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He Formerly Lived In Mitchell

Some ten years ago Winfield s. STRAIT
ton was a resident Of Mitchell and
worked at the carpenter trade under
Chiei Of Police Terneaure, and in the
spring of 1886 Mr.. Stratton left for San
Diego, Cal. Until the present time
nothing has been heard from him.
Among the men in the Cripple Greek
mining country who struck it rich was
man named w. s. StrattOn but moth
ing further was thought Of it until q
history Of his life was published and
it was then learned that he was q
former Mitchell boy. Mr. Stratton is
the owner of the famoxs Independence
mine which is valued at s.. .UOU, 900. Mr..
Stratton's income is only $2OO,OOO per
month and he owns ten miles In that
country outright.
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Creamery for Chamberlain

The commercial association Of
Chantherlin has taken preliminary
steps toward securing the establish
ment CT i creamery in this city. A
sufficient number Of cows have been
pledged. and now the association de
sires to enter into correspondence
with some reliable man who has suf-
ticient capital to inagurlte the enter
prise. Letters addressed to the sec
retary Of the association will receive
careful and prompt attention.
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w. A. iHLsGIGH DEAD.
Paralysis Causes the Death Of the
EN-GenEressmnn

EN-Jpngressmin w. A. Burleigh,
father OF Receiver Burlcigh Of the
Northern Pacific, died at Yankton from
paralysis. Mr.. Burleigh was known
throughout the Northwest Twenty
Hye years ago he represented Dakota
in congress. Since then he has been
engaged as Indian agent, government
contractor, railroad contractor and
steamboat opera tor. In 1892 he graded
and ironed the Northern Pacific from
Fargo to Bismarck.
Mr.. Rurleigh was snventy-fiye He
came to Dakota thirty six years ago as
an appointee Of Pres dent Lincoln. Ills
ability was readily recognized, and he
was repeatedly sent to congress. the
legisla ture Of both Dakota and Mon
tana. He WAS the s0n-in-laW Of eX-
Gov. Faulk Of this state.
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Taxes Being Paid Freely.

County Treasurer Abraham. of
Brown county, collected over $1,000
of taxes in two days, and most all Of
it was paid by farmers. This is the
best record that has ever been made
In Groton in the payment Of taxes.
He reports that up TO date the pay
ment Of 1905 taxes throughout Brown
county is ahead Of all previous rec
ords, and the farmers do not have to
sell their SEED grain to pay them,
either
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Inst Chance Released

BY order of the federal court the
steamer Last Chance has been re-
leased from the custody Of the United
States marshall at Chamlerlin, it.
having been agreed by the interested
parties that the action commenced by
the county treasurer against the own
ers Of the steamer for the collection
Of alleged delinquent taxes, shall be
submitted fer trial ard settlement
before Judge Smith at the June term
Of court in this city. A jury was
waived
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Struck Gas.

A day or two since Al e. Swan,
who is sinking an artesian we'll at
the Cheyenne Indian agency, to pro
vide water for general purposes.
struck a strong vein of gas, which,
when ignited, gives intense heat and
brilliant ligiltt. The vein is located
about 700 feet below the surface but
drilling will continue till full flow
OF watnr is reached. as water is more
desirable than gas at the agency
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Count, con,en,ion delegates

At the Republican caucus at Ar
monr, w. Il. Stearns, Il. S. William
Hawkes., Were elected as delegates to
the county convention. which meets
here tomorrow to elect delegates to
the Huron convention, of March %,
and the Aberdeen convention of July
s. next. The delegates to the Huron
convention will be- instructed for
Homer w. Johnson. for delegate to
st. Louis. and the Aberdeen delegates
will be his friends also
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Charged With Cattle. Stealing

John Grass Of Buffalo county has
been arrested. charged by Wallace
Wells with stealing SIX head of young
cattle Grass has been arrested 1T va
rous times for larceny, hut has always
managed hnrHtoforp to = cape cunvic-
tion. When he was arrested the otti-
GERS searched his premises and found
CONSIDERABLE" property that had been
stolen
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WORK OF CONGRESS
froceeJir,.~ n the senate and House
of Representatives

