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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

tao straight falls MctAsien pul
up game struggle and the lpeal
expert had hls hands fun lie -
cured the two fails IN 40 minutes
The wrestling match between
Frank Riley and Elefy Horton NiII
be pulled off tonight nj l.Ahe nas
instead ~ issng Hranch a. pfey
onsif announced A cnpxd viii &
from Tacoma 10 witness The match
The conditions Of the contest ar
that the winner must ihFou bis o.
poneaf three out of five falia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28
ts.st,i. star esslusiv. s.vie.

Seattle Star Exclusive Service
FRESNO. March 2S.-Win elee.
tricity canse consumption
That's what the doctors of this
city want 10 know They have
been trying 10 answer the question
since the death recently of i.aVers
coliett. II years old. who n ycai
ago received shock Of 5000 volts
by accidentally touching n live wire
Two months after the accident tho
boy began to lose strength His
condition became alarming. and
two physicians were called. Both
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

A banquet In honor Of George D..
Fisher. secretary OF the Athletic
Isague of North America. was
given at the " VI. G. A. last night.
Covers were laid for 50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

Yale viii enter two crews for the
American Henley regatta az Phila-
deiphia on May %. II faculty per-
mission Is extended.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28
Pabst Milwaukee Book
Beer

The American, Third and Union.
and the Imperial nar. Second av..
are handling a trainload Of Il. zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

Victor Place has sirned 1 e.,
tract 10 coach NotRr Dame uzis<
sity football team this fan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

TomorroN afternoon At . O'Clock
the league team wlll 40 against the
fasi amateur aggregation from Sno-
houilsh IT sihietle park. The lads
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

boys viii be features OF the summer
race meeting to be held az North
Yakima this year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

The Boston Association Marathon
race. which u TO be held In the Hub
CITY on April 20. will be the tfy-out
for the Olympic Marathon 20 be
held IN London this summer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

a society" derby and a race for
mounted messenger and delivery
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

stttttttsttttttt
Oh YOU LossraH
~ c. J. meskimming.
= They sisnaled the fauass to 4
Start fnf The plate. =
= Aud the start that he got
= Was certainly sfrai. =
4 HUT the man Ell the hat
: Had a haHe iof pate
a sOh You tpbhteri 4
= They risualed The batter 90 =
a Cnnp The ball .
: Ute couldn't DO that With =
= An IA. not az anvil =
= lie swung Wide ID the sphere =
. We heard the ump call =
= Oh You iabsiofis, =
: The runner was romlng Ia
> Slide for the pan =
= nm riEht Ia his path nia1d .
. That chap With a ian .
= That saueeks pla1 was slauEh .
tered
= Sc We tied nice can .
: To that lnhatcf'i .
4 a 4 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28

Position Pennsylvania
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-28
sP0RT0eRAMs

The Metropolitan District Cricket
league Of New York has mapped
ont an active season In cricket. the
program including 10 championship
matches for this year.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18

Sas Yo'f Nsssh II .-4tbaham "
HsmH~i 'hs IssTsr ~h0 Il ssFvias
'sTn 90 HsgsNsiFs isiNnd i0F sab,
osna'l0a ~ psset5ry ~ esHasstt0n With
,hs famSss fspiEn Morse aisofes cas-
siil BE- fsfsasss Tbgrsaay HammsI
bcGHa s1rviHE his years ssatsses Mar
Ssss. bet ha1 Ma Ssnissee Fe1aead On
Ase0snt - Es1sa b@haVtev ., Il sali
tie iawTss saHisd - sail igF B1sgps
i@mNilsss'y sflsF M. FsisAss.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
RAIDS ON NEGRO DIVES.
New Orleans Police Busy Looking AZ.
ter Suspicious Characters.


