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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-08-16
CLAIMS HEAVY DAMAGE.
Ex-Attendant at KankRkee Asylum,
Tried and Acquitted on Perjury
Charge, Brings Suit.

Kankakee, ILL.,, Aug. l2.-Trustees
of the Kankakee insane asylum di-
verified the course of the inquiry into
the conduct of the institution Tues
day by twice arresting former at
tendant who had testified against one
of them, and by becoming defendants
in a suit for $4,000 brought against
them by that same eX-attendant, Har-
ry II. Ball.
Ball, who had accused Trustee Muir
ply of drunkenness and immortality,
was arrested at 2 a. IN. Tuesday,
charged with perjury. lie was tried
in the afternoon and acquitted for
lack of evidence.
An hour afterward he was again
arrested on tne same charge before
another police justice, and the case
is set for Wednesday morning. In
the meantime Ball has begun a suit
claiming $4,000 damages from Trus-
tees Small, Murphy and Powell and
Col Buckingham, their attorney, for
alleged conspiracy FOR false arrest.
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A DYNAMITE DISCOVERY.
Plot Unearthed to Destroy the
Adams County ullJ Inhrmnry
and XIII All the Inmates.

Decatur, ILL.,, Aug, ia plot to de-
stroy the Adams county intrmary
and TO kill the A inmates was I'M
ear,hcd Tuesday. A. W. Butler sec
rctary OF the state board OF charities,
WAS making an inspection of the
buildings, and in the room of Chas'
Rekerman he found pile OF rub
bish, which he ordered removed,
There was found buried under t'e
rubbish 60 pounds Of dynamite, two
2-pound dynamite bombs and rs feet
Of fuse. Rekerman has been an In
mate OF the inhrmnry over twelve
years and was recently reprimnndcd,
and since that time has been sulky,
When the discovery Of the dynamite
was made Rekerman disappeared and
no trace of him can be found.
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ILLINOIS DOES ITS SHARE.
The People of that state Have
Raised 100000 for Mckinley
Memorial Association.

Chicago, Aug. 13.--The Illinois Aux
lliary of the Mckinley Memorial asso-
citation reported Tuesday that the
fund of $4,000 asked of the people of
Illinois had been raised, The fund
consists of over fifty thousand sub
scriptions, and counting the indiyid-
ual school children who sent their
pennies in through the schools, the
contributors in Illinois run into the
hundreds of thousands, At the close
Of business Tuesday the subscriptions
amounted to $50,12S, Many of the
local committees and others through.
out the state still have their lists
open, and it is expected that by the
time all OF them have been heard
from the funds will have been swelleG
to 100000
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Coal shortage Around Omaha,

Omoha, Neb,, Aug, l3.--Tle visible
supply Of anthracite con IN this city
and in most Of the smaller towns
which depend On Omaha for supply
is practically exhausted, At the coal
exchange II was given out ths there
was less than 20 per cent. of the
amount usually on hand at this time
and dealers IRE booking no orders,
Dealers say their eastern agents can
give no encouragement, and II In
feared prices will go skywnrd before
a sufficient supply can be secured %
meet the demand.
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HE COULDN'T WIND 1T UP.
Hut Couldn't Make Grace
full Finish,

SERIOUS things make me want to
laugh sometimes" remarked u genial
eldedly clergyman, according to the
Detroit Free Press, "and simply can
not help the feeling, although, Of
course, | restrain the manifestation
Travelling in the country, many years
ago, | was bclat,d and had to ask 10
stay all night at lowly farm house
Not wanting to impose any RESTRAINT
on the good people, and wishing to b
one Of them in the-truest sense, | re.
Trained from mentioning that was o
clergyman,
After our good homely supper, the
mother, daughter and l0.year.old boy
grew sleepy almost Immediately, and
] suggested that we go to bed early as
] was tired myself. The good woman
had previously explained that her huS
band had gone AWAY for several days
tO see his mother, who was sick, Ny
proposal to retire was well received;
and the good woman said;
stranger, we're kind o. plous OUT
here IN tn country, an we nllns he'
prayers fore we 20 to bed, Sonny, a.
yer paw amt here, ! reckon youll b"
ter lead In prayer
1--WE all knelt, and that boy really
made most surprising prayer, twas
no simple 80 fcrycnt and direct that "
went to my heart. But he didn't stop
he prayed and prayed, and prayed
saying over and over again the earnest
applications which had so impressed
me, Finally his mother murmuredin
an undertonei
Sonny, amt y prayed purity nlgn
long enough"
"rhc boys answer was ns startling
to me ny his uncommon gift IN pray"
had been,
Nav he said, I'm jes' ev'y BIT 1"
tired ns you are, but don't know now
ter wind tn blamed thing up"
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THE PARTY WAS AMBUSHED.
ResuIt OF the Investigation of the
Kiiiing Of -Four Teachers In
Crbu Island In June Last.

