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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-30
4 FEDERAL OFFICIAL INDICTED.

AND ILLEGAL FEES IN MARSHAL
BANKss sPFIcK-cHARsEs GROWING OUT OF
AN OLD CUSTOM.
RoeroN March o0.-William d. Poole. iatoiy
Chief Deputy United States Marshal was indicted by
the Grand Jury this morning on charge OF emoez1e
msnt and rendering false accounts. The Indictment IS
the result Of an investigation by the Grand Jury which
was asked for by ex-Deputy Marshas Calloupe ana
Snow Into the charges mado against them OF NAL
feassnce In Office Mcssrs. Galloupe and Snow are
exonerated from tho charges made against them whie
two indictments are found against Poole The amount
said to have been embezzled is about $500. Poole
resides In Lynn, whore he IS prominent In cnnrch
oirclss. warrant has been issued for his arrest.
These findings also fully exoncrate General Banks
marshal Of this district, against whom several vague
stsssmsts have beon mado to his allowance OF the
collection Of Dlegal fees.
The matter Of collecting excessive and illegal fees
In tho narshaps office has been the subject of public
discussion for several weeks. Deputies oaioupo nitc
tiors from Washington. The result OF the Grsnd
Jurys Investigation Is to show that In the matter
Of charging Tees they acted solely on the rf
wss urged that he ignorant of illegal charges
being made, and that he delegated all such matters
to Mr. Poole, who was his chief deputy Mr: Poole;
the once, Is 1t has existed for many years
The indictment against Mr.. Poole for embezzement
IS independent OF tho matter of fees and relates 10
r,imored for long time. Tho chief matter of dis
pute regarding illegal fees relates to charges mado
Tor so-caiied constructive mileage" The same
ons Of the items Of illegal charges alleged against
Mr. Poole Is that on July z, 1885, no charged @ 20
for fifty miles travel In the service OF an order az
S1O for travel Il himself and q prisoner between
Boston and Fitchburg jail
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THE CHINESE CONSPIRACY CONFESSED.
wHoLrsALB CORRUPTION REVEALED IN THE SAN
YRANCrsCO CUSTOM HOUSE


FRANCISCO CUSTOM HOUSE
gAN Francisco, March 29.-A sensation was created
in tho United States Circuit Court to-day in the trial
inspectors, who werc recently indicted with W. A.
Boyd also inspector, charges of fraud and con-
sp!racy In dealing In Chinese return certificates BOYD
who has been confined In jail several months, came
into court and made full confession OF the con-
spiracy in which Ciprico, Mclean the Interpreter. j.
f. Kipp and himself were engaged Boyd stated that
In January 1885, the consprators made an agreement
with A. Hanse that tho attcr should take the return
certificates to China and sell them. Boyd had charge
Of the registration department in the Custom House
and tho certificates were obtained by procuring tho
services of large number Of Chinese who had no In
tsntion Of going to China, but who would present
themselves at the Custom Hoke for registration and
bs furnished with white tag which entitled them 10
q certificate which, Of course, they never procured
Tho copspirators would then collect these white tags
which were evidence of the Chnamens departure and
then issue certificates which they retained In their own
possession Boyd stated that about one hundred
csrhcstes would DO obtained In this manner on tho Ut
When Hsnss first sailed for China he carried with
him about 500 certificates obtained In this way ana
during tho next few months fve or six hundred more
WAS rvturnsd to this city for distribution among the
conspirators. Tho Chinese who purchased az
came over on steamers and wero landed I'D 'hi'
Boyd, stated further that he had been induced to
give this evidence for tho Government at the soncnd
ton of Assistant District Attorney McPike ana at tho
conclusion of the testimony Mr. McPike moved that ,o
charges against Boyd be dismissed and that he be as
charged from custody, which Judge Sawyer granteu
nollo prosequi was entered In the case OF SILL Sill
spector Whaley who indicted on similar charSes,
and an order was made directing the marshal to take
Interpreter Kipp into custody.
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DIABoLICAL PLOT OF CoNVICTS.
PLANNING A GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY BY MUIR
pERING THE GUARDS.

