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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
OBITUARY.
DANIEL B. VAN HoUTEN.

D,r,e, p Van Houten who died on wednesday
~ his APARTMENTS in the Hotel Winthrop. One.
hundred -and-twenty- ffth-st. and Seventn-ave was
born at No. 7 King-st. New-York City IN 49, He
father John Van Houten, was a teacher IN the
Holland Dutch School IN old Greenwich village
and died when his was only eight months old.
His mother, who was a daughter OF the Van Ant
werp family survived her husband many years
and took charge Of her sons early education.
Later Mrs. Van Houten placed him IN trinity
School, then downtown. where he completed HE
education year before reaching his majority and
then entered upon business life.
When twenty-three years old, Mr.. Van Houten
procured a cerkshp in the Atlantic Marine In.
surance Company at No. 81 Wall-st., and gradu-
ally worked his way up until he became the as
sistant cashier OF the company, which position he
held until Ids death.
In early life Mr.. Van Houten became a member
Of the Broome Street Reformed Church. under the
pastorate OF the Rev. Dr. stryker, and during his
residence in the lower part Of the city held sew.
eraI offices in the church. Upon removing further
untown several years ago he transferred his mem.
bership 10 the Reformed Church at Forty-elghth.
st and Fifth In 1856 MI Van Houten became
a member o; the Historical Society. ana on on:
the offer of an important official position. Mr:
Van Houten was Interested In the organization Of
his friend the late Judge Van Bost. who was him.
self charter member became an active me% Vs
Honten ' Continued hi. membership in both
In ISIS Mr. Van Hou.en married Miss Emile
Hyde, Of Tishkill. y. T.: who died few year:
New-York. by whom he had one son. Frederick
Carton. the only child. who is unmaTr,ed, ana
falling health for several years from lung trouble,
NJ Van Houen attended regularly to business s
sudden Weakness to remain at home.
For seventeen years Mr. Van n. u, ho1te1 The na f.
con at Nyack The burial VIII take place there
tomorrow morning TIE funeral Wi, De f held "a
0ne-hundred and -twenty-thir and Lenox-ave,
this evening at ocloek the Pastor h ;b the rev W.
EImendorf and Stryker There Will be six honor.
airy pabearers, selected from the officers Of The
Atlantic INSURANCE Company ana the MUSIC WIZ
be by J. H. Mckinley, a vocalist.
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D. +. MURPHY.

Washington March 26.-D. F. Murphy. chief ON
ca reporter OF the Senate died In this city tonight
aged sixtytwo. He had been in bad health for sew.
eral years suffering from nervous disorders. Last
night he had a shock Of apoplexy from which no
temporarily rallied only to succumb at 7:+0 o'clock
tonight. Mr. Murphy became connected with the
Senate In 1S4s and had remained there continuously
ever since. In 1873 being appointed chief official 70
porter. He reported the proceedings Of the famous
Electoral Commission in 1885, and the absolute &C
curacy his report In that case. In the numerous
exciting debates following the reconstruction period
was never questioned. He enjoyed the intimate &C
Quantance OF the most prominent men Of his day.
by whom he respected for his high integrity Of
character. He leaves a family. consisting OF
widow and several children. and two brothers, 2. l.
Murphy, Deputy-Commissioner Of Pensions. and Il
" Murphy, his chief assistant in the Senate The
funeral Will take place In PHILADELPHIA
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MP K11.B1yRNs BROTHER-IN-LAW.
THE MAN WHO CAST THE FhANNA''
VOTE FOR FITcHIE's AMENDMENT

