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Tirteen Years FOR Murder.

Valentine, Neb.. June 27.-Cicero Fl.
Thompson, pioneer settler and well to
do property holder, has been sentenced
to 10 years Imprisonment for the muir
der of Arthur London, whom he shot
and killed last March, at the time seri
ously wounding Thomas Milliman. Both
men were soldiers and were entering
Thompson's house when shot. The de-
fense was that the two soldiers were
matchmaking Thompson and he killed
them to get rid of them. The case will
be appealed to the supreme court.
The sun., 1900-06-28
william Pollock Dead.

Philadelphia, June 27.-Wiliam ]. Pol
lock. formerly prominent Republican
politician of this city and one of the
''306' who endeavored to secure the nom
ination of General Grant for a third
term, died suddenly at his home in this
city. His death was the result of num-
ber of paralytic strokes. He was 81
years old. Mr.. Pollock was member of
the board of education for many years
and was collector of internal revenue for
this district under Presidents Grant and
Arthur
The sun., 1900-06-28
Mayor Mcclure on the stand.

Syracuse, June 27.-Mayor James X.
Mcclure was on the stand in the investi.
CATION of civil service methods being
conducted here by the state civil service
commission. The mayor denied that he
dictated the work of the local civil serv.
ice board in the matter of certifying
names of candidates eligible for appoint.
ment to various positions. He said that
he was the first mayor of Syracuse to
uphold the civil service and that he be
lieyes in it's enforcement.
The sun., 1900-06-28
Charses Agninrt . Judge.

Buffalo, June 27.-Assistant District
Attorney Haller has presented to the
grand jury, now in session, charges
against Justice Thomas H. Rockford all
leging illegal practice in accepting fees.
A number of lawyers who practice in
police court have been sworn as wit
nesses. 1t is alleged that Rockford has
been charging appellants fees for max
ing an immediate return to county court
in appeal cases, whereas the law allows
him ten days to make the returns.
The sun., 1900-06-28
MAMMA HATA IN COLLISION.
Wilmington Built Vessel CoIIides
With a Schooner,

With Schooner.
The following dispatch was received
from New York yesterday:
"The three-masted schooner Abbie III.
Gheen, Captain Taylor, from Norfolk
with lumber, was run into at . O'Clock
this morning in clear weather off Souan
on the New Jersey coast, by the new
steamer Mamma Hata of the New York
and Baltimore Transportation Line,
which was outbound for Baltimore. The
schooner was struck a glancing blow on
in her, through which she filled and set.
tied in the water until her cabin was
flooded. In this water-logged condition
she was towed into port 6y the Mamma
Hata and anchored off Red Hok at 5 a.
damaged"
The Mamma Hata was launched at the
yards OF the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company several months ago.
The sun., 1900-06-28
Iohn Power. ReIeased.

Harlan Court House, KY, June 27.-
CAPTAIN John Powers Of Barboursville,
KY, who was arrested here on the
charge Of completely in the murder OF
Governor Goebel, has been released on
habeas corpus proceedings based on
pardon signed by Governor Taylor on
March 6. This is the second time Pow
ers has been arrested in the mountains
and released on Taylor's pardQn.
The sun., 1900-06-28
To Arrange Excursion.

The committee of Crusaders Castle, K.
=: f.. to arrange for the excursion to
Atlantic City over the B. & o. railroad
on August II, held meeting Tuesday
evening eS,ig and organized by electing the
following officers: Chairman, Garrett
?. smith; secretary, Charles A. Bam-
man OF printing committee, D. P. Beyis.
The sun., 1900-06-28
A Mining Tragedy,

Shamokin, Pa, June 27.-The body Of
Robert Taylor, a miner, was found in
No. 10 vein of the Nelson shaft by the
party of rescuers who began search
for him and several Hungarians who
were supposed to have been buried by a
slide of coal. 1t Is now stated by the
mine officials that Taylor is the only one
who was entombed. the Hungarians hav-
ing gone home at the time Of he acci-
dent. rH4 ~
The sun., 1900-06-28
Gottfried Claim witbdroxyn

Lima, via Galveston, June 27.-From
reliable information it is learned that the
claim for damages against Peru made
by Mr.. Edward Gottfried, formerly Unit
ed States consular agent at Trujillo, who
was tortured, has been withdrawn and
that this fact has been telegraphed to
the United States minister to Peru, Mr..
Irving B. Dudley.
The sun., 1900-06-28
To Recommend Submarine Boat.

