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AMUSEMENT COMMITTEE
WILL GET TO WORK.

Chairman Harry Cordiner of the
amusement committee of the Laramie
Commercial club, to whom was dele.
gated added duties at the meeting OF
the club last night, in the preparation
of an athletic program in this city dur
ing the presence of soldiers at the
Grow creek maneuver grounds during
August, has named George b. Phillips
and Carl Raife as the other members
of the committee. At the club meeting
Mr.. Cordiner was given authority to in
crease the committee and to add mem.
bers who are not members OF the Com.
mercial club, for this specified duty,
and he will proceed 10 do so at once
The committee is quite enthusiastic
in the matter and an excellent pro
gram will be arranged.
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Falling at Tokepa.

Topeka. Kas., June 10.-The govern
ment weather guage in the Kaw river
at this point registered twenty-six
feet at Q this morning, which is a fall
of two feet since the water began to
recede. Business men say their only
loss will be loss Of business and NOV
ing expenses. None of their goods
were destroyed, as was the case in
the flood Of 1903.
Rise at Salina.
Salina reports a rise of 2h feet in
Smoky Hill river during the night.
Solomon shows a seven-inch rise. The
valley around Junction City is flooded.
At Republican and Manhattan the
Kaw river has fallen four feet since
the decline started.
Raining at Wameso.
At Wamego, thirty miles west, on
the Kaw, a heavy rain started this
morning and the river is at a stand.
still. Train service to Topeka was
confined to the Santa Fe. Other roads
are at a stand-still or using the Santa
Fe tracks.
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Easier for the AGENTS.

Washington, D. c., June 1G.-Sta-
ton agents on railroads will not be
required to discharge among their 9TH
err duties as heretofore those of a bill
poster. Since the passage of the Hep
burn act the interstate commission,
basing its action on the sixth section
of the act, has required carriers to
post at every station. warehouse or
office at which passengers or freight
Is received and where a freight or
ticket agent is employed, all schedules
of rates and fares from that station
The agent was also required to post
all changes.
VIII Modify Regulations.
The railroads have had much diff
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ENSIGN %CORDINER
WAS Not VICTIM.

49,
The following from the Annapolis
Evening Capital of the 9Th will be of
interest now:
1t was thought for some time that
the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Green were those of Midshipman D.
C. Cordiner and his bride of a few
hours, they having been married in
Baltimore yesterday afternoon and
promising to attend the ball at the
academy. The body of the dead nan
bore every indication of being that
of Cordiner and Superintendent Bad
ger sen a friend of Cordiner to the
morgue to try and identify it. He stat
ed positively that the body was not
that of Cordiner and later develop
ments showed that the unknown man
and woman were George w. Green and
wife.
, 1908-06-10
Denied Clergy Rates.

New York, June 10.-No clergy rates
will be granted by transcontinental
lines to teachers of the Universal
at Point Iona, Cal, on the ground
that they are lot Christian ministers,
according to the standard established
by the Transcontinental Passenger as
ISOLATION.
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Kansas City, Mo-, June 1O.-Railway
traffic Is badly demoralized and at the
stockyards business is nearly at a
stand-still. One-quarter of the pens
On the Missouri side were under wa
ter that stood from one to six feet
deep. On the Kansas side, a third OF
the quarantine division was under wa
ter.
Railroads Blamed.
The principal trouble of the present
food is laid to the Missouri Pacific
and Union Pacific, whose bridges
spanning the Kaw acted as dams, caus
ing the water to spread over territory
otherwise safe.
Stage of the Rivers.
The stage of the rivers at Z o'clock
were-Missouri, 27.7, a rise of 2
feet 5 inches in the past twelve hours;
Kaw, 27 feet, as against 25.2 twelve
hours ago.
Almost To Union Station.
With the flood waters from the Kaw
reaching within one block of the I'm
ion station and covering a quarter of
the lower part of the stockyards, rem
derlng useless some of the railway
tracks coming in from the west. and
beginning to creep into the Easements
of the big wholesale houses in the
west bottoms, Kansas City found it.
self this morning in the most serious
flood since 1903.
viii Not Go Higher.
There is no possibility, however,
that the great aood stage Of hat year,
when millions of dollars of damage
was done, will be reached. and there
is every indication that the crest of
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No Dividend Announced.

