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The evening world., 1893-12-14
INSANE FROM MORPHINE.
Richard Young Learned Bad Habits
in the West.

Justice Koch committed Richard e.
Young, jr., to Bellevue Hospital this
morning for an examination into his
sanity. What brains Young had at an
early age are supposed to have been
rendered useless to him by the excessive
use of morphine, opium and cocaine.
The complaint against Young was
pressed by his grandmother. Emeline T.
BUSHNELL. of Is West Twenty-fourth
street, who obtained warrant for his
arrest several weeks ago. Young is a
son of Richard Young. once million
aire perfumer, but now penniless. A
brother of Young Is employed as a model
at the Eden Musee.
opium IN San Francisco from the. Chi
nese, according to his grandmother's ac-
count From opium TO morphine was
but a step, and now the boy Is con-
firmed victim Of the morphine and CO.
Up to last week Young had been living
at Mrs. Cummingss boarding house. at
42 West Twenty fourth street. The house
was raided Tuesday night by the Tender
ioin police. Young left there last
week. He was arrested this morning by
Court Policeman Foley at his grand
mothers house. 15 West Twenty-fourth
street.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
FIRE CUTS A HARLEM SALOON
Fine Bowling Alley Also De-
stroyed---Loss $4,000.
Fire Marshal Says It's Origin Is
Very Peculiar.

. ar. ,,,,,, ..,.., A., ,,,
he which .'useu 'ne senoins Oh
three alarms, and which Quilted one Of
the ci,y occ,,rrod about o,o,oou t,is
.'e I''' aoout oe"'N '"''
morning at 69l Columbus avenue.
,ns,,ranoo a ,an.or,,. .,,,. ..,,,.s a. ~,
insurance. conservative estimate nxes
IT at at 'o'ooo' out the police report 1t at
Tho or,,,, -, ,,o ,,,,. a.,
-. 's"' VI 'he oiaAe 10 as YET Hys-
terry, and while Deputy Fire Marshal
Frank Is quite certain that II was not
incendlarv. he said there was aoue.
thing peculiar about 1t.
II will make that clear in nv report :"
said he "hut can sav ro,h,ns =, a. y,
- sou me- pu, can say ho'hlhs Oh I AZ
present. i Will report to my superiors."
The building is three stories high. The
basement contained the bowling alley,
and ,ha a., eaaa '.e az, Dom,ns my
ana the hrst hoor was the saloon proper,
with wine-room attached, the interior of
which was one mass NJ exnens,ye mir.
wiz" was o'e mass Oh expensive inir.
parlor equipped with numerous tables.
and tho ton story ,,.. ,odoo 80,
IT,, e .op '.os "a' 'ouee 'oo"''
,nns tne names mes oid not extend above the sa-
floors was caused hv .n,oto
Who II ia th9t owps thn .a,oo, 4. mot
unite clear Samuoi and Josenh palie,iar
~ "a West E,ah,v'ntsh,h s.rap. ,,,ara .t,
ran,,tad nnnSra' ,,,tu .11tttI| VI. ~.
sir deus ~,her un,n ~ Wi',n "a ,h 'nS past
70 CharIe. schuit, as pneyy. SUI st-u, out
An The ,,or n,ara " d 90 thi - arr'I.
With certain ass claims 1t Is not clear who
hacanse so ,,sis,,S "a ,me I'LL, papeI
transfer ~ ,hn ,nsuranna nnisfc,as as !" Tue
Wiii,ar KIrtmnrth 4, Pnrtes,a ..,
Schultz. Al o'ciock be r,,sbed oi
into La Viene.s saionr a. Htha nornnr uSneu q,
NinetX.tb,rd street ana So,,,rb,s .v Se avo' W
n,,n 90 III, 81, aI hu SoIous I'VE
The evening world., 1893-12-14
Wire News In Brief.

