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TAMMANY'S TICKET.
Nominees Selected for Offices of
Greater New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.--At this after
Moons meeting of the Tammany Hall
Executive Committee Richard Croker
spoke for the nomination of Thomas F..
Grady for District Attorney. All the
other leaders spoke in opposition, and
Mr.. Croker finally consented to its
withdrawal. Asa Bird Gardiner was
then substituted for Grady, and his
name will be placed on the ticket.
The county ticket said to have been
agreed upon at the meeting to-day is
as follows:
President of the Borough, Augustus
w. Peters; Sheriff, Thomas j. Dunn;
Registrar, Isaac Fromme; County
Clerk, William Sohler; District Attor-
ney, Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner: JUS
tices of the Supreme Court, Charles
Van Brunt and Francis NJ. Scott: JUS
tees of the City Court, John H Nc
Carthy and Edward F. O'Dwyer; Coro-
ners. Edward T. Fitzpatrick, Jacob E.
Bausch, w AEfit and Antoine yucca.
At a meeting tonight of the United
German societies the Tamnany ticket
for city and county officers was indorsed
as : whole.
The National (gold) Democracy.
which failed to make nominations last
week on account Of a rumored deal with
Tammany Hall, held its city. county
and borough conventions tonight in
Cooper Union The city convention in
dorsed the nominees Of the Citizens
Union for city offices, and the
borough and county conventions in
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The EVANSTON
TRAIN ROBBERY,
Express Messenger Fritt's Story of
the HOId-Up.
Bandits Forced an Entrance TO His Car
and Dragged Him Out.
Placed About Two Dozen Sticks of
Dynamite Between the Two
Safes, but the Fuse Did Not Ie-
nite-The Robbers, or at Least
Several in the Number, Believed
to be Railroad Men.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. THE Chicago and
Alton passenger train which was held
up last night at Evanston, six miles OUT
of Kansas City, reached this city at
$40 a. M, one hour and forty minutes
late.
Frank Fritts, the express messenger,
said:
w hen the train stopped at Evanston
station in response to the torpedo, and
Conductor Groves stepped out to learn
the cause, four bandits leveled their
guns on him, and when the brakeman
appeared a second or two later he was
given the same treatment
THE other four robbers directed their
attention to the engineer and fireman
Engineer Vallette hesitated when. or
dered to leave his cab. Three pistol
| balls whizzed dangerously near his
head. He climbed down. The fireman
followed, and their places in the cab
were filed by two or three robbers.
The engineer and fireman were forced
to uncouple the engine, baggage and
express from the other part of the
train. Then the bandit engineer and
fireman ran the detached portion of the
The robbers who stood guard over
the conductor and brakeman dipped
into their pockets, getting about $50.
Then they left them and went to the
express car. They forced an entrance
and dragged me out. They took my
gun and $50 and made me walk back to
the part of the train that had been left.
About two dozen sticks of dynamite
We're placed upon the large safe in
which through business is carried. The
small local safe was then placed on top
of it. A match was placed to the fuse,
but the bandits were evidently mex
perienced in handling dynamite. The
fuse did not ignite. Without waiting
to make second attempt the robbers
Went away. When it appeared to be
all over the trainmen went to the en-
gine and express car. The train was
coupled together and we pulled out st.
Louiswards."
Fritts refused to state how much
money there was in the two safes.
Gateman H. c. Ross said: Il saw six
men, but the news agent says there
We're two more on the opposite side of
the train. They were all young look
fellow with the beard, who refused my
So. The robbers could have made rich
haul if they had tried their nerve Oh
the passengers, for we had all the
! coaches well filed.
"Cf course the passengers were
frightened and the two hours wait was
an awful strain ON their nerves, but re-
markable as it may sound, not a wom-
an had Mysteries and there was no
screaming. AS soon as the passengers
found out what the stop meant they
commenced hiding their jewelry and
money. Money went out of purses down
into stockings and saw several women
put their earrings in their mouths.
Il think the robbers, if not all rail-
road men, had several in the number,
for they acted like a trained crew.
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FIRE AT WATSONvILLE.
A Large Packing House, Dwelling
and a Barn Burned.