New York, June 10.-The meeting
of the executive committee Of the
Western Union Telegraph company
held yesterday was adjourned without
any announcement being made a. to
the question of a divident recommen-
dation. The announcement will be
made tomorrow after the directors
meeting, it was said.
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MOVEMENT To HAVE
TYNDAll REMAIN OVER

Owing to the great interest in DR..
McIvor Tyndalls psychological work
here, there is a movement on foot to
have him give an extra demonstration
at h Opera House along the occult
lines tomorrow night. However, I'M
less the noted psychist consents to
give another manifestation, tonight
will be his last appearance here.
, 1908-06-10

one-HaIf Per Cent Declared, Payable
In Cash, Today.

New York, June 10.-The directors
Of the Western Union today declared
a quarterly dividend of " per cent,
payable In cash. The dividend for the
last quarter was at the rate of five
per cent per annum, payable in stock.
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IS
COMMENDED
EXCELLENT PUBLICATION BY AID.
vERTisiNG COMMITTEE OF
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Meeting Of Club Held at Benedicts
Club and New Publication Shown
and Praised-Special Edition OF
Wyoming Industrial journal to Be
Used In Advertising County.

The Laramie Commercial club held
a very interesting session at the Ben
edicts club last night, with President
Simpson in the chair and Secretary
Eggleston at the desk. The attend
ance was not large, but the proceed
ings were such as to indicate the
earnest purpose Of the club to push the
work in hand.
Mr.. Eggleston had a number of cop
les of the clubs latest publication, a
handsomely illustrated twenty-page
pamphlet, containing some of the best
PICTURES yet published by the club and
some of the most interesting matter
accompanying the cuts. The club has
an edition of IL 1000 copies which will
be used to good advantage. The club
at the same meeting contracted with
+. w. OFT for 1000 copies of his forth
coming Laramie and Albany county
edition of the Wyoming Industrial
Journal; which will be used along the
same lines as the circular. The spec
ial edition Is now in course of prepara-
ton.
Handling Military Stores.
Commenable Roadway was reported
In the matter of having the change
made from Dale creek to Laramie for
Inc handling of supplies for troops at
the Crow creek army maneuvers, the
special telegram to The Republican
ron Cheyenne yesterday afternoon
bringing word that the matter had re-
ceived the hearty endorsement of the
cheyenne Industrial club and Charles
W. Riner, one of the contractors. Mr..
Simpson stated that a special commit
zee from the Commercial club was
lhen at Cheyenne, having been sent
over on purpose to bring about con
cefted action.
Some Of the Correspondence.
a large number of letters had come
70 the secretary's desk, some of them
pelns given in brief below:
+. w. TruI.ul of Emporia, Kas =,
would like a chance to bid on the con-
struction of cement sidewalks. He
asked a number of questions concern
ms material, conditions. wages and
dimensions c. walks. The letter was
addressed to the city clerk and turned
over to Secretary Eggleston by Mr..
Tyvold.
" nj. Harrington of Fremont, Neb..
IN a letter to the city clerk, which was
turned over to Secretary Eggleston,
sought information as to the where
aoouts of James P. Harrington, a
sneepman of Wyoming, Utah and Ida
no some twenty years ago.
Roads In Mining Districts.
a. g. Richards, writing from Key
stone to the Commercial club, a
mat the new transfer on the Laramie
niains line, as proposed. will be estab.
nsned near the scenic Horseshoe
curve, and near the summit, on the
centennial and Walden extension OF
.ne laramie, Hahns Peak and Pacific
aa",a o eight miles from keystone.
AT least IS per cent Of the transfer
IN the Laramie Plains line goes over
me keystone road, and possibly. 40
nia, cent. we now get this at Centen.
~rhirty-three million feet of In
yer ind over three million Ia
nnlsbe in the drive this season. rive
ISN'T q the purchase price Of, the
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Another Former conoressman.

st. Louis. Mo, June 10.-Word was
received from Champaign, Ill. of the
sudden death there today of w. S.
Forman of East st. Louis, who for
three terms was a representative in
congress from the old Twenty-frst Ill
inois district and commissioner of in
ternal revenue under President Cleve-
land
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Guilty in literally obeying the regula-
tons and it has been decided by the
commission to materially modify them.
Hereafter, instead of posting tariffs.
agents will only be required TO keep
them on file in their offices, properly
indexed, with notices on the wall say
cessible to shippers and passengers
upon request.
, 1908-06-10
SMALL FIRE IN
REAR OF RESIDENCE

A shed in the rear of the residence
or Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. DeKay, on
Eighth street, was found to be on fire
at o'clock last evening. The de-
partment controlled the fire with the
chemical engine without great loss,
which is fully covered by, Insurance.
The cause of the fire is not known,
but is believed to have started from
some papers piled in the shed.
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FORMER CONGRESSMAN AND
DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN VIC
TIM OF APPENDICITIS AT
HIS HOMESTEAD.
Had Been Seriously III for Two
Weeks and Last Week Was OPP
Grated Upon-son Of Late August
Belmont and Brother Of August
and Perry seImont-Former Iii
nois Congressman Dies Today.

