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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-16
CONTEST NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT Of the Interior, United States
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this Office by Gilbert Thompson OF Washburn
contestant, against Homestead entry No, 1237e
made February 10th 1900; for LOTS q and 6.
and neA Of swM and nwA of sell of section IL.
township l45, range go. BY John g Hamilton
ant has totally abandoned said tract of land for
more than one year last past and that there are
no improvements upon said land at this time.
and that said alleged absence from the said
land was not due to his employmentin the army
navy or marine corps of the United States as a
private soldier, officer. seaman or marine dur.
ing the war with Spain. or during any other war
in which the United States may be engaged:
said parties are hereby notified to appear. res
pond and offer evidence touching said aIlega-
ZION. at 10 O'Clock a. III. on April ~ 1904. before
aug. T.. johnson United States COMMISSIONS
for tile distlictsf North Dakota, st his Office in
Waslburn. North Dakota, and that final hear
ing will be held at o'clock p. N. On April %,
1904, before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land office in Bismarck, N. D..
That said contestant having, III u proper :tf-
lidavit, filed March md. 1901, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice cannD. be made. it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
3.12 John Satterlund, Receiver.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Bismarck. N. D., February "a, 100:
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention t
maket final proof in support of his claim, ant
johnson, a u. S. Commissioned for tine distric
Of North Dakota, at his office at Washburn
North Dakota, on April 1G, 1904. viz:-
John Mellin, H. E. No. 9O42,
for tire lots 1 and 8 and southwest quarter o.
northeast quarter and southeast quarter o
northwest quarter of section 5, township l48
range 80. 49,.
He names the following witnesses to prove hi!
continuous residence. upon and cultivation o
said land, viZ:-
William Reuter- and C. +. Huston of Darling
N. d.. NelS Nelson of Turtle Lake, N. d., and
Z. l.. Britton of Darling. N. ID.
mch5 M. II. jewell, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Bismarck, N. D.. Feb. %, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the following
make final proof in support Of his claim, and
Johnson, a q. s. COMMISSIONS for the district
Of North Dakota, at his Office at Washburn,
North dakota, on April 1G, 1904. viz:
for tile north east quarter Of section 20, town
ship 145. range 90.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
Henry Weise, John Weise, Pete Weise and
Jim Roam all Of Washburn, North Dakota.
mch M. H. Jewell, Register.
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CONTEST NOTICE.
department of the Interior,
United States Land Office, Bismarck, ND

department Of the Interior.
United States Land Office, Bismarck, n. Dak,,
Dec. IS. 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by Joseph Replogle contest.
ant, against Homestead entry No: 1924, made
81 n, range 81 W. by John Fl; Gordon contes.
wholly abandoned said tract Of land: that he
has changed his residence; therefrom for more
for more than six months last past, that there
are no improvements upon said land excepting
asiIgle board sllanty 10X12 feet with cracks all
through and entirely uninlabitable, and that
said default is not due to his employment in the
U.s army or navy in time of war; said parties
are hereby notified toappear, respond and offer
a. IN. or April 8, 1901, before Rose A. Ward,
3 notary public, at her office in my underWood, N:
O'Clock p. M. on April Is, 1904, before the
Land Office in Bismarck. N. ID.
Tn contestant having. in a n}yoper affidavit,
fled Feb. "a, 1904. set forth facts which show
that after due diligence personal service OF
this notice can not he made, tits hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
John SatterlCnd,
I mch5 ~ Receiver.
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Foreign.

Negotiations for the purpose of con-
Guiding an arbitration treaty between
italy and Peru have been initiated.
Fearing that when he should arrive
in India he would not be given protec-
ton, John Alexander Dowie cut it off
his calling list.
Frederick Leopold of Prussia had
one foot severely injured in a COLI
sion between an automobile in which
he was riding and a drag near Berlin.
Word reached Innsbruck. Austrian
T'yrol, that a party of tourists had been
overtaken by an avalanche near "The
Peter Anicheutte," on the G~rioskugel,
in the Alps. Herr Muller was killed
and one other member of his party is
missing. ."t'- ,r -
Swarms Of locusts have devastated
the valley of the Usumb in German
East Africa. They were noticed COM
ing from Wimbo, Feb. %. 1T is semi
officially stated that the most terrible
| %snowstorm would not give any idea OF
the number of locusts. 49,
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FoR SALE BY-
WdShbur
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Bismarck, N. d. Feb. "a, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to make final committed proof in support of he
Aug. E. johnson, d U. S. COMMISSIONS for tn e
district Of North Dakota, at his office at Wash
barn, North Daketa. on April 8, 1904. viz:
Esther E. rannis, H. Il. No. 2O325,
for the northeast quarter of section 26, town
ship.llG, range 81.
She names the following witnesses to prove
Of Saidt and, viz:
L.. Brewster. N. w. Solenberger. John
Frank and Fred Grannis all of Hancock, N. ID.
inch Nj. II. Jewell, Register.
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Accidental Happenings.

