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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17
The Colorado Senatorship Case in
the Senate,
A Vote TO Be TAKEN ON MONDAY
More Speeches on Silver in the
House.
AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
THE SENATE.

Numerous petitions were presented. some
for the unconditional repeal Of the Sherman
act and some against it's repeal without a
provision for the free coinage of silver.
One was presented from the board Of man.
ayers of the National Temperance Society
against the proposed six months' extern
sion of the whisky tax.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Kyle
Is. d. and laid on the table for the present,
calling for a report from the Treasury De-
partment as to what national banks have
diminished and subsequently enlarged their
circulation, and what national banks have
no outstanding notes in circulation.
"A resolution was offered by Mr.. CALM
ger On. H). and went over until TOMORROW
rotary of the Interior and the commissioner
of pensions have conformed to the pro-
visions of existing law In suspending ana
dropping pensioners from the pension roll.
The Montana Senatorial Case.
The Montana senatorial case was taken
up n. and Mr. paseo ia} ad anS; M NE
Mantle to a seat under the governors ap-
pointment.
ment on the other side Of the question.
This was followed by a collogny between
Senators Mitchell and Chani the former
mission of Mantle.
A National Bank Amendment.
The discussion was interrupted by an
amendment OueTeQ Dy MI. " thc
national bank circulation bill The amend
ment provides that any national bank de-
string to withdraw any part Of it's circu-
lating notes shall in writing. a: least sixty
days before the time of the proposed With
drawal make application to The controller
of currency, and that no such withdrawal
shall be made unless such application be
approved in full or in part by the Secretary
Of the Treasury, but no more than $CO.-
100000 Of national bank circulation shall
be withdrawn within any calendar month.
After short argument by MIR. Call
against the right Of appointment by the
governor. Mr.. Hoar. who has charge of the
report called for a vote upon the reSoiu-
ton for the admission of Mr.. Mantle. OBJ
lection was made. however. by Mr.. Vance.
and finally unanimous consent was given
that a vote shall be taken on Monday next
at p m. The Senate then proceeded to
executive business. The session lasted not
more than five minutes.
The Mileage Resolution Passed.
After the executive session the Senate
took up the joint resolution making imme-
diately available the appropriation for mile
age for Senators and Representatives. AZ
ter a half an hours discussion Mr.. PETER
asked for a roll call on the motion to in
definitely postpone the consideration Of the
resolution.
The motion was defeated by a vote Of 40
to IL. and Immediately afterward the reso-
luton was passed without division.
The Senate then adjourned.
THE HAUSE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the highest and the
lowest and the closing prices Of the New York stock
mark ct today. as reported by Corson Mccartney,
members New York stock exchange CORRESPONDENTS
Messrs Moore Schley No. 90 Broadway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17

The Department Of Delaware @. A. r..
have passed resolutions declaring the pen
sion rulings of Secretary Smith and Com
missioner Lochren to be unjust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17
Red Men to Para lie.

At the special session of the Great Coun-
Gil. Improved order of Red Men of the
District Of Columbia. held the 18th instant
in the Capitol corner stone centennial
demonstration September Is. and a commit
tee consisting of John c. Dunning W. j.
Latimer D. 4. Dugan, Nath. Wells and A.
l.. Goose was appointed to make arrange
ments.
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Died From Her Injuries

Bessie Tolliver. the little girl who was so
badly burned while her mother was clean
ing bed with benZine last night, as stated
elsewhere in The Star, died at the Emer-
gency Hospital this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17

Reports from the cotton belt are fayora-
BILE for heavy yield. The first picking will
be delayed by rains in some localities
Planters say the fiber IS equal to the best
ever raised, and factories are preparing to
handle a large yield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17

Has Filed His Application.
b. V. Hubbard has applied for appoint-
ment as collector of internal revenue at Chi
cago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17

A Treasury appointment.
Brooke II. Weeks Of Louisiana was today APP
pointed chief of division Of the second con-
troller's office.
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Range Of the Thermometer.
The following were the readings OF the Their
mometer at the weather bureau TODAY: Sam.
6s; 2. m, "a; maximum, 70: minimum. &c.
The water at the bathing beach is 81; the air
is So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17

Suspended Pensions.
The number Of suspended pensions for
today is 1856
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17

The receipts from internal revenue today
were S34l, AS; from customs, 500, 6l7
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Presidential NOmina lions,
For the Board of Gunrdfapx.

