The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1903 Page: 3 of 8
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f HE SOUTHERN MERClJltY.
OATHERING OF
STATE GUARD
Rate of Two Cents for Round
Trip Agreed
Upon.
Adjutant General Makes Official
Order Concerning En-
campment. De-
partment News
Austin, Tex., July 25.—The official or-
der for the state encampment which
will be held in Austin Aug. 18 to 26 in-
clusive, was issued to-night by Adjt.
Gen. Hulen. Arrangements for the
transportation for troops and low ex-
cursion rates for the public have been
satisfactorily rr.ade.
The official order is quite lengthy. It
says in i/art:
"All field and staff officers, excepting
those that may be here after being as-
signed to the command of troops en
route will report at Camp Mabry not
later than 12 o'clock m. Aug. 17 to
Maj. Gen. W. H. Stacy, who is as-
signed to command of the camp." #
Everything will be done to make the
encampment a complete success Gen.
Hulen has finally agreed to the rate
proposed by the railroads, of 2 cents
for the transportation of troops for
the round trip.
The question of water for the soldiers
during the encampment at Camp Ma-
bry is already practically settled. This
water proposition has heretofore al-
ways been one which has give? the
city and the camp management consid-
erable worry, as it has been hard
enough to get water, but from present
indications there will be plenty of wa-
ter.
President Fiegel of the water and
light commission went out to Camp Ma-
bry yesterday afternoon and inspected
the huge tanks there which are used
to keep the water, and he said they
were in fine condition. He said that
an abundant supply of water is as-
sured for the soldiers.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Austin, July 25.—The following rail-
road companies have paid to the comp-
troller the following amounts, which
is one per cent on their gross passenger
earnings for the quarter ending June
30, 1903: Fort Worth and Rio Grande,
earnings $31,057.45, tax $319.15; Red Riv-
er, Texas and Southern, earnings $6,-
012.39, tax $60.12; total earnings, $37,-
969.84; total tax paid, $379.64.
BRIDGE BONDS.
Austin, July 25.—The comptroller reg-
istered $19,900 worth of Fisher county
4 per cent twenty-year bridge bonds.
NORMAL EXAMINERS.
Austin, July 25.—The board of sum-
mer normal examiners have their coats,
collars and cuffs laid aside and are
down to a hard working basis. They
have been at work one week and of the
papers from eighty normals have fin-
ished grading the papers of ten. At
this rate of progress the board will re-
main in session for seven weeks longer,
or until the last week in September.
CHARTER FILED.
Austin July 25.—The following char-
ters have been filed with the secretary
of state:
Sour Lake Fuel and Oil company of
Sour Lake; capital stock, $50,000; pur-
pose, the establishment of an oil com-
pany for development of oil prospects;
incorporators, F. C. Murphy, H. D.
Morse, W. K. Dumble.
Winsboro Pressed Brick company of
ftfinsboro; capital stock, $10,000; pur-
pose, manufacture and sale of brick;
incorpora tors, C. H. Morriss, Manton
W. Jones and S. O. Ashberry.
GOLD WAS FOUND
WHILE DIGGING SEWER
Workmen Make Discovery
Baker City, Ore.
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Baker City, Ore., July 25.—Gold was
discovered in the streets of Baker City
yesterday.
Workmen digging sewer laterals cut
into a strata of gold-bearing gravel. A
few feet lower water spouted forth and
a pump was put in, in order to lay the
sewer pipe.
The supposition is that a subterran-
ean river has put immense deposits
of placer gold dirt under the city. The
underground water has probably wash-
ed the deposits from the Interior of the
hills.
AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY.
tion. He says he was not armed, but
refused to say what he desired with
the governor.
Most of the newspaper correspond-
ents left Jackson and came here to-
night. The soldiers, however, are still
there. The town is quiet, after the ad-
journment of the grand Jury, without
finding Indictments for the James
Cockrell assassination.
Foreman Bailey say* indictments
were prevented through fear of the
Hargls brothers. The whole affair ap-
pears to have been a fiasco. The sec-
ond trial of Jett and White for the
murder of J. B. Marcum begins at
Cynthiana on Monday.
PRE88 OF ALABAMA..
Members of State Association Visit
Chicago Stockyards.
