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never lacked in tender sensbiliy hi. wife and

lacked in tender sensibil toward his wife and
children.
HIS LAST DAT ON EARTH.
The condemned man passed restless night in his
iron cage and awoke early this morning feverish and
sick in body and in mind. He sullen and silent.
and scarcely exchanged word with his keepers who
watch him every moment. day and night. During
the morning his brother. John G. Hunter. a
gentleman whose suffering arouses the sympathy
of many friends. came more to the prison and
spent several hours beside the cage John Hunter
has been devoted in his attentions and has spent
freely of his wealth to the condemned man. He
is retired builder, of Phiadelphia. and reputed to
be worth couple of hundred thousand dollars. In
the afternoon the wife and children OF the prisoner
called to take q solemn and last farewell of the
husband and father standing on the brsnk Of IN
awful death. The scene was painful one. and too
sacred to make the subject Of public comment The
dying mans family were permitted to remain with
him until quite late in the day. and then left the JAIL
never more to see Benjamin Hunter alive.
THE EXECUTION.
AL the arrangements for the execution are now
complete. Sheriff Calhoun had the good Judgment to
leave until the last AL the preparations possible.
no that the gaping crowds which came to-day
to satisfy their morbid cravings to the
engine of death. were compelled to go away
deservedly disappointed. All that to be to-
day small holes in the ceiling OF the corri
dor. and it was almost udicrous to behold the drop
jawed dismay which the idlcrs who trudged
through the all for this. Tonight the scaffold
was completed and everything made ready for to-
morrow. ,.-....
THE FATAL SPOT.
The execution us have said. will take place in the
centre Of the main corridor Of the rs floor OF the
court house. at the point where transverse passage
crosses it, The main corridor is about nine and
half feet wide and about hundred feet long. the
extreme length of the building The passage rs
about feet wide and about hfty feet long.
the width of the building.
The annexed diagram will show the exact typogra-
ply Of these corridors and the and Offices ad-
joining:-
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case in these trying hours. but little was said by
the prisoner and his family who devotediy
attached to him and for whose sake it has been be-
nesed ana hoped lie would withhold his confession
1hey sat silent witnesses OF his prostraton and weep
ing sympathzers his grief but far consolation
was Concerned there none to be given by either
party. ltwss sad procession that filed out OF the
dngy corridors and down the sleet-drven streets to
the ferry. where the ice is piled in heaps
and winter is in extreme development. After his
family lett him Hunter braced up q little
and at the request of his watcher ate fair supper
Then he turned in and soon fell into troubled sleep.
At half-past eight p. NJ, when carpenters
shouting about joists and pulles and beams
ana holes. Hunter lay curled in bed with an
anxious expression on his haggard face. while
from his thin and whiencd lips and
groans that made the keeper wish for more con-
genial company. At half past ten the experimenting
amateurs far from happy. Perfect as their
plan appeared upon the plumbers paper. it
was by no clear to the Sheriff
or the public prosecutor. In the animated
discussions that ensued the confessed assassin ra.
ham, manifested great interest. 1t is of the odd
condolences Of the Hunter that the condemned
man Is to stand directly under the spot in the court
room where he received his sentence and bis
accomplice that they to whisper rero,r
the ironc expression could be distinctly le1rd.
SUICIDE.
Whether there are any grounds not FOR the fear
OF the officials that Hunter desires to commit suicide
cannot ascertain. His friends scout the idea, but
the most severe watch is is kept every movement
OF the prisoner and his dishes removed the
moment he is finished eating lest he should
break plate and try to cut himself. At eleven
O'Clock Hunter asleep and apparently in trou-
bled dreams. His early religious training assert
ing itself His mind runs in conventional channels
and he uses the cant phraseology OF professionals.
That his mental vigor will endure the strain of the
morning better than his physique is evident. There
is no hope of pardon respite delay. He will
tainly be hanged about tomorrow. but whether
the hanging will be butchery or a solemn ceremo-
NAL is something that cannot be safely predicted