A large number of nominations were sent
by the President to the Senate today, COW
e.ing recess appointments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-17

At the conclusion Of Mr.. fTOIfzier's re-
marks, Mr.. Weadock (Mich) announced
the death of his colleague, ]. Logan Chip
man: and the formal resolutions were
agreed to; and the Speaker appointed the
following committee to take action in the
premises: Messrs. Weadock, Whiting. Nc
Millin, German. Caruth. Cannon Qlls.)
Powers, Haugen and Aitken.
The House then. as tribute Of respect
to the memory of the deceased, 1T 80 ad
journed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
FOUND DEAD IN HIS OFFICE.
Died Alone and His Body Not Found 70
Six Weeks.

Died Alone and His Body Not Found for
Six Weeks.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-On the morn
ing of March 4, when President Cleveland
was inaugurated, the janitor of the old
Thompson law building saw Colonel
Charles j. Murphy, a lawyer and claim
agent of this city, well known to Texans
and to Ohio war veterans, lock his Office
door and go out quietly. On a slate on
the door was inscribed in bold, legible
handwriting will return shortly" Neither
the janitor nor any of the numerous per
sonal and business friends of Colonel Muir
ply had seen him since. The doors re-
manned locked, the janitor being afraid to
break it open.i
The police were finally notified and last
night broke into the Office, expecting to
find evidence of foul play. Sitting in his
chair at his desk the police found the miss
ing man, dead Apparently the end had
come without warning, possibly from
heart disease. The body was in a fair
state of preservation, notwithstanding
death had taken place six weeks ago. Col
onel Murphy had doubtless returned un-
observed to his room and had locked the
door, but had forgotten to scratch out the
writing on the slate. Friends had called
for him repeatedly while he lay lifeless
within.
Colonel Murphy was familiar enough
about public places here. He was born i'm
Ireland and shortly before the war lived
in Cincinnati. He organized an Ohio regi-
ment at his own expense. At the close of
hostilities he moved to Brownsville, Tex,
where he built up a lucrative law business
among the Mexicans- He was a red-hot
Republican and his outspoken utter
ances in Texes gave him frequent difficult
les. He came here early in Arthur's ad-
miniStratiOD, as a candidate for office
which he failed to get and fthen took up
the law business here. He is said to have
attended every presidential convention
since Grants first nomination.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
WOMAN is COMING ALONG.
What the Civil Service Men Say of Her
Political Assessments.

What the Civil Service Men Say of Her
Political Assessments.
WASHINGTON, April 2O-The ninth an
nual report of the civil service commits
sion is made pnblic. The report shows
that during the past year the proportion
of women appointed under the civil service
law increased from less than one woman
to five men year to an average of one
woman appointed to every three men. The
same thing prevails as to promotions in
the departments, which are based on eff
cient records. During the past year there
has been a decided increase in the number
of women promoted to the higher grades
of work.
Referring to political assessments the
report says that the commission, for the
first time in its existense, last fall took a
firm stand against political assessments
and exhausted its powers in the matter of
preventing or stopping them and Furnishing
those who made them. 1t believes its
action had a beneficial effect, although
much assessing took place in spite of
everything. 1t is recommended that it be
made a penal offense to solicit political
contributions from employees in any place
whatsoever.
The report shows that from 1881 to 1891
the total number of government employees
increased from 124, $40 to 1S3, ASS, or 80 per
cent. The number under the civil service
has increased from IA, 500 in 1888 to "a, 600
at present. The report recommends that
the classified service be extended as rap
idly as practicable to cover every position
in the public service to which it can ap-
propriately be applied; as, for instance, to
clerks and writers in navy yards, to al
most the entire body of officials in the
District of Columbia, to the internal reve-
nue. service, to custom houses with tw enty-
five employees, and to free delivery post
offices
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
LIVE STOCK AND PRoDUcEMARKETs.
Chicago.


