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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.-Eugene Easton,
or Kansas City, Mo, a newspaper man. has
been captured by the Boer forces in South
Africa, aud the State Department Is now in
negotiation with the Transvaal authorities
looking to his release. Word, OF his capture
came this afternoon from Eastons father,
Rev DR.. j. A. Easton, OF Tippecanoe City.
O., who telegraphed Assistant Secretary OF
the Interior Webster Davis as follows: In
form the government of Eugene's detention
by Beers and secure his protection as a
citizen. Wire me details"
Mr.. Davis called on Assistant Secretary
Of State Hill and, as "A result. cable instruc-
tons were sent to the American consuls at
Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town TO
see that all rights of all American citizens
are promptly and fully protected, and for
investigation and special report on Easton $
detention. IL Is believed Easton was one of
a party Of newspaper men aboard special
train captured by the Beers several days
ago. He was formerly Mr.. Davis's private
secretary.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. 21.-Eugene
Easton, who is reported "A prisoner OF the
Boer forces in South Africa, was formerly
reporter on the Kansas City Journal. AT
the outbreak OF the Spanish war he Went to
Camp Alger az the Journal representative
with the Third Missouri Volunteers, but
shortly afterwarG became private secretary
to Webster Davis. assistant secretary of the
interior. lie went 10 South Africa a few
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

The Chesapeake & Ohio earned, in the
second week of October. $25s.5S0, an increase
6s7. - y 49, - ~
Charles StiIz. general agent at the Union
Station. will on Oct. 81 complete his seven
teenth year of service with the Union Rail-
way Company.
Nearly all the passenger equipment now
run by the Vandalia and Pennsylvania lines
on through trains was built within the last
eighteen months.
Chicago last week hauled i'm one train 100
cars over that light-grade division.
Trains 40 and II. on the Cincinnati. Ham
Cincinnati now haul remodeled chair cars,
Just out of the Barry, Smith * Co.'S shops
at Dayton.
w. NJ. Swanston, master mechanic of the
Panhandle shops at indianapolis. to-day be-
gins his fiftieth year of service with the
Pennsylvania Company. His first work was
done in the shops of the Little Miami.
While on the Big Four system. as
whole. the loaded car movement is heavy
beyond precedelt at Idianapolis. last week
but 1903 loaded cars were handled against
IL. .14S in the corresponding week of 1S9S
]. II. Maddy, the enterprising press agent
OF the Baltimore * Ohio. who is on West
ern trip. spent Saturday in indianapolis.
Mr.. Maddy has warm side for Indiana.
The home of his childhood was i'm Muncie.
The New York Central has ordered that
all freight engines entering New York shall
burn coke This has been the rule for some
time. but IL has not been enforced. The use
of ccke as locomotive fuel is rapidly increas-
ing.
II is stated by the officials of the Penn
sylvania that there is a probability OF in
crease of freight crews in November This
will be necesSitated by the winter weather
and will interfere with the handling OF long
trains.
Oscar Murray. vice president and moving
spirit of the Baltimore & Ohio who has
been resting in Penn Yam for three weeks
his farm. while the -. x %. has more
business that Ii can handle. will return TO
headquarters to-day.
1t Is stated that engineers on the Balti-
more q Ohio and the Pennsylvania lines
and Washington. make the largest wages of
any engineers in the country, often reach
ing s225 to s235 per month.
]. Il. Pierce, OF the Merchants Dispatch
at this point. I'm company with &. +. Moore
house. of Kingan & Co.. left for Lake City,
Col. on SATURDAY. having had some very
encouraging news from the TObasco miae,
in which they are interested.
The rumor Is revived that the Toledo &
| Ohio Central will be sold. Whenever IL is
sold. it will without doubt become the prop
| erty OF the Big Four. President ingalls,
| has always desired control of this property
| In the interests of the Big Four
The Vandalia handled at Indianapolis last
week 10 loaded ears. 3il fewer than We're
handled I'm the corresponding week OF 1SaS.
| at which time The Nandalia. in connection
with the Pennsylvania lines. was carrying
| immense quantities of grain at very low
rates 10 meet competition.
The -four Pennsylvania lines handled Al
indianapolis last week $50 loaded cars. As
/ more than IN the corresponding week OF 1928.
| The north-and-sOuth lines are doing the
best business since these records have been
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indianapolis.

