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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-06-01

members Of Pi Beta Phi entertained the
active members at the home OF Miss
Barber, 100 B street. A two-act farce
entitled THE Best Laid Plans" was
presented with great eclat, and was q
complete surprise to the guests. The
house lie admirably arranged for the
production OF play, and the costumes
added much to the attrsctiveness Of the
scene. A. the conclusion Of the farce
music was furnished by Misses Burruss.
Bess Burruss. Stuart. Ashmun and
REYNOLDS, and ice cream, Strawberries
and cake were served by the hostesses.
The alumnse members are Misses Kyle.
Barber, Stuart, Lennie Stuart, Emer.
son. Marshall, McGshey, Reynolds,
Morris, Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Lacey.
The active members are Misses Thomas.
Montgomery. Sedgwick, Minnie Jussen,
McPheeley, Robinson. Andrews, Henry.
Hescock, McGahey. Waugh. Burruss,
Bees Burruss, Ashmun, Woodward and
Juseen.
The fifth annual banquet Of Alpha
Tau Omega was given at the chapter
house Saturday evening. The tables
we're decorated with tea roses and smi-
lax. Following is the menu: Fish. Gel
cry. Sailed almonds. Sherry. Mock
turtle. CoLsomme imperial. Rsdishes.
Olives. CroquettesL Cream slaw. Pine
apple ice. Pommard. Roast turkey.
Oyster dressing. New potatoes and
cream. Chicken salad. Cranberry sauce.
Ice cream. Sorority cake. Strawberries.
Fruit. Coffee. st. Julian. The follow.
ing toasts we're called for by the toast
master, Mr.. j. o. Berkeley: Ralph
Rickok, Our fraternity at Large"
John Kline, MY Girl-Ann II. Bush; !"
Mr.. Yule Of Omaha, illinois Gamma
Zeta;;" Sidney Muman, "Our Backbone
tho Alumni" DR.. Finley Helms,
"Toothsome Toast" Ray West, Cam
ma Theta's PAST" H. o. Hanna, "Hints
on Political Grating" Ralph Folsom,
The Goat" Frederick Suffer. IA. o.
at the Bar" Linn Huntington. "Our
Baby Boy" The members who we're
present were Ralph Folsom, Edwin
Morrison. Fred Suffer, Frank Berry,
Harry Culver. Fred Schaufelberger,
Willard Hawley. Linn Huntington, Leo
Copeland. Paul Hunger. Ray Steele. H.
c. Hanna. DR.. ]. Finley Helms. Ray
West. Victor Romigh, Mr.. George
Lacey and W. w. Graves. pledged mem.
bers. The visitors were Professor r.
Hickok and Professor j. L. Kline OF
Wooster, Ohio, Mr.. Yule Of Omaha,
Alumni-Messrs. F.F. Rodgers. Min
den; Ralph d. Conklin, Burr Latta, To-
cumseh; Sidney Mumau, Hugh Nune-
maker, Tobias; David Hewitt Bellwood;
Harlow Hewitt. Fremont; r. L. Riggs,
Omaha; Clinton Arnold, Osceola; Hugo
Shultz, Beatrice; Judge w. Ely, Aaine-
worth; j. G. Berkeley, Schuyler; Sidney
Rob srtson, Norfolk.
The wedding Of Miss Florence Maule
and Mr.. Frederick Curtis Cooley will
take place at noon Wednesday, in st.
Marks church. Rev. John H. Houshton
officiating. Miss Maule has been a
member Of st. Marks choir for several
years and the full vested choir will sing
the wedding march from Lohengrin.
The church will be decorated in pink
and white. The bride will be gowned
in white and will wear long white veil.
She will carry . prayer. book. Miss
Frances Maule, sister Of the bride, will
be her only attendant. She will wear q
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pink gown and carry pink roses. The
ushers, best men and many OF the
guests will come from Nebraska, where
the bride and groom both graduated at
the state ,iversity. The wedding
breakfast, which was to have followed
the ceremony, was given up. owing to
the sudden death Of Mrs. Maule's broth.
or. After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Cooley will take a wedding trip, and on
their return will be at home to their
friends in the Highlands
Times.
The end Of the season for the Thir.
teen club Of st. Paul, Nebraska, was
marked by q dinner at the home of Mrs
Rowell on Tuesday evening Of last week.
The club colors. black and orange, ap-
peard in the decorations. while a grin.
ming skull and open umbrellas overhead
showed that the faith was strong. Each
guest received tine emblem of the club,
black cat, as q souvenir. The club
members and their guests were seated
thirteen at q table. After dinner a
literary and musical program entertain
ed the guests. As each one departed
che Vas required to step over broom
stick lying on the floor in order to in
sure life of celibacy. Feeling that she
had all to gain and nothing to lose, each
one calmly took this final test of sincere
intention to remain free and equal, with
but single exception. One guest
whose matrimonial stock has recently
shown q decided rise in value, refused
to take any unnecessary risks, and went
around the broomstick.
On Saturday evening occurred the
fourteenth annual banquet of Beta
Theta Pi. Early in the evening Mr..
Carl Dierks was initiated and Mr.. Al
bert Randall of Omaha was formally
pledged at the fraternity rooms, after
which the members adjourned to the
Lincoln hotel where. after the dinner,
the POSTMASTER, Mr.. Ames, called for
responses from the following members:
Sam G. Musser. G. Montgomery, G. A.
Adams. Frank Rain, DR.. Harry Everett,
Don J. Adams, 81. j. McKillip, G. L.
Powers. Those present we're DIR. Ev-
erett, Messrs. Gillespie, Richards, MIS-
Ger. E. West, Rehlsender, Shick, Price.
A. G. Adams, Green, Anderson. Ames,
Powers, Montgomery, Rain. Ustick. Cox.
McKillip, Don Adams, Broadly, Webster,
Marquette, Swain. G. Bell. G. West, J.
H. Bell. Roth, Holmes. Dierks. Norval,
Buckstaff, Blackman.
Mrs. F. L. Maddux, Mrs. Henry
Eames and Mrs. Callen Thompson en-
tertained Misc Ida Young and her
friends at an informal reception at the
homo Of Mrs. Msddux Wednesday after
noon. Those present were Mesdames
Maddux, Eames, Callen Thompson,
McGrew. Whitcomb, s. NJ. Butler. ".
c. PHILIPPE. A. w. Jansen, E. f. Bur
nett, Elmer Perkins. Charles Keefer,
Hindman, Ricketts,, Folsom, Rowlands.
Lucas. Bumstead. Tuttle, Plummer, ".
A. Fitzgerald, Lee Arnett. E. Lewis
Baker, H. G. Young. Rein WEIGH, Guy
Brown, Frank Perkins, Traphagen,
Toevs, Williams, Bushnell, John Will.
lame; Misses Young, Dwiggins. Florence
Thompson, Charlotte Clark, Daily,
Ella Givens and Mamie Bryan.
Mrs. Eugene Hallett and Miss Hallett
were at home to three hundred of their
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CHINESE D|GNITAR|ES
MUST BUMP THEIR HEADS
on THE FLOOR BEFORE HIS RE-
GAL NIBs, EMPEROR WILL
LIAM THE SECOND.
FOURTH FLOOR LODGINGS
NOT RELISHED ny IMPERIAL
NOBLES-PRINCE CHuN TELL
ING PEkIN ABOUT 1T.

