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The Washington times., 1903-07-09
IRISH LAND BILL
STEPS FORWARD

LONDON. July 9.-The Irish land bill
was yesterday put through the commit
tee stage and was reported to The house
amid cheers. This advance in les par
hamentary status followed the discus
sion of newly proposed clauses, all the
regular clauses ha.ing been disposed Of.
Secretary Wyndham proposed appropri-
ating $4,000 annually out of the de-
velopment grant 10 indemnify Trinity
College, Dublin. for any loss Of income
arising from the sale of land owned by
the college The new clause was Wig
orously opposed by the Nationalls,s, hut
after long debate it was adopt>i by a
government majority of SO. the smallest
of the whole debate.
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COURT DECLARES
GENERAL CLAY INSANE

RICHMOND. KY. July 9-The courts
have declared that Gen. Casslus Mar
eellus Clay is insane. 4 committee was
appointed to care for his estate The
action was taken upon petition fled by
his daughters. who accuse him OF vast
ing his property. General Clay was not
In court. an Affidavit being filed by ply
sicians that it would be unsafe to take
him there. The physicians would not
testify that General Clay was Of un-
sound mind. but said that he is in need
OF medical attention. A trained nurse
Will be employed to care for him
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BELIEVES BROTHER
VICTIM OF MURDER

BALTIMORE. Nd. July with all
the heads of the police force firm in
their opinion that j. Mortimer Johnston.
who was found dead in a room on the
third floor of his fathers house with two
bullet wounds in his head on June "a.
committed suicide. Mrs. Lady Durrett.
the dead mans sister, is leading an in
vestigation which she believes will
eventually send some one to the gallows
Cor murder. Mrs. Durrett's persistcncy
and energy have caused the investiga-
tion. which practically ceased when the
coroner's jury declared its inability 10
decide whether e murder had been com
mitted, to be set going again with zest.
TO which offered rewards of 81, 200 add
keennGss.
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CONDEMNATION OF SITE
FOR HOUSE OFFICES
Proceedings in the District Supreme
Court--CommisSion Asked For.

The matter of the condemnation OF
square 800. for use as a site for a
building for committee rooms. folding
rooms. and other purposes for the
House of Representatives. came up to-
day before the District Supreme Court.
sitting in general term. There were
present Justices Anderson and Pritch-
ard
The action taken BY the Government
With view to acquire title 10 the prop
erty in question was stated ri.Gy by
District Attorney Beach
In accordance with the law. he said,
the owners and all other persons
Interested IN the several divisions OF
square 500 had been notified Of the pro-
eeedings instituted. and they were re-
quested to answer the allegations against
them The answers. Mr.. Beach said,
had beer made.
The question OF the appointment Of Il
commission 20 hear evidence as TO thu
value OF the property in square go was
then taken up for consideration. No
action was taken. however. and the Sc
lection or the commissioners was post
FSNSN AAtAi hOHudy next. at ] D. m,
when the court will again assemble in
general term
On behalf OF the Government District
Attorney Beach suggested that the three
Commissioners be chosen from among
the following-named persons: Daniel
Fraser. John E. Herrell. william B.
Turpin. A A Wilson. and John Nc
Gregor
Attorney Benjamin F. Leighton. on
behalf OF a large number OF property
owners. submitted the following names:
Robert / Fleming. James L. Norris,
William A H Miller. Richard J. Bright.
James F. Oyster. and Clement w
Howard
The following list Of names was sub
mitted by Benjamin F. Shaw and R. J.
Earnshaw: John A. Hamilton, Clement
W. Howard, Louis r Peak L. A Wood,
John Miller. John F. Donohoe. John +.
Weldon. and John Yost
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EX-SENATOR HILL AT
N0RMANOIE- -BY-THESEA

NORMANDIE-B -THE-SEA, July O.
Former United States Senator David b.
Hill arrived here from New York yester-
day morning on the II o'clock boat as
the guest of Mrs. Ferdinand P. Earle. at
her cottage. THE Barracks" He was
met by the late Gen. Ferdinand p
Earle's two sons. Victor de la Montagu,
and w. p. s. Earle. He lost no time in
getting into his bathing suit. and stayed
in the surf for half an hour. Then again
In the afternoon. before dinner. he took
another plunKe.
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MAIL DELIVERIES
WHILE DOG STAR REIGNS

