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no SUE For FIFTY MILLIONS.
HUNGARIAN HEIRS WANT THE BEST PARr or
SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, July % (Speclal).-foDowing h",u
upon the sensational Sharon and Blythe cases. VIII
nrohabIv come the suit Of the Hungarian heirs oil te
eldesdorf estate TO recover the large properly o"ne
by william LedesdorG one Of the early merchants "a
san Francisco who died IN 1e4s intcstate III Is saw
that trust" has lately been formed In Buds io,'"
by the heirs of Lcdesdor with branches IN inc 49,
states. to overthrow the title 10 INC
entire Lcdesdorff estate in California Inc
suit, II begun will involve over hitS
millions. Taking into consideration the TACT ma
LedcsdorG owned thlIty-three blocks south oil
ST.. the blocks Montgomery-st between CaiAo
and Pine, the site which the town OF foiS'" "
stands. the American Rancho and all the property III
the neghborhOOd Of the Bank OF California, We0'"O
with other choice pieces of city property IL Is ";
to gauge the magnitude of the interests n'onoN
When Leidesdorff died. ". d. NJ. Howard was ap-
pointed the administrator Of his estate ana JIG -
cured c. " Gillespie, a wellknown surveyor. 10 ds
slst him. The property was badly encumbercd win
claims amounting 10 $50, 900. But ouartrmaster D.
L. Folsom of san Francisco, the gIeat value Vi 'c
property and just before the reports came OF ue gnu
discovery he secured option on the real estate wen
10 ST. Croix in tho West Indies, and bought OH inc
reputed mother Of Leldesdor Maria Sparks and othef
heirs II was claimed that Leidesdorfs father was d
Dane and his mother negress. Whom FOLSOM o"o
back he had the deeds and the securel properly, worm
several millions. for about $4,000. The deeuS VI
all this property came from Folsom but Is u
clared now that the sparks woman was hot
the mother OF Ledesdorf, but that he came n i
Azsod IN Hungary. II is also claimed that tol'oii
only got quitclaim deed OF three quarters vi ,ves
tate from the West Indian negrcss and Other teIau o.
This movement of the Hungarian helio j u ~
Solomon Ulmer, of Cleveland, ONO VINO IS Vi's Tho
~ Tedcsdorf and has investigated the case. Inc
sssociatOn formed I'm Buda Pesh has retainer coul'
sci here to press the claims of these reported hes'
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l,NrpR1NG 1 VIII cONrEsr As 4 sPEcULAToR.

ENTDRING 4 WILL CONTEST As A SPECULAIOF
san Francisco July % (SpeciaD.-Ihe la'eSI Pnase
Of the Blythe viii case which is exciting greater In
terest here than any suit since Sarah Mthca's at
TEMPT TO get half Of Senator sharon's mNlionsy Is
the report that san Francisco millionaire has formed
a compact with all the claimants, except Florence
the reputed daughter to bear the expenses OF the
contest and in case Of TO give them SlOOOOOO
ont Of the "a 900 600 which Will be secured To sue
coed in this enterprise it VIII be necessary 70 OBTAIN
reversal of the recent decision I'm the Sharon case
ss without this, Biythcs rcputed widow stands no
show II Is also necessary TO have reversed the
lessup decision, which gave an estate to an egtmalo
son because the father supported and recognized MN
ac SON although he made no mention OF the boy
in his WILL The capitalist is said to be bearing the
ex penses of a reheaing IN the Jcssup case, as ho
decision and then to cnch the claim OF the WIDOW
y securing the reversal of the recent decision against
sarah Aitnea
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Richhcld Springs, July 10, 1880.
THE DE- D OF MANHATTAN ISLAND.
HIGHLY INTERBST1NG DOCUMENTS DISCOVERED
IN HOLLAND.

IN HOLLAND.
TO ne Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: During the past week have been delvinG
among old Dutch documents OF the seventeenth cen
fury I'm search Of data concerning an ancient family
In which l am Interested, whose first American rep
resentative accompanied Peter stuyveSant 10 the
New World, in 1647 While engaged in the quest
discovered two most interesting documents The
first letter addressed to the States General OF
the United Netherlands by p. schuyler, dated Amster
dam, November 7, 1896, announcing the purchase OF
the Island OF Manhattan, which l found among the
public records at tie Hague. The second document
was the original deed Amsterdam furnished eight
Of the nineteen delegates nom five chambers OF
managers of tho West India Company, located IN me
five principal cities Of Holland. In the family OF
perhaps the most important Of the Amsterdam Gele
gates, the deed has lain peIdu for 2o3 years lls
most interesting relic conveyed the stanG 10 se
Dutch for the OF 1914, being about One-lttl 81
cent an acre. The deed IS In perfect condluon
also It's large seal and unless It's present pgsseSor1
demand a very unreasonable price Tor II, shtn
take 10 with me on my return to New-fOrA ctly III
October II should, of coursct be In tho CUSTODY
Of the city or state, possibly dep0s,ted, NV the
MetrU politan Nj, nm. JAMES CRAM "Ii@oO4''
Amsterdam, July H. 1889.
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MORE RgPUBL1cAYs ENROLLING.

