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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-20
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


Kansas City, May i5,-Cattle- Receipts, 2,7pd;
calves, iis; market generally steady; shipping
and dressed beef steers, A.0Ot4s5; western
steers eSb0D490; cows and helfers, 81. 25ft4. %;
stocIers and feeders sS5OG5.e5. Hogs-Re-
ceipts b,765; market steady to weaker at 5000
$50 Sheep--Receipts, $50; market active and
steady; sheep, s2.b0G5iO; lambs, t56OG75O
Chicago, May 5.--Cattle-Recelpts, 1900:
market generally steady; beeves, AlOlb5b0;
cows and heifers, t2.e5ltIs5; Texas steers, sass
@500; stockers and feeders tSs0Gb.i5. Hogs
Receipts, 5000; market active, generally 80
lower; mixed and butchers, t3.7063.90; good
heavy, sSEoaSs5; rough heavy, ssboG3.e %; light,
s3.eOa9.s5. Sheep-Recoipts, l7OOo market
steady to strong; sheep, AOO15,s5; lambs, Is %
@6.65.
st. Louis, May l5,-Cattle- Receipts. $500;
market steady; beef steers, A00lt5.5o; light
steers to dressed beef grades, sS.t015,l0; stock
ers and feeders, s3l0G4.o5; cows and heifers,
o. 25G4.s5; Texas and Indian steers. o. 40ab4 ss;
cows and heliers, s25Od4.25, Hogs--ReceIpts,
1900; market steady; pigs and lights. tS.7Ob
SIS; packers s375d3.sO butchers, s3s5GS.9N.
Sheep-Recelpts, 1900; market strong; natives,
o. 75Gb5.lO; lambs, v00Gs.5O,
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Result Of a Family Feud.

Lostine, Ore, May l6,-John A.
Hunter, one of the most prominent
men in Wallowa county, was shot and
instantly killed by Mrs. c. II. Elliott,
a near neighbor, who then committed
suicide by taking poison, There had
been feud of long standing over fam
lily affairs between the Hunters and
Elliotts, whose families are intermar,
ried, a son OF the murdered man hay'
ing married daughter OF Mrs Elliott,
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A Missouri Pacific Extension.

Joplin, No., May ia Missouri Pa
cifc engineering corps is surveying a
route for a 200-mile extension of the
White river branch of the st. Louis &
Iron Mountain railway from Bates
Vile, Ark, TO the zinc region Of Mar
ion county, and quite probably on "a
Carthage, Mo-, or some other point on
the Missouri Pacific system. Arkansas
has large scope of country, 100 miles
square, including 20 counties, that has
no railroad, and it is reported that the
Missouri Pacific system will undertake
the task of opening up this vast terri
tory, which is immensely rich in min.
erals.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-20

Horse bills, sale bills, etc. prin'so .
this .fios, on short notice. "
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Chicago, May l6.-It was announced
here yesterday that st. Louis citizens
will protest to congress against Secre-
tary Alger's permission to open the
drainage canal, II an extra session
should be called before the time set for
opening the big ditch. 1t was also dis
covered that the big channel cannot be
finished this year SO it will carry 800, 600
cubic feet Of water per minute, as re.
quired by law. This may delay the
opening for another year, for, If Gov.
Tanner wishes to assert his prerogative,
he can refuse to grant permission to
the sanitary board to turn the water
into the canal.
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MIR. Luckett Not Satisfied.

jefferson City, Mo-, May 18.-F. E.
Luckc;, a member of the board OF
managers of the Fulton asylum, is out
in an interview in which hc says he
will ignore the report of the See in
vestigating committee and will stand
by DR.. Coombs. He says that the com
mittee was born in IAN atmosphere Of
sin, prejudice ard corruption" and was
selected to convict DIR. Coombs.
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Cnraicann OH Wells.

Austin, Tex, May l6.-Henry t.
Levens, who is interested in the Corsi-
cana oil fields, was here yesterday. He
stated that there are now over 400
producing oil wells in that district. He
reports one oil deal involving $3.50, 900.
1t was the sale of so producing wells,
together with $4,000 acres OF leased
land by Calhoun & Kent, of st, Louis,
to the Southern Oil company, which is
an adjunct of the Standard Oil com
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Kuiod by His Brother-in.Law.

