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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-05
TRAGEDY IN NEsRAsKI.
A Farmer, he wife aaA CA'iA. amA Nesshbev
Found - ordered.

OMAHA, Oct 4-The Hon. W. q. Horne Of
Fullerton. in Nance county. brings tho details
Of quadruple tragedy thirteen miles west Of
that town. The victims are =. q. Percival. his
vile and child. and Hugh Myers. all English
people. They wore murdered on Monday night
or carly on Tuesday morning and their bodies
were not discovered until last night Percival
and bis wife AMI child we're shot and Myers was
smothered. Percival WAS well-to-do farmer
and we'll known citizen OF Nance county. Mrs.
Percival was the daughter Of the Rev. q. O.
Tanner Of Owatonna. Minn.. County superin-
tendent Of Schools. Yesterday morning Tom
Miller. who. had business With Percival. who
lives At the head Fl Horse Greet vent ,s to so9
a. Tho house vas Vas shut up. NsSsrihsis:. Miller
ssyG nsSs iHHn aas%
found the door fastened tor and thersSpon brots
Ps S, b IssS bda sSs h hr Sasn aRS M
was not 10 % found IL Tho house. but Millsr
stack, he. too. having been shot. His body Was
partly enten by dogs and wolves, Hugh My
Who = had boon Visiting him. was also found
dead on the premises. ho likewise having been
In Fullerton with his wife and child and Mr..
Myers 70 do somo trading and other business.
no deposited In u bank and drcw $500. Tho in-
dcntions wcro that after putting IN his team
ho was. assaulted. killed. and robbed. alter
house and killed Mira. Porciyal and child. 1t
is said that Myers was chohod to death or
who arc nissing arc suspected to havo been
killed. and search is being made for their bod.
les: Thew wnro honost, nnh Trustworthy mon.
and II ia not erallv belieyed that they com.
mitted tho decd. although some people will
suspect them unless thOir disappearance is
satisfactorily explained. Tho general belief Ia
that the murders were committed by one man.
and that 1t was Lone for robbery.
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DIED OF A SPITZ DOGS BITE.
UNMIsTAKABLE HYDROPROBYA KILLS.
an Up row sCHOOLBOK
Making that Could 30 Demo fsr him ANev
the Disease had Declared 1tseiG- Dysn0
lluictIy Two ~ onShs After he W A. R1ltsu.

Making that Could 30 Demo fsr him ANeD
the Disease had Declared 1tseiE- Dysns
Quictiy Two ~ o~shs Arter he was Bittsas
Thomas Gllmartin, 10-year. old boy, wna
severely bitten on the arm and leg BY Spits
dog two months ago In stone yard In East
Ninety second street. The dog afterward BIZ
another dog. and both dogs were killed. The
boy was cared for at his homo 1.781 Avenue A.
His wounds healed. and whom school opened
he went to school. He was woll on Wednesday.
At 5X O'Clock on Thursday morning no awoka
in great pain. He called out to his mother.
who was In the kitchen. that he would like
drink OF water. She was busy. and told tho
boys older brother to give him drink. when
Thomas SAW the water he made q grab for Il
and then fell back on tho bod. Ho drank none
OF tho water. Mrs. Gllmartin at onco thought
Of tho dog bite. Sho went into the bedroom
and Induced tho boy to tako some water He
o csSsE sSs s sa4rcS him nr no e. r
laid him on the lounge. Shortly afterward he
was seized with j sPasms;. which lasted forty
Dr. cyrer, io"na ihas tho DaSis Of Tho boys
gree that no as affected by. a twitching Of tho
d muscles Is no Mere s2sLrIgh dr0m bella,
where the dog had bitten him. DIR. Cypert OK:
aminsd the sears and Jaw that the nosh around
snqe sfs ha air TM9 h SGs sSs,
fered him q spoonful Of water. Tho boy was
anxious to drink 1t. but as soon MS 1t came near
bis mouth he rcvoltcd. lilo took it after soma
force had been used.
There IL no doubt about his having hydro
Dhobia." DR.. Cypert said after finishing the
exaW|n.'lon; l., .,,,. !, ., A.. ou..-..
Nothing at ALL" DR.. Cypert answered,
Tho best authorities say that in cases OF
hydrophoba the l,as that Is done to n patient
the better no Ia off. II he should become very
violent you might call In n physician to give
him some chloroform but 1t will not do much
good"
Thomas passed a bad night. His mother says
that she induced him to take little soup. On
Friday morning no expressed q wish to eat
some eggs This was at O'Clock. While they
were cooking he said that he felt sleepy. His
mother went into another room. When she
camo back no was dead.
There Is not tho slightest doubt about the
case being ono Of hydrophoba." Dr. Cypert
said last night. Il have attended six Asses Of
hydrophobia In a practice OF twenty-i. years.
The boy had all the symptoms. assig. ID hy-
drophobia as tho cause OF death on tho 'rtin-
cate that sent to the Health Department"
quietly for one having hydrophobap"
He did not die as Violently ne sometimes
happens. But hydrophobia affects d fferene
persons differently. young man who died
from cat bite six years ago was just as ra-
tional as you or l."
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rIOHTING IN CHINA.
The rreaeh CapturiSs rsrSiaestions 1t Ke
Iuug-A Hattie with $3.50 Chiness.

