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A FRATERNAL GOAT.
The Experience Comes From Georgia
and May be Typical.

The Experience Comes From Georgia
and May be Typical
The fraternal goat is prime favorite
with the people Of Jackson, Ga. He
can be found on the corner of almost
any prominent street in the city. He
makes his home in the third story of
the finest building in town. In fact, he
is general favorite with all classes of
the good people, and the especial ia
vorite of that great army of patriotic
men who aspire to run the government
and hold the most paying offices. Our
most dignified preachers will relax
enough to describe his comely proper
tons and great power. They will tell
you that in his neck abideth strength
and terror dances before him. The ST
news of his thighs are knit together:
his bones are tubes of brass, and his
limbs are like bars of iron. Out of his
nostrils the smoke goeth forth as
seething pot and burning rushes, and
only the brave can put a rope on his
nose"
This last sentence is thrown out in
the way of dare, and if you be
young man and hear it, you go forth in
the heyday of your youth and make ap-
plication for ride. After weeks of
waiting you are notified that your char
acter has been investigated, and that
your neighbors have spoken of you as
man Of iron nerve who will make an
effort to ride the untamed beast and if
you fail and if every bone in your body
is broken you will not peach"
You feel complimented, and kind of
sorroWful gladness comes over you and
you inquire the doae when you will be
allowed to prove that your courage has
not been overestimated. But when the,
eventful night is at hand you approach
the place of rendezvous with the feel
ing of a shying horse, eyes strained at
every object, and a lurking predisposi-
ton to bolt" You are met and
searched by a man dressed as an an
cient soldier or wild Indian, and re-
lieved of watch, pocketbook, knife or
any other weapons or valuables that
you may chance to have, which he
promises, in the strictest confidence, to
return to your wife or children in case
of any accident which should befall you
during the ride. He also divests you of
coat and vest, and surreptitiously slips
pair of handouts on your wrist and
securely blindfolds you.
Thus equipped he takes you by the
arm and leads you through door.
BY this time the hair on your head is
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A KNOWING OFFICE CAT.
It Was Included in the List of Neces-
sary Help.

