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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
CROWDS TO SEE THE GRADUATES.

TIT, DOORS HAD TO BE CLOSED AT THE SACRED
HEART INSTITUTE EXERCISES.
The Sacred Heart Institute graduation exercises
,.sra held las. evening in the institute Bulitng IN
Ade.phl-st So great was the thToAs IN Attendance
,.b,, the exercises began that II was found neces-
~ -. ,los.. all the entrances The valcdictory
md all the other addresses BY the young graduates
were well written and deserving Of the applause
which they evoked. Father John r Nash. pastor
% he Church OF the Sacred Heart, presided Father
Mitchell Chancellor OF the diocese OF Long Island
VA REPRESENTATIVE OF the Bishop. delivered a Few
remarks which appreciated by the students
,rhe graduates were DAME, AlphJnsus Gallagher.
Louis Francis Peterson. John Thomas cannon.
W-iIiiann Richard Foley. James Edward W n""ln,
49, aIovsiIs Kane Edward Bernard Sweeney and
James Stephen Wells
rec.ntion z I'D dance followed the eXerciSes
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RATIFIED IN THE vTH DISTRICT.
REPUBLICANS or THE NINETEENTH WARD IN
DORsE THE TICKET.

DORSE THE TICKET.
The members OF the Vth Assembly District Nc
kinney League at the headquarters Of rho Nine
teer.h Wari Republ Committee. Lee and Div1s on
ayes on Monday evening ndorse'- Mckinley and
Hobart the following resolutions:
Whereas The Republican Ma Convention at
n Louis has sseci-i As candidates Of the Repuo.-
can party FOR Offices Of PRESIDE nj and Vice PreSi-
dent Of the United states. the Hon. VILLAIN Nc
Kinney Of Ohio and the Hon Carrot A. Hobart. OF
New-Jersey men Of sterling Integrity hgh honor ana
unbounded patriotism. unwavering in their devotion
10 their countrys cause" and
Whereas The platform adopted by said Convention
embraces all the principles tending TO the resoratlon
OF prosperity in our country, the maintenance OF It's
honor ard integrity II the financial world. BY its
.nIr latton OF protection % American labor and its
adherence 10 nigh standard Of values. De- II there
fore
YIN Assembly District, do heartily ratify the
nominations Of the Repub lean party IN National
Convention assembled and heartily lndorse the pat
form OF principles announced. AMI be II further
Resolved. That Ia Dor from tbs day on TO the
closing OF the polls in November next for The sue
cass Of our party that the spirit and prin-
cp.es OF Repuoican:sm may once again thrill
through the arteries II our National lie giving re-
rew- ygor to depressed industries. restore con-
Gience 10 the varied channels OF our trade and CON-
rnrrce and that by the al II the Almighty Ne may
once m ,re wa in the sunshine Of Republican sue
cess and prosperity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
CLAIMANT FOR THE ESTATE.
AN EFFORT TO COMPEL. CHARLES A. FI-AMMER TO
GIVE AN ACCOUNTING OF THE ESTATE OF
MRS FI.rZAFFsTH MAYER

