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Violating Postal Lava.

BALTIMORE, MD, Dec. S-Thomas Gayle alias D.
Z. ClarksOn. charged with using the L. S. mail
counterfeit money TO persons in Centerville and
Denton, In this state. had hearing before Com
nis 5i0ner Rogers to-day. He was committed in
oeiaut OF 5000 for the action OF the United
States Grand Jury.
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BALLsToN, " Y, Dec S.-A fire at Parkersville
last night DESTROYED the store and post office kept
by Nicholas Shaul. and the wood aware works OF
w. ". Monroe. together with other buildings. The
loss Is about $1,000 partially insured.
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ROCHESTER, y. v, Dec. S-A special dispatch
says: The vegetable soup works or L. C. Zero,
at Lyndonyille, Orleans county. were destroyed by
nre last night, entafling loss Of SIS, COO The
adjoining buildings were saved by the free use of
cider taken from tanks near by, 1000 gallons being
used by the bucket full. There was no water
near by. Forty men are thrown out Of employ
ment-
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LAND PATENTs.-44l land patenrs were issued
from the Interior department to-day.

ARMY ORDERs.-Col Silas Crispin and Leuts,
Thos g. Baylor and James Whittemore to meet In
New York on the 18th inst, to examine Major AL.
frad Mordecai; Capt. Frank II. Phillips Lieut..
JAS. Rockwell. IT,, and ID Lieut. Frank 81 Hohhc
Tor promotion In the ordnance department The
leave of Surgeon John Moore Is further extended
one month: the leave OF absence OF Paymaster
John b. Keefer is extended three months. the
leave OF absence OF Assistant Surgeon Marcus r.
Taylor Is extended two months; I'd Lieut. Reuben
Ii. Turner, 9th infantry, Is granted leave OF alb
Selce OF four months Nv
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I'd Edition.
--latest 4GlegTanS to The star.
Below Zero.
BITTER COLD IN THE NORTHWEST.


MISNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec S.-A polar wave
swept over Manitoba, Dakota and Minnesota yes
tsrday. The thermcmeter at various points regis
tered this morning as follows: Winnipeg, Man.,
below; Grand Folks, ID. T.. IS degrees below;
Fargo, d. T., p degrees below; Jamestown, ID. t.,
p degrees below: Lake city, Mimi, 30 degrees
below; Breckenridge, MINI, y degrees below;
WinOna, MIMI, - degrees below. AT other points
In Minnesota the thermometer reg Sterei from Is
degrees to 20 degrees below zero. la this city yes
teTday the mercury stood, at o'clock am. 8
degrees below zero; at am. 81 degrees below
zero; 1T pm, 10 degrees below, and at midnight
degrees below zero. Tde weather Is clear, with
a light wind.
FROZEN SAILORS
CHICAGO. Dec Screws arriving yesterday I'm
the breakwater were badly frosted. Two vessels
came into the harboT com pletely covered with Ice
The crews nearly persisted, their hands feet and
ears being frozen. Most of the trains due here
yesterday and last night were from one-half hour
10 twelve hours lat, and many freight trains
were abandoned owing TO the difficulty expe-
rienced In trying to make sufficient steam and In
preventing the water from freezing I'm the tanks.
NO accidents, however, have as yet been re-
ported
NOT MUCH OF COLD SNAP AFTER ALI.
ST. PAUL, MINI, DecS-The severity Of the cold
weather has perceptibly abated here. The lowest
range OF the mercury at the signal Office for the
last "a hours was 1875 below gro, though some
private thermometers showed p degrees below.
At 9 O'Clock last night the mercury stood at z
received OF the severity of the cold at various
points but are not believed. Accurate Observa-
tons SEOw that the mercury has stood only few
degrees lower than in this city at any point inside
OF the British line.
THE WEATHER At Albany
ALBANY, NY, Dee. Sat IL rs AIN. there was
light snow with a westerly wind Thermome-
ter -.
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Tho Denver Wa n Robbcri-s.