william r Gallup, President Of the Meridian
National Bank. died last evening at indianapolis.
Al Jasper, Ala, yesterday Judge r. A. Gamble
was appointed receiver OF the Cordova Coal Com
pany.
A suit was nled In the United States Circuit
OF the 50, 900 900 mortgage on the Toledo Kansas
CITY and St Louis Railway.
Half OF the business part OF Asheville. N. C..
has been destroyed by hre Eleven firms were
burned out. Loss. stO.0 900
Southern cotton yarn mill men met In Augusta
Ga. yesterday and formed an association 10 ad-
vance the interests OF this industry.
The strike on the Henderson (KyD Division OF
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad has been
declared on and the men have returned to work
William p Hughes, twenty three years old. OF
l7s Havre street, and James H. Lewis, OF I03
Morris street, East Boston, got into a hght in a
bar.room last night, and Hughes knocked Lewis
down and fractured his skull Lewis will die
Hughes was arrested.
against the New York New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company at Providence yesterday for In
turies received Wilson OF the parties
who were In the sleigh struck by a night express
parties have sued for sums aggregatng 5000. 900.
The jewelry store OF Norris sussdervolitI. on
Charles street Providence II. l., was burned Last
evening. LosS 81. 900.
John Cessna, a prominent Pennsylvania lawyer
and politician, died At Bedford Pa. last night,
aged seventy-two.
The Star woollen Mills Al Wabash. Ind. were
destroyed by IRE last night.
The FoStoriA (o) shade and Lamp Company
Company. OF Pittsburs Pa
The kearney tNeb,l Cotton NH WAS sold yss-
terdAy TO Steven Jenkins. Of Massachusetts. and
others for iilAsea.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
BLED AT ARM AND CHIN.
Dunn's Peculiar Ailment Puzzled
HOSPITAL Doctors.

The case Of Edward Dunn, who was
treated for exudation Of the blood from
pores Of the skin at the Chambers street
Hospital last night. is one OF unusual
interest to the medical fraternity OF this
city. Dunn is thirty-two years old. and
Is employed at big printing establish
ment at 26 Vandewater street. He 10 an
Intelligent man, strong and healthy look
ing and has never known days illness
In his life.
He was at work as usual yesterday
afternoon, when fellow-workman no
ticed blood dripping from Dunn's chin.
Dunn at first thought his nose was bleed
Ing, but discovered that 1t came from the
point of his chin.
my shirt-sleeves were rolled up to the
elbows" said Dunn this morning. and
| noticed that my right arm from the
wrist to the elbow on the inside was
covered with blood. l washed 1t off, but
It continued TO flow, squirting out like
little geysers. >.
"As fast as it came out ] washed 1t
off. / became alarmed and went to the
hospital The doctors there were unable
to account for the phenomena: They sad
they had never seen case like mine and
didn't know how to treat 1t.
'The hemorrhage stopped OF Its own
accord In about five minutes. and went
back to work.
Dunn's case was diagnosed at the hos.
pital as petechial hemorrhage. He felt
no Ill effects from his peculiar ailment.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
For Sale.
SOLD FURNITURE TWICE.
A Social Call Which Resulted In
Won Billings Arrest. -

Ernest Won Billing, a druggist, thirty
six years old. formerly In business In
Forsyth street, and living at 108 East
Forty sixth street, was held for exami-
nation this morning in the Yorkville
Police Court. Mrs. Honora O'keefe, Of
255 William street, says the druggist
tried to sell her his household effects.
which, 1t Is alleged had already been
sold.
Won Billing a few days ago advertised
his furniti re for sale, stating that he
intended to return to Germany. Mrs.
OKeefe answered the advertisement and
agreed to purchase the entire furniture.
with the exception of a little table, for
$500 She paid 500 on account.
named Mrs. Mary Eldridge, of 1874 Con-
cord street, Brooklyn, saw, the drug,
gist's advertisement also, and she called
at Won Billings house yesterday after
noon, and says she agreed to buy the
parlor set and few other articles for
$S. Mrs. Eldridge did not pay down
any money as a deposit.
friend, Mrs. o'Keefe, to whom she men;
notes, and found that the furniture Mrs.
OKeefe had paid down a deposit for
had been offered for sale to Mrs. FL
Mrs. Eldridge, accompanied by her
husband, went back to Won Billing 8
house. and paid down deposit of so.
They then reported the swindle to De:
police station. and he arrested Won Bill
ling.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
AUCTION At HEADQUARTERS.
Mounted Police Monkey Caps " OIL
the List.