It Was Included in the List of Neces-
sary Help.
Though not dianif1ed by any other
name than THE Cat" the feline pet of
a certain Broadway office building, as
thoroughly enjoys the conveniences of
the skyscraper as any Of the tenants
who pay high rents and who answer to
the big names gilded on the doors Of
the offices.
In its kitten days the little black and
white thing had been tossed off the
higher skyscraper adjoining by the
mischievous son Of the janitor, and
complacentiy installed itself in the
restaurant on the roof of it's new abode
BY and by 1.-THE Cat" was bereft
of it's provender by the closing up of the
restaurant, so 1t took to prowling about
the big building in search of rats and
mice and it's sickness testified to it's
prOWess as a hunter.
But climbing the stairs Of a skyscrap-
er is no more attractive to cats than it
is to men, and what are elevators for
at any rate AT first THE Cat' would
watch it's chance to slip on the elevator
when passengers entered or left the
cage" but now its sharp ''meaow"
is as much needed blythe elevator men
as the shout of up or down" by one
of the tenants.
Thus 1.-The Cat" travels about its do
mains and easily reaches any part of
its rat-stocked preserves. The building
being somewhat old-fashioned and
therefore we'll adapted to the purposes
of the rat family. 1.-THE Cat" is well
coined in many offices, and it seems to
realize it's responsibilities, for it patrols
the building from sub-cellar to roof,
following the janitor about on his tours
and searching ligely corners for ro-
dents while the uniformed functionary
inspects the work of the cleaners and
sees that everything is shipshape.
When a family of rats sets up house.
keeping in one of the officers THE Cat"
becomes a daily visitor. Sometimes it
is waiting when the tenant comes in
the morning and slips III when he
opens the door. This will occur every
morning for several days until the
guilty rats and mice are caught, and
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quarters Of the United States and made
the brisk and clipper little city on the
Big Sioux the spot in which to heal
matrimonial scars.
There have been some notable d.
vorces granted in South Dakota, and
that of Mrs. Molineux is not the first
to attract attention to the divorce laws
of the state. Mrs. James Brown Potter
was freed from her spouse in North
Dakota, Fernando Yznaga and Mabel
Curtis Wright Yznaga were given free
dom from a hateful yoke in South Da-
kota, Mr.. and Mrs. Q. H. P. Belmont
found relief in the. divorce courts Of
that state, as did Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan
Eliot.
Sioux Falls, to which many pilgrim
ages are made from the east each year
on account of its fine inducements In
the way of kindly laws. is a city Of
some fifteen thousand inhabitants, not
including the annual visitors.
Its chief industries outside the grant,
ing of divorces are agriculture, stock
raising, dairy farming and Jasper pol
ishing.
Sioux Falls the seat of the Judicial
ry for the country and contains state
pententiary. jail, university, school for
deaf mutes and a host of hotels andeX-
ceptionally fine schools and court
houses.
The causes for which divorces may be
granted in South Dakota are unfaith-
fulness, habitual cruelty, wilful deser-
ton, neglect, habitual drunkenness,
conviction of felony. Judgments thus
rendered have the effect of restoring
the parties to the position occupied be-
fore marriage. A residence Of but
ninety days is required before action
can be commemorate Post.
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trying to find a. place Of egress. They
were becoming more and more despe-g
rate, so that it was question only of a
very short time when they would make
a break at the entrance. When at last
they started the neighbor threw stone
which hit one of the beasts in the fore
head. He rolled over and never kicked.
The others got away. - ~
Mr.. Ferris was present at the capture
of another lion. He and a neighbor
We're riding the range and came across
a lion stretched out on a limb over the
trail, The cowboy pointed him out to
Mr.. Ferris and told him to watch him
bring the beast down. AS he rode I'M
der the lion he tossed the rope In the
air and it caught. The animal was
jerked from the limb, alighting OH the
haunch of the horse, into which he
ripped a cash foot long and two inch
es deep. The horse kicked him off and
the rider began to reel out the rope. 1T
was entirely too short for him. The
lion kept coming and would probably
have made another landing but for q
clump of bushes with which he collided
and became ,entangled. When he was
taken out his neck was broken.--Arizo-
ma Republican. +t> ..
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ARIZONA LIONS.
Lively Times With Then in the Camp
Creek Neighborhood.

Lively Times With Then in the Camp
Creek Neighborhood.
w. J. Ferris came down from Camp
Creek yesterday with a lion skin,
which he sold to the board of supervi-.
sors at the prevailing price. There is
an influx of lions in that vicinity which
are giving the stockmen great deal Of
trouble. The owner Of the skin brought
in by Mr.. Ferris was one of party of
five lions which killed a. yearling steer
belonging to him. They made their es-
cape and that night Mr.. Ferris poi
soned the carcass. Only one of the IL
ons came back and he remained.
A few days ago another man living
in the same neighborhood killed lion
with stone. A bunch of nine of the
beasts was gathered in a brush corral
They could not break through it and it
was too high for them to jump They
were discovered there by Mr.. Ferris
and, his neighbor, neither of whom was
armed. They stood at the entrance of
the corral, and the lions ran around,
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Golf Vests. Women's and misses
included among these Atwood black
and colored Golf Vests, fancy effects
as we'll as plain among these, never
sold for less than 1.69, 1893 and 2.25
All to go at $1.49 Each
Another lot of fancy colored Golf
Vests at 79ctS.
French Seal Muffs, and also a lot of
good River Mink Muffs, ranging in
price from $50 to 2.o8.
All to close at $1.9S Each
Children's Long Coats, 2 to 6 years
made OF all-wool material, all pretty
coats in the right shades of blue, green
castor and red; charmingly trimmed
with braid as you would trim them if
you designed it yourself, $50 and 2.oS
Goats. All at $l.9S
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granE1st.s Guide!
New York, New Haven
and Hartford X. *.
December =, 1902.
NEW YORK DIVISION.


