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First Aid to tho Injured on the Manhattan
Train.

To THE EDITOR or THE Sun SIR; saw by TIE
attended TO the wounded on tho Manhattan train OF
the time OF the accident but that was not fact
The trAinmen and other persons went through tho
train asking for . doctor. but there WAS none
there. part of the wounded were brought
into the first coach of the Manhattan train,
and among them was Leonard Obig. HIS
injuries were such that he was blesding to
death IRON the decorations uf tina muscles OF the
left leg between tue RnS aud Tho ankle witch were
all exposed. His left ankle was f.Arturad and an
two TN ,ers coul be put tn'o gu the opening. At
tue OF the Gnes ct the rt leg Larry. plaur OF
flesh had been torn out and also at tha knee. Nj.
A. J. lshSi, a LAWYER OfSew York city, who was on
the train "a that the man must be attended 10 at
once, otherwise he would be q dead man 40 ne WaA
bleeding very much. when he was informed that
no regular practising physician was on the train, he
pulled on his coat and Guns threw them one sid Q,
and sndeAvored to stop the now of blood and asked
for bAudAg6s. Two ladies' volunteered to give their
white sk rts. which were taken and used for band
sges The hoM OF blood was stopped ana the life Of
wounds as best he could under the eircu mi
and Also attended to other wounded persons.
| think under the circumstances that the cars
hereafter should be equipped with linen for ban.
dA2es, saVes and other medical appliances sponges
an basins, which upon this occasion were not at
hand. and glasses had g. be used to bring in WAier
Toere VAS quite lot q rave work done by nthpra
on the train. among them hHn; lawyer Archibald
Ilarhan; who entered the car while it Was on nre
and helped to take thu wound0l therefrom who
were insensinle on the floor, He had AlHo suffered
Injuries himself nut notwithEta ding thB same he
bravely entered the car when ~ WAS dangerous and
helped 10 take out the Wounded There were others
whose names am NOT familiar with who did Aots OF
bravery. and who proved themselves heroes upon
the occasion. ]. bVARFWoUr
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LETTING WE'LL ENOUGH ALONh
The Moffatt Girls Have Always Made Him
aood Wives, and He Wants No Others.
Frov, fhs CY,c Innati RHgnirsr.

GOOD wives, and Hs Wants No Others.
From ne Ci,ctnnah Enquirer.
HuNTrroroN. W. Va. Sept. 3.-"Bill" Mercer.
OF Hsccoon Creek. fifteen miles south OF this
city. 10 probably the happicst mortal In the
county He came hero last evening TO secure
his nth marriage licence and wines and other
delcacies for the wedding and Unfair" that 10
to follow.
Mr.. Mercer has just passed his nftieth year
and was married to bis first wife when 10 She
was Miss Jennie Moffatt, and the four sue
her sisters, Ada. Catherine. Missouri and this
evening Miss Anna will take their place She
10 ~ good looking and favored Mercer in
preference to q we'll known young man OF the
Eaecoon neighborho0d. There is but one
moro OF the lioffa,t girls left and she To- now 20
Strange to relate the parents Of the girls
made no objection to their daughters we'd
ding Mercer. They are eonsupiptivs family
and this disease has carried on most o. tho
Mrs MERGERS. MIR. Mercer is the, father OF
eight children born during wedlock with the
Noffatts 30 far. When spoken to OF the pecu-
liar feature about his marriages he replied
that he Just simply fell in love with tho Moffatt
family. He is In fairly good circumstances
and prepared to make his wedding on this oo-
oason Guido all OF it's predecessors
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marked IL was the fius donkeys presented to
our first President BY Gen. LAFAYETTE and the
King Of Spain that greatly stim ulated the inter-
est he had already shown In tho introduction
OF mules on the Southern plantations. The
donkey 10 not heavy enough for our draught
purposes. bat, In wAsHrNoTor's opinion. the
hardy. strong animal that Is the offspring OF
the male donkey and the marc was the best
beast for farm and other draught purposes in
the southern part OF tho country. He spread
this idea. bred mules himself. and the fact that
there are now about two and quarter millions
Of mules In the country. most OF them In the
Southern States. 10 partly due to WAsHINd-
ToN's In huenee.
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TIRE INDUSTRIAL coMmTssiOM
A Committee to 80 Sont to the National
Trust Conference In Chicago.

