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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-25
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

New.York and New.Jcrsey Bridge Commission No. PA
Broadway, IL a. m.
Flower show, Madison Square Garden
Old Guard Evacuation Day elraton parade end
dinner.
Society OF the Cincinnati. Delmonico's, noon.
Annual meeting Of Chdren's Aid Society, No. 12s
Broadway, p. m.
Convention of Societies Of Christian Endeavor, ST.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church.
Board OF Siberian Exles Petition, No. u West
Eleventhst p. m.
Trunk Line Passenger Agents meeting
State Board of Health, Everett House 10 a. IN.
Mastering in Company F, ODD Regiment. Armory 8
IN.
Lecture by Chauncey NJ. Depew in aid Of Grant
Memorial Fund.- Pilgrim Congregational Church, Harlem.
p. m.
Kings County League Of Republican Clubs, No. lis
Skillman.st, Brooklyn p m.
John A. Logan Republican Club reception Walhalla
Han, p. IN.
Board OF Aldermen, City Hall, p. m.
Police and Pilot Commissioners meetings.
Centennial Lodge No. 763, f. and "A. NJ. Masonic
Temple p IN.
Stern Brothers Employees Mutual Benefit Association
concert and ball, Central Turn Vercin Hail. evening.
Xavier Club entertainment, College Theatre, No
80 West SiXteenth-st., p.
Christmas sale by Society OF Decorative Art, No 255
Fifth-ave., 10 a. M TO p m.
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NOTES FROM THE THEATRES.

The UNIQUE and striking effects of the Hanlons
Gsuperbao were shown to large audience IN inc
BROOKLYN Academy of Music last evening, ana te per-
Torrance ELECTED much applause The scenery ana
devices for producing effective illusions surpassed any
thing of the sort before in brooklyn and the story
around which the incidents were built was capaoN
set forth by the company. The mechanical devices
worked smoothly, and the performance passed OH With
out hitch. Most OF the ftln-mahing devoiVed upon
the capable clown, George ID. Melville lie had INC
support of Maud Mdgley "Superba,' the rishteouS
queen; Mildred Holland as "Wallaha," the wcheu
oueen: and Louise Mitchell and Howell Hauscil inc
lovers whose fortunes and msfortunes are the teme
OF the play There will be special matinee on SAT
urday. 1890
Miss Marie Wainwright appeared in the 3ootn con.
secutive performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Ngi'
at the Amphion Academy last evening" ana was gce.cu
by a large audience. Souvenir programmes were us
tributed. Miss Wainwright and her associates give
an effective performance of the exqulstS Stices ,
which was set in ali excellent manner Next week
"The Parl0r Match" will be given a.. CO ,ros
A marine spectacle, The Bottom OF the sea- MaS
presented TO an audience filling the Lee Avenue
emy of Music last evening, and the mover lnhoNa !
Of representing the action OF the piece Deelm oU
surface of the ocean successful, and was Warmly
approved by the spectators Next week AHo h'i''
phttans' will be seen at TINS mouse
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NEWARK.

The state Tax Commissioners held a session at the
Court House yesterday and listened 10 tho statements
of members OF the Newark Tax Board. commissioner
Lowey Of the Board, said it notOrously the Gus
tom among the Weather class OF citizens 10 c0niract
temporary debts the purpose Of avoiding their Just
share of taxes by swearing of this fictitious indeDleo
ness so that very large amounts OF real and porsoha
property escape taxation. Members Of the Tax Board
had been Informed that any energetic measures by o
Board woad force the Weather class TO seek residence
outside of Newark. lie thought this would be bene-
fetal TO the city in one respect for the full assessment
would then be had real estate owned by such men.
Lucy Parsons and simon Gordon appeared In the
court for trial Yesterday. 1t found that several
witnesses for tile State were not present Tie trials
were set down for Friday morning
There was large gathering of theatrical people IN
bo second District Court yesterday in anticipation OF
n iury trial i'm the ease of Agnes Earl the actress;
against Kate Purssc 10 determine the owhersmp On
certain property seized saturday on attachment AZ
the SIjt of Miss EaIl former member of the queen
of the Plains" company. playing at the GIanu opeln
House for last years salary The property CONSISTED
mostly OF the box receipts OF saturday night. Inc
cnunscl for the claimant announced tnat lie hn nc
cided TO abandon the trial and take another course
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UNDRESSING HIS THANKS WITH A STONE.