NEW YORK DIVISION.
FOR NEW YORK-s4:05, $3.50. s5.oo.
Ao'-"' xO:vv. $500. xS:10.S:3s, 1896. 1880
a. m, *l2:05. 1910, 1880 (parlor car Inn
'ted) 1885, 200, $3.50. 3:0o. 1900. s4.25
lparlor car limited), 4:35, .5:IO..
b:35. "6:10. $3.50, s7:1O, $50. S:15 (Bridge-
port accommodation. 1910, s:i5 .. m.
SuRdays-S4:05, 400, $500, xS:OO, 1855
=. m, $3.50. x4:35, 1910, x6:I5, s7:1O,
*S:I0. $3.50. 1910 p. m.
FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem
Riyer-'1:05. "11:SO p. m. daily
FOR BOSTON via Hartford and Will
limantic-*10:0S a. M, 1856 D. m.
FOR BOSTON via New London and
Providenye-.2:20. $3.50, sl1.35 (parlor
car limited) a. m., 1905, 1886 (parlor
car limited), *2:47, 1906, *4:55, 1855 D.
m. Sundays-"2:2O, $3.50 a. M, "12:e5,
*2:47, A4:55, 1915 p m.
FOR BOSTON via Springfield-s1:10,
"l1:O5 a. m, *1:45, $3.50 p. m. Sundays
lilo a. m. $3.50 p. nj.
HARTFORD DIVISION. 3d.
For Meriden-*1:10, $40. 7:52 x9:s5,
1908, '11:05 a. m, 1908, "1:45, 2:55, ss:55,
4:l0. 500. $3.50, 6:15, 1900, 800, 1000.
11:3l p. m. Sundays-*1:1e a. m. 1905.
$3.50. 1900. s:2S p. m. s#,
For Hartford-'1:1O, $40, T:52. 1856.
!O:0S. ~11:05 a. M. 1908, "1:45, 2:55,
"S:S5 500. $3.50, 6:15. *7:0o. 800. 1000.
2. m. sundays-"l:1o. 1898, $3.50, 1900.
1928 .. m.
For springfeld-*1:1o, $40. 7:5s s:s5,
"11:O5 a. m. 1905. '1:45, 2:55, 500. $3.50.
800. 1000 p. m. Sundays-"1:1O a. m,
1908. $3.50. 1900. 1928 D. m.
SHORE LINE DIVISION. s.. -12
For New London, etc-s2:2O $3.50,
7:47, 1908 Ito Guilford), 11:06, s11:ss
lparlor car limited) a. M, s12:O5, s2:3s
(parlor cars limited, s2:47, 300, s4:05.
400, 5:15, 6:15 Ito Saybrook Junction),
$780, 1880 (Guilford accommodation
2: m. sundays-s2:20, $3.50 a. M, s12:05,
"2:47, Ass. 6:55 p m. ...'..--. = :
AIR E-NORTHAMPToN DTvT-
SION. -
For Middletown. WiIlimantic. ETC.
1855 a. M, 1856, 500 D. m. Sundays
7:15 p. m. Connecting at Middletown
with the Valley branch and at Will
mantle with Eastern district and c. ".
X. r.; at Turnervilie with Colchester
branch. "a tElE--T +
For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls.
Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford
ana intermediate stations-7:50 a. m.
ana 400 p. m. For Westville and inter-
mediate stations, 5:57 p. m.
For Pennington. New Hartford and
points this side--7:50 a. m. 1904. 400.
5:57 p. m. s<.@,.~1. 1s
For Waterbury. via Cheshire, SAB "a.
M, 1915, 1880, $40, 6:55 p. m. Sundays
- a. m. p. m. ILL., +. -
BERKSHIRE DIVISION. .5
For Derby and Ansonia = sos, 7:10,
500, 1888, 9:45 a. M, 1871 noon, 1:1o.
2:S0, 1857 Derby Junction), 4:40, 5.22,
6:55. 7:40, 1000, 1870 p. m. Sundays
S:25 a. m, $3.50, 6:s5. $40 p. m. ss
For Water bury-6:10, 7:10, 500 9:45 a.
M, 1917. 2:S0. 5:25. TAO. 1880 p. m.
Sunday-8:25 a. M, 6:35 o. M
For Winsted-7:10. 9:45 a. M. 2:30,
7:40 p. m. Sunday--S:25 a. M, 6:35 pm.
For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin-
natl, St. Louis, Chicago and the West
via State Line--9:33 a. m. +
For Litchfield and points on Litch-
Held branch-9:33 a. m. and 3:57 D. m.
via Derby Junction..
/ Express Trains. xLocaI EXPRESS
c. T. HEMPSTEAD,i ~
General Passenger Agent.
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QUEER PEOPLE.
Lolos Have Customs Entirely Different
From Chinese.