CHICAGO. April l9.
Following were the quotations on tho
board of trade today: wheat-Aprfl. opened
73s4c, closed 72Ifc; May, opened IS closed 7Ss4c:
opened 4014c, closed 4oc; May, opened 4D16c.
closed <OSsc; July, opened 42I6c, closed CSC.
Oats-May, opened sc, closed 21ssc; June
opened 214c, closed 2sc; July, opened Sc
sl6.9714 July. opened sle.s5. closed Si717lS;
September. opened s17l0. closed Si7.37I<
Lard-May. opened $9.7o, closed se.75.
Live Stock: The prices at the Union
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day $1,000.
quality not so good; left over about 3,009 mar
ket active and packers and shippers both
rsnses ae's at s5 Pas'es ESQ pigs sss sss 4S
light, $8.9oG7.Os rough packing. S6a505.O
mixed. and s7loG7.4o heavy packing and
shipping lots Is
Cattle-Es.imated receipts for the day
tive local and shipping account
and prices were about steady; quota
tions ranged at s5.4o06.O shipping steers.
medium do. S26A0Al5 butchers steerx 5000
$50 stockers. S36594.50 feeders. x{Sz02 %
cows. $S.oa1410 heifers, S2.2503.75 bulls
$s4aS4-4o Texas steers. and sa.oa0dss veal
calves t~
Sheep-Estimatedr receipts for the day i. ono;
quality fair; market slow and weak. with
prospects for lower prices; quotations ranged
at $4UU2yo.Jo per lUU IDS Westerns $o.oOQDo.O
natives, and S450I6. 10 lambs
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, CSC per
10; fancy dairy. 25126; packing stock. 1a9l4c
Eggs-Fresh stock, 14lSc per doz. Dressed
Poultry-Chickens, 121s9lSc per 10; turkeys,
la1l5c; ducks, ll11Gl2l3c: geese, $i000SO
per doz. Potatoes-Burbanks, 6S170 per bush
ell; Hebrons- 6tG67c per bushel; Peerless, $50
CSC; Rose. 7o975c. Sweet Potatoes-Fair to
choice. $275345O per barrel. Apples-Com-
mon stock. s2oO12-2j per barrel; fair to good.
S2.5o1300 fancy, S3-25. Honey-white clover
in lib sections, 17Glsc per ID: broken comb.
loc; dark comb. good condition 1o9l4c; ex-
tracted. 6GSc per Ib.
New York.
NEW YORK. April 10.
Wheat-April, 7414c: May, 74,s0s5c; July.
TG.s1sc; September, 1s34t1ec; December, g.
@Ss3sc- Rye-Quiet and steady; western. $50
&c. Barley-Dull and firm quiet; state, ESQ
.5c; western, 6oG75c- Corn-No. quiet and
steady; May, 47a4Gl75s: June, 4sc; July,
As s-l60is34c: August, 4s,4c; No. 9, 1eIS05oc:
steamer mixed. 4ea4c. Oats-No. dull and
easier: state, 37LkG49c; western. 37G49c; May,
Ss14GS3 5-l6c. Pork-Quiet and easy; old
mess, Sl7-'5; new mess, slS-25. Lard-Dull
and nominal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20

ii.
ing apartment at the club and found the
tragedian lying in bed unconscious. DR..
St. Clair Smith and DR.. Ransom were inn
mediately summoned and they gave it as
their opinion that he had been stricken
with paralysis some time during the night.
The doctors remained with the patient all
day. His condition was consideeed very
critical and the attending physicians said
that it was very doubtful if he would re-
cover
Rupture of a Blood Vessel.
When the physicians arrived they found
that Mr.. Booth was suffering from a
stroke of paralysis, resulting from a
rupture of one of the blood vessels of the
brain. Mr.. Booth remained in a half un-
conscious condition all day. only rallying a
little about 10 o'clock p. IN. He recognized
one or two of his friends and his daughter,
but the recognition was merely momentary
The fact of M. Booths illness was kept
exceedingly quiet and only his immediate
friends and his doctors knew it. At !. a.
IN. it was announced at the Players club
house that Mr.. Booth was sinking and
that while he might recover, his condition
was more precarious than at any time
since his attack.
Tho Great Actors First Attack.
The first attack of this kind which Mr..
Booth had was on April g. 1889. He was
then playing Othello with Lawrence Bar
rett in Rochester. He appeared weak as
the perforWance went on, apd-6nally an
other actor had to be put in his place to
finish an act of the play. He had for the
time lost the use o. his vocal organs, as in
the present case. Mr.. Barrett, fearing the
attack was of much worse nature than
it really proved, made an address to the
audience saying that Mr.. Booth would
probably not be able to act again. He re-
covered, however, in a few days. Since
Mr.. Booth gave his last performance at the
Academy of Music in Brooklyn, on April
s, 1891, his health has been generally poor
His Last tAppearance.in Public.
He has spent the most of his time at the
Players club. A few weeks ago he ap-
appeared to be better, much so indeed
that it was reported that he would return
to the stage next season. He had been in
the habit of leaving the club to dine with
his daughter once or twice week and he
went to the theatre a few times. The last
time he was seen in public was on April s.
when he attended Alexander Salvini's per-
formance at the Manhattan opera house.
For the last few days he has not been so
well.
The latest report is that Mr.. Booths
condition is unchanged. DIR. St. Clair
Smith was still at the Players club with
his patient.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
Noted British Earl very Ill.

