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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-10-15
THE sRrTisH MINISTRY.
The Cabinet Now Numbers Nineteen
Members.

London. oct. l2-Tho interesting
announcement was made sunday nigat
that the new Marquis of salisbury
date viscount Cranbornel viii enter
the cabinet as lord privy seal. the OF
fee held by bis father until his retire
mont last week when Mr. Balfour ass
sumcd the post without taking the
salary OF $4,000 specially attached TO
it when the late marquis Of Salisbury
took the position
The cabinet now consists OF ls
members. The appointment of Lieut..
Col VIM. Bromley Davenport N. Pa
as financial secretary 10 the war Office
/ cabled Saturday. IS confirmed and the
I following additional minor appoint
ments have been made.
/ Secretary 20 the admiralty. Ernesi
G. Pretyman. civil lord Of the admi
ralty. Mai. Aruthur II. Lee. NJ. p.
junior lord Of the treasury. Lord Aal
cares. NJ. p: treasurer Of the house
hold. the marquis Of Hamilton.
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Japan VIII Open Hostilities on
the Expiration Of Their u
timatum TO Russia.
JsPS LANDING TROOPS IN COUtA,
Russian Fleet Cleared From Port Ar
thur--Number of Field Guns Em-
barked For Unknown Point.
II Is Reported That the Russians Have
Fixed Next Friday For Their Com
erent-chinese Mer-
chants Leaving.

London. oct t2-The correspond
ent ~ tho Morning Post at Chce roo,
tclcgraphing October so. says
~It Is stated that the Japanese have
decided 20 declare hostlities tomor-
row on the expiration OF their ultima
tum 20 Russia. The Russian feet has
cleared from Port Arthur. Il is report
cd that the japanese are landing
troops az Mashanhpo. Curca-
There are strong indications that
Germany favors hosuities on the
ground that it would enable her 10 *
/ tend her sphere OF influence In China
"A number OF field guns we're erl-
/ barked at Port Arthur yesterday Tor
an unknown destination. All the avail.
able force OF workmcn IS employed on
the fortihations.
"rho cholera and thc plague have
broken ont among the Russians at Ncw
Chwanr"
Another dispatch TO the Morninl
Post from Chcc Foo. dated October II
D. m. says.
"rhc situation is unchanged. All q
quiet at Port Arthur Hosuuucs or.
stul believed 90 hc imminent Il d
asserted that the Russians have hxc
, Friday next for their commencement
There is an exodus of Chinese met
chants from the Yaig valley. The
are arriving az Chcc Foo
The Daily Malls correspondent o
. Shanghai tciegraphs
Il careful inquiries show that the 90
ly japanese troops NJ Masanhpo az
2 on Tho small territory conceded 90 D
, pan in connection with railway Bull
ing and their presence ls therefore
= accordance with treaty rights"
A Singapore dispatch to the nai
' Mall says that the British admirals
: China. Australian and East ludl
'1 squadrons have arrived az that pa
and win confer aboard n NJ Clio
Monday 90 discuss the questions ~ q
val concentration and strategy in Z
FAR east
Yokohama. oct 10 baron Won 7
sen. the Russian minister Co japan.
., stui awaiting Instructions from
a. government ln the matter of The ne'
h. uauons now proceeding between
,.s pan and Russia
n. A Russian regiment from baN
e.. military district is reported to ha
no arrived az FcngChccn about
Il, miles northwest of pckinr and
',, miles from the Russian frontier.
M Lcssar. Russian minister Co {
~, ma has announced that the Manca
IN. ian convention has lapsed.
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RACE WAR THREATENED.
a Negro in Geld Blood Killed White
BOY.

paducah. Ky. Oct. i2-The shoot
ing o. a white boy by Negro at kc-
vile. n station on the Paducah-Cairo
branch OF the c.. Sunday night. may
prccipitate race war Crockett Chill
dress. an is.ycar.oid white boy. stepped
on the platform with another young
man when a crowd OF about % Negro
railroad hands ran them away The
Negroes had already driven a number
OF white people. including women. or
/ tho platform Tho boys again went on
the platform. when a Negro pulled a
pistol and hrcd six shots at them. OnH
BAN took effect. passing under the
heart The other hoy was not hurt
The Negroes disappeared. AZ last re
ports an attempt was being made q
organize a white mob 90 run down M
blacks and Kiln them. Chiidrcss is Ca
tally injured.
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Unprecedented Precipitation OF
1904 Inches Recorded at New
York Weather Bureau.
CITY AND COUNTRY UNDER FLOOD
IL Caused Damage TO Property That
viii Amount TO Many Hundred
Thousands OF Dollars.
Reports o. Serious Damage From High
Water Comes From Almost All
Sections Of New Jersey and
Long island.

