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AT is GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE.
Aoner's Father A-saents-Doctors Say the Case
IL Just . Plain Case or Raaneas.

y flntn Ease OF Ha0ne18.
Henry A. Homer. 10 years Did. who on the
night OF April 0 shot and killed John Russell,
night manager Of Thornton's restaurant at 1888
lhiro avenue, pleaded guilty in the General
sessions Yesterday OF murder In the second do
gree. This means imprisonment for life. The
law admitting such a plea of guilty was enacted
On NAY - last. Homer'sl lawyer said:
we believe that the boy is morally insane.
ne left his home in Steuben street, East Orange,
49, when ii years old. In early childhood, his
M'ner teils me, be was a thief, stealing money
anu Iewclry from the house when he was only 8
years oil. At the age OF 10 he began drinking,
and he has been known to consume as much as a
quart OF whiskey a day, and he smoked on an
inSnsse 90, cigarettes a day. His father bc-
i ~ that me boy can never be reformed and Is
"htnfor or having him sent to prison for life"
Visttici Attorney Olcott said that no conquered
w opinion that the boy should be imprisoned
W me lie had Investigated the case thorough
R."na NAG employed DR.. The0philus Steele and
To- ~, / y. Mason to examine the boy. The doc
III 9ld not believe the boy was insane. He was
Sa"rat character, who might again commit muir
inr NJ, ~ iel. nj liberty. As there was q chance OF q
nnna,r5 ,Rlylng him his liberty. the District Attor-
~ nelleved 1t would be better to accept O plea
for mhEH s In the second degree than to try him
NC Imprisonment.
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MANSMANN HOLDS HISOWN.
REPULSEs MAYOR WALKER AND
THE GUTENBERG POLICE.

His Twelve Jersey City Constabicu Arc Too
Much for the Brewers Cohorts, ana tho
Proprietor or tho GuttenburE picnickcrs'
Haven Retains Possession of Hts Park.
Yesterday will be chroniclod In tho annals Of
Guttenburg as tho day of tho siege Of Mans
mann's Hotel and Park at Herman avenue
and Bulls Ferry road by twelve Jersey
City constablcs. and the defeat and surrender
OF Mayor Herman Walker and tho Guttenburg
police force. Tho park is the favorite ground for
GuttcnburG picnickcrs, and George Mansmann
has been the lessee for yenrs. Mayor
Walker owns It. He leased 1t to q brew.
cry on Monday and served notice on
Mansmonn to move. Mansmann declined to
go and the Mayor went before Justice
Rue and got n dispossess warrant. He sent
q constable up to serve II on Mansmann, but
tho picnic man still declined to get out. Tho
Mayor then summoned tho half-dozen police
men who guard Guttenburg and marched to tho
picnic grounds.
Mansmann surrendered at tho sight OF this
formidable force, and tho policemen took posses.
sion OF the hotol. They dumped all the furni-
ture out in the road, leaving only a
bed and q couple Of chairs in a room
whore Mrs. Mansmann was III. Mansmann's
lawyer secured a writ OF oertiorari from Justice
Lppincott Of the Supreme Court in Jersey City
iI L on M.9 sDd : s2rsl"1i Tho was writ 7Gpt acted TO s'rs ss
q. stay Tor the ,dispossess proceedings.
Mayor Walker had locked up the hotel
with his policemen inside. and no declined to
allow tho constable with tho writ TO get In. The
Sheriff Heller OF Hudson county, who mar.
shaliod twelve constables and sent them UP
with orders to serve the writ at all cost. .
The small army marched up to the hotel and
demanded admittanec. Mayor Walker. in. the
language OF one OF tho constablcs, gave them
the laugh" The constables attacked doors and
windows and soon forced tho main entrance. DO
hind the doors Of which the Gutenberg police
were massed.
The Guttenburg men were swept over by tho
flying wedge OF constablcs. One OF the con.
stables who got in a window which WAS guarded
by Mayor Walker had to tackle tho Mayor. Tho
Chief Executive swung on the constable. but
after hitting him surrendered. He marched out
with his policemen, and tho constables put
Mnnsmann back In the hotel. Mayor Walker
went to Jersey City last night to consult bis
counsel, Charles l. Corbin. Tho certiorari writ
Is returnableU on juno %.
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4 FIGHT IN MADISON SQUARE.
II Was to Doodle tho Interrupted Bout NJ
tween n1nher and sharkey.