Trust Conference in Chicago.
WASHINGTON, Sept 6.--The Industrial Com
mission after a recess OF several weeks. reas-
sembled this morning to hear testimony. The
only witness examined was P. j. Boyle OF the
Oh Citv Ue1rick John ID. Rockefeller who was
expected to appear to-day has notified the
com IN, ission that he will be unable to appear
before next month. Mr.. Boyle began the
reading OF long and carefully prepared state
ment EN- bracing the history OF the petroleum
industry He gave q sketch Of the growth OF
the pipe lines. beginning with the first one in
1862. Tho cost OF moving barrel OF oil from
tho wells to New York in 1885. he said. was
50 10, while to-day IL 10 30 cents. the reduc-
tion being due TO the pipe me system.
The Industrial Commission has decided to
ne lect one member Of each OF the four sub
com m issions into which it 10 ivded. to rep.
resent the com m ission at the trust meeting Of
the Civic Federation at Chicago, Sept. 1915.
Tor the purpose Of seeking information on the
trust question. Prot. J. ". jerks will accom-
rany this committee. The committee will be
seiected during the week ,nd viii leave for
Chicago next Wednesday, returning the Mon.
day following In tho interim the taking ~
testimony regarding trusts will be suspended.
md ~ mat not ba resumed until the opening
OF the October IN Getting.
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Tho bottom Facts in the Case of England
and the TransvaaI.

and the Transvaai.
To rHs Enron OF TaS Sus-Sir: There Ia point
that is carefully concealed from Americans in Eng
land claims against the Beers. England demands
that the South African Republic grant TO Uitlandsrs
GoreiGners) naturalization and tho right to vote
without forswearing their allegiance TO their
foreign Governments OF course. 80 on at er
being natutahled they will vote 10 become
part OF the British Empire. and IS they al.
really outuumber tho BOcrs thre5 to one. tho
whole thing l. 4 iRhe. Americans cannot xiv Q
Enklfnd even moral support in this wronSdoins
Such 4 courte for the Uaitcd States would bs
national suicide. And our fellow eountrymen, with.
out regard to party will soon awaken to this truth
Be sides this. England has right to interfere with
the autonomy of the south African Republic Tho
"suzeranty" claimed by England relates a. tina ut
most only to dealings between that Republic AMI
foreign Powers.
Tho only words rclsting TO suzersnty in the treaty
Of Jst between Engand and the Beers Article
~. The South African Republic will conoluds no
treaty OF engagement with any state or Nation other
than the Orange Free State. nor with any natiJe
tr be 20 the eastward or westward of the Republic
until the same has been approved by her Maize y
the Queen" The word suHerainty does not occur in
IT, but was abro "a ed with tho treaty OF 1881 No
possible Anxlo.American al lance" should require
our great country either to aid England in doing
any wrong or to stutify ourselves.
Blood 10 thicker than water" and these South
African Republicans are OF the same blood with
the New York and New Jersey Americans of Holland
and OF Dutch. Hugueuot descent. who fought Eng
land IN the American Revolution and again in 1912
when England still claimed . suEerainty right to
search American vessels. Mountains Of gold and
oceans Of diamonds cannot save our country from
the ultimate consequence Of uph6lding English
Tapacity for present gain. GRo. W VAN SICLRS.
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The Soldiers Would he Glad to Receive Old
Papers Magazines.

WASHINGTON. Sept. Cool. william S. Patten.
Of the Quartermaater- General Office has just
received from his son. Lieut.. w. r. Patten. Of
tho Thirteenth Infantry. now In tho Philip
pines. letter. in which the writer calls atten-
tion to the lack OF reading matter obtainabs
at Manila. He says:
1T would be a great thing n you could send
me paper for we have nothing to read here.
One has to derend entirely upon letters. A
paper or magazine, anywhere from three to six
fairly recent Army and Nary journal or any
thing In the reautnR ipe. would be more than
Welcome. You cannot Imagine what good
those socleties do that collect and send 20 the
hospttals hero. American papers. magaE ines
The laiies here save everything for that pur-
pose. but 1t 10 not nearly sufficient
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May Not Return to samoa and May Tender
Resignation 20 Treaty Powers.

