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wHY rgE Ahc LroHr MISSES
A,se why u Goes Ont Occasionsiiy-Ths
Irteuslty of its Heat.

Did you ever see an electric arc lamp upside
down? Now md then n careless or Ignorant
lineman manages to invort onc and the erect
Ia curious An inverted are lamp looks Ike
apy other until IL is lighted. then 1t gives forth
n singular sickIy gleam that proclaims Its In
version. Arc lamps are ordinarily so arranged
tbat the current enters by way OF the upper
carbon. skips 20 the lower. and so escapes. AS
everybody knows. the step from the upper TO
the lower carbon produces tho spark or arc
The effect OF the current passing from the
uppcr. TO the lower caSbon Is to produce q
littlo cavity in the end OF tho upper carbon.
When tho current moves IN this fashion the
rays OF light arc thrown downEard. and thus
the region below the lamp is illuminated.
Whom the wires are 80 coupled that the curi
rent runs from the lower to the upper carbon.
the cavity Is formed In the lower carbon. and
the rays OF light are thrown upward into II the
air instead of downward to the ground. Ihis
sfeSs ths s 81 tho Carbon stick for arc
lamps has been matter & OF yearsS yarS anu Ths Fhe
steKs noW in nus use are made q ppezod coke
mixed with one Or another glntinous srb, Tbo
sanSs in tns oomes from
n lie stisS sondastlyity Ths upper stiE ;ss ss
siss nsrsK E tEss s%S .s
ts Il otSss sso an ps Fss %er
the the S, upper site Stick has not yet been brought to
,S and shs %os assefs IN ho
suffering hiss often comes from the fact that
s tss. aSn Ss end has 81 ia s
Missing goes on until enough Of the upper car
bon leave Dc ssS sss
@ sS 9apISly HssHy HaSssh HsaSossh tie f.
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THE ARGENTINE CRISIS.
Danger Signals In Several Cities-Both sides
Preparing for Revolution.


Within the past month the malcontents in
under the excitement raised by the news OF
tho revolutionary disturbances in Brazil. 1t
was hard to restrain them from rushing to
arms during the civil war in Chilli and recently
they have realized that their country was lag
Ging behind even the petty republics of Para
quay and Uruguay. in both OF which there
have been conspiracles OF q promising kind.
In all the Argentine provinces there are alarm
ing rumors Of impending revolt and OF those
local outbreaks which always precede gon-
eral uprising. The temper Of the populacss il, is
Lus. Parana. and Corrientes ..,,.
President Pelcgrini has made all possible
erals have given assurances that the measures
adopted by the Government VIII enable tnem
to out who ehn IS in bsS
health. is far moro anxious to avert trouble
than to suppress It. and within the past month
both parties. and has urged them to come to
some agreement for the sake OF their common
In B1enos Ayres. whore the, city garrisons
have been concentrated. all the troops are
held ready for action. number OF suspected
s. spiracy. In y San nj Luis tho doyernor's palace
diers patrol the Streets Of The city at ali hours
there was rioting last August, the mllitary
tiago also as we'll as in other places. the troops
are awaiting the signal. o,, t., .o
loyalty OF his army, but there is positive proof
that some OF its officers have already proved
fnithess. and there is reason to believe that.
mI otSers heir sample e
Among the political Ilotters there ure men
circles and there are Generals who would not
scruple to seize any opportunity OF advance
e tho
Union Ciyicas which is especially strong IN
the city Of Buenos ,Ayres. processes to stand
tH through the ref refusal OF Gen. Mitrc to become
candidate for the Presidency. and the action
There are many ambitious leaders who belong
to n and i MAS they MEo lea the rsyolutoR
doubtless resemb . that Of the alyer-
iieved until recently that the Pellegrini Gov
ernment could. in any event, maintain its NJ
thorty in the interior OF the c9nntry; but tho
mined that belief.
The widespread discomfort in Argentina.
large measure to tho financial straits OF the
country during the present year. III. mhs co com. T..
them. thei and the Whole. body, OF the Argentine
people has suffered under them. Thou
sands In ths ess haze hssn
tho poorer part OF tho population has been
great Another cause Of tho prevalent ngita-
ton has been the struggle over the, Presiden-
tiai succession, which hns lasted through the
Mifre had accepted tho nomna tion which was
pressed upon him when. he arrived in IMenos
hyres from Europe last March. rhe, condition OF
things since then might have been better
than IL has been. but that aeed and nop9-
exactjng duties OF the Presidential Office at his
time Of life. and the consequence has been
seen during the eight months Of wrangllng be-
tween hostile factions and rival LEADERS,
The latest adyices from l,ue!os Ayres leave
little hope that the Argentine Republic can be
saved from another civil war.
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A meeting to commemorate tho "Manches-
ter Martyrs" was held last night in Humboldt
Hall. Jersey City. About 800 men were present
and NJ. d. Holmes presided. Mr.. Holmes
aroused enthusiasm when he unfurled beau
tiful Irish flag made OF silk. which had been
presented by the Nun Of Kenmare.
NJ. d. Gallagher. ex- President OF the Irish
Municipal League of New York. delivered the
address Of the evening. He told tho story Of
the Manchester martyrs and how they had
been made the victims Of British tyranny and
injustice. He said the jury that convicted A.
len. Larkin. and O,Brien was drunk. and when!
to say why. sentence Of death should not be
pronounced they answered God save Ire
land" Mr.. Gallagher also said that the Eng
lish Government had stirred up the strife In
Chill for commercial gain and also to cast
obl1guy upon Minister Egan because he was
delivered BY John T. Dunn. an ex-Assembly-
man from Elizabeth. and NJ. +. Crowley OF Jer-
spy CITY
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A NEW GERMAN FIELD GUN
II VIII Make Germany Superior to France
in n military Way.