Washington, June 27.-The board on
naval construction has decided to recon-
mend to the navy department the pur-
chase of the submarine torpedo boat
known as the improved Holland" the
disposition of which was left open by
Secretary Long when he bought the Hol-
land. This last order has no effect upon
the previous action of the department in
deciding to build the five submarine boats
provided for in the last act of congress.
The sun., 1900-06-28
To Repeal the GoebeI Inv.

Lexington, Ky, June 27.-As a result
of conference of political leaders here
it is authoritatively stated that Governor
Beckham will call an extra session of
the legislature to repeal the Goebel cleo
ton law. 1t is said the advocates of the
anti-Goebel wing were satisfied Governor
Beckham would not wait for the Demo-
The sun., 1900-06-28
Hotel Burned at the spn.

Ballston Spa, N. Y, June 27.-Carpen.
ter's hotel has been burned here. The
building was frame structure owned by
Obed Brown. His loss is placed at 81,
600; insured for $4,000. Joseph Garpen-
ter, who conducted the hotel, lost S., 900 I,
on fixtures; insured for $1,000.
The sun., 1900-06-28
uny,neer, Meet In London.

London, June 27.-At the annual meet
ing of the Institute of Mechanical Engi
neers here about 10 members of the
American society were present. Presi'
dent G. II. Morgan of Worcester. Mass.
replied to an address of welcome, and
Mr.. G. G. Hemming of New York par
ticipated in the discussion of the papers
read.
The sun., 1900-06-28
Want to Arrange Game.

The Crescent base ball team defeated
the Poplar Senate, Jrs., on Saturday by
the score of Is to IA. The Crescent
would like to arrange a game for Satur-
day with Is or 16-year-old team. Ad.
dress to 528 East Twelfth street.
The sun., 1900-06-28
stephen Cranes Body Home.

New York, June 27.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived per steamer Bremen
from Bremen and Southampton were
Mrs. Crane and her daughter, who ac
company the remains of Stephen Crane
the novelist, who died abroad on June s
The sun., 1900-06-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York
Stock Exchange.

New York, June "a.
Money on call nominally at l1S per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 3&a4J5 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual bust.
ness in bankers bills at S&.S61sa4.s614 for de.
mand and at $4.s3Jha4.83ss for 90 days. Posted
rates. Sass and $4.s7ISa4.Ss. Commercial bills.
34.s234a4.s3 Silver certificates. 8la8iA. Bar
silver, 61Ac. Mexican dollars, 4s4c. Govern.
ment bonds steady. State bonds inactive
Railroad bonds firmer.
The sun., 1900-06-28
The Khediye In London.

london, June 27.-The khedive has ar.
rived in London, showing only few
signs of his recent Illness He was re.
ceived on the platform of the Charing
Cross station by the Duke of York, the
Turkish ambassador and suit and a
guard of honor. In his honor Cold
streams band played the Khedival
hymn
The sun., 1900-06-28
saved After Months of Peril.

Cape Nome, Alaska, via Seattle,
WASH, June 27.-After four months of
fearful suffering, during which he help
lessly watched the death of one after
another of his companions, James Muir
ply OF New York, a castaway sailor,
was rescued from starvation by natives
on st. Lawrence island. Murphy is the
sole survivor of party of six who
sailed for Nome Nov. 8, 1899, on board
the schooner Eacret of San Francisco.
Among those who perished from cold
and starvation on st. Lawrence island
was d. A. Nichol of Plymouth, Mass,
the cook. The little vessel was destined
for Cape Nome, but was driven ashore
on st. Lawrence island.
The sun., 1900-06-28
british Columbia FEARS FIoods.

Vancouver, B. c., June 27.-The
Fraser river is rising with unparalleled
rapidity at all points from the delta up
to Ashcroft. The river is now within
two feet of the point reached in the dis
astrous floods of 1894. The Chiliwack
dixie will probably be swept away and
large tracts of fertile country flooded.
All bridges are out from LilIooete to the
Bridge River mines.
The sun., 1900-06-28
Work on New Bridge.

Master Carpenter j. L. Smith, of
r, W. & B. railroad, has begun work
the new bridge at Mill Creek. a.
The sun., 1900-06-28
Sunday School Excursion.

