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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
GEPUAN INTERESTS IN H4)1I.
IN EVENT OF GENERAL WAR GERMANY
WOULD TRY To CAPTURE THE ISLAND

tCop,rlght: 1898 The Associated Press
Port-au-P Prince May Alderman warships some
time ago made soundinss In the principal ports OF
fIayti-POrt- au-Prince. the Mole NJ Nlcolas odpe
Hayti -; flare. Jeremie and JacmeL nat Ger
many might undertake 10 DO In this part OF the
world IN the event OF @ genera conflict OF the ma
tiors-a dread Il which Lord Salisbury Is said 10
have expressed IN a recent speech-is question
that IS occupying the attention Of the pubic men
or ffayu
Wen-n,ormed foreigners residing here do not
doubt that II America were involved on one SIDE
Germany would send a fec; to seize the island.
Local German traders feryently cherish this hope
Their feeling against the Haytians since the Lue-
dcrs incident has been intense and. 80 Tar az
volatile people Is capable o. cnerisnng Ola scores
the auimosfy IL r.ciprocat-d.
~ al the masters OF vessels coming 10 ia: ''a'
ports she Germans tTet The naye pGfl o' ng,in
with unconcehied contempt. Inc wohdtr Is ma !,
their altitude does not Oitcner provoke c'uHIcls
yoa walk The streets here and 10" er-cass nntNe
1urls after you certain rpitu-t' you IN, ll's W.
II u because the ili-wilI toward the perHaiis'
are Is fsr Tie mos numerous class OF traders
mere II may t. that THIS has nor mt..1 10 Us, Ho
ialnincmt Of AricI. OF IN" treaty WIN ". Dhi."u
State. ABOUT which cahi'd you his week. grant
rs those enjoyed by the haytians
However ta.s may De. il - certain ina the con
ye,atiouF Ia.ruit.es 1ith other nations un.ess II
does the same 0y them. Nneth.r NJ braius 81
looked go fsr .lsnd ~ this cannot say though II
~ OILY reasonable. 10 assume that ne mas. go
nv fn, rONCsfs iOu 10 thr Americans, bANu Will
lose about sslor IN gold Il year in revenue. IN
order 20 anord % treat other f.relsuerA WIN IKE
rh.~,ii., rhe must wise new iaN4tlDa n looks
,.rv much a. II counting .pou me promotion OF
the nlf.a sfAt-s case Df need. the fOrclS MIN
str -Nr.c,.a 90 refuse Al equal concession %
other nations m" ground that the treaty ~ 800
3. purely reciprocal each party making 20 the otneT
a specific return lur special privileges grained
rstt -t.cs AZ excuse j. likely 20 have ntte force II
the West India wstrrs become the prin 'ipal naval
battlefield IN general wa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
OBITUARY..
MAJOR JUNIUs WILSON MAcMURRAY.

MAJOR JUNIUS WILSON MACMURRAY. .
Major Junius Wilson MacMurray. who died
Saturday was born In Missouri and al the out
break OF the Civil War he one Of two boys In A
club OF thirty 10 10 into the Union Army. raising
company OF volunteers with which ne held the st.
Louis Arsenal for the Union. He served all through
the war AZ Lieutenant and captain In Battery NJ.
let Missouri Light Artillery receiving volunteer
brevets as major aid observation-disclosures for gallant
and rneriiorious service the Siege Of Corinth.
Miss and major. United States Army for gallant
and neritOrOus service NJ the siege OF Nicksourg.
Miss. At the close OF the he transferred
as raptaln OF Battery l.. I'd Missouri Light Ar
hostile Indians until November 20. 1865. when he
honorab bly, mustered out.
on February g 1856 he was appointed second
lieutenant H. the LIST United States Artillery. and
WAS promoted 10 nrst Lieutenant March %. 1866
captain on April 49, lss2 and major March :,
lJs Al the time oc the Custer massacre. in 1876, ne
se~v-d in tho Indian Territory FOR five months and
the following year ne served in Pennsylvania dur
the coal riots During the cholera scare OF los
he went. voluntary orders. 10 SANDY HOOK with
MS battery 20 guard Immigrants from Infection and
enforce sanitary measures. For the last year ne
had been IN command Of Fort Barrancas. Florida
remaining during the yellow fever epidemic. though
ne aad rcady received sick leave.
He was a member OF the Army OF the Tennessee
Grand Army OF the Republic. Sons OF the Revolu-
ton. charter member OF oregon Commandery.
Loyal Legion . member OF Fort Monroe Army and
Navy club the Army and Navy Club OF New-Yo rk
the 7th Regiment veteran Club OF New-IOrk. and
Cosmos. or san francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
gATLROAD LEASE To BE RATIFIED.

