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Square oe9. port of lot ls. beginning At the
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t3-l f.. thsnce north . f.. thence west
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D4=e44~L O. tO-LL8-a.
GEO. F GREEN.
1el3-iZt e0 81 Water Registrar. D. G.
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MISSIONARIES IN CHINA
Southern Bap:is.s Warn Their
Workers TO Seek Safety.
Probable That Many Representa-
tives of DenominasionaI Bodies
Now i'm the Orient VIII Return to
This Country-Christian Missions
to He Suspended for the Present.

RICHMOND, Va, July 1S--The Foreign
Mission Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention. which has headquarters here,
and is in charge OF all the Baptist mission
aries in China, held meeting yesterday 10
consider the grave situation. After long
consideration the board eabled the mis-
sionaries who could be reached not TO take
any unnecessary risks. but TO get to places
Of safety as soon as possible. The board
does rot desire any of its missionaries TO
return home unless the situation renders
il necessary.
The Presbyterian Board has given out
the following as TO its missionaries:
'-Since the cable message received July
6 from Shanghai. We have received no in
formation concerning our missionaries in
China. They are supposed to have as
semhled in Shanghai From a message
of Bishop Graves OF the Episcopal Church.
Shanghai. Ladies in Japan. we think il
probable that .yur mission ladies and chill
dren have also been sent 10 Japan II is
not improbable that many OF our mission
aries viii return TO this country. The
latest news indicates an increased unrest
In Central and Southern China and a
movement of Chinese troops in northern
China to arouse the country against all for
eigners- All Christian missions in. China
will be suspended for how long no one
can tell -
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CHINESE ADDRESS MKINLEY.
Boston CelestinIs DepIOre the Out
raScs i'm the Empire.

BOSTON. July 1s.-Chinatown has been
very much agitated over the reports Of
the outrages in PekiR and other places
in the north Of China. and yesterday af-
ternoon a meeting OF the Chinese mer-
chants was held for the purpose Of ex-
pressing their sentiments on the matter
letter was drawn up and addressed TO
President Mckinley as follows.
We. the leading merchants OF Boston.
as representatives Of the Chinese nation
III this vicinity. desire to express TO you
and to the AmericcI people the profound
suTrow ct the onc--.-lceS which are tax
ling place in or uauye land. We de-
plOre the acts Of ,he Boxers, which we
believe TO be the work OF irresponsible
persons and believe that as soon as our
Government shall rally sufficient force 10
its aid. ii viii punish severely the uerpe-
traitors OF the OUtrages
We welcome in China the T=a-5v5e o.
The United States troops and those OF 9th
CT nations now in China and expect them
10 restore peace in our most unhappy land.
We wish 10 express TO the relatives and
friends OF those who have suffered our
most sincere sympathy
The letter was signed by large mum
Der OF Cinnamon
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RETURNED AS FROM THE DEAD.
Parents Welcome n SON Supposed to
Have Eeen Drowned.

SHENANDOAH. Pa. July 1s-Dur.ng
'.- Spanish Amsril-a wax Richard stack
aEel .we1ty-stx. s1a er .r- and Mrs :. g.
l.gz Ststz. q Cir5rds- lue. was reporter
fr'~7e7 ga aa ..---se-. II H-Ea1a Har-
a9r o. r,ro-r vl- rar-r con.
ana ,ha grief stricken parents had no rea-
son 10 doubt lt= -rsry - the news they
had r1c iycd.
Monday evening an apparent stranger.
bit in fact the lOuG-Iost son entered the
STACK home uuaUnounced. His face was
so changed dud bTonzed b. exposure 10 a
tropical sun that the parents did not rec
osrize him. He stood before them sew
e.al minutes awaiting a welcome, but
seeing thai ,Eey did not appear 10 know
him he exclaimed. Father and mother.
YOU surely remember me" The sound
OF his voice was enough. In a second he
was in the arms OF his parents. who shed
tears OF JOY.
In explaining how the report OF his
death was circulated. Richard says that
while on the transport Missouri clothing
AID yaIuab,es were stolen from him by
one Of Ike crew. He could not discover
y no the thief was and never regaiEed
possession Of the stolen property. Some
time afterward the thief fell overheard and
vas drowned When the body was recoy-
e-ed the face was Unr6cOgnizable, but as
the body was attiTed II Stacks clothing
and bore some Of his valuabIes, il was con-
ciuded that lie was the man who was
drowned
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SUSPICIOUS OF FOUL PLAY.
Reported Suicide Of a Virginia Den
tist in San Franciscc.

