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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
Sentence To HANG.

Atlanta, Ga, July 31.-Edwin Flana
gan, who has been on trial ut Decatur
for the murder of Mrs. Nancy Alleh
and Miss Ruth Slack IN the 31st OF
last December, was this morning found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged
Aug.st
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07

Sioux Falls, Aug. Sioux Falls has
been chosen as the next place of meet
ing for the South Dakota Press asso-
citation in January next.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
On a Moonshincr's Tombstone

Atlanta Constitution: TIE following
lines have been carved on the tomb
stone Of a North Carolina moonshiner:
KILLED by the government for making
whisky out of corn grown from seed
furnished by a congressman"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
A Meeting Tomorrow.

Pittsburg. Kan. Aug. 2.-Notices were
posted today at the mines OF this district
calling a mass meeting of miners in this
city for tomorrow. The powder question
and GO cents a ton for mine run Is beng
advocated.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
Send Gu. a Few Invitot,ons.

Washington Star: Opportunities"
said Uncle Eben, lis pretty sho' to come
ter ebry man. But it's a mighty good
idee. jes' de same, fob him ter hustle
roun' an send out a few Invitations"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
WEST RIVER OPENED TO TRADE
China Opens the River ms Far West
ward MS WoO-Chan-Fu Or


Nychan.
Washington, Aug 3.-Alfred Alff,
vice consul of the United States, i'll
charge at Canton, China, has informed
the state department that the water
course in that district commonly
known as West river has finally been
opened to trade and commerce as far
westward as Woo Chan Flu, popularity
known as Nychan, which has been
made n treaty port. Several other
places along the river have also been
opened to trade. The opening took
place June 4, the Chinese holiday,
known rs dragon Boat" festival. Alff
says IL small American schooner has
already entered for the traffic on the
river.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
A Conflict Ecnrcd.

Pittsburg. July ala dispatch just
received says 200 strikers have started
from Plula creek. Sheriff Lowry is on
the ground and aSconflict is f.arco.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
Decree Recorded.

Denver, July 31.-Iudge Sanborn to,
day caused the decree of sale of the
Union Pacific railroad, ordered by the
United States court to be duly record,
ed in this district.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
Expelled From Cuba.

Havana, Aug. a-captaln General wey-
Ter has signed an order expelling from
Cuba Eduardo Garcia and George Eugene
Bryson, correspondents of New York
newspapers.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
A Free Fight.

Washington, Ind, Aug. 2.-This
morning the miners started at work
at Cable & Co.'S mines. They were
met by the strikers. The debate end
ed in a free fight with clubs and fist
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07

Salmon last year yielded in Canada
So, 200, 900; cod, $4,000, 900. Next in value
come herrings-s2. 7s6, 1000, and then lob
sters, 81, 21o, 900.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
Fifty out Of Five Hundred.

Clarksburg, w. Va, Aug. 3.-Therc
are fifty miners working in the mines
around mere out Of 500. This after.
noon it is expected all the miners will
lay down their picks.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
VIII Not Chance.

Paris, Aug. 3.-Constantinople special
The ambassadors are determined to
maintain the wording of their draft OF
q treaty of peace without a change.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07

Coal ground very fine is now being
used on the continent for steam boil
ers in order to avoid black smoke.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07

The city of Philadelphia has s,349
teachers employed in its public schools,
and their salary list for the next year
aggregates 81. 439, 400.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07

It is estimated that greater quanti-
ties of gold and silver have been sunk
in h sea than are now in circulation
on earth.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
HURON ITEMS OF INTEREST,".
Elevator Companies Preparing to
Handle the Crop.