Harrison Street NJ. E. Church Sunday
school will take an excursion to National
Park today. The excnrsionists will leave
Fourth street wharf on one of the Will
minston Steamboat Companys boats.
The sun., 1900-06-28
st. Louis Races.
Special to The Sur

Special to The Sun.
First-S3F. Troubeam, Celeste dor.
Joe Gammage. Time Isl.
= second-S3F. Muskalonge, Tekla,
Terra Incognita. Time l49a.
Third-5F. Wild Pirate, Monos, Gen.
sor. Time 1.O3.
The sun., 1900-06-28
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS. ZOE. sss.
State Convention Instructs Delegates
to Vote For Bryan

to Vote For Bryan.
Springfield, Ills, June 27.-The Demo-
natic state convention reconvened to
complete the ticket and adopt plat
form. The list of delegates and alter
mates to the national convention was
read and approved.
Mayor Carter HI. Harrison of Chicago,
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, read the platform. The document
indorses the national platform OF 1896
sin whole and in all its parts" 1t de
nounces the national administration as
"the weakest in the history of the ma
tion" and especially condemns the "cow-
ering attitude of the president and his
advisers in refusing consolation and SYM
pathy to the heroic Beers in their strug-
gle for independence" invokes public con-
demnation of IAN administrative policy
which denies to Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippine Islands the principle of
home rule and self government and seeks
the subjugation of a free and enlightened
people for the glory Of an imperial pol
icy revolting to our traditions and de
fiance to the principles of our federal
constitution" The Illinois delegation to
Kansas City is instructed to vote as a
unit for Bryan.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
For national committeeman Thomas
Gahan of Cook county was selected.
The state ticket was then completed as
follows: For governor, Samuel Alschuler
of Aurora for lieutenant governor, Hon.
Elmer e. Percy of Brown; for secretary
of state, James F. O'Donnell of Bloom
ington; for auditor, George B. Parsons
of Shawneetown; for treasurer, M. F.
Dunlap of Jacksonville; for attorney gen
eral, James Todd Of Cook.
Tho convention then adjourned
The sun., 1900-06-28
GREAT PUGLIsTIc BOUT.
George Dixon and Jack, Farrell May
Meet Here.

Lovers Of the puglistic art in viii.
mlngton will probably have an oppor-
tunlty in the near future to witness a
fliteen-round contest between George
DIXON and Jack Farrell and also bout
between Danny Dougherty of Philadel-
phia, and Skeet Mccall, of this city. It
is rumored that efforts are being made to
nave the above men meet in this CITY.
The sun., 1900-06-28

Batteries Young and Criger; Scott
Hahn and Peitz. Umpire-Swartw wood.
The sun., 1900-06-28

OBJ Printing az IHE Sun.
The sun., 1900-06-28
sheepshead Bay Races Yesterday

Special to The Sun.
First Race-5 furlongs. Two yea
olds. Selling.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
Thunderstorm, In I'm. CRY.

''Thunderstorms in the city," said
man who had taken shelter in q
Broadway doorway during one of yes.
terday's showers, "have 20 attractive
aspects at all. All you sec is a little
dust kicked up in the streets and
blown into the peoples eyes, and 0
bit of black sky; all you hear a roal
which is sometimes followed by fash
"In the country thunderstorm is
a very different thing. The stage il
vastly greater, the scene incomparably
wider and loftier First the storm
lifts it's black cloud head over the dis
tant horizon; then the body of the
clouds swiftly follows. The winds
have q wide sweep, the leaves at first
rustic, and then the tree dashes it's
limbs about wildly. There is a pyro
technic display of corkscrew lightning
aud bright red streaks on the face Of
the dark clouds, and then come the
thunder and the rain.-New York
Mail and Express.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
so ANXIOUS TO MEET HIM.
An Appeal That Touched the Heart of the
Railway Station Gateman.