May Not Return to samoa and May Tender
Resignation TO Treaty Powers.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 0.-Mr. William Lea
Chambers. the Chief Justice Of Samoa who Is
at present in this city. again called at the
Department Of State to-day to adjust some
unimportant matters previousto his departure
from this city. Mr.. Chambers has not yet pre-
pared his Anal report to the three treaty
powers. but is understood to be engaged in
at the expira lon Of his leave OF absence. about
Nov. 10 next. he will return to spia. but as Tar
as can re ascsrtained. II IL not thought that he
Mr.. Chambers should voluntarily tender his
res On alton to the treaty powers the Preside TT
ment under the Government OF the United
States. 1t can be stated that Mr. Cham bcrs
mission lately sent to Samoa 10 adjust the
difficulties there. sustained his decision in the
matter Of the kingsh question unanimously.
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From Ns TInc'nHhH FnQnIrsr.
wAPAxoSErA. o.. Sept. Son the farm Of Charles
schaer 10 fine artesisn we'll. the result Of an I'M
successful attempt to bore for oil. Last week Mr..
schaer pulled the plug and flooded several Of
his land to reviv. his dying pasture. In few days
he and his neighbour were astonished to sse his
Temporary lake hlled with myriads OF little hsh
from two TO four inches long. witch proved to be
black bass Of the nrest kind. Their origin Is .
mystery, as there is not creek river or pool of
water within two miles. and one can explain
their sud lon appearance. Tn wcll flows 2, 900
barrels of pare. clear wafer dav. aud Mr.. Schahes
has deriied to dam his pasture and turn IL into .
perlnafent hsbpond.
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FTOH M 'IVrIHHlTI EHYHTtT,
WASHINGTON, Ind Sept 3.-Bert Fisher, of
Sandford, visited friends north OF this city last
week. He had with him the la, sest m adstona.
il Is claimed. ever found. Fisher has had the
and during that time has applied it with sue
cess to ovor TOO bites. The stone was found at
ST Augustine. Fla. about twenty years ago.
In one case n young lady was bitten on tho
ankle by mad dog, and for eighteen months
her loot was soswoIlen that she was una BILE to
wear shos. The maidstone waa applied. and
adhered TO the wound for ninety.two hours,
when It dropped on In n few days the young
lady was able to wear her shoe.
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One OF the Niagcrs In the TPansvaaI
Woodpile.

It Ia generally known that the wealth
taken out Of the Witwatnrsrard Mines in
the Trsnsvaal is enormous. but it Ia only
after one knows the precise profits which
90 to the fortunate shareholders that 1t
can he properly appreciated. The fig
ures below are taken from tho London
stock Exchange Year Book" and show
the dividends realized on the capital in
vested in various mines for the year 1898:
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ELM STREET BkIx0 CLEANED.

The Grand Jury II Likely to INSPECT 1t, 10
the Waste 10 Being Made PrssentabIo.
Some one In authority has evidently decided
that II would be . good thing to have Elm
atrOet cleaned up bit before the September
Grand Jury takes = look at II. month ago
tho condition OF the street became 80 bad that
Board Of Health employees had to scatter dis
infsctants along II. Yesterday large force Of
men was put TO work clearing away the refuse
which has been allowed to accumulate in tho
street. and when night came it had assumed a
new appearance.
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WHAT 7Hs BsooKLyN sznUcK.
A sunken Barge EndanEsra Shipping on
Battery Point.

Battery Point.
The report Of tho Captain OF the Coast and
Gsodetc Survey boat E,gie on tho nature Of
the obstruction upon which the cruiser Brook
Ign struck on Decoration Day while rounding
the Battery. was made public yesterday. The
damage sustained by tho Brooklyn amounted
to $4,000. and Capt. Jewell and Lieutenant
Commander HodGson had already been exon
Grated from all bame for the accident by tho
Board OF Inquiry But the Government
wanted to know the nature OF the obstruction
encountered by the Brooklyn and other war
ships at that point. and the captain OF the
Eagle WAS ordered TO make an Investigation,
He found that the obstruction consisted OF a
snnken barge that had been carried by the
eurrente abreast The South Ferry sin about
100 yards out from the Hamilton avenue ferry
alp. The hulk lies in thirty feet 81 water
Cart, Edwin +, Shepard. Inspector OF the
that In oSedienes 70 orders he hal placed a
buoy to mark the barge. but that the buoy
and other craft bum ping into II.
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Making Honey IN n Beer Reg.
From the Hartford Courdnt

EAST HAMPTON Sept. 4.-Almon West and
son. Ernest Wss:. who are experts in lining
bees made n rich and peculiar ind last Friday
afternoon. They were over Marlborough way.
in pursuit OF honey. and had released tho hoes
saw to their amaasmcnt. tho last one released
enter an old lager beer keg which lay on irs
aide. Coming Itsarsr they discovered the keg
to be full ~ bees md honey The little work
ers hal entered the kes through tho hung hole
and built their comb around the inside OF the
kcg Mr.. West captured the bees honey and
peculiar hive. all at once. and took them home
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Channel Bass HOi

