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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-26
THE MARKET REPORTS
AND IN CONVECTION rHgRpwrrH THE
wRATEgR INDICATIONS
Record Of the Vow YORK and Richmond
sto:k FxenAnges-Grsin. Flour. Cot
Ton, Meat. and other Quotations


fBy telegraph TO the DIspstch.l
- wAsHRGros. April sa--For Virginia,
RAIN rain, followed by colder. fair weather.
- westerly winds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-26

N % water prevents cleanliness
'.ler| meetings are held three times day.
',fu1 Constantine Is 30 boarse he can
..fly peak. The demands OF the people
a 6.thne Tor railrosd service TO get out are
..r.'nu sting and are becoming 50 urgent
..i trouble Is feared. The collision NORM OF
raar caused by an operators careIes.ness
ID. made The Santa Re road very cautious.
.s wfec. from sccounts OF eye-"i'nesses u
a uosse than vas reported. BOW en-
are terribly smashed up ana TWO
ears ~ cattle got away aud were los' 10
ar rmorr laud. Hall a nile OF track buli
tf,urd Use wreck is still used. The posieu
linnrI " settlers on Cherokee ttrip j. 'N'
ssrefsi.i- oolv few are camping more
'..0 TAO DAYS Ia place. II Will take cap
An HAYES but q short time TO clear Tue
H1p. The demand for is Opeoiny, now
fer. IL pressing, and II Is the belief 'Da'
il1 year viii witness its settlement
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-26
MARINE INTELLIGENCE

n NINE aN hEhH4bOE TN y L.
IMMATURE ALMANAC. APRIL 90. 1889.
sun rtses......... sci HIGH 1IDE
Sun sets........... 6.Ji Morning. .......... las
Moon rises ........ 400 Kveoing. 2l5
PORT OF RICHMOND. APRn. %, 1854
ARRIVED.
Steamer Ariel, Deyo, Norfolk, merchandise
and passengers.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. APRIL %, 1881
lBy Telegraph
ARRIvBn
Steamship Roanoke, New York, aud sailed
for New York, merchandise.
steamship Gardenla. Copenhagen. 20 coal
Schooner W. Arlington. Providence, 70 load
coal.
schooner W. II. Bailey. Boston. TO load coal
Schooner J. l. Hasbrouck, Boston, 70 load coal
SAILED.
Steamship N0rthgate. Rotterdam, coaled.
Schooner q. b. Orcuts New YORK, coal
Barges TimOur and kOndout, Bosom, coal
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-26

A NCH0R LINE
ATLANTIC gxPRsss SERVICE
LIVERPOOL VIA QUEENSTOWN
Steamship CITY OF RoNE from New York
WEDNESDAY. May iss Nay sss1,
June ssth, July NH
saiooa passage, 90 70 tioj; ssoond~e'AsA w
GLASGOW SERVICE.
Steamer every s3tarasy from Nes aoskn
GLASGOW AND LONDONDERRY.
Cabin Passage 10 Gisegow. Lo<sdon<>erry, or
Livwpooi. 80 aud - sscooshclsss. tA
Ssearaeo passaxe, ether Sorvtcs. 81
Balloon Excursion fhAets ~ hstussd kats2
travellers Circnlsr-Lssssr q CFsait end DrAits
for any alnoont issued ~ iowess
current TateA
For Books u Toar4 rSckess> or further infosmar
don apply 70
HENDERSON BROTHERS. Nsw Yoss.
or GEORGE w. ALLkN co cosd Domsnson
steamship Company or ANDREW WELSH
lscasnern nxprses cempssyA - A. -. 49,
bkR uooo AAin ~ - lspAA kt1hnnnA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-26
Tpx WEATHER N RICHMOND YESTERDAY was
'ainy.
Range OF Therm0mstsr Yesteriay
NEW YORK srOcK MARKET