IL Was to Decide tho interrupted Bout NJ.
tween mnher ana sharkey.
John Courtney, an admirer of Peter Maher,
and James Nolan, who pins his faith in pugil.
ism on Sharkey. met last evening in front
Of DR.. Parkhurste church and bewailed the
interference Of the police in Wednesday
nights bout. Each was enthusiastic in
praise of his favorlto. and, as no
conclusion was reached in tho ring fight they
agreed to decide the matter as proxies. Each
took of his coat and carefully hung 1t on the
iron railing around the church. Then they DO
A crowd proportionately as enthusiastic az
that WHICH gathered at the Palace, Ath;
letic Club surrounded the men and told
them to 20 in and win. They fought for almost
ton minutes before a policeman found out about
don rode up and separated them the
crowd begged him to allow the fight
the West Thirtieth street police, station. They
best Of friends and didn't intend to hurt
each other. Tho Sergeant let them GO, with n
lecture. Courtney lives at 1853 East Twenty
third street and Nolan at 4O7 West Thirty.ninth.
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T.ro MOST POPULAR WOMEN.
Miss Jennings May 90 to law for the Fri.
Fair Prise That went to Mrs. Moran.

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ri, CT. -, =. -.
f'' 'nA' Wont 70 "r' "oran'
A lawsuit IA Threatened over ono NJ tho yotino
contest. =, a. -. NJ. -, ~.
contests Ut tno irish Fair, which closed last
night. On May 20 an evening nowspnper issued
a special edition OF %. GOO conie, zach conv con.
tninino , counor hons 80 800
tanning eoupoh niahR Vote TOT inc most popu-
lar young woman at the fair. The winner wis
to receive n diamond sb,mrotlr brooch prou,.
n.nt In IN. oant..t - " 80 Nun
noh' Ii contest "ere mrs. James Moran,
tho wife OF tho commanding officer Of the
Irish Volunteers, and Miss Abbie C. jennings,
rail- ~ r,.s. ns
Haii. vi thursday eVohine MISS jennings was
ahead OF Mrs. Moran. 1t was announced that
the contest wonld closo NJ midnight Aft.r Mi,o
.Jcnn,nss,s .nnnns..r. IA ,.nnas ine.Hnns
'oh"'ns1 supporters mad turned In enough
votes 10 mako her total 6,419, they rested salts.
fed that she had won.
A. , $500,
Al loo CLOCK the 2o.ooo edition had been ex'
hausted. In the presence Of the father Of Miss
Jennings various nersons came forward With
,rmn r-S"-
iuh'p sums Oh money 10 DC entered at the rate OF
a vote for 8 cents without the coupons. Tho
Young man who Ind cb.ro. NJ tho cont..t az.
80 ""N u" '""'eoo' ,no 9on'eo' W
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Naval Mintiamen 10 Have Games and q
CInmbake.

The Second Division OF the First Battalion.
Naval Militia. will open It's summer campaign
on Sunday with an excursion to Belden's Point.
City Island. where tho amateur tars will eat n
genuine Rhode Island clambake and hold games.
In the games the first event will be a fourteen
cared cutter race between four crews for q sill
yer trophy presented by the officers OF the divi-
sion, known ms the "Oficers' Cup" Then will
Der OF tho division has entered. for q prize con-
sisting Of a handsome cup, suitably engraved,
presented by one of the officers OF the division.
After tho bake there will be n signal contest be-
tween the four crews. The last event OF the day
will be o sailing race between the four 3O-foOt
cutters for points for the Greene trophy, one OF
the requisites being that there shall be no COM
missioned officer In any boat.
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Yre.he.s 4. the Upper Hudson and the Mohawk