Chicago. July 25.—Members of the
Alabama Press asosciation visited the
stock yards this morning. The party
reached Chicago yesterday afternoon.
The men Immediately invaded the bus-
iness center, while their wives and
daughters made a tour of the ever-in-
tereBting shopping district.
A special car carried the party to
the stock yards as guests of Swift &
Co.
The pleasure trip is under the man-
agement of J. A. Rountree, secretary
of the association. This is the twelfth
annual excursion which Mr. Rountree
has undertaken. The party left Bir-
mingham, Ala.. July 14, traveling by
way of Chicago, Toronto, Quebec and
Montreal. On the homeward trip the
Southerners leave Chicago at 7 o'clock
this afternoon for Birmingham.
Officers of the asosciation are; W.
E. W. Yerby, of the Watchman, pres-
ident; J. A. Rountree, Birmingham,
secretary; H. S. Doster, Prattville,
Progress, vice-president; H. S. Mor-
ris. treasurer, and Thomas Gardner,
poet. The members represent seventy
weekly and ten daily publications in
Alabama.
A DESPERATE FIGHT
WITH BOWIE KNIVES
Two Ranchmen Battle to the
Death in Idaho.
Boise, Idaho, July 25.—Two ranch-
men, Frank Furst and F. A. Stacy,
fought a duel to the death to-day at
Lost River, this state, with Bowie
knives. The men had come in from a
ranch and joined a number of their
comrades in a saloon. The dispute
arose over a game of cards. Both car-
ried Bowies in their belts and a fierce
fight followed. The men almost cut
each other to pieces before they became
exhausted from loss of blood. The sa-
loon had much the appearance of a
slaughter-house when the duel was
ended. Both men died in a short time.
ENDED HER LIFE.
SOME ROADS
HAVE AGREED
Dallas to Get the Merchants'
Rate After
All.
Rock Island, Katy and Frisco
to Put on the Rates
That Were Adver-
tised.
Austin, Tex., July 25.—The railroad
commission this afternoon received
messages from the Rock Island. Mis-
souri. Kansas and Texas and the St.
Louis and San Francisco railways an-
nouncing that they wore ready and
willing to put on the same rate for
Texas cities where merchants' conven-
tions were hold that is now effective for
Kansas City, St. Louis and other
points outside of Texas. Several other
roads advised the commission that tlu-y
were willing to withdraw the rate <>f
1 1-5 cents per mile for towns outside
of Texas, as agreed to at the hearing
of the commission Friday.
near the edge of Bastrop county by
SherifT Matthews and Deputy Sheriffs
Fox and Hornsby.
The charge for which Calllns was
jailed is the shooting of the Smith
woman in the neck with a pistol and
she is now in a critical condition at
the home of her father near Elgin and
the doctors say she cannot live. The
woman's father and Callins became In-
volved in r dispute when the woman
interfered and Callins is said to have
deliberately shot her. He tied und had
been " Varge ever since.
LAID AT REST.
Funeral of General Clay Was Largely
Attended.
Richmond, Ky.. July -.V The funeral
of General Cassius M. Clay occurred
here at 10 o'clock this morning and
was met on the outskirts of the town
by a long procession of friends anil
relatives in carriage? which proceed d
to the Baptist church, where the fun-
eral services were held. The burial
followed in R'chmond cemetery, the !
body being Interred beside the remains j
<>f General Clay's mother, according to
the provisions of his will.
Accusations of a Father Caused a
Tragedy.
Columbus, O., July 25.—Because her
father accused her of being out all
night and had a charge of disorderly
conduct placed against her. Grace
Thorp, 18 years old, fainted at the
sight of the patrol wagon in front of
her home tonight. When she recovered
she went into an adjoining room, drank
two ounces of carbolic acid and two
ounces of laudanum, dying at once.
KILLED BY MOONSHINERS.
Battle With Illicit Handlers of Liquor
in Virginia.
Big Stone Gap, Va., July 25.—A re-
port reaches here that in a hunt for
moonshiners in the mountains near Col-
burt, Chief of Police J. H. King of
Stone Gap, was shot from ambush and
killed. The posse of King attacked
the moonshiners, led by Assistant Chief
of Police Gordon Gllly, a tunning fight
resulted in which one unknown moon-
shiner was killed.