,cuor Dealers Association and former secretary Oh the
Bead Of Excise was seriously injured by being struck
nv a stone thrown by stranger at an early hour yes
4eraay morning at Willoughby and Fulton SIS. NC
Cutcheon had Just from the liquor shop lie Keeps
Mt No. 8 Woughbyst., and was taking "lth iIicnu
when Young man asked to be directed to Myrtc-aVe
cd after he had been told he returned and said that
tpco,rect directions had been given TO him. Mr. NC
Cutchcon told him to leave them alone. The man
picked zip piece of paving stone and threw 1t at MI
McCutcheon striking him between the eyes, causing
depressed fracture of the frontal bone OF te Skull anu
. fr.c,rre of the nose The assailant away, but
was arrested and proved TO be John Gormley, oil no
no North Eghth-st. G0rmley pleaded tlat he struck
McCutcheon in selfdefence when arraigned In court
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NEW-YORK CITY.

The steamer which usually leaves Peck Slip at IL
p. m. for New-llaven will not Thanksgiving
night. The p. m. steamer Will go usual.
The combined facilities which now exist in steam
ship and railroad transportation shown yestcr-
day by the arrival of a New orleans steamer with
1900 boxes Of raislns from California and $50 pack
ages Of crude ndia-rubber from Central America and
Mexico.
With wholesome fresh new-crop New-Orleans
asses selling at the uncommonly low rates Of So to
So cents a gallon, a downtown sugar merchant sug
gcsts that enterprisng wagon vendors might a
good profit by giving of the pOpulous parts OF
the city the benefit of the large supply.
Dr. F. 0. Nodine of Cleveland, Ohio passenger
on the French steamship La Dourgogne, from Havre,
died at of consumption. The body brought
to this port.
1t is announced that the Rev. DR.. John Hall will
preach next sunday The Second Coming Of Christ
The subject is much talked of at the present time.
Another large instament of New-Orleans sugar
IL 900 barrels arrived here yesterday: also 5000
barrels of Louisiana moasses The latter prodnct is
being forward to get ahead of the undutiabc
foreign article with which it Will have to compete in
the spring.
The Western Union Telegraph Company yesterday
submitted plans TO the Building bureau for an Office
building 10 be erected at Nos 9, 10 and L. Dey-st
The building is 10 be eleven-story structure 1877
feet high, and the cost will be 100000.
The first lecture in the course arranged by the
Guild of ST. Chry sostom for the winter viii be given
this evening in the lecture-room Of ST. Chrysostom's
Chapel Seventh-ave aud Thirty -nnth-st.. by Thomas
W. Pittman, on The Humorous side of Life
Henry Barna was sentenced 10 twenty days in the
City Prison yesterday by Judge Fitzgerald in General
Sessions for hbeling Gustav Erdcyi. Editor of Hun
eara.' by circulating charges that he a swndler
and murderer.
Josef Kramer aged twenty four, Of No. % South
Fifth-ave who pleaded guilty In General Sessions 10
swearing falsely in the trial Of solomon and Hannah
Warslauer, charged with arson sentenced seven
years Imprisonment by Judge Cowng yesterday.
The cases of the Excise Commissioners. who are
charged with falling 10 decide complaints against
nquor-sellers OF keeping their places open election
day In 1885, again ad ourned In General Sessions
yesterday The lawyers agreed TO set day for the
trials at their convenience.
Lovers Of skating had their hopes for the winter
aroused yesterday by the sight of thin layer Of ice
the lake in Central Park.
Two seats on the Cotton Exchange that were held
by Sawyer Wallace Co. before their failure were sold
at auction Yesterday for 805 each 10 Thomas Barrett
/ and j. u. Guest
John J. Carly. electrician Of the Metropolitan Tee
phone and Telegraph Company, will deliver d lecture
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GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.