Today the summer schedule of col
lections and deliveries by the local
postofice goes into effect The priaci-
pal change is the omission Of the mid
day delivery Until the return OF cool
weather the hours of delivery will be
as follows:
Business section-7.15 and 1890 a. m:
$50 p. N.
Residence section-7 a. m. and $50
p. N.
The hours OF collection will be:
Business sections. Z. $50. and 10
a. NJ LIS. $50. 5. and SIS D. m. and
midnight.
Residence section-7.20 and 9.20 a. m:
1. 1. I. and II D. m
These summer schedules are adopted
by the first class Offices as they are in
Washington when the weather con-
ditions warrant them.
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TWO FIGHTS WITH SNAKES
WITH DIFFERENT BINDINGS
But at StroudS6urg, Sommer
Guest Shoots Himself In
stead of Reptile.

sTRoUDsBURG, Pa, July edwin
Alfred. a summer guest. encountered a
fye-foot blacksnake as he was trudging
through the mountains today.
Being an aggressive fellow. Alfred en-
gagged the snake in battle. Having an
gered II, Alfred drew 22-calibre revoI-
yer and aimed to kill the reptile.
The aim was bad and the bullet. in
stead OF killing the snake. lodged in Al
fred's left hand at the base OF one OF his
fingers. While Alfred was dressing his
wounded hand the blacksnake wiggled
away In the underbrush.
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the cast will be begun at once. Should
the work result successfully it will
prove a great triumph for Mr.. Lucas
and his assistants. and Will open to
the scientific world new possibilities in
obtaining casts OF large animals.
The cast is 10 be a part OF the Muse
um's exhibit at the st. Louis Exposl-
tion. where II will undoubtedly attract
much attention.
The work Of mounting the giraffe
skin at the Museum Is also pro-
crossing satisfactorily. The skin IS
that Of an unusually large speci-
men and Will be a valuable addition to
the exhibit of mamalia- The skeleton OF
this giraffe was also obtained. and is
being mounted. Both skin and bones
will first be shown to the public at st.
Louis.
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"SLlPPERY JIM" LEFT
A DUMMY IN CELL

wILKESBARRE. Ja., July 9.-"Slip-
perry Jim Pollock escaped from the
county jail here yesterday morning for
the third time in two years. and has not
yet been captured. He managed to get
out OF his cell between IL o'clock and
midnight. but the escape was not discov-
cred until after daylight. cleverly
constructed dummy stuffed with straw
deceived the guard each time he passed
Polloek's cell in the night. and Polloek's
absence was not noticed at first
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SOLDIERS BREAD
TO BE BUTTERFLIES

HARRISBURG, July 9.-No butter will
be issued TO the Third Brigade in the
course of the encamDment at Mount
Gretna. July Ills. Butter and all other
1uxuries will have 10 be bought out Of
thescompany treasury. The total cost Of
feeding the brigade will be 80, 900. Fresh
beef will be issued Eve times. Smoked
hams WIN be issued 10 the advanced de-
tails. in addition to the regular issues
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At Fishing Creek, Wife Sabed
Consfabie'S Life by Nay-
ing Rattfer

HARRISBURG. July 9.-The wife Of
Constable Elliott A Straw saved him
from the fangs OF a big rattlesnake. The
Straws were visiting at the farm OF
George Reed IN Fishing Creek Valley
when they came upoE the rattler. The
reptile turned on the constable. who de-
Tended himself with small stick. Straw
was forced to retreat before the vicious
attacks of the snake. Then Mrs. Straw
seized a club and with two good swings
ended the snake struggles
Measuring seven feet In length, the
snake had thirteen rattleg.
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WILD DISORDER IN
THE GREEK CHAMBER

ATHENS. Greece. July 9.-The formal
announcement in the Chamber yesterday
by Premier Theotokis of the resignation
OF the Cabinet. which was only formed
ten days ago. was followed by a scene Of
the widest disorder, during which the
opposing deputies exchanged blows and
the galleries Joined In the general up
roar. The president Immediately sus-
pended the sitting and when later he at
tempted to reassemble the house he could
Lot And a quorum.
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PARENTS ACCUSE
THEIR SON OF THEFT

Charges Of larceny and false pre-
tense are preferred against sunny"
James Peyton. colored, who was ar
rested yesterday by Detective Hewlett.
on complaint Of his parents. The boys
father accuses him OF having stolen sew
eral articles Of clothing, while he is
charged by his mother with having OBJ
tanned a small sum Of money by repre-
senting that she had sent him for the
amount
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MAN, BEAR, WILDCAT,
MONKEY BEDFElLOWS

WILLIAMSPoRT. Pa, July 9.-An off,
cial investigation made by Health Officer
Youngman disclosed the fact that
Charles Spear has as his bedfellows a
bear. wildcat. and a monkey They all
live in barn. The neighbors COM
plained that they were dirty, but the
health oficer found they were clean.
Spear says he is training the animals for
a circus
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HURT IN ACCIDENT.

