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WHY INVENT 4 son?
4 Family Feud Said to Account for Mr..
Posts Queer VIII.

FOsVb Vueef VIII.
The contest of the will OF William Henry
Post which is made by certain New Jersey
cousins OF the decedent on the ground. pri.
marily. that he never had son. although he
pretends to make his 'son. William George
Post" dsvisee OF certain property. has
brought to light curious state Of affairs.
William n. Arnoux. counsel for Catherine A.
Peck. sister-in-law. eXecutrix. and chief ben
eflciary under the will Of Mr.. Post. being un-
able to find the son named In tho will or to
learn II the son ever had existence. cited Mr.
Posts New Jersey relatives as next OF kn.
None OF these benefit under the provisions OF
the will. and Adrian Post, Catharine
Van Houten. Susanna Van Sam. and
Abby L. Ramsay objected to the pro-
bate OF the will. They declare that
there never was a son. and they consider that
the mention OF q son In the will is evidence OF
Mr. Posts mental unlitness to make q will.
This much was told in Yesterdays Sun.
On the other hand. it was said yesterday by
one who knew something OF the history OF tho
Post family that the failure OF Mr.. Post to leave
anything to his New Jersey relatives was the
he even carried his resentment beyond
;sa S SsSss III i e..
properly ip Now Jersey which he pretended. to
devise to the supposititiousson son: This propotty
his grandmother. Rochei Van Houten. ior
llfe with reyerson to his children, One Of his
near relatives, q, who would; It Is said.
which is valued ut S5O.0O0. IL Mr..
Post had no children. is said to have
and Mr.. Posts claims For this relative Mr.
Post IL said to have cherished thorough dis
Ike and in o,hg dSing all that ne could to prevent
Is alleged to have arranged the story OF u
mythical son whose claim would supersede
hers
Lawyer Arnoux said last night that the son.
as an element In the case. is non. essential.
property Which he could devise. II there were
d son. no took as. s.reversionary heir under Mrs.
Van Houten's will. and the clause relating to
the son Is therefore mere surplusage. Mr..
Arnoux said that the right Of the Surrogate to
try, the question Of the existence OF the son
will be denied by the executors.
Mr.. POSTS own estate which is left chiefly to
Mrs. Peck. is estimated at 5000 1000.
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ALL READY FOR TIE DERBY.
Tennes-ee's Rlue Ribbon TO be Decided
To-day.

Tennes-ee's Riue Ribbon to he Decided
To-day.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 10.-With the city full
Of turfmen. the course crowded with thorough
breds Of high class. tho weather auspicous.
and Mcmphians certain to uphold their rcpu-
tation as enthusiastic sportsmen. the opening
OF the racing season tomorrow is an assured
success.
The effect OF recent rains and floods will be
felt for some days. The horses trained here
are" therefore. backward in work. and those
shipped from New Orleans and other Southern
training grounds have been retarded by az
Grnvating delays on the road
Arrivals were numerous today. among them
being special train load from tho Crescent
City. carrying the best flyers Of tho recent
meeting there.
The Tennessee Derry. although contested
by only a uuintette of candidutes. is the
medium OF heavy speculation.
For weeks this inaugural prize for three
year-olds has been by common consent con-
ceded TO Corrigan's representatives,, yet on the
chances are quoted below the tor:
In TIE w9GHrs nj maae Mm Mm t9;nay E;yy Jim Browns
and @ anT suck of Tero ron
weighs the Texans confidence at the post to-
morrow the Ialer's entry will be the starting
choice.
II II surprise should come it may he look ed
for in Lew Weir. jim Murphy being ronsi,l-
cred as outcla.scd. Col Il. ". simmons of
New Orleans ard Btlly WILLIAMSON Of Mobi!,
the Judges. and Starter Sheridan arrived this
morning.
A few days OF warm weather would do much
toward ,ruseing the horses into racing
trim. although plenty of work is being
one daily. This morning Verge dor and
Oregon Eclipse worked six furlonGs in
l:2Osa. Bolivar Buckncr and Carono mn,in tine
tracks circuit in l:+1'.. Queen Isabella did
three quarters in l:1S. and Helen y. accom-
rlished mile in $50.
The best work ever noted ut Montgomery
Park was Wightmans SIX iurl2}ngs Yesterday
Hclter Skelter Tomorrow and forcgoes his
Derby engagement because ho is not ready to
travel ths distance.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 10Th" track is In
good condition. hut the skies are somewhat
rlouded ut midnight. Horsenen claim the
thrown 10 the surface in ploughing ur the
track last summer leaving tho sand below.
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OBITY.4RI,.