Williamsville, Mo-, May 16.-H. M.
Holiday, one of the most prominent
capitalists in this section, living in this
city, was shot and killed under the
most sensational circumstances by his
brother-in-law, NJ. A. johnson, at the
latter's home in Greenville, last night.
Johnson, it is said, came home unex-
pectedly and found Holiday with Mrs.
johnson in her bedroom. Holiday
was president and general manager Of
the Holliday-Klotz Land Il Lumber
company and the Williamsville, Green.
vile & Southeastern railway.
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Atlanta, Ca, May l6.-Winnie Roach,
a mulatto woman, and her husband are
charged with brutally burning their
four little children nearly to death by
igniting paper, saturated with kero-
sene, with which their bodies had been
wrapped. The man, Lawrence Roach,
ran away when he heard that his
treatment of his children had been re-
ported to the police. The woman was
in the act of applying fire to one OF
the children when crowd broke In.
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No Pensions for Ex-Slaxas.

New York, May 16.--A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Thou
sands of colored men in this country
are being induced to believe that they
are to be pensioned " the United
States government upon being able to
show that they were formerly slaves.
The promoters of this scheme have
been at work for several years and II
is estimated that more than $3.50, 900 in
small sums has been collected by those
having the project in hand.
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VIII BE Turned over to Spain.

Washington, May 16.-Many applica-
tions have been made to the war de-
partment requesting that all useless
cannon captured in the Philippines be
turned over to the states as trophies
Of the regiments making the capture.
Secretary Alger cabled Gen. Otis ask
ing what there was in the way of this
and has received reply stating that,
under the terms of the peace treaty, all
obsolete cannon are to be turned over
to the Spanish government.
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Higher Tax on oleomargurine.

Washington, May l6.-A member Of
congress said that an effort would be
made to effect an organization of mem
bers of the house representing agricul-
tural districts to secure legislation at
the next session of congress which
will raise the tax on oleomargarine
from two cents a pound, the present
rate, to ten cents a pound. The inten-
tion, he said, was, if possible, to tax
oleomarRarine out of existence.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-20
Organising n Boycott.

Guthrie, Ok, May i6.-The cattlemer
OF Western Oklahoma are organizing d
boycott on Kansas City and threaten
to ship all of their cattle to Chicago
and South Omaha. The reason for the
boycott is the recent action of the Kan
sas quarantine board in requiring in
spection of all Oklahoma cattle enter
ing the state. This rule was approved
by the Missouri board, making ship
ment to Kansas City difficult and ex
pensiye matter.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-20
AWFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Excursion Train In PennsylvanIs Crashes
into an Express with Terrible Results
as Dead and Many Injured.

Reading, Pa, May lA-Daylight to-
day revealed last nights accident on
the Philadelphia & Reading railway at
Dexter as one of the most disastrous in
the history of the company. The num-
Der of killed is at least 2s. Fast ex-
press train No. lS, which ordinarily
runs through from Reading to Potts
town without stop, was held up at
Exeter by a coal train which was using
the cross-over switch there. While
standing there awaiting orders, a
special through train, running from
Harrisburg to Philadelphia on account
Of Hartranft day and laden with excur.
sionists, came along and crashed into
the rear cars Of No. l2, wrecking two
day coaches and Pullman car,
and crushing the lives out Of
many of their occupants.
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tANTA re ROUTE.
40 and Alton Railroad.

ooIEa EAST.
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Santiago de Cuba, May l6'-consid-
erable dissatisfaction is expressed here
over the demand by the United States
government that the Cuban soldiers
relinquish their arms before receiving
their shares in the distribution Of the
$4,000, 900. La Independencia and other
papers publish excited articles protest
ing against the acceptance Of any such
proposal.
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No Likelihood Of an Extra Session.

Washington, May 16.-A member of
the administration who is in position
to know the views of the president on
the subject said to-day that the proba-
bilities were against an extra session
of congress being called, He thought
that the president had given the sub
ject some thought, but he was reason
able sure that no call would be issued
except in some unlooked-for contin-
gency, which would make it necessary.
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81. Joseph, NO., May 16.-Judge o.
M. Spencer is daily the recipient of nu-
merous letters from all parts of the
state urging him to become candidate
for the democratic nomination for gov
ernor. He says: 81 hardly think it
necessary to state that / am not can
didatc for governor. have not even
thought of becoming candidate. The
notices in the press in which my name
has been mentioned in connection with
that office evidently originated from
the pens of friends who sought to com
pliment me, rather than create can
didate for the office"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-20
A NEGRO BISHOPS VIEWS.


