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OF com MERGE GUESTS.
Secretary Carlisle, Comptroller Eek.
els and Col. Watterson in Town.

Among the distinguish guests from
washington who Will attend the din
me- OF the Chamber of Commerce this
evening are Secretary Carlisle and Sen
ators German and Proctor, who are stay
ing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and
James II. Eckels. Comptroller OF the
Currency, who is stopping at the Holland
House.
Secretary Carlisle is companie bv
Mrs. Carlisle. The former remained in
his .'oom all the morning and declined
TO see reporters. He is said to be- busy
preparing HIS speech for this evening
when he will discuss National f~nanclsi
questions at length.
The only caller he received during the
morning was Col, Henry Watterson. Of
Louisville, who Is also 70 speak n, the
dinner. The Secretary may drop in at
the sub-Treasury and the Cust1m-Hous
IN the afternoon, but he has not an
nounced his intention of so doing.
People downtown say Iney do not OK
pect him, and several prominent bankers
said this morning that they knew moth
Ing OF any conference reported to have
been. arranged with the Secretary dur
ing his stay in town. Assistant Treas.
urer Jordan Is abroad Just now. and
Will not return for several weeks.
II was rurnored that the subject of
this conference was to be the pronosnd
issue OF SllO, 1000 600 short-term bonds. hui
both President Simmons and President
Happen dec.Lred hat they knew moth.
ing about 1t.
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SIX MEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Boarders in a Small Hotel at
Merrill Station. Pa.
1he Structure Was Destroyed by
Fire Early This Morning.

BEAVER, Pa, Nov. 21.-Fire at Merrill
Station. on the c. and =. road early
this morning, destroyed the three-story
frame hotel. owned by Bradley g. Keener,
who boarded many of the men employed
on the new dam.
There were thirty-1ve boarders sleep
ing In the second and third floors, many
OF whom jumped from the windows and
were badly cut, bruised and burned. After
n census of the boaruers could be taken
Il was found that the following were
missing:
JERRY wRENN. boss stonemason. aged sixty,
and son, DAN. aged twenty-three, OF Pittsburg.
JOHN KELLEY. laborer. OF Woods Run. aged
forty.
ROBERT STANLEY. engineer. aged thirty-nve,
Of New Brighton.
JAMES HUGHES. OF CHARTERS. aged thirty
three, engineer.
BARNEY wILKER. stonemason. of f street,
Allegheny.
Henry wilker. son OF Barney Wilker,
was badly burned, and James VIM, OF
Beaver Falls, sustained a fractured
shoulder by jumping from the third story
window.
James Sheerer, of Sewickley. was badly
burned about the face. neck and hands.
Five bodies hav been taken from the
ruins, but so badly charred that they
cannot be positively Identified. Search
n being made for the missing body. sup
posed to be that OF James Hughes.
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70 FIGHT TAMMANY HALL.
First Steps Of the New Organiza-
ton Will Be Takm Tonight.
Prominent Anti Machine Men to
Meet ut Un:on Square Hotel.

