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SCHENECTADY, n. Y, November il.-Alfred
Chapman. aged 81 years, a well-known and re-
spected citizen or Schenectady, disappeared on
october 18Th Jacob Mohr, q farmer, is suppoosd
TO have been drowned at Hoffmans Ferry on
November z. In the search for Mohrs body IN She
Mohawk river Chapman's body has been found.
The Case Is very mysterious. Chapman. at the
time OF his disappearance had 81 800 In his Dos
session and only s39 was found on the body. Moth
Ing can be discovered or the balance The explo-
sion OF dynamite cartridge brought the body ca
Chapman TO the surface The disappesranoe Of
Mohr is also surrounded with mystery.
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The Question Of His Insanity Discus-
sed in COurt-The Case Certified 90
the Secretary Of the Interior.

This afternoon there was a consultation before
the Criminal Court concerning the case Of J. o. p
Burnside. the alleged defaulting disbursing oficee
OF the Post ONCE department, indicted for embez-
element District Attorney worthington. and
Messrs Jere. Wilson and s. r Bond, counsel for
Burnside. and Drs Godding and Ly ons took part In
the consultation.
The district attorney called the courts attention
TO the case ard said the counsel for defendant sug
gested defendants Insanity. MI. wortnington
added that tn re were certificates from reputable
physicians that Col Burnside was insane. He (the
district attorney had caused an examination TO be
made, and he was satisfied that the defendant
NEEDED MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The court asked where the certificates were,
stating that it was necessary TO have the papers
AT the suggestion OF the district attorney DR..
GOddlng prepared a certificate.
sistent with the family sending DEFENDANT 10 the
asy um under the statute that nephew OF the
defendant, an officer OF the array, had taken
charge OF the matter, and had found that the mind
OF Col Burnside was unbalanced Dra n. & Lin
coin and p. j. Murphy had certired to that o0ece,
but they were not In court
The court said that IL was necessary TO have cer-
tffcates for the court TO act upon, and suggested
that they be brought in In the morning.
Mr.. Bond asked II they could not do this to-day.
and then went out for the purpose OF procuring the
certificate.
AN AFFIDAVIT BY DRs. aoDDINa AND LYoH.
Drs Godding and Lyon made an afndavft that
they had examined J. o. p. Burnside, and ''found
him suffering from mental disease OF the type q
meloncholia characterized by sleeplessness, appre
tensions and hallucinatons. and he Is, ln our opin
ion, proper subject for treatment In q hospital
for the insane. This opinion 1s submitted ct the
request OF the United States district attorney, ana
is based on but q single interview with the afore
said Burnside"
THE CASE CERTIFIED TO TUE SECRETARY OF TEE w
TERROR
The court said he would grant the order certify.
ing the fact OF insanity to the Secretary OF the In
terror, and he signed the certificate that Burnside
had been found "to be an insane person, and indi-
gent and unable TO pay for his support a. The hos-
piIal for the insane"
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NEW YORK, Nov. ll.-Charles X Parker, ago0
thirtySiX, one or the cashiers at the Fifth Avenue
hotel, shot and killed himself In his house. No s72
west l27th street, early this morning. He had CON-
plained OF Illness from too hard work for several
weeks He shot himself In the head twice, and his
wife, rushing In, found him dying on the door. lg
was said that Parker had lost heavily on bets on
the election, but this Is denied by the hotel prop-
etors IL is believed that his mind affected BY
the OyerWOrk
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The Result in Michigan.


PUBLICAN wEAKNESS THERE.
Mr. Harry Smith, the journal clerk OF the House,
says: 1.-THE result In Michigan Is due manly to
three causes. First, the Liberal Revolt OF 1872
took several thousand republicans into the opposi-
tion camp. OF these no man OF any prominence,
save ex-Gov. Blair, has returned to the republican
fold. Second, the republicans Of Michigan are alb
sOlutely without leadership. They miss Zack
Chandler who, though a cruel leader, at least won
them victories, though he was at last dethroned
by republican bolt. Third. :Ihe democrats are
better equipped and organized than ever before.
and have the courage or their convictions They
carried the war into Africa on the tari question
and beat Horr the high priest OF protection, in the
inner temple, as it were. Yapel made brave fight
on the tariff question, but was beaten by local
trading and unlimited DOODLE"
II met Frank Hurd, by the way, at Toledo he
made quite a thorough campaign In Michigan, and
Is OF course. enthusiastic over the result He de-
clares that the tarin night must go and win make
an exhaustive speech on the subject this winter.
inquired carefully as to the causes Of hts defeat for
Congress, and found that 1t was due almost wholly
to the race ISSUE his opponent, R0meis, receiving
the nearly solid vote Of the Germans OF Toledo,
though personal teal0usies and hostilitiee In bis
own party contributed also to that result"
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GEN. LOGAN AND SECRETARY LINCOLN.
II It should turn out that there will be a tie in
the next legislature Of Illinois, as the returns now
indicate, 1t IL thought that Gen. Logan will not
seek to be his own successor In the Senate. ke-
publicanS say he would not prove particularly
strong with his own party In the state, and could
not hope TO gain vote fr0m the other side. Lin
coin, It Is thought would have better chance but
he would have the opposition Of Logan.
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Views OF Represeptative Gibson.

