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REVIEW OF TRADE.
Slow. But Surely. the Force at Worl
Increases.

Slow. But Surely. the Force at Work
Increases.
New YORK, March 30.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says: The
more active business this week is, in
part. due to the belief that no disturb
ance of the currency will be permitted,
but other causes helped forward the i'm
provement. Slowly, but yet quite per-
ceptibly, the force at work increases. The
approach of spring compels the dealers
to replenish stocks, and the aggregate of
sales, smaller than usual at this season, is
distinctly larger than in January or
February. Except in speculative mar
kets. prices do not recover. and in some
instances have gone lower; but the ab-
sence of sensational records inspires
hopes that the bottom may have been
reached. Business, though dull, is ex-
ceptionally cautious and safe. and its
slow gain is more encouraging than q
heavy expansion. Wheat rose briskly
with reports due every year about April
lst that great injury has been sustained.
Later accounts were better, and prices
fell. closing two cents higher for the
week. Western receipts for four weeks
have only been 6.S29,0o3 bushels, against
II. .552, 745 last year, and exports are very
small.
The failures for the week number 230
in the United States, against 166 last year,
and thirty in Canada. against twenty
eight last year. The liabilities for three
weeks of March thus far reported have
been Sl0.611, ,S9l, of which S4,66S, LIS were
of manufacturing and S4,225,6 ,6S2 of trad
ing concerns. The returns so far indicate
small aggregate for March than for Feb
ruary.
Bradstreet's financial review to-day
says: The revival of interest and activity
in the American department OF the Lon
don market is taken as one OF the most
hopeful indications that has yet appeared.
Such symptoms of development have
been noted for some time past that the
PLETHORA of money in London and the
continent, combined with the dearth of
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acceptable investments, make such re-
suit almost inevitable. The impression
abroad has been that American bonds
and railroad stocks of the better class
have been undeniably pressed, while
among them were to be found many
issues which afforded substantial basis
for profitable investment and specula-
ton. The failure of our own public, that
of the professional operators, to respond
to this movement in the foreign markets.
however has been noteworthy. A bear
ish element was supplied by the severe
weather in the West, and the rise in
wheat is furnishing evidence of probable
damage to croDs.
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FIGURING MILL COMBINE.
Rumor That Large Concern at Stocl
ton is to be Taken In.

Rumor That q Large Concern at Stock
ton is to be Taken In.
STOCKTON, March 30.-It is rumored
here that the Greet Union mill in this city,
one of the largest flour mills in the State,
is to be taken into the Touring mill COM
bine this week. The local officers of the
company are not willing to talk abous
the matter, but there is very good evil
dence that formal transfer of the mill
would take place in San Francisco next
Monday. The transfer, if made, will
mean much to Stockton, for it will prob
ably mean> the combining of the two
competing steamer lines between this
city and San Francisco. or at any rate the
raising of passenger and freight rates on
these steamers.
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CANNOT BE NArURAEfzED.

Decision in the Case of a Chinese Who
Wanted TO Become a Citizen.
PHILADELPHIA. March 30.-Judge BAL
las has filed an opinion in the United
States Circuit Court holding that China
men cannot be naturalized. Judge Dali
ias said: ''It is necessary to refer only to
the Act of Congress of May 4. 1882, enti-
tied AN Act to execute certain treaty
stipulations relating TO Chinese By its
foGfteenth section it is enacted That
hereafter no State court or court OF the
United States shall admit Chinese TO citi-
zeAship,' and l cannot accept the posi-
tion taken in the argument that this sec
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ROSCOE TRAIN ROBBERY.
Examination of Johnson and Smith In
Progress at Los Angeles.


Progress at Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES, March 30.-Alva John
son and George Smith. arrested few
days ago on charge of having robbed
the Southern Pacific train at Roscoe Feb
ruary 18th, were being examined in Jus
tice Bartholemew's court this morning.
A tremendous crowd was present, and
many offered premium to get into the
courtroom.
Mrs. Johnson, a pretty little woman,
sat by the side of her husband in the
court unconcerned~ Smith appeared very
nervous.
Many witnesses against the men are
relatives of Johnson. who had a lawsuit
with him over water rights, and they
were in court. Johnson paid very little
attention to them.
Nothing startling was developed this
morning. Express Messenger Harry
Edgar, the first witness, went over the
story Of the hold-up of the train and the
robbery, which was substantially as told
before by him. Conductor Odell told the
same story OF the robbery. He said he
saw five men moving in STOPPING pos
tnre toward the head of the train.
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FLOODS IN OREGON.
All of the Grande Ronde Valley Vast
Lake.

