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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-07
DELEGATES To
THE COUNCIL.
Petersburg Sends Prominent Repre-
SentativeS.
BURGLARlES IN THE CITY,
Fair Girl Graduates in Music Give q
Piano Recital at the \. VI. I. \.
HaIl-Mr. \. =. " cisiger Wcds
Miss Marion DOdson,

PETERSBURG. VA. June Especial
The clergy from Petersburg, who will
attend the Episcopal Council OF the
Southern Diocese OF Virginia. when
meets 800 Danvilo next Thursday ai
Rev. O. S. Bunting. w. A. r. Goodwin
John RldcOut and Thomas Spencer. 'I
Spencer IS secretary OF the council inc
lay delegates are Judge J. NJ Muncl'
"a. N0reuius. r. o. Eeeston and Df d.
E Movlcr The delegates VIII leave 'o-
morrow morning.
The residence of Mr. Simon seward
ON Market street was entered last nitHl
by burglars who only carried of MI
Seward rockct-book containing $500.
An attempt was made last nieht 70
rob the residence Of Mr.. Jos. b. Worm.
on High street. but the burglars were
frightened off by Mr. Worth
GOOD SCHOLARS
Petersburg comes well TO the front AZ
the commencement exercises at Hamp-
don-Sidney College. which VIII begin on
next sunday Mr. r H. Thompson will
get the d NJ degree. Mr.. r. q. Jones.
A. B.. and Dir j NJ. Love a. r. and B.
L.. with the third honor. Mr.. Love viii
also deliver the Philosophical Grafton.
These gentlemen have completed full
courses. each of thcm having entered
freshman
The piano recital by the students Of the
Southern Female College took place to-
day in the hall of the Y. NJ g. a. and was
largely attended. The concert will he
given tonight at the samo place when
diplomas and medals VIII be awarded.
GRADUATES.
Full graduates with a. -. degree. Miss
Bessie Gibson Chamberlayno and Miss
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Spring oats have improved with the
rains and warmer weather. The early
sowu maintains IT'S advantage over the
late-sown. being more vigorous and
promising.
Corn has suffered considerable injury
from cut worms during the week. ana
the stands are not as good ass az the
date of the last report Some repianting
has been made necessary a. result ol
washing rains and insect damages. Cui-
tivatiOn is under way
Tobacco has been nearly an SGT OUT
the weather for this work having been
very favorable. Complaint of DANA 3,
from cut and wire worms is very general
Potatoes Orsh and sweet are doing
very well
Truck crops arc thriving
Fruit SIS holding its own except ape
ples which continue 90 fah
Remarks of c9rlcsn 9udents.- TideWatcr
Virginia. Booker susseX-Corn very
poor stand. poop outlook for cotton pea
nuts coming up ver ybadly. rottns i'm the
ground gardens looking fairly we'll, poo
tafo-s look Won. though bugs are as bad
as Usual
Gunner. King and Quccn-llot weather
and go.t rains greatly revived Neseta-
ron. wheat oats and grass look we'll.
corn nnal fo- time of year and stand
poor.
Onncocb. Aceomlo- Crops suffering
r-om drought. faa and strawberry season
nearly ovag. grapes more promising than
other fruits corn very backward. Irish
pot4tcc. looking we'll. but need rain,
sv.oo. pof.toes very uo0r.
CaIn6 KIM Wuiam-Very fine season.
ra,, yyaapcs64v and Thursday evenings.
80. o,o,...t
i.o, Nh rf~tt s,owore -,vorabro
r,- an l,.,,g. r-f.t and sweet ootatoes
fo,, ,..r. oo-. . o.of stand but late.
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iN"f. 7''.''." prog" ''
od. some comp Iiinl ol corn o5'"s D" '"'
DUO.
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all they can. complaints " peanuts rot
ting. wheat very thin ana po'.
D1eue hine Ieofe -be4l week or sea
Sons worm ana oiN'' It''
of. some rust i'm wheat which has ate
tairod its maximum growth and promise.
Indka. Isle of Nieht-Al crops im-
proved. rich potato crop. land seeded 70
German clover last fI now being planted
in corn.
Middle Manifestation Henrv-To-
bareo about au planted but complaint Of
a bad stand. cut and wire worms piond-
fl. corn looking wei and large crop
planted. wheat poorest crop for years.
winter oafs. "a moor c-on. spring oats lo0k-
inc. v...i. A.. ,a-,. GOOD .r9n Of peaches and
anrr.s
Coles Ferry Chaslotto-E Everything inn
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MT w. C. Hundiey and r c. Gr.eg.
two wel-known hotel men OF this CRY.
have assumed management OF the hotel
an Ottofburn Lima Springs. Both gen
temen arc experiences hotel men. and
the Otterburn Lithia Will prove a popu-
lar resort under ia new management.
They have made "a host 81 friends during
tbe4r connection with hotels Ia this CITY
who wish shem the success so well de-
served In their new enterprise.
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THE VICTIMS OF WAR.
Surgeon General sternberg Says S,43s
Soldiers Died Of sickness
and 06S I'm Hattie.