The twenty-sixth auction sale Of un-
claimed property at Police Headquarters
was begun at II A. NJ. to-day. The sale
was under the supervision of Property
Clerk Harrlott.
Long before the first article was put
up a big crowd OF buyers. chiefly from
the east side stores and pawn shops.
had gathered In the basement The prop
erty, considering its value, brought fair
prices. A few articles went for a song.
Some of the stun had been captured with
thieves and never claimed
There were all sorts OF house furnishing
goods, harness, horse blankets. seal
skin coats, sewing machines, shoes and
stockings
Not least II last on the list were 263
police caps, more familiarly known to
the public as the mounted police monkey
caps" The mounted men were COM
PEELED to wear these caps until THE
Evening World" came to their relief and
called attention to the Righteousness OF
such headwear, and the Commissioners
then discarded the cap.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
MORE TOBACCO GONE.
Five Gases, Valued at $1,000,
Taken from a Truck.
Thief Drove the Team Away from
a Reade Street Building.
Found Later on Madison Street De-
pleted of Its Load.

The police OF the Elizabeth and Mad
ison street stations are working on a
bold robbery that was perpetrated yes
terday. 1t Is another In the long series
Of tobacco robberies with which the
police have been lately confronted.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
n truck pulled by a team of brown
horses was drawn up on Reade street,
near Broadway. The driver Of the truck
was Tillman Hubert, of 224 West Forty
ninth street. The truck was owned by
Robest Beck, the truckman for the
American Tobacco Company at b2t to
truck was loaded with eight cases of
tobacco, each valued at $500.
Driver Hubert had orders to deliver
some Of the tobacco at a house on Reade
street. After drawing his team up to
the curbstone he entered one of the
buildings there to see about the delivery
Hubert was in the building about five
truck was gone. He alarmed some Of
the men in the building and also the po-
liceman on the beat. The streets In the
sdSa S e caed o .Ss team hut o.
and the truck loaded with tobacco.
Hubert went around to the Elizabeth
street police station and reported the
his ward detectives out In search of the
missing property. They were not sue
While the detectives were beating
about their precinct, an alarm was sent
In to Police Headquarters, stating that
q team of horses, attached to truck on
which there were three cases OF tobacco,
had been found standing on Monroe
street. This news came from the Madi-
About $50 o'clock Michael Healy, a
truck driver. of ll3 Monroe street. no.
ticed the truck and team standing, at
the front of his door. The horses had
been standing there nearly half hour.
There were no blankets over the horses
Healy waited for a while, and when no
one appeared to claim the horses he
drove them around to the Madison
Mhsre be ne eunS ,Gd tbem serg and the
sergeant sent out a general alarm.
The Elizabeth street police heard IT
and concluded that the horses and truck
were those which they were after. They
notified Mr.. Beck, whose office is In the
American Tobacco Company's place on
West Twenty second street.
bos West Twenty second street went
down to the Madison street station, and
, Mr.. Beck identified the horses as his.
!. He was allowed to take them away.
ued In all at $1,000, were missing. The
thief who drove away the truck must
have stored his plumber somewhere In
the near vicinity, and he must have done
his work quickly.
= He became fearful OF detection, per.
haps, before he had the whole load
stored. Then he drove the team down
into Monroe street.
n The method Is the one usually prac-
'tised by tobacco thieves, and the lower
part Of the city seems to be the favorite
hiding place for the booty.
Not long ago about 5000 worth OF
tobacco which had been taken from
tone of the railway depots was found
, stored In a basement in Elizabeth street
The police OF the East Sixty-seventh
Z street station made a big haul of to-
hacco thieYea only last week.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
SHE LOST $4,000,O0O.
Harmless Crank Calls at the West
Thirtieth Street Police Station.