r
MRS ELIZABETH MAYER
c.sa that promises 10 be OF considerable interest
came I'D Yesterday before Surroga Abbott II m
wolves an Inheritance Of 81 600 the estate OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Mayer. The claimant is a ten months old
etr Nargaretha Mayer. The suit IS 70 compel
Charles A. TANNER make an accounting OF the
estate OF the deceased Mrs. Mayer. the paint.N in
the action bang Mrs. Annie Mayer the widow OF
Iorn + MAYER and the mother OF Margaretha Mayer.
Mrs Elizabeth Mayer Lived at No 509 Flushing ave.
where she died in April. 1895. Her will probasd
on MAY Is OF the year. Letters OF adfn1nisra
zion were granted 70 her grandson. Charles A. Fam
rner on the same day. Mrs Mayer had bequeathed
all her property her son. John r. Mayer. who died
on December q 1894 and prior 70 his mothers death.
On August g. 1885, Mrs. Mayer says she birth TO
a po<stnumous child the Margaretha in the 50.
The child she says. is therefore sole heir TO the
estate eft By Mrs Elizabeth Mayer TO her son John
The p.aintr alleges that more than year has
Ella ps.-1 since Charles \. TANNER wds made al
minstrator OF the estate and that accounting has
since been made.
Flamrner who Is nephew OF Caty Magistrate
TANNER. Of New-YOrk. says in reply that he ans.
his brother John Jacob Fanner are the s.Dle heirs
OF his deceased uncle. John +. Mayer, ard they
Yesterday Mrs Mayer testified she mad been
twenty-four Years married and mad borne four
children her deceaset husband. She admitted
having hai trouble with her husband several times,
his death. Mr. Weinberg tried 20 prove taat Joan I.
Mayer was not tn- father Of the child. MIA Mayer
admitted that there WAS no doctor present az the
birth OF the enid. The only person present was a
Mrs Nicholson. Of Steuo,n-s-. Mrs Mayer was
unable TO tell at what nuno.r she lived
The -a,ris -ti.. AZ hflr1ng
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4 FIVE-CENT DEBT CAUSES 4 FIGHT.

Justice Teae yesterday held Patrick rarley' OF
W i5g Skiran-st., and James Connors. or No Il
pu.ler-st in co bail each m a charge OF assault
n-eferred nv Joseph Goodman OF No 600 Flush
,ng-ave The two men went into Goodmans tailor
sbon and one contracted with the proprietor 20
hay. hole in MS trousers stitched for i've cents
w. -. york was done he - Is alleged. refused
~ nav N. amount named. The two men then. II IL
cbarrgsI assaulted the tailor and his wife Their
followed
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p,pTryDER CHARGED WITH BrRGL4RY.

william II Flynn. a bartender. was charged with
.,larv In the Gates Avenue Court YESTERDAY The
orrnlasnant James ". Dare. OF No. 2lI Reid-aVe.'
me employer Il Flynn. failed to appear me de-
..,aant said he could have committed the
-, .,ar.,sd t...aus. he was In the employ OF
mr.. and carr el the keys Of his saloon. lie fur-
,her declared that the action OF the saioonkeeper
was brought about through annosity II was n tnrn
"suslnr.d thai the bartender recently su-i Dafe
11.tnn airrirr that the amount named Vas due
~. ~ FOR wages Ball was fixed At sl.0o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
NOT Gritty OF ABANDONMENT

Judge Asphalt. OF the County Court handed
dov.r . decision yesterday reversing the conviction
nv Justice Hartman Of Frank b. Kellogg for aban-
donment Ii was proved that ten days before Mrs
Kellogg applied for the warrant 'or her huSoanu
-, ~, tho ground that he had abandoned her
.,a ,,as a resident OF Chicago. where she had lived
Far TWO years and that she had refused to return
10 her husband IN this city: Frank \ Met anrey
s,,H,red for kellogg who Is employed IN "A nous
a. raa,,ars, New-York and in receipt OF a com
Portable income He alleges that ne IS Wiling 10
s,r,cr tis wife but he does not wan, a cUHVicl"h
Ii ia ,ior noent hanging over him when he Is lot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
~J1rTJF BrLpERS" HOLD A MEETING.

rho second meeting OF Little Helpers the chill
are,.s AID OF the Wornan's Health Protective As
sociafion met at No. ji2 Putnam-aVe yeSteruay'
rh roeml,rsh . is about thirty. and Is steadiy III
cr.a.ing and great interest is manifested N 'her
rrooo..-d work FOR the summer Request 'o' wv
49,, waste boxes was made by the members. VINO
-. "a have them placed in sections OF the ci.y
v6ere a great many papers are scAtereu aroun .ne
VIZ, 49, eplsns were adopted for the new banner
800 90 ,n he Of white and blue the coiors Vi
,eh,,o The next meeting will he In July
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
SALARIES NOW INSTEAD OF FEES.

