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HE WILL WE'D an ExsLIsH GIRL
The Duke OF Clarence Betrothed 20 ms
Third Cousin, Princess Victoria OF Teck.

Third Cousin, Princess Victoria OF Teck.
LONDON. Dec. 0-The announcement Of the
betrothal ofthe Duke OF Clarence to his third
cousin. Princess Victoria OF Teck. excited much
pleasurable interest about town when 1t be-
came generally known late last evening. The
bulletins at the West End clubs were sur
rounded with eager crowds. and the news
seemed to give general satisfaction.
The Princess Is very popular. and It Is sig
niflcant that one Of tho most frequent EXPIRE g.
sions Of praise Of the ady, who is probably to be
the future Queen OF England. is that she's
English" In fact she is thoroughly an Eng
lish woman In sentiment, manner and action.
furnishing in this respect strong contrast to
most OF the half. English. half.German Prin-
cesses connected moro or less remotely with
the reigning family. ..,
messages have been pouring In upon tho Duke
and the Prince OF Wales to-day. For the past
Danish Minister @ at Luton IL tie nes Ghiitern II Hs
near BEDFORD, where also the Duchess OF Teck
Sat h
get separated from other guests whore they
yesterday and informed his father of his desire
70 marry Victoria. The Prince had no objee-
tion i TO oner. and bede bis son to 60 at once to
This mission occupied so short time-the
thsEs sish Is SSt SS TIE
Wales announced the prospective event to his
household, and In the evening the Official mo-
datS 81 ees ss
formed st st dsorses. Windsor and and that the Tie
x ressa Ts after oFs II baps S n
St Jsmess Palace. London.
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SHY OF TEXAS RAILROADA
Mr.. Huntington Writes That Capital VIII
Not Seek lavestnent There.

Mr.. Huntington Writes That Capital WIN
Not Sock Investment There.
DALLAS. Tex. Dec. &C p. Huntington Of
New York has written the following to James
B. Simpson Of this city. under date Of Nov. 80:
'While there arc many places in Texas
where we would like to build some railroads.
mostly short ones. we cannot do anything as
long as the disposition exists that now
seems to exist In Texas. that is. to
do oil the harm they can to this
kind Of. property and ! think my views are
shared by all people who have money to In
vest. No one Is disposed to create property
which after being created Is not to
We We p''o al Expect to t"nIbp be- subject M t0ufss to
the police regulations and to pay the
taxes OF any State even as other property. but
whenever anything, is done beyond that It
checks this kind OF Improvement, and where it
approaches so near coniscation as the scnti-
ment OF Texas tends, 1t entirely prevents capital
from being invested. I think thore Is no road
In Texas that is to-day earning its operating
ana fixed charges Every road l think has
been or is in the hands Of q receiver. excepting
our east and west line. which Is supported By
business going entirely. through the state.
which business could also be sent another
way and would be 80 sent, executing that we
believe the peonle Of Texas will some time
take sober second thought ant treat railroads
as they do other kinds OF property. When
that time comes shall be readyt to talk about
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sTABRED BY A FoorPAn.
A Young Artist Assaulted By . HiGhWsy
man In East Thirteea,h Street.

A Young Artist Assaulted By . 6iGhWsy.
man In East Thirteen,h Street.
R O. Anthony. an artist, whose picture Tho
Spanish Desert" is In the Academy Of Design
exhibition. strolled down Fourth avenue from
his home at 1877 East Seventeenth street just
before midnight last Wednesday night He
turned into Thirteenth street and walked
toward Third avenue. The lights along there
are dim and a tree or SO makes the darkness
more ipky. Near the corner Of Third avenue
highwayman stepped from behind q truck
with the remark: Say. young feiler. et' mo
The artist was startled for an instant. and
then al aged joke csIno into his mind and il O
low tone he hurled it-"Sh. I'm work
ing this side Of the street. myself"
.at the, highwayman., The villain, was
but FsS90ered and Esh
DOWN on The Artists head. S M: Anthony is 1s
nervy gentleman. and turned to do battle. As
he did so the highwayman jabbed him three
times in the waistcoat Mr.. Anthony then put
up his hands to q fighting position. The high
about to drop and he ned.
Mr.. Anthony went home. and then found that
his watstcoat and his white shirt were cut
through: and that his undershirt was soaked
Dr. Higgens found slash two inches long
and quite deep over the left nipple q STAB
wound on the right breast that touched the
They were all might. have beens." but none
of them was serioua Mr. Anthony was able to
attend to his business the next day. The po-
lice haven't found the highwayman.
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OBITUARY.

