THE CENTRE REPORTER.
RED KU RTZ
Editor.
We guess the trade mark on Arbuckle’s
coffee hereafter will be thos:
K. MQ.
(h& ks),
The Republicans carried the county
last fall, and already the works at Scotia
have shutdown ! "I told youso.”
The Watchman appeared ina new,
neat dress, last week, which makes it
look bandsome as a miss or sweet six-
teen.
The fledler's Gazette says Cleveland
shut down the Scotia works. Horrible
chap, that Cleveland, next he'll shut
down on ver whole party, then you can
com Blaine.
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A New York maiden of sixty has sued
a younster of sixty-five for breach of
promise. She says he has been trifling
with her affections off and on for forty
years, and she is tired of the nonsense.
Down in Atlanta a fellow 22 years of
age is under prosecution for having four
wives and four mothers-in-law, all living
That chap must have been having leap
years all along if women came fo him at
such & rate, Bat just think—four mo-
thers-in-law, and all living !
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The fact has been ascertained that the
miners of the Wyoming region will not
strike. Even if they received such or-
ders they would refuse to obey them as
they are not properly organized to make
a strike. The collieriesin Wyoming and
Lackawanna regions are all at work and
will so continue,
A St Louis dispatch says that in eight
hours, on November 28, the Circuit
Court granted twenty four cases of di-
vorce. Deducting time otherwise con-
sumed, the average time devoted to each
divorce wss fifteen minutes. The Illi-
nots and Massachusetts courts, perhaps,
have less claim to be conspicuous in this
regardthan has been supposed.
A telegram from Potsville says there
is no change here in the sitnation, and
the strike is further from a settlement
than ever. Three hundred loaded and
over 2000 empty coal! cars are lying on
the sidings. The number of empty cars
stored away can be imagined when iti,
known that one of the main line tracks
as far as Middleport, a distance of five
miles, is filled with tham.
Gov. Beaver bas been interviewed and
the fact has been drawn out of him that
he will not consent to be a candidate for
President, because be thinks Blaine
should be thenomines. So Beaver, with
one fell stroke of his little hatchet has
killed his own presidential boom or
boomlet. We are sorry, we should have
been plessed to find old Centre the mo-
ther of a real presidentisl nominees, but
now the Governor bas robbed us of that
pleasure by a has'y refusal—perbaps,
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It seems tous the defeat of our ticket,
in the recent election, should appease
every desire for revenge and allay dis
satisfaction. Then let us hope that there
will be nomore disorganizing move-
ments against regular nominees and
handing over to the enemy that which
belongs to our own political household
det Democrats reason together, und
not listen to every foolish and false cry
gotten up fo distract the party, The
enemy laogh in their sleeves that with
a majority of 800 in the county, we allow
them to get off with the afficen,
The Republicans of our county are al.
ready organizing to maintain their hold
on the county and doplicate their vic
tory nextfull,. We don’t blame them for
this ~they have ever been wily and
watchful and never ist go by an oppor
tunity to steai a march or the public
monies.
But what are the Democrats going to
do about it ? that's what settles tho mat-
ter,
Union, harmony and sctivity will
wrest the county from the enemy; indif-
ference and aspirit to kick and oppose
Democratic nominations fairly and hon-
estly made, will endanger Democratic
At the recent state grange meeting the
prevailing sentiment seemed to endorse
Cleveland's tariff message,
A committee of three. who don’t wp
prove of Cleveland's views, organized ite
self to goto Washington sod tell congress
how to doit. No tariff legislation will | Reading
be undertaken until this committee gets | Attend
here, and Carlisle and the reststand on
the Capitol steps all the time to see if
the com. is coming.
Itis said this same com, drew np the
bill to appropriate $5000 out of the
state funds for the picnic ground owned
by the Cumberland Valley railroad com-
pany. Immediately upon their arrival
Gov, Beaver's veto of this $5000 william
Will baread tv thm by & pelisaman,
A REPUBLICAN ORGAN KICKS,
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S CONTRIBUTION
TO TARIFF REDUCTION LITERATURE.