The new law recently passed by Congress chang
ing the remuneration OF the United States District
Attorney and Marshal from fees 20 salaries goes
into effect to-day. strictAt;orrey Bennett will
receive $500 year and Marshal Hayden 5000. A.
sistant DsirictAitorney Roys salary stu remains
al s. 500 4 year. The depnty rshals Will receive
81 300 a year and the bai,ifrs 500 Hereafter the
power OF appointment will be given to the Attorney
General at Washington. and Marshal Hay
den The Marshal Is 10 furn sh a list 10 the At
torn-y General VINO Will either approve rejecs
Il Mr. Hayden expects TO have his list ready to-
day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
NOT TO RECEIVE JUNE SALARIES.

r-non the recommendation Of the Corporation
Counsel the following employees, assistants and
clerks In the District Attorneys once VIII not re-
otvs their salaries for June: William o. Niles.
t,r.dsrcb f Crane and Everett Caldwell first. sec
,,d and ,.iri assistants respectively; David Healy
IT., clark and winfield : Mount. James A Little
CHARLES F. Reinharit and Joseph Ehresman. AS
sistsnt clerks: Michael j. Sims. messenger. and
Fredel. I,rlscoe. stenograpner
Mr. Burr before taking this action. consulted with
the secretary Of the Civi service Commission Ed
.nrl Il Lent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
TWO RESCEED FROM DROWNING.

Robert Wilson and his young son. both OF BROOK
lyr. WHO are spending the summer IN LAST
Patchcgue Long Island. had a narrow escape from
being drowned in the Great South Bay at Patcho-u e
Oh Monday evening The two went sailing IN ule
yarat Mascot. and. after enjoying Themselves TOT
a. hours started for the per IN coming
about the Yacht unset and Wilson and his son were
thrown ITO the water. Tney were discovered Dy
JON. l. Furnrtn. who promptly lut out 10 tnelr
rescue. He yIcceeded IN bringing them ashore Dut
both exhausted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
..,,,,,,yp,,J scHOOL HOLDS EIERCISES.

.-a .rnn.l exercises in the Industrial School. "a
e,, Tb,rd-st near Bcdford-ave..' were largely AT
ended Yesterday. Miss NJ. f. whitielsey, 'he SUI.
,,nds,t vyas In charge and was assistei Dy inc
rI hv a present At present there are AVou' :"
cbCdren al the Home
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IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
FOUND BY HIS WIFE AFTER AN ABSENCE
OF SEVEN YEARS.
HE GAVE AS AN EXCUSE FOR LEAVING THE
WOMAN THAT HE HAD TO COOK HIS OWN

WOMAN THAT HE HAD TO COOK HIS OWN
MEALS AND WASH DISHES.
Ten years ago. at No. l2i South Fourth-st' Chares
Bonlface and Minnie Wendober were married
Three years afterwari tie husband disappeared
Two weeks ago. while walking in Broadway. New
York the VIE met her husband He promised 70
support her but hearing that In his absence ne had
married again she caused his arrest on charge
OF abandJnme and in the Lee Avenue Ponce
Court yesterday she preferred another charge OF
b.gamy Bon.face, who 81 now employed al NO
l419 Broadway. admitted deserving his vile, out
denied that he had married again.
Il only married her. ne sad, AFTER she nad
begged 10 After that she enjoyed her-
self IN the mountains. while worked. and wnen
came home ! cooked my meals ana washed
the dishssr' He unable 10 furnish the bali OF
$3.50 and went 70 jail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
COMMISSIONER BTRTIS BETTER.

Charities Commissioner Burts. who has been i'll
with pneumonia for seveGa. weeks. was reported TO
IA somewhat better last evening. and fairly well
sl,ng toward recovery. II will probably be some
DIM. vet before M Burts can be ouL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
DR. WASHINGTON MAcDONALD BURIED.