Reported Suicide of "a Virginia Dem
tist in San Francisco-
WINCHESTER. Va, July 1S.-Intelli-
sence was received here yesterday Of the
death of DR.. George II. Marker. of Hayfeld,
this county. The information was contain
ed in letter from the Odd Fellows Lodge
Of Hubbard, Greg. OF which DR.. Marker
was a member. and at which place he had
live for number OF years. The letter
was addressed to Madison Lodge Of Odd
Fellows of Winchester, and stated that DR..
Marker had committed suicide in San
Francisco on lly /, and asking ,hat his
relatives in this county be notified His
friends here believe that he was murdered
for his money
DIR. Marker had prospered in Hubbard.
and about a month ago sold all Of his
property there and left, saying he was
coming here to live with his old mother.
Mrs. William F. Marker, whose husband
( died about two months ago. The next
heard Of him at Hubbard was from the San
Francisco police. who said he had commit
ted suicide and was buried in a pauper s
grave. He was known 10 have had a large
sum Of money on him. but the San Fran
cisco authorities mentioned nothing about
finding any. The absence of his money, his
mysterious movements. and the fact that
! his e .atiyes were not notified OF his death
unt3t 1oE makes his friends believe he was
u1,irt cred. DR.. Marker was a dentist He
was If.y years of age and unmarried.
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Shot to Denth in n Church

LINCHBCRG. Va. July 1S.-sherin Bar-
ley, OF Botetourt. was in the city yester-
DAY looking fer negro named Tom Ben
nett, who is charged with numbering Sam
simon at Ignite. Botetourt county. Both
Bennett and Simon were miners for The
hlleghany Iron Company and on Saturday
d Is said they had quarre! about girl
That night Simon was with the girl at
festival in colOrod church at Oriskanv.
according 70 the story told TO Sheri1
Barley. Simon saw Bennett when the lar
ter entered the church. and for so7,a rim.
Kept an eye or him After a while he
turned has head in another direction. when
without q word Bennett fred the juliet
srlklng simon in the back with fatal ef-
feet Bennett made his escape.
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DYNAMITED A JAIL.
Bold Prisoners Blow Hole ia a
WALL and Escape.

CLARION. Pa. July ls-A window OF
the county Jail was blown out by dynamite
yes erday morning. Two prisoners. c. o.
Thomas and George Gordon. escaped, AID
are still At large The dynamite is supposed
&c have been furnished by an accomp.!ce
II 0m the outside
Fhe explosion occurred shortly after ,
o'clock. II vyos heard for miles and near
~ every house In town felt it. An iuves-
tiga ion showed that the steel frGmework
about the window and pieces OF solid ma
sOrrv had been broken OF. making an
opening a foot square The prisoners h-d
barred th. doors TO the corridor. sud es-
capped UY -+-ans OF rope made from bed
C'Jlhes.
Thomas and Gordon have served terms
in the Western peniJentiary- Thomas broke
Jail here about two years ago. and lat I
wGs arrested IN Elk county for forgery
he escaped at Ridgway. but was recap
sUsed and sent 10 the peaitentiary. He
was released this spring, rearrested and
brought hfre. and was awaiting trial for
Tobbiug Betz's store at Piuey. three years
ago Gordon WAS awaiting trial for as
eaulting deaf mute. Posses are search ng
he country.
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Vim and RoN Drou ned

BRISTOL. Va. July 1S.-By .de cansizing
Of canoe On the Holston River. near
here. at 8 o'clock. yesterday morning, two
Bristol people were drowned in water
twenty feet deep and third swan ashore
The victims were James \. Jones. 4
young married man, and VIII Powell. aged
twelve son OF Mr. and Mrs j. F Powell
The bodies were recovered and brought
to Bristol this afternoon. The pSrty was
fishing and had gone out in the canoe 70
bait their lines. Jones. who was associated
with whole ale firm here. had been noted
for excellent service as a member Of the
Volunteer Fire Department.
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ACTIVE and IRREGULAR
Leading Railway Issues Reaction
aTy in TOday's Market.
st. Paul and the Granger stocks
Firm-BrOOiIyn Rapid Transit the
Only Lively Feature of the Local
Traction GrOuP-Sugar Refining
Advahces-A Decline in London.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-The Stock Market
opened active and irregular today Union
Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio. which have
been recently leaders of the market on
dividend expectations. were reactionary.
ST. Paul and the other granger stocks. on
the ether hand, were steady. notwithstand-
ing that the first named reported another
large decrease in earnings for the second
week of the month.
There was little activity in the local
traction group outside of Brooklyn Rapid
Transit.
Sugar Refining was the active feature OF
the industrial quarter and advanced
sharply
The Chinese invasion Of Siberia caused
declines in the London market, and there
was little done here for foreign account.
Against this the official statement of the
Administration. that it is not necessary to
call an extra session of Congress at this
time, was received favoraOly.
After the initial dealings the trading fell
away in respect of activity and the mar
ket continued to show a good deal of ir-
regularity.
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Howard, Crosby & Co.,