BERLIN Nov. 22.-The extraordinary credit
OF over 100000 900 marks asked for In the
budget for artillery is intended for providing
the army with new kind of field gun. having
u now timber. new carriage. and new
ammunition. The new gun has boen
perfected under the direct surveillance Of
Emperor William. Count Won Wadersce. and
Con. Won Schliofron. their eNperiments hnv-
ing been conducted in secrecy and with the
utmost ,rapidity. 1t Il estimated that that the
new wenpon within one yenr and the war 81, 81;
fcctive within three ycara Germany VIII
thus be plncrd in a position of superiority to
France. the work Of improving artillery in the
latter country being still In the experimental
stage. a.,
The Kr,lrp works alone will supply the cast
steel OF which the barrels of tho new guns arc
made Herr klunp was informed by the En-
poror personally that he would receive the
contract. Tho now gun will he lighter than
the present weapon; and will be ilreI In one; .,;
third of the time and with double the effect and
precision. Instead of the various projcctics
formerly in use. q. universal cartridge will be
used. combining the characteristics OF both
she'll and shrapnel, with smokeles5 powder.
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A PRISONERS PATIENT WORK.
Sneak THIEF vvIlliams's Method OF Getting
Out OF Trenton Prison.


Out Of Trenton Prison.
Henry Smith. alias Charles Williams. who
escaped from Trenton State prison on satur-
day morning. is SO years old. and is known as
an expert sneak thief with many aliases. He
escaped from Auburn State prison six years
ago. and had seven years more to serve there
for robbery. He was sentenced In this city to
fifteen years Imprisonment Smith was
caught in Newark on July Is. 1887, after being
suspected and watched for several months
before he was caught He was sentenced to
Caldwell penitentiary for one year. and on
Nov. 1S he and another prisoner named Wal.
With With Wine Winehester rihes by the guards Wallace
fell dead in his tracks and Smith was slightly
wounded; He continued to run. and made his
and si was tried for escaping. Ten charges OF
eft were pressed at the same time. and he
was sentenced to five years at hard labor in
Smith. was C traetable prisoner. and his time
would have expired IN AsgIsf, ag nss aSS1 Iht on A.
has white hair. light gray eyes, and high and
The Newark Police and Detective depart
Tanavsy: IS Il j. 5eiisysd thas 4 he ylI! return
Of the State prison lives in Newark. He tells
an interesting story OF the escape:
ming his escape and carrying out the details.
He was in an upper-tier cell. and he cut a hole
two feet square through the wall Of his cell
Then he tunnelled upward several feet to the
raiters There was scarcely room under the raj
ters for full sized man to lie down. but In this
cramped. situation Smith managed to cut
BILE ladder OF broom wire. and with this he
managed to reach the. ground outside Of the
prison walls. Smith had to remove q great deal
Of material from his tunnel. and this he tied
up and hid in his mattress. the fine dirt and
bly, removed occasionally when opportunity
afforded.
Some time ago Smith pretended to be deeply
interested in religious subjects, and he pro-
cured permission to hang up n large Sunday
school chart in his room. 1t was with this that
he covered up the hole which he made In the