THE YrNAL PREPARATION.
The streets leading to the Court House square are
to be roped off in the morning and person will be
permitted to- go beyond them without pass and the
public school that faces the square will be closed
At eleven O'Clock the high wind whisted ferccly
about the Jail and the storm ceased
the burst out from the dense
black clouds and threw one cold ray on Hunters
face. He turned and groaned and the cloud passed
on, covering the moon. but the wind whistled wilder
than before and the haggsrd face was mere dis
torted. At twelve two keepers relieved the watcher
and at six the prisoner will be reused.
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TION-A MEBrING OF InIsHMEN AT WHICH
THREATS WERE UTTERED AGAINST THE MAR
ou1s OF LoRNE-rHE GOVERNOR GENERAL
= FIRM.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
QUEBEC. Jan, 0, 1879.
The approaching execution tomorrow Of Michael
Farrell attracts more interest than any which has
occurred in Canada for years past. Tho murder for
which no will hang in the morning is the
second committed. if not third. In 1861 he
quarrelled with neghbor named Mahar
ON his farm. killing him outright with and
stautfng on his body IL it had been a
icg.y Alter tedious trial in July Of that
year Farrell obtained verdict of acquittal,
though the fact OF the murder was not denied. the
plea for the murder being scfdefence. year two
subsequently, another neighhor. named Landers. on
his dying bed dcposed that Farrell inflicted his fatal
injuries. but this was denied and matters rested
there.
HIS LAST CRIME.
The murderer's ready escape from punishment
served only to harden his disposition. and in
August last the Dominion was startled to
hear of the brutal circumstances or Francis
Conway's murder on Sunday afternoon,
while walking home on the Gosford Railway track.
holding one of his young children by the hand. The
railway track crossed Farres land and the proprietor
seeing Conway advancing ont Of his house, gun in
han and at distance of two feet from his head fred
the shot which sent his ncghbor unwarncd into the
presence Of his maker. He WAS tried convicted and
sentenced in November last TO be hanged the 10th
OF January. and when asked what he had TO say why
sentence should not lie pronounced merely replied
IF my enemy Conway had put mp the fence after
him he might have been still alive and would not
have been here
EXECUTION IN EreHrEEN YEARS.
Since Mechan was hanged in 1s64 for the murder
OF Pearl there has been execution in Quebec, and
the City Council anxious to avoid pettioned tho
Governor General to commute Parcels sen
tence. They were refused. aud then a petit
ton to the Marquis OF Lornc was forwarded by
Irish residents of Quebec who. strangely enough.
cvinccd strong feeling in the matter notwithstand-
ing the brutal murder OF Irish fellow country
man. Mrs Farrell also visited Ottawa to Prfn-
cess Louise. but without avail.
OF THE IRISH.
To-day 200 Irshmcn assembled in Durham terrace
and attempted cocrcivc measures with the Marquis
Of I,ornc. avcrring that he could not visit
Quebec or b. received by the irish here,
Farrcll's sentence was allowed to be exc
cuted. Political agitation unfortunately,
however the bottom Of the meeting and the result
TO Ottawa and the reply received that the
Law must take it's course. Considerable excitement
exists with reference 20 the meeting and the speeches
OF police and the execution will occur.
FINAL PREPARATIONS
Sharp at eight A. M. the scafod Is ready in the Jail
ward Farrcil's cofhn lies below the Drop His wife
and family spent this s(teFnoon md took supper
with him. bidding him final farewell at Ave o'clock.
His father confcssor. Father Wynn, stays with him
all night in the cell Farrell does not seem to re aiizc
fold pleading great aggravation in the shooting Of
CONWAY.
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A FATHERS CRIME.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. ., 1879.
At Avoca, Wis, an examination held on
Wednesday over the body of Henry Doty. aged
eighteen years. which recently found in the
Wisconsin River. II appears that the father of
the boy hard character. who. when en-
ragged, was in the habit Of whipping the boy
terribly. The evidence showed that he struck the
boy on the head with some weapon. killing him. and
then. fearing detection shot him through the head
with pistol and to give an appearance OF suicide
threw the body and pistol into the river. The father
OF the deceased and Wilson Doty. his nephew are in
mil nj Dodpcyillc
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FARRELL'S DOOM.