TROY. June 10.-The Hudson River is rising
rapidly. and tonight the water is about three
feet above the docks and twelve feet above tho
usual water mark. The New York steamboats,
are compelled to moor at Adams street dock, in
the southern part OF the city. and receive freight
and passengers there. Much damage has boon
done by the freshet to docks and property lying
along the low lands. The canal. near the side
cut, in Watervliet, is lined with boats waiting
to be locked into the river. The Hudson is so
high that the first set OF locks Is completely sub
merged. and the lock tenders house Is An island.
The heavy rains caused n twelve-foot freshet
in the Mowhawk River at Schenectady. Hun
dreds of acres of recently planted lands are sub
merged, and the crops OF broom corn. potatoes.
entire Mohawk Valley will be very heavy.
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He Had Hurt One with . Stick Because They
Stole HIS Fruit.

ne HAD Hurt One with . stick Because They
stole HIS Fruit.
While Giuseppe Salamanca of 65 Sullivan
street was waiting for customers beside his
fruit cart at Thirty-fourth street and Eighth
avenue last evening, IN army Of small boys
swooped down on him from all directions and
helped themselves to fruit. Giuseppe drew his
trusty prop stick and swung it around among
the boys. Ho did not dare leave hts cart to chase
them. however. and they soon got of at q dis
lance and throw the Feelings Of his fruit at him.
He became SO angry finally that he hurled his
stick at the lads Just as Eddie FtzsimmonA aged
8, and Johnny F~itzsimmons, aged IL. brothers,
OF 247 West Thirty-tfth street, Joined tho
crowd. The stick struck Eddie full in tho
forehead. cutting q deep cash, and knock
ing him down. The other boys became
30 Infatuated at this that they showered
a vollcy OF stones nj Giuseppe, who ran down
the avenue. with the crowd after him. His pur.
suers stoned Giuseppe with such good aim that
he foil bleeding to the pavement, bruised all
over the body and suffering from three severe
cuts on the head.
Policeman Nolan of the West Thirty-seventh
street station got around at this %juncture and
grabbed the f~itzsimmons boys and Giuseppe.
After being arraigned at the station house
Giuseppe and the younger Fitzsimmons lad had
to be taken to the Roosevelt Hospital TO have
their heads dressed. All three were locked up
afterward.
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FUDA GUILTY OF MURDER.
Convicted or killing His wire After LurinE
Her Away from Home.

SOuVIcteo OF hAlllinE hIn WHO AIuef buFtnE
Her Away from Home.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, June 10.-Giuseppi Fuda
was found guilty Of murder in the first degree
by the jury in the Superior Criminal Court this
afternoon after ffty-four minutes elaboration.
Fuda's crime was the killing OF his young wife
Marie on Feb. II last near East Norwalk. After
the murder the dead body was placed on the
tracks of the Consolidated road. 1t was intended
that n train passing should run over the body
and conceal evidence of the crime. The en-
Rineer saw the body and stopped the train.
Nicholas IMPOSING. q young man and a friend
OF Fuda and his wife, Is also under arrest
charged with murder in the first degree. Ho
will be tried at the present term Of the court.
The testimony introduced in the trial Just ended
disclosed that Fuda and Impossino lured the
woman from Stamford and there killed her with
a Ratchet. Fuda in his defence charged Impos-
sino with the killing. asserting that he did not
know anything about 1t until IMPOSING drew
tho Ratchet from under his coat and hit Mrs.
Euda on the head.
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DID They Turn on the Gas because or the Les,
or Their Enbyi

