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The evening world., 1894-02-20

Ths publication by "The Evening
World" Q few days ago Of the questions
bic bills sent by Furgueson as Shore In
spector has aroused the people of New
Utrecht, and arrangements are being
made. not only to bring hin to account
Tor these bills. but to break his power
politically.
hi region over which Boss Furgueson
holds sway includes the suburban viii
lagos Of Bensonhurst. Bay Ridge. Fort
Hamilton and New Utsetcht, and the
reign Of the boss has been as absolute as
Coney Island.
.I Residents Of New Utrecht are a. pres:
non-partisan ticket to be voted for at
me annual town election to be held the
nIst Tuesday in April, at which an effort
pendent men to Mi all the offices. the
terms OF which expire at the end OF the
The list Of officers to be elected In
eiuoes the. Supervisor, which position Is
how held by Furgueson. and the feeling
= becoming general throughout the town
tnat this last remaining boss in Kings
All Of the citizens organizations Of the
town, including the Republican Associa-
uon and the Democratic COMMITTEES
81 one Hundred. have appointed con-
49, " paw III oilillid
uon a representative town ticket. This
non-partisan ticket will appeal to every
nan not a personal follower OF Boss
Excitement over this coming election
effort wiil be made to defeat the boss:
Furgueson is Treasurer OF the Inc
orlates' Home. and has practically full
eontrol Of the Institution. He is expected
q poll a large number of votes from the
home; At the last election, he regis.
only voted o. Of them. it was said a
the tim that he loaned the other s.
CCS ou to help out Boss McKane at thu
ons Of the P most vicious systems in
vented by, Boss Furgueson for the pur
Pose OF keeping. the people of New
his Si,'1 patron IN 81. th,r r. S,s m., and y inG sis'dlnse
ttbbreet opening proceedings into two ant
The opening of sixty-hfth street is {
Gas; sixty-hfth street is a one hundred
York Bay to the Gravesend town line
i Is intended as the main roadway Il
oTpGrgpeson; as Supervisor and genera
New Utrecht This section is =,
aainicult piece OF roadway, being very
n,l,y, and the cost OF the Improvement /
Of tihr sa greatsr thar n other par
~ l'hNNS "a H'N"'N' 'N'
zen on the abutting property-owneri
IMAM they can pay.
uihe assessment. as arr nged by Bos'
f~urgueson, Is levied at the rate OF S3l
Tor every, twenty feet OF roadway, which
- a mud roadway at that. Upon thu
eatt side OF New Utrecht avenue is
olock OF land owned by some of FurGue
nohs friends. 1t Is claimed that he Il
personally interested In the property. IL
Sraer to save this piece OF land from tn
neavy assessment, the work of improve
nient stops at New Utrecht avenue, thu
pacing the whole burden upon property
TTwhers between Fourth avenue n New
.trecht avenue.
The property owners thus burdenet
sre compelled to pay 3l55 assessment FOL
street, or $50 for every 20 feet Of road
nay, Many OF the property owners
GIaDOhs THIS street have given up theii
nmumga rather than pay such an outrage
nnssrs,y large assessment. and many poo
bvrspns have been practically ruined
on ms species OF Improvement" Som
VTottns property in question could not b,
""' fer enough to pay for assessments
The evening world., 1894-02-20
ANOTRERDIsTRICT ENROLLED
Independent County Organization
Completed in the Twenty-fourtb,

The Independent County Organization
is continually engaged In organizing the
various assembly districts. Last night
the Twentv-fourth Assembly District
branch met for the purpose OF ~organlza-
ton at Music Exchange Hall. 100 East
Eishty-sixth street. Notwithstanding
the bad weather the hall was packed to
overfowinh. David Hirsch was chair
man Of the meeting and Arthur Rosen-
wald was secretary.
The organization selected as its three
executive members of the district, Alex
ander Bremen. President Of the Musica!
Mutual Protective Union; Joseph Cohen.
a manufacturing jeweller, and David
Hlrsch, formerly Chief. Inspector Of the
Excise Department. who resigned from
Tammanv Hall.
Speeches were made by Ex-Judse
Alfred Steckler. Julius Hamburger,
Joseph Steiner. Michqel Lynch, 1r., and
others %denouncing Tammany Hall and It's
methods In the management OF affairs in
the city. and calling upon all the citi-
zens to unite together at the election
this Fall and secure the downfall OF that
organization.
The district organization has enrolled
at the present time over four hundred
members. They are going to have a
perfect election district organization.
The evening world., 1894-02-20