Fire at Newark, Ohio, caused S19''
mn loss in the Wehrle Stove WORKS.
the largest, plant of its kind IN 'tne
world. :,
Three hundred feet of the Burling-
Ston. bridge which spans the Platte ilv-
or betNaeen Grand Island and Phillips
Neb., his been destroyed by fire.
The nail department Of the Amerl-
cansteel and Wire company's plant at
Rankin. Pa, has been burned ao"n'
Causing a loss of from Sl1o'ooo ~
5000, 900.
The Burlington passenger, nortn-
hound. was wrecked near Cuba. Kan,
two coaches going into the ditch. NO
one was seriously hurt. The accioene
was caused by the rails spreading.
Three fremen, Marcellus stou-
r Ringer. Horace Strine and Harry Saltz-
eiven. we're buried beneath raining
walls at a fire which totally destroyed
+ba large nlant of the York Carriage
company at York, "a.
Fire started in the Office of Caswells
,ivery stable at Rapid River, Mlch.'
destroying the barn and burning thir'
room horses. The building was In
s1,red for 81, 900. The fire also burned
1sotol Rushford and several smaller
buildings in the block.
A seven.story factor::F building on
Canal street, N. Y, was burned, en-
-+ailing a loss of 100000. 1t was occu,
n;ed bv Theodore w. Morris & Co. and
10 Hiphland Glass company. plate
loss. Bruner & Dreyf1s. lace; Ger
.'s,i, knitting works. Henry Wall
pot, pearl worker. over soo pefso"s
are thrown out of employment
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People Talked About.

Winfield Scott Palmer, the last sur.
viying brother Of the late United
States Senator John M Palmer, dled
at his residence at Litchfield, ILL.,, aged
IS years.
Mrs. Abbey Mortar Diaz. the writer
and reformer, died at her home in BEL
mont. Mass. She was SO years OF age.
Mrs Diaz devoted the greater part OF
her life to the education OF nm
Patrick Henry Winston. former al
tornev general of Washington, at one
time United States district attorney,
and editor of Winston's Weekly oleu
Suddenly at Spokane of heart failure
~Gny wetmore Carlyl, the author
died in Roosevelt hospital, N. y. ne
had been editor of Munsey's Magazine
and Paris representative OF Harper &
brothers. In 1898 and 1899 ne was a
foreign correspondent for Munsey >
outing. Golfers Weekly, and o1ne1
publications. ...
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Bismarck, N. d., March 10, 1901.
NOTICES. hereby given that the following
make final committed proof in support of: his
claim. aud that said proof will be made before
Aug. i. johnson. a u. S. Commissioner for the
district of Nerth Dakota. at his office at Wash
burn. North Dakota on April 20, 1908. viz:
Otto Hedlund, II. f. No. 1856.
for the north west quarter of section 30. town
lie names thc following witnesses to prove Ills
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land. viZr
Ole C. Peterson and VIM. Evenson OF Wash
burn, X, d., Andrew Under, and j. A. Johnson
of Malcolm, N. u.
s.i9 NJ J. Jewell, Register.
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United States Land Office,
Bismarck, North Dakota, February IS, 1904
PUBLIC LAND SALE

Notice is hereby given. that in pursuance of
instructions FROM the Commissioner of tile
General Land Office, as contained in letter .C''
Of pecember IL, 1908. under authority vested in
him dissection 2455 u. 8. Revised Statutes, as
r1ary Is, 1906. We will proceed to offer at public
sale at 10 o'clock a: n the 18th day Of
April, 1901, at this office, the.followlng tract of
n, range 50 w, 5th p. m.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described land or any'part thereof are
before the day above designated for the COM
mencement Of said sale, otherwise their rights
will be forfeited.
M. H. Jewell. Register.
John 8atterlund. Receiver. inch
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

LAND Office at Bismarck, N. Z. March H.. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that tho following Cnmed
settler has filed notice of his intention to make f.
nal committed proof in support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before Aug. 4. .1ohn-
son, a US COMMISSIONS for the district Of North
Dakota, at his Office at Washburn, N. ~, on
April 80, 1904, viz:
Harry Skinner. II. Emo. 21a79..
for the north east quarter OF section 80. Town
ship lag, range So.
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz:
James Fielding. James A.. Pearson. Jos.
Willis and George aycock of WashbnrD, ND.
NJ. H. Jewell,
3-19 Register.
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Crimes and Criminals.

