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RUN INTO By 4 STEAM YAour.
Tho Steamer SARATOGA Struck by an Unnnown
Vessel Near Stony Point

veusei Near Stony Point
TROY. July 3O.-While on her way up from
Now York last evening the Citizens line steamer
Saratoga collided with a large steel steam yacht,
and came within an ace Of going to the bottom
OF tho Hudson. The accident occurred at about
8 o'clock near Stony Point. Tho yacht struck
the steamer on the starboard side and carried
away the bar. A passenger who WAS in the bar
at the time was injured by flying glassware.
The bartender escaped injury. Nearly all the
passengers had turned in. as the night WAS none
TOO pleasant on decR. and the force Of tho col
hunks to tho floor of their staterooms.
The Saratoga arrived at her dock at $50. She
VII have to be taken to dry dock for repairs:
After the collision the yacht backed of and
steamed away. and though the searchlight Of
the steamer was thrown on her. the name WAS
%bowsprit which remained on the steamer was ali
that was lett of the exchange Of courtesies. Had
the yacht struck the steamer q few feet lower
and sunk.
The yacht was the Hermionie of tho New York
craving dock at Erie Basin. About 50 feet Of
headsear Simplicity sdisf' Sre sIss. n and GO ons Of i hs1
plates on the port bow buckled SO far out Of
shape that a new one must be welded in place;
on both sides trued up.
The Hermionie is a steel yacht, the property
tered a few weeks ago to Ger. Thomas, who.
however. was not on board the yacht when the
collision occurred: 4 gang OF twenty-five ma.
chinists were pushing the work of repairing
forward as fast as possible last night, and Capt.
atkinson expects to be at Glen Cove, the rem
devious of the New York Yacht Club. early
Monday morning.
Capt. Atkinson was for some years com.
mander OF John II. II mans Emnla. and has the
tains in the yachting service. He assumed com.
mand OF the Hermionie last October.
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1UtpEn u Lr11In YIBxrA.
nartenasr msvtrsev ssasbea ~ tire waiter ne
DerFfsnded.

Carl Thiel, q Hotel Vienna waiter. 10 wanted
by the police for the murder Of tho hotel bar
tender, Ignsts Hertzner. Tho stabhinF oc-
CURED In the barroom Of the hotel, which Is Mt
80 Second avenue. This is In the heart Of Little
Vienna, rs they call It In the east side coffee
~saloons. The hotel at one time was a private
dwellings, big, nve-story brick house, with
the barroom In the basement hidden from tho
street by evergreen trees, which are stuck up
in green painted boxes and arranged so as to
transform the aroaway into q summer garden.
Lttlo Vienna has many such summer gardens,
and in Thorn the ViennoSe OF New York quaff
their beer while listening to tho mandolin
melodies OF some i~tinerant musician
IgnatL Hertznor was known by every ono In
Little Vienna, He passed as tho brother-in.law
Of Julius Neumeyer, the hotol proprietor. and,
consequently. they looked upon him as boss Of
tho barroom. They said he did u kindly act for
q countryman when no gave Carl Thiel a job as
waiter in the hotel. Only two woeks ago Hertz
nor brought Thiel on from Baltimore.
1T Is a short story" answered Neumoyor
whom asked about tho murder yesterday. ut
was quickly done. My wife and l were here.
Hortznor was arguing with Thiel over a money
transaction. Hertxner said he wanted to
straighten out the days rcceipts. Thiel was
short In his accounts. They were arguing
when my wife went up TO the front stoop 10 get
some fresh air. / went into a rear room. A
minute later when I came out into the bnrroom
l found Hertzner IeaninS over one of the beer
had been stabbed in the stomach. A bloody
carving knife was on the floor. Hertzner said:
This win be my death-Carl stabbed me-
asked him II they had quarrelled. He rolled
HIS eyes and fell over on the floor, while ! part;
ly held him, / ran out, My wife, saw Thiel
f tSiax out had g. ihS ssli Past / As told S her k Fsioi So had
stabbed Hertzner. Then I ran across the st-eet
and got my friend, a special policeman, out, OF
who was passing, came in and said that moth.
ing could be done to save Hertzner's life. Then
q policeman came and he called an ambulance.
Poor Hertzuer died In the hospital. Thiel ran
away. That 8 the story"
Thiel has not yet been caught.
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THE ATTACK ON GEN. FOSTER.
Pref Elliott. WhS Made It. Has No Connoo-
tiOn with the Smithsonian Institution.