An Appeal That Touched the Heart of the
Railway Station Gateman.
A few minutes before the afternoon
train from New York got into the
Pennsylvania station the other day a
beautiful young creature in new
spring suit waited herself over to the
man stationed at the exit gate and
proceeded to hypnotize him.
"Will you please let me through"
she said, appealingly.
"Cant do it, miss; it's against the
rules" said the man at the gate.
"But do want to meet him when
he gets of, " said the beauteous young
thing, looking into the mans faco
searchingly with her imploring violet
eyes. "And be will be so disappointed
il I am not right at the car to meet
]lim when the train gets in"
The man at the gate looked and
hesitated.
please" said the lovely young
creature, rustlIng her silk skirts ner-
vouSy, and seeming to hang on the
gateman's nod.
"Well, maybe I con take a chance, "
said the gateman, aud he pulled tho
gate open and admitted her.
"Spose she's only been married q
little while," reflected the gateman,
sand her husbands coming back after
being away the first time since they
were spliced, and she wants to hand
him out the big hug before he's more'n
landed from the car steps. Well, I
guess we all have it that bad, once in
our lives anyhow" and he looked
thoughtfully down the siding where
the radiant young creature stood, i'm.
patiently tapping her foot.
The train pulled in a couple of min,
utes after. The young woman ran
alongside the baggage car and the
baggagemsster handed her out mis-
cradle little specimen of a stuck-up.
hideous-muzzled pug dog, which she
took in her arms and loaded down
with caresses.
AS she passed out of the exit gate
with the pugin her arms, she bestowed
o bewitching smile upon the gateman
"And was come-on enough to pass
her through, and to weave pipe frances
about the reason why she wanted to
get through" said the gateman dis.
gustedly TO the station cop. "Say, ]
don't belong here. ought to be doin'
spring plowin' somewherew-Wash-
inpton Post
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
GIBSON & COBEY'S COLUMN.
Weekly News stems OF
Great Importance to
Readers Of this
Paper.

We have two stores, one at 325 18th
Street, n E., between @ and D Streets,
the other at 1245 G Street, n E.,
Corner 18th and G. Streets.
If you come TO either store you will
get treated right, and when your pur
chases have been made you will be
satisfied that you never got such bar
gains before.
We are not in business for the fun
Of THE thing, but we are satisfied to
handle standard goods on small
margin Of profit.
Parties travelling the Benning road
or the Bladensburg road either, should
stop at our 18th and G Street store,
since it is only one square from FL
Street, and only one-half square from
Maryland Avenue.
Among other STANDARD goods we
handle Lofler's smoked hams, Lofler's
corned hams, Loffier's smoked sau-
sage, goods that are acknowledged by
every b. ody to be the very best.
We are having large run on q
special brand OF elegant -four that is
superior to other more expensive
brands. Large sack 80 cents, half
size 25 cents. By using this -four your
bread will cost you less than cents
per loaf. When you learn our price
by the barrel you will want about two
barrels at time.
Our choice roast beef from cents
TO IL cents per pound will do you
good. Our steaks run from 10 cents
to ls cents per pound, but they are
6rst class.
Soap, starch and soap powder are
way down in price.
In the matter of canned goods we
can usually save you from cent to 8
cents per can.
We guarantee to please. By that
we mean we guarantee to please YOU
in the matter of service as we'll as in
the matter of price.
We deliver all orders within reas-
enable distance and deliver them
promptly.
What we save in the matter Of low
rent you get the benefit of in The
shape Of low prices. A trial order will
convince you Of this.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
The Tox,s ster.Mother.

Farmer Nye, of Hopbottom, Susque.
hanna County, Penn, has domesti-
Gated fox. Last spring he discovered
that something was carrying off his
poultry. He suspected a wild cat and
he set trap to catch the marauder.
Instead of the wild cat the trap caught
a fox, and the farmer promptly de-
spatched him. Hardly had he done
so when a little baby fox came out
from the brush aud moaned piteously
around its dead mother. The farmer
took it home. Refusing the food of
fered it, the little fox was in a fair
way to starve to death, when Mrs.
Nye had a bright idea. One of the
ewes had been robbed Of her young
by the wild cats, and the little fox
was carried to the bereaved eve to re-
ceive nourishment. The fox throve
amazingly on sleeps milk, and the
strange foster-mother formed q strong
attachment for the little fellow. Be-
fore other animals and to all human
beings except Nye, the fox is ex'
tremely shy, but it sleeps side by side
with the eve, and the farmer can
handle 1t like a house dog, Spring
field Republican.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
A Born Diplomat.

He is o small boy who likes to have
the things that he wants and he is
diplomatic about getting them. The
other day he had gone out to make
a call with his mamma upon an old
friend.
"Now, dear, said mamma, as they
stood on the doorstep, remember
that you are not TO ask for anything"
eyes, mamma" answered the small
boy.
''I have been busy almost all the
morning making crullers," said the
friend as she entered the room and
greeted them. A beati6c expression
spread over the small boys face.
II like to hear you talk about
crullers," he said with smile of more
than childlike innocence.
E"Why, are you fond of them?"
asked the mamma's friend in a pleased
tone.
"Oh, yes, very" said the small
boy, looking, If anything, still more
innocent.
81 didn't ask for them, mamma, "
he cried in a tone OF indignant pro.
test, as the door closed on the cruller-
maker, who had gone to bring in a
sample. New York Times.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16

to have about the house. You can
hali-sole yoar own shoes in Ia few
minutes. We have half.soles in all
sizes for men, misses, ladies and boys.
With this outfit you can half-sole
mems shoes for 20c., women's and
children's shoes for 10c, to leo. Reg
ulAr retail price OF outfit 81 .4S, which
includes a years subscription to the
SUBURBAN CITIZEN when you mention
this adv.
GEo. N. HOLLAND, 1900 H St. N. E.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
Home Repair Outfit.

