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THE NEWS FROM MExTcO.
Grand Military Display ut ChepuItepsc-A
New War Minister.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 23-Gcn. Ogazon,
Minister Of War. has resigned. and Gen. Manuel
Gonzales has been appointed in his stead. Other
Cabinet changes are expected. SchOr Coraru-
bias has been appointed Envoy to Central
America.
Tho newspapers urge "A close alliance Of the
Hispaho- American republics against Northern
aggression.
There has been n grand military display at
Chcpultepcc Five thousand troops were out.
all we'll armed. uniformed, and drilled.
Minister Romero has given n haitering report
Of tho conditions ~ the Mexican treasury
He claims To have made improvements which
will augment the treasury by millions Of dollars.
4 motion was made in Congress t. abolish the
iona Librs. and establish instead custom houses
In the passes II the Sierra Mndrc. hut Congress
adjourned before the measure could be acted
unnn.
Tho sullivan Palmer Railroad Concession hill
was defeated in the House Of Deputies. The
bill not lost 10y direct vote, but its en"mies
prevented lis final passage. The opposition
WIS based upon the doubts rs tn the ability Of the
company to push the Mexican Railroad while II
has thn Colorado and reNas Pacific Railroad On
hand. Doubts Also x -tcd rs 10 whoih' rto. Tom
Scott WIS connected with the project or NOT.
The reported intrigurs ut Washington for the
removal Ot Mr. Foster. the American Minister
create indignation among the Amerl ans in
Mexico. All foreigners have regarded Mr.
Foster the man for the situation.
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MAKING THE FIR FLY.
The I.iv~iiet Kind Of TumuIt In the Cat
shoM-t harley Ross's Triumph.

