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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
STATE NOTES.

An apple tree over one hundred years old was
blown down in the yard OF William Thomas. OF
kiverton, during the storm.
An oyster weighing one pound three
quarters was caught by a western shore
oysterman and brought into Greenwich Pier
wharf.
saron B. Newman. OF Hope township, Warren
county, raised 107l5 bushels of potatoes from
four bushels OF seed One OF the tubers
weighed 2la pounds.
Mrs. Elixn Gibson, OF Woodstown, has a
dahlia feet and inches high.
a Columbia woman has healthy, half-grown
chicken tnGt Is wingless.
Captain Jack Webb of Cape May, boasts of q
peac h tree in his yard that is bearing q third
crop this season, Captain Webb can offer no
explanation for this freak Of nature.
Otters have been seen In the lake at Elmer
Despite his II years, Jonathan Toinlin of
Mullica HILL ''shinned up an appls tres aud
picked barrel of apples. u
L. +. Conover of Wickatunk, Monmouth
County. has made 1o2 barrels Of applejack this
fall
Eilea Bradway Of Lower Alloway has grown
this year the largest pumpkin probably tnat
was ever grown In Salem County. II weighs
now 40 pounds ana is still growing, and will be
weighed again, as she is after prize 1t is
called vanglin's Mammoth. after the we'll
known seed man of New York. 1t Is Of light
red color, and measures seventy-fl five inches
around 1t. The next heaviest weighed ninety
pounds
Bert Davis of Lower Alloway Creek, while,
hook and line fishing hauled in an EEL and
while attempting to uuhook II the eel slipped
from his hand to the bottom OF the boat It at
once darted for huge catfish that Davis had
previously snooded passing in the catlsh's 3
mouth and cut at its gill, breaking the hook Ia
the passage.
Several large water snakes have been killed
recently about the cold storage box of Armour
& Co., at Burlington The reptiles are supposed
to have been brought there In the ice and
thawed out.
Frank Newcomb and party Of Millyille
sportsmen k illed four-snagged buck weighing
125 pounds. in the deer woods on Tuesday.
Monday nights severe frost badly damaged
the cranberry crop In the vicinity Of Toms
River.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
AFFAIRS In COSTA RIGA.
The Government Places y Tax on Co
and Wines and Liquors.

The Government Places Tax on Coffe q
and Wines and Liquors.
WASHINGTON. Oct. %. 1s93.-Lewis
Baker. United States Minister to Costa
Rlca. sends to the State Department a
very Interesting report on the financial
condition OF that Central American re-
puolic. Costa Rica finds that her
revenues are not equal TO meet the
necessary expenses or the Government
and at the same time to maintain
her credit abroaf without increased
taxation. To provide for this deficiency
In the revenues the Government has
issued a decree imposing an export tax
six sbilliugs in gold on every 100 pounds
OF coffee sent out of the country. The
expectation is that this will net the
government $4,000 per annum. The
reason assigned for imposing gold ex>
port tax Is that the government needs
gold with which to pay its annual inter
est on its bonds, about 100000.
LAS there is no tax" says Minister
Baker, ION land the agriculturallst had
been heretofore greatly favored in not
bearing the burden of government. and
as the prices of coffee are large at pres
ent and very remuneratfve (the cost bein g
about 15 cents and the selling price As
cents pound, Costa Rica currency this
tax fs not TO be considered an onerous
one."
In our money the tax is about one aud
half cents per pound on coffee expo rted.
The Government has also increased the
custom duties considerably" on i'm
ported wines and liquors, and raised the
prices of domestic liquors and tobacco,
''of W hich the Government has the mono
poly"
by about 20 per cent. The revenue from
taxation in 1892 amounted to s,5,8OS. 474
with expenses for the same period IS 449, :
300. The value of the imports for The
same year was sS,351.0 .029 and of imports
So, ,664, ,607.
The value of the importations repre-.
sent a tax of about $2.l0 on each iuhabi-
tant.
The total indebtedness of the republic
is about e2 100000. of which e., 900 600 is
owned abroad.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
TIRADE AGAINST CATHOLICISM.