COMPLAINTS THAT THE POST OFFICE HAS DONE
NOTHING TO CATCH THE THIEVES.
Atelegram from Chicago, December 6. SAYS the
mail robberies perpetrated between Denver and
New York and New England appear to be of
much greater Importance than was at first SUD-
posed. letter from s. n Wood. President of
the First National Bank OF Denver 10 Mr.
Eames OF the Commercial National Bank OF this
city says:
Reference to my circular will show that mail
for New York and New England IL what has
been stolen. The matter has gone on eleven
months. We have had extracted from the mails
in that time upward OF $500 600 worth Of paper.
all of which was intended for New York and
New England. We are not the only sufferers.
All the banks and business houses have had the
same experience on smaller scale. Twas com.
PEELED TO issue that circular to prevent our
being called negligent by eastern people for
whom we collect. All the post Office officials afe
sorry that the circular was issued Some of them.
notably the postmaster at New York city, are
quite angry. think principally because Ii ex-
poses the inefficiency and ncompetency OF many
OF the officers Of the Post ONCE department
This thing has been going on for nearly year,
and have complained time and again, and
there is not particle OF evidence to-day that
the department has ever made decent effort
TO detect the thieves. After the publication Of
the circular sent throughout the state a circu-
lar asking Information. and replies show
that 80 per cent OF all the banks have suffered
In some way. and the known losses OF paper
will foot up far beyond 81 100000. If the Post
Office department will take the trouble to de-
tail man on this case. can cover him up with
information already gathered. I trust the pub
licity will brighten the thieves. We tried silenoe
for a year, and shall try publicity for a while
now; then compare results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-08

NEW YORK, Dec S.--The general managers Of
the railroads engaged In the war in the northwest
met this morning at the Windsor hotel. No action
was taken, and the meeting adjourned till to.
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-08

THE CABINET MEErING.-The Cabinet meeting to-
day was attended by all the members except the
Postmaster General, who Is out Of the city. The
session lasted two hours and was mainly devoted
to discussing routine questions before the differ
ent departments. The question OF naturalization
In connection with certain claims before the
Spanish American Claims Commission was also
considered.
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Name
NO7lle,
Cen. Pacific.
CheS. & Ohio. .
Do 1St nrae
homeopathic Medical Society.

IHe IOiiOWlng officers have been elected for
the ensuing year: President, DR.. s. I. Groot;
yice-presldent, DR.. j. B. G.. Custis secretary, DR.
G. B. Gilbert; treasurer, DR.. c. B. Winslow;
censors, Drs. Chas. Allen. j. B. G. Gusts, Geo.
Lee. A resolution was adopted: 'sThat it is re-
commended to the members Of this society to
at the close of the attendance, and it shall be
the duty OF each member to obtains settlement
from all Of his families at least once in three
months, VIZ, the LIST of January, April, July and
CctObor0
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Gov. oRDwAy ExPLAINs-Gov. Ordway denies
that he Is here to work for the passage OF bill to
admit southern Dakota as state. His presence
here is to straghten out the issue OF certain Yank
ton drafts which were put upon the market before
he was appointed governor.
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A New LiIhf.HOmSe

OTTAWA ONT, Dec. S-The dominion govern
ment has decided to erect lighthouse near St
Martins Head, y. b. This has been rendered
necessary by reason of dangers in navigation near
that point.
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Local Notes.

young man named Willis Reagan, was sent to
Jail for 60 days by Judge Smell to-day for stealing
toy wagon from the store OF Frederick Rea
jackson Welsh was the guest of another colored
man named Abraham Jones, the other night, and
after leaving In the morning Mr.. Jones missed
$3.50 He admitted the theft before Judge Smell
this morning, and got 60 days in Jail
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THE PRESIDENTS vIsrTcRs.-Among those who
saw the President to-day were Senator's Miller
Platt, Cameron. OF Wisconsin, Sawyer, and Van
WICK; Speaker Keffer, Representatives Robinson.
OK Ohio, Mckinley. Schultz, George, Brentz and
Ray, cx-Secretary Eyarts and w. W. Story
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kilograms to The Star.
A Uuuatir.S Art

JERSEY CRY, Dec. Seer ard Ryan, a luna.
Tic, confined at the hudson county insane
suicide by cutting his throat with a razor
which he found In the cooks apartment
INTO which ne had broken. The NOSE he made n
doing so was heard by the attendants who ar-
rived, however, too late 10 prevent him from sew.
erng his carotid artery. The ends OF the artery
ton Is critical ~~.-
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Fire i'm Illinois.
Pos, essice Rur,ea

ELGIS. Ills. Dec. S-Henry Waterman'S large
Cheese factory, eastern this place, was burned
yesterday. The loss Is $4,000; insured for s25OO
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A Fatal .Jnmny,.