ua,.rh,,rv Conn MAY i5-Fredcrick j. Kings-
h,,v : director of the New England Railroad, said
today ,hat a meeting OF ihe stockholders OF the
road VIII be called Immediately 70 take acton upon
the ratification o. the proposed lease o. the New
England road the New-York, New-haFeh anu
us,,,oro Railroad The directors OF the New
England road have already approved IL the meet
ing vii! De held IN Hartford 49,, ~. vail
New Haven nd Hartford Railroad mas bcen ca'.,
TO be held at NewHavcn on June T. 70 SCI os 80
esss II "a the intention - have the lease become
operative on July !. which 10 the beginning oi '"e
fiscal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
ANDREW ATHY.

Worcester Mass. May l5-Androw Athy. the
most prominent representative Of the Irish race In
this city and OF the best-kDown in the State OF
Massachusetts. died here to-day. Although he
never sought Office. he frequently was put into OH
clal places. becaIsc 81 his welikn0wn ability. by
the Worcester Democrats. whose leader he was
considered for many years Mr. Athy vas prori-
ucnt IN all the Land League movements ana was
president OF the Worcester branch when IL n
existence and had held all the Offices In the gift Of
the lornl Ililrernans. OF which order ne Of
Tho most prominent members. The last Official
place which he held was rs n member OF the new
(lty Hall Commission Of this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
HoRcE OWNERS AyD THE
The following circular was issued YESTERDAY by
number Of owners OF troiting horses

Rond riders 81 Nevr- York City. who Inter estcd
III the preservation ~ the Harlem River Speedway
To the purpose 10. which IL was originally designed
are coz .lally invited 20 attend q meeting ii the
windsor Hotel. Fifh-av". and Forty sixth ~. on
Tuesday evening next. May y. so. a. O'Clock
II 81 Of the utmost importanc" TINT action should
bo taken at with reference 10 regulating the
uea II This drive and ~ the ini"rcst OF utli'y
and public safety "a demand should be- made that
the park Commissioners restrict thu use Of this
drive 10 ,he harness horse, with Night peasur.
vehicle a. was originally intended i IL reported
hat tn. contractor IN charge of the work on the
Sreedway has given notice 10 the Park Department
thai tho drive wOnld be completed ana ready TO
urn over to the city the present month. ana II has
,isn hecn reported thS the Speedway would lie
ready for use by June 10. The time has come Tor
prompt acton. o.. ~. T., a.,
exrluson from the Speedway o. vehicles That VIII
make ii positively dangerous.
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nn GLlnSroNrs coVplTION.

Hawarien. M 1.-THE following bulletin was
issued this evening.
There has been lifile material change IN Nj
Gladsfone's condition since Friday. His d"hlif r.
exfrer. and seems 20 be- increasing. Happily, ne
IRE. from suffering ana MS mind perfectly
placid. $50 49,,
II y NAT iNls holr NJ. Gladstone condition
shows 10 Terceptibe cnAnTe-
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PRESIDENT HALL TO UNION GRADUATES

Tire sixty-second anniversary OF the Union Theo-
logical Seminary was begun yesterday afternoon by
the farewell communion service TO the graduating
class In the Adams Chapel OF the seminary, al No
100 Park-avc. The president, the Rev Dr. Charles
Cuthbert Hall ofiiciated and prior 10 the adminls
tration OF the Sacrament preached brief sermon
to the graduates. 49,
n M, world Is be lifted morally. * mus.
h. done BY men who put their whole soll into the
work" ne said The great campaign % winning
solIls for Christ cannot be we'll done by who
practise self economy In the matter OF their efforts
The ministry Is vOcstlon OF sef-sacrifce."
A large number OF graduates OF the seminary AZ
tended the service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16

Mrs. Catherine II. Wood. p prominent member Of
the Society OF Friends. died on Saturday at her
home 80. Us East Forty fourth-st. She was
eighty-fye years cd She the widow o, Dr.
Ste hen Ward a New Yorker Of prominence In the
Old Seventh ward She born In Wheeling. ".
Va but had lived In this city continuously for the
last eighty-tnree years. she had five sons, one OF
whom Francis Wood. 10 president cf The Ester
brook Pen Company. The funeral will be held to-
morrow At the Friends Meeting House, Gramercy
Part West AZ y n. m The burial will be at the
Friends Buria. Ground Brooklyn Borough.
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In ,nis diagram the continuous white nae shows ne
ohug.s In nr.,sure Indicated ty Tha TrSUres 'ri-
rec riding barometer Ire dot'e. me sHo"' '"' WIN
,.rafure as recorded q Perry's fharmsc,.
Tribune once 10. n nn--Fhs weather yes'ef1aS
ua. We, The temperature ranged between 80 ana o. &c
xrces the %? d~rresf, being % oef'ees 49,
,,,, IN Saturday -. lower tran on thi cor
responding dav Of "a yea -. . A., lin rrah.nlv
Ine weather IN aad near uin SAS ~ 80 VS. 1850
- elouay with shonesA
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MRS ESTHER ROGERS MARTIN