Elevator Companies Preparing to
Handle the Crop.
Huron, Aug. 3.-Mrs. j. Coshun.
matron of the Indian school at Green
wood, Yankton agency, accompanied
by her daughter, Franc, concluded n
months visit here and returned to
Greenwood Friday.
The Northwestern Elevator company
is putting is putting their elevators
and other buildings on the Great
Northern railway between Benson,
Mimi, and this city in perfect repair
and otherwise arranging to do a large
part of the grain shipping from their
section of country this fall. The inn
mems elevator here is being covered
with corrogated iron.
Messrs. Warren and Warner, two
young men of Osceola, arrived here
Friday evening on their bicycles; they
covered the distance from lroquois to
Huron-twenty miles-in 4 little less
than one hour.
A. w. Brown, while aiding in I'M
loading goods from a freight car, and
his right hand badly crushed Thurs
day.
Captain e. w. Van Etten, the well
known temperance lecturer, has re-
turned from Europe and will spend
the remainder of the sulnme in this
section of country.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
rive Dcntl,s Erom H.,t

Hopk.nsville, KY, Aug. 3.-Ffve deaths
from heat occurred here during the past
two days.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
WILL ATTACK THE FANATICS AGAIN
Brazilian Government Concentrate.
ing n Big Force to At
tack Canudos.

New York, Aug. "A Herald's Rio
Janeiro special says: The Brazilian
government has ordered another at
tack on the fanatics now at Canudos.
The force of the governments troops
there will be increased until $4,000
men are prepared to fight and in the
meantime endorsements are being
sent forward as rapidly as possible.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
South Omaha.

South Omaha. Aug. 3.--Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $500; official yesterday, 2,l04;
shipments, 2S5; market steady. Heavy,
s3.4O@S.471a; mixed and light, $S.45Q3. 55
Cattle-Receipts. 5000; official yester-
day, 1884; shipments. 254; best steady.
others lower.
sheep-Recelpts, 1000: official yester-
day, EOS; shipments. none: market
steady.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
Not Making Much Headway.

Pittsburg, Aug. s.-The battle of
striking miners to induce De Armitt's
men to come out was waged last night
and early this morning, with appar-
emily no gains over last week. The
marchers at 0 o'clock in the vicinity
of Turtle Creek mine numbered 1900.
II reports received by leaders are true
there will be $500 men on the ground
by 2 o'clock p. m. Other bodies are
arriving every few minutes. So far
there is no indications of the use of
liquor among the marchers.
The marchers left Turtle Creek two
thousand strong at 9 o'clock for a mass
meeting at McCrea school house.
Coming Out One by One.
Fairmont, w. Va, Aug. 3.-One by
one additions are being made to the
number of strikers in the Fairmont
district. Eleven hundred and thirty
men are now with the strikers, and
nearly three times that number are
still working. The secret of of the
general strike, should there be one, is
that the operators are getting no con
tracts of over ten days duration. The
men say this is no permanent benefit
for them so they will join the strikers.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
NOW MRS. HANSBROUGH.
MISS MARY BERR1 CHAPMAN MARRIED "io 'hN
SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA
ENGAGEMENT.

