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Runaway cars Cause Death.

Philadelphia. Nov. Runaway cars
collidng with an oil train ON the main
line of the Pennsylvania railroad in
West Philadelphia resulted in the death
of Harry G. Balugc, conductor, and the
serious injury to three other employees.
The two engines attached to the oil
train were wrecked and the dead man
was buried under the debris. The oil
train of 20 cars was passing west on the
through line when four heavily laden coal
and box cars that We're shifting on the
east bound rails jumped the track and
crashed into the oil train. Both train,
were badly damaged.
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Academy of Music.

Waldron and Bryant's magnificent
burlesque production "The Trocaderos"
open an engagement at the Academy of
Music tonight which is limited to three
nights and two matinees. This organiza-
tion is acknowledged to be the largest
and swellest on the road and Manager
Waldron is naturally anxious that it
should make fine showing at his own
house here.
1t numbers 80 people, the chorus be-
ing made up of 20 handsome young
women. who in addition to possessing
comely face and form, also know how to
sing. There will be two burlesques and
a big olio with eight up to date special
ties. In addition there will be mag
niicent representation of living statuary
and pictures. There is big demand Tor
seats which should be secured well in
advance
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pioneer SILK Mill Running.

Allentown, Pa, Nov. 21.-Thc mill of
the Pioneer Silk company of Paterson,
n. j., located in this city, is running full
handed, as usual. The assignment of the
company has not affected operations
here, and orders have been received al
tering the present conditions. 1t is ex-
pccted here that Receiver Read will con
tinue the operation of the mill, although
II has been run at Il loss for some time.
The plant was started April l, 1886, and
since then it has been enlarged several
times. At present employment is given
to about 500 men, women and children.
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WALL STREET TRAGEDY,
A Nun shoots Boy and Then Conn
mfts Suicide.

New York. Nov. 21.-While Broad,
Wall and other streets in the financial
district were crowded with business men
and clerks John Neaman shot and prob
ably fatally wounded John DAILY, Il mes
sengcr boy, IL years old. and then, be-
fore he could he seized. took bottle con-
tanning carbolic acid from his pocket and
drained the contents. He fell TO the
sidewalk and was picked up dead.
The shooting and suicide attracted an
immense thWng. and Broad street was
blocked. The reserves from the Oak
street station had to be called out to
clear the thoroughfare.
The tragedy occurred in front Of the
Western Union Telegraph office at 1G
Broad street. DAILY was employed as Il
messenger there.
An alteration preceded the tragedy.
1t was heard by several persons, but
they paid little attention to it.
As the crowd w;ls lurrying past the
man and boy swung out toward the
curb. and the man suddenly drew a re-
volver and, holding it almost against the
lads head. pulled the trigger. The boy
threw up both hands and fell.
There was a pnic, and the crowd seat
tered in all directions. The man dropped
the weapon and, plunging his hand into
his coat pocket, drew forth a small vial.
He tore out the stopper and. placing the
bottle to his lips, took a long swallow of
the contents. An instant later he reeled
ana fell, the bottle falling from his hand
and being smashed on the sidewalk
1t was said that the quarrel between
Ncaman and Daily was over some money
which DAILY owed Neaman. Persons who
heard snatches of the discussion said
that Ncaman repeatedly demanded the
money while the two were talking. and
the hoy as often refused, trying to OK
cuse himself, it seemed.
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EHERlFFs sALE.-RY VIRTUE OF A WRIT
Of Leyan Facias. to me di ected, will be eX-
posed to public sale at the Hotel Of william IL.
saxt0nin the town of stanton, Mill Creek hun
lTet, New Castle county. state OF Delaware.
ON FRIDAY,
THE I'D DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1900.
at II O'Clock a. M,
he following described real estate. viz;
All that farm. plantation or tract OF land sit
bate In Mill Creek hundred, New Castle county
Inl STATE of Delaware.
Beginning at a stake in the centre of the Gap
Ind Newport turnpike; thence with the centre
j said turnpike to another stake. being corner
Or the afore said lot and the land of the heirs OF
Iusta Justis, deceased thence in a southerly di-
tection along line OF the said Justa Justls: de-
.essed, TO another corner in the centre OF the
hiltown road; thence down the said road to the
lsce Of beginning, containing acres, more or
ess.
seized and taken IN execution as the property
1i David T.. Bradford, administrator OF John o.
and Mary f. Mcfarland. his wife,
lortgagors, and Henry G. Conrad, trustee, terre
enant and TO be sold by
JOHN f. TAYLOR, Sheriff.
sherlif's Office. Wilmington, Delaware, Nov
'mber 4, 1900.
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YELLOW FEVER In HAVANA.
Exaggerated Reports of Its Preva-
Ience Disprovcd by Official Report.