Gen. Charles NJ. Field died at his residence
in Washington on Saturday night. Bright )
disease being the immediate cause OF death.
Gen. Field was born near Lexington. KY. in
1928. and graduated from West Point in 1s42
He served In the army until 1861. in the fam
bert Sidney Johnson and Lieut.. Col. robert +.
Lee. With Lee and johnson he resigned in
1861. and entered the Southern Army as
throughout the war After the war. with sew
eral other American officers he entered the
d. Ss # ETyp h.
ington. and for q few years followed his pro-
fession as a civil engineer, and was lo3rke eep-
crosses. During the Administration Of Clcvo-
land he was in charge OF the Hot Springs AR
Kansas observation. and resigned when the
present Administration came into effect lie
record Of the late rebellion. which he was en-.
surviving him widow and two sons.
Ferdinand Destwolinski. known throughout
the United States and Germany as one Of the
Gi"S m"st m st h mnnG n fn1 Hnd
day. For several years Mr. Destwolinski had
been engaged as tho consulting engineer OF
pany OF New York city. st. Louis and Fort
ests Of the concern IN Mexico and the West.
that Prof. Swenson. the ratentee OF the triple
effect process OF manufacturing sorghum SUI
mill in Cuba. Louisiana. the Sandwich Islands,
and other countries. made Il success
John Nelson. u retired New York merchant.
and tho Superintendent of Christ Episcopal
Church Sunday school In Elizabeth. died very
suddenly last night. Hc was feeling well. ap-
stricken during the service and had TO ho Ttee re-
moved, to his home in East Jersey street,
where he died II few minutes later. He leaves
II wife and four SOUS three of whom are an
gagged In business in New York.
Tho liev. DR.. Samuel J. Spnulding, for mora
than thirty years pastor Of the Whitehead Con.
heart disease yesterday. aged 72 years. DR..
Spaulding WAS chaplain Of the Forty eighth
Massachusetts, REGIMENT. under Col. r. i.
stone, during It's service near Port Hudson
and Donaldsonville.
DR. NJ. NJ. Lamb. one Of the most prominent
IN northern New York. died ynster.
suit OF paralytic stroke.
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In Four Years II DriHed From Our Shores
tD the Shores Of Spain.

BosToN. April 10.-The Hydrographic office
Mt Washington has begun an official inquiry
about the sealed bottle. enclosing a postal
card. which drifted from Hull. Mass. to San
Fernando. Spain. more than four years being
required to complete the journey.
Acting Hydrographer Davenport has written
to Mr.. Charles Mclean who set tho bottle
afoat. asking for as complete an account as
possible OF the circumstances u1dor which
this bottle was set adrift. as special interest
attaches to It IN having actually drifted from
our shores to those OF Europe,
That such thing was possibe can be
granted readily enough" he says; but am
not aware that any well authenticated case OF
such drift has heretofore been made public"
Mr.. Mclean told reporter that during the
past four or live years he had sent adrilt seven
or eight letters Ike the ope that found it, way
across the Atlantic to tho shores OF spain,
but only two OF them. were ever heard
from. one that was washed upon the beach Mt
Marblehead. and tho other that made the
Transatlantic voyage. Tho time selected for
launching the bottles was when the tide was
on the turn OF tho flood.
Mr.. Mclean is Of tho opinion that tho wind
has fully as much to DO with directing the
course OF tho bottles as the tide. az two-thirds
OF their surface Is exposed.
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Facts About the
Central Park Driveway,