EXCITEMENT IN QUEBEC OVER To-DAY's ExEcU-
THREATS WERE UTTERED AGAINST THE MAR
ouIs OF LoRNE-rHE GOVERNOR GENERAL
: FIRM,
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OHIO GREENBACKERS.


COLUMBUS, Jan. " 1917.
Tho State Central Committee of the national green
back labor party met here to-day, eighteen out Of
twenty districts being represented. It decided
TO take steps for more thoroughly organizing the
party for the next campaign and 70 nold state
yenton In this city on the hrst Wednesday in June
next.
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IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Jan. q. 1879.
The jury in the Superior Court here to-day returned
verdict OF guilty against Edgar Freeman colored. Of
Ansonia, who committed brutal outrage upon
little girl, and who narrowly escaped lynching Tho
penalty imposed Imprisonment for lite. An
effort will be made to take the to the Supreme
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SENTENCED TO DEATH.

BosroS. Mass. Jan. q. 1870.
In the Supreme Court at East Cambridge this foro
noon william II. Dcvlin, who convicted of the
murder of his wife at Lowell about year ago,
ceved sentence OF execution to take place March IA.
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NO RESPITE.


Ibf 1ELre11s4fn 10 TIE t1EhAiD,
TRENTON, Jan. O. 1879.
Benjamin Hunters brother made another applica-
ton for a respite Of month in the Of the
condemned man. The Governor replied. through his
private secretary. John A. Hail. that he power
less interfere 1t is runored here tonight that
Hunter is in dying condition.
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SHE REPAIRED BISHOPS SHIRTS.
only visited the house of Bishop during the
absence Of his mother in New Haven; he at ml
house in the morning and spoke of the collar band
his shirt being wrong that his nccktie did not ftt
l asked him TO bring the shirt to the house. but he
said he would not have time; then told him l was
going to cali Mrs. Lee that evening. and IL he
would let mc have his key would 60 TO his house
and get the shirt; my intention was TO get IL from
him then or about haf-past seven. when he usually
went home 20 rcpenish the FIRE in his sitting room;
Bishop occupied the upper portion OF the dwelling in
which Mrs. Lee lived; that evening first called ~
Mrs. Lees. and after remaining few minutes went
20 Bishops apartments. got the shirt and went homo
Was there on this occasion any other any crimt
nal intercourse between Mr. Bishop and yourself?
Mrs. Cobb VERY postivelyl--Nevcr. str!
Witness resuned:--Aftcr this made various little
repairs of clothing for him and he wanted to pay meg
refused payment and he finally gave Inc set OF
jewclry my husband knew of all this; admit maxi
ing and giving to Bishop broom case; before his
wHcs death she and l set to work q
lot of fancy articles aud 10 furnish two
alike; after hts wife died he vt my house
one day and remarked that the room In his house
would now be furnished; working on
this broom case d the tine end told him would
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SheriH's
eeissss Room

A-Where Hunter will stand
R.--Where will be-
C.--tirnhan,'s coll.
DD-Ceils IN women's department.
E-Bathroom.
F.-Stairs
Hunter will stand with his back to the heater,
marked in the. plan He will be brought down the
stairs ut the end of the corridor from the third
top floor Of the building 1t is quite little Journey
there two halls to be crossed.
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INTERSTATE CON.NLRCE.

,.,.,,,.,.rs - u,su,xD,ox ~ pru,rF or A
AI'N' M'NI9 ~ ""'"i'"i"' ~ D " "
PENDING BILL.
w ,.,...l.,. t., % Tho Corota Sinh
W A>lllN"loN, JAM -' i"' '.'""'o '"'
Committee Commerce, consisting or MI, spencer,
chairman NJ Nc,IiIIon and Mr. Dcnnis tonight heard
'''"'''''' ''' -. w., -. - ,,,
arguments Oh the House Oh regulating IhcIH'o No"-
mere, and prohibiting unjust discrimination by common
,. ,or,, ,,,.i.r ~ .,.ntIorcn from varioIs
'"'i'''. - '''3' ' - - - -
parts ~ the country interested III Tue med'ue' "'i'
present
,o..ro.or,o,i,o poorou q, Tc,os chairman of the
H''''''"'"''' "''s""' " "' IN
House Committee On Commerce. WHO reporter tHo phl
and pressed il to liz passage gave the history OF the
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GRAND LODGE or NEH-JERNEr.