The police OF the West Thirtieth street
police station are waiting for a woman
to call with proofs that she has been
robbed OF 100000. II she appears she
will be handed over to the Commission
ers OF Charities and Correction for ex-
animation as to her sanity.
Sergt. Lane was at the desk last night
when a pleasant-faced woman about
fifty years old with gray hair. entered
and quietly remarked: i've lost $1,000
OO0."
She said her name was Mrs. Minnie
Simon. of 257 West Thirty-eighth street
and that she had given man the money
to deposit In a bank for her, but he had
been false to his trust, and had left the
city. She said she had forgotten his
name.
Sergt. Lane said the police could do
nothing. for her and Mrs: Simon left
after Offering a reward OF 81. .000, 900. She
promised to return to-day with proofs
of the robbery. She appeared sane on
every other subject save that of the lost
fortune,
The evening world., 1893-12-14
MMPEY USED A BALL CLUB.
Hofer Chaffed Him About Miss
Heokeman's Jilting Him.
Possible Murder at the Meeting Of
the Monkey Club"

Louis Hofer, young milkman
is lying at his home, 53S West Forty
ninth street, with probable fracture OF
the skull, and his assailant, William
Kimpey, an employee OF the Eastman
Beef Company, is locked up in the West
Forty-seventh street station. Kimpey's
home Is at 69l Eleventh avenue.
The weapon used was a small baseball
bat. The fight occurred last night in
Mrs. Boyer's candy store at 500 West
Forty-ninth street. Mrs. Boyer is Ho-
fer's sister-in-law.
number of young men who call them
selves The Monkey Club" make the
candy store their rendezvous. Kimpey
Is one of the Club He had been en-
gagged to Miss Levina Heckeman, Mrs.
Boyer's cousin, but the girl threw him
over just after he bought her piano
lamp, two weeks ago.
store all the evening, and Kimpey was
chaffed about losing his girl. This an
gered him and at. II o'clock the. crisis
came. Hofer, made some remark and
the bat. Then he ran.
Mrs. Boyer chased after him and finally
caught him. He wrenched himself from
her grasp and ran home and went to
Mrs. Boyer went back and found Hofer
lying unconscious on her floor. She called
In DIR. Moffat. who attended the injured
man and advised that the police be noti-
fed. Mrs. Boyer went around to the
West Forty-seventh street police station
and told OF the case.
Two policemen found Kimpey in bed
at his home and arrested him.
As the city Of New York has no police
patrol wagon service, the officers were
obliged 10 lead their prisoner through
the streets to the station.
Kimpey alleges that he struck Hofer In
self lf-defense.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
Coming Events,

The annual ball OF Alexander Hamilton Post, G.
A. r., will he held at Hammcrstein's Opera
House, One Hundred and Twenty NTH street and
Seventh avenue this evening. O. A. II. and mill
tary guests will appear In uniform
A vaudeville entertainment will be held at
Xavier College Hall, West Sixteenth street. un-
der the auspices OF the Xavier Club thla evening
Among the participants will he J. W. Kelly
Misses Halliday and sheehy and Master Leon
The Seventh Regiment Veteran Club will
open Its club. house. 76i Fifth avenue. corner
Fifty-eighth street, saturday evening
Ladies' Fair for the New York Throat and Nose
Hospital Building Fund. at sherrys this after
noon and evening.
The Columbia Amateur Band gives its eleventh
annual entertainment and reception at Webster
Hall East Eleventh street, this evening.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
ARGUES HIS OWN CASE.
NOxon in His Libel Suit Asks Him
self Questions and Answers Them.

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, Dec. H.-An
interesting libel suit is being tried before
Justice Bartlett, In the Supreme Court at
this place. The parties to the suit are
School Commissioner II. Noxon, OF New
Rochelle. and James II. Smith, editor Of
the New Rochelle Press.
Noxon alleges that durino the campaig
OF 1892, when he was running for School
Commissioner on the Democratic ticket
Smith published articles detrimental to
his character.
who is a lawyer. is conducting his own
case. on the stand he asked himself
questions and answered them, to the
amusement of the crowd In the court
room.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
HELP FOR THE NEEDY.
The Iroquois Club Starts a Fund
with $1,000.