Manila. Aug. I3,-An investigation
made by the constnhulnry TO clear up
the facts in the killing Of Ccbu
coaching party OF four school teach
ers. In June last, shows that the par
" wns ambushcd IL miles from Ccbu,
Two teachers were shot aud kiucd at
the first volley; u third, who ran,
was shot In the bnck, and II fourth,
who was captured, Wns shot In the
chest while he was praying for mcr.
cy 1t Is suspected that the fourth
man was buried alive, MS his wound
was slight and probably would not
have caused death, Dogs dug up two
Of the bodies and dcyOurcd the flesh
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"Llsten, sistcrl believe ! hear iM
voice Of mani" exclaimed Principe,
as she tIptoed across the room ana
placed her ear against the elevator
shaft MirOposiO Joined her nged SPIN,
ster sister, and together they heOru
these words, spoken In dulcet tones Wy
from the Nat below, i.
"Ah, 30 love, New let's make wv
love"
Horrors, Mlraposial Do you lhlnA
they are speaking Of OSCILLATION !,
SISTER principen, am shocked ~
your suggestion, The honor OF wv
building demands an investigator
Come"
Together they stoIcolly stalked do"'
the stairway TO the Hat below .
The door was open and Harold NV
Swat babe them enter, !,
awe are having delightful game"
plng.pong, Miss flatdweler has ""
won the game, WIN you Join ,isI A
The invitation was coldly decliheu'
and the spinsters sought the seclus ,Ds
Of the apartments, crushed ina, W, .S
yernacular OF ping.pong had roposso o
them OF a choice bit of gossip'-lo''''
Blade.
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LEMONS SOLD FOR DUTIES.
Cool weather Had So Depressed the
Market that Importers De-
clined to Receive Them.

New York, Aug. l3,-The appraiser
at this port has sold for the govern
ment, in the last three weeks, 100000
boxes OF lemons because the impor-
ters declined to pay duty on them,
Most OF the lemons imported here
come from Mediterranean ports, and
the amount has been greatly in
creased within few years.
They used to come in sailing YES
sells, but now they come In steamers,
which bring much larger cnrgoes.
The chief reason for the present
glut, however, Is believed to be be.
cause there has been no prolonged
hot spell. Fewer lemons have been
consumed and the visible supply has
increased until the price has gone
down TO point where IL would be
money thrown away TO pay duty,
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BARCELONA HAS FALLEN.
The venezuelan City Has Fallen
Into the Hands of the Rev.
dictionary Party.
THE VICTORS ARE SACKINe The TOWN.
The OHicfaIs At Washington, In he-
snouse to a Cabled Request, Have
Ordered the Dispatch OF war
shin to Barcelona for Protection
of American interests.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Minister
Bowen has cabled the state depart
ment from Caracas that our consul
A. Barcelona has informed him by
wire that Barcelona has been taken
Nv the revolutionists; that they are
sacking the town and that in his
Judgment the protection OF vessel
should be Immediately afforded him
Mr.. Bowen says he has cabled lAe
Cincinnati to return without delay
He notes that the Topeka is at Porto
Cabello and the Marietta up the
0rinoco river.
After conference between the
state and navy department officials
in regard to Minister Bowen's dis;
patch the following instructions to
the commander of the TopeKa,at Por'
80 Cabello, were prepared.
Vessel needed Immediately at Bar
selona. If you sail BEFORE the Gin
einnati arrives from Curacao leave
for her instructions cabled you yes
terday."
Before the instructions were sent,
the Cincinnati reported here arrival
1t Porto Cabello, whereupon the in
structions were modified so as to d.
rect that one of the ships proceed i'm
medately to Barcelona. This leaves
it discretionary with Capt. Mclean
of the Cincinnati, the senior Officer
present, to send the Topeka or &c
himself with the Cincinnati. The YES
Gel which remains will be prepared to
land bluejacltets at Porto Cabello IN
ease Of necessity,
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Guy Jones Drowned.

Guy Jones, white, was drowned
while attempting to swim across a
stream near Mena, In company with
q couple OF friends he started across
the swollen stream in n boat, All be-
Ing good swimmers, and with no FEAR
Of the water they rocked the boat
around until II eapsized, One man
swan across while Jones and the
other returned to the shore from which
they started, and after few mo-
mcnts rest re.entered the stream to
swim across They were fully clothed
and made rather slow progress, and
while In the middle Of the stream
both were taken with cramps be-
fore help could reach him Jones sank
out Of sight, His companion sue.
ceeded In reaching some rocks stand
Ing up in the stream, and after a rest
swan on to shore,
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BRIEF MENTION.
Pine Bluffs first bale" brought IL
cents per pound.