Mean Temperature .................,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-26
VIRGINIA srEAMBoArzun

v INtfINIA 0TEAMBUAI 4.f3SAJ
COMPANY, for Norfolk Ports- -
mouth, Newport Nova Ciaremoak ana James
river landings direct By elegant saloon steamer
ARIEL, leaving kichmood EVERY MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY,, and FkIDAY e. A. N. street
cars connect
Connections a. Newport News for Oh posal
and smithlield, aud &c Norfolk closely Win all
river By Daylight Grs&t to1riss Ina Cheapest
Tnrouxh tickets on steamer ard ~ Carriers
Agency. 1000 Main street.. BAxxAgS checked
through. stats-roons engaged for DAP " night
Frelxh. received daily Tor Norfolk, Ports
mouth. ODD Point Waveriy. Hicksford, Va, snd
All points in Eastern North Carolina Eastern
Virginia and all regular handbags on me Jane,
through bills issued
LUcIEN b. TArUx, vice-Prssidsrs
Nc. LII Maia street. and koekstt<
IRYIs WxIsl0IR. frslkat Ane fssssn Eef Ageas
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-26
6RAIa AND COTr0H gXCHANax
RIcHzoso. April Is. 1881

UFFkhIH1E
WHIAr.-i.2'0 busholA
CORN. i. 100 bushelS
OArs.-3,0OO bushels.
sALss ssPOgrso - sscssrisy
WHRAT-Longberry. 600 bushels prime Viz
ginia a. Si.U3.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
Cured Of "A Delusion.

THAT is a queer freak" said one of tho
newspaper men when the women had de-
parted, but | know of a case stranger than
that. 1t happened il my own family, md
the victim Of the hallucination was my uncle.
Ho was a farmer and u wealthy man. When
the war broke out he enlisted and fought
bravcly to the end. Hc had not been home
six months when the strange fancy seized
him that there was a small drum sccreted in
tho top of his head and that he would never
more have peace. He was sent to n private
insane asylum. Except for this peculiar idea
he was apparently as sane as you Oh l, and
his conversation on any topic but this was
rational. Finally tho physicians hit upon a
happy idea. They told my uncle that they
would perform a surgical operation and take
the drum out. So they hada miniature drum
made, and one Of them kept it IN the palm Of
his hand where tho patient could not sec it.
They then cut the scalp on the top of his head
until blood came, and the physicians pre-
tended to draw out tho drum through tho top
of his head. stitching the wound after doing
SO. My uncle was cured the minute lie saw
the drum" -Milwaukce Sentinel.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
Homo and Foreign Postal Points.

Tho United States has 1856 postoftices, as
against ls,GSS in Germany. 1857 in Great
Britain and 1,229j in France. Excluding Ger.
many. the United States has about as many
postotlircs as all the countries of Europe com.
blned, and is adding to tho number at the
ratio OF about 2,UW per mum. In the gross
postal revenue, the United States stands first
with S12,6M5, i1G ~, while that OF Germany is
Sl5,l"l,%57. OF Great Britain, 81, :3t;s! ,346 and
OF France. SIS, 7T9,3Ol The present rates Of
postage i'll this country arc, everything con.
sidered, the lowest in tho world. In the
length OF its mail routes tho United States Is
far ahead ui any other country. with 4O3, 978
miles, whlic those OF Germany aggregate
only so,sA1 miles, those of Great Britain a..
go miles, and those of France Us ,::ss34 miles;
and i'll the mileage Of mail service annually
performed the United States is immeasurably
ahead OF all other nations, the service of this
country amounting to PSI, PSI .O45 miles, that
of Germany to l32.Oll ,tM5 miles, that Of
Great Britain to S.. G;iI,5S4 miles, and that of
France to W,!!iSD. SUB miles. Public Opinion.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
SEWN. Machine Statesmen.

