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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05
OBJECT TO THE CEMETERY.
BroOkIand Residents Protest Against
the Franciscan Burial Ground.

the Franciscan Burial Ground
As a E--ther contribution to the volume
OF petitions. protests. and personal state
ments 20 the Commissioners relative TO the
establI shrnent OF a cemetery on the grounds
Of the Franciscan Monastery near Brook
land. James l. Sherwood today submitted
a sworn statement in protest against granr-
ing the permission asked for.
The statement sets forth the fact tha,
the depOnent resides ct a point about $50
feet from the site OF the proposed burial
place. and that we'll from which the family
water supply is taken is situated not more
than 436 feet from the place where the
Franciscan Fathers have asked the priv,
lege Of bestowing their dead.
Il is also stated that IN the depOneut's
opinion II the said cemetery should
be permitted 10 be located within the lin
its CT the lands belonging TO the aDpli-
cants II would result in a depreciation Of
the value Of the real estate adjacent there
20 q about 50 per cent. He also believes
that he value Of real estate would be de-
creased by reason Of the proposed Gene
terry IN the vicinity OF Brookland. which is
a populous and growing suburb Of Wash
iEstou containing about coo inhabitants.
This with the other papers in the case.
has been placed on 1ie FOR reference by
the Commissioners In arriving al a concIu-
sion regarding the granting Of the permit
10 establish the proposed burial ground
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TIE NOTORNIs RTRD.
: Feathcrcd Creature known Only
in ReU Zealand

tFsO= the Satlr5av Evening PcstD
So rare and remarkable q fowl is the r0-
toruis OF New Zealand that the recent CAP
ture OF q sueciUeC-tEs fourth ever token
50 far as science has records quite an o.
nithOlOEicaI event. TIE fist two killed IN
1873 ard 1871, are preserved. stuffed in tn
British Museum. ard the third. which vas
sold for $500 j. in Drssfcn- Fo- tte
fourth. Just mentioned. S1.5C0 is said 10
have been refused.
The notornis Is more pOpu1arly known as
the weka u Is g species o. rail. but looks
s-mewhat like goose and has q curious
triangular bill with g small I'd comb above
IL thai stands cross wise Il Caz1Ot fy at
AL. its feathers being too soft ard yie ding
but IL Is first-rece runner. and one OF its
ODD traits Is a weakness for th!eviUg. its
special passion being 10 steal every hirG il
ear lay beSk upon. even 10 such articles IS
pipes and watches
New Zealand has many queer ii ds- One
Of them. the apteryEE. lives in a barrow.
being fightless like the n1toTnis, and. ow-
ing 10 this mi5fOrtune. Il has been huuteI
almost 10 determination. The sPtcrnyx IS
related TO the gigantic ElCa. which be-ame
extinct in New ZsalaUd EOt much more
than century ago. The moa weighed IS
much as l.00A pounds when fun grown.
Still surviving is species Of Power VII ch
is the only known bird whose bill IS be- {
si6ewise- the popularity being not a NAL
formation. cat designed by nature 20 en-
abe the fowl 20 turn over p bibles in seek
ing its food
In New Zealand also IS found the st-sn %
desS-CatinE parrot. which became such a
nuisance 20 the sheep farmers IN that co Ic-
Try some years ago that active measures
had 10 be taken for its destruction. Il al
tacks sheep in the pasture. ciinging TO the
wool = 20 animal and pecking az its flas
until /; lfteraie, bOres a hole through its
back. thus getting at the Kidneys. the lOCa-
t,cn OF which It seems 10 know perfectly.
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WORKING ON HIS SPEECH.
Mr. Mckinley Preparing His Reply
to the Notification Committee

Mr. Mckinley Preparing His Reply
to the Notification Committee
CANTON. Ohio. July 5-President Nc
kinney went to bed a very tired man last
night and was late in rising this morning
The big Fourth Of July celebration for the
dedication and mounting OF the Spanish
cannon brought at least $4,000 people to
the city and the President was the at
traction III
when he came 10 the reviewing stand in
the afternoon TO witness the civic ard mill
tary parade. hundreds made their way to
ne 'front.' OF the stand and shook hands
with him. He participated in the unveil-
ing and dedication OF the canron at
O'Clock, after which he went to his home.
He arose this morning fresh and vigorous
taxing a short walk before breakfast. He
Is kept informed of the proceedings at the
Kansas City Convention by wire
With Mrs. Mckinley the President took
their usual daily drive about the city soon
after breakfast. returning in a short time
TO dispose OF such matters of state as re-
CURED his official signature. He is spend
ing much OF his time preparing his speech
OF acceptance to be delivered on July IL
VIXEN he viii be formally notified by the
committee OF his nomination 1t is ex-
pected that large number OF people will
be In Canton on that day The speech OF
acceptance Will be the keynote OF she
campaign, and il is said will be the only
one to be made by the President this year.
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ANOTHER DOG STORY.
r. W. johnson Asserts Tint His Ca
Rire Was Illegally Impounded.