Washington. Nov. .l.-An official re-
port made hy Major w. G. Gorgas, sur
gcon in The army, 10 the adjutant gem
eral OF the division of Cuba, on the vital
statistics of Havana for October 1900.
has beer received here and is found to
disproyc statements printed in certain
New York aud Boston papers respecting
the prevalence of yellow fever there.
The death rate for the month was 25OS.
favorMllr showing. There were "a
deaths from yellow fever, being of
Americans. The number Of yellow fever
eases wns 2SI among Americans and
Spaninr1- The larger number We're
anon. Immigrants recently arrived.
Major Gorgas says that since jan ],
out of total population of 242,0O0, there
| have been DiS cases. In 1896 there were
! ,2S2 deaths from yolow fever, in 1897
! there wcrr S!lS. and this year there have
bccn 23G Zip 10 Nov. / there were
among American soldiers this year ~
eases and deaths.
| The report calls attention to the good
results oltaincd from the American sys-
TEN Of disinfcction and isolation and calls
attention to the need Of Il general system
| of sewerage.
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RnhI,crr Nv WhoIesnlc.

Damariscotta. Me-. Nov. Burglars
were active in this village. The clothing
store of w. W. Dodge was the point Of
attack. The robbers carried off nearly
the entire stock, including 700 pairs OF
trousers, 25 full suits of clothes and a
large amount of furnishing goods. MIR.
Dodge places his loss at $4,000. That
the thieves employed Il wagon to carry
off the plumber was evident, but they
left no clew to their identity.
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Trades Union Victory.

London, Nov. 2l.--The appeal court has
dissolved the injunction Of Justice Far
well of tie high court of justice of Aug
80. who enjoincd General Secretary Bell
of the Analgamatcd Society of Railway
Servants and Organizing Secretary
Holmes from 'watchng and besetting"
the Great Western railroad stations and
approaches with the view of inducing
nonunionistS to refrain from taking the
places of ToGf Vale railroad strikers. The
master of the rolls declared the Analgu-
mated society was an entity unknown to
the law and therefore incapable of being
sued. The case will be appealed 10 the
house. of lords.
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Open season For Cats.

Portland, Me-. NOV. PA unique case
w;s tried before Judge Bonney i'll the s'l-
pcrior court Ii was Il suit to determine
the rights of cats. The plaintiff claimed
that the defendant shot two Of her cats
wnntonly and willfully and wanted to
know If hr had the right to do this. The
defendant admitted that hc shot thc cats,
bu. he claimed they were on his premises
in the act of killing his chickens at the
time of the shooting. The court ruled as
a matter Of law that the defendant had
no right To shoot the ,itS unless he was
compelled 10 use that amount of force to
save his chickens nj this particnlaF time
from hping killed. Verdict for Defendant.
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President to witness wedding.

Washington, Nov. 21.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley will go. to Baltimore on
Saturday TO witness the marriage of Miss
Lillian Gary. daughter of ex-Postmaster
General and Mrs. Gary, and Robert G..
Taylor They will be accompanied by
nearly all the cabinet officers and their
wives. The party will leave here about
IL O'Clock in the morning in special cars,
reaching Baltimore an hour later. The
gentlemen of the party will remain for
breakfast, but early in the afternoon will
leave for Philadelphia, where the presi-
dent and members of his cabinet will at
tend the annual banquet of the Union
League club.
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The Deiagoa Award PAID.