Lolos Have Customs Entirely Different
From Chinese.
Writing of the Lolos of Chinese Tur-
kestan Rev. W. NJ. Upcraft says: 1.-THE
men wear loose blouse and wide,
short trousers, made of blue cotton
cloth, over which stout plated felt
cloak is thrown, which reaches from
the neck to the knees, and is useful by
day in cold or wet weather and at
night forms an ample covering" So
far as I remember, they wear long
trousers, too. To quote again from the
same writer: "One peculiar feature is
the manner of dressing the hair. In
stead of wearing queue in the way
adopted by the Chinese, the Lolos al
low the hair to grow long in the front,
then braid it into kind of horn above
the forehead, so that it becomes the
most conspicuous object about them.
The women folk wear a short jacket,
often 4uely embroidered, over q plated
skirt, not unlike a Scotch kilt. Their
feet and ankles are bare-a file con-
trast to the cramped deformed feet of
the Chinese women" They have we'll
formed figures and even features. The
ease with which they go about their
work attracts the attention and wins
the admiration of the traveller.
On this special occasion found the
whole family sitting around big log
fire, watching the cooking of cow,
which had died from the cold, in an
enormous iron pot. When they consid-
cred the cascase cooked the housewife
took a big wooden spoon, several feet
long, and shoveled the contents of the
pot into small aubs, which We're placed
before each man, likewise a good sup
ply of rice.
Wooden spoons were used in eating;
chop-sticks I did not see. The tubs
were carefully watched and replenished
as soon as diminution become notice
able. When the principal performers
could no longer indulge the tubs were
passed to the younger and inferior
members of the household, and between
them all they managed to put out Of
sight both COW and rice. Beds were
not in use. so T offered the use Of a
grain chest-quite a dignified place
, compared with the rest.-Boston Globe.
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STARIN's
New Haven Transportation C.
DAILY EXCEPT SATI1RnAy -