Hire Was Illegally ImpOunded.
The daily dog story at the IFS nc.
Building today took the form Of an sppl.ca-
tiou from R. N. johnson for the r,furd -rg
Of the pound fee paid for the re-ease Of
his dog. which he claims was wsong-u.ly
iupouEded- The history OF the case IS
told by Mr.. johnson begins on Decent er
9. 1883. when. few days after ne EaI
moved to the city from the country he
applied to E G. Davis. the Collector OF
Taxes. and obtained license. No 7.I-s.
on St Bernard cog named Prince. From
that cay Until June =. when the 5oS was
iupOunded, this tag. Mir. Johnson dec ares.
was worn by said dog on all occasions
On tne morning or June - Jhe nara
ton continues. one OF the pound wagons
came TO my residence. 1903 Rhode Island
Avenue northwest. and made an effort to
catch the dog in question. Mr. Johnson
relates that as soon as he saw what the
men were trying 10 DO he went to the Off
Ger in charge OF the work and asked him
what be meant According 10 the com
plainant. he replied that he was not GER
tain. hut he did not think the dog was
tagged.
The story continues TO the effect that the
dog escaped toward Iowa Circle and that
il was impossible 10 tell whether he was
tagged or not. Mr.. Johnson, however. as
sured the officer that the deg was tagged
unless he had lost of his collar since last
noticed by him. and he offered TO &c in
the house and to produce the receipt from
the Collector Of Taxes for the tag. The
pound men left and Sir. Johnson was much
surprised later in the day 10 learn that
his deg had been imDounded- In pay
ing the pound fee Mr. johnson did il IN
der protest and says that he was told b.
the PGCndmaster that If he would pre-
sent the facts to the Health Department
or to the Commissioners he could have his
money refunded.
The complaint was referred to the
Health Department and a report on the
case was furnished by Policeman Harry f.
Burton. the officer in charge of the wagon
His story OF the capture OF the dog TALES
with that of Mr.. Johnson in~its main fea-
lures. except that they found the dog on
another street returning home from Scott
Circle. and il was taken up because il had
10 tag on
In transmitting the report 10 the Con-
mi5sioners. DR.. William c. Woodward the
District Health officer. gives il as nIs
opinion that the dog was properly i'm
pounded and he recommends that the
pound fee be not returned to Mr. Johnson
The facts seeming to Indicate that the
Gog was without tag when taken by the
pound men. it IS understood that the Com
missicneTs will approve the recommended
ton Of the Health Officer.
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me to tender TO your Majesty and to
the family Of Baron Won Ketteler my
sorrowful condolences and those of the
American people.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Secretary Root today ordered that bat
TALON of the Fifteenth Infantry, now at
Fort Leavenworth. numbering 40 msr, be
sent to San Francisco Immediately to sail
on the transport Sumner. which leaves
that port for China on July 10.
Minister WI stated this morning that he
had been assured that the United States
would demand that the Empress DowaSer
and the present Emperor be re-
turned to power when peace shall
have been restored in China. He
expressed himself as pleased with the at
titude of this Government. and stated that
he had assurances that the United States
would not be party to any movement to-
ward the partition CT China
Late this afternoon the Secretary Of War
ordered the Firth Cavalry and the Eleventh
Infantry to proceed from Porto Rico to
San Francisco, there to take transport for
China.
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LITTLE sleep FOR BRYAN
Tie Lea er Kept Busy During the
Night and Today.
In Frequent Communication With
Kansas City by TeIephOne-AntIcf-
silver Plank-RepOrt Tint He VIII
Not Run Unless IL Is Adopted.