PARIS, Oct. Admiral Gourmet has tele.
graphed from Kelung. under date OF yestor-
day. rs follows:
I com menced operations aQains. Kelung on
Wednesday by occupying the height OF 81.
Clement Tho Chinese forces. after fairly
warm engagement Wednesday night. svacu-
ated two Of their works westward Of the height.
which we aftorward occupied am now forth
flying them. and shall operate on Saturday
against their works eastward OF the height.
Our loss was four killed. one missing. and
thirteen wounded. The Chinese loss Is estl-
mated At from 80 to 100 killed. and from 200 TO
attack upon Tansui on Thursday. and Will oc-
cupy that port IL possible.
Gen DlIss ssnds despash sstins that
and were he took
Ssisa ass H"su Him. . GSSs q h
gunbont Mnssuo was killed in tho fight. When
steadily driven back and had lost heavily Of
Tho iJisayaphe says that it has received In
formation that tho Government intends soon
70 recall Admiral Courbst from China. and has
therefore, instructed him 70 destroy tho Chi
China to submit to the French demands.
!. Primo Minister Ferry. II his note to tho Brit;
bv France for tho safety ci foreigners 10 China,
says that Admiral Courbot was instructed at
the beginning OF the war not TO injuro the for
cian concessions. The note concludes with as-
surances Of Frances sollcitude for tho interests
OF English commerce.
HoNa KoNO, Oct. "A serious riot among
the coolies occurred hero yesterday. Some OF
the boatmen rofusod to convey cargoes to tho
French ships, and general strike followed
resu ting IN disorder Tho populaco maltreatci
tho police. who cndeavorod 10 preserve order.
The military finally uuolled tho disturbance.
Several natives wcre killed and n number were
wounded Tho eXcitnmen, has now subsidized.
LONDON. Oct. a.-Thc DniiV Telegraph this
morning says that secret treaty entered into
some time sinon bstweon China and tho United
States binds China to sock AmsricG's media-
John Russell Young tho American Minister,
! has acted as mediator in pursuance thereof.
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Capt. WILLIAMS k"Nsss Indignation by u,tv.
Ing abe Name VI that Hamlet ChnnExd.