There was an exciting scene in the eat de-
pnrtment Of the Great American Museum, on
the Bowery. on Friday night. For over seven
hours the air in one hall OF the building WAS
filled with cats striking right and left and up
and down in the apparent effort to settle the
question OF superiority in relation TO the prom
ised prizes.
No one can say how the trouble arose or in
what way the animals escaped from their cages
but il IL believed by the manager. Mr.. starr
that some mischevous person. Just a. the show
was being closed for the night. unoosed the
atchings and freed the cats. The first suspi-
zion ~ warfare in the cat department was
a whrng. Kissing noise heard by a
stairs and looked through the glass door into
tho cat room. He saw n wrangng, lighting
splitting mass OF animals IN, NE centre OF the
al that moment the contestants rolled toward
him. and he closed II again and turned
calculation. he decided that over fifteen cats
had broken loose from their cag"s; The watch
man ran down stairs ana ., called IA thrss hr
officers reached the top OF the stairs anu looked
through the glass door they stood in silence
on,sid" Watching the entertainment within NO
Al night the hght went on, but as he morning ing
began 70 break the noises grew falH'rr NE
sun rose there was perfect quiet IN the hall.
Then the onhers Of the show entered ,o
y
centre Of the room. licking his chops in
triumph one eyebrow bad been carried away,
| and sew raj hare spots along his back We're
noticeable. He combed his face with his right
| paw and looked perfectly satisfied.
No. 10. a white cat with one red and one blue
| eye, lay outstretched ON the Moor, stn and
| dead " Ii was the worst looking eat | ever
saw. said Starr. 1t looked like 1t had shook
| hands with nn open and shut saw mill. II Was
! torn almost 10 pieces and the fur that WAS left
on il wouldn't make wadding Tor the earachie.
But we propose 10 do IL justice and honor, We
| SAlall have Il put together aga and stuffed and
as soon possible we shall place 1t IN our front
| window on exhibition free OF charge.
There's no ,mistake Charley Ross was maste, !,
| Of the field while all the other fighters SUNK on
| into dnsky corners and were wonderiully Gniet.
Dickey James. beautiful animal, weigh
| ing 20 pounds. was found skulking behind
| Thomas Jefferson, and cunyuscd with terror
| Bob OF the Tut, Feid ant Farm found q
| retreat among the scattered fragments 9l
| doz"ns Of Bohemian winc glasses. He made
Dick tho Rattcr" was found ia another cor
ner but his beautiful tail had been completely
| bitten of while Clin who was born wllllou
| a tail. was minus an ear d, , l.
Early ia the morning all the cats We're sai'N
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his bare back. with fvo-talled cat That VIVA
~ the carly part OF last summer. and since m an
tnrt nus been as gooi and w,.ll- behaved a fell
low as could wish tO have In the prison The
whipping was just what he needed to rogcn-
crate him.
The stock Of notables in the wethersfeld ,ris.
on Is rather low Just at present. The Rev. "
II, Green. the I.tchfcd county clergyman who
killed his wife in 1859, still helps about the
kitchen. though his head. white where il ia bald
tells the full story OF his sixty-two years Trscy
ana an N NChapTan 81, the ,ex.President and x-Cash
Hartford. are still in the cutting department OF
the shoe shop. The former is an Episcopaliep
while the latter is Congregat on alist and used
to be deacon in that denomination.
Charles Brown. who Is said to have been tho
perpetrator OF the t64 900 forgery on the New
nork Lie Insurance Company. runs a. pegging
have no particular denominationai afiinitiee. :"
runaway named Frank Peabody has iust
been caught at Pompfret landing. and return
ed here; iie got away last summer from barn
INTO which he. with three others and a keeper
ing. He had then only. flfty-eight DAYS 90 serve
on nathrec years term for robbery. Now he will
nave TO stay through n time as long ns has
elapsed between his flight and recapture then
nnish the term Of his sentence. and after That
II they choose. they can keep him here to work
$500 Wv anu
Frank Is sort Of desperate though only
about twenty three Years old. In company with
ms TWO brOthcrs-bOth In prison hcre-he rob
bed mail carrier M Donaldsonville and ham
mered him almost to death. when the police Of
Springfield tried n "atrh him he SWAIN the Con
necticut river three times to esrape them, and
when caught, broke loose again and ran two
miles before he could be recapturod
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SOLDIER CORBETTs FLIRTATION.
The Prisoner brought Before Judge Bens
diet n Writ Of uabeas Corpus.

Private John J. Corbett was taken before
Justice G. l.. Benedict OF the United States
Court. In Brooklyn. yesterday. in answer to a
writ of habeas corpus served on Gen. Horatio
\. Gibson OF Fort wndsworth. commanding him
to answer why Corbett should not be discharged
from imprisonment and restored to his rights
ns u soldier of the regular army. Corbctt was
dressed in fatigue uniform. and was in charge
OF Sergeant Burke Of Battery |. Third Artillery.
Corbett is the soldier who was charged with
annoying MiAs Alice De COmcau OF Staten
Island with love letters and attempts at fl rita
tion.
Gen. Gil,son's return did not contain the
facts OF Corbclts arrest and Imprisonment,
and the cnuse Of the detention aud tho Judge or
dercd him TO make n more perfect return. At
o'clock Gen Gibson made a full return. rcciting
that Corhet had been Imprisoned for conduct
preJudtcinl TO good order and military dis
cipline; that he WAS detained by order Of court
martial. and tnat the sentence Of this body was
now awaited.
Corhetts counsel demurred to tho return
holding that the court martial had no control Of
the prisoners freedom. except on his being be-
lore them. and that the question OF his cOnflnc-
ment rested purely with the commanding ofl-
Ger of the fort No effort. he said. was made to
hearing. and tho reading Of tho law by Gen
Gibson seemed to te that soldier charged with
crime may b. tr.ed by court martial at any
time that may suit the convenience Of a COM
mnnding officer.
Judge Benedict reserved his decision until to-
morrow morning. aud denied the motion to per-
NIT Corbett 10 remain in the custody Of the
United States Marshal. holding that he was in
the service OF the United States. and must re-
turn to the fort.
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rs IT DEATH OR A TRANCEg
Woman whom Some Think IL Dead and
Others believe is Alive.