WHAT He SAYS OF THE RESULT IN WEST VIRGINIA,
THE TARIFF QUESTION AND CLEvELANDs POLICY.
Representative Gibson, OF West Virginia, Is in
town. He says his majority for Congress will be
from 900 to 500, falling OF OF about 400 or 500
votes Gof's (rep) majority, he says, is about 800
less than ON the former election. Snyder and
Wilson (dem.) have safe maJorities He says, with
relation to the next Congress, that they will GER
tainly revise the tariff. Clevelands policy, he
thinks, will be conservative
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Policeman Shot Dead.

AUGUSTA. Me, November 1l.--At 8 O'Clock this
morning Harry Burns fatally shot Rufus r. Lish-
ness, a policeman OF this city. Burns lived in a
tenement called "Old Fort the east side OF the
river. A disturbance arose there and Lishness and
another officer went TO the house TO arrest Burns
Not being able TO gain an entrance at the door
Lishness showed up a window and was about 70
climb In when Burns fired at him, the bullet pene.
Iratlng his head
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From wall S.rc.t ro-d.x.

NEW YORK, November ll-Wall street, II Am
The stock market this morning has been generally
strong. Prices show an advance OF n TO =, per
cent. Union Pacific sold up 10 AZ y, Western mon
10 5S Lake Shore TO 65k aud Lackawanna 10 i0aa..
AT IL O'Clock weaker feeling prevailed.
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SURGEON PuRvIANCE, OF the marine hospital ser
vice. on duty at Boston, has been ordered to duty
at Cincinnati, exchanging places with Surgeon
Austin.
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MOUNT VERNON, n z, November ll.-John NJ.
MastertOn was arrested last evening on charge OF
fra I'D perpetrated upOn Charles Hendricks, who de-
posted with the banking firm OF J. NJ Masterton &
Co., in receiving frOm him check for 81 600 on FRI
day afternoon last when he knew himself to be in
solvent and was about 70 make an assignment OF
his assets. The crime Is a miSdemeanor. He was
taken before Justice j. n. Shepard, at Mount Ver-
non Ex-County Judge S. ID. Clifford, TO whom he
assignee. appeared as his counsel, and p. l. Nc
Ciellan and Justice Norman A Lawler appeared
for Mr.. Hendricks Mr. MaSterton waived examin-
alton and appealed the case to the county court,
which meets December LIST, when the matter will
be laid before the grand jury. Meanwhile Mr.. Mas
tert0n was held TO bail in $1,000 Other charges are
expected TO be made against the defendant to-day.
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John Mccullough i'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, November 1l.-John Mccullough took
breakfast at the Chicago Club at noon to-day. It
is thought that he is on his way 10 st. Louis and
that he Is determined 10 return 70 the stage
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TwEETY-NINB APPLICANTS for positions as
assistant examiners in the Patent ONCE were ex-
amined to-day at the civil service rooms.
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NEW YORK, November 1.-THE reduction by the
Delaware, Lackawanna Western road OF its rates
to meet the lowest figures OF other roads has put
new life into the railroad war. Ten dollars and
half Is the price OF tickets TO Chicago this morning
by all roads except the New YORK Central, which
asks Sl2, and the Pennsylvania which asks SO It
Is thought that the New York Central road win
come down TO tl050 during the day.
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LIEUT.. 7. B. M. MASON, Of the navy, who has
been seriously Ill for some time, is able to be out
again.
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Washington News and Gossip

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
hue, $17O,119; customs, s401 1894
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, Of Representatives.