PLANNING A GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY By MUh-
DERING THE GUARDS
WASHINGTON March 90 (speciap-The timely dis
covery Of plot among some Of the moro desperate
characters Imprisoned In the District jail seems to
have prevented what might have turned out to DO
general fail delivery. Tho conspiracy was confined
principally to the men who had been sentenced 10
serve terms of different duration n the Albany Penl-
tentlary The plan included nothing less than tho
murder OF the guards and the release OF as many
prisoners as could be conveniently liberated without
endangering the capture of those already escaped.
The leaders are believed to have been Oscar Jackson,
under sentence for ten years John Mack. nine years
Robert johnson, six years; John Hill, three years
james Carroll, convicted Of house breaking last
Monday; Julius Lee, convicted Of burglary ana sem
fenced for ten years william Robinson, awaiting IN
dictment and trial for the second offence OF grand
larceny; Charles Lomax and Grant Johnson, awaiting
sentence and william Green, convicted OF burglary
From letters found upon the prisoners 1t Is believed
that they expected outside help.
The discovery of the plot IS said to be due to the
revelations made by fellow prisoner who overheard
mysterious directions being gwen oy tns Po.
garded the plot too diabolcal and muruerous 10
meet his approval. The plotters seemed 10 nave DO.
lieved that the mortality among the prisoners ~
Albany had increased so much OF late that IN going
women who seemed to have been given access 10
them they secured q number OF pistols, Knives ana I'M
Elements made of pieces of Iron wronched from thelr
cells There ovcr fifty prisoners awaiting trans
portaton 10 the penitenIary at Albany but for want
of money the authorities have not been aoo 10 rcuo'o
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JERSEY CITY REPUBLIcANs UNITED

fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrpUNA1

THEY MAKE A UNANIMOUS NOMlN AiioN ~" M NA'
ENDORSING HIGH LICENSE.
The Jersey City Republican Convention was held In
Cooper's Hall yesterday afternoon ExMayor oiioert
Collins presided and Thomas McEwen was secretary.
Tho first business transacted BY tho convention aer
the organic zation to adopt resolution providing
that no ono but a Republican should DO nominated ior
Mayor. The following platform was sdopssa W
unanimous vote
We the Republicans Jersey City. In convention a.
sembled do declse Ffrstwe heartily approve Oh the
High License bill passed by the present Legislature ana
hereby convey our thanks those members who supported
the measure and congratulate all the friends Of law ana
order upon its enactment We pledge ourselves 70 the
faithful enforcement the law The Prosecutor Of the
Pleas OF this county having publicly declared that seven
eiehhs Of the crime In this county committed a. ~
suit OF alcoholic drink firmly believe the stries en-
forcement Of viii lessen crime and taxation Sec
ondws pledge hearty support to the candidate Of this
convention. -
Ex-Mayor Collins, Elijah Cowles, George " Cierl-
bew and Frederick Hauscr were put before the con-
yenton as candidates for Mayor, Ex Mayor collins
declined and withdrew Mr.. Olcrlhow's name Mr.
Hauser received nftysIx votes and Mr. Cowes twenty
two, and the former was declared the nominee HIS
nomination was made unanimous amid choers Mr.
Hauser served four years In tho board Oh Alueraon
and left an unblemished record.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-30
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS.

HARTFORD March 90 tSpecial.-The Republican state
Committee held a meeting at the Allyn House today
to decide upon the place and time for holding the dele
gate convention All tho members were present except
Senator walsh of Greenwich, and Mr. Prescott, OF Yer
non. Many prominent Republicans. who are not mem
bers Of the committee were present The committee
selected New Haven, in Hyperion Theatre, on May IA
or 49, in accordance with the engagements Of the thea
tre Tho State Central Committee suggests that the
district conventions for the nomination OF delegates to
the National Convention be called for the same time
and place with the state Convention, the district con.
venton to be held hours after the adjournment cf
the state Convention Tho delegates to the latter,
II desired be empowered to act in their respective
district conventions.
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THE ygNBURG BANKERs MISSING.

NEwBURe, N. Y, March 29.-The affairs OF the bank-
ing and insurance firm of John r. wiltsie Son con-
tinue to be the topic Of conversation In this city.
Where Arthur V. wiltsie and John M. Pollock who
comprise the Hrm are, is not generally known This
morning, William o. Campbell, of No. % Nassau-st'
NewYork City, former resident OF Newburg, came
to this city and took charge of the Office assignee
He would not tell the amount of the assets and hab
tiles Judgments amounting to about $4,000 have
been recorded against the Newburg Electric Lighting
Company with which company Wiltse had been con-
nected The failure Of the banking Arm threatens
seriously TO embarrass the lighting company several
more creditors have become known to-day. They
have claims ranging from q few hundred to few
thousand dollars.
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RISING RIVERS rHRoUaHoUr THE COUNTRY.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 20.The rapid rise In the Mis-
sIssIppI River threatens East st. Louis with mood
For this season OF the year the rvor unusually high
Sioux City, Iowa. March 2s.-The river at this point
fell about On inches to-day. Tho Ice gorge above this
town st holds, and the food from the Upper Missouri
River has not yet reached here The ice Is melting
slowly and fears OF damage by floods are snbsiding
Tnin. Ohio March 29.-Rain for tho last fortyoight
hours has caused tho sandusky River and iu tsibu-
tsries to overflow their banks and thousands Of acres
arc submerged, doing goat damage to winter wheat.
MechanIcsburg portion Of this CITY, Is flooded and
the people are using boats Several washouts were re-
ported on the Cincinnati, sandnsLy and Cleveland
RAILROAD and travel was much lmpcded
Cshajoharc, N. Y, March 20.-The Mohawk kv9r
is rising rapidly. The water covers two OF tho Cen
trail Railroads tracks near Amsterdam, and the freight
tracks are used by passenger trails
Birmingham, Ala, March 2o-The great rain storm
continues. The country Is flooded Many bridges
have been swept away and washouts aca NpaEte1 ~
ali railways lsadpg into The eity
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An EXCEEDINGLY SMALL oBsT4tLE
A VETO THAT PRACTICALLY FsRBIps NOTHING
LEGISLATION IN JERSEY.

