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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29
GRAFTON.
Contract For Four New School Houses
Not Awarded.

Not Awarded.
Grafton, July 2s.-The building COM
mittee of the selectmen met last even
ing, and considered the sealed propo-
sails for building the four new school
buildings. 1t was found that the COM
mittee's invitations were vague and
that the bidders had, by virtue of ne
cessity, made room for many POSSIBLE
tiles, in construction. AS a result
the bidding will probably be done over
again. The names of the bidders
would not be disclosed, but there We're
seven bids for heating, ventilating and
sanitaries, four for plumbing and two
for buildings.
Edward Goddard, while riding toward
Westboro at 10 o'clock this morning,
with two fellow bicyclists, was run into
by 'Scorcher" and sustained a broken
collar bone. He was attended by a
Westboro physician, and later brought
to his home on the Farnumsville road
The selectmen will hold a special
meeting Monday evening for the pur-
bonds necessitated by the proposed new
schools.
Frank Gibbs, who for some time has
been seriously i'll at his home on Cen
trail square, was today presented with
a purse of $50 as a token Of the high
esteem in which he is held by his for
mer fellow-workmen in the Forbush &
Brown shoe shop.
The first game in the Blackstone VAL
ley league will be played on Hassani-
miseo park tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Hattie Forbes, a recent guest
Of relatives in town, has returned to
her home in Westboro
III. r. Wing of Boston, Oscar FL
bridge, George B. Glove and D. A.
Marchessault of Milford were guests
at the Kirby House today.
Company F of the First Massachu-
sets heavy artillery will hold its an
nual reunion Aug. Is.
The Grafton Country Club will soon
lay out new golk links in the rear of
the club house.
The Misses Lathe of Warren are
guests of relatives of Millbury street,
The funeral of Stephen Franklin Ford
will be held from hislate home on,South
street at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. B. A. ROBBIE will officiate. Inter
ment will be in Riverside cemetery.
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SUNDAY SERVICES.

Notices inserted under this head as
folIOws:-
Three lines, FL words, inserted free.
Over three lines will be charged for at
the rate of 5 cents per line.
In order to Insure insertion, notices
must be sent in not later than o'clock,
Friday evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29
JEFFERSON.

Jefferson, July 28.-The Jefferson
base ball team will play the Crescents
of Worcester tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock
on Mount Pleasant grounds. The teams
are old rivals and a good game is ex-
pected
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F. E. & W. E. MARSHALL,
1876 IL and 43S Main Street
And A Pleasant st.

Cambridge streets-Rector, the Rev. H.
Hague. Services 10. 80 and 7. S. S. 1918.
st. Marks, Freeland street-Henry B.
Washburn, rector Morning prayer and
sermon by Rev. Dr. Woods of Cambridge
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
Ten Year Old Suicide.

Robert Love, the ten year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Love, Of Paw
Geek, Mecklenburs county, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself. The
boy had had chickenpox and had not
entirely recovered from the disease.
Anumber of boys who were going fish
ing came by for him, but his mother
refused to let him 60 on account Of his
not being we'll. The refusal angsred
the boy, and he left the house and
went to an old work shop, where he
was seen sitting, pouting. on tho work
bench. His mother paid no attention
to his absence, knowing he was in the
work shop After an hour or more had
gone by and he did not come in, Mrs.
Love went to tho shop, aud. opening
the door, called him. To her horror
she saw his body dangling from the
end Of rope, which he had tied over
the rafter. She ran to him and held
the body up to relieve the weight on
the neck. At the same time she scream
ed for help. A man who was passing
ran in. He cut tho rope and then
went asquickly IS possible for Dr.
MsLaughlin. While he WAS gone the
mother and father used every restora.
tive possible, but to no purpose.
When the doctor arrived he said .ifs
had been extinct for An hour.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
Agreed Upon Instructions.

