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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Carried Needle Eiohteen Years.

By accident, a needle which had been
In the body of Miss Edna Billingslea
Of Hamilton. Ohio. eighteen years has
been discovercs and removed. When
Miss B~illingslea, who is a daughter Of
Representative Robert NJ. Billingslea,
of Butler County, was 2 years old she
swallowed a needle. No trace of the
needle was found until recently, when
she was in Dayton and accidentally
struck her left arm against a passen-
ger coach in the union station. This
caused the young woman intense pain
and when Miss Billipgslea reached
Middletown she was compelled to
leave the train and seek a physician.
He at once discovered the cause of the
pain to be a needle. which he removed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
COAL STRIKE Is NEAR.
Operators and Miners Fail to Agree
on Interstate Meeting.

Following the adjournment at Indian
apolis of the joint conference of coal OPP
Gators and miners without being able to
agree on the calling of an interstate con-
%vention. President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers Immediately issued a call
for a special national convention of the
miners to be held there March l.. The
action of the miners chief means that the
suspension Of mining in the bituminous
fields of Illinois. Indiana, Ohio and west
ern Pennsylvania on April l will in all
probability be a strike for an advance in
wages. and may result in a protracted
struggle. President Mitchell is incensed
at the dilatory tactics that have been
pursued by the operators in refusing TO
renew the interstate agreement and has
called the convention of the miners with a
view TO retaliating.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
WAR HERO DEAD OF STARVATION
Wife Searches Cleveland for Work
as Russell Pages Life Ebbs.

Dead from lack of proper food, Russell
Page, a Civil War veteran decorated by
Congress for valiant service at Fort DON
elson. was found in bed at his home in
Cleveland. While Page was dying his
aged wife was vainly searching for work.
Page, who was confined to his bed as the
result of q wound received in the war.
was too proud to ask for aid. as was his
wife. At Fort Donelson Page led an
army of sappers in mining the ground
near the Qualifications. While directing
the men he saw Homer Stratton of Cleve-
lanl. a member of an Ohio regiment. on
the ground badly wounded. Page carried
Stratton from the battlefield, keeping his
face toward the foe and shielding STRAIT
ton from the heavy musket fire with his
own body. After three volleys the Con-
federates ceased firing and cheered him
as he retreated to safety.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
GIVEN S125, 900 BY CARNEGIE.
Ruined Steel Man Gets a New Start
from Old Friend.

Following recent reports that Francis
L. +. Lovejoy of Pittsburg, one of the
group which made millions through con-
nection with the Carnegie interests, had
suffered reverses was a well-founded story
that Andrew Carnegie had sent him a
check for $125.OO0, with a few kindly
words of advice for him to try again"
and start anew" or phrases to that
effect. Mr.. Lovejoy entered the service
of Andrew Carnegie as a telegraph opera
tor twenty-six years ago and became sec
rotary of the Carnegie Steel Company.
When the Carnegie company was reor-
ganized in 1892 Lovejoy received $166.666
in stock. He resigned his Office in 1900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
SELECTS cAsKET; SHOOTS WIFE.
Jealous Husband Also Tries to Kill
Himself, but Fails.

Crazed by jealousy, Thomas Ray, who
has reduced himself to a laborer by spend
ing a large fortune in drink, went to an
undertaking establishment in Springfield,
selected caskets for himself and wife.
forced the undertaken at the point of a
pistol to write a note for him bidding
adieu TO his friends. then walked into a
crowded street and fired -four shots at his
wife, whom he met with her sister. Two
of the shots took effect, one in her face
and the other in her arm. The other
shots narrowly missed pedestrians. Then
Ray turned the weapon upon himself, but
the last cartridge failed to explode and he
was overpowered. Later, in a cell he
made dn Intellectual attempt to end his
life with a pocket knife passed to him by
some friend. Mrs. Ray may recover. The
couple had been estranged for some time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Hunger Leads to Tragedy.