The postofice at Cambridge, Iowa,
has been robbed Of about $500 in cash
and stamps.
Mrs. Throckmorton, her two sons,
Joserh and j. D. Throckmorton, and
her daughter, Mrs. Lille Chatterton.
have been arrested at Bement, Okla,
charged with the murder of her hus-
band.
At the assembling of the Democrat
ic convention at Lawton, Okla, Col.
Hawkins, a sergeant-at-arms of the
legislature, was shot three times and
fatally wounded by an editor named
Russell.
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PlTn OF TIE NEWS
CONDENSED NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD,
Notes From the CAPITAL,

h president has sent to the sen.
ute the nomination of Irving f. Raxter
Oh omaha to be United States district
attorhey for Nebraska, to succeed
Williamson Summers,
senator Hansbrough's bill relating
10 the creation Of forest reservations
On the public domain, as amended by
me committee on public lands, has
beer favorably reported.
The state department has received
the resignation of Andrew d. Barlow,
united States consul-general at Mex
'co' n has accepted it. No success
aor mas as yet been named.
Bishop Spalding of Peoria, a mem.
ser or the anthracite coal strike com.
mission, has urged the plan of arbi-
ration contained in the Foss bill be-
lore the house committee on labor.
William G. Masters of Mankato,
M'nn., In the postal service in the
r%hll1ppines, has been promoted to be
assistant director of posts for the en-.
ere archipelago at a salary of So, 500
a year.
IL secretary Of the interior has
Withdrawn from entry 1o3, $50 acres of
pubic LAM in the Salt Lake, Utah,
tand district, and 1880 acres in the
seattle, Wash. land district, both for
forestry purposes.
Secretary Wilson has decided to ex-
tend assistance to the cattle interests
N Montana, North Dakota and South
dakota in the determination of cattle
Itch or scab. Approximately fifty ex-
perts will be in the field making prac-
ucai demonstrations Of the methods
2g dipping cattle to stamp out the dis
ease.
The department Of agriculture has
received word of the outbreak OF colt,
a serious horse malady. in Van Buren,
county, Iowa, and an investigation has
begun to determine whether The dis
ease was imported from a foreign
country. The infection was found
among horses shipped here from
france.
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Personal,

An inventory Of the personal estate
of the late Andrew H. Green of New
York says that the personal estate is
valued at 81, 625, 034.
S. Stacker Williams, one of the most
widely known Freemasons in the
United States, died at the home of his
daughter at Washington Courthouse,
Ohio.
Capt. Willfred P. Hall. known all
over the Mississippi valley as The
Old Man of the Skiff," is dead at Rap
i'd City, Iowa. He came to Davenport
in 1886.
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Casualties.

SdoOotkuOos
Edward Hammond, %; Jacob Ham.
mond, 20. and Oscar S%everson, 20.
were found dead in bed at Philadel.
phia, overcome by Illuminating gas.
Five persons, all members Of q
pleasure party from the Florida Meth
odist college at Sutherland, have been
drowned near Anclote lighthouse at
Tampa, Fla.
Fire at West Tampa, Fla, swept
twenty-five acres and rendered 1000
people homeless. The loss is esti-
mated at $3.50, 900. with Insurance Of
about $100. 900.
Five persons are dead and another
is dying at Mount Vernon, N. T., as
the result of q fire in the Columbia
hall building, a metal-sheathed three
story structure.
The three children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Holmes, residing three miles
southwest of Tustin, Mich, were
drowned in a large pond less than
forty miles back of their home.
The Washington times., 1904-02-17
N EMBERS OF FEDERATION
ATTEND THE OBSEQUIES
List Of Men Who Will Go to Cleveland
to Attend Services in City
by the Lake.