Pine Bluffs first bale" brought IL
cents per pound.
Mrs. |. N. Hargis, Of Clinton, has
raised a cabbabe weighing nine pounds
The lumber yard of W, T. Wilcox.
son, near Horatio, was destroyed by
fire.
A man named Rolla, living near Tex.
arkana, was shot and fatally wound.
ed by Ernest Anderson. his stepson.
Two ex-convicts, while loading bod
Stats on car at spur near Conway
assaulted Job Evans when he killed
one Of them.
O. C. Nall, a young man, was
caught in the shafting Of stave fac.
tory at Sheridan and his left arm was
torn completely off.
Undoubtedly the oldest married cou,
pie In the state are James Braden and
wife Of Fulton county, aged respective.
ly lU4 ana IS years.
During a storm at Batesvlle light.
ming struck the Batesvile hotel and
the barn OF j. A. Luster, the latter
being burned to the ground.
The first bale of cotton Of the season
was marketed at Fort Smith on the
9th inst. 1t was raised by W. J. Falk.
ner, who received a premium Of 500.
Chas. Johnson, said to be one Of the
gang that robbed the bank at Clarks.
VILE and killed Sheriff Powers last
April, is In jail at Evansville, Ind.
Charles Smith and Simpson Brown,
white boys aged II and IS, had q
difficulty near their adjoining homes
in Cross county, when Smith stabbed
Brown to death.
Fire at Austin destroyed the stores
occupied by Blankenship & Son and
J. c. Hart, general merchants. The
loss is placed at $1,000, partially GOV.
| cred by insurance.
Edgar Williams, who killed his step.
father, VIM. Hackley, near Piggott
about two weeks ago, was acquitted at
his preliminary trial, 1t is said Hack
ley wronged the l5.year-old sister o!
Williams.
Gambling houses are said to be
running wide open at Little Rock,
Pine Bluff and other points in the
state, despite the drastic Wilson anti
gaming law passed by the last general
assembly.
Contracts have been awarded for i'm
provements at Texarkana costing over
$l000,000, including jail, fine
school building, an electric street car
system a creosotlng and other indus
trial plants.
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Temples OF knowledge

Thirty.nine counties that have 30
far reported to the state superlntond'
ont shows that during the year ending
Jnue 80. 1902, there were 1874 school
houses built In Arkansas, at n total
cost Of s70,a06l0 Lee county leads
In number with fourteen, valued at
tG,abO, and Ashley loads In value with
six houses ut sl0,blS This Is nm
average OF one new school house for
every day and half At the same
ratio the state will show Il total OF
$4,000 invested last year IN new
school houses.
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THE lexington LYNjH|NG
The Missouri Mob Who Avenged
the Murder of Geo. W. john
son Worked Quickly.
ONE OF THE CULPRITs CONFESSED.
saIyers, the White Man, Had b"o
R.nutntion, While Gates, the Ne
gro, Had Served Term In inc
Penitentiary for Burglary Com-
naitted in Lexington.

Lexington, Mo-, Aug. 13.-Charies
Salyers (white) and Harry Gates
(colored were taken from the coun'
ty Jail here by masked mob at l;oo
Tuesday morning and lynched' lhey
were charged with kiiliag George W.
johnson, a wealthy farmer, who sur
prised them at his henhouse, near
town, a week ago. Before they were
strung up Salyers made a statement
to the mob, saying that Gates had
fred the shot that killed johnson.
Arrest of the Culprits.
Salyers and Gates were arrested on
the day following the shooting AFTER
an exciting chase.
johnson was one of the wealthiest
and most respected men in the com
munity, and the feeling against the
two men was intense. A mob gath
cred while they were being brought
to town. but was quoted through the
efforts of the officers, and it was De-
lieyed that the men would be allowed
to stand trial.
Gathering of Armed Men.
Monday,about midnight, armed men
came to town by twos and threes'
most of them masked. They massed
finally near the courtyard, in which
the county Jail is situated. The mob
was orderly and well directed, each
man doing his work efficiently and ef'
fectively. A demand upon the jailor
for the prisoners meeting with re-
fusal, several members of the mob,
who had come well prepared, broke IN
the outer door, and made quickly for
the cells Of the murderers.
saIyers Made n Statement.
1t took upwards Of half an hour to
cut through the steel doors. Salyers
was taken out first, then Gates. With
out encountering any serious objec'
ton, the mob started with the men
for point half mile south of town.
There Salyers was granted permis'
sion to make statement. lie said
that Gates had shot Johnson after
firing three times, and that when the
last shot was fired Gates HAD hold OF
johnson. Before being killed, John
son had exchanged shots with the
men, and Gates was found to have
been shot in the right hip. Salyers'
statement finished, the men were
quickly strung up to q tree.
The Bodies Left Hanging.
There they were left hanging and
the mob dispersed quietly at two
o'clock, after an hours work.
Only one shot was fired, and that
was to put out an incandescent light
in front of a livery stable as the mob
passed by on the way to the scene o.
the lynching. Saylers, alias Sacks,
had lived here for number of years
and left family. He had bad rep
utaton Gates, who was 30 years
old, had served term in the peniten.
tiary for burglary committed in Lex.
iDgtOn.
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Kent His Word.