NEW YORK. July 9.-Twenty-hv 9. per-
sons were injured in two trolley acci-
dents in the Bronx last night In each
accident the car came to a sudden stop.
owing TO arrangement OF the machin-
cry, and the passengers were hurled
from their seats. shaken up. and
bruised.
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RAILROAD DYNAMITE
BLASTS ANGLERS HOPE

YORK, Pa. July 9.-Dynamite blasting
operations. which have been necessitated
in making the Northern Central Rail-
way improvements along the shores OF
the Susquehanna River. have. according
to the reports OF unsuccessful anglers,
ruined bass fishing between York Haven
and Long Level.
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EDNA HOPPER'S SUIT.

VICTORIA. B. C.. July 9.-The trial Of
the action brought by Edna Wallace
Hopper. whose mother was the wife OF
the late Alex Dunsmuir, against Charles
Dunsmuir to break the will OF Alex
DunsmulT. on the ground of undue in
Huenee and incompetency. has begun. Mr.
Dunsmuir persisted In his refusals to an
swer any questions.
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LEBAUDY is FLYING.

NANTES -sUR-sEINE, France. July O.
M. Lebaudy's steerable balloon con-
tinues to make daily ascents. In the
presence of the scientific committee OF
the Aero Club yesterday morning the
balloon WAS maneuvered over the park
for half an hour In the face OF a strong
wind.
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TAINTED AT GRAVE
OF HIS SWEETHEART

PoTTSVILLE. Pa. July 9.-Overcome
by grief at the funeral of his sweetheart,
Maggie Long. William Reber tainted at
her grave. The funeral was delayed. It
was long time before he recovered con
sciousness. The death of the young
woman has so worked upon the young
mans mind that his friends are greatly
worried about him.
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OPPOSES ASSET CURRENCY.

ST. PAUL. July s.-Charles G. Dawes
OF Chicago. ex-ComptroIler of the Cur
rency. had the attention OF the Bankers
Association yesterday. and in his ad-
dress he opposed at every point the
views set forth by Representative FoW-
ler. Mr.. Dawes combatted the asset cur
rency plan OF Mr.. Fowler, and said, In
cidentally. he was much opposed to the
branch banking idea as 1t prevails in
Canada and Europe.
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Sale at Mintwood Place.

Mrs. Katherine L. Johnson has sold
TO Mrs. Josephine Hill the house 1851
Mintwood Place northwest. Washington
Heights. for $500. The sale was made
through John o. Johnsot. and Moore g.
Hill. Mrs. Johnson has purchased two
lots on the north side Of Corcoran Street,
and will shortly improve the property by
the erection OF two houses
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PROHIBITION TAX ON
JUNGLE TOM" SHOWS

FAYETTE. Mo-. July 9.-The Howard
county court has put an end to the
Uncle Toms Cabin" shows in this
county. In rearranging the license rate
ii was decided 20 levy tax of 5000 a
day on all Tom" shows. Howard county
was the largest slave-holding county
in the State, and the people resent the
past.
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Will Build Seven Houses.

George n. Haller contempIates the
erection OF seven twO-stoTy brick houses
on Seventh Street Road near Scott Ave
nue.. The houses Will be erected In the
section known as Pleasant Plains. The
y. i. Haller Company prepared the plans
for the new houses.
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KILLED MAN WITH FIST.

DAVIS CITY, Iowa. July 9.-With two
blows straight from the shoulder TO the
victims head, Enoeh Burrell killed
Frank Thompson here last night The
quarrel was over a poker debt OF 80
cents
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Ground Broken for House.

b. +. Shaw has broken ground for the
erection Of a two-story brick and stone
dwelling si1 + Street northeast. The
plans were drawn by Hunter & Bell.
The cost of the new house will be $4,000.
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To Install New Power Boilers.

Potomac Electric and Power Company
secured a permit yesterday for the in
stallation Of two 45O-horsepower boilers
at I342 b Street northwest. The cost
Of the boilers is given as $4,000.
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Building at 14o1 U Street.

Rocco Brignole has completed arrange
ments for the erection Of a back build
Ing at I40l L Street northwest.
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Plans Alterations.

J. r. Garrison has completed plans for
extensive alterations 10 the premises
1887 Il Street northwest. NJ. L. Gottwals
Will do the work The cost of the i'm
prOvement will be $1,000
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Permit for Stable.

John S. Melton has obtained a permit
for the erection of a two-story stable
in rear Of premises 10 T Stree; north
west. The cost VIII be 5000.
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Building One Hundred Houses.

