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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

The baggage agents on all rosds are
weig hing The United States mail TO,
thirty days, to regulate the weight fol
the next four years contract.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13
Oar Car of RefrigeratOrs Has Arriv.

AS we have stated in our former adj
vertise m, Mt, we will sell them cheaper
than any OF our cLmpetltors.
THE SUPERINTENDENT HARD
WARE Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

Ell Paso Building and Real E-tat
Co., decided to M. Jessup, lots and /,
in block 228 Campbell addition. Con
$500.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

The Masons have nearly finished the
brick work on the Frances Building,
fronting the Pierson hotel.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

An elegant line of Jeweled belts and
buckles, and ladies' waist sets. Prices
the lowest, quality the finest.
SILBERBERG BROS,
Jewellers, l25 Ell Paso St.
''NO trouble to show goods"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

s. j. Strauss, of New York is reg
i5te ed at the Vendome
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

See the Chainless Crescent Bicycle
only 5000, at w, G. Wall Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

Chief Lockhart' boy has been very
sick.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

Mrs. Lizzie M. Bell deeds to George
Look, lot 10 in block 43 of the Camp
bell addition. Consideration 800
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

To OUIO q OO1U OIfO OUy'
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

Work was commenced on the fouuda:
ton of the new foundry on San Fran
cisco street yesterday morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

Good eating at Smiths Creamery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

The measure Of his aspirations is the
measure of the man.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

Hoods Pills are prompt, efficient,
always reliable, easy to take, easy to
operate. Csc.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-13

The Evidence in the case proves
Sarsap" rilla cures rheumstism,d yspep-
STA, catarrh. that tired feeling scrofula,
salt rheum, bOils, humors and all blood
diseases.
The record-union., 1898-01-06

Government in the relief expedition
work They will journey across the
trails with the intention of reconnoitre
to handle the expedition on the trails.
The men are from the Presidio Bar
racks, San Francisco, and would not
give their names or the exact nature OF
their orders. One of them said that
the Government intends to establish
stations along the trail for the conve-
nience of the resting and feeding of the
men and animals of the expedition.
These stations are, he says, to be about
fifteen miles apart.
Superintendent Trowbridge of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company, an
nounced to-day that his company will
have five passenger steamers in the
Tacoma Alaska trade shortly after the
1st of February. He says that the
company would also have a number OF
freight steamers in the same trade.
The names of the new fleet are: The
Queen, the Victorian, the Cottage City,
the Curacao and the al XII. The Al
Ki is the only vessel that the company
now has in the Alaska passenger trade
that will remain there after February
1st. These boats and those of other
lines will give a departure from Taco
ma for Alaska every few days.
The Queen has a carrying capacity of
500 people in the saloon and 800 sec
| ond class. The greater part of her
| time is in the Tacoma-Alaska trade
during the summers, and is especially
| fitted for the carrying of large parties
in luxurious style.
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CLIPPERToN ISLAND AFFAIR
No Difficulty Attending the Haul
ing Down of the Flag.

CITY OF MEXICO, JAM GA high
official of the Department of Foreign
Relations said to-day regarding the
Clipperton Island incident:
THE sending of the gunboat Demo-
crata on visit of inspection to por-
tions of the Mexican territory was de
facto attended with no conflict or diff
Guilty with the individual Americans
found there and in no event could
that visit have given rise to interna-
tional questions, inasmuch as the occu-
patton of the islands, if occupation it
can be called, was the act of private
persons having no official character.
THE American flag was found fly
ing there, but the Americans them
selves, on hearing from the lips of
Mexican officers that the island was
Mexican territory, hauled it down and
allowed the party of Mexicans to run
up the flag of this country without the
slightest opposition, either in fact or in
word
There was no ill-feeling or bitter
ness between Americans found on the
island and the expeditionary party On
the contrary, nothing but good will and
friendly disposition was displayed on
both Sides
THE claim made in behalf of France
by La Liberte' Of Paris is regarded as
a canard. France never held the ISL
and"
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GENERAL YEATMAN-BIGGs.
The British Commander on the
Frontier of India Dead.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-According to a
special dispatch from Peshawur. Major
General Arthur Godolphin Yeatman-
Biggs, in command of the second di-
vision of the Tirah expedition in the
northwest frontier of India, died on
Tuesday of dysentery. The news is
confirmed from various sources.
Major General Yeatman- -Biggs was a
son of the late Harry Farr Yeatman of
Mansion House. Dorset, and was born
in 1873. He entered the army in 1860,
became Captain in 1874 a Major in
1880. Lieutenant Colonel in 1SS2. Colo
mel in 1856 and Major-General last year.
He served in China in 1862, during
the South Africa war in 1Ss9 and with
the Egyptian expedition in 1882. In
1873 he assumed by royal license the
additional surname of Biggs. He was
created a Companion of the Bath (mil-
itary) in 1891. and from 1895 had COM
manled the Residency of the District
of Bengal. Some of the most effective
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MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
A Split in the Ranks of Republi
can Members of the House.