Mrs Esther Rogers Martin widow OF General
james G. Martin OF North Carolina died on SAT
urday in AsheyiIle. n. c. Mrs. Martin nearly
eighty-six years old. She the second daugh-
ter Of the late Or. Charles King. who was for
years president of Columbia College. ana grand
daughter Of Rufus King.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
EDWARD i SININNEY

Edward J Swlnney died yesterday NJ his home
No 4c7 West Twenty-second-st. He sixty
throe years old. Mr.. Swinney was jeweer. and
had been associated for the last forty years with
William NOR. hrst at Twenty third-st and Sixth
ave and later II No. % West Twenty third-st. He
had been IN New-York since 1853. He a member
here or the Veterans Association Of the Boston
Lient Infantry. known The Boston Tigers"
and also belonged 70 Crescent Lodge No io2. +.
and A. NJ Lafayette Post. =. A r. and New
York Council so. 3g. Royal Arcanum. He leaves a
widow on daughter and a son. The funeral viii
be held AT o. clock this afternoon. and the burial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
DIED.

AcrON-On Saturday. May IA. 1903 Cornolia w eldest
daughter OF Samuel c. and Louisa Acton. In the +3d
year OF her agn.
Relatives and friends invited 10 attend the funeral
n residence No So West lSoc-st.
Monday evening. May 10. at o'cock
Intcrrnsnt private.
BRIGOS-On Thursday. May IL Ann Drake. widow Of
William D. Briggs. In her seth year
Relatives friends respectfully
funeral from I<nox Union Church. 10Th
LsQex ave. Monday, Nay "a At 1890 q N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
HENRY CLAY STEPHENS.

Henry Clay Stephens lawyer. died a, the Pres
bytcrian Hospital. a, Madlson-ave. and Seyentieth-
st. on Saturday. of pleursy He entered the hos
piral on May 3 Mr. stephens slxty-six years
The funeral wiz be held IN the hospital chapel to-
morrow M u II. III. The burial will be In Railway.
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PLATT DECLINES TO APBITPATE.
SPEAKER o'GRADY AND AssENBLIMAN PERKINS
CAN TlGHT IT OFT FOR THE ROCHESTER
...--l.- e NnNrtc ArION

CAN TIGHT IT OFT FOR THE ROCHESTER
C-sG2rSs NOMINATION.
There was the usual gathering OF politicians at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel Yesterday afternoon 70 con-
suit with Senator Plat and other machine Repuoh-
can leaders There li,tle % interest aside from
a warning DELEGATION which came down from Rocn-
ester Those ~ the party were j. ". r. o'Grady,
Sneaker of the Assembly; George W Aidrlcse
stare Superintendent - Public Works. State Seua-
.,r Cornelius Parsons and Asscmhymdn PERKINS
po,h Speaker O'Grady and Assemblyman Perkins
arc anxious 70 70 TO Congress his fall Eaoh Is ont
for the Repub, can nomination. ana ther o'"hs
nsv. become entangled Neither Mr.. Aidr'cse ror
~ parscrs wants 20 soc a factOnal 1shi mat
viii ieopardza party success in the district fner"-
fore they brought their troubles mere ana reGUes't'
Senator Plat to &C, IS arbitrator and name VINO
s,o,Id have the nomination This the Senator &C.
clned 10 do lie SID they could Zip coins. PI.!
s-rayrs ar roll dice that he was oAt ~ X q. "
irsgn They must settle the matter a nome NJ
Se-Ssion m likely 10 lead - spirited contest ior the
nomination as each declares hiins"i 10 De III eHi-
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cOyuEyT on CURRENT Events.

