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ynndcrbilt Inheritancc Tax.

New York. Feb. 10.-Heirs Of Corne-
lius Vanderbilt have been served with
notices calling upon them to pay into the
state treasury the amount of their inheri-
tance tax. The total tax on the personal
estate Of the millionaire agreed upon be-
tween representatives Of the state comp
troller, Surrogate Fitzgerald and attor-
neys for the Nanderbilts amounts to
1924 800. This is exclusive Of the resid.
nary estate, about the paying of which
contest is threatened The surrogate has
decided in favor OF the attorneys for the
estate and excluded the residuary estate
from present taxation II this decision is
sustained, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt,
the residuary legatce, will be benefited by
the interest for seven years on the per
cent tax on the rcsiduary estate Of S22,-
4S9961. Through G. p. B. Hasbronck,
attorney for the state comptroller, an ap-
peal will be taken from this decision and
payment Of the residuary tax demanded
AT once. Attorneys for the Vanderbilt
estate maintain that this payment should
not be made until Alfred gets control 81
the property, when he reaches the age OF
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THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA.
The United States Cannot Withdraw
For Several Months Yet.

Washington, Feb. 10.-It is now ap-
parent to the officers of the administra-
tion that il will scarcely be possible for
the United States to withdraw entirely
from the government of Cuba under the
most favorable circumstances before next
fall at the earliest. This is concedins
the possibility that the Cuban conven.
tion may adopt constitution entirely ac-
ceptable to this government on or before
the 1st of April next. 1t is recognized
on all sides that it will require several
months after the adoption Of the consti.
tuition to complete the organization of the
Cuban government and have 1t in sue.
cessful operation.
All the national officers must be chosen,
laws enacted for the collection of the
revenues and the establishment OF a sta
bic government police force or con-
stabulary organized to take the place Of
the United States military force for the
preservation Of peace md the mante'
nance Of order and the municipal govern.
ments organized. In this country at least
three months notice is given of II gem
eral election, and it is argued that ow.
Ing to the conditions in Cuba, where all
the preliminary electoral machinery has
yet TO he prepared, it will naturally take
more time to prepare for the election OF
the president and other national officers
after which the administrative officers
must be appointed and the necessary
laws enacted before the structure OF gov
ernment can be properly established AT
any rate, such is the view of the officers
of the administration as stated by q
prominent member of the cabinet who IS
thoroughly familiar with the situation.
This gentleman also said that when the
Cuban government is in successful op'
GRAFTON the United States troops will be
withdrawn from the island. Such with
drawal, he said, would be made when
the Cuban government requested il and
it was clearly apparent that that gov
ernment was fully capable of maintain
ing pence and good order. Thee un'
doubtedly would be q common under
standing on the subject.
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UNITED MINE woRKERa
They Hold Their Convention ans
Adopt Resolutions.


Hazleton, Pa, Feb. 10.-The United
Mine Workers of the Seventh district,
which comprises the Lehigh valley, held
their convention and reelected T. +.
Duffy president. Resolutions were adopt
ed agreeing with other anthracite dis
tricts to subscribe toward FUND for
the erection of home for John Mitchell,
national president of the United Mine
Works Of America; favoring the or
ganization of junior locals to be COM
posed of breaker boys; requesting the
mine workers to remain away from the
collieries In the Panther Creek valley
until the strikers who were discharged
from those workings are reinstated; re-
questing the legislature TO enact law
providing for the publication OF extracts
Of the mine laws in various languages;
demanding of the legislature the enact
ment of the employers liability bill; ad-
vocating reduction in the terms OF mine
inspectors from five to three years and
that the inspectors be elected by the
people; instructing the district president
to attend each sitting OF the mine ex-
amining board and TO report all VIOLATIONS
Of the law to the district attorney.
The convention decided that 1t Will not
stand BY members of the union who be
come intoxicated and remain away from
| their work without cause.
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FRUITLESS CONFERENCE.
Street and Sewer Directors Person
ally Appeal to Council.
Councilmen do Seem to Favor en- In
creased Appropriation for
Streets and Sewers.