Miss Mary Berri Chapman, the only Gaughtcr OF
the late Charles Chapman, who was well known IN
musical and art circles in Washington was mar
red TO United States Senator Henry clay Hans-
brough Of North Dakota, al o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Burlington, No 10 West Thirtietn-
Ct where the bride and her mother have HV"d
since their return from Washington some weeks
aro |, was a quiet wedding about twenty-five per
sons being present to witness the ceremony ana -
attend the informal reception which followed It,
The drawing-room, in which the Rev Lester b'h'-
ner, jr. the assistant minister at the fro'c'''",
Episcopal Church of the Ascension, tllih-aVe. ara
Tenth-st. performed the marriage ceremony ""o
effectively decorated with pink roses "hi'e a%1-
leas maiden hair fern and palms. There were no
attendants for the bride. who was given away 9y
her mother The bridal gown was of corn-coored
silk in which there brocaded stripe trimmed
with ruchings of tulle. Her hat was OF white leg
was # White satin yelled with white and gray
grenadine Her small bonnet was OF gray ana
|sbcrs The ceremony was followed by an informal
reception and luncheon some OF the guess W. ~
Harrs I;niied States Commissioner of Education.
and Mrs Harris, of Washing on; Mr. ana MIS-. f.
MIS- odgson B@T%et 9m, Sce, Mr ans SENIOR MT5
and Mrs Hansbrough VINO intend to go to North
Dakota in few weeks. viii pass some tune vis ,5nv
ing ne nearSy % M retSM Sn M lIG Washing ing
ton. Mrs Hansbrough the Senator @ ino,her M pn wnD
" 9th ~ a SON and daughter was unable to take the
long iournev TO New-York. Mrs. Hansbrough. VINO
has some reputation writer of verse ana prose;
is beautiful ana graceful young woman ana S,oI We'll
we'll known in Washington society senator
Uansbrougn, who met his bride less than W.
months ago WAS the first member OF the iiouse
- REPRESENTATIVES, from North Dakota after IL nad
been admitted into the Union He was the @ hist i
conator from that State elected to serve the SIX
ear term His term will expire in 1905
rhe engagement has been announced in Brooklyn
Of Miss Emily Wurster, the eldest daughter OF
uovor Wurster of that city. to Edward I. Horwil.
the only son Of William r. Horwill, president OF the
Kings County Fire Insurance Company: III, NOR
Ill Is a pr,fluate OF Columbia Law School. ana
member of the Riding and Driving Club ana OF the
Crescent Athletic Club.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
JUSTICE FIELDS LONG TERN.

1iE HAS SAT on THE SUPREME COURT BENCH
LONGER THAN ANY OF HIS PREDECESSORS
Washington Aug 16 (SpeciaD-Associate Justice
stephen j. Field to-day achieved one of the pet
objects OF his ambition. He has now been men,
Der Of the United States Supreme Court longer
than any of his predecessors. not excepting the
venerable Chief Justice Marshall, who was ap-
pointed by President Adams on January 81, lSl ana
died in office July 1885. Justice tleld Vas o ap
pointed March TO- 1868. Marshall would nave
reached the age Of eighty years if he had lived
until September a. 1885. and Justice fleld Will nc
eighty-one If he lives until November 10 next Ever
since Justice Field became eligible for retirement
with a life pension in $50. gossip has been busy
with his name and his early retirement from the
bench has been frequently ANNOUNCED by enter
prsing newspapers but he has held on me even
Tenor of his way, and has continued to dlscharGe
The laborious duties of his office in manner Which
has Indicated no loss of intellectual Vlgor or ca,
pacity although il has been apparent ior seVerai
wears that his physical powers were falling. Last
wear he suffered from long and severe illness,
and his friends feared that he would never again
In able to resume his official duties, but when
the fall term of the Supreme Court opened ne
was ready to don his robe and undertake his share
Of the work. He is spending his vacation in New
Jersey. and is said to be enjoying fair degree oil
health
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
DIED..