WHEN THE BAND PLAYS DIXIE DOODLE
From The Philadelphia Press g.. ~.
phusaeinh,, The most American OF cities IS no,
ersi in her recognition that the country is rso,o
by he dominant sentiment or prouu p@ NAV
N. as s1s bSn fairly 3y" divides apaese
vita The Star spsns.sd ''a antagons whss the
band plays pixie Doodle"
NEED OF THE NICARAGUA CANAL
From The Kansas City Star
ever NAV b. The exten, or durat?n o, nos, rin
saonld be the construction Of me me, n osg enough
70 demonstrate the necessity or a. es en- Existence
,s enrnse Of tn cana d, ae been compelled aae
,Ae lons voyage around Cape Horn ron I'D de-
s,royed ~ a spanish gunboat al Buenos Ayres
RIGHTS OF EUROPEAN RESiphNi''
From The Louisville courier-Journal
That the rizhts OF European residents IN - -
tie Phnpines are 20 be respected IL nist.ei Va
course Bit no new tests car no. be set up l. u.
srne TIE rights Q, such ,eslosn nations on these
points has been explicitly recognized. with some ~
oincns OF doubtful points. WHICH We sgreea 10 WV
eede. although they were no: finally se'''e''
YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA.
From The st. Louis Republic
American scientific knowledge and skill can be oe-
pended upon to combat yellow fevsr , ~ win
eomba, the Spanish soidery. Wherefore oh 10
Cuba"
WAR Is THE ONLY ISSUE NOW.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer.
The most stirring moment OF the comic. - -
hand The Government and the people must Sian
together without a break In the ranks- Hurihn
Tor Dewey Harrah for sampson! HurTnlh i iod
Aiies. Hurrah for the Government or the O"i.sl
states! Hurah for the American soldiers nna
sSSuors! And let the hurrah be unanimous: Eve,y ~
0oue at ell
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WILLIAM SHAW.

William Shaw died yesterday at his home, No
3i4 West Twenty -eighth-st. He IN business az
m optican No LIS Broadway.
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rorrrAsr IN DETAIL roR TO-DAY.

Tor Sow England ard E~eicra Ncw-fork. party c"uoy
,.a,ne- and sn,wers: south-nst-ry winds.
Fo- no District 90 Columbia. Eastern Pennsylvania
S.u Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia ANA West Nir
r;ns partly cloudy weafnsr and showers souihefy "hdA
rnr North Carolina. partly cloudy weather. showers N
,a-t~-u portion. .ou;hsfly wnds -,
FOR south Carolina. fair weatheT soh;nerIy NC ,
,y.st.rr p.nn a1d Western New York
pn.iv ctiiy weather. possibly lrh sho"'rs' hh e"sc'
ror onto cloidy weather. Win showers. coiirr IN
so..f.rri portions. lislt noftheaste-y wines
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

YESTERDAYS RECORD AND To-DAY's FuhE'As
Washington May I5.-Th~re mas b.~n genera rise IN
rss,re yep, N M.cile Atlantic States AID lower
lake region !, bit Of ov pressure EXTENDS from the
18th Pacific corr. ami thence ncrheastSarf 10
the skc r.gicns The weather Is partly cloudy IN ihe
w,sd,e and North Atlantic States the lake regions. The
o. eAtra. Miss.elppi and Missouri vallcys scattered
shs-, bae fallen from middle Atlantic 20 the
c.,,,e T. 5r.y Mountain Districts TIER has ben ht-
change Ia temperature conditions FOR Monday unsecured
..,,ne. an. Indicated Tor the Middle ana
Torp Atlantic Sate- lower lake region and OHIO valley
nrf rrafterc snow~rs N ne central d-rcf o tne WIZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16

Membranous Group frequently comes like thief
in the night. Prompt doses OF Jayne's Expectorant
rarely fai, to effect cure -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
ASsIS7ANrSEcRfTARY nEIKLEJoHN HERE

George j. M.lkciohn Assistant Secretary Of
War arrived m tie city yesterday. md registered
az tie ir0t.I ImUprtll
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Woodiawn Cemetery
6nreial Notices.

Office No. 20 T. 23d-st.
wooa,awr Station cath Ward Harlem Railroad.
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EUE ARD REHENYT DEAD.
HE EMPIRES At CONCERT IN 4 san
FRANCISCO VAUDEVILLE THEATRE