Columbus, o., June o.-Thursday was
the big day of the American Medical
association convention. The interest
centered largely in the presence of Sur
geon General Sternberg, of the United
States army. Gen. Sternberg was ac-
corded the closest attention and he was
warmly applauded. The subject of his
address was Sanitary Lesson of the
War;" He said in part:
1T is well known 10 sanitarians and mill
tary surgeons that as a general rule more
soldiers succumb to disease than are killed
by the bullets of the enemy. and our recent
war has not been an exception In this re-
gard. The total number of deaths reported
in our enlarged army, including regulars
and volunteers, from May !. 1895, 10 April 80
1S99 is 6.406. OF these 5.4Ss died of disease,
injuries, or accident. During the civil war
the number of deaths from disease was
1S6.2l6 The number who were killed in bat
tie or died of wounds was 93,969 or about
one-half of the deaths from disease The
total deaths from disease in the union
armies from the commencement of the war
10 the 31st of December, 1862 was S4326. and
In the confederate armies during the same
period 81, ,23S"
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Death of n Journalist.

Philadelphia, June s.-Vincent Me
Laughlin, publisher and editor of the
Philadelphia Times, died at his home
here at two o'clock this Thursday
morning Mr.. Mclaughlin was "a years
of age and succeeded to the ownership
of the Times upon the death of his IA
ther, Frank Mclaughlin, about Is
months ago. Mr.. Mclaughlin has been
suffering for several months from pull
monary and stomach troubles. He
leaves a wife and two children.
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PAID THE PENALTY.
Four Murderers Die on the Gniiows
I'm Various Places for the TAX
ing of Human Life.

Lancaster, Pa, June s.-Ralph w.
Wireback, the murderer of ID. Il.
Lands, was hanged here yesterday.
Princeton. Mo-, June S.-Peter Kin
dred, who killed Andrew \. Alley at
Mercer on February 5, 1898, was hanged
here.
Bethany, Mo-, June s. - Freeman
Cochran, who killed George Scarborough
in 1897, was hanged here.
Westchester, Pa, June s. - Jonas
Preston, Jr. (colored), was hanged here
for the murder of his wife in February,
1898
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Cable To- Germany.

Washington, June THE final de-
tails have been arranged for the laying
of the cable between the United States
and Germany, the last step being a
satisfactory arrangement concerning
government messages and rates of
cable tolls. The authorities here have
been informed that the actual work
OF laying the cable will begin during
the present summer months, so that the
first message may pass over the line
during the coming fall
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.



William Lynch celebrated his one
hundredth birthday at his home in he
nosha, Wis.
The Pacific Coast Biscuit company,
otherwise known as the cracker trust
has collapsed.
London advices say that war is al
most certain between Great Britain ana
the Transvaal.
The report that Thomas IL. Reed had
resigned as congressman from Maine
is said to be false.
S. Clark fatally shot his wife and To-
year-old daughter near belmont, ,. D''
and then disappeared.
A tornado that swept over San fedro
and Alarse, Spain, wrecked 100 houses
and many lives were lost.
In session i'm Kansas City the Modern
Woodmen of America reelected as head
consul William A. Northcott, OF Illinois.
John l.. Mount, well-to-do farmer
near Scottsburg, Ind, fatally shot MS
wife while insane and then killed him.
self.
The work of erecting the United
States government building on the
grounds of the Paris exposition mas
commenced.
John Moore. member of the Saliva
ton Army at Fort Smith, Ark, killed
his wife in fit of jealousy and then
killed himself.
The fire loss of the United States ana
Canada during the month OF May
amounted to 50, ,O91 300, against Sll,o72,-
200 in May, 1898.
4 freight train was wrecked near
Suffolk, Va, and Engineer W. A. Clay
ton. Firemen William Pool and Thomas
Wells were killed.
Herman Clavite and his brother-in-
law, Chris Kervis, two well-known
farmers of Jackson township, ILL.,, were
drowned while fishing.
The wages of $4,000 men employed in
the iron and steel manufacturing in
dustries throughout the country have
been advanced 25 per cent.
Thirty-six buildings, comprising al
most the entire plant of the Nordlinger-
Charlton Fireworks company at Gram
iteville, n. Y, were blown up.
Miles of railroad tracks and thou
sands of dollars worth of property were
destroyed by flood near Wihcita, Kan,
and two deaths were reported.
Three shops connected with the Arm
strong Whitworth ordnance works at
Newcastle-upon-Tyne were destroyed
by fire. the loss being S1,000,000.
Lieut. Commander Wainwright kel-
logg, L. 5. N, died on board the
steamship Augusta Victoria, which ar
rived at New York from Hamburg.
The White Pass railway will be COM
pleted to Lake Bennett by July 1, when
the schedule time from Puget Sound
ports 10 Dawson will be eight days.
United States Consul j. c. McCook at
Dawson City reports to the secretary
of state that the gold output in Alaska
this year will probably be S40,OO0,O00.
The II street railway lines in Cleve-
land, o., operated by the Big CONSOLE
dated company, were tied up by strike
of the employees for an increase in
wages.
Joseph Povelick fatally shot his
boarding mistress. Mrs. Mary Smoski,
at Leechburg, Pa. because she de-
manded money for his board, and then
killed himself.
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J.FFR|ES Wins THE FlGHT'
Knocks Fitzsimmons Out In Elev
enth Round and Becomes the
Pugilistic Champion.
BATTLE TAXES PLACE At C0SeY ISLAND
The Victory Was a Most Decisive One
The Winner Was Never In Any
Serious Danger, and Had the AUS
trnlian Whipped from the Ninth
Round.

