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THANKS TO THE GENEROUS.
GOV. SAVERS. OF TEXAS. SENDS OUT
SIGNED STATEMENT.
People of Texas VIII Never FORGET
Their Benefaetorr Throughout the
Country-Awful Effects of storm
Made Easier by sympathy.

GALVESTON. Tex. Sept. ra-Gov.
Savers tonight teiegraphed the following
signed statement 70 the Associated Press.
The sitration in all parts OF the
stricken district, so far as known 70 me.
is improved and will. I believe. should
the weather continue fair continue 70
improve. The method OF distributing the
contributions Of the people has become
systematic and Il reduced 20 the lowest
expense possible. and in this / have had
the hearty and voluntary assistance Of
the ratlrosd telegraph and telephone
companies, ali of whom have promptly
and messages. besides contributing 10
the relief of the sufferers.
The loss Of life occasiored by the
storm I'm Galveston and elsewhere on the
Southern coast cannot be less than IL coo
lives. while the loss Of property VIII
standing this severe affection. ! have
every confidence that the stricken dis
tricts will rapidly survive and that Cal
weston. from her present desoiatiou and
sorrow. will arise with renewed strength
and vigor.
ITO the people Of the United States
whose magnificent generosity has en-
relief OF the storm sufferers. I. a.
governor, beg 70 tender my most pro-
found and most grateful acknowiedg-
ments. assuring them that their gener-
Gus oenefactions will be held IN lasting
remembrance BY the people OF Texas
We have not been Jeff 20 stand alone
In our trouble. but messages OF earnest
sympathy. accompanied by large con-
tributions In money and supplies. and
also in personal assistance. through the
Red Cross and other benevolent societies
have had the effect 10 relieve the sifua-
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PREPARED FOR LONG STRIKE
owscs ~ Two Btg Galleries sends
Mules From Mines To Pas
ture.

PHILADELPHIA, sept is--Caivin Par
dee, owner OF the Lattlmer and HARDWOOD
coliteries in tho Hszieton district. In an
Interview today. said,
Under no consideration will the operat-
crs yield 20 the United Mine Workers
II ~tl be q fight 10 a ftntsn. and the OPP
orators VIII win. 40 far as | am person
ally concerned. I have ordered the mules
10 be taken out OF the Har~ood mine and
put 70 pasture. am preparing for a
long s,riks
small wages paid 10 mine workers that |
desire 70 maze a statement showing the
average earnings of All employees at the
Hafwoad and iAtftnier coili.ri-s. At Har-
wood. fran which &.l@1 tons nf coal we're
shipped 10 August the net earnings % the
go employees for that month amounted
80 So go ~ or an average 81 stAe@ per
capita. The miners are better paid than
the average wprkinEman,"
Two rsnrc 81 the thirtv-nlns cNiitefies
operated by The Philadelphia & Reading
Coal A. lron Company were compelled tD
close this morning according a. 0fflcial
adNtcea received a. the compaWF'g offices
tn this city These are the Reliance and
Alaska. situated In the Mount Carmel
district and employing over six hundred
mep General Manager Henderson. 81
the coat company stated TODAY that the
Reliance and Alaska coiisEies closed be
cause the strikers lutlusidAted and tereat-
ened those Wiling 20 work
No news % ths reported marching ~
the striking miners AZ lskens upon the
people operating The Wiliiaulstown cel-
lrrtes wSs recc'xed up % noon to-day az
the once ~ the PernsvlYAuls Railroad
company. vhlch controls those opera
tiaus
Secretary Ross. q shs collerlss man
aFemeut ieday salg that x the men frum
the iykens eoiiiefy follow cur sheir pah-
lshed announcement and marca On ,he
Wfinn matAwn mine serious trouble viii
almost unaHes;i8na hiy resnt'
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MINE OWNER TALKS
OF MINERS GRIEVANCES.
Contends That They Are Imaginary
Save for Demand for Wage
increase.