The Republican enrolment in WIN AS
semlly District was continued last hle"'
AT No 123 West Houstonst. The humOer Gil
rolled last evening 362, making tho tota ior INC
two nights 6ss. The challenges OF Democrats VINO
oucbt 10 get their names upon the rolls for the pur
noso ~ voting at tho coming district primary were
as numerous as on the first evening. The decision
was made by the committee that man VINO cOuiu
not read or write. and therefore unable 10 tell
for whom he voted at the last election was not en-
titled TO enroll The last night of the enrolment VIII
he next Thursday, between the hours OF ana
q n m Colonel Rerley said last evening that a.out
io6 6cmocrats had succeeded In enrolling on the IiS1
night.
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TILE FASTEST TRAINS.


To the Ed ttor OF INC TT D UNe
Sir: l. What the time made by the Jarrett
Palmer theatrical train from Jersey City to san Fran
ciscol
o What IS the fastest regular train IN the Unlted
states1 49,,
8 What Is the best time that any train IN th'S
country has made for a mile when H., loon,
A. Please state the distance and uSual une Yum
New York TO San Francisco! lhLNNlA''
South Egremont, July 20, 1850.
|. Eightythree hours, 30 minutes, / 6 seconds. =
No. 49, Jersey City to Broad-st, Philadelphia
y. m. 80 IS miles in l12 minutes, or as miles al
hour. g. Said to have been September 4, 1879 "eSt
Philadelphia TO Jersey City, one mile IN % Ia
seconds A. Both vary slightly according to route
saw 3.269 miles in days hours.-Ed-
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, rrc,rrvr FROM MR.. coMsrocK CAUGHT.

A FUGITIVE FROM Mr.. COMSTOCh CAUuIl,
Captain McLouchin. Of the Old Slip Station appeared
I'm h rorbs Police Court yesterday having as prisoner
William c. ByInes charged with running greoi's'O-a
business who fed from Anthony ComstocKs men o"
WEDNESDAY The arrest was accomplished yesterday morn
49, a. r,.,cs wa. leaving a barfoom at Second'aye ana
To-tyfourth-st The prisoner was represented oy cu'
and when asked TO plead he replied under lhstfucIS
Il am not guilty Justice O'R1ly SAID ne "oui "a
,ha Examination in the FOR this morning a1 ~
o'clock Hyrnes gave his age as thirty-hNe anu MS "
cupahon as that OF Spectator. ByfheS was n,.N -
u 600 bail and having no bondsmen, was locked up
while Csptain McLoughlin was looking Tor byrhes'
comsoc,s man George Dram. was on the Lookout Ior u
confederate who escaped with him. ana succeelcu III 'p
urino him in a barloom at No. 81 SoutrsL "heh tou
81, % wanted he turned upon Oram and fierce hgh'
followed Dram succeeded in dragging MS nan !" -"
sidewalk when Oncer shields took hand, anu uio oo"
foacrate was arrested. lie said that his name We"
samuel Marks a clerk. Later Marks was Dfough' De'
,,,o Commissioner Shields who committed nm III "
fault Of 90 800 Bymes is under 5000 Ddl SSo ~ W.
rnttcd states Courts for another offence oil sn"''
chs
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CHIEF JUSTICE YATES GAL1AyTRY.
From America.

- ABOUT daybreal at way station the Rio Grande
Iso%d, IN Colorado Young OF genteelest pos
sloic appearance boarded day-car or The salt Lake
cApress iran for Denver When the conductor came
sne produced an annual pass. made out 10 Mr.. Blank
ahu VIE" How do J know yOu are Mrs. Blalh u
nuiy said tho ticket puncher don't believe you
gre and besides, even II this IS your pass 1t IS no
good unless your husband is along" The lady vainly
protested He udely demanded her fare 10 Denver.
sne did not have sufficient money with her, 80 the
puy threatened 70 put her of She then searched lie
car i0f familiar face. There al the other end OF the
cGach1 was young man who had Just entered, and In
Ewhon hhe recognized friend of her husband. Mt.
nlanh was then one Of the leading editors IN the
western states. The frightened girl approached The
comparative stranger tlmdly, prefacng her story by
exacuhg promise from him that no angry demonsra-
uoh should be made against the conductor Sufficient
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HE orwrrs A DOUBLE EAGLE FOR WIFE.