‘We have not found one Republican ed-
itor who has given any reason why these
enormous war taxes on the necessities of
life should ba continued or why they
cannot be safely reduced, or why the re-
duoction can not be properly adjusted so
that the tariff should be high enough asa
protective measure. Not one has shown
that a reasonable reduction would be any
damsege to legitimate manufacturing
interests, or that consomers ought to
keep on paying these war taxes when
their necessity for revenue hes ceased,
We have scanned all the little thick and
thin tariff papers to ascertain if any one
of them could seri ously argue that §100,
000 000 of unnecessary tax shouold be col
lected to be squandered; that bat for
the war of the rebellion there would
have been any such tariff as we have now
or any necessity for it, or that 60,000,000
consumers have not the right to demand
relief from wanton and tyranical taxs-
tion on the necessaries of life for the ben-
sfit of millionaire monopolists,
We submit, therefore as a common
matter of propriety and decency these
small critics should set forth their rea-
sons or be quiet. They have no right to
assail the position taken by President
Arthur and emphasized by the Republi
can Natiopal Conventien of 1881, unless
they have ample and valid cause, If
they haye any reasons for so doing will
they not kindiy state them aod send us
marked copies so that we may discover
the error. Will they further show us
how they expect the parly to win with
tobacco on the free list, with half the
soldiers’ pension fund destroyed, and
the war taxes continued, and where they
expect {0 count upon new votes, unless it
be Democratic votes in Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, where they are
aot needed 7? They have much to say
about the voles of workingmen, bat will
they kindly remember that Heary
George got 70,000 votesin New York
City on a platform of absolute free trade
with a land tax on top of it; that here in
Cook county 25,000 votes of workingmen
were polled on a platform in favor of
abolishing the war taxes on the neceesi-
ties of lite; that the recent gathering of
the Knights of Labor at Minneapolis not
only refused to adopt any resolutions fa-
voring the continuance of these taxes,
but placed itself squarely on the platform
of the farmers of that state, demanding
relief? If the little editors cannot get
the vote of the farmers all over the great
west or of the workingmen all over the
country, what are they going to do?-—
Chicsgo Tribune.
insists
AN ABSURD FAL LACY.
In England brick-layers ave paid 81 82
per week more than in France. Now as
Englend is a free trade country and
Fraoce protectionist it wculd seem that
free trade gives the workingmen & con-
siderable advantage in the item of wages.
Nevertoeless a high tariff monopoly or.
gan, the Lebanon Timer, undertakes ito
make useofthe fact that lower wages
are paid to brick-layers both in England
and France than in the United States as
an argument ia favor of protection
This is extremely funny. It is as good
as the joke of an end man in 8 negro
minstrel show. The brick-layers of the
United States belong to that very large
class of American workingmen who are
not protected by any tariff, but who are
obliged to pay the tariff piper.
The wages of brick-layers in this coun-
try are apparently good, and as there is
no teriffon foreign brick-layers the res.
son for the good wages they receive must
be sought elsewhere than in the tariff
schedule.
But as brick-layers in this country can
work but about six months in the year
their wages ought to be good.
THE CLEARFIELD MINERS MAY
ALSO STRIKE.
At a meeting of the coal miners of the
Clearfisldjregion, held at Dubois, it was
resolved to notify the operators that
if the Columbus scale was not
paid by the 2Ist a general strike
would be inangarated. Several thousand
miners were represented at the meeting
In this district the miners’ officials ex-
pect to get the men of Hon. William 8,
Scott's mines to strike for the Columbus
scale withinthe next forty-eight hours.
A convention will he held here on
Monday by the miners receiving the ad-
vance to arrange to pay the strikers five
centaper ton while they areout. Master
Workman Lewis, of the Miners’ Nation
al Dim ved a
Bein octet. adorn
conference of the strikers there.
He left on i themignt & train.
LL d—o
EIGHT RUSSIAN Ni NIHILISTS HAN-
A telegram from the Russian frontier
states the eight Nihilists, incinding the
Cossack, Techernoff, who were condem.
ned to death for making an attempt upon
ths life of the Czar during his
visit to the Don Cossack Sounirys We.8
FOR FREE COAL.
The assemblies of Knights of labor en.
gaged in the Reading strike have been
passing resolutions denouncing the tarifl
on coal and asking that coal shall be put
on the free list.
