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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-08
One-fourth the Price Off of
Bikes. REMNANT Wheels.
$40 BICYCLES for SIS.

Unquestionably the best bargain in
BICYCLES ever offered in Raleigh. These
are ladies' wheels or for misses with %
and 24-inch drop frame-graceful and
strong.
Other wheels too-all at the manufac
turers' prices:
Columbia Chainless WheeIs-was
$500 now ........... $50. rs
Columbia Chain Wheels-was $50
now 80 . u . ~
Hartfords and Stormers-was $35
now OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000
One Ladies' Hartford ............ 1000
One Ladies' Vedette ............. 1900
Five wheels sold last week and but few
people knew of the reduction-this notice
will sell the rest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-08

THE Excursion leaves for Norfolk
next Wednesday. the 18th, at $50 a. IN.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-08

c. 0. BALL WILL HAVE LAMB, NUT
ton and Western Meats at his stall to-
day. Call on him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-08

C. Q. BALL WILL HAVE EXTRA FINE
Lamb and Mutton at his stall today
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1T IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE MISTAKE
In selecting the candidates, but II you
buy Registers Candy you can make no
mistake.
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All Silk Ribbons.

All DIN I\IUUOliS.
No abatement in the sales of rib
bons this week will closethem
out-many are less than half
price-widths from ~ to inches
wide-finest made at rs, 10,
80 and
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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

There1l be the usual services at St
Iuke's Home this afternoon at
o'clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-08

1t will require 40 to take the places
of the Federal prisoners removed t
Nashville, Tenn, from work in the
shirt factory.
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MAKE YOUR ARRANGEMENTS TO GO
on the Conductors Excursion to Nor
folk, Va, July 10th. No charge for
baggage. Round trip SEES.
25-eod-tf.
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WomenS' Wrappers.

Cool and comfortable for mid-sum-
mer spells at the cost of the mate
rial and trifle for the making
prices so, 20, SO, sis, $3.50
and .............. 81 5
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

DOBBIN & FERRALL.-Barg Sell
ing.
SHERWOOD HIGGS & CO.-Keeping
You Posted.
ZARAH, THE ASTROLOGER.-Y
Fortune Free.
4. Il. STRONACH-Se Annual Be-
fore inventory Sale.
ELIZABETH COLLEGE, CHAR
LOTTE. n. C.-School for Women.
BOYLAN, PEARCE q Goa Few
Special Articles for this Weeks
Selling.
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THERE ARE MANY OPINIONS AS 70
the merits of the different candidates,
but all are unanimous as to the merits
of Registers Candy.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25

The discoverer Of prussic acid wal!
instantly killed by inhaling one Whit
Of his own handiwork.
Pure prussic acid is never sold OF
handled The smell Of it is always
fatal. 1t kills not in three minutes OF
half an hour, but the instant 1t enters
the lungs as n gas. The mixture or
dinarily sold as prussic acid is 90 part.
water to two parts Of the drug. Evel
IN this form it is very deadly. A &c
per cent mixture Of the acid would Kill,
nearly as quickly us if pure,
Atropine, though it has no harmful
ot!or, is SO deadly that as much of it as
would adhere to the end Of q moistcned
forefinger would instantly cause death
Cyanide Of potassium has pleasant
smell, which is not injurious, but n
small quantity swallowed kills at once
Pure ammonia, If inhaled, would
cause death almost as quickly as prus.
sic acid.
When carboy of nitric acid Is bro
ken, some one has TO suffer. 1t will
burn wood, eat through iron plates and
destroy whatever It touches. Such an
accident once happened in un acid fac.
tory. Every one ran away, leaving
the acid to amuse itself by setting
fire to things. Soon it was seen that
the building would be destroyed and
hundreds of people thrown out of
work, and four men volunteered to put
out the fire in the acid room. They
succeeded and came out all right. Five
hours later all were dead.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
NORTH DAKOTA BRIEFS.