The Next House Of Representatives.
HOW SECRETARY M'PHRRsON FIGURES IT.
Secretary Mcpherson says that according to his
figures, which are subject to corrections but not
likely to be changed, the democrats Will have 1873
members in the next House, the republicans 141,
and the greenbackers {Weller). This gives the
democrats amatOrity OF II over all The republi-
cans gain over their present representations the
democrats loose 18, and the greenbackers O. inde
nendontS l0Osn
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AT THE Cabinet meeting to-day all the Cabinet
officers were present except Secretary Chandler
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A warm ElectiOn DisDute.

TROY, NY, November 11.-Slmon West, OF Wis
chero Ferry, Saratoga county, entered the hotel of
George H. Smith, at that place, last night, and at
tackled Smith with butcher knife. Smith fired
three shots at West all OF which took effect West
is not expected TO live through the day. Ambrose
Berry attempted TO diSarm West and was shot In
the leg. The trouble is said TO have arisen ever
election dispute
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Gold from Enrone.

NEW YORK, November 1.-The steamship Donan
from Europe brought 600 in British gold bars
to Plock & Co., 100000 IN British gold bars to
Speyer Co. The steamship UmbEia 100000 in
gold bars to Lazard Freres and 600 in gold bars
TO l. Won Hoffman & Co Total by both steamers
81 1.0O5,OO0 The steamer sailing from Hayre to-
morrow has 1000 francs consigned to Zimmerman
& Forshay.
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TRENTON, n. j., November 1l.-AdditionaI official
returns are now In from the following countless:
Union-Bla1ne, 54Sl: Cleveland 6.2l6; Butler, a5s;
ST. John. 167. Administrations, 2,439; Cleveland,
LISA; Butler, 5S; St john 2l7. MddleSeX-Blaine.
5,561; Cleveland, 6,15O: Butler, 66; 81. John, I67
Burlington-Biaine 6,740; Cleveland. 6.355 Butler,
l51; St john 3S7: Cape May-Blaine, l,24I: Cleve-
Blaine, slSl: Cleveland, 6a57; Butler aos; st. john
1S4. Camden-Blaine, s5S7; Cleveland, G547; But
ler, 81; ST. John, 41S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4, 492
Cleveland, 3,47l; Butler, goo; ST. John, $50
Glou"ester-Blaine, 647 majority. Salem-Blaine
l1smaJority. Observation-Disclosures, 2,OO7 majority.
w Warren-Cleveland, z, l4S majority. SusSex-Cleve-
land. 1 256 ma iOrity
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CIVIL SERVICE RULES MoDIFIED.-The President
has modified rule 19 of the civil service regulations
specifying the officers exempt from examination,
so as to include in the list disbursng officers hav-
Ing the custody Of money who give bonds.
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EXCITING NEWS FROM EGYPT.

Death Of Gen. Gordon.
CAIRO, November 11.-RumorS OF the fall OF Khar-
tOum and the death OF Gen. Gordon are now arriy-
ing by the way OF MeSSawah.
A committee OF khartoum merchants residing
here, Is being formed to obtain recompenSe from
the Egyptian government for their losses OF prop
erty incurred through the rebellion, but they are
not likely to succeed.
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DUTY ON TIN PLATEs-Secretary McCuIoch and
Assistant Secretary French gave hearing to-day
to committee from Philadelphia representing the
importers OF tin Plates who complained that uni
form rate OF duty on tin plates had not been i'm
and asked that the matter be Investigated. They
were Informed that their request for an 1nvestiga-
ton would be complied with.
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AcooRDIos PIEArER.

The Pleate- with which Nine Saade established her
esiess 4nd tn sole device used by her for the first
nNs eaFS ana S:ii nse all kinds of box, accordion
aiid fancy pleat1gs- II offered sale Send
c2Tculsr No. East 18th street. New York ocJ-3m
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ATALRAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Three Men Killed and Four In