]. The law approved March IL whose repeal
Is now asked for on false representations. sim.
ply authorizes tho construction In the Centra
Park o! putlic driveway beginning at the
entrance at 59th st. and 9Th av., and termi.
mating at such northcrly point as the Park
Commissioners may determine Tho law
neither mentions nor contempates n race
track" only a driveway. subject like the other
Park roads to- tho control of the Commissioners.
>. Competent engineers and landscare
architects who have examined the course in
dicatcd for tho new driveway have testified
that the picturesque beauty ofthe Park would
be enhanced by its construction.
3. 1t is impossible that the driveway should
be either n straight or level road. Its rir.
pose being to mako Park travel safer. It could
not cross any pathway or roadway at grado.
Tho staten ent that ts use would he terror
to women and children is II wanton and mali.
cious misrepresentation.
4. Testimony is all but unanpnpus that the
value of real estate on the 9Th aX side Of the
Park would he increased by the construction
oi tue proposed driveway.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE
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MEXICO.
Extensive Preparations for the Reelection
OF President DlaE.

Extensive Preparations for the Reelection
OF President Dlas.
CRY OF MEXICO. April 9.-There is not now
the slightest doubt Of the reelection Of Gen.
Diaz as President OF Mexico. He has received
the endorsement OF the National Convention.
which met here this month: he was some
time ago assured Of the support of the Cover
nors OF nearly all the States: he has the back
ing Of the great majority of the members OF
Congress, which conven ,d on the 1st Of April: !:
he is a favorite with tho army. and he Is popu-
lar with al. classes OF Mexicans. excepting the
clerical party. which has but little political
power There have been large meetings held
in favor Of his candidacy: there was
grand civil and milit ry parade here
in his honor a few days ago: the
financial and mercantile powers are on
his side: SO are the great majority Of
the papers in all the States. and he has won
over several public leaders who we're but
recently In opposition to him. 1t cannot be
said that there is any candidate against him.
Gen. Trevino was regarded as one somo time
ago. but he has announced that he is in favor
Of Diaz- Tho adversaries Of Diaz are not denied
the right Of opposition but. on the contrary.
anti Daz meeting last Wednesday. they were
protected by the authorities.
elected President under tho Constitution. W. He he
was provisional President as far back as 1876.
tional President began in 1884. It was in his
interest that the Constitution was amended
by the repeal Of the clause. which forbade the
reelection OF the President for the next imme-
diate term.
III, IN his message to to the Congress- now in ses-
ous condition OF Mexico He refers to the
growth of its industries the enlargement OF
its railroad system. the institution Of new pub
lie works. and the Improvement of the harbor
OF Vera Cruz; and he offers a number OF i'm
Consideration by Congress. including a sng-
gestion for the better enforcement OF the
obligatory school laws. He also speaks OF the
so as to keep the internal revenue ut a high
level. The message has been received with
general satisfaction.
No other President OF Mexico has ever held
offlce for three terms, and no predecessor Of
Dsz has been as =; ~ as he has been in
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QUEEN MOLLI .4-SHOPPING.
Selling Baskets that She Made Last Winter
and Dick ering foe Goods.

MIDpIETowS. April 1O.-Qucen Mollie Hatch
EFT. who became 81 years old recently. paid a
transient visit to the village II Derby. among
the Connecticut hills. II few days ago. and
stepped about the narrow streets almost as
briskiy as maiden. She was shopping, and
her fancy turned to Elittering gewgnws and
bright and snowy body gear. MOllie llatchett
Is the Queen OF the once y Iwcrful and famous
Pcquot Indians. who owned nearly all of Con-
nrcticut and were the most warlike OF all
New England Indians. She is tho last full
bloodcd lineal descendant Of the tribal chief.
and at her drath will end the royal succession.
She dwes in IL humble cottage on one Of tho
Pcuuot reservations near oxford village. not
or three modest dwellings, Of the scnnty REM
There j. -nnpthrrrrscrv9tion on Jewctt street
In Derby. So ere another pcGuOt family lives.
Peuuots. however. is in the forests about Lam
tern III IN "'yard and Aorth St"n'ngton in
New London county. II few miles eRst of New
London in ia" extreme southeastern end OF
tribe arc hero aud th' inhaaitants cultivate
the soil somewhat. ah' have curious customs.
Qua"n Nolli" i Il supple. VIGOROUS old lady.
halo and strong, AMI one Of the dehest basket
clean white BASKETS on her visit 10 Derby and
her youthful great -Grahddnughtrr who went
along with her und nm armful Of tiny baskets.
The rnup" sold their wares and then dckcrcd
for rrnrrrins nrH millinery II is not known
lu4t how Old iOliG il. hut some believe she IL
I'G@ last King of the Mohegan Indians a
Iiu'r,l descendant ~ the great snchem, rncas.
wi,h n9t long AK" lie was an expert with
iaE md arrow
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DIS-dPPOyNTED IN LOyE,
Henry Schneider Kills Himself Bec.us.
His sui Was Rejected