Pref Elicit. Whs Mado Tt, Has No Conneo-
tion with the Smithsonian institution.
wAeHrNaToN. July 3O.-ProE. Henry W. Ell.
Holt, b according TO a Washington despatch
to tho london Chronicle, has written a letter to
Assistant Secretary of State Day. bitterly at
lacking John w. Foster. tho author OF the State
Departments note to Ambassador Hay on the
seal fisheries question. has no connection with
the Smithsonian Institution. and his attack on
Foster has therefore no official Significance.
Elliott has been employed at various times and
In various capacities for years past by the
smithsonian officials. and at ono time was sec
rotary TO Prot Henry. He has written several
works on scaling. having visited the seal ISL
ands, and ono OF his papers was included several
years ago in q SInithsonian report.
During the Garfield campaign Elliott wrote q
statement OF the American side of the seal fish
cries controversy and submitted II to Secretary
Blaine, who repudiated II. The statement WAS
Afterward placed in the hands OF the British
Minister. who used 1t as the alleged correct YER
sion Of the American side OF the case from the
standpoint of AN expert.
PRO-. Elliott was justified in charging Gen.
doubtedly. at the proper limo and in tho proper
way. acknowledge tho authorship of the letter,
but al present 81 would be n fragrant breach OK
official etiqdette for him to do SO.
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SHALL REsERVo1n BREAKa.
A Dam About Two MILES from Batddletswu
Conn, Gives Way-Wortmen 1Ioe-

A Dam About Two MILES from EltddletoWn.
Conn, Gives Way-Wortmen RIoe-
HARTFORD. Conn.,, July 3o.-The largo dam
combining the water OF wiloox's reservoir. on
the Durham road. about two miles from Mid
dletown, burst without warning ut 8 o'clock
this morning and let down tremendous volumes
of water.
Tho dam was adjacent to tho lock shops of
William Wilcox. The reservoir 10 q brook.fed
body OF water about 400 feet long and so feet
wide.
From this reservoir tho lock shop, the fer
alizer manufacturing concern Of Rogers &
Hubbard and Wilcox. Crittenden & Co.. ship
%chandlers, obtained their power.
The combining dam was nearly ffty feet wide,
and was built only a few years ago at q cost Of
about 100000. Forty employees on tho lower
floor OF one Of the factories had to rush for their
lives.
One bridge and three small store buildinRo
were carried away with the rush Of water.
Damag estimated about S25, 600
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II you art not sure. try Bowden Lithia Water f,I
nhc acid troubles. 1871 West 42d stat.
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HEDGES DEFIEs A LABOR UNION.
Discharges n HorseshOer Accused OF Flying
His Trade without q license.