Moses, Kahn, a clothier, was slightly
injured; James Jones of C~ovington, Ky.
was mortally wounded, and Frank Var
barrow, aged 22 years, is under arrest as
the result of a bold attempt to rob Kahn.
Yarbarrow tried to rob Kahn's store in
Cincinnati, and in the chase Jones was
accidentally shot. Yarbarrow told the po-
lice hunger led to the attempted robbery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

a domestic. He also called at the chiefs
home Sunday morning, but Shippy was
not home.
Chief Shippy had called for his buggy
and his driver, Foley, was seated in
the rig, when the man, who looked like
a Sicilian or a Jew, rang the dOorbell.
The chief himself answered the sum
mons and confronted the man. The
stranger thrust an envelope into Ship
py's hand and said:
Here is a note | bring you"
The chief, whose suspicious LAD been
hands. and calling to his wife told her
to search him. AS Mrs. Shippy ran for
ward the man wriggled away. but her
hand closed over a revolver in his over
coa pocket.
Hes got oner' she screamed. Look
out, George, for your life."
Shippy. who had drawn his revolver,
pointed It at the man, who knocked
Mrs. Shippy aside and drew his weap-
on. He raised it to fire at her in his
rage and the chief shot him in the arm
as the lodged behind some tap
estry. Foley had heard the shots and
came running up the steps. as did
Georgia, the daughter, who had just
left the house. The two jumped into
the group of Struggling fighters while
Harry Shippy, the chiefs son. came
running downstairs from his bedroom,
with q revolver.
In the meantime, the assassin had
drawn a knife. seven inches long, with
which lie stabbed the chief. Shippy
lodged back. but received the bow in
his right side. The anarchist then
turned and fired at the driver, shatter-
ing his right wrist.
The enraged ~assailant turned and
fired at Harry Shippy. who was half
way down the landing. The bullet
struck the youth above the heart and
pierced his lung. Chief Shippy and
Foley. enraged as they saw the boy
fall down the stairs, fired seven shots
into the would-be assassin, who fell
dead at their feet.
Mayor Busse admitted after the
shooting that he had elected n man
from his office early in the day who
had acted in a queer manner and per-
sistently demanded to see him. and As
sistant Chief Schuettler started to work
on the theory that the attempted muir.
der may have been a carefully concoct-
ed plot on the part of anarchists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Floods Cause Three Deaths.

The death of at least three persons
and much property damage was caused
in Eastern Pennsylvania Wednesday by
floods precipitated by heavy rains and
melting snow. j. G. Clauss, a farmer,
was drowned above Easton, Frederick
G%urkinsmyer of York was drowned in
the flood in Codorus Greek and Michael
Gallagher Jr. of Allen-own lost bis life
by falling into the swollen waters OF Jor-
dan Creek.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
THREATEN TO CUT HEAD OFF.
Doctor Gets Cheerful Letter from
Black Hand Asking for $500.

Black Hand Asking for SOU.
y police guard has been stationed at
the home of DIR. Julius L. Menestrina. a
prominent Italian physician in St. Louis,
who is the recipient of an unsigned com
munication. written in Italian. demanding
5000 and threatening the physician with
decapitatiOn if he fails to comply. Tn
letter directs that 500 be placed under
two bricks at the southeast corner of
GIavois and Texas avenues, a secluded
locality. The letter concludes: IF you
fail your head will be cut off. This is
the black hand and we want you to
understand that your head will be cut
off if you do not obey" Patrolmen in
plain clothes were also sent to the spot
designated and arrested an Italian who
was found lettering around. He is held
pending further investigation. DIR. Menes-
trina received the letter Tuesday and it
~stipulates that he is given three days
time to comply. He said he had no doubt
the letter was a BLACK hand" commune
cation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
MOTHERS HORRIBLE DEED.
Causes Death of Her Four Children
and Herself.

Mrs. j. G. Spires, wife of a farmer
three miles west of Basil. Ohio. killed
three of her children, fatally wounded a
fourth and then committed suicide. One
of the children was drowned in a well
n the others were shot and their
threats cut. Mrs. Spires took carbolic
acid. shot herself and cut her throat. The
surviving chile, which will die, is a boy
8 years old, named Alva. The dead chill
dren are Catherine, aged 8 years; Luella,
aged 6, and Jesse, aged 1.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
BOY SHOOTS HIS MOTHER.
Burglar Uses Woman as Shield
When Lad Fires.