HnFee Wen N1IIed ana FOuf Injured.
WINNIPEG, Man, November 11.-Thos Deardon
and samuel Bell were run over by a train on the
Canadian Pacific railroad, near Rat Portage, on
Sunday night and instantly killed. An express
train from Port Arthur, yesterday morning, on the
same road, this side OF Rat Portage. ran into wood
train. killing one man and injuring four others
A Smash Up ON the West shore Rail.
road.
NEwBURGH, NY, November 1l.-At four O'Clock
this morning heavy emlgrant train, going west
on the West Shore railroad, broke In two and
stopped at Cornwall station. owing to the train
men neglectlng TO send back danger signal,
heavy freight train following dashed into the pas
senger train, completely wrecking most OF the pas
senger cars The engine OF The freight train was
overturned, and fell into a ditch with several
freight cars No lives were lost The emigrants
saw the danger, and FASTENED out OF the cars. The
down track was not ObStructed.
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The PRESIDENT HAS ACCEPTED section Of q
miles Of the Northern Pacific railroad, in Washing
ton Territory. extending southeastwardly from Ia
coma to point South Prarie but has directed
tnat no patents for the land lying along this
tlOn shall Issue until he gives specific orders to that
effect.
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ELECTION RETURNS.
A Close Contest for Congress I'm Cali.
fOrnia.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, November ll.-Additional
returns just received from the mountain districts
OF Modoc county put Henley, democrat, for Con-
greSS in the first 20 votes ahead. Full returns
from Del Norte county still missing. Ii is ex-
pected that they will give Carothers, republican,
small majority. II SO it will place the candidates
about even.
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500 OvERcoArs Nor WORM 90.

WE HAVE ADDED TO OUR ALREADY LARGE
STOCK OF OVERCOATS FOUR SHADES OF FUf
BEAVER COLOR-BLACK, BLUE BROWN AND OK
FORD MIXED. THE ADVANTAGE OF THESE
COATS ARE THEY ARE WARM AND YET ARE MOI
HEAVY IN WEIGHT, AND THE PRICE IS S20. AMI
BUY ONE WE GIVE YOU GUARANTEE TICKET
WHICH ENTITIES YOU TO RETURN YOUR COAT
IF NOT SATISFACTORY. AND WE WILL GIVE YoI
YOUR MONEY. WHERE ELSE CAN YOU DO TIL
SAMEi ECHO OANSWERS-WHERE!
GEORGE sPRANSY,
oNE-PRICE cLoTHIER AND TAILOR
no6 sog sRvKNTH STREET.
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NEW SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
HEALrH.-At a meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the national board Of health to-day Mr.. w
r. Dunwoody was elected secretary of the board
vice Col George E. War1ng, jr, resigned.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

r l. O. o. F-THE MEMBERS OF FRIEND
ship Lodge No. L. requested to meet at their
ball TO MORROW. November 12th. at $50 O'Clock p.
.2r me OF attending the funeral OF our de-
Sister Lodges are invited to attend.
1t p. HALL SWEET. Secretary.
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FUNERAL OF PAY DIRECTOR GuL1cK-The re-
mains OF Pay Director John s. Gulick U. s. n, who
died at Princeton, N. j., last Thursday, arrived
here yesterday afternoon and were buried at Oak
Hill cemetery. There was large gathering OF
naval officers at the depot and the cemetery. Eight
Seamen acted as body bearers. Rev. DR.. Shippen,
OF All Souls church, conducted the burial service.
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BOOKS, &c.

C1KcuLAr1NG lnBR.RY
New Books ard best erlOdicals soon issued Men,
bership. SOC. month "a year Also Books and
1azzines reEed BY the day. Special attention given
10 ensraNlux and latest styles III cards stationery
Mrs LUCY L HUNTER,
ni-eo II49 Pennsylvania avenue
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PARIS, November 1.-THE police are making VI
lent Efforts 10 put a stop 20 public gambling IN,
have just closed thirty-three gambling clubs
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

The term "telpherage'' has been
applied by Prof. Fleming Jenkin to
"the transmission of vehicles by cleo
tricity to distance Independently of
any control exercised from the We
hicle." In system of telpherage
worked out by Profs. Jenkin, Ayrton
and Perry, trains of buckets, each
bucket carrying 200 or 300 pounds of
freight, are drawn by small electro
motors over single rail of rods or
ropes suspended on posts, the move
ment of trains being controlled en-
tirely by operators at the stations.
By keeping up q constant stream of
these light trains large amount of
freight may be forwarded, weile the
expense of fitting up such a line is
very small compared with that of
building railways for concentrated
loads. An experimental telpherage
line has been constructed in England.
DR.. Sach of Buenos Ayres, furnishes
assurance that the world is not i'm
danger of having a quinine-fanline.
The plantations established experi-
mentally in Java and the Island of
Reunion have been very successful in
producing this drug; while in Bolivia
the trees have been cultivated by the
million for ten years. At three places
in the last named country, taken in
order, The number of trees growing is
given, severally, at 10000 100000 and
8, 100000.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