Jacob Schwartz. the eminent criminal law.
yer. died at his residence on West Church
street. Elmira. on Saturday evening. of peri.
tonitis. after an illness OF less than week.
He was attended by Drs. W. @. Wey. Il. D. v.
Platt and b. h. Ford. and it was not discover
cd that he was seriously Ill until Friday even.
was educated. in the public Schools. he was
brlEht, El4, student. He was admitted 70 the Bar
lent reputation as criminal lawyer. and at
his his death @ was vas rewarded as one Of the best in
Siientsse extended e Ney YORK city. He He was I
was high in the Councils Of the EEs. In poIi1 S
1es 9E statf e fsS ssPat0r in the dis
assssi Hs dsG Esi e. fs It sae
yesterday. a } }Xsars old During the Harrlson
e N Rqe T%enty wss yssrs aRo
B. sS ssts$ in J%sE s ynsrs sna hf TMs s
years ago he gave up active work. He leaves
three sons and daughter
his home in Cleveland. aged rs 'y' years. Ne H
served on the Supreme bench of Ohio. in the
tes and vas one Of the LEADERS in the Con:
time President OF the State Bar Association.
and In 1876 was President Of the Ohio Board
OF Managers OF the Centennial
j.. H. Wood. a member Of the Republican
State Committee OF Massachusetts, died at
Milford yesterday. aged Sa He was educated
at Brown University and com pleted his law
studies at Boston University. He was one OF
the leading. criminal lawyers In southern
Massachusetts,.
Of Asbury Park. died on Saturday. aged 81
years. Her husband ts q well-known hotel
ba IN that psst New Jersey
Asbury Park known as THE Farm"
William Wallace. .Hartwell. for forty years
one one .sSt Of Plattsburgh's leading manufscturers
in his 7lst year. He had been President OF the
village several times and was an earnest DEM
ocrat
Police Justice Bernard NJ. Rodgers of Eliza
beth Sergeant-at-Arms OF the Union County
Court, died OF consumption at his home IN
Elizabeth yesterday. aged A. He was not
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Attacked by One bull. saved by Another.

SHELBY. N. Y. Dec. G.-John Neal. farmer
OF this town, went into his barnyard to feed
his stock. Among the cattle was bull which
he had purchased few days ago and another
that he had raised. Whilo scattering hay he
was attacked by the new bull. which caught
him on its horns and hurled him several feet
away. The bull followed up its attack, and
Neal grasped the animal by the horns and
held firmly until he had been raised In the air
three times and forced against the barn He
he had raised from q calf had not rushed to
his rescue by striking the newcomer In the
side with such force that he was knock cd away
The farmer fell to the ground. The old bun.
now terribly enraged.. rushed at the other bull
again and drove him into a far corner OF the
dragged himself out Of the yard.
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GRAND 81. BERNARD.
Ths ola Monastery On the Alps-Ths Essets
OF Tunnels.