JuIoa II RIancbnov n Frencb narLo,n,on
Of 81 Wooster street informed the police yester-
day that bis housckeepor Emma pillow Ind
,,,a, ',',ia., -, S,n'.i. 49,. '', '.''D
uieo suuueh't "t cVch tha' morning. ap-
parently OF poison. She lived at 81 South Fifth
avenue and had copnlained tho ni,ht beforo NJ
ai,,.. A,op a, -. a. IL ,. "
sichnees' Az T. W. sho went 10 the uruR store
144 West Broadway and bought what she sup
posed To be ouinine which she toni A., m .,Inaa
=, -. s1,-,a,. A.. H. ,,., " " 80 --.
VI "".oi' n'' v Vio.A III '"o noi ''hs sh" wcht
TO 81 Wooster street. but was not well enough to
work md lav down on tho bod The only mar.
49,, H. a., -. -. p,..sL.' - ~ -
sons IN 'he room were banchney ana MS son.
agcd 10 years. Suddenly she roso TO sitting
posture. scroamed. shuddered conyulsiyeIv
49,, 81, ,.,,. -. ~ s...,~.''l 80,
uhu zen oach' W AL hppearan'es, ucan'
At first Blanchney thought OF sending for the
Coroner hut aometbin,, in tho ,xoman,s annoar.
-. ~, a.. ..',.-,',- . -.... -, - -
"hVe ieu thc helHhpors 10 suspct 'ha' she was
not dead. but in trance. Her heart had
stonnel boatinp her fnce wns palo and cold ea
~, -
WTn hiso, hcr eNtrrmlles, nut tne upper part
oi inc body. from the neck 10 the waist, wa. ~
warm, as though alive. Or. q. II. fassin oi 40
tfHni street pronounced the symptoms u re-
semble those Of cthargy. Information was sent
70 the coroner, ana the dead cart wns sent tp
me door, The driver Knocked and pounded
anu shouted 10 thos" within. hut the frenchman
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DE4TH At A FIRE.
Coicred Tenants Leap from burning Win
dows On to nm Upheld Mattress.

In the gutter In front OF J. & J. Simpson 3
street. early yesterday morning. Roundsman
Daily and Officer Lawrence saw flames. and
found youth semi unconscious there. His
night shirt was mass OF smouldering ashes.
When aroused he said Tho store Is ailre.
I'm the watchman. james Mcpherson"
The store was full OF flames. The boy was
takon to the drug store at Eighth avenue and
Forty-irst street. but the man In charge refused
to allow him TO be placed In the store. Then he
was removed to near entry.
William Thomas, his wife. his little daughter
oc"upans the second % stapy we're s at se
window OF the side room when the officers re-
turned. Smoke was pouring from the windows
high pitched awning in front OF the store, and
others ran down the outside stairway. Mrs.
Thomas began 70, climb down. Her skirt
Thomas threw q mattress out OF tho window,
and when the ON rcrs hold Il up those at the
second-story window jumped on to T. The
Hosp" whero s ne hs wa died rf2V0S sn SoaP
The fire destroyed the rear Of tho building.
ani gutted tho store and every room in the
SMEn"1 MrD stcries eSrep,ng Tbcmass sitting rS9m
rortiG,h tn s,ree It tod her that whe passng ,he
could not open the door, and Reynolds broke
the show window and pulled him out. The fire
.a,ted a,crd n,1r ,s the heGler Young MrPherso9
slept In the store at night His bed was near
the heater The building was owned by Mr..
Charles pougherty. Tho loss is $4,000. In
McPherson's father saws that whom he wont TO
the IRE TO ind his son neither the poll - officers
nor the firemrn would let him 20 II ar the store.
They also misdirect..d him ia 10 where he could
ind his son after he had been removed.
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TiMMiNY's W.fRRIORS.
Those who VIII Manage the Party the Conn
Ing Year In the Metropolis