OMAHA, July 5.-The wires running into
the Bryan residence have been kept hot all
night and all of today thus far. Mr.. Bryan
got but little sleep last night because of
constant Interruptions over the longs dis
tance telephone. Members of the Resolu-
tions Committee were in constant commu-
nieation with him
Richard Metcalfe. secretary of that COM
mittee. and close friend OF Mr.. Bryan.
who was placed on the committee because
a long talk with the leader over the tsle-
phone during the morning. The fight over
the silver plank in the platform was. OF
course. anticipated by both Bryan and his
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FOURTH OF JULY FATALITIES
Long List of Independence Day Ac-
cidents in New England

Long List OF independence Dny Ac-
cidents in New England.
BOSTON. July 5.-The records OF the In
dependence Day fatalities and accidents
are being completed and a particularly
grewsOme list is the result.
In Cambridge. c. F. Eastman is held OF
q charge Of murder. though it is believed
TO have been an accident. for shooting 10
death his brother-in-Iaw. r. F. Grogsn
while they were working a. targets. East
man has a bullet in his own hip from
Grogan's pistol
In RosliEdale a rifle accidentally dis
charged in the hands OF Z W Jordan
killed the six-yeaF-OId son OF c. S. Hittin-
ger
In Webster. Mass. in a head-cn trolley
car collision two persons were killed and
forty were injured.
In Boston a trolley car left the irons
and started TO plunge into the Charles
River and three people were taken to the
hospital.
At Revere. Tina Davis. a parachute
jumper. dropped forty feet and broke her
legs Besides these. there were I25 minor
accidents
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DEFECTS IN THE KENTUCKY.
Faults of Minor Character That Can
he Readily Repaired.

The report of the board which superin-
tended the final official trial trip Of the
battleship Kentucky on June 25, was pre-
scented to Secretary Long today by Rear
Admiral Rogers. the president OF the board
The report states that the mean draft of
the vessel was % feet. inches The av-
erage speed was 1895 knots Many faulty
and defective points were discovered, but
II is said that these can be remedied.
The steering gear was so bad that the
vessel could hardly be gotten into New
York HarbOr. 1t is recommended that the
bulkheads be made watertight; that the
leaks in the boiler shells be repaired. and
that the gear OF the port engine be remod-
eled
During the firing tests at { 900 yards the
right l3-inch and S-inch guns discharged
prematurely during a salvo. This was
found to be the result OF the working OF
the electric buttons. and it is urged that
the batteries should be carefully insulated
from .he ship Two bolts In the revolving
tower were broken by the recou
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.<eIaxation of QunrnntIna Rn1.s

NORFOLK. Va. July 5.-Drs. NewbilI
and Vance. Of the Norfolk Board of Health
returned yesterday from Washington
where they had conference with Surgeon
General Wyman relative to quarantine
regulations. therefore, vessels arriving in
Hampton Roads have been required to re
main in quarantine for five days. whether
or not their masters slowed clean bills
Of health As result Of the conference
Drs. NeVbill and Vance report thai the
Surgeon General has decided TO allo,, the
quarantine officer at Old Point discretion
arr Fowers in such cases.
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PROPOSALS ACCEPTED.
Firms That VIII Pave the District
Streets This Year

Streets This Year.
The Commissioners today have ordered
that the proposal OF the Brennan Con
struction Company. dated June &c. 1900. TO
construct a masonry arch bridge across
Rock Greek on the line Of Massachusetts
Avenue extended. is hereby accepted
That The proposal Of the Barber Asphalt
Paving Company TO pave streets ard ave
nues with sheet asphalt. said proposal be-
ing opened on Juse p, 1900. is hereby &C
cepted.
That the proposal OF the Washington
Asphalt Block and Tile Company. dated
June 3. 1900. TO lay asphalt block pave
ments on streets and avenues. Is hereby
accepted.
That proposals opened on June >. 1900
for furnishing natural hydraulic cement
are accepted. as follows, Proposal OF the
National Mortar Company to furnish TO-
600 barrels OF class A and 10 GOO barrels Of
class 3 for the price OF Il cents per barrel
and proposal Of James II. McGill to fur
nish %. GOO barrels Of class for the price
of 80 cents per barrel.
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SAVED BY POLICE.
They Would Not Allow n ChicaGoan
to shoot Niagara Rapids

NIAGARA FALLS. y. Y, July st. NJ
Bowser. the Chicagoan. was unable to go
through the rapids yesterday afternoon.
His boat is still on fat car in the Grand
Trunk yards on the Canadian side
After Bowser had paid his customs du
ties and freight bill and was arranging for
transporting the boat to the river at the
Maid Of the Mist wharf. the Ontario police
served him with notice that IL he made
TIE attempt TO launch the boat they would
put him under arrest. Bowser pleaded
with them and almost wept from disap-
pointment when they told him they would
not let him make the trip. He will try
TO CiTcumVent them.
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DEATH BY FOUL PLAY.
Man Found on the Railroad Track
Had Been Murdered.