The Iroquois Club and Tammany Hall
General Committee of the Eighth As
sembly District, at a meeting last even
ing. organized a relief committee. The
object is the relief OF the poor and dis
tressed I'm the district.
The members OF the Club and the Gem
eral Committee subscribed 81, 900 as the
first instalment towards this work The
Chairman OF the Committee, B. F. Mar
tin. will receive all applications for relief
at West Thirteenth street, every even
ing up to 10 o'clock
The evening world., 1893-12-14
" DEAD" TRUCKS TO BE SOLD.
1873 Separate Actions VIII Have to
BE Brought.

assistant Corporation Counsel William
A. Sweetser has instituted proceedings.
the first under the Street. Cleaning law,
TO dispose of unclaimed trucks and ve-
hlcles which have been seized as OBJ
structions in the streets by the Street.
Cleaning Department.
There are 1873 unclaimed vehicles, and
as 1t requires a separate action to OBJ
tain from the courts authority to sell
the same. Mr.. Sweetser has a big job
on hand.
Unless the unclaimed vehicles are re-
deemed before Jan. / they will be sold
and the money turned over to the Street.
Cleaning Department.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
SUED OLLIE TEALl FOR 5000.
Conductor Lander Gets n Judgment
, for the Amount.

John NJ. Lander. OF 139 East Sixteenth
street, a musical conductor. sued oliver
Sumner Teall, in Civil Justice Lachman's g
Court yesterday, for 500. Neither "Ol-
lie'' nor any one for him appeared.
Lander said that Mr.. Teal engaged
him to conduct the music at the Christ
mas or charity ball held In Madison
Square Garden last February, but Ian
der did not know at the time that II
was a charity affair. He hired a troupe
of fifty performers at $40 each for the
night, their total wages amounting to
$500. or this sum Mr.. Teall had paid
him only $500 being still in his debt 5000
which he could not get Ollie to pay.
judgment was given against Ollie for
she 500 and costs.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS END.
Cowie Men Withdraw the Motion
Against the Deane Faction.

The motion of the adherents OF ex-Al-
derman Cowie, in the Ninth Assembly
District Republican ranks. to punish the
Deane faction for contempt of court In
refusing to permit the Cowie people,
even under the order OF Justice Ingra-
ham, TO see the right rolls of member
ship of the organization. was withdrawn
before Justice lngraham to-day.
The proviso was made that II the
Cowie men find that the right member
ship rolls have rot been shown them
newed.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
HAD THE CABMAN ARRESTED.
Mr.. Pratt Thinks He Knows Some
thing About His Missing Jewelry.

At jefferson Market Court to-day a
cabman. who gave his name as James
Jeans, and who resides at Ss Amsterdam
avenue. was held for examination on
complaint of Eugene w. Pratt. Of 239
West Twenty third street.
Mr.. Pratt started out last evening to
have a good time, and after becoming
quite convivial hired Jeans to drive him
about town. finally going home about
midnight.
Upon his arrival there his wife at once
discovered that a gold watch and chain
and several diamonds were missing from
her husbands person.
The cabman denied all knowledge of
the missing jewelry, but Mr.. Pratt had
him arrested.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
Open evenings.
UNION LEAGUES MEETING.
Political Reform Committee VIII
Make n Report Tonight.

The Union League Club will be an
important factor in the war on Tam.
many Hall. The monthly meeting Oh
the Club will be held tonight.
The Committee on Political REFORM,
to whom the question was referred WIN
make a report In favor Of a movement
by the Club "to' invite all good men,
without reference to political Affiliations
to unite In the one Issue Of good gov
ernment for this city"
A Nominating Committee OF Seven TO
select officers for next year will be
cho.sn nj to-nigbt,s meeting. Gen, Hor-
ace Porter will again be candidate tor
President .
The evening world., 1893-12-14
BIG STREET RAILWAY DEAL.
New Company Formed and Consol-
idation Expected. ..
(By Associated Prei

(By Associated Press.)
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. A.-John
Pierce, A. Z. Pierce, Peter and Chrys
Moller and H. A. Johns have organized
a company and absorbed the Sioux City
Cable Railway. The consolidation of all
the street railway systems In the city
with the new company Is expected. 1t
is capitalized at 81, 900, 900, with offices in
New York and Sioux City.
The incorporators decided property
valued at s, 200 900 to the company con-
sisting of desirable real estate.
The evening world., 1893-12-14