Before this FIRST section OF sixty-nfth
another section of the street from
Fourth avenue to the bay. As he APP
opening commission, he thus appoints
two commissions instead Of one. Sc
curing a double amount of patronage
thereby. This also places an additional
cost on abutting property owners. When
section OF the street, II he does not also
divide his up again. he will appoint
still another set OF opening and grading
commissioners
Each commissioner appointed by Fur
s sgesHa Is IPS a.a f Arc at S% to S oS eoun sts
receives 1850 for his services. In nearly
every Instance the SOL of the boss,
Cornelius F%urgueson, jr, has been ap-
Furgueson family Ia first taken care of
under every circumstance.
Then there Is a salaried clerk to each
Commission. he being none other than
2 %dsla" "; showed &c; cdur q Few who days ayse a Eoen Mas
Superintendent OF Shore Inspection at a
salary Of 500 per month; The civil en-
gineer attached to each Commission. the
Samuel ii. McElroy, is also we'll taken
care OF in this connection.
The main point in the warfare now
being waged against Furgueson by the
q "iiu a Z
Is the suit brought on behalf Of the citi-
zens to annul the g~as-lighting contract
made by Furgueson. The contract calls
for the lighting Of 1000 gas-lamps at S2S
per lamp. The suit was commenced by
the New Utrecht Citizens League, and
tack both the original contract OF ten
years and the extension contract of
fifteen years. To understand the enor-
nifty of this extension contract II should
be known that before the original ten
year, contract began to operate the
Board of improvements. OF which Super
visor Furgueson is Chairman. met Sc
cretly during the absence from town Of
j.. Lott Nostrand, the only member OF
the Board who was not under Furgue-
sons control.
The Boss, haying thu eomglets con,
Kings County Gas and Illuminating
Company an extension of fifteen years
on its contract at the same price as
under the original ten-year contract.
This was done without giving any other
company an opportunity to get the ad-
vantage Of such a long-term contract.
In the suit commenced by the tax
payers It Is said the granting OF the
those who voted with him we're in col
fusion with the Gas Company for the
purpose of swtndling the town.
pr ape spe Were ASKED ffo aTe1 to supply sup sas
to the town called for the manufacture
of the gas within the town limits. and
also for the erection of a plant therein.
Under these specifications no gas com
less they were willing to erect. buildings
and establish machinery for the manu-.
facture Of gas. This would hav shut
out all of the big city gas corporations,
The evening world., 1894-02-20
LOUIS %sTUYERER: LEAVE
: TOWN.
!: BY order OF WHITE CAPS.


All the forenoon tho efisy swung
being in Corona and Newtown that could
get there went n looked at II.
There is n popular taste In Corona for
sf foS ei;,.. Mse ans Sns sat kooa e 9alseas t Stssr
with hang the offender In efigy. Then
the offender knows It Is time for Eim to
leave the village. This warning will not
Now upon this efigy there hangs a
tale.
One month ago Guido Stuyerer, who
dwells with his wife n two sons. aged
nineteen and sixteen years old respec-
lively. was arrested on complaint Of his
wife. She accused him Of ill-treating
her. At the hearing before Justice Mon
nephew. Louis s~tuyerer, had conspired
against him. He said that when his
nephew came to this country. q young
man WITHOUT a home; he had taken
cember last. He soon noticed an init
macy between his wife and nephew. He
had. objected to this. and his wife and
nephew had conspired against him and
81 stuyerep was fined s SIS. This fin. was
subsequently reduced to SIS at the solici.
tation of some ( ends.
as nT0 ON %e eomp asH ss Ui ii. VIE Ts' sse :sid
he chased her around with Il Ratchet
Her charge was s~ubstantiated by her
two sons, and Justice Monteverde sen.
fenced stuyerer to ten days In the
County Jail.
During the family squabb.es. the neph-
ew remained In the household. The muir.
murs among the neighbors became sc
loud, however. that after Stuyerer's i'm,
prisonment began. the nephew was
forced to leave. He remained In the
efigy swinging in the breeze is the
warning OF the entire village that he
must get out. and be quick about It.
The effigy will probably remain where
II IL until the local constables have II
taken down, 1t is now in the wav Of the
telegraph wires. 1t will take a lineman
to get 1t down.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
ONE YEAR AND $500 FINE.
And Justice Goetting Vented Wife,
Beater Stephen on dashed, Too.