In his attempt to shoot a burglar who
was trying to get into the house, Charles
Lambert, aged 16 years, killed his moth
er, Mrs. NJ. A. Chester, at Thebes, ILL.,.
According to the boy, his mother was
holding the bedroom door against a man
who had gained entrance to the house.
and who was trying to force his way in
to the room. She was pushed backward
and called to her son to get the gun and
shoot. He did so, but the man used the
woman as a shield, and the entire load
of shot entered the back of her neck.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict of
accidental shooting. The woman has
been separated from her husband since
last June, when he deserted her.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
OPERATES ON CHILD's LUNG.
Doctor Removes Seed in Delicate
Work Never Before Performed.

Ruth Steffen, 5-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Steffen of McKees-
port. Pa, whose life had been desraired
of, is recovering after a surgical operation
such as physicians say was never before
performed. The child swallowed two
gourd seeds last September. She coughed
one up, but the other became lodged in
her lung. DIR. Jackson of the Eye and
Ear hospital. using a delicate instrument,
which contains a small electric bulb, To-
Gated the seed and removed il.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Immigrants Land in Canada.

The Dominion liner K~ensington, the
first Of a series of five steamers chartered
BY the Salvation Army to carry immi-
grants from Liverpool to Halifax. arrived
at Halifax Sunday. bearing the army flag
at her fore. She had 800 persons. who
are bound to points in the Canadian
Northwest. Four other steamers will
follow this month.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
T. 3. Wanamaker Dead.

Thomas B. Wanamaker, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, son of former Postmaster
General John Wanamaker, died sud-
denly at the Hotel Liverpool in Paris,
France. Mr.. Wanamaker had recently
arrived from Egypt, where he had been
travelling with his mother in search of
health.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Explosion In Mexican Mine.

An explosion of fire damp occurred
In No. 3 shaft of the Rosita mine, at
Musquiz, Mexico, and for a time it
was feared that many miners had lost
their lives. Relief parties, however,
were Immediately organized and all
the men brought to the surface before
the subsequent fire had gained head
way. A number of men are working
IN an effort to extinguish the fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Anti-Liouor Law Is Valid.

The Missouri Supreme Court has de-
cided the law passed by the last Legisla-
ture prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors within FIVE miles of any State
educational institution having 1900 stu
dents enrolled is unconstitutional. The
law applied only to the Missouri State
university at Columbia.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
pronoses partnersb;n with Civ

Theodore T.. Shonts, president of the
Interborough-M Metropolitan Company in
New York, has proposed that the city en-
ter into partnership with the company in
running cars through the Steinway tun-
mel between New FORK and Long Island
City. Some time ago August Belmont
offered to sell the tunnel for 5 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Eeudist Murderer Is Hanged.

Ed Turner, the Kentucky feudist, was
hanged in the county Jail at Chattanooga,
Tenn. Turner killed his wife, Lillian
Turner, on the side of Lookout Mountain
on the afternoon of April 2, 1907. He
cut her throat from ear to ear with a
~pocketknife. On his trial Turner made a
confession. Turner is the second white
man ever hanged in Hamilton county.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Bank Robbers Make Haul.

The First State bank Of Clear Lake.
Mimi, was blown by cracksmen at 40 a.
m. Friday. The burglars secured $1,000.
The safe and vault were wrecked and the
damage to the building amounts to ST.
300. The cracksmen escaped on a hand
car.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Ferdinand of Bulgaria WEEDS.