Henry Schneider, ~ years old. killed him
self In his room at 81 Madison street. Newark.
some timo Saturday night with rat poison. A
few months ago Miss Manic Dey's father
died no was the owner OF several tencmrnts.
including the one In which Schneider hon rded
and left tho girl An heircss She Ind MANY
admirers, and among them was Srhneid"r
he lecninc dasppndrGt. He tulksi ~ snici,. ~
to his friends and they gnyrh HIM.
On FrldaT night h" SAN the girl in tho COM
pnnv nl another Young man on Su,urdny
night, il Is sad. b" had II uuurrol with some ~
his relatives VII" live IN the hill section Of
friend. and cnnird o the litter his Infant 10"
Of COMMITTING suicide. Arriving N front Of
his home. he invited his friend IN stai,s To- so,
clined the iuv'lltlon. and went home. Y.st,r.
dsy da morGing MS drhI hdy md. was found in s
Tn had ~ p,r inr.are that -he
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Sedl's concert in tine Lenox Lycoum last
night began with LISTS grand rol,uaiS.
Then Sig. Italo Campanini sang Saint Sa us
"CinGue Mars" and when the usher hHnloi
up Il wreath Of laurel and roses the audience
burst into hearty cheering. Dvorak's SlWoni,
rhapsody in q minor came next There wnrs
two violin duets by Miss Leonora vonStosrha and
Miss Gerald inc Morgan. A minuet and a rs-
made hytiodard were given FrauRittcr- -lro"t7s
Miss Eeicta kashoskn. Mr. william i, iii"g"t
from .Becthovcng "Fideio." After IN" nav
Ing. Of somo bale music from. Tho Cnn.
cnsinn Prisoncr,' Mrs. Julia J.. Wyman surg
let's "HlWette"' and GLOW Walt" after winch
Miss Clementine de We're. Miss, Fr"ms'a I
Slgnor Galassi; and Sigpor Clodio sun- "a
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n NEW CHURCH.
Dsassation OF the New Ediace or the West
End resbyterians.


End Presbyterinns.
Dedicatory services were held IN the new
West End Presbyterian Church at Amsterdam
avenue and 105th street yesterday morning. at
which the Rev. DR.. John Gillespie preached.
In the evening laymen's meeting was held
at which the Rev. DR.. John Hall. President Of
tho Church Extension Society presided. The
speakers OF the occasion were Mr.. John Patton.
Mr.. Warner Van Norden and Mr. Theron g.
Strong. sDr. J. B. Shaw. tho pastor OF the
ohureh.. being III with pneumonia. was not
10 night at i O'clock the conservation SER
yiccs will be held. The Moderator Of the pros
bytery will preside. The Rev. George Alex
shdsr viii preach The sermon and the Rey; H.
the Rev Drs;n Ramsay, Ghambsrs. Booth:
night there will be an interdenominational
The West End Presbyterian Church was or
cnnized on Feb. z. 1893. The seating capacity
Of the hew church Is IL 100. The chapel built
In 1880 and used for church services tom
IoIarily will now be used as Sunday school;
The church cost $50. 900. and was designed
by Henry i. Kilburn. architect
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Most Pitiable Condition.