AILEN-Entcred into rest at Norwich Town. Conn.
Angus, 5 1897 Elisha Morgan Allen. In the 14th year
OF his age.
ARNOLD-At Pomfret. Conn. IG,h instant, Edward II.
Arnold. Of Brooklyn IN the sJth year 81 his age
Notice Of funeral hereafter -
BAKER-suddeniy at his residence No. 200 West 18th
St. William Baker. in the 69th year Of his age
Funeral private.
BIAII-On Saturday August II. Albert Bal, In hs ooth
rnieri,nt from his late residence No l3i wes, 4sth-s
Tuesday, at II a.
HAII.-On Monday August 49, Mrs. Mary A. Hall.
widow Of John Hal aged SO years, . A..
Hayward Smith No 2i0 Hawihorne-st.. Fatbush. On
Wednesday. August IS, at 330 .. M
KETCHAM-A Yonkers y on sunasE ssusSs., q, ~
Ella jenkins wife Of q. W ke,cham ana d"'s"'' '"
the late Hon Charles Il. JenhlHc
Funeral private.
LINCoLN-At Salamanca. y. y, August 10 mary M Rams
ter wife Of the late r. Il ;coln aged ~ years
MOFTAT-sudicny. at Milford Penn on, on sunday Az AZ.
Frnera services will be held a, the residence Of E. p
Chase No 81 Ashhurion-ave.. Nonkers. on wednesday,
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
MOORE-Enterei into rest. AZ Elizlheth n J., August
H. 1>97 in his Njth year, Colonel James Moore, .
Funeral from chris, chuich. Wednesday august ~
2:3" =. m. - .
Mt-NDy-At Geneva. " Y. August id. 1897 Johnson
NJ Mundy. - A., c.o..
Rockwell on Washngion-s.. Tarryt)wn, =. y, on
Wednesday August II, al y. m
Nr:VERs-on SGntay: August l. lS, Mary, "a dfusn'"
Of thr late Cnaf er Sors % &c., s a r. a2o West 10th
st. "Wednesday. August l.. At 1890 a. m
SCHROEDER-sudderly. ~ Monday. August 10 Henry
rnno-al seryces at his late residence Red Bank. ~ j.
a, $40 O'Clock Thursday afternoon. l9'h Inst
Int.rrnent n, christ church Shrewsbury.
- pai'rd ~ ", r1tes' ride from the Grand Central
Depot ohice 10 Eas, a2d-st.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
FUNERAL or CHARLES d. DICKEY.

There was a large attendance of Wall Street
and others at the funeral OF Charles ID.
Dckey. the well-knOwn banker. at Grace Church.
Yesterday morning Among the members Of the
banking firm of Brown Brothers d Co. of No. %
Wall Street Of which Mr. Dickey was a member.
present at the funeral services were Eugene De
lanO W. i. Brown, John {. Brown NJ. {. lie
Gendre, Of the New-York house, and Mr.. Dwain. OF
the Philadelphia branch. Others present were
Charles +. Hoffman. G. ID. Simmons. George 5.
Bowdoin. OF Drexel, Morgan a Co; Theodore Il
Gibbs and Dallas y. Pratt Besides those before
mentioned there were present at the services a
delegation OF employees from Brown Brothers Co.
and representatives Of the Metropolitan, Racquet
the Country Club of Westchester County the
Tuxedo and the downtown clubs, the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art the American Museum OF Natural
History and the Patriarchs.
Bishop Potter and the clergy of Grace Cnurch
conducted the services Burial was in WOOdlawn.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
THE CIRCUS GIRL"

An early beginning of the season was made at
Days Theatre last night. and the company which
presented The Circus Girl" TO the time or the
closing of the theatre early In the summer offered
the work again. As 1t is thoroughly familiar
to the theatre goors Of the city. Ii needs no de-
scriptOn. It's chief charm is in the delight whch
II affords TO the eye the scenes and the stage
pictures follow another. In all the long list or
musical pieces of its type. of which X is the latest,
none has cXceiled il In this respect. Everything
has been done that could be done 10 make the seen
cry and the dresses gorgeous ana striking, and al
the same time harmonious and tasteful. Nor mas
the providing of pretty faces for the chorus been
forgotten. The dances are pretty, TOO. ana inc
music is bright. The book serves to hold all the
rest together, and in respect 70 this. always the
weak spot in such productions. the writers usually
seem to think that their small pretensicns should
exempt them from criticism The cast or @ mIne
Circus Girl at all important points the same
last night as when the work was last seen here,
and nearly the same. indeed. as when 1t was first
seen here. A smooth and sprightly performance
was therefore given.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
NEWPORT ENTERTAINERS.