LONDON, August 2S.-A despatch
from Pekin says. A telegram has been
received from Prince Chun stating that
Germany has determined that he. when
he is received by Emperor William.
shall bow three times. and that the
secretary of the mission and other sub
ordinates shall PROSTATE themselves
and knock their heads nine times on
the floor before the Emperor. The
Chinese ENJOYS here appealed to the
German minister to secure a change in
this plan, but he replied that the ar
rangement had been made by his gov
eminent and he could not act.
The immediate attendants of Prince
Chun are decidedly indignant at their
summary handling by the German Off
Gals. Herr Won Rauch. who is at
tached to the mission in behalf of the
German government, is calmly complet-
ing the travelling arrangements in spite
of the Chinese assertions that they may
not proceed to Berlin. Some of the
minor Chinese officials object to loog-
ing on the fourth floor of the hotel.
but Won Rauch promptly interviewed
and compelled them to accept the
quarters to which they had been as
signed. Seeing that the lowest in rank
Of the members of the retinue are PROM
inent mobiles, such coercion is not rel
ished.
Prince Chun has dropped his practice
of indisposition and is keeping up con-
slant Geographic communication with
Pekin. One cable message cost him
three hundred dollars. The members
of the Chinese mission are not permit
ted to leave the hotel. This 1t is al
legged is due to the personal orders of
Emperor William.
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SEVEN LIVES LOST BY A
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.

