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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

OcLS3.tS
, 1879-07-13

70 odas,-gent1cmen have neglected their private
~ sRs,-so R@s, compromise this matter, not for
~ nenuer as an lnuls1anal but for the head OF
r:la p4tstnGnt tnat nas cost the City ct Chicago
~ Ii. yea ol money and sad experience, but
finc<1 d p '0oS upon Today as one Of the
iohhs: w w. ~ tnf "os!o- Applause from the
NY. ~ ~, tooA tn's action last Thursday
n H. ~, ~, ;.s puf E.
h.,,n "a u es1oens That VIC arc to
stou ~ @ uea o. Speccn-makn; this evening,
~ atate 10 Suose present that this is not
at'o,"a5 aho tnat applause vi1l nos be
s''aMe1 sia Ill.,
N.Y.. 1.a1 D1ou-tnes weren't feproTed when the
naaSot ~" vas speaking:
+hat 81, Gal oesiFe 10 state, nevertheless,
, 1879-07-13

AIQ- DlE0n LHeQ SPOKE as l0ll0T9s
The reasons given By the Mayor for the re
movat Of this tried, able, efficient, and honest
officer is very timsv pretcft, certainly not sur
fcicnt to warrant this Council to be party Il
the removal OF the best sire-Marshal Chicago
ever had, and the best In America to-day. From
the time Marshal Beunrr took charge OF the
Fire Department he has Improved and worked
up the Department, until to-day we hare the
best and most efficient Department in the coun
try, If not in the world. Our citizens have I'M
bounded confidence iu his integrity aud faith
In his ability, both Of which have been thorough.
ly tested.
Gentlemen, when you think OF the millions
of merchandise and improved property IN this
city which might again be swept away By fire,
and think OF Mz. Bcnner's long experience as a
fireman, bis success In fighting fires in cyery
emergency and danger, his perfect knowledge Of
the conditions Of large buildings, is 1t not an
outrage aud public scandal to remove such an
off1cera
Nov, gentlemen, as to the charges made
against Marshal Benner Of disobcdicnce, let us
sec: The facts are that On Saturday, june
Z, the Mayor sent to Marshal Bcnner
Communication requesting him to cut down
the expenses OF the Fire Department to within
IS per cent Of the tax levy. On the following
Thursday Alr. Benner called meeting OF the
Committee on Fire and Water, aud also the
Mayor, to consult Us to the best war to comply
with tic request without crlppiing the Depart
mens. which Was the proper move for the head
OF any department 70 take, and which has been
tic custom heretofore. When the Mayor was
called upon to make suggestion, OF for his
views, he stated that he had no suggestion to
make, or would take no responsibility. When
told that 1t WAS impossible to comply with the
order unless By reducing the number Of men
or their salaries, which had been fixed By the
Council, and the Marshal had not the authority
to change, whereupon the Mayor said his order
was imperative, and II be, Mr, Benner, could not
carry out his order, be would put one in his
place that would, and left the Committee. The
Tarshal and bis assistants made reduction on
all the different items to the lowest possible
amount 10 the appropriation, as follows:
, 1879-07-13
A Lame Defense Of Harrison's
- Action by Aid. cui-
terton,
Followed by Benner's Eest0ra-
ton by q Heavy Ma
jority.
By Tuesday Morning He Will Again
Be Acting as Fire Marshal.
The Mayor Says that He Expected It
Would Happen.