Says II Is, Resposibls for the Backward
ness OF Canada.
MONTREAL, Oct. 23. 1898. "A ssnsas
tional address was delivered yesterday at
the Crescent Street Presbyterian Church
by the Rev. Mr.. Amaron. an American
Missionary. who has been engaged In
French Avangelization work in the
United Stntes. He said Quebec was liv-
ing under a medieval system. Mt war
with the genius of British institutions
There was an aIarmIng exodus of French.
Canadians to the United States aad they
were forced to expatiats themselves by
reason of the false aud inadequate sys-
tenn Of education. a
French Canadians were patient and
suffering people. but there wasysnow a
revolt against abselutism. Roman
Catholic colleges were good enough to
make ,riests. but could not fig men for
the struggle OF life. French Canadiaas
were now thirsting for libartv and indeA
pendencs of thought. while Roman
Catholicism was driving thousands OF
them 10 infidelity. Romanisin was also
responsible for the sbackwardnsss of the
country. A4ss
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
THE PALNA'S CONCERT.

An Excellent Programme Arranged for
That of This Evening.
The first concert Of the season will
take place this evening at the Palma
Clubhouse. and judging by the excellent
programme prepared. it promises to be
the finest ever given by the club. On
the success of this entertainment will
depend the number Of stays and other
receptions that will be given during the
winter. The programme for this even
ing embraces the COSMOPOLITAN Q1ar-
tstte OF brooklyn, the Berkeley B injo
and Mandolin QuIntette of New YorK.
A. L. Lubin of the Bjou Theatre. New
York. in musical eccentricities; Miss
Hilda Lee Drew of Boston. humorous
recitations; aud Miss Violet Dale of Ne W
York, fancy minuet and tambourine
dances. The above ladies and gentls-
men are artists OF the higheyt ability,
who have never before performed for q
Jersey City audience. The friends OF the
Pslmas ougnt to be out In force stonigtt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
MAHARAJAH SINGH DEAD.
He Was the Son Of the Famous
Rajai of The PuDjaub.
b. cab,e to the United Press.

PARIS, Oct. 90, 1893. 3.-Maharsjah Dhu-
leen Singh died In this city yesterday
from effects of q paralytic stroke.
The Maharajah was born In 1888 He
was son Of the famous Runjeet Singh.
Rajah Of the Punjaub. Dhuleep was
and the demoralized state of the
regency and army induced the British
Ministry to annex the principality under
certain conditions, one being that tho
young Maharajsh should receive four
iscs OF rupees. equivalent to $40. 900 stert
ling per annum. Afterwards the Mahar,
RJah became @ Christian. tooK mp his
abode In England, and was naturalIzed.
His mother, the notorious Rance, also
resided In that country until her death In
1868. but resisted stsadfastly ali persuar
sious TO become n convert to Christianity,
II was at one time supposed that the
Maharajah would take for wife the
Princess Victoria of Coburg, but In 1854
ne was married at the British Consulate
at Alexandria. to a young Protestant
lady, British subject. She died in
September. 1887, ana In May, 1899, ne
married, In Paris, Miss Ada Douglass
Wetnerill. Ths Maharai III purchased
an estate near Thetford. England, where
hs resided for some years. In 1885 he
presented to the British government
claim for increase OF pension, payment
of personal debts and 9th er things to
which he considered himself eatitlad.
This claim being dis allowed, he left Eng
land for Indi hut was not per mitted TO
land. 9'he Maharajah Dhuleep Singh
recently expressed deep regret for the
course of hostility which he had pursued
towards England since 1886. and her
Majesty. BY the advice of her Ministers,
was "Graciously pleased" to accord her
pardon to him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
STRICKEN WITH APoPLExY.
Chief Brooks, of the Secret Service of
the Treasury Department. Dead.

