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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
FOR SALE BY
& co.
sol Kansas Avenue.

11s lots on Lincoln st.. Il block. south Of
18th St pavement, sewer tax paid out ana
walk in, 500
IL or 3 lots in blocks Of business CEN
ter west Of Kansas ave. for $500 each-
? lots very desirable with large barn,
blocks from business center (west side),
$3.50 each.
lots with room house and small 2
room house, blocks west of the postof-
A neat cottage. IL lots. IL blocks from
Bethany college, fine shade, rents we'll
4 good Z room house. lots, between
Bethany and Washburn. has barn, well
and cistern and shade, all for $1lO0; easy
terms. $50 cash.
or more lots on Mulvane St. north
Washburn fine evergreens on lots. east
fronts. Price $50 each Also few west
fronts for $115 each; SIS each cash. bai-
ance s. per month
A very nice room house, west Of Kan
sas ave. not far out, lots. line shade
large barn. furnace, 2 CRATES; hal, me
front. all for 5000. Eastern lady SAYS
she will lose on her loan 5000 at this price
People are buying-twelve sales this
month but still a few bargains left
A very desirable modern house. IL
blocks from Capitol. fine as silk See US
about it. Only $4,000
BENEDICT & CO. COL Kansas ave
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
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SPECIAL BARGAINS.

50 acre dairy farm near Meriden cream
cry. 10 miles from Topeka all in eultiva-
ton. finely improved. room house. barns,
wells, windmill. IS evergreens in yard, fine
4 acre orchard. $44 acre; 5000 cash.
balance on time Place is easily worth $50
an acre.
43 acres y mile from Topeka, new, rich
land. about 800 cords of wood on part OF
it. VIII go for SIS an acre. This land
can be sold off in small tracts this spring
al 500 to $50 an acre.
81 acres adjoining Highland Park. 5
room house, nice orchard large chicken
house and park, rich land; $3.50, part on
time. The improvements alone are worth
the money.
A fine room house. well built and fin
giant shade trees. Oakland. on car line.
81 300. This property actually cost $1,000.
The above properties are offered dirt
cheap and will not be on the market long
First come, first served.
Entrance on 9Th ST. COL Kan. ave.
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FOR SALE
New modern home rooms, barn, fine
location, southwest. 200
Topeka ave. south of Fifth St, room
house cellar, cistern, water in kitchen
sewer connection, all in good repair, 81. O0O-
Clay ST., near 4th. lots room house,
city water, cistern, well, barn.
Van Buren, near I'd, IL lots. 5 room
house. cheap.
Clay ST. near Second. IL lots, 5 rooms.
cistern fine shade, very cheap.
Auburndale, lots z room house, well,
Lincoln St, north of Thirteenth, IL lots,
room house, water in kitchen, sewer
Near Fifth and Clay 'sts., some choice
lots cheap.
2 very desirable lots on car line near the
college. Big bargain.
And many other properties
J. E. TORRINGTON,
100 West SIKH St. Topeka. Kan.
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FOR SALE BY
". c. Stephenson C Co.,
500 KANSAS AVE.
Over Rigby,s.
Over Ripby's.

3 lots east front, on Jefferson, nice
Wei water coal Shed and outbuiidings.
fruit. etc. Price H.950; 500 to so casn,
balance monthly payments, This IS a
rare opportunity to apply the rents you
are now throwing away to purchase q
IL lots on Clay near 4th, ? story 5 room
house. hard oil finish. sewer connection
well and cistern. fine elm trees VIII
balance may be arranged in payments II
5 room cottage on Lake near Sth- Price
$500; $50 cash, balance monthly payments
20 acres 80 miles southeast of Topeka.
nice room cottage well and cistern,
barn. nice young orchard Owner with
erty- This little farm rents for $l6o cash
IL lots between 9Th and 18th St. room
story house, cellar paved, city and els
tern water, fine fruit and shade Price
2 lots on Western avenue. east front,
18th ST. go 3D., legation g for new mousse
IL lots on the corner of Madison and
7th sts Price. $3.50; part cash, balance
isA iots Naelson st. be , ,a 9Th 9o and
IN SIS arlcs so, Siee ioe''ioii ~
~ lots and 6 room story house on
oed Iyen tci Pric 4 s 500 cash balance
IL lots on Lane st. near 18th and room
house. cellar front hall ard stair hard
oil finish, bath room. etc, sewer connec-
ton. $500, part cash. balance can be ar
IL lots and story room house, front
hall and stairs. hard oil finish, sildlng
water, barn, fine elm shade, on Buchanan
st. near It'll. Price 81, 1850. A bargain
2 lots and good story room house, s
blocks northeast of Washburn college.
front hall and STAIR hard oil finish. Just,
painted and papered. Special price. 81 100
2 lots, 5 room home. on Harrison. near
18th Price $1,000, $3.50 cash, balance
monthly payments
2 lots east front on Harrison, excellent
location for a nice home. Price $780,
Many other bargains to offer not adj
Money to loan on real estate security
at low rates.
Houses to rent.
Fire Insurance written at the lowest
" c. STEPHENSON & CO.,
COG Kansas Ave. (Over Rigby's-)
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FOR SALE BY
J. D. MILLER & CO..
517 KAN. AVE