New York. oct. 10.-Torrcntiai rain.
commencing early Thursday morning
and continuing with scarcely any in
termissicn until late Friday afternoon
during which time the unprecedented
precipitation OF 1904 inches was re-
corded at the local weather bureau.
laid New York city and an the sur
rounding country under a food Fri
DAY. causing damage that viii amount
90 many hundred thousands of dollars
Friday night the rain had ceased. bus
coast storm was reported Co ne ar-
preaching and a threatened hurricane
renders it unsafe Tor vessels Of any
class to leave port
AIour an the river front and En- ma
ny sections of Brooklyn cellars wcre
flooded and an enormous amount b.
damage done. a great portion of th'
subway was badly flooded.
Suburban steam and trolley lines
with hardly an exception. were Grip
rlcd hy floods and washoufs and Tn Oh
early morning rush hours thousands o
suburban residents were unable d
reach their Offices in this city. Ihos
who were fortunate enough to eros
1.-The ferries found further progres
blocked hy thc submerged condition q
Itho water front streets. across vhic
They were ferriod in trucks and wai
] cns.
Reports of extensive foods and ser
- Gus damage to property and intcrrul
' uons of traffic came from almost a
d sections of Ncw Jersey and Long I
p land In Newark passaic and oth'
B. largo manufacturing centcrs. mar
factories were closed down owing
b. the foodinc OF engine rooms. Tn mar
G places electric lights and power plan
BE- woro shut down for the 1amc reasc
IS A dam on the Ramapo rlvor and Pom
b. tom broke. aoodine tho valley Tor O
b. mites. but causing uo loss ot life.
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a DISASTROUS FLOOD.
Property Damage in Paterson. N. J.. IL
Estimated al over s2.ooo.ooo.

Paterson, n j., Oct. ts.-Wita the
waters OF the Passaic river falling AZ
tho rate OF an inch an hour above the
falls. and at double that rate below
them. the apprehension OF further
great disaster 20 the city from the
flood has almost disappeared. tho sole
question being whether Spruce street
hill. the narrow embankmcnt which
holds the water above the falls. can
continue % withstand the strain until
the river recedes to its normal pro
portions. At the height Of the hood
this hIll. standing between the river
basin above the falls and the lower
valley. was rapidly caving away into
the gorge below the falls.
Il will be impossible TO closely estt
mate the loss until the food subsidies
but q will exceed $4,000. 900. But
three bridges and part OF a fourth OF
the seven below the falls remain and
the cost TO the county 90 replace those
destroyed will be a. least $500 900
The three bridges standing are on suh
stantal concrete. They are complete
ly covered by water Only three "a
talitics have been reported.
/, Five persons were rescued from
floating house IN the Delaware rive
Sunday in sight OF hundreds OF on
lockers.
Passaic. n. J.. Oct 12-Twont
mills in this city alone are under WI
ter and 5000 workers are out Of en-
ploymeut Ten thousand persons hav
left their homes. Eight hundrc
houses are flooded 20 the caves. an
in all 1000 acres are covered with wi
ter from a depth OF a few inches 20
feet Several million feet Of iumb'
and % frame houses have gor
floating down tho Passaic river. =
, FAR as can be- estimated the loss ot q
city property real estate and bull
!. inrs. ls 1900 600.
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Chicago. oct. 9.-That the Ferris
wheel has been rescued from the junk
pile and viii be taken 10 the st. Louis
exposition Is now believed 20 be an as
sured fact Men are at work on the
north side dismantling the wheel for a
local house-w recking company. lt is
said that the company viii be allowed
to retain the first slo0.0O0 OF the re-
ceipts at the fair grounds. The cost
Of the removal and setting up OF the
+ wheel IS estimated approximately at
D 800 0a0
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n. Beach Along the Virginia
Coast is For Miles Uttered
With Wreckage.
rFvlsTGTluH IN STORMS WAKE,
4, of the Most Heroic Acts in
the History Of the Surfmen
on That Coast.
=. entire Coast Telegraph System Is
v.,.srated and Il VIII Be Some
psvs Before Communication
can BE Restored.