WAsHINGToN, d. c., Special. After
hearing Friday morning from the Ger
man embassy the State Department
was enabled to announce positively
and finally, that the three parties to
the Berlin treaty had agreed upon the
instructions to be given their Samoan
commissioners and that it was certain
the commission would leave San Fran
cisco on the 18th inst, for Samoa, on
the Badger. The instructions to the
commissioners are identical, the three
governments having accepted form
which comprises the differences that
have existed up to this point. The
coz mission will be empowered to deal
with the situation as it finds it in the
Samoan Islands, upon its arrival. This
applies to acts necessary to place the
affairs OF the islands in q peaceful and
satisfactory condition for the time be.
ing Whatever the commission does
in this direction is understood to be
Of temporary character aud subject
to the approval OF the three powers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
ALGER pETURNS FROM CUBA.
lie Finds the Possibilities Of Cuba aad
Porto Rico Woude rfui

WAsHrsoroS. d. G.. Special. Sec
ietary OF War Aiger returned Friday
from his trip TO Cuba aud Porto Rico,
where he spent the last three
weeks making q personal invss.
ugation OF conditions on those
islands. Daring his trip hs con-
ferred with the commanding officers OF
the Cuban provinces, visiting four
provinces personally. His reception
everywhere was OF the most cordial
Character. In an interview Secretary
Alger said:
II had no adequate idea OF the won
derfal possibilities of Cuba and Porto
Rico before my personal investig alton,
and return TO Washington with re-
pewed faith. All that / ever imagined
has been moro than realized. Under no
circumstances would I now consent TO
the surrender OF Porto Rico, which is
now our territory, nor would I place the
slightest check upon tine great work
which is being done for Cuba The
duty we have taken upon ourselves OF
holding Cuba in trust for civilization
is noble one" <--.''-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
Work Of Rrigands.

HAVANA, Cubs Special. News has
been received from Marianoa that
twelve or fifteen mounted bandits, one
dressed as a woman, raided the Pinel.
los plantation, owned by Sonora Puri,
two miles south OF Caimito aud ten
miles from Havana, and took 500 in
silver from the owners residence, and
etterward burned the house OF the
Overseer and warehouse containing
IS, coo worth Of tobacco The bandits
then rode into Caimito, where they
p!undered two dwellings and then went
to third, where dance was in prog
ress. A captain, asergeat aud two Gu
ban soldiers vino were present at the
dance, went out of the house to inves.
tigate and other persons crowded to
the doors and windows. The raiders
fred yolley at close range, killing
the captain, one soldier and man in
tho house, and wounding the ser.
geant and another soldier, and two
old men who were also inside of the
building The bandits then galloped
away.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
An Onslaught on Won BulOw.

BERLIN, Germany, Special - The
Samoan question continued to ovegtop
all others during the week, SO much so
that the interest in the subject has even
seized the masses. The most remark.
able feature of the affair is the united
daily onslaught made by the entire
"A grarian, anti Semitic and part Of the
Conservative and National Liberal
press on the cabinet, and especially on
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron
Won Bulow, who is charged with fol-
lowing a vaccillating policy, and yield
ing too much to British insolence and
Yankee impudence. A regular cam
paigu of abuse has been opened against
the leaders in foreign politics, many ol
the utterances being of unusual vigol
and venom, for the German press con,
ditions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20

