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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-01-08

AUGUST
S. Allen Winter won the American Trot-
ting Derby at Readvile. Mass.
3D. Maskette won the Futurity at Sleeps
head Bay. n. y.
SEPTEMBER
s. Papke defeated Ketchel In II rounds
for middleweisht championship at Los
Angeles.
OCTOBER
H. The Chicago National league baseball
club (Cubs) won the worlds cham
pionship by defeating the Detroit
American league club (Tigers). at De-
troit: score 20.
n George Robertson. driving Il 50 horse
power Locomobile Won the Vanderbilt
cup in ,nc auto race at the Motor park
way. New York; speed average u
miivs AN hour
NOVEMBER
7. Harvard defeated Carlisle Indians at
football at Cambridge. II TO Q. Wis
consin defeated Minnesota ut football
s to 0. at Minneapolis.
IL Yale defeated Princeton IL to 6, at
football. Chicago and Cornell played
to a tie score of to Ut football.
Pennsylvania defeated Michigan, % to
o, on the srijiron at Ann Arbor.
q Harvard defeated Yale at football on
Yale field: score to 0.
2c. Pennsylvania defeated Cornell ut foot
ball, II to 4. In Philadelphia.
Wagner In a Fiat car won the Grand
Prize of the Automobile club driving
402 miles in hours 10 minutes 81 Sec
onds at Savannah.
Is. West Point defeated Annapolis at foot
ball In Philadelphia. to 4.
30. Pat Mcdonald tossed the Sc pound
weight 16 feet three-eighths inch in
New York. smashing the worlds rec
ord Of Is feet inches. held by Matt
McGrath.
Norman Brooks and A. r. Wilding
Australian defenders Of the interna-
tional lawn tennis trophy, defeated the
american challengcrs at Melbourne.
DEcEAcEE.
/ Tom Collins made a new American
record for s mile run In New York:
time 25 minutes - 2-5 seconds.
L.. MacFarland and Moran. the Pacific
Atlantic team. won the day bicycle
race In New York: distance. 2,737
miles. / lap. beating the record miles
and laps.
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FINANCIAL TROUBLES

JANUARY.
9 Receivers appointed for the Chicago
and Great Western railway.
MARCH.
q. Knickerbocker Trust company in New
York opened Its doors after . susDen-
sion Of months.
q. Tho New York Stock Exchange firm
Of Coster. Knapp & Co. failed for
nearly 100000.
L w. A. Stetson, leather dealer. failed
In Boston: liabilities about 3a00oooo
L Inman & Co.. cotton brokers. failed
In Augusta. Ga: liabilities N.4O.on
& The Euclid Avenue Trust Co. OF
u.N0.0O0
q Tho Amador Mining and Develop
ment Co. Of Montana failed In Chicago.
JULY.
~. Cameron. Curris 4 Co. Of Dstroit.
members OF the New York Stock Ex-
change. placed In hands OF . receiver.
owing t1.o0o.ooo
{ The Pillsbury- Washburn Flour Mills
Co. In Minneapolis placed in receiver .
hands; liabilities 100000.
4 A. 0. Brown 4 Co. Stock Exchange
brokers in New York. failed with
heavy liabilities.
SEPTEMBER.
~ A. Booth & Co., fish and oyster flrm.
placed In receivers hands In Ch1ca-
60: liabilities 3. $4,000.
OCTOBER.
II. e. II. Gray & Co.. stockbrokers In
Boston, thrown into bankruptcy. Ow-
ing nearly 5000. 900.
NOVEMBER
-. A. Boardman & Co.. brokers. failed In
Philadelphia: liabilities 3.00o.000
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What Do Ttey Cure?

The above question is often asked con-
eerning DR.. Pierce'S two leading medi-
cines, Golden Medical Discovery" and
sFayorite Prescription"
The answer IS that Golden Medical
Discovery is 4 most potent Alternative or
blood-puriiicr. and tonic or invigoratOr
and acts especially favOrably in a cura-
tive way upon all the mucous lining sur
faces. as Of the nasal passages, throat,
bronchial tubes, stomach, bowels and
bladde19curing large per cent OF catar.
rhal cakes whether tie disease affects the
CHA, stomach\ as cata arr&al dyspepsial J.