ANNAPOLIS (Md), Jan. 5.-The
split in the ranks of the Republican
members of the House of Delegates
which developed at last nights caucus
continued to-day, with the result that
the House was compelled to adjourn un-
til tomorrow without having organized.
and there seems no immediate prospect
of a settlement of the difficulty.
The trouble arises from the position
assumed by eleven OF the members Of
the Baltimore City delegation, who
say they are in rebellion against the
rule of United States Senator Yelling
ton, Governor Lowndes and other party
leaders. Without the aid of seven of
the seceders, the Republican majority
cannot elect a Speaker. and with four
of them the Democrats Will have the
number necessary under the Constitu-
tion to effect an organization.
The situation is having a serious eff
feet upon the fight for the United
States Senatorship. United States
Senator Wellington and Governor
Lowndes have both declared for Judge
McComas for that office, while Major
Alexander Shaw, General Thomas
Sherreck and Congressman Sydney
Mudd are making an active canvass in
order TO see how the land lies.
Balloting for a successor to United
States Senator German will be begun
next Wednesday.
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RELIEF SUPPLIES.
Will Soon be on the Way to the
Yukon Country.

VANCOUVER BARRACKS (Wash-), I,
Jan. 5.-Captain d. L. Brainard in
charge of the Government Klondike
relief expedition to-day opened pro-
posals for furnishing supplies to be de-
livered at the head Of Lynn Canal,
Alaska, February 1st. A large num-
ber of proposals We're received from
Pacific Coast points and elsewhere.
The award has not yet been made, but
will be published as soon as determined.
The Government pack train for the
expedition assembled here is now
complete, with the exception of four
additional packers. 1t consists of 10l
mules, 8 horses and II packers, in
charge of Lieutenant G. Fl. Preston and
J. A Ryan of the Ninth Cavalry. AS
soon as the supplies purchased by
Major Jacobs a few days ago are re-
eeived, Captain Eldridge, Lieutenant
Clark and fifty selected men of Com
pany H, Fourteenth Infantry will be
ready to proceed to Alaska
Telegraphic instructions have been
issued from the War Department de-
failing Captain Ruhlen, Assistant
Quartermaster of Fort Riley, Kans., to
take charge of the portation
branch of the expedition which will be
ready to proceed from here by the
18th instant.
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CHARLES PAGE BRYAN.
Nomination as Minister to China
Presented to the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The name
of Charles Page Bryan to be Minister
to China was presented to the Senate
in executive session to-day, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations When the nomination was first
received from the White House the
President withheld it from the
Senate at the request of the President,
who was induced to prefer the request
by Senators opposed to Mr.. Bryan 5
confirmation. The nomination has
been held up thus for three weeks or
more. Mr.. Bryan's friendk now accept
the release of the nomination as an
indication that the President desires
confirmation.
CHICAGO, Jan. ga special to the
Times Herald" from Washington
says: Charles Page Bryan will be
made Minister to Turkey in the place
of DR.. J. B. Angel of Michigan, who
will be sent to China. This is the up
shot Of the opposition that has been Of
fered in the Senate to Mr. Bryan's con-
firn1ation as Minister TO the latter
country. Mr.. Bryan has been consult
ed, and has agreed to accept the ex-
change
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ACTOR RADCLIFFE
Likely to be Prosecuted on tne
Charge of Bigamy.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The argument
ox tho annIieation for a certificate OF
reasonable doubt of the legality or the
conviction of Actor Ratcliffe for Wire
beating. was on again to-day before
Justice Dickey in the Supreme Court or
Rrooklvn. Should the certificate be
granted Ratcliffe would be released on
bail pending an appeal to the higher
courts.
Assistant District Attorney Lloyd
saws that the Grand Jury will be asked
to indict Radcliffe on the statement OF
Caroline Ravehil1 of London that he
married her in 1888, and deserted her
and her baby in September, 1883
rather Ratcliffe having testified on his
own TRIAL for beating Alice De Lacey
Ratcliffe that the latter was his only
wife.
District Attorney Gardiner has cabled
to London asking Caroline Ravenhill to
come to New York and appear as
witness against Ratcliffe.
Howe & Hummel, attorneys for
Ratcliffe's wife, received a cablegram
to-day from their London representa-
tive stating that he was mailing to
them an official copy of the marriage
cer1lIicaJG OIL EfJW dlu iNdtSiiiIV ~
Caroline Ravenhill, a fishmongers s
daughter, on August 19, 1885. Their
representative also stated that several
columns regarding Ratcliffe's antece-
dents were published in to-day s
Mail"
Howe & Hummell instructed their
representative to send the woman to
this country on the next steamer. Ac-
cording to Howe & Hummell, their
London representative obtained confir-
nation of the story of Ratcliffe's Eng
lish marriage from the fathers of both
parties to the alleged marriage. They
also declare that the father of the Ra-
venhill woman has a letter written by
Ratcliffe to his daughter while the ac-
tor was in this country, in which Rat
cliffe is alleged to have asked after the
health of his son.
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But Not Till After a Stubborn Contest, Last
ing Many Hours.
Burglar Filkins, Who Escaped
From a Deputy Sheriff at
Fresno While En- Route to San
Quentin, Recaptured at Los
Angeles and is Again on His
Way to the State Prison.