Pans. srscisl. The Easair r.uhlishss
the deposition made by " Trsrisal.
former Minister 81 Justice 10 tho Ribos
cabinet. befo.e the Cour, Of Cssaslion,
IN iis inquiry into the proyius case
NJ. Trarienn said that C0uni ToraisIli
B,usaii di NsrgAao. The Italian smbss-
ssdor 10 France. declared TO him In
March. isss. thai tho IislisH secret in
formation bureau never bad any rels-
iions with Drsyius. aud thai the Pub
licsiion O! the bordcrsauI and the
document containing tho words ''Csiti
cauaille de D." revealed TO the I,Alisa
aud German attaches that Dreyins ~ss
the victim Of an error. and that the
bordereau Was communicated by a
other officer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
An Array of Books.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Special. The
prosecution Saturday. in the trial of
ex United States Senator Quay, sue
ceeded in having admitted as evidence
the three books found in Cashier Hop
kins' desk, after the Peoples Bank fail.
ure, and on the pages of which the
mmonTsalth alleges will be- foppd
the evidences Of conspiracy between
Mr.. Quay, late ex-State Treasurer,
Benjamin J. Haywood. and John s.
Hopkins, the dead cashier. :, These
books are tie faMdds ''Hed Book, ~
over which the legal battle as to its ad-
instability has waged since the
early part of last week. and which end
ed to. day in q complete victory for the
PROS ecution; the ''Black Book" and the
+'Blue Book"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
The Bi-MetaiI.c Ous stioa.

LONDON, Eng, Special. blls
book giving tho evidence obtained by
the Indian currency inquiry commit
tee, has been published. 1t includes .
letter from the United States Secretary
Of State. Col. John Hay. 10 Lord Al
denham, . director Of tho Bank Of
England, dated November a5th, last,
saying: The Washington cabinet does
not consider il sxpedieut for the
United States to reopen the bi-metallic
question at present, in view OF the char
acter Of the British ministry's rcrly to
the bi-metaiiic commission in 1897. -
Colonel Hay added that the cabinet
was open TO consider the question Of o
ratio.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
Crueltties to CoR.ietS.

A special from Victoria, B. c., says:
"a letter received by resident Of this
city, from Wellington N. T., gives de-
tails of frightful cruelties to which the
unhappy conyicts in the French, penal
settlements of New Caledonia are aub7
iec.ed by the officials in charge, throw.
ing into the shade the worst abuses OF
the old convict settlements in Austria.
liza. So outrageous has the treatment
of prisoners been, and SO great SYM
pathy for them has been evoked, that
foreign vessels have aided the wretches
in making their escape, to such an ex.
tent that no less than 80 have escaped
within the last month.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
peace IS proclaimed.
Our War With Spain 0xeially De-
c'arei Ended.
EXCHANGE OF PEACE TREATY
fslls~eS oy rss<isassssa ~ tbs hess.
desi-beiiss, Sssser sepsaiss NAss-
ter 10 Spas.

wAsHNoroS. u. C. Special The
eondiiion Of sar which has existed be-
tween the Unissa States srd Spsis
sincs April 81. issss. terminated Tues
day. when the last fo1n,si,tiss In the
restoEasion Of peace we're performed by
the exchange Of ratiaesiions Of tire
peace treaty. Coineident with this
President Mckinley Issued his pro-
clamsiion, declaring that the var With
Spain Vas at ~ srd. add the appoiut-
meut Of Bellsmy Siorer ~as deisr-
mined upon - United States minister
10 Spain. After tho oerenoay Prcsidsat
Mckinley Issued the following pro-
clamation:
Where's. A treaty Of peace between
the United Staies Of America and Her
Majesty. the Qseeu keeent Of Spain.
IN tho name OF her augu-t son. Don Al
fonso XIII, Was coucludei and .igpcd
by their respectivs rienipotentiarics st
Paris, on the 10th day Of Decembe.,
1895, the orig,na Of which eolrent,on
being In tho English aud Spaaish ia5-
guages. 10 word for word - follows:
Here the full te1t Of the treaty 10 IN
cludedl.
And whereas, The sad convention
has been duly ratified on both paris.
and the ratihcations Of the two govern
ments were exchanged in the city 81
Washington, on tho ii,h dsy OF April.
one thousand, eight hundred aud nine
,y.uine;
Now, therefore. be IL known. Tha, L.
William Mckinley, President Of the
United States Of America, have caused
the said convention TO be made public.
to the end that the samo aud every ar
tieie and clauae thereof may bs OBJ
served aud fulfilled with good faith by
the United States and the citizens
thereof.
In witness whereof, I hsve hersunta
set my hand aud caused the seal OF ths
United States to be affixed.
Done ut the City OF Washington. tLi,
llth day Of Apri., in tho year of ou,
Lord one thousand, eight hundred and
ninety nine. and Of the independence.
| Of the United States the ono huudret
and twenty third.
WILLIAM McKIxLxr.
BY the President
JOHN Hay. Secretary Of State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
The Retreat OF the Rebels.