There has been a wonderful change in the
business methods OF sewing machine dealers
within the past decade, and that the change
is Tor the better goes almost without the say
ing There was u time when the sewing ma,
chine agent and the lightning rod man were
looked upon US land pirates aud their ap
proach regarded with genuine dread. Tie
only way to get rid Of tho sewing machine
agent OF auld lang syne was to give him an
order Tue majority of agents worked on
commission, and they must sell or starve.
Nowadays. the business is conducted much
on the same plan as that Of tho wholesale
grocer or dry goods dealer Regular travel
ing men are employed. paid salary and OK
pcllseS, and they sell machines to those who
want them, and not to those who do not, but
purchase to get rid of a bore. Some of the
best commercial men in the country IRE now
engaged III the sewing machine business, and
the dignity added Ivy the adoption of business
like methods is rapidly putting that branch
OF TRADE in the front rank as q desirable oc
cupation -Globe- DemW.rat
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
A Genteci d

A sallow faced young man, with long hair
md q dim and faded air of the would be gen
teel. sauntered up to the kimball register last
night and said to Ed Galloway:
"Ah-what is the best hotel in Memphisp
Mr.. Galloway mentioned the name of one
of the hotels of that city.
"You are quite shwah that is the very
finesti'
"Oh. yes" said the beaming clerk, "it is
the best"
Thanks" and tho young man vent away.
Hell never go to tho hotel in Mem
phis. lie plays a new genteel dodge. When
he gets to a city lie puts up at u cheap board
ing house und has his letters addressed to the
finest notel i'll the place. For u week that
fellow has called here for his letters-the Lord
knows where he's been staying. ATLANTA
Journal,
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
OF BIRDS.
Tie Curious Result of a Practical Expert
ment with Storka,

AAS sSouAt Oh u AIfSCllSNl E4tcTIs
ment with Storks.
Professor Frcscaud cites a number Of well
authenticated incidents illustrating the jeal-
ousy that exists among the lower order of
animals - jealousy involving q train Of
thought and processes Of reasoning. Ono of
tho most curious of the practical experiments
he himself made was in the case of q family
of storks ut Constantinople. Having OBJ
tanned permission Of the caliph to invcsti-
gate the social and domestic economy Of
these historic birds, Professor Frescaud in
troduced into one of the nests on the roof of
a mosque eleven duck eggs, and took away
the eggs which the mother stork had laid
The birds did not seem to notice tho exchange,
and the male and female stors took turns las
Is tho custom with most birds, ut sitting upon
the eggs.
In due time the eggs were Matched and nine
plump ducklinSs made their appearance. The
mother stork was apparently fully satisfied.
and she broodcd over her callow infants with
great tenderness. But when the father stork
got a glimpse at the ducklings he became ter,
ribly asitated and evinced his d~ispleasure
by shrill cries and violent gcsticulations with
his wings and legs. as if, however, to have
tho scandal properly if not legally venti-
lated, this enragcd husband few away and
presently returned with an immense number
Of ncighbors of both sexes. The strangacom
pany expelled the mother bird from her nest,
and for a long time inspected the young
ducklings, keeping up meanwhile an inces-
SAINT chattering. as if, forsooth, they were
discussing among themselves the probability
Of the female stork's infidelity AT last,
seeming to have agreed upon a verdict, they
fell upon the female and killed her, after
which they put tho young ducklings to death
and destroyed tho nest and every vestige
thereof.
Professor Frescaud says that soon after
this judicial murder tho father stork, seem
ingly overcome by modification at the sup
posed faithlessness of his wife, committed
suicide by drowning in the Bosphorus. Chi
caCo Times.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
a III: Headed BOY.

Living On u farm near Chcrrytree. SIX
miles from l'itusville, Pa. Is Ralph Alcoru. a
boy Ii years old. WIFI has the largest head
for his years on record III that state. Three
years ago his measurement was for an ~
hat Two years later his head had grown to
rel"lre All aLs Last season an ~ di..er was
ordered for him. while now ssa is the size re-
CURED The boy is very bright and quick
wlttcd. has u wonderful memory. Is good
looking. well built. weighs lbs pounds. and
though ii Is very large. his head is regular In
shape ulli perfectly formed. lnplaying he is
obliged To abstain from running, for. ~ he
says. he is liable to become overi,alancei and
to fall. The physicians say that i'll tile end he
Will experience no inconvenience from his big
head, Us the bo'ly will in time catch up with
his head and thus even matters. Chicago
Herald
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
), Famous Old PLAY