Among those who attended the funeral
was delegation of the Civic Fedora
tion consisting OF Cornelius N Bliss
Charles A. Moore, Oscar s. Straus,
Ralph M. Easley. Lewis Nixon. Marcus
M. Marks. James O'Connell, OF the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
and James Duncan, OF the Granite
Workers.
Among those who came from New
York for the obsequies was T. Pierpont
Morgan.
The committee which Is TO go to
Cleveland representing the Civic Fedora
ton In the funeral there viii be Cor
nelius n. Bliss and Ralph NJ. Easley,
John Mitchell. Of the United Mine Work
ers; ID. ]. Keef, OF the Longshore-
men: w. d. Mahon, of the Street Rail
way Workers; Franklin McVeagh. E. Z.
Clark. Of the Railway Conductors; J. J.
Hanahan, OF the Railway Firemen; p
H Morrissey. of the Railway Trainmen:
Henry White, of the Garment Workers
Of America; f. L. Robbins. president OF
the Pittsburg Coal Company. and Sam
uel Mather. of Cleveland.
The members of the Republican Ma
tional Committee who are here attend
ing the funeral. and who are not mem
bers of the Senate or House. are as
follows:
Henry c. Payne, of Wisconsin. vice
chairman; Elmer Dover. assistant sec
Stone. OF Maryland. sergeant-at-arms;
Edward Addicks, Delaware: ]. n.
Coombs. Florida; John w. Yerkes. Ken
Myron T. Herrick, Ohio, and NJ. NJ.
Parker, District of Columbia
The Washington times., 1904-02-17
THE OLD PLEA.
He Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded"

He Didn't Know II Was Loaded"
The coffee drinker seldom realizes that
coffee contains the drug caffeine. a Sc
rious poison to the heart and nerves,
thereby causing many other forms OF
disease noticeably dyspepsia.
- was lover Of coffee and used it
FOR many years and did not realize the
bad effects 1 was suffering from its
use.
AT first / was troubled with indiges-
tlon. but did not attribute the trouble
TO the use OF coffee. but thought IL
arose from other causes With these
attacks l had sick headache. nausea and
such a condition I could scarcely re
tain any food.
Il consulted physician; was told all
my troubles came from indigestion.
Indigestion, so / kept on with the
coffee and kept on with the troubles
100. and my case continued to grow
worse from year 10 year until II de-
Veloped into chronic diarrhea, nausea
and severe attacks OF vomiting so l
could keep nothing on my stomach and
became mere shadow, reduced from $50
10 l2S pounds.
"A specialist informed me l. had a
very severe case OF catarrh OF the stom-
ach. which had got so bad he could do
hothinB Tor me, and became convinced
my days were numbered.
Then / chanced to see an article set
ug forth the good qualities OF Postum
and explaining how coffee Injuries peo-
pie, so concluded to give Postum a
tr1al- l soon saw the good effects. My
headaches were less frequent. nausea
ana vomiting only came on at long in
teryais and l was soon changed man.
feeling much better
Then / thought / could stand coffee
again. but as soon as j tried II my old
troubles returned, aud i again turned to
Postum. Would you believe It? did this
three times before l had sense enough
TO quit coffee for good and keep on with
the Postum; the result is I am now a
well man with no more headaches. sick
stomach or vomiting, and have already
gained back TO l47 pounds" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
LOOK IN each pkg. for the famous it,
tie book. The Road to Wellville.'
The Washington times., 1904-02-17
Led by the Speaker.
Members of House
Marched to Chamber

In accordance with the agreement
yesterday. the House met at Has this
morning. The chaplain, in opening the
session. prayed:
I'VE thank Thee. our Father who ar.
In heaven, for those finer and more
delicate qualities OF the soul which
lift as above the sordid in life in days
Of calamity and great sorrow and make
the whole world kin. Sanctify the
solemn services OF this day to our good
and help US to remember that we must
work while itsis yet day. for the night
cOmeth when no man can labor.
Hear us. and so watch over us and
guide us that our work may be accep-
table TO Thee through Christ Our Lord.
Amen"
Immediately after the reading and
approval OF the journal the House and
all OF the members. led by the Speaker.
formed in line and proceeded through
the Rotunda to the Senate wing of the
Capitol. where they remained until
Senator Hanna's body was brought into
the Senate chamber. They were then
formally announced 10 the Senate, and
entered the chamber. taking the seats
assigned TO them.
The Washington times., 1904-02-17
RECEIVERS ASKED FOR TWO
BALTIMORE COMPANIES

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-THE Home
Fire Insurance Company and the Balti-
more Fire Insurance Company. both OF
this city. have been brought into court
on complaint of stockholders. who ask
for the appointment Of receivers on the
ground that the companies arc fnsol-
vent.
Charles w. Heuslef. attorney for the
Home Fire Insurance Company, stated
that an answer to the bill would be filed
today. admitting the insolvency OF the
company. and consenting to the appoint
ment Of receiver: also, that IN view
of the illness of @. Harlan williams,
president Of the company, the court will
be asked to appoint the secretary of the
company, Herbert 7. Williams. as re-
ceiver. The company Is capitalized at
$500. 600. but only 800 900 has been paid
in The fire losses of the company
amount TO about $4O0. Co.,
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WORKED 156 HOURS
WITHOUT SLEEPING
Lineman Would Not Give Up Splicing
Wires Until Job Was Done.