Capt. WILLIAMS K"us.s Indignation by urv.
Ing abe Name of that Hamlet Changed.
Is It truo that you have bought plsce in
Corn Cob ?" asked a brother officer OF Can't.
Alexander q. Williams OF tho Thirtioth street
police. The Questioner received q reply OF
offended pride. and Capt. Williams put on his
thinking cap. The result was to stir up lior-
nets nest among the people OF q pretty lttle
village on the Sound. which will be taken into
tho annual meeting OF tho voters OF the town OF
Greenwich next Monday. just to the loft of
tho high Cos Cob bridge. on tho New Haven
Railroad. there nestles ON tho banks OF tho
Mianus River the village Of Cos Cob. Most Of
tho houses are Of the gable-rooied type of
Revolutionary days. but there is one dark brown
Queen Anne cottage with green close tri mined
sloping lawns. decorated with handsome flower
beds and artistically trimmed shrubbery. In
'front.' at the summit Of a tall polo. floats u
TIE RE E Ro home 81 ca nna o sna
here he comes once or twice week, =,
Th9 nr9 nrSTd Fl tho village
ss h sS a ehs
Years or6 Coz ' cos bonss
ana " zone tere up and
ieg and foot inserted il, tho ground thigh first.
~ DO twitted VIII being H9bosr was
he resolved TO suffer it no longer. Tho Cos
C9ppers say that he decided to appeal to his old
after he did so orders were issued bv Mr. Frank
Hatton, tho First Assistant Postmastsr-( Gem
eral. changing. the name to Bayport. The
people were indignant. They appealed to Mr..
Hatton. and assert that he snubbed them. Re-
publican votes arc asserted to have been lost
thereby. The citizens resolved that they would
not recognize tho name and they have not.
Bayport. therefore is to them merely tho
h nan grounds round OF Capt; Wiiamss house
Uncle Sans mails nre daily received and dis
tribpted. Indignation has run so high that 1t
interference Of Capt. Williams andthe United
States Government. and. therefore. at the an
will BIO submitted whether tho name shall be
changed to Bnyport A unanimous negative
engrossed will te forwarded to Capt Williams
and another to tho United States Government.
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IN ODD FELLOW'S INITIATION.
Appearing In Court Clutches asd with =
Bruised Hoad-suins for Damnses.


Bruised Hoad-suinE for Damages.
TORONTO, Oct. "A peculiar case was heard
before tho High Court hero to-day. In which
Phoenix Lodge OF Odd Fellows arc defendants.
The prosecutor was ono Kinvor. n chair maker.
who claims compensation from tho lodge for
injuries sustained while being initiated into
the order He appeared in court on crutches.
with COMMISSIONS on his head. and testified that
members OF the lodge had bindfoldcd him. and.
taking him into the lodge room. bad fastened
to tho coiling. While in this position he
had been struck from behind. causing his head
to strike violently against u stool. He was
then let down suddenly to the floor and sus-
tanned Internal injuries which the doctors Prs
around In Chains and cap. The members Of
said that Kinver had obtained initiation into
tho lodge by misrepresentation when he was in
i'll health knowing that the constitution OF tho
lodge admitted healthy mon only. These pro-
ceedings OF initiation, they said. we're tho sanie
as followed in the United States and Canada.
Judgment was reserved.
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ARGUING FOR RHINEL.lNDER.
Mr.. Curtis Asks the Court to Disregard " wit
less and Worthless" Testimpn my.

Mr.. Curii. Ask. the Court to Disregard " wit.
less md Worthless" TestiMo nY.
Mr. Coudort OF counsel for the Rhinelandcr
family declined to discuss before Recorder
Smyth yesterday tho testimony takon by the
lunacy commission in W. c. Rhinelanders case.
He said he would submit brief on his points.
For Rhinelander Mr.. Curtis discussed the
testimony Mt length. One OF his points was
that Lawyer Bowers's face twitched more than
Rhineandor's before the commission.
What a pity" exclaimed Mr.. Curtis. that
the Rhinelander family did not realize what
an intel ectuai treasure God had given theml
II they had realized IL years ago William q.
Hhinelander would he to-day not In the
wretched plight OF q prisoner In danger Of civil
death. but n leader Of men" The recorder.
MIR. Curtis said should Disregard the majority
report OF tho llnacv commission. upon tho
witless and worthless testimony of o lot Of
specul attve pets" There was no delusion In
Rhine mind rs to Drake. Drake was
his enemy and he shot him. Recorder Smyth
reserved his decision upon the motion to con-
firm the majority report and declare Rhlne-
lander insane.
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At THE BUrLER REiDOUARTERS.
Busp Scenes from Morning Cutil Midnight
TAe Borm In Full Blast.