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Eleo-
more Caroline Gasparine Louise, princess
of Reuss, were married in Coburg, Ger
many. At the conclusion of the religious
and the civil ceremony, which followed it,
the wedding party left for Gera. the seat
ily.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Fire at Cincinnati caused q $4,000
loss. The III. Stratemayer Company,
wholesale millinery: VI. f. Lawrence
Electrical Company, G. Coluwaert. MILL
merry the Queen Manufacturing Company
and the Longworth estate were the prin-
cin1l lnSars-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Justice Wright of the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia, directed that
a verdict be returned in favor of the es-'
tate Of Dr.. Daniel Il. Clarke i'm the suit
sled by the Catholic University of Amer
lea for the relief of $2Je,O00 on the bond
# the late Thomas f. Waggaman. for
merly treasurer of that institution.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

During the temporary absence of the
mother, and while an elder brother was
outside the door. Henry, 4 years old.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Draper of
Dana. caught his clothing on fire fpom
an open crate, and he was so badly burn
ed that he died some hours later. In
the summer of 1904 a brother, 16 years
old. was caught in a windstorm while
with a load of hay and he was hurled
against a wire fence. the hay falling on
him and smothering him before be could
be relieved.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Executives Narrow Escape.

DIR. J.. Figueroa Alcorta, president of
Argentina. early Friday evening was he
object of an abortive attempt at assassi-
nation at the hands of a native of Arsen-
tina. who hurled a crude bomb at the
president as the latter alighted from his
carriage in front of his residence III Bue-
nos .vres The missile did not explode.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Arrested as Embezzler.

Jerry NJ Hudson, secretary-treasurer
of the Piqua Core Manufacturing Com
pany, who. it is alleged. has failed to give
a satisfactory explanation regarding $3J,-
900 in his keeping. was arrested in Troy,
Ohio, Oh a charge of embezzlement.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Brooks Works Close Indefinitely.

1t has been announced at DCnkirk,
N. Y, hat the Brooks locomotive
Company will close the first week in
April and remain closed for an in
definite period. The plant formerly
employed 5000 men.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

John Seitender is dead and Rossi Mo-
rani is in a Brooklyn hospital. dying,
as the result Of an cnmity which began
IN Italy fifteen years ago At that time
both men were ~suitors for the hand of the
same girl. Morani married ilcr. The 9th
er night they fought with razor and re-
NnlHer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

The naval board of investigation. head.
ID by Commander William b. Fletcher.
1t Newport, II. J.. began its inquiry into
he circumstances surrounding the drown
ne of priyates benjamin g. Stevenson
md James NJ. Mcintosh, from tia tug
Annie Is. Wood.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
OHIO HIGH COURT AGAINST BOY.
Orders Judgment in School Case Ar
rested and Child Will Lose.

The Sycamore. Ohio, board of tdgca-
ton has scored a victory over the preco-
cious boy Terry Wickham. The Common
Pleas and Circuit courts directed that
the boy, aged Z, be permitted to enter
the seventh grade instead of the sixth
and the boy started to school recently.
The Supreme Court has sustained a mo-
ton for stay of judgment and the boy
will be deprived of schooling until the
case is finally heard in the higher court,
which means he will lose the year he is
fighting for.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Norma Munro TO BE Countessp

In the American colony in Paris and
among the members of the social set in
which the Earl of Yarmouth AMI other
younger members of the British nobility
have their social beings, the rumor that
Norma Munro. the American heiress and
girl spendthrift, is to be the second wife
of the earl is a topic of conversation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Chief Justice Hunter OF the Supreme
Court of British Columbia at Vancouver,
ruled the natal act to be imperative so
far as the subjects of Japan are concern
ed, though he did not hold that the act
is imperative as a whole. 1t was held
in c~ontravention of the treaty with Japan.
The two japanese who had been detain-
ed were ordered released. 1t is under
stood the decision will be appealed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Holding that tights are immoral and
not conducive to the uplift Of the drama,
Mayor John w. Boehm of Evansville has
directed that they should not be worn on
the stage. be the wearers ever so shapely
of person. He also has ordered that
there shall be no more Sunday plays after
Aug. ID.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Japan Builds Dreadnaughts.

Advices received from Toxic state, de-
spite the announcement made in the Jap
anese Diet that no new warships would
be built this year. two large ba~ttleships
exceeding the ~Dreadnaught i'm displace-
ment and armament will shortly be laid
down, one at Kuro, the other at Yoko-
Snka.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Engineer Kills SchColmates.