FRESNO, Jan. 6.-Captain w. A.
johnson of Stockton was at l O'Clock
this (Thursday) morning elected Lieu
tenant-ColoneI of the Sixth Regiment,
\. G. c., to succeed Colonel Chisholm,
resigned. The election was the most
hotly contested ever held in the regi-
ment The candidates We're Captain
johnson and Captain William H. Cook
of Bakersfield. The first ballot result
ed in Il tie, the vote being 13 to ID. A
deadlock of several hours followed, and
not urI,il this morning at l o'clock was
it broken.
When Captain Johnson's supporters
saw early in the evening that there was
a deadlock they at once telegraphed
to Merced for Second Lieutenant p.
Vandenheuvel of Company FL, the only
company officer in the regiment who
was not present at the meeting. He
caught the train which arrived here at
l o'clock, and he Immediately proceed
ed to the Armory and cast the vote that
elected Captain Johnson The keenest
interest was taken in the election
About IL o'clock the officers began
to discuss a compromise. The discus
sion became quite acrimonious at times
sided, had to call Major Grant to or
der for using violent language. Cap
tain Johnson became indignant and
wanted to quit, saying that he was not
receiving fair treatment. He claimed
to be entitled to the election, because
of being the senior officer of the two
aSpirants.
Captain Cooks supporters offered to
give Johnson the Lieutenant Colone1cy
if, when Colonel S. S. Wright resigns in
the spring, as he has announced he
would, the southern part of the val
ley would be given the Lieutenant Colo
nelcy. But the southern men would
make no promises, and all efforts to
reach an agreement were futile
Lieutenant j. d. Jones of Company
would rot resign, as he has stated he
would. Fresno will retain the regi-
mental headquarters till his term ex-
pires, and not till then viii Lieutenant
Colonel Johnson have an opportunity
to become commander of the regiment.
The voting was confined closely to
battalion lines. The officers of the
First Battalion We're solid for johnson.
and those of the Second stood solidly
Tor Cook. There are twelve officers in
each battalion Colonel Wright cast
the thirteenth vote for Cook, while Ma
jor Grant and Major Whitrnore were
Tor Johnson, making fourteen votes.
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HAVANA, Jan. 5.-Senor Canalejas
was coldly received at Santiago de Cuba.
The Spanish casino refused to tender
him banquet, and he was Kissed on
the street. 1t is understood that the po-
sition taken is due to the fact that he
is the editor of lei Heraldo de Madrid
which has violently attacked General
Weyler. 1t is reported that his impress
sion regarding Cuba are pessimistic, and
that he will advise the Spanish Govern
ment to abandon the island.
To-day General Blaneo, General Par
rado and General Pando called upon
General Segura at the Hotel Florida to
try to induce him to remain in the field.
He refused. He does not wish to be re-
sponsible, he declares, for the future de-
velopment of the disgraceful Spanish
rule in Cuba.
General Segura is an intelligent and
honest fighter, and is wholly disgusted
with General Pando's method of cam
paign. He says Pando spends more
gunpowder in greeting autonomy than
in fighting insurgents, and adds that IN
his opinion Cuba is lost to Spain, unless
the Government sends General Polavle-
ia or returns General Weyler. The lat
because Weyler was relieved of his COM
mand at the request of Washington.
General Segura also believes war IN
evitable between Spain and the Umteo
States, and that the pretext for 1t VIII
be the filibustering expeditions
The insurgents are carrying out the
orders of General Gomez not to allow
grinding. and they set fire to the cane
fields wherever possible, from one enu
of the island to the other.
The insurgent General Ducassi Is IN
sight of Bahia Honda with 800 men
Troops have been sent to meet him.
Senior Marcos Garcia, civil Governor
of Santa Clara, reports that S3O recon
centrados died in this city during De-
can1ber last and over 900 in November.
He predicts that about the same NUMBER
have died during the present month
from lack of food, clothing, fuel, sneiter
and medicine.
Consul General Lee to-day called upon
General Blanco with regard to the dis
tribution of food and relief to the re-
concentrates in the Province of Santia-
go de Cuba.
The report of the death of the insur-
gent leader Luis Delgado Is beneVeu 70
be unfounded. He is believed to De IN
the German Hills, where he was sum-
moned by General Alexandra Rodriguez.
There has been an alarming spread Oh
malarial fever at Puerto Principe, potn
among the inhabitants of the city ana
in the garrison. No fewer than z,oUo
narsons have been affected by the oisor-
der
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BURGLAR FILKENS.
The Escaped Prisoner Recaptured.
Now En- Route to Prison.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 5.-Bur@lar c.
w. fiikens, who escaped from Deputy
Sheriff Barnhill at Fresno on the night
of December 10Th while en- route to San
Quentin, has been recaptured, and is
again on the way to State Prison, in the
custody of Sheriff Burr.
The Sheriff conjectured that Filkens
would try to rejoin his mistress, Fran
ces Melendas, in this city, and the wo-
man was closely watched. Filkens
could not keep away from his mistress,
and was this evening recaptured in a
lodging house at No. PA Wilmington
street by q posse of Deputy Sheriffs.
The Sheriff had known for several
days that FilkenS was in the city, but
his hiding place was not revealed until
this afternoon. The Sheriff and posse
also made prisoners of his mistress,
Frances Melendes, her sister Agnes and
her paramour, Smith Mcdonald, all of
whom viii be prosecuted for harboring
an escaped prisoner. Filkens was taken
TO San Quentin on this evenings train.
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CLUBBED TO DEATH.
A White Woman Murdered by a
Seminole Indian.