PHILADELPHIA, August 2s-Seven
persons, one woman and six men, are
known positively to have persisted as u
result of the explosion on the steam
boat City of Trenton in the Delaware
river. of Terresdale, this afternoon,
and one other woman is missing More
than score of others were injured
two OF them fatally.
Not one of the bodies has yet been
identified. Three of the dead were
brought to the morgue in this city on
the police boat, and the other -four
are lying at Terresdale, but will be
brought here later tonight. The boat
was burned to the water.
The dead are: ]. ID. Chew. assistant en-
gineer: Miss Elizabeth Green. Philadel-
phia; two fremen, names unknown; one
deckhand. name unknown; two passen-
gers. names unknown.
The missing are: Mrs. John Matthews.
Philadelphia; Mrs. Matilda Cross. Phila-
delphia: two children. who were seen to
jump overheard.
Late tonight Horace Wilson, vice presi-
dent and manager OF the Wilmington
Steamboat Company, issued the following
statement:
"As near as we can ascertain the acci-
dent was due to the explosion of her port
boiler setting fire to the vessel The sur
viving engineers report ample water with
In two minutes of the explosion.
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STOPPED THE RAILROAD.

PHILADELPHIA, August 28.-Gen-
eral Manager Frank Patterson, of the
Pittsburg, Jamestown, Ebensburg and
Eastern Railroad. has resigned and
traffic has been suspended.
In resigning the general manager,
said he declined to take the RESPONSE
bility Of running trains. President
Langdon left Immediately to put the
companys trains in operation.
An accident occurred on the road last
week resulting from spreading rails,
this caused Patterson's resignation.
PHILADELPHIA, August ga
special to the Evening Telegraph for
Altoona says:
The employees on the Pittsburg,
Johnstown, Ebensburg and Eastern
railway have all gone on strike and
traffic on the road is at standstill.
Alleged failure on the part of the COM
pany to pay the employees their salaries
is the reason given for the tie-up.
Eight passenger and freight trains
are on the schedule. The large number
OF people stopping at the summer re-
sort hotels and cottages along the line
are placed at great Inconvenience.
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POSSES ARE SEARCHING
FOR A WOMAN'S MURDERER.
Missouri Negro Almost Certain 4"
he burned IL lie IL Captured.

Missouri Negro Almost Certain To
he burned IL lie In Captured.
COLUMBUS, Mo-, August 2s.-Mary
Henderson, aged 40 years, was killed
last evening by William Francis, tool
ored) at the farmhouse of her brother
in-law. Charles L. Hyatt, near here.
Francis fed, but hundreds of men are
securing the country, and his capture
and death are considered Almost GER
tain.
Miss Henderson resided with the Hy-
ats on the farm near Columbus. Last
evening the Hyatts drove to the home
of friends for brief visit. Francis,
who had been trusted employe on the
place for several years, was left on the
farm
Shortly after sunset he entered the
farmhouse for his evening meal. Miss
Henderson prepared 1t and was ABOUT
to call the negro, when he stepped into
the kitchen and attacked her. In de-
Tending herself Miss Henderson fore
ed the negro out of the house, when he
drew a revolver and shot her.
When the Hyatts returned, Miss Hen
derson was found lying near the house
with a bullet hole above the left ear.
The only horse remaining on the place
had been killed in his stall, evidently
to hinder pursuit. Miss Henderson
survived long enough to inform her re-
latives that Francis was her assailant.
Half a dozen posses were formed aid
every inch of territory in the country
Is being secured. A suspect Is under
arrest at Independence and another is
being pursued near Sedalla. 1t is prac-
tically certain that Francis, II captured,
will be burned to the stake.
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A RED STREAK shot DOWN
STREET, EVERYBODY FLED.
WINTON AND HIS RACING AUTO
CREATED CONSIDERATION
IN TOWN.
FINED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
PAID 1T AND REMARKED THAT
HE DESERVED ALL
HE GOT.

Special to the Register.
GAINESVILLE. o.. August ga
red streak shot down the main street
here at noon to-day. Horses were
frightened and people fell all over
themselves in an attempt TO get out of
the way. The red streak was racing
automobile. driven by Alexander Win
ton, automobile manufacturer and an
employee was with Winton. Two auto
mobiles flew down the street at forty
mile gait. Striking the street car track
it made complete circle. its occupants
narrowly escaping bad spill. Mr..
Winton's action in running at such
high speed made several citizens very
wrathy and G. w. Curtiss. dry goods
arrest, although by that time the auto
mobllist had left town.
Marshal Connell telepnoned to Madi-
son and Geneva for the officers there to
intercept them, and they were finally
located at residence in Unionville.
Constable Vanderbilt of Madison. was
notified to arrest them. which he did.
and the men were held for the arrival
of the gainesville officer. Mr.. Winton
became impatient and started for here
and was met at Perry by ,ne marshal.
Winton offered the marshal ride,
which was accepted. On his return
here Mayor Alvord fined Winton $25
and costs. Il deserved it," was all
Winton said, and he started back to
Cleveland
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SNEE-MARTIN.
Handsome Wedding mt Morgan
town Yesterday Morning.