ViNELAND, n. J.. July 5.-The coro-
rer's jury which has been investigating
the death Of the negro who was ground 10
pieces under the wheels of a freight train
on the West Jersey and SeashOre Railway
June %. has rendered a verdict settins
forth the belief that the man received a
death blow on his head before falling under
the train. He was seen at Glass0OrO In
company with two companions riding In
a box car OF the train. These companions
cannot be found
Castine ArtuT. Of Newark. will come 70
Nineland and have the body exhuned as
he believes ne can identify it.
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PoTTSTCWN, Pa, July 5.-Mrs Mich
ael X. Stauffer threw a man who attacked
her out Of the house yesterday. The man
entered her home on the pretense Of sell
ing her potatoes and then seized her Ms
Stauffer calmly caught him by the back Of
the neck and tossed him through the door
The neighbors pursued him, but be escap-
ed
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DIED.

NARCERoN-On Tuesday. july g. 1900. 90 4-2S
o'clock D. m, az his Te-idCnCe l5S street north
cast. ALENIJS. beloved husband of T-.rrbire
Marccron. aged sixty-f0ur years
Funeral tom 5. Jo-eph's Church. Tlsursdav
July ., NJ O'Clock a. M Relatives and friends
invited 10 attend. lrtgrmcnt 90 Mount Ulivct
Cemetery. II
SALhELD-on Wednesday; July t. 800 az 8
r. m ELIZABETH SAIkEID. aged eight
months. iuiaat daughter % r Watson and Jennie
Salkeld. at residence. Gil + street northeast
fGaerai Friday. july 6. 81 p it
RUSSEiI-on Wednesday, JuIy :. 1900 81 Is:so
p m, DOLORES. che infant daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Aaron Russell jr
Funeral private. 1t
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UNNECESSARY Loss OF TIME.

Bank OF Winterset, Iowa, in a recent letter give,
some experience with a carpenter in his employ.
that will he of value TO other mechanics He
says: Il had a carpenter working for me who
was obliged to stop work for several days on
account of being troubled with disrrhoea
mentioned TO him that | had been similarly
troubled and that Chamberlan's Collie Cholera
and Diarrhoeu Remedy had cured me. He bought
bottle OF 1t from the drlggist here and informed
ne that one DIS cured him. and he IS again at
his WORK Fer SAFE BY Henry Evans, wholesale
and r.taii, and all druggists
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4 Disastrous Eirn

COLUMBIA, Pa, July 5.-The town of
East Prospect York county, was visited
by very disastrous fire. Tween
~ buildings are reported to have burned.
How the fire started or the details of it's
course cannot be learned as all the wires
leading from this town into York county
have been burned out by an electric storm.
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WON BY MERRY GAL.
American Jockey ReiH Captures the
Princess of Wales stakes.

LONDON. July 5.-The race for the
Princess OF Wales stakes OF 10000 SOW
ereigns. for three and four-yea--olds. the
RowIey mile. was run at NewmaIket TO-
day and was won by H ChaPlin's Merry
Gal. ridden by the American jockey. J.
RAif
The Prince Of Wales Diamond jubilee
the winner Of the Derby. the 2.0e0 suine, s
ard the Newmarket stakes. and an Cd s.
on favorite Was second and Lord William
Beresford's Caigman third
Eight horses ran. The betting was 100
to so against Merry Gal; 50 to 4 on Diamc nd
Jubilee. ard 70 ! against CaiEman-
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Great America


OFram the Philatslrhil Tinncsl
The American people are as devoted 10 their
fIrc Government TODAY as were theic fathers who
founded It. Il has been the inheritance Of fuIIv
three rev generations. and each not only pre-
served the priceless liberty bcqucathcd 70 them
brit or free institutions have steadily advanced
UEGl to-day they reach from eastern 20 western
sea from northern lake 10 the Nr>t India Isles
ard the flag Of the Union fcst. ia sovereignty
over the PHILIPPINES IN the distant cls-era oceaa.
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Charged with Carving a Man.

PHOENIXVILLE. Pa, July 5.-Rosert
Elviu. whose father is serving a twelve
year sentence in the penitentiary for muir
deTing his two children, is In the lookup
here. charged with carving william Turner
The two had words and Elvin is said to
have drawn a razor and slashed Turner
ga the face and throat. Turner's condi-
tion is serious. Elvin narrowly ESCAPED
death at his fathers hands FIVE years ago.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE MEN SHOT.
demonstrated with Unknown Ruff
inns for AccoSting Womcn

DOVER. " H. July 5.-Three unknown
men who were aecosting women on tns
main street last night. when poken to by
some citizens, drew revolvers and shot the
reEOnstrants.
AS a result. John McNally is dead and
Thomas Dobbin and Joseph Gagon are at
the point of death Their assailants escap-
ed and are being searched for. but the po-
lice have but meagre descriptions of the
men.
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d.. 800. CatnrrhnI Pouher-