Washington, March Cuba libre
had field day in the house. Despite
the war talk from Spain the strug
Cling patriots in Cuba were eulogiZed
and sympathiZed with in a two hours
debate, and the rules were then Sus
pended and the resolutions by the
house foreign affairs committee were
adopted as Il substitute for those of
the senate by an Wnelmin, ma
joTity-a63 to Il
4 bill was passed by the senate to-
day for the increase OF the navy, and
ii attracted considerable attention i'll
view of the extension of Spanish
Cuban affairs. In explaining the mat
ter MIR. Hale of Maine who reported
it from the naval committee said
that while he did not believe the Uni
ted States would be involved iD war
as 4 result of the present troubles, yet
be considered it desirable to give the
president authority to call out the
naval militia and charter private ships
for naval transportation. The follow
ing bills We're passed: Authorizing
the construction Of bridges across the
Missouri river between its mouth
and the mouth Of the Dakota or james
river, and across the Mississippi river
between the mouth Of the Minnesota
river III Minnesota and South Port
land.
Washington, March 5.-Ihe senate
gave most Of the day t. the agricul-
tural appropriations bill and passed
that measure. carry'9g u. .'.'.' go
without material amendment. Anoth-
er bill passed during the day changes
the limitations Of faurth-class mail
matter so as to free the postal service
from bulky articles heretofore sent
tree ~ the government departments.
Mr. Wolcott, i'll urging the bill, said
roller top desks and electric motors
We're among the articles sent as mail
by the departments Late III the day
word came from the house that the
error concerning the Cuban resolu-
tions bad been corrected IN its corr
rected form the house resolution is an
amendment to that passed by the SEN
ate. As thus reported back the sub
ject was referred TO the committee on
foreign relations, Mr.. Sherman stating
that the committee would consider the
question at the meeting tomorrow
The house spent the day in debating
the amendment to the legislative ap-
preparation bill to abolish the fee sys-
tenn in the eases Of United States dis
trlct attorneys and narshals. The
salaries fixed by the amendment
range from $4,000 to $3.50. The
amendment was indorscd Ivy almost
every member Of the judiciary com
mittee It was argued the amend
mcnt would reduce the expenses of
the United States courts, which have
doubled since 1878, at least $500 900
for the first year. and result N stop
ping tho pernirious padding of the
business OF the federal courts. The
debate will be continued tomorrow
under the fiye-n,inute rule.
Washington. March 6-The house
spent the entire day fixing the sala-
ries of United States district attorneys
In he amendment to the legislative ap-
preparation bill to abolish the fee sys-
hA u va L0
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assessor. &. y. frownell: treasurer, f..
+. harrington; Justice Of the peace. n.
NJ. chill; oonetahirS. Charles Rurvcn
iud Waldo Hal. The PopuliSts having
Il majority IN the township. the Re
year.
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ArraStaa 70. Rana

Ed Brown. a farm hand, was arrest
ed at Elk Point for rape on the four
teen year-old daughter Of Fred Bristol,
a prominent farmer living four miles
from town. Feeling runs very high
here against Brown.
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Me1lette Township Election

At the annual town meeting Meiiette
township elected the following officers:
Supervisors. T. r. Hall. Ed Freehoff,
G. L. QniH~bY: clerk. William r. Blair:
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San Francisco. March II. Fight
hundred painters went out ON strike
here to-day for IN increase Of 30 cents
q day. to make their wages S3 instead
of $50
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Washington. March 6.-The house
spent the entire day fixing the sala-
ries of United States district attorneys
In he amendment to the legislative ap-
propriaion bill to abolish the fee sys-
tenn. The law % nrasant fivns tho
New-York tribune., 1896-04-03
HE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.