London, Nov. 21.-The Deagoa Bay
railroad award has been paid. The Amer
leans received their share through the
SeligmanS. The Dclagoa Bay railroad
award of $3,062,S 500, with interest at .
per cent from June %. 1889, is the re-
suit of the seizure of the Delngoa Bay
railroad by Portugal. The facts in the
ease have been told many times during
the last few wears. Besides the principal
of the award and the interest, totaling
about S5,00o000. Portugal paid on ac-
evuu. si-v,ovV AoOU.
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AN ORDER BY GAGE.
Circular out Resembling the Refund
Ing 0perntinns Dec. 81.

fE$ Operations Dec. 81.
Washington, Nov 2I Secretary Of the
Treasury Gage has issued tie following
circular disseminating the refunding op-
cratons;
'Referrng to the circular of March
II, 1900, known as the 'Refundng Cir
cular,' which invited the attention of
owners of United States 3 per cent bonds,
loan OF 1J0S-1D1S; per cent bonds,
funded loan Of 1907, and . per cent
bonds, loan of 1904! to the provisions Of
the act of March II, 1850, relative to the
e@changc Of such bonds for per cent
consnls Of $3.50 as authorized by said act,
public notice is hcrchy given that it is
the purpose of the department to sus-
pend refunding operations under the
above circular.
An persons interested are therefore
hereby notified that bonds intended for
exchange into per cent consols of 1890
must be forwarded for that purpose not
later than Dec 81, 1900.
''The circular of March il, 1900. is
hereby rescindod to take effect in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this cir,
cular,"
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TIL E rlYSTERY
OF AGATHA WEBB.
by Anna Katharine Green.
Author OF 1.-THE Leavenworth Case, "Lost Mans Lane"
Hand and Ring" Etc. Etc.
Copyright, 1900, by Anna Katharine Green.

same Indifference lie showed to every
thing else.
81 don't like her calico dresses" said
he. "Slle might have worn silk, but
she wouldn't. Agatha. will you wear
silk to my funeral?"
The experiment was too painful, and
they drew him away. But the consta-
ble's curiosity had been reused, and
after they had found some one to TAX,
care of him he drew Mr.. Sutherlars
aside and said: 81
"What did the old man mean by say
ing she might have worn silk? Are
they better off than they seem"
Mr.. Sutherland closed the door before
replying.
"They are rich," he declared to the
utter amaZement of the other. "That
is, they were, but they may have been
robbed; if SO, Philemon was not the
wretch who killed her. l have been
told that she kept her money in an old
fashioned cupboard. Do you suppose
they alluded to that oneT
He pointed to door set in the wall
over the fireplace, and Mr. Fenton, per-
ceiving key sticking in the lock, step.
ped quickly across the floor and open
ed it. A row OF books met his eyes,
but on taking them down couple of
drawers were seen at their back.
Are they locked?" asked Mr.. Suther-
land.
zone is and one is not"
"Open the one that is unlocked"
Mr.. Fenton did so.
at is empty" said he.
Mr.. Sutherland cast n look toward
! the dead woman. and again the per-
feet serenity of her countenance struck
him.
81 do not know whether to regard her
as the victim of her husbands imbecil-
ity or of some vile robbers cupidity.
Can you find the key to the other
drawer?"
81 will try"
Suppose you begin, then, by looking
ON her person. 1t should be in hel
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Tbe penpsyIynnin q. d. I,

Philadelphia, Nov. 21.-The fourteenth
annual convention of the Pennsylvania
Christian Endeavor union has begun III"
real work Of its sessions. About 5000
delegates and visitors are estimated to
he present. Five sunrise meetings IN as
many churches opened the proceedings.
The actual work of the convention began
later in the Baptist temple with the
reading of the reports Of the department
superintcndcnts. During the day Il
number of committees held conferences
on many subjects,
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New Peruvian Money Law.