Two moose are said to have been
killed near Perth recently.
Two moose are reported to have been
killed recently in Towner county.
Some of the wheat near Bowbells is
expected to yield 20 bushels to the acre.
General Miles and Colonel Bill Cody
will enjoy chicken hunt near Fingal.
Judge Amidon will call term of the
federal court to be convened in Fargo
on Sept. 4.
At Carrington two witnesses in a
blind pig case were assessed the costs
Of the prosecution.
Tho postotfice authorities are after
the men who held up the postmaster at
New England city.
T. r. c. Crowell offers to establish q
fax fibre mill and creamery at La
Moure if tho proper Inducements are
held out.
Philip Pfaff of Melville was bound
over Oh peculiar charge. A neighbor
Of Pfaff's alleges that tho defendant
ran q COW of his to death.
There are $4,000 acres of fax in Stuts-
man county this year. 1t is estimated
that this will yield onc-half crop or
an average of about five bushels per
acre.
The Northern Pacific has purchased
land for the establishment Of a town
about 30 miles from Casselton Oh the
Casseltou- Dickey extension of their
road.
The Northern Pacific company is
plating new townsites along the Cas-.
selton Dickey branch. 1t is said that
one will be named Kruger i'll honor of
Dom Paul.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
iron ORB OUTPUT
Production in This Country
for 1898 and 1899 Beats
the World.
Michigan in the Lead With Min
neSota Second and Ala
bama Third.
INCREASE OF 27 PER CENT
This Year Exceeded Last Near.
ly Five and a Quarter Mil
lion Tons.
Total Money Value Amounts
to Very Nearly Thirty-five
Millions.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The produc.
tion of iron ore i'll tho United States for
the year 1899, according to the annual
report of the United States geological
survey which has just been compiled
by John Birlzinbine, amounted to 24,-
6S3, l73 long tons, all increase of 5,249,-
997 tons, or ~ per cent over 1898. The
records for 1898 and 1899 represent the
largest output of iron ore mined in any
country in one year, the nearest ap-
proach being total of 1902, 04O tons,
mined in 1880 in England. Twenty
four states contributed to this total,
Michigan leading with 9,146, l57 tons,
and Minnesota taking second place
with S,16l,2 ,2J9 tons. Alabama occupied
third place with 1,0O9, 1927 tons.
The Lake Superior region increased
its former maximum output of 13,779,-
3O8 tons in 1893 to 17,S02,955 tons in
1899. The amount mined from the
several ranges during tho latter year
were as follows: Marquette 1894, ,59G;
Menominec. 3.2Sl,4a Gogebic, 2,725.-
GAS; Vermillion, l,G43,9S4; Mesabe, g.
5l7,365 tons. With the exception of
Gogebic, all of the ranges mined their
maximum product in 1899.
The total value at tho mines of the
iron ore produced was $34, ,999, ,077, Or
SLAP per long ton, an increase Of 2S
cents, or 24.6 per cont over the average
value Of 81. IA per ton Is given in 1898.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
Found the Ends.

An Irishman who was out Of work
went on board q vessel that was in
the harbor and asked the captain If he
could find him work on the ship.
"Wcll," said the captain, at the same
time handing the Irishman a piece Of
rope, "if you can find three ends to
that rope you shall have some work"
The Irishman got hold Of the rope
and, showing it to the captain, said,
'"That's one end, your honor" Then he
took hold of the other end and, show
ing it to the captain as before, said,
"And that's two ends, your honor"
Then, taking hold Of both ends Of the
rope, he threw it overheard, saying,
"And faith there's another end to it.,
your honor"
He was Immediately engaged.-Lon-
don King.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
A DEAL IN WHISKY.
The Profits Were Not So Large as
the Buyers Expectcd.