IYE OFTEHS A DOUBLE EAGLE RON '-rD'
August G. sabish, OF North Bradley, Mich. wants Ia
rot married He has written a letter to Emigration
Commissioner Stephenson offering the Commissioner
SEQ II he WIN pick out some nice young German
French Danish Russian girl who lands at Casue
Garden and send her out TO North Bradley lie
wants Mr.. Stephenson to look around caleluily anu
exercise discretion in the choice. To emphasize his
dora for marrying he makes three offers IN his letter
10 nav tho Commissioner P2O Sabish assures Mr. ste
phenson that he Is single. says that he IS farmer
ana owns a farm of 100 acres
Commissioner Stephenson said yesterday NAV ne hau
ordered three agents 10 hunt up good-OOAhs glIS
among the immigrants at the Garden. ne aule
ioknely that II he got the '20 u would DC inc st
that be had earned as Commissioner.
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THE FLOOD prsAsrBR IN WEST rrRGIyTI.

IaIkclsburg, W. Val 25.-News was roe vel b.
day for the first time since Tire fool from Wet FORK and
Henry Fork, giving sad story of wreck and ruin
Every store from the head 10 the mouth OF the forks
IS gone ruined Houses, fences and crops are
washed away and several lives arc lost. Not single
farmer resident escaped damage Hundreds are
bankrupt and Will have 10 be supported temporarily
by the county. The commissioners to-day estimate
the loss In Lee, CART. Slate and steele counties at
1900, 900. Help Is needed al once. Mayor Gibbons
issued a call for meeting Of citizens tomorrow TO
render assistance 10 the homeless people. tOnlHpu
lions are being taken all over the city today ana
appeals for general AID VIII be made.
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money gladly given her and the fare PAID Asune
breakfast stat reached. the conductor meahWnlo
surveying Ms Blanks rcscuer with provokng Hscss s
Chief Justice and Miss Waite were seated, az .n9
eating station near Mrs. Blanks FIR end whom thos ha
long known. he gave them an account o. ts srs S
iust related. The Chief Justice invited the lnlavu
traveller TO share his daughters section IN the run
man The two young ladies' struck up an rb
mediate friendship. No man ever showed more surPisV
than that conductor when no saw Mrs BLANK VI Wv
party of the Chief Justice of the United states %
The same official when about noon, In answer u n my
sent AZ Judge YATES suggestion 10 the man Viivc.
n telegram came ordering the fellow 10 reinnu INC
money and never 70 show his lace on tno roao aea.
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THE WEATHER REPORT
ronrcAsT TILL 8 P. N. FRIDAY.

FORECAST TILL p. NJ. FRIDAY.
Washington July 25.-For New-England and Eastern
NewYork fair no decided change in temperature, ex-
cent warmer in Southern Connecticut Rhode Island and
Eastern Ncw.York; variable winds
For Eastern Pennsylvania. New.Jersey Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia, fair warmer
For the Carolnas and Georgia threatening weather and
showers
For Florida showers in the northern fair in the south
em portions.
For Alabama and Mississippi. threatening weather and
showers; warmer in the northern portions.
For Arkansas, Louisiana and Eastern Texas, fair,
warmer.
For Tennessee and Kentucky, showers in the eastern,
fair In the western portions warmer.
For West virginia western Pennsylvania western
New.York and Ohio. fair.
Eor Indiana Illinois and Lower Michigan light local
showers
For Iowa and Missouri. fair. warmer ii.t85i
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maternal aunt the quondam attendant In the harcm
his father her brother, and his mother very honciy
and unobs rsivc pcrsongve the court trouble ana
the ministers no anxiety. Their heads not turned
and they never presume on their influence; or use
the child for selfish ambitious purposes. The snan
who naturally feels that the boy himself IN danger OF
being spoiled. Is anxious 10 get him good European
governess, and already there diplomatic strlggie
secure the appointment The country that succeeds
I'm getting Of its counrywomen tho post can count
considerable influence at Teheran for AIS Is q
parsonage second In importance only to the ruler Oh
Persia himself
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rHr REpoRr Aporr MRs. HEROy NOr rRUE

Washington, July 25.-In response to his telegram
Of Tuesday respecting tho case of Mrs. Heron, re-
ported to be under sentence Of death in Corea for
preaching the doctrines of Chris iany, w. f. Wharton,
Acting Secretary Of state this morning received the
following cable dispatch from Minister Dnsmore:
Seoul COrca, July "a
Wharton, Washington ID. C.
Report concerning Mrs. Heron wholly without
foundation. DINSMOhE
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~ ABpoyAUr,s OPINION ABOUT HOGAN.