bowels - las mISoS>l@aNleeAl bladder,
uterus or other pelvic orglnsS Even In
The chronic nlcarAtlYe- stages 0t theSe
affections Il Is often successful in affect
Tie =EaX2llie PrcscrIpiion Is advised
for the L,I.Qt Qne yiasS ol diseases-fh0sa
RecUllar wea kne.:a. Irf1hy yefhents and
irregulatiiics il.iicu, y MGInen oIIY.- II
Is powerful yet gently acting invlg0fat
Ing tonic and nervine. For weak worm
out, over-wOrked women-no matter what
has caused the breakdown, "FavOrite
Prescription will be found ..ost effective
IN building up the strength, regulating
the wOmanly functions. Subduing pain
and bringing about 4 healthy, vigorous
condition OF the whole system.
A book of particulars wraps each bottle
giving llit iolHl Ult Oh JOlu ItlCulcllltS anu
quoting what scores OF eminent med
ical authors. whose works are consulted
by physicians OF all the schools Of practice
as guides in prescribing, say OF each in
gredlent entering into these medicines.
The words of praise bestowed ON tho
several ingredients entering into Doctor
Pierce's medicines by such writer's should
have more weight than any amount of
non professional testimonials. because
such men are writing for the guidance of
their medical brethren and know whereof
they speak.
Both medicines are non-alcoholic, nom
secret. and contain no harmful habit
forming drugs. being composed of glyceric
extracts OF the roots Of native, American
medicinal forest plants They are both
sold by dealers in medicine. You can't
afford to accept as a substitute for one Of
these medicines OF known composition,
any secret nOStrum.
DIR. Pierce's Pellets small. sugar-cOated,
easy TO take as candy, regulate and in
vigOrate stomach. liver and bowels.
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3. Grover Cleveland. president Of tho
United States from 1855 to 1889 and
from 1893 to 1897. at Princeton. N. J.:
aged IL
Z Murat Halstead. veteran newspaper
editor and magazine writer. in Cincin-
natl: aged 70.
{ Rear Admiral Charles N. Thomas. u.
g. N. retired. second in command Of
the battleship feet on the Pacific
cruise. at Monterey. Cal: aged IS.
L Joel Chandler Harris. author OF I'm
Gle Remus" and other stories. in At
lanta: aged 60.
4. Bishop Henry c. Potter OF the dio-
cese of New York. at Cooperstown.
N Y; aged Is.
L Bronson Howard, American play
wright. author Of Saratoga" 'Shen-
andoah'' and other popular plays. At
Avon-by- -the-Sea. N. j.: aged sS.
William Boyd Allison Of Iowa. father
Of the senate" at Dubuque: aged 79
& Elizabeth NJ. Stewart. founder OF the
w. C. 7. L.. at Htcksville. O.: aged q
10. Louise Chandler Moulton. we'll known
author, In Boston: aged n
II. Ira d. Sankey. singing evangelist ana
author OF hymns. In Brooklyn; aged G.
y Baron Speok Won Sternburg. German
ambassador to the United States. at
Heidelberg. Germany: aged &C.
q. Tony Pastor. popular theatrical man
ager at Elmhurst. N. Y: aged T.
Ex-United States Senator William F.
Villas Of Wisconsin. who served In
cieveland's nrst cabinet. at Madison:
aged 6s.
T. Lieut. Cen. Alexander p. Stewart.
noted Confederate leader. at Biloxi.
Miss: aged 81.
George p. Rowell. prominent newspaper
advertising agent, publisher Of Amer.
lean Newspaper Directory. at Poland
Springs. Me-: aged 70.
SEPTEMBER.
& Sir Lionel Sackville- West. former
British ambassador to the United
States. in London: aged ST.
L Frank r. Sargent, United States COM
missioner OF immigration. in Washing
ton: aged s.
4 Joseph Wheelock. well known Amer!-
can actor. at Navesink Highlands. N.
j.: aged IS.
Alfred Thompson Bricher. American
painter Of marine pictures. at New
Dorp. N. Y: aged Il.
IL Gen. Eppa HuntDn. noted Confederate
veteran long distinguished In Virginia
public life. at Richmond: aged "a
u Dr. Daniel Colt Gilman. eminent
American educator. at Norwich. Conn
aged Il.
@s Ss:-Hs2S-- ----ss-s~ssS- 49,. '>----
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SEPTEMBER.