The first steps to organize the new
anti-Tammany movement will be taken
tonight. A conference OF prominent
antl-Tammany leaders will be held at
the Union Square Hotel, corner Fiji
teenth street and Fourth avenue, to
take the necessary action to start the
movement.
Abou fifty well-known politicians OPP
posead to Tammany rule and methods
have promised to attend the conference,
among them Steckler brothers, John ID.
Townsend. Ernest Harvier, civil Justice
McCrea, J. II. j.. Ronner. James L.
Dougan, Michael Madigan and William
A. Cans.
THE object OF our organization will
be to unite, the anti-Tammany elements
explaining the movement"
Such a union can accomplish the
overture y or Tammany Hall. We shall
Hall On the contrary, we shall be glad
to have citizens of all parties and polit-
ical beliefs organize themselves, and
when they are organized we shall try to
unite them on the anti-Tammany issue.
we shall have nothing whatever to do
with state or National politics. Our
tight will be confined to local issues
alone. One of the principles of our plat
form will be the divorce of local from
State politics.
Il do not know who the leader of the
new party will be. but he will be a mar
of practical experience in politics and OF
character and standing In the commu.
nifty. The details of organization will
be arranged at the conference tonight
Mr.. Steckler's advice n assistance
will be of great value in the movement
He is a former Tammany leader, and
knows the vulnerable spots of Tammany
Hall.
OF those interested in the new party
j. II. j. Ronner Is the head of the
He!ntz Citizens Party in the Annexed
District. John y. Townsend Is "a well.
known lawyer. Ernest Harvier was one
of the big guns in the County Democ.
racy. James +. DouEan was the indie.
pendent candidate for Assembly in the
Fourth District at the last election, and
polled a very large vote. Madigan is
an eN-Ass-mblyman, and a mar of in.
huence. Cans Is a Republican. He
was formerly Police Justice Smiths
lieutenant. civ Justice McCrea is a
leader with a big following in the An.
neXed District.
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BROOKLYN PLAYH0USES.
Lend Me Your Wife" Seen Of
the Park.
"The Other Man." at tho Columbia
Other Attractions.

THE Other Man was produced last
night for the first time in Brooklyn. at
the Columbia Theatre. Although, like
most French ~farces. the story IL i'm
probable, there are many complications
that are worked OF. in such an anus
ing manner that the performance attains
the end desired. Joseph Holland and
Henrietta Crossman were the best of the
cast, and several of the others did well.
PARK THEATRE.
Lend Re Your Wife" with Roland
Reel as Capt. Abner Tarbox, was the
Offering at Col. Sims Park Theatre last
night. The role Is well suited to Mr..
Reeds peculiar style, and he renewed
the hit he mas made before in the same
f%haraetsr' Good support Tas given by
Smith and Mary Meyers.
NEW BIJOU THEATRE.
"Glen-da-Lough." a picturesque Irish
drama. was the attraction at the pretty
Bijou Theatre last night. ]. X. Murray
AMI Clara Lane filled their parts accept
ably. and their songs were encored. 4
feature OF the performance was the in
PRODUCTION of statues of several notables
In irish history. The play was finely
THE AMPHIoN.
Hoyt's clever skit, "a Trip TO China
to rn.' began another engagement last
night at the Amphion. All Of the best
material OF the original cast has been
and other specialties have been added.
Frank Lane as Welland Strong. Geral-
dine McCann as the widow, Lottie Nor.
timer as Flirt and others contributed tc
the excellence OF the performance.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
THE Power OF the Press" was made
known to the patrons of the Grand
opera last night, where the pop
ular melodrama was given with all the
original scenery and equipments. The
work, was remarkably realistic. Char.
acters were interpreted by Louis A.
Mabb, Adelaide Cushman. May stan
dish. Charles II. Riegel and others.
EMPIRE THEATRE.
,.Melodrama attracted a good sized au.
dience to the Empire Theatre last night,
where THE Power. OF Cold was Ere,
sented by Walter Sanford's company.
LEE AVENUE ACADEMY.
Josephine Cameron made her inltiaI
appearance In Brooklyn last night, open,
''Forget-Me-Not." She will play I'Ca.
mile Wednesday night and East
Lynne Friday night.
GAYETY THEATRE.
AZ the Gayety Theatre a good yaude,
Burke br9tht.s. johnson, trio, Mecca,
and Daniels, senator Frank Moran. Hec,
tor and Lorraine, Post and Clinton
Isabella Ward and others.
That popular Brooklyn resident, Billy
Barry, will make his first appearance in
this city in his new play, The Rising
Generation" at the Gayety next week.
NOVELTY THEATRE.
The Midnight Alarm" was given a.
the Novelty Theatre last night. The p!aS
is a succession Of sensational incidents
calculated to please the lovers OF thai
style OF drama.
THE CASINO.
The N""1'gh Sept"t. fror, the Column
bian Exposition; Cohen family. Peter
Johnson, Kitty Gilmore and Minnie
Schu,t were among those who appsared
ct Hube' q Gebharits Casino las; night
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ing week. The other features were
Oura's Royal Japanese Troupe, the wild
men OF Borneo. Annie Jones, the bea rd-
ed woman Amy Arlington, the snake
charmer: Allina's boxing monkeys,
MorrisseN n Lamar, and a double spe-
cialty company.
HARLEM OPERA-HOCSE.
The cute little actors known as the
|L.liputians,. began an engagement at
last night, in their latest spectacular
extravaganza "A Trip to Mars" The
house was crowded. and the little folks
held the attention of the large folks for
three delightful hours. Little Ebert was
as funny as ever. "A Trip to Mars" had
all the sumptuous scenery that was used
at Niblo's.
ROSTER & BALLS.
Harriet Vernon. whose reception at
first rather tepid, has become a great
favorite. She sang a new song last
favorite. She sang a new song
last night, and-what is equally
important as far as Miss Yer
non is concerned-wore a new dress.
Paquerette, the coincidence; Evans and
LuXmore, Ada Reeve. Ednee Lescot, and
the Bark Ben Achmet troupe of aero
bats were other attractions.
DORIS MUSEUM.
In Theatre No. /, of Doris Eighth Av-
enue Museum. THE Danites'' was very
we'll played yesterday. and in Theatre
No. ., was a very good vaudeville com
pany. In the curio halls were Pugal's
ing; Lombardi's knife throwers, who ex-
ecute some sensational feats: the three
Leopard children. who are more curious
than they are pretty. and Mora.
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So LODGERS VACCINATED.
Health Board Doctors swoop Dowr
on the Oak Street Station.