To THu Enron OF THA suS - Sir: imagine it
will be Of interest to at least 81 per cent Of your
readers to learn that the EAmy channel bass are
OF shore" saw Elk of these saltwater ScrAppers
IN front Of ava West street this morning and they
were beauties: They were caught on Labor Day of
BArnegAt Inlst by Mr.. j. Ross Valentine. of Wood
bridge n. j., an John Bradley Of this city, They
we're caught en- the sbb tide Abont h.nA mile from
aud the smallest forty.twO pounds. Those two old
reliable anglers also caught hftJ.ons blues, one
weak and bushel Of hns fac porgies. For them IL
WAS certainly Labor bay. TERRAPE Tom.
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R.venu. Cutter. in tho Dewey Parade.

To THE Enron OF THE suS-Sir: Apparently the
printed lists OF the vessels TO participate In tho
Dewey parade do not contain the names Of any
revenue cutters. As the McCullooh was with
Dewey at Manila. the absence OF every cutter from
the welcoming heet 10 the more surprising. Some OF
the ofccr, that participated In the original Dewey
parade at MAnils May I. 1898, are on revenue
cutters At Fh:iadelp.a. The revenue tug Hudson,
which rescued the slow at CArde COM
miss on 1t New York. The Window. well known for
good shoot nE At Cienfuegos. Il also within easy
reSeh Of here. CONSTANT READER.
NEW YORK. Sept 8.
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Some time ago Il farmer in Ella county. whils
blowing. lost . very valuable diamond ring.
knights OF the road. cut down q corn stalk and
hauled 1t to the house for dinner. A young lady
visitor, while gracefully n billing grain Of tn
ears were too large to serve them en- ear"
felt something jar her pearly teeth, and dainti-
removed-the lost ring. The farmer who had
in tho meantime purchased several moro dia-
mond rings, very CALAMITY presented the young
lady with her find.
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From u. 81. LoUti Globe. nsmocraL

4. ARKANSAS Cry. Kan. Sept. 4-Yesterday
there occurred an accident VIII Ia reinArsa hie
from the fact that the outcome was not ~ rious,
pr motifs has booded colt, which IN had
Jonln. Mo. The animal was tied In furniture
car hhh me doors LEFT partly omen. About Ave
n n1,'es n9rlh OF TINS CITY, while the KEEPER was
canned united and jumped out OF the door.
Inc train was going at the rate OF about
Jumped, but the animal was uhinjurad. A sec
to this city ~ "~oA
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IL seemed rather surprising to hear our
esteemed contemporary the Norfolk Virgin
ian Pilot. asserting that there is mo general
prosperity" but the wonder disappeared when
the authority for the assertion was given.
That authority is the Hon. HAM LEWIS OF
Washington. a gentleman whose opinions as to
oassimeres. fancy sutlnas. trouserinGs and
orsvstinas are doubtless full Of knowledge and
interest. but whose position az an economist IL
not YET All blinA
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ment Of the causes Of the war even the
ADMINISTRATORS harshest critics, we should
think, must find Indications sufficient to
explain and justify the tone Of steadfast
determination which marked the Presi-
dents recent speech at Ocean Grove, and
the Indignation which burned In his heart
when he spoke at Pittsburg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-07

From the Phiiddelrhia Medical Record.
Tho Michigan Legislature has recently passed q
law forbidding the marriage Of any person suffering
from infectious or transmissibls sexual disease. Tho
law states that any one so diaeassd who may marry
shall he guilty of felony punishable ny nne Of not
less than 1900 more than " 900. or i'm prlson.
ment for term not exceeding ave years. or By both
hne and imprisonment.
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Some experts have begun to say that, In
view Of the speed apparently shown by Sir
THOMAS LIPToN's boat. the betting about
shamrock and Columbia should he even.
doodl While even bets won't have the slight
est effect on the relative merits Of the boats.
they mako the coming race more interesting.
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AIoRl0A.

To THE EprroR OF The sUS-Sfr; am tobacco
dealer and notice your editorial on stoRies in to-
days paper have some customers who say they
smoke sto&ieS because they like them. account
for It on tho ground NJ an old friend OF mine who
ate rancid butter untl he liked 1t better than he did
good sweet butter J. W. BAREEs.
SYEACUsE, Sept. D..
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How this country can grant to Canada"
. free port on the Lynn Canal on conditions
satisfactory to the United States" as our
dispatches OF yesterday suggested. Is not easy
To see
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The DREYFus trial has demonstrated to
the satisfaction OF at least one continent that
Monsieur BERTiLLoN is man aftor Monsieur
kTKISsoS's own heart.
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lmpendinR Idee.