A lengthy conference between Streel
and Sewer Directors Simmons, Garter
and Webster and members OF City Coun-
eli, took place i'll tue Mayors Office on
SATURDAY night on the matter OF an in
creased appropriation for the Street and
sewer Department.
The Street anu Sewer Directors sent q
communication to City Council over q
month ago asking she approval and CO
,prratiuu oi Council in the appllcatlot
which the directors are gong to make {,
lie Legislature to restore 10 the Stree
sud ~rM.r D-par meut the annual apprU
priation ol $l2 1000, nth the additlona
sum oi five per cent. each year alter th'
titst.
1t is said that there was no resu
reached at Saturday ght's conference
Members Of Council do not seem dis
posed to lend the r approval unless Coun
Gil is gwen additional means Of obtain
4 lug revenue.
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SPECTACULAR PITTsBURG FIRE.
Cork Factory and Machine shop De-
HtrOyed--OYcr 1,5OO Ont of work.


stroyed--ovcr 1,5OO Out of Work.
Pittsburg, Feb. 10. = The five story
brick building at Twenty third street and
Allegheny Valley railroad, occupied by
the Armstrong Bros cork factory, has
been completely destroyed by fire, togeth-
er with the foundry and machine shop Of
the Totten-Hogg Iron and Steel Found y
company on Twenty-fourth street, ad-
joining the Armstrong;. The loss will
reach almost ST50,0O0, with insurance
covering the amount fully. The confla-
grafton was one of the most spectacular
seen in Pittsburg for long time. The
flames from the main building of the
Armstrong factory, where the fire origi'
| mated, spread with astonishing rapid y.
| and five alarms We're sounded in quick
succession, calling all the engines in the
lower city to the scene.
Great excitement prevailed because the
employees OF the cork factory, numbering
| 1,500, were all at work, and it was feared
that many of the girls and boys in the
| building would not he able to escape.
Fortunately the several fire escapes and
the fremen's ladders provided ample
means for the safety Of all. In spite of
the firemen's good work the flames jump
ed across the street and ate their way
into the Totten & Hogg foundry and laid
waste the foundry and machine shop be-
fore they could be checked.
The Armstrong cork factory was the
largest plant of the kind in the country
and the company has offices in most Of
the principal cities. All OF the valuable
machinery was destroyed but the books
and papers in the office were saved.
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Holland ana Portugal Make Up.

The Hague, Feb. 10.-Jonkherr von
Weede, the Dutch minister to Portugal,
has started for Lisbon. Portugal in
note to the Netherlands says she never
intended to act in manner displeasing
to Holland. The Dutch foreign Office ap-
preciated this expression of friendliness
and was willing to close the incident pro
vided Herr Pott, the Dutch consul. was
allowed to reside at Lourenco Marques
and receive absolute protection. This
Portugal promised.
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Found n Fortune In old House.

Bridgeton. \. J., Feb. 10.-William
Davis Of Gcdarvilh, near here, recently
purchased an old and long vacant dwell
ing. While repairing the house he un-
carthed n strong metal box containing
large number Of bank notes and n nugget
of gold. The bills We're OF various de-
nominations, some as high as 500. Da
Wis refused 10 make known the exact
amount of money found but says the boz
contained several thousands OF dollars.
The house was occupied formerly by
Elisha McChesney, wealthy but eccen-
trio man, who died II years ago 1t IL
believed that he concealed the money.
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nnn mrny Ycrrn
Won $4,000 at Monte Carlo

Providence, Feb. 10.-Mrs. Edith Eve.
iyn Smith Of Narragansett Pier, who is
now cruising in European waters in I. TT
Hanans steam yacht Consuelo, is said.
according to letters received by her rela.
tives, to have succeeded during her re.
gen, VISIT to Monte Carlo in depicting the
eHehequer OF the proprietor of the ia.
oles there to the amount OF 100000
Irancs' or $4,000. Mrs. Smith is now
enjoying the delights of Algiers, whence
tne yacht will sail up the Mediterranean n
with Egypt as an objective point,
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TRAMPS CAUSE A FIRE.
Blaze at the Yards of the Delaware
Terra Gotta Co.

Shortly after O'Clock Yesterday after.
hoop fire ua4 discover. at the yards oi
the Delaware Terra Gotta Co.. bev,nd
Eleventh street fridge. Box 1854, Van
dever av nur aid Thatcher street. VA
struck and the tiremen quickly respond
ed 1t WAS found that the b ard C. ver'ng
of hiln at lower end of the yard
was on fire.
The firemen prevented the flames from
spread.,g g to the rest of the yard. AT ~
LOCO ieet oi board shelter Was bur ed 4
portion II the roof had been rem"ven
and plat ed at the back OF the kiln, AL
il is believed that me- frames sough
shelter there and built a fire.
1t is thought that when It got hey"n'
tlatr cuntral they huiri. d away :
made Ii, il escap. undiscovered The Io-'
will be ab lut $500.
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Mrs. milton on Tour.