Dr. Washington Macdonald Of No. 12i Dufiied
ST., VINO d.ed Saturday, buried yesterday
morning in Patchogue. Long Island. He vac sixty
seven years old and native OF Hinsfiale Columbia
county y. Y. For over forty years he was as
ISOLATED with his brother. Or. John Macdonald. in
tne drug business. and FOR A number OF years his
styre was at No. 80 Myrtle-ave. The funeral was
nein on Monday .G,e.ing. the Rev. A. g Dixon. or
s sss ns1son Place bafst Church. conducting the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
JUSTICE GoErTING TO co TO EUROPE.

Justice Adoph Goet,ing Of the Lee Avenue Police
Court will SAL tomorrow the Columbia. or the
Hamburg American Line, for Europe. and will
spend two months In Carlsbad. In his posence
Justices Tealc. Schn.;zspan and Lemon VIII al
ternaie in his stead The attaches OF the court yes
terday presented him a field glass. He Will be
accompanied by Bernard Pink, lawyer, OF me
Twenty-sixth Ward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
SUDT RY HIS PLAYMATE,

Gus" Vockmer heteen years Old. and Ralph
Parkinson. also OF the same age. were 'ooiing
with pistol IN Futon-st.. near Raiph-ave.. last
night Parkinson was shot In the yht tnisn ana
Was removed 70 St Mays Hospital Nolckmer
has been arreS ted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
TEN MEN REAPPOINTED.
THE MAYOR MAKES KNOWN HIS BOARD
OF EDUCATION SELECTIONS.

FIVE NEW MEN CHOSEN TO FILL THE PLACES OF
MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS HAVE EXPIRED
PRAISE FOR Mr. wuRsTERs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
." JUDGMENT.

Mayor Wurster yesterday appointed fifteen
members OF the Board Of Education for term
Of three years. beginning to-day AS already
foreshadowed. and for the reasons stated in The
Tribune yesterday. there was not a woman in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
CITY LICENSES EXPIRE.
. IRISH TO GET RAINEs LAW CERT1FI-
GATES

orgy nav FOR COLONEL. MICTFLL-MoRE MONEY
FOR BROOKLyN-THE INCREASE ESTIMATED
A. ss5oooo-oUEsTION OF REBATES.
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Now. gentlemen of tho convention. / AM
led to make this simple objection as to the
protective system. that IL is In danger, and
I will call your attention to ono other fact
This platform shall he adopted or rejected.
Under existing conditions We undoubtedly
have the gold standard. | do not deny that.
But what ] have sought for years is 10
change IL to the bimctallic system. | have
believed and now believe thas when tho
Almighty created these two metals he In
tended that the world should use them fof
the Uses for which they were created Tag
plauscl. and when he blessed this land on
ours with more gold aud more silver than
any other country In the world he meant
thai We should use them for the purposes
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
THE TROCiDERO CLOSED.

rurATplc\I. PROPERTY MOVED FROM TIE
PLACE THE NEiGnBoRs SAY.
There was no performance at the lroc"u''o'
Twenty-third-st St near Sixth-ave.. last hish' i'o-
nj. I'm the n.lghborhood said that after the per
formance on Tuesday night number OF vans "'o'e
nm 70 the door and that lot of theatrical property
wos removed from the place. Recently the enter
t.inmcnts provided at the hall did not prove 10 De
having investments. II had been understood io'
some time that J. "a. Dalton contemplated giving up
IN. nanageuent Of the place. y number OF actors
and actresses congrcgated there yesterday "''''-
moon looking for money which they said WIS ""'
,h.m Mr. Dalton could not be found last evening"
The Trocadero Is the old hail when was occup'eu
for many years by Roster & Bal. and wnich they
mad, famous They moved up to Thirty y-fourth-st'
three or four years ago. and ran music hal! OF a
h,yhor class than they had done AZ the time wheh
they started in Twenty-thrd-st. The old nan was
emuty for some time and IT was reopen"d last sea-
SON on the theory that "A music hall OF the oid sort
would still pay In that neiehborhood Inns nope
Io.s NOT appear TO have been realized u" auli-
snces seemed To have followed Roster Blai up
town. and the place never became ~ S"''eHN'"' aS
II had been In the old days.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
N4VAL AND ARMY ORDERS.