J. Col. Henry M. Nsvius elected com.
mander In chief Of the G. A. r. at To-
ledo.
). Bulgaria declared independent Of Tur-
key by Prince Ferdinand. who pro.
claimed himself "cxar Of the Bulgars."
( Austria annexed the nominally Turk
ish provinces of Bosnia and Herzego.
vina to the territory Of the empire.
NOVEMBER.
3 The national election resulted in the
choice Of w. H. Taft. Popular vote:
Republican. 1861. SIG: Democratic. $685.
lS2: Socialist. 4lS63: Prohibitionist.
M.52: Independence league. S3.1S6:
Peoples party. 33.Su: Socialist Labor.
B.41: total for all tickets. L.S53.0u.
! Death Of Kwang 6eu. emperor Of Chi
ma, announced at Fekin.
L Gen. Jose Miguel Comes elected pres
tdent Of Cuba by the Liberals.
DECEMBER
: Pu VI enthroned a. emperor Hosuan-
tung OF China. with Prince Chun re-
gent.
Rsvolutionists deposed President Alexis
OF Haiti.
!. Last session Goth congress opened.
9. Nobel prize for literature awarded to
Prof. Rudolf Eucken OF Germany.
/ Acting President Comes Of Venezuela
declared the republic At war with Hol-
land.
5. The president explained and defended
the Panama canal purchase In O spe-
cial message to congress.
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DISASTERS At SEA

FEBRUARY.
Phoenix line steamship St. Cuthbert
destroyed by explosion of Nova Sco-
tia: 10 deaths.
II American ship Emily Reed wrecked
off the Oregon coast: 10 sailors lost.
L. British steamer Aslak wrecked on the
Norwegian coast: II sailors lost. ..
APRIL
3 British torpedo boat destroyer Tiger
cut In two by collision with the cruis-
er Berwick off the Isle Of Wight IS
men drowned
D. Is persons drowned by the capsxing
of the steamer Marion near the mouth
OF the St. Francis river, Arkansas.
IS sailors killed and missing In q colli-
sion between the British cruiser Glad
iator and the American liner St. Paul
off the Isle OF Wight
10 Japan's protected cruiser Matsushima
destroyed by explosion on PescadOres
islands; over 200 deaths reported.
q. The fishing schooner Fame run down
by the Dominion Atlantic line steamer
Boston off the coast Of Maine; u SAIL
ors drowned.
Is Spanish steamer Larache wrecked
near Muros. with heavy loss Of life
among passengers and crew.
AUGUST.
q 70 passengers lost In the wrecking Of
the Norwegian steamer Tolgefoudsn
of Norway.
6. British steamer Dunearn wrecked 70 .
typhoon OF the island OF Kihuiu, ia
pan; 81 lives lost.
SEPTEMBER.
/ British bark Amazon wrecked near
Port Talbot: q sailors drowned.
%. The salmon cannery ship Star OF Ben
gel wrecked Ia a storm of Coronation
= island; uO people drowned
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STORM AND FLOOD

JANUARY
]. Is deaths In q tornado near Wesson.
Miss.
FEBRUARY.
Is. Highest water Of the Pittsburg nood.
which caused damage estimated at
t2.5O0.0O0.
/ An avalanche crushed q hotel ct Cop
penstein. Switzerland, killing - per-
sons and injuring Is.
APRIL.
u II deaths in q gale which swept over
New York city.
sands injured and much property de-
stroyed by q tornado which swept the
southern states from Texas to Georgia
u II people killed BY q tornado at Belle
vue. Neb.
u 20 deaths by q tornado in Louisiana
q. 10 persons killed by Q tornado IN Al
falfa county. Okla.
6. Windstorms and food caused heavy
loss Of life in Oklahoma. Kansas. Ne
braska and Iowa.
AUGUST.
q. Climax Of flood In North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, which re-
suited In the loss Of many lives: dam
age in the three states estimated at
over $200O,0OO
e Is persons drowned by . cloudburst
at Folsom, N. n.
OCTOBER.
y. Destructive cloudburSt and dood In
Oklahoma.
NOVEMBER.
q 26 killed and 48 injured by . tornado
In Arkansas.
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-. y saiIo9s O ship Loeb
Finias drowned by the wrccxing OF
that vessel of Foster island.
OCTOBER.