TIE 0iA Monastery On the Alps-Ths Efeets
Of Tunnels.
Everybody Interested in old and romantic
relics will be glad to learn that the famous
monastery Of the Grand St Bernard 10 not to
be closed. The report that IL was TO be aban-
doned has been contradicted In the French
newspapers. Although the Mt Cents and st.
Gothard tunnels have necessarily interfered
with its usefulness. the old establishment is to
be kept open for some. time to come Among
all the monasteries in the mountains the
Grand st. Bernard is the most famous. princi-
pally on account Of the passage Of Napoleon
especially for Frenchmen. Is the monument to
Desaix. whose well-timed assistance at Ma
rengo decided the vicinity.
During the winter the mountain Is covered
with snow. and the passes are marked By
stakes that are high enough to be always
above the level OF the snow. Whoever wanders
away from tho staked roads is very likely to
loss his life in some death trap in the snow; A
ns The sRss sde hese so sSs ySua
1as . tn! ~hiSs tas asom ~sRs; sRs;
81 f who perss ns %ounsaan ns%ofs s
pspa Sp' S ISs pssss Na e Ssl oESs ads
dangers to which they are exposed. In the
mountain air consumption is developed rap
IDLY, and the monks remain only 2 compare
They 60 down to the branch establishment In
the valley and remain there to recruit their
In the summer season the monastery is sup,
dIrinE the whole winter e q seli; ;sIstalning
most most of the money for IT'S eIpe9ses comes
for without charge. the monks are willing to
receive donations from rich Visitors. The we'll
dressed tourist receives all the attention pos
sibie. Even the dogs welcome him. He gets q
one Of the rooms. we'll warmed BY o roaring
log fire, is grand piano. the gift Of the Prince
monk conducts the visitor TO little chapel
he can put whatever he chooses. But when a
poor fellow in tatters arrives he has to 60 to
different quarters and be fed on bread and
soup. The monks. although kind to him. have
no smiles and delicate attentions for him. and
the dogs bark at him.
. The great tunnels Of Saint Gothard and
Mont Cents must cause q desertion from the
before long; and although the old
% nonastery may be kept open its visitors In
the future will be tourists only.
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Walters who Sell Wines.

Many French. italian. and German walters
add to their incomes by selling wines to their
neighbors. Some do quite an extensive busi-
ness selling by the pint. quart, or gallon. and
very rarely furnishing tho bottles. As most Of
them know how to buy In small quantities at
wholesale prices. and as they have no expen-
ses, they can afford to sell cheaply and yet
make good profits. A. few get wines directly
from their native countries but many deceive
their patrons BY palming OF cheap California
wines as Rhine wines. ,clarets. &c They pay
the waters more than Is CHARGED by the regu-
waiter Is German he must be able to get Ger
man. wines easier than anybody else and that
applying also. Of course, to the French and
italian walters. None may know that the bus:
mess is Illegal yet none OF the men who sell
wines in that way Is licensed to do 30.
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Earthquake Shock. san Felt 1. Japan.

SAN Francisco Dec. e.-The Occidental and
Oriental steamship Belgic arrived from Hong
Kong and Yokohama this morning. The news
Of the earthquake continues to come In. Mr.
Igachi. the director Of the Gifu Observatory.
has been examining the district where the
shock was most severe. At his place some
years ago holes appeared in the ground to
which no bottom could be found. and 1t was
believed that they communicated with i'm
me, mense cavities below: Mr.: Igaehi now believes
the earthquake was caused by the Gitu Noun
tains slipping intosthese cayerns. In one dis
strict IN immense land slide took place.
forming which Is already nifty feet deep. An
other large lake is being formed IN the same
way blythe Ashiba RIVER at Nagoya. Shocks were
still felt on Nov. o. Seven hundred and thirty
shocks occurred In twenty preceding hours.
This is more than two per minute. There is
Is sum i,ient food to prevent actual starvation.
most @ mo no clothing. 'Wlntter Is rapid approach- @
ing. and the suffering win be very great
section OF about thirty miles on the rail-
rSaI from ON Toxic to Ktjota is 80 much 1. .damagsdi
not be open again until next June.
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A Mig Bs.eat for Co-sAi.. Streets widow