xorfoik Va. Oct 12.-The north
80 ssie that has ragged over this 70
I'm since Thursday had Sunday night
ssriy spent its power. but for miles
- miles along the Virginia coast the
49, Is Uttered With wreckage and
r,onrhout this entire section OF tho
,,sotry devastation lies In the wake
:, the storm. Thousands OF people
,,,wssd trains TO the coast Sunday
"a saw the wrecks Of the big barses
o,ssn Belle and Georgia near Virginia
p.ach. There is nothing left but ar
-Hsrriui nate tangle OF debris alons
,se shore al Dam Neck 10 mark the
al of the three -mastcd schooner Mel
H. W Hewlett. The body OF Capt
George IT, Adams. OF the Georgia.
.ashed ashore Saturday night. seven
r1ss south 81 Sea Tack life saving
raa'n. and Is now at that station
no body Of George Peters. the col
cred seaman. Of the same vessel. has
ut been recovered. The rescue or
ne remaining members OF the crew
ty surfman VAN Capps. was one OF
no most heroic acts IN the history Of
na mrfmen Of the Virginia coast.
Capps. while two miles from any
r'her being and patrolling his stretch
heiuccu the stations. saw one Negro
ever 300 yards OF shore in the roar
hc SURF without n moments con
,ioration Of tho peril ne was facing
D. stripped and plunged into the scs
hat was already a secthing mass o
rreckaEe from the hargcs. and affei
thaf hour battle. single handed ans
,onc. brought the unconscious mai
uhorc lie had not recovered hi
breath before he disccrncd through
nm in the pune another form, an
cnce more he went into the surf Thi
tine. by reason Of bis exhaustion. hi
struggle was a harder one. but b
trentually succeeded IN saving the NJ
ro Placing both men under the ic
% a ciin. ne started back 10 the So;
don fo give the alarm when he sa'
he third Negro IN the waves and r.
e third time plunged IN and brougi
e. unconscious man ashore Capr
t.i not cease his work until al thrt
men had been cared for az the statio
tad az midnight he resumed his reg
hr trick at patrolling the storm sweI
toast
While nothing new IS reported
he way OF wrecks on the coast the
is absolutely no method Of securlJ
Information from points more than s.
entire coast telegraph system is pre-
trated and Il will be some days befo
communication can be restored.
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Fort Worth. Tex. Oct. e.-Number
8 hose company Of the Fort Worth SIRE
deparfm eut Thursday lowered the
worlds speed record for going into
action. The contest was to run 80
feet lay 100 feet OF hose. a total run
Of $50 feet. make plug connection ana
get water The time was p 80 sec
onds. Up to last year Kansas CITY
held the worlds championship. its
time being 26 seconds. making run
Of 200 feet and laying 100 feet OF hose.
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stoOOHoUNOs As WITNESSES
A Question a. TO Their Competency In
Criminal Proceedings.

Lincoln. Nch.. oct. a.-The question
OF the competency o. bioodhounds a.
witnesses In criminal prosecutions has
been brought 90 the supreme court ot
Nebraska Tho case Is that of George
W Bratt. of Nemahaco. convicted of
burglary and sentenced 20 the peuiten-
tary Tor three years. In his appeal
Bratt alleges he was convicted mainly
as a result of bioodhouuds trailing hin;
from the place the burglary was com
mlttrd 60 hts own home. where a stoi-
en- purse was found.
In his brief aicd Thursday In behalf
OF the state. Attorney General Prov'
admits part OF Rratt's contention. that
the dogs are Incompetent 20 take IN.
oath and are not subject 10 cross-er
animation but otherwise he maintain
they are ft silent witnesses. and a
such their testimony is as conclusive
as that Of a man In circnmstantial evi
denrc
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AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Current N~,~s Matter Rssses1 Fss
TIE sssy Rssdsr.