wall. On Friday night between the periodical
visits Of the inner guard. no arranged bricks
man. and covered them up with the bed cloth;
ing. Then he slipped up the iue which he had
made in the wall and removed the states which
covered the hole n the root: The watehman
the night. but was deceived by the dummy in
the bod. 1t was not until he attempted to wake
Smith up in the morning that tho escape was
discovered and the alarm sent out
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Dr. savags's Ordeal AT Christening.


Dr. David Morton tells u good war story on
Dr. Savage OF the American Bible Society. who
was n strong Union man..
Just aft er the battle OF Perryyille. in October.
1852 Pr. Savage was at pI one OF his al 1appoint, poll
large crowd. and q. sturdy southern matron
brought, her fonr children to the altar. Name
iis hand on the boy : head; simon Bolivar
70 come over the congreCatii,9n; p, put the
araye preacher, vent }no on with n MS duty;
order, Pierre % uustave Toutant Beauregard. :"
and the, smile grew into snigger while DR.;
the young ,namesake Of The great engineer
Name this child" he gasped. reaching for tho
third. Albert sydney Johnston,", came the
answer Tho. smile became audible and tho
preacher npoplectic. Hcaying, q sigh Of relief
h. took, tho fourth child. q little girl, whose
e heroic eEr2sSgt" RIA Isid
Lee" came n response that set the congreRa-
ton In u roar. while the Union pnrson Thought
he had held In his arms the whole Southern
Confederaey.
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Proposed Iine or New ship. Betweea Rev
York and Puget Sound.

NEW BEDFORD. Nov. 22.-Capt. William H.
Besse OF this city has contracted with the New
England Company OF Bath. Me-. to build new
four-masted bark of tho following dimensions
Length. DDS feet; breadth. AZ feet: depth. ~
feet. The new vessel will be fitted with all
modern improvements. INCLUDING q double
power steam engine OF fifty horse power. She
will. class Al for fifteen years In both French
about 900 tons. This ship will be built to
start line between New York and Oregon
and Puget Sound. The return cargoes to New
Her owners will include W II. pesse. brown
Bros. the builders. and others. 1t is intended
to build five other. vessels to follow this new
ship on the same line.
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Surveying n Railroad to Contra, Africa.

LONDON. Nov. 22.-Whilo the British East
Africa Company declares that it Is the duty OF
the British Government to defray the cost Of
the proposed railroad between the Indian
Ocean and Victoria Nyanza. 1t has determined
to get the precise information which will be
required by the engineers to guide them in
their choice Of routes.
marty has started for East Africa under the
command Of j. Il. l. Macdonald Of the Royal
Engineers to make this survey. The work will
include leyeling. and will occupy about eight
OF the territory to be crossed by the railroad
are far from accurate. the distances in many
to rely upon them as a basis for railway con-
struction, and the British East Africa Com
pany will therefore undertake perfectly fresh
survey. The party will bo large enough to di-
vide into two or three sections, each OF which
will survey separate routes.
The sun., 1891-11-23
GOyERN OR's ISLAND III pROYIDKD
They Have Ono 0o.OOO-G nilon Tank and
They Filled That Last Night.