rxsana,or Frederick D. Xburn, state ouperN-
,.,a,n, of the Ranking Department py 'ne ~ "
r. = Plat. Of No 10 Broadway had an uiip'"'"
ouarter Of an hour with his official creator ai'Y'
tho convention adjourned on TUESDAY evening. -
uas about the one vote that Franklin |ou"''
IN favor of the resolution Vi 49,
nsrvisor-at-Iarge Thomas Fi'chie' Oh n'oon-
ivn 10 substitute in place Oh
plat. and Edward Lauterbach as delesa'es '.I .
- e. louis the names Of the two MchIi'es mel
wavor Jewett of Buffalo, and General ino"'as' u
NewYork Superintendent khourn was oni'' MAJ ns'
~ the Franklin County delegation ana upon nm
do,,lved the painful duty OF annouhc,ns ma
az he men had slipped away. W men the r,rar
voinn If secretary Kenyon called ain shjver
Kilburn got on his sndh'"' vs.
in his voice ansWereu' -. ,or tho amendment and
Franklin casts one Vo'e io' wv
five votes against ,.. o.oiconed the Frank
IT,, S,untv accession to the anti-fihtt ioin, w ~.
tha J,Iatt-i auterhach shouters VIGOROUSLY ''e
tndenendent Republican who cast inc one 80 - ,,
ono before Superintendent k:lpurh gol ~" ~ ~
,hn Isf.b Avenue Hotel from the cohVentio.i ia IL
~, MONT Mir Plat knew that the fralS..n oou'ty
anin,ate yvno voted against Plat ana iautcrp
vas II H. Hawley. Superintendent hhpur" o'o'"-
,hare are conflicting statements regardlhg "hht
W. Tilatf SAID To Mr.. Kilburn on the o'casloi pu,
/, je generally admitted that the lansuAse "oula
r,oke 7'hof stuff" for the papers MT hlipurh went
hack TO Albany looking nervous ana 'rouo'cu'
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so1rTu DAKOTA REPUBLICANS LOYAL
THEY WILL. SUPPORT THE ST. LOUIS CANDIDATE
AND PLATFORM
Washington. March 2s-The accounts OF the oou'"
Dakota Republican Convention YESTERDAY
showed that the free silver advocates "au on
outnumbered three to one by the sound money M,
were the subject of much discussion In the Capi'o
corridors to-day Mr.. Picker the Se''''
sentative from that State. SAD: ,,.,
do not believe there has been any , rns
change in opinion In the state on tne itf,ru, Of
cnnvention affirmed the Minneapolis p.atiSS.r he
1899 and the State carried that year i0 from
Republican candidate ne ,o ~ conventions
the towns and many OF those coinags of silver but
throughout the State generally 90 ny otrnent
there re has been T fhy s stnaon as 1872
whatever the St Louis Convention may 90 ~ t ,t
support OF the Republicans OF South DaKo'a
Mr. Hartman. of Montana, said that the co'iui''
of affairs in South Dakota, as shown IN the coi
vention had surprised him. but he did not ah'ic'-
pate that 1t in anywise indicative Oh cna"e-
of sentiment In other Western States. The fact was
IN his opinion that the gold had stolen marcn
upon the silver men in the selection h OF oud be-
the latter not con5emp p ha i ssue '"efe
n Johnson he Reprssentstiye fr 5o, N0 Was
pe akGa ya sraf H ' to him in
he said without any decided views on TIE sli r
put me on the Committee on Coinage. Weights and
Measures. That made It necessary for me 70 nave
some opinions on the subject. / studied the mater
and came to the conclusion that free coinage OF 81
ver would be detrimental TO the interests OF the
agricultural community which represented. Ana
so I took my stand. being then the only Representa-
tive in radius OF 400 miles that was not free
silver man. ] threatened with the vengeance
of the people by Mr.. Bland. chairman OF the com.
mlttee. and went home to make the campaign OF
1892 | was opposed by free-silver man and beat
him by 5000 votes. The freesiver men 10 the right
OF me and 10 the LEFT OF and in front Of the
latter in South Dakota. went down In the contest
and the next House did rot know them. In 1894 the
campagn was also made on a d.stinctively sound
money issue and the result was the same. have
made my fight and the State Is in line with the
sound money sentiment OF the country
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NOT IN THE PLATT CAMP.
T. II. BUTLER MAINTAINS HIS INDEPENDENCE
DESPITE HIS NOMINATION..