TAe Borm In Full blast.
A review OF the work OF the past week Mt
the headquarters OF Butler and West shows
that 1t has boon one Of the livelest since tho
opening OF the campaign. The correspondence
from oil parts OF tho country Is something
enorm Gus. and has necessltated the employ
ment OF an extra force; and what with tho
trans mission Of millions OF documents. the
employment md despatch OF speakers. and the
thousands OF details requiring daily attention.
the Chairman and members OF the Executive
Committee have had their hands fun to over
flowing. Mass and club meetings arc being
held every night throughout tho country. and
tine Butler movement is getting rod hot.
The first OF n series OF Tuesday night mass
meetings will BIO held in Woods athle.rt
grounds on Tuesday tho It'll inst.
A LARGE meeting WAS addressed last night by
Mr.. Courtlnnlt Palmer and Lcnndcr Thomp-
son in Lafayette Hall. % Delaney street. and
q new club was formed.
The Second Assembly District Butler Club
met ut 60 Oliver street last night and elected
J. ]. Keeney. William Clarke. and Frank Dom
nelly delegates to the County Convention.
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CANE RUSH At CORNELL.
The FresAmcn VIctorioas-Tsree Of the Con-
testsnts Taken Home IN Carriages.

ITHACA, Oct. Tho sophomorcs and fresh
men OF Cornell University had their final
cane rush on tho fair grounds in this place
this afternoon. For some timo past cane
skirmishes have boon INDUCED in between tho
two classes and to-day was to be the final test
rs to which party excolled In phi ysicnl prow.ss.
successful, and ut the end of the hour
had captured the cane. During the con-
changed. and u freshman named King re-
ceiyed SO severe IL kick In tho nit OF his
stomach rs to render him insensb!e making
Two other contestants. whose names could not
be learned were also taken to their rooms in
convnYances. being more or less hurt. and u
number were considerably used up by the
blows and scratches they received, Osor two
The freshmen were distinguished from sopho-
mores by brown paint<on their necks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-05
a ROYAL PALACE BURNED.
Ten Soldiers Loco Thcir Lives In Copenh Auea
-Works OF Asst destroyed.

LONDON, Oct. 4-The royal palace OF Chris
tiansborg. in Copenhagen. was destroyed by
lro last night. Ten soldiers wero burned to
death in the effort to rescue some OF tho con-
tcnts. The fro spread to other buildings. and
at one time threatened the famous Thorwnld-
son Museum. which ad1oins tho palace. but
tho museum was saved. and tho fire Was
ing. The archives Of tho higsdag and a num-
Der Of important works Of art. including some
by Thorwaldson. were destroyed. The dam
age amounts TO several million kroner. Tho
King aud Grown Prince were present Mt the
fire until midnight.
ChrstiansSori. IL conspicuous in Danish his
tory and has bapn thu Official residence OF the
Danish Kings for $50 years. hat tho present
KIN. has novor lived thare. proiorring the
more cosev hut less masnic rnnrn OF ANA
lenborg. in the fashionable ond ol tho city.
Both Houses OF the Rissdng hold their sessions
I'm the pal,tcg
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The March Of the MnhdI,

CAIRO. Oct. At Is reported that tho Mnhdi
10 advancing toward the white Nile. lie probably in
tends to cr'ss the river at Duem.
Gen Baker has been ordered to hold himself In readl
ness to join the Gordon relief expedition.
Major brewster has started from Bsrghoot with 40
friendly Arabs to cut off 200 rebels from Asortba who
Intend to under the Amarar tribe, and pei them to
Join the rebels N the celebration Of the feast OF BairG
Only the French. Austrian and Italian members u
the casre Coni-sion participate In the lawsuit whIr
was commenced to-day against the Egyptian Govern
n-nt aud All RIA account OF the suspension OF ;he
Sinking Fund The English member of the Caiss- re-
fused to take part in the matter bu. said he would
and participation In the suit.
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England and aerm.ny In A rr,ca.