The Yohn homestead, at Vermont and
Delaware streets, has been sold for 2l,OOO.
The disputed ballots in the indianapolis
election contest are now in a safety deposit
vault.
The local Democrats entertained the Cook
County Marching Club early yesterday
morning.
The smallpox OF the ViZas has been traced
to a woman who came here from Benton
Harbor. Mich.
The dynamite trust and the Independent
Powder Company are having a fight in the
Brazil coal district.
Gen. Lew Wallace writes beautiful let
ter TO the young men in his college fra
ternity. the Phi Gamma Deltas.
Commercial Club directors rescind their
former action In regard TO the investigation
of the alleged street-car deal bribery.
Fred Patee, we'll known in this city. was
sentenced to five years imprisonment at
Peoria for aiding a criminal operation which
caused Eta Binkleys death.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

New York Mail and Express.
There large supper party given in
honor of Israel Zangwill after the first night
aid SQUARE on Monday evening and all the
guests arrived promptly. eager 10 shake the
hand Of the man who had no objections to
standing on the stage for fifteen minutes
and talking about himself. The supper was
Il capital one. except that Zangwill did not
come. Then the hostess suddenly remem-
bered that, although the playwright had as
surod her he would be present. she had
neglected to inform him. as promised at
what restaurant the feast would take place.
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Big Week ON the BELT Road.

In the week ending Oct. 21 there were
transferred over the Belt road 2O,6SS cars.
against 1859 in the week ending Oct IL,
and against 1857 i'm the week ending Octa
l. Belt road engines handled at the stock
yards LAS carloads of live stock. against
1,3f6 in the week ending Oct. II. and against
/ ,21s in the week ending Oct. e. Belt road
engines last week handled for private
switches on its line 1.0S0 cars against ! .15S
in the week ending Oct. II. and against
029 i'm the week ending Oct =
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4 Diplomatic Matter.
Springfield Republican.

Ii has been said hat the United States
would not issue proclamation of neutral-
ity apropOs of the South African war. Ger
many. however. has issued one. There are
many American citizens In South Africa
who may take sides i'm the contest. Why
shouldn't they be warned To keep hands off?
Whatever may be the international status
of the South African Republic. the Orange
Free State is absolutely sovereign i'm its in
ternation1l relations. The United States
has treaty with il, and the Orange Free
State is at war with Great Britain.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

,b MW hGnh' pcI f Iennysoh fIed Mediy
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the
United States Court to-day. The total liza
sets at $4lf739. OF this amount $331,5J0 is
the estimated value of stock, $39,952 open ac-
counts s33.9o5 bills and notes. and S152 cash
and checks.
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Funston to Return to Manila.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Oct. 21.-A Star spe-
cial from San Francisco says: Gen. Fred
erick Funston to-day received a telegram
from the War Department offering him a
brigadier's command If he would return to
the Philippines after his former regiment,
the Twentieth Kansas, is mustered out. Gen.
Funston accepted the Offer
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No. 05
Three Beautiful
Flower
Pictures.

Each measuring s,sxi7
inches. The titles are
Summer Fragrance" T"
L" A Vase OF Lilies" and
Fresh and Sweet"
These three pictures all
go tcyether, and will be
sent postpaid on re.
ceipt of 2 cent post
age stamp and 5 sig.
natures cut from wrap
pers Of Arbuckles
Roasted Coffee.
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ADangerous Associate.

Cleveland ram Dtalcr.
Sir. the men on the firing line refuse to
go out again if Private Pineknot goes with
en-
What's the matter with the private?"
HE used TO hunt deer up i'm Maine, sir.
an the other men are afraid for their
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

A menagerie. consisting Of II pairs %
Animals-Elephants. Csmeis. Deer, Horses.
Cattle. Donkeys. Goats. Lions. Bears. Tigers.
Dogs and Cats. Each pair is coupled and
stands alone. They are autographed in
many colors on heavy cardboard. cut out
and embossed. Every feature the Animals
is distinctly shown. The elephants are
inches high and 10 inches long. and the other
Animals are proportionately large. Sent
postpaid on receipt cf2 cent postage
stamp and is signatures cut from
wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee.
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months since, accompanied by Robert S.
Wlnn, young newspaper man. formerly
employed here. but later employe of
Philadelphia newspaper. 1t was their in
tention TO work up a profitable correspond
ence in the event of hostilities between the
Beers and England. Reports received here
state that Winn also has been imprisoned
by the Beers.
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Powers May Interfere.

