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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
FATHER CLANCY SUCCEEDS.
The New Pastor OF st. AIMS Was Mgr.
Preston's First Asslstant.

The New Pastor OF Sc. AIMS Was Mgr.
Preston's First Assistant.
A months mind mass was celebrated yester-
day for Mgr. Preston In st. AIMS Catholic
Church in East Twelfth street. OF which he was
pastor for many years. The church was
crowded. Archbishop Corrigan and a large
number Of priests participated in the services.
The Rev. John F. Kearney. pastor of old St.
Patrick's Cathedral, in Mulberry street, cele.
OF St. Jerome's Church. In Alexander avenue.
was deacon. and the Rev. William J. Mcclure
Of Barrytown ub-deacon. The Rev. DR.. Henry
A Brann OF st. Agnes's Church. In East Forty
third street, preached the eulogy. Archbishop
Corrigan, Mgr. Bernard C,Reilly. Mgr McDon-
nell. and many other clergymen occupied
ssats in the sanctuary.
After the mass Archbishop Corrigan notified
the Rev. Andrew J. Clancy. for many years
Mgr. Preston 8 first assistant: that he had APP
pointed him to succeed Mgr: Preston as pastor
Of St AIMS, The Rev. William Jackson. the
second assistant. becomes Father Clancy's
first assistant After tho Christmas ordina-
lions In st. Joseph's Seminary Troy. another
assistant will be appointed.
Father Clancy was born In the Seventh ward
sa's, Academy, and Manhattan College. He
made his theological studies at st. Joseph's.
Troy. where he was ordained on Dec. IL. 1881.
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SIZE rs MRS. TOY LEE.
Miss Martha A. Ccmstock Becomes . China.
mans Bride.


Boston. Dec. IA full-blooded Chinaman
and clever Boston girl were married to-day
at Chelsea. The groom was Toy Lee. finely
educated missionary. and the bride was Miss
Martha A. Comstock. = teacher OF drawing in
the Charleston schools and an enthusiastic
worker among the Chinese. She is pleasant
and energetic. and her husband is Intelligent
and brim full OF American ideas. He is a ready
speaker. and at q reception given by the Chi
nese scholars to their teachers at the Chelsea
Church a week ago. he made an address re-
markable for its fluency
Mr.. Lee has been In Boston almost three
years. He lived In Chicago Tor several years
after leaving his native land. and afterwari
attended the Moody School at Mt. Hermon.
where he received his education. He is the
only native Chinaman engaged in mission
work here.
About two and half years ago the Rev. R B.
Tobey. assistant pastor OF the Berkeley Tenn
pie and superintendent Of the Chinese Sunday
school there. needed the services OF an intelli-
gent interpreter in q lawsuit between two
Cinnamon. and. having sent for Toy Lee. Mr..
Tobey was go fayora6ly impressed with his
Interpreter that he induced him to stay in
work When Miss Comstock frat saw Mr.. Lee
she was attending q meeting and heard him
make an address, She hRs been engaged for
some time In conducting Of class Q Chinese pu-
pills In connection with the Sunday school
maintained by the Chariestown Y. NJ c. A..
and It was in this work that her acquaintance
with Toy Lee ripened to mutual love.
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TO TRY YOUNG MESEROLE.
JUDGE CULLEN AND A JURY WILL
HEAR EVIDENCE TO-DAY