Albany. March % (SpeciaD. Edward H. ButIer'
rronr,etor and Editor of THE Buffalo News was
chosen by the Republican State Convention on Tues
aav as one of the Presidential electors-a'-hrse'
BENJAMIN f. Tracy being the other.
Politicians generally believe that Thomas {. fla''
conferred this honor upon Mr. Butler with the ann
Of bringing him into the Plat camp. MIR Butler nav
ing for several years been hostile to the machine IN
his newspaper.
Mr.. Butler has indicated unmstakaoly that ne Is
not to be lured into support Of Mr. Patt by any
such bride his newspaper OF Wednesday ne
printed the editorial. given below;
Thanks 10 tho Honorable Mr.. P.att. private citizen
and sef-consttutcd boss. one-sevcnth OF the Ger
gafes TO Yesterdays State Convention AZ new i"Ih
onrosed giving the honor OF repgcs antatNt hoHli-
nation 10 Governor Morton at the National CohVei-
ton in June \ unanimous Republican coVenuon IN
this State something that no one remembers i'u.
il Is not every convention that contains - cohefen.
a mass OF protest that II yeseriiy. ana II = ohy
fair io say that objections TO Mr. Platts leadership
are not confined 10 those who baked yesterday III
the convention. II Is rather trying 70 human nature
TO work for common cause with seli-crci'.i
leader whose assumption OF power has constantly 'o
be fought Mr.. Pat,s leadership. 80 caiei has
been n positive drag on the Morton movement III
this State and outside Of It. lie dsoTellts the move
rnant and brands Il with the nsincerity Tor when
his name Is synonyme.
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A YACHT CLUBS ANNUAL DINNER.

The Seawanhaka -Corinthian Yacht Club gave It's
annual subscription dinner last night at Delmon-
icos. In the absence Of the commodore and vice
commodore. Rear-Commodoro J. Kennedy Tod pre-
sided having at his right the guest Of the evening.
Admiral Henry Erben.
The other guests were E. c. Benedict, j. L. Ward.
j. w. Miller, w. +. Iseln. c. II. Leland O. T.. Crom-
well, Charles A. Sherman, c. w. Wetmore, S. l..
Cromwell John Hyslop. w. c. Hubbard Gordon
Wendell Sidney Chubb. F. p Moore, Clarence
Stanley. Dexter. +. l.. Hoppin Robert Townsend
w. c. Kerr Walter Luttgen L. f. DOremieux.
H. +. Noyes ]. J. Phelps, DR.. Grlswod. f. s. Goad-
by, f. NJ. Townsend ". W. Renwick and c. Van
Rensselaer,.
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STILL FIGHTING THE RAINEs BILL