New York, June 100. H. P. Bel
mont died at his home at Hampstead,
l.. l., at 6:34 o'clock this morning. He
had been seriously i'll for less than
two weeks. Appendicitis developed
June 1, and last Thursday he was
operated on. He rallied from the OPP
Grafton, but in the afternoon a severe
sinking spell followed, and since there
has been but little hope for his re-
covery.
o of Late August Belmont.
He was a son of the late August
Belmont. The present August and
Perry Belmont are his brothers. Mr..
Belmont was SO years of age. He had
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nothing OF his comrade other than he
said his father was a jeweler living in
New York city. Undertaken Andrew
Dehr removed the remains to his
morgue, The man was about 90 years
old about 8 feet s inches tall, and
slight. He was well dressed"
, 1908-06-10

tered mail pouch en- route from Los
Angeles to New York was reported
stolen at Kansas City Saturday night
last. The local postal authorities will
give no definite information, but ad-
init %guardedly that a very valuable
pouch Is missing. From one quarter
1t Is stated that the pouch contained
several thousand dollars and another
places it as high as $50, 0OG.
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DESIRE To
Be SHOWN
MISSOURI CONTRASTING DELE.
CATIONS SEEKING AID FROM
COMMITTEE IN CON-
ING THROUGH.
Tenth Missouri District Decided for
Secretary Of War and Eleventh
District Being Looked Into To-
day-contest Between Hughes and
Taft, and if Latter Wins Former
Will Have Lost Much Strength.

Chicago, ILL.,, June 1O.-The repub-
lican national committee resumed its
hearings today. taking up the fight in
the Eleventh Missouri district. The
anti-Taft people are lot over-hopeful
Of success, as the committee decided
against them in the Tenth Missouri
district yesterday.
Between Hughes and Taft.
The Missouri contests are between
Hughes n Taft. and If decided in
favor of Taft, Hughes will lose the
greater part of his instructed dele.
gates outside the state of New York.
Missouri Cases for Taft.
The contests in the Eleventh and
Twelfth Missouri districts were con.
solidated, and the decision reached in
favor of the Taft delegates. After
the decision Chairman New, in a dis.
cussion of the work of the committee
with a number of newspaper men
said:
No Bodybuilding.
Il know it has been charged that
the Taft people on the committee have
been riding rough-shod over every
thing. l want to say, however, that
all the contests that have been settled
by the national committee have been
decided strictly on their merits and
on the evidence presented. There has
been no rough-riding over anybody"
North Carolina Decided.
Contests in the a of the dele.
gates-at-large from North Carolina
were then taken up and decided in
favor of Taft. The contest from the
First district in the same state was
also in favor of Taft.
No Choice for Second Place.
Manager Frank H. Hitchcock of the
Taft forces today made an important
declaration in relation to the vice
presidential situation. He said: "On
the question of the nomination of a
vice president, Mr.. Taft and his man
ayers have made no comments or
deals, and they will not. hereafter,
make any combinations or deals and
will not push the candidacy of any
particular man.
Taft on First Ballot.
1--WE are simply working to secure
the nomination of Taft on the first
ballot, and when we have achieved
that we will be highly satisfied. The
question of vice president is for the
convention to decide, and there is no
though of attempting to influence this
selection
Tho Second North Corolino d;str;ot
"a decided in favor of Taft.
, 1908-06-10
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
A FINE RESIDENCE

Mrs. Mary A. Sydenham today,
awarded to Jacob Berner the con
tract for the erection Of a ten-room
two-story modern residence on north
Second street, between Fremont and
Clarke streets, to cost about $4,000.
Mr.. Berner will begin work shortly,
having only until the first OF Septem-
Der to complete the structure.
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Gas Main Broken.

Leavenworth, Kas., June 10.-The
Missouri is rising rapidly here today
and heavy damage has been done to
farms. Much inconvenience was caus-
ed today by the breaking of the lead
ing gas main, as the result of q flood,
and two-thirds of the city is without
gas.
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BRINGING
A BIG PREMIUM
UNION PACIFIC ISSUE ON LON.
DON MARKET QUOTED AT
BETTER THAN PAR.
Premium Ranged from One to One
half Per Cent-Hugh Miller Says
Hartman and Gould Are on
Friendly Terms-chanse in Regu-
Iations About Posting Schedules.

