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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-18

that they numbered 200. On,
man put the number at 1875 ant
another said $40. The official re-
port of Arteaga said 90 horses
were captured and FIVE were killed,
and | don't think many of them
got away with their horses.
On the 10th of September The
Taft Commission arrived in Cuba,
and on October 2 Don Jose Miguel
Gomez, who had just been liber-
ated from prison in Havana, by
American Intervention was at
Lucumi to review the troops of
Tello Sanchez, being received with
great enthusiasm and much shoot
ing and cheering The soldiers
numbered on this occasion 1000 at
least all we'll mounted and armed
with every sort of a weapon, guns,
revolvers and every one with a
machete.
Now these men were not out to
fight but to make a show. If they
are allowed to keep the horses they
were riding and other people lose
the cattle and hogs they ate while
soldering it amt so bad for a
picnic! If revolutions were made
so pleasant and profitable in the
United States people would take
them up as a fad instead of a camp
hunt
One of our neighbors called to
see us today. He thinks that
the present arrangement is great
for the revo.utionists, who, he
says, are now being supplied with |
rations by the government. He
says he heard they were also to be
paid So per day for their time
since they have been in the field,
This latter rumor l discredit, altho
am getting used to surprises and
would not be much surprised if it
we're true. He don't think it will
AXE the rebels long to get dis
satisfied with the United States
olan, and owing to the success of
heir first venture larger number
will rebel. Then the American
government will be called on to
make another divide or learn the
advantages of Cuba for Cuban
guerilla warfare. Our neighbor is
/ Spaniard which may influence
lis point of view.
Captain Manuel Higinio Gomez,
# the Cuban government militia,
order Publico, just disbanded in
ancti Spiritus, says that ex-
resident Palma partizans, the
Ioderatos, feel very deeply their
,ss of prestige and control of
but that they will :
wait to declare them
lives at the ballot box and being
lie party of law and order will not
sort to revolt in arms altho they
themselves unjustly
Gated. DANIEL CHILD.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-18

The war is overl We are glad
No one not near the field of action
can properly guage our relief.
Still, our confidence is not entirely
restored; the shock has been too
great. Then too-we had--at least
had-expected the war to end
differently. was ready to believe
in case intervention became neces-
sary the United States would step
in and help the government restore
order; not by making concessions
to the rebels when the government
was plainly in the right, but by
uphoiding the laws and Furnishing
their violation. Imagine my sur
prise then on learning that the
commissioners had interviewed and
had made or caused to be made
practically all the concessions the
revolutionists asked forl Person
ally l have nothing against the
rebels. Several are known to me
and l count them as friends; but
their cause was wrong, to my mind
a clear case of blackmail, to bull
doze the government for sake of
graft. In extenuation of the rebels
will say that l do not think many
just what they were
fighting for. They wanted Jose
Gomez for president and 1
understand he had promised them
social as we'll as political equality
for the negro and mestizos. OF
course you will at once see the
absur dity of the idea and the inn
possibility of its execution. But it
served to attract lot of young
1egros and mulattoes who had
little to lose and everything to
gain, while most of the officers Of
what they now call the Consti
army were white Office
AS to their large number. AT
east half of them joined after
,eace negotiations had begun,
Ioping that the troops of both
ides would be paid in the final
ettlement. Take as an example 7
he command of Tello Sanchez,
hat was defeated here at La Sierpe
,os Chinos by Colonels Simon
.eyer and Arteaga. Various of
he stragglers told the neighbors ]
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-18

X. D. Gauby has sold his crop
Of fruit to Mr.. Rawls, oranges at
80 cts. per box, grape fruit at
$3.50. After the fruit is picked
Mr.. and Mrs. Gauby will move
into Arcadia for the winter
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-18

The Board Of County Commits
sioners met in special session in
Arcadia this week for the purpose
of revising the registration list and
appointing inspectors and clerks
for the election next month.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-18
BERT H. ROBERTS
sT PETERSBURG lNDEPEN-
DENT ON DRAINAGE.