New Orleans, La, March IL Fol.
lowing n murder and several attempts
At highway robbery 1y negro desperA-
does here Saturday, the police TAided
many OF the dives and saloons fire.
duented by members OF that race.
At one saloon alone los negroes werO
found In the building, and all OF Thorn
we're placed under arrest
In raid on Fulton street barrel
house, Robert Johnson. one OF \
crowd OF negroes In the place, knock
ed down detective and started to
run. lilo vas fired on by Special
oficer Wen and fell, fatally wounded
Tho series OF ho,dupS, ubberies and
murders which have boon pcrpctrated
by negroes during tdc past few weeks
eliminating In tho holdup and murder
Of James Williams and Robert bon
ner. negroes, has forced the police
to resort To strenuous measures In rid.
ding the city of the bad negro element
responsible for the crimes,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
FLOODS IN THE WEST
Heavy Rains Cause Serious DAM
age on Pacific Coast.
RIVERS ROARING TORRENTS
Several Towns Are Facing Serious
Conditions, Railroad tracks Are un.
dor Water, Bridges Washed Away
and Families Seeking safety,

Portland, Ore. March l7,--Not In
many YEN have NJ many polnta In
tho JNcihc northwest all at the samO
time, faced such Ncrtoua damage from
nood M tnoy du today,
From last Friday until now, heavy
rains have fallen over tho whole OF
the northwest, and every ryulct Is n
roaring, torrent and overy river a
lake.
bridges hAyo been washed out or
dyRamlled, railroad tracks ara undcr
water aud WHEN rahlc u not delayed
by theae disasters, huge landalIdCa
block the way,
Caused Wholesale Destruction,
Tho most serious rcPorta como from
Wana wala MN creek. which flows
through that city. nearly every winter
goes ON u rnmpesr, but at pre- cut II
IL ourtpIrg previous records and haa
caused Wholesale destruction W bus.
lnets In pouoval ana destroying ~vVcr.
nj house,
Next In polnt ~ seriousness Is tho
situation at Pcndloton Although tho
lcycos built after last years floods arc
still holding. there II fear that they
are becoming undermined, In tbat oaso
the town viii suffcp serious damage
In lewiston. Idaho county, rail-
road tracks arc reported under water,
bridges Washed out. ami foara ara
entertained that the watorwolkA which
supply I'at cts vita water, will bo
flooded and ne supply ~ drinking WI.
tor shut on Many families have
been driven from the iOwIandh
The Touchct and Patti rivers have
washed dut tho city dyke at Dayton,
wash
Ia western Washington rivers arc
unsettled, and Tho streams arc sun
rising but little damage has resulted
20 far
Train Service ~ elAHdstlll.
Train service In the n6lEhborhood
81 Waila Walla and from Lewiston
nOrihward H. ~ a FtRndwtill.
The prospects arc that conditions
throughout the thrco states will be-
WOrSe Instead Of better.
According 10 tho Las, forecast. q new
storm. which maAs its appearance on
VaHoouver islani Sunday morning. IL
nv moving across tho Pacific urrtb.
wost. ana will cause general rain all
throughout the district.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
Ansmps 70 nurr as,,

lSxisEion, Ky, AsESh ~ SisAt
riders MADE "a alismpt early Monday
10 burn The tobacco barn ~ ledge
LsWiS AppeSeon ~ stseVlsw. Mout.
Eompry eOuniy 4 blaze vac started
IN two places bat The ere SAs disoov.
cred and eHtineHksAsd Bottles allied
With coal oii sere found aRd tracts Of
ts"a discovered BioodhOubds we're
cert Tor sHd placed on the irsrk Tel
svboHs vi'sslin TIA Ticiaisy wvss cut
AVpsF~cn - a meubR u ne lAw and
order isaEn@
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
GIRLS SAVED FROM FLAMES.
Goodness Of Elevator BOY Prevented
Probable Loss o. Lila.