New York. June 10.-James j. JEFF
fries, another sturdy young giant, has
come out of the west TO whip champion
pugilists. At the arena of the Coney
Island Athletic club Friday night he
defeated Robert Fitzsimmons, worlds
champion in two classes-mddle
weight and heavy weight-in IL rounds
OF whirlwind fighting. He came to the
ring a rank outsider, and left il the ac-
knowledged master of the man he de-
feated. He was never at any time in
serious danger, and after the size-up in
the early rounds of the contest took
the lead. He had the Australian
whipped from the ninth round. 1t was
acknowledged that Jeffries would have
an immense advantage in weight,
height and age, but the thousands who
tipped and backed his opponent to win
were sure that he was slow, and that
he would, in that respect, be absolutely
at the mercy of the past master at the
science of fighting that he was TO meet.
He proved, on the contrary, that he was
just as fast as the man he met, and
beat him down TO unconscious defeat in
a fair fight.
FitzsimmOns Was the FavOrite.
The fight was the most important in
the pugilistic world since the meeting
of Corbett and Fitzsimmons at Carson
City, March II, 1897. 1t was the first
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Wisconsin Bank Closed.

Milwaukee, June IA Sentinel spe-
cial from Stoughton, Wis. says the as
sets of the Dane county bank, which
closed its doors on Saturday, are S223,
900 and liabilities $4,000. The amount
due depositors is said to be $157,172
Attorney &. f. Roe, of Madison, was
appointed receiver. The suspension is
alleged to have been brought about by
speculation in Texas lands.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14

Kansas City, Mo-, June 10.-Forty-
seven passengers were more or less Sc
riously injured, three perhaps fatally,
by the derailment of train No. 4, south
bound, on the Kansas City, Pittsburgh
& Gulf railroad, three miles south of
Grandview, Mo-, at 9:30 Thursday night.
The train left Kansas City late and was
running at a slow rate of speed, on ac-
count of bad condition of track, occa-
stoned by heavy rains.
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THREE PERSONS KILLED.
Lose Their Lives i'm n Cyclone
Near SaIix, In.

Sioux City, Ia, June IA cyclone at
80 yesterday afternoon struck two
miles southeast of the little town of
Salix, 16 miles from here, wrecked two
houses and killed three people outright
and one more will die. The dead are:
John Malloy, farmer; Mrs. John Nal
10y, his wife, and Harry Malloy. To-
year-old son. Miss Bessie Malloy, the
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
HistoricaI Event Celebrated.

Toledo, o., June 12.-Seven thousand
people on Saturday attended the one
hundred and seventeeth anniversary of
the killing of Col. Crawford by Indians
at Upper Sandusky. The celebration
was held near the place where Col.
Crawford was burned
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Tragedy In Colorado.

Canon City, COL, June 12.-Samuel
Roberts shot and killed his wife and
her mother, Mrs. George Lewis, and
then blew out his own brains at the
home of the latter, in this city. Rob-
erts and his wife, who had been mar
ried about IS months, had recently sep
blamed his mother-in-law for their
troubles
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A Terrible Fate.