discharges n HOrseshOer Accused OF Flying
His Trade without . license.
Job Hedges lost his patience when Lawyer
Gun intimated in the Yorkville Court yes
terday that the horseshocrs' unions would take
offence II the Magistrate did not hold Patrick
Dunn, who had been nrraigned for shoeing
horses without a license, for trial.
Il am not afraid of you or of all the labor
unions on earth" said the Magistrate with con.
siderable heat. as he pounded the desk with his
gavel. "You probably think that you can
friyhten me with the supposed wrath OF the
labor unions be cause tho reporters are listening
to your remarks. But you cannot compel me TO
swerye one inch from my sense OF duty"
Tho lawyer, who Is counsel for the Master
Horseshoers' Union. said he did not mean to
threaten the Magistrate.
when | had n similar case before me-" went
on the Magistrate. Il discharged the man, and
the counsel for the union went to the District
Attorney and complained that ] was prejudiced,
AMI. telling a distorted story OF tho facts, tried
to got the Grand Jury to intict the man."
Magistrate Hedges discharged Dunn, telling
him not to shoe any more horses until he had
passed tho examination required by law and got
his license.
Dunn was employed In a blacksmith shop at
Lexington avenue and Thirty-second street.
The law requires that all horseshoers shall be
xamined by a board OF experts as TO their fit
factory extmint alton they get a license. 1t 10 a
misdemeanor to shoe n horse without u license.
Dunn was halei 10 court on the complaint of
James 7. MonahRn OF the Journeymen Horse
shoers' Union, and Lawyer Neumark appeared
TO prosecute the case.
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a YounE MAN whose Name 10 Supposed 70 -
Allan Rattray sheets HInseif.

a YeunE MAN whose Nane 10 Supposed 70 -
Allan Rattray Sheets Himself.
A young man whose name 10 supposed to b
Allan Rattray shot himself dead yesterday In
the Mushroom Of the saloon of Simon Bauer, ct
sos Bowery.
He was not noticed by tho bartender, John
Muller. when he walked through the saloon TO
when he heard the report Of tho pistol. He
wound in the centre OF his forehead and . smok-
ing pistol clutched in his right hand.
could DO identified. but in ono Of the pockets
was a card on which was printed Herman
liquors. cit Washington street. Hoboten."
Zeissig was formerly q waiter in the Germania.
There was also found in his possession a gold
nnied watch. on which was the number 27.698
pocketbook which contained only three cents.
In an inside pocket Of the vest was a perfpmed
Rattray," with the date 1854" The body was
removed to the Morgue for Identification.
New York woman Kills Herselr In PIainaeaa.
PLAINFIELp. N. J., July 3O.-Catherine whis-
ton, formerly a housekeoper at the hotel Hun
~terston. Motherhood, committed suicide In No
Vey's Hotel last night by inhaling gas. The
woman engaged a cheap room for tho night and
retired. She was found dea this morning. A
search among her relatives in New York showed
that her home In that city was at 432 West Forty.
eighth street. Mrs. Winston. was about so
years old. She was Of medium height and was
husband. so her sisters said, and that Is thought
to be the reason she sought death.
The young woman's father. Michael Haskell,
and her mother and sisters live at 432 West
night a member OF the family volunt cred tho
th1t Gathering was q dressmaker
and only recently won't 20 Plainfield.
She did not commit suicide, though" said
her relatives; "she was suffering with a tooth.
ache. and took some toothache drops. which
OF the gas in her room she turned the key too
far. Her body was Drought here, and Is now In
ably on Sunday"
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MCoNVI1LE MAY BE DEPosED.
Ohio Democrats Protest viEorouaiy Against
Him for state Chairman.

Onio democrats Proteat VlKoFouaiy ARAinat
Him for state Chairman.
COLUMBUS, O.. July 3O.-There Is q big row
among the Democratic leaders OF Ohio over the
selection Of Dan McConville as Chairman of the
State Committee. and the Indications at this
time are that McConville may DO deposed. II
he is not deposod he will DO nothing more
than a igurehead. with some one else in active
charge OF the campaign. Judge r. 7. HouRh of
Hillsboro, who was McLenn's candidate for Gov.
ernor and who was finally compelled to with.
draw on account Of his record on the money
question. 1t is said, will be placed In charge of
McLean's Senatorial campaign
There was a great multiplicity Of candidates
for gubernatortrl honors before the recent DEM
ocr9tic State Convention. and McConvilie. as
MvLeans agent, is said TO have pledged the Nc.
words, the several candidates were so de.
ceived, that hey have lost faith in Nc
Sonville; He was selected Chairman before the
convention the friends OF Horace L. Chapman
the nominee for Governor. were the first TO pro-
H9ugh has been here at the Democratic State
headquarters about two weeks, and the reason
for his presence has just become known.
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aEnMANY am rnB DINeLBr LAW.