Handsome Wedding mt Morgan
town Yesterday Morning.
Special to the Register.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va, August 28.
The marriage of w. J. Snee, assistant
Prosecuting Attorney OF Monongahalia
county, and Miss Martin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs j. Ami Martin, was SOL
emnized at the home of the bride S
parents, at o'clock this morning. DR..
S. V. Leeeh performed the ceremony,
using the Methodist Episcopal service
with ring. The wedding march was
played by Miss Beryl Stewart, of Man
nington, and Mrs. J. T. Kellar, OF this
place.
A. R. Snee, of Pittsburg, brother OF
the groom, was best man and Mrs. A.
E. Weaver, sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid The wedding party left
on the 9:07 train for Allegheny county.
Pennsylvania, the home Of the groom s
parents, and expect to go from there TO
Buffalo and Niagara.
Both young people are popular and
prominent Miss Martin is the daugh-
ter of j. Ami Martin, superintendent OF
the Michigan & Kanawha railroad. She
is organist in the M. e. church and as
sistant instructor on piano in the Uni
versity music school.
Visitors from out of town were Mrs.
Daniel Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Julia
Moore Kinwood, A. r. Snee, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. R. Snee, Pittsburg; Miss Beryl
Stewart. Ed NJ. Hermans and wife, OF
Warrington
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BAY VIEW MEN TO MEET.

MILWAUKEE,, August ga meeting
of the Bay View Lodge has been called
for Sunday night to discuss the strike de-
velopments since the last meeting. The
holding of the meeting has caused some
speculation. People are wondering what
development has caused It,
Superintendent George l.. Refs says: the
plant will soon be ready for operation, and
that talk of abandoning the Bay View
plant Is nonsense.
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new strikers, which would cripple the
combine more seriously than ever
Neither of these reports can be veri-
fled tonight. but it is known that there
is much uneasiness among the tube
workers, who it appears, have struck
without proper sanction.
Vice President Charles II. Davis. OF
the third district, Amalgamated Asso-
citation, stated to-day that majority
of the So mills including those in New
port and Covington, Ky, in his lis
trict voted for no compromise and that
all trust mills must sign the union
scale. The vote. he stated. was almost
unanimous. He was unwilling to make
public the terms of settlement. but all
he stated will concur with President
Shaffer in whatever terms have finally
been agreed upon.
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TREASURER SUSPENDED.

One Hundred and seven Thousand
Dollars Not Accounted For.
JACKSON, Miss, August 2S.-Goy.
Longino to-day ordered the suspension
of State Treasurer j. r. Showers.
Showers, in statement given out last
Friday, said the sl07 900 missing and
unaccounted for when the Governor
cousted his cash August 10, was demos
tied in banks under his direction which
is forbidden by law. All the banks of
Jackson having denied that they had
any of. this money on deposit the Gov
ernor last night wrote Showers for a
complete statement. The treasurer $
answer has not been made pubic.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-29
GENERAL ROBERT WILLIAMS.

Funeral Services Over HIS Re-
mains Held at Washington Yes
terday.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 28.--
Funeral services were held over the re-
mains of General Robert Williams,
formerly adjutant General OIL the army,
this afternoon at the family residence
in this city. lhe religious services
were conducted by Rev. Father Null
vaney, pastor Of Holy Trinity church,
assisted by Rev. Samuel Cahill, Of the
Roman Catholic church. The inter-
ment was made at Arlington cemetery,
with full military honors. A battery
of artillery from Washington barracks
and troop of calvary from Fort Myer
formed the military portion Of the fun
eral cortege.
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REDUCED HIS WEIGHT
And Improved His Health by Fast
ing-Bicycle Failed.