Waterloo, Ia, June 9.-Mrs. Samuel
c. Walker was killed Thursday morn
ing in a runaway at Cedar River park.
Driving with two daughters the horse
frightened, throwing all out. Mrs.
Walkers hair caught in a wheel almost
severing the entire scalp from the head
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Army EnIistments.

Washington, June 9.-The war depart
ment in statement showing the num-
Der of enlistments in the regular army
since the war began says that at that
time the army consisted of $4,000 men.
The enlistments since then have been
about $4,000 men.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Texans browne ed.

Austin, Tex, June 9.-The cloud
burst of Wednesday. which swelled the
rivers of this portion of the state out
of their banks and caused a great loss
of property, is much worse than re-
ported. Many people are known to
have perished, meager reports placing
the number at 25. The towns of San
Saba and Monarchville are in ruins.
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Exports Increase.

Washington, June 10.--The total ex-
ports from the United States TO Cuba,
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines
in the full fiscal year, which ends with
this month, will reach about $30,000,-
600, against S17 7,OO0 900 last year.
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Negroes Lynch n Negro.

Sardis, Miss, June 12.-Simon Brooks
(colored) was lynched by mob of 500
negroes near here, having been taken
from the Jail some time between mid
night and dawn. The crime which was
thus avenged was the murder of ne
gro woman named Armistead by Brooks
and another negro.
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Victim OF Heart Disease.

Waupaca, Wis, June On. c. Russell,
auartermaster at the Wisconsin vet
erans home in this city, died suddenly
Thursday from heart disease while in
the midst of his duties, aged 66 years.
Mr.. Russell enlisted as volunteer in
the civil war from Michigan. Later he
resigned and reenlisted from Wiscon-
81,
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Bathers Drown.

Renville, Mimi, June 9.-Leonard
Mason, well-known young business
man, and William Anderson, who had
just graduated with honors at the
Renville high school. were drowned
while bathing in the Minnesota river.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Can Import skilled Labor.

Milwaukee, June s. - The Uuited
States court of appeals handed down
a decision holding the alien labor law
TO apply solely 10 common laborers, ex-
empting clerks and all kinds of skilled
artisans.
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show Him Honor.

Terre Haute, Ind, June 10.-The
ninetieth birthday anniversary of Col.
Richard w. Thompson, secretary of the
navy in President Hayes cabinet, was
celebrated in this city yesterday by
banquet given in his honor by the
Thompson club
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Killed the Lender.

Manchester, KY, June 12. - Tom
Baker, leader of his faction in the
Baker-Howard feud, which has cost six
lives and thousands of dollars, was shot
dead here by some one unknown.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Returns Thanks.

Washington, June 9.-The Argentine
minister has received copies of the mes
sage of President Julio Rocca, of the
Argentine Republic, presented to con-
gress on May last, in which he thanks
the American government and Mr.. Bu-
chanan, our minister there, for aiding
in the settlement of the boundary
troubles between Chill and Argentine.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14

Peoria, ILL.,, June 12.-Deputy United
States Marshal Tripp on Saturday ar
rested Felix Richards, aged IA; Henry
Averill, 12, and Mike Asazepaneck, IL,
charged with robbing the post office
at Peru, H. The boys confessed and
will be tried in the United States court
in Chicago
The true northerner., 1899-06-14

Rochester, n. Y, June 10.-Rochester
paid homage Friday to the memory of
Frederick Douglass, who, dying in
Washington February 20, 1895, was
buried in this city, of which he had long
been a resident. The occasion was the
dedication of handsome monument.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
MILES wants In Co

Washington, June 10.-It is an
nounced that Gen. Miles has asked the
president to be sent TO the Philippines.
No decision has been reachd in the mat
ter. Gen. Miles does not expect to su-
persede Gen Otis.
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Canal commissioners.

Washington, June 10.-President Nc
Kinley has named the commissioners
who are TO determine the most feasible
and practical route for canal across
the Isthmus of Panama, Admiral Walk
er being at the head.
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Dewey at Singapore.

Singapore, June -. - The United
States cruiser Olympia, with Admiral
Dewey on board, arrived here Sunday
from Hong-Kong. Admiral Dewey's
health continues to improve. The
Olympia will leave Singapore on June
ne
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Spanish Prisoners.

Madrid, June 1O.-According to adj
vices received here from Manila two
fifths of the Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the Filipinos are dead, and of
the survivors more than 100 are sick
and starving.
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1S-year-old daughter, had her skull
fractured and is not expected TO live.
Thomas and Pat Malloy are badly hurt.
The house of Mrs. Hassell, a widow,
was also destroyed, but she and her
seven children escaped by going into
the cellar.
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A SUDDEN CALL.
Augustin DAILY, Noted Dramatic Au-
thor and Manager, Dies in Paris
Of Heart Failure.