~ wrote London Assurance when l was
a lad of Is" said Dion Boucicault a few days
ago. ut was first performed at Covent
Garden in 1871. The part of Dazzle was es-
pecially written for Charles Mathews, and
he was the ideal Dazzle-cocl. cheeky, pre-
pared for all emergencies. No actor since
has even approached him III it. The charac-
ter of Dazzle, which has frequently been
called impossible, is a pen portrait of a man
| knew in my youth who was born among
the Pyrenees, and his counterpart may DO
found today in more than one of the out-at-
elbow adventurous who arc abundant in tho
cities of Europe. Mrs. Nisbett, the original
Lady Gay Spankcr, had tho most delightful
laugh | ever heard-so fresh, SO full, SO in
fictitious. wrote the part for her She was
also the original Constancein Sheridan
Knowles Love Chase and created u Juror
in London in that part.
perhaps you think the g~oody-goody speech
ut the end of London Assurance a great
misfit, coming lam that schcming old repro
bate, Sir Flarcourt Courtlyt Well. so it is.
That speech was written for Max H%arkaway,
the honest country squire, but Fnrrcn, who
played old Courtly father Of Nelly, you
know. and who was a great favorite and O
fine actor, insisted on speaking it. Well,
was young, don't you k.ow, anxious to sue
coed, and | accommodated him, though it is
absurcly out of place. Now, do you notice
that, like most Of tho plays written in those
days, all the parts in London Assurance arc
%good-evcn Cool, the servant, and Pert,
which was played by that very good actress,
Mrs. %Iiumbyt All! in those days of stock
companies one was safe to write a play Of
such equal parts. Now, except in a few cases,
all the fat goes to the star, and the rest
what are theyt Any one can play them, any
one ut ell. Oh. there are faults in London
Assurance'-plenty of them. Don't you sup
lz,sc ] can see themt But l wouldn't alter a
word of it, because | nm fond Of it, faults
and all. 1t belongs to my youth. wrote it
fifty years ago, in the good old times. Those
who played i'll it are dead-Mathews. Farren,
Kelley, Harley, Mrs. Nesbitt, Nine. vestris,
are all gone. This play brings them back to
NE wildly an q boy again, happy over a
fret c,,fucocc n-Nou Vork World
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
Mhera They Differed.

A plumber AMI an urnol>terer were re-
Gently engaged in fitting up u fashionable
residence in Van Ness avenue. und got into a
discussion us tn Which was the heavier, q
pound of lead or feathers. Ill bet you o
Lifts that | can prove to you that q pound Of
lead is heavier than a pound of feathers"
said the plumber "Ill take that bet" said
tho upaolterer The plumber cut OH a
piece Of lea,l pipe ami pared it down until it
weighed sixteen ounces. Then he got from
the upEolstervr the SAME weight in feathers
Now" sail the pluuit'cr, holding the lump
Of lead i'll Lis right hand and the bag OF
feathers il his left hand, "lct NE drop the
leud on your left t0,t and the feathers on
your right. and If | do not prove that the
lead is heat Ter III pay four bits. San Fran
cisco Wasp.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
Iowa does not only stand at the head of til

Iowa does not only stand at the head of tho
list as acorn state. but stands ut the head,
also. for larGe men. | was one Of the two
largest men ON a train last week, and the two
OF US weighed just W. pounds over half u
ton. | weighed alO pounds. and the other
fellow weighed just 7Ja pounds. Els maze
wasJ. IL. Craig. He is g feet ~ inches long.
md was born in Iowa City thirty-two years
ago. He is said to be tho largest man in tie
world at the present time. He is well PRO
portioned, full Of fun, and as playful Us a
kitten. Ee told me that when he went To
church ho put 81 in the collection basket ant:
took a whole seat for himself. lie has
weighed S33 pounds, but uses tobacco now to
keep bis weight down below sU.-Davenport
Tribune
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
A Real Mouse Story,

Here is u truly mouse story. sent in by a
friend. which has u moral tor mothers
~ went To my chamber one evening lately
and turned up the light. which was burning
dlniy and thought | saw something dark
under little l)alsy's chm And On gong
nearer u little mouse sprans from there aud
away like u flush lie was certainly taking
a war..i. rnzy nap under her PINK little chin
She hasi hecn eating oyster CRACKERS Ill ted
the naughty glrh. which accounted for the
attraction under her chin. Boston Tran
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
LOOKING FOR WITNESSES.
Abe Deadwood Train Robbprs Leave the
Jail with That Purpose I'm View.