Over at Governors Island last night they
had heard nothing OF the order until Sun re-
porter got there. Capt. Barnett. the Quarter
master. said that tho island had no supply Of
water at all except what came over in the
pipes from Brooklyn. There wero no springs
available or cisterns OF any kind on the island
nor was there at the time tho news was
brought single gallon OF reserve supply.
There was one tank Mt Fort Columbus with
capacity OF about 10000 gallons. but they were
not IN the habit OF keeping any water in 1t.
and 1t was then empty. Tho daily con-
sumption on Goyernors Island averages
about l2OUU gallons. Capt Barnett at once
gavO orders to have the tank at Fort Colum bus
iiIled with all possible haste. In n short time
the news sprend over the island and the people
in the different houses began filing all avail
able tubs and tanks with water. Capt Barnett
said he had an impression that there were
somewhere on the island two or three springs
which hnd been used many years ago. before
the Brooklyn pipes were laid. He Ind no iden.
however. where they We're. and II they could
be discovered he was not sure that the water
would still be available. II the 10000 gallons
were exhausted. he thought the probability
was that water would have to be bought at
Staten Island or New York and carried over on
boats, Bedlow's Island uses very little water.
and there would be no great difficulty In
bringing sufficient quantity over In boats.
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Boston Typo. to the Home Market Club.

BOSTON, Nov 22.-At a meeting OF the Bos-
ton Typographical Union to-day 1t was voted
unanimously to notify the Home Market Club
that their paper. the Home Market Bulletin. is
an unfair" paper. employing cheap labor
andnon- union men,
A resolution was adopted protesting against
the nomination for Mayor by the Republicans
stlon. us City Councilman, to u resolution CIV
ing all city printing contracts to firms paying
The resolution also calls upon trades unions.
Knights Of Labor, and workingmen generally
to work for the defeat OF Mr.. Allen Mt the COM
ing municipal election.
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Three Thompson Street Roughs Arrested.

John Harris. truck driver. living at 500
Broome street. quarrelled with a member Of
tho Thompson street "Stable Gang" year
ago and gave him bad beating. Ten days
ago the gang caught Harris in convenient
spot and beat him with leaden slungshot
He spent three days in ST. Vincent's Hospital.
but gave the police no information against his
assailants. Yesterday afternoon Frank Alcott
gang. were chasing negro in Thompson
street when Harris appeared, and they set
upon him. He was getting tho best of tho
whipped out a revolver and blazed away three
times at Harris. The noise attracted Police
and Walsh: Madison was caught later. All
three were locked up
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A,uv Not Yet Insorned or Hts seu,e.c.,

CoNCoRD. n. H.. Nov 22.--Almy the Hanover
murderer. has not yet been informed OF his
sentence. The judicial notification OF the flnd-
ing OF the Court and the sentence have not
boen received by Warden Coldbath. and until
they are tho information will be withheld
from the prisoner. Almy Is chnflng and
growing nervous over the delay. though he
mnnifests u belief that his sentence Is for
thirty years imprisonment, the highest penal
pected that the Official papers will be received
by Tomorrow mornings mall. and In this
event his fate will be communicated to him by
the warden and chaplain.
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A Tug Sink. or sand. Point.

The big iron tug Intrepid Of the New Eng
land Terminal Company. bound from this city
to Milestone Point with loaded car float.
struck on Gangway Reel. near Sands Point at
1Oh o'clock on Saturday night. Capt. Hern-
street and his men barely had time to get
aboard the car foat before the tug sank
Company Will raise her. Tile Intrepid was
built two years ago by the Harlan q Hollings-
worth Company ut Wilmington. Delaware.
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Robbed OF Valuable Deeds.