TRENTON, y. j., Jam. 23.-Thc annual SEES
SION Of the Grand Lods. of Ml,ons the State of New
Jersey began in tins city yesterday and closed this
evening The following officers were elected:
Gy1ud Udstcr-T Hamilton Wallis. No 10
U,yufy Grand UdSi,r- Juscph VI. Martin No. -.
r,niD' GJ1,,d WadrH-Nillitm iadancc, 30 H.
J,,uj0r GJdud WdI'Gcii Ii.uIy Ncl-lagc, No. 10.
G,,lad TREASURER Charlie. kcchtr, No. >.
1rand S,c,tfdTy-Joseph II. Ilougn, NJ. 80.
irgufy Gydi secretary 81. i. Roadway, No 10
dr0nd ChdpidHi- BENJAMIN {. Llppincott NJ. las
>,i,0y Gr11d Dsdr0H-Joscph y. ougden. 80 -.
Juui1t GidHd Dcac0H--l + cicriCk Beltz No 1856.
Grdnd MaYshdi-ChHIies Rus, No. 81.
Grdpd Njr,rHrdS-Irink g. Frey, No. H. ana Benjamin
squire, No ~
LrqHd S,r0i4i- RcdrrI-T Thomas Cooh, No. o.
ARAFAT PuSHirdHt-AlurT Randolph, 40 =.
Gcgnd ftiu.- Amos Howard, No. -.
Grant Iugf,Ho,gI- IIt rhcrt Wells No. -.
Jisfriof Dclifg GrGjd Udsirrs First district. Wilton
H. IL wallace 40. II; second. Henry lIdnr-, ~ g..
'ir,i Chailc, Z. ~'.Scu-on. NJ. l2G; Fourth. william
II / Knruu~ No. 81: Fiith. James 4. norton No. o.;
tlAth Jacob Guycr 40. - seventh, lHomas W IlIdtn
NJ
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FIRE INSURANCE CAPITAL IMPAIRED.

Superintendent Smyth, OF the Insurance De-
llartncni has Iyrl, thc information That the Franklin
Tnc Insurance Company of Ncw-NoIk j. the only ono
II the oni-stoc lire Insurance companies III TINS city
whose capal was impaired at The beginning Of thr
wear. The amount 10 which thu company 5 capital was
ipairtd on December 81, ISIS. l. stated 10 Ge SD
G2G Y. Tie Original capital was S-pUVp". Inc com
many lost hrJy, by bc recent great fires at Gldnjs
nd Broadway ana II Worth and Church-sls. aud the
impairment Of It's capital has been increased. The Oft
cr- az fhc COMPANY e1d yesterday IRA they shu paw
The Losses lay the recent fire promptly, and sA' ala eA
pect To continue III business. .
NJ Dodge. The secretary OF the CoInpdl V. Shid
There 40 reason why should suspend be aisc our
cauital l. impaiTcd A wear ago several or he New
York fire insurance companies were IN SIMILAR post
non To-da, they Send well We LOST db'ui $4,000
hy the recent fires in this city, ana Cur capital EtTtiOc
J.. imuaircd 10 the extent OF about $1,000 IL woud
need 10 be IMPAIRED - per cent before the Sultrnttu
dent Of Insurance would he competed by law 10 0dcF
an examination. He could OhlGc tHc Stockholders TO
make good the impaired capital, hut w hope to do that
y .uc,r-e ia business Tie eject OF the recent fires has
hc, 10 siifcn insurance iatc~ aud ave all The ConpA
MICS better opportunity 90 max" money. There can De
,n danger to ur policy holders III any event ~ long ~
there remains dollar OF our cap'" ana If our stock
holders are satisfied the insurance ID apartment ought
10 he"
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EX-SHEPIFF 8RENNAN'S FUNERAL.