PARIS. Oct 21--The Memorial Diplo-
matique and the Courier Gu Soir learn from
different sources that imm ediately after the
first few fights in South Africa. the powers
Will interfere under the terms OF The Hague
convention
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
Any one Book of the following List will be sent postpaid on receipt
ola cent postage stamp and 10 signatures cut from
the wrappers of Arbuckles Roasted Coffee

NIGHT MYSTERY and other Detective
Stories by "OLD SLEUTH"
No. e5 ADVENTURES OF A BAsHFUL BACHELOR. by CLARA
AUGUSTA. A mrh provoking
No. 30 TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE. A Novel, by MRS MARY j.
HOLMES The popular female OF fiction OF the
No. @! THE SUNNYSIDE COOK BOOK. by MRS. JENNIE
HARLAN This one Of the most comprehensive common
Cook Books published.
No. % OLD SECRETS AND NEW DISCOVERIES. This book
knowledge and viii
be found both entertaining and useful
No. 80 THREE THOUSAND THINGS WORIH KNOWING. by
of 'Moores Universal Assistant This book
encyclopedia highly useful condensed FORM
90 THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT and other stories
RUDYARD
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

PhiladelpbIa Times

InllddelDnla Times.
IL women would only learn that the box
office at the theater and the ticket takers
gate at the railroad station are not places
designed for protracted conversations their
reputation for sense would appreciate ma
terially.
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Full Dress Suits.

IL Is our business to build functional at
tire for gentlemen and II Is oGr business to
know what Is the proper thing for gentle
men 10 wear. III you expect to order an
evening suit few words with us on the
subject may be TO your advantage.
X. f. SPRlNGSTEEN & CO..
Tailors. North Pennsylvania street.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23

Most men are ready 20 go against any
thing once and that's all that's wanted In
this ease. for the man who once tries a
y b. Decent Cigar is a future customer
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO &
ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY-AN-
NUAL MEETING OF STOCK
HOLDERS.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
comuany for the election of directors and for
euch other business may come before the
meeting will be held at the Office OF the COM
uauy. corner OF Third and Smith streets. in Gin
cinnsti, o.. "Wednesday. Oct. 20. 1899. at 10
o'clock a. m
The stock transfer books Will be closed at the
ONCE OF Messrs J. p. Morgan a Co.. No 2S Wall
street New York, at o. o'cock D. m, Thursday
oct s 1899 and reopen at 10 o'clock a. m,
Thursday, Oct. 26, 1893
Cincinnati. Sent. 25 1899
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Two Is Company.

The original
was painted
by Percy
Moran.Th
reproduc-
tion In IA
printings is
O genuine
work Of art.
S iZe 161sx
Zozz lDcnes-
sent post.
paid on
receipt of
two ce m {
y q o G a g g
STAN p and
10 sigma.
lures c u {
-Ia<t RnaSfad
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OTlON DEPT, NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.
RAILROAD TIME CARD.

>~~~N~~~~~O.~-~-O~-~
=. M. time Is in BLACK fgures.-Trains marked
thus: s-Daily. S-Sleeper. P-Parlor Car. c.
Chair Car. D-Dining Car. t-Except sunday.
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No. 83
4 Table Cover.
No. 90. A Basket of Beauties.

A magnificent picture of Roses by Paul de
Longpre. the great painter OF flowers. We
believe this TO be one of the handsomest
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-23
No. 81
The First Prayer.

A beautiful :
1 N po rte q
Picture l5x9
In ches In
size. @
post-paidi
on receips
Of , cent
p o . G a g o
stamp and
10 sig n n.
lures ne
from wrap.
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&C. G. a. st. L. Ry--Big IL Route
City T'k't Officc, No. 4 E.wash. st.

Muneie accommodation .63S
Union City acco'dation%4-5O
CleXe. Ny. q ROs. exe 42S
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-10