Des Moines, Feb. 10.-Mrs. Nation,
the ''joint" smasher, has received tele-
gram from well known brewing COM
pany offering her $500 a month to go on
the road and advertise its beer. She re-
piled: IF it is your pleasure that ]
shall advertise your business with the
hatchet, which is MY usual way, / am
at your service. l promise that ever,
one shall hear Of your famous beer
Mrs Nation lectured to large audience
here. She is on her way to Chicago.
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Additional Locals.
RED MEN TO HOLD P0w.w0w.
Will Open in Pyle's Cycle Academy.
Red Men Attend Madeley Church.

About l50 Red Men attended Madelev
M. E Church Yesterday a. d listened to
a special sermon on RedmeDship by the
R-v V. P. N,rthrup. pastor, member
Of Hiawa ha Tribe No. AZ.
Every preparation has been made for
the Red Mems Pw. WOW this week. To
night Minaua Tribe will parade in c's-
tune from Red Mems Hall to Pyle's Cycle
Academy. There will be music and red
fire. Every night the admission ticket
will enlitle the holder to chance on
special prize. Barrel of fl ur, Monda,y;
framed oi painting. Tuesday; large rub
ber plan, Wednesday; fine pair mems
or women's sho.s Thursday; two 20
pound cans lard, Friday; fine pair w"m-
ems or mems shoes, Saturday. There
will be stage entertainment from . to
10 o'clock each evening.
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Carnegie oompnny,s improvements.

Pittsburg, Feb. l0.-Whatever may be
going on at New York, the Carnegie
Steel company is making some important
improvements ut the Homestead Steel
works that will greatly increase the out
put. The company has broken ground
for four more open hearth furnaces,
which will be erected in No. 2 open
hearth department. The department will
have to be extended 200 feet to accom-
modate the four new furnaces two of
which will be placed on each side OF the
mill. Each will have capacity Of so
tons, and the four will give employment
TO about 200 men, exclusive Of outside
laborers. The new furnaces have been
made necessary by the expansion Of the
rolling and armor plate mills. When the
| four now furnaces are completed, there
will be 4G at the Homestead mills. with Il
capacity for making nearly third Of the
open hearth steel in the United States
A new pipe fitting department is also te
be erected at the Homestead works. The
increase in the steel mills has outpacet
the rollshop, and it will also be rebuilt.
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Music at First rresby yterian.

In the F rst Presb,t terian Church last
nj ut the f,l!owing interesting pr gram
as rendered: Choir, anthem, Sing y
II avrns," & ibel; N IS Emma k-i",
solo. .'Rpthlthem." Dresser; Miss Kelm.
Mrs, McMuilen, K. G. Rpece and J. )
MacLauchan, quartet, Kipling's Recess
snnal by De KnNen; Mrs F McMnlien,
solo, "My God and Father While !
Stray" Marsdeu; R G. Repce, solo, SO
Saut4rius Hnttia'' choir, anthem,
"Arise, snine," kirkpatrick.
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rhe Agricultural Appropriation pil

Washington, Feb. 10.-The senate com
mittee on agriculture hns reported the az.
ricultural appropriation bill. which car
ries total Of $4,503, ,020, an increase Of
s126,I0 over the aggregate appropria-
tions made by the bill rs II passed the
house The principal item OF increase is
$4,000 for the publication division OF
the department, making the total for that
division $167,500. The increase is in
tended to be used In providing material
for and in publishing the bulletins OF the
department. The committee also recon-
mends the creation of four new bureaus
in the department, as follows: Forestry
chemistry, soil and plant industry. The
first three of these bureaus merely sup
plant the present divisions covering the
same subjects, but the bureau of plan,
industry includes the divisions of botany
pomology, vegetable pathology, agrostol
ogy and experiment gardening and
grounds.
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Gr,st and saw MIR. pn

ogdensburg, N. Y, Feb 1o.-Tire COM
pletely destroyed the grist mills at Heu-
velton, eight miles south of here. The
fire also burned sawmill near by. The
loss on the erist mills will be 5000 and
the sawmill $4,000, partially covered By
insurance. The fire is supposed to have
started from hot box in the grist mills
and as the village has no means of fight.
ing fire it burned itself out. The mills
constituted the business life of the vii.
lage.
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BooTBLACKS TO HAVE REST.
After March 8 There Will be No Shin
ing on Sundays.