A Nay Spent 0btalning Twelve Nss to
TRY the MAJ whs shot Theodore Lar.
big In Devis Censtoek's Flst-0reat To-
terest IN shs Case-YouNg Meserole's
Mother. the Oniy Woman In Ceurt.
Tho trial Of Darwin J. Meserole. the 23-yesr-
old son OF Gen. jeremiah v. Meserole. for
murder In the FIRST degree. began yesterday
before Judge Cullen in the Court Of Oyer and
Terminer. in Brooklyn. which was specially
convened for the disposition Of some Of the
most important cases on the criminal
calendar. The killing OF Theodore W.
Larbig by young Meserole was the most
sensational crime Of the year In Brooklyn. and
attracted special attention by reason Of the
high social standing OF the Meserole family.
Gen. Meserole was Colonel Of the Forty-seventh
Regiment for several years. and for some time
was Brigadier- General Of the Second Division.
N. G. 8. N. Y. He was President Of the Will
liamsburgh Savings Bank. Young Meserole
had been engaged In business as broker
since he reached his majority.
The killing Of LarbiG took place on the night
OF June 81 In Mrs. DOVE Forney Comstock's
FIAT ut 378 Sackett street. Mrs. ComStock was
divorced from her husband In Providence four
years ago 1t is said that Larbie. who was
the travelling salesman for an insulated wire
company In Providence and had vito and
three children in Brooklyn. became acauaint-
ed with Mrs. Comstock soon after her husband
had obtained his decree. Young Neserole was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
SIZE INHALED GAG
TIE Coroner viii Carry Out Mrs. Cowslrs
Wieh that Her ReAy 9houlA Re HarneA.

TIE Coroner will Carry Out Mrs Cowelrs
wish that her Deay Should Ne Berpes.
Tho odor OF gas began to permeate the fourth
story Of the tenement 1923 West Forty-scventh
street on Saturday. and It grew 30 strong yes
terday that Joseph Berg. the ianitor. traced Il
TO It's source. and found Il proceeded from the
apartment Of new tenant, known as Mrs. L.
p. CowelL The door being locked. he pried
the window open nom the fire escape When
II opened tho rush Of gas almost stifled him.
The woman lay dead on the floor. and near
her face. which was suffused with blood, was
the mouth Of rubber tube which she had af-
fixed to gas burner overhead. The door and
windows and every possible crevice had been
stopped up with strips Of paper. It is
supposed that the suicide was committed on
Friday. as the woman had not been seen. since
then and groans f thn, BY fall were heard
been In the house but a few weeks and had
made no aoquaintances. Her only effects were
S81 and q tintype Of q rather good-looking
man with q full beard. and wearing straw
e Hnde On Th I'll Tss wf ss was ksen
Make no Inquiries about mo. Let no one
see me. There is money enough In my purse
to bury me. Would like my body cremated."
person. The woman was apparently about IS
years old. Coroner Schultze intends to have
the suicides wishes respecting cremation car
MSss s.aa IL s.S Gshn (. igr s rs
vas opsp ana az death was . dye e ssphyxis-
H. an. sSs when be es his es ne WORE WORE
and 800 were In his pockets His age was Is.
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Latter Carrier HelnberG Pocketea and Ne
stroyed Money Letter.

Latter Carrier Heinberg Pocketea and Ne.
stroyed Money Letter.
Herman Heimberg. letter carrier at Station
E was arrested yesterday by Post ONCE In
spector Hartshorn for embezzlement Of letters.
This makes the seventh similar arrest within
two months.
Heimberg has been in the Post ONCE twelve
years. His route was through an important
business centre Of the city. Hundreds Of let
ters were missed from the collections. Yes
terday Inspector Hartshorn wrote letter and
enclosed In 1t one IS. one 81. and three 81 bills
IN an envelope addressed to Mrs. Nellie g.
Mcknight, Bishop Creek. Cal" He put on the
envelope o two-cent stamp and a ten-cent
stamp to suggest that It was o money letter
intended by an ignorant person for registry.
The envelope was dropped In the box at Sixth
avenue and Thirtieth street
Heimberg came along. emitted the box I'm
gered the decoy letter carefully. and rut 1t in
his pocket On Twenty-eghth street he
opened the letter. pocketed the money. and.
tearing the letter into shreds. flung the frag-
ments into an ash barrel
Inspector Hartshorn picked up the frag-
ments OF the torn letter and followed Helm
way down to Commissioner Shields,s office
Helmberg simulated intoxication. He was
held In $1,000 bail for examination tomorrow
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TIE SACRED SCROLLS STOLEN.
Dropped In the Street By the Thieves at III
Sight % . PSllee0aa.