william Grick OF No 80 South Second-st, VINO re-
celyed a fracture % the skul by being thrown
down stairs accidentally on Monday afternoon py
Mrs Mary Olsen. In her house. al No ~ son'n
Fifth st died early yesterday morning in the Eas'
err District Hospital He never rega!red conscious
ness from the time that ne received mis- INJURY uh'"
his death As soon the police learned o' the
mans death the rearrest OF Mrs Olsen, VINO WIS
released on bail on Wednesday. followed sac was
taken 20 the Lee Avenue Police Court yesterday ana
arrasnct before Justice Goett.ng on a charge OF
homicide She had her four-montns OLD cnhd with
her The woman. through an Interpreter. said 'ia'
on Monday afternoon. white she was home alone
Grlck and two OF his friends Frank l.ehr ana MAT
tin Bangowi;-h called. She said that because the
men we're friends ~ her husband she a"owei them
10 remain until they became noisy, when she or
lered them ou. Iehr and Bangowuch went, pu'
C;rlck insisted dancing with her Then see sei.
she threw him OUT into the hal She drnleu 'nil
she threw him down the stairs. ana sald tnat ms
fall was accidental. Justice Goetting hxed eaii a.
M
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4 VICTORY FOR MRS. HOLMAN.

Justice Osborne OF the Supreme court, yeS'erda!
gave Judgment for the pa.ntiH In the suit OF Sarah
f. Holman against Jane M r.. S,rawson, vincent
A. Strawson and others. 10 set aside deed az
fraudulent The was en- trial for some DAYS
and attracted considerable interest. Strawson. who
was at one time the proprietor OF handsome
liquor store In Futon-st. opposite the City Han.
acted as the agent OF Mrs. Holman In the pur-
chase OF four city lots AT Fast w-fork-aVe' ana
Chester st. The deed In question was one pu'po''-
ing &c Re signed by Mrs. Holman conveying ha't
OF he. interest In the property to Mrs. Strawsoh'
who in turn decided her half TO a man named Az
wood Mrs Holman declared that she never maue
the deed. that she never signed IL ana tnat s Sme
never delivered IT - Mrs. Strawson Justce Us.
borne Lpholds her contention Strawson az pIesen' en
is under indictment on charge or forgery III ,on-
nection with a check which given as o loan
secured by mortgage on the same ,properHS' ii ii
has he tied once but the jury disagreed. ne
negotiated the loan the property ai,houSh MT
Holman alleged that he did II without her autnor.-
zation. and the mortgage was sc' "s'"e % ''
lent In recent action.
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NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY SIXTEEN PAGES

for that. because Mr.. Schieren gave Brookyn lne
finest administration II ever had. But the VIZ
over which he presided was suppressed anu , .a
loyal people Of this city were deceived anu AM,
advantage of in regard t. II. and thls suPPieS.
sion was not confined u the city goVerhnens.
alone The financial institutions were caNeu
upon and when Brooklyn needed their ser,
Ices az they never needed them before, thelr
support was withheld. Mr. Low referred 10 john
Y McKane as having given consohca'loi -
Rrooklyn In closing. he made strong aPPea'
IN Mavor Wurster that he exercise his prero8a-
two as M,yor and send the bill back to the
Legisat ture.
4 FEW WORDS FROM MR. WOODRUFF.
Franklin Woodruff made a brief speech IN
which he said: Mr. Mayor. II the Dill is 10
become a law put the onus or IL upon 'he
Legislature. and next fall we Will bury those
peope so far out Of sight that they Will never
be resurrected. ,a
George T. Van Nostrand made ciear-cut anu u
concise speech In which ne told Mayor Wurster
that had he not written his letter declaring
against the scheme of consolidation Withou,
referendum before his election, ne Wiz ~
NOT he In the Mayoralty chair hearing the argu-
ments Of people who had been abused ana de
ceved Speeches were also made Dy oi'aS ,,i ~,
Giddings John S McKeown T. 3 cooper Ir r.
lam Hemstreet George G. Hopkins, JOSEF" :
Koehler OF CIR Gr,enpoint, VINO represenIeu
working classes; Samuel Ellis. Thomas H. .raIs a,I
and George f. Adrich At the ciose ol ~ ~
hearing Mayor Wurster announced ina h ~.
consolidation people would be neara Z, ~ ,urdav
afternoon 1t was also agreed 10 give ,ne ~; 10
Ieasuers n chance to re heard on luesuas, .ne
other side reserving the right for aho'"e' "'"
ing II they wanted.
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CHARLES W. r. DARE DEAD.