ing-Bfcycle Failed.
Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, August IS
Rev. Mr.. McGlathry, a prominent min
lister of this city believes that fasting is
a cure Tor almost AL ills. Two months
ago he weighed two hundred pounds,
was afflicted with rheumatism in all
forms, heart trouble. insomania, and
divers other ills To-day he feels like
a new man at one hundred and sixty
pounds. In the two months above
referred to he has eaten but one meal
day and that very light one. He
says that when he declines to one
hundred and fifty pounds he will begin
eating two meals daily, but never as
long as he lives will he eat a meal In
the morning.
One year ago Rev. McGlathry tried
bicycling to reduce his flesh, but 1t in
creased rather than diminished MS
weight. He would frequently dash OF
twenty to thirty miles before breakfast.
He's quit bicycling now.
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ness to conduct the case without assist
ance, but the officials OF the navy de-
partment have practically concluded
that he should have the aid and coop
Grafton OF an officer of the department
OF Justice learned in the intrieacies of
legal practice.
NEW YORK, August 2s.-Stayton &
Campbell gave out this;
I'VE have been retained by certain
naval officers to represent their inter
ests in the Schley court of inquiry and
to appear before that court"
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AFTER A SPEAKEASY.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August 2S.
Warrants were sworn out yesterday by
Prosecuting Attorney Moss for John
Stewart, charging him with running a
speakeasy at Waverly. The warrants
were sent up there. but Stewart had
gone when the officers arrived. Twelve
men we're found in the place and they
were all brought here and placed under
bond to appear before the grand jury
and to appear as witnesses in court If
Stewart is innlcted. officers have gone
to seize the liquors found in the place.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-29
FINDING EMPLOYMENT.

Special to the Register
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, August Is
One of the features of the strike at
Mingo Junction mills of the National
Steel Corporation which has begun to
attract attention is the fact that while
skilled roll hands and other steel work.
ers have been put to work at the La
Belle iron works here, which has in
creased it's output since the strike be-
gan. The LaBelle is an independent
mill
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PLACE FOR A FILIPINO.

WASHINGTON, August 2S.-The
President has appointed Jose Abreu, a
Filipino, an assistant in the office OF
the division of insular affairs in the
war department. Mr.. Abreu came TO
this country about year ago. and art
er taking course at the Columbian
Law School in Washington, took the
summer course at Cornell University.
He will be given charge Of work relat-
ing to the Philippines in the division
over which Colonel Edwards presides.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-29
GLASS WORKS RESUMES.

Special to the Register.
CENTRAL CITY, w. Va, August %.
The Huntington Tumbler Co.'S plant,
located here. and owned by Adolph
Zihlman. of Cumberland, Md. resumed
operation to-day. after an idleness of
five years, employing about two hun
bred people. The plant will be run in
dependent of the trust.
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DISCRETION CHARGED.

Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August %.
Herman Elliott, who, it is alleged, sent
his family here from Wheeling and
then sold his household goods, drink
ing up the proceeds and deserving his
family. was arrested on the steamboat
Cricket when it landed mere this morn
ing and is in Jail awaiting hearing
for deserving his family and failing to
suDpOrt them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-29
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.

LINCOLN, Neb., August 2S.-Justice
of the Supreme Court-Samuel H.
Sedwick, of Yerk county.
Regents of the University-Carl j.
Ernest of Lancaster; II. l.. Goold, Of
Keith.
Republicans of Nebraska in State
convention this afternoon, after night
of conflict and a morning of uncer-
tainty. nominated the above ticket, ad-
opted a platform in harmony with
party policies and made new record
for industry in the disposal of business.
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TO CONTEST THE WILL.

WASHINGTON, August 2S.-Mrs.
Ella Mcpherson Muir, daughter of the
late United States Senator, OF New Jer-
sey, to-day filed contest Of the will of
her mother in the Probate court of this
city. She alleges undue influence On
the part of the beneficiaries under the
will.
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WILLIAM BOOTH ARRESTED.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August IS.
William Booth, VINO was wanted in
Writ county, on charge of passing
forged checks, was arrested last night
at Williamstown, and brought here to
Jail. He was turned over to the Writ
county authorities.
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TO TEACH THE FILIPIN0S.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, August 2S.-
Miss Florence Graham, teacher in the
Charleston schools, was to-day appoint
ed a teacher in the Philippines, to sue
coed Ira Bush, who has declined. The
appointment was made by j. Russell
Trotter.
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MRS. SHISLER DEAD.

Special to the Register.
MORGANTOWN. w. Va, August 49,
Mrs. George w. Shisler died at her
home on Cheat River. to-day, aged ~
years She was the mother of M.
Shisler assistant cashier If the Monon-
gahela Valley bank. Four sons and
two daughters survive her.
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KILLED BY EXPLOSION.

Special to the Register.
SISTERSvILLE, w. Va, August %.
H. M. Gainor, q married man, Of this
city. about IS years old, was instantly
killed this morning by the explosion of
the boiler 1t No. futile heirs, we'll,
about mile and = half from Middle
bourne.