Illicit handlers of liquors have be-
come bold in that section, they defy-
ing all who atempt to molest them. They
operate to the terror of citizens in the
mountains of Virginia, Kentucky and
Tennessee.
Following is the substance of th*
message sent to the railroad commis-
sion by Randolph Daniel of the gen -ial
passenger department of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas:
"Our interstate merchants' rates hav
been advertised as effective August 1.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas feels
morally obligated to make these rates
effective, and we do not feul that we
could consistently withdraw them. We
always have been and are now willing
to make the same merchants' rates to
Dallas and other Texas jobbing points
under exactly the same conditions as
made to interstate points. We give
notice to your commission, however,
that after October 1 we will not make
interstate merchant rates if we can
receive the concurrence of other inter-
state lines"
The action taken by the Katy was
soon learned and the following tele-
gram was sent to the railroad commis-
sion last night by W. O. Connor, chair-
man of the Trade League:
"The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Is
and has been willing to make rates to
Texas jobbing points on basis present-
ed by us on order of commission. This
will be entirely satisfactory and we ap-
preciate your order to that effect.
"DALLAS TRADE LEAGUE."
It is felt certain that the railroad
commission will soon issue the neces-
sary orders and all the roads entering
Dallas are expected to follow the pie-
cedent of the Katy. There was much
rejoicing in Trade League circles last
night because of Uie messages that had
been sent to the railroad commission-
ers.
THE GOVERNOR NAMES
BOLL WEEVIL BOARD
First Meeting Will be Held at
Austin August 5.
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We Make
A General Line of Plows and Agricultural Implement* Adapt-
ed To All Klnda and Conditions of Soils.
B. F. AVERY & SONS, Dallas, Texas.
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Austin, Tex., July 25.—The governor
tills afternoon appointed J. T. Halrston
of Independence: Jefferson Johnson,
Austin; A. 1"). Mebane, Lockhnrt; C.
C. Hooper. Taylor and It. K. McDade,
of Henip: tead, as a board to pass on the
merits of remedies for the extermina-
tion of boll weevil, submitted in com-
petition for the reward of $50,000 of-
fered by the state. A meeting of the
board will i,e held In Austin on Aug.
5 at 1 a. in.
MINERS WIN
COAL STRIKE
PLOT AGAINST THE EMPRESS.
Several Ministers Accused of Intrigue
in Corea.
St. Petersburg. July 26.—Novo Vrem-
yea publishes a dispatch from Vlad-
ivastock under date of July 22, in which
It Is stated that several ministers and
other high dignitaries in Corea are sus-
pected of being implicated in a plot
against the empress of Corea and that
their dismissal and arrest was daily
expected.
"WEDDED TO LAW."
O'Brien's Body Taken to Memphis.
Militia at Jackson.
Lexington, Ky., July 25.—The body of
Claude O'Brien, who was hanged Fri-
day morning for the murder of A. B.
Chlnn, was taken to Memphis this af-
ternoon for burial, accompanied by his
brother, John O'Brien. Before leaving
John O'Brien denied that he had In-
tended any violence to Governor Beck-
bam when he made frantic efforts to
see him here an hour after the execu-
Georgia Politician So Estimates Judge
Parker—Shifting to Gorman.
Washington, July 25.—Representa-
tive Livingstone, of Georgia, said to-
day, that he was of the opinion that
Parker sentiment in his state was shift-
ing to Gorman.
"Judge Parker," said he, "is highly
esteemed as a jurist, but he disap-
pointed the politicians on his recent
visit. The latter expected him to make
some reference to politics and listened
in vain. I think they have given him
up as wedded to law."
THE RELIANCE DID
SOME GOOD RACING.
Came Near Establishing New Re-
cord for Yachts.
New Port, R. I., July 25.—After
sailing a remarkably good race and
beating the Constituion by six min-
utes, eighteen seconds, the new cup
yacht Reliance carried away her gaff
after today's race while gibing around
to her moorings in Newport harbor.