Atlanta, Ca, May 10,-In a sermon
delivered here Bishop Gaines, of the
African Methodist Episcopal church
south, voiced his sentiments against
lynch law, yet condemning in severest
terms the negroes who commit the
crime of rape, He said;
want TO say to-day that he who apologies
Tor the crime Of rape, or has any sympathy foI
the inhuman monster who commits this crime
be he black or white, is an enemy 10 God and Q
traitor TO his race, In all the catalogue Of
crime can imagine no deed more dastardly, nc
nend more foul and Internal than the beast who
would outrage virtue and take from good wo.
man the treasure OF her honor. Perhaps II q
man were charged with rape and had an X-ray
from Heaven turned on him so that knew ht
was guilty would be willing to turn him over
" the mob
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4 Or.

"a "a, has elegant day coaches
4 Joseph. -, asx ooaches. a.
psas CiIy' LOOMS. Agent,
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Lincoln, Neb., May ls.-I'he inter
state debate between Nebraska and
Missouri universities on the question:
"Resolved, That combinations OF rail
roads a~e not desirable and should be
prohibited by law" was awarded to
Missouri for superior argument, her
representatives having the affirmative
side. Nebraska was given credit ior
the best presentation.
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mckinley to welcome Volunteers.

Hot Springs, Va, May 16.--lt is the
intention of President Mckinley to be
in the western states at the time of the
return of the volunteers who have done
heroic service in the Philippines. 1t is
expected that the necessity for retain
ing the volunteers in the island of
Luzon will not exist much longer, and
when the volunteers reach their native
states for muster out Mr.. Mckinley
hopes to be there to greet and honor
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BASEBALL STANDING.
National League.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Western League.
STANDING or THE CLUBS
st. Louis WIN BE headquarters

Kansas City, Mo-, May 15.-St. Louis
is the permanent headquarters for the
Catholic Knights of America. The
fight for headquarters resulted in a
spirited contest between ST. Louis and
Cincinnati. The former won by vote
of 1888 to 227. The election Of officers
resulted as follows: President, P. ].
O'Conner, of Georgia; vice president,
William Blakeslee, of Texas; secretary,
Joseph C. Carroll, of Virginia; treas.
urer, Gerard Reiter, of Indiana.
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May Consider Arbitration First

The Hague, MAY i6.-lt is understood
that the Americans and British are
meeting with some success in their
efforts to get the question Of interna-
tional arbitration, which is now the
eighth article of the programme, ad-
vanced to the first place.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-20

Th. Cosmopolitan Is one of the best
magazines. The New York Tri' Weekly
World is one OF the best papers. These
,wu aud the INTELIIaENcER one year for
only S2.4O, Call At this otfics' You can
not get them elsewhere.
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Great Welcome to Dewey.

New York, May l6.-That New York; s
welcome to Dewey is to be conducted
on grand scale was shown yesterdap
when the joint committee from the
board of aldermen and council decided
TO call on the municipal assembly To
authorize an appropriation Of $3.50, OOt
for the citv's part in the ceremonies,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-20
SCOTT FOR COMMANDER
Missouri Grand Army Encampment at
klrksvilie Honors the Moberly Veteran
| Three other Officers Chosen.

Kirksville, Mo-, May lS.-At the state
encampment of the G. A. r. to-day, a
spirited contest took place over the
election of department commander
Comrades Ira d. Bronson, of Sedalia;
J. W. Scott, of Moberly, and
George Hall, of Trenton, were
the principal candidates. The
first ballot resulted in the election of
J. W. Scott, of Moberly. Capt. w. d.
Sigler, Of Kirksville, was elected senior
vice commander by acclamation; DIR.
]. d. McAdoo, medical director, and
Comrade Burl, chaplain.
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San Francisco, May l0.-0n board the
Valencia, which arrived yesterday, were
Capt. 4. +. Buchan and so discharged
soldiers Capt. Buchan, company h
Twentieth Kansas regiment, Is Of Kan
sas City, Kan. He returned from Ma
nila to bring home the body of his wife
who died there u month ago.
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The BIcycls Trust Formed.