All OF the Grande Ronde Valley Vast
Lake.
PORTLAND or, March 30.-Word is
received from La Grande that all of the
Grande Ronde Valley is a lake. La Grande
and Island City being flooded. The
Oredell dam and both dams near Perry
are broken, and the track is being cut
away and cribs underlined.
No trains were run on the Elgin
branch yesterday, owing to the bridge
being out between La Grande and Island
City. The bridge on this branch went
out this morning. A number of washouts
and slides between La Grande and Perry
are reported. There is also trouble at the
bridge near Wilbur. The cribs at Oredell
ana just west of Perry have caved in.
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CoXEY,s CoMMoNwEAL.
The Army Meets With Cool Recep.
ton at East Palestine, Ohio.

The Army Meets With Cool Recep-
tfon at East Palestine, Ohio.
EAST PALESTINE, March 30.-After q
day of ovation the Commonweal had
rather a cool reception at East Palestine.
Trustee Duss of the Harmony Society
was in town to see the arrival of the
army. His visit, he said, had no signifi-
canoe, but he and Coxey went East to-
gether on the afternoon train. Coxey
went to Pittsburg, but will return to-
morrow. Very stringent orders were
issued by Marshal Browne after supper.
and the men have been placed under Sc
we're discipline. Drunkenness. obscenity
or disorder in the lines will result in dis
missal. All crooks will be dismissed.
Two men began fighting at the midday
halt at Waterford, and were instantly
dismissed. Twenty-Five recruits, five
being nailers from New Brighton, Joined
the army and took their badges here.
The next midday meal will be taken to-
morrow at Darlington. Owing to the
number of new recruits joining since the
Commonweal left Columbia, a new COM
mune, making three, has been formed.
They are the California, Chicago and
Coxonia. Browne says a band Of pre-
tenders are marching one day ahead gath
ering food and clothing, which they rep
resent is for the Commonwealers.
PROGRESS OF FRY's ARMY.
AUSTIN (Tex.), March 30.-A detach-
ment of Coxey's army, 40 strong,
arrived here on special train from
under command of Colonel 4. C. Aubrey
and Lieutenant-C Colonel j. B. Payne, with
General Lewis Fry as Chief of Brigade.
Fry wanted to march the men to Gov
arnOr Hogg's mansion to thank him for
getting them out of Sierra Blanca, but the
police prevented that, compelling the
men to remain in the cars. The men tell
of their suffering since leaving Los An
reles from cold and hunger, as well as
weary tramping. The train left here for
Longview alter a short stay. There the
Texas Pacific will take them on to it's
junction with the Iron Mountain, which
is expected to transport them to st. Louis.
WILL NOT HAUL TRANIPs.
ST. Louis. March 30.-"The Frisco will
not haul tramps for nothing" said Super
intendent Wentworth to-day. In dis
cussing the progress OF the CoXey army,
he said s'Tramps can take possession OF
our trains, but they cannot run them.
There is no power on earth to compel us
to onerate our road If we do not want to. !"
Al the Missouri, Kansas and Texas 1t
was stated that the tramps now crossing
Texas would not be delivered to the Iron
Mountain by the katy" but by the
Texas Pacific, the junction point being
TeXarkana.
THE DENVER RECRUITS. -
DENVER, March 30.-Commander Bert
Hamilton has succeeded in mastering
only about 800 men insteadof LOCO in his
Silver Legion. They Will leave Denver
for Washington tonight or tomorrow, il
they can capture couple of cars in a
freight train.
Bert Hamilton, organizer and com
mander of the. Silver Legion, the Denver
contingenS5of the Commonweals army,
was arrested Tonight on a charge of steal
ing suit Of Clothes. He says the charge
is Irumped up TO prevent his army from
leaving tomorrow.
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MURDERER FREDERICKs,

His Arraignment Postponed Until Next
Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.-WilIiam
Fredericks, the murderer of Bank Cashier
Herrick, appeared in Judge Wallace's
court this morning for arraignment. On
motion of his attorney the matter went
over until next Monday. The police are
keeping a close watch on the desperate,
and on his trips to and from court he is
ccompanied by two officers. 1t is feared
that some friend OF the outlaw might in
some way furnish him with weapons,
and give him an opportunity to make
break for liberty.
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sneciaI to the REcoRp.UN1oN.