a Law POINT.
The Council held special meeting last even
ing, Mayor Harrison IN the chair, mud all the
Aldermen present except Tuley and Sanders
There Was very large lobby, all interested in
the Benner matter.
AID. Cnllerton made the point that the ordi
nance required that q copy Of the notice for q
spccia! meeting should BE- served on the Alder.
men twenry-four hours prior to the meeting
The provision was:
That no special neettng OF the City Council
shall be held during the time for which the Council
may have adjourned over, in pursuance OF the first
section hereof, unless the call therefor shall be
served personally upon each Alderman and the
Mayor. or unless the cali therefor shall be signed
By the Mayor and two thirds Of all the Aldermen
authorized By la's to be elected, and served q.
served -. ,,.-,.
II each Alderman had not been served person.
ally twenty-four hours prior to the meeting, OF
the call had not been signed By the Mayor and
two-thirds Of the Aldermen, the meeting was
Illegal
AID. Rawlcjgh urged that It was immaterial
whether the. notice was served personally or not.
It wns sufficient IT the notice vas left at an
Aldcrman's place Of business. The question had
been raised before. and SO decided.
Aid. Thompson said the man who handed
him his notice told him that all had been served
or q notice left ut their houses.
AID. Cnllerton didn't desire to press the point
If notice was served twenty-four hours prior to
the meeting.
AID. Thompson Aldermen are all here,
and they must have been notified.
AID. Cullerton-But there is an ordinance
providing for the nnuner in which special
meeting shall be called. The newspapers may
have called them here.
Aid. Thompson-Who has not received o no.
ticc:
Aid. Cullerton-Thnt is what desire to find
out. understood several received notice this
morning.
Aid, Dixon referred to the ruling out Of SIM
liar point made BY AID. Tuiey.
Aid. Cullerton said the PUNT raised by Iuley
was that the notice should be served personally.
Tie twenty-four hours was not touched upon.
AID. Dixon remarked that there MAS no use
taking no the time.
AID. Cullerton-Nor was there Thursday
evening.
Aid. Everett read the following from the rec
ord:
AID. Tuley raiaed the point Of order that the
ordinance regulating the calling OF special meet
irgs had not been complied with, as it required
that notice If not served personally should be left
ut the place Of abode.
taken, he decmng that the intent OF the ordinance
Was that the Aldermen should all receive notice,
and a. all were present it was to be believed that
all had accepted service.
The Chair held that, in bis opinion. the pur-
pose Of giving notice was to get the Aldermen
there. As they were present, he would decide
the point not well taken.
, 1879-07-13


make speech, but to listen to the NaJor's At
gument. | have been met On the street-cofpera
and everywhere BY people rho urged ME to BUS
tain Marshal Bcnner, as the city could not afford
to sacrifice SO good man. I assured them
would support him, unless the Mayors afEu-
meat was comprehensive. sound, and logical. 1
fall to see auy good reason Tor removal to his
uonor's communication to the Council, and for
that reason, noEwiths st4ndng may be rebel,
take the responsibility OF moving The previous
question.
AID Cullerton-i hope the gentleman will
not insist on that l want to explain my post
tion,-uot to make speech.
Aid. Lawler-And have communication
wait read. THE Turner Hall resolutions In
dorsng Benuer.]
Aid sTaido-l faVe no objection to the read
ing OF thu communication, and Will Wftndraw
the motion for that purpose.
Aid Cullcrton-l object to the receipt OF any
communication.
AID. Waido-Then insist UPON my motion.
Aid Cuierton began TO speak, onE was intef-
rupted By AID. RswIeigh, who made the. point
that the question was not debatable-
The Chair 50 heid.
The previous question mas not ordercdt-
Jeas, II; nays, &c, as follows:
Ytas-Dixon, SmJth- Eiszner. MeEurasy.
Throop. swift Raw!elgh, Everett, knops, Sraaner,
Lor-nx, Waldo, Meier lsixteensh), AcCantey-
II.
iNays-Dallard, Phelps. Clazk, Mallory. Gran-
mis-, Turner, AcAuley, CulIcrton, htpster. Nc
Nsly, Riosdan, Lawlcr, Purcell, Peavey, Tnun1p-
son, aeIef efficiently. "ettefes, Barrett, Jaa4s,
, 1879-07-13
EXCU RSION,

11tuaEHx:ANSIUN and WAEkEEAS, Thursday, July II,
,Isi r. The iron side wheel steamer GRACE
Et.u4MONn T1ll leave Cl2rk-st~ Bridge. Fare to
&'alsIoh and return SOC: Maukecan and return, 81.
HENRY BABY. Manager.
, 1879-07-13