The Columbia came to grief, too, and
lost her topmast in gibing around the
second mark while on practically even
terms with the Constiution. Both
boats will be taken to Bristol for re-
pairs and will be ready for the race
Monday. ,
The race today, which was under the
auspices of the Eastern Yacht club,
was sailed in a fresh southwesterly
wind of ten to fifteen knots strength
and the Reliance covered the thirty
mile course, which Included ten miles
of windward work, in the remarkably
fast time of two hours, fifty-eight min-
utes, fifty-two seconds, or the fastest
time ever made at the distance with
the exception of the Columbia's record
of two years ago, when she covered
a thirty-mile triangular course in two
hours and fifty-five minutes.
The Reliance led the other boats over
the line and gained one minute, 45
seconds over the Columbia, and two
minutes, 38 seconds on the Constitu-
tion in the ten miles of windward work.
In the run down with splnakers set,
the Reliance gained two minutes, 36
seconds on the Constitution, and three
minutes, :!U seconds on the Columbia.
The Columbia lost her topmast at
this mark and withdrew and the Re-
liance, with the windward mark just
ahead of her, ran the last ten miles
at a twelve and a half knot clip and
added one minute, 3 seconds more to
her lead over the Constitution.
In the other clause, the Ingomar won
among the big schooners and the Ron-
dlna among the smaller ones. The Neo-
la, Isolde and Cossack won among the
smaller sloops.
A COSTLY BLAZE.
Majestic Distillery Suffered a Loss of
$150,000.
Terre Haute, Ind., July 25.—The Ma-
jestic distillery, owned by the distil-
lery trust, suffered a $110,000 fire this
afternoon. The tire started at 1:45
o'clock in the mill room and spread
cjulte rapidly to the meal room and
corn bins.
An explosion of dust strengthened the
flames and blew out the cast wall of the
corn bins, in which 30,00 bushels of
corn were stored. Between 7000 and
80C-) barrels of high wines were saved.
The tire did not reach the still rooms
or warehouses, although they were in
the greatest danger for two hours.
Five men were slightly iujured while
working around the tire. The most
seriously was Thomas Potter, head fire-
man at the distillery. Flying sparks
set tire to twelve or thirteen residences,
two of which were destroyed by the
conflagration.
WILL ENLARGE THE DRISKILL
Another Story to Ba Added to Aus-
tin's Hotel.
Austin, Tex., July 25.—It was loariied
this morning that it is the Intention of
the management of the Driskill hotel to
soon add another story to this famous
hostelry. This hotel is already one of
the largest buildings in the city and
with another story added will greatly
add to the appearance of that part of
the city.
The Driskill Is already three stories
! high and covers considerable space and
. with another story will make it one of
I the largest buildings not only In Aus-
tin but the entire state.
New Wage Scale Agreed
Upon by Joint Con-
vention.
As Usual
The Houston & Texas Central
Will have VERY LOW ROUND TRIP RATES during the summer months to the
principal SUMMER RESORTS NORTH, EAST and SOUTH-EAST, via
NtW ORLEANS or ST. LOUIS - - THROUGH PULLMAN SLEEPERS.
For rates, schedules, Pullman reservations, and all intormation, write to
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
CONVICTS SURRENDERED.
Mutiny in Coal Mine Ended Without
Further Bloodshed.
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 25.—Thr*c
convicts were shot and one probably fa- 1
tally wounded In a mutiny at the I
Georgia Coal and Iron company at Cole
City, Qa. There were 125 convicts in-
volved in the mutiny, many of them
life prisoners and desperate charac-
ters and at first they defied the guard*.
The latter shot Into their rank*. The
atate warden found the prison barri-
caded to-day but by persuasive tac-
tics made them surrender.
British Staamar Founders.
Algiers, July 25.—The British steam-
er Firth of Forth, 138S tons burden. In
command of Capt. Brady, which plies
between Hamburg and Vladlvoatock,
floundered twenty-five miles off this
coast this afternoon. The passengers
and crew were all rescued.
No Decisions Reached in Matters Con-
sidered During Week.
Austin, Tex., July 25.—No decision
has as yet been reac hed by the railroad
commission on matters heard during
the week. It consumed the day consid-
ering a proposition to recognize four-
teen miles of railroad leading to the
Rusk p"ne!tentlary as a common car-
rier. VV. II. Knox, who controls the
road with the state, intimates vhat It
the commission declines to recognize
the road as a common carrier, he will
build another line to his sawmill.