!. The French schooner Juniata wrecked
on the Grand bank: . sailors lost.
q. The Hudson river steamer New York
burned at Newburg loss $5OO.0OO.
NOVEMBER
q 10 killed and 70 injured in the river
steamer II. NJ. Carter. destroyed by
boiler explosion and fire at Bayou
Goula. La.
=. Steamer Sardinia. from Liverpool.
burned at Sea off Malta; over lO0
deaths.
DECEMBER
& Steamer ID. M Clemson wrecked on
Lake Michigan off Duluth: . sailors
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nsed As
a. August Wilhelmj noted violinist. In
London: aged G..
Mrs. Antonio Yxnaga. noted for her
beauty. wealth and noble connections.
I'm Natchez Miss.
e. Louise de la Rance (Ouida). the nov
elist. at Florence. Italy.
20. David johnson. American landscape
painter. at Walden. n. Y: aged 81.
FEBRUARY.
q. Crosby S. Noyes. editor OF the Wash
tngton Star at Los Angeles: aged IS.
Harriet Hosmer. noted American sculp-
tor. at Watertown. Mass; aged II.
q Pauline Lucca (Baroness Wallhofen).
the opera singer, IN Vienna; aged es.
MARCH.
T. Senator Redheld Proctor Of Vermont.
in Washington: aged Il.
II. Senator William Pinkney Whyte Of
Maryland. at Baltimore; aged S.
80 Joseph Howard. Jr.. noted newspaper
man. In New York city: aged rs.
APRIL
I James jeffrey Roche. noted American
poet. at Berne. Switzerland: aged 81.
L. Lieut.. Charles A. L. Totten, u. 8. A..
retired. noted for his prophecies of tho
coming of the end OF the world, At
Milford. Conn; aged 81.
Gen. Byron N. Cutcheon noted veteran
OF the civil war. at Ypsilanu. Mich. !:
aged 72
o. Henry Chadwick. writer on field sports
and known as the father Of baseball" I"
in Brooklyn: aged s.
= Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman. who
resigned the premiership OF England
April 4. in London: aged y.
Bishop Ellison Capers. noted civil war
veteran. at Columbia. S. c.: aged 10.
- Gen. Nikolai Linevitch. who was sue
cessor to kuropatktn in command OF
the Russian army in Manchuria in
1896. at St. Petersburg: aged 50.
-. Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix son OF the late
Gen. John A. DIX and rector Of Trim
ity parish. New York. over Is years. In
that city; aged 81.
{ Ludovic Halevy. French dramatic au-
thor and novelist. In Paris: aged "a.
q. Rear Admiral A. 8. Crowninshield. u.
6. N. retired. in Philadelphia: aged g.
q. Lieut.. Gen. Stephen d. Lee. noted
Confederate veteran. in Vicksburg.
Miss: aged Is.
Z Gen. Sir Henry Redvers Butler. Brit
tab rOmna ndNr at tha aieRo of Iadv.
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actress Rnu tn- ...s---- .o,'-1
'Uncle Toms Cabin" N Cambridge.
Mass; aged 70.
IL Count Michitsura Nodzu, q prominent
Japanese leader IN the late war with
Russia. at Tokyo: aged 6S.
z. DIR. Charles Eliot Norton well known
Harvard lecturer and critic, In Cam
bridge. Mass: aged 81.
-. John Wallace Hutchinson, last of the
Hutchinson family" Of singers, at
Lynn. Mas: aged 81.
20. Mrs. William Astor. formerly a social
leader In New York society, in New
York city: aged 7S.
NOVEMBER
4 Tomas Estrada Palma, first president
OF the Cuban republic, at Santiago;
aged r.
Z Victorien Sardou, French dramatist,
author OF numerous popular plays
seen on the American stage, In Paris
aged II.
Is. Tsze Hsi An. dowager empress Of Chi
ma. in Pekin; aged u.
DECEMBER
& Rear Admired Joseph Bullock Cogh-
Ian. u. s. N. retired, at New Ro-
chelle. n. Y: aged g.
u. Donald q. Mitchell ok MarveD. noted
essayist and novelist. at Edgewood,
Conn: aged ss.
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OCTOBER.