Rev. ". i. Main, pastor Of the Baptist Eminu,l
Church, Buffalo. gives strong testimony for and i
a firm believer IN Dr. Acuew'S Catarrhal Powder
lie had tried many kinds Of scznodics without
avail. After using Dr. AgEcu's Catarrhal Pow
Der I was benefited 40 once" are his werds u
Is a wonderful remedy T. relieves INSTANTLY
Fiity cents sold by r = Williams. Ninth ana
streets; Edmout> q Williams. Third Street an
F,unsy lyauia AvcEuc.-1S
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CRUSHED BY A HORSE.
GaItiEsaOre Nan Fatally Injured at n
Stable.

BALTIMORE, July 5.-WiIliam Prob
boce. hos;ler. thirtyfour years old, was
so seriously injured last night by a horse
falling on him that he died soon afterward
at his home. i216 North Dallas Street.
AS he was leading a number of horses
out Of a stable at PIC Conway Street. one
Of them slipped and crushed him beneath
IL When he was taken to his home DR..
edwin Fenby was called in and found that
PTChboce had sustained a fracture OF the
base Of the skull and was beyond medical
aid.
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BALTIMORE GIRL POISONED.
Mother Says She Took the Fatal Dose
by Mistake.

BALTIMORE. July Miss Jennie
Hooper. sixteen years Old. died yesterday
morning between and o'clock at the
residence Of her mother. Mrs W H. Sim
mons. 293S Elliott Street, from the effects
OF drinking a poisonous liquid composed OF
camphOrated oil. arnica and laudauum
which had been mixed TO used as a linz
ment.
Neighbours ascribed Miss Hooper's death
to suicide while members of the family
say she took the mixture in mistake for
a tonic which was in a bottle near where
the poison was.
II is said that on Tuesday night Miss
Hooper returned to her home from work
and expressed her intention Of going cut
with young man to a party. Her mother
objected and forbade the daughter keep
ing the engagement.
About 10 O'Clock the mother found the
daughter in commissions on a sofa in one of
the rooms of the house. DR.. E J. Will
iams was summoned and found that she
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VICTIMS OF PYRoTECHNICS.
Several Persons Seriously Hurt
While Celebrating i'm Maryland


while Celebrating i'm Maryland.
CUMBERLAND Nd. July City Coun-
Gilman John G. Dryer was seriously burn
ed about the face yesterday by the prema-
ture explosion Of a giant arecracker. He
may lose the sight OF one eye as a result
Of the explosion.
William Persch. aged twelve years, son
OF Henry Persch, Cumberland, was acct
dentally shot through the side yesterday
by one Of his brothers while target shoot
ing out in the woods The ball entered
the abdomen. An operation was perform
ed at the hospital to save the little fell
lows life.
ANNAPOLIS Nd, July 5.-Coxswain B.
SjOgren. a SWede. and member OF the crew
OF the Puritan. had the ends of two fin
gers blown of by giant cracker yester-
day. DR.. c. B. Henkel ampUtated the fin
gers and sewed several large wounds
Burton WOOley, the twelve-yesr-oId
child Of Mr.. George E. WOOley. had his
eye seriously hurt by the explosion of a
large cracker yesterday
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Deaths From Disease.

LONDON, July "a casualty list issued
by the War Office contains the names
Of sixtythree men who have died from
disease in South Africa. Included In the
list are ]. Cooper and R. Irwin. Caua1ians
One death from wounds Is also reported.
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LIEUT.. HARRIsoN's RECORD.

OElccr HOuEtiesi in the Philippines
served With Credit in Cuba
Second Lieutenant William R. Harrison.
Forty-seventh Volunteer Infantry. who is
reported by General Macarthur rs having
been seriously injured in 5o;h arms while
engaged in fighting in the Philippines. was
q resident OF Alexandria county. rear his
city where his wife Is ROW living DuriuS
the Spanish war Harrison vas a second
Lieutenant in Company r. First District or
Columbia Volunteers and served with cred
IL in this country and in Cuba.
Wien the Forty seventh Regimen was
orga aiZed Lieutenant Harrison was giyeA
q commission on account OF his good rec
ord
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Policeman Beaten nv uob

lis. Of the East Side Camden, was beaten
about the head with bricks by a mob of
colored men while making an arrest last
evening The prisoner, Charles Brown,
colored. who was taken in custody for dis
ord erly conduct. made his escape.
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was suffering from poison. he administer
ed remedies 10 CCu1-eract the effect q the
poison but without avail The father OF
the girl is dead. and her stepfather W H
simmons. works IN q tin can factory al
Canton