These Knights of Labor declare that
they have discovered that the tariff
which it is claimed is intended to pro-
tect them simply enables their employ-
ers to oppress them.
One by one the roses fade.
rn sie Mtn Me en
FIFTY. TWO DEGREES BELOW
ZERO,
Belgrade, Mont, Jan, 8.—The ther-
mometer regietered 52° below zero here
yesterday morning, which was the eold-
est since 1885. Stock are suffering ses
verely, and should the present cold snap
cinue the losses will be heavy. All
freight trains are abandoned, Passenger
trains going west are from 24 to 30 hours
late.
COL:
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BOOMS AND DAMS SWEPT AWAY,
Lock Haven, Pa, Jan, 7.—~The heavy
rainfall of last night cansed the streams
near the head of the Busquehanna River
to overflow their banks, Booms and
dams have given way and millions of fee
of timber and logs have broken loose.
The lumbermen's loss will be great.
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SETTLEMENT PROBABL E.
Late developments indicate an early
settlement of the Readiog railroad diffi.
culties as entirely within the range of
probability. It is learned that Gener
Mapager Whiting of the coal and iron
company had quite a lengthy confereace
with General Manager McLeod and other
Reading officials of high rank and al
though ail of those concerned are ex.
tremely reticent in regard to what tran.
apired, the beliefis gens rally entertained
that preliminary steps were taken look-
ing to a settlement within a short time
either by a compromise or arbitration.
It is now regarded as a cerlainty that no
further action will be taken im the mat.
ter by the general executive board of the
Knights of Labor. All of the represen-
tatives of the strikers maintain a rigid
silence as to their moveme nis or plans
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PENNSYLVANIA'S IN
DEBTEDNESS,
Governor Beaver issued a proclama-
tion announcing that the total amounto!
the State debt cancelled for the year end.
ing Nov. 30, 1887, smounted to $1 418-
bil. At the close of the same year the
total debt amounted to $15840471.25
and the assests of the sinking fund to
$10,684 36243. This leaves Pennsyl-
vania with a debt of $5,156, 108, 85.
AY mss
REDUCING
Asto the operation of high license in
Chicago, the collector's report for 1887
shows the amount fof revenue collecled
from ssloons was §1 972,000 paid by 3.
687 saloons, an average of about $530
each. The collector thinks the law cut
off 2 400saloons. The St. Paul city coon
cil, acting under the new high license
law of Minnesota, has fixed the rate of
saloons in that city at $1,000 a year, pay-
able in advance. Thereare 700 drinking
places in the city, and 250 of these have
filled applioation for license. Only fifty
of them have put up the required de
posit. The license fee of 81.000 a year
must be paid in advance, and it is
thought this will force many saloonkeep-
ers out of the business snd reduce the
nomber of drinking places to 300, yield-
ing the city a revenue of $300,000,
r— smmietedl metre
The commissioner of the labor bureau.
of Michigan has brought out some inter
esting facts in regard to the farm mort
gages in thatState, indicating thst in
some of the Western Statesthe farms
are even more heavily mortgaged than
those in the South. 090803 farms in
Michigan about which the commissioner
was able to learn, 43,070 were mortgaged
in whole or in part, or about 47 per cent,
of the entire number, while the mortga-
ges amounted to from 65 to 60 per cent
of the aressed valuation of the land.
On these rJortgages the farmers are now
paying an average raie of interest as
bigh as 7.2 per cent, which means that
they are paying the mortgagee hig en-
tire loan every 14 years, in addition tn
being beld for the principal. Probably
one-half the farming land of the State is
encumbered by these mortgages. We
suspect Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Min.
nesota and Dakota would make a worse
showing.
In 1856, the platform of the Bell and
Everett party consisted of two words:
“The Constitution.” In 1888, the plats
sist of two words: “Grover Cleveland,”
says the Miflinburg Telegraph, rep.
Don’t our nervous neighbor know that
sinoe 1860 there was no President to ran
form, but Grover Cleveland 7
Centre county, lest fall, has already caus
od the Scotia works to Shut oun, what
1888,
LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.
THE PART ENGLAND WOULD
TAKE IN CASE OF WAR.