The Profits Were Not So Large as
the Buyers Expected.
'There are tricks in the whisky busi
ness as well. as in Others" said the
drummer for Il large compOunding
house, land l remember once how the
firm l was with got stuck. One day
man drove up in a one horse wagon
carrying one barrel Of whisky, which
he wanted to sell. He told us some
kind Of story about an old uncle dy-
ing and leaving it to him; but, as he
couldn't afford to use as good liquor as
it was, he had concluded to sell it.
"Wc took the barrel into the house,
and, pryins out the bung, VIC slipped in
the siphon and drew off glass OF it to
sample. And it was fine. The barrel
showed age, and the liquor tasted it.
1t was worth $40 Il gallon if it was
worth Il cent but we didn't give the
man any such pointers. We knew by
tlIe weight that there were at least 40
gallons of it, and we made him an Of
fer of $50 for the barrel. He higglcd
awhile, but took the money at last and
drove away.
"1n the course Of Il couple of weeks
we concluded to put that whisky in
bottles and sell it as case goods, so we
set the siphon to work at the bung and
began to draw it off. After the fourth
bottle had been drawn the siphon re-
fused to work, and we examined it to
find what was wrong. We could not
get at it that way, and, as the contents
seemed to be all right, we set the bar
rel on end and bored another hole in it.
Then the siphon worked, but the liquor
was much palcr, and one Of the men
tasted it. BY George, 1t wasn't whisky
at all! 1t was only water, colored
somewhat from the charred inside of
the barrel.
'That scared us, and we smashed the
head in to see what was inside, and we
saw in Il minute. The willy cuss had
filled Il can with fine old whisky to the
bung where we made the examination
before purchasing, and when that had
been emptied the whole story had been
told. He had probably paid So for the
gallon to fill the can, and we sold it for
$3.50 Il bottle, but we didn't get a
blamed cent for the 30 gallons, more or
less, of water that filled the rest Of the
barrel" el."-Washington Star.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
CHEERS FOR FOWLER.
The Only Consul in Che Foo That !
Worth Anything.

The Only Consul in Che Foo That IL
Worth Anything.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Dr. Leonard
has received letter from Rev. Fred.
erick Brown at Che Foo in which a
high compliment is paid to Consul
Fowler, as follows;
"Che Foo is unsafe and we shall have
to move soon. The place is full of
refugees and there is only one consul
worth anything Consul Fowler of the
United States. But for him 200 mis-.
sionaries in this and other provinces
would have been left to their fate. On
the arrival of SO refugees three cheers
were given for Fowler and groans for
the British upstart-both English and
Canadians are disgusted with him. I
write thus that you may bring this to
the notice of Fowler's superiors."
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by 'Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree:
ably aromatic. 1t is received through the
nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
face over which it diifuses itself: Druggists
sell tho soc. size; trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test IL and you are sure to continue
the treatment.
Announcement,
To accemmo:.ate those who are partial
to the use of atonizcra in applying liquids
into the nasal a;saSes Tor cGsa'rAdt tron-
bles, the propric.ors r~erarc Cream Balm in
liquid form, which vi 10 l:nown as E!y's
Liquid Cream E:'-,. I:;co including the
spraying tuho i; ;,t,:-i.i. Druggists or by
mail. Tho l'-i,,.,,.l -, s,r-':ol..es tho med
icinal properties Ct ..ssc.-I preparation.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
Sets Fire to Buildings and
Uses Dynamite to Wreck
the City Hall.
FIREMEN ARE CALLED OUT
Unable to Do Much as the
Crowd Cuts the F2ose At
Every Opportunity.
Mayor Appeals to the Governor
for Troops to Quell the
Disturbance.

AKRON, o., Aug. 23.-In this city,
the heart of the boasted Western Re-
serve, mob sought the life of a negro
prisoner and in conflict with the au-
thorities shed blood. Louis Peck, u
colored man, was put in Jail on the
charge of criminally assaulting the lit
tie daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Mas. The report that he had confessed
spread rapidly and mob gathered.
Not believing the statement of the
sheriff that Peck had been sent out of
the city, tho crowd sent committees
through the county prison and city Jail
to search for the prisoner. This proving
fruitless the crowd gathered in front of
the city prison, where the mayor ad-
dressed them, urging them to disperse
Someone fired shot, more followed,
and in q few minutes there were terri
BILE scenes. Two persons are dead from
the shots, several badly wounded, and
at least one of the latter fatally in.
jured.
Shortly after midnight the mob broke
into hardware store and stole
All the Firearms and Ammunition
they could find, including guns, rifles
and revolvers and proceeded to the city
building and opened fire Oh the defend
ers, and finally set fire to the Columbia
hall, which adjoins the city building.
At 1 O'Clock Columbia hall had burned
to the ground and the city building was
on fire. The fire department was called
out but was unable to do much work as
tie rowdies cut the hose at every op'
portunity. All the officers who had
been penned up in the city building
escaped through rear window and ran
for their lives.
The number of people wounded in
the fearful riot may run up into the
hundreds.
At 1:45 dynamite was being used in
front of the city building. The first
charge smashed all the windows in the
building and did much other dam
age. All prisoners were released from
the citv prison,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
DETECTIVES PUZZLED.
Adams Express Company Loses Packag
Containing 826,OOO.