Washington. Nov. 21.-AIr. Ncill. sec
rotary of legation ut Lima, has transmit
ted to the state department IL translation
of a new monetary law issued by the Pc
ruvian government. The timely impor-
lance of the measure. says Mr.. Ncill,
consists in the fact that the approved
project tends 10 maintain the equivalent
value between the national silver and
gold moneys. BY the new ruling 10
soes silver is equal TO one pound in Pc
ruvian gold coin. and the English pound
sterling has the same value as the Peru
vian gold pound.
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Long Drought Broken.

Pottsville, Pa, Nov. 21.-Rain which
began falling in the night all over this
region continues, breaking the drought
which has prevailed for several weeks.
The scarcity of water Inconvenience
nearly every colliery hcrcabouts. The
Lchigh Valley and the Reading Railroad
companies found it necessary to haul
water to some of the mines, and Others
shut down partially because they could
not get enough water to operate full
handed.
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,sptFFs sALE,-BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT
/ III Ievari Facias, to me directed, VIII be eX-
yrsed 10 public sale, at the Court House. on
,atget sga ~ street between Tenth and Eleventh
s,eets in he city of Wilmington, New Castle
|connty, state of Delaware,
ON FRIDAY.
THE 23d DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1900
at 2 O'Clock p. m.
L. lollowIng described real estate, viz:
An that certain lot OF piece of land with q two
Inry hrick dwelling house thereon erected, sit
|ste in the city of Wilmington aforesaid,
|mndad and described as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at point on the sOutherly side OF
rith street mt the distance of hi feet we iterly
tom the westerly side OF Jackson street; thence
putherly parallel with Jackson street and pass
bg through the middle of the division wall be-
Igeen the house on this lot and the house on the
III adjoining on the west l05 feet tn rortherly
iie 81 Carpenter street; thence easterly along
ail side Of Carpenter street l5 feet to corner.
hence northerly parallel with Jackson street
nd passing through the middle of the division
,all betwcul the house on this lot and the house
aiioining on the east l0j feet to the aforesaid
BUTTERFLY side Of Fl tn street, and thence thereby
e.terly l5 feet TO the place of beginn ing, be the
onlents thereof what they may.
seized and taken in execution as the properly
Patrick sheri an and Mary Sheridan, his
life. aud TO be sold by .
John Il. TAYLOR, Sheriff.
slerlT's Oaice, Wilmington, Delaware, Nov
mbrrS $, 1908.
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Tic Cznr,s Condition.

I.ivadia. Russia. Nov. 21.-'rhc bule-
tin issued by the cars physicians is
more satisfactory. II reads as follows:
'"rhc car passed II satisfactory day.
His condition is good ~ temperature,
10. 6; pulse TG. He slept but little dur
Ing the night. hut from no disturbing
cause. His mnjcstys general condition
is satisfactory"
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The Slaves of sin.

Thomas E. Shea and his clever COM
pany gave an excellent presentation of
1.-The Bells'' at the Opera House yester-
day afternoon. The theatre was crowd.
ed last night when Mr.. Shea appe ared
as CDR. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE" He was
greeted with loud applause.
Some of Mr.. Shea's admirers think he
equals Richard Mansfield in this dual
role. The sensational melodrama "The
Slaves OF Sin" vii! be presented tonight.
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Four Lives Believed lost.

Vineyard Haven. Mass. Nuv. 2l.-Thn
tug Trnscr. which sailed from this port
Nov. II to search for the missing btrges
Robert lnglc Garter and Hudson, which
broke away from the 'Feaser's tow during
the heavy gale of Nov. o off Mnntauk.
has put in here after cruising live days
and covering more than 30 miles east of
Nantucket Sonth Shoal liEhtShip She
found no trace of the Carter, and il now
is thought the barge fomdcred with her
entire crew of four men.
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injured by scaHo1d Failing.