1901 Chestnut ST.. PhUa.
- Congress St. Boston.
62 Wall ST. New York.
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BALTIEoRE wol1AN HELD.
Accused Of Obtaining Goods UndeI
False Fretcnces.

Edith Perry. the young Baltimore wom-
an, who was arrested yesterday by Detec-
tives Muller and Bauer on c charge Of OBJ
tanning goods by false prctences. from
Saks K Co, was today arraigned before
Judge Scott or two charges. Detective Nc
Nance appeared as the prosecuting Wit
ness n the second case and he alleged that
the Perry woman obtained goods to the
value Of $50 from Parker. Bridget {, Co
by false pretences- The value Of the goods
obtained from Saks < Co. is said to hare
been So. In both instances il was said TIN
Perry woman obtained the goods by reDre,
sentins herself as Mrs. Z. y. Richards of
- ID Street southeast
Through her attorney, Albert SHIers. the
defendant asked for continuance which
was granted until Tuesday. Bond was
fixed al $500
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Cg-Y-Cs Tuc56av. Juiy l.. ls2o. a. 6.52 - m.
at thc reeidsnce of his son. 2lio >sre=c ag.Jl-
west. BENZ AWiN = GiA. beloved husband ';
Margaret J. Guy. in the sssel'ieh Year II h-s
sce
F,rrcr.I s,rriccs n Glenwood Cemeterc Chapel
Taur-day at $50 p. 81 n flowers II
CkRSaN-rs1art / this life on Monday. July
I5 800. III f-25 o'ciogz p m. HESTER AM
CsESDN. beloved vifc = P5-ry IT. CIrs70. e. tha
are -f yext-ry-CGe ye.TS. nine -ltl-.
Tie funeral ;rcm 81 Pl-l's CEU-Ch. Ei-Eth
street southwest between ID and ? Streets. on
Thursday. July =. az I O'Clock p- m Friends AID
relatives ere invited 90 attend In-sr.neat oJI-
llyu Cemetery.
II baltimore. No, parers please copv)
FSCHER-Ca Tuc-tsy. July T.. iaG5. after a
long illness. CHRISTINA. beloved wife of Frank
E-Cher. =cej tEirty-;wo years
Funeral from her Iate residence. saS stree.
northwest. On Thursday. JGly -. q, $3.50 D. m.
RsIl,iycs aad i-ients are respectfully invited %
attend. IateEnsat az Prospect hin Cemetery. Il
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Driven From Home hr nnos-

READING, Pa. July 1S.-S. p. Shoilen-
berger. Of oley. is an apiarist CT Eote and
has a number Of hives OF bees in his or
ehard- This week he turned the pigs into
tne orchard to devour the early crcppings
O. apples. The pigs brushed against the
hives. upsettiug of them. and the bees
turned out. Mr.. ShOllenberger was com
PEELED TO vacate his premises for the tins
being. and the people were unable 20 pass
BY the farm Several hours elapsed before
the bees quieted down.
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NEW YORK ENLIsTMENTs FEW
Extra Efforts go secure Men for the
Marine Corps.

NEW YORK. July lS.-While the pros
pect Of service in China has effected a
great increase In the recruiting OF men
for the Army and Navy. the enlistment OF
men for the Marine Corps is progressing
very slowly.
This city has always had the reputation
Of being a poor place for recruiting ma
rines. but it was thought that the assur-
ance OF service in China, which has been
offered 20 recruits for the Marine Corps in
the past ten days would ... -s
enlistment in thst bTan-l ~ .te service
But up TO the present tiue sac. f.s ra-
been the case; he en- .s-uel.s a-H s-I
keeping up the old aT=ra1r 0L
men day
The recruiting officer f. charge or .a-
Marine Corps Office d. r.s Wes. S--e.
have now received or --s -1 make extra
efforts 70 enlist men. The recruiting or
hcers here have been instructed to offer
the iEduceDeEt Of Chinese service TO aD-
plicants for enlistment
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Growing Telegraph PoIcS.