Chief Brooks. of the Secret Service of
the Treasury Department. Dead.
sDeciaI to The JERSEY Cttv Neps
NEWARK, October %, 1S93.-John P.
Brooks, chief of the New York & New
Jersey Division of the Secret Service of
the Treasury Department, died at seven
O'Clock this morning at his home, at 274
Walnut street.
His death was sudden and unexpected.
He was stricken at twelve O'Clock yester-
day, after having taken a bath, with
apoplexy.
He was found in his room unconscious
He remained unconscious up to the time
of his death. DR.. George Brooks, of
Washington, DC, his nephew, was tele-
graphed for, and reached his bedside late
last night and attended him to the end
Mr. Brooks was born IN England, and
youth he was brought to this country
For thirty years he engaged in the real
estate business in Newark. When Col.
Whitley was deposed as chief of the
Secret Service during General Grants
administration, Chief Drummond was ap-
pointed in his stead, and Mr.. Brooks
became assistant chief.
Four years ago he was appointed Chief
of the New York & New Jersey Division.
He was one of the best men in the SER
vice of the Government, and has made
many important arrests.
His last big case was when he secured
the. conviction of George Adads, alias
Fred Brown. before Judge Benedict, last
Friday.
He leaves a widow and family of
grown children. He has two nephews in
the service of the Internal Revenue De-
partment One of them. A. H, Brooks. is
chief agent of the department. here, and
another Frederick Brooks. is chief agent
in Philadelphia
He was a well-known Mason and a
! member of numerous societies and lodges.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
the law is repealed to take effect upon

the law is repealed to take effect upon
its passage.
SILVER MEN AND PoPULIsTs REST EASY.
The silver men and POpuiists are taxi
ing things easy and are willing witnesse.
of VIII II they are pleased TO call the con-
fusion of the dominant party. To their
miud, compromise Is doomed, aud some
Western silver republicans were this
morning assel ting that the compromise
which was agreed upon Saturday canuot
GO throughthe Senate unless a cloture rule
Is provided to assist 1t. They Intimate
although not openly making the state
ment-that as soon as the agreement
comes up for action, they will tlibuster
against IL as earnestly as possible; aad iu
this work they will have the assistance
of at least two Populisls-Messrs.A Allen
and Kyle.
A fair estimate OF the opinions ex>
pressed by Senator'S privately. is that they
anticipate more trouble effecting solu~
tion to the problem over which they have
laoored for several weeks, aud that the
end does not appear to be at all certain.
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.
The Democratic Conference Committee
went into secret session this morning
again at half past ten O'Clock, with orders
that no one was to be admitted. After
half An hour spsnt In deliberation. other
Senators came and went, aud 1t appeared
as IL democrats were being consulted up
on the new situation that confronted
those In charge of the bill.
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The Silver Purchase Repeal bill was
laid before the Senate at 1890 this morn
ing. Mr.. Stewart gave uotics OF an
amendment for Pan American None
tary Conference. to assemble at Wash
ing ton within nine months. and for tEs
adoption of a common silver coin to bt
legal tender in all commercial transac.
tiops in the countries represented.
Mr.. Jones (Rep.. New resumed the
floor and continued his speech against
the bill at the point where he left of or
Saturday
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
TOM WILL LOSE ONE SOON,

And He Hasn't Ghost of a Show for the
. Other.
There has beeu considerable discussion
in hhs Eight Assembly district of late
as to whether Thomas McEwan as U nited
States Commissioner and Federal
supervisor of elections could serve as
Assemhlymau II elected The mat
ter was especially discussed at a
meeting Of the Fremont Club
several nights ago and Mr.. McEwan
cited the case Of Uni ted States Commits
sioner Isaac 5. Romaine who while mold
a Federal office served in the Assembly.
Mr.. McEwan said TO a reporter for The
NEWS that il he found that the holding of
the Office of Assembly coufiicted with the
law regulating his conduct as a Federal
otficeholder. he would resign his Federal
position,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
DIED.

