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Train Crews Race With Death.

A dispatch from Vancouver. r. C. last
night says: The up-coast forest fires. which
have been burning for the last three days.
are now raging. Men and women are fight
ing the fires in every direction
A big fire at Shannon cut across the rail-
road and the skid roads OF Camp r of the
Tasting Sawmill Company and shut out the
working force and equipment from the
shore When the foreman. James Springer.
saw the fire heading for the railway line.
he called for volunteers to rescue the camp
outfit. A train was hurriedly made up to
pull out the donkey engines to the shore.
Tho engines were saved, but the ride
through the blazing timber cost every man
the loss of whiskers. hair and clothes.
Before the volunteer train crew reached
safety at the beach they ran a race with
death and their escape is looked upon
marvellous.
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STEAMSHIP RATE WAR GENERAL
North German Lloyd and French Lines
Meet Rate Cuts.

A dispatch from New York last night
says: All Of the transatlantic passenger
steamship companies, with the exception OF
the Italian and Dutch lines. are now en-
gagged in the rate war started last week
by the Cunard line against the White Star
line.
The North German Lloyd and the French
line became involved yesterday when their
agents here announced that they had re-
duced the minimum rate for passage on
their vessels. Both agents added that the
lines they represent would follow any cuts
that might be made affecting their inter
ests The reduction on the vessels Of the
North German Lloyd is good for eastward
passage only.
At the Office of the Cunard line, where
all the cutting started. it was said yester-
day that for the present at least the rates
on the vessels of that line would not be
changed. To have them of any great i'm
portance the steamship companies will
either have to keep these low rates in force
until spring travel begins eastward, or else
they will have to lower the westward rates
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End of Shipbuilding Litigation.

A dispatch from New York says: Judge
Lacombe. in the United States circuit court,
signed an order yesterday which puts an
end to the litigation against the United
States Shipbuilding Company and Charles
NJ Schwab.
The order dismissng the case was
reached through an agreement with coun-
sci, the firm OF Hornblower, Bryne. Miller
& Potter, signing the stipulation as sOlic-
itors for the New York Security and Trust
Company the complainant I'm the action:
Guggenheimer Untermyer & Marshall. as
solicitors for the United States Shipbuild-
ing Company. defendant; and its receiver.
former Senator James Smith, Jr.. Of New
Jersey, and the firm OF Guthrie. Cravath q
Henderson, as solicitors for the defendant.
Charles II. Schwab.
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Wealthy American Held for Ransom

A dispatch from Roswell. n. M last night
says: John Eiland. a wealthy sheep owner.
and vice president of the Bank of Portales.
Portales. N. NJ, has fallen into the hands
of brigands in Old Mexico, where he went
on business Mrs. Eiland has received a
letter from him postmarked Oputo. state Of
Soiora. Mexico. saying that he has been
captured by brigands: that they demand a
heavy ransom. and that unless arrange
ments are made at once to pay the ransom,
he will be tortured and killed
She imm ediately wired the United States
consul at the City OF Mexico to use his eff
forts to secure the release of her husband.
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GETS A COFFIN FOR A WARNING
Negro Brakeman Frightened Into Quit
ting His Railway Job.

A dispatch from Richmond Va. last
night says: David Fisher, a negro brake
man on the Claremont division of the
Southern railway, yesterday received a
coffin four inches long and two wide. On
the lid was written: 1--WE will give you this
day to make your last trip on any train on
this road. Rope is cheap and limbs are
low; IL otherwise, into this box you Will
60" Fisher at once resigned his place.
1t was on this line recently that the white
crew refused to handle the mail bag for
the colored clerk. An effort will be made
to ascertain who sent Fisher the coffin.
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Tomorrow's shooting 1.-TWO skirmish runs
by each team will finish the work on the
national team match. The entries are now
being made for the national Individual
match, which will commence Monday.
There are already 30 entries for this
match and fifty entries for the national
pistol match. which will close the national
competition Saturday
The Kansas. Alabama. Connecticut and
New Jersey teams will leave the national
range Thursday. The New Jersey team will
go to Sea Girt. n. j.. to attend the annual
meeting Of the National Rifle Association.
The most notable shooting done on the
range today was by the New Jersey team.
winch occupied sixth place on the list for
Mondays work and went up to a close sec
ond to the New York team.
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DEATHS AT CUMBERLAND.
Trinity M. E. Church Parsonage
Growth of Denomination.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND? Md, August %. 1904.
Thomas E. Brown. one Of the best-known
citizens of Cumberlands u died last night
aged seventy-two years., He ran hack
line here for Twenty-Five years. Mr.. Brown
was married three tirneso He leaves eight
children.
Nicholas Long died at Ridgely. opposite
Cumberland, aged eighty years. He was a
boatman on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
Washington and Georgetown.
The congregation of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church South is erecting a par
sonage. to cost s., 600 adjoining the church
mere. The old property has been torn down.
ana the work of erecting Central Methodist
Episcopai church South has commenced
have church here. and now they have
two, with chapel besides.
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Atlantic Coast Lime.