Albany, March 26.-Assemblyman Kempner Oem..
n. " in speaking OF the bill he introduced to-day
to repeal the Raines Liquor Tax law, said: MY
repeal bill is designed to indicate the unalterabe
determination OF the opponents of the Raines
iniquty; to fight that enactment until every vestge
Of 1t is swept Off the statutebooks. We shall keep
up an ncessant and aggressive campaign until our
purpose is accomplished 1t may be thought that
the proposed repeal has no prospect this session.
That Is q mistake About fifteen Republican As
sembymen VINO have been bamboozed into voting
for the Ranes bill on the promise OF supplemental
legislation Will stand by the united Democratic rep
resentation In favor OF repea.. II that promise is
broken, as 1t is intended to be broken. There may
be surprise in store for the State In the near
future"
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Columbus Ohio. March Ex-senator J. D. John
son. of Celina, was attacked by two hlghwaymcn
from the State Treasurers office. where he had just
drawn his salary, The Senator knocked both men
down and escaped. The robbers got away.
Hornelsville. ~ Y. March 2s-The New-York
State Breeders Association opened a two days
meeting here to-day with large attendance Pres-
morning session SsSaped with an address BY
horse breeding for New-York farms.
OF over $4,000 Oh Railroad-ave. this morning. 1t
started in the livery staDn Of James J.; cooney
stable and saloon OF George Lundy. the bakery OF
Max Rice and the Belts Block were destroyed
twe-story frame wing of Rooss Hotel was Quilted
and the hotel badly damaged; Mr. Roos smashed
guests got out. Four horses in one OF the livery
stables were cremated.
Mercer, Penn. March 2s-There Is much excite
"rer is oTp' his sha ac
extent of 1895 Treasurer Graham says that the
maSe mistake GRAHAM has furnea over hs ace
counts to his bondsmen.
Pittsburg. March 2s-Last evening Ernest E.
ssD railroad yards at eP Was siaton
were Killed while at work a shifting eng me pushed
the e" men were at work Eaton leaves " a widow
Warner leaves a widow with nine children.
Chambersburs. Penn, March 2s.-An incendary
nnor a. and roof Of the White Block, on Memorial
Square causing loss OF 10000 Insurance SIS 900
Adjoining buildings were also damaged.
ST IRnace Men,, March ga par; of Josiah
simpkns's Comedy Company. which played here
straits In order that they might attend the iceboat
regatta at Mackinaw Island They were IRE accom-
g. X j. W. A favoring wind sent them along
with great rapdity for about mile when the lei,
minute the boat was smashed TO k.ndlng wood and
the crack in the ice opened by the forge OF the
With their heavy winter wraps the party was
powerless In the chilling water, and had not help
the majority Of the party would have been drowned.
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dali OF this city. ana eH-Coh5iV'
Ketcham, of Duchess
CONVENTION TICKETS WITHHELD.
non, r,,r rossrs HOPED TO SHUT OUT THEIR

L
HOW THE BOSSES HOPED TO SHUT oCi iHH''
OPPONENTS FROM TUESDAYS CATHERINE
Many vcll-informed New-Yorkers have had much
-, saw about the distribution of the tickets 10 me
Republican State Convention In the "rahu I'M -
palace on Tues lay and have criticised the STATE
~onnittec severely because tickets were wlthheid
from ve!-known and eminent kepuDHcdns i" ue
civ and distributed freely to machine "oThels WIN
had been engaged to shout for Governor -ioi 'o'',
They have declared that there was determined
fs,r. n keen ont Of the convention all Republicans
who were not known to be subservient toois oi INC
machine and that the cheers for Mckinney the'e-
fore were the more exasperating to the posses.
The entire top gallery Of the convention nan Was
reserved for the 800 men from Albany MANY VI
whom were ofice-holders. who became known as lhe
Barnes people Some OF them joined in the attack
on Major Southworth when he waved the Mckinney
banner and led the cheering for the Ohio man In the
hall Others were heard TO threaten TO throw
Major Southworth the railing OF the lower bal
cony. and II the police had not nterfered there
might have been bloodshed. In addition to the
tickets distributed to the shouters from Albany.
hundreds OF tickets distributed to political
shouters In this city who were known 10 be uhder
the complete control OF the machine. but no tickets
were sent to Republicans who were Identified win
Mayor Strong's administration Even such p.omi-
urer OF the National Republican Committee. and
General Arson g McCook who Is known as "a a
from having tickets to the convention
There were hundreds OF prominent ana innue f
the convention by what has been called the marked
discourtesy OF the Republican State Committee, ana
the reason for such action is believed by many New
to keep absolute control OF the convention The
cheers for Mckinley said to have been most
saes in =" voting FOR Mr. Fitches amendment most
surprising and humilIating to the machine bosses
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SHE WEEDS TO FRENCH INFLUENCE.
QUEEN RANAvALONA's RESIGNATION TO HER
FATE CHARMS GENERAL DUCHEsNE.
From The London Standard.