BRIDGEPORT. Nov 22,-Last night F. Smith
Hubbell. well.known real estate dealer OF
this city. was robbed Of valuable deeds. in his
own house, by three unknown men. The men
entered the house, and one OF them held Mr..
Hubbell while the others ransacked the apart
ments. and after securing the papers left the
place Mr. Hubbell says that he recognized
one OF the men as John 2. Strntton OF New
tate. OF which Mr.. Hubbell has charge. The
police have not been able to find any trace OF
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Two Divorce sults and an Attempted Alb.
ducllOn.

New MILFORD. Conn. Nov. 22.-NIrs. Emma
Stockder. well-known young married woman
OF this town. recently sued her husband for
divorce The couple separated some months
ago and tho husband was anxious to gain pos
session OF their child. On Oct. he caused
his wife's arrest on the charge OF improper
conduct and u day or two ago brought suit
for divorce on statutory grounds. Yesterday
afternoon Stockder was arrested on charge
Of ass9ulting his wife. The wife alleges that
house. assaulted her. and attempted to abduct
the child. The mother elung franticaly to
the child and Stockder did not succeed In his
attempt. Stockder will be tried on a charge Of
assault.
The sun., 1891-11-23
A Duty vuat.d on I.o.x staple Cotton.

CHARLESTON. s. c.. Nov. 22-Planters OF Sea
Island cotton in this State have organized the
Sea Island Protective Union. with II. A. Fowles
as President, the object being to secure the
imposition by Congress Of tariff on long
staple cotton. Similar unions will be organ
lied in Georgia and Florida, which cover the
long staple producing section OF the South.
form combination OF tho Carolina planters
to prevent the sale Of seed to Georgia and
Florida planters, but this IN lied. and the present
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KANSAS CRY. Mo-. Nov. 22.-The cold wave
predicted by tho Weather Bureau arrived on
schedule time. It struck here about 8 o'clock
this morning and was accompanied by n heavy
trains from ono to three hours 1t stopped
showing about. O'Clock this afternoon and
trains aro reported moving on schedule time:
In this section at this season 0t the year.
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Mr.. TLoma. or Flshk,n In Town.

George Thomas OF Fishkill spent yesterday
in this city. At Thirty-eighth street and
Broadway last evening he met young woman.
and engaged James skelly, cabman. to take
them to JOB West Twenty-eighth street. On
the glass In the door Thomas refused to paw
for this. and Skelly drove to the Wost Thirtieth
street stat lon. Tho girl refused to give her
toxication.. THOMAS sent to a friend ut the
Hotel Vanderbilt and was discharged.
The sun., 1891-11-23
China Pays the lndennlties.

LONDON. Nov. pa despatch to the Chronicle
from Tien-Tsin says: "Official information
is given that all indemnities to Europeans are
now paid. with the exception Of those arising
out OF the Ichang riots.
The Government. str city enjoined the
indemnties. adding that they would be held
responsible for any further outbreaks"
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De aler. start. for Rerlln.

PARIS. Nov. ON. de Giers has started for
Berlin. Emperor William has sent an invita-
tion to NJ. de Giers to partake OF luncheon at
the palace on Tuesday.
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MADE A STIR IN THE HorELs
But Elevators. steam Heat. and Electric
Light Will Not Ne Disturbed.

The order forbidding the use Of city water
by factories was aftorward interpreted SO as
not to apply to gas works and electric light
works. Some OF the policemen who had the
order to carry around were rather vague as to
its terms. and their visits created more or less
CONSERVATION in one or two OF the Brooklyn
hotels. which arc certainly not factories. The
prospect OF having electric light, steam heat.
and elevator service cut OIL was net pleasant
to contemplate.
, Capt William Tumbridge Of the st George
Was alled With apprehension early In the
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eyeninr BY the verbal announcement from