Justice Goetting, in the Lee Avenue
Court, Williamsburg, to = day sentenced
Joseph Stephenson, a ~machinist, to the
penitentiary for one year and fined him
$500 for brutally beating his wife and
three-year-old child. The trial was a
long one, but his morning Justice Goet-
ting. who had arrived at his decision
since yesterday. told Stephenson thai
he had concluded he was guilty.
II am thoroughly convinced that this
charge against you Is true" said the
MAGISTRATE, land have no hesitancy
whatsoever In saying that you are the
most miserable brute that ever came
before me.
II wish in addition to the sentence !
am about to pronounce that ! could have
YOU taken to the jail and given lou
iashes. Still I will give you al. the law
allows. although l am sorry l cannot
make il five times as much"
The evening world., 1894-02-20
RUINED HIS BUSINESS.
schuIze Says the Kittens story OF
His Sugar BnrreI Ii False.

G. G.. Schubert. President of Bakers
Union No. 8, and Jacob Albracht. Secre-
tary OF the Union. were held for exam
ination in the Even Street Court. Will
iamsburg, to-day, on a charge of con-
spiracy.
The complainant was Frederick
schulze. a baker. of 1863 Even street,
who said that the two, acting in the
name OF a society, sent a circular to all
his customers denying statements made
by Schulze that they intended to ruin
him.
THE only cause OF trouble the Union
has with Mr.. Cchulze," the circular goes
on to say, rs that he discharged three
workmen because they refused to use
sugar from a barrel where they found a
cat with a fresh litter OF kittens"
This statement, MIR. Schulzc SAYS
was purely malicious. and has resulted
In the ruin of his business, for none OF
his customers would buy bread from
him when they heard the Story OF the
cat and the kittens.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
PECKHAM Is SILENT.
lie and Con VIII Not shy whether
They Have been Engaged.

Ihey nave Bceu
Neither Senator Lsxow nor myself
thinks that MIR. Peckham has fully de-
cided to decline the offer Of the Senate
Police Investigation Committee to con
duct the prosecution" said Gustav
Schwab. Of the Chamber OF Commerce
Committee, this morning 10 an Evening
World" reporter.
That's all you IAN quote me as say.
Ing. Senator Lexow and I had a lone
conference yesterday with Mr.. Peckhan
and We urged him strongly to accept
sents to act will have others associated
with him. As to whether the place wa,
! have nothing to say. Senator Lexov
has the selection OF lawyers to whom
the position. shall be offered. Mr.. I.exoW
I hardly think any further steps Will b,
taken to secure counsel
There Is so much preparatory worl
to be done that some time must elapss
before the investigation gets fully under
way. Such an important matter canno,
be rushed at on a moments notice"
Wheeler II. Peckham, to whom Mr.
absolutely nothing to say about. tn,
matter. will not say II I accepted. dc,
clined or am considering an offer to act
as counsel for the Investigat ton Com.
UllttFt. ] Will upt even say IL j was Oh
Tered the position
John W. Con was also In n non-com.
initial mood this morning.
Il have met and. talked with Senator
T,exow and Mr.. Schwnb." he said. "bu,
what II was about I will not say
Senator Lexow left for Albany yester.
lay afternoon. He may return by Satur.
lay.
While so much secrecy IL observed
.nouEh has been disclosed to show tina
no deflnite full choice OF counsel has yet
been decided nor will he until Senator
Lexow returns.
Before Senator Lexow left town yes.
,erday he said that other lawyers hat
been asked to serve. but he refused &c
ui,o thoir n
The evening world., 1894-02-20
DISCHARGED WITHDRAWING
Mrs. Phillips Says Her BonrdinE-
House Ia Respectable.