WICHITA (Kan.), Jan. 5.-Mrs Julia
Leard, white woman, was murdered
by Seminole Indian yesterday even
ing four miles east of Maud, Oklahoma
Territory. The crime was committed
in the presence of the woman's chill
dren.
Earlier in the afternoon Mrs Leard
had frightened the Indian way, threat
ening him with a rifle. Later she step
ped out of doors, carrying her baby,
and the Indian stole into the house,
securing the rifle and attempted to
shoot her, but the cartridge failed to
explode. The Seminole then attacked
her with the butt Of the gun. club
bed her to death, and ravished her
body. He hurled the baby into the
house through the open door.
Several Indians have been arrested,
but the murdered woman's eight-year-
old daughter, the Oldest of the family.
has been unable to identify any of
them as the murderer
There is great excitement in the vi
cinity.
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COAST AND EASTERN RACES
ATTENDANCE AT INGLESIDE AS
LARGE AS USUAL.
Favorites Win Three Out OF the
Six Events-Results at
New Orleans.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. o.-The ia
yor;tes about managed to make a stand
eff of it at Ingleside to-day, finishing
first in three of the six events. The at
tendance was about as large as usual,
b,1t the betting was trif1e dull. I'M
nerious. who has been backed a couple
of times lately to win. finally landed to-
dav heating a cheap lot. Results.
seven furlongs, Imperious &C. Sloan).
G to 1. won; The Dipper tConley). 6 to
/. second; Prestar CThorpe,, d to 5.
third. Time-130. Joe Levy, Caddie,
Mainbar, Formella, Carlist, Himera,
Tom Spencer, Nihau and Texarkana
also ran
Six furlongs, Midlight (Conley), 5 to
2, won; Lucky Dog CIV. Martin), to
1, second; Miss Lyman (O'Connor), 8
to 1, third Time-1:14A. Fred Gard
ner, Tulare, lamar Ill, Easel, Abina,
Sorrow, Mainstay and La Iona also
ran.
One mile. Kaiser Ludwig (O'Connor),
13 to :, won; Rufalfsa Jones), to 1,
second; Mulberry (Stevens), 90 to J.,
third. Time-1:43H Heidelberg, At
ticus, Miss Ruth, Tobey, Mollie r. and
Soniro also ran.
Six furlongs. Joe Ullman Piggott),
9 to 2, won; Twinkle Twink (Thorpe),
6 to /, second; Don't Know (Morse),
3 to /, third. Time-1 :15&4. Malplaquet,
Cardwell, Stentor and Pat Murphy also
ran.
One mile. San Marco CThorpe). to
<. won; Benameia (Conley), to ?, sec
ond; Charlie Reiff (Clawson), II to i.
third. Time-1 :43aA. Miss Prinl, Coda,
Lena and Little Cripple also ran.
Mile and an eighth, Yankee Doodle
(Conlay), ? to I, won: Song and Dance
(Spencer), s to /. second; Una Colorado
Burke), 100 to /, third. Time-1: :56'f4.
Mic Nae, Can't Dance and Peter IL.
also ran.
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NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
THE REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE
BOTH HOUSES.
Subjects Dealt With in the Mes
sage of Governor Black
State Revenues.