Trenton, N. j., May ls,-Articles of
incorporation were filed with the secre-
tary Of state of the American Bicycle
company, with an authorized capital of
$50, 900, 900, of which sS5, 900, 900 is to be
preferred stock, with seven per cent.
cumulative dividends, and S45, 200, 900
common stock.
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Poisoned by Eating Lobsters,

Hot Springs, Ark, May 10. Fifteen
guests at a prominent hotel here were
poisoned by eating canned Holsters at
dinner. Shortly after the meal the
guests were taken violently Ill and 1t
required the work Of three physicians
to save their lives.
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New York, May 16.-In the pro-ca.
thedral on Stanton street yesterday,
Rev. DR.. Charles A. Briggs, who was
suspended for heresy by the Presbyte-
rian assembly, was ordained a priest oi
he Episcopal church.
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Berlin, May i6.-Baron Heyl Seu Her.
renshein, the national liberal member
of the reichstag, has donated 5000, ,Oco
marks toward the tuberculosis asylum
movement,
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THE TWO MAIN ISSUES.
Democratic Manager Cook Says Antitrust
and Antl-Imperlalism Planks WIZ
Have Preference Over silver.

Chicago, May lS.-Anti-trust and
anti-imperialism planks will be nailed
nearer to the footlights than the six
teen to one plank in the democratic
national platform of 1900, according to
the prediction of Sam b. Cook, general
manager of the ways and means com
mittee. Mr.. Cook returned from st..
Louis yesterday. He has been in con-
ference with ex-Gov. William ]. Stone
and other committee leaders and his
declaration is said 20 represent the best
opinion of the democratic leaders in
the national organization.
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To Reclaim Land In Arizona.

Yuma, Ariz., May 1S-Forty-eight
thousand acres of land Of the Blythe
estate, on the Colorado river, 100 miles
above Yuma, are to be reclaimed this
fall by colony to be brought from the
east by William II. Martin, of New York.
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One Dinerence.

A boy doesn't care anything about q
pretty lining in his coat. That Is one
difference between boy and GIRL
Washington Qa,) Democrat. 80
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The appellate court Of the Second
district Of Illinois DEGREES that cider ID
an intoxicant and subject to all laws
regulating the liquor traffic.
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Planning Ia Lne

Nothing is less interesting than Ia
discuss what to get for dinner right
after breakfast, - Warrington (iA)
Democrat.
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n. lol and 10. daily except Sunday
>ralus daily. y..... .c,,v satur-
pgs. sunday mornings, ana sunons :. .,o,,S
4, one fare for the round Wlp, soou
4 nm Ia aud including Monday MORN
Is ,s,cte,s and checks TO all points, points.
4 tourist ticketson sale TO all 'o"''''
.bet Information call on or aaaass'' z 0nrs
Il. q. srlDHAN. Ticket Agent
he No. 80.
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Grain and Provisions.

Kansas City, May l5.--Reeeipts OF wheat, 81
cars; year ago, Sis cars. Sales by car lots: No.
9 hard, 66hdb6sic; No. 8 hard, eSG6Sc; No. 1
hard, 6Ot62c; No, 2 soft. 7iG74c; No. Q soft,
6st72c; No. soft, 6lh0aec. Receipts OF corn,
4s cars; year ago, 1883 cars; No. mixed, s2KQt
82Xc; No. 3 mixed, Sec; No. 1 mixed, s0XGb
SEC; No. white, 3Sl33Sfc; No. 8 white $50;
No. I white, SiK13sc Receipts Of oats Q
cars; year ago, 30 cars; No. mixed e7027Ac;
No. 8 mixed, 27GlHto; No. 4 mixed, 26c; No.
9 white 2shGesc; No. 8 white, 27h1esc; No. 4
white, &c. Receipts OF hay 90 cars; year
ago, 49 cars; timothy, t9.00G9.50; prairie, N.751
s25; alfalfa, T.OO0sOo Eggs ilhc per doz.
Poultry, hens TIC perth springs, lOc; roosters,
l5GDs0c EACH turkeys, 607c; ducks, &c; geese,
4n0tSc; pigeons, tiOO per doz. Butter, extra
fancy, l5c; dairy iSc; store packed, i0Gllc,
Potatoes, 6O1e5c per bu. Horseradish, i.5OC1
200 per bu. Turnips, l5G25o per bu. Lettuce,
0G75c per bu. Radishes, iSG2Sc per doz. Pie.
plant, loo per doZ punches. Spinach, oOD7bc
per bu Asparagus, iSa9Oc per doz. punches
Strawberries, si.5OG2OO per crate.
Chicago, May -Wheat-May, 6sH06eNc;
July, 6eK67Ohc September, 00K(p7Ohc. Corn
May, SamGS2Sc; July, S4GSSNc; September
SSSdSihc. Outs-May, 26d26Ac; July g3Aa
2Sdc September, eOR12lc. Pork-May
ss.e7M; July, ts.SehGs42h; September, 1850
s.57h. Lard-May, t6O9h; July, S.06d5. isK
September ,s5 5.i7biQ52ah, Short ribs-May A.6S
July, A67hG47sh; September, H.SO0isS.
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Flowers profits In the last IS months in Wal
street have exceeded slOOO0Oo0. He had be-
come in that time the acknowledged specula-
tive leader in the financial markets OF the
limited Statas
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CE IN HERLE BUILDING
HENRY BARTENS,
CLUBBING RATES.