. London, June 10.-The icy I'm c
9 ion Pacific bonds, the prospect c;
9 uses of which were issued today, G
9 were held on the stock exchange g
- here today at a premium ranging 9
@ from " to l per cent. They c
9 closed at a premium of ". G
. 900 9 q 9 g GOOOCC @ G
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Well Known Newspaper Man,

Chicago, ILL.,. June 10.-Colonel John
F1nnerty, editor of the Chicago Citi-
zen and for many years prominent as
a newspaper man, lecturer and Irish
patriot, died here early today, aged
60 years.
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DIES At HIS
HOME ON LONG ISLAND

not been actively engaged in bust
ness for some years.
Wa Member Of Congress.
He was a democrat, and in 1900
was chosen from New York as a del
egate to the national convention. The
same year he was elected to congress
from the Thirteenth New York dis
trict.
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Jury Awaiting Developments.
Is Summers the victim2


Charles A. Reals of this city, for
merely sheriff of Albany county and
whose home was in New York, this
morning received a copy of the East
Syracuse IN. " News of the 9th, con-
tanning the following paragraph, which
may or may not refer to the man hunt
ed here for the killing of Sheriff Bath
on the afternoon of May 20. The acct
dent occurred at Minoa Tuesday after
noon. Many believe that Summers
escaped from the vicinity of the trag-
edy here on the night of the killing
of the sheriff, and could have gone to
Syracuse against the time of the acct
dent referred to Mr.. Reals has a
brother living at Syracuse and has
written to him for fuller particulars.
The clipping is given for what it is
worth:
Unknown Mar Killed.
IAN unknown man fell from the
bumpers of a freight train about one
mile east of Minot Tuesday afternoon
and was literally ground to bits under
the wheels of the train, He was riding
in company with a tramp who gave his
name as John Somers, who said that
he and the unknown man met at the
tunnel at Syracuse and walked to the
Minoa end of the East Syracuse freight
yards, where they caught a fast
freight. The unknown man had just
boarded the train when he missed his
footing and fell. The companion OF
the unfortunate man said he knew
, 1908-06-10
Watterson Visits BRYAN.

Lincoln. Neb,. June 10.-Colonel
Henry M. Watterson of Louisville ar.
rived here today and is the guest of
William ]. Bryan at Fairview. He
will remain with Bryan until tomor-
row afternoon. Colonel Watterson ad-
mitted that various matters of demo.
cratic interest will be discussed.
Concerning Bryan's candidacy, he
said:
The Inevitable Candidate.
81 have accepted Bryan as the in.
evitable candidate of the democratic
party. and he will be nominated on
the, first ballot. l think Bryan is
stronger than ever before and has a
much better chance to win"
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Hudson River Dividend.

New York, June 10.-The New York
Central and Hudson River railroad to-
day declared a regular quarterly divi-
dend of IN per cent.
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Breaks Through Levee.

New Orleans, La, June 10.-A spec
ial from Grand Canal, La, says news
reached there today that the river had
broken through its levee near West,
dale, ~submerSing 25, 1000 acres of grow
Ing crops and drowning much stock.
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Four Inches Above Danger Lin,

st. Joseph, Mo-, June 10.-The Mis-
souri, continues to rise here and is now
four inches above the danger line.
This is higher than last years flood,
when great damage was done in this
locality.
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VIII Not GO Higher.

Laramie base of supplies. Wire Otto
Gramm, chairman committee, Lara
mie.'
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UNION PACIFIC AND MISSOURI
PACIFIC STRUCTURES SPAN
MING kAW AT KANSAS
CITY DAMNED WATER

erwise In Danger and Considerable
Loss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Un-
der Water and Traffic Practically
at Standstill-kaw at Topeka Be-
lieved to Be Falling Now.
, 1908-06-10

Empress Falls From Horse.
Potsdam, June 10.-The empress,
while riding with the emperor today,
fell from her horse. She was reported
uninjured.
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A U MISSING.

Valuable Parcel Said to Have Been
Stolen at Kansas City.
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RAILROAD BRIDGES
BLAMED FOR FLOOD

the flood will be reached this after
noon. and that within another twenty
four hours both the Kaw and Missouri
at this point would begin to fall.
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GENERAL
IS COMING
coMMANDANT AT GROW CREEK
MANEUvERs TO BE BROUGHT
To THIS CITY IN AUTO
MOBILE.