The telegraph poles along the Savannah and
State~bCro Railway. IN Georgia are growing
They are Tade a cypress and must have been
planted with the roots. They are sprouting AZ the
top and serve cOubls purpose They are shade
trees as well a. supports for the wirts. In the
world Of progress nothing surprises Us NOWADAYS
but there J. exc surprise always wait NJ for ever,
one IN Washington. and that is a surprise AZ -bc
pleasure ii drinking cool glass of Hsurich's
Maerzen. Senate, or Lager Beer. You viii need
something 10 brace your cood health during this
hot weather, and the only relief can be lad hy
phonilg six-thirty four. Arlington Bottiing Com
PAW. for case q MeulIeh-s.
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Drowned in sight of Fi9ty Ratherr.

NEW HAVEN, Corn, July 1S--At the
picnic Of st. Mary's Roman Cath1I:.- Cltte-
dr2l altar boys yesterday afeTEo7 n Ha-Ga-
ret o'Brien. thirteen-year-olG GIL. VS.
drowned In sight OF at least fifty tetce1s
on the beach near Lighthouse Po II. With
three other girls the child went in ws6 ng
in the creek. she was caught in tie tide
carried Of her feet and swept ont iUto
deep =oie. Several women wEo were bath
-pg made futile efforts to seize the girl as
she swept PAST them. TIE widest excite
ment prevailed. and yet the girl cOz'd
have been reached with fishing pole. 20
near was she to-thos5 who shout Z err
cOuragsment to her. The picn.c .ckers left
for home at once after the recov5 r o, the
bOdv
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Dashed 60 Death ia a ,Iine.

SHAMOKIN. Pa, July 1S.-Mi 1rging
the speed Of a mine cage as II ascended
Luke Fidler shaft yes e7Gay, IoAr x m OK.
q driver boy, attempted TO board il at ons
OF the levels nearest the surface As he
Ieaped forward the cage SHOT b. aId Kl:-
meek fell into space He seized cross
bsa,n. but the momentum Of his body tcre
his fingers loose. and he fell SEQ fsst to
the bottom. He Was dead Shen the bet
tom men reached the quive;ing ard shaTe-
less mass
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IN THE COILS OF A SNAKE.
Pennsylvania Boys Encounter
Reptile In Kerry Field.

SHARON. Pa. July IS.-James and John
Mcdonnell, brothers, aged. respectively.
fourteen and sixteen years, had a thrilling
experience with a blscksnake yesterday.
They were picking berries, and each work
ing the outside bushes about one hundred
feet apart. when James began 10 crv for
hsip. His brother ran to his assistance.
and found him in The cells OF huge black
snake. Il had the boy around the waist.
and was squeezing him TO death.
John whipped out mis- knife. and after
several attempts succeeded in cutting the
snake in twain. Il Was six feet five
inches long Young Mcconnell is in a
critical condition
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SUMNER RESORTS
CFAUTAUoUA -.

Chautauc,,a Beach tBzy Bit-e) N-ryIsnf
Most dcIiSht5Il Sumner aaG family resort c1
Cht>laeate Eay. Col l5iEy hralze- b,st bath
plenty Ci ice. milk. fish crabs: excellent cuisine.
abundance Of sLai=. two tntrrlsiErgt ITS daily in
Auditorium: divine services Sunday A. Il. 4. and
o'clock; band and other concert. tennis courts
crOQuCt lawns. baseball grounds. many amgss-
nCnts. beautiful lake. river, and bay- ali salt
water. Trains leave B. & O. Station g-3H I-45
ard 4:3o Returning leave Beach 6-S1 l- m-.
1;s5, and Q As p m Round tnp. 50 cents IS
DAYS. - cent? Room and board. So per week
and UP. Beautiful hUilGing lots for sale. Address
r. Il PARKER, CEzut-uq,-4 Beach, Nd
iyl5-u
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WESTMINSTER. Nd. July 1S-Nrs.
Elizabeth A. Hymiller. wife Of Nathan Hy-
miller. Of Berret. Carroll county. was seiz-
ed with lcckjaw on Monday. She stepped
o. rusty nail a week ago. and IL pene-
trated from he hnllov OF her foot 10 her
ankle. Her condition Is preesrious.
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UxDE:RTAkEHS
=. WILLIAM LIE,
UEdcrtaker and Livery.
Es2 Penn Ave y w Washington. n c
Tac Hampton negro Conference.