The primaries for the election of delegates
10 the Tammany General Committee Of ls7s
were held last evening in the several Assembly
districts. Since Rutherford Is. Hayes civil
service order went into effect the Tammany
Committee has become the of1lceLolders COM
mittce.
Among the Federal. State anl municipal
officers chosen last evening 10 manage the party
during the coming year are: Comptroller Key
Corporation Counsel Whitney. City Chamber
lain Tappan, Sheriff Reilly. County Clerk Gum
blrton. Congr, ssman Muller. Senators Hogan
WngSuir and Enclcsinn. Commissioner Of Ju-
rnrs Thomas Dunlap. Asscmbymen berrigan
Grady, Calvin. Crawford Seehhchcr, Patterson
browning Clark. Bath, Fitzgerald. McDunuugh
Bnkcr. Frank mud Thain. Corporation Attorney
Boyd, Tax Attorney GRl" toroncrs CroE ar. Elan
ton, Police Commis -iun"rNichols. Fire Comms-
sioncrs King and German. Charity Commits
sionrT- Brennan ana Cox. Fir" Commissioner
Wheeler, Park tomnirs siuncr tunoyrr. Collector
Of ASS, ssmcnts Gilon, Recriycr Of ruNrs Nc
Mahon. Police Justices Dufry and HiVhv. Civl
the Tammany Allcrmen. all the Deputy Shrrins
and most Of the clerks. messengers aud attach -
oi the city departments controlled by Tnmmany
Hall.
Foley. Thomas Wild. George Y Whitson.
Patrick MyhRn. Lawrence o. Herman, Philip
Cumisky, and PatrlckM CaM. Among the nom
oificchoLlrrs are cN- Mayor Wickham, Augustus
Schell, Frederick Smuh, Henry L. Clinton,
The 12s delegates will meet Tor organization
on the evening Of the 3d OF January in the large
hall Of the big wlgwam.
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NO NEW TRIfL FOR DIR. LiNBERT
Judge Brady's Decision aud the Prisoner's
Last speech 10 the Public.

Dr.. Lambert, ex-Prcsidcnt OF the late
American Popular Life Insurance Company,
entered the Oyer and Terminer cour room
yesterday 10 hear Judge Brady decision on
his lawyers motion for new trial. He had
expected an adverse decision and received the
announcement of refusal without any out
ward emotion The questions raised ON the
motion, Judge Brady said, were disposed Of
on tho trial, and my conviction must remain
unchanged None Of the points preso nted en-
title the prisoner 70 a new trial and therefore
the motion II denied
EX-Rncorder Smith asked that the sentence Of
DR.. Lambert might he postponed until next
Wednesday to give him time Ia arrange his
private Affairs and the District Attorney as
| sontod 70 the request, though obJccting 10 amy
| unnecessary delay ma
Dr. Lambert sat IN the corridor of the city
| Prison lazt evening tftod back in hs char and
reading a Newspaper. He looked ~ and spoke
! tu the SuN reporter as he entered, and resumed
| hl- reading again. When questions wer" put
| Ia him he continued his reading for some time,
| and then ans -weIed in mOnOsyllablcs. lie de-
rlined 10 say anything regarding his case at
! present. As the reporter war leaving the Doc
| Tor said. II you want 10 say anything to the
public from mo you can say that DIR, Lambert
| denies TINT he was guilty intentionally or po-
| tentaly.'
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EllAhcth Wilson, an inmate Of the Nursery
And Chis Hospital at flt' nrst ''ree aud Lexington
ANrnur len her bed IN nc ird story, last tnlns,
rais III, window and oAp,d ont she fe assistance of
tri' ,t striking in her descent the sloYing roof Of a
balcony which surrounds the second story ol the build
lur she dlrd ten INMATES attrTwhrl Sht IN years
CA the gi-i int she taken iium her home
,utor .. the cItA 20 us hospital hN her father AMI
Noudd, she laN. hiTih tu snn, wi sarNNts her Al
uue dUung her sit knoss has she been dehToIs
SntIfs aiitraF Yesterday. the nurse lett her bed
tr -tt wal allied IN Tie luNal room across the
hail Fhu wa. gone onN two minute anu when she re-
tlhsu TIE bad WAS vacant
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MRS. HOOPER ~ THE rENITENTIiRr.
Changing her Elegant Atire for the Rough
Prison Garb Her Duties