The amount to be deducted under the May
or's order from the total tax levy OF this Dc
uartrnent was s34545- a report Of this action
was made to the Mayor, who then suggested q
full reduction OF per cent on the firemen's
salaries, aud at the same time requested the Mar
shall to call his assistants together and TO suS-
gest to the tiremen that they voluntarily agree
to the proposed reduction Of S per cent for the
coming SIX months. In obedience to the WISH
of the Mayor the Marshal did as requested, and
turther sent circular containing the terms of
the Nayor's request to each OF the companies.
The men. By large majority, voted against the
reduction. This result WAS not in accord3oee
With the Mayors wishes. but VAS that which
might hare been reasonably expected. His
orders were faithfully carried out BY the Mar
shaI who could not be held responsible for the
action taken By bis men. The result Is known.
It has BEEN stated bY the Mayor: and bis Sup
portcrs that unduly Influenced Marshal Ben
ner and the dremeu in this matter. In justice
, 1879-07-13

to them aud the public uow most
emphatically and unqualidedly characterize such
fnsinuation5 as maticfouslr false. will state
that, haviny been asked hy some Of the tremcn
IN my district as to the meaning Of the circular
In question; I explained that their action was to
bo entirely voluntary. But [ did advise the
Mavor against his proposed reduction. told
him that tue great commercial Interests In the
department BY my such stcb, and that the nres-
ent high standard OF the Department WIS dear
20 the hearts Of every class OF citizens; that
Tue salaries OF the brave men vho risk their
cltlzcns a; all hours OF the Gay and night should
not oe reduced. that their present salaries OF
$40 PER month in scrip, on which they have to
sacrifice discount OF per cent, besides
eaHlns gay 70 purchase uniforms. costing at least
pc Increased. 1also pointed cut to him num-
per OF Items In the Appropriation bill wherein
ne could make reductions, II he we're sincere In
M nts motives OF economy. named tho Office OF
the City Collector, nhich is but the Hfth
wheel to the Comptrolles's Office, in which The
work could be done. which has an approximation
OF S5,2io; the Health Department with its
S41,UO ta1-levy and $4,000 cash, On which q
SAVING OF nesr!y $50, 900 could be ma2e BY the
police being required to perform d portion of
the duties; the Departments Of Public Works,
with It's corps OF sidewalks aud other 1nsnectors,
whose duties might be performed hy the POLICE.
and the sum OF $4,000 saved: also, the Mayors
4AA 0t4A<A t4A4%[o IL HANu u 3AlEE SUN might De
saved by proper reductions. ! nor insist that
Instead OF crippltng the Fire Department bY
method OF false economy reductions shall ba
made If necessary in the useless and mora
ornamental branches of the Ctr Government,
The Mayor has had considerable to say in regard
to the laws recently passed limiting the issue Of
scrip to IS per cent OF the tax leyE. 1t is argued
on almost all sides t,ut the law in question does
not interfere with the running of the different
departments, US heretofore conducted. There
was no necessity for the Mayor to exact the re-
euction in the important actirc departments OF
the City Government, Tor the 1aw simply limits
the issue OF scrip to IS per cent, but docs not
require the expenses to be. reduced to Is Der
cent OF the lew, for there are large number
OF items in the Appropriation bill for which'i@
will be utterly unnecessary to issue any scrip
For instance,
Judgment account ...................SI1 323
interest on oonuc1 de1t.-. It's :}3
l4l@nlnS 8treeI-l2mps.-. I'LL. GOO
SS"eI3 ."-...-. --".........~-.- @Vu, utD
ClLf -0QA 1DQ uOU
collection and copying delinquent taxes. 90, 600
Street Improvements, city's portion -. 70,Coo
uo''e No1@a go - .""' '.'"'"" ...s-- 4oo.ooV
L sincerely trust that you will, rcgardlcss OF
political feeling. and for the best welfare and
interest Of the city, take such action In this case
as shall be to youc credit, By giving an uumts-
taxable verdict in favor OF faithful and eni-
cent public officer.
, 1879-07-13