The Dead Correspondent—Threatening
Indis-Emperor William's Iliness—%1he
Stanley Expidition. ye
Loxpos, Jan. 9.--The corrssphundent of
the Daily News at Constantinople says:
“The Porte learns that Lord Salisbury
has informed the German Government that
if war shall be occasioned by no attempt of
Russia to occupy the Bulgaria Great
Britain will send two squadrons to the
Black Sea, but that if the occnpation of
Bulgaria be abstained from Great Britain
will remain entirely neutral”
A despatch te the Vienna Presse from Bu.
charest says that the Russian reserves in
the Odessa district have been dismissed.
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THE DEAD CORRESPONDENT.
Medical Men Say That M'Nell Was
“Eauckle-Dustered.™
Lospox, Jan. 9.-—-Medical men at Bou
logue are of the opinion that McNeill, the
correspondent of the London Sportsmen
whose body was found on the boach Bou-
logne, was “knuckledustered,” robbed and
then thrown in the water. It has besn as-
certained that MeNeill’s watch chain and
turquoise ring were left at home. The police
have received an annonymous lotier
couched in bad French inclesing some bank
notes belonging to MceNiell
Thibetans Threatening India,
Carcvrra, Jan. 9.--The Maaarajah of
Mysore, who is on 8 visit here, has placed
his military resources at the disposal of
the Viceroy, expressing his desire to share
the defense of India. Large bodies of
Thibetads are entering Sikkim. Thibetan
intriguers are becoming more active than
ever, and it is expocted that the Govern
ment will be compelled to make an immedi
ate display of foree on the frontier,
in
Emperor William's Illness.
Beriix, Jan. 9. Emperor William re
mainod in bed all this morning. He did not
appear at his favorite window. His pains
were relieved on Baturday by an injection
of morphine. The drug cansed debility and
loss of appetite, and the Emperor will be
unable to go out for at least 8 woeok He
slept fairly well last night.
Spurgeon’s Two Thomandth Sermon.
Loxvos, Jan. Mr. Spurgeon, who isin
good health, preached in London yesterday.
Today he will celebrate at the Tabernacle
the publication of his two thousandth
sermon.
Doyle, the Invincible.
Losvox, Jan. Doyle, the only Invin.
cible released by the authorities, has do
parted for America. Doyle reacived a
ticket of leave in April last.
The Stanley Expedition.
Lospox, Jan. 9 Despatches from the
Congo country up to Dec. 10 have been re
ceived at Brussels. They make no mention
of Blaniey.
Puts on the Prison Garb.
Dunes, Jan. 9. -Mr. Wilfrid Blunt, on
being taken to jail Saturday donned the
prison garb under protest.
New Soldiers for Germany.
Bamix, Jan. 9.--The equipping of men
demanded by the new military bill will re-
quire & vole of $30, 000,000,
m—— The Crown Prince. *
Benriw, Jan. ©. ~The Crown Prince has
repeated his request that the court fotes
be had as usual
HIS OPINION OF CLEVELAND.
Editor Singerly Thinks the President Will
be Nominated and Re-elected.
Prauaoeirnia, Jan, 9.-Mr, William M.
asked: “Will Mr. Cleveland be the Demo
cratic nominee in 18881"
“I think so, unquestivhably, He (s the
strongest man in his party.”
“What effect has his recent message on
his own persons’ position and that of his
yi
“The first effect of that message was
Eke a thunderciap in a clear aky.
startled everybody, But the reaction is
simply wonderful. The business men,
merchants and manufacturers, without re
cussing the question of tariff revison in a
manner unheard of before. There is a uni
versal expression that the tariff should
adjusted so that an American manufao
turer could gain the advantage of the home
market.”
“Can Cleveland carry New York on a fred
trade platform”
“There is no free trade at issue, but if
York ona platform of fair trade and fair
play for Americans! I say he caa most cor
tainly. I see no reason why the South will
pot be solid for him."
“Do you tnink Blaine will be the opposk
tion candidate?”