I|TVNI TITO C7IItTUV ITTUHWT
II warn this Infamous dema Eogue," fervidly ex-
claimed the orator, that a daT OF retrbution 10
coming. The people will reckon with him al th Q
polls Let m beware. Tho ides Of November viii
the ides Of November will fall upon him and RrinA
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The auti-impe riaists have the welfare OF Che
try very deeply at heart.-Uttea ObserueT.
They have the welfare Of AGu1SALDo very
deeply at heart.
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no,4. IN IN. Street on p.wey nav.

To TIRE Enron OF The sUS--Sir: Would IL not bs
possible to prevent the uss Of boxes and other
portable stands on the route OF the pro cession in
honor OF Dewey
On similar occasions these boxes have always
been nuisance. shutting ont the Wow from most Of
the attendant crowd. and OF very little benent to
their occupants. unless they in the front rank.
BY their use narrow deep gulf 10 left in tho centre
OF the sidewalk through which gangs Of roughs arc
continually pushing and the hith walls Of human.
" on either Aide shut out air light and any possible
glimpse Of thu parade.
By the use of these boxes the deep lines OF spec
tstors on lGpt are rendered solih am inhexhe thus
forbidden. all would be on an equal footing Alter
the proce raised these boxes left the
streets and are kicked to pieces and their srlnters
aud protruding nails are menace TO pedestrians
and horses for hours and 4 can be no inconsider-
able expense to clean mp the ubbish. S. ..
WEST NEW BRIGHTON, 8. l.
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We cannot Join orr correspondents crusade
against boxes because We think well of them. On all
great pzrades such rs that to be held in honor Of
Dewey anything that helfs more people TO see bet
ter is worth consideration and boxer help. OF
boxes in the of the sidewalk enables thousands
OF the people 10 Eeta fair view OF the procession who
otherwise would SEQ nothing hut the hats of those
standing on the curbstDne. As for the expense Of
taking away the boxes left In the strosts by thelr
occupants that he char red up merely another
expense incident 10 the show.
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u our friends vho favor US vih manuscripts for
publication ,ctih 10 hdv. REJECTED articles r,turAsd. hsv
s.rs, IN oil eaisi send itdmps for hat tuvpon.
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PAsrs-Kiotqus No. n. near Grand Hotel, And
Uosqus No. 10, Boulevard des oApucines.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-09

oppose Gomez. now cou sci calmness
and advise that everything be- left 10 the
assembly
The Spanish colony in Havana Is dis
cussing the proposition 20 give 10 Go
mez a Republican. as was done by the
Spaniards In Cabairen. The irrecon-
ciliablcs oppose this but the majority
favor t.
Mr. Quesada has been well received in
Matanzas province. where be- has been
making speeche. fayoring the accept.
ance Of the a.. 900 600 settlement and eu-
logizing President Mckinley. Tie Is
forestallng the dissatisfied in-urgcni
leaders and win visit pinar del Rio "a
continue his work
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-09
GOMEZ GOES TO HAVANA.
Ash. senator Proctor 10 Remain There
Untii He Arrives.

Havana. Feb. & General Gomez viii
come 10 Havana this week lie has tel
egraphed 20 senator Proctor 10 await
him there The latter's trip through the
provinces will be shortened, but It will
b. extensive enough 10 test the feelings
II the people "a hc.w@"n General
Gomez and the insurgent commanders
who are opposing his willingness to ae-
ccpt s.. 600. 600 from the United States
aud disband the troops. the indications
are already plentiful that Gomez re-
iains his influence. and that his popu-
larity will compel the assembly when
il meets next week 10 acquiesce in
whatever policy he advocates.
The radical leaders can do nothing
without popular support, and the Cuban
popular sentiment leans strongly To-
ward encouraging peaceful industry.
The newspapers, which started in to
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-09
Barnes-Connolly.

The Eagle has received an an
nouncement Of the marriage OF
Mr. W. Pitt Barnes TO Miss Emma
Connolly at Hico, Texas, Feb. I.
The wedding took place 1t noon at
the residence Of the brides par
ents. The bride is the daughter
Of one Of the leading merchlnts OF
Hico. Mr.. Barnes was raised and
educated in Bryan, and is held in
much esteem here. For the past
three years he has been travelling
for a ST. Louis wholesale house,
and makes headquarters in Waco,
where he has taken his bride. The
Eagle extends hearty congratula'
tions.