WATSONVILLE (Cal), Oct. THE
large packing-hous and dwelling of the
Relovich brothers, on Fourth street,
near the depot, and the barn of A
L. Bixby, were destroyed by fire at $50
O'Clock this morning. The buildings
were we'll stored with fruits, hay, wag-
ons and horses, ETC., but so rapid was
the fire that all were destroyed. The
Relovich family barely escaped with
their lives. Seven of their horses were
burned and their wagons and harness
with which they carried on a large
fruit packing business, We're all lost.
Bixby's fine team and a large quantity
of hay We're destroyed. The cause of
the fire is unknown. Insurance on Rel
ovich brothers, on fruit, $1,000 build
ing, $780, Bixbys insurance, S4OO.
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MICHAEL's FAST RIDE.
Chops Over Two Seconds From the
American Record for One Mile.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Jimmy
Michael, the little Welsh wheelman, on
the Willow Grove track to-day, chop
ped 2 1-5 seconds from the best Ameri-
can record for one mile paced. The
record was 1:3S 1-5, made by Eddie
McDuffie of Boston, about six weeks
ago, on the st. Charles track at Bos-
ton MichaePs time to-day was 1:36.
Michael was paced by a sextet and
a quad, and established the record af-
ter one trial. in which he equalled the
track record Of LBS 40, made by Ar
thur Gardiner on the occasion of the
National L. A. w. meet Of last Au-
gust
A brief rest followed, and the second
trial was made. The line was crossed
on the start at a splendid pace, and
on the quarter the remarkably fast
time of 0.23 3-5 was announced. The
third was covered in OBI 3-5, and the
half mile in 0:47 3-4. The two-thirds
was rassed in 1:04 3-J, the three-auar-
ters in 1:12 1-5, and with PAGERS and
racer straining every nerve and the
100 spectators cheering. Michael crossed
the finish line just z3 4-5 seconds later.
ADD Y FEVER TT
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SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.
A Citizen of Cleveland Attempts
Suicide in New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. III. L. Downs Of
AS Lincoln avenue, Cleveland, shot
himself in the head with a revolver
at $50 o'clock this afternoon in Cen
trail Park He was taken to the Pres
byterian Hospital, where he is sinking
fast. He will die.
Freeman Barnum, clerk of the Ger
lach Hotel in this city, identified the
dying man as an old friend. 'I have
known Mr.. Downs for years. said Mr.
Barnum. HE was a close friend of
President Grant, and a schoolmate of
Senator Jones, Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee. In fact.
he was very intimate with Jones. He
was also an associate of George NJ.
Pullman, the palace car magnate He
was radical free silver man, and
sturnped for Bryan When Bryan was
defeated he seemed a changed man, and
I think never was mentally strong af-
ter that"
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UNION PACIFIC ROAD.
Attorney-General McKenna Says 1t
Will be Sold to Highest Bidder.

LONDON, Oct. THE following mes
age has been received in reply to an in
curry of the Consul General cabled TO
Attorney General McKenna:
ITO the Consul General Of the United
States. London: The road (Union Pa
cific) has not been sold to the Schiff
syndicate. 1t will be sold to the high
est bidder on November 1st-
''McKENNA."
1t is learned that there have been sew
eral attempts to organize syndicate
here for the purchase of the Union Pa
cific Railroad, but none of them thus
far has. secured important financial
backing.
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TRIAL OF WELBURN.
No Evidence of Sensational Char
acter Brought Out Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Z. The
fourth days proceedings in the trial of
O.. n Welburn, the deposed Collector
of Internal Revenue charged with enl-
bezzlement. consisted of the introduc-
ton of collateral evidence in support of
the first thirty-five counts contained in
the Indictment against the defendant,
but nothing of sensational nature
developed. billiard, the colored messen-
ger, upon being recalled admitted sew
eral more forgeries which he claimed
had been committed at the instance of
the defendant, whom he obeyed inn
plicitly.
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SILVER DOLLARS.
The Treasury Department Discon-
tinues Their Exchange for Gold.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. r. The
banks of this city We're notified to-day
by the United States Treasury De-
partment that it would no longer con-
tinue the practice of exchanging stand
ard silver dollars for gold. The reason
assigned for this order is that there
are now more silver certificates and
treasury notes of 1890 outstanding than
there are silver dollars in the Treas
ury. Silver half dollars, however. will
continue to be exchanged for gold, and
the probable effect of the Treasury or
der will be to put more of these coins
in circulation.
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General Molina has captured, after a
short resistance, an insurgent camp sit
uated on the nights of Riscardero, Prov
ince Of Havana. Lieutenant Culevan
was wounded during the engagement.
Colonel Rolger, an official dispatch
says, has engaged with the insurgent
force at Carmen, this province.
The commercial bodies of Cienfuegos,
Santa Clara, Sagua La Grande, Matan-
zas and other places, it is announced
frcm the palace, telegraphed that they
wished it to be understood that they
join with Captain General Weyler's ad-
mirers in this city in the manifestations
and messages which have been organ
lied here in his honor.
MISS CISNEROS ESCAPES PRISON.
HAVANA, Oct. THE beautiful
young Cuban patriot, Senorita Evange-
lima Cisneros, heroine of the sensation
al venture with the Spanish Governor
of the Isle Of Pines, has escaped from
the Casa de Recogides blouse of Scrap
ings), where she had been confined for
several months on a charge of conspira-
cy against the crown of Spain, and of
an attempt upon the life of Governor
Berez, Governor of the Isle of Pines.
According to the statements of the
Jailors or attendants, she made her es-
cape some time last night At this
mornings roll call she was missing, and
When search was made for her the at
tendants found that one of the iron
bars of the room in which she was con-
fined had been filed and bent outward
The bar could not have been moved
except by great outlay of strength,
and all the circumstances go to prove
the cooperation of outsiders in her es-
cape.
The authorities have not yet secured
any clue as to the whereabouts of Sc
norita Evangelina. Several of the en-
ployes of the establishment have been
ay-racta5
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FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
New Appointments Announced by
President Mckinley.