BERLIN. Oct 4.-The Government OF England
has made proposition that.sn international Commits.
sion be formed to decide upon the rights Of British
traders in the dstricts OF the Camel BAtanga and
AnRra PeQueRa in Africa, which have been
Gsrnsny. The proposal aims to secure protection to
British merchants from diEerenta. duties,
The Gani0il says Prince bismarck has made propO.
siOn 10 the Cabinets ~ France and England to hold
CONVEX lion for the purpose Of fixing the limits OF the
territories upon the coast Of Africa
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William Whitehead. q young Englshman, II
locked up in Police Headquarters jersey CITY, on q
charge Of bgamy. John Bailey of Chicago alleges that
Whitehead was married to his (Ba,ley-) sister In Eng.
land i've years and that In November las. he came
IN this country promising to send for his wife
- he had employment About month ago his wife
sent letter to her brother In Chicago asking him II he
knew anything OF her husbands whereabouts.
Bailey learned that Whitehead was living In Jerssy
CITY rn Friday he went there and found him iyins
A. 81 Warren street Bailey found upon nve.tisaton.
that Whitehead was married three weeks ago In IT. Po
tsr's Church IN Jersey Cmy. TO Jranne,te Courtney.
Whitehead denies the charge and says that he was never
married TO Mrs Bailey, although lived with her fos
i've -
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There has been n good deal n trouble along
Eighth in regard TO the early closing movement
Many merchants have yielded to the demands Of tbeii
clerks and close at O'clock, but many still keep open
until or O'clock in the evening Several Of the latter
have had their show windows broken by unknown per-
sons. Mnschel OF 7G Leonard ofI7l7 and Hinavas Of
CS Eighth avenue have in tins within
the past two weeks This has had no effect the
chuntH named and they keep open as late usual The
loss by the hr-akage OF glass falls the plate glass In
sursnce companies
some time very early yesterday morning the 500
sheet Of glass In the show window of Robert Miller,
dealer in carpets iJ Eighth avenue, bruken with
BANNER. Mr.. Miller put up posters Yesterday Offering
$50 reward for the arrest of the glass breakers
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Danhury's Annual FnIr at Hand.

DANBuRY. Oct. 4.-The annual fair OF tho
Danhury Agricultural Society begins next Monday
Their grounds being the line of the New York and New
England Railroad, and easy OF access, great crowds
from es far East ~ Boston attend. This year special
trains will be run from New Work the New York
city aud Northern Railroad thu 9th 10th aud 18th
lust Among IN. ATTRACTIONS IN addition to tloge
ally found at country FAIRS, viii be bench show for
WHICH some of the finest dogs IN New England aud New
YORK are entered rh Commissioner Blnckford OF New
fork has promised to assist the msnHgciS IN giving
hsh exhibition at winch the new foodhsh German carp,
VIA be shown besies trout and other fish from tho
State hatcheries. 4 nne exhibition Of bl0odri stock
from several noted farms will he given on Tuetday,
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MIR. Walter Muchmore proprietor OF drus
store in Main street. Astoria, was awakened about
O'Clock yesterday morning by burglars He sleeps In
room NJ the back Of his store Jumping from his bed he
cautiously opened the door leading into the store, lie
saw man working al his snfe and Cred two shots az
him, hut without effect The burglar jumped through
window which he had broken III the store door c0Rely
followed by Mr. Muchnore IN lis sls dress The
shooting in the store attracted the attention no.
lc.,uen who, with Mr.. MucIrure gave eli ase 10 the
burglar, and captured han after short run The prs
oner was Identified US james EC yno!ds aged 20
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Satisfactory Fad Of an Elopement,

PoTrsvu.LE Oct. A special from Lower
Rausch Greek gives the details OF elo encnt which
produced great excitement there this week On Tuesday
John Powell who employ ed in the mines under
man named Farrell -loped with Farreis daughter Mig
gis They We're married a. country preacher on the
ntsHy The girl returned home foot day was
followed by her husband They had M money md were
received by Farrell with open and every prospect
of remaining under hts roof.
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A Young Hunter Accidentally Shot.