Shortly before midnight last night
ffty-nine guests Of Capt. Slevin's Oak
street hotel. better known as the Fourth
Precinct police station, were thrown Into
a state of excitement by the announce
ment of Sergt. Bell that two physicians
from the Board of Health had called to
vaccinate them.
1t took the combined efforts of the
reserve squad to awaken the dodgers
and drive them into the r"eception-room
where the doctors were waiting. Thirty
MIN a~ble-bodied men huddled together
In a corner of the room. and at the com
mand OF the Sergeant tremblingly re-
moved their coats and barred their arms.
Brockway's paddle shook with fear as
they were approached by. the vaccina-
tors. The first to be inoculated was Pat
Conner, alias Tough Pat" AT the
touch of the lancet he began to yell at
the top of his voice and fell to the floor
in an apparent faint.
With the aid of two policemen the
doctors succeeded In their task, where
over" He then skunk back to his board
cot. The other men were ranged In
single file and quickly disposed OF.
were such well-known persons In Cherry
Hill circles as Hannah Hogan. Jane
lynch, Kate Flynn, Ann Smith and
twenty-five to sixty-seven years. The
displayed more spirit than the male
boarders. but their shyness caused a
good deal OF troLble. Some did not care
married. Others asked for a stimulant
to brace them up" When the request
was denied they quietly submitted to the
operation.
At s o'clock this morning. at which
hour the dodgers are turned out, they
all came out Of the station tend arly
holding their arms. Those who had the
to get a dose OF counter-irritant.
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THINK size HAS SMALL P0X.
A Pupil Taken from the Van
Norman Private School.
81" Ro Id Employees TO BE Nsc-
clnntod, lo-Norrow.