No 300 room house, well, cistern, sta
BILE chicken house, 50 fruit trees; fine gar
to car line west side, S700. easy terms
No 246-Well improved acres kaw bot
tom. Take room house east side part
payment.
No 62a-s room house, 4 lots, southwest
part Of cftv near car line, $3.50.
No es4-S acres well improved, good
buildings, bottom land. near the city,
$500.
NO 630-15 acres, close in, well improved.
room house. large barn, cnlcken barns barns
way desirable for a home. $500.
List your residence properly ana 1, uI 1Ill-
for you J. D. MILLER & CO.
517 Kansas ave-
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Farm of g acres z miles south of To-
pelxa. easy distance to railroad station; %
acres bottom land in tillage- acres clover
and alfalfa balance pasture: good 4 room
cottage cave barn, crib. carriage shed,
hog corral well. extra good spring, run
ming stream orchard all we'll fenced,
church ard school very near, fine neigh
borhood. a desirable property. cheap
Price 81. 500. J. E. TORRlNGTON,
100 West 9Th ST., Topeka, Kan.
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REAL ESTATE ROLIDEBUSH
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
8 room house on Lawrence st. $3.50.
room cottage on Harrison St, $3.50
room cottage, 3 lots. Union ave, $500
room cottage. AZ lots. 10th and LIN
5 room house, lots. Bolles ave. 5000
room cottage, 2 lots Fillmore. $500 ooo
room house, 3 lots. Morris ave. 81, 100.
room house. ~ lots Morris ave 81 250.
room house, , lots. Lincoln 1880.
room house, 2 lots Western ave-. 81. 600.
8 room house. ~ lots, Clay ST. & I09
s room house, 2 lots, Lincoln St, 81, 100
8 room house, IL lots. Tyler St. 50, 400
room modern cottage on pavement,
rooms. modern. lots. s Glay s 8. aso
IL room modern house. 2 blocks from
10 room modern house, close in. s. 600
room modern house. close in. $1,000
10 room modern house. S. 900.
Some fine business properties Tor sale
cheap.
LOTS AND SMALL TRACTS
S lots in Oakland for $500
IL lots on Fillmore near 9th for 5000;
Building lots in all parts of the CITY,
cheap.
z acres College Hin, $50;
acres, 4 miles east, $500.
5 acres / mile out, $500.
acres miles out. 81 $50.
acres miles out $500
40 acres near Tecumseh, $1.1oo.
We have several hundred farms, large
and small. cheap as can be sold
Come in and let us know what you want
improved, in eastern, middle or western
Kansas.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
Grocery stock sales $50 to 500 per day:
good location. rent very low invoice
about $500; will sell cheap Owner has
other business.
Grocery stock doing a big business, in
voice about g. 900: choice location.
Flour and feed mill in prosperous city
of 500 inhabitants. not far from Topeka,
doing a paying business. Can use ranch
or city property on this. Price $4,000
Only mill in the city.
$40 acres of land in Ffnney county. Can
use city property in exchange.
50 acres miles from city. bottom land.
good house. for city property
Hotel in county seat, makes money Tor
the proprietor VIII take city or farm
property in exchange.
Kansas City, Mo, property, paying a
handsome income, for Topeka business
property.
equipped laundries in the west, IN pros
porous city of 10000 inhabitants; invoice
about Sc, 500 to $1,000. Paying business.
Good reasons for selling.
We have merchandise and real estate
trades of all kinds.
EMMETT e. ROUDEBUSH,
Phone 267. Ground Floor. rs w 9Th av.
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ManSpeaker G. Henderson,
FOR SALE LIST.