WASHINGTON, Oct. THE Presi-
dent to-day appointed the following
ConSuls:
Rufus Fleming of Ohio, at Edinburg,
Scotland.
Samuel A. McAllister of Delaware, at
Barbados, West Indies.
The President has also made the fol-
lowing additional appointments:
w. F. Ashby of Norfolk, Consul at
Colon Edward Nye of Danville, ILL.,,
Consul at Hankow, China
Both Of these appointees are news
papermen, Ashby being the Washing
ton correspondent of the Norfolk
Landmark" and Mr.. Nye being con-
nected with the Danville Commercial"
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cific Coast Steamship Company's
steamer Coos Bay arrived in port in
tow of the steam schooner Sunol to-
night.
The Coos Bay was on her way from
San Pedro and way ports for San
Francisco, and when three miles off
Point Sur the stern shaft broke. This
was about midnight Wednesday, and
as the Sunol was in company with the
disabled vessel, Captain Hall signalled
her. The Coos Bay was towed into
Monterey, and from there was towed to
this port by the Sunol.
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Central Baptist Conference.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. This was
the last day of the Central Baptist
conference. Reports and addresses on
the subject of home missions were
made The report on education by J.
ii. Stevens was read, and led to a dis
cussion Of the needs of the California
Baptist Divinity College. Committees
to take charge of various lines of
church work were appointed, and the
conference adjourned.
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Coursing at San Jose.

SAN JOSE, Oct 7.-Following is re-
suits OF the coursing here to-day: Four
teen-dog stake-Larwood beat Our Dog.
A. o I. beat Lightning, Bill Nye beat
Blue Rock, Duke of Milpitas beat Jack
Patterson, AT last beat Controller. Fly
away beat Anything Queen A. beat
Rudolph II. The first ties and the
finals will be run off tomorrow.
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YELLOW FEVER.
The Situation at New Orleans Con.
siderably Improxed.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. THE fever
situation was considerably improved
to-day. There Were but two deaths
reported up to 6 o'clock tonight one of
which was mentioned last night in these
dispatches. AT 8 o'clock thirty-two new
cases had been reported, and the deaths
OF Miss Annie Rocket and Miss Pauline
Immbrau.
There is one case of yellow fever ra-
ported at Clinton, Miss, while no new
cases have occurred at Nfttayuna
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Forest Fires in Tnd;ar.

FORT WAYNE Qnd.). Oct. For
est fires are raging in the eastern mart
Of this county, and farmers have or
ganized to fight the flames Last even
ing the little towns of Edgerton and
Baldwin were threatened with fire, and
We're saved only after hard work. Many
barns and much grain have been de-
stroyed.
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A Kentucky Bank Robbed.

LOUISVILLE (Ky.). Oct. IA spe-
eial to the Post from Morganfield.
KY, says: Thieves entered the office
of the Union County Bank to-day dur
ing the lunch hour and secured over
S3, 900 in currency which was left in the
cash drawer. When the bank officials
returned they found the drawer had
been rifed-
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BASEBALL.
Baltimores Win an Exhibition
Game From the Bostons.