PoTTsvILLE. Oct. 4.-Martin McDonough a
young resident Of shenandoah, was cunning to-day
and. returning this afternoon, stopped at a blacksmith
shop at william Penn for rest setting his cooked gun
down beside him. lie engaged in with ono
Of the smiths young fOiAnder named Anthony Jack
owiese entered the shop. lie picked up the gun, am!
WAS examining IT, when II disc hnrge IL contained
heavy load Of birdshot, all Of which entered Nc Don.
OuRh's left breast tearing hole in IL large enough
stick mans hand in It, McDonough fell dead without
\ gasp. Jackowicse surrendered at once. and was
brought here and lodged in Jail 10 night
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She Will Hurry Him.

Coroner Levy gave Emma Storch n permit
yesterday to hurry the young oander Daniel Ort who
shot himself OH Friday night in the Belnonco Garden
on Chatham square, having previously attempted to
shoot her. or,'s body was taken to an undertakers
shop, and will DO buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Bemonico was In full blast Last night again.
man Who smoked brierwood pipe hamms noisy ARA
ont OF piano. Waiter girls stood IN at the bar
Whenc err a newcomer entered they laid hold OF him
anu Carried him on to table In the hail. intent
ing their commission on drinks Emma storch not
among them AZ The fret table OF the centre where
Ort fred at Miss Storch and then killed himself man
was nsleep with his lOckets inside out.
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The information received At the Western Union once
In New YORK Is at variance with this The facts
ported there that both the American or Could ca
bies are broken about 100 miles east Of Canso N =
They Informed that the steamer fnraday 10 in That
vicinity graphing for the Bennett cable and surnss
that she may have accidentally foued The American
b-s and severed them. They saw that this accident
leayes the pool elk cables and that under tho pooling
arrangement the Western Union. the lessee of the
tion OF The poos earnings the ssus as II tho wires
Merc IN
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Mr.. schrump'. Alleged Adventure.

New BRUNSWICK, Oct. "A man named
schrump told che POLICE to-day that while he passing
along tho Landing Bridge Dad he upon by 1--WE
tranps and dragged TO Int in gul!ey near the cnai
enbnnkment His captorx, he said. then tied his legs
and held knife at his throat while thew rited his p0cI
s!s They then stole his new sat Of clothes aud turned
him Ahrf His stnrl has been found be true far
as regards the existence of the cabin which Ia sup.
lGsrd TO be the hdirE Place Of number of tranps
who have of late infested the In the hat
were found evidences OF occupation by traps and de-
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PouGHKEEpsIE, Oct. AT a Democratic ban
nsr raising this evening in Pscssk Horace Rrown aud
Wesley Hi!licker were talking politics Brown. who
was intoxicated, without any warning stabbed icScr
IN the abdomen with pocket knife, making n wound
about Two nchea long Gni one inch deep Ii il thought
u VIII prove fatal. Brown, after committing the
ardy act dropped tho knife ami lie aft.
ward arrested and lodged in jail IIiltcker ~ sober
Industrious nonlder By trade. and about ~ old.
Brown IL a hard drinker, and about So years Old,
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LONDON Oct. 4.-According to q despatch
credited to tue cologne gazette tho opening OF the Diet
~ the Kingdom OF Hanover to-day noisy affair
Friends II he empire and Capitalization cheerei loudly
~ tGs nentiou u I'll" Kaisers name. while counter
cheers. equally loud gwen for the Guephs repre,
'uutel IA The person uf the KING great dc al of bitter
Was manifested between the supporters OF the
p"ria ln,icv and those who advocate more perfect
local autonomy,