For many months was confined to my bed.
and for three years was constantly under the
treatment OF several Of the most eminent
physicians OF the city. At ono time l was SO
low that felt death close at hand. For
several months l was inmate of Hospital in Gin
cinnuti. Heaven only knows what suffered during
those terrible years. became greatly einaciated,
weighing at time but 70 pounds My husband spent
many hundreds or dollars for physicians and for
medicines of all kinds until were nearly impover.
shed and totally discouraged for there seemed to be
no: the slightest prospect CT to help this
side Of the grave. Three years ago moved to
PiQua, and the neighbors know the condition was in
when was brought here and for long after. A year
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The Gaelic Sesna b q ..

The committee In charge OF arrangements
for the annual Gaelic Seanachas. which will
take place at Lenox Lyceum on April 20. un-
der the Presidency Of Chief Justice Joseph F.
DAILY met mt the rooms OF tho Gaelic Society.
II West Twenty eighth street. last night.
Victor Herbert. who has charge OF tho musi-
cal programme. has arranged new Irish
time by selected orchestra under his per-
sona direet9p Among the artists alrSHdy
neI Gaes
singer: Miss Julia O'Connell, Mr.. J. II. McKin-
10y. Mr. Carl Z Dufft. and the Irish piper. T. f.
K0rriRun.
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AN ANARCHIST LEiDfR ARRESTED.
Munox the Head of the spanish Dynamiters,
Dragsed from His HidinG Place.

Munoz, the Head of the spanish Dynamite ~
dragged from HIS HidnG Place.
MADRID. April 10. Philip Munoz. the An
archst leader. was arrested here to-day. He
is charged with having laid the plan for
blowing up tho Parliamentary buildings
and having employed Delboche and Ferreira.
who We're caught in the act of placing bombs
before tho doors of the Cortes. He is
the man to whom wero to be consigned tho
dynamite cartridges which Delbocht ordered
from Diaz an Anarchist arrested in Bilbao on
Wednesday. He is thought to be the brains
Of the Anarchists movements in Spain. and
to DC the, originator OF the plans 10 blow up the
palace. the police station. and the bulldlny OF
the War Department in this city. These plans
were found sewed in Delboches underclothes.
and the writing In them. tle police say. r'-
Munoz was caught III tho suDuTps. Wnere ne
was hiding with u comrade. The POLICE are
searching the nearby houses n hopes oi ma.
which Muno2 Is known TO nave kept ior use by
the executors Of his plots Nothing mas yet
been discovered Several ] ensneGtSi ine nave Cenh zen
close the nature OF the evidence against th"n.
Munoz will DO brought nefore masisirats
for examination to.morrIw. % hn MAKES s rx.. irgme
nothing against him. IN cnoIt VIII ~ ~, nnue I,u
tonight to induce him. to confess. ~ did Del
boche after at first refusing 10 SPEAK oi ms
an Whis Ahnt''%','; Jesuit priest was preaching in
behind u pillar. He made an outcry and OK
tinguished the burning fuse;
There was "a rush for the door ana women
and children were trampsi to the floor. 4
doZ"n persons were seriously lnluIe9. NO
strangers Were seen 10 enter the church after
bomb WAS s,et with IL slow fuse earlier in the
evening. No arrests have been made
The sun., 1892-04-11

KANSAS CRY. April lo.-Thirty-two Demo-
cratic County Conventions to elect delegates
to the state Convention. which will send dele
gates to tho Chicago Convention, were held in
Kansas yesterday Twenty three counties
have been heard from. All report that the del
gates We're instructed for Cleveland
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Mr. Non.x Thinks We Want the Earth.