JENKINs-At his late residence, Fairmou MT ave
nue. Jsrssy Sc CITY Helgnss ign on Su nday orning,
y year of his age.
Funeral private. Kindly omit flowers.
ACKLEY.In this city, on Oct; "a. at his residence.
Funeral at Hornellsvlle. N. Y.
D1LLoNon II, sa,urday Oct. Ct r. 1873 James Dil
thirty nine years -. =, s-5l,.s.
spectruily Invited to attend the funeral from his
residence, No. l59 Sussex street. on Tuesday morn
a chnFeS hsSs snsrp saenSs sss 70 will s
be offered for the happy reposs of his soul.
MANIoN On Oct. 2l. 1898 Mary @. Manion, the
beloved wife Of Andrew Manion.
fnny invited 70 att attend the funeral on Tuesday,
residence No. 75i Newark avenue.
O'NEILL-In this city, Oct. 81. 1895 Charles j. son
OF the late henry and Mary o'Neil. aged IS
Relatives and friends OF the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral from his
i02 Fairmouut avenue on Wednesdas incoming at
nine A. NJ. Oct 25; thence to ST. Patrick's Churon
solemn high mass of requiem will bo offered up
for the happy repose OF his soul.
beloved hasoand OF 81 Margaret Roylaa ia Sass aaS
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
FEENEY-On October a. 1884, Thomas Feenev IN
the fifty seventh year of his age.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
Gernania avenue, on Wednesday, October Is st
half past eight o clock, thence st. Johns X, q
Church, where solemn high mass will be offered
for the happy repose of his soul.
FEELEY-In this city, on sunday, October %.
1898, Elizabeth. taughter of John and Margaret
Feeley, aged nlns,e years.
Relatives and friends OF the family are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral on Wednes-
day afternoon October rs, at O'Clock from
the residence of her parents, No. IsS Pavona ave
nue.. 17
DoRRINGroN.-"n Monday, October %, 1898, Mar.
garet Dorrington. the beloved wife Of the lals
James Dorrington-
Relatives and friends OF the family are invited
to attend the funeral from her late restdencs, So
York street. on Wednesday. Octooer u.s. at A. NJ
thence TO ST. Peters h. G. Churcn whers a solemn
repose OF her soul
EvANs-on Saturday, October 2l 1898. Robert
Evans. age A ears.
Relatives aud trieuds OF the family, also Jersey
City Oleratise Plasters' Union. No. l. are respect
fully Invited to attend the fua aeral from his late
a. st2 p ii.
JENKINS-At his late residence No. $40 Paramount
avenue jersey City Heights on sunday moon
= ing, october %, 1898 Francis Jenkins In the
seventy sixth year of his age.
Funeral private.
Kindly omit flowers.
KIssAM-Tn this city. on October 81 1888 Sarah r.
wioow OF frederick Kfssam, Ia her seventy
Relatives and friends of the family are respe ".
fully invited to attend the funeral services this
MONDAY evening october 2S. 1898. at seven O'Clock.
from he- late residence, No. sos York 81. eet
Interment ct convenience of family
KNAPP On sunday october %, 1898. Jonas R.
knapp, In the Gig tteth year OF hIs age
Fune al from the residence OF his son. George H,
Knapp, No 1@ vroom street, ON TUESDAY, October
"a, aG three IN. 's
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
TRACY BRoNsoN's INJUNCTION.
Claiming the Monm onth Park Racing
Association CAN'T Bar Him Out