MANILA, Special. General Wheaton
started at daylight Wednesday with
the Tenth Pennsylvania and the Secon d
Oregon Regiments and two guns to
drive the rebels from the Amarican
right flank, between Hbe raillea& ant
the foothills. He met with slight re-
sistance near Santa Maria, and had
one man wounded, but the enemy
bolted when shslled by the artillery
and burned and abandoned the town of
Santa Maria, where q thousand rebels
were supposed to have been concen-
trated. During the rest Of the day the
enemy WAS in full retreat toward the
mountains, burning the villages behind
the retreat,ng force.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20

OAKDALE, l. l., n. Y. Special. -
William X. Vapderbilts magnificent
country residence. "Idehow," WAS
totally destroyed by fire shortly after
midnight Tuesday morning. There 10
not wall left standing. All the cost
ly paintings and valuable bric-s- -brsc
were consumed. 4 priceless amount
was paid for them. some OF them
bringing hundreds OF thousands Of
dollars. Mr.. Vanderbilt and bride
made their escape from the burning
mansion. stood on the lawn and
watched the flames. The total loss 10
estimated at $3.50, 900 to $500. OO0.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20

- ssssss asss vAss tSsSssA
Nrs ios<. Srscssl -rAs aassss a
the p~aexs,Ae slzs In Acses 81 he
aasissssAsy 81 TIE ssrsA Il Tasass JET.
iS=sss vss heia rAsrs-isy ssAs ~ he
Nssrspsistsa op<rs fi.4s~ L~sAsaG
fssa tAs tssss 10 Ne Asss Il Ne aisiae
ball. Ne tAslss sssssi Isas great esAs
of ressa TIE ,siry svs tables we're
CO ssiAss s.ie ef The tee gussi sabass.
EAeA table vss rilc4 vssh . rzsss ~
roses ssa issss iatsr~rneA 80 sess-
daai vsrs The Gs~ess tAsi sozs 81
The sussis ~srs hartir ss,s % sss
cash ostsr ever The nesal hsnks
The saes,s hsSsa 10 arrive si 9 s'e.c~A
bu, The ailsss dii MT bs<ia fcr On
hear AID bali after ths,. car'. frscs.
Of the Issa.slela. ss.d - rsilsszasa
we're ~ ssd sreaad ths bsiidls-. a
gordon Of b.eyc'e rsiioeRss sareusa.
ed the baaldiag. There vss iHiy
800 more xnesis thAa Tie 100 en-.
pse,sd for dlsnss. bat sll io0sd seats
Ihis 10 said 10 b. tho largest nan.
bsT ever scoen noistei sl . bsHgus,
ia TIE history ef ths eiiy. Tie bsss
s'raek no HAL % thc Chssi'-si %
o'clock snd Richard Croker. arm 10 arm
uiih John sianesnsia. marched ao~s
the aisle. wih ihem ssrs Fr~asrsek
G. sehrsab. Robert n Eeessrslt. aes-
eral G.iiin and AmSs ,. Canm,nga
The service q The iscaa .ss sEcslisn,.
but cone eO.iss,oa Yss caused by
sorne Of The diners sirirrins re tables
II ho~ers aud ribhess asa throwiIs
them To the women in tho boxes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
Results Of the Day Decision.