TRENTON, March 20 (spocIaD.--The Senate passed
tho Personal Registration and the Fishery Commits
sioners bills the Governors head to-day, and con-
irmed the nominations of JsHes Bishop for chief
of tho Labor Bureau, and Of Robert S. woodruff. OF
Mercer; samuel Reinhart, Of Hunterdon; and James
Seymour, Of Essex, for trustees OF the school for
Deaf Mutes Tho nomination Of Charles H. Mnnson
for lay iudgo OF Morris county rejected, and
Governor Green nominated In his place Charles Hardin
A Republican Joint caucus was held this evening
Ex-sepaior r. Ward OF Sussex ex-shorin William
Wright Of Essex and Joseph W. Ellington, OF Sacm
we're nominated for Fishery Commissioners, and John
II. Laird OF Monmouth; and Henry W. Sawyer, OK
Cane MAY. for Sinking Fund Commissioners The
jolnt meeting for tho election OF these oficials VIII
be held tomorrow.
Tho House killed the bill to divide among tho
county fairs the appropriation msda BY the stale 10
Waverlx FalS FOX exhibit prsmipnss
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pr1nRxsr or SUSPECTED mURDrRsRS

PITTsBURG. March 20 SpeciaD.-Great excitement was
created at Beaver Penn to-day, by the re- arrest of
Scott Coates and william SIMS charged with the MUIR
der Of Frank Horn whose body found In a Pitts
burg Fort Wayne and Chicago freight car at Chicago
Q few months ago. The warrants on which to-day's
arrests were made taken out by the moti.er Of
the dead boy The February Grand Jury failed to in
dict these two men and is gossped among the people
of Beaver and neighborfng towns that powerful in
duenco was behind the action 1t is said that Coates
Wss born out of wodock and that his father Is men,
Der OF an old and wealthy family Coates and Sims
are hAbtual drinkers and few days ago the former
i'm for assault and battery by COM
promising tho
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SUICIDE OF A SICK NAN.

BOUND Brook. N. j., March 29.-The excitement
over the brutal murder Of the old farmer Mr.. Race
had hardly subsidized here when the residents were
again startled last night by the suicide of Thomas
skillman son of a we-todo farmer at Bellmeade
He was thirty, and unmarried He had been in III
health for some time. Last night his brother went TO
Haringen to get some medicine and while he was
away Thomas took and In the presence OF his
father and mother, cut bis throat
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y1RoIyIA pguooRArs ALL AT SEA.

RICHMOND Va. March 20 tspec;al). is such
q difference of opinion among the Democrats ON the
tariff that an effort viii be made In their State Con-
venton TO ignore the question entirely In their plat
form rslying simply on the National platform 10 10
sdopted at st. Louis. The Randall wing viii oppose
thls The convention will meet In Norfolk, April lD
II the throe Virginia Democratic who afs members
OF the House will stick TO the State platform OF
1855 they will vote against the Mills Bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-30
A BRITISH srsAusR WRECKED AND ABANDONED

NANTUCKET. Mass, March 29-The British steamer
Csnonbury previously reported ashore lies two miles
southeast from tho Surf Side Life Saving Station,
whsre she was abandoned She has considerable water
in her and is likely to prove total loss. The crew
left in their boats make landing when discovered
By the station crew. which met them mile from the
shore and they transferred TO the stations boat
The Of the life saving station were compelled TO
mako three trips In landing them they numbered In
ali twenty-f four persons.
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RAILWAY BATTLE IN PITTsBURG.