Mary Phillips, or Smith. as she de-
sired to be known on the police blotter,
was arraigned In the Jefferson Market
Court this morning or the charge Of
keeping a d~isorderly house at 20s West
Twenty-ffth street. She proved that she
kept a clearinghouse inc was quite
ignorant OF the doings of her female
boarders. Justice Ryan discharged her
with a warning.
She was arrested last night In a raid
made by the police of the West Twen-
tieth street station. In this raid the
houses said to be kept by Mrs. Gibbs.
206 West Twenty-ifth street. and Lottie
Carey. 302 West Twenty-fifth street. were
also visited.
Mrs. Gibbs was Ill In bed. Another wo-
man was also found i'll in the house.
and n policeman was put on guard on the
premises. sidney Gibbs. husband of the
alleged proprietress, a woman and a man
were put under arrest.
Mrs. Carey was held for trial. Ths
case against Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs wal
held over for examination.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
THE CoMPTRoLLER'S EXCUSE
Thought an Appeal Acted ms stny
in Mandamus Proceedings.

Comptroller Fitch appeared before JUS
tice O'Brlen. In Supreme Court. Cham
bers. to-day. and gave his reasons why
he should not be punished for contempt
OF Court and sen to jail,
The proceedings grew out OF the Cor,
to obey a mandamus. obtained by Henry
Kitletas, compelling him to issue N,3I0,OC
bonds and TO pay Ketletas S233, 900.
Mr.. Fitch appealed from the man
damus. He told Justice O'Brien that he
thought the appeal acted as n stay OF
the order OF the Court. and that Is why
he did not put the bonds on the market;
He changed his mind and advertised
the sale OF the bonds since, and he eX'
poets Justice O'Brien to take his view OF
the case.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
TO DETHRONE
FURCUESON.
New Utrecht Preparing to
Throw Off the ShaCkleS
Of the Boss.
CITIZENS TO PUT UP TICKET.
Outrageous Improvements" That
Force Property-O to
Abandon Lands.
he HAS A WATER SCHEME NOW.
Is a Companion Piece to That
Far-Famed Gas-Lighting June
Bug CornfieId lob.
he HAS A WATER SCHEME NOW.

The Honorable" Cornelius Fursue-
son. by the grace Of politics State shore
Inspector. County Supervisor OF New
Utrecht, President OF the New Utrecht
Board Of improvements, President Of the
New Utrecht Board Of Health. Chief OF
the Now Utrecht Police. Chairman OF
the New Utrecht Street Flaggtng Com
mittee, Chairman Of the New Utrecht
Sewer Committee. Treasurer of the New
Utrecht Home for Inebriates, &C..
thinks he 10 a much abused man. He
cannot understand why anybody should
poach on the preserves he has had 80
long, and It grieves him to think hat
the citizens Of New Utrecht have the te-
merity to object to his rule. If he is
not deposed from the New Utrecht
throne. he is likely to have speedy re
vsnge on his unruly subjecta
The evening world., 1894-02-20
FOR THRASHING WING CHING.
Policeman Tuohey, of brooklyn
Fined Five Days Fay.

Patrolman Michael W. Tuohey, Of the
Second Precinct, Brooklyn, was fined
five days pay by Commissioner Wefes
to-day for assaulting a Chinaman named
Wing Ching. He was also fined ten
days pay for being drunk.
Wing Ching In broken English told
the Commissioner that Tuohey came to
his laundry on Hudson avenue and de-
manded his collars and cuffs.
When the Ch.namen asked for pay
ment the patrolman, he said, showed his
badge and refused the money A fight
followed, in which Wing Ching received
a thrashing.
Patroiman Moore, OF the Central Of
fee squad, detailed at the Health once.
from duty without leave for eighty-one
hours.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
CHASED THEM WITH A KNIFE.
John Riley's brutal Treatment of
His Children stopped.