n n~onnf-oNeiai Neateuaent Whtoh bhoWu tho
Rsects ef the second TheaEht.
Special cabts Despatch to TIE suu.
BERLIN, July 30.-Tho semi-oficial Hdptbtrr.
fischer Core ponient publishes q statement
apparently describing the Governments attt-
tude toward the now American Tariff bill.
After setting forth the treatment accorded to
Germany In regard to sugar. the writer says tho
fact cannot DO overlooked that 1t constitutes a
very doubtful question whether or not q vio-
lation OF the most favored nation" treaty.
is ontailod by increasing the duties on articles
which enjoy export bountles in the countries
where thov are produced. In all other cases
where the Dingloy tariff imposes Increased
duties there is no violation Of the most favored
nation" clause, as the increased duties do not
apply to German imports alone, but also to
those Of olher countries.
The statement concludes: "Of course, In con-
sidering the question whether n denunciatlon Of
the most favored nation treaty with tho
United States appears to DO called for. the very
considerable shipping interests ut stake cannot
DO disregarded."
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NICARAGUA CANAL COMMISSION.

Thoy Decide to Ask for . War Vessel to Take
Them TO Nicaragua.
WARRINGTON. July 3o.-At tho second meet
ing Of tho Nicaragua Canal Commission to-day
1t was decided to ask the Navy Department to
furnish q war vessel to take the Commissioners
to Central America. Ono Of tho big cruisers will
probably be sent Capt o. M. Carter. U. 8. A.,
land shortly to assume his additional duties az
military attache Of the United Statee Embassy
In London. and will also attend the Engineering
Congress at Stockholm as An American delegate.
He will sail for the United Suites on Sept. 4.
On his return the Commissioners will deri lie on
the time Of starting for Nicaragua, and will map
out their work.
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HIDES OF JUNIOR CATTLE.
Ground for the Ncw Work Decision That nav.
Cnir.Ltnr Arc Dutinbie.

Wilbur F. Wakeman. the new appraiser Of
the port, who, on Wednesday, despite the do.
cision Of the Collector Of the Port Of Boston
and the port Of San Francisco, decided that
raw calfskins are cattle hides and are subject
to a duty Of Is per cent ad valorcm instead Of
being on the free list under the head of skins
said yesterday that he based his decision on
section 21s Of the Dingley law. This section,
referring to cattle, speaks Of cattle under one
year Of age As. there is no question about
grown up calves being cattle, Mr.. Wakeman
says that cattle under ono year Of age must
include calves, and therefore their hides are
dutiable as cattle hides.
The appraiser discovered yesterday that
charcoal had been omitted from tho new tariff.
MI: Waterman ruled that charcoal would DO
section Of the bill at 20 per cent ao valorem.
Section O is known as the basket section. 1t
says In effect that anything raw that the
trainers Of tho bill had forgotten to mention
should pay q duty Of 10 per cent, and that any
thing partly manufactured should pay q duty
OF 20 per cent
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ATTACKED BY A BULLDOG.
Worth'D Newfoundland. In Place or Helping
IUa Master. Ran Away.

"1HHFoI' N"" "V"V'
As Gustave Worth OF 800 West Forty-third
street, and his wife, accompanied by their Now
foundland dog passed the Now York Cab Com
panyis stable at 4 West Forty-ffth street last
evening a bulldog ran out from the stable and
attacked the Newfoundland. When Worth
kicked It off the bulldog bit him savagely on
the hand.
Mrs. Worth screamed in vain for assistance,
while the Newfoundland dog, In place OF help
ing its master, ran away. After being repulsed
again the dog caught Worth by the leg, throw
ing him down. Worth managed to get to his
feet, and kicked the dog against the stable wall.
1t fastened It's teeth In his arm.
The dog had almost got the better Of Worth
when a carriage washer came ont from the
stable and beat the beast Off. Worth was
taken to Schroeder's drug store at 794 Sixth
Istter +. w msde a ms sow wGShns NJ we ehs Eaat FiftT.:
first street station. At the stable all knowledge
OF the dog was disclaimed.
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HIGH WATER IN AUSTRIA.
Seventeen Persons Drowned Near Vienna, ant
tho Capital AImoat Isolated.