NEGRO ARRE8TED AT AUSTIN.
THE TEXAS BUILDING.
Plans and Specifications Will be
Ready in Twenty Days.
Fort Worth, Tex., July 25.—Louis J.
Wortham. general manager of the
Texas World's Fair commission, is
here to-day in the Interest of the
World's Fair. He says plans and
specifications for the Texas building
will be done and bids asked for within
the next twenty days. lie will 1-ave
for St. Louis In n few days to Investi-
gate the matter of exhibiting Texas
blooded stock at the Fair and arrange
for this with the livestock commis-
sioner, if poss'ble. Mr. Wortham be-
lieves that T 'xas will be given an op-
portunity to exhibit her best cattle.
Chemical Works Burned.
Paterson, N. J., July 25.—Tlje Hayden
Chemical works at Oarllcld were de-
stroyed by fire at 11:30 o'cloc k to-night.
The; fire started In the boiler-room
and spread through the entire estab-
lishment and communicated with two
blocks of houses adjoining, whic h were
also destroyed. Hundreds are home-
less. There was no loss of I iff. The
loss is $150,000. I'assalc- firemen had
to be called before the fire could be
gotten under control.
A $1000 Bond 8old.
Austin, Tex., July 25.—A $1000 bond
with a big bunch of coupons was sold
yesterday afternoon In the federal court
for $47.50. The bond In ouestlon was
a $1000 bond of the Austin Rapid Tran-
sit company, sold under filial decree
of June 24, 1892, In the case of the In-
ternational Trust company vs. the Aus-
tin Rapid Transit company.
Culberson at El Paso.
El Paso. Tex., July 25.— United
States Senator Culberson arrived here
to-night and will remain until Tues-
day. He Is on a pleasure trip.
Scurry Hussars Disband.
Austin, Tex., July 25.—The Scurry
Hussars, at one time one of the crack
troops of Austin, have disbanded. Dack
of Interest seemed to have been the
cause for the dissolution.
Charged With Having Attempted Life
of Colored Woman.
Austin. Tex.. July 26.—Will Callins,
aged 28 years, a desperate looking ne-
gro. was placed In the county jail this
morning a little after 2 o'clock on a
charge of assault to murder Snllle
Smith, a netrress. near the town of Kl-
gin. Rastrop county. Inst Monday. The
negro was captured during the night
«bout twelve miles north of this city
Bends Approved.
Austin, Tex., July 25.—An Issue of
$14,500 street Improvement nnd school
house bonds for the city ot Qonzulcs
was approved this afternoon by the
attorney general.
Coal Will be Advanced in Price
in Texas and Four
Other Different
States.
Pittsburg, Kan., July 25.—The Joint
convention of operators and mlneis,
which has b en in session here the
IiiBt three we 'ks, practically ended Its
labors to-night. There are a few
minor details, which will be settled
Monday, afier which the convention
will adjourn. The new wage seals
which becomes effctlve in September
gives the miners 72 cents a ton, an in-
crease of 7 cents over last year, and
an Increase on the day wage scale of
about 25 per cent .eight hours for a
day's work and a complete recognition
of the union.
About 50,000 miners In Kansas, Mis-
souri, Indian Territory, Arkansas and
Texas are affected by the agreement.
President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers' union was a prominent
figure In the convention, and his In-
fluence hnd much to do In bringing
about a settlement.
The h-'st of feeling exists Between
miners and operators, and the meeting
throughout has been harmonious. Th •
new agreement means an advance of
25 per cent In the price of coal to the
consumer In the five states represent-
ed at the convention. This Is the first
Instnnce in the history of the West
where miners and operators have met
in Joint convention.
A OKNERAD SETTLEMENT.
Indianapolis, July 25.—With the clos-
ing of the strike of 1000 miners In the
Alabama field today, the coal fields of
the country are without a labor dis-
pute. in all the twenty-four districts
there remains now nothing more than
small local differences to Interrupt tho
harmonious relations between employer
ancl employed. At the headquarters of
the United Mine Workers' union, word
was received today that the Alabama
situation hnd been finally settled.