washington. Dec 2-The following naval orders
were issued to-day: ,,,,
Captain r. Bartlett detached from =, the dgn' nd
homse Roard December g. and ordered 10 comminu III
the puritan December TO- Leutenant-C anuei NJ 81
r. Sefridge detached from the New,horK a;anr aar%
aud ordered TO the Puritan as executiVe o"iov io,
December TO- Lieutenant A., NJ knight ana Lieu nrd
tenant s. Cook detached from the vaspihe 81 vhi, hnu
ordered 10 the Puritan. LIEUTENANT W. Srsd -, Mni' 70
fiesey detached from the Essex ana or9e.eu. "a ~
the Puritan Ensign H. G. MacFarann rerSS 7" rhe
compass office. .washngon Ensign r. orderSd a. Sach fo
son son pmrisan December 10 Ensign J. r. Edie de-
tacbed from Photographic Office, December Z anu ana
ordered TO the Columbia. Ensign G j.. - Stohe
Setsched from the New-york and ordered TO g the
puritan December 10 Ensign G. Webster de
tached from the Texas and ordered 10 the BrooR
isn Oecemher 8 Passed Assistant surgeon II, ~
Wilson detached from the Bache and ordere9 = 70
palmer. detached from the Vermont ana ordered ordered
- tho Texas Assistant Surgeon ~ IT.. Morgan
oordered 10 the Naval I.abora tory New ork ray
msster r. Frazier. ordered 10 the puritan DeStI, S
NE 10 Chaplain A. A. McAlister, detacned IRON
Mare Island. December 30. and ordered 10 'he
CAPTAIN Sidney f. Stuart OrdnanGc pepar,''1en Da,
49, PPeen ordered to proceed from Wilmington Del
to sandy Hook Proving Ground on buS'S,s I 90, pv, p'he
to,ninp 70 the construction of range taoe TOT the
1o-inch cast-iron mortar
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
"A. ~ SlHMn ~.

the dlgcStlOn Is wrong III the stomach Is sOui anu
the liver torpid and the bowels constpated the skin
will show it. No trying to treat the skin for such
condition The only way to relieve it is to cleanse
the system and purify the blood. AS long as the
heart is pumping impurities TO every part Of the
body just so long these impurities will show through
the skin
DR.. Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery is good for
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Don't let prejudice and skepticsm cheat you out of
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New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
pOJICCNAN SHOT BY WOMAN.
xro,-xprp IN A DARK HALLWAY IN BANrEh-Si'
HOUSE.

xro,-SnrD IN A DARK HALLWAY IN a BANrh"-'''
HOUSE
Giovanni Susani and his wife Maria qnarrene" 80
,oud,v in front OF their home. at No II baxier-s'
~.r,v Yesterday morning. that Policeman berha'u
F. McKeever ordered them to Iea'e '''
rhev went into the hallway of the house. ana 'hen
.ha no,,ceman heard the woman cry for help as
~ she were being murdered. When he went mo
the hallway. struck match and found the couple
nghting. he tried to arrest them Just as the "sh'
~ the match went out the woman was seen point
49,. revo,ver McKeever turned 10 get out and
IN the darkness he shot in the back OF the
head and wounded seriously
other policemen answered his call for heip ana
p..-v,os orrested the woman and took her to the
r,,zabo,b-s,., station. on thA Npy she nearly BIT
one OF his fingers off. At ~ Ceptre street court
vas,erday Susani and his Wife Were held FOR ex-
Animation Policeman Mckeeyer was sent TO the
hnsnital In Uudson-st where tho bullet was eX-
trortsd from his skull. The surgeons said he
might be expected to recover.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03