There is but little doubt that pcstifer-
Gus smallpox has made its appearance
in the Van Norman private school at
2S2 West Seventy-nrst street.
one of the students of the select school
has been removed from the building
adjoining TO Reception Hospital Mt the
foot of East Sixteenth street.
DR.. Alvah IL. Doty. the Chief OF the
Bureau OF Contagious Diseases, would
not admit when asked this morning tina
there was a case reported from the
school. lie said 1t was only a patient
who had been taken from the Van Nor
man sChoOl for observation
The name of the student IL Miss char
lotte DobbIns, and she is. eighteen years
old. II was not learned this morning
wii.ther Miss lobbins's parents reside in
this city or not.
She viii he detained in the Reception
Hospital until it is fully known whether
or not she is a victim OF the malady.
Then she may be removed to North
Brother Island. and placed in Riverside
Hospital.
Department last night. Inspectors were
Immediately despatched to the Van Nor
man School; Sufficient evidence. was
found that Miss Dobbins,s case might be
The vaccinators n fumigators then
went to the school n thoroughly fumI-
gated the bulldlngs and Naccinated all
the students who o submit.
The Van Norman School is conducted
by Mrs. Amelia Van Norman. There is
a clearinghouse attached to the school.
DR.. Doty. with a staff of ~vaccinators,
Will start In tomorrow on the elevated
road employees. Arrangements to that
effect have been made with General
Manager F. n. Hahn and Surgeon Field.
The physicians will start at 9 \. NJ.
at the northern terminus, and as each
train arrives will attack the engineer,
fireman aud guards.
On the completion Of the train crews
each station will be visited and the
hands will be v~accinated. 1t Is expected
that the work will onsum the rest OF
the week.
To-day the stan of v~accinators visited
the Frank Leslie's printing establish
ment. Ehret's brewery, Beck & Co.'S
and Burnham. Buckley & Co., and vac
rinated the employees.
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TO BE SOLD At BARGAIN: fine counter, re-.
frigerator, coffee mill oil tank syrup tank, show
case, &c. Apply At store, lS6 Conover ST. South
BruOkIvn,
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STRIP RUSH" IN SPOKANE.
Hundreds OF Boomers Locate Claim,
on Railroad Land.
Try Associated PrcssI

SPOKANE, Wash. Nov. 2~l.-Sunday
night go boomers" rushed in and loca-
ted lots on the tract known as "Shanty-
town. owned by the Northern Pacific
Railroad, and situated in the heart ot
the city, bordering right upon the bust
ness district.
This large tract vas long in dispute,
recent decisions by the Secretary OF
the Interior, adverse 10 the railroad, re-
speeding lien land sections, started a ru-
mon that this tract had reverted 10 the
Government, and this led to n stampede
for lots.
Before Q O'Clock yesterday morning. at
least I0 men had staked out lots. Even
policemen caught the Infection, and
joined In the work of grabbing. Last
night hundreds OF men stood guard over
their claims. 1t Is not be .irved the
Jumpers have a ghost OF II show.
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BLAZE ON STATEN ISLAND.
Broker oromlund's Family Had to
Jump for Their lives.

RICHMOND. s. l., Nov. 2l.-Shortly
before 3 o'clock this morning fire was
discovered in the brick dwelling on the
Fresh XIII road owned by Gustave A.
Gromlund, a broker doing business in
State street, New York.
When Mr.. Gromlund got up to max
an investigation he was startled to find
the entire lower part of the house in
flames. shutting Off the stairway. The
family barely escaped with their lives,
being compelled to climb over the pi-
azzas and jump to the ground.
The house and its contents were totally
destroyed. The loss on the building and
furniture will reach $4,000, partly cov-
r by insurance.
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CONTESTS TOXINS ELECTION.
he 1s q City Employee, Says Page,
and Therefore Inel,1ible.

The County Canvassers received no.
tice to-day that Henry B. Page, who
was the Republican candidate for As
sembly in the Twenty-second District,
would protest against the count of the
vote, for Tobin, his successful opponent,
on the ground that he is n city employee
and consequently ineligible. He also al
ieges that many ballots with Page past
ers were counted for Tobin
h inspectors of the Eighth Election
will be called upon to correct their TO-
turns. They counted twelve Republican
ballots. and 2l0 Republican votes were
cast. The result will not be changed by
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Business Opportunities.