An AEEONdUIS OlINiUN AIOC-
Mrs Hogan. wife Of the missing aeIOnaui' Eu"dlu
Hogan. was at Brosman's Seaside House. kocka"aS
Beach last evening" in company with her COUSIN MIS-
Blank of No. 81 TrOutman-avc, brooklyn one "as
met on the hotel veranda by W. W. McEwen, another
aeronau, from Michigan. McEwen is tho aefohau'
who last summer made the parachute jumps from
balloon at Rockaway Beach.
When seen last evening he expressed the belief that
HOGAN was still alive. When asked what he ba'cI
his opinion on. he said "Well, you see when I'd
WAS not discovered up to Friday last l concluded be
was a goney although thought he might possibly De
hiding and holding out as advertisement. since
then however my thoughts IN that respect have van
ishod and as Ed has turned up am satisfied thai
he fs perfectly safe and l will tell you
the reason why. In the first place, when his APP
paratus landed in the water if such was the case
the first effort he would make would be TO get the
balloon out of the water and aboard Of the steamer
or ship. for YOU sec it is worth $500 and ! know
Ed would pay over 500 10 save 1t l dOn thlhK
he would desert IL. As it has not been found or
nicl,rd IN ! am Of the belief that I'd was rescued
Inv some boat and with his balloon Will soon De Ee9n
from ] am also that for the sake OF ms
mother who IS dying, soon as he turns UP az
some point he will communicate win her, lor
he does not do 90 the shock will XII her''
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Albany, July % CspeclaD.-Judge Charles II.
ingalls,, of Troy, will be seventy years Old this year
therefore, his term Justice Of the Supreme Court
IN the Third District expires, and Justice must
be chosen Justice ingalls, elected in 1868, and
has served ever since. He has been reelected once.
In politics he is Republican. 1t IS thought there
fore, that his successor should be o. the same pol
cal fai'h. The only candidate thus far named is
Ohdr'es Il. fatefson, OF Troy. Mr. Patterson rep
resented the Isl Rensselaer, County District In the
Assembly in 1881 and 1882. The latter year he was
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MAKING GUEssEs As TO THE NEXT SURVEYOR

MAKING GUESSES AS TO THE NEXT SURVEYOR
A story published yesterday about a meeting be-
tween VicePTesident Norton Collector Erhlrdt Senator
Hscock Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury Tichenor
and Surveyor Beattie the Barge Onlce IL was said
that the purpose OF the conference was to ascertain when
Surveyor could consistently retire from the sur
yeyorship Hiscock in Syracuse. where he
went Wednesday night Surveyor Beatte says that he
not invited to take part In any conference lie Is
stn a Democrat. There was good deal Of talk ccca-
stoned by this story. the politicians around town last
night coud not any light 70 the name Of the next
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~ srUDy MyrEoBo1oGY AT SEA.

Boston, July 25.-Thc schooner Grampus' belonging
10 the United states Fish Commission. has been placed
at the disposal of Professor Libby. Of Princeton To
engage In Government work In the observation Of
meteorological phenomena in the waters OIL the coast
For the present the schooner viii be employed between
the eastern end of Nantucket and Montauk Point and
from these boundaries she will run out TO sea untl
Inc northern borIer OF the Gulf Stream is reached
In the day time she will carry large black ban ana
night three vertical white lights on the lOicnlast
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,pnrcrrD 4 LnnrIE BOY TO HELP HIN BEG

ADDICTED A L1TrLE BOY TO HELP HIN BEG.
Seven yearold Henry Culver was standing In 'front.'
NJ his home in Perth AmbOy, n. j.. on Wednesday,
when Lous Frank came along and induced the boy
70 accompany him here. Policeman Hogan Of the
Eighth Precinct found the lying on the sidewalk
in Chrstopherst yesterday. with the boy in front of
him soliciting aims The officer took both into custody
and in the afternoon Frank was arraigned at tho
Jefferson Market Court and discharged An officer
,vas IN court with whom the boy and Frank returned
TO Perth AmbOy, where the latter Will be tried for
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DVoIh1I UHAT SHUHS IAHVH "IIV"IH
The midsummer meeting OF the Christian Endeavce
Societies was held at the Thirteenth Street Presbyterss
Church last evening There were more than 400 people
present. with delegates from all the neighborng towns
and cities The services included addresses by the Rev.
Dr. j. W. Allen and the Rev Dr. David Cole, the presents
ton OF reports and conservation service led by Super
ntendent Charles J. Frye. jr. The reports showed the
society TO be In fourishing condition. having Increases
from membership OF fcrytwo when founded eight years
ago, to over 5000, with branches all the world
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CUAPrFS A OUINN.