Patterson, n. y, Nov. 21.-The fall of
a scaifold which had been erected about
building in course of construction here
caused the injuring of four men. One of
them was fatally hurt. The injured are
Laslla Watts, internally injured, will
die; Leonard Patmas, 40 years old. hurt
about the head and legs; Charles Bogart-
man, head badly cut; Peter Carls, in
jurcd about the head and face.
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~ l.rnn,nte Cuilofm niII.

st. Louis. Nov. 2l.--The executive COM
mittcc appointed at the meeting of the
League of National Associations of In
dustria and Commercial Organizations
for the purpose of securing the passage
Of the Cullom bill amending the inter-
state commerce law has organized by
rlecting Il. r. Bacon Of Milwaukee as
chairman. The committee decided to
raise a fund Of 5000 10 meet the eX-
.y....s T.. ,i.e .v-,+..0 = u,l. i!..U IL.
lobbying committee al Washington.
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yex Tre.tv with Mexico.

Washington. Nov. 21.--Seeretary Hay
for the United States and ambassador
Aspiroz for the government Of Mexico
have signed treaty further extending
the time allowed for the survey and def
milton of the water boundary between
Mexico and the United States. There al
ready have been several extensions, in
each case for year, but the present ar
rangement will continue until the work
is concluded.
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Pardon Statistics.

Washington, Nov. p. - The pardon
clerk of the department of justice has
made his annual report to the attorney
general. 1t shows that for the year end
cd June 80 the department had before 1t
720 cases. Of these 351 were acted upon
by the president, who denied the applica-
tion in 131 cases and extended clemency
in 220 cases. OF the latter he pardonel
81. Seventy-three sentences We're COM
mutpd
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Tic pertect serenity Of her counltcndnce
struck him.

Tie Dertect serenity Of her cOnntenGnce
struck HIM
pocket. if no marauder has been here
"It is not in her pocket"
"IIang.ng to her neck. then. by Il
string"
mo; there is n locket here, but no
key. A very handsome locket, Mr.
Sutherland, WITH
"Never mind. we will see that later;
1t is the key we want just now"
"Good heavensw
"What is it?"
1T is in her hand; the one that lies
underneath"
"Ah! A point, Fenton."
"a great point"
'Stand by her, Fenton. Don't let any
one rob her of that key till the coroner
comes and we are at liberty to take
It."
81 will not leave her for an instant"
Meanwhile, | will put back these
books"
He had scarcely done so when a
fresh arrival occurred. 1t was one of
the village clergymen.
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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A Gale In Ohio.

Cleveland, Nov. 21.-A heavy westerly
gale. which at times reached a velocity
of 60 miles an hour. swept over northern
Ohio, prostrating telephone and telegraph
wires in all directions. The telegraph
companies experienced the greatest diff
Guilty in maintaining communication be-
tween many points. In this city the wind
played havoc with chimneys, trees and
plate glass windows.
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Y. NJ. &. a. Buiiding burned.

Taunton. Mass. Nov. 2l.-The wooden
building owned and occupied by the u.
NJ. e. 4. on Cohannet street caught fire.
and the interior was burned out. The
loss was about 100000 with insurance
$4,50O. None of the furniture or gym
nasium fixtures We're saved.
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Insnne woman Killed.

Newark, y. j., Nov. PA woman in
mate of the State Insane asylum here
was killed while trying 10 escape from
that institution. The victim was Eliza
Bach, 46 years old the wife of Frederick
Bach of this city. She jumped to her
death from the roof of an extension.
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sHERIFP5 SALES.