he statement II llSq uShlly hlduS
The Board of Drainage Com
ioners in addition to being
ted extraordinary powers, are
responsible to the legislature
gbody else for their actions.
is an error, arising generally
ignorance doubtless, but an
all the same. 1t is true that
amendment does not specify
& the Commissioners shall make
IT'S to the legislature, but there
lmple provisions for this in the
! Constitution, which is not
aside by the amendment; for
the amendment creates a
ID and confers upon it certain
ers, it does not relieve the indi-
als composing it of their duties
BIZ the constitution and laws
be state. Back of all stands
bower of the legislature to inn
/ and remove from Office any
on that board for misfeasance
malfeasance) in office, even
gh specific crime should not |
committed; and again, the
Pity of any official who is
y Of a violation of law, to be
in the courts as a common
in addition to removal for
from office in the state. More
this, the constitution and
Jaws specify duties upon the
RS composing the proposed
that they could not evade,
ping they should desire to do so
Ie Drainage Commission would
imposed of the governor, the
|troller, the treasurer, the at
y general, and the com
oner of agriculture of the
All except the governor :
Dnded oficials-the treasurer
e sum Of one hundred thous-
dollars-for a faithful per- :
nee of their duties. The :
OF the attorney general and a
of agriculture, as
led by law, do not seem to =
any particular bearing upon
as members of the drainage
iSslon, but duties of the other
$ do. The duties of the adj
ratlve officers are prescribed {
'ticle 4 of the State Consti- ]
ion 9, provides that the tC
or shall communicate by
e to the Legislature at each G
session information con- N
: the condition Of the state. f" c
lly, the work of the drainage r
'sion, Of which he would be II
an, should be reported as a S
the condition of the state, p" A
selfrespecting legislature R
lose no time impeaching a P
or who would refuse to in- N
lem upon such an important b
M
on %, provides that the d
oller shall examine, audit, Z
and settle the accounts of
ers of the state, " and he is
penal bond for the faithful
lance of these duties. pe
on "a, provides that the tn
e shall receive and keep all in
bonds ard other securities, E,
b manner as shall be pre- We
by law; and shall disburse tw
IS nor issue bonds, or other SIC
es' except on order Of the ne
'Her copntersigned BY the DO
p IN such manner as shall re-
'ribed BY law M
~ q provides that the adj Ii
'nye officers shall make an
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FEBRUARY i5
The Progress Clothing Company
 Opens for Business.

Mo Levine and Doc Baldwin have returned from the Chicago and New York markets, where they went some tune ago to purchase goods for the hew Progress clothing store, which will be opened in this city soon, and et which company they are members
 Shipments of the big stock of goods purchased by these gentlemen will begin about February 15, and continue until the shipments are com pleted. The firm epects to open up fer business just as soon as practical, and the goods will be ready for dis play at their store building at 119 Main street soon after the middle of the month.
 The Progress company will lay in supply of goods uneXcelled by any concern which has eyer been engaged in business in Pine Bluff. anl the best class of trade will be catered to-
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over it in it's exposed condition and the mule made to work in front of the heavily-loaded wagon ill this plight.
 It Is needless to add that the negro driver exhibited little compassion for the afflicted creature he was driving A number of the bystanders at the Arlington expressed their indignation over the incident, but there the mat ter ended, and the negro driver and hls mule were permitted to go about their business without molestaton
 Numbers of other incidents of like nature, or worse, have occurred in this city recently, and so far as known only one attempt in he past year has been made to inflict punish. menf upon the animal abusers. Tn the case referred to, a negro driver Was arrested for mstreatng his mule tut when arraigned before a justice the case against him was dismissed for want of evidence 10 convict him.
 Yet there is scarcely q day in Pine Elnff that society for the prevention Of this kind of cruelty could not find work to do.
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|pECTACULAR RAGE
Reiween the Frisco and Iron Moun.
 in the Contest for Carrying Mails ,.en Sf. Louis and Texas,