Effective April 10, 1904.
4:30 daily - Sleeping Cars New York to
Jacksonville. Fla
3:45 pm. daily-Sleeping Cars New York to Port
Tampa. Fla via Jacksonville; New York to Au-
gusta. Ga: New York to Charleston. s. c.: Wash.
ington d. c.. TO Wilmington. N. C. Connects at
Petersburg for Norfolk. via N. & w. PULLMAN
DINING CAR SERVICE on this train
For tickets. and all informat ton apply at the
OFFICE OF THE LII!E, COL PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE NORTHWEST. and PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD STATION.
A. L. REED.
District Passenger Agent, Washington D. c.
W. j. CRAIG, Fl. NJ. EMERSON
Gen. Pass. Agt., Traffic Manager
Wilmington. n. c. Wilmington, n c.
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RAILROADS..
Chesapeaks &s'Ohio Ry

Schedule Elective Jtne 10. 1904.
Trains leave RehnsylSSaia station.
2:3o PM Daily-CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS SPR-
GAL. solid vestibu1e.. electric lighted Dinins
Car train to ST.: Lcuis. n Reaches Cincinnati
pm, Chicago $40 Pm. \, Pullman Sleepers to
Su:v s;r1s. S,4ss se :sS
Psrior Car Cincinnati to- Chicago. Dinine CA
from washington; meals d ala carte:
cinnati. Pullman Sleepefs to Cincinnati, In.
dianapolis st. Louis. Lexington and Louisville,
without change. Compartment Sleeper to viz.
GINA Hot Springs daily except sunday. Sleep
ers Cincinnati to Chicago and st. Louis. Din.
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
Office 5ls Pennsylva1atss a. avenue; zoe Fourteenth
street near and st tne satioS Telephone call
II. W. FULLER,
Telephone Main 1885. General Passenger Agent
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Mindanaos Adopt Guerrilla Tactics.

A cabiegram from Manila last night says
me FORCES under Datto ALI, on the Island
or Mindanao, have adopted guerrilla tao
tics In lighting the American soldiers. To
counterfeit this departure Major General
Leonard Wood has organized four crack
lighting companies of 100 men each, COM
posed or infantry and cavalry, which are to
orous campaign for the capture or destruc-
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JAMES ". RATcLIFrE. AUcrIoNEER.

NITURE ETC. FOR STORAGE CHARGES
On SATURDAY, AUGUST TWENTY SEVENTH,
1904. AT TEN O'CLOCK AN. we will sell at pub
lie auction, within the sales rooms OF James w.
Ratcffe. 800 Pa ave. NV. lot Of furniture. etc.
stored In the following names, viz. Mrs q A.
Carter, G. B. Green, J. w. Caldwell, Mrs. Ham,
mond. A: w. Rice and Mrs. Henderson. to pay
storage charges.
All parties interested please take notice.
Terms cash. W. w. MILAN,
HERMAN E. GASCH,
T.. s. PARKER,
Trustees of c. c.. Duncanson. Bankrupt.
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SEABOARD AIR LINE RY

LEAVE PENNA. r. n. STATION.
For Petersburg. Raleigh. Wilmington. Columbia,
Savannah, Jacksonville. Tampa. Tallahassee. At
lanta. birmingham. Mobile, Pensacola and New
Orleans.
l0:46 AN. Daily-SEABOARD MAII-Through
Pullman Sleepers to Jacksonville. Fla. connect
Ing at Hamlet with Pullman Buffet Sleeper to
Atlanta.
700 PM. Daily-SEABOARD ExPRESS-Solid
train to Jacksonville and Tampa. with Pullman
sleepers and cafe dining Through sleepers
to Atlanta.
Ticket once: l42i Penna. ave.
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More births

Tho government OF Japan Keeps a per-
petual census. At every police office
throughout the empire all deaths. births,
marriages. divorces. removals and arrivals
within its jurisdiction are recorded, as In
Germany. The chief Of police Is notified
whenever a stranger comes into commu-
nifty and no resident can leave his home
without reporting the fact. Hence the sta
tiStics are very accurate. The name OF
every citizen IL recorded and his biography
is kept from the day OF his birth until his
burial
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DISTRICT GETS FIFTH PLACE.
Second Part Results at Fort Riley Rife
Team Match.