seventeen Persons Drowned Near Vienna, ana
the Capital AImoat isolated.
vienna, July 30.-Heavy rain has fallen I'M
ceasingly throughout lower Austria. Bohemia.
Moravia. and other provinces for four days. 1t
has annihilated the crops, which were ready for
the harvest, and flooded most Of the towns.
Owing to the extremely high water in the
Danube steamboat traffic to and from Vienna
has been suspended, and several of the railways
leading out OF the city are submerged.
Emperor Francis Joseph, who is at Ischl. de-
sired to come 10 Vienna to DO present at tho
baptism OF a baby member Of tho imperial fam
lily. but has been obliged to postpone his trip
owing to the stoppago Of railway traffic.
Immense damage to- towns, railways, and
farms is reported from Silesla and Galicia.
The drowning Of seventeen persons by tho
floods in the vicinity Of Vienna has been re-
ported. Telephone and telegraph wires are
down In all directions.
A largo number OF isolated drownings have
been reported. At Ostritz a bridge was de-
niolished and eight children who were on it
wero drown ed.
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PRINCE HENRY TO FIaH IT.

He will Meet Con. Aibertope. Probably in
switzerland, with Pistois.
Special Gable Despatch to THE sus.
LONDON. July 30.-A despatch to tho Daily
Mai from Rome says that Prince Henry OF Or
leans has telegraphed TO Gen. Slsmondi and Col.
Mazzatelli. the seconds Of Gen. Albertono. noti.
tying them that he accepts the challenge issued
by Gen. Albertone because Of the accusations
made by the Prince against italian officers who
took part in the recent Abyssinian campaign.
Tho combat will DO fought In Switzerland.
Probably pistols will DO the weapons.
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Summer c,a..e. for youn. ar.

The Young Womon's Christian Association. 7
East Fifteenth street. has opened a summer
homo of instruction and entertainment free TO
all women. Entertainments will be given every
Friday evening. Glasses In millinery. fancy
aud Bible study VIII be held on other evenings
This summer school wil be un Ter th- direction
OF the chaplain, Mss Black. They are free to
all Self'supporting women.
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Medals of Honor to Brave Soldiers.

WASHINGTON. July 3O.-Medals OF honor have
been granted Capt. Charles NJ. Rockefeller OF
Denison University. Greenville. O.. and Capt.
Henry G. Nichols Of Coventry, VT. Both distin-
gnished themselves at Fort Blakely, Ala, on
April 8, 1865. They reconnoitred the enemy's
nation that was made this basis for the assault
Of the Union forces. Capt. Rockefeller with a
same engagement while exposed to the Union
and Confederate, fire.: Capt. Nichols was at.
tached 10 The Eighty,third United States olored
troops and Capt. Rockefeller TO tho 17sth New
York Volunteers.
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TWO A1ABAMA NEGROES HANG Ed.
Ono Said That re Was Hired TO Commit
Murder by Other Negroes.

MURDER oS Other NeGroea.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July 30.-John johnson,
n negro. was hanged to-day at Livingston,
Green county, for the murder last October Of
Archie F. Clark, an overseer OF the large plan.
tation of J. W. Winston on which 200 ne
groes worked. johnson made n confession. lie
said he called Clark to his door one night and
shot him. He said that he was paid to do 70 by
other negroes who had Il grudge against Clark
because the latter WAS mean to the laborers.
Dallas county had its sixth legal hanging at
Selma to-day since the war. Pig Newell, col
ored, was executed for the murder OF John
PHILIPPE, q neighbor, about a year ago. Phillips
accused Newell of stealing chickens, Newell
killed Phillips and then piled leaves and brush
on the body and set 1t atire.
ANOTHER negro, John Townsend. WAS to have
been hanged to-day at Selma, but Gov. Johnsro on
committed Il c sentence to life imprisonment
In the penitentiary.
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Annex Beat Aarir, or the nat,.ry.