OUTGOING STEAMERS.
SAILED TO-DAY.
Dalton, Monteyideo
Greoian, Glasgow.
Scandia, Hamburg.
Venezuela, La Guayra
TO SAIL TOMORROW.
Mails Close. Vessels sail.
j. W. Taylor, Pernambuco. 200 j. NJ
Seminole. Charleston. 800 =. NJ.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
MEXICO AFTER EDITOR OCHOA.
Charged with Inciting the Palomas
Robbery-Extradition Asked.
(By Associated Press. }

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. l4.-Papers have
been filed with District Judge Bucker
asking for the extraditon of Victor l..
Ochoa, an editor, who was arrested
several days ago at the instance OF the
Mexican Consul. but against whom no
evidence was produced.
Ochoa claims to be a naturaliZed citi-
zen. He Is now charged by the Mexican
Government with having melted the
Palomas robbery.
The evening world., 1893-12-14

INCOMING STEAMERS
DUE TO-DAY.
Bufalo, Hull Nov. "a.
Olympia, Swansea Nov. 26
Ethiopia. Glasgow Nov. so.
Waesiand, Antwerp Dec. 2.
Teutonic, Liverpool Dec. g.
HAvel. Bremen Dec. s.
st. Pancras. Antwerp Nov. 20.
Gellert, Naples Nov. 20,
ElyaiA. Gibraltar Nov 30.
DUE TOMORROW
Dubbeldam, Rotterdam Dec. 3.
II. II. Meier. Bremen Dec. 2.
Virginia, Christiansand Dec. 2.
MAFaalA. Hamburg Nov. 22,
The evening world., 1893-12-14
IRON HALL MONEY TIED UP.
Order Had No Charter to DO Busi-
ness in Texas.
(By Associated Press.)

DENISON. Tex, Dec. 1.-THE circular
received here yesterday containing
Judge Winters's order that the Iron
Hall money must be turned over to the
receiver has developed the fact that the
Iron Hall never received charter to
operate in Texas, and In consequence the
fund of several thousand dollars tied up
here cannot be taken from the State by
judicial proceedings.
This will affect thousands Of people
throughout the State.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
DELICATE DELICATE WOMEN
Or Debllltslsd Women. should use
3RADPIELD'S PEMkLE REGULATOR.

Every ingredient possesses superb Tonic proper
ties and exerts . wonderful influence In tonlng up
and strengthening her system, by driving through
the proper channels all impurities Health and
strength guaranteed 10 result ironf its use.
MY wife, who was bedridden for eighteen
months, after using Bradneld's Female Regulator
for two months. h getting well.
81. N. JOHNSON. Malvern. ARK"
BnApFIELD REGULATOR Co., Atlanta. Ca
sold by dlasglsts q u. 90 per bottls.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
Broke Into u Liquor Store.

Thomas Fitzpatrick. twenty-tour years old. and
Michael Meade, tWenty-one years old. of go Mad
ison street. held In default OF 81 900 bail for
trial by Justice Ryan, In Easex Market Police
Court, to-day. for breaking into Thomas shortlir
liquor store, At i6i East broadway, They were
caught leaving the placA and pleaded guilty.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
Wants to Try Bank Directors In jan
uary.

Assistant District Attorney Vernon N, Davis,
who is In charge Of the case against the indicted
ofhce~ and directors Of the Madison Square Bank,
said this morning that when the directors enter
and Terminer he would make a motion to have
the trial set down for the January term.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
VALUABLE MINE SOLD.
English Syndicate Buys the Victor
Property at Cripple Creek.
(By Associated Press.)

DENVER, Dec. H.-A despatch has
been received from New York an
nouncing that d. II. Moffatt and Eben
Smith have sold the Victor mine, one of
the best at Cripple Creek. to an English
syndicate.
!. The price Is supposed TO he about
81 1000, 900. Moffatt and Smith paid $50 900
for the mine, and II has yielded them
profit OF about Sc, 900.
The evening world., 1893-12-14
A Lawrence Mill Strike Ended

LAWRENCE. Mass, Dec. 1.-THE cold wave
and concessions by both sides ended the Washing
ton Mil strike this morning. At o'clock the
strikers held a conference with Agent Chaplin
which resulted In their returning to work. The
agent refused TO advance wages to the point before
the recent cut, but did agree to reduce the high