A dispatch from Fort Riley. Kan, last
night says: The second part Of the national
team match was the program on the ma
tional range today. The program was slow
fire at 800 and LOCO yards, In which the
possible for each team was 1900 points.
The possible the first day was 400. In the
two days shoot the scores of teams fol-
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
THos. J. OWEN & SON. AUcTIoNHnRs

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE
By virtue Of ce 5s,1 dee; deed Of trust duly r..
land records Of the District of Columbia and at
the request Of the holder of the secured there
BY, We the undersigned. trustees will SELL at
public auction. in front Of the premises. on WE'D
NESDAY. THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF AU.
GUST. AID. 1904. AT HALF-PAsT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM the following described land and
premises situate in the city Of Washington in tho
District Of Columbia. and designated as and being
all of lot &c. in Warder and Saunders subdivision
Of lots r. Is and 4 Of Dsvidson's subdivision in
Of the records Of the surveyors office Of said Dis
trct being the real estate referred to in the will
Of Griffin Saunders deceased, as 1.-THE back part
Of lot numbered IL. in square numbered l97," to-
gether with the improvements.
Terms of sale: Cash. A deposit of 500 will he
required Of the purchaser at the time Of sale.
Ali conveyancing recording and notarial fees at
tie cost Of the purchaser Terms Of sale to bs
complied with within fifteen days from day Of
sale otherwise the trustees reserve the right to
resell the property at the risk and cost OF tho
defaultng purchaser. after FIVE days advertise
ment Of such resale in The Evening Star, a news
PAPER published in the city Of Washington D. q.
ANDREW WILSON
NOEL w. BARKSDALE,
au12-d&ds Trustees.
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JAMES W. RADCLIFFE, Auctioneer.

To whom It may concern: Lot household furni-
ture. large collection of bug specimens &C. by auc-
ton to pay storage charges &c.
On SATURDAY. THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY
OF AUGUST. A. D. 1904, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.
NJ, will sell by public auction within my sales
rooms, 800 Pa ave.. W., lot household furniture,
trunks. boxes, &C., stored in the following
Miss N. Brown, Charles A. Darling. Constable.
and Matthew Williams, to pay storage charges,
&C. All parties interested will please take notice.
Terms: Cash. JAMES W. RATCLIFFE,
au20-d&dbs Aucttoneer
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Absalom III. Tate one of the best-known
residents of Charlotte and the state, died
at Charlotte, N. c.. yesterday. after an i'll
ness Of few days.
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Maryland College

FOR WOMEN.
Suburban TO Baltimore. Collegiate. Preparation
and Special courses. School Of Music Elocutioh.
Art and Physical Training. Extensive grounds.
Outdoor Sports. Special attention to health man.
ners and morals. $500 year. Catalogue and views.
address
COLLEGE. Box 49, Lutherville. Md.
aul7-w f6:n-13t-lO
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troops was much lower than that Of any
other nation, as follows:

AS the figures show. the increase in popu-
lation In Japan from natural causes is very
rapid. There is very little immigration and
considerable emigration. Tho excess OF
births over deaths. however. now reaches
more than 100000 a year. The following
/ table shows the annual excess during the
last eleven years:
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Chesapeake Beach nv.

Trains leave District Line Station WEEK DAYS
ops, IL 200 am, 2:3O 5:35, 745 and 9:45 pm Re.
turning leave the Beach 6:35 AM, 1245 2:15 90
Going, 9:2J and IL 100 am, 2:30 400, 7:45 and
9:45 pm Returning. leave the Beach 200 a m
u 10 2:lO. 6:OO 500 and lO:0O pm. my31- tf.IO
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MOUNT DE SALES,

ACADEMY OF THE VISITATION.
CATONSVlI1IE (near BaltmOre). MD.
Established 1852. Buildings and grounds extern
sive and attractive: situation healthfu: beautiful
view of Baltimore-hills. river and bay: accessible
by electric Thorough work In English. science
music. art and languages. Illustrated catalogues
application. jy9s&w. 17t-1O
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WOMAN.S MEDICAL. COIJEc

WOMAN'S MEDICAL COLLEGE
OF BALTIMORE.
Corner McCulloh and Hoffman sts., Baltimore, Md.
Special attention paid to each individual student
Thorough clinical instruction. Well lighted and
equipped laboratories. Terms moderate. Address
RICH'D HENRY THOMAS. NJ. D.. Dean.
jy13-w&s,l7t-7
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N oTRE DAME OF MARYLAND.