Peter Bronesco and his wife Barbara were
found scnseless in their room on the third floor
OF the rear tenement at POI East Fourth street
yesterday. The gas was turned on, and had
been. to all appearances, for hours. Bronesco.
who is a baker. gets homo from his work at 4 A.
NJ. Early in the morning the ncighbors smellcd
gas. and told the housekeeper She traced tho
but one Of the tenants climbed In from the fire
escape. Mrs. Broncsco was in bed. Her hus.
stumbled from the bed. half.conscious, to turn
off the gas. but had fallen senselcss on the way.
There WAS consequently n suggestion OF attempt
ed suicide in the asphy~ xiation. so the police
held the pair prisoners In Bellevue Hospital until
they could ascertain how the gas came to be
turned ON.
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A ROBIN THAT TALKS.
It Fell Out OF Its Nest when Too Young TO Hly
and was Reared by an Albany Girl.

II Fell Out OF Its Nest when Too Young TO ny
and Was Reared by an Albany Girl.
ALBANY, June l0.-Miss Edith Bartlett Of 50
Wooster street has a talking robin that is tho
wonder OF the neighborhood. Miss BARTLETT
found the robin on the sidewalk in front OF her
home a year ago. The bird had toppled out Of
its nest, and, being too young TO fly, was In great
danger of being killed by cats. She rescued the
bird and took it into her house. provided it with
q cage, and soon became tendcrly attached to il.
The robin thrivcd wonderfully, was as happy az
the day is long. and watched with eager interest
all the actions of the family. Early this spring
the robin surprised its mistress by initiating
speech. Under Miss Bartlett's careful training
II is now ablo to say q number of words intelli-
gently. The words Hurry up! Hurry upl'' it
also successfully initiates tho whistles of a
variety OF birds. Thus far. however, it has not
been able 10 learn any tunes, although II pays
the closest attention to the music of the piano.
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STRUCK BY HTSING.
100 Chickens and n Horse KuIed-A NGanN1
Shirt sleeve Torn on. but Ne Escaped Unhurt.

100 Chickens and n Horse KIIed-A S1an's
Shirt sleeve Torn on. but He Escaped Cnhure.
BI~NGHAMToH, June 1o.-A terrific thunder
and wind storm visited this section early In the
week. The barn Of Ed Moore, at Oxford. was
struck, and several men who had taken refuge
there from the storm were stunned. as were also
some of the cattle.
The lightning struck the barn of L. f. Brown,
and the wires which inclosed the hen house
conducted the bolt to that place. and about one
hundred chickens were, killed. At Sherburno
lightning struck the barn Of Thomas McCor-
mack. The fluid passed the whole length Of the
structure and went down a post Mt a point
where Mr.. Mccormack was Embarrassing his
horse.
The horse was killed and one of Mr.. McCor-
mack's shirt sleeves was torn of without
hurting him. A few miles from this place Mrs.
Munsell was shocked. She was carrying a pail
of milk AT the time. The pail was shattered and
the milk was scattered in all directions. Mrs.
Munsoll's clothes were almost torn from her
body. but she was only slightly injured.
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wedding In special Sessions.

Israel Yaescr of 1879 Second avenue was con.
victed In Special Sessions yesterday of being tho
father OF the unborn child Of Annie Cohen of 90
Wiliett street, and was ordered to pay $3.50 a
week. He gave the girl 500 on Sunday. but tho
Justices decided that IL WAS not a loyal settle.
ment. YncGcr could not furnish bond 10 secure
the payment Of the alimony. and. rather than
stay In prison for a yoar. no sent for Rabbi David
Cohen OF 81 Mott street.
The rabbi united the two In mntrimony in
court squad took part in tho ceremony. After
tho marriage IaeScr was released.
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So Chapman stationed n Policeman Outside to
Prevent Disordcriy Persons Getting In.