THE CONFLICT RACES DAY AND NIGHT WITH
VARYING SUCCESS AND ENDS IN COURT.
PrTTsBURG March 20 (specap. Traction Com
pany here is owned principally by Messrs. Elhns and
Wldener who are interested IN cable railway enter
prises at Philadelphia, Chicago and elsewhere, and
"Chrs. Magee the well-known Republican politician.
The Pennsyvan Railroad has tried to prevent tho
Traction Company from running its cable road across
the Shady Bridge about the height Of which there
ives dispute. The bridge spans the Pennsyivanias
tracks. Yesterday tho Traction Company put forco
of men at work and they interrupted by forco
Of Pennsylvania Railroad mon under Superintendent
Yarncll, who ordered his men to cut the tackle and
tear down the platforms Of the Traction mon.
Fearing a riot policeman arrested Yarnen and took
him to police station.
Later the Pennsylv ania stationed three immense
locomotives under the bridge and drove tho Traction
men away with clouds Of scaldng steam, sparks and
smoke. The railroad trscls were creased so that
the locomotives could not move, although the wheels
revolved. Thousands Of people gathered to witness
this strange sight. The fight was kept up all last
hose TO city wator plug and turned the stream
the locomotives, with their engineers and hremen
thus holding them at bay who the work OF the caple
railway rapidly proceeded with. The Traction
people had almost completed their work and victory
stared them in the face when the water supply SUD.
under the bridge. AT the same instant tho Pennsyl
vania trainmcn threw up rope, lassoed the grders
and pulled the entire work Of the Traction workmen
10 the ground. moment lstor the sheriff arrived
and hostlites ceased until Saturday, whom tho case
will be heard in court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-30
rvrrUrNr1AL MEN Ipr1cArED

INFLUENTIAL MEN IhfIdSAIEU
Dublin, March 2o-Tbe investigation into the charges
Of fraud perperaod upon ths Equitable Life Insurance
Company Of New-york wN resumed at Belfast to-
day. Tho solicitor for Mr. Orr, who Is aeonssd OF
forging medical certificates declared that Others werc
implicated in the alleged frauds and asked II these
gentlemen. some Of whom were very influential would
10 prosecuted. Counsel for the prosecution replied
that the New-York Company Was resolved TO sim tho
matsex 70 tbs bottom.
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NEw-YoRK, RIDAY, MARCH 80. 1885,

srippsd of bis navigating Instruments, and lost Tor
sftee hours In the cold bleak waste OF drifting ice
hanging clouds and struggling ducks and gps ,. AZ
,ty was almost gone. Stimulsnts ware applied and
The daring navigator put TO bod. He was III to-day
from exposure and exhaustion.
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or,srn ryTe A Gave AVID oAPrURED

LITTLE Rock, March 20 tspecia aD.-AlexaDder and
Daniel Fry, brothers. chased into cave In Wash
ngton County, yesterday. by posse. and surrendered
after a fight Tho Frys from Columbus. Kan,
where II IS alleged they killed constable and escaped
into this state They were locked DIP at Fayetteville.
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The FIRE RECORD.
A BABY sMoTHERED BY SMOKE.
a cu,rnprS LEFT ALONE IN A rExEMENT-HoUsE

rive CHILDREN LEFT ALONE IN A rENEhENi-hoosh
UNABLE TO ESCAPE sUPfocArIoN.
Three small rooms on the third floor OF the tone-
emept house No 336 East Forty ninth-st have been
occupied by Nicholas Fagan, his wife Catharne ana
their two children. Pagan works In Peck mar
tins brclyard at the foot Of East Fortyeighth-s@'
and II has been his custom to begin his work early
Yesterday morning he was out OF the house Dsiore
his wife was dressed.
She went out about a m. to get somo meat for
breakfast leaving the little girl, Annle and the paoy
Maggie asleep tho family bed She was gone longer
than usual and In her absence fre started IN the
bedroom One Of the neighbors, Mrs. Stead smehed
smoke and discovered the fire. Before the hremen
got to the house Mrs. Stead and another woman ran
into the bedroom through the binding SMOKE ana trco
to reach the children who were known to DO there
Mrs Stead reached the bed and felt about IL pus
could not find the li.tlo ones 49,. Dx..,n,t
Policeman Nc DermoSt Of the Twenty-tniru
ran into the house q moment later he maze MS wT
through tho smoke until no stumbled oyer me n,is .
girl Annie on the floor She was insensbls from inc
efects of smoke which she had inhaled and sho hsd
been burned slightly. McDermott went back Into the
room after carrying Annie out, and In the pea ne
found the body of the baby Maggie. The chnd nsn
been sufocaed and her body had been scorcheo ny
the heat in the room. . . r,.r
The fremen soon extinguished the flames when
they reached the house. An ambulance surgeon many
vain EFFORTS to resuscltate the baby. He carried
Annie to Bellevue Hospital, whore 1t was SAID later
that the little girl would recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-30
PHI Royroy NEARLYL LOSES HIS LTFE