LANCASTER, PA, Dec 6-David ShofY. q miller OF
Manor township, jumped from an elevated point
In his mill yesterday, and striking an upright
board, sustained Injuries which VIII prove fatal
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Another Highway Robbery.
YOUNG LADY's ARMS PINIONED BY A NEG

YOUNG LADY'S ARMS PINIONED BY NEGRO,
WHILE ANOTHER ROBS HER.
Another highway robbery was perpetrated
yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, in one
of the most populous portions of the city, A
young lady school teacher was walking up 18th
street. and when near Massachusetts, avenue.
she was rudely seized from behind. and her arms
held firmly to her sides. She was naturally very
much startled, and then thought that some
friend was playing joke upon her. She was
soon undeceived by well grown colored boy
dashing up to her and snatching her bag from
her hands, as his confederate pinioned her
arms Having obtained the bag, the rascals
lOosed her arms and ran swiftly away, the Young
lady being too much startled to give the alarm
If this had occurred in the dead hour of the
night it could not have been more boldly exc
cuted.
PILING UP THE FINES ON Mr.. DONNELLY.-
James E. Donnelly, Of 18th and 1 streets, was
before Judge Smell this morning for keeping
an unlicensed bar This is the fourth case
brought by License Agent Raft against the de-
PENDANT, within a month. and there are already
fines amounting to S40O imposed against the de-
PENDANT for this charge. On motion of Mr.
Cahlll, the defendants counsel. the case was
continued. There is also a charge brought by
Mr.. Raft against the defendant, for keeping an
unlicensed restaurant.
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THE BURNETT MANDAAUs CAsR.-To-day tn,
Court IN General Term refused to grant thu
mandamus on the Secretary Of the Interior. an
piled for by Gen. Ward B. Burnett to compel th,
Secretary to reissue to him certain pension Ger
tiffcate WI
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TIE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
The following are the opening and closing prices
q the New York Stock Market to-day, as reported
by special wire to II. II. Dodge, 500 18th street
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SUHsfoR SI.ANDER.-Ezekiel Smith. through
his attorney. Mr. Daniel E. Cahill this afternoon
fled bill against Isaac 8. Fllbert for SANDER.
claiming &c, 600 damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-08

ALL ADvIcEs from West Virginia indicate the
almost certain election OF Representative Kenna
20 the Senate to succeed Senator Davis
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POLICE COURT CASES In the Police Court
to day Walter Reagan, for larceny Of o toy
workhouse for 60 days Jackson Welsh. colored.
larceny Of $3.50 from Abraham johnson; q
days. Lewis Dodson. colored, larceny OF one.
eighth Of a ton of coal from Johnson Bros 90
days. Also charged with stealing a lap-robo
from Chas. A. Sheehan; grand jury; bonds,
$500
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a New Ratlrad Oueucd

PHsLApELPHlA, Pa, Dec. S-The Salamanca d.
VISION or the Buffalo, Pittsburg and Western ran.
ROAD mas been completed 10 Salamanca where
connections viii probably be made with the New
YORK. Lake Erie and Western, Rochester ana
Pttsburg. and New York, Pennsylvanis and Ohio
roads The new line VIII not be opened for busi-
mes Tor TWO or three weeks, when arrangements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-08

FIRE IN MARyLAND.-The residence of Mr..
James Gather. of Gaithersburg, Md, burned
down "Wednesday morning last.
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LIQUOR LICENSES.
The Commissioners to-day approved Application
for liquor licenses from Ignatius Nau and James
ConnorS
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In the Courts To-day.

In the Court in General Term to-day. Oscar
Nauck was appointed an examiner in chancery
In NOurse agt. Ashford the decree below was
affirmed, and in Carmody agt. Frawley the tes-
timony was read.
In the Circuit Court to-day in Rowland Il
Co: agt. Newmyer the Judgment below was
affirmed. Austin agt. District; on hearing
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A Dividend.
The Northwest Raiiroaa War.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. S.-The Silver King mini
company has declared dividend OF % cents I
share.
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No PERMISSION CAN BE GIVEN TO Violate
THE LAw.-During the trial Of an unlicensed bar
case in the Police Court to-day, the defense
offered to prove that the defendant had permis-
sion from the District Commissioners and LIQUOR
board, to sell until her license was issued
Judge Smell said this made no difference, be-
cause nobody can give person permission to
violate the law.
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The Attorney General on the Dis:rie {
Detectives