On Tyler St, room house. east front,
barn. city water. cistern, sewer connee-
ton paved street. Price s.. 500.
city water, close in, rents $50 per an
num- Price. ST. 40
on Taylor. IT.. good 2 room house Gle,
fine shade 2 lots. Price ST. 100.
on Lincoln St, room house, cistern.
cellar city water, barn, good shade Snap
on west side. near Potwin station.
room house. cellar. c1Stern, city water
fine lots, barn, very desirable Must De
We have several cash customers for
good inside property List your prOpeFtg
with Us if You want to sell it
rates. we want some large loans this
RANCHES.
I 1000 acre ranch in Shawnee county at
800 acre ranch in Wabaunsee county,
p9 so s. acre ranch in wabaunsee county, per
rs 4so acre ranch in wabaunsee county, FER
TIA e49 acre ranch in wabaunsee county, per
500 acre ranch in Wabaunsee county, per
AZ 200 acre ranch in Corey county. i'm
1000 acre ranch in Clark county. $40
acres decided improved. Price. 800
1850 acre ranch in Clark county o4o
acres decided. improved, Prlce+ Sz,9VV- aoo
10000 acre ranch in Clark county 2oO0
acres decided. improved. Price. $lz,oO0
10000 acre ranch in Clark county,. 4-600
We have fifty other ranch properties in
different lOca tons, at all kinds OF prices
See us or write us if you want ranch
We make loans on ranch properties OF
MANSPEAKER & HENDERSON,
704 Kansas ave, Topeka Kan
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WANTED-AGENrs.

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TvANTED-Afen to advertise and intro
duce our soaps and specialties. tack
Eigns. distribute circulars. samples; steady
work. So weekly and expenses Marvel
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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TO THE VOTERS OF TOPEKA IN
making my canvass Tor the o1lce q e5t[
clerk ] have met many voters who did
not know that was a cs-tldlddtF =
therefore take this manner oI noun w =
the voters THAT / am a candidate for city
clerk. subject 70 tine decision ot tne HoAeL5
af the polls next Tuesday. April z, and
shall be- pleased to receive your votes Pr
that day Itespec-1uliN,, II e,r,rv-r-xy
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w. NJ. FORBES.
SECURITY. BUILDING, COR. KANSAS
AVE. AND 7TH ST: 7TH ST.
ENTRANCE.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
No 127 C-No- 600 West Sixth ST. 3
story brick fiat in first class condition.
now paying over u per cent on an invest
rnent of 50. 000
NO p Go # on Kansas ave. near 4th
St improved by a . story brick business
house. now rented for $50 per month Price
No 20 D-vacant lot on Kansas ave.
near 1st St, $500.
No 20 C-Vaeant lot on Kansas ave
near I'd st. Price $1100.
No 20 b lot on Kansas ave, near
building, now rented for SO per month
Price LOCO.
No POI Az lots on Clay St, near 4th.
improved by a room 2 story dwelling in
good condition. A bargain at 81, 900.
Write for description of the farm you
would like. I have a large list IN all parts
of the state.
A large list of property on easy terms
both business and residence
Money to loan at lowest rates and in
any amount al all times Fire inSuran nee
w. NJ. FORBES,
Security Building.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


VrANTED-By a reliable white woman.
,,-ashfre-s or house cleaning good refer
srce w n. care journal
VA NcTrD-Private family washing. at 626
TYLER ST. by white woman
~. s---r-u- Work bv white boy l6 years
old. would like to learn trade Address
w c.. care Journal
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FREE MESSENGER FOR WANTS


PULL "a Postal Telegraph Gable Box.
or call il,- teianhone No. az and have your
Want Ads brouht to The State journal
Office by free messenger No charge 20
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T. d. HUMPHREYS.

FIRE. TORNADO AND ACCIDENT IN
SURANCE. REAL ESTATE
AND RENTALS.
For sale or trade, 80 Polk St. lots.
good cottage, cistern. city water, sewer
TO be sold cheap. 500 East sth St. 8 OTIS
on corner, room house, cistern. well,
For sale. cheap. SIS Western ave
room cottage on Taylor St. 81 100
Large house and lots. Fillmore st,
large barn. well, cistern. fine shade. $500
acre tract with nice, neat house.
miles east of Kansas ave. $500.
List your sales and rentals with me-
T D. HUMPHREYS,
Room 20. Columbian Building
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MATCHMAKER.

WATCHES cleaned. 75c: clocks. 5oc; main
springs, 75c; crystals, loc cash pale iqs
old gold or silver. All Work knaftn ee-i
IN. see Uncle Sam, 5i2 Kansas ave.
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S1 1SsfsS;fi : SSrs >r,RESsFFR 3 sToREGR
20 nacits shIpe and stores household
goods. Tel. 1876. Clarence Skinner. l1 =.
Sixth ST
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HAIR DRESSING.
MAeNE rIo osrEoPArHY.