He and Chief Quartermaster of Army
to Be Taken From Dale Greek to
Camp and Then over Road to This
City-Chairman Gramm in Tele-
graphic Communication With SEN
ator Warren on Base of Supplies.
, 1908-06-10

Messrs, j. M. Barry, James M.
Christensen and j. e. Winslow. the
special committee from the Laramie
Commercial club, returned early this
morning from Cheyenne, where they
held a conference with the executive
committee of the Cheyenne Industrial
club, receiving the unanimous en-
dorsement of that body in their efforts
to have Laramie designated as the
base OF supplies for the maneuvers at
the Crow creek reserves instead OF
Dale creek. The committee of the
Laramie organization secured the CO
operation of the Cheyenne organiza-
ton in a telegram to Senator Warren,
chairman Of the senate committee on
military affairs, asking the senator to
aid in securing the desired change.
The hearty response of the Cheyenne
Industrial club to the appeal of their
Laramie brethren was gratifying in
the extreme.
, 1908-06-10

Kansas City, Mo. June 1o.-A regis.
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General Officers.

1t is stated that General Morton and
Chief Quartermaster Mccarthy of
Omaha, who will be in direct COM
mand during the encampment of the
troops on the reserve, will visit the
west in a few days. They and their
rarty will travel by special car, going
first TO Dale creek. There a commit.
tee Of the Laramie Commercial club
will meet them in automobiles and
take them over the Dale creek road
to the maneuver camp. From there
the party will be brought to this city,
their car being SEN from Dale creek
to Laramie. The county commission
ers have already done much to i'm
prove the roads between this city and
the camp and more will be done to
place the road in first class condition.
Military Committee Gets Busy.
At the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the club this morning, at the
once of President Fred A. Miller, the
committee directed the military COM
mittee of the club to proceed at once
to get the road i'll first-class shape, go
Ing over the route today and suggest
ing any repairs to bridges or roadway
that will make 1t ready for use with
automobiles. General Morton and
Colonel Mccarthy are expected Fri
day, and the Intervening time will be
used to the best possible advantage.
In Touch With Warren.
Otto Gramm, chairman of the spec
ial committee sent to Cheyenne, was
asked to get into telegraphic CORE
spondence with Senator Warren as
quickly as possible, going to Chicago
to meet him, if necessary, and urge
his cooperation in securing for Lara
mic the selection as base of supplies
for the maneuver camp. Mr.. Gramm
at once sent a telegram to Mr.. War
rem. and will assure that gentleman of
the hearty feeling of good will for
him and asking him for his help in he
matter. The telegram sen from
Cheyenne to Senator Warren, as the
joint product of the special commit
tee from the Laramie Commercial club
and the executive committee of the
Cheyenne Industrial club, signed by
President 7. H. Simpson for the for
mer n President Thomas H. Heaney
for the latter, is as follows:
The Joint Telegram.
Cheyenne, Wyo., June 9, 1908.
Senator Francis E. Warren, U. S
Senator, Washington, D. G.
Roads to maneuver camp from Lar
annie and Dale creek practically equal.
Laramie has completed new roads
with good grades. Examined and APP
proved by Riner, Laramie very anx
ious for this business. Commercial
bodies of Cheyenne and Laramie favor
Laramie unanimously. Earnestly ask
your immediate assistance in making
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BABIES At CONEY
FOR DAY OF FUN
AND SEA BREEZE
EVENING STARS Guests Enjoy
Good Things Supplied by
Generous NeWarkers.
MAJESTIC'S CREW HELPS
NURSES FEED INFANTS
Band Furnished by Musical
Union Enlivens Trip-Big
Boat Crowded.

Hundreds Of mothers with babies and
youngsters of assorted sizes and ages
tagging on behind, left on the steamer
Majestic from Commercial Dock today
for Steeplechase Park. Coney Island. on
the third excursion by THE
EVENING STAR.
For several hours before the big iron
steamer moved from her pier there
were hundreds impatiently waiting for
the lowering of the gang plank, and
when the boat started down the Pas
sale her three decks were a mass Of
enthusiastic children and happy babies.
I So great was the crowd that some
had to be turned away, but they will
be taken care of later.
Steeplechase Park was open to the
youngsters all day, and hinder the SUI
pervision of EVENING STAR repre-
sentatives n the employees of the
park, the children and the grown4ups
had the time of their lives.
Mate Frank Roberts and Purser
Charles Leisner, of the Majestic, ex-
erted themselves to make the passen-
gers happy. and members of the husky
crew did not scruple at quieting babies
and filling milk bottles for the little
ones.
From the City Hospital came DIR.
F. A. M. Bryant, Nurses Miss NJ.
Henderson and Miss e. Turner.
To ma things additionally secure
Mate Roberts had a fire and boat drill
of the crew early in the day. He made
his men go through some stunt with
the oars n hose that would put con
fidence in those who saw them at work.