faster to Fort Worth and 23 m;n,tas faster to Dallas.
 Beginning next Sunday. the Iron Mountain will start south at . q m along what is really one side of an oval and will leop around by Texar. kama over the Cotton Belt into Dallas and Forth Worth. On the same morn. ing, at 2:30, the Frisco will shoot out over the opposite curve of the oval via Vinta, thence over the Katy and down to the same destination. The race will be run daily for about week. At the end of that time the postoffice department will have con cluded which line best serves it's pur. poses. The Frisco-katy combination fully expects to win the prize for which it is striving--the central and north Texas mails.
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CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Frequent Evidences of It on the Streets of Pine Bluff Prove the Necessity for an Organization to Punish Those Guilty of Cruelty 10 Brutes.

The need of local society for the prevention of cruelty to animals was never more forcibly shown than in an incident which occurred here Wed. resday afternoon, A levee camp just Eorth of the city is being removed to Mississippi, and several teams have been engaged in hauling the material Of the camp from the boat landing to the Cotton Belt freight depot, where the stuff is being loaded on the cars for shipment. The levee contractors are using their own teams for this purpose, and amongst them Wednes day afternoon was a mule whose shoulder was so badly lacerated that ms condition attracted considerable attention on the part of spectatore who happened to be standing aroupd at the time the team was driven mn In front of the Arlington hotel.
 The animals right shoulder, just under the collar, had been in iured in some manner. and a great, gaming wound was partly exposed, the rest of Il being hidden by the collar. No nro. lection Whatever was afforded the i'm Jofed part, and the collar was thrown
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THE CHINESE
 esOMMISSI0N

New yorf5, Feb. l.-Gaaa Fang and Tai Hung Chi, imperial Chinese com Taissioners, who are completing tour af tbe principal cities Of A.elica, s6uaying economical co13toaz, r.iyed ia Nsw York his morning fram Wash iHaton. accompanied bs theie party IaIabeIing Beafty sixty FeEoes. They Ve#c mt H@ feeantion Committee of
 t1 officials and rspreeea aflr s oi tine
 lew York chamber Of comma e, and
 entire pa#y Immediately ent ao1 eaf4iages and were taken to he Wal | del-As'oeia. Later in the day they Neta taken on I siehtseeias trip aaalt the cisy The dis i4a1lishea ce- las#al visitors were aEazad at the
 anitude of he buildings and other wonders of the m tro0olts, ael could e=lF express fheir a]mir ca with esclanatioas Of surprise
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E.. M Sch0BER
VIII Be eookkeeper for Murphy-Mar.
 tin Company.

F. M. Schf Der, head bcokkeeper for the Dreyfns Big Store, has resign ed his position, effective immediately. to become a member of the new Npr- phy-Martin establishment, which will soon open up a large new stock of dry goods on Main street.
 Mr Schobe. has been connected with the Dreyfns establishment for tfe past seventeen years, and has long been recognized as one of the strongest members Of Mir. Dlevfus' corps of employees. He has worked himself up through hard, conscien- l1ous effort and strict attention fo duty, and today bears the reputation justly, too-of being one of the clfys most successful business men. He is well known not only here but elsewhere over this section of the state, and his connection with the Murphy-Maltin firm will add much to the prestige of the new concern.
 Mr. Martin, who like Mr. Schober, has been connected with the Drcv- ius establishment, bGt who is now in the northern and eastern markets iurchasin% the mammoth stock of goods which the firm will open I'D Eere Mill shortly return 10 tho city and as soon as the new eoads can be shipped they will be made ready for tha trade.
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FUNERAL OF
 N. c.. LOWRY