For,T MONROE. Va. July 1S-The
Harpton National Negro Conference
meets at the Hampton Normal and AgTi-
CULTURAL Institute today for its annual scs-
ACn. The meeting viii last untl Sstgr-
ca Many prominent educators from all
"a: IS OK the country are expected 20 D.
present
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Potomac Telephone Company Glri-
deud Of 81 per share viii be payable on
the ed day OF July. 1870. T. The stockhoI5-
e-s Of record Gt The close OF business on
the 18Th day Of July. 1900. al the Office Of
the treasurer o. the comrary. 90 Four
teeuth Street northwest. Washington. ID. C.
The transfer books viii be closed from
the 14Jh DAY Cf July 10 the 21E day Cf
July. inclusive.
JEREMIAH Il. WILSON. President
CHARLES c. BEEBE. Treasurer.
Washington. D. c.. July u. 1900.
juiyI3I415.1Clsc
HERMAN BACNGARTEN.
Rubber Stamps, seals. Stencils,
Fox Typew-itzrs.
525 Seventh s.. n. W. Phone 2c22.
je2l-tf-em
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THE eoULDs SAIL Fer EUROPE
To Visit the Count and Countess de
CnsteIinne IN Errr,ce

NEW YORK, July lS.-Auvng the pas
se--ers who sailed on the steamship St
Paul today were Air. and Ms George
Gould and Mrs G0uld's coEsin. Mrs. W. A.
Hamilton After brief stay in England.
;hey will go TO Paris, where they will visir
the Count and Countess de CasteIlaae. The
G0ulds expect to return home in Septem-
her
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COMMISSIONERS, NOTICES.
OFFICE OF THE
COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA,
Washington. d. C.. July 10. 1900

washington, ID. u July ~, 4sVU-
Notice is hereby given. that in accord
snce with the acts approved June 3. 1873;
June 10. 1879: June II, 1890; August II.
1884: July s. 1885, and June ?. 1900. the
following water mains have been laid.
viz: On East Capitol Street. between Six
teentb and Seventeenth Streets. city OF
Washington. District CT Columbia, June
H. 1900: Sixteenth Street. between East
Capitol and A Streets northeast. city Of
Washington. District Of Columbia. June II.
1900; SeatOn Street. between lie DToit Ave
nue. and First Street northwest. lie DrOir
Park Addition. Plat 10. County Of Wash
ingtOn. District OF Columbia. June II. 1900.
Decatur Street, between North Capitol
and First Streets noTthes-t. city of Wash
ingtOn. District OF Columbia. June 70. 1900:
and a water main tax has been levied
against all lots or land abutting upon the
street, road, or alley on which the said
water mains were laid respectively
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washington stock ssxcnnnEe

Sales-American Security and Trust
Company, 5G1sS IL: Capital Traction. 10
G103 1-2. 2OG1O3 3-s. IOOG1O3. 40G103 Is;
Mergenthaler Lintoype. 10@1S2: Lanston
Monotype, 200G12 81; Pneumatic Gun
Carriage. 3006l2. After call-Capital
Traction. 50G163 is; Washington Gas, %
M52 80
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The reactionary tenClrcy that has been
looked for by conservative people for sew
eral days past WAS in evidence this morn
ing. though prices Gid not decline rapidly or
in an alarming way during the early hours
The news from CEiEa can hardly be consid-
cred mere encouraging. The crop news is
about the same with perhaps not quite 50
pleasant tore as it had yesterday. There
VIII be shipments OF gold tomorrow as gem
orally predicted at the beginning Of the
week
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IndIn Famine Relief Funh-

The following additional subscriptions 70 the
fund fer the relief Of the Indian famine sufferers
have been received by the Committee Of One Hun
dred.
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The iron and steel securities were weak
this morning. perhaps because of the fact
that a meeting of the steel trade magnates
scheduled for yesterday did not take place.
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Cave Her Je.reIs TO an Esvaneel.st

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK. Nd, July
1o-Mon1ay night the INSTRUMENTATION
Camp Meeting for 1890 closed 81 Mountain
Lake Park The meeting vas very sue
cessful- Some 3Ce9 people attended ser
vices on sunday, when Rev Joseph Smith.
OF lndiana, preached at the forenoon
meeting A. this meeting a WO-
man in the congregation presented her
diamond ring ard earrings to Rev. Mr..
Smith requesting him 10 sell them and
use che proceeds in bringing evangelists
to Mountain Lake Park for next years
meeting. The expenses OF the meetings
fer tais year ssiS=ated u $sGG. aui az TIE
service Sunday morning when is was ex-
planned to the congregation II less than
Eftesn inmates 81, eco Vas subscribed
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OF yesterday well this morning. although
there was some rather heavy bear selling