Newport r. l.. Aug. l6 tSpeciaD .-Chauncey NJ
Depew In his first season at Newport. is estab-
li.hing record a lavish and persistent enter
taincr Tonight. at his home at the Pinard cot
,oges he gave his third dinner party in many
1,vs Eighteen guests were at the table. inc,ud-
ing Mr. and Mrs Potter Palmer. Mr. and Mrs
Iobn Jacob Astor. Mr.. and Mrs c. 5. Brce. Mr..
and Mrs. r. X Pendleton. Mr.. and Mrs. Driscom,
buchanan Winthrop. Mrs Burke-Roche, Mrs. {.
"a baldwin Mr. and Miss Hyde Eliot Gregory. G.
VI Depew jr and Miss Pauldlns yellow roses
were the decorations
NJ w r IL stokes Mrs Stanley Mortimer,
Nrs y j Berwind " H. Cutting and Mrs. a. j.
icreyeI also gave dinners. ]. J. Van Allen and Mrs
& x Beach gave luncheons. Mrs. Sarah Drexel
Fell again entertained on the steam yacht May.
Mrs Elisha Dyer. jr.. gave a young peoples :
dance I'm honor OF her young daughter
Mr. and Mrs w +. D. Stokes are entertaining
af stone villa Miss Fanny Reed. Of Paris sister
of The late Mrs Paran Stevens. and Edward y.
Tailer. of Ncw-York Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nor
timer are guests OF Hr. and Mrs. STANLEY Mortl-
mer ana Miss Hurst is yi:ting Mrs. " H. TRAY
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17

to the home Of his sister Mrs George Rockwell. in
Tarrytown on : he Hudson. whore he had since
lived on July . last he Went 10 the sanariim, eX-
pcctng to end his days there. Despite his weakness
Mr. Mundy completed two of his best pieces while
living in Tarrytown. lie was loved by all the resi-
dents OF that village. and WAS known there as
"Tarrytown's blind sculptor" In 1891 ne presented
his statue of "A Union soldier to the trustees OF the
Soldiers Plot of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. The
monument was erected at the main entrance 10 the
cemetery.
Perhaps his best-known work Is his statue Of
Washington irving, which he competed Two year
ago II is said to be the only statue OF irving IN
existence. 1t mas been visited by large number
of people many of whom knew Irving, and they
The statue represents Irving as sitting in large
armchair. his head bowed as If meditating. Ills
right hand rests on the arm OF the chair and IN
mis- left he holds Il pair of eyeglasses.
The head Is a reproduction of a bust made by
Ball Hughes sculptor of Boston, Mass on It's
right side IL this inscription: This Is the only
left is the name OF the sculptor and the following
words: Taken from life" Among those who have
seen the statue the Misses Irving TO whom
Irving eft Sunnyside. who said that 1t was the
MIR Mundy and others had often thought it
singular that. while numerous statues have been
erected in this country, not one had ever been
erected in memory OF the author. Action was
taken toward having the statue erected in larry
town and the green in front Of the Washing
as fitting place for the monument. The building
Is not yet competed but it is assured that the
statue will be placed on the green when the
His body will be brought to Tarrytown from
Geneva to-day. The funeral Will be held at the
home of Mrs. Rockwell. in South Westinghouse,
accordance with his last wish, the burial Will be
in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
CONNECTICrT GJARDSNEN " CluP.
GOVERNOR COOKE VISITS THE SOLDIERS ANp
RECEIVES \ STATE FLAG.

GOVERNOR COOKE VISITS THE SOLDIERS AND
RECEIVES \ STATE FLAG.
Camp Cooke, Mantle. Conn. Aug. l6.-Thc first
day Of the annual campmcnt Of the Connecticut
National Guard opened with cloudy skies and light
showers The machnc-gun battery was the first OF
the brigade to report for duty, reaching here at
900 and the of the brigade followed soon. The
actual strength of the brigade has not yet been re-
corded at headquarters. but ii Is believed TO be
stronger than before. At II a. m. Quarterm~-
ter-Cicneral Louis y. Nankcuren turned over the
entire ca mp property to Brgddier-tiencral Russell
Frost The days work began at 100 with - rst
guard mount.
Governor Cooke arrived at Niantic on special
car on the train reaching here at 2oo He luhched
at the Morton House and afterward was escorted
TO camp by the ith Regiment IN command OF Zen
eral Sheridan, of Bridgeport. The salute OF thir-
teen guns usually fired at the Governors entrance
was postponed until after the presentation To the
Governor OF a state flag by the Anna warner
BAILEY Chapter, Daughters Of the Revolution, OF
Groton which took place at o'clock. The pres
cntation was made by Senator y. n. Lee, OF New
London and httingly responded to by Gov
ernor Cooke. , .-
The men If the Signal Corps, who started from
various places on their wheels. are arriving slowly.
The fourth section and part of the second section
arrived at II Il. m.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
A BLIND SCULPTOR DEAD.
JOHNSON NJ MUNDY PASSES AWAY AT A
SANITARIUM IN GENEVA, n. Y.