The Attorney General stated t. STAR reporter
this afternoon that he had no intention whatever
of taking any steps towards bringing about the
adjustment OF the detective corps Of the strict
OF Columbia, as has been reported; that thu SUBJ
ment'S thought.
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OAfTURED.-IIGSC nIpnt,
Mr.. E. P. Higgins. sheriff Of Steuben county,
New York, arrived at police headquarters with
prisoner, named Ed. c. Kemp, from Green
irons on, charged with grand larceny. He
escaped from New York, and was arrested as
above, and held for requisition. The prisoner
was locked up at headquarters, and kept for the
night and this morning the sheriff proceeded
on his way with the prisoner.
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CAPITOL PAINTING INJURED
The painting in the rotunda Of the Capitol, rel
resenting the baptism of Pocahontas, has been IL
Jured by the cracking of the canvas, caused by IL
electric light used during the Garfield memorl,
fair.
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Petition for a MandanluS Oh the Dis
trict Commissioners.

VERDICT AGAINST A STREET RAILROAD CON-
PsNY FOR 5000 DAMAGEs.-In the case of
Hamilton A. Moore agt. the Metropolitan rail-
road company, in the Circuit Court, Judge Mac
Arthur, the jury yesterday afternoon rendered a
verdict for S., 600 damages. This was an action
for damages claimed to have been sustained by
car OF defendant running over him in April,
1881, by which his legs were fractured. Messrs
+. I. Browning and W. F. Mattingly appeared
for the plaintiff and Mr.. N. Wilson for defend
ant. On exceptions taken to the ruling of the
court the case will GO to the General Term.
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District Government Affairs.
TAX COLLECTIONS

During the month of November the receipts
atthe District collectors office were 81 OS6 $50 60
Of this amount, the tax on real property. cur
rent fiscal year. was 1856, 621.43. and on per-
sonalty S103, 4O094 making $500, 02237. on
which there was an abatement of 5 per cent
for prompt payment.
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DIVORCED WIFE.---To-day, Judge Hagner, in
the Equity Court, made decree of divorce In
the case OF Mary A. Ray from the bonds of mat
rimOny with'Wm. A. Ray. They were married
In 1853 BY Rev. F. 8. Evans, and she charged
him with drunkenness and bad treatment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-08

QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET.-Wednesda
there were $50 head Of cattle up for sale-35O
were stock cattle from Chicago, and were pur-
chased by farmers and drovers to take to Lou
dOun county. Va Neat fat cattle brought to
81 cents The price for the best is unchanged,
but medium and common cattle sold from Il to
Is cent per pound lower. Sheep and lambs are
very dull-the market being overstocked Old
sheep sold for 3 to ~; lambs 4 to So cents
Mich cows, $50 to $50. There was no change
in live hogs nor veal calves. The pork market
is good; near by supplies bring Sto 81 cents per
pound.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-21
Personal and Political.

The national land league wants Min
lister Lowell recalled, and the Presi-
dent has promised to give the matter
early attention.
The late Congressman Allen, of Ohio,
left an estate valued at Sl5,0O0,OOO,
nearly all of which he bequeathed to
his family.
The latest political rumor is that Mr..
Blaine has authorized the use of his
name as a candidate for gubernatOrial
honors in Maine.
Mr. LongfellOw wrote ''The Golden
Legend in four. weeks, not counting
the Sundays; then he spent six months
in cutting it down.
There is a good deal of talk about
"the Potomac flats" but the genuine
Potomac flats appear to be making
laws for the country Atlanta Con
stitution.
According to ex-Treasurer Spinner,
the difference between Blaine and
Conkling is that "Blaine can forgive
man he has injured, but COnkling
can not
Senator Logan is suffering from
rheumatism, with indications of Bright's
disease, and is now at Hot Springs,
Ark.
The present session of Congress has
given less time to politics and more to
business than any of its predecessors
for some years. Notwithstanding the
fact that a Congressional canvass is
pending, it is seldom that question
involving politics is heard in either
house Washington Star.
The mother of Jesse james at first
intended that her infamous sons body
should be buried directly before the
front door of her house i'll order that
she might keep constant watch of the
grave. For some reason this plan was
| changed and the grave was dug III i
corner of the yard about seventy feet
| from the house.
Since Gen. Garfield became the vic
tim of the rancor which the distribu
ton of offices under the spoils system
caused, the conviction has become
more general that the civil service o
the government must be reOrganize'
on the theory that subordinate posi-
tions must be given to those who Prov
themselves most capable, without re
gard to their political sentiments
journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-21
Current Opinion.