NEW YORK, Sept 1s-John p. Gar
reft. vice president Of the Lehigh Coal
Company, IN an interview. made the fol-
lowing statement In review Of the var
ious grievances alleged by the rni- "a
Mine Workers TO exist in the anthracite
coal fields:
This company conducts no stores. nor
does IL exert any influence upon employ
IS 70 prefer one merchant above an
other.
sIt employees no doctors sand makes no
charges against It's employees for medical
service TO them or their families In
quiry has satisfied me that the above Is
also the case with the companies gem
orally. Semi-nonthiy pay II observed by
us In few cases. being complied with IN
all cases In which the men have de-
manded II. II would be observed any
where shere the demand is made as
THE use OF the word tom as applied
20 1850 pounds is a misnomer: Ii is
Simply unit Of measure which might
any other name. and is the quantity of
actual coal, plus bone, slate and olher
foreign material. for the removal OF
which certain payment Is made under
the agreed scale OF wages.
The price charged for powder Is an
apparent. but not a real grievances. In
some regions -. u per key - charged. in
others r.6e per key. This Of Itself should
be sufficient evidence that the compcn-
sstion OF the miner IL set Independently
OF the price CT powder as a net return
for a days labor must he essentially the
same IN neighboring fields, whether one
or the sther price u charged for the
powder.
Another ex3d~nc~ that IN. price of
powder docs not create an injury TO the
miner - shown by the fact that when
the subject was ssifated sons time ago.
ofle Of the largest companies offered to
reduce the charge for powder 10 its then
currant vaiae provided the men would
consent 70 such revision Of their wages
as would continue the same compensa-
fion for their labor as they had previ-
ousiy received under the agreement
which was Then operative
This was promptly rejected. showing
that their purpose was 10 effect an In
crease of wages. and that X this could
not be obtained they preferred 10 MAIN
tain the apparent grievance. which could
be and has been, from that time to this
used as ground 81 complaint OF unfair
treatment
eliminating the foregoing alleged
grievances from the list formulated by
the United Mine Workers. nothing what
ever remains but y general demand for
increased pay and recognition Of the
order as the agency through which Diff
ferences should be adjusted"
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GrntefuI G.Iveston People.

WASHINGTON. Sept. The following
Dispatch has been received at the White
House from Mayor Jones. az Galveston
addressed 10 President Mckinley.
The people % Galveston through me.
de~lrp 20 return their sincere thanks for
the great Interest you and the United
States government through you have
manifested In their behalf In their hour of
trial While their surcrtnxs are indie
scribable. yet they have ever In their
minds the great government which never
fails 20 respond 70 tho distress OF its Cit
irens and they also know that at the
head OF that government 10 an upright
Christian gentleman whose every effort
10 TO relieve the distressed with all the
means end power at hts command"
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uayMaRKEr HERO pEan,
Police Lieut.. Edward ,. steele N.
pires Suddenly.

CHICAGO Sept. Is.--pcisre Iieus. n
ward J. Steele disi snddensy today.
Lieut.. Steele WAS the mar who ksA a.
police up Despisines street 10 ths srsa. y
the Haymarket riot. his company bef.x
az the bead % tho column that afvancrd
20 dispense the anarchists MO ws-s rssk.
ing the speeches lie was proxtfasea ny
the force Of the bomb expio~son and ~
en- az his wrists broken Nlns Gun q
twenty-foGr .of his company vav ~.
ousIy injured
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county. O.. January /. 1879. Al ~ he moved
10 Indiana and later 20 Illinois In 1854
Mr.. Purcell came TO California. by the
Isthmus. and shortly afterwArd came TO
Ciaquato, this county.
In 81 ne returned 10 Illinois. and In =
crossed the plains with hts family and
settled on the home place near Adna.
where the family has resided ever since.
Mr. Purcell was ar ardent believer In the
principles Of the Republican party.
He voted for Jackson for president
voted for William Henry Harrison Lin
coin aud for every Republican candidate
since. Mr. Purcell leaves a widow and
family OF grown children.
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PRESIDENT arrcnrrLs FIGURES.
Ne Estimates THAT i.a,aeo Miner.
Are Now on strike