Bates Warren and John L. Warren
have fled an application in the ONCE
OF Building Inspector Ashford for per-
NIT 10 erect sixty Ave houses on Bright
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TOWER COMING HOME.

SOUTHAMPTON. England July o.
The North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm II. which sailed for New York
today. has among her passengers Charlie
magne Tower, the United States AM
bassador 20 Germany.
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Henry A. willard's Six Houses.

Henry A. Willard has made application
to build six 5000 houses at the corner
of Westminster and Ninth Streets north
west
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To Build New Home.

Francis s. McInhenny has begun the
erection Of twO-story resident at s1S
Eighth Street northeast. L. Chapel has
the contract. The cost will be $4,000.
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GLACIER TO BE LAID UP.

The eommandant at the Norfolk May
Yard has been directed BY the Navy De-
partment to place the Glacier out of
commission as soon as practicable.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Skaters Flower Stores Supply
Flowers for all occasions. 1i,h and l. I1I Pa
ave. 1t
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Bartholomew nAdy eyed thirty-tWo years of
lG3 street northwest fell while al work on
the school building at Twelfth aad G. strects
yesterday and received slight cut over one
II - eycs. The injury was dressed at The
Providence Hospital.
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Cut by a Fail.

We have a Complete Stock u Lamp Shades.
oI6 12th-C. =. Nu1i:rlan & C,-Izg8 G.
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Genuine IS, S., and g Sample ShOca

Three hundred styl,r, at s2-sa Keene's sAO.
Store. 9C6 C Street northwest
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Tents, Tents, Tents : large 10. Government
tents; also new tents. chicken wire. 4zc 100
square ieet; roofing pape.. sl0Tt-sleeve under
shirts. &c. s. Bcns-nger q Co, llth and b.
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Motorman Hurt Ia Collision.

foung Cuban parrots scbmid. ~ 18th.
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hpi.al Traction car cullidcd az Twenty.
ninth and " Streets yesterday with d wagon
driven BY G.. " Gyldcu, of zs2e Pennsylvania
Avefue The mOtorilan oi the car was 81. ghtly
injured. and the harness On the horse was
broken. Other than this there was No damage.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-06-03

May 30th is the day of peculiar
Significance. We lay aside our tasks
for a time aud render tribute to the
memory of those who have departed.
They have finished their task and
now are enjoying an eternal repose.
The day is one which calls solemn
thoughts to the living. They should
reflect on those who have gone be-
fore and the manner in which they
discharged their trust.
1t does US all good to stop for a
moment and take our bearings and
look thoroughly iuto.our ways. We
are prone to forget everything but
the passing moment and neglect
matters of much sgreater important.
Let US endeavor to be worthy sue
cessors of the sires who are being
hcnored today.
The flowers and flags which are
placed on each grave, the bugle call
and salute the. noise OF the bands and
the cheering are not heard by those
In honor we of whom observe the day
but all the things which are done
will impress themselves on the
minds of the growing generation
and instil a pure patriotism in Their
minds and hearts.
Many things are done on this day
which have no place in its obser
vance and this tendency should be
discouraged. 1t is day for chas
tened patriotism and not one for
undue exuterance.
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Died.

JoHN-William John Of VALLEY
PIT, Preston County died in North
Morgantown Monday, June 1st o.
typhoid fever. He is young mar
about Is years old, and was employed
at the Jones Glass factory. His
mother had been here with him fol
some time. He will be buried in
Preston County Tuesday morning
in charge OF undertaken II. A. Da
wilson.
BLANEY-Fannie Blaney, aged u
years died Friday, May 80 of con
sumption, after a lingering illness
She was the daughter Of Frank Bla
ney of Union district. The funera
was conducted by Rev. w. w. Nor
rison OF Stewartstown on Sunday
She was buried in the Bfaney GENE
terry. Her death leaves a saddenet
home, for which much sympathy is
felt.
BRAND-Mrs. jos. Il. Brand dice
at her home in Easton on May 80 in
her S5th year, The funeral was
conducted trcm her residence Sun
dsy afternoon by Rev. W. w. Nor
rison. Interment at Mt Union
Cemetery. Mrs: Brand was a.much
beloved woman, quite well known
and an unusually large assembly Of
people attended the funeral. She
was member OF the Presbyterian
Church. Her husband aged about
80 years, and two sons and two
daughters survive her, also two sis
ters, Mrs John Barbe at Parkers-
burg and Mrs. Wi liam Stevens. She
was au amt of Geo. Barbe o. Sun
nyslie.
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Time to Change Tactics.