Justice Goetting, in the Lee Avenue
Court, Williamsburg, to-day held John
Riley, OF 1O1 North Seventh street, and
Officer Meyer. Of the ociety for the Pre-
ventlon OF Cruelty to Children, took care
OF the six young boys n girls who
comprise his family.
Riley's wife died some weeks ago. and
since then his eldest child. a girl OF
sixteen, has been keeping house for lin.
The a from all accounts, is intoXi-
Gated most of the time. and has cruelty
occasion.
Last night, while under the influence of
liquor. Riley went to his home n COM
menced to amuse the helpless children
he found there. Finally he picked up a
knife and chased the eldest girl. Alice.
out Of doors, and treated the other chill
dren to a thrashing all around. While
the excitement was at its height Police
mar Owens appeared and locked Riley
up on a charge OF intoxication.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
ANOTHER HICCOUGH VICTIM.
Doch Hns Been Suffering Six weeks
and May Die.

Abraham Boch. who has been suffering
from the hiccoughs at his home In East
ern Parkway, Brooklyn, for six weeks,
Is much weaker this morning.
DR.. Jacob Fuhs, of 2s6 Jefferson ave
nue., who has been looking after Boch
for several days. said this morning that
Boch may die at any time.
Boch ate n piece OF passover bread on
Jan. IL He went to sleep soon after
wards and awoke with the hiccouEhs,
and has been suffering from them ever
since.
Boch is about th.rty-fve years old, and
Is very poor.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
SHOT HER HUSBAND.
She Was Forgiven, However, and
Harmony Exists Again.

julius Knipps and his wife. Margaret,
of l2 Wyona street, Brooklyn. have
promised each other never to quarrel
again. They got into a little difficulty
last night. and Julius. II is reported by
The police, struck his wife In the face
with his fist. Then he chased her around
the room a couple OF times and finally
caught her.
She jerked herself out Of his clutches,
grabbed a revolver and fred. The
bullet entered his left side. He fell to
tho floor and she ran out and told a
policeman.
was called. H. extracted the bullet. and
told Julius that he was not seriously In
jursd. julius was SO overjoyed that he
wife. and after they had kissed each
other several times they promised never
to renew the dispute.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
FOR HIS WlFE'S MURDER.
Christian ~FrelhnIter Faces n Jury
To-day I'm General Sessions.

Christian Freiha!ter. who. It is alleged.
stabbed his wife TO death In n NJ OF
drunken rage, at their home. 1882 First
avenue, on Dec. 27 last. was placed on
trial before Judge Cowing. in Part III.
OF the General Sessions to-day. The
Grand Jury indicted him for murder In
the first degree.
The evidence against Freihalter Is
purely circumstantial, az there were no
eye-witnesses to the murder, His nj
housekeeper. and the bloody clothing he
wore when arrested, are considered as
suficient evidence Of his guilt. His coun.
gel. Hugh o. Psnteso.t VIII contend
The evening world., 1894-02-20
RYAN TERRIBLY SLASHED.
Cut by n CoIored Man with Whom
He was Fighting.

ELIZABETH. n. j., Feb. 2o.-Ahe
schenck, colored, and John Ryan, a
white man, engaged In an alteration in
the barroom OF Woodrufrs Halfway
House last night and adjourned to the
barn to settle the dispute.
Ryan was getting the better OF the
colored man, when Schenck drew a
rozor and horribly slashed Ryan about
the face and neck, one cut barely MISS
INC the iIgLlar vein. Schenck then fled.
RYAN will be disfgured for life.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
THIS WAS A FREAKY STORM,
Thunder, Lightning and Snow and
Then the tain Game Down.

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, n. j.. Feb.
CA sort OF combination midsummer
and midwinter storm struck here shortly
before IL o'clock last night. There We're
thunGer. lightning. rain n snow in It.
The whole bay and town were illuminated
with the rapid series of lightning flashes,
and the roaring thunder drowned out the
blasts OF the great Bull and Cow warn
ing ~foS-horns at Sandy Hook.
During the thunder and lightning there
was "A fall OF snow. followed BY a heavy
rain.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
CHAMBERS KILLED BY A KICK.
His Horse Brought His Body Home
In the Cart.

BORDENTOWN. n. j., Feb, 2o.-It
has Just become known that Samuel
Chambers, a farmer living at Chester
field. near this town was kicked TO
death by his horse while driving from
Wrightstown to his home yesterday.
his pork on his return the horse
became frightened and kicked Chambers
in the heal, killing him. The horse re-
turned home with Chambcrs's body in
hte d~Og-cart.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
JOSEPH KEPPLER'S FUNERAL.
Services to lie Held Tomorrow,
the burial on Thursdny.