HE EMPIRES At \ CONCERT N san
FRANCISCO VAUDEVILLE THEATRE
san Francisco MAY Is (specaD.-At the Orpheunl
variety Theatre today EduAfd Remeuyi. the Hun
garian volinist joined those who have 10 he'd 10
the vaudeville sage. but his first appearance
proved be HIS last also for after two selections ne
suddenly fell on the stage and was dead Of heart
failure before physicians could reach Reinenyi
came here from = Louis BY way OF Southern
California. lie feeble when he arrived on
Thursday. md the rainy. cold weather made him
take 10 his bed FOR two DAYS Today. however.
he 'elt well ;het h. INF lrned Inc Orphnum man
ayers that ne would appear They bad bnicd the
.owa and . bis audience. NG!ch Included many o.
h's oil aLfuifegs gathered - moot MIN Pc
WIS handsomely received. bat his friends "er"
..lu~d 10 rot.cc his weakness.
20 was playing pi-ce 10 response 20 enthusiast
fi~ auulau-c The old yiol.nist bad only started on
Tire frs, bars when he leaned 20 're eit as though
trying 20 bring himself in Tanac with me accom-
pianist Sc made few uncertain si'is md then
sank g.rf' down upon The covered foo d. hts. siil
.oi.lrg Dos violin iu MS hand. The curtain VS.
, ~, - a.. h...,, had ,y..r.iy fail.d
even while the old maestro Was -odndins hiS "s'
e.hc audience Knew nothing OF the death - Re
rnonyi surprising he had merely fsn,cf and he
.erformanco went on His friends to-nisl' d"cN
o. his happiness his reception and al. pleas
urc his payins ~ evinc'd by his srlI~f
Eduard Remenyi though he cncA his
-he vaudeville stage and had previously Tar out
stiyea hi. time as performer In artistic concerts.
lad 4 past that wa not without much distinction
He was born IN Hungary 30 1880 and received his
musical .ducaton At the Vienna Conservatory from
1872 60 isis where his teacher was Joseph H0hm.
the same who taught Joachim on recount n ~"
active part he TOOK IN the hungarian revolution ~
ISIS against Austria. IN which DO was aaiufaut fo
General Ciorrct b., compelled 60 fee to che
United States whore ne appeared o. a vir'no'o
10 turned 20 Europe within Few t"ara ara IN
lac he went 20 WsiUar and entered INTO 'firrolt
relations With iieIf. r. Yves nf fhi~ ffH, That h"
travelled and gave concerts with Johannes Brahms.
In i2S he vent 10 London and ottaned ~" ni-
r,o rent ~ solo vioiin~i 90 fh- Queen. IN $50 p"
rsrrl..l amnesty from The Austrian tof"r1fnert
AMI returned 90 Hungary. In lN5 Dc aTiH tf'-l fur
the frs; time ~ Paris where y" u aid I" have
created a Juror IT, fna salons ~ the ar,rtocracy.
;heucefor;h ne >" repeated concert tours on me
Continent and n England that served greatly 70
incrs ase his faTe. ~ ~ he returned Z" the
TrniiDA states where ne D ~ since spent Inucn n
h.- fi--~ and -av@ MANY concerts. though during
ihes. years ne also made Wits To other couniric.
About ID asx-n years te Ae WAS ll ~ nav. D'"n
lost IN q sLipwrcck on the coast ~ Africa.
T. II
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Heirtgke
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Cottage GlasswaPe.

Plain etched. gold band. inexpensive cut Table
Glass suitable sor summer c. DORFILNGER 8
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Garnet Cleaning. j. 4 w. Williams
353 WEST SAITH 81 TELEPHONE SeS ssIh 81
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PostOmce Notice

Should he read DAILY by all Interested as changes may
any tmeJ y
Foreign mails for ending May 81, lsss. vii
promptly all cases) az the General Fosoice as
Parcels Mails close hour carrier tnsn
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-rirr.xr rocAL OBSERVATIONS.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-03-15
TO THE PUBLIC.

The article published in the
Kandiyohi County Teacher for
January, 1898, is very much mis-
leading, and does not cover the
facts; therefore [ will make the
following explanation:
1t was upon IL verbal request
to the board of county commits
sioners left to decide whether a
summer training school of four
or six weeks should be held in
this county for the year of 1898.
The state has already allotted
Kandiyohi county for the year of
1898 d summer training school
of four weeks, but if the county
commissioners of Kandiyohi
county would decide to appro-
pirate 500 two weeks more
could be had. Now as it ap-
peared to the county commits
sioners that a four weeks term
of training school was far more
acceptable by the teachers and
people at large, we therefore
thought it advisable to have d
four weeks summer training
school for 1898. The public
must not think that we cannot
have any, for we can have the
four weeks the state has allotted
this county. If we do not get
any, you can yourselves see up
on wdom the blame should rest.
The argument used in denoun-
cling the action of the county
commissioners is entirely UNI
called for. when upon a careful
reading of the article published
by the writer, that he only val
ues the four weeks teachers
training school to equal ouly one
week teachers Institute, and then
lay such great weight on the ap-
preparation from the county. 1t
must be for the inability to divide
such sum among the teaching
force, where the greatest i'm
pOrtance lies.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.