FATE CHARMS GENERAL DUCIESNE.
From The London Standard
General Duchesne says the Queen of Madagascar
has accepted the French suZeranty she might
have done the mastery of second husband and
Prime Minister. She seems rather interested in the
complete transfer OF power from the ex-Prime Min
lister to the French. and showed herself deeply
slble 10 the many courteous attentions OF the
victors General Duchesne thinks her open hearted,
open -mnded. And in her way charming woman.
Another general tells me that she Is extremely fond
OF dress and longs to visit Paris. She can never
hear enough about the shops and theatres and the
choose herself several complete tollettes at the Bon
Marche
No great faith Is expressed by General Duchesne
In the future OF railways In Madagascar. THE road
built by tho French military engineers from
Ma1unsa to Andrlba was said the General In con-
versation with our Paris corresponding ''childs
play compared with the difficulties Of the country
through which the French had to go at an almost
running pace. | had taken with me officers Of the
engineers TO survey the country for military rail-
way. but when they the difficulties they gave II
up 1t looks very easy on map to 20 up tho
valleys. but Madagascar valleys not like those
of other counties. They shrink into gorges and
a maze. and yet the west road is comparatively
easy when compared with the one from
Antananarlvo to Tamatavc. The latter defes
description. ! was taken down to Tamatave In q
litter by nati:e porters. / cannot make out how
We came to our journeys end. Your porters take
you through fuagmires. tumble down sheer cliffs.
and push through tangled forests. They cling to
selves on rocks. am pound to agree with travel
lers' good opinion OF the climate. you are
through the fever sons. never felt better than
the plateau"
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THE NEW PLUMS OF PATRONAGE.
MEN TALKED OF FOR STATE EXCISE COMMITS

TALKED OF FOh slAIE EACAoE SoAMio-
SIONER.
Arbanv. March 26-The State Commissioner OF
r~c,ss shall be appointed by Governor Nor
ton as provided in the Raines Liquor Tax bill. with
An ten DAYS after the bill becomes law. which
time II Ia estimated. expires on April g. Secretary
r r McAneny Of the New-York Civil Service Re
form ton. called upon Governor Morton TO-
6av and informed him that the sixty confidential
agents to be appointed by the State Commissioners
Of Excise could be brought within the Civi Ser
vicA law II the Governor so ordered The Governor
stated that he was considering the question.
There is little gossip about the Capitoi eorrldors
concerning the appointment Of State Excise COM
missioner The politicians here from up the state
are talking Of two avowed candidates ior me p,aue
in the persons OF John f. Parkhurst OF Bath Steu
ben County, and W. A. Sutherland. OF Rochester 1'
Little is heard from the Republicans above the tfar
lem as to the probability Of the appointment OF
either Cornelius Van Colt or ex-Poice Commission
er Murray the two New-York City Republicans
whose names have been mentioned IN connection
with the position. At the Executive Chamber II Is
stated that there are candidates In the race SO
far the presentation or Applications OF peuto"s
to the Governor is concerned
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CHOOSING DELEGATES IN ULSTER.

Kingston, ~ Y. March % tSpeciaD.-rhe Ulster
County Republican Convention met here this after
noon. The following were chosen delegates to the
Congress Convention Saturday: Judge A. T.
Clearwater. Severyn Is. Sharpe. Christopher N.
Dewitt. C. Mech woolsey. Senator Charles Davis
Congressman Jacob Lefever. Charles +. Cantne,
George W. Washburn. Theodore Millspaugh. Byron
Clearwater Cornelius ]. Lefever and Thomas Sny-
der Resolutions were passed heartily lndorsing the
platform adopted by the State Convention; Also
extollng Governor Morton the choice OF Ulster
for President. The delegates to the National Con-
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heavy and costly piece OF silverware. and is given
TO him by large number OF his friends and ad-
mirers In comnemoration OF his fifty years OF
residence In this country. II was the Intention 70
present Il to the conductor on the night OF MS
opening concert at the Metropolitan Opera House.
but Il Was found impossible 10 finish 1t In time'
The piece Is intended for centre ornament ior
table and is OF suitable size and shape ior use as
punch bowl It's general shape is designed 70
represent a Gro yn and II has much symbolic
emblematic detail. 4 full description Of II has
already appeared In these columns II Will DC OH
exhibition to-day at T.nanys.
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RICHARD ]. THOMPSON.