Charles W + Dare. the PRESIDENT o' 'he Aiher'V'i"
c,r,u.al company died from apop.exy on Wednes-
Aoy =, his hor4 with the family OF Isaac s Doug
las A, No lS3 BcGford-ave. He was born IN New
York on June TO- 1884. and was we'll known In mer-
cant,e life Thirty years ago he moved 10 BROOKLYN
and ten years later his wife died HIS business
office was IN Cortnndt-st., New-fork, ana MS lac-
tory was at Kent-ave. and Grand-si brooklyn MT
Dare was member OF the Merchants '.uo' ne
was IN the c.ubroom on Tuesday night. when re
,,os seized with A dizziness In his head. He was
taken home where his condition became worse. ana
early on Thursday Or. Essig was called IN Ever
enort was made 70 save his he. out without aVai,
After his death the body was taken 10 the mouse
Of a relative In Gatcs-ave.. where the funeral ser
vIres Will take place Mr. Dare Is survived py a
married daughter who lives In Paris. she = reat-
ed by marriage to the Roosevelt family OF New
NAr
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FIRES ORIGIN Not KNOWN.
AS To WHETHER THE BLAZE
IN WHICH TEN LIVES WERE LOST WAS
SET by AN INCENsARY

,,.o,h.r h,, accident or BY the work OF malicious
tarson the origin OF the nre which. AT dawn on
Wednesday, resulted In the death of ten persons Is
=, nreeeu, a matter Of conjecture. Alonzo Brymer
the Fire Marshal has been busS for the last forty-
eight hoirs making an inyesigation which. he says
Ga M, vet complete. Callabria the man who es-
coped was taken to Are headquarters yesterday
morning and closely questioned lie said ne Wa"
empioved by the Atlas Wrecking Company, anu IL
an able seaman When he was awakened by the
falling OF glass he tried to rescue his wife anu the
members OF her family. who were sleeping IN the
Same apartments He said they all tainted and DIED
at hs feet Then ne sprang from the window,
graspel the cornice OF the roof and thus saved his
own nfe Mr. Brymer di not believe this state
rneni. and to satisfy himself had one OF his clerks
measure the Italian. Another man was sent To No.
20 I'non-si and the distance between the roof and
the window from which Calabra made his escape
also measured.
A. Il result Of this investigation the Marshal said
that suspicion rested on Callabria Mr.. Brymer
further said that he believed Callabria much
excited when he made the contradictory statements
attributed 20 him The denied the statement
that he had been assaulted by a fireman. When
asked yesterday by n Tribune reporter for state
ment regarding the ire Mr.. Brymer said:
II have decided that the blaze started from a
lighted match thrown among the rubbish In the
wandering vasabOnds who sleep In the hallwayS at
night and who receive little or no attention from
WAS In all probability started In the same way.
am convinced that the man callabria was in no
way crimnaliy connected with the occurrence"
Many witnesses. including several policemen. were
examined by the Marshal
Frank Sessa. the undertaken. removed the five
bodies which remained over night In the Morgue. to
the Holy Cross Cemetery. Fatbush. yesterday MORN
ing
iiuld,ng Commissioner Bush. when seen. said the
fire .acir-s the building of the regulation
pattern lie visited the scene OF the fire and was sure
about this The inspector In that district ne said,
was and had caused nre escapes TO be placed
on not less than 205 buildings within two years.
There IL provision In the building laws which
makes Il Discretionary with the Commissioner TO
order extra means Of escape In OF fre. all
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ask your pardon for making the suppostion |
congratulate you. Mr. Wurs,er, on having the most
splendid opportunity of your life. Now stand ~
your promise of last fall. Stand loyal to the great
mass that elected you Say. IL will stand loyal TO the
beautiful and beloved city which honored me by
placing me in the Magistrates cfair. "ii never
believe Il that YOU sir wouiO take any step for n"-
livering BROOKLYN bound hand and foot. and lax!
at the fee, OF Tammany Hall and the powers or
darkness.
After Dr. Cuyler had finished. and before
long round OF applause had died away. Presi-
dent Matthews. Of the Consolidation League.
rushed up and grasped the Doctor by the hand.
Then DR. Cuylc~. much surprised. patted Mr..
Matthews on the back and Mr.. Matthews re-
turned the compliment II was a graceful act
on the part of the consolidation president and
the spectators enjoyed the spectacle immensely,
and appauded.
THEN CAME DIR. STORRs.
The Rev Dr Richard S. Storrs. who was the
next speaker. said:
I am not here TO ask you TO return this bill with
your disapproyal. | taken IL for granted mat
YOU would do that FOR in your letter OF acceptanc.
before election you took stand against consynia-
ton and do not believe that you would 20 back
on your word so frankly pledged beforehand. But
I am here 70 urge you return this bill with ds-
approval so empna tic and decisive that II viii call
a malt In this iniquitous and tyrannica business.
know these words may seem soIne~ hat strong but
they are not strong for the truth Is my sincere
New-York tribune., 1896-04-03
WANTS HIS COMPENSATION SETTLED