UTICA. ". Y. Feb 17.-Dorr Hardy.
of Utica, Is at his home exhausted from
working 156 hours without sleep. Hardy
is lineman employed by the Bell Tele.
phone Company. With other members 5
OF his gang he went TO Cooperstown
more than a week ago to repair wires
which had been torn down by recent
storms.
Hardy is cable splicer, and realiz-
ing the necessity of early completion of
the repairs so as TO reopen the service
ne declared that he would not quit until
lhe Joo was done. For six days and
seven nights he toiIed. stopping onIy
Tor meals. All of his work was among
the cross bars of the poles. thirty feel
from the ground. His midnight meals
he ate eloft-
He said that his nerves were unshak
en- until he had finished. then relaxation
seemed to set them on fire
The Washington times., 1904-02-17
DEATH RECORD.

The following deaths have been reported to
the Health Office for the past twenty-four hours:
Berry, Ernest. mos, IS ST. s W.
Brown, James, Al, Providence Hospital.
Carter, Walter, mos, Patterson ST ". e
De Sckweinitz, Emil A. 40, 1923 Vermont Ave
Dorsey, Laura l., mos. 22e ST. N W
Forbes, Ann Maria. So lis Pa Ave. n. W.
Hanna, Marcus Alonzo. 66, Arlington Hotel
Harris, William, 81, s83 Delaware Ave. s. W.
Hodge, Robert o., Government Hosp. Insane.
Holden, Julia, IS. Little Sisters Of Poor
Lee, infant Of T. ". and Sarah, q days, Ia
koma Pask.
Mills, William Howard, 6s. 1920 st. n W.
Powell, Adelaide X. 65, 2OO4 + ST. N W.
Sims. Inez. s. 647 Acker St. n. Z.
Tune. Thomas s.. G., 921 St ". E
Wharton. Mary Latham, 65, Col Univ. Hosp.
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WATTERS0N APOLOGIES
FOR BRYAN ATTACK
Did Him Injustice in Regard tc Sisters
Funeral.

LOUISVILLE. Feb. T.-Henry Wat
terson apologies as follows for his at
tack on Bryan:
ne editor Of the 'Courier-JournaF Is
aUFIseo tnat ne was mistaken when he
.hs4.44st toA that al. bryan did not at
tend the funeral of his sister. He wa,
mls!ed by newspaper reports reaching
MIN en- route from points ii Texas to
points In Louisiana and Mississipp.
having been for more than a week fill-
ing lecture dates of the track OF the
main thoroughfares
II appears that Mr.. Bryan was not
nlm; though the festivities at Frankfort
followed so fast upon the funeral baked
meats at Salem as to justify a different
surInise s..nI.I sc by one thousand miles away
from the scenes Of activity"
The Washington times., 1904-02-17
DIED.

HALL-Died at her residence. 5I9 Fourth
Street. February L. 1904, MRS. MARY l.
HALL, widow Of Myron Nolleny Hall.
Requiem az ST. Patrick's Church at $50
o'clock a. m. on Friday, February 10. II
F0RBES-At 1:c5 p. m. at lis Pennsylvania
ave NV, Monday, February Is, 1904, MPS A.
NJ. FORBES, widow 81 the late John Macdonald
Forbes. in her eighty-fourth year.
Funeral from the above residence Thursday.
February is, at IL a. m. Friends and relatives
invited to attend. Interment at Greennount
Cemetery, Baltimore, Nd. fe16-2t
RUDD-On Wednesday, February IL, at Sib-
ley Hospital. THEO NJ. RUDD.
Funeral from Lees undertaking establish
ment on Saturday. February 20, at p. m
(Alexandria papers please copy.) 1t
The Washington times., 1904-02-17
PRESIDENT AND FAMILY
DRIVE TO CAPITOL

The members OF the Cabinet assem-
bled at the White House at 1I:3o to at
tend Senator Hanna's funeral. Car
riages were in waiting. and at u:io
the President and the Cabinet depart
ed for the Capitol.
Col. T. w. Symons and Commander
Cameron NJ Winslow, of the Presidents
staff took carriage at the same time
Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Hagner, and Maj
or G. L. McCawley departed for the Cap
itol some minutes earlier.
The White House shared today in the
general quietude which the death Of
Senator Hanna has brought upon the Of
hcial city. Few visitors called this morn
was given attention.