As tho Pennsylvania Railroads BROOKLYN
Annex boat 3, Capt. Thomas Shafrer. which left
Jersey City at 1857 p. NJ. yesterday. W 10 round.
ing the Battery her rudder yoke broke and she
became manageable. Capt. Shaffer whistled
for assistance. Annex boat 4 had Just laid up
for the night in her sliI in Jersey CITY and tho
crew W 3 about starting for home. Cant. JndDc
called them back and No. 4 hnstened To- he as.
%sistAnre OF the Disabled boat, which was drift.
Ing over toward Goyernor's. Island. No. 4 was
transferred with very Tito difficulty ana / Ken
to Brooklyn. There were no teams on board.
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ATTACKED By A EST OF HoRNErs.

Werkuen Who Were Repairing = Roof Arc
BADLY stunE while Beating n Retreat.
PoRr %JERvIs. July 3o.-While workmen
were repairing the slate roof Of the Reformed
church to-day 1t became necessary to let a rope
down from the ridge pole to tho caves in order
that the men could descend the steep roof. This
was done, 'and as the end OF the rope fell over
the caves 1t struck a hornets nest: A cloud of
the hornets few out and seeing the rope com
taken entirely by surprise and were badly stung.
The onslaught OF the hornets was so fierce that
the men were obliged to retreat; which was q
along the sharp ridge pole. slide down:the steep
roof, and climb down a tall ladder, and the
same time they had to keep brushing away the
seriously swollen "a a result OF the experience.
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a Successor 10 the Late Poli.o Cap,aiu susus1u
OF YanLera.

YoNKERs. July 3o.-At the meeting OF tho
Board of Police this afternoon Sergeant James
Mclaughlin was appointed Captain to MI tho
vacancy caused by the death Of Cant. John
NAnSin. When fonkers WAS made asu pre-.
pO itan pc Ice force. on Aug. 10, 1886, McLrugh-
In WIS one of the twelve patruimnn Diet He'd 10
81, 1881,
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GETTING COAL FROM THE SOUTH.
Two LARGE Railroads Send Orders to Alabama
TO supply Their Needs.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 30.-The Illinois
Central and Mobile and Ohio railroads.. two
largo systems in the South and West, have
come to Alabama to get a supply Of coal on &C.
count Of the strike in the North and West.
The Walker county coal operators and the
Soutt ern Railway are occupied now In hauling
the coal to Winona, where 1t is delivered to the
Illinois Central. and at Vest Point, Miss. to
the Mobile and Ohio. 1t is then distributed
along the great systems.
The demand came Unexpectedly. All mines
are working on full time. Other operators an
nounce an increase in the coal demand. and
all miners are working full time except at Blue
Creek. The barge line established between
Greenvil!e, Miss. and the Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi coal markets BY the Southern Railroad
and Walker county operators viii be ready for
operation next week. The volume Of new
business viii be something like 100, 600 tons.
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HnnEea nin.elr In Jail.

HAvERsTRAw, July 30.-Nicholas SchmetseS,
the oldest prisoner in tho Rockland County jail.
committed suicide this afternoon by hanging.
Schmetzer knotted two handkerchief together,
tying one end to the bars in the rear of his cell
and the other end around his neck. He then lot
him self hang with his feet touching tho floor
aud slowly stranded to death. Srhmetzer was
SO years OF age ard was serv ng IA six-months'
sentence for having maliciously poisoned three
cows. He had been heard by his fellow prison
ers ut different times to say That he did not care
whether he lived or not, but none thought that
he contemplated suicide.