Ulysses Waters, young farmer OF
Pope county, voluntarily returned to
the Pulaski county Jail a few days
ago to serve out sixty days sen
tence imposed in federal court last
April for the crime Of Illegal sale of
liquor. At the time Of his conviction
Waters had planted crop, from the
proceeds OF which depended the sup
port OF himself and aged mother AT
the request Of citizens Of Pope county,
Judge Trieber permitted Waters to re-
turn home without bond, he agree
ing TO serve his time after his crop
was laid by. True to his word, Wat
ers presented himself to the proper
officials at the appointed time, 1t
Is more than probable Waters will be
released by Judge Trieber Waters
tells of his trouble in straightfor'
ward simple manner Il haven't got
anybody to look after but my old moth
err" he said at the Jail. "She is get
ting old and feeble now, and it's
mighty hard to leave her all by her
self on the farm, was guilty OF
the charge against me, but the good
Lord knows III never be guilty of 1t
again. ! had my crop planted when
| was arrested, and | was glad to
get back to II when the Judge let me
of II | would promise to come back
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Program of Confederate Reunion to
Be Held at Hot Springs in
September.
EVENTS OF 4 WEEK BRIEFLY cHRON|ClED
A Pope County Farmer, Under sentence
In Federal Court, and Released With
out Bond in Order That He Might Mako
sCrop, Presents Himsslfto Serve Term
Program for Confederate Reunion

Following is the programme OF the
Confederate reunion to be held at Hot
Springs September 29, "a and 70:
FIRST DAY, TUESDAY MORNING.
1. Calling to order by S. Disheroon,
local commander.
2. Invocation by Chaplain-General
Rev. John H. Dye.
3. Address of welcome on behalf of
the local camp, Hon, A. Curl.
4. Address of welcome on behalf
Of the city, by Hon. Geo. R. Bedding.
5. Address Of welcome on behalf of
the Sons Of Veterans, 0. II. Sumpter
6. Response on behalf of U. c. v,
Hon. j. E. Wood.
Z. Division commander assumes the
chair and delivers his annual address,
Gen. l.. c. Balch.
s. Appointment Of committee on
credentials.
8. Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
10 a. m. Grand march.
2p. m;
1. Commander calls to order.
2. Invocation by Rev. Julian G.
Brown
8. Address by Hon. Minor Wallace.
4. Report of standing committees.
s. Report of special committees.
6. Report of treasurer.
7. Unfinished business.
s. New business.
8. Adjournment for the day.
At night grand ball at Arlington no
tel.
THURSDAY MORNING.
1. Call to order by commander
2. Invocation by Rev. Mr.. Dowl-
ing.
3. Election OF officers.
4. Final adjournment.
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JAMES PARISH CAPTURED.
The Third of the Alleged Mexican
Central Train Robbers Captured
ut ZarnguOssa, Mexico.

FL paso, Tex, Aug, l3.-M. B. Davis,
Of the Wells Fargo Express Co., here,
has received telegram from the
coinpany's detective at Haraguossa,
Mex, announcing the capture of JAS
Parrish, the third OF the alleged Mex
lean Central robbers, The dispatch
stated that some money was recov'
cred when Parrish was captured, but
the amount is not given. A reward of
5000 was posted by the Wells Fargo
Co. for the arrest of Parrish.
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CHICAGO POLICEMEN KILLED.
Police OMlccrs Timothy Devine and
Chas. Y. Pennell, of Chicago, Fail
IN n Hattie with Robbers

Chicago, Aug. l3,-Of,icers Timothy
Devinc and Charles 7, Penncll patrol.
men Of the Chicago police depart
ment, were killed here early Tuesday
morning In u revolver battle with
what is supposed TO have been n gang
Of thugs, Both men died before an
adequate account OF the shooting
could be obtained Dcvipe in the am
bulnncc on the way 10 the hospital,
and Pcnncll on the operating table
while surgeons were probing for bul.
lets.
The fight occurred just before
dawn. near Jackson boulevard and
Ashland avenue, in the aristocratic
section Of the west side. The fusilade
u shots aroused the entire nclghbor-
hood. Citizens who heard the dying
policemen groan rushed 20 their as
sistancc and saw men running away,
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WELL-KNOWN EDITOR DEAD.
vrs Of the Peoria uii,I Even
In star, ~ No More.