Dropped Z. the Street By the Thieves at The
Sight 81 . Pelieeoaa.
Metropolitan Hall at 81 Delaney street is q
roomy old-fashioned three-story house. q 3
Zarek has a saloon on the ground floor. There
Is dance hall on the second floor. and the
third floor is occupied BY family On Friday
nights and Saturdays the dance hall is used
as synagogue by the Congregation Mogen
Abraham Anshei Ostrolenko. The members
are Polish Jews. and the translation is Men
Of Ostrolenko Under the Shield OF Abraham"
The congregation has closet in the hall In
which are kept the sacred scrolls.
There were three OF these. each containing
the Pentateuch. They were Of parchment, or
namented with fine specimens Of Hebrew en-
crossing and penmanship in different colored
Frank Levy Of loo Orchard street entered the
ealonn for pint OF beer. On his way out he
met three men coming down the stairs. each
having one Of the scrolls. Levy, supposed the
men had right to them. and said nothing, Of the
by Officer Morris on Orchard street. They had
. suspicious look. and when he started to fol-
low them they dropped the scrolls and ran:
The officer picked UP the scrolls and carried
them to the Eldridge street station.
Yesterday ]. LifkowitZ, President of the con-
gregation, claimed and received the scrolls.
He said the congregation valued them at
81 200. He did not believe the three men were
members Of the congregation.
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THREE DEAD AND ONE DYING.
Exploslon OF Gas IN the Maryland Steel Co
pany's Furnace.
Absolutely Pure.

pany's Furnace
BALTIMORE. Dec. IAN explosion Of gas oc-
CURED at the works OF the Maryland Steel
Company. sparrow's Point early this morning.
and several men were injured. Three Of the
victims have died since and another is not ex-
pected to live Four others were injured badly.
but they are not believed to be fatally hurt.
The dead are: Arthur M Austin. aged %
years. OF Baltimore. unmarried: George Braid
wood OF Baltimore. married: John Lynch Of
Sparrow's Point, unmarried. The wounded
are: Arthur Puch OF Highlandtown. very badly
burned and internally injured; Washington
Sapp. brakeman OF shifting engine. struck By
flying debris: Thomas Miller. aged 20 years.
Of Ltnwood. N. G.. face and hands burned:
August Bell. aged %, Of Montpelier. Va, face
and hands burned: William Tubman. aged 3d.
right hip broken and burned,
Forty were at work In the immediate VI
cinity when the explosion took place. The
furnace was bcing blown out fol. repairs. Hot
bricks were thrown in every direction with
great force. The flames spread rapidly and
enyeloped some Of the injured mon whom the
Aging bricks had knock ed senseless. The unin.
jured workmen at once went to the rescue and
most instantly killed. Braidwood fingered in
great agony for three hours. and Lynch lived
six hours after the accident. The cause OF the
explosion is not known. but 1t probably came
from the water pipe springinG aleak. The
noise Of the explosion was heard distinctly
three miles away.
A jury this evening brought in verdict that
the accident .was unavoidable and unaccount-
able, and that no blanc attaches to the COM
pany.
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Trinity COLLEGE; CsmSsids and studied Tier.
AZ @ Ssns e
IL isS he gas raised to the pe s 81 tas
JAW :! A;Si? . y is$$ y had been in
ps sSpsSsts%. s hs ssss%sns y
a f 3 IN e is q sns q s
vide for his children.
:, The Duke Of CIarsnce's virtues 50 far %
been caught i IN any scandals. ss mis- father had
been At his age: and even the "exalted per
IN scandals more or less important has always
been taken be to his prodigal father.
%e 4ea. & BRITAIN is Sd
present Duke. Another nneestor VIII, held the
is said to have been drowned. by his brothers
rn Ss' Abe wv Victor and his brother
fhsE kent Thsn wss 6i IN
sSRS%i ssfpsnd Of ai.ooo. soincidentiS iva dates ties
81 the two sons of the Prince. of Wales, the
Ss GsoT a. ts. n fs
q Us storiss 81 the s elder brosher concern
the younger ono as well. Perhaps the
In some West Indian town during their
tour Of the world Prince George was
devotlng his attention to some pretty girls
sedss ns S ase Ss ss to his
have so: he should maintain the credit Of the
family. and DANCE with the. older ladies. DC.
Whereat Prince George retorted. "Oh. you 60
into . corner and sing God save your grand.
mother.,, and went on dancing with the
The TS cafis which have given to tho Duke Of
Clarence and Avondale the name by which he
is generally known are not apparent In the
Portratt but the collar is. very much So.
The DUKE Is q Great, great-grandson OF George
moved. and is great-granddaughter 81 George
Of him. She Is the daughter Of Princess Mary
Of Cambridge. younger sister Of the Duke Of
Cambridge. and Francis, Prince and Duke Of
Teck. the only son Of Duke Alexander Of Wur-
Countess. Claudine Khedey. The Princess
Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline
fSsa ma. Asns beS in
She has always lived IN one Of Queen yieto-
ths Ptts r. not roya Rnsss Tcto
She Is q Lady 81 the imperial order Of tie
Crown Of India. one Of Queen victoria's new
Any issue OF the marriage will be- on the
Dukes side. third cousins OF the Princess.
and on her side. second cousins. twice re-
moved. Royalties. however. are accustomed
to such complicated relationship.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
SMALLPOX IN NEWARK.
A New Pest House NeeAed-Inspectors Con.
Plaln Of Overw ork.