 The funeral of the late N. C. Lowry occurred Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, taking place from the Lake. side Methodist church. Rev. W. C. Watson, assited by Dr. Browning, off. clated in the solemn ritual services of the Methodist church, and after these the body was inferred with Masonic honors at Bcllwood. The pail bearers were Messrs. Guy Le04r, J. B. Talbot, W. D. Jones, " 5. solrells, Edgar Brewster, q. s. AcCfntock. The hon. oraly pall bearers were Dr. Junius Jordan, ea55t. N T. Roberts, Messrs. John Mccain, ". Z. raal.ersley, W. T. Noolariiaa, k. H. N. Mills.
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RAPID RISE
o1 Rev. J. D. May in the Methodist
 Ministry.

Rev. J. D. May came up from Rison to attend the district stewards meet ing at the First Methodist church Tuesday night, returning to his home Wednesday afternoon. Rev. May has
 isen rapidly in the ministry during the few years he has been a mem bef Of the Methodist conference, and now holds one of the important posts i'll the Pine Bluff district. He is a young man of exceptional ability and Mselds good influence in the pulpit.
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EEgsRts.alFGaM
 HFs@Hr Ff g Ff1ge maar Fs~sss3 ass.-ss #. R.ss #a

Ch-ca9o, Iil Eo@. I.-Tu ifla a5d 6aHatie rHs4fJ n#iH i87s# tf5a 1s"tlat.oa .f lie aeHrano ea aapanias #a1 the curing ef aa'soemi.y in }se fsia.fon are E65a]s6a= fr,m Jha coaf .& Ice Of ay aenzras. iaaara0de mmtssioners and deputies b gun in .aiaaso daa More than ! sc9re 3i sta e represented, iacludinv 7Eiseo0 in Nv YarE. HInois Tenues- see, Aisraeesz. Iowa, Mississippi and a7zae,#a fas Ths aca#sioas of the day c9ycEa1 all phase q the pres eat sisatfan an1 many interesting o ezcbane5 1. The Irocaad-
 owsTaE were Of d preliminary re deir56e ,oa being deferred tter. A@e no plans dl-ca s I fa 'as slle te provide fer
 r pariol of zee 9attag ly com a io Iimie the eZpenaa of new iae= aa ta bring policy hold E
 elezaa -oueh wi5H The companies and .i... managemeat.
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Gn0ATE SPEAKS
 lN OTTAWA

Ottawa, Ont, Feb i.-The annual banquet of the Canadian club takes r,ace tonight end elaborate plans for f have been completel Tn ban auet, always important in politics cammefce and s9cie y. is to b made especially netahlo this vaa', ny the presence cf his exc IIercv. the gov r ial general aAa Jaseph II Ch@a Q, thA late American aHbas=adoe 10 G'o2t aritiaH. Hesh are 10 da}ixer ad9 f=f'a&Sas.
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|,ont is over in the fight Iron Mountain and the combination for the priv |rvirg the United States pn St. Louis and Texas, |pst will be settled by the be sremen and the loco will be one of the most faces ever witnessed.
 l Katy representatives at
 have filed a revised
 their new train, which bn Mountain schedule to land Dallas. The results he final innings with Sec. | Postmaster General
 show that the Gould
 he hours the best to kh Texas, while the Fris. bination is 50 minutes
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WORK BEGINS
On the Dixie Spoke and Rim Plant in
 West End.

w. H. Hodkinson, the contractor. has begun work on the construction of the Dixie spoke and rim plant, which is to be located on the site of the old St. Louis Slave and Lumber company's plant in the west end.
 The preliminary work on the new plant was begun last Tuesday, and the work is now progressing rapidly The construction of the plant will require about three months for it's completion.
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SPECIAL SESSION.
of City Council Called For 4 O'clock
 This Afternoon.