T. Explosion and nre In a grain elevator
at R.chford. VT. resulted In the death
of l3 persons and q loss Of SOC. 900.
l6 Train of refugees from the forest fires
wrecked near Metz. Mich. Many lives
los.
november.
v. killed In a wreck on the New Or
leans and Northeastern railroad at
Little Woods. La
= Over so miners killed by an explosion
IN the Radbod mine At HAmm, Ger
many.
D. A landslide following . gas explosion
caused q loss OF . score OF Lives In
Brooklyn.
=. 13S miners killed by coal gas explosion
st Nayianna. Pa.
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GAMES AND RACES

MARCH.
IL 0eelick won the $1,000 Crescent Der
BY at New Orleans.
APRIL.
I 0otch defeated Hackenschmidt for
worlds heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship At Chicago.
Is. Jack Atkin won the $4,000 Carter
handicap on the AQueduct track. New
York.
MAY.
s. Calvin Demarest Of Chicago won the
international amateur billiard cham.
pionship in New York. defeating Re
role. the Frenchman, by the scose of
80 to nc points.
1Atonia won the kentucky Darby at
Louisville.
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J1,-: <--~.>, won the Me-rJpolItaa
handicap at Belmont park. New York.
Jay Could defeated Eugene Miles. the
English player. for the worlds am
ateur tennis championship in London.
JUNE.
Celt Won the Brooklyn handicap at
Grayesend Bay. n, y.
Signorinetta. an Italian horse. won the
English Derby.
W X Vanderbilt's horse Northeast
won the Grand Prix de Paris. the
greatest race OF the French turf.
Ballot, owned by j. Il. keene. won
the Suburban handicap at Sheepshead
Bay. y. \.
Harvard won the varsity boat race
at New London.
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WORK OF THE FLAMES

JANUARY.
II. LOSS Of 100000 by the burning Of
the Parker building In New York city:
. frsmen killed and many injured.
\ City hall and police building destroyed
At Portland Me. loss 81 900 900.
q. FIRE caused a loss Of over 500. 900 In
the wholesale district OF Portland. Me-
FEBRUARY.
& LOSS Of 100000 by fire in the business
district Of Rochester, N. 7.
Fire caused loss OF $4,000 at Berlin.
N. H.
L Fire swept over an area OF Ss acres At
Tampa. Fla. causing . loss Of S6O0.0 .00o
q. The famous Drury Lane theater burn
cd In London.
APRIL
L. Fire destroyed 70 blocks in Chelsea,
Mass: Is deaths and property loss OF
&l0.0O0.0O0.
& LOSS Of s.. 10000 by fire In the business
district Of Atlanta.
Is. Loss Of 81. $4,000 by FIRE in the Omaha
Packing Co.'S plant at South Omaha
JUNE.
u. Plant Of the Shelby Steel Tube Co
burned at Shelby, O.: loss 100000.
u Loss Of N.000.0O0 by the burning OF .
grain elevator at Duluth.
JULY.
& Fire on the Boston piers caused loss
AUGUST.
L Bush dres started . conHagration
which swept over 100 square miles Of
territory In British Columbia: loss a.
00000e. and many deaths reported.
%. Fire In the business district Of New
Orleans caused q loss OF 3l.50O.oo0.
sEPrEMBER.
Z Forest fires wrought destruction to
towns and villages In Minnesota and
Wisconsin: damage estimated ct up
ward Of G.0Oo.o00
L Fire destroyed the business section OF
Rawhide. New. causing . loss Of $50 =
O00
u Fire destroyed the plant Of tho Cos
modale Cement Co. near Louisville.
KY: loss 100000.
OCTOBER.
Il Loss Of 10000 by fre which nearly
destroyed the town Of Bisbee. Arix
Loss OF 10000 By the burning Of ths
Jenkins lumber mill plant 1t Blaine.
Wash.
l6 Fire in q lumber plant at Rock L.
land. ILL.,. caused loss Of 100000
u. The Colonnade and other buildings on
the ChautauQua assembly grounds at
Jamestown. N. T.. destroyed by nre:
loss $lS5.O00
NOVEMBER.
Il The Park theater. Brooklyn's oldest
playhouse. burned.
is. Fire In the Tom Moore distillery ware
houses at Bardstown. Ky, caused q
loss OF 100000 on stock and 37JO. 900
government tax.
pECENDHR.