u,,s eat,g-BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT
EERlt Faciaa. to ine directed, win be eX'
EiLeiYAlli ,',i,,ic sale az the Court House on
0sed y ,,r"et t between Tenth md eleventh
[lNEe' =, s' thn rity OF Wilmington New Castle
|o9pty lLltti' state Of Delaware
OK FRIDAY,
rurssl DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1900,
at at2o'cloek p. M,
,n,,yinr described real estate, viz
~ i,', M. certain lot of land beginning at a
Al y ~. ,,otthyesterly SIDE Of Marsh road, at
Pike AZ u;Y Ylan1 ate Of John Ferris. now Of the
Dotlg u, a,llingsw1rth Company; thence
arlla W. " trgrees west i2l feet to the middle OF
lln y l}iri,fing this from land OF the Whining
iilchii gHcrthefn Railroad Company; thence
au1 a,nl'idl, Of said ditch aouth 30 3-f de-
Ohs y, ~ II feet te the northery side OF Beech
ees y. y, fagt wide thence south 81 l-2 degrees
ee! VI n a stake IN the midG e of the Marsh
:! ~ Ii.go.oid Ana thence thereby north II III
~ Ito feet to a spike and north "a III
glggs wv, r.,.t iii fct 30 the place OF beginning,
seei,ime and Ig-l00 acres OF land, be the
NJ yS ao, and taken in execution rs the property
~, y fy, hydrogen Company, and TO be sold
JOHN L. TAYLOR, sheriff.
horf. once. Wilmington, Delaware, Noy-
ber :. 1900.
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Rig storm Mt syracuse.

Syracuse, Nov. II This city was Wis
tied by Il severe rain and wind storm,
which continued ten minutes. Chimneys
and smokestacks were blown down. Sow
cral roofs blown off and large windows
blown in. Wires are down in some Soc
tions. No one has been reported hurt.
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scnrIct Fever Enidcmtc.

Buffalo. Nov. 21.--IIcalth Commission
or Wende reports an epidemic of scarlet
fever ut WiIliamsvilc. Thirty eases of
the disease have been reported, and there
are supposed to he several others.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Supported by a clever company in the
following plays:
Thursday evening, "The Slaves Of Sin"
Friday evening, "Sydney Carton, or a
Tale of Two Cities"
Friday and Saturday matinees and
Saturday night to be announced.
Evening prices, 10, 20, 80 and few at
50 cents. Prices at the three bargain
matinees, 10, 10, and % cents reserved.
GET YOUR TICKETS WELL IN AD-
VANCE.
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strike mt pan-American Fair.

Buffalo, Nov. 21.-A number of paint
ers who worked on the Pan-Amcrican
buildings quit work, demanding 40 cents
an hour. They have been receiving 30
cents and are said to have been under
agreement to work ut that rate until next
A
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Murder Case Postponed.

Worcester. Mass. Nov. 21.-0scnr Ncl-
son, chatgca with the murder of Gustav
Erickson in Worcester Nov. 10, was in
Central district court. AS the govern
mert was not ready with its ease, the
trial went over until NNrday.
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Thc pop,,Intion of New York.

Washington. Nov. ot.-Tbc population
of the state of New York as officially an
nnunced is 7.2GS,012 as against 3,99T, ,S53
il lS9O. This is an increase pf s2210,lJ@,
o. XII per cent.
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FREE TO INVENTORS.

The experience of @. A. Snow and Co. in oil
tanning more than 10000 patents for inventors
has enabled them to helpfully answer many
questions relating to the protection of intcllen
tual property This they have done In pamuh'
YET treating briefly of United States and foreign
katents, with cost OF same. and how to procure
hem; trade marks, designs, csveates, infringe
Vents, decisions in leading patent cases, ETC., etc
Nhis pamphlet viii be sent free to anynre
l ttiug to c. A. SNOW aud Co.. washingto" d, {
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Dockstader's Theatre.

The Only High-class Vaudeville in
Town.
Week Commencing Nov. 10.
THE SOHLKE5 AND FIVE ARCHlPEL-
OGEANS.
Crane Brothers.
Claiiin Siters.
Dick and Etiie GuiSe.
Lynn Welcher, "Prodigal Father"
Casey and I,eCair. Celtic Life"
Mpzzintta, Musical Marvel,
Hale and Francis, Marvellous Jugglers.
Admission always the same. 10, 20 and 80 cents.
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TrOCaderOs'

20 Handsome Gay Ladies.
10 Funny Comedians.
10 High Glass Specialties
The One Big Show That Breaks
Records.