\ special session of the ely e0un- ri has been called for o'clock this Hnaou. zae c9ll for the meein@ ,aees it's object to be tae adjustment s#He& I iamort Of the Iron Noun . .ia raile aF on Fourth aveHue and to .sa2s oa,.ta7acc iSt, relating to the la 50@ O. Diaes ou that street.
 fIie rafpal ot the meeting, to moa4 ~nifeIs sa i5 is under
 @eaat 5le rzH com. 4..E Ilg .'age 10 cbea@e t6e #e.H5 az =sIs4ehs SC tha@tAe
 ie as'o aaw at a6ea
 ug5r e3f=et A=fe- 5z fe 7qfa JHat far @Aat de fd 5E tHa
 mel made IlnGHn.
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plVate soldier in the Sixth cavalry in
 .isS lS6l In March, 1863. he was
 commissioned second lieutenant he. coming first lieutenant in February.
 lH6o, and bore the rank of captain at
 the close of the war. He took part 'u all the campaigns of the army of the
 folomac, being severely wounded at
 taiffleld and Brandy Station. and was
 brevetted for gallantry at the battles of Gettysburg and Dinwddie Court. house. Following the civil war he
 vas engaged much of the time in cam- FalSns against the hostile Indians on the frontier. He was with Gen. Nc Cook in the department of Arizona as inspector general, and then was sent tc Fort Leavenworth as instructor in tactics. At the breaking out of hos tiliies with Spain he was instructor in the school of cavalry and infantry tac- tics at Fort Riley, Kas,
 During the Spanish war he served first as a brigadier general and later as major general of volunteers. At Fl Clancy, General Chaffee, having been given command of brigade the light was opened by him, and his men bore the brunt of it throughout the day. To his brilliant leadership. in fact, the signal victory of the day was chiefly due, but no one could ever get Chaffee to open bis mouth about it.
 General Chaffee's force moved on the heights occupied by the Spaniards az an carly hour in the morning, en- cauntering a heavy fire from the ene- my and suffering severely, but it did Tot finch, and carried the summit with I hearty cheer An eyewitness of the struggle said when the fight was the hottest. Gen Chaffee dashed about ai the head of the column with his hat on the back of his head and urged lis men on-who were willing enough fc, all that and needed no encourage Went-crying to them ''to get in and I Up their country win a victory" The Men were right behind him and the victory was won,
 X the time of the Boxer troubles. Gen. Chaffee led the American forces in China. He made favorable show in" in comparison with the best sol ['icrs of the great armies represented here. Subsequently he was given command in the Philippines, from which command he was detached to 'o come chief of staff.
 \ model soldier in the field. with 2 true sodierly way of doing things. Cen. Chaffee was always the idol of 'f men. Ii has often been said that @ne of his fayorite commands when in ' hot chase after Indians, used to be: Follow me. mon; and every man 'Nat.s killed I'll make a corporal"
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MED AGAIM
Wilson Murphy, the Negro.

(gaipst Wilson Murphy,
 rapist, has again been lis time until Friday.
 bhy's arrest there have |stponements of his pre- ling before Justice l.. E. stated that the authori- liar been unable to get
 to appear here in order
 Inst the negro, and this D he the cause for the
 ing the man to trial on
 charge now pending
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Gssss Eg:; RAJ fssa.!AE:..:' E. Z: 7:
8etires From hrN4@ FlaVjae PaaaeS
 t1e Age Ei6it.

Washing aa T C. b. h7 fictal lie of estl1anH ell Wa#aior firs today, Hben Ay rea=aa af f.ct ta3t this is tho sfXts-faafaa F
 arsarg of his hirh Eieat.-see " t. Chsffee. la#e chief#of s1aG CT t.2z army, was laHffai fraa ac ivy se. y The usueal | a1e-t4l1ines were Ho' order. for ths reason that Gen ehfs faetwo weeks 4so relaai. I sa= hi c. fee of chief Of af ii fasee=9 big successor. Gen Bates. and has eaG ta southern California; where ne is ta make his future homo.
 | is | grand record thaf Gen Cha fea leaves upan tha p1ges eth partmeH foa which ho las &4H aRen his de9aeiuo Froa=a li'-s ia tho aa;s. which ha " eled bfeazed fom t4 Aarr#s. i he worked his way sta the hiehest aah a1t ia t1e tie United States army.
 Gen. Ghafee was b=rn ih Ohio 12t2. and entered the service as
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CITY C0M M!TTEE
To Meet Friday Night to Select Off,
 cers fer Democratic Primary.