The funeral services of the late Matthew l..
Brennan were held at 81 ParickS Cathedral yesterday
morning at half.past > o'clock. rcqnium mass was
celebrated bv VicaI-G"nerl Quinn. ccchrani the Rev
Father Mori deacon. ana the Rev. Father OFAr!c and
the Rev Father Kearncv. The music was rendered ny
special choir consisting OF Miss Won Heimhurg, so
prano; Madame Unger, contraltO; Mr. BeSnc, tenor;
sir. Urcls, basso and j. Il. Macrth, orEanst of the
Cathedral The mass ROs'lnl's Requun III ID
minor.
Many % the most prominent politicians known 70 the city
in the last fifteen years present. Sheriff Reilly and
Controller K,y (who has also held tlc office Of sheriff
were among the pahcdIerS: ana NillHn I. conner,
who Nj. BTCIHaus Immediate SucCtSSOf WAS ~ Ire
congrrg alton. EN-Judse Eoswo"th. President smith
ana Coumis Nic,ul>. EIhaTd and Wheeler T. pre-
scented the Police Board OF The past ana present "l
winch body VII. brennan WIS at one time a Wchhf
,lt>rIt among them INSPECTORS MURRAY ana i)crhot
Cauaius Walsh zone Cl The pa!lnca rrraHd an Oh dthri
chi O: Mr. B!cInIuj, Ali3!e, Murphy ana Io-dH; ana
among the Police Justices aH>tic" DENY and cNJUige
wick C"mIui~roncr Thomas :; FREEMAN, NI'Il''n.
Sullivan. \. i. Naudcrpo"l, cNC0n@rrS~man Fox. Lit
ward kcarnCy. ext gresham Morgan Jones cN PlrS
dent Of the Aldermen j. 'DcIl-, tA-Aiitfith I'Ulif
Cuddy. Cote shannon. KlCruGu IWOWrN, A--rInblyhcn
Pdttr and Dun pv. Henry Howard, Chief In" nccr OF
thc Old Volunteer Ere Department. Coroner Noltlnan
several Gle putty sEcllis aud scores 81 lciAoM HLtu'
who never held Once were present. Nearly my OF the
Younger journalists Of the CiY Who al various Times
ID been brOugh IN personal communication WIFE Mr
brennan and had been indebted TO his couieSlcs were
also in attendance. The contributions OF flowers were
mainly from the immediate relatives Of the dead man,
and were ycIV numerous In Difference 10 request 81
The family friends sent none, only The BosS" Clun con
tuhutiug a shaft Of flowers eight feet hgh. All tht
" brennan followed the bOdi to ITS final resting place
u Calvary Cemetery.
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VEST BOTND FRfIGHT RATES.

Az IupuRTkNT MErr*G or TRUNK IlAE MAN
AGLRS-No DECISION REACHED AFTER \ DAY :
DIsCI S~fO>.
The trunk line managers met III tins city
aeam Yesterday Ia receive aud act upon the report OF
the committee appointed in December last to
report upon the dcslrab lily of reap
portionine the Wc,bound freight from ti, city. There
were present William H. Vanderbilt, James H. Rutcr
and W X. Vanderbilt, Of the Ncw-Yorh Central; "
j. Jrwctt Robert Harris, and George II. Blanchard,
Of the New York, Lake Erie AMI Western; John
KIM, jr. and Milton II. Smith, Of the Baltimore
and Ohio. and \. J. Cas-att, G.. +. Green
and q. y. Rob IT'S, Of the P'nnoyiNaum Kall-
road. Little information could be obtained last
MINT M regard 80 the action Of the meeting,
except that after prolonged discussion Of the repor
Of The committee Il referred back TO them Tor ur-
rr lcrdtiOn with request that they report again
next Ntrk
II is known that Mr. Vanderbilt demands an addl-
t'onal percentage of the Mestbound freight trHnc,
basing his claim, upon TIE statement that The Nt"A 81
Central Railroad has ncrn receiving d4rinH me
pa-t year than ltS allotted amount
of business and that consequently IN order 10 maintain
the terms o the GppOItonment scheme ii was netcs-
.ary for his company Ia send freight almost con
tinally Ia some uf ne other roads A. nothing waS de
cldcd however, the managers who we're present declined
Ia make either thc contents OF the report or the
proceedings oil the conference.
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D4NGERS or the DEFP.