New York, March 17.-Ope hun
dred girl employees OF the candy fac
tory Of Arthur Easing were at work on
the fourth floor aSturday when fire
was discovered at the bottom OF tho
elevator shaft. preventing their escape
by the stairwAys.
While some OF the male employees
fought the fire. Henry COch. the ele-
vator boy. ran his elevator up TO the
floor and said to the girls. In as cool
q manner as ne could assume:
There Is Il Ere In the basement.
Maybe you had better let me take you
down"
Reassured by his GOODNESS, the girls
were saved from panic. aud Coch took
five elevator loads of them to the firs {
floor before the flames reached such u
height in the elevator well that no
was compelled to abandon the car. On
his last trip the fire burst into the car
and burned his hands.
The girls who we're not taken out
by Czech took to the roof and the Are
escapes, ana reached the ground In
safety.
The fire consumed tons Of candy,
and the fremen were nampered by
the dense smoke from It and by tho
bursting Of Ave lengths OF hose under
high pressure. Tnfic on the Second
avenue elevated road was stopped.
and the firemen fought the fire from
that structure.
The factory, a fvestory structure,
was practically destroyed.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
P.nelI GU from III, Body.

RhinelandeT. VIA. March IA
lad pencil Z inches long has besn ~
|mOved from the body OF August re
|eornon. who vas operated on a. . To-
sal hospital. PetsrSou swallowed the
|Dencii while playing cards and keep
|lng teore Christmas day The pen
10 paased through his in'estines and
3nto the colon. vhence IRE surgeons
removed u lie suffered unch palm (.
nj waa able 20 attend 30 his work d.
as pNseii S'iR carried the brass
pped rubber eraser. and not Svea
y point had ben broken.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
A DOUBLE SUICIDE.
Husband and Wife at oysrsburo Take
Their Lives.

Husband and Wife at oysrsburo Take
Their Lives.
Memphis. Tenn. March II. A spN,
cial TO the News scimltar from Dyers
burg, Tenn, says that James r, Har
rlsOn and Mrs. Ora Ferguson Harrison
are both dead at this place by their
own hands.
The couple were married two weeks
ago.
Mrs. Harrison, who before marriage
was a Mics Ora Ferguson. Of Dyers.
burg. on Thursday last shot herself
through the lung 40 cause was a..
signed for her act, Her husband was
20 overcome by her death that he took
prusslc acid which caused his death.
A brother Of the husband, w. J.
Harrison. who was present Al the
death OF Mrs. Harrison. had a desper.
alto struggle with tho suicide in his o.
forts 20 wrest the phlal Of acid from
him. but was unsuccessful.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
DROVE HER cRAzr.
Thunder storm Hsa PssuiIsS eject
UpoA This Woman

Thunder storm Hsd Pssuila, eject
upoN This Woman
New York March ~ --i'scailod by
4 thunderstorm apBfay Night. vivid
memories ~ The shock ths susiAlAaa
last swimmer sfsn heF husband vas
kiilss ~ liEhtHisg bol, sn6 shs Was
Stricken abroas0iogr caused Nsu Lia.
ale Dickson nurs~ oupl1yrd In q
Harlem fsmlly 20 loss her feasoa aHd
sttFmbi suislie BY tAmsiaE herself
from Wlnss0a
When AH Dickson saw mo hEht.
hisE nashSS accompanying tha storm.
sAs became violent, tore pictures HON
fhs vsii Atismptsd 70 dsmol',h ths
fayniars sTa Eas Vt'h dfmeafy 20
stFAiusd By taanbaru ~ The family
fsom throwing h@rself % ths pave,
@sat Hhs wss removed ~ no Or
s~Svati0u yard ~ RellSyus
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Eight Persons Meet Death in Fire
At Natchez, Miss
SIX WOMEN AMONG VICTIMS
Many Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of
Property oestroyed-FIre Spread to
Eighteen Residences, Seven Of which
Were 6urned-Under Martial Law.