Every article
in this picture
packed ina neat
box. Price, in
cluding l years
subscription to
the SUB URBAN
CITIZEN, $l.4S.
A handy thing
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
Joke on POsterity.

One of the ''mysteries" Of the Brit
ish Museum has just been exploded.
The authorities have opened a box
which has lain sealed in the Museum
since 1884, and have found that it
contains-nothing of interest TO any
one.
Francis Douce, antiquary, died in
1884, leaving the bulk of his curiosi-
ties to Oxford, and to the British
Museum this precious box, which he
stipulated must not be opened until
1900.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
Woods CONNER ciaI College.

One of the leading and mcst prom
inent educational institutions in the
District of Columbia is Woods Com.
mercial College, which is situated al
Bill East Capitol street. Parents hav.
Jog children to educate will and it TO
their advantage to send them TO the
above college, where they will receive
. thorough business education. Ad.
dress Court F. Wood, LII. NJ, Prin.
cipAl. -
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
JHOEJ! JHoEJ!! JHeEJIII

Almost given away at this great
Summer Sale Of Shoes and Slippers
for Men, Women andIChildren at 8l8
II Street n. f., Miller's New Shoe
Store.
6oc. $50 pair Ladies Shoes and
Slippers, also Boys Tan and Black
Shoes, heel and spring heel, worth
1925, sale price 69c.
$I.7S All $1.75 and $500 Mems
heavy working Shoes in Box Calf
and Grain leather, for this sale $l.25.
$I.SS Mems and Ladies $3.50
and $500 hand sewed shoes, only
$18S.
LOOK FOR 1913 II STREET, N. E.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
TIE SUBURBAN CITIZEN.
SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1900.
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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25
USE AHOME
PRODUCT.....

population here; for the simple fact that
the new comers are mostly men who have
not yet brought their families, because
they can't get houses for them TO live In.
The schools VIII not give any preten.
tious commencement exercises. Miss
Myers, the principal, desires that the par.
ents Of pupils be at the school room from
one to half past two Friday afternoon,
when some exhibition OF the work accom-
plished during the session will be given.
/ At ago a short program will be presented
in the church, to which the public is in.
vited.
The principal says that everything con.
nected with the school management dur.
ing the year has been Of the pleasantest
nature and she desires TO thank both the
trustees and patrons.
The next session will begin in Septem.
Der, with the same corps Of teachers, the
Misses Myers, Miss Terry and Miss Van.
derburg.
Superior job printing at this Office.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25
SUMPTER TRANSPORTATION co.
Buying Fresh Stock and New Equipment
For Stage Lines.

Tom MtEwen and w. n. Cade, Of the
Sumpter Transportation company, left
here yesterday morning for the Grande
Ronde valley, to purchase more horses
for their stage lines and freighting out.
fits. This company had fifty head Of
stock driven in from the John Day coun.
try only few days since, which with the
five new Henderson stage coaches, sever.
al new hacks, buggies and buek.boards,
will put its service in first class order,
both In the livery department and on the
stage lines.
The offices, baggage and storage rooms
for small wares will be moved into the
company's new building on Center street
by the end of this week or the middle OF
next.
The large platform street scales for
weighing hay, grain and wagon loads OF
merchandise has been removed from the
old site at the corner of Center and Gran.
ite streets and put In place on Sumpter
street, next to where the office will be.
The general improvement In the affairs
of the newly organized stage company Is
decidedly noticeable and the well filled
stages going and coming every day Is an
evidence that the people appreciate is ct
forts to give good service, as well as
sure indication that the country is filling
up with the prospector, mining operator,
and traveller in general.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25
END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
Closes a Pleasant. Prosperous Session With
go Pupils.

The city schools close Friday. The
total enrolment for the session Is 2,o, as
against I4o last year. THE MINER on sew
eral occasions has pointed out why the
school attendance and census are moi
ADEQUATE evidences Of the increase In