Adams Express Company Loses Package
Containing S25,OO
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-With all the po-
lice machinery Of the Adams Express
company and the Pinkerton detective
agency in motion since Saturday the
identity of the man or men who substi.
tuted q bogus package for one contain
ing nearly $25, 900 consigned to the
Commercial National bank of Burling-
ton, Ia, remains unknown and the
currency has not been found.
The package was delivered to the
agent in charge of the Burlington
office. 1t was delivered to the bank
and when opened was found to contain
some brown paper.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
For over Fifty years

AN OLD AND WELL.TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by millions
OF mothers for their children while teeth
ing. with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
fo Diarrhoca. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by druggists in every part OF the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its
value is ncalcuiable. BE sure and ask
for Mis. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
DOLLlVER CHOSEN.
Governor Shaw Fills tho Vacancy Caus
by SenatOr Csca r's Death,

Governor Shaw Fills tho Vacancy Caused
by Senator Gears Death.
DEs MONIES, Aug. 23.- Governor
Shaw announces the appointment Of
Congressman J. P. Dolliver of Fort
Dodge to be United States senator to
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
Senator John H. Gear. The appoint
ment runs to March 4, 1901. The leg
islature does not meet in regular ses-
sion until 1902, and Delivers appoint.
ment is likely to be removed to run
until his successor is elected There
will be numerous candidates before the
next legislature for the position, includ.
ing Senator Dolliver, A. B. Cummins,
Governor Shaw, Congressman Lacey
and probably others
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
ThuraIlnY. Aug. 1G.


1t is announced that the shah has
abandoned his proposed visit to Berlin.
New York city was tho scene Of IL
race riot Wednesday, caused by the
killing of n policeman by a negro.
The transport Warren has sailed from
San Francisco with the Ninth (colored)
cavalry for Taku, by way Of Nagasaki
President Zelaya has issued decree
formally proclaiming the intention of
the Nicaraguan government to officially
participate i'll the Pan-American exposi-
ton at Buffalo.
T.. Z. Clark of Minneapolis, formerly
superintendent of tho Iowa Central,
has succeeded A. G. Salisbury as super
htendcnt Of tho Scranton division of
the Lackawanna.
Arthur Taylor and George Feather
stone, each about 8 years of age, arc
under arrest at Victor, Colo, charged
with causing the wreck of the Midland
Terminal passenger train.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
SHEBOYGAN'S TORNADO.

Absence of Amy Fatalities Ii the Remark-
able Feature Of the storm.
SHEBoYGAN, Wis, Aug. 22.-With the
fever of excitement nbated and re-.
count made the list of buildings de-
stroycd or partially wrecked shows not
to have beer over half the number orig.
inally stated and the money loss is
shown to have been greatly exagger-
ated. The latest figures gives the
number Of buildings having suffered in
the path of the storm at about rs and
the pccuniary loss in the neighborhood
of 100000 The most remarkable
feature OF the storm is that not life
was lost
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
TWO MEN WANT 1T.
General Black and Major ROssieur Wan
I'll la, In, ,ix.E

General Black and Major Rossieur Want
to Isc Commanders Chief.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-Among the men,
bers of the G. A. II. who have arrived
for the annual encampment next week
the names of but two men are being
mentioned for the position Of command.
er-in-chief of tho Grand Army of the
Republic, that one being that of Gen.
eral John G. Black, of Illinois, and the
other Major Geo. Rossieur, of St. Louis.
Considerable booming is being done for
Major Rassieur and his candidacy has
SO far occupied the most attention.
The friends of General Black say, how.
ever, that if he will formally allow the
use Of his name that they are confident
he will be elected.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
DAMAGE is ENORMOUS.
Loss by Colorado and Wyoming Forel
Fires Estimated at &lOOOOOOO

Loss by Colorado and Wyoming Forest
Fires Estimated at &1O,OOO,OOO.
DENVER, Aug. 22.-Ten million dol
lars damage, it is estimated, will be the
result of the forest fires now raging in
Colorado and Wyoming. These figures
are givei. by G. E. Wantland, general
land agent of the Union Pacific rail
way. The loss of timber, according to
Mr.. Wantland, is only comparatively
small item in the total amount of dam
age.
"In many places" he said, "the fires
are spreading over almost bare country,
land where there is nothing but young
growth, which might have made the
forest of 10 and ~ years hence if it had
not been for these fires.''
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
TROOPS ARE MOBILIZIGN.
Russia Will Send over Three Hundred
Thousand to the Ear East.

