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Brookiyn and Jersey Garry or the Prizcs-A
Hold-Up On City Hall Piarn.

Brooklyn and sersey Carry or the Prircs-A
Hold-Up City Hall PiaEn.
The Baptist Boys Brigade had its sixth annual
reception and review yesterday afternoon in the
new Ninth Regiment armory on Fourteenth
street. Eight hundred and eighty boys went
through regimental and company maneuvres
before nearly 1000 people. The boys were all
members of Baptist Sunday schools. There
wero three whito regiments and ono oolored
regiment from this city, and three regiments
and one colored company from Brooklyn. New
ark and Jersey City each sent a company. Most
of the boys wore dark-blue uniform, with
white legginRs. but few companies were in
dark green.
After the assembly all present sang the Dox-
ology and prayer was made by the Rev. ]. L.
Campbell Col. Seward Of the Ninth Regiment.
commanding the First Brigade. National Guard.
then reviewed the regiments, he and his star
uncoverlng as they passed the colors. Competi-
tive drills were held in company manoeuvres for
silver cup. to DO held for year. It was finally
mens from tSs Baptist sn9 Caps William liam
q COMPANY 3 EiSst ksSi%s;nt : q New YeFE: s
medal. William 4. Bowa Of Company X, Sec:
medal, and tho silver medal was won by Harry
2. Wasson Of Company l. sixth Brooklyn Regi-
ment. The prizes were awarded by the Rev. X.
s. Macarthur and Hugh Porter, President and
ce-President of the brigade.
The colored cadets from Brooklyn. with flte
and drum corps tried to cross the City Hall
plaza on their way UP to the review. They had
gone about fifty feet across when park police
man swooped down on them and shouted:
Have you got permit to parade on this
The commanding officer explained that no
had no permit and did not think that one was
necessary. The big policeman replied:
well, sojers are not allowed to march here
unless they have o permit"
We're not soldiers," explained the command.
ing officer. a little, negro boy who was about 10
years old. Besides" he continued, 1--WE saw
lot Of fellows in uniforms marching here little
while ago, and they had their pictures taken on
the City Hall steps,"
"They were members Of target company"
said the policeman. land they had special per-
init to come up here"
"Then guess II we were target carriers we
could come IN. remarked tho commanding
officer of the coored company.
You may knock" said the policeman. but
you can't come in. You will all have to hustle
back there and march on the sidewalk" And
they did.
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cHMRIo HERE. AND a BIG ONE
Largest. Cargo Carrier Adoat Proves Wonder
fully steady in Rough Weather.

Largest. Cargo Carrier Adoat Proves Wonder
fully steady in Rough Weather.
The new White Star freight and passenger
steamship Cymric. the largest cargo carrier in
the world, arrived yesterday on her maiden trip
from Liverpool. She met rough weather all tho
way across, and she was forced to run at about
three-quarter speed. Her time was IL days 2
hours and 40 minutes and her average hourly
speed SO knots. Her commander. Capt Henry
st. George Lindsay, formerly Of the Adriatic,
says tho Cymric is the steadiest ship he has
ever been aboard. He put glass filled almost
to tho brim with water one of the saloon
tables when the ship sailed from Liverpool.
and not o drop was spilled on the stormy
passage. The fifty staterooms of the Cymric,
all larger than those of the ordinary passenger
ship, are on the deck above the saloon, which
white and gold. and can seat all the cabin pas
sengers at one time. The Cymric will carry no
second cabin passengers. She has accommo-
dations for about 800 steerage passengers and
may take double that number by utilizing some
of her cargo space.
On her trial trip the Cymrio made about
seventeen knots. Her engineer Richard Owens,
York and Liverpool in about eight days, or the
same time as the Britannia and Germanic when
the seas arc smooth. She has two sets of quad.
ruple expansion engines. com bining $500 horse
power. with pressure of about 200 pounds to
the square inch. She is 600 feet long and 40
and displacenlent OF $4,000 tons. She is fitted
to carry $50 head of cattle on the upper and
middle decks, and large number OF horses,
dogs and fowls.
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MASKED BALI COMES TO GRIEF.
The Wakefield Athletic Club Caught Vyithout Q
Permit OF n Liquor License.