WORCESTER (Mass), Oct. 1.-THE
Boston and Baltimore League teams
played here to-day. The game was not
exactly of the kind to make the rooters
grow enthusiastic, for it was merely an
exhibition contest, and in consequence
the men played rather listlessly. New
ertheless, the score was close, some
sharp playing being done, and the
1900 spectators enjoyed the game.
Score by innings:
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Big Tract of Land Sold.

Los ANGELES, Oct. w. A.
Clarke, Montana millionaire. to-day
purchased the immense Bixby property.
west of the city, for 100000 cash. The
property is known as the Curtis ranch
and comprises 5000 acres Clarke will
erect large sugar factory on the prop
artU
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dorsed the nominees of Tammany Hail.
This latter action was taken because
Corporation Counsel Scott had been
nominated for Judge of the Supreme
Court by Tammany Hall.
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There are lots of people who, if they
We're not so good, we would set down
as fools.
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The DROUGHT IN
EASTERN STATES,
Situation in Eastern Illinois With
out Parallel.
For Two Months There Has Been Praeti-
cally No Rainfall.

Great Damage Done to Corn, Fruit
and All Late Vegetation-Hun-
dreds of Wells, Cisterns and
Greeks Have Entirely Failed
and a Water Famine Is Threat
ened Over a Large Area of
Country.
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Nuns usually live to a great age.
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HAD A BROKEN SHAFT.
The Steamer Coos Bay Towed Into
Port at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. The Pa
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Of TO 7 s1'1 ,n1z GEORGE E. LEMON

and of S. attorney the Execute
tits disposition the and il1ne
GEORGE LEMON thereof
July Milo Stevens e. Co., of Washington Chicago
o
Bureauor
All files with records correspondence
latina to claims charge Lemon
Stevens Co., and that who
Ionqer have any connection
acted attorney for the executors.
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PRESIDENT OF NEW YORK.

Department President Ada G. Mohr. of New
York, upon her return from Convention was
rendered reception by w. F. Hancock Corps,
of Brooklyn, an expression Of their gratih-
cation over her election to this important
office, she being the almost imam imous choice
of Convention. On this occasion NJ ISIS Massie
L. Green was installed President of Hancock
Corps. from which office Presid emit Mohr re-
tired upon her promotion.
GOOD FRIEND OF THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Letitia Foster Withers, President of the De
partment of Wisconsin, W.R.C. has been promi-
nent in Relief Corps work for the last IA years.
and has many Of the qualities Of successful
leader She has warm heart and tender SYM
pathies, fortified by good executive ability, and
is highly gifted both as speaker and a writer.
In 1855 she became a charter member of Eagle
Corps 20. Eau Claire, present Headquarters Of
the Department of Wisconsin, W.R.C., and
has held many offices, not only in her own
Corps bnt in the Department, besides serving
delegate to National Convention aud Ma
tional Aid
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THE RELIEF CORPS
News and Gossip Of the Great
Auxiliary.

Proud Record of Fourteen Years-Near1y
Million and Half Spent in Reiief-Some
Department Presidents-WorkA Among the
Corps.
circular letter issued from National Head
quarters. re. Indianapolis addressed to the
Grand Army. through Post Commanders and
comrades. opens with the resolution of the Ma
tionsl EncsmPment of 1881. authorizing the
formation Of a Woman's Relief Corps. and the
resolution of the Encampment of 1883, hailing
the organization OF such body and extending
them support and encouragement. Then fol.
lows the preamble to rules and regulations,
setting forth the object of the Woman's Relief
Corps, to aid and assist the Union veterans,
to lnculcate lessons of patriotism and love of
country. and to encourage the spread of uni.
versal liberty and equal rights to ALL and
then sets forth the following summary of the
magnificent work of relief accomplished by
the W.RC. in the II years of National organ
ization.
There are now 35 Departments and Sc de-
tached Corps. with q membership of 140. 1873
number of persons assisted in one year. 4O5l3.
The table follows. magnificent record of the
united efforts of loyal American womanhood,
reaching a sum total, in ID years, for soldier
relief of ST. 81 $40 Ga
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tional Aid.