STRONGER MARKETS BASED ON THE SMALL RE
For the frs. time this season receipts OF cotton at
the seaboard points have fallen below the receipts
last year. pot receipts officially reported yester
day being 5000 bales against $1,000 for the preceding
wear. The cotton markets have reflected this de-
crease In receipts recently by showing higher quota
t,ons March cotton closed a, "a yesterday The
New-York Cotton Exchange. While the general
feeling in the trade al this time last year bear
ish II is now bush While more than million
bales have been marketed from this crop in excess
Of last years movement al this date. the Visib.e
supply OF cotton is 10 larger than It was year
ago or about 100000 bales. The shipments OF Ind
ian cotton to Europe this season have been cur
tailed by the drouh in that country TO great eX-
tent The exports of cotton from this country TO
Europe are now proceeding at an unprecedented
rate and in view OF the expected demand to fol-
low the business revival in this country and the
short supplies. the confident feeling o, owners OF
cotton that better prices still Will be Obtained for
the part Of this valuable American crop which Is
still unmarketed seems 10 rest on solid ground.
julius Runge ex-presdent Of the Galveston Cotton
Exchange and a recognized authority cotton is
in this city. Last year Mr. Runge wa bear.
Now he says he looks for a crop OF s,250Ooo bales
maximum He is OF the opinion that the amount
which will have come in sigh, by December 81 will
he about n per cent of the total yield.
The bagging manufacturers of the United S;a tes
have made an estimate the crop OF $4,000 bales
based on sales Of basgng & ana m ms M o Konse e9n
ba les he regards as entirely 100 small 10 supply the
demand for consumption at the present time which
innate As a resul, he expects TO see cotton selling
al 10 cents before May j.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
CAPTAIN MARTENS'S CASE.

The Police Commissioners yesterday discussed the
case of Captain Martens Of the East Thriy-fifthst.
station VINO was tried on charges OF receiving a
br.be OF SIS for designating Moses ID. Hamilton's
store ut West Farms as a pong-place In 1891. when
Martens was a sergeant at the fremont station. Mr.
Parker said that so much irrelevant matter had been
allowed that Martens would probably be renstated
by the courts II he was dismissed II was decided
that the irrelevant testimony should be stricken
out and the ca Sc then considered 1t Is understood
that all the Commissioners except Colonel Grant.
Gently brought that Martens had improper'y wit
messed o: polling places has been disapproved
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
HALF 4 MILLION FOR RtfNhhf "''h'
THE SUGAR TRUSTS PRICE FOR ITS PROPERTY
Not ACCEPTED ~ THE EAST RIVER
BRIDGE COMMISSION.

The Ea.t River Bridge Commission Yesterday
discussed ,he proposition to purchase IN" grouhd
row occupied by the American Sugar R"fn"ry III
nrooklvn for = site for the terminus and approach
to the. BROOKLYN end Of the brdg" The sub-'om-
,nittc. Of the Commission appointed 10 cohnu''
in. negotiations reported that III" company was
willing TO sell it, equity from point on kent-aVe
IN IN. pier at South Ffth-st. for fDO"". provided
that the Commission would guarantee 10 nave
erected under the bridge structure three-story
nreproof building the upands between k"nt-
ave and III. river front for the company us'
for twenty years. al an annual rental OF s."W
Martin Joosi. John Schuman and j. II. fratt.
Hr0oklyn real estate experts told the Commission
that they did no, think the property worth more
than S3JiOoc John r.. Searics. the treasurer OF the
company then stated that he was authorized as
an utimatum the Commission. 10 waive the
request for the hrcproof building.
The Commission passed n resolution ordering It's
committee TO make a formal offer to the company
for the land OF $aJoG00. without stipulation
II this offer is refused. condemnation proceedings
will be begun.