Michael harhor. and that one OF her navi-
eating officers wanted TO come home on
her. but that he had no money to pay his
fare and so was left behind. Mrs. Addie-
man believes that IL 1t was then the in
tension TO come directly home this officer
would not have tried TO come on the
steamer. as he would have been needed
on hts own vessel. She takes hope from
this that the party decided TO remain in
the north. Three letters written by her
To the collector OF customs Mt st. Michael
ms TO the movements OF the Loyal have
been unanswered.
Captain who Saw Her.
The one TO know the most Of the cond-
ton and operations OF the Loyal in the
north Is Capt. C. d. Jones. Of the schoon-
er Moonlight. Since reading the article in
the Post-fntelligencer he has been con-
sultng the log of his ship. when he was
In kotxebue sound last year and since
then. and reports seeing and speaking the
Loyal several times.
I'm kofzahue sound last July and Au-
gust" says Capt. Jones. .',hs Loyal was
pounded on the bottom two or three times
and was generally In a bad condition. Her
steering gear was carried away and was
repaired by blacksmith and carpenter.
who had nothing 10 work with. The gear
they imprcvised would not last and was
was carried away In a storm there. We
left st. Michael September ~ bu: the
Loyal had already gone We got 70 Dutch
harhor early in October. and after re-
naming there two weeks sailed for Seattle
October 81. Nothing had been heard there
of the LOYAL.
There Is no question in my mind that
she foundered In one ~ the terrible gales
tina. prevailed In herring sea all last fall.
When wa were lying In Goiovir hay Sep
TENDER IL and Is there was fearful south
east gale and believe the schooner was
lost tn that Wa were eighteen days going
10 Dutch harhdr on account Of a terrible
storm, and had hard work wea.hertng IL
at all. II would he practically impossible
for the Ioyas, in the condition she was
% get through those gales. and believe
she 81 al the hottom.
The Loyal was built in brooklyn. " Y.
in lisa She was siStv-esgbt feet long
nineteen feet wide and seven and 4 half
feet deep. with forty-tsve tens net register
She was generally considered enc Of the
stsnchest small sailing vessels In these
waters
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Dor several days 70 rspalr the vesoel. and
then proceed directly hsTe. They should
have been here. u that plan was followed.
not Litter than the end Of last year In
his letter Nr. Add1emon spoke 81 learning
Of the discoveries IN tho 0osovfn by couu-
try. bat ssid the other membef1 o. the
party would not 80 there
ADDLEMAX'y LAST LETTER.
Mr.. Addieman.s last letter 70 lis wife
contained the following:
anything. All hands have worked like
slaves. ali 20 no financial purpose; but .
good deal wiser. II not better men,
think can 50 home now satisfied with
gold hunting. We hare had terrible
experience. but with no fatalities 50 far.
On our voyage There u q steamer leaves
here IN day or two for Seattle. which
VIII beat uS there some time l send this
as a fcrsrunneur OF our departure for
Seattle. We Will start about day after
tomorrow. the 10TH as soon as we can
There we win have TO stop and clean the
bottom Of the schooner and fix the rudHer
little. Il win take three or four days.
cannot tell how long IL VIII take 10 make
the trip, for we have been having a good
deal Of head winds. which makes II very
slow.
There has not been 4 single location on
kotxebue sound this year. but I hear OF
some on Fish river. GOODWIN bay We are
not going there IL we had located there
going UP We might have done something,
but the boys would not"
Word has been received that one Of the
steamers that left st. Michael last Sep
tember u. four days after the foregoing
iefter was written. spoke the Loyal In ST.
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Chong block. Ambulance was refused
and the detectives forced the door. Two
Cinnamon lay on the smoking bench. They
appeared greatly surprised and said they
had not been doing anything wrong. De-
tective Powers commenced rummaging
around in a pile of old rags under the
bench and soon got hold of a mans leg.
He gave yank. and out came Dandy
Pat" who Is spoken OF in police circles
az a clever bunko man. He was ordered
out Of the city two weeks ago, and IL was
supposed he had gone.
In den on Washington street, between
Fourth and Fifth avenues a wagon load
OF Cinnamon was gathered in. One or the
Cinnamon attempted to throw away q gold
watch. supposed 10 have been stolen. The
detectives got IL. however and will inves-
tigase A murierous looking weapon was
also found II IL steel billy, about eight
cen inches long and two inches thick. with
padded handle This and some brass
knuckies which were found In a raid last
week are abou: the first evidences that
something IL wrong In Chinatown.
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greeted by his friends.
Mr.. Hart has not lost one iota OF his
deep interest in politics. nor has he
changed In the least particular the deep
and abiding conviction which he carried
with him after the last election. that 1t
was too much Lewis and single tax that
wrought the final defea, Of fusion.
During his absence from Seattle Mr.. Hart
has not been idle in the matter OF politics.
He has interviewed some of the New York
and Chicago leaders who sotourned at Hot
Springs. Ark. and other resorts In the
South during last winter And at the
same time ne has been terrifying himself
for the inevitable struggle for supremacy
which Is to come between himself and his
friends on one hand and Lewis and his
supporters on the other.
Hart says that Lewis cannot and will
not be nominated for governor. II think
that the Democrats who have analysed
the cause OF our defeat last fall will agree
with me-" he said. that the Democracy
OF the state cannot afford to take any
unwtse and insincere self-constituted lead
ers. Political campaigns cannot be won
by soph!strfes or political aerobatics.
The issues Of the next campaign? They
VIII be laid down by the Democrats In this
form Ffrs. the re enunc!asion OF the Chi
cago financial declaration: second. anti
expansion: third. anti-trusts. and fourth.
-.
are the things for which the Democracy
will stand in 1850. have talked with men
who have come direct from the Harrison
Democrats OF Chicago and from the Shee
han wing Of the New York Democracy.
Their deliberate opinion IL that Bryan will
be renomina ted and than the declarations
Of the national convention win be on the
Naes have laid down.
Expansion is at once un-American. I'M
Democrats and unconstitutional No,
haven't talked with Babe Bailey about that
part OF IL. I'm telling you wha. believe
to be true. Nor would withdraw our
forces from the Philippines while there is
revolt agsins. the flag. But when they
have been subdued. then they should De
left 10 work oat their own destiny. | am
sssinx; the expansion idea for the benefit
Of trade. and all It's entang.ing alliances.
More than that, the retention OK the Phil
ippines Will not help us IN trade way.
II heard Bryan speak at Austin before
the legislature. lie is now regarded. IN
my opinion, as a sincere and broad minded
sta;esman--not the Hlpl HIP. Harrah. poll
tGcian of -.
YOU can say far me that I'll make my
hcns In Seattle. I'd rather be en- the
bum in Washington :qan IN comparative
arsnenee Ia any other part ef the country"
Harris ansf-fswis declaration Is not whcs-
Is unexpected In view OF the long and bill
ter nght tha. was vaged against him last
fall BY Lewis ard his friends Lewis ran
never lie nominated fer governor II Hart
ard his friends have their say. The fight
is sEre 20 - ere OF the most bitter In the
history OF Washington politics
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VIOLA M'FALL ACQUITTED.
Jury Finds Her Not Guilty Of Grand
Larceny From ID. W. Rice.