Johnson NJ Mundy, the blind sculptor died in a
sanitarum in Geneva. Ontario County. ~ w. where
he had gone for his health few weeks ago, early
yesterday morning His death was due to tumors.
Johnson Marchent Mundy born In New
Brunswick. ~ j.. In May. 1888, and was the youngest
OF eight children. He was the son Of Frederick ana
Mary Marchent Mundy and came OF good New
Jersey ancestry. When Johnson was scarcely hve
years old his parents removed to Geneva where he
spent his early childhood. and where. after more
than n half-century's absence he was to spend the
last days of his life. He attended school In that
town and afterward entered an academy in the
town OF Lima
When eight years old his sight showed signs Oh
falling, and his parents were Obliged 10 take MN
from his studies His eyes continued to grow worse
however and he unable to obtain renei' ne
seemed to possess natural fondness for sculpture
and when hardly twenty-one years old he entered
the studio of a Mr. Brown. in Brooklyn.
When the war broke out Mr.. Mundy was In CO.
lumbia s c.. employed in making statuary Tor the
new custom house being erected in that city. After
the capture of Fort Sumter on April 49, 1861, ne re-
turned to New-York City. In 1862 he went 10 water
town, n. Y. and in the following year removed 10
Rochester where he opened a studio. when he con-
tinued for twenty years.
Among his works a marble bust OF FREDERICK
Douglass, which occupies a conspicuous place III
the Capitol al Washington. ID. c.. marble bust OF
Bishop Delaney. which has been placed In the new
Episcopal church at Geneva. and one OF the late
Dr. Hale dean OF Hobart College.
Nine years ago Mr. Mundy became blind and was
obliged 70 give up his profession. He then removed
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
president vESEyDONCK RESIGNS.
TO RETIRE FROM THE PLACE OF HEAD OF TIL
GrRMANIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TO RETIRE FROM THE PLACE OF HEAD OF THE
GERMANIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
President Hugo Wesendonck OF the Germanh'
Life Insurance Company has given his resignation
20 the directors of the company. The reslsnatioh'
which was received with genuine regret, VIII take
effect January l. 1895 Mr.. Wesendonck. VINO Is one
Of the best known German citizens in TINS city Is
over seventy years old and has been in ill-health
fer several years. He has been active In ire ousl-
ness life of the metropolis. and was also proini-
mont figure in financial and charitable circles
Mr Wesenlonck life has been bCth busy ana
remarkable Bonn in 1877 in the famous manuiact-
uring town of Elberfeld, Germany he r"c"N"d
university education and was among the leader ;
Of the Revolutionary party of 1s4s. lie served as
member of the German Army, ana was ct"lte"
into the famous Prussan Life Guards -.
Mr. Wesendonck's first entry into conmerciGadn Gn III
in this country in Philadelphia IN loo' ne
founded the Germania Life Insurance Coinlai>,. .,
this CITY and from the beginning was its ac'Ne
head The directory of the company includes som, SOM
of hc foremost Germans of this city. among thtn
oswald OttendOrfer who has fer years peeh ono
Of MIR w, sendoncks closest friends.
/The officers of the Germania Life insurance tul-
panv are: President. Hugo Nescndonck; vice
president. Cornelius Doremus; secretary an1 ac.u
ary. Hubert ellis; special director Max A. Wc'e'-