CHICAGO. March e9.-capfain Paul Boyton, the
swimmer, bad an experience In Lake Michigan on
Tuesday that he thinks he will not forget for some
time On Tuesday morning he left Fullerion-ave for
swim TO South Chicago and return. lie encountered
N ica Zoe. Ns carried many miles ont IN the lake,
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DATE FOR THE VIRGINIA CONTENTION.
prrEssBuao, Va, March 90 tspecall.-The Republi-
can Committee tonight decided to hold the state
Convention In Petersburg on NAY lss
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THE MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS CONTEST

THE MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS CONTfcol.
Tho committee OF Missouri, Kansas and Texas
security holders have met with = good response In
their work to proxies for tho purpose OF oust
ing the present managers from their position at tho
coming election. 1t Is understood that II they are
successful they will offer tho presidency TO l. Eiery
Anderson tho well known lawyer and member OF tho
recent Pacific Railway Commission. Mr. Anderson
has given Of accepting the place satsfac-
tury 10 a committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-30

Poughkeepsle, March 90 (specIaD.-In a hearing
before Judge Barnard to-day upon an application for
more land in this city for the New-York and Massa-
chusetts Railroad, Henry d. Cone, who owns tho
road, testified that he has formed combination with
the Poughkeepse and Delaware Valley Road, tho
Ontario and Western and the Lehigh and Hudson, 10
mako all rail route from the West and Southwest
into New England Ebert Keith, Mr.. Cones civil
engineer, testified that tho New-York and Msssachu
setts Is to DO extended seventy miles into Berkshire
County, Mass, at a cost OF $50, 900 mile. Hc SAID
that the freight traffic Of Berkshire County amounted
to 10000 tons annually. The factories there no"
send their freight to New-York by way Of the House.
tonic Road to bridgeport When the Now.York anu
Mass achusets extension Is completed Il will all come
this way and down the Hudson River Road to New
York and the extension will do as much business as
tho Boston and Albany is now doing Therefore,
land enough will be required here for the storage OK
GOO cars daily
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THE CROSBY BILL PASSED.
TIE ASSEMBLY VOTES FOR HIGH LICENSE
SO TO 81.


OUT OF POSSIBLE 12S-No OPPOSITION
FEARED IN THE sENATE-BUT WHAT
WILL THE EXPONENT OF PEA
NUT POLITICS DO .
iBY rELEoRAPH TO rHB TRIBUNE
ALBANY. March 29.-The Crosby High-Lcsnss
BILL % far a. the Legislature is concerned, 70
entirely safe. 1t passed the Assembly to-day by
vote Of Sc to 81, AND goes direct to the Senate,
where opposition Is not feared Nobody presumes
to guess what the Governor win do with the meas
ure. 1t was written with special purpose Of
overcoming the objections which he urged against
the bill of last year. He may veto it on fresh
grounds One hundred and twenty-seven votes
were cast to-day the full House consisting Of "a
Six Republicans voted against tho bill. One
Democrat voted for it.
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rsady cash the company agrees to the cancellation OF
tho monopoly clause
OFFENSIVE PARTISANSHIP OF FLOURENS
A COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE ASNuLMENr OF
rcTuoy

PARIS, March ga subcommittee OF tho comm'tco
Of the Chamber Of Deputies which has been considering
the recent election Of NJ Fourens Minister OF Foreign
ARairs ~ Deputy for the Department Of Hautes-Apes
has made . report TO the full committee, recommending
that tho election be annulled. the ground that was
secured By tho uso Of undue Official influence
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SMOKE IN THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

There was slight last evening about O'Clock IN
tho soreroom at Madison Square Garden lot Of rub
bish was igpited by match which had been careessp
thrown OH the floor. There were number OF early
comers in the seats waiting for the show to begin ana
they looked uneasy feeling upon the smoke that
suddenly appeared In the northeastern part OF tho ou
ing Roundsman Kenny among them and told them
that the cages being dsnfected and this aayed the
excitement pals Of water put out the blsze and
there was no out The show went on as usual
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN AVER CITY.
Lowell, Mass, March 29.-Firo tonight destroyed
the Coburn Shuttle Companys four-story brick mill In
Aver CITY, The loss to the several manufacturing es
Establishments In tho building will exceed 100000;
PARTIALLY insured.