IrI Is NORTHERN WAIERS-A PIRATE REPORTED.
LoNpoN. Thursday. Jan. 23, 1919.
Llovd's dispatch from Antwerp, dated
Yesterday saws: The lee in the Roads ana tle river
v,,s considerably increased since yesterday. y
1,,t couip, in was capS,zrd and eight men
c-erc Crowned \ dispatch from Loyds
from Ucllsoand dated to-day says The LIhe Is
blocked with ice and steamers are unable to force an
entrance The captain of ship recently arrived al
Queenstown writes Ia Ll0yd's that no saw, my
'ls ,,nst of TaStuet on the lGlh inst, steamer
loug.r Of burning wreck. Tie steamer ordered n,u
tn L1,u on his curse and nothing about Inc an M
ru..r me prnaltl uf brIn: also burned me steamer
had NAT the apucaraucr vi bring mclchantinah OF
,n,n.nfSnr she had 100 or 200 men on board, appai
,u.tk I'u.l,~u.
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Alice sandfoId. The animal Charity Bal VIII DC he'u 81
the Academy Of Music, February lo.


REFORMING THE CUSTOMS SERVICE
PLANS PROPOSED BY THE CHAMBER OF CoMNhH'h
HOME MARKET VALUATION OF IMPORTS h-
PROVED.
A special meeting of the Chamber OF Com-
erce was held Yesterday to consider the report OF 'he
specl Committee on Reforms in the Customs service
The report after considerable discussion, was aooe"
Among those present was Peter Cooper WHO t'oN ~
interest in the discussion, and pronounced hinSch "
favor of the recommendations of the commute Nv
also circulated printed copy of his views Oh ircc u"
The committee proposed, "in lieu OF Inc present "'i
bersome vacations and uncertain methods Vi u'oo'
Thinning dutiabo value' to substitute nome lnaIser
valuation The plan would nave Wy "a
to the collector an accurate utsci
~ his Coods. the commercial name or Class W
the tntrchaudisc tie port or country from Nh''H ~
goods are received the marks ana hh IT, ~ M.
eases with accurate dcscilptlNc IS' uI ,"' AZ
az each. i'm estimated cash valuation NJ bpA'"H -
Work. Philadelphia, Baltimore or NtN-pi icalN' ~
committee insists that home valuation would place. 'c
~ asCCrtalnC duilahc values uI"H ~,
sons who should know mat TIE importer lth N"""
or coudti ons which he ob'alhtd MS Lo.o'' ln''
there Wnllld be 10 long list or imaginary 'hdr-'H az
farbpd 10 invoices need of consular Ccl!hcdlts nor
ontns "a 10 fcrrigu cost or market Ndu' thd ~ va,
honqd 10 do away with all bonds; that TIE cXrcnrc OF
thc would be lCiuftd ara liIat the
customs force could hc % per Ccrt less. .
Mr.. schultz spoke at length III favor CT me CEhuEc'
IlliiipS few objections 10 nc proposed 'H'
hut Thought il should not hc acted upon h,rrIcdIN'
Dlnil C. Robbins. II the iim OF NchresUu d" hupIn>'
s,tId tia; the proposed system was the ltNul gu tu
years labor by the committee, ana oi c"Itrpo'GG'a,
with the prominent importers ~ Tic country. I"'I
was nothing novel N H. as il vas SIMILAR 10 the lf,Ho
system OF Great Britain, II. L1mai'ac spoke VI I'Vi
oI the Plan, and was followed by Nj schultz AGAIN.
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e1.rposrp sI,IcIDr OLA GERMAN

George Won Glcscnapp, age thirty-tvc died
Yesterday al the Centennial Hotel No. 10 Chatham-st
under circumstances which leave little doubt that he
committed suicide He went 10 the hotel on Tuesday
and engaged Next day he went out ana did rot
rciuru uut a. H. yesterday. Al that hour he informed
HE h,cl-Rcepcr that he mad TO write etter and then
he shoud retire. Al II -. III. chamberlain ~ the
mattel rcporcd thai Won Glrscuapp appeared 10 DO sick
Ia, was found Iusensipc ON the hcd ana before an am
htI,ur, arrived dead. ON stand near TIE bcd
a. fnuud letter addressed 10 Carl Ecdcl OF 50 III
Wualn-.t. This was delivered ny the coroner :" Mr
I,ir,rl ~ no upon reading II, refused 10 give amy in
formation as To- It's contents. He tnd mat he lHd
known Won GcScuapp for Fix years; mat he had
known Inn to be engaged IN various me. 81 hurlHcss
and 10 have lived formerly al the OccldtHlAI io'i he
yy of n good German family and had been The recipient
of money rom home.