Msvor Chaplin sent COMMUNICATION to the Alder
men Yesterday saying he did not THINK that te reso
lion revokinc the permit TO the Brooklyn City Rail-
road Company for the OF steam on the ThlrdaVe'
line after January /, which would compel the COM
many 10 return to the Of horse power, shouo go
into effect while the application OF the company 10
use electricity remains Enacted upon. The matter was
referred 10 the Railroad Committee.
Frank Klinge aged eighteen Of No. 513 Classon
ave- died Yesterday at st. Mary's Hospital from In
iuries caused by being thrown from horse which nc
was riding on the Eastern Parkway on Saturday. Inc
horse was SO badly hurt by the fall that he had 70
he killed. The animal belonged 10 W. ii. Rudd, ana
was worth 800.
Thomas Anderson was hired as a watchman on the
bark Helen McCloud, lying at Harbecks Stores on
Sunday night and yesterday morning he was 1ouhd
suffocated on a mattress in the forward cabin, winch
he had set on fire with his pipe He had no honie'
and will be buried at public expense.
Police Superintendent Campbell received hahu-
some gold badge yesterday from Police CohhiS'oio'
Hayden.
The Aldermen yesterday authorized the increase OF
the police force from 900 to 200 There are funds
available however, TO add only fifty to the force at
present.
Controller Jackson and Audltoreect Weber TOOK the
oath Of Office yesterday for the two years beginning
on January 1.
Mayor Chaplin will issue no Thanksgiving prociaha-
ton this year. lie says that the interest III the loo
ball game is sufficient TO call the attention 81 every
one to the day.
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LONG ISLAND.

LONG ISLAND CITY.-Patrick J. Murphy, who was
,onvcted in the Queens County Court OF oyer anu
rerminer last Wednesday Of making books al 'he
puritan Clubrooms, in Long Island City, was yesu7r
dav sentenced to pay a fine Of $1,000 Judge ouilen
in sentencing Murphy said that he would have gwen
him term Of Imprisonment, but the law provlded oniy
one term-a year-leavlng the Judge no discretion anu
10 aid NOT desire TO give him so long term Murphy
nsid the fine but will appeal TWO young , hesii
Alfred Hchin, of Pccsk and Thomas Ra OF Island
railroad near the latter place, were struck by an ea
press train last evening Rail was killed ana ntnrcd
arm and leg were broken and his head was -, long
nd
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AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
POLLING AN ATTEMPT AT ARSON.
GAS PIPE CUT AND KEROSENE on A sTovE-Two