“I believe and rather wish so. After
having won one race we are always pretty
confident of the sxme horse in the
next match. I Mr. Cleveland %,
stronger booause of hs experience the
pei apo Sie I do not soe
bis position
would be the “ruin” his gm
NOT A BINGLE COAL TRAIN,
Inquiry at the office of the railroad |
company on 9th, at Reading, developed |
the information that nota single coal |,
night and not a single car load of coal
passed through that city that day. This
has probably never occurred before in
the entire history of the company. The
fect that no coal came down is taken as
evidence that Chairman Lee was correct
in his prediction that all individual col-
lieries would shut down, The opinion is’
general that the miners are masters of
the situation.
All the manufacturing establishments
of Reading will have to shut down, if no
coal is reczived, or the strike is not set
tled.
cor A MAE
One of the side i issues of the Reading
Railroad strike is that the hotel girls
throughout the coal regions, nearly all of
whom have sweethearts among the strik.
vr8, have refused to cook or serve food to |
the men who have taken their places. |
This is another way to show the strength
of love.
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Miss Campbell has obtaineds verd 4 |
of $45,000 against Mr. Arbuckle, of roas-
ted coffee fame, for breach of promise
He was “dear baby bunting” and she was
his “bunnie” with “H's and K'e”—hogs |
and kisses—all through the letters. $45,
000 is not a bad “roast” for “bunnie.”
oy
If there is a rise in Arbuckle’ 8 coffee
we'll all strike for tea.
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TRIAL LIST.
The following is the trial list for the Tanusry :
term of court, beginning on Monday, January =.
FIRET WEEK:
John Duke vs William Parker,
CB Sandford vs LJ Hale's executors,
Lazarus Moyer vs Martin Haley,
Henry Brown vs John Divens.
Joel J Balley & Co. v¢ Daniel Korman.
Lewis Jackson vs Ambrose McMullen's execu. |
torn
Samuel Greninger vs Joel Kerstetter,
Geyser Manufacturing Company vs T J Dunkle.
John Mills Hale vs W W Hale,
John Mills Hale s executors va W W Hale,
AA Shumway & Co, vs I N Troxell & Co
Wm. A Thomas, trustee, v8 Wm. Bodgers,
ministrator,
SECOND WEEK.
Samuel Hall's executon vs J W Cooke,
Mathew Adams vs Valentine & Oo.
GW Kelley vs Abram Hicks,
H M Confer vs Conrad Long.
Michael Grove vs Bellefoule, Nittany and le
wont Ballroad company.
Jacob Leathers vs Bamuoel Stine
James Pierpoint vs James Cross,
J sh Potter vs John Ardell
DP Rishel vs John 8 Fisher,
Daniel Garman vs W H Wilkinson,
Bunnell & Alkens ve Kills L Orvis,
Sommerville, Krider & Cook vs George Wither
leet ux.
H 8 Sayre ot al vs ¥ McLaughlin,
ole Valley Coal Company va P B Crider ot
EC Krumrine ve G W Woll
Hale & Wheeler vs Bulfalo Run, Bellefonte and
Bald Eagle Railroad Co.
PB Schwartz use of va Win, Mann
Snjdeh Slatin, Damen & Oo. va J H Bibby.
John 8 Fisher use of va Lancashire Ins. on
Same vs Commercial Union Ins Oo,
David Keller vs John Dale, SEmisitzain
of M Houser,
Ambrose McMulien's executors vs Tnaas Farnel
Riri Valley Coal Oo vs Clearfield Bliuminous
Ay
Susqpebanns Motual Insurance,
C B Houser va Abram Houser
oT 8 Crom vs Tyrone Mining
PANY TE
4 Manutacturing
LB NNUAL SATE OF THE
FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INS. 00.
Office of the’ Farmers Mutual Fire Ina.
Compaysg of Centre county, Pa.
Crwridx Hau, Pa, January 9, 1888.
In ozmplisnce with the provisions of ner char
ter the Suutils Annual Statement, of the
8:8 BEaBB. HE =x¥. FH exiE
g3% 83988932 338832 Sus:
|THE NEWS CONDENSED,
A Brief Mention of All Events of Interest
That Have Filled the Telegraph
whe Columns of Daily Papers for -
the Past Week. =
Isaac Merrick shot his fifteen-year-old
sdopted daughter, Badis Harrigan and
then sent a bullet through his brain at Com.
den, N. J., on Baturday last.
The codfish and herring catch this season
on the Newfoundland const has been poor,
and on the Labrador coast fairly good.