AID. McNallJ-So man aomires Benner mora
than do, or Is prouder Of the efficiency Of the
Fire Department. I believe tillt tho flremen do
mt rat :, cant nore ,han rtev t3-~~rva hnt fh,t
w. go 49, ~ 49, rs,sn. 3. .1- ].4As
Is NOT tue qusSslon 1os tne coune'1 70 oetesmlno
tonight. The question Is Whether the Mayor has
followed out the law II he has, he should be
sustained. The oninion Of the Corporotion
Counsel sustains hin iu eycrT oct, The ner
cent reduction was necessary. Unon that lie
Nayor acted, Benner, knowing this, agreed
With the Mavo1 to 20 to the ene1ne-house and
e1nlain the mattcr to the meu. hut be sent a
naner to The Nnvor. gtatfur ho hafin't done tt
Tia: it wouldu't be proper Tor him 20 do it. Not
man here viii saw that It was not
nroncr for Marshal Swen,c to do il.
, 1879-07-13

AID. Thompson-I. regret the unfortunate
combination Of circumstances that llas brought
about this difficulty. While opposed to his
Honor the Mayor politically, yet desire to say,
as Republican and member OF the
Council, that I desire to do whatever
can do in advancing hts Administration and
making it success. But having known Mr..
Benner for years, and, as Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Fire and Water, ha7ing been iuti-
mately associated with him, have watched his
action closely. II there is j true n,an III the
City OF Chicago, man who carefully respects
the will OF the people. a man who annually ex-
pends in behalf Of the people $503,000 as hon
estly as we would expend it in our individual
affairs, that man is Matt Denner. have asked
tavoEs Of him, and been refused; but I have
d9ana nI;1s fiq 5.4d impartial 1re,tng rs al
his that would lead me to believe
that he was catering to the tastes OF
any party, political or Otherwise, III the City Of
Chicago. am no personal friend Of his, par-
ticulary. He is rothlng moro IT, me than any
citizen who conducts himself in au upright and
honorable manuer. I want to Say tbis-tl,at to
my mind the reasons for his removal arc not
sufficient. l do not believe he was gnilty OF
any net Of lnsubordiuation. His Honor the
Mayor, after the IS ter cent order. went to A1r.
Benner and told him the necessities OF saving
under the new law. can assure this Council,
upon the word and houor OF a man.
that never heard aacht from him
that led me to believe that he
desired to do anYthing antoEonistic to the Ad-
mtnistrahon. The Committee on Fire and
Water came together and went through the
items, Without touching the salaries OF the
men, be showed us how he could save SS9, ,99o,,
thus leaving between 5000 :,,n1 5000 to be
gotten By reduction OF salaries. Having re-
ceived N order from thu Mayor, ha issued an
order To The men setting forth the necessity OF
a reduction, aud asking a voluntary submission
thereto. The result OF the mems vote is
we'll known. SO far as l am concerned
l told every fireman l met that it
Was actually necessary. What other Alder
men may have done, I know not. Bur
1 claim That alr. Bcnnpr, in not going around
personally, did just what he had always done
Therefore believe that he misintcrpreted the
order and did not believe that the Mayor cx-
pectcd him to go to every individual and ask
him voluntarily to submit to a reduction of 5
per cent. In CONCLUSION, desire to say that In
putting myself on record against his Honor tho
Mayor, I am actuated only by the purest
motives, and' simply desire to do my duty; and
in listening to my constituents have had but
one man coulc to NC and askn1e to sustain the
Mayor,-aud that mau Eas Republican.
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Jackson, ed Ward-W. d. Trago, Assessor
Nathan C. Brookins, year, months and L
| days, lung trouble.
| Thomas Baker, l year, months and days
dropsy.
Benjamin H. Cahoon, 4 months and % days
jaundIce.
Ann Carpenter, 81 years and Is days, old age.
Hannah E. Davis, age not given, brain fever.
Alma Dixon, l year, IL months and days,
typhoid fever.
Letha Taught, II years, brain fever.
John Gilmore, year, l month and q days
dropsy.
Elizabeth Hallar, "a years, disease not given.
Henry Honness 80 years, typhoid fever
Anson Hanna, 60 years, II months and days,
typhoid pneumonia.
Lake Cecil Clifford, l year, 4 months and IL
days, spinal affection.
aLulu Longlott, years, II months and days,
diptheria.
Arthur Brown Monahan, so years, months
and 25 days, albuminnia.
- Moler, 13 days, heart disease.
William G. Mackley, 25 days, congestion of
lungs.
Campbell NJ. Nunley, l year and l month,
cholera infantum
Ida May Radclif l year, 3 months and
days, cholera infantum.
Louise Rapp, l year, l month and days,
cholera infantum.
- Roach, age and disease not given.
Eliza Jane Riddleberger 2l years, 8 months
and days, consumption.
Artie Shaffer, year, months and 4 days,
chronic doreah.
Elisha F. Swift, G5 years and months,
maIariaI fever.
Nellie Ora Wilson, 1 year, s months and 13
days, summer complaint.
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The Wrong Children.