GAS PIPE CUT AND KEROSENE ON sTovE-T"o
ARRESTS MADE.
Destruction of property and probable loss OF hie
from fire deliberately started were narrowly aNcr'e
yesterday morning at No. 1913 Columblast. 'oscp,,
Silverman has clothing store ON the nrs' "oo' a.
lived with his wife IL the rear OF It, lhey arc 1"
under arrest upon charge of arson and were nc'u o
,be action ~ the Grand Jury DR.. Joseph b. Ben
nett lives with his wife and daughter over inc s'oio
Mrs Bennett detected q strong odor OF heIoSono Wv
80 D. m. on Sunday, but her husband saiu NAV -,
supposed the silverraans used an oiis'oVc' oil" ''
thought no more OF It, 49,, -. eoc.
ton from the escape Of gas and caleo hci nu'oaNN
lie went into the hall, where he was nealH o'or-
Yowcrcd After getting some fresh air he s'ar'ea W
investigate the matter. lie pounded on INC ooor Vi INC
apartments of the -savermans, bnt got no iepN, anu
fearing that they had been overcome W INC s"' no
went for a Policeman John keehah' vi INC
tenth Precinct police broke in the doors Oh inc
mans and was astounded to find evident preparations
g. orny The building in the absence OF the occu-
nants of the rooms. There was a fire In the small
Stove I'm the store, and the stove was q deihjohn
half-fled with kerosene. Loose paper was sca~
tered on the floor the gasppe had been cut ana near
IL was lighted kerosene lamp, and behind the counter
was another lighted lamp with paper around II. Inc
kevboes had been plugged, the curtains pulled down.
and all the chinls through which tsEght could have
besn seen were closed The wickefwork around the
demijohn had begun to burn
The peril was at once averted, and Fire Marshai
LAWS was summoned He found that the properly
in the place was worth less than $1,000, and that
was insured for $4,000. The police watched for inc
return of siIverman and his wife and arrested them
upon their arrival. Slvcrman stated to the Ere MAT
shall under oath that he had been In business az S'
place for five months and had formerly been at s'o.
81 East Broadway New York. He went on sunday
afternoon with his wife TO wedding at No llo h%iS,
EIeventh-st New-Iork, and remained there uloit ~
II 80 yesterday He then went TO the NOUS VI
a friend at No 40 Canal-st and stayed until ocock2
when he and his wife went home ana were aIre Arrests,
on the stove and did not know how il got there he
waived examination Oh charge OF attempted aisoh
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PURE

on Telephony in the hall Of the Young Mems In
sttute No. 900 Bowery. this evening at o'clock.
BY applying the secretary at the address given any
one may secure tickets of admission free.
The Franciscan Sisters Of st. Marys appeal to char
liable people in behalf OF the large number Of poor
people for whom they hope TO provide comfortable
Thanksgiving dinner at the Night Refuge, No. 143
West Fourtcenh-st. Gifts Of money. fruit. poultry
vegetables and old clothing will be gratefully acnowl
edged If sent to Mother NJ Glare, No. 143 West Four
feminist.
The funeral Of n. c. Scovile. for many years a
resident of this city, held at his home, No East
Fifty-third-st. yesterday afternoon. The dead man
was for a long time prominent citizen OF Buffalo.
He was also a brother Of eXMayor Scoville, Of that
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NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
Jersey CITY.

FOUR MORE ELECTION OFFICERS ON TRIAL
The trial OF the indicted election officers OF the Sec
ond Precinct OF the Id Assembly District begun
Yesterday in the Hudson County Court Of Sessions.
The accused John A. whelan. Joseph G.. Null
rain, David Gordon and Martin J. White. The charge
against them conspiracy to pervert the Election
law in November, 1889. The prosecutor said that he
would prove that illegal votes had been counted
and that at least thirty persons voted than once
During the day he read the OF these alleged re-
peateIs, which created dismay in the Ring TX TX
Sheriff Davis present during the trial frequently
Offering suggestions TO the counsel OF the accused men
The prosecutor by witnesses showed that Piaces
designated as residences on the pobook were stables
foundres vacant lots and also that one poll
induced ruckdrivcr who lives in New YORK 70 VOC
broker the accused Judge of election recorded as
voting twice. and that John A. Whelsn the Judge aa
himself voted twice. The will be resumed today
William II. Entwiste, Alfred VIM and Thomas D.
Gray were arragned before Police Justice sui'ihg
yesterday charged with deserving from the Uniteo
States training ship Missouri. They said that they
left the ship at the Brooklyn Navy Yard one day last
week because the duties were too hard Tor them 10
perform. They were remanded TO walt the action OF
the Government officials. go
Two men were arrested on Sunday charged with
stealing some rope. Yesterday John Murphy, OF NO
2S PamrapO-avc entered the station house ana sur
rendered himself. lie said that he was as guilty
want to go free. lie was held for grand larceny.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company YESTERDAY, ,l be-
gan DRYING G PeS m the on he north G de OF OF the g
1t looks if the company proposed building trsiio
the water If this Is true ana they 90 not r eaye
be hcmmed In. William GOkey said that II the piles
permitted to remain his business worth S2oouoo
a wear was ruined and lie would have TO move. None
of the Lehigh Valley officials could be found yesterday
Coroner ,Boylan has empannelled jury to hold an
inquest in the cases OF George Jarrett ana Jai. .
Wells Fargo & Co. stable fell on saturday. The
inquest will begin on Wednesday,
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9TH Err SUBURBAN TOWNS.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.