80 Chapman stationed n Policeman Outside to
Prevent Disordcriy Persons Getting In.
Capt. Chapman of the West Thirtieth street
police station walked into the BiJou Cafe at 5O2-
5o4 Sixth avenue, which Is now run as the
Shenandoah Club. at 1890 o'clock this morn
ing. and says he found the place filled with
drunken men and women.
Nobody seemed to have charge Of 1t. and after
looking around the Captain returned to the sta.
ton house. He detailed Policeman Charles
Becker to stand in front OF the door, with in.
structions to allow no disorderly women 10
enter.
At l o'clock Frank McMillan Of 3l5 West
Thirty-stxth street, who says he has charge Of
the cigar counter. tried to enter the place
with a woman who he said. was his
wife. but who Becker says he knows as a
disorderly person. Mcmillan was not allowed
TO go in. and he became SO angry that he struck
the policeman. He was locked up. The place
was deserted soon after the policeman TOOK his
stand in front OF the door.
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Un,denuned woman Dleu suddepIy.

A woman about 55 years old was taken sud.
denly Ill about 0 o'clock last night in Schcrmer-
horn street, near Court, in Brooklyn, and sank
unconscious on the sidewalk. Sho was carried
to n nearby drug store and died before tho ar
rival Of the ambulance surgeon. She was re-
had not been identified ut n late hour last night.
She wore a black skirt, a black cloth cape. a
black straw bonnet. with n black veil. black
stockings, and laced shoes. She had q Catholic
rosary In her pocket.
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RErEA1ED HIS ROBBERY spo11s.
A New London Burglar Conressed and showed
where Hts PIunder Was.

New LONDON, Conn. June l0.-On Wednes-
day night the occupants of Mrs. Corpelia w.
Chapelfs residence were awakened by a robber,
who made good his escape. taking considerable
silverWare and jcwolry with him.
The booty was found in a woodshed late In the
morning. a mile from Mrs. Chapcll's. and a man
named John Skinner was arrested in the after.
noon charged with the theft. Skinner, when
taken to tho station house. confessed his guilt
and informed the officials that they had not found
all his offerings.
The prisoner was %rcticent until after his trial
IN the Police Court this morning, when he led
the way to Williams Park. opposite the Chapel
found more OF the Chapel family's belongings.
Silvcrwaro that was stolen from Sebastian ID.
Lawrenco's residence on last Friday was found
In the same hiding place. proving that Skinner
was also in that burglary.
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Phnadelphia's Expensive city Hall.

PHILADELPHIA June lO.-A protest has been
made TO the Public Building Commission by tho
Ridgway Dynamo and Engine Company against
tho award Of the contract on Monday for dyna-
mos and engines for the now electric light plant
of tho city Hall on tho ground that lower bids
were rejected. Wholesale complaints against
tho Public Buildings Commission were made by
the master builders of Philadelphia a few months
ago. and specitc charges were made relative to
tho award Of COntrRcts TO favored bidders.
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Closing the uloom.burs Dynamite Case.

BLooMsBURG. Pa, June l0.-Tho closing
speeches were made this afternoon in tho Knorr-
Wintersteen dynamite case. Attorney James
Scarlet was heard this morning and Fred Akeler
and Mr.. Jacobs this afternoon. Mr.. Akolcr
argued that there was no motive for Winter
edged that Winterstecn had done many indis-
Greet things. but argued that no man should bo
convicted for indiscretion. Tomorrow morning
the District Attorney will make the closing
speech for the prosecution.
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VAS HE 4 SUICIDES?

A Yeung Man Found Dying Near Conservatory
Lake In Central Park.
A man. apparently about 80 years old, was
found dying on tho path to Conservatory Lake.
near the East Drive. in Central Park late last
evening. He died before an ambulance reached
him. In his pocket this note was found:
IF my body should be found dead kindly
notify Mrs. Laura Duehlcr, 2lT2 Second avenue.
She will also find q package Al Max Hau's store,
which she will find to be OF interest IL she will
get there"
Except this note, nothing about the man indi-
Gated that he had committed suicide.
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n.bea. corpu. Proceedings for Lue,rer,.