THE COMING CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
We are drifting toward the election
of new Congress, and it is plain that
it will be an exceedingly interesting
election. Mere regularity will hardly
suffice for a candidates platform.
There will be great and general cate
chising. Candidates will be closely
questioned upon their views regarding
the new issues. Do they favor restrict
i've legislation upon corporations, rail-
way commissions, free trade in ships,
a reformed method of minor civil ap-
pOintments The same inquisitive
and Independent spirit will hardly ac-
cept vague and evasive answers, and it
is obviously probable that unsatisfac-
tory nominations will lead to a system
of scrub-races. If nominations should
be carried by bosses, machines and
bargains, stump and independent can
didates will appear Harper's Week
ly.
THE STALWARTS RESPONSIBLE.
We admit that if the Republican
party participated in President Arthur's
administration as it did in Gartield's,
with the dangers on hand from an army
of iObbers and an active lobby, the
prospect of another national victory
would be gloomy from the present out
look. But President Arthur has cut
the majority element of the Republican
party so effectually, and constituted
his administration snch a close corpOr-
alton of Stalwarts, that the $4,000
600 of excess annual revenue might be
wasted by the XLVIIth Congress with
out material injury to the party. The
Stalwarts are indeed taking active
steps to disgust the nation but the
disgust is felt toward themselves and
their occasional Democratic assistants
and not toward the Republican party
Fl Eaton (Pa.) Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-21
Apparently am Insult.

1t looks very much as if Russia had
an excellent opportunity to apologize
for an insult to the American flag. 1t
j. stated that the schooner Diana, sail
ing under the American flag, while re-
turning from sealing expedition in
the Okhotsk sea, stopped at Copper
island to obtain wood and water. As
the boats attempted to land they were
fired upon by the Russians. Three
men were killed and three were seri-
ouslv wounded. The Diana, without
obtaining water, made sail and went
to Petropalauski, where the Russian
authorities boarded her and took away
all her cargo of sealskins, on the charge
of having taken them on Russian ter
ritOry. 1t is understood that the Rus
slams claim the sealing islands as their
property, and have instructed their
war vessels To prevent any taking OF
seals therefrom. The attention of the
United States government has been
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-21

questionable line of conduct that we
wished; but what we most needed
was to have our cOnsciences and minds
illuminated by the Holy Spirit before
we considered conscience the infalli-
bic torch, or reason the sure test of
Biblical truths. Rev. Mr.. Parmalee, a
returned missionary from Turkey, sug-
gested another common error was to
take detached portions or texts of Scrip
tlue and apply them as we pleased or
attempt to prove any truth or doctrine
which we believed and such wrong APP
plication and Interpretation of parts of
the Bible, taken without their proper
connection, often led to wide differ
ences of religious beliefs and the build
ing up of so many church creeds, all
claimed to be grounded upon the Bible.
At $50 p. NJ. a bountiful collation. was
served i'll the lecture room below at
ter proving their right to be cOnsid-
cred pious or saints, by their eating,
according to the old wOman's version of
"them pious," they were again ready
for the topic and discussion of the
evening session, "The Church and the
World" introduced by H. w. BrOugh-
ton, NJ. D., superintendent of the Old
Colony Sabbath school. When the es-
sayist first appeared upon the platform,
there was a general look and feeling OF
surprise at his youthful appearance,
which gradually changed into delight
us he progressed and ended with a
round of applause from his audience.
He showed himself truly Il disciple OF
our Pilgrim Fathers, of genuine Puri-
tan stock he spoke i'll no doubtful
way of the difficulty sometimes to dis
tinguiSh i'll this so-called progressive
age between the church and the world.
Time forbids abiding to the excellent
remarks that followed, made by Drs.
Webb and Duryea.
Since the advent and departure of the
Zuni Indians and the death of the poet
Longfellow, perhaps nothing has ex-
cited deeper interest in religious cir
cles than the discussion of the And
over platform and the election of the
new professor.
1t is reported that the manager OF
the st. James hotel has failed, and one
of many suggestions thrown out was, ii
might be converted into cOnserva-
tory of music T..