Paris, June s.-Augustin DAILY, of
New York, the noted dramatic author
and manager, died suddenly in this city
yesterday of heart failure, aged 81
years.
The remains have been embalmed and
sent TO London, where funeral services
will take place at a Catholic church,
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
College President Resigns.

Springfield, ILL.,, June 9.-Dr. John L.
Bradley has resigned as president of
Illinois college, Jacksonville. His res
ignation is to take effect January /,
1900.
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IIOnored.

New York, June Sat the one hun
dred and forty-ffth annual commence
ment yesterday of Columbia university
the degree of LII. ID. was conferred on
Gov. Roosevelt and Carl Schurz.
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Philadelphia, June 10.-At a special
meeting of the board of directors of the
Pennsylvania railroad Friday after
noon A. j. Cassatt, of this city, was
elected president to succeed the late
Frank Thomson.
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Man and Wife Suicide.

Berlin, June 10.-An American law
yer, aged 60, and his wife, aged 25, com
mitted suicide here Friday by taking
poison. 1t is supposed that poverty was
the cause of the act
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Germany Objects.

The Hague, June 12.-In the peace
conference DIR. Zorn, the German dele
gate. presented Germany's objections
to the scheme for permanent arbitra-
ton tribunal.
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Leave of Absence.

Havana, June 10. Gen. Leonard
Wood, military governor of Santiago
province, has been granted leave of alb
sence in order that he may bring his
family back TO the United States.
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TripIe Tragedy.

Canon City, COL, June 12.-Samuel
Roberts shot and killed his wife and
her mother, Mrs. George Lewis, and
then blew out his own brains. Domes-
tic trouble was the cause.
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Cubans Tnke the Cash.

Havana, June 9.-All opposition on
the part of the Cuban insurgents to re-
ceiving the gratuity from the United
States has ended.
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Deadly Heat.

New York, June s.-Twenty-five per-
sons died from the effects of the warm
weather in this city and vicinity yester-
day.
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ON THE BALL FIELD.
How the Clubs stand i'm the National
and Western Leagues i'm the
Championship Races.

The following table shows the num-
Der of games won and lost and the per-
centage of the clubs of the National
and Western leagues up 10 date:
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MANY Miners ARE LOST.
Starvation, Drowning and Disease
Kill Two Hundred on the
Way to Klondike.
EDMONTON TRAIL PROVES A FATAL ONE.

ling stories-List of the Dead May
he Increased when Full Parucu-
lars Are known-A Large Number
of Persons Are Reported Missing.
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JAM ES JEFFRIES.

defeat Fitzsimmons had sustained in
not counting the contest which ne lost
to Sharkey on an alleged foul, and he
was a strong favorite in the betting.
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Not N Candidate.

Washington, June 9.-It is announced
that Vice President Hobart will not be
q candidate for denomination.
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Victim of Treachery.

p. Neely, Michigan prospector, is
the victim of a friends treachery. In
March party bound down the Lizard
river noticed a deserted tent. They
found Neely's body frozen stiff. With
a companion named Graham he had
started out IL months before for Daw-
son. A quarrel with Graham followed
and Neely was left alone.
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The Worlds Champion.

Jeffries is "a years OF age; was born
in Columbus, o., and is the son of a
clergyman. AS Fitzsimmons held the
heavy weight championship of America
and there was no serious claimant to
the title in any other part of the world
Jeffries by his victory comes into fair
ly well established claim of being the
world champion.
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ArtfuI Dodgers.

The insurgents have again proved
their facility as dodgers. Between
1000 and 1000 warriors, who seemed
destined to be captured, having disap-
peared, the majority sliding away un-
der cover of the night, after fighting
the Americans all day. Some others
came to meet our troops, with protesta-
tions of friendship.
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and then the body will be sent to New
York for burial. Mrs. DAILY was with
her husband when he died.
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Insurgents DRIVEN OUT.
The American Troops Clear Out the
Country South of Manila to
Paranaque.
lAwToN's ADVANCE A 6REAT SUCCESS.
The Hardest Fighting Our Army Has
Seen Ends I'm the Capture of I'm
portant Coast Towns Filipinos
Prove That They Are skilled In the
Art of DOdging.

Manila, June 12.-The Filipino occu-
patton of the province of Cavite has
been broken and, as the result of the
present movement, the Americans now
control the important coast towns of
Paranaque and Las Pinas, while long
line of insurgent trenches facing our
south line has been cleared.