LONDON, April 20.-Edward Henry
Smith Stanley, fifteenth earl of Derby, has
been prostrated by an attack of heart dis
ease and his condition is extremely critical.
On account of his advanced age (60 it is
feared that he may not recover. He has
served in three cabinets, that of his father,
Lord Stanley of Preston. his brother, who
is the present governor general of Canada,
is his heir
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
George Gould Saws It's a Lie.

NEW YORK, April 20.-When shown the
statement that the Missouri Pacific was
to be put into the hands of a receiver and
that the floating debt of the company was
s. ,OG0, 900 more than its books showed,
George J. Gould said: There is not
word of truth in the statement There is
to be no receiver and the company's float
ing debt is only 81, 600, 600, all of which is
car ried by Russell Sage and myself"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
Meeting of the seamen's Union.

New ORLEANS, April 20.-The second
annual convention of the National Sea-
mems union of America is in session here
with delegates from thirty-three branches,
representing q, 600 members, in attendance
Letters of sympathy were read from Sam
uel Plimsoll, the celebrated seamen' friend
of the British parliament, and Samuel
Gompers, of the Federation of Labor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
CURTAIN FALLING
On the Drama of Life Of Edwin
Booth.
THE GREAT ACTOR AGAIN STRICKEN

SECOND Stroke of Paralysis, with the
Rapture of a Blood Vessel In the Brain,
Lays Him Low and Death Is Believed
Near at Hand-Physicians in Consta
Attendance, Who Can Give No Hope of
His Recovery.
NEW YORK, April 2O-Edwin Booth, the
tragedian, is lying at the Players club
suffering from paralysis. 1t is feared that
this. the second paralytic stroke with
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
The Cholera in Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 2o.-The official
cholera statistics just issued show that
from March 13 to March % there were AGO
new cases and 120 deaths in the govern
ment of Podolia, and from March % to
April ID, 113 new cases and thirty five
deaths in the government of Oofa- Else
where in the empire fifteen new cases and
seven deaths are reported.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
Was a Little Too Previous.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The treasury
department says that the sub-treasurers
have not yet been ordered to cease redemp-
tion of silver notes of the law of 1890 in
gold and that nothing of this sort will be
done in advance of the actual emergency,
but there is reason to believe that steps of
this sort have been determined on and
perhaps initiated, though yet in formal
stage
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
The Local Markets.

WheaI-T4l7oc.
Corn-40lt46c
Oats-c0l32c.
Uay-Timothy. S12. 90: upland, slOdl deIouph
SO 90; baled. si0 OO1l1 90.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fair 70 choice, ac6e2t; creamery, &c.
Eggs Fresh. 14G---
Poutry-Chickene, EXC; turkeysI I2k
ducks, 12hc; geese, 10c.
FRUIT vE6BTABLEe.E
Apples-S4 90 per bbl.l
Potatoee-S5693c.
Onions-S4 90 per Dbl.
Turnips-6oc per bu.
LIVE sToCK.
Cattle-Butchers pay for corn fedl :steen
4l4hc; COVE and neferA,1 2h05kc; calves
405c.
Hogs-7dTHc.
Sheep-G5c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
vice President Stevenson Coming

WAsHINGToN,, April 2o4-Vice President
Stevenson and family have left this city
over the Baltimore and Ohio railway for
Chicago. After remaining in Chicago a
day the vice president will go to his home
in Bloomington, Ills
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
Radical Reduction of Tartn.

WASHINGTON, April 20.--Representative
McMillin, of Tennessee, was asked: aDo
you look for a radical reduction of the tar
iff by the next congress?" He replied: "I
do indeed. The people will not be salts
fed with anything else, and it is bound to
-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
who Saws '.Mhat.s in q Name.n

BEEsLAU, April 2o.-A boa constructor
and so-called ~HierogIyphicn serpent
fought over some food that was thrown
them. After long struggle the hiero9-
lyphic serpent vanquished the boa con-
strictor, which measured three meters, and
swallowed Il.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
Chicaep wins a Race Course Case.