Natchez, Miss, March 17.-Bght
persons are dead, another Is badly In
jured and property valued at many
thousand dollars is a mass OF wreck
\ age as the result of an explosion Of
gas In the basement OF the hve-story
building occupied by the Natchez Drug
company and located at the corner OF
Main and North Union streets, In the
heart Of the business section.
The explosion tore away the rear
wall of the building. which, In falling,
crushed an adjoining tenement build
ing.
Immediately following the explosion
the wreckage caught FIRE, a stifi wind
which was blowing at the time carried
huge sparks TO the north and west,
setting fire TO eighteen residences,
seven of which were destroyed.
City Under Martial Law.
All business has been suspended
end the city placed under martial law,
With the two local companies OF mill
tia on duty.
Tho Natchez Drug company's build
ing was formerly the Temple opera
house and Masonic temple. and was
purchased and remodeled by the firm
four years ago.
The shock caused by the FIRST ex-
Olosion followed in close succession,
the latter being accounted for by the
presence of oils and chemicals In the
ballding. The north wall fell with
the first explosion. crushing two Ads
3Oining buildings as though they were
apgshells
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
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Nvs uaFsf s 9afgh ~ --Dei
sSsfss ~ tAs iaiisa INA p8sisty n
ce@a~eissui fsvrs~sNaisE IS 90 go
y's Hsst tsvs rasad4y stEhs sad RED.
lssefsi . prHess aEsiasg tks Satifiea
iiss ~ tae stsp0sea sfsilraltoa tfeaty
hfaNeea fts Ushea biases aa4 EnE.
ian4s ne fssefatiSas - osmest Wfil
- pes - - esaaeceiaas esaSrps,
6nu agpa.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
FoR cARicATURlNo CAR
Clever carteonlst Sentenced 10 Lone
Exile In the silver Mines.

S'e'sF Ss'toonlst sentenced 10 Ions
Exile In the silver Mines.
81 Petersburg. March T.. For ca.
rfeaturinE tie czar. clsvcr young
eArtoonist Fritz Muller. has been sent
To Siberia for ftecn years penal Ger
viiude In HE silver mines. Muller Il
the con Of prominent merchant ia
Mupich. bavaria. and was known as
talented artist IN that city and in
Beriin.
n few years aeo Ne vent % n
Pe'svESurE. where he won fame a.
cartoonist on q comic paper. A Nnu.
ist paper afiervRTa commissioned him
10 dfaw cartoons. ana n was for fhis
paper that Ne 40 TIE caFfeaturs az The
orar. AMI slao . cartoon rfdicailug ne
huaaian Fovsrnmsat. sog which ne ,s-
fihl" sentence 81 sibeTian exile uas
passed upon him.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
suIcIoEo ON TRAIN.
Well Known Chattanooga ErdS HIa
LIE.

well KNOWN ShSVsnooaan Gnds Nla
LIE.
Chattanooga, Tenn. March ~ --
James Johnson, capitalist and poll.
clan ~ iris city Sunday night com.
nittod suicide by cutting his throat
on an Alabama Great Southern train
between this city and Birmingham.
During tho night he took al over.
dose Of strycnnlne but next morning
ne was 80 far recovered that he con.
tinued hIt Journey homeNeri
when the train was between whit
new aud Caldwell Ala Mr. Johnson
left his vIfo aud went 10 tho laVatovy.
In few minutes No WAS found with
MIA throat cut, the luEulAr vein be.
iug, severed by small pocket knife
He was carried Ia his seat IN the
coach, bnd within FIVE minutes no
died In his Wlfe's arms
Mr Johnson wRS president OF the
Forest Hill Cemetery company, and
was a large holder OF realty In this
city. His affairs are In excellent con.
di,lon and no cause can DO assigned
for the deed
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18

PhiiAdsfpala. Pa. MAFeA iT.--aoe
retary Of Goa nsFce Aaa LSsor oecns
3. siragss. uAO waE IL thls eity Sun.
cay. IA an intsrvtrv 90 'hs izslzi9ya.
shpn eaas'ioa said tAHt Bose than Is
30 applications fsF pAs~ass 20 TIE
Usii"s s,siss Wers rejected a. iAs
aReortcH - TIE several s;samasip
Aaea N Earop~as sttiss asriER tAs
lsss asesi TeaF far fear fhat ~ caar.
aossF a. a. EPptleaSss wna saeA Ghss
tAs sieazsAip sstAoyftias - this aoan.
ny n ,aha ths@ bsah - ne poys
vAsaos SAsy voaA sAfi - skis oozn-
tFy.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
WAS TIRED or LIFE.
Ftftssn.Vsar-o Girl Shoots HsrAsH
Through the Heart.