Mrs. Mary ID. Hooper. who has been de-
tanned in Raymond street Jail sine her SON
t"ncc 10 one years Imprisonment IN the Kings
County Penitcntiary for stealing $500 worth 81
diamonds from Mrs. Elizabeth Delaney Of 2l2
High street. Brooklyn. was removed yesterday
10 the penitoniary. Her maid. Nellie Hayes,
who was detained in Jail with her. shared the
money that Judge Moore awarded her with Mrs
Hooper. and left her On Monday last for Boston
Mrs. Hooper was dressed a. elegantly a. on thu
dag of her arrest. Shn was conveyed tp the
l. 'nitrntiary in II carriage. accompanied hY
krcprr Sinson and her ndOltrd sister
Aitcr -hn reached the prison she completely
snt i'm tho Wnrdnn's Once wocuing and soh-
hing. She saw Judgr Mo'T' who had sem
fenced her, Wis ting the prison, and 1t seemed
to add Ia her grief as he passed her She was
permitted to remain With her sister for n tim"
before taking leave of her AMI was then sent 10
Tho women = prison. She WIS forcedi sui lstituie
fnr her fashionable attire the ordinary hlue cot
ton prison dress and Ia pui aside every Drna-
meni. She h'-'erhel the mairon Tor some
hnicn y. and was told that uurNcrpiiuns could
he made Keeper Shcylin will allow her 20 re-
main in her cell until the day aiter New Years.
and will then send nor 10 work ia the shoe shop.
On Keeper SheNliu's heing asked wh"thcr he
would make any exception in the ease Of Mrs,
hooper because ?i iher her beauty and app.rrn. re-,
made any exceptions. and we shall not begin
now. She will he treated as any other pris-
ponitrntiary Official we would have s,Ora of
prisoners to treat with mercy. for in the batch
Of female prisoners sent to US from sing hing
prison there are some shupllilers Whuhe faces
are quite a. attractive as Mrs. Hoopor's'
The effort to obtain for Mrs. liOOp"r q pardon
is sand to be- abandoned. Mr.. George W Pinck
ney Mrs, Hoopers counsel drew NJ an appli,
cation for y pardon. and bad the assurances Of
| q number of leading officials that they would
| sign It, hut II was learned that Judge Moore in-
| tended. II com ultod 10y the Governor t. oppt ~
the pardon. and no further stcps wore takcn
"a an a
| not thought that the Governor would runrh
| much weight Ia the plea that she took tho did
| monds 10 secure herself. commutAfion o
| three months will he allowed 10 Mr.. Hooper u
ease her behavior - good.
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The War on Trafalgar square.

LoNDoS. Dec. 29.-Two meetings Of working
men were held IL Trafalgar square IL day on, Was pro
Turkish and the other ann rmkish. Seven thousand
I.rsons present Tn" meetings r. 'ulied n tree
t IT. Iasung an hour The pos INT. rcd AMI twu ar
rests were made Nobody Of Importance Was present
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suec... OF til. Ch,as.e Troop. In K..Asa-.

ST. PErrRsBvRo, Dee. 90 Official intolli-
has been received hoc announcing the suc'e-s of
the Chpse toops IN Kashgar They had fortified Touch
tonharan and Aska twu suung strateei,dl points The
nhahtant were fleeing IN terror into ku-san territory
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a Legislator Not Privileged from Arrest.