Nine thousand acres % peat land -
burning at Es.ed. nssr Budar~>t
The army uasneuvers at West Point
KY. closed The state militia ~sfs
paid OF
The body os former Postmaster Cen
ersi wIi~on s Basel vas crsanaied IN
Boraio. y. T.
The greater portion % Ocean
Grove. Md. vas submerged By hurri-
cane and htEh tides
Mrs. Dwight l. Moody. widow % thu
famous evangelist. died at her homo
al East Northoeld. Mass
The Cleveland American League
club won the Ohio chanpionshtp se-
ries from the Cincinnati National
League club.
Buriington. n. J.. = suffering froaa
the worst food IN lie history. Ao-
YroximAtely fournfshs of the town "a
under water.
Onciai dispatches regarding the re-
. cent engagement between Turkish
b troops and insurgents at Kalmakoha-
Ian state that 100 insurgents we're
killed.
, damaged BY a heavy rainfall In 50
hours the unprecedented precipitation
OF 1000 inches was reScrdcd At the
n weather bureau.
q A serious engagement occurred Oc-
IS tober between Turks and Insurgents
u near Gumeuio ts5 miles from Saiont
- cal About 900 Turks are reported to
u have been killed or wounded.
h. Il Is stated on good authority that
al Mrs Roland y. Molineux not only sc
" ccred a divorce. hut that she will re
n; turn within a few weeks and 1arr,
n her lawyer. a rcsident q Sioux Fails
b. s. -
Miss Helen Keller. the blind aea
M mute. has just been elected vice preA
ut dent Of tho senior class AZ Radclin
az college. the Womanu department Q
hs Harvard She Is pursuing four fu
~ courses. two In English and two
n- Latin
a. President Roosevelt will follow N
Fa hounds near Philadelphia this ssasnl
vi The invitation was extended 90 hii
some time ago BY Col Edward Mo
rel. q the Rose Tree Fox Huntir
club. and its acceptance has been r
t,. celved
The federal grand jury Al ST Lou
returned indictments against ".
or Morrow. assistant private secretary
r.. Gov. A NJ Dockery. and Thomas
, In Barrett. formerly marshal OF the
OF Louis court Of appeals They a
om charged With conspiring TO fraudeni
{ at naturalist aliens
zen. After separation % ~ years. duri
ash which neither saw the other. two s
the tcrs were reunited At Waila Wal
50 wash. when Mrs. NsilRda McCsne.
lake Columbus. o.. reached there To VI
With Mrs VI Murphy. -Four decades
the separation had brought suca cham
rent that the sisters aid not know e.
ued- other
Il X BY the action Of the federal grs
'ANs jury In returning no bill against Z
Italians charged with passing cont
, crate bills the United States court
the northern district Of Ohio has z
su on record In declaring the posses.
and passing OF confederate cure
no violation ~ the federal stat
lin which apply 70 counterfeit money
.r,a- At Andover. Mass after Telling
, put nurse with a terrific blow over
.shof head with a poker. Edward Doh
q cid the Pittshurg National league base
so to pitcher. for more than an hour. ar
~ Of with the same weapon. held a 5
n. A Of neighbors and several poiiceme
p tro bay. He was overpowered. exarnl
world pronounced insane and sent e
e the asylum
n has =--------=
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Louisville. Ky. oct i2.-Couniy
Clerk W. J semonin announced ths
omciai count of the registration held
in this city last week The ofhoial
returns show the registration OF 25-
27o democrats. rs. .42s republicans aud
6.s52 independents. making grand 10
raj ~ a. 56g
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AOmesteaa steel Works Close.

homestead. Pa. Oct io.-Notiees
we're posted IN the IS and to-inch mills
AZ the Homestead steel works Friday
evening announcing . shutdown OF
both these big mills Tor an Indefinite
period This Is the most important de-
partment OF the Homestead steel works
and employs over 2.0oo nen. al OF
whom are thrown out Of employment.
No notice had previously been given
Of the conten plated move.
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WANTS TO SELL HIS BODY.
s,rsnslsr Knapp offered 1t to Medical
Students For $50.

Columbus. O.. Oct 12 - Alfred
knapp. the stranger, wants to sell his
body 10 a party OF medical students
Who visited him in the death cell
Knapp expressed his willingness to
sell his body TO them for their use
for $50
He further said that he would sign
a binding contract to the effect that
they we're 10 have possession OF his
body after the electrocution. which is
sci for December y.
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Boston. Oct. 12.-Aceording to a
Bostonlan who has beel8 Investigating
the subject for Prof Friedrich Pf;nz-
ing. Of Paris. Boston has more young
widows in proportion 20 its population
than Buffalo Cincinnati. Cleveland,
Chicago or any other large city ia
America.
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Lexington. Ky. oct i2-Muoh IN
serest Is evidenced In the rich Walnut
Han cup race. 20 be decided here Mon
day. l.. Y. Harkness. for whose great
breeding establishment the race is
named awards handsome cup. yat
ued at $500. in addition 10 its money
trnIua
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Newport. Ky, Oct 12-Ine body of
the late william n Casner, VINO died
In Philadelphia last Friday. arrived
here sunday afternoon. accompanied
by his widow and ave children, aud
was removed 10 the undertaking e.
tablishment OF Charles Smith & Son.
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Washington. Oct. s.--A distinguish
cd company witnessed the marriage
"Wednesday afternoon at st. Thomas
church OF Miss Elizabeth fourg.
daughter OF Lieut. Gen. Sam y. NJ,
Young. chief Of STAFF of the army. and
Capt. J. r. Il Hsnnay. Of the 22d in
f4ntry.
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TO AID AMERICAN NEGROES.
Convention Decided 20 Raise a Fund
Of $500 900 900.