evening by the verbal announcement from a
policeman that the city was going to shut
OF" the hotel's water supply. The policeman
couldn't say when the shutting of was going
to occur nor how long it would last He merely
understood that the water would cease sS, some ,e
never would be caught again without p, an Ar Ar,
notice was either misdelvered or misunder-
stood. fol. no such extreme measures nre con-
The policeman who notified the Clarendon
said positively. the night clerk DECLARES; that
Me water was going to be cut OF, He didn't
know when or why. He also didn't know
whether or not tho entire supply would bs
withdrawn or how long the famine would last
The proprietor OF the Clarendon at once began
filling tile roof tank and all tho bathtubs
The policeman who notified the Mansion
House was not an alar,mIi,st Hs simply told
bIe in the laundry, and to shut of tho supply
to the boilers. This latter clause will hardly
be observed All tho bath tubs were nlled to
meet an emergency
In the Pierrepont everybody was happy, as
the hotel las an artesian well which supplies
tho boilers and the laundry.
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Murdered Hi. wiz. aud Left Town Qa,e,,y.

FLORENCE. Kan. Nov. 22.-Iiugh O'Neil. q
wealthy stockman. ordered his servants on
Wednesday last to stay away from the apart
ments Of his wife. claiming that she was In
Disposed. He left the house and twelve hours
elapsed without sign OF his return. Investi-
gatlon showed that O'Neil had murdered his
wife and locked the body In the room.
The sun., 1891-11-23

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-Ex-Gov. Cheney Of
New Hampshire arrived here tonight. and his
presence gives rise to the report. which is
quite generally believed to be true. that he is
to be appointed Secretary Of War within
few dayS.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


The most interesting feature Of Mr.. DAM
roschs second orchestral concert. which took
place yesterday evening. was the appearance
OF young violinist Master Alexander Fiede-
mann. the adopted nephew and pupil
OF Mr.. Adolph Brodsky. the now concert
master OF the Symphony Orchestra. Young
Fiedemann played Do Berot's Seventh con-
certo for the violin. and proved himself a
young virtuoso upon his chosen instru-
ment. Unlike most young students. this
lad OF twelve or thirteen years plays with
artistic inspiration and musical feel
ing. His intonation. which Is the re-
suit OF his training. is almost perfect.
as Is his general mastery ofthe violin as far rs
his years permit: and his ease in bowing. fiex-
ible wrist. and broad. firm strokes with the
bow may well bc enyed by older and more ex-
perionccd professional violinists. There
mnas Is ns Sas se that
called, gave an encore. Mr. Brodsfy. Who con-
dncted the orchestra for this number. seemed
Ema M sf so q RraeF e. the
Freyschutz." in a highly dramatic manner.
but her voice unfortunately begins to show
little matter. however. and gave her showers Of
applause. She also sang Gounod's Ave
e the was
say Airs Do Bacr "rwnsan ffam GasEps GRhgp
" =, iphigisene Zen, en- Aulidt.. and selections
hide, aud their love duet, This was arranged
for tho concert by Mr.. Damrosch. who con-
Quoted in dispilied and satisfactory manner
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Fires pr.uu from the Narr Yard no,,er..

The officials at the Brooklyn Navy Yard were
notified about 3 o'clock by Commissioner OF
Public Works Adams that tho water would be
cut OF in u few minutes. Capt. Mccormack.
who was in charge OF tho yard. sent mes
sengers to ull parts OF the yard With 10.
filed with water and TO the engineers In yari..
Gus parts Of the yard 70 draw their fires 80 that
WORT was also sent to the houses OF the
officers. and bath tubs and wash tnhs and
pcned In fifteen minutes. Then the water was
shut off
The sun., 1891-11-23
SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

Deputy Cnited States Marshal Dan ohborne was killed
on Friday night in Marion county, Ala, while attempt
ing to arrest an Illicit distier named Young.
Simpson Jackson, coored. was arrested in Newark
last night gnspicion OF being implicated in the
murder OF New York man near Hope. nWarren county.
several months ago,