iNrELLIaENcRR will send you any
VI magazine In the United States,
Arantee the regular delivery Of all
and magazines. We do all the
sand save you money aud trouble
kLLlaENoER one year and
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Chicago ana st. Louis Cash Grain

Chicago, May -wheat-Cash, No. g red,
7odt7ic; No. Sred, 6e179c; No. 9 hard winter, sc;
No. Shard winter, 66c; No. / northern spring
70t7Ohc; No. northern spring, 6eGl70c; No.
northern spring G616oc. Corn-Cash, No. Q,
SSAc; No, 9, Ssnc oats-Cash, No. 9, g6X0
2eAc;No 8 e6c.
St Louis, May 5.-Wheat-Cash. No red,
elevator, 7Sc; truck, 74c No. hard, 0ec. Corn
Cash, No. 2, 32jic; track, SIC. Oats--Cash,
No. z, &c; track, s7fGl2sc; No. 2 white, e0xEDsOc
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LEXINGTON, MO.
TINE TABLE.

TINE TABLE,
Trains will pass Lexington Junction on
the Wabash as followsi
doing east-No. 70, local freight, s:Oa.
M, No. 2, Eastern Express, ll;lO q. NJ M
No; NJ haa,srF saS E.nrsss' 7:t5 D. M; No. I,
Atlantic Express, 1901 p. M -
Going west--No. 4, Mall and EXPRESS
b,Sa n. m. No. 25, KanNas City Accomoha'
ton, 500 q. m. .
II you contemplate buying se"lng
Machine, call at this ONCE and "'e tue
new White Machine, high sr de o'"p
head, oak finish. THIS rs " C.'sa'" '. '"'
the only one that we will have Tor sale
WANTED TO RENT.-A house oI nVe
rooms. Inquire at this once. "
Horse bills, sale bills, etc. prin'ed o.
this sfiios, on short notice
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= taS.s on sale May Is and 10, with
nmlt OF June 10. No change Of
narVey dining room. d. J. Con-
Agent, Lexington.
Evening journal., 1899-10-23
Rapid Readers.

Perhaps the fastest reader the world
ever knew was Gladstone. He could
read and digest a novel OF $4,000 words.
scientific work as large or larger, a
political treatise or a history by mere
ly glancing at the leaves as he turned
them over. His eye and mind seemed
10 photograph with the rapidity Of an
instantaneous camera. His eye was
the lens, his mind the sensitive plate.
In his reading he was omnivorous to
the last degree. The most rapid read
er we ever had in this country Is John
G. Carlisle. former senator from Ken
lucky, speaker of the house. Secretary
Of the Treasury and now legal repre-
sentative of a giant trust. with head
quarters in New York. Joe Black
burn. the most popular man in Ken
tucky says that Carlisle is the most
remarkable man he ever saw; that he
can tell the contents of q book with
out looking at it, and give the synop-
sis OF an argument on being told the
name Of the author.-N. Y. Press.
Evening journal., 1899-10-23
DELAWARE REGIMENT Rand.

Adjutant-General Hart and Colonel
Theodore Townsend are anxious that a
military band should be formed as an
adjunct to the First Regiment Nation
al Guard of Delaware. and are work
ing hard to attain that end To be-
come q member of the band man
must enlist, in the regiment, as a musi-
clan, not as a soldier Excellent in
ducements are being offered to musi-
clans to enter the service. The gov
ernment will furnish the instruments
which are now on exhibition, and the
state will provide a room, at the ar
moEy with light. heat and janitor SER
vice, also a fee OF SIS a year for the
purchase of music. The band will also
be allowed to play for any organi-
zation, and can set its own price. Il
is understood that some OF the local
bands are considering the matter and
will probably enter the service.