1he Deadw0O Train Robbers Leave the
Jail with That Purpose in View.
DEADwooD, Oak, March l3.-Jack
Doughcrty and John Wilson. the train
robbers of Reno Gulf. who have been
awaiting trial here for some months.
broke Jail and escaped Tuesday night.
Charles Stewart, indicted for stealing
horses. also escaped. The prisoners es-
capped through the inner Jail 10y filing
the rivets that held the bars of their cell,
and by prying Off one of the bars across
the window. succeeded in getting out of
the Jail. They left a letter for a. j..
Plowman, their attorney, stating that
they had gone out into the country in
search of witnesses. and ,:S;ired to have
their trial postponed indefinitely. Then
mounting a horse apiece belonging to the
sheriff, they rode away.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
U BIGGER GAME.

Dubuque Officers Searching for Stolen
Property Run Onto u Countcrf.iting
Outfit.
DUBUQUE, Iowa. March 13.-Nvhile
searching for a stolen set of harnes, | st
evening, the officers came accidentally
upon a counterfeiters' den on Sanford
avenue, near the base ball park. A man
who ran out of the house as the officers
entered. was arrested a few hours later
on a train going west. He gave his
name as Bennett. The search disc!os, d
a fine and costly jewelers. lathe. a mould
for making silver SPOONS. a wolf skin
overcoat and dies for coming silver dol
lars. which latter explained the origin of
the counterfeit dollars in circulation.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
No. y. Providing a constitutional convention
for North Dakota.

v ANSIlu OdhOLd.
No. 3. Amending chapter 10. laws of 1887, re.
lating to counties issuing and disposing of bonds.
No. 4. Authorizing organized counties to erect
county build ngs for court house and Jail pur.
poses. and TO issue and dispose of bonds to pro.
vide funds to pay therefor, and to provide for
bon 6ond Ias' DeN' d p''nc'p'' anu interest OF such
Not Repe, ling the struck jury" law of 1885.
No Amending sections / and 9 of chapter
10, laws of 1887
No; u. Amending section ., chapter 116, ses-
sion laws of 1871. relating to notaries public.
u OF the political cole.
1855 s. 10 Extending the time for paying taxes OF
No. 1a; To give publicity to chattel mortgage
sales. Takes effect July l..
No 60 Amending section 6 OF chapter 1el,
No q. Amending section 20, chapter 0. pohti-
cal code; relating to highways, bridges, ferries
and road supervisors.
No. %. Amending subdivisions 9 and 8, section
81, chapter y, political code.
No. p Amending section IS of chapter % Of
laws of 1887.
No. %. Amending section Sc, subchapter l.
chapter IL, of the laws of 1883, relating to town.
ship governments.
,. mo, q. 70 inelqee Turner county within the
ins 'he time for holding court therein.
No. 20. Amending sections 6, 9 and s, chapter
No.S amending article z of chapter 10 of
the code OF civil procedure.
No. 80. Soldiers home at Hot Springs.
No. 40; Regulating fees of county auditors.
Raises them in the smaller counties.
No. 40. Correcting the statutes of 1851. Relat.
ing to county boards of health.
No: Sc Defining the Sixth judicial district, &c
subdivide the same and attach the county of Pierce
to the county of McHenry for judicial purposes
No; So. Amending section AZ of chapter 20 pc
litical code.
No. IS. Creating and defining q subdivision o
the Third judicial district.
No: 60. Compromising owners of cattle killet
In Oliver county.
No. -. Permitting county commissioners I,
compromise delinquent taxes.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
George Will Enlichtcn Enr,i.bm.n