Bontbla ,ks have cunctuded to rest on
Sunoa,s 1. has been the cu~t"m IN
YEA s 10 keep open the btctblaeki g
shops in the CT on Sund Us and 1t lia'
bpau convenience TO many eisor IS Y b."
have been unable 70 have their footwear
pois' ed on aturday nights.
n tices nave bsen posi-, d in numttr +
OF the shops on wticn Is q information.
that on an after March the sht ps VIII
bp closed after 2 O'Clock on Saturday
night until Monday morning I'M
movement follows that Of The barber,
Who ,rmerly kept their shops open
q short time on sundays. The boot b ack
insist that they should have Sundays io
resting.
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Court Martial OF a cadet.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Cadet Albert IL.
Muller, first class. United States Mill
tary academy, was convicted by court
martial OF conduct to the prejudice Of
good order and military discipline in hav-
ing spirituous liquor in his room in the
academy and sentenced to be dismissed
from the service of the United States
The president has mitigated the sentence
to confinement to the cadet barracks
area of barracks and gymnasium unit
June l next, when he will be graduated
provided his conduct and his standing
in his studies are satisfactory to th'
academic board"
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,rhc I.Irs, f.nnrenftnn

Milwaukee. Feb. 10.-The grand lodge
of Elks, which mas been called in special
session to consider the question of chang
ing the date of their national convention
which is to be held in Milwaukee next
summer. met here and unanimously de
cided to change the date from July II
to July %. This was made necessary on
account of another convention having ar
ranged for the week of July 16 prior tc
that of the Elks.
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NEWS FROM NOME.
stcnmcr Amur Brings First Received
Since Fail.

Victoria, B. G.. Feb. 10.--The steamer
Amur, which arrived here from Skaguay,
brings the first news received from Nome
since last fall. w. V. Ames, who came
down on the Amur, made the trip from
Nome to Dawson by dog train. He says
mines at Nome are proving fairly salts
factory, but there have been no new
strikes of importance. Prices for 1000
are very high, with consequent suffering
and want. There have been a large
number of robberics and petty crimes
there, robbery of caches being frequent.
Ames visited Kuskowin, Tannana and
Big Salmon districts, where miners are
doing well, but supplies are short at
Tannana, and much suffering Is antici-
pated. Ames passed 80 outfits on the
trails and says men having scanty sup
ply of provisions must suffer greatly.
Automobile service between Dawson
and the various creeks began Feb. z
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Funeral of Jane M. Bradley.

Funeral services over the remains Of
Jane NJ. Bradley, widow OF Ftancis
Brad ey, were held at the re-iderce of
Ter daughter, Mrs Frank Ruth, south-
eas corner Filth and Lon't ard streets, 1T
s och ek saturday everirg 1nte' ment
was made at n wark, Del, yest rdag
afternoon.
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Saw. ne Wei IL CrueI

Herschel, Cape Colony, Feb. 10.-A
deserter from General De Vets forces
AYERS that he treats his men cruelty and
jamboks them. The deserter
was arrested by the Beers after he had
surrendered to the British and was Civ
en- 25 lashes. Many Beers are desert
ing. President Steyn and General De
Wet personally shoulder rifles.
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Rev. Keller and the Barkers.

Poughkeepse, y. ". Feb. 10.-Mathias
Burger, proprietor of boarding house at
Shokan. in the Catskills, says that Thorn
as G. Barker, who shot Rev. John keller
in Arlington. \. j.. last Sunday, boarded
at his house with Mrs. Barker for some
time last summer. While in Kingston
Saturday Mr.. Burger is quoted as saying
that Mrs. Barker was in a very nervous
condition and suffered from hysteiia
while she was at his house. The Rev.
Keller also boarded at Burgers, but not
at the same time as the Barkers.
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Notice to Smokers.

]. c. Robinson, druggist, Tenth and
Market streets, has purchased so 0Ou
Gig are, two sizes. Perf-ctus and full sz'
Conchas. I u ma ufacturer's price u
these goods beirg sos aud $50 per thou.
sand, respectively. These goods are .
bargain and on sale for S. per hundred
or cents eacn.
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New skating Record.

Montreal, Feb. 10.-At the sixty-frst
annual race meeting of the Montreal
Snowshoe club Saturday Albert T.. Pill
kie of the Montreal Amateur Athletic as
sociaticn in competition made mark Of
1:20 fat for $50 yard skating, lowering
the worlds amateur record by two-ffths
~ q second made he~a in 1897 by Nelson.
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7 rolley Pole Sli ped.