NAEf.hSNpN Ia sept Ya AZ noon go
aNy President Mitchell sa1t,
Most en- .ourakins reports AaVr heeu ra-
ceiFca IRON tNe tasfstan and &eauvikHl
itstrlcts The most rraufvfng report WAS
thgt ~ employees ~ zoe ph.laaelphfA
Reatinr eewpAny AZ Msharnv tffv anI
Victnitf seftaea 90 strike Rails Is tha
FIRST BREAK ef ruy magnitude among the
eusrJayes q. ihe Raaa.nv raruuany. anf
ft - Indicative - ere course g. - fsitr,s-sss
hy fhe rcmas a3sg ~ ghsir cmalayes gyasn
ta.e tirie IA
thls testest tNe nipars Save tu ms uav
V'afatei the law and ar eartiuetirg ths N
rffpss auiatlY. with sn apparent aeta~r,f =.
Atan ie rrNtioue thv eeassft un' thsir
eeAed th'f
W Mtchei estimates yha, $4,000 men
are unN euc
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POTTsyILLE. Pa, Sept. la.-Capt
Daniel Christian. Of the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal Company police. tonight
narshaled 10 deputies al this place. Part
OF the force was sent to the $orthuTub er-
land region More win be sent tomorrow
20 protect the Philadelphia 4 Reading
mine workers In the upper part OF the
region. The Reading company intends 10
Thoroughly police their coliierfes in order
that the strikers will not be able 10 in
terfe-s with miners who wish to work
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WILL NET HIM MILLIONS.
Thoma. r. Walsh 60 sell Ills Camp
Bird Niae 81 onrsy TO syn
dlrafe

DENVER. sept ia~The News an
nources this morning that Mr. Taouas
r. walsh viii receive 81 asNBa for his
camp BIRD maine e. ourav. Coio. from
syndicate ~ EaEiish and American tn
restors hea8cd 81 Alfred Bsit fhs. sgnth
African diamond king and ; T8sgpont
Morgan. the %fw YORK banker.
~ i saia that craft covering the
arst pafment ls now on denasgf A. the
First National back
John Hays Hammond she usininx st-
Esrt arrived AZ o0raw to-day rs make
iusi exaslnatleu - thr mlue on hekaIf
% She syndicate. and 81 10 expected fhe
deal VIII - siass4 within ten days.
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MEXICAN wom.x MURDERED.


FitoENfN. Artx sept Ia Sarle slrne
last Infa1ay rlEht FeraIna Ochoa. e
&exieAn woman ab~uf q wears 8f age.
was murdered iu a herrials manner al
fgEA- Her body VAS foana ihs following
fncrplrx ia front q re hoHse Whefe she
has taken lodging 'he night before Wer
skssl had hsen fractured hy a blow on
the forehead and uleoe ~ cloth torn ia
20 strips and twisted iHto a rope was tlaa
around her thr0af 20 tightly as 80 produce
strangujsfier- There was alsc deep
knife woand in tire body
Suspicion VAS directed toward Fuuern0
LiSaidn, Wlfh whom sbe hal cogua froru
FortIra the nigAt before Part q his
\ dispatch says fAss]1o Is az r.ergo col
ory. hfty miles below the International
boundary lins
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wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
tles and Bright's Disease. which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
Or. Kilner's Swamp-Root is not rec
orincndedfo for everything bu, II you have kid
ney. liver or bladder trouble il will be found
jus, the remedy you need. lthzs been tested
IN 50 many ways. in hospital work. in private
practice. among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved 50 successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried ii. may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail. also book
telling more about Svznp-Roct and how to
find out fyou have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to Ak1$RA
Or. Kller & Co.. Bing- ~ III II
hanson. N. Y. The z1 e 81. fEk 9
regular fifty cent and Home Of s-anp-Roo.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
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John A McCiernard was born IN Breck-
enridge county. XIV. May % ISL On his
fathers death. 1916. hfs mother removed
20 Shawneetown. III. where he was
brought UP on farm. Young NcCIernand
was admitted 10 the bar IN isSz. served
in the war against the sacs and Foxes
IN that year Was a member OF the Iiii-
nois legislature. fs3s 20 1872: edited the
Shawneefown Democrat and pracriced
law. Was a member Of congress. iS47 70
ISL, and 1881, ressssning to enter the
army. He raised the McClernard brigade
and served as hrigadier general OF vol
unteers Gen. McClernand commanded the
right OF the line at Fort Duneisou: a d.
vision at shiloh. relieved Gen Sherman
In the Vicks5urg expedition in January.
1851. and commanded the Thirteenth army
corps until relieved. In July. 1ss3 He re-
signed from the army November % 1854,
end resumed the practice Of law al Spring
field. III.
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Appeal TO Knight. OF Pyshi.s.

GAINESVILLE. Wis. Sept ie-An APP
peal 20 ali knights OK Pythias for money
contributions 30 rellsve the Texas suffer
ers was sent ouf from the Office Of the
supreme chancellor Of the knights 81
Pythias here today n Il urged that
money be raised BY subscription. irume-
distely and sent 20 George n. briggs.
chairman Of the K 81 y. committee al
Houston. Tex. from which point the dis
tributicn will be made.
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SHOT THE EDITOR.
Rough Rider He'll Objected TO Criti-
clam of His speech.