Frank Pauley and wife were killed and
Benjamin Eckenrode fatally injured at
Transfer, near Greenville. Pa, when
their carriage was struck by an Erie
train during a snow storm. The engineer
of the train. Charles Stenger. was a
schoolmate of Mr.. and Mrs. Pauley.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Governor of Alaska Marries.

Miss Clarissa Eames Willard. formerly
of Chicago, became the bride of MILFORD
Il. Moggatt, Governor of Alaska, at the
home of her parents in Utica, n. Y. In
May they will go to juneau, which will
he their home.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Crushed Glass IN Food.

In Marietta, Ohio, physicians are
much interested in the remarkable case of
Mrs. Frank Stage. from whose body 80
pieces of glass have worked out through
the skin. 1t is believed crushed glass
was placed in her food.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

In an address before the unemployed
of Evansville Rev. Reid Cross. rector Of
st. Paul's Episcopal church, said that
labor unions were called into being by
the Almighty and the churches and labor
unions must stand together and destroy
the trusts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Harriman,s Dauobter weds.

The marriage of Miss Cornelia Har-
rfman, daughter of f. III. Hartman, to
Robert l.. Gerry, son of Eldridge T..
Gerry, took place in Grace Church,
New York City, Tuesday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals. sitting at New Orleans, handed
down a decision that the steamer Esparta
was not responsible for the collision with
the steamer Magnolia in 1908. President
Roosevelt was a passenger on the Mag
rol;1
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Burned N Tenement Fire.

Twelve perso1s were seriously burned,
two of whom will die, in a fire in a five
story tenement which housed twenty
families in the east end of First street,
New York.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Soldier Found Murdered.

The body found in a canal near Will
u;pston. Del, has been identified as that
of Thomas Dover. SO years old, a private
of the Forty-6fth light coast artillery at
Fort Dupout. He had been murdered.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Receiver for Gould Road.

\ receiver for the international and
Great Northern Railroad Company, a
Gould line, has been appointed at Fort
Worth, Tex.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Bio Fire in Tampa. Fla.

Fire in Tampa, Fla. destroyed ,,eS
buildings, causing a loss of 100000 and
burned itself out, the department being
unable TO oppose it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
"suffragette" Bill Shelved.

The women's enfranchisement bill pass
ed its first reading in the British House
of Commons, but has been effectually
shelved for the present session.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Attempt on Shah's Life.

An attempt was made Friday afternoon
to assassinate the Shah of Persia with a
bomb. His majesty was not hurt. Three
of the outriders who were accompanying
him were killed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

\ loud protest has gone up at East
Orange. y. J.. against the proposed ac-
ton Of the city council in accepting $780,
600 from Andrew Carnegie for three
branch Libraries. The city already has
ono Carnegie library. which originally
cost $4,000, and costs $4,000 a year to
run.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

The Democratic State committee has
decided that the State convention viii be
held at Indianapolis March % aud &c.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

The New ST. Paul's Evangelical Ger
man church, which cost S5e.000. was
dedicated in Evansville with imposing
ceremonies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Four Hundred Street Cars Burned.

Four otTeet CdrS buFned.
The car barns of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company in New York
City burned Saturday night. Four hun
dred cars were destroyed. Loss, one
million dollars.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Out of a total of S14 ,750,000 that will
be paid in dividends by the Standard Oil
Company at the rate of SO a share on
March II next, John u. Rockefeller. who
WINS % per cent of all the stock. will
get So, 10000, bringing up the total of
his returns from Standard stock for the
six months to $~6,250,O00.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Troops were called on to disperse a
mob of 10000 persons who fought riot
ously to view the dead bodies of the Por-
tuguese sovereigns at Lisbon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

George Chester of West Livingston, n.
j.. dreamed three times of seeing bis
wife's lost wedding ring under a stone
and then went out and found it at the
spot indicated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Republican Senator from Kentucky.

William o. Bradley, Republican, has
been elected United States Senator from
Kentucky, after a long contest, four Dem
ocrats voting for him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Following a series of explosions, fire in
Camden. n. j., badly damaged the var
nish and paint plant of the \. u. Graves
Company. The flames spread to a row of
dwellings and eight of them were de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at S10Q.-
Geo.