CHICAGO, June 10.-Adolph l.. Luetgert APP
peared twice in tho courts to-day. lie was ar
raIgned before Judge Dunno In the Criminal
Court this morning to plead to the indictment
charging him with the murder of his wife. He
pleaded not guilty. At Q o'clock In the after
noon he was taken before Judge Gibbons on q
writ Of habehs corpus issued yesterday after
noon TO be admitted to bail. The writ OF habeas
corpus was issued on n petition signed by Arnold
c. LuetRert. son of the imprisoned sausage
maker. The Judge took the matter under adj
l-ianInani
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Justice Dlckey In the Supreme Court in Brook
Ign, yesterday, granted q writ OF mandAmus
compelling City Works Commissioners Willis to
issue permits to the Amsterdam Electric Light,
Heat and Powor Company TO lay conduits In the
streets OF. Brooklyn. Tho Amsterdam Company
Is the assignee Of tho State Electric Light and
Power Company, which obtained . franchise in
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Mexican Randita Killed.

FREsNIILo. State OF Zacatecas. Mex. Juno 10.
-Jos6 Rendnu. a F~renchman, who came to
Mexico many years ago and turned bandit, has
beon killed west OF horo by a forcc of rural
and his hand for several days. Tho other mem.
bers of the band OF brigands escaped into tho
mountains. They have committed many crimes
1. this section. and tho men who killed tho
leader will DO rewarded.
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FOR SELLING LIQUOR TO mi MA FOL
The Proprietor or the Oriental Hotel In King
ston Indicted by the Grand Jury.

KINGSTON. June l0.-This afternoon tho Grand
Jury. before whom n hundred or more OF the
bcst.known citizens were subpGnaed to tell
whether they drank beer at the Oriental Hotel
OF the provision OF the llRincs law. brought In
an indictment against Michael J. Dippoid. the
proprietor of the hotel. for selling to Henry f.
persons malt and spirituous liquors on Sunday,
to the amount Of one gill or more. There are
~ffty-siX names OF well-knOwn mon and one
woman Endorsed on the indictment. and tho
question which Is now agitating those subpR-
naed Is, will they have TO testify in open court
whether they drank beer or not.
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Another nrooLlyn e Disposed or.

Ella Smith. who had been arrested by the
Brooklyn police for running a badger" game
in an Adams street fiat with two male pals. has
been sent to the penitentiary for one year and
fined 300 by Justice Bronner. One Of her as
s~oclates is already at Crow Hill and the other
will be tried next week,
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noundsmen Reduced to the Ranks.

Chief Conlin remanded yesterday Roundsmen
Robert w. Clark, Griffen II. Merritt, William
II. Duggan and Redmond p. Koresey to patrol
duty g for police reasons" They were all in
precincts above the Harlem River. In their
places he put John, j.. Ward. John A. Jacket,
below tho Harlem. and all acting roundsmen for
some time past.
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"TIP" LITTLE ARRESTED.
OId-Time Hank burglar Charged with Petty
TIL ThisyInE.

Under the name of Henry Osgood. Tip" Lit
tie, one OF tho best known all round crooks In tho
country. was arraigned in Centre Street Court
yesterday by Detectives Reilly and Reidy of tho
Central Office. He is wanted in Newark for hay
ing on May 90 stolen SO from tho till of n drug
store at Springfield avenuc and High street. that
city. He Is also charged with having robbed two
other tills of 800. 80 and 81.
Little's picture is number q in the old ROgues'
Gallery. lie was at one time u partner OF Johnny
Hope and RED" Leary. Magistrate Flammer
committed him for thirty days to await roqui-
sition papers.
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Tho Last or Saratoga. Reform administration

SARATOGA. June 1o.-Village Attorney A. w.
Shepard. upon tho request of tho Village Presi-
dent, Albert p. Knapp. rendered his resignation
of that office to-day. Mr.. Shepard was reap
pointed by reform President Charles p. Sturges
shortly before the expiration Of his term. 1t is
believed that James F. Swanick will be made
Village Attorney, as his ideas nearly conform
with those of the new President on matters OF
local policy, including reform measures. Mr..
Shepard was the last one of tho reform admins
~tration. The anti'reformers are in high feather.