BRUSSELS. April I0.-The i"drpendn"ce Brl1e
will publish tomorrow and Tuesday two strik-
in.: letters. entitled The United states. Latin
America. and Europe" The author is Maxi
miliano Honez, n popular Chilian writer and
frequent contributor to the Rrrnr Drs De"f
MgidrS ana tho .NorrR" Eer4r IN the first
states is deliberately planning to destroy all
national Independence in tho south American
Stntes and il PREPARING to elect c0mpuisoriiy
ing To the advantage Of the great republic OF
T..
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Hoods
S arsa pariIIa
Cures

and half ago. having read what Hoods Sar-
saparila had done in other cases. l concluded
to try it. After n while | began to improve.
slowly but surely. and then more rapidly.
until to my great delight | could get out Of
my bed and walk. l have now become per-
fectly cured and am happy to say am
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Where Yesterday. Fire. Were

A.M.-i2;io. 374 Grand street. Ginsbery 4 Mork
owitz. damage $1,000; 100, 81 Cstharine street NJ
steitz damage $500 a,iO I'D East Nin.t,.,h s,r,.,
william Moore, damage - 500 '"-'''
J.. M-3' ~. +sI Tenth avenue. Mr. Rohr damage soI.
$40. Id Attorney street. Charles Gr.ubrr dnmny,
] si,nn'; 4ib6 80 hlnth NJ ayenne, treter.cE X heryai
Ireana damage slight 7tiu chimney ire ou3
West End avenue Charles iavake no damaye,
Iitb la East Sinety niuth street Iranrls j LaIr.
damage tloD; $40 = snaolk street Bloomtnst6ai
damage $lO.OOO: Bl6. 1872 shsrin street Borastein 1
Horn shoes, damage. 500
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MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 10. This morning at
10 o'clock iron beams closed up the gap in tho
big cantilever bridge hero, and the States Of
Arkansas and Tennessee We're Joined. Tho
celebration Of the, oponing will take place in
gunbOat Concord will steam up the river and
take part In the celebration.
The bridge cost S3.UUuO0O and. including
the trestle work. IL about three miles long 1t
heongs to the company operating tho Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad.
free exhibition OF all that il ne In furntu Is now
going on at Flint's, lOa West i4th st-zds
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Con. to w..h,naton Against Capt. BourLe.

SAN ANTONIO, April 1O.-Robert Summerlin.
attorney for n large number of Mexican cti-
zens Of the Rio Grande frontier who have made
complaint against the actions of Capt John Il.
Bourke of the Third United States cavalry in
inston Where he has been summoned by See
retary Elkins TO give his testimony in tho cases
now being investigated by that department
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LONDON. April 1O.-A despatch to the Times
from Buenos Ayrcs says: The state OF siege
was raised only during tho voting hours. The
elections We're perfectly Tranquil, the Radicals
ubstaning from voting. DR.. Jos6 triburn
heads the list"
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Arrested for tn. Ea.,ou Hank xobscr,.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM. April TO- Walter con.
ners. notorious bank sneak thief Was
brought to Easton tonight from Cynthia"a.
Ky, by Detective Johnson Io and another
thief robbed the Faston National Bank .tat
August OF $1,000 y. ~. Slator. clerk ~ tlr
bank, accompanied the detective t. krHfu'.y
and identified Conners. tounrrs made an A.
tomDt to escape on the trip here
The sun., 1892-04-11

Tho completion of the new building Of the
Church Of tho Transformation in Marcy ave-
nue. and Hooper street. Williamsburgh, was
celebrated last night with a sacred concert
The new building adioins the old church
which two years ago was found Inadequate to
the needs OF tho parish. 1t ia ready now for
divine service, but Il may not be used until it
postponed until after the ordination OF tho
new Bishop. Tho attendance last night was
very large.
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Note. Of Foreign Happenings.


Great forest fires are reported in the Alders-
hot forest near Berlin. and IN tho Finnentrop
forest near Earnsberg.
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Ermncmn'- - Hrnokiyn's New Twenty.
e. l. II Ward.

The Democrats in the new Twenty-eighth
ward If BROOKLYN have had II Very large enroll
Urnt and to-day will hold their primary at
'Ni. "nt!Al avenue, from to . =. NJ. There
lrH twO tickets In the field. one headed hy
iuolnas L. iiootwin. who is the nominee OF
IT." shay and G9odwin associations. and the
oiGrr By John Mnchan, Tho contest will bs
Republicans also hold their primary to-day