AN ELEGANT OPPORTUNITY Is open to q
man to buy an interest In a first class machine
shop: a man TO manage Office and financial part
OF the business Ia most desirable, as the present
financial man wishes to retire from business. q.
L., box 45S World.
A.-WANTED TO BUY for spot cash merohan-
disc OF all kinds; amour no object. Call or adj
dress FRIEDMAN, 81 Walker st., New York.
A. Two RESTAURANTS WANTED for C ,sh
buyers: one must be first class. DOYLE 4 CO.,
lll Rrpndway
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DERELICT IN THE RIVER.
Canal Boat the Admiral Is q Menace
to Steamers.

The derelict c%anal-boat The Admiral
is floating around in the North River,
opposite the Pennsylvania Railroad
Ferry. She Is dangerous to incoming
and outgoing steamships, as she cannot
be seen until within a few hundred yards
of her, as she Is sunk to the waters
edge.
The Central Railroad ferry-boat Com.
munipaw came very near n collision
with her this morning, and II the sunk
en- boat Is not removed before nigh she
may cause a serious accident.
Later In the day the derelict foated
down the North River and was carried
by, the tide against pier /, where II
still remains.
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TOWNSVILLE, ALA, IN FLAMES.
viremen Unable to Check the Fire
In HirminRham's Suburb.
(By Associated Press. }

II N"o~T"F FFNu1'T
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Nov. N-At this
hour, 20 A. NJ, Jonesville, a thriving
suburb Of this city, is on fire. A dozen
costly villas are In ashes, others are on
fire. and the wind is blowing fifty miles
an hour
The damage. II the wind continues,
will reach $500, 900. The fire department
Is powerless to handle the flames.
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Teacher Charged with Arson.
(Ry Associated Pressl

~ FF"TT
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Nov. FLA sensation has
been caused here by the arrest of Prof. W. o.
Keith. ex-prlncipal Of one OF the public schools
Of this city. on the charge Of firing the school
building. which was burned last Wednesday night.
Keith has been discharged by the School Board.
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tVlYYthing for HOUSEKEEPING,

GUARANTEE ALL GOODS A. REPRESENT
ED AND GIVE THE MOST LIBERAL TERMS
OF CnEDIT. As WE ACNEPT PANMENTSO OF
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Trade Ticking UP.
w-,tern Rat"i'ers Come to New York
for Goods T Sy Recently Refused.

Local jobbing houses report a remark
able change In tie temper of business.
Commercial travellers who had been on
ths road for two months N could not
even get he large retailers in the West
10 look at samples. were called back,
Ihey are now busy in their establish
who have come TO New York 10 huy
goods, which they believed a month
$50 would not be needed his season.
y large retail ~dry-goods stores are
NsS ~ hiring extra hslp.
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Arr voc on the norwegian.

Among the PASSENGERS who arrived on the
steamer Norwegian, from Glasgow, to-day were
Albert Won Little, nsphew Of the Russian Minis.
,sr % fnianse. ana hlss olSa Black, OF the San
fsancIsce Conservatory VI MuAle.
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COOKS. ATTENTION-S25 buys half interest
In a good paying restaurant, oyster and chop
house a mint for the right person; established Z
years. PAP 9Th ave-, Brooklyn.
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Republican p,ssenter. to Meat

Republicans OF the Twenty-sixth District will
meet tonight at 2O5o Second avenue to form a
club IN cooperate with other clubs IN the dis.
trict and with all Republicans who are disgatis.
Ned with the present leader. p. II. Mcdonald,
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Wore Cor,c,a,c. vo,,-