A funny incident is related as having
occurred at the accidental explosion OF
fire. works, on the evening of the Fourth
A man was standing near the wagon con-
tanning the fireworks, holding by the
hands two little children. When the
works were ignited, the man became so
frightened that he let go of the children
and ran After the excitement had
somewhat died out, he came back, in a
great state of nervousness, and seeing
two children standing on the street,
seized them and started off with them
About this time wellknown lady citi-
zen found that she was two children
short She reached out and gathered in
the abductor He had seized the wrong
children.
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Statistics of Jackson County.

By the politeness of Thomas W. Pat
terson Esq, Auditor of Jackson county
we are enabled to lay before our readers
the following statistics of Jackson county
as reported by the township Assessors:
Charcoal pig-iron, native ore, 10,25C
tons; stone coal iron, 1856 tons; native
and foreign ore, 6,75O tons.
Stone coal mined, 1,134, ,319 bushels,
25, ,296 tons; No. persons mining, 261.
Persons engaged in mining iron ore,
1S6.
No. persons eng 1ged at furnaces and
mines, 205, average daily wages 81 :O2;
average daily wages of farm laborers, 778.
No. common laborers employed, 44O, av-
erage daily wages, $l.00. New dwellings
erected. Sc value, $l3,735. One frr ace,
value $4,000; two Touring mills, value
$500 miscellaneous, 9; value $l,475;
one National Bank, capital $4,000; one
private Bank, capital $50, 900. No. pau
pers in Infirmary 81; No. of paupers 9th
erwise supported by the county, 500;
total cost of keeping paupers in Infrma-
ry 81 S29. IA total cost of keeping pau
pers other wise supported by county for
current year, $7005. "a total cost, $ll,-
S35. .6S; average cost of each pauper per
day, 10 cents.
WI eat, I1,448 acres, 75,411 bushels;
Rye, I43 acres, 901 bushels; Buckwheat,
173 acres, 1,546 bushels; Oats, 7,lSl acres,
123,1 ,175 bushels; Barley, 2 acres, y bush
els; Corn, 20,S53 acres, 44S,5S4 bushels;
Potatoes, CAB acres, 35, 500 bushels Sweet
Potatoes, acres, 596 bushels.
MeaGow, 3,5S2 acres, 12,S4S tons hay;
clover, 199 acres, SO tons hay, % bushels
seed; fax, 2 Ii bushels seed. 80
lbs. fiber; tobacco 5 acres, l, ,4IU Tbs;
butter, 355690 lbs.; cheese, 1850 lbs;
sorghum, 39S acres, 29,6S5 gallons syrup;
maple sugar, 500 bbs., 143 gallons syrup;
bees, $40 hives, 1854 lbs.; grapes. 6, 955
lbs. 120 gallons wine; orchards, 3,692
acres, 145, ,431 bushels apples, IA, ,S6l bush.
els peaches, 10 bushels pears. Cultivated
lH1ds, 1886 acres; pasture lands, $3.50
acres; woodlands, ,060 acres; lands ly-
ing waste, 1850 acres. Wool, 28,81O
lbs; sheep killed by dogs l3o, value,
from disease, 333, value, $S76; sheep, 215,
value, 1888; cattle, 172, value, So, 1856;
horses, 60, value, $2,025. Bonds exempt
from taxation, $1O3,376. Whole No of
horses ,I57, value, $150,599; cattle, l6,-
149, value, $196, ,346; mules, 492, value,
800, ,9SS; sheep, 1888, value, $12. S59;
hogs, 1O,SOO, value, $16,12S carriages,
!, l,567, value, s41, 1929; other personal
D. operty, value, $72, ,339; watches, 444,
Vr lue, 81, ,404; pianos, 14S, value, $780,
merchants stock, $10l $780, manufactur-
ers stock $92,394 moneys, $l5S,800;
credits $261, ,5S5; bonds and stocks ST.
594; dogs 2.874, value fixed by owners
81, l63; bank and other corporation prop
srty 1862, ,079; total value of all property
81 ,614,S51.
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Deaths in Jackson County for the Year
Ending March 81, 1879.
Lick Tp.-Henry vanfossen, Assessor.