Mrs. Isaac L Street and her child prohted
handsomely By the benefit that was given last
night at the Broadway Theatre as a testi.
monial to the personal worth Of the late
Comedian Isaac Street. an old-time actor MIR.
Street died about xix weeks ago at his house
In Long Branch that he had partly paid for
with his savings He had host OF friends,
and enough Of them were present last night
to pack the big Broadway playhouse. The
performance was designed to lift mortgage
from the Long Branch house. Scores OF man.
ayers subscribed. and actors and actresses at
tended by the dozens.
Twenty-one professionals united in the stage
entertainment. which was opened with song
vocalist. Actor Louis Aldrich declaimed, Miss
Jennie O'Neill Potter recited. and Actor Thos.
g. SeabrOoke sang, Actress Della Fox ap-
peared IN . long dress 9i yellow silk; with
snng s%eme % popular songs with them Actors
entertaining solos. and Miss Kate Davis. the
sopbrette. sang and recited. There were many
other clever musemant makers. and De Wolf
HOPPER " won p hearty ie applause By the announes-
tertainment
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Wishes Congress to Help Nesr.sk..

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6-Ex-senstor Van Wyck.
as a member Of the Nebraska State Alliance.
has addressed communication to L. L. Polk.
Chairman. and to the members OF the Legisla-
tive Council OF the National Alliance. urging
the cooperation Of that body to secure some
relief from Congress for the people OF Ne
declare iliega1 all y syudicatss. trusts. and com.
binations preventing competition and to i'm.
pose such penalties as will suppress them;
for an increase Of circulation by the free coin
ago Of silver; for postal savings banks: for
Government ownership Of postal telegraphs;
10, loans % 70 the people on such SECURITY snd
for LEGISLATION providing an amendment 70 the
Constitution requiring the election Of United
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months service. 10 constantly Increasing 70.
On the subject Of naval militia Tie Secretary
submits the following statistics as to numbers:
California; 3n New York. ,342i, Masss-
and. 81; Texas, 43. Total i.i4a
He odds: The naval militia. therefore.
an fosfs
States, From Information received from
various sources, IL Is beyond question that as
enactment Of their respective Legislatures
other States will Immediately establish organ
izations. and the number OF men In the service
will be largely Increased"
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Ia BREzAeNE LOSES 4 BLADE.
But She Doesn't Lose Any Time In Conse.
quence In Her Race Across tho Sea.

But She Doesn't Lose Any Time In Conse.
quence in Her Race Across tho Sea.
The loss Of one Of the blades Of her propeller
did not materially affect tho speed Of the
French line steamship La BretaGne on the
voyage she finished from Havre yesterday.
She arrived on time despite the fact that she
left the missing blade within days soil Of
the French coast and had only two days Of
fair weather.
The sea was rough when she steamed out Of
Havre on Nov. 28 In q hurricane the next day.
while battling against high waves. a change In
the vibration OF the shin showed that some-
thing had happened The loss Of the blade
The three other blades were sound. and La
Bretagne went ahead nearly at full speed. The
impress lon Of the ships officers is that the
sudden immersion Of the propeller after it had
been racing whilo tho sh p was on O wave crest
caused the blade to break.
Among La Bretagne's passengers were Louis
Napoleon. Secretary Botkine of the Russian
Legation at Washington. and the Baron b.
Hoymingen Huene.
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A Nico Question Between Anherst a.a VIII.
llQmH

AxHERsr. Dec 8--The football season in the league
series has ended In unfortunate controversy
Amherst and Williams. Bylaw II ofthe Association Is
ms follows:
Tho team winning the largest percentage Of Eames
shall be awarded N championship" This rule makes
no provision for The games Amherst has played two
percentage therefore according to strict interprets
ton OF the law rs the same as that OF Williams each
being 100. but yet Williams beat Dartmouth. while
Amherst only tod that college.
Williams claims the pennant. There is no precedent
to apply In such an emergency. Each college has .
strong case. OF course. Amherst does claim the
prnan for herself but says that she 10 tied with wt
liams.
The matter will come up for decision at the conven
day. It, probable that the question OF the tie games
will be Ignored for this year. and the championship
awarded to Williams
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THE NEEDS OF THE NEW NAVY
sECRETARY TRACTS REPORT ON THE
CONDITION OF Hrs DEPARTMENT.