Association Can't Bar Him Out
Lawyers Thomas NJ. McCarter and r.
McCarter began, this morning, before
Vice Chancellor Pitney, in Chancery
Chambers, their argument on an injunc-
tion sought by Tracy Bronson, reporter
of tie New York Times, to compel the
Monmouth Park Racing Association to
admit hun on their track.
Mr. McCarter urged that the track is a
public place, open to everybody, and
therefore the association cannot prevent
anyone from attending their races. Coun
sci said that the association invites the
public by advertisements, and the track
cannot be considered private place. The
Association, therefore, has no right to ex-
clude respectable people from attending
the races if they see lit. Counsellor w.
Vredenburg, for the Racing Association.
contended that the track Is a private
place so far as the exercise of proper
regulations by the association is con-
cerned, and if it considers some people
are Objectionable it can refuse them ad :
mittance. The Vice Chancellor took
counsels' brief
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
ITALY ENTERTAINING BRITISH OFFICE rs
King Humbert VIII Visit spezzia to
Hoaor the Fleet.

By Cable to the United Press.
SPEZzIA, Oct. 23. 1893 The vessels
comprising the British squadron that
has been visiting at Taranto arrived here
at ten o'clock this morning, and was re-
ceived with much enthusiasm. The
wharves and the Italian vessels n the
port were finely decorated and the spec
tscle presented was grand one. Thirty
Italian warships met the B ritisn
feet and ssluted 1t. Salutes
were also fred from the forts on the hills
adjacent to the city. Vice Admiral, the
Duke OF Genoa, met Admiral Sir Michael
Culme Seymour, Commander-in-C Chief CT
the British Mediterranean Squ adron.
whose flagship. the Sans Pareil. came
into port at the head of the fleet. The
British squadron, besides the flagship.
consists OF the battlezhips Nile, luflexible
and Dreadnaught, aud the cruisers Hawks
and Edgar. The Duke OF Genoa aud
Admiral Clume Seymour exchanged cor
dial greetings. after which the Italian
officers accompanying the Duke aud the
British off ers OF the flagship were intro
duced and shook hands all round.
Spezzia Is crowded with visitors. 1t IL
estimated that thirty Thousand strangers
are already in town, aud hundreds more
are nocking III by every train. II ID
reported that King Humbert intends to
come to Spezzia to honor the British
deat. 1t Is said that orders have been
received at the Hotel Croce d1 Malto to
prepare rooms for Ais Majesty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
lMMIGATloN BUREAU In CANADA.

NEW YORK. Oct. %, 1s9s.- The officials
who are TO establish the new United
States Immigration Bureau in Canada
are to leave for Montreal this
evening. phey are to inspect all
immigrants arriving in the United States
by way Of Canada and are to have the CO.
operation OF the different Cans
adian K railroad aud steamship
officials with the consent of the
Canadian Government. They will he
stationed at Quebec until navigation on
the st. Lawrence Is closed, when they
will 90 to Halifax, N. s.
The force onsists of Commissioners
Daniel Van Duser. Inspecsor Peter E.
Millre aud John Won Egeers aud Con-
tract Labor Inspector Jchn NConkling.
They will furnish passports to desirable
immjgratns onDing here, audsany immi-
grants not SO supplied will not be allowed
to cross the boundary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
JOHN DELFINo's EXECUTION.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Oct 30. 1898
Delfino. the Italian who was recently
convicted in Bro oklyn OF murder in the
first deRres for the shooting of Mrs. Caro-
line Gessel and whose con-
viction was conflr med by the
Court of Appe ais last week, was
brought TO Brooklyn from Sing SinS this
morning to have the date set for his
execution. Justice Brown named the
week beginning December 4. 1898. Del
fino will be taken back to Sing Sing this
afternoon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
CONGRESS- OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

COLOGNE, Oct. %. 1898 The National
Congress OF Social Democrats opened
here last evening. Herr Hengsbach pre-
sided. There were present 22O delegates
from all parts OF Germany. After the
certificates of the delegates had been
passed. upon Herr Bebel arose to make
speech and WIS given an ovation. Wnen
quiet had been restored Herr Bebsl
thanked the Congress for the warmth of
his receDtion.g Continuing, he said that
Cologne was the centre Of Socialis m
Here. In 1841. Carl Marx had besu
an editor. Here Marx and Eagles
became friends. Here Lasalle had won
his spurs at a sitting of a communist
society. OF which the new Prussiau MIN
lister of Finance. DR.. MIGUEL, had been q
member. EV@
AS this point Herr Singer Interrupted
the speaker. saying, 'and Bebel was born
here" This evoked enthusiastic cheer
ing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
WILLIAM coaBIN ON RACE TRACKS.
speciaI to the Jersev 1ffv 3 Mem,