yONKERs.-Edward Cornell died from consumption
Yesterday morning at his home No. 165 Nepperhah-
ave lie was forty-seven years old and for twenty
gears had been proprietor of large undertaking ana
,,vcrv business nj No. 140 Maln-st. lie was mem,
ier ~ the Democratic County Committee He leaves
a widow aud three children.
MAMARONECK.-A meeting Of citizens OF Mama "a
acE and rive Neck was held on Saturday night f0r
,To purpose OF considering the expcdency OF eohso
aatinr the two hamlcts Incorporated vlllsse
ois COMMITTEES of fourteen consisting of seven from
Sch village was appointed TO discuss the sublect any
make report in regard to the conclusions arri'eu
IN saturday evening next
poRTCHEsTER.-G. u. Buckley, civil engineer, LOT
many wears in the employ Of the Newly ork Gasnsnt
ronpany died at the homo OF his mother yesterday "'
the age OF fifty-eight years.
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HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

ALBEMARLE-Chauncey +. Black, OF pennsylvania.
lCK-Ex.C Congressman Lewis j. Gunckel, OF
Ohio. BUCKINGHAM-Sir William Powden OF England
FIFTH AVENUE-Senator X. F. Pctgrew, OF South Da-
kota; ex-senator Henry G Davis Of West virginia. en-
Governor Rufus D. Bullock Of Georgia; United states
Labor Commissioner Carroll ID, Wright OF Washington
Senator j. Sloat Fassett, OF Enira Henry W. sage OF
Ithaca Colonel G. Berret OF Maryland and captain
Francis PAW of London. INTERCOLLEGIATE Senator
H. j. Coggeshal. NEW YORKER Governor Robert NJ.
MeLane of Maryland NORMANDIE-Colonel Alfred IL.
Beo OF Galveston ST. JAMES,. j. {. Abbott, of Mon
treal. VICTORIA-Speaker Thomas b. iced OF Maine
WINDSOR-William Walter Phelps. OF NewJersey and
President S. H. H. Clark of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
Company.
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rprrn ro SUOpr THE SUPERINTENDENT

Elisha Carpenter superintendent Of the Juvenile Asylum
q. Onehundrd aud Tenthaye., ap-
reared in the Ponce Court yesterday morning
comnlanant against Mrs Sophia Peters Of No HI East
r,gbtveehth.st whom he charged with assaulting him.
some months ago Mrs. Peter's daughter from
the asylum To a farm in Illinois Mr.. Carpenter refused
70 give the mother the address OF the daughter and
order herself Mrs Peters tried to shoot Mr..
Carpenter a. allehtng fom his carriage front
OF the asylum Sunday Justice Welde held Mrs
Peters for trial a charge OF felonious assault.
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4 LrNIT TO AMERICAN FREEDOE.

Among the immigrants at the Barge Office yesterday
a Pole named Anton Sielski. lie wanted b. 20 to
Chicago lie walked up the railroad Office and calmly
picked up thu tickets when the tickets taken away
from him and he made to understand that could
only have them by paying for them. much sur.
pised and said hst he had always heard that this was
free country. People could have railroad ticket, In
Prussia by paving ior them.
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AN OLD WOMAN JUMPS FROM WINDOW.