Russia Will Send over Three Hundred
Thousand to the Fur East
LONDON, Aug. 23.-Three hundred
and seventy-fve thousand Russian
troops are already in the Far East or Oh
their way there by land or sea or under
orders to embark. This statement is
made by the Moscow correspondent of
The Daily Graphic, who adds that
mobilization is i'll progress all over
European Russia, and that there are
now ut Odessa IA steamers chartered to
tax troops.
-.,cording toa St. Petersburg special,
telegram has been received at the
Russian capital from Shanghai an.
nouncing the departure of Ii Hung
Chang for Pekin.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
Second Crop of Wheat Starting.

A curious feature is to be noticed in
many Of tho wheat fields this year.
This is second growth of wheat
springing from tho crown of the old
plant after the original crop has been
cut. On many fields this new growth
is six to eight inches high. In many
cases there is a new growth from seed
which failed to germinato in tho spring,
but which has been started by the later
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
WALLERT is CAUGHT.

Taken in Custody and Confesses His Hor-
rible Crime.
ARLINGTON, Mimi. Aug. 22.-Theo.
dore Wallert, who killed his wife and
four of her children, was discovered in
barn Oh the place of his sister, Mrs.
Steinborn, about two miles from the
scene of the crime. He was hidden un-
der a manger and had tramped about
in the woods all day. He came there
at night and had breakfast with his
sister. He confesses everything, but is
now nervous wreck, trembles like q
leaf and is SO confused that he can tell
but little about it. He was taken to
Henderson at once
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
CABLEGRAM FROM BARRY.

War Department Informed of Certain
Matters of Detail.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from General Barry:
"Tien Tsin, Aug 19.-With reference
to your telegram of 10Th, horses, mate.
rial and troops promptly lightered at
Taku and forwarded to front. Sixth
cavalry mounted. Grant (transport)
due in Manila now. Hospitals excel.
lent, ample for present army, well sup.
piled and in fine condition. Everything
satisfactory. Go to Pekin tomorrow.
Sick and wounded doing well'
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
HEART AND SOUL OF CHINA.
Empress Will he the CouDtry's Greatest
Earcc While She Lives.

Empress Will BE the Country's Greatest
Force While She Lives.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-The Daily Chron-
icle publishes all interview with the
Japanese minister in Loudon, Kato
Takki, which represents him as having
said:
s"The empress is the heart and soul
of China. So long as she lives, SO long
as she remains in China, whether the
supreme power is taken from her or
not, she will always be the greatest
force, the one above all others to be
reckoned with. The difficulty will be
to get anyone who can speak for her. l
fear the influence of Ii Hung Chang is
now of extremely little weight.
"The powers must come to final un-
derstanding quickly. Riots, anarchy.
bloodshed and misery throughout China
will be the inevitable result of policy
that does not Immediately disclose
itself The government must be re-
established -
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25
Epidemic of Duels In Italy.

LONDON, Aug. 23.-The Rome corres-
pondent of The Daily Mail says: Dur
ing the last few weeks duels have caus.
cd perfect slaughter in Italy. AS
many as four duelists were killed in
different towns last Saturday. During
the last year 2,400 duels have been
fought in Italy, and 4SO deaths have
resulted. Most Of these combats were
between army officers and based on the
most trivial pretexts,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-08-25

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The wreck on
the New York and Harlem railroad at
Kcnsco caused the death of three train
men, William Lauterback, engineer;
Henry Cassidy, fireman, and William
Abriel, brakeman. Several persons
reported as missing have been found.
A coroner's investigation will bo made
to determine the cause of the wreck.