Richard Johnson Thompson. OF the Thompson =
Bedford department OF the Standard vi COMPANY
No 12s Pearl-st, died yesterday morning at hs
bone No Al East Slxty-seventh-st.. after an III.
ness lasting about a year and half. Mr.. Thomp.
son was born at Fort Wayne. Ind. on September IL
1870 and came to this city about twenty-five years
ago. He subsequently engaged in the oil business
in the firm Of K. J. Thompson Co.. and later e
Thompson q Bedford. For the last few years %
had not been actively engaged in business
Mr. Thompson leaves widow, two sons ana .
daughter The funeral will be held at the house %
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TOOK THE VOWS OF A Nun.

St. Louis. March 26.-Miss Mamie Cabanne
daughter Of one Of the oldest and arstocratic
families In ST. Louis. took the Of "A at the
Visitation Convent yesterday She has been for
eral years leading society belle. She was ROBBED as
a bride and the ceremonies were impressive Arch
bishop Kahn assisted by priests, received her
into the order. She is the sister OF Louis Dutia
Cabanne, the noted bicycle rider.
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He assented to the statement that the Appoint zee
would hall from the interior OF the state dne a.
ceDtance Of this theory eliminated ex- Fost
Van Colt and ex-Judge Clarence w; Meade lTom
the list Colonel George W. Dunn. OF bls'i@1reo,i
Dunn can point to a long record Of featy to NJ
Plat. john +. Parkhurst. OF BATH was nor , az
spalred Of either. The prediction was MADE last
evening that Lou Payn would after all be chosen
10 cons ruct and Mr. Patts giant excise ma
chi
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Reports from Indiana woui indicate that Mr..
Plat;s missionaries met with no more success In
the Hooser State than the colored cohorts who
made a tour Of Dixie. 1t stated In this column
several weeks ago that Indiana practically
solid for Mckinley. and nothing has happened since
then to make revision OF the statement neces-
sary AS a foreign missionary Plat Is hardly
success. There lot OF trouble In ONO pre-
vious TO the publication Of his manifesto in The
Cincinnati Enquirer" but as soon as this letter
appeared the factions came together and presented
a solid front for Mckinley at the State convention
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No one can deny that the Mckinley demonstra-
lion was tremendous success. II was undertaken
against Overwhelming odds. and in the face OF a.!
manner o. difficulties. The State Committee mad
absolutely refused to give tickets to any Repuo-
lcans not In sympathy with the machine, ana II
wes only By tn. most SIX lful manoeuvring that
inIepenicnt Republicans were able to gan adnis-
sion 10 the hall But they I'D GO, In ana maze
iheir Influence felt on delegates who were waver-
INK and the result was most satisfactory TO every
Anti Machine man In the town
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w. 3. ALLEN.
w r. Allen a

w. B. Allen. writer. died on Tuesday from pnsu.
monia at his home No. li5 East Forty-nnth-st. no
was sxty-tive years old. and was q brother OF
George II. Allen an importer, OF No. IS Broadway
The funeral will take place at Whitehall, n. r. 81
2 p. m. to-day.
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GEORGE II. NETTLETON.

Kansas City. March S.-George II. Nettetous
president and general manager OF the Kansas city.
Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad. died OF paralysis
at his home In this city tonight. Mr.. Nettleton
was one OF the bestknown railroad men In the
West and was s!Xty-five years old.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

Three Congress districts in this city have not yet
sent in to the Republican State Committee the
names Of their candidates for Presidential elector.
These districts are the XIIIth. XIVth and XVIII.
These vacancies on the ticke. will be filed to-mor-
row. They will be used by the machine managers
to heal differences and as far as possible 10 cover
sore spots.