NJ OTRE DAME OF MARYLAND.
~ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN and
PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Chartered in 1864. Conducted by School Sisters Of
Notre Dame. Complete equipment. Beautiful sub
urban surroundings. Physical training. Individual
supervision Charles St Avenue. Baltimore. Nd.
fe29-W&s 26t7
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CHARLOTTE HALL SCHOOL-FOR BOYS
Charlotte Hall. Md (St. Mary's Coz
Founded 1774. A thoroughly established Mill.
tary Academy in proximity to Baltimore and
Washington. Estate of 1926 acres. Healthfuf
location. Safe home for boys. Board, washing
and tuition $40 per scholastic year.
GEORGE NJ. THOMAS, AM. Principal.
su1 oct
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ACADEMY. ROCKVILLE, ND, FOR BOYS; IDEAL
training school: home life individual care and In
struction: fits for university or life. Address W.
p. MASON. u. 8 n. A.. Prin. jy16-52ts
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ST. JOHNS COLLEGE.
ANNAPOLIS. MD. Established 1885, Classical
and Scientific College Courses. Also Prepare tory
School for Boys. fitting for st. Johns or other
colleges. Military Department under army officer
Term begins September 21st.
Address THOMAS FELL, AM, Ph.D. LID.
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TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS: A REFINED,
Christian home In the country. with exceptional
advantages In regard to health, care, training
and edura ton. is offered to few children (under
II years.; references exchanged Address Box
104 Star ONCE. au1312ts
Amador ledger., 1904-07-29
Petition for Pastor.

Jackson has managed to develop an
unheard of condition in connection
with church affairs, 1t is the usual
course in ecclesiastical matters to let
the members or the governing body of
each denomination to run their own
affairs, without interference or in
huence from the outside. AS a rule
the intrusion of outsiders in any bust
ness is resented, and productive of
more harm than good. At the last
business meeting of the NJ. E. church
in this place, a motion was passed,
without dissenting voice we are in
formed, that Rev. J. w. Phelps, the
present pastor, be invited to preside
over the church for the next conference
year. DR.. Phelps, in the face of many
obstacles, particularly the scandalous
letters which have kept the community
in an uproar for several months past,
has labored on, with his efforts Sec
onded by the strong sympathy of his
congregation and members. He had
no trouble in raising the money nee
essary to enlarge and otherwise i'm
prove the church building, and place it
in its rightful position to face the street.
Under previous administration it was
difficult to raise the money to move the
old building out of its place. That a
large sum has been subscribed without
a resort to extraordinary means, shows
the confidence the people have in the
pastor, and that they are disposed to
lend helping hand to ministerial
efforts wisely directed. The question
of who shall be pastor the coming year
is one that belongs to the church mem
| bers and conference to settle. If the
members present united front in re-
questing the return of pastor. such
action is and ought to be decisive.
Another petition has been circulated
in Jackson the past week in the inter-
est of Rev. F. A. Morrow. We have
not seen the petition, and cannot give
its language. According to some who
have signed it, the document is rec
ommen1ation that the reverend gentle
man be assigned to a charge at the
forthcoming conference; that the sign
ers believe him innocent of any partici-
patton in the scandalous letters which
have kept Jackson in an uproar for
months.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-29
FROM OUTSIDE
PRECINCTS
BLUE LAKES.

BLUE LAKES. July 81.
Lively times at this camp at present.
The beauty of the lakes and the sur
rounding hills all dotted and streaked
with snow is simply beyond description.
The guests who registered at the
Blue Lakes hotel this week are as fol-
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis, Geo. Murphy
Electra; Edward Quinn, Sutter Creek
j. Barton. Jackson; Alphonse Marie,
Jackson; Grant Merrill and Miss
Bernice Merrill, Woodfords; Miss
Bryant, Paul Jones and family, F. J.
Baker and family, San Francisco; Bert
Jarvis, Chas. Larson, Gardnerville;
Ernest Fay, Ed. Baker, Fair View;
Mr.. and Mrs. Neddenriep, Diamond
Valley; Mrs. G. F'roelich and son, Mrs.
E. Newton and daughter, Will Froelich,
Jackson; Mark Tibbetts, Sutter Creek.
The marriage of one of the employees
of the Electric Company at Blue Lakes
is expected to take place next month.
Bill of fare at Blue Lakes hotel:
Bacon and beans, or visa versa.
Blue lakes as it is to-day is certainly
an ideal place to spend vacation. F.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-29
MINING NOTES.