George A Oulnby. as committee OF 'he peis'n on.
- -, ,,,is y sneden. an incompetent person.
-, .,ars., n Justice Van Wyck OF the
Spprsn,s Cnr-t for ;eave to make an intermediate
judicial accounting and to have his COMPENSATION S
as committee determined The patent Is ID p,ua' ua'
", c,o wa, committed TO the institution IN
,sex and an Apr Is IN that year the petitioner was
appointed her committee He mas s., sGres resevsS from
s'nce M total income OF S6i05i 02. ana tnat ne
las expended s He also says Sl3her na' John tos n
sreSan who is in Algeria. Africa, ani sister, , MS.
Mary q Quinby.. who lives at NO ~ Eas' i""'
ffnstice Van Wyck appointed ". l.add r. Hss TH
clsi Guardian to look after the Interests ,,sa "i
Sneden In the proceedings taken " ns' sS'
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FIVE FOTND UNCONSCIOUS.
ALMOST FATAL WORK OF SMALL COAL
cTONF

,,. ch,-ies Johnson who keeps a confectionery
s,o-. a. WASHINGTON Park. recently hired house III
Washlng,on-ave near the Parkway ana on
Wednesday began - remove her furniture th're.
Thu, night the transfer had been nearly comp'etsd
and she decided that her children. Ella eeNen
years old Robert. six wears Ola. ana 'ha''eS '''
v.ars old. hcr mail Maggie C1nnors. twenty years
oil and her nephew Thomas Cutler. twenty-one
wears old should sleep In the new hous'. Yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock. while returning from church'
Mrs Johnson passcn the house and onscrVins ,ha'
IN. blinds were closed. stopped and rang the peH re-
pratrdly without receiving a Response
becoming alarmed. she summoned helps anu m
-. 80 e,oL.n onrn The rooms hlled with
coal gas Cutie found on the moor where ne
had probably fallen while trying 10 reach W ndow
;rhe nthers were In bed breathing heavily. Dr Dus-
sedorf was summoned and after three hours OF nara
work ne succeeded In resuscitating all except MISS
connors she did not regain consciousness uniii
nearly : y m yesterday. and was not then thought
Tn. Gas came from n small coal stove. which had
boon hastily erected during the day.
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TRIED TO SEIZE The rfhh 4
ss,,. COMPANY ATTEMPTED TO ENFORCE
rcrD RIGHTS IN FoURTH-ANE.


