner 10th 5 t.
VI Holy Communion, 4 A. NJ.
Early Morning PrHyer,Aud sermon, . a lock
lAter EVensung. \ o'clock
All slttinga free.
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the FUNNY SIDE
OF POLITICS,
By GEORGE S. HILTON.
SECOND EDITION.

Practically all the great orators and
statesmen OF this country are represented
IN the extracts, and the amusing side OF de-
hates on most of the important measures
that have been brought UP in Congress are
represented. Chicago Erening Post
II have read The Funny Side of Politics >
II is n mighty cool combination and
found it very amusing. The incidents are
well told and with many OF them am per
sOnally conversaut. AMOS j. CUMMINGS
Sea; tr,>, on receipt of price sI25
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HODkS-AN ontof- print bouks supplied no mat
- ter on What subject. Write me. stating books
When "a EuLlGIId call and ihsps.t my sioos Of so
600 rare to1As BAKERS GREAT bo0RsiIoP Blr-
n!ingham, Fin gland. 49,
ElC.-"Comic Bla 'kstone." "oll London TN
co goldsOy Legends. PRATT. IUI 9th av
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DALLAS Tex. sept ~ James Rider placed
the lO-year- old son Of George Fulkerson on
the back ofn raeehorse Yesterday afternoon at
Rattan. Tex. The boy was thrown and killed,
His father in his frenzy attacked Rider and
stabbed him " death. Fulksrson ID Ia Jail nj
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MADISON AykNUE kEFUk,.kD ChuRI4I. cor.
wi Bah ~, The - auept Of the Lord's supper
Wll he observed az IL A. NJ. and new membsr~
Will he received. The pastor, Rev, Abbott X. lit
tredGe wall prear h al =. NJ. ON Thoughts Sng
gssted BY the Grand Welcome to Dewey Christian
EnlrRvnr1t TjlJP VI,
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SAILED FROM EoREIaH PORTS
OUTGOING sTEAMsHIPs.

Ss Statendam, from Rotterdam. for New York.
So Finance, from Colon. for New York.
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RAFFERS IN JAIL.
Slater, the Man He Shot,
Expected to Re
cover.

New York, Dec 1O.-Walter Raffers,
who originally gave his name to the
police as Willis Rosser, student at
the postgraduate hospital, who shot
Fred f. Slater, "A years of age, of Rah-
way, N j., in Madison Square Garden
last night, was arraigned before Mag
istrate Mayo in Jefferson market po-
lice court today.
A report was presented from the Bel
levue hospital house surgeon, to the eff
feet that the wounded mans condition
was favorable and on the request of
Raffers counsel, the prisoner was held
in $1,000 bail for examination on Tues
day.
Raffers, who came from Stevenson,
Ala, had little to say about the shoot
ing. He was considerably under the
influence of liquor when arrested, and
today he declared that he had no in
tention of shooting Slater that he has
been drinking, and met two or three
students. who were guying him and
bluffing him about betting on the BIZ
cycle contests. and finally they made
an attack upon him. He drew his re-
volver he says, and fired one shot,
simply for the purpose of frightening
them away, and did not aim at Slater
or intend to shoot him. Raffers was
not able to furnish bail, and was locked
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IT IS ANYBODY But
j. ]. MYERS NOW.
Question of the Speakership of the Massa-
chusetts House Dangerously Near
Crisis = It is Myers Against the
Field q Hopeless Fight.

Boston. Dec Especial political
correspondence p Undoubtedly Bos-
ton is a political storm centre at the
present time, for not only is there a
municipal campaign rending parties in
twain, but the question Of the speak
ership Of the Massachusetts House is
dangerously near a crisis. On Tues
day the city will have her election,
and on that day or day or two later.
something is likely to drop which will
clarity the situation in regard to the
speakership
OF course many republicans, if not
the entire party in Boston, hope that
the savage attack which Murphy has
made upon Collins, and the more saw
age rejoinder and counter attack, may
split the democracy to the extent of
many votes going for Hart. Ten years
ago, with a similar situation, there
would have been no doubt of Hart s
election: at the present time there are
great numbers of voters, especially
among the democrats, who do not know
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