Tho Attorney General has given Dr..
Abbott leave to institute quo warranto
proceedings to try the title to the office
of corporation commissioner, now held
by E. G. Beddingfield. He has also
granted leave to bring suit in several
other cases. One of them is that OF
NJ. B. Williamson against John r.
Erwin, for the clerkship of the Crimi.
nal Court of Mecklenburg. Another
case is that on the relation Of James A.
Ryan against D. W. Patrick. to try the
right to the control of the Atlantic ard
North Carolina railroad, its franchises
and property. This is along new
line. Yet another is from Pamlico,
where all the county officials are to try
title. The last one to come in is Ben
jamin F. McCotter, who wants the Of.
fee of Treasurer from Henry W. Cow
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
A. Point Scored Against Quay.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Special.-Per.
sistent, keen and brilliant argument
between District Attorney Rothermel,
on the one side, and Messrs. Watson,
Shapley aud Shields, on the other, on
the testimony to be admitted in the
trial of Senator Quay, was the feature
of Fridays trial of that distinguished
defendant, and it eliminated in q very
decided victory for the prosecution.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
Irouble q. er inc l,,ead ,v,e,

LoSDoS. Eag.. Special The Chan
eellor Of the Exchequer. Sir Michael
Hicks Beach. In presenting the bud.
get in the House Of Commons sstimstsd
tho expenditures Of the year st fii2.-
927. 900. an increase Of Cs. oss. 900 over
last year. the total increase Of cnpsnd;-
ture during the last four years beipg
NO less than fi9. o.G. .ooo. IL this an
crease Vas 10 coniipue. the speaker
pointed ont. Psrliamsut must agree 10
. large increase in taxation, or dlscovsr
new and productive sources Of revenue.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
xosTa eAR0:HA CROP srllfriS
The 0rss;as sf the Greg Sesssa sf sss
Faireoeiy laiasssabae.

The opening OF the crop ssasea OF
1879 in North Carolina has beea sx-
trensly aniavorAble. The vinsss vAs
severe: the remarkable freeze Il Feb.
lsth broke all previous records for cold
weather In the State. and since thea
the raiafall has been 90 excessive tLsa
the soil has been coutin aousiy soaked
Roads have been almost ,mpassabls.
and very little farm work could b &C
complishsd. Tho season averages from
txo TO four weeks late everywhere. With
practically no preparations yet made for
the msia csops-coro. cotton and To-
bacco.
The reports OF crop correspondents
for the week ending Monday. April
10th, are unanimously unfAvorabls.
The weather has been cold. wet aud
gloomy. The week opened with snow.
storm on Tuesday. averaging from to
9 inches in depth and breaking oil pre-
vious records for April. On Friday .
general aud heavy rain occurred, bring
ing the average precipitation for the
week to over zoo inches. Following
the snowstorm the tenn perature fell to
below freezing in tho central and vest
ern portions Of tho State. With frost as
Tar ss Southport. Fros,s also occurred
on the 9th ana 10th as far south as Viii
mington. The average temperature for
the week Was over 10 degrees telow tho
normal.
On account OF the very wet condition
Of the soil very little piowing could be
| done. An Insignificant amount OF corn
WAS planted. aud the delay in the prep
aration Of cotton land will contribute
10 limit the acreage to be planted.
Gardens have hardly been touched.
but good many Irish potatoes have
been planted, few sweet potatoes bed.
ed, and some melons pnt in Tobacco
plants are small and growing slowly
preparations indicate . large crop o.
tobacco. Winter wheat and oats are
generally thin aud small, having beer
badly winter killed, but east Of tn.
Blue Ridge the PLANTS look healthy.
Winter oats are in the worst condition.
Much loss Of grain on lowlsnds result
ed from frequent freshets in the noun.
famous sections. Sowing of spring
oats has been delayed until it 10 almos
too late. Rice lands a-e still under va
ter.
Truck crops are growing slowly ant
shipments to Northern markets cal
hardly be said to have begun. Frost
rut down peas and unprotected Irisl
potatoes, but the gre>.est loss result
from retarded growth. The reports o
damage to strawberries are very diver
sified, but considering that many acre
of vines were covered and the numbe
of blossoms was still small, the per
centags of actual loss will.not be great
The prospect for other fruit is not en-
couraging; fruit tree and grape vino
were seriously cut back by tho Febru
ary freeze; peaches especially sho,
very limited bloom.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
lhbUSCAD[D BY SAM0hNS.
Disastrous Result Of an Expedition
Against Mataafa's forces
EUROPEANS FOUGHT BRAvElY.
Fired laio From freai. Flask ard Rear-
Heads Of Dead Officers cst 0ff-Fifty
Rebels Killed.