MAGNETIC OsTEOPATHY-Man cures
IN Topeka to prove our work. genuine
A r. Stin Osteopathy and Weitmerizln
Quincy st.
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STAMPS, SEAS AND STENCILS
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TIE J. C. DARLING co. 73f Kan. Ave.
Rubber stamps brass and aluminium trade
checks. Prices low. Catalogue free. Tel ~
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MECHANICS. engineers. electricians, IRE
men. etc. free scholarship in engineer
ing will be awarded to few well recon-
rnended applicants American Schoot 81
Correspondence. Boston. Mass
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cLA1RvoYANr.

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CLATRVOY ANT-Mrs. Reed. culored .at
12S Van Buren, st.. between LIST and zd'
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wANrED-MALE HELP.

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WANTED Trust worthy persons II travel
for Ola established house OF solid IMAM
cial standing. salary SAeg ana expenses
M rarlvs ssina- enclose self addressed en-
Nelope- Manager. $40 Caxicn Building
Chicago
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FLORISTS

MRS. J. r. HAGUE. Florist. successor 70
r. ]. Groves. 81 Kansas ave- Phone 81.
CIT FLOWERS and floral designs az
HAYES 1O7 West Eighth st. Phone by
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FOR SALE
10 acres in Pawnee county. fine wheat
land rs acres now in wheat ne--hlro
room house. barn. windmill etc, $500 one
ns''A SCOTT & SCOTT. 615 Kansas ave.
]. E. TORRINGTON-REA ESTATE
Jos WEST SIXTH ST, To-
PEKA. KAN.
Kansas. properties listed for sale or rent
ca attention to the interests of non
resiissst Z rners. Nineteen years in To
peka-
5 room house. IL lots, price and terms
- SCOTT & SCOTT. SIS Kansas ave.
FOR SALES lots east of Santa ENe
shops. q lots 21st and Adams sts-s -
each if taken together. NJ. Heerys 1US
East 5th st.
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MAoHINE SHOPS


RAZORS and iawumowera
sharpered. quick repairs. hlcycles. ra b
chfnerv etc. at the Golden Rule. 800 Ks 1F-
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WE PAY $50 week and expenses to rner
with rigs to introduce poultry com
pound international Mfg. Co., Parsons
Kan
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POSITIONS under the government. Thou
sands of appoin tments VIII be MADE
from civil service eNamlna tions 90 be ned
I'm all large cities. Catalogue ot informa-
ton free Columbian Correspondence
Cullage MashInElon. ID @
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JEWELLERS

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JAMES b. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Opt
clam Complete stock Of watches. cia-
rnonds siiverware. etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted
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YVANTED-For United States army. able
bodied unmarried men between ages OF
q and 35. citizens of United States or
good character and temperate Ia bits who
can speak read and write English. Re
cruits specially desired for service In
Philippines. For information apply TO re
Kan.
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wANrEn-naENTs.


NANTED-Rider agents in each town. to
ride and exhibit sample 1901 bicycle;
wheel furnished. good profits assured, ,
write for particulars T. W. Mead Cycie
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

SHAVING MADE EAsY--Hints' on how
% shave properly. how to select. strosp;
free w H. Miles. 20 Pearl st, New
York
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-03
WOMEN MISSION SOCIETIES.
Those OF Evangelical Lutheran
Church of United States Met
In Washington.

Washington, May 3.-The twelfth
annual reports were submitted II the
convention of the Womens Home and
Foreign Missionary society Of the gen
eral synod OF the Evangelical LII
theran church in the fafIed States
in twelfth annual convention mere
Miss NJ. Il. Morris, corresponding sec
rotary. reported Ihat there are Il
synodical societies, 761 auXiiiaries
with total membership OF 20.07S
also 433 life members. Articles ag
gregating in value $500 were sent to
missionaries. airs. 4. V. HANNA
treasurer, and Mrs. e. D. Miller, as.
sistant treasurer, reported that tae
total cont buttons for the past two
years We're $55,522, including a me
mortal thank offering OF S4,s52. Fol
endowment of beds in the India hos
pital IS 000 also was raised. Mrs. K
X. Shaffer, secretary OF the executive
committee, reported an advance all
along the line, that 10 foreign mis-
sionaries, one assistant and ii home
missionaries We're supported by the
society and asked for an Increase oil
at least $4,000 in the next two years
to meet growing demands.
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ENDEAvoRERS MET.
Young People Held Annual Conven
ton at Sistersvlle, w. Va.