A New Pest House Nee1es-Inspectors Con-
Plain Of Overwo rk.
Four new cases OF smallpox were reported
to the Health Department OF Newark yester-
day morning. making fifteen cases in popu-
lation Of nearly 100000. The worst case is
that Of John l. Harris. who lives at 0 East Me-
chanic street, and lie brother-in.law Of Tim
othy Manning. who was taken from that house.
Manning died in the pest house last week.
Harris was removed to the pest house yester-
day. He is rs years old and married. but he
has no children. The house in which he lived
which cases existed !, are not aparantined ex-
The Health Department has not an adequate
fever. diphtheria. and smallpox In the city.
and the pest house is miserable and made
dsy that it W., was ~, disgrace to, t. The
present force Of inspectors and officers.
the spread OF contagious or infectious dis
eases could not be checked. as people would
not respect 9 quarantine. unless compelled to
house. The health inspectors now complain
pay for the risk they run.
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q Jurors were ere, sxsiudsa thI9ush their opposi;
RIl over middle age; Eight are married and
buchelors. All have served ON iuries before.
but never in 9 murder trial; The names. oc-
:, Alonzo 4. Sanders printer. 1877 Fifth avenue;
Frank Vanderbilt. hardware. % Rockland
place: Akers Slower. machinery. 81 Norman
avenue: William Pope: plumber; 2S0 Prospect
bridge Place: Abraham Ackerman,, ELECTRIC
lstt SssA 24nSsy street. isSEi iY!son
min f. HS5Gn syoESe AL
Gabriel ,furnishing goods. sos Grand street;
George =. Blanchard, storage. $50 Carlton
avenue: Peter J. jacobson. jeweller. 93 Fifth
avenue.
than Couple Of days; MessTole and Ms
shooting. Kittie Mofaifrey lived In the fat
with Mrs. Comstock at the. time. but she was
kent track the MoCafirey woman ior some
time after the occurrence hut 1t IL said that she
has now disappeared. aud that through the
failure to put her on the st9nd the prosecution
between Mrs. Comstock. Larbig. and Meserole.
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EVIDENCE THAT RArH PER1snED.

A Few Bones and His Watch and Keys
Found In the Debris or tho RsiiroaA Wreck.
A careful search among the ashes and debris
Of the sleeping car Midland Of the Long Island
and Boston express train. which was burned
in the wreck at East Thompson. Conn. Friday
last. resulted In tho finding Of few bones. q
portion OF mans skull. bunch Of keys. and
watch. The search was conducted by Super
visor Frederick w. Dunton Of Jamaica. who
was looking for traces Of Edward y. hath. sup
bunch OF Keys and watch were yesterday iden-
titled by the missing mans brother. Henry
Rath. Preparations have been made for send
ing the chHrred homes found in the wreck to
Edward ii. Rath was real estate dealer Of
II ISnn ss c and tSs
press the night before the wreck for .Wayland.
Mass Raths wife has been unconscious since
informed Of the wreck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
BUSINESS 1ROVHLEA
A Hunt In Three Cities for Robert Levyss
Travelling Assets.