FREMONT - This mine is runnin 9
smoothly on the open shop basis. The
force of employees is gradually being
increased as the mine is getting into
full working order. Twenty of the
stamps of the mill capacity
are dropping. No trouble is appre.
hended, as the men are boarded and
housed on the grounds. VIM. Willis,
who was assaulted last week while on
his way to work, is still in Amador
City, but not at work at the mine
CLIMAx-This mine is operating its
two-stamp mill steadily, on good ore.
The yield must necessarily average big
per ton, as it requires rock far above
the ordinary run to pay running ex-
penses with two stamps. The stamps
are heavy, however, and do good work
Amador ledger., 1904-07-29
BUENA VISTA.

The heading season is over, and the
thresher is now doing its work. The
grain crop is not quite up to the aver
age, but with prices much hig her than
last year the farmers expect to do as
well, if not better, than for years.
Melons are later than usual and the
growers are somewhat discouraged,
owing to a report that prices in the
mountain towns are already below a
living basis. We think this is a mis-
take, however, as peddlers are hauling
from Lodi and making a good profit.
Jas. Norris, the veteran republican
politician, race-horse man, merchant,
hotel proprietor, mixer of corn salves
and other useful articles, is still chew
ing away at cigar stump which he
claims was given him by one of the
democratic candidates during the last
campaign. He thinks this an extra
good one, as he can generally get away
with one in six months.
VIM. Nichols has been prospecting
his copper lode, and is now thoroughly
convinced that it is the Campo Seco
vein cropping out on this side of the
river. He is also getting ready to do
some placer mining.
Many of the farmers have either
painted or white-washed their build
ings. and this part of the valley pre-
sents rather pleasing appearance to
the traveller or home-seeker.
This place was once noted for its
numerous artesian wells, but owing to
the mineral substance in the water de-
stroying the pipes the most of them
have been allowed to fill up. Mr. Nor
ris has one however that has run a
steady stream for 26 years. With
these wells re-opened this could be
made the garden spot of Amador
county.
Mr.. Tull, the blacksmith, is kept
busy doing repair work and shoeing.
He built several new wagons during
the winter months.
Dan Fitzsimmons is hauling his hay
to market. Dan took a tumble the
other day, and the hay came tumbling
after. Up Dan tried to get but he was
pinned fast, and had to remain quiet
until the boys rolled the hay away.
Every person who wishes to work
has been able to find it wherever he ap-
piled, but from now on work will prob
ably be a little slack.
Miss Brady, of lone, will teach our
school the coming term. ZERO.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-29
THE RAILROAD PROJECT.

Wilford Dennis. who is interested
with his father, Jackson Dennis of Suit
ter Creek, in the proposed railroad
from lone to Jackson and Sutter Creek,
returned from business trip to San
Francisco last Monday. He says that
the railroad is sure go; that all the
necessary arrangements have been
made to push the affair to completion.
The surveys have been completed, and
the route definitely marked out, with
estimates of the grading and filling to
be DONE The line will cross the lone
road at two or three points, and will
not be far distant from that road at
any point. No trouble is anticipated
in securing the necessary rights of way.
The Atlas Supply Co. of San Francisco,
has taken the contract for putting the
road through, and equipping the same.
1t was rumored that the grading of
the roadbed would be sublet, but
nothing of this kind has been done,
and it is understood that the Atlas
Company will undertake this work
also. Some material and implements
needed in the grading operations ar
rived in lone Monday. The road is to
be in working order by the 1st of jan
uary next. The terminus for time is
to be at Martell's. 1t is not likely that
it will remain there long. The de-
mands of traffic will no doubt push it
on to Jackson at least. so as to avoid
competition with freight teams. The
advent of the railroad to Martell' S will
be hailed with satisfaction by Jackson
and Sutter Greek as the first step in
the direction of the development of our
resources in cheap and rapid transpor-
tation.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-29
Tee Amputated.

G. LanchOni, who has been success
full underground miner for six years,
met with quite serious accident at
the old works of the Kennedy mine
Saturday morning. He had been
working on top but seven days when
the accident occurred. While handling
large square timbers he made mis-
step, and one of the tim bers fell across
his foot, crushing the great toe. DIR.
Gall found it necessary to amputate the
toe. Mr.. Lanchoni regrets having lost
the toe, but feels grateful that it was
not his entire foot. He is getting along
nicely.