PEORIA Ill.), March 30.-Shortly after
II o'clock this morning the citizens of
Peoria were startled by dull roar that
came from the direction of West Bluff.
In a few moments a fire alarm was turned
in. Shortly after the patrol wagon and
ambulance were dashing up the street to
the corner Of Bourlane and College ave-
nues. This is the spot where the great
stand-pipes of Peoria's water works are
located. When within two blocks of the
place all were obliged to stop. Great vol
umes of water were rushing through the
streets, houses were floating away, fences
were demolished, and four feet of water
was rapidly spreading over the vicinity
and flooding the sewers of the city. All
was confusion and terror.
An investigation showed that the mas
sive stand-pipe 12O feet in hight and %
feet in diameter, had collapsed. No warn
ing was given TO the people IN the Vlcln-
lty, but with a few sharp cracks and
. dull roar 800, 900 gallons of water were
precipitated to the ground. Several work
men were engaged on the tower at the
time it fell, and how they escaped in
slant death is miraculous.
The pipe stood in a vacant lot used by
children as play ground. One of them,
Frank Hogan, was caught beneath the
mass of steel and literally crushed into
the earth. Wild rumOrs were immedi
ately afioat, and distracted mothers and
wives could be seen gathering in the
vicinity. Thousands of citizens came
from all points of the city, and workmen
were set TO work as soon as the water had
run off sufficiently.
The great standpipe lies crushed like an
eggshen across the vacant lot and into the
street. Across the street four or five
houses were swept from their founda-
tions. One large house is IN splinters.
The property loss will not be less than
O,00O, and besides the death of the one
lad mentioned, three others of the injured
will die.
a list of the casualties is as follows:
Dead-Frank Hogan, caught beneath
the falling tower and instantly killed.
Fatally injured = Frank Caldwell,
frightfully injured, and will die; w. D.
Norris, terrible cash in temple. will die;
William Kennedy. badly crushed and
cut, will die.
Injured-Rollo King, Charles Little
field, Howard Anderson, Clyde Powell,
Charles Needham, Frank Caddon, John
Huber, Alfred Gross, Hazel Ison, Mrs. J.
B. Trapp, Mrs. William McGrath, Bertha
Norman.
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Crushed to Death.

DENVER, March 3O.-Laborers unload
ing a car of lumber from Memphis,
Tenn, to-day, found the mangled re-
mains of a negro lying between the lum-
ber and the side of the car. The dead
man was evidently crushed to death by
the shifting of the tirnbers while stealing
a ride A card was found in his pocket
bearing the name of elder A. r. Mitch
ell, POrtia, Ark"
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Colorado Gold Yield.

DENVER, March 30.-The enormous in
crease in the development of the gold
fields in this State is shown by the report
of the United States Mint at this place for
March. The total amount of gold bull
ion received at the Mint for the month
was 1920, l87, an increase of S20S. .655 over
the corresponding month of last year.
The receipts since January 1st are $3.50, ,926,
an increase over the same period last year
of S44S. O6S.
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VIII Contest.

Los ANGELES, March 3O.-Annie M.
Pratt and Orville c. Pratt, minor grand
children of the late Annie A. Pratt. have
begun contest on the will of Mrs. Pratt,
i'll the case. AS by the will referred to
the contestants were to receive large
share of the estate. it was thought that no
trouble would arise. They, however,
declare that the will offered for probate is
not the last will of the deceased. The
estate is valued at $500, 200.
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Gen. schofield Coming to Californ

CHICAGO, March 30. General Scho-
field, Commanding General of the army,
reached Chicago to-day. He is journey
ing toward California and will visit the
Midwinter Fair. General Schofield is ac-
companied by his son, r. NJ. Schofield,
who acts as his aide. The party is travel
ing in private car. The party called at
army headquarters this afternoon. He
SAID his trip was wholly tor rest and
pleasure, and that department affairs
were not the subject of his trip. The
party left for the West tonight.
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ton became imperative upon the expira-
tion of ten years next after the passage of
the Act. Its first section and the substi-
tute for the section, approved July .,
1884, relate only to the coming of Chinese
laborers TO the United States The four
teenth section forbids the admission of
Chinese to citizenship at any time after
the passage of the Act. 1t is still in force
and is determinative of this case. The
applicatiOn is refused
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Heath Murder Trial.