The actions OF some hoodlums il
the crowd at the baseball game or
Monday afternoon brought tht
blush of shame to the cheek of every
self respecting adherent of the Var,
sity. They cannot be too strongly
condemned by those who love fair
play and who love sport for its own
sake and not merely for the sake of
winning.
When it was seen that W. Il j.
was about to win the game which
had been thrown away by wild ef-
i6rts to fold the ball, the temper
Of some Of th crowd present got the
better of their judgment.
Several unwarrantcd acts ni iu-
reference with the players were
noted. Those who participated in
this sh.mld have the grace to he
heaNily ashamed of themselves and
should hereafter repain seated in
the background until their folly
shall have been forgotten.
AT one stage OF the game lam
guage was used by one OF the play
ers which added t.. the disgraceful
affair. Ladies in the grand sand
heard it plainly.
w. and j. is not beloved in Nor
gantown They have some acts of
this kird 10 answer Tor and no team
that comes here would go down in
defeat With more rtjoitiugs from
this paper that they would hear
were they d. feat,d
But they should have fair show.
II they can win The game they
should he allowed to win it without
interference from the. spectators.
Anothe, rew,hepsible hing was
the roasting TIE umpire received.
Kpockers have made it amest i'm.
possible Tor sell respecting man to
attempt to umpire hvre. Several
have declined to serve any more in
this capacity.
II IS time to adopt new system
Of morals and TO play ball and ap-
plaud ball playing in gentlemanly
and sporismanlike manner
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HORSE THIEF CAUGHT.
He Swiped Horse in Marion
County Saturday Night.

Caught Here ON Sunday Night-fellow
Refuses to DivuIge his name-He is
in bed Cendition--Details Of the
Pursuit. and Capture Of the Thief.
A supposed horse thief, whose name
IL unknown, was arrested by Police
men Fleming and Garrison In the road
just below the Pump Station Sunday
evening, and is now lodged 10 jail
here. He Is charged with stealing
horse from Abraham Page at Forks
burg, near Winfield In Marion county,
Saturday night.
The unknown man under arrest
acts very strangely, and appears to be
Ill. He did not speak word last
evening, from the time the police ar
rested bin till late at night, when eff
forts to induce him to talk were aban-
doned.
The horse was evidently taken from
Mr.. Pages stable about midnight,
Saturday. 1t was put in the stable
about II O'Clock by Mr.. Pages SOD,
who had been using 1t during the day.
Il 4 u
Inc nay ne gave inc ani"ai nao na'u'
u Deen toncneo. -.
Ine young mau ulscosSreo snae .ns
amman was missing carry nea' |oIn.
ing, ana starIea 10 pursuit. Vi .nf
thief, tracking it by the impressions
OF new snoes WIN "n'cn ~ oao juS'
Deen snoo.
IL was soon iouna Una. ene eu,el
nad come Toward M0reanoo~n Will
DIS stoieD property. nc was eIaoeu "
"nl.e Day oreok, "ne.e nc nau ,.o'e.
saoaie ana Drloie from Ine stSoie o.
VI. Irasis TOUT m,ies ABOVE omiIn-
town. !oong ny. rage, anu neiEn-
DOT continued tne pusuI1 una,ly
t,ackipR Ine morse 70 .ne stnoie ol ~.
f1enen watson On tne Evansviiie
road SNORT distance from tne fump
Sca1lon. mere Sney , n wsn sn s
Morse anu nis riuef' lug MCcer nau
put the morse 10 tne staple' and efept
inso cne naymo".
uhen uiscosereu NC si'eu W max
ms escape oue was cnaseu oown 70 Ine
rnliIoau anu Inere cap'uleu " MI
WATSON, VINO Is . large, serone man.
~ II reported tnat tne unknown man
urst Grew revoiver, tnen tnlew IL
away, ana puI,eo a razor 70 ae,eno
himself. mr. WATSON cauRno nis arm
ana LOOK cne razor from n1m. ne
turneo IL over 10 IoiIcensn rieninR'
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County court and circuit court will
both be In session next week, This
will mako things lively about the
court house and brings scores Of coun-
try people to town.
FAfRMoNT beat Point Marion the
other day by a score Of seven to three
but they gave the visitors dirty deal
This was especially true OF the reoters
who crowded onto the teld badly and
SPOILED what otherwise would have
been very interesting game.
WORK has started on the street past
the University for the street car line.
TITS expected to get tbis done by
Commencemtn II II IL not out OF
The way for any reason II will make
"a awful mess OF things duri0g the
festive season.
ALL trimmed street hats will so for
uet one half OF marked prices this
week, AZ r. M. behring's, Hotel Ma
"a Bldg