ALBANY On. Y, Jan. 5.-The Legis-
lature of the State of New York organ
lied to-day. The Senate, with a mem
bershlp of fifty, has a Republican ma
Jority Of twenty; the Assembly, with
100 names on the roll, is Republican by
eight
In both houses the Republican caucus
nominees We're elected without any un-
usual incident. The Speaker of the
Assembly is j. NJ E. O'Grady. who pre-
sided during the session of 1897.
In his message, Governor Black said
that the State tax for the present year
is two dollars and flfty-seven cents on
a thousand dollars. This rate produces
the sum of $12, ,033 ,6S1 OF this amount
more than nine million dollars is paid
to run the public schools and for the
care of the insane. The receipts from
licenses to sell liquor, tax on inheritance,
etc, were SS. 245. .172, an excess over last
year of 1914 ,944. The expenditures for
asylums. hospitals, reformatories, etc,
We're 81, ,265 ,395. The total funded debt
of the State on September Both was So
765, $40. During the year just passed,
the revenue from the liquor tax law has
increased more than S43S, 600.
Less than two-thirds of the work of
deepening the canals has been provided
for in the $4,000, 600 voted for by the
people. If a further sum be expended
for the continuance of the work. it also
should first receive the peoples sane
ton.
One third Of the SO, ,275 247 received
last year from the operation of the ex-
else law was paid the State, and the
other two-thirds was divided among the
different localities. Under the present
law receipts nearly quadrupled and the
number of licenses decreased almost
one-sixth, and Notwithstanding the in
crease in population, the cases of drunk
enness fell off to a marked degree. If
amendments We're proposed which
would improve the present Act, the
Government would favor their adoption.
The Governor recommends that a
commission be created to examine into
the commerce of New York, the cause
Of it's decline and the means of it's re-
vival and to report conclusions.
Governor Black promised to recon-
mend such practical plans as met the
approval of military men, whereby the
National Guard might be further re-
moved from political control.
In dealing with the labor problem, the
Governor made these suggestions: First,
that immigration be checked; second,
that fair rate of wages be paid labor
ers; third, that in opposing strikes by
armed men some method should be
adopted which would not, at first dis
charge of firearm, produce fatal trag-
edies, such as caused a recent event TO
be universally deplored.
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GOOD ROADS LEAGUE.
The New Board Of Directors Holds
It's First Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5.-The new
Board Of Directors of the California
Good Roads League held it's first meet
ing to-day. George A. Newhall presid-
ed, with J. L. Maude as Secretary.
Among the speakers were F. L. Vas
eault, Seth Mann. Charles A. Adams,
George a. Polk and G.. NJ. Francis of
Napa.
Encouraging reports were made as to
the work of the organization, and 1t was
determined to proceed with renewed
vigor The membership of the league
is drawn from all parts of the State.
ard while politically non-partisau, it
will support for the Legislature only
candidates who pledge themselves to
the good roads work.
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BLYTHE ESTATE.
The Work of Carving It Up Has
Begun.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. "a large
number of attorneys appeared before
Judge Seawen to-day to assist in cary
ing up a portion of the Blythe estate.
They represent creditors of Kate g..
Byrne, formerly Kate c. Perry. the step
grandmother of Florence Blythe Hinck-
lev. Under an agreement with the
young heiress. Mrs. Byrne has l0 per
cent interest in the estate. The amount
To be awarded Mrs. Bvrne from the
Blythe estate is still somewhat uncer-
tain. She claims the estate to be worth
81. .0oo. 900, and asks 10 per cent. OF that
amount or 100000. Florence is unwil-
ling to pay this amount. She estimates
the value of the estate at S2,soooo,
and offers to pay 10 per cent. on that
amount. or S2s0.000.