A. G. NEWMAN,
D. I'. A.,
C. It. BULLOCK,
C. T. A.,
271 Main St., Dallas, Texas.
I VON LEE,
V. P. An
The Unanlmonsly Adopted Vacation Spot
of THE INITIATED is
COOL COLORADO.
with its Numerous Resorts, Superb Climate,
Matchless Scenic Grandeur and Reasonable
Accommodations
THE DENVER ROAD
is the Shortest Route by more than 160 miles, and
offers Double Daily Solid Trains with Pullman
Palace Drawing Room Sleepers on each ; Quickest
Time by Hours; All Meals In Handsomely Equip-
ped Cafe Cars—(a la carte) at Reasonable Prices,
and More Valuable Stop-over Privileges than any
other Line.
Write us for "the proofs," also for Beautifully Illustrated Books of
Information. They are Free.
A. A. CLIS80N, General Passenger Agent.
Fort Worth, Texas.
RYAN PICKS CORBETT.
Middle Weight Champion Thinks Jef-
fries Will Go Down.
Kansas City, Mo., July 25.— In letters
to friends here, where lie lived for sev-
eral years, Tommy Ityan, middle-
weight champion, says thnt he picks
f'orbett to win when he me«ts Jeffries
next month. Ityan seconds Oorbett ancl
he sees his training.
"Corbet! is In marvelous condition,"
Ttyan writes, "arid th" training he has
gone through for the last year has de-
veloped muscles that lead to the
knoc k-out. lie Is as rugged as a moun-
tain and has regained the confidence
he had when he met Sullivan. I have
boxed with him nnd find more steam
behind his blows and given from al-
most every conceivable position. The
re sult of the fight next month will dis-
arrange the calculations of many of the
dope artists who are classing Corbell
with the fancy boxers."
An Authoress Marries.
Htnmf'ird. Conn., July 25.—Josephine
Dodge Daskarri, the well known author-
ess, was married at noon to .Seidell I la - j
con, a. prominent lawyer of New York ■
city. The announcement of the mar- !
rlatre will cause much surprise to the
many friends of the bride. No one In
Htamford, where she lived, was expect-
ing It, and It was known to very few
persons. The bride Is about twenty six
years old. They will go to Europe. Mr.
Hacon Is a widower with three c hildren.
Miss Dnskam was known for her "Au-
tobiography of a Hoy," end "Middle
Aged Dove Ktorlee."
Maloney-Hartley.
Austin, Tex,, July 25.—The wedding
of James Ma lone arid Miss Ilosa Hart-
ley, prominent people of Hurnct coun-
ty, was celebrated yesterday after- I
noon nt the ofllce of Judge \V. I,, i
Whit". There were only a few witness-
es present. Mr. and Mrs. Malone bf! i
for the!t horre this evening.
Oen. Cassius M. Clay Is dead at Kit I*. I
mond, Ky. |
Fitrslmmono-Oifford.
Man P'rancisco, Cal., July 25.—Hob
Kltzsl'ririions, ex-champion pugilist, and i
Miss Julia May Olfford, actress, ui re
married at the Palace hotel here this
afternoon st 4 o'clock.
TEN CENT8 A POUND
Will buy fine leaf, Populist Tobacco,
boxed, f. o. b. I. A. WKHBON, Wlrigo,
Ky.
In answering ads. mention Bo. Mercury.
THE MID 8UMMER CARNIVAL.
Recoils s-nt us by the Carnival
•ommlttee at Helton, Tex., show that
the carnival to be held there from the
11 st to the S4tta Inst, will possess many
novel nnd Interesting features. As the
theater people sometimes say, "there
will be an entire change of programme"
from that of last year, and a change
of programme each day during the car-
nival.
The battle between the Red Men
nnd the military company will be as
realistic as such a thing can be. Don't
full to see It.
Then the dally parade of the bi-
cyclists will contain features never be-
fore seen here or elsewhere.
There are other features ench day
equally good and quiet as well worth
seeing as either of those mentioned
above.
It will be a source of amusement nnd
entertainment from beginning to end.
It will he equal to a circus, and beat
an ordinary theater, and, better still,
will be free to every one who wants to
S"e It.
Never before In the history of Bel-
ton have Its people, one and all, work-
ed together with the seal and unanimi-
ty with which thy nre doing to make
this carnival the moat complete suc-
cess of the year.
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