While Ca !, o.. i. uae West F urth
street line vas coming in F1nrth II ct
about s 81 O'clock last eve ing the to
lev pn sir ped at Fnntlh ard nnl cnt
reefs. leav ng the rope ard tral ng
iha sTrirg end tearing or 81 The bosld to
which the spring is aitacf ed.
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Henry White Seriously III.

Henry White, of Silverbrook, is lying
ger onsy it, fr m the grip Mr.. Wiite l.
S5 wears ~ age ans his health has h. en-
ia ling rapidly He is the father rt Henry
c., Frank, Lincoln ard Robert White.
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Will Give a Concert.

A grand concert nnder the auspices Of
the Francis $ Bradlev Climb will be he'
st Bradlay'- Hall Pnllmau Place AMI
HpaIG street n "Wednesday evening. The
entertainment will beg n az 8 O'Clock
sharn-
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Hurt by American Competition.

London, Feb 10.-The Dowlais and
Cyfartha ts,lth Wales) steel works are
appealing for reduction of their tax as
sessment on the ground that American
competition is causing an extraordinary
depression ia the trade.
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payements Were slippery.

Mary Phillips OF No. Sl3 Locust ntreet,
re celyed fa1 at Erghih aud Walnut
streets SATURDAY. night that rendered her
unconscious She was taken hor1e In ths
Phoenix ambulance. The police were
kept busy helping people who fell, as the
pavan ents were extremely slippery.
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Robert kirk Recovered.

R R,re,t Kirk, who was found in West
Yard IS, week w'th both feet "ad'y
frozen. has recovered. lie was attended
al the Homeor athic Hospital and was
discharged from that institution yes
terdav.
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Young Attorney Ill.

r 7hert Prninytnn has ben i'll FIR
sev.ra d,Ns With an abscess in ne
throa,. Al,h ugh MT seriously ~, ''s
thr a, Is mnch swnlen and he snffers
mn i pa ~ is beit z attended by DR..
SWithIn Chandler.
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Christ's Law of Reform.

TIVE Y NJ G. A GOSPEL meeting WIS
addreae' YESTERDAY afternoon by tie
Rev. w ian Van KIRK, on the subject,
&C rs's Law Of Refnrm." There vas
also special gospel service.
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Indy Curzon 10 Found Scholarship

Calcutta, Feb. 10.-Lady Curzon, wife
Of Baron Curzon of Kedleston. the vice
roy of India, has issued personal appeal
for funds with which TO found Victoria
scholarships for the training Of native
Homen as midwives for work in the Ze-
;anas, in the outlying districts.
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Secretary CahiIi's Report.

According to the report Of Secretary
Anttpw A Catitl of the B lard of Heat
there Ntre 80 deaths. 22 births and Is
marriages For the responding week
st v"ar there we're 80 deaths. IA biiths
and 10 marriages.
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Sergeant KelIeher also Rcwardo d

s rgeant Kelt her wss rewarded ht n.
Lev, fr ihp part hch he t nk in i il
irg hp bn glars who attempted 20 oh
tie la,ttr's loan ffica. crtg' ant llw
ga 2 aa iyrn gold watch and Strg AM
Keleher gold coin.
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Funeral orDayid New.

The tuneral Of David New took place
at 8 ,'cock YESTERDAY afternoon from bis
la,e residence No. 32l Poplar street. In
terment was private.
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DEATHS.

TAYLnR-on February 10, Cornelius W. Ia'
lor. aged AZ wars
His male friends particularly are invited 70 al
,rnn @ me lr raj from his lata residence NJ ~
west Nihth st'e't this evening at 3O ocioe'
ihtermt mt tomorrow at Ba timore. Md,
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Safe Robbers Nabbed.

Asheville, N. c., Feb. 10.-Four mask
ed men attempted to rob the postohice
nnd store at Emma, the first station out
from Asheville on the Southern ra lwag..
with the result that 1.-TWO white men and
one negro are dangerously shot. Ahoul
10 p. m. Samuel Alexander, assistant
postmaster and clerk at Emma was
reused by knock and request to ge'
some ones mail On opening the door ne
was covered by pistol and ordered %
unlock the safe, which he did. One rop
her held the pistol, while the other began
to loot the safe. Alexander at an orpor'
tune moment grabbed the pistol Of 'iN
robber going through the safe, which hf
had laid down, and began firing. AZ INV
same time the other robber opened fire Cd
him. Two Of the robbers were hadE
wounded, one possibly fatally, and Alcl
ander has an ugly wound in the side Of
the abdomen and back. The police weI'
notified, and all the robbers are safe u
Jail. Two of the robbers were white ah'
two negroes