DAILY EACEPT SATURDAY. \
Steamer JOHN ID. Stain, Captain Me-
AliLster, leaves New Haven From Starin's
Pier, foot Of Brown Street, at IO15 D. M.
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steamer
ERASTUS CORNING, Captain Thompson.
SrARIN leaves New York from Pier Is
North River, at 8 p. m. Mondays, Wednes.
days and Fridays; the ERASTUS CORNING
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fare
rooms, $1.00 = +ss' - =
Tickets and stater0oms for sale at ]. II.
Judson's S56 Chapel Street; Peck Il Bish.
the depot on arrival of Hartford train and
from corner of Chapel and Church Streets
every half hour. commencing at $50 D. III.
lading to all points West, South, and South.
west. G. II. FISHER, Agent.
Order your freight via starin Line.
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Short Jackets. The nineteen inch
natty little Jackets of tan and castor
kersey, all satin lined and made with
slot seams, spIendidly tailored through
out, $3.50. Were SIP
Monte Carlo Coats, of fine kersey,
in black tan and castor color, II inch
long satin lined Monte Carlo Goats,
stitched effectively and strapped in ev-
cry seam, $S.9s. These were $3.50
Walking Suits. We've grouped a
lot of $3.50 and SIS new Walking
Suits which we're going to close out at
$40 Each. In this group you'll find a
variety of materials, all good and desi-
rable and number of colorings equal
ly desirable.
Long Fur Scarfs, about 30 inches,
Of Sable and Isabella Fox, all in one
skin with two full brush tails, 1898
and $40 the prices. To 60 at $5.9S
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seven years before. She had no SYM
pathy with her family or her friends.
They bored her.
She liked the companionship of the
men and women she met in the concert
halls and Conservatives. Gradually
her family heard from her less and less
frequently. She drifted back to Paris
and then to Vienna, always studying. "
but of course making no progress of
any kind.
When she married a violinist in a
Berlin orchestra her family ceased TO
hear from her. They were afterward
divorced. What her life may be now
her friends do not care to think.-New
York Sun.
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DIVORCE CITY.
Sioux Falls, Where Separation is Had
After Ninety Days.

Sioux Falls, Where Separation Is Had
After Ninety Days.
Sioux Falls, S. D., is again in the
limelight and for a day or two occupies
the center of the stage in the ever
changing drama in which the Molineux
family are playing the leading roles.
With the acquittal of Roland Moli-
nexu on the charge of murder and his
release from the death chamber came
the announcement that Mrs. Molineux
would seek a divorce.
And seeking a divorce, she went to
Sioux Falls, S. D., the Mecca of thou
sands of divorce seekers, the happy
hunting ground for searchers after
freedom and singleness.
North and South Dakota are consid-
cred the paradise for those who want
legal separation from their wives or
husbands and want it in a hurry--for
ninety days residence is all that law
requires, aside from some plausible
cause.
And so the hundreds and later the
thousands focked to the Dakotas while
the divorce mills ground out permits
for personal fraeedom at an amazing
rate.
And Sioux City, on the great falls of
the big Sioux River, has built up
trade in divorce suits second to none in
the country.
Fine hotels are there in plenty, law
yers' offices line both sides of the main
street and on each sign appears the
legend, divorce Business a Speciality"
Happy lawyers, rejoicing in happy
fees, all the result Of the happy
thought that made the Sioux Falls the
veritable heart of the divorce country,
draw the profitable traffic from all
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then 1.-THE Cat" will find a new hunting
ground in another office.
Recently, when a new manager took
charge Of the building he was asked to
make out list of his help, with notes
as to their efficiency, and feline pride
assuredly would have been gratified
to see at the end Of the roll of hall men,
elevator runners, cleaners and mechan-
les, the line:
"One black cat indispensable"- New
York Times.
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEET TO-
NIGHT

The board of aldermen will hold
special adjourned meeting tonight to
consider the coal question and the city
sheriff was notified last Monday even
ing to see that there was a quorum
present when the meeting was called to
order. There was only nine aldermen
present on Monday evening. and an adj
journment was taken until tonight
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Velveteen Coats for children, the
same idea carried out as in the cloth and
about the same colorings, little coats
worth not less than SIS and S., for $3.9S
Misses Coats, a lot of three quarter
length Peter Thompson Goats, made
of heavy blue cheviot, smart coats
handsomely made to sell for $7.es.
Reduced to $5.9S
Children'S Dresses, 4 to IL years;
Dresses made of Scotch plaid novelty
goods combined with plain colors to
match, substantially lined throughout
and made to sell for STAG, for $l.l9
Misses Norfolk Jackets, made of
fine Scotch goods, an overplaid pattern
in dark greenland brown effects, the
smartest kind of goods and style of
Jacket, worth $7.9s, for S.
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New Haven Steamboat Line
For New York the South and vests
Steamer Chester w ChaDin
IN COMMISSIONS