Peoria, H., Aug, i3,--Churlcs II
Powell, one Of the founders Of the
Peoria Evening Star, aud II man well
known throughout central Illinois,
died at li3j o'clock Tuesday morning.
aged ~ years, lie had been In III
health for the past SIX months, With.
In the pnst two weeks he had disposed
Of his interests in the paper. lie
leaves II wife and six children.
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DEATH FROM APOPLEXY.
Charles E. Pratt, n once widely
known Musician ana Or
cheatra Leader, Dead.

New York, Aug, l3,-Charles Il.
Pratt, a once widely known musician,
Is dead Of apopleXy. He was under.
going treatment for Brights disease
at hospital here. lie was born at
Hartford, Conn, In 1871, and va.
rious times he was associated ms ne.
companiest and orchestra leader
with such artists as Emma Abbott
Nine. Anna Bishop, Robert Heller,
Alice Dunning Lingard and Clara
LoniSo kcllopg,
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A negro boy about II years old was
found dead by the side Of the Hot
Springs Western track near Klondike,
lie was lying In the weeds about Ave
feet from the track, on his face, with
a rough Jagged hole In the back OF
his head, as through made by some
blunt instrument Il Is believed that
he was killed and thrown from the
excursion train.
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Murder and suicide,

L. NJ. Higgins, a well TO do citizen
Of Lone Elm, a village in Franklin
county, shot and killed his wife and
took his own life, It Is supposed that
jealousy prompted the doubtless tenn
porarily crazed husband to the deed.
The couple were the parents OF six
children. At the time OF the tragedy
there were six grown daughters sleep
ing In the household They were
awakened by the shots that took the
life Of their parents, and rushing to
their room found the mother dead,
and the father lived only few mo-
mentg,
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The progress In southern lndus
trial development for the week just
ended, as reported by the Tradesman,
includes the following; Arkansas
Little Rock, 100000 mining company
$4,000 land and improvement com
pany; Texarhana, 10000 ice factory,
Fort Smith, coal company; Pggott,
cotton gin and electric light and pow
or company
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At a saw mill, near Lebanon, there
was cutting and shooting scrape be-
tween Henry Ladd aad Arthur Little
field, in which the former was serI.
ousy cut and The other slightly shot
The row was the outcome Of an old
feud. It appears that ladd ordered
LittleReld of the premises and when
he left, Ladd followed, striking Little
field, when the latter cut the former.
and then Ladd shot Llttlefeld In tho
leg, innicting a flesh wound.
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ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Prince Oboirnskt, Governor Ut
khnrLoS, Russia, wounded By
n WOaid-Bc tssnssin,

st. Petersburg, Aug. l3.--Prince
governor Of khnrkov, was
fired at -four times, Monday night,
While he was In the main avenue Of
the 1lvolI gardens at Khnrkov, One
bullet strick the prince In the neck,
producing a slight wound, Another
bullet wounded l,essonoir, chief of po-
lice, In the foot The culprit was ur.
rn ~ cd
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Ancient Buriai Cask.ts Unssrthsd.

Several days ago two iron Baskets,
In each Of which was buried child
apparently about four years Old, were
unearthed In the heart Of the bust.
ness district Of Pine Blum. The child.
rem were apparently buried about fifty
years ago, Their bodies we're In q
good state OF preservation,
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XoII-Known Orgnnist Drnd.

Albany, n. Y, Aug. l3.-Dr. j. Hen
ton Upton, organist of All Saints
cathedral, this city, and formerly or
ganist in large Episcopal churches in
Denver, Baltimore and Philadelphia,
died here Tuesday Of heart failure
superinduced by complication Of
diseases.
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This Monitor Ardansas.

The navy department Ia very much
gr0tned over the result Of the Official
tripj of the monitor Arkansas, which
was put through her PAGES over tho
Barren Island course of Hampton
RoNds on the 9th inst The vessel
averaged i22.3 knots, which exceeds
her contract speed by ono knot,