Malvern Hill. historic mansion on the
site OF the battlefield OF July !. lS62,
destroyed. LOSS OF 100000 by flames
at the Grand Trunk railway docks.
Portland. Me.
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( POLITICAL AND PERSONAL

JANUARY.
4. Mulai Hafid proclaimed sultan Of Mo-
rocco at Fee.
g. Gladys Vanderbilt married to Count
Laszio S1echenyi of Hungary in New
YORK city.
FEBRUARY.
l. King Carlos Of Portugal and the
at Lisbon
z Manuel second son OF the assassi-
mated monarch. proclaimed king as
Manuel ii. Of Portugal.
MARCH.
N- Several Haitian revolutionists shot
by order Of President Alexis.
H. At the demand Of the powers Presi-
dent Alexis allowed revolutionist sus-
poets to leave Haiti.
APRIL.
= Thomas L. Watson of Georgia nomi-
mated for president by the Peoples
party at st. Louis.
I. Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman. prime
minister of England. resigned.
& Herbert s. AsQuith appointed prime
minister OF England by King Edward.
d Cardinal Logue. head of the Roman
Catholic church In Ireland. arrived In
New York to participate In the CEN
tennial of the New York archdiocese.
MAY.
6 Manuel. tho boy king OF Portugal.
formally invested with the royal crown
and the royal scepter of the realm.
Q. Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans re-
linQuished command Of the Atlantic
battleship fleet.
Is. The Socialist party nominated Eugene
V. Debs and benjamin Hanford at
Chicago.
10. The emergency currency bill signed
by the president. Congress adjourned.
JUNE.
I. King Edward VII. Of England and
Emperor Nicholas II. of Russia met
for an official conference at Revel.
10. Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia
elected commander In chief Of the
United Confederate Veterans.
Is. w. II. Taft nominated for president
ct the Republican convention in Chi
cagO.
3. Persian parliament overthrown by
force for refusing the demands Of the
shah.
2G. New parliament ordered in Persia and
general amnesty proclaimed.
!. Secretary Of War w. II. Taft re-
signed and was succeeded by Gen.
Luke Z. Wright
.. Diplomatic relations severed between
the United States and Venezuela.
10. William Jennings Bryan nominated
for the presidency by the Democratic
convention at Denver.
Il. Obaldia elected president Of Panama.
16. Eugene w. Chain and Aaron 8. Wat
kins nominated for president and vice
president by the Prohibitionists con-
vention at Columbus. o.
q The Prince Of Wales landed at Que
bee to attend the tercentenary cele-
bration.
n Constitutional government restored in
Turkey. -~
- Thomas l. Hisgen and John Temple
Graves nominated for president and
vice president by the Independence
convention at Chicago.
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z Gen. Sir Henry Redvers Butler. Brit
ish commander at the siege Of Lady,

smith In the Boer
war. in London:
aged So.
Frank c. Bangs.
an actor assOciat-
ed with Edwin
Booth, Charlotte
Gu . b m a n and
Laura Keene. In
Philadelphta:ag
Il.
Ellen NJ. Ames.
an author known
As Eleanor Kirk.
at Weekapaug. II
l.: aged 76.
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years ago. died in London: aged 70.
3. Statue to Gen. P. II. Sheridan un-
yelled In Washington.
%. Identical notes regarding the far east
exchanged by United States and ia
pan at Washington and Tokyo.
DECEMBER.
1. Battleship feet sailed from Manila.
homeward bound
.. Tercentenary Of the birth Of John Mil
ton. author OF Paradise Lost" cele-
brated IN England and America
10. Abraham Ruef convicted OF bribery
In San Francisco.
IL The Dutch cruiser Gelderland cap
tured the Venezuelan coast guard ship
Alix off Puerto Cabello.
II. Gen. Simon elected president OF Haiti.
IS. Wilbur Wright made a new aeroplans
record by remaining in the air hour
81 minutes at lie Mans. France.
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Some Cute Sayinfs.

The biggest one allus gifts away becus
he appropriates the most Doodle.
One good strawberry shortcake makes
up fur hull seasons work in the bed.
1t is easy enough tew say mo-" the
trouble is kerry it aout.
Most people like the summer, but
they'd like it in the wintertime.
1t is a good idee tew stop once in
awhile just tew see wheather yew are
goin' or comm.
1t is all right tew marry rich widder
the mistake is made in marryin' her
money.