The executive committee of the Democratic city central committee will meet at the city hall tomorrow night to select judges for the city primary election. to be held in tais city on the 1Gth day of the present month, and to transact any other bus mess coming before the committee.
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ALARMING
Is the Smallpox Situation at Der.
 mott.

Advices received over the Walter COtter exchange wires indicate that the smallpox situation at Dermott is becoming alarming. Seven new cases are reported for Thursday and two deaths have occurred
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,7e n. aAf s7s ER a a ga s#s st F3 S If 3H I, Ss '@3 aJ ay s s,a >9'
 2csTIal}T SUIT

a.5-. The benes of aaEK aamp dos, fot -r4 aat HlagsHtna or q ehilGles' a9arhs a@o. follow aaapa ath fH 2 barrel
 #teae4 in Cave HI
 7a iieatifl ial ti7e
 ii aa injunction tsaE Jo i sFfz her aHs ualft r. H la esc5 pc
 -e 'naf5crs 0t Inc action Wa5 95 8tE ref
 Y. 1fainiae 8ae lne 0h feia all tllat 43s. or ..2lv lies. The defend a II the sait are Alice Riddle. own
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|SSIoNA RECE P1 ION

D. C., Feb. lone of Focial funct ions of the llace at the =whitehouse fheu the president and
 receive in honor of the Pnsress and fami-
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Since VI are Ho t9 vote h inc Moroccan affair we presuue we are merely @oihe fo the conference to 4'a# thai #e hs*e an International ..9#.t41tiaH ea@.fe aad fell=tax re- ceipt-Chafiostoa News anI Courier.
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FAIRS M EFT

 as.' Feb. IA meeting Fntral Kansas fair and Conlprising the counties
 Saline, Clay. Cloud. 5 Republic Jewell, 'on' was held here to- 9lng discussed the ar. lafes fol'.the different option Of 1inifcrfnIist arness races.
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KILLS HIS MOTHER
seven-Year-oId Boy Commits Murder
 Because of Spanking.

Rogers, Ky, Feb. 1.-After being spanked by his mother for some mis- deed, Willis Hatton, seven years old, son of farmer, got hi3 fathers re- yolver and fired at his mother, killing her instantly
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CT of Billy S grave. and w. S. and Ada Hansbrough. former guardians of the dog.
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Better Than uaised States Bonds.
 Tae npte-date choice selected goods, stylishly made at seriously re- d1ced prices, owing o dull times; try Fisenlramer, the tailor, above Ci+' zens bank. corner Second avenue ah>. Pine street.
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IN < ... x Z z Y s s si ha 2 5is7 ea t

|eo. he sa ufhorn ''l'oer D@laa assoei. Fadi convention in Cai- passions will c H1aue Pain1or the week
 Ppled with tie discus r lid | e .,..= =A,'-.H ltt t-IN
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-'' t y GffIC.

 Feb i'ally ont q. E In Aaaa he senlas ef Miss Mar ? niece Of MT. Holle
 ,r,. ma'FeF agene Ellis ..1 ,tas bride will ba at l, t,eF' Miss Mary Brent '4e best man will be :. brother Nr, Thomas
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EDS ooRaIN,.

 ', Major Gen Leon Saocoe1 | 1rqior ao1
 nd of inc nilfsasv ai. i. Sa,. Is.lf es. Mai Gen |eno [,noFrov for TTang |eaea |,n' for the uaited
 ka'nand of the | army at St L.o