Special to The JerseH Cifu Netcs.
FREEHOLD. Oct. 2S, 1s9S.-.A large and
enthusiastic union Gospel meeting was
held here last evening IN the Presbyterian
Church in connectioI with The effort OF
theCitizens' League IN the crusade against
the rule OF the gam blers. The meeting
was addressed by Wiiliam Cofhin Of Jer-
sey City, who made most fofnible argu-
ment against the race track Bills passed
ter. Mr.. Corbiu nald tnat the rem ,rk-
abia words repealinG the common law
are nowhere else found except Ia these
laws OF 1893
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
JAMES USHER Fok ASSEMBLY,.
Chosen by the Eleventh District Demo

Chosen by the Eleventh District Demo
crats. fttS}
The Democratic Convention OF the
Eleventh Asse nbly district was held at
ReiniGe's Hall. Union Hill. ous Saturday
evening. The name Of Jas. Usher met With
approval from many Of the can iidates
The only opposition was from three
adherents of George Bruce. seiuor, OF
North Bergen. On the first ballot the
vote was then made unanimous Usher
is strong candidate iand will PROBABLY
poll large vote. sTyr
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
DALTON GANG AT A CHURCH soclABLE.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Oct. %, ls93-The Dali
ton gang, who have been very bold since
they defeated the officers in the Ingalls
battle, capped the climax few nights
ago when they appeared In a gang at
Cushing and all attended an oyster sup.
per given by the ladies of the church
there. They left their arms outside,
patronized the tables liberally and con-
Quoted themselves like society gentlemen
throughout. 1t is needless to remark,
however, that they enjoyed themselves
more than the other people in attend.
ance. q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
CRUSHED By AN ELEVATOR.

ST. LOUIS. No., Oct. %. 500. .-Yester-
day afternoon while at work repairin g
Wainwright Building Asslstant Engineer
Orville 4. j. Golightly was Instantly
killed. Tue elevator was accidently
started and Golightly's head was crushed
between the elevator aud the roof of the
shaft. He was unmarried and recently
came from Memphis. Tenn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
EPIsTLEs OF THE PROPHET MAHoMET
Bv Cable to the United Press

LONDON. October 25, 1884 dispatch
to the Central News from Constantinople
says: The Sultan has bought from q
French savant, for $4,000. two Turkish
epistles that are ascribed to the Prophet
Maholnet. The documents have been
tested by the highest authorities and
have been declared to be authentic. The
discovery of these epistles. the dispatch
adds, may reyolutionize the Mahommedan
world #
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
STRUCK BY A FREIGHT TRAIN.

Special to The Jersey Citv Mems.
ORANGE, Oct. 20. 1898. 3.-The three year
old child Of James Murtha, while playing
on The track OF the Delaware, Lacka
wanna g. Western X. R. this M 3rning,
east of Gone street, WAS struck by u
freight train engine.
Tha chiid's right arm was SO horribly
mRngled that il was found necessary to
amnutata It
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
REMAINS OF A MAN FOUND.
spe, ial 10 the Jersev Ctr Nev,

SDe7 1ttE TO Ule JeTSe0 CIV NeIUs.
TRENTON, October %, 1S9S-A portion
of the remains of man whic b were
found in the garbage dump near the
Goloding Flint Mill at this place are at
the morgue
County Physician Cantwell examined
the remains, and found that they were an
arm and portion of the shoulder blade
and breast bone of man. The County
Physician says he thinks the remains
came from some dissecting room Of q
medical college