Mrs Mary Downing fatally injured Yesterday after.
noon by Jumping eeoDdstory front window OF
the house her son-inaw, Gardner f. Badger at No.
As Halsey-st. Mrs. Bowling seyentytwo years old
and suffering from meanehola. brought BY
Of paralysis She had lived With Mr.. Badger. who
rotary Of the Palsametr Steam Pump Compny several
years For six weeks she has had strong desire
out OF doors and the family bad constantly kept watch
on her, The windows Of her had been fastened
teneenny nails. She left alone acove adipn.
Ag the front for yesterday It 80
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MRS. ANNE S. CooMBs BURIED.

The funeral of Mrs. Anne Sheldon .Coomos, the
nuthorss. who killed herself on Saturday by jumping
from window in the Pierrepont House. was conducted
privately Yesterday at No. south Elliott Place The
Rev John W. Chadwick and Daniel Greenleaf Thomp-
son spoke The burial was in Greenwood. The formal
,nouest was held by Coroner Rooney yesterday
inc and "A verdict of suicide while suffering from
Temporary alteration of mind was rendered.
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ELIZABETH.

The High Court Of NewJcrsey, Independent ordei
OF Forosters has concluded its two-days session heiu
Iono w stevens. Of Port Richmond, S. l., was
elected High Chief Ranger
Charles A. Cammann, for twenty-five years ircignii
agent at Elizalycthport for the NewJelscy cel'Ii'
vcsterday at the age Of sixty four.
John RYAN eleven years old, son OF John ryan, a
Ill tro,v3 uronert y-oWner in East Grand-st.. was
fatally injured yesterday afternoon whlIi comma
from school by being run down by central kaiirVad
tron az The Rccd-st. crossing, which Is protected by
neither gates nor n hagmaI
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TIE POLICE MAKE THE POPULATION s5ao45.

TIE POLICE MAKE THE POPULATION s53.943'
The result of the enumeration Of the population by
the police shows the totai number of nhabitants OF
the city to be s33.945. The United states census
showed sC4,377. The increase OF 4o,o6o Is largely
accounted for by the number OF people at nome tls
time Of year who were away in June ard the natural
frcrease Of population 1t was expected that differ
ence of ZOO or 10000 would be shown. aud some
enthusiastic guessers placed the city's population at
100000 The Health Department estimated 1t AT
about $4,000 last year and $4,000 this year
Mayor Chaplin said that the police enumeration Wa
acc,ry,te but he declined state whether nc Wouiu
ask the authorities recount but 1t Is haifuy likely
that he WILL
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NOT IDENTIFIED AS THE BANK THIEF.

Frank Vreeland, who arrested on SATURDAY on
suspcion of being one of the men who aided III
robbng the Twenty sixth Ward Bank on "Wednesday OF
last week was before Police Justice Kenna yesterday,
and asked for adjournment 10 procure counsel.
yeland denies having been the bank on the day
in question lie was seen by Simon Bookman, one OF
he hank clerks and Rookman was unable 10 loehtiiy
him as one of the mon who visited the DaiiA
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H. M She managed in some way to pull out 'he "a.,
that held the sash. She struck the steps OIL "" -
was picked up in an unconscious condition. D 'un
ston attended her. 1t was found thst sne In" IA 80
s.s 80 ,ho lao and bruises about the head and oouy
nd nosb,v internal injuries No hopes are entertainer
ofh er recovery.
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GEORGE KEENAN, on THE RUSSIAN PoLioH'
George KEENAN, gave the second Of his Lectures N
aid of the Brooklyn Maternity at Association hsn
last evening II was devoted to The Russian fonce'
and the lecturer discussed the extent and nature OF c
police power in the country OF the Gar 'ne,r h'c
f.renco with nriyate life with religious affairs and
with no,tics and showed how oppression and extor-
tion were protected He also detailed some adventures
If newspaper correspondents with the police anu DC
scrtbed the blowing up Of tho WINTER Faiace anu
tfa NINA