IN COMMISSION, "
Leaves New Haven 2.15 a.. m. daily except
Mondays; due New York 700 a. nj. - =
Passengers are privileged to board steamer
at New Haven at any time after 10 90 n. IA.
From New York steamer leaves 4.3O q. m.
daily except Sundays; due New Haven 900
d. m. - - 49,
- Steamer arrives at and departs from Belle
Dock, New Haven, and Pier IS n. II. foor
of Peck slip, New York, o'-'@ -
For tickets and staterooms apply at the
office on Belle Dock, also at Bishop & Co.'S,
on steamer. 75s-cs3 n 5~ ~
W. q. MORGAN. Agent, Belle Dock,
New Haven.
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REV, DIR. MAHER IN TOWN.

Rev. William Maher, D. D., of South
Norwalk. after the last mass at his
church. St Joseph's. yesterday came to
New Haven to spend the remainder of
the day with his mother Mrs. Maher Of
Nash street.
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RED STAR LINE.
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

NEW 1URk~ANTWMRp-P n
Kr' inland, Jams, 10 am Finland, Jan.17, 10 an,
iceland, Jan. 10, loan Vaderland, Jan. loan
Piers Ii and 10 North River. Once
q Broadway, cor. Rector ST., N. y; Peck u
Bishop, 702 Chapel ST., NJ. zunder & sons,
253 State ST., Newton & Parish, sc Orange
St, H. L. Sweezey, 1o2 Church ST.. New
Hayen. do cod
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I'm The SVit Room!
Bargains For The Friday After Christmas.

It's planned long
offering splendid values Room
n be
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AMI ERECAN LINE,

NEW YoRK-soUTHANIPTo
Phira, Dec. 81, 10 am Phila, Jan. q, 10 am
St.Paul, JAM, loan Frfesland, JANIS, loan
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MUSIC STUDIES ABROAD.
TRAGEDIES OF SOME AMERICAN
WOMEN IN EUROPE.

Mrs. Cores Fate in Paris Typical of
the End of Many careers-FaIIacy of
BeIiefIn El roPean study.
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THOSE CHARGES OF CRUELTY.
4 Correspondent OF the Frankfort Zei.ung
at Manila Praises the Forbearance
of American Troops.

Berlin, Sept. "A correspondents
of the Frankfort Zeitung, writing
from Manila, replies to the charges
Of cruelty on the part of the Ameri-
IAN army appearing in European
newspapers. He says:
Perhaps no other nation except
the United States would have the
patience to meet the stubborn re-
sistance of the Filipinos in Samar
for two long years with such human
ity as, on the whole, has been the
case. 1t is not to be wondered at
that the American leaders finally let
their gall run over at the treacher-
Gus tricks played upon them and
adopted sharper measures. Of course
some excuses occurred, but it is
highly inadmissible to select these
few cases and serve them to the pub
lie as typical of American war max
ing"
The correspondent also emphasizes
the injustice of expecting Ameri-
cans to observe in every case the
rules of civilized warfare while fight
ing such a foe. The writer praised
the political shrewdness, combined
with moderation, of making surren-
Tered insurgent officers governors of
,rovinceS.
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OVER AN EMBANKMENT.
touthern Railway Train Carrying Negro
Excursionists Wrecked and Thirty Were
Killed and 81 Injured.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 2.-While
rounding curve on high embank-
ment near Berry, Ala, at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning the engine and
four cars of an excursion train on a
branch of the Southern railway
leaped from the track and rolled over
and over, smashing the coaches and
causing the instant death of 80 per-
sons and the injury of 81 others.
Physicians say at least 80 of the in
jured cannot live.
With the exception of II. NJ. Dud-
ley, trainmaster of the Southern rail-
way, living at Birmingham, and Ros-
coe Shelby, of Columbus, Miss, all of
the dead and injured are negroes
who had taken advantage of eXcur-
sion rates from points in Mississippi
to birmingham.
When the wreck occurred the train
was running at rate of 30 miles an
hour and just started around curve
on top of 60-foot embankment.