Trenton, y. j.. March l7.---Marga
FOttA Borden. fifteen years Of age, a
daughter Of Harry l., Borden. shot
herseif In the heart Sunday night a.
The result Of grief.
Three causes are assigned for her
Act--~the objection OF her father to a
young man who had been calling up
q her; worry, because her mother
WRs dying OF consumption and disaP-
poIntment over the placing Of her two
sisters In charge Of her uncle In A..
lantIc City. forcingher TO attend 20
tbe household duties.
Il am tired 81 II ALL" me said. just
before entering her room and flring
O. shot
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18

Pttsbun9 Pa March ~ Mrs
iHism TsaS. mother q HAIRY X
hnw. has ansl,y broker Gown IN
~ the iatrase strata a aEht-
Nc for her soat life A dispaicA from
HlstsSHrE says tkss NrS Thaw has
eaGprsa totsl parAlyAis % her lsn arm
ans that YER relatives Erv greatly ega.
cssnsf aboa, hcr condigiO1 TIE -
ltsat has b~~z ordered 70 FjogtAa b.
AsR phys5ciaa Ana 80 et1 Aeavs
Pi1aseuFg ssorsly.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18

tslifaT. y a.. March ~ -frhs -
peFt u ~ mlass apartment sDF ne
Aseai rear isf. iast submitted 70 The
ie2islatHSr sk0Ws q tsctcass IN ths
eo9i 0fodsetl0h - Move scotia % ts5
'efs toBs fFos ~ orsy Gus year TAs
fetal Dr0,fHetfs4 fgr ~ YeaF Vas
g.fte 40 tGns
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
FeoGRAL JUcaE DEAD.
Judge Clark wac Appointed by Prssl.
dent Cleveland In tBa4.

dent Cleveland In tee4.
Chattanooga, Tonn.. March ~ ---
Federal Judge g. D. Clark, Of the
Unitsd States district court, died AZ
BrlShEer hospital at ESQ o'clock Sat.
uriay morning. aged sixty one year,
Ills death was due 10 BTighi's diS
sass, complicated with tuberculosis
Judge CLARK was appoIntsd " the
federal beach December ~. 1894, BY
President Cleveland, Ne VA brought
home from AnhsviIls Friday niEhL.
the trip telling on him greatly tm.
medis,slY aftsv Being placed IN the
hospital he besaa sinking. Ito leaves
a atfo
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
FsSAd DssS o. ~ Nsssa

camfla c.. AaeA II --ysAa
Cos'swss. q faFz.sE. iivfsg saaF Mars.
eea4. wAs f1qMa aesa 90 Ms $1,000
vAspu ~ fsyaiSass. W1teA M. 9s,e1.
90 80 ssFtAsspe gEls eco y
sHgsnsaa - 1asO teaa 6us - aanre
aki4gA ~ ttsaalEm - sasvlyaa -
. wlis &c afFnss GsNMna
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18
Engarer Transse IesssA oslsa WsH

viszaa. NasrA - -EsaPs0uF TTAs
e1s 1ossp&. 80 AEs ssts cuuase,s ~
Ats rpgsss IL scsoesbTua castle ~
SsEprAi 3aga saEsFisw irv@ q sol4 b
tAe haaA ptSses uasisfAeagrT s1kei
rev vac ~ fgveg \ las4sfs 81
truptns te satsr fAs izperaal EAseyas
- vet afsssanf ~ Sc gaapas 80
stsa - = asIism,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18

itebsssG fhH y March H.
The VlAsfss gqtrviss ~ The Albert
asnafaF aFiaf company IN HiiuhafO
aays sQsp&a1ad osefatt0ns o. tS0
@ontAs Tie teUbsmaEy Ghat a0En
y R4ssssltstsd ~ Iss 4ui'neaa 81 ira
Amegtoaa naykets.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-18

pEosiseaes 3 & NasrA ~ ~
p~Aes - Ms sl'y. 49, sasiy iass
vaeA ssAgt.s y ttt@ . esasaa 81 ehs
s.,e1paTea pea9is. kRse aom1fa9s2
teeis Ngfh, tke ~ aAssisg 4 ssssl
g s.tN So pqnns = 80 en-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-29
MANY CHANGES IN
STATE CAPITOL
RemodeIed Building Viii Be
Turned Over to Commits
sioners Today
Beauty of the Structure Not
Improved by the Altera=
tiOns Made
SPECIAL DIsrATcH TO THE CALL