The arrangements for the funeral Of
Joseph Keppler, part proprietor of Puck.
who died yesterday afternoon at his
home. n East se~venty-ninth street. were
made to-day.
Tine services. which will be private,
will be held tomorrow evening al his
late residence. The burial VIII take
place Thursday morning ami the inter
mcnt will be in Woodlawn The minister
has not yet been selected,
The evening world., 1894-02-20
BROOKLYN Brevlties.

between ) and I o'clock this morning some thief
broke a large plate glass window In c. Simis's
hat store. 3t Fulton street. opposite Police Head
quarters, and stole 122 worth OF umbrellas.
While Mrs. Annie G.. Layden, Of @ Conselye1
street, was absent from home this morning thieves
worth tl77.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
NEWS.
FORT OF NEW YORK.

To nnd Eastern Standard Tim subtract {
The evening world., 1894-02-20
Jury Gould Not Agree.

The Jury Ia the case Of Joseph snhults. Of Gut
tsnburE. who 10 charged with having killed Frank
KrslEer during . quarrel last July, after bslnE
out all night. ANNOUNCED to Judge H~udspsth, In
Jersey City thta noon. that they could not agree
upon a verdict Tag we're discharged By The
JadsA DO.
The evening world., 1894-02-20

up woman's strength and to cure woman's
ailments. In every female complaint"
irreSularity, or weakness, and In every
exhausted condition Of the femals system
1T il ever fails to benefit or cure, you
have your money back.
The evening world., 1894-02-20
Date for suydam WIN Contest.

Surrogate Abbott, OF Brooklyn. to-day set
March 5 for the hearing in the contss; over the
Will OF Adrian N. suydam, who died at Pasadena
Cal, Jan. Is. The will Is contested by four
nleses OF the deceased. who were not mentioned
The evening world., 1894-02-20
TO SAIL TOMORROW.
DUE TODAY.

DUE
Kolpino. Shields Jan. 30.
Scotia, Gibraltar Feb. .
Norgs. Christianssnd Feb. .
Croma. Dundee Feb. 10.
Chicago. Antwerp Feb. l.. .
Russia, HaVre Feh 6.
Cunc. IiveTp' . so. 7.
Norwegian, Glasgow Feb. 9
CITY Of Washington, Havana Feb, IL.
Runic. Liverpool Feb. :
Alvenl, Kingston Feb, 10
Plata. Gibraltar Feb. g.
DUE TOMORROW.
Furnessia, Glasgow Feb. 10.
CoreAn. Glasgow Feb. s.
Lydisn Monarch. London Feb. &
Trinidad. BerpudA Feb. 10
City OF Para. Colon Feb, ~
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reetor'. wife Dead In Nyock.

SyACK. y. y, Feb. so.-Mrs Emily Rabbit.
wifi. Of the Rev. Franklin babblti, rector u
Grace Nj i,topai thuf,h Of Mack. diei 'h!s Torn-
ing OF pnsumonia. HAe was the daughter Of
Francis Tiilou, a former prominent lawyer CT
New York city, and was we'll known 10 wealthy
and phiianthropic circlsA
The evening world., 1894-02-20
FOREIGS FORTS.
By Sabis.b
ARRIVED,

GIBRALTAR. Feb. D.-Arriysd YESTERDAY,
,,esmsr kaissr wiiAs'm H., from New York for
Genoa.
GnE u.TAR. Feb. 2o-PsDsd. steamer Calf
PERSHMhuco, IFss p,-sallsd yesterday,
steamsf sirius. for New York.
PORT laid, Feb, io.-Sailsd. steamer CArdi-
EAnsAir& fen New reTk Tor siAsaPsnN
The evening world., 1894-02-20

ARRIVED.
Steamer schiedAm. Amsterdam.
steamer Lobelia, Las Pslmas.
steamer hmaranth. BRAZIL ports
steamer Martsllo. Hull.
Steamer Hilton. BraTil -orts
Steamer Augusta Victoria, Hamburg and South
smpton.
steamer SchleswiE. Portland.
Steamer Alert, Cardena-