The satisfsctory Tests OF Arnor very 0rss-
ifyine-froGress In AAaing New Vessels
90 the service-Two More Battle sh,ps,
One Cruiser Like the New Yerk. s.a Sew.
erai snan beats Asked Tor This Year
WASHINGTON Dec. 6-Secretary Tracy Of the
Navy Department begins his annual report to
the President By declaring that the most i'm
portant OF the new constructions OF the year
js Cruiser No 13. sister to Cruiser No IL.
known as the Pirate He says: "They have
no equals among the large cruisers Of the
world" During the year four new vessels
have been put in commission. tho Newark.
Concord. Bennington. and Miantonomoh.
The Secretary says the most momentous
question OF the year was that Of armor. and he
refers to the trial at Indian Head as follows:
"The results Of the trial were in the highest
degree satisfactory. Each Of tho six plates
manufactured in this country was superior to
the English compound plate. while the nickel
Harveyed plate and the high-carbon nickel
plate were superior to all the foreign plates Of
the Annapolis trial. They may. therefore. be
pronounced in advance OF the best armor hith-
erto manufactured in Europe
"The trial thus definitely establishes the
fact that armor Of excellent quality may be
produced by the rolling process. and that forg-
ing by means Of the hammer. the greatest
source hitherto OF expense in manufacture. Is
no longer to be regarded as an absolute neces-
sity. The importance Of this fact can hardly
be overestimated. for 1t raises probability
that within year or two the mor.producing
capacity Of tho United States may bo quad
rupled in case Of necessity. and that II we had
10000 tons 10 lot and could give eighteen
months from date Of contract to commence de.
livery. the cost OF manufacture would be re-
duced from 25 to 30 per cent. while the work
open to large number Of competitors. Final
" the trial shows that the high-carbon nickel
Haryeyed plate is undoubtedly the best nrmor
The following tablo shows the condition OF
the ordnance OF tho country:
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TERRIBLE MINING DISASTER.
Eighty Men Perish In a Coal Pit Through
an Explosion OF Flredamp.

PARIS. Dec. 6.-The report Of a terrible min
ing disaster comes from St Etienne. In the
department OF Loire and the centre OF one
plosion Of frrdamp occurred at noon to-day In
one Of the nnmerous coal pits In that region.
from the mine. According to advices so far
received eighty men perished In the nit.
The explosion occurred in the Puts de la
Colliory Comp At the outset the rescuers
encountered serious obstacle. as the main
gallery was found to have collapsed. thus pre-
venting access to the Imprisoned men. After
working several hours in relays. the party OF
rescuers cleared away portion OF tho debris.
bodies Of four miners. The men. although
unconscious. were still alive. and were quickly
1t was utterly impossible to reach tho other
men. At midnight it has been
ascertained that seventy-three miners have
perished
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MRS CONNER LEAVES THE ST. JAMES.
Die Not Resist the Writ or Ejectnent, Sut
Thinks Sho Has Night 70 Stay.

When Capt. BILLY" Conner. who has been
landlord OF the St James Hotel for many
years. got into financial tanHle last summer.
the creditors stepped In and took control OF
the house.
Mr.; Conner had given up bis lease. which
obtained the lease from the Spofford estate
which owns the hotel. =, One OF the terms Of
Mr., G9nnsr's lease was that he and and bis family
is at Hot Springs. but his wife, had
rooms on the ground that she had a right to
them until May; 1893. A writ o. ejectment
was obtained last THURSDAY. but Mrs. Conner
Friday. Mrs. Conner is now at the house OF
Col. and Mrs. John A. Cockerill, at 47O Lexing-
Of Capt Conner for years. Il Is understood
that compromise will be effected with the
trustees OF the Spofford estate
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CHICAGO WANTS An APPROPRIATION
Sho Wsl Ask Cougress 10 Give q. .oO0. 800
to the Worlds Fair.