,rs ALLEGED RIGHTS IN FoURTH-ANE'
,,.. .,,v ., Brooklyn recently arauirea the 'i,ie
nor,v on both sides o. Fourih-ave. from III.
So po,d 70 De Nyse-st.. as part 'f the p'0p'Ssu
.,,u.av The Nassau Railroad Company asserts
,h.t their franchise covers Four;h-ave 10 'he oao.e
p.,d and yesterday their employees a.ee'np'
,,, ,r,lley poles In the avenue below DE Nyse-s''
", tho workren began digging. a speciai po'ioe-
man who was watching the property warner '"'"
., dasis. but the foreman told his men 10 "o'N .''
harder his object being TO set the WORK c0"e w
faro the wa,chman could call assistance Inc hos'
wsre dug and two poles dragged up reauy 10 ~
raised when five Fort Hamilton ponce appea'''
This snboldened the watchman. who then wah'ea
70 aeh, the whole crowd OF employees. Ine ran
.,,a mon realized the situation and kept quiet In
~, ,,s,r time the Park Commissioner had received
use wc-d and Captain Mcnamara hurriedly drove 20
,ha 1,ene He ordered the holes hlied up, anu tis
a. lehman ala II IN much less time than II TOOK "
dig them. .. -. ,.ora an, ,hal- A.
torney James Church. teephoned to the woIkns.
"a 20 on as the company's franchise covered mar
property The men, however seemed to nave hlosG nor.
RESPECT for the clubs OF the police than Tor ega'
op ncns. and declined to go on The park antnqr. ,
Ties will try TO have tive franchise changed 50 laSs
the road will terminate at De NySe-st.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-03
The News OF Brooklyn

thereby becomes a danger signal TO every city in
t;le State
APPLAUSE FOR DIR. CUYLER.
The Rev. DR.. Theodore L. Cuyer followed.
He vas received with much applause. He said
in part:
| wish to remind you. Mr.. Mayor that the people
Of Brooklyn deliberately, earnestly and soemny op-
pose this most mschievous piece OF legislation /
leave II to Your Honor whether you can reconcile 1t
TO Your personal honor sign this measure. If you
decide the affirmative, II Will De actlon quite uil-
| know of nothing in the history of American egis-
lation equal this bill in It's voa ton of the rights
of American citizenship. When Brooklyn is brought
TO such an alliance II viii curse the day that II ever
surrendered Its own honorable. homogeneous In
dependence love the dear old city too well, sir. 10
even think of II. The most intelligent and trust
worthy sentiment of New-York. as voiced by the
TnIon League club and the thoughtful people, is
opposed to the l.exow bill. Mark that. What child
ish talk 1; is wish 10 be bigger city than Chi,
cago When this bill was passed. Taininany Voteo
FOR IL soiidy Had 1t not been for that vote. Mr..
Nayor 1; would have been defeated. y solid Tam
many Hall for the extinction of the NE OF our
honorable Mayor proposes 10 join hands with that
band. Tammany Hall and a Republican Mayor OF
BROOKLYN hand in hand. shoulder to shoulder, sup,
pressing the life of city? | count that moral
impossibility If anybody had said last fall that
within twelve months Mayoc would join hands
with solid Tammany Hall 10 the extinction OF
BROOKLYN without any submission 10 the people, we
should as have supposed sir. that you would put
a torch to the building you are in When Brooklyn
ceases 10 be city TO you, sir. would belong me
melancholy distinction OF having been the last
Mayor Of the old, free. Independent Brooklyn. and
New-York tribune., 1896-04-03
Two HI NDRED DOLLARS COSTS IMPOSED

Justice Van wyck. OF the Supreme Court. yester-
day gra tied the application OF the Second Methodist
Episcopal Church. a, York and Gold SITS. to open
the default taken against II in proceedings Of the
BROOKLYN elevated road to condemn the church 8
was taken about three years ago. and the trustees
although they admit service OF the complaint served
by the road In the condemnation proceedings. say
that they id not realize that the matter was OF any
Importance The church received six cents damage.
II Is thought that Justice Van Wycks action In I'M
posing such heavy costs VIII restrain applications
to open other defaults OF a similar character, OF
which there were u great number.