New York. oct. 3-The Commercial
American Negro convention. which
opened on Thursday IN Brooklyn. clos
cd Friday night u WAS decided 90
name the new organization which had
been effected the American Negro Co
Operative and Industrial association.
The convention decided 90 raise a fund
Of 5000 600 600 20 aid Negroes in this
country on tho suggestion OF the
committee 90 was declared that the TO-
OO0. 600 Negroes in the United States
might De taxed Al cents a month.
which would create a fund OF S5o.o0o-
o00 iu one year. or $500 100000 in four
years
The interest on this sum at a per
cent. $1,000 600 a year, could be used
for the establishment OF factories
/ banking Institutions. the purchase OF
valuable stock and the organization OF
other business enterprises for the ben
eft OF the race.
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sIR TnoMAs LIPToN's 80.
Perpetual Chsuenss Trophy For Nll
the Nations ot tire World.

New York. oct s-Sir Thomas lip
ton is 20 prove his ardor Tor interna-
tlonal yacht racing lie desires 20 put
the constructive ability of HcrreshoI
and other designers o. both the CID
and new world 90 test and also to
Try out the scamanship Of sailors of
an nations in crossing the ocean. A
s. 500 cup. a perpetual challenge tro'
ply Tor which the nations Of the world
may compete annually. is TO be the
OFFER Of the Irish baronet Who has
thrice accepted defeat At the hands OF
American yachtsmen.
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Lexington. Ky. oct i2-Rev o. J.
Spencer. Of the Christian church. pro.
cured a hay wagon Sunday night and
with five members Of his church he
drove In front of the Phoenix hotel
and from the wagon he preached q
the crowd Of horsemen there congre
rated
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Lancaster. Ky. Oct. i2.-Rev. James
Severance while en- route to his home
in Newtown IN an automobile coilided
with a buggy containing Mrs James
sutton, her sister and two small chii-
dren. All the occupants were injured,
one OF the children probably fatally
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Chicago, Oct. l2.-Employers Of ia
Dor. representing organized manufac-
turers and captains Of industry from
British Columbia to Massachusetts, and
from Winnipeg to the Gulf. are pre-
pairing TO gather in Chicago October
20 and 80 to form an international fed.
Grafton OF employers
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Belgrade, Oct 1o.-Coi Alexander
Machin. the former minister Of public
works. VINO took prominent part in
TIE assassination OF King Alexander
and Queen Draga, has been appointed
20 the command Of the Belgrade snl
Danube division Of the army.
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New York. Oct. IA report got
around after the close OF the markets
Saturday that w. r. Brown. the New
Orleans cotton merchant. who recently
made the iirst successful corner ot the
cotton market in history. was 70 81
iato the coffee market and corner Il
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pronlbltlor National Convention.

Kansas City. Kan, Oct s.-One hun
dred prohibitionists representing Mis-
souri, Kansas. Oklahoma. Indian terri
tory. Arkansas. Nebraska and Coiora-
do Wednesday unanimously decided in
favor Of holding the national prohioi-
ton convention next year In Kansas
CITY
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Covinrion. Ky. oct l2-The one
hundred and ninth anniversary cello
bratiou or the North Bend Association
OF Banusts is being observed IN Mld-
die Greek church az Bellcview. Boone
county. The Middle Greek church was
Organized March -. lso3 with mcm-
bershiu of 22
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WORLDS BOWLING RECORD.
It Was Smashed BY Harold r. Crib
bens, Professional Ball Player.

knoxville. Tenn. Oct l0.-Harold
?. Cribbens. a professional bah play
er. who was with indianapolis early In
the present season. smashed the
worlds bowling record on regulation
alleys for ten pins. making 2s conse ''
utice strikes and a spare on his 5Vt.
bali He continued to ron strikes IN
til he had rolled so balls. his record
being 40 strikes and a spare. The best
previous record claimed was y sue
ccssiTe strikes.
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saltwater. Okla. Oct 1o.--Ivory
Rogers. the boy who confessed TO the
murder Of Mary Prokash. t3year-oid
girl. near here. last week. pleaded
guilty in court and was sentenced to
pris0n for life.
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sismarck Memorial Unveiled.

Posen. Prussian Poland. Oct. IA
memorial 10 Bismarck was unveiled
hero in the presence OF Prince and
Princess Herbert Bismarck, Count
kantzau. Baron Won RheinbabeE. Bar
on Won Hammersteln.
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New York. Oct. s.-A British flag
that had been cut into ribbons was
found hanging about the base OF the
statue OF Nathan Hale In city Han
park Thursday. Attached to IL was a
card bearing the inscription. Lest We
forget. S. A. r."