CHICAGo,April 20.-The appellate court
in an opiHion by Justice Gary has sus-
tanned the city in its fight against the Gar
field Park club and affirmed the finding
Of the lower court. The opinion says that
horse racing is an amusement which the
city has the right to require to be licensed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
f,reNeTy TITe aI'Detroit

DETROIT, April 20.-Ph. Kings brewery
has been damaged to the extent of from
SEC. 600 to S75, 900 by fire. In addition to
the machinery. 1000 bushels of malt were
Lu-,ad The insurance is $52 COO
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20

which the famous
actor h a 8 b e e n
stric k e n, ill
prove fatal. AT IL
o'clock yesterda y
morning. Superin-
tendent McGle n
igle, of the Play
ers' club, not hav-
ing heard TO m
Mr.. Booth opened
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
LEGISLATION FOR ILLINOIS.
It Proceeds at the Usual Pace-Hous
Deadlock Broken.


Deadlock Broken.
SPRINGFIELD, April 20,-There was a
long contest in the senate over the
Berry anti-pool selling bill. 1t was a
special order and as soon as it came up a
motion to recommit was made in order to
afford opportunity to amend it. Berry
said he was iired of foolishness; every SEN
ator knew how he intended to vote and the
issue should be met squarely. 1t was
finally sent back to the judiciary commit
tee. Two other anti-pool selling bills took
the same course.
The house listened to reading of bills the
third time aud then continued the struggle
over the senatorial apportionment until
the Democrats got a full house and had
the journal approved so as to show that
the bill had been read the first time and
referred. In the senate joint resolution
was introduced asking the president to
withhold the ratification of the Russian
treaty, or give notice OF its termination, if
it provides for extraditing men for offenses
triable by military or summary pro cess.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
-Sculler Guada6f Seriously III.

TORONTO. Ont, April 20.-Guadaur, the
sculler. is seriously ill and all his matches
at the Worlds fair and with the Austral
ian champion may have to be declared off
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20

CLEVELAND, April 20-The Hildebrand
cumulative sentence bill, which passed the
Ohio general assembly last week, proposes
to apply the habitual criminal principle
to workhouse sentences. The second SEN
tence of any culprit is to be twice that of
the first and the third twice as long
as the second. After the third conviction
the m;sdemeanant can be sentenced from
one to three years. at the discretion of the
court. The purpose is to give the prisoner
time to reform and learn a useful trade,
while saving the public the large expense
of his frequent arrest and reconviction.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
Celebrated the Battle Of Leffnstou.

zens of this historical town celebrated the
the 1lsth anniversary of the firing Of the
''shot heard around the world. -, The
town was in gala dress and everybody ont
ON pleasure bent. The celebration was the
most successful the old town has held since
the Tooth anniversary in 1873,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-20
Wounded in a Railway wr.oE.

DE SOTO. Mo-, April 2O.-The following
are the victims of the wreck of the pas
senger train on the Iron Mountain railway
which was derailed two miles northspe. this
place: Conductor j. H. Dotes, hAssd cat
and body bruised; Mrs. C.. w. Goyce,
Memphis; Ed Dillon and F. w. Smith.
Little Rock; Mrs. l.. c. Scholes, Chicago;
Louis Busner, Melville, Wis; II. II. Ross
and James Mcdonald, Mellville, lila Mrs.
James McMarrinnie, Kansas City-1Were
all slightly injured. The conductor may
die. Brakeman Greely was severely hurt.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-25
LA PALM A.
Mr.. DuHaut Idrien,

Vsa los propietasios de esta Capital contratista
de obras pnbcas oece para eecutsr oda case de
constuccionesd de casas reparacones de las msmas en-
cagandose de los maeriaes de mamposeria carpneria
pntuTa general de todo 10 que enga reacon con las
consrucciones En- la ejecucon de las que So e
enreguen detales que Sc lie den segun los condolences
que establezcan. Diiji calle Dufaut Santurce
Ia numero II cale de San Jose esta Capital
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-25
Julian Jose de Ahedo Ass1,s LUNA ss nssos'o' ,ss'

compra vende de alto terreras coms6n;
gesona toda elase de negocos la Isa Pennsula
coOca dinero nere baato; adeanta fondos para
gl0 de testamentarias, expedenes posesoos, utdad
necesdad crece Al Comerco para las gesiones que
In epconienden on u Capital fuera dc ella