R. B. Keperson, a Boston merchant, was
robbed Baturday at a bank in that city,
As he was oounting his money a woman
dropped some change. While he helped
her pick it up his own roll of bills disap.
peared.
A rise of water in the Monongahela River
Baturday enabled coal shippers to send
down the Ohio river 11,000,000 bushels of
coal which had been locked up Sve months,
idle miners will reswine
work.
Miss Busie Ragnon, daughter of a a
proprietor at Jeffersonville, Ind, disap-
peared Baturday morning. It is supposed
she has gone to moet E. G. Wood, of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, whose attentions were resented
by Miss Susie's parents.
Charles Laggots snd his brother-in-law,
| Kent, gquarrelied Friday at East Bend, Ky.,
when g wnt attacked Liggett with a corn
knife and almost severed his head from his
body.
The notorious Mrs, Cassidy was held for
abducting Blanche Bonniville for immoral
In a ooasting accident Pa night at
| Torrington, Conn., Miss Kittie Miller had a
hip broken snd Miss May Merriman and
{| Will Cooper were badly bruised.
A tramp who had been sick for three
days in the lockup st Birmingham, Conn,
was discovered Saturday % be suffering
from smallpox.
John Neville was caught in & snow slide
near Glenwood Springs, Col, a few days
ago, carried down the mountain side
several hundred feet and killed.
Two freight trains onllided on Friday at
Meigs, Ga. Both engines were demolished
and two car loads of mules were burned
One train was off schedule time.
Secretary Lamar Baturday tendered to
the President his resignation as Secretary
of the Interior, and it was accepted by the
President. The formal resignation, it is
not go into effect until
poon of Tuesday in order to enable the
Coal and salt were found mn Saturda
while boring for natural gas at Winfie
IL G. Rawlins, was thrown by his horsy’
near Versailles, Mo., on Saturday and was
instantly killed.
Bev. Bamuel G G. Smith, D. a Tate of
the Methodist Church, has estal/ished a
people’s church at St. Paul, Ming 1ts gov-
ernment will be by laymen enjirely.
Frank MeCarthy, a formeremploye of the
Cambridge Street Rallwyf Comp ny, Bos-
ton, Mass, was conviczed last Sepiember
of firing a “stone oo of the Cambridge
cars during the sty7ke last February. Ib
| was shown in evidence, however, that he
| threw a billet of wood, which caused the
{ damage. Exozptions were taken to the
Bupreme Czart, snd Saturday the full
Bench sep’ down a decision sustaining the
defendayt.
Wi first satisfactory observation
thrdgh the Link telescope was made Sat-
urday evening at nine o'clock. The sky
“as clear and the weather cool The big
telescope was at first pointed at the nebula
in the constellation Orion, which appeared
to Messrs. Clark, Swazey, Keeler and Floyd
eleven o'clock Saturn was also ob
served with satisfaction. Only medium
power was used and the observ: ation closed
about midnight Work on the photographic
jens will immediately proceed
Despatches from the Congo count uw
to December 10 have been receiv
Brussels. They make no mention of Stan-
ley.
The Crown Prince of Germany has ro
ted his request that the court fetes be
id as usual
A swim lague prevails in the south of
jrty thousand animals have
fie yr the Marseilles district withma
month. Professor Cornil has gone to study
the pestilence.
The Pups Sunday received 2,000 Spanish
if He afterward received Emperor
iam's envor, to whora he expressed
the foie pleasure Win Whiih he
test proof of Imperor's
exceiant relations existing be-
wd any and the Vatican.
A race for the one mile skating champion.
| ao of Austria took piace at Vienns yoester-
day. Alexander von Panselim, a Russian
youth, won easily in 3m. 38s.
M. de Lesseps goes to Panscos in March
next.
Doyle’ the only Irish Invinaible ¥ released
by the authorities. has departed for Ameri-
ca. Doyle was given a ticket of leave in
April last.
Mr. Wilfrid Bluse hy
on Haturday. donn
protest,
90 DANG aan io
the prison gard
: rs Darra De ves
vo been
out by Magioan Sthotéiies w fet: the
sy Pa, Jewish Hos
he fa’ manual