CHICAGO. Dec. 6-The Chicago Tribune says
the Worlds Fair directors have almost de-
cided to ask for an appropriation from Con-
Gress of $5OOO.O0O. rather than to request q
loan Of the same amount. In aid Of the Worlds
Fair. This has been . subject of much
thought. and the FiIanSe Committee. the
lining request to be submitted to Congress-
1t deyolves upon the Finance Committee to
Be- s E IL
thi OF a guandary. but with preponder-
nnce OF sentiment In favor OF the approprta-
three -hours' session. that II had been prac-
tically settled to request an appropriation.
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Two L.Aies Throw. from TA.,r Co....

Mrs. Bush and Mrs. J. Leland both Of 21l
West Thirty-eighth street, took drive yester.
day afternoon In q coach. The horses took
fright at 109th street and Riverside Drive. and
threw the coachman of the seat. At 1Oeth
ladies out. Mrs Bush was slightly cut above
the right temple and Mrs. Leland was cut over
windows. They were attended by DR. Henson
OF Manhattan Hospital. and went home. The
team was caught at 1O0th street by q PARK
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srARKs FROM THE zELKcRapn

Tho blockade OF the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern in North Dakota has been raised, aud the
trains are running nearly on time.
The Superintendent OF the Census has prepared re-
port In f.ySr Of estab!l.hing . gsrminsnt census
HAls. ChAirmAA of the Senate Census CommIItOs
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HIS Liss for Mistake II Coustias.
Eyom tAs Panas.o Stov and Hsrald

GUAYAoUII. Nov. ia young gentleman Of
this city named Lautaro Bolona committed
accidental suicide the other day In the Hotel
half loaded. Placing tho mSzzle % TO his hi'St right
temple he pulled the trigger az many times as
chamber Evidently he misc0unted the empty
chamber for one Of the charged ones went of
unexpectedly killing him on the spot.
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A Dssposas.t Patient Atts.pts s.,sid..

Bernard Egan came to Bellevue Hospital on
Nov 8 TO DO treated for . nervous disorder as
tho private patient Of Dr. @. I. Dana He did
not make much progress toward recovery. and
grew msnifestly Respondent About 2 A. M
yesterday: while in bed he. tried to cut his
throat with safety razor. the blade OF which
shaving. He consequently only succeeded in
making Q cash behind the, iugular vein, which
will heal up before long II nothing happens.
He 10 now In the prison ward. and. when well.
he will have to answer for his attempt at self
destruction. Esan Is "a years old and lives In
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Robbed . synaxes.e, Appsrs.tly.

Hobbod 6ynaEoGae, ADparently.
Three men. each with Hebrew scroll OF the
Law In Its velvet case. were seen coming along
Orchard street late last night When they
tho scrolls under truck and fed, The scrolls
are now ut the Eldridge street police station.
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All claims not consistent With the h,gh character ot
Syrup compsny. itscts gently on ths fidnsya Liver.
and boweS cleansing the system sdsetuAlly but Il V
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BROOKLYN.

| Ths body Of woman which had been in the water
for long time was picked mp In the East River st
sSs:: "a Sss e si'a simply IN an
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PEPI TAMPA,

The divine diva, says:
/" During a. spell of
hoarseness. I used the
Soden Mineral Pastil-
les. and / am pleased
to say that they have
relieved me at once.
i would not go on the
stage without having
genuine" must have
the signature OF Els
Iner d 4endelson Co.."
Sole Agents, New
York. around each