CHICAGO. sept Is--A special 10 the
Times.Heraid from Sioux Fans, s. D..
SAYS
Editor O'Heron. Of the Fiandereau Her.
aid. was shot and seriously injured today
hy William A. Bell. Of Bell Rapids. who
was the only South Dakotan I'm Col
Rooseveits Rough Riders.
During the recent trip Of Gov RooSe-
vent through this state Bell. By special
Invitation. accompanied him. O'Herun
criticised Bells speech at Flanaereau. In
romnany with Roosevelt. This brought
about the trouble.
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FROST N THR NORTHWEST.
Weather Bur~sn Annesness u - :
Special Hull~sfu.

WASHINGTON. Sept. fs--Ths wsasAss
bureau has issued special bulleftn sAy-
ing.
frost has occurred generally b ne
Northwestern states and the frss srpM
OF tie season ls Indicated for fon1nAs n
the Ohio valley. the lake region Wessern
New England. the center 81 New Tort
and In the mountain districts 81 r<sa-
sylvanias Maryland and West viru1uiA
The frost viii rot be sufficiently s~seTs
10 injure vegetation or creep. and fke
minimum temperature IN tho dsStrscn
named will not fall below " degre<s
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WASHINGTON. Sep, is-~ Tire fssisstns
dispatch has been received xt tas wH
department.
81. Michael. Alasxs- s4rf. s. via ~
stfis Sept. iA-Csenerai h4Alth ccnfstksns
AZ Nome much improved sines last ~
Eort. order prevails StfNxttDm are8r<
natives slightly better RANDALL
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DEATH OF AGED PIONEER,
Albert Purcell, for Nearly fifty
Years Resident I'm Lewis County
Voted for Andrew jackson.

Special Dispatch to the Post In tel, zerc.r
CHEHALIS. Sept. is.--Aibert Purcell OF
Adna, died at his home Monday night
after a lingering Illness of over a year
Mr.. Purcell was one Of the pioneers Of
Lewis county. He was born In Butler
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PHILADELPHIA. sept ta-ThIrfv
thousand dollars was forwarded 10 the
governor - Texas yesterday by she citi-
xens' relief committee. making the grand
total - cash forwarded to date By this
committee SIS "a
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cures made by DR..
kiimer's Swanp-Roo,,
the great kidney. liver
and bladder remedy.
II IS the great med
cal triumph Of the nine
teenth century: dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. kilner, the emf
nent kidney and bad
fAY <-@~f1 Re- a-,s 10
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Mute Conncil sah.crih~..

BUTTE. Mont Sept. is~-The city enuu-
ell. a; Sc meeting tonight subscribed 500
for the Galveston sufferers
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DRESDEN. sept is--pFsncs AlbeFs X
ssxony. was killed IN a carriage aeesdsHs
Yesterday 81 W*lkaa. short sseaass
from Dresden He was born ia is1 ~
was unmarried
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ognizst that they will be the first 70 suffer
II a combine should be made IL is
thought there viii be falling OF IN ship
rents al the end Of the week.
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DO you GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK !?
kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure 10 know Of the wonderful
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Miss Archer. who has delighted Seattle
audiences with her work en- the stage
was born iu East8n. Pa. ln ls68 she
made her arst appearance at the National
theater. Washington. u. c., Rtih w j.
Flnreuce. IN The Mighty Dollar Later
she appeared as Cousin HEbe In "psun-
FORE assumed the utie uaie iu Hazel
kirke" and was leading lady enc year
wiih Annie Pxiey. Miss Archer also sup
ported Sothern- Salyini and others.
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General Manager Polk, Of the Santa Fe
stated today that the bridge
across the bay would Dc repaired SUM-
GENTLY TO permit Of the passage OF trains
by Wednesday or Thursday.
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TIRE Hairitr-,sranA cafe = reeexrsxs1
a. glviaR the best nud gsiekeat stfTfet
- any cafe r. the Cite IRE rs.roHAss
Increasing daily y L uneqpaied for az
sr-the.fFr iBrf hef4ns
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ton OF much of It's sadness and misfor-
tune.
tsigned) JOSEPH d. SAVERS.
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NEW YORK. Sept ie.-~lf WAS ssts A.
the Netherlands hotel t9dag thss Marcus
DAILY, who has seen ~ 81 that p'ars ~
snH1s days. wae considerably lmkT1fs&
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and charging them with being responsible
for ali the turmoil In the region
Mr.. Mitchell then got on the steps and
standing beside Mr.. Markie. todd the
crowd thar the United Mine Workers
would not arcept arbitration on that ba-
sis. II must be the whole region, and
not part Of 81
Mr. Markle again addressed the men,
and reiterated what he said Last Sunday.
that he would accept Archbishop Ryan
Of Phfizd ph5a. as At arbitrator. TO which
Mr.. Mitchell replied that he would accept
the archbizhoc or the basis that the
United Mine Workers proposed-arn.tra-
same time.
Arbitration Favored.
Al this point Father Phillips. who was
In the crowd. was called upon by the mesi.
and delivered 4 speech favoring arbftra-
ton. He told The men that there vas
chance to arbitrate their honest differ
ences. and II fhcy did not seize the CD
portunify fhey would be giving organized
labor the hardest blow II has ever been
dealt. and that all the men who refused
the offer deserved all the hardship that
The operators could put upon them in =
hundred years
Pre@lden; Mitchell and Mr. Markie again
spoke. and BENJAMIN James also address
ed the men. but their remarks were large
~ OF personal nature. The meeting last
ed two hours
The strike leaders claim that as a re-
suit o. the meeting the Nzrkie mines VIII
be closed, while the FIRM claim that the
meeting was a packed one. and that their
mines wifi operate tomorrow as usual
The McAfco miners. 20 the number OF
80 marched to Colorzfre this afternoon,
where they gathered quite q crowd and
listened 10 addresses by strike leaders.
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STROKE PROVED FATAL.
Belle Archer Died From Apoplexy at
Warren. Pa.