A Hunt In Three Cities for Robert Levy's
Travelling Assets.
New York creditors Of Robert Levy. dealer in
clothing and notions at 215 Myrtle avenue.
Brooklyn. have recovered a large amount OF
goods which they sold to him. Lawyer Her.
man Joseph obtained clue az 10 the removal
OF property by Levy prior to the failure. and
upon investigation discovered that the prop
erty had been sent to three storage waro-
houses. one in Grand street. Brooklyn. another
In South street, New York. and the third In
Hudson street, New York. The property con-
sisted OF thirty bales Of merchandise. ro-
pevin was issued here. but upon investiga-
tion It wns found that the goods had been re-
moved. 1t is said. by Rot ert Robertson on Nov:
II to storage warehouse in Jersey City and
stored In kobprtson's name Mr.. Joseph pro-
ceeded to Jersey City. and through his CORE
spondents. ex-Gov. Bedle son and Van Win
kle lawyers there. Ieplevins were issued on
behalf Of the following creditors: L 4 NJ.
Kaufman J. Ablowich l. Co.. Charles Falken-
berg. David Gerber. and Frankfurter d Spero.
out the stock 81 jeweiry Of B. dlndIine e..
at Al Maiden lane. realizing about 81 200.
Seven thousand three hundred and fifty shares
Of mining stock were sold for S4a The firms
liabilities are said to I've over 100000.
James Condie. residing at 1903 West TWENTY
second street. made an assignment yesterday
to Mornay Williams. without preference. Mr..
Condie. It Is said. was for many years In tho
drug business ut 1913 Ninth avenue.
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The PRINCESS VICTORIA OF TECK.

The PRINCESS VICTORIA OF TECK.
therefore "a years old. She has three brothers.
fa n1 % Wnom Is Leutenant In the seven
Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward. X, G.;
81 the Prnes q ap Wales. and therefers
Va s q 5sa y isS H = soIS:s saS
t6at The v Meddns 5at e e the general belief
the ~, rise In regard to the event. which viii
has osSarSed N recent years In
MT i was as I no wonder that the news that the
Duke Of Clarence. as Duke Of Clarence. is not
young lady gave any i%dieation p to an Imer
Sah that the future bridegroom was a person
RS%d .%d tbn at osrs s' anS sas
a tRst i as legal Hishaess PrIsSe Alert yistor
ana would have rejoiced accordingly
Inc Duke Of Clarence is the eldest son OF the
W iIheS or Wales and when his father II dead
III lriGilland and when his grandmother dies hs
End Emperor OF India At present. however.
snS Earl Of AtFISns: aSd third Major Of M
fH9 iSsdaaNt York int now and MAJOR bis R9ynI
is with his regiment. drilling his battalion. but
OCCASIONALLY obtaining leave from the Lieuten-
time. w ~
He was born. at Frogmore on Jan. 9. 1894,
s snG therefore is nearly % years old. Most
younger age. In 1871 he entered the navy as
q midsliipnlan and passed two years on board
nay naval officer is now third from the head OF tho
ilst o. Rear Admrals., In 1872 with, his
Indies on the Bacchante: and In 18S0-'82. still
On the Bacchante. the two Princes travelled
tropnd the world to South America. Australia.
In oStSSss. 3sss Cfa i aSD1I Albert victor wsntto
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u.s.. Curiosity Abeut . Burglary.