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 28.-The work
of remodeling the state capitol. which
was begun more than two years ago,
is at last completed, and the state
building will be formally turned over
tomorrow to the board of capitol com
missioners. The building will be in
spected by the following committees
from the senate and the assembly, ap-
pointed by Lieutenant Governor War
rem Porter at the request of Secretary
OF State Charles f. Curry, for the pur-
pose:
From the senate-Marshall BLACK,
Santa Clara; A Caminetti. Amador; I.
J. Kennedy. San Francisco; Abner
Weed, Siskiyou; Henry M. Willis, San
Bernardino.
From the assembly-Robert t..
Beardslee Stockton, speaker of the
lower house; Grove l.. Johnson. Sacra-
mento; A. NJ Drew, Fresno; J. P. Tran
sue, Los Angeles; George l.. Sackett.
Ventura.
Governor Giliett is expected to be
present.
The work was done under the super
vision of Samuel Getehell of Oakland.
The plans for the remodeling were
drawn by Sutton & Weeks While the
remodeling has added SO rooms to the
building and has made it more modern
than it was in some respects, there
are many who believe the changes have
in some respects spoiled the beauty of
the structure.
This is especially noticeable in the
state library. The handsome dome that
was formerly over the main room of
the library has been torn out so as to
make room for the floor above. The
main entrance to the library under the
new plan is not to be compared with
the handsome entrance that was in
use before the changes were made. The
entrance now is from the third floor
through a plain door beside the stair
case
The handsome staircases that were
formerly admired in the old building
were cut out to make more room.
The entire amount spent for the
work was close to s40O 900
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-29
DRUNKENNESS UNDER
WORKS BOARD BAN
President Casey Announces De-
cisiOn at Investigation of
Charge Against Sweeper
Employees Will Be Given Pre-
Iiminary Hearing Before Re-
port to Commissioners

The board of public works has put
the ban on drunkenness. The mem
bers of the board expressed themselves
yesterday to that effect. President
Casey said:
I'VE will not tolerate drunkenness on
the part OF any of the employees of
this department. Is is a disgrace to
the city to have its employees lying
around the streets in an intoxicated
condition"
Casey's remarks We're occasioned by
the charges against b. Duddy, a street
sweeper, who was found by his fore
man in Van Ness avenue, lying on the
curb from the effects of an overin-
diligence in intoXicants. buddy had
been charged with drunkenness before,
but the case had been dismissed on
account of its being his first offense.
The board of works sat as q court
of preliminary inquiry at the meeting
yesterday morning Heretofore all
charges against civil service employees
have been heard by the civil service
commissioners. The board of works
viii hereafter hold a preliminary hear
ing, and its findings will be submitted
to the commissioners for approval.
Thomas Teurrish, a street sweeper,
who has become too old to perform
efficient work at his occupation, ap-
peared before the board and pleaded
that he was still capable of doing the
work laid out for him. The fore
man, under whom the old man worked,
told the commissioners that they had
tried to make it easy for him, but
that there was danger of him being
run over if he were compelled to work
in the streets. His case was taken un-
der adVisement.
A stenographer in the Office Of the
city architect, who was accused of be-
ing intoxicated, pleaded that he was a
cigarette smoker and that he was made
dizzy by abstaining from the weed,
which he was compelled to do, and
that gave him the appearance OF being
intoxicated. He was given another
chance.
The case of a carpenter who hung a
door in one Of the schoolhouses out of
plumb was referred to the commits
sioners.