Comp;rolicts SyCTs ,o-d'y received $3.50 rs a
contributes 10 the conscience 'uai, A note writ
ten In q disguised hand accompanied the money.
? squeating that ltS receipt be acknOH ledged
.hTouEh the nsHEpaPSTA
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kANsAS CITY NJ. Soy. gl.-pr. John camp.
bell. Of Cincinnati, agent q the Equitable LIE
Insurance conpany, Of NcS York. tays Or G.
W, Frpker. 0t Excelsior SPRING. Mo. VAS rot
drowned las; spring, as was reported by the
hoy who S,ai nshtns vita him. and that IN,
$4,000 lie inS1rsH c Witch he carried VIII no,
be uala.
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WAR IS
DECLARED !
IN The ANNEXED DISTRICT!
At LAST THE RESCUE
FROM ExT0RT|ON BY CHS BAaONS!
the CONFLICT
Between the Standard and Gen.
trail Companies Brings r.
Iiaf TO Thousands
THE STORY OF PRo0lGlES OF
WORK BY THE NEW COMPANY!
THE STORY OF PRODlGlES OF
WORK BY THE NEW COMPANY!

Tho laying OF 100 feet Of sO;inch gas main
within 81 hours is a remarkable feat. Such was
the great performance OF the Standard Gas Com
nany last week, when finally its long foash;-to
permits TO lay main were won.
THIS great main gave STANDARD gas to the An
neNed District. where the Central Company has
relgned supreme and collected $3.50 Tor gas,
whereas consumers south OF the Harlem Bridge
pay N.g5. Not alone this, hut II has eSacted
payment for running services and for meter con
necttons. whilst the other companies make no
The fight OF the Standard Company for slmls.
sion into the field has been protracted and bit
'er, and 1t has expended monev like water to
achieve Its memorable victory. This strug &c was
and every fresh legal laurel o, this s,ahch and
heroic corporation was a blow strurk for the de-
livernnce OF n long suffering people
With the sound Of the calking hammers upon
invading the district, the price of gas wavered.
trembled in the balance. and as wagons EN-
blazoned STANDARD Gas and loaded down with
scores OF workmen and their tools for setting
meters. dashed up before the new cf1ce, No.
$50 Third avenue, it FELL from 81 so to N.2j.
The time when the child shall romp with the
Hon has come TO pass, and now the Central Com
pany Is as sweet and tendc: as a June morning.
and asks its goaded constituents to forgive and
forget! Some listen to the Establishment. but the
overwhelming majority turn to the brave rcscuers
and orer their support in return for the money
The unusual brightness of Third avenue at nlfht
has been commented upon. It ia due to the
change BY inc s,orekeepers from a low to a high
Not alone does the Standard Company sell tn.
best and therefore the cheapest article. but it
extends to its customers the c~ourtesies OF a great
and generous concern In contrast to the state
ment that We have hardly burners enough for
our own ONCE" the new Company carefully re-
places with new and modern burners the old
WORKOUT ones, free Of charge. The saving In gas
bills thus created is no small consideration. Be-
sides, all buildings are connected without charge
and meters are set and connections furnished at
no cost whatever to the consumer.
A great shop Is now in full blast at $3.50 Third
avenue, and II Is significant TO note that the
meters going out are OF the most approved make.
that OF the American Meter Company. and bear
the great seal OF the State Inspector OF Meters.
The officers OF the Company announce that, II
applications for gas are filed Mt the ONCE, the
mains Will be extended so as to meet business not
on the present lines OF mains.
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Government I IMPORTS Explosives.
The steamer Manitoba, from London. arrived tn.
day with ~forty-sIN cases OF explosives for the
United states Government. They will be used at
Sandy Hokk for experimental purposes.
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Musical.

iENLLEMAN, great experience, plano. orFaai
u 'FEssoR, boz 40 Word, uptown.
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LOAN $3.50 wanted 9 weeks: security furnishedS
strict privacy desired; SRI paid for accommoda-
tton. HOIfBR0OkE, World, uptown.
MAN. IMMEDIATELY. 81, 900 cash; liquor
business; receipts $50 daily also one $500 cash.
20 Broadway,