Viola McFall, who in alleged by the
police to be the cieverest pickpockct that
has ever come TO Seattle was yesterday
acquitted by a Jury In the superior court
on a charge OF grand larceny from b. w.
Rice Rice Is a steamboat man from
Wena,chee and complained to the police
that Viola went into the back room OF a
saloon with him on February IL and abb
stracted $50 from the pistol pocket OF his
trousers.
Viola's defense was that Rice had asso.
cia,ed with all kinds OF people on the
evening Of the robbery and that most
anyone else NIGH. have been guilty OF the
crime The Jury was on; about two hours.
Prosecuting Attorney McEiroy handed
the case for the state and Attorney Will
lam Parmeriee defended the alleged pick
pocket
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KILLED BN An EXPLOSION.
Accident I'm black Diamond Ntae
Costs John Moore Hts life

John No~sFe was instantly ktlisaf by az
explosion in A rine al Rack Diamond
TUESDAY, tsts hHathsr. a ha was sarksrir
vita hiaA had a wasyivSfgl escape
tssgztis ~ tbs case we're rssesssNsNS ves1es-~
gtas Sgtesn<Sesa ~ t7assssssy SEar9sns from
hr Siesa@, Sear@ aai ais bro her sefs
driving crsSzs-ssat frons ore "nrezmks* 20
another They used naks&i taasps TIE doc
scr saSs contrary 20 Instructions aaa A
gas es ~ csssess sta9s place Apcrs aas Ia
stAasGy s8Iies3. taat his srsstAeT cs.-sg-ss In
Jury lT SsafAs says thai the ere Who
rs a.ssss tsEssBs~ no os9s
TIE dead man ~ years oAs ard
very strsng ard powerful man. Ale wAs
rse mixer usf the Odd FELLOWS
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BREvlT1Es.

George oliver. who said that he was a
guest at the Northern hotel, reported 10
the police yesterday afternoon that he had
lost sir In a stud poker game with some
strangers al the State hotel.
A n.lg hborhoo1 quarrel about fence
which separates the yards OF Mrs. Helen
Rrati,Ina and Mrs. Helen Emerd. "a the
foot of Bel street, IN North Seattle. work
"a ia nav Tito the municipal court yes
;.rfay afternoon. Mrs. Bra;iund said that
Mrs Emeri has wlllfuily destroyed the
fence War seemed imminent. but mat
.srx were patched up. ard peace reigns
once more on Bell street
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THREE SUSPICIOUS CASES.
DtphthevtA Believed to ne Present
In UnsanitaYy District.

Tares caaes Of suspected HcA:S~rta
were reported 30 Health Officer MCk~ch-
ME yesterday afternoon Tie .eAlca Of
tcer tssoA germ culture IN :wo cAses him
self. and Dr. Henry YArssesi attended 10
the third
The nssas apprehension 10 in an Italian set
s7esss~as rssr the CORNER x Twenty --&gss:a
avsgas>~ so<sfo ard Day street. A long tire
axo TIRE health department notified she
cssy tAzs the nax sewer in taAs B~lghhoy-
hood has he-r broken down &a4 ssAi sew
Axe VAS spreading over the ground en-
cAnxersnx the kssl,a oS r0as3ents In that
u1n<ukn