ArKLASD. \. T., Special. Dispatch.
Is received here from ApiA. Samoa,
April !, say that party Of l05 Amsri-
cans and British sailors were forced te
retreat to the beach. after having been
caught III IN ambush on . German
plantation that day. The expedition
was led by Lieut.. A. II. Freeman. Of
the British third class cruiser Tau.
ranga. Lieut. Freeman aud Lieut. p.
L. Lansda!e and Ensign J. r. Mona
ghan. both Of the United Statsl Cruiser
Philadelphia, were left dad or
the field. Ensign Monaghan
remained to assist Lieutenant
Lansdale. and was shot in retiring. Two
British aud American sailors were also
killed. The natives engaged were
some of Mataafa's worriors, estimated
at 800. They severed tho heads Of the
British aud American officers killed.
The manager of the German plantation
has been arrested and detained on
board the Taurangs, on afiidsvits de.
claring that he was seen urging the reb-
to fight. In previous engagement
q of Mataafa's warriors were killed: !:
there were no casualties among the
European forces.
On April /, force of 2l4 British and
Americans aud $50 friendlies. were sur.
prised in ambush at the German plan
tatiou OF vaslelo. The rebel force open.
| ed fire on the rear, left flank, and in
front OF the Apglo-Amerioan force. The
friendlies bolted, but the marines and
blue jackets stood their ground splen-
didly, Americans and British firing
shoulder to shoulder. The Colt auto
matte gun with the landing party be-
came jamme1, and the Americans and
the British were practically at the mer'
oy of the rebels. But ''retreat" waa
sounded three times before the marines
and blue jackets retired.
The same night the friendless found
the bodies of all the officers headless.
The bodies were buried with all hon,
ors at Mulinuu, on Easter Sunday. Th,
heads were subsequently brought in BY
some French priests. The graves wer'
re-opened, aud the heads buried will
the bodies.
The loss of the enemy is not known.
but probably fifty of the rebels wer'
slain, and many were wounded. Tn,
Samoans say Mataafa had on three &C
casions resolved to surrender, but tha
the German consul, Herr Rose, advised
him not to do so, aud now he says b.
| will never give in. but will fight to th
death.
Expeditions in armed cutters belong
ing to the Tauranga and the Porpois
are doing considerable executio
against Mataafa'a strongholds alon
the coast. The British forces are be
ing assisted by 100 Samoans. Abou
46 Of Mataafa's boats and several vii
lagos have been destroyed. In the near
time flying columns are being ser
daily along the roads and through th
bush near Apia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
tn Resin Work at Once.

The contract for the construction of
the Richmond. Petersburg and Carroll
ma railroad has been let, and work will
begin at once. The road will run from
Richmond to Ridgeway, n. c., dis
tance of 100 miles. At kidgeway it
will connect with the Seaboard Air
Line The track has been completed
for 20 miles south from Petersburg.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
The Sheridan at Manila,

MANILA, Special. The United States
transport Sheridan, formerly the Mas.
sachusetts, which sailed from New York
on February 10, having ON board the
Twelfth and ,battalion Of the Seven
feeuth Infantry, has arrived here latter
4 smooth passage On the night Of
April II, Lieut.. Meyer disappeared
from the ship. The weather was IN
tense.v hot, and the iieutenant was
sleeping on deck; il is supposed that
he fell overheard. Three privates and
thras children Of privatss died from
nneumoniA %. soasasssss' " 40 - .