WARREN. Pa SEPT fa-Relle Archer
TIE actress. died al the emergency hos-
pliai h0re tonight
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and Works on the Cald.
isxatys Bro1e-Culriue Tsh1sss -szfq A ss.a In ~.
Gay. No C9Ts No Pay PEass : cara.
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GEN. ]. A. MCLERNAND DEAD
Expired st His Home I'm Springfield,
ILL.,. After Protraeted
Illness.

SPRINGFIELD. H.. SEPT fe-Gen. John
Ncciernznd died at 1910 a. III.
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He told them the company stood ready
- arhitrAte any differences with the men
lie Haid the company bad an arrangement
81 long standing with the men. and tina,
ne wouid live up 10 ". ard expected the
men 10 40 the same. Tie sagd that Ne
would abide by the decision Of the arbi-
traitors no matter what the award Nigh.
he. Mr. Mmrkle concluded his address by
paying his respects 10 the United Mine
Workers officials. calling them agitators
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POLITICS.
3 $4,000 ee>ee@eoS
- -...i..II.E-.

At LIttleton, on Saturday, the con-,
ventIont Of the Second senatorial die.
trict Republicans was held. The a,.
semblage, which was remarkable "a,
It's slzas and enthusiasm. was called !,
order ut 10 a. m. by Chairman c. ".
Swisher, OF Fairmont. Temporary OF,
ganlzation was effected by the selec.
ton of Emmett NJ Showalter, Of Fail,
mont as chairman, and Mayor J. G
Parkinson, OF Moundsvll!e, as secre.
tary. After an eloquent speech from
the chairman, the usual COMMITTEES
were named and the convention recess.
ed for an hour.
Upon re-convening, nomnat,r,
speeches were called for, and Mr.. Hin
of Littleton, presented the name o,
Hon. Andrew Clark, of Wetzel coup,y
while ex-senator Hoge was named BY
Colonel j. L. Hooten, of AIoundsyille
The name of Judge T. P. Jacobs wa,
not placed before the convention.
The report of the committee on ruiz.
and order of business provided tia,
Wetzel, the county to which the nonI.
nation was conceded, would vote first
Wetzel cast fifteen votes for CLARK and
two oriHoge;; Marshall went twenty.
one and one-quarter for CLARK and
twelve and three-fourths for Hoge. Al.
this point there was II wransle In the
Marion county delegation, and during
1t Senator Hoge arose and withdrH
from the contest, at the same tins
moving the nomination of CLARK By
reclamation, which went through with
a hurmh. Mr.. Clark made a nea;
speech of acceptance.
Congressman Dovener arrived TO,
late TO make the speech the conventou
had been billed to enjoy
AEOLIANS and Pianolas at bottom
prices. F. W. BANNER CO.