Lick Tp.-Henry Vanfossen, Assessor.
William Allen Walden, year, months and
13 days, dyphary.
James T. Farris, 4S years, months and 10
days. lung feaver.
Johnathan Scurlock, IL years and days.
bron chitus.
Harry Benjamine Washam, 3 years, 2 months
and q days, dypthary.
- Denny, infant, days, unknown.
Thomas Law, l month and % days. brain
feaver.
Hattie N. Watts, 81 years and month, con-
sumption.
Mordecai McClung, 50 years, IL months and
q days, consumption.
Jas. McGhee, 80 years and days, parralisis.
Stella Exline, l year, months and 10 days,
burned.
-O'Conner, month and days, direa.
Ballina Ramsey, 81 years, old age.
Charles Edward Albion, month and 10 days,
unknown.
Mary ]. Smith 80 years, ague.
Jackson Cain (Chatin p 81 years, consump-
tion.
Fannie Galway, Is years, PARALYSIS.
Thomas Allen Weaver, 16 years, IL months
| and 20 days, imitation
| Sarah X. Rowland years, months and %
| nays pneumonia.
jackson, 1st Ward-D. w. Winfough, As
| SCISSOR.
| Ann Brotheridge, 50 years and months,
| heart disease.
| Charles Cochran, 10 months and days, fever.
| Herbert Ebbara, years, 10 months and 8
| days, asthma.
Susan Ward Gardner, 81 years and months
| inflammation of lungs.
Sarah Ann Lovejoy, 3S years, months and
days, lung disease.
Daniel D. Morgan, 40 years, lung disease.
Joseph Morland, years and days, brair
| fever.
Alexander Mayhem, % years, 6 months ant
10 days, brain fever.
| - Walters, still born.
| Cook, not known.
William Spurrier, age and disease not given
Nancy Drew, 90 years, months and II days
old age.
| [The death of Mrs. Washam, and severa
others, not returned by Assessor. ED. STAN
DARD.
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height above the sea-level does snow neV-
er melt?
s. Describe the river systems of North
America.
9. What waters are connected by the
Suez Canal? What forms the boundary
between England and Scotland?
10. Of what does Congress consist p
What the original and what the present
dimensions of the District of Columbia?
The Camp-meeting of the colored folks
grew better and better until the close.
The following ministers took part in the
meeting: Rev. W. T. Artis, pastor in
charge at this place, Elder Jesse Hender-
son of Chillicothe, Elder R. G. Whitman
of Marietta, Elder A. Thornley, of Ken
lucky, Elder R. Meredith of Portsmouth,
and Rev. Nathaniel Farris.
The meeting closed on Sunday night
A special train came up on the Ports
Branch road on Sunday, and two
trains came on the Narrow Gauge. There
we're no services at the M. E. Church,
and large portion of that congregation
the camp meeting, and Mr..
Creighton, the minister, took part in the
exercises.
The great tent was we'll filled at each
IF the three services, forenoon, afternoon
and night. There was good order, close
attention, and good was accomplished.
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The Fourth in Jackson.

The four church bells and the Court
House bell commenced ringing at mid
night on the Sd, and continued to ring
for nearly an hour. The night was clear
and bright moonlight, and many people
were on the streets.
On the morning of the 4th large num-
Der of people came in from the country.
There was no public demonstration ex-
cept Dave Warrens "squizarinctums. -
The people of the country felt themselves
sold, and the citizens of Jackson felt
bored. The balloons advertised were the
small tissue paper concerns, and the rope
walking we believe was a fraud from the
beginning, and did not take place. The
dance at the grove-but we cannot do
that part of the performance justice, and
so-will not attempt to describe it.