CHEsTER Pa. Dec. % Judge Clayton To-day
d.ciled that Representative Bulari Is not prNlcgcd
from arrest Rullard claimed. when arrested for en-
Ia lins the funds of building a>oenuol hat he was
las Harrisburg to attend the ,s-lun uf the
Legislature, aud that he therefore exempted from
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breaking the Jaw OF an Auc,'oneer.

On Friday night Edward $. wilkins. an Gu'-
uunccr uNin- 40, Madison street BROOKLYN had an
aitcre alton with Archibald buchanan pri} Atc watch
man oi lup Madison street Ruchanan accused Wlku.
M having beaten hi ti AMI. after some anst, " itl Is,
MIAius KIM, ktd r., hAuNn down buchanan jumped tn
IA. feet Ami strlsk Mlhn, IN ihc Iicv. iAltun Ni,
az ,ithci NouL max complaint, and NO Arrests
Ntfr
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Convicted or Murder.

WMREsBARRE, Pa Dec, 20.-The trial ot
Joseph Malta for the murdcr Of Nj hael Walsh a, Dun
more about year ago was concndsd here ts evening
The Any returned verdict VI saN ~ lhs SECOND
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The Csmbridrc.Osford Contest.

LONDoN Dee %, The Cambridge and Oxford
ruNtsi,s 10 An, dtc.lV!t tOruN the aiiNal 'ht Iaiti
raco lroiu rum,, 20 MoinaAe uu Alul 10 oN'aTl NiA
n ialu -iN t' .ast year tlNW
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"a Gem 10 Iighien the World"

When Shakpepcnre used this line he undouh-
od, M, nitI II 10 de ihe the wonderful Fan.ihn
Diamonds which are stars tor nrllhancy hdAwih, Tor
rn,,ins - and ups rlshahle the everlasting hll-
Thew cannot det cted from the real dAlnols as W'f
.rfa a l. tonted with the real diamond dust They can
M snel thc sam. .s real diamonds. and Will lst for
syer tn, ar. for sale only Al Humphrey leWelrl
stare sI9 BfoadwHy corner Of i2th 81 lofk stnu
Tor The IITctt uf Gems, mailed nee SUI
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Good and Pure Wine. for the uonaay..

Clnrot Burgundy Rhine. Sherries. and Port
from y - pr gallon and upward also good stock oi
send ior catalogue II Nouqin, Importer, 20 Ann st
.ilr
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The st. Dennis Hotel uses the famous French
si0sI " ~sAs GvN HaHuu Nlik FIysa sas yS.s y 40
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Doruta SandalwoOd Capsules never produce
sickness swift and fast superseding all
other remedies Beware O dangerous limitations. So!d
W all dIuSgisls pgL9as Utk ~, EsW YNIk-AGy
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| SrEn PAYMENT REsuMED.-Spocic the best
| nnt .Ml NlhoM. ID hny ana hnl.-tie
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Mahbys Norfolk oysters will save half your
holiday oyster sXpensvs None ~ good VI hall ~ cheap
-AdA
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SrRIS0rIrLp Mass, Dec, 29.-Ths NorLhamp-
ton sank burglars SCOTT and punlap, day sen.
tn,td {. tW,hty yeasesch In the state prison TIE ll
extent VI IA, law
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JOTrrNGs .iGOUT TOWN.

Northeast winds. threatening and rninJ
woifhrr, stationary 1r lower temperature aud falling
larunr rfer
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SIarbys splendid Norfolk oysters. Cost less
thAl meat a HsIrsen ., aE5 IL Sei.sLil Il, near
ltTy.-AA
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Chateau Lagarosse Garets. Morean Leieyree
Champagnes, J0nlac tosnaos Nsus.I fe"e Nv
ktgy, ,L-Ad..