LONDON, March l3.-Henry George has
been invited and has accepted the invi-
tatiun to testify before the valuation
committee of the London county
ellis on Friday next. his testimony hay-
ing especial reference to the method of
fixing the valuation of land for taxation
in the United States. Both the adyo-
Gates of Mr.. Georges single tax theory
and the opponents thereof, as well as
many who are ignorant of his taxation
scheme are looking forward to his ap-
p%earancc before the committee with
great interest.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23

There IRE 5000 women in the government
departments at Washington Before til.
war there were none Gen Francis T. SPIN
ner. formerly United States treasurer first
suggested the employment OF women. amd
Secretary Chase authorized it to te done
There arc a good many women getting sala
ries over $1,000.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
whlppcd by Whity Cnp,-No Clue,

Troy, n. V. March l3.-Several days
ago Peter Kane, residing at e3s Fourth
street. this city. received Il letter warm
ing him that unless he went to work and
behaved himself he would be dealt with
according to the DEGREES of the White
Cap council. Shortly after leaving his
house last night he was seized by six
men wearing white masks, who threw a
bag over his head and tied him to an
electric light pole and severely beat him.
No clue to The perpetrators of the out
rage has been obtained.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
Looks Like a Long Strike.

FALL RIVER. Mass, March l3.-The
strike situation is unchanged. The
weavers are as determined as ever. Some
who worked yesterday joined the strik-
ers. Less than 800 looms out of $4,000
in the city are running. The weavers at
the King Philip, Bourne and other wide
and fancy goods producing mills liza e
also joined the print cloth weavers in
the strike. Mills continue to make yarn
but the spinners will probably OBJECT to
pllng up the supply stock much longer.
Manufacturers declare that the strike
will benefit them by essening the stock
in the market Ill.,
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
Complimented nv I'll, p,,,..

LONDON. March IA large gathering
OF spectators assembled in Remington
Oval this afternoon to witness the game
of base ball between the Chicago and the
All American teams, which resulted in a
victory for the former by Il score of I to
4. The Prince of Wales was among the
many notable persons present and COM
pllmented the Americans on their fine
playing. Both clubs were enthusiastic
cally cherred.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
The uouso Thu, lack rnl,t.

Hundreds Of people daily pass a little stono
house within u stone throw Of the ferry Ut
Astoria, L. L., but very few know its his
tory. 1t was erected by the original John
Jacob Aston, lU years aso. and its walls are
in as good condition today as when tae stones
were first laid. 1t WIS here that tho founder
of the colossal Astor estate resided when he
traded with the Indians for fura He owned
most Of the land now covered by tho suburb
named after him Thoso who improved the
property and assumed tue ta2rs ho allowed to
take Us Many acres as they could manage.
Some Of Astorlas test tanIiiies were thus
founded. -Chicagu Journal
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
Ten Women 1l.,n , unrac,..

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March l2-Sam
Patterson, a barber. was shot and so Sc
riously wounded this morning that he
died a few hours later, by a colored dep.
utT constable named Adams. The shoot
ing was the result of a quarrel oven a
game of dice. Among the several hun
,lred negroes who visited Adams in his
cell after the shooting were ten women,
each of whom claimed to he his wife.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23

English Opinion of Base Rail.

LONDON. March l3.-The Post COM
menting on the game of base ball be-
tween the American visiting teams, says
the general verdict of an Englishlnen
will he that if he were not a cricketer
there is no game he would rather play
than base ball. The Telegraph SAYS the
general opinion will be that the Ameri-
cans are adopts at throwing and catching
the ball, but the game is merely an elab-
crate exhibition of FOUNDERS.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
Cremation Authorized.

On certain conditions. the Swedish author
tiles have decided to authorize cremation.
One of them is that the Society for Promoting
Cremation must act in agreement with a
clergyman of the Church Of Sweden IN cass
where clerical representatives of any otL,r
faith refuse their cooperation. A society
has been founded with the same objer: IN
Norway, and hopes likewise to Obtain the
sanction of the government. New York Post