Ex-school Commissioner Charles A. Quinn died yes
terray at his home, at Spring and thompson $751; Oh
nneumonia He was an old volunteer fireman. an
bonoraby discharged soldier of the War. member OF
Shields Post G. A. r.. and Of Richmond Hill
Council. A. O. U. W. He was formerly active IN
notcs and was Tammany Hall General committee
man from the With District.
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poIitical Notices.
Republican Enrolmeni.

Republican Enrolment.
TO THE REPUBLICAN ELEGIOnhsS, ~ THE NiAAih
~ ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS
a special committee appointed Dy the
r,ennhllcon County Committee 90 enroll The Republicans
f he With Assembly District and 20 form new and
.ocuor Renublican organization therein. kre& give
notice that said committee win meet for The pupose q
and TUESDAY The day Of August 1882. between TIE
hours OF and 10 o'clock p m, and on Wednesday, us
IN ~ August 1889 between the hours % 4 and 10
O'clock D. M, At GOLDEN RULE HALL. Nos ieS and
la7 Rvingtonst Ncw.lclk ~
dated New. York July % 1889.
HENRY GRASSE,
HENRY {. BOTTY,
JOHN r, NuQENT. Committees
John COLLINS,
ROBERT A. GREACENs J
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A QUOTATION FROM MATTHEW ARNOLD.

TO ne NattOr OF TIC ITIOH"e'
Sir: Can you inform me Of the source ana exact
form Of a quotation which, as remember IT, runs
-, W. ,,,r4oI rDulions live aloner H. I. p.
NewYorK, July -, 1SsO.
III is found in Matthew Arnold's Switzerand
-" To Marguerite" as follows:
eyes in the sea Of life enised,
With cchoing straits between us thrown
Doitlng the shOrcless wateIy wld,
We mortal millions live alone
The Islands feel the enclasping flow, I
And then their endless bounds they know
Ed
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Mr.. CLEVELAND ON THE OLD COLONY ROAD
Woods Holl, Mass, July 25.-Ex- President cleve.
land and II. W. Glider guests today of presden,
Choate and the officials Of the Old Colony Railroad
Company. They occupy special train with the Rail.
Division. "P0
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LINES z. GARrrrrn M ,,.nnu

chicago. July 2o.-The engagement Of Miss Helen
Newell Of this city, to James D. Garfield. second son
Of President Garfield was announced yesterday Miss
manager Of the Lake Shore Railroad e''''
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BY TELEGRAPH.

Ashcvllle y. C., 7-25-'sa
Messs. Herring Co.:
Have just opened safe: passed through tr@
mendous test, dlas and hinges melted of. Contens
perfectly preserved. BATTERY PARK HOTEL, PEI
J. B. Gregg.-(Exchangc.
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corresponding day last year. and 1s lower than
wednesday.
In and near this city to-day there win probably be fair
weather. with slight thermal changes.
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vaCDUFF THANE OF FIFE.

n the EDITOR Of The Tribune.
Sir: What is the nationality OF the present EAR
Il. II. G.
New-York, July 6, 1882
fScottish-Ed)
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MARHTED.

CoCHRAN-FIsHER- Ron wednc siay. the oath inst. BY
the Rev Hutchins, pastor o the Bedford Avenue
Baptist Church. Brooklyn, Mrs Fannie Fisher OF sa'
city to w. l.. Cochran Of New York
DON-WHITEHOUSE--At St Peters Church.
Morrisogn, ~ J., on Wednesday July q, 1889, by me
Rev pr Merritt Louisa Whtehouse, daughter of IN.
late Bishop OF illinois, TO Edward Sheldon OF chicago
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stop-over mt Deer Park and Oakland.

All passengers purchasing hrstclass Tickets via tho
r. and o. from Eastern points o. Cincinnati. ST Lonis
Chicago Louisville and other points west OF the Ohio
River given stopover privilege AZ Deer Park or oak
anf These Twns OF the Aeghenies' are the most DO
fphtfu mountain in the country ard the stop az
fords passenger pleasing break In the long journey
without additional cost for railroad fare.