Sistersyille, w. Va, May 3-The
annual convention of the West Vir
ginia Christian Endeayor society
opened here Wednesday in the Presby
terrain church. The session was de
voted to a praise meeting, addressed
by the Rev. J.. A. Barnes, of Morgan
town.
Thursdays meeting was opened
with sunrise prayer about a. m.
which was largely attended, in spite
of the early hour, followed by the
Quiet Hour of Prayer led by the
Rev. ]. Il Baxter, of Ravenswood
From about II to about 1880 ques
lions, plans and difficulties were dis
cussed, the Rev. j. S. Hess, of St
Marys, leading.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-03
Union Improvement Go.
SuppIielS Of Natural Gas 4 Water.
PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING

ALI VINO contemplate having plumb
ins or gas fitting done should consider
that little saving in first cost is not
always economy. We buy our goods
at first hands, strictly for cash. We
have expert plumbers and will guar
antee all work, at prices as low as
consistent with first-class material
and workmanship, We will be here
to protect our work as long as gas
lasts and people use water
This is point worth considering
Remember everything first class and
work guaranteed to be according to
the most approved sanitary regula-
tions.
Welsbach Lights Reduced to $l@
Large mica chimneys 40c extra. We
are the only authorized agents for
the genuine 'Welsbach. All other
incandescentl lamps are infringements.
$500 reward for the conviction Of
my one selling spurious burners as
w.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-03
To censure Pennsylvania House.

Harrisburg, May 3.--A short SEES
sion of the senate was held Thursday
morning, at which Mr.. Grady. of Phil.
adelphia. offered the following reso
luton: Resolved. that we deplore
the backward condition of legisla.
ton in the house of representatives
particularly appropriation bills, to
which delay in fixing the time of final
adjournment is wholly attributable. y
The resolution lies over one day un-
der the rules
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-03
SoME NEWS IN BRIEF.

Secretary Root ordered the aban-
doning OF a number of arsenals,
among them the one at Pittsurg,
Edward B. Sawyers. jury commits
sioner of Allegheny county, Pa, died.
He was formerly newspaper man.
Isaac n Preston, a Civil War vet
eran, was killed by a circular saw at
Newark, o.
Tom l.. Johnstown, of Cleveland,
has sold his interests in the Johns
town, Pa, passenger railway to local
capitalists.
Thomas O'Brien, aged AZ, was found
dead in his yard at East Liverpool
O. His death was said to have been
due to alcoholism.
The Scranton, Pa, Democrats, will
try to elect a mayor in event of the
charter bill being declared unconsti.
tutional by the supreme court.
1t is said that Congressman Gros-
venor will be employed to defend Sid
ney Cole, who shot Carpenter Terry,
of the Keystone State, at Parkers-
burg, w Va.
Fifty-eight students in the fresh
man and sophomore classes of the
University of Granville, O., had their
hair clipped short during class fight.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Hackett las become a member of the
G. A. r. ~ Joining Lafayette post, of
Washington, d. C.
Mrs. O'Neil, wife of Rear Admiral
O'Neil, chief of the bureau of ord
nance, navy department, died sud-
denly from apoplexy, at Washington.
Six children were rescued from
threatened death by fire of mysteri-
Gus origin in the grocery store and
residence of S. Fisherman, at 1871
Lombard street, Philadelphia.
John B. Harper and his family,
who live in the mountains near Belle
fonte, Pa, were driven from home by
forest fires which had assumed large
proportions.
Thomas Valentine, who left Al
toona Pa, about IA years ago and who
was supposed to be dead, wrote his
brother that he is a first lieutenant
in the Ninth infantry of the United
States army.
James Drinkerly, negro, was
ScNCN AiO-Ii bCAIS ~ AA4lSd Ny ii LIQD
at Ehrenfeld, Pa, by the arrival of
officers. He is said to have attempt
ed an assault upon the daughter of
David Overton.
The wife of Joseph Hisey, of East
Liverpool o., a maniac, was SO fright
ened by MS screams while he was in
a fit of insanity that she died. He
had been discharged from an asylum
as cured.
Lulu Akers. aged 10. committed sui
eide at Huntington, w. Va, by Jump
ing from The Baltimore and Ohio rail
road bridge into the Big Sandy river
Disappointment caused by a young
man is said to be the cause.
Mrs. Caroline Gessford, of Wash
ington, Pa, has brought suit to re-
cover $4,000 from Miss Elizabeth
Patterson for alleged alienation of her
husbands affections. Gessford and
Miss Patterson are said to have
eloped.
Secretary Gage purchased $780,
600 WORTH of short term bonds and
had offers of nearly 100000 more,
but the price asked for the list lot
was too high. AS the surplus con-
tinues to Lille up in the treasury the
secretary is willing to purchase as
high as sto.0o0.00o worth each month.
and viii "a so II the prices asked are
not too high.