ca, contained in sliding box Chat horrible
nuisance, sulphur match, doesn't exist
aere)' closing the match box about two
thirds, the pipe is lighted and three whiffs Of
smoke taken-very seldom more than that;
The ashes are then emptied into the open
third OF the match box, the pipe refilled and
lighted from these ashes. Frequently the
ashes are dropped on the floor until the pipe
Is relighted, when they are extinguished
A pipe Is seldom refilled more than three
times, when it is put back into the case
The whole amount Of tobacco imbibed would
not be equal to one puff of strong cigar
But the almost universal practice here is to
draw all the smoke up, expelling it from the
nostrils instead Of the mouth. Women
smoke as well as men.
Every one in the car has morning paper.
Most of the passengers are sitting on their
feet, which are crossed under them-a favor
lite posture
1t is generally the custom to read aloud.
The reading is very peculiar, being mostly in
monotone, with occasionally rise and fall
in the tone. Some Of the people have very
lisagreeable habit Of sucking the breath be-
tween their closed teeth. The noise thus
made with unceasing regularity is almost
uncomfortable If one has any nerves.
The japanese are not meddlesome peo-
pie, and travelling with them is attended
with almost no risk. A single lady could
travel with car load of Japanese men, and
there would be not the slightest improper
word spoken or act committed
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

The remarkable storm which crossed
the British Isles between September
and has been traced by Mr.. C. Hard
ing, F. r. and NJ. S., to two original
centers of disturbance, one being first
shown at point abont $50 miles to
the south of Bermuda on August 20,
and the other to the east of the Rocky
Mountains OH the 9th. These two
disturbances merged on Goth, when
about 300 miles north of the Bermuda,
and formed one great and destructive
gale, which continued to grow in
violence as it crossed the Atlantic UNI
til it reached the British coasts. This
storm crossed the Atlantic at an aver
age speed of fully forty miles an hour,
which is more than double the usual
rate of storms which traverse that
ocean,.
Among the many substances form.
erly considered valueless but utilized
by modern Silence is the nettle. This
need is now actually being cultivated
in Germany, where its fiber is made
into a variety of textile fabrics. A
Dresden manufacturer has produced
from it the finest thread known to the
trade, of which q length of sixty miles
weighs only two and half pounds.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05
Good Advice.

When trade grew slack and notes fell due
The merchants face grew long and blue;
His dreams were troubled through the night
With sheriff's bailiffs all in sight.
At last his wife unto him said,
Rise up at once-get out of bed,
And get your paper, ink and pen
And say these words unto all men:
"My goods wish to sell to you,
And to your wives and daughters, too:
MY prices are SO very low
That all will buy before they CO."
He did as by his wife advised,
And In the News he advertised.
Crowds came and bought up all he had:
His notes were paid-his dreams were glad
And he will tell you to this day
How well the News did him repay:
He told us with knowing wink,
That he was saved by printers ink.
Lyon Co. News.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

PIT. Barnum has made q will which
will divide his $lO,O00,00O among
twenty heirs. Before making it he
had himself examined by seven
eminent physicians who testified
concerning his sanity. The greatest
humbug on earth has been originat-
ing humbugs so long that he is at
last unable to distinguish between
the real audthe unreal and it is not
subject for wonder that now he is
uncertain even in regard to himself.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

st. Paul Dispatch; The liquor
question is a double-headed boone
rang when it once gets actively into
politics. The Republicans of Ohio
were hit with one end in October, and
now the Democrats have their turn at
trying to handle it so as to avoid the
other extremity. The liquor Dealers
association has adopted resolution
calling for the repeal of the Scott law.
But this much-disputed measure,
since it was sustained by the court,
has brought into the treasures of the
people about 2,OoO,O 900, greatly to the
relief of the mass of taxpayers, who
have heretofore borne their own
burdens and those accustomed by the
liquor traffic beside. AS the consti-
tutional amendment authorizing a
license law was rejected by a large
majority, no other means of securing
a revenue from the traffic will remain
if the present law is repealed. If it
be repealed, the taxpayers will howl.
If it be not repealed, the liquor sellers
will "kick" With this pleasant pros
pect confronting them, and another
October election coming on, which
may decide the presidential election,
the Democrats of Ohio must feel as
though they drew white elephant
in securing the Legislature. This di-
lemma is an interesting one.