FRESNO, March 30.-A great many wit
nesses were examined for the defense in
the Heath trial to-day, and the character
of the testimony shows clearly that the
defense is striving very hard to rehabili-
tate the suicide theory. The defense will
probably finish early next week.
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Destructive Fire in Illinois,

QUINCY 1ll.). March 30.-A fire which
began at 8 o'clock this morning destroyed
fifty buildings, embracing almost the en-
tire business portion of the city of Barry,
Pike County, thirty miles from here.
Loss, 100000. The flames were got un-
der control at noon.
The fire started in the opera-house after
a ball. and swept.the business district.
The city buildings, engine-house and
Jail, every meat shop in the place and
the largest clothing house in Pike Coun-
ty, were among the buildings destroyed.
The loss was about half insured.
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Armenian Patriarch Hired At.

CoNsTANTINoPLE March 3O.-The fact
has just come to light that Sunday last
young man fired two shots at the Arme-
nian Patriarch the head Of the Armenian
Church. Being arrested, he admitted
that plot existed, in which several were
concerned, to kill the distinguished pre-
late, and declared that they would event
ually carry out their object, because he is
not capable of managing Armenian af-
fairs. Several other arrests were made.
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ONLY sIteht Damage to Wheat.

ATCHIsoN Kas.), March 30.-The Su-
perintendent of the Missouri Pacific has
received reports concerning the wheat
crop from all the sections in Eastern
Kansas and Nebraska. They indicate
that wheat is not being injured in Kan
sas, although it is early to tell definitely.
In Nebraska the replies indicate slight
damage
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Arriva, of an overdue ship.

SAN Francisco, March 30.-The long
overdue ship Bancroft arrived here this
morning. The vessel left Swansea l65
days ago with a cargo of coal. Much
anxiety has been felt for her safety. The
slow trip was due to the foul condition OF
the ships bottom.
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Sentenced to Four Years.

New WHATcoM (Wash.), March 3d.
Philips NJ. Isensee, the defaulting ex-
City Treasurer, convicted of EN- bezzling
$50 900 public money, was to-day SEN
fenced to four years Imprisonment at
hard labor in the penitentiary. Notice of
appeal was given, and bonds furnished in
the sum of $40 900.
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Chinese Certificates of Registration.

SAN Francisco, March 30.-Collector
of Customs Wise issued statement to-
day which sets forth that the certificate of
registration issued to Chinese under the
Geary law is simply evidence of his right
to remain in this country, and does not
entitle the possessor to land in case he
should leave the country and return.
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FATAL ACCIDENT AT PEORIA.
A Stand-Pipe Collapes, Flooding
Streets Four Feet Deep.
SEVERAL HOUSES SWEPT FROM
THEIR FOUNDATIONS

A Boy Caught Beneath the Falling
Tower and Instantly Killed-Three
Others Fatally and Many More
Seriously Injured-Fifty Buildings
at Barry, Illinois, Embracing
Nearly the Entire Business Portion
of the Town, Destroyed by Fire.
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Body of a chinaman Round.

MARTINEZ, March 30.-The body of All
Jack, Chinaman, was found in Dutch
Slough near Brentwood to-day. Three
Chinese are held on suspicion of having
murdered him.
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sudden Death at San Jose.

SAN JOSE. March 30.-Dr. E. A. Clark.
the Citizens candidate for Mayor, died
suddenly about IL o'clock to-day. He
was taken sick with something like neu-
ralgia of the bowels this morning about 8
o'clock. Nothing serious was thought of
it. and he seemed to be getting better.
This forenoon he dropped dead at his
residence. His death is credited to neu-
ralgia of the heart.
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Latest From Hawaii.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.-The bark
entine S. n. Castle arrived from Homo
lulu to-day with news five days later
than that brought by the Mariposa. The
only event of note since the Mariposa's
departure was an agreement between the
Government factions upon formal
union by means of mutual concession.
The organization was named the Ameri-
can Union party. The Royalists are very
quiet, and ii they have any policy they
have declared none.
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Stewart Now a Populist.

WASHINGTON, March 80. - Senator
Stewart to-day issued card to the effect
that he left the Republican party more
than two years ago because that party
was in favor of the single gold standard,
and is now Popullst.
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Sr. LOUIS, March 30.-A special to the
Republic from Bristol, Tenn, says: At
Badford, Va, this evening, while tearing
away an old bridge, the structure fell,
carrying down eight workmen. Three
were killed and five seriously injured.
Contractor Frank Connell was among the
injured.
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Cut His Throat With Razor.

LARAMIE (Wyo.), March 30.-W. Fl.
Amesbury, a prominent business man.
cut his throat with a razor this afternoon
and will die. Dependency over financial
trouble was the cause.
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DENvER's POLICE BOARDS.
The Controversy Again Before the Su-
preme Court.