She has served on the Department Council,
was Department Inspector two years ago. and
Junior Vice President last year. She received
her appointment as National Aid from Ma
tonal President Lizabeth A. Turner, for
special work done in Florida. She is the wife
of an Ohio veteran of the Twenty third Corps
her husband being George NJ Wthers, Co. B.
l04ti Ohio.
President Withers is true type of the
loyal woman Though having no near relatives
in the war, she was always intensely loyal,
giving her best service to the soldier cause be-
fore her marriage to veteran. As she truly
says. in speaking of herself, Patriots, like
poets, are born, not made" OF THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE she says: I" 1t has been welcome
guest for years. | do not see how anyone can
do without it,"
The Wisconsin Soldiers Home at Waupaca,
and its Woman's Annex have been given
special thought and work by President
Withers, and now she is stirring up Wisconsin
women, through General Orders, to the i'm
portance of good library in connection with
that institution. She is something OF poet,
too. and her song dedicated to the Eagle
Corps Girls is known throughout Wisconsin.
The sudden death of National Senior Vice.
President Marie Hasen winkle at Minneapolis.
admOnlshes us all to keep our lamps trimmed
and burning, AS no woman in the Order seemed
to be in higher health than she when Nth Ma.
tional Convention met last year in ST. Paul.
Her funeral was attended by National Pres-
dent Agnes Hit.
The Department Of Oklahoma, W.R.C., will
present the of Department Secretary
Olive NJ. Lsux, Oklahoma City, for the office
of National Junior Vice President before 18th
National Convention. She has been an effect.
i've worker in building up the Relief Corps in
Oklahoma.
The Relief Corps of GAINESVILLE, Wis, have
presented William V. Morrison, a naval veteran,
with red and. white quilt, the names of the
donors worked in silk upon the blocks. in recog.
milton of his services in helping on their char-
table work.
Past National President E. Florence Barker
has been very seriously i'll at her home, NAL
den, Mass but the anxiety of many friends
has been relieved by the news that she is
slightly better.
At the funeral Of Mrs, PAMELA ". Knights,
an octogenarian Of 49, who, up to her last ill-
ness, had been active in the church, phian-
thropic and Relief Corps work of East Cam
bridge, Mass the Post served as pail bearers.
and the Department, GAR, was represented
| by several officers. The casket was draped
with the flag. Mrs. knights was worker in
| the old war days. and represented East Cam
| bridge on the Sanitary Comm ission.
Adj't II. D. Lindley, Of Gen. O. NJ. Poe Post,
Detroit. Mich, writes of surprise, at which
| time the Corps presented the Post with silk
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ington, saying that the Division is in pros
porous condition, and good gains may be ex-
pected from the Western Slope before many
months So there need be no fear for the
Washington brethren, although they do not
show up in the report of the Adjutant-Gen-
eral
Pennsylvania. which had a membership of
only 5,6O2 March 81, 1897. as shown by the
report of the Adjutant- General, has made
wonderful gains. In his report to the Towanda
Encampment, Col. Tawney stated that early in
June the membership of this Division had in
creased to 6, 454 or $50 greater than at the date
of the report of Adj't-Geu. Hammer.
Minnesota is given membership of S74
but Col. Kelly stated at Princeton that two
new Camps had been mustered, which ought to
give considerable gain. Michigan, under COM
mand of Col. COwdin, shows substantial gains
in the report of the Adjutant-General At
the Flint Encampmcnt its Commander stated
that 493 recruits had been mustered since the
beginning of the year, which brings the men,
bership well above the thousand mark.
Maine suffered loss during the year, but
showed up at Watervile with 1,4lO. Col.
Oylesbee, in his report submitted at the Marion
Encampment, stated that Indiana had 80
Camps in good standing. a much greater num-
Der than is shown by the Adjutant General.
All Camps in this Division that failed to for
ward dues promptly were suspended and Col.
Oglesbee believed all remaining IN the Order
were in good condition.
Vermont showed a slight loss, having only
IT'S members in good standing at the date of
the Lyndonville Encampment. Other small
Divisions show losses at their Encampmen,s, but
altogether far greater number were reported
in good standing than on March 81, 1897;
fact which ought to be encouragement to all
loyal mem bers of the Order.
Not in years has there been such revival
of interest; the Order has reached bed rock,
and is now building on solid foundation.
Those members who joined in the boom"
days have dropped out, aud what are left are
truly Sons of Veterans.
The report of Il. Loebenstein, Quartermas-
ter-General, shows the finances of the Order to
be in good shape, with cash balance on hand
OF $53l.17, an amount twice as great as at pre-
vi0us report.
DARLING FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Great interest is felt by the boys in Massa-
chusetts in the candidacy of Past Col. Charles
K. Darling for Commander-iu Chief. and this
is equally manifest in New England, as shown
by the unanimous Endorsement of Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont in his favor. The
other two Divisions had held their Encamp-
ments previous to the announcement of his
candidacy, but he has many personal friends in
both Connecticut aud Rhode Island. Brother
Darling is not only popular but has ability for