At 4 o'clock yesterday morning Policeman
Moflatt arrested two young men at Ninety
second street and Third avenue. The prison.
ers gave their names as John O'Hara and Ed
ward Sheehan. both Of Brooklyn. O'Hara wore
two new suits OF clothes and had two revolt
yers In his pockets The men had about
clipping found in O'Hara's hat described a
Daylight burglary at the residence Of Frederick
Mr.. Heinrich is a lawyer. and has been PresI-
dent OF the Young Mems Democratic Club OF
Brooklyn. 0'Hara told Justice Meade that he
kept the clipping through curiosity. The
prisoners were remanded until the Brooklyn
police can be conferred with.
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case had not subs ided
ed at the opening pro-
he corridor On the aec.

place at the table in front Of the jury
young man. with a slim dark mousta ache and
dark brown hair; carefully smoothed and
away coat. turn-down collar. and plain dark
tie. The prisoner was soon Joined by his
father. his mother. who was the only woman
IN the court room during the day. and his
wsS dseP sp dsr spd wis
friends Of the family were scattered through
the court ronm. -.,,..- ..,,s -.
On ssnG "
appear as q witness. She accom- panied Wm
7; GaynooII. Mesaroe's lawyer. to the Court
House She remained In the room assigned
to witnesses during the Gay Her
brought before the CORNERS jury which In
yestigated the death OF her lover. DlstriGt
Attorney James w; hldEwSy has taken no
I nart In the prosecution 81 Meserole owing t9
taken by John r. Clarke. his first assistant.
Jury, and when the box was filled at 9 O'clock
Sn hs D1 %O r. S
talesmen. One Of them which the prosecuting
attorney pronounded to each was: II 1t
should he disclosed ip the evidence that the
your mind :" MANI, talesmen answered this
In the affirmative. One talesman WAS asked.
YOU any 9ne way or the
against any married nan being intimate with
not, Of your way Of thinking. said Judge
Cullen.
his relation by marriage to Tarbig. and Walter
l. Meserole a hotel proprietor at Bath Beach,
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THE DUKE or c1AnENoE AND AyoNpA1E.

THE DUKE OF CLARENCE AND AvoNDALE.
When the train rolled into the station tho
Prince was in waiting. and he calamity handed
Princess Victoria Mary from the railway car
riage and escorted her to an open carriage.
with liveried coachman and footman. which
was in waiting to convey the party to the resi-
dence Of the Prince Of Wales.
As the royal party made their appearance
the loyal Britons went fairly wild with excite
ment. Cheer upon cheer arose. and the crowd
fairly outdid itself in It's efforts to impress the
Prince and Princess with their love and 10y
atty. Not only in the station. but along the
streets through which the carriage passed did
the crowd endeavor by cheers. waving Of hats
and handkerchief to show the deep satisfaction
felt at the betrothal. It may be said that the
drive from the station to Marlborough House
was indeed q triumphal procession. The Prince
and Princess looked smilingly upon the cheer
Ing crowd. and bright flush Of pleasurable
excitement colored the cheeks Of the charm
ing young girl. who in the course Of time will
perhaps become Queen. The betrothed lovers
bowed right and left in recognition Of the royal
welcome extended to them. and their faces
beamed with happiness as the thunder Of the
cheering crowd greeted them.
Arrived at Marlborough House the Duke and
Duchess Of Teck wore warmly greeted by the
Prince and Princess Of Wales. Princess VIC
toris Mary was, Of couse. the centre Of inter-
est. and the satisfaction OF the Prince and
Princess OF Wales at the outcome Of their sons
wooing was evinced BY the hearty and re-
peated kisses they bestowed upon their future
daughter.
The Queen visited the Prince and Princess Of
Wales, SO that she might have the opportunity
10 offer her personal congratulations to
Princess Victoria Mary and Prince Albert
Victor. She was very gracious. and offered her
fluctuations In happily chosen words which
showed how we'll satisfied she was. She
heartily embraced the young Princess and
imprinted an afectionate kiss upon her lips
Princess Victoria Mary. or to give her her
full name Princess Victoria Mary Augusta
only daughter Of His Highness Franz Louise
Paul AeI4nder. Duke Of Teek; g. g; b, and
Elizabeth, Duchess Of Teck and cousin Of the
Queen. She was born May 70 1857. and Is