The Controversy Again Before the Su-
preme Court.
DENVER, March 30.-The controversy
between the old and the new Police
Boards is again in the Supreme Court.
To-day Judge Glinn of the District
Court notified Judge Allen, coordinate
Judge, that he had dissolved the latter's
injunction restraining the new board
from interfering with the old members.
NJ. L. Taylor, attorney for the old board,
Immediately obtained from the Supreme
Court writ of prohibition restraining
Glinn from taking any further action in
the matter whatever. This writ makes
the Glinn injunction against the old
board imperative, and also makes his
action in dismissing Judge Aliens in
junction invalid. The latter injunction
is still in force, and had Judge Glinn
punished any violation OF his Injunction.
as was expected, such action would have
been made void by the writ of prohibi-
ton.
The writ will remain in force until
more argument is heard, and even this
may not cause it to be quashed. Any
move against the writ will have to come
from Judge Glinn. He will probably ask
to have it dissolved, and then day will
be set for argument. 1t is said, however,
that he may ignore it, and should he do
so the worst sort of legal complication
will be established.
The writ of prohibition was obtained in
the nick of time, as the adherents of the
new board were preparing to storm the
police headquarters, and if they had done
so there would surely have been blood
shed.
Mayor Van Horne proposes to cause
the arrest of all parties implicated in the
storing of dynamite in the City Hall.
They are liable to fines aggregating $22,-
000
News leaked out here tonight which
leaves no doubt that Governor Waite is
preparing to call out the troops again to
enforce his orders removing Police Com
missioners Orr and Martin. The follow
ing special dispatch received by the Re
publican tells the story:
LAKE CITY (Col.). March 30.-W. II.
Whitney, Captain of Company A, Colo
RADIO National Guard, received tele-
graphic orders at o'clock this evening
to place ten men under one officer at the
armory, to prevent seizure. Later this
evening orders were received by Captain
Whitney to recruit his company to
eighty-four men, for three months serv-
ice. The orders both came from Colonel
Mccoy OF Pueblo"
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Three Federal ConvictS Executed
at Little Rock, Arkansas.
ONE OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED
REVOLVING IN THE EXTREME.
The Denver Police Board Trouble
Again Before the Supreme Court
Report That Governor Waite is to
Again Call Out the Militia to En-
force His Order for the Removal of
Orr and Martin.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


LITTLE Rock (Ark.), March 30.-A re-
port from Paris, Texas, says: Edward
Gonzales, Manning Davis and Jim Up
kins, Federal convicts, were hanged to-
day.
The crime for which Gonzales paid the
death penalty was the murder of John
Daniels, singing-school teacher, in Blue
County, Cherokee Strip, in 1892. He was
a pupil of Daniels, and was expelled be-
cause his fellow-pupils objected to him
on account of his nationality. He muir
dered his teacher for revenge.
Manning Davis crime was the most
brutal in the history of the Choctaw Ma
ton. His victim was John Roden, a
neighbor. The two men were apparently
the best of friends until the night of De-
cember 26, 1892. That evening Davis en-
tered Roden's house and accused his
neighbor of insulting his wife, Roden
protested that he was not guilty of the
charge, but Davis drew a knife and
stabbed him to death in the presence Of
Mrs. Roden. Dvais fled, but was cap
tured later on in Arkansas by Deputy
Sheriff Dollarhide, who was afterward
murdered by Miller Davis, a brother of
Manning. Miller Davis was hanged in
Arkansas just two weeks before sentence
was passed on his brother.
Jim Upkins was a heavy-set, ginger
caked negro, and was one of the most
brutal-looking of the African type. The
crime for which he yielded up his life
was revolving in the extreme. At Ard
more, 1. r.. in 1893 he outraged his six
year-old step-daughter, Mary Warden.
tearing the clothes from the child's body
manner. A highly dramatic scene ensued
at the examining trial. The negroes of
the town organized a mob and attempted
to lynch him. Judge Gibbons stepped
between the prisoner and the mob, and
detiantly informed them they would have
to walk over his dead body and the dead
bodies of the Deputy Marshals before
they could take the prisoner.
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Suicide of a Minister.

CHEYENNE (Wyo.), March 3O.-Rev. j.
Simey committed suicide here to-day by
hanging. Simey was for number of
years an Episcopal clergyman. Lately
he has been without a charge. Ill-health
and destitution caused his suicide.
No Evidence to Support the Report
WASHINGTON, March 30.-There is no
evidence here to support the published
report that Howard Gould and Odette
Tyler had been married in Washington
the last week of February.