MOUNT NEnNoS. Feb. 22.-The masked ball Of
the Wakefield Athletic Club of the annexed die.
trict came to an untimely end at 1880 O'Clock
last night and three of its prominent members
were lodged in police cell until this morning.
The ball WAS held in Fairfax Hall in this oity.
At IL o'clock Chief Of Police Foley with .
platoon of men went to the hall and found that
the club had neglected to secure a permit for
masked ball. Finding that liquor WAS being soid
at the bar he asked the barkeeper to produce his
police arrested John p :Kenlon. Jr. Of this city
and Joseph Ward and John Sutton, both of
OF violating tho excise law. Chief Foley then
ordered the dancers to unmask, which 60 de.
ended.
The young men arrested were arraigned this
morning and held for examination.
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INDIANA PoPULIsTs MEET.
WrnnGie All Day at tho Cenvention-SnIddle
ef-the-Ronuern Ahead.

t1e-Nouuotn hneoO.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 22.-The Populist State
Convention to-day was constant wrangle from
10 A. M. to p. NJ. and when the delegates
met an hour later for the night session the strife
was renewed with rs much vigor as though the
delegates had mot for the lr st time. The
Midale-of-the Road and the Fusion delegates
were nearly evenly divided and the former won
their victories only by scratch. Samuel Walker
OF Hancock county was chosenChairlnan and the
Middle of-the- Road men also elected the Secre-
taries, but when tho vote was taken three
members of the National Committee Joshua
Strange Of Grant county and William Austin
Of FLOYD, Fusionists and Alonzo Burkhart of
Upton, iddleof-the-Road, were chosen.
The platform declares in favor Of the aboli.
tion OF all issue OF money to banks; the issuance
OF money at per cent on United States farm
mortgages; tho reduction of interest to 8 per
cent. and declares in opposition to government
by Injunction npd to policy Of indifference to-
ward Cuba.
A minority Of the committee reported a set of
resolutions differing in words, but similar in
import but tho majority report was adopted.
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POET LIE GAHLIEyNE CHEERED.
The serene youBE EnHiishman's Long Hair
Amuses a Music Hail Audience.

Charmion, who undresses In the air. Raffin's
monkey, and Ajax, the-fexible marvel, had to
take a back scat at Roster d Balls last night.
Even Tho Star-Spangled Banner" Hail Co
lumbia" and part OF Yankee Doodle" were
subsidiary in comparison to the unexpected
phenomena which suddenly became visible in
one OF the stage boxcs party entered and
when II WAS seated the attention of be audi
enco was attracted TO u young man with very
long hair The interest IN the spectaclo in
creased gradually and when il was seen that
not ono but two young mon with very long hair
were sitting in tho box the amusement OF tho
audience broke into uproRrious laughter. That
was superseded by applause which did not
diminish when the younger man with the longer
hair solemnly arose and bowed to the audience.
II was Richard Lo Galienne.
Not ten persons in the theatre knew who tho
notwithstanding young man wds but his hair
was 80 long and he seemed so flalterCd at the
spontaneous acknowledgement of his presence
that the audience appretik, cd tho joke and ap-
planded and laughed even more enthuAiaBti.
some patriotic AirAs
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Csnc.r, OF tho Knsl.sl Quartet.

The neisel Quartet's concert which was given
last evening in Mendessohn Hall was by no
means as successful or interesting ms some of
their entertainments have been. There were
three numbers upon the programme, as follows
SchumAnn ........ Quartet In major. op. Al. No.
Saint'saen Qnartet for plano and strings
Perhaps the comparative lack of charm In the
performance lay as much In tho fact that none of
the pieces was OF great beauty as that their rem
dering was deficient In morit With the excep-
as lovely as Beethoven is apt to be. there was
nothing which represented its composer at his
best. For certainly tho Schumann does not
eS%s sSssnce that draws Dr. ali deep and p0ssc ten
quartet Gus T permsstod = with that 'as@s sweet odos
in so much OF his music Of the kind TO which
and many other things belong. Rather was
architectural lines. one bit after another
SSt With IN hs nSm
Dor at least another Interpretation might have
battered matters, for tho pianist, Miss Mabel
Phipps, fallod 10 give that breadth and i'm
portance to her portion of the work which its
nature requires
The movement marked "maestoso" proved
piano has distinctly tho sway and leading
throughout. IN this corposition, the work
was Inevitably, dwarfod by a narrow and
somewhat puerlle conception OF IL.
Miss Philips is exact. but HIS touch the re-
verse Of unctuous or persuasive or even pleas
irg. ehe has 10 variety OF tone color, and from
She She % Is indeeS "' 'apparsntiy % so 0SoSe, Sompiete
" amateurish that the question might
prise in a not 100 inauiring mind why she should
trained and mature musicians such as make up
the kneisel Quartet.
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TURBULENT rrxAs DEmooRArs,
only the ole Bryan auara Allowed TO rake
Fart In PPiu,aries.

DALLAS. Tex. Feb. 22-Tho State Democratic
Executive Committee to-day called the state
Convention 10 be held at Galveston on Aug. 2.
The State primaries were ordered TO be held on
July Q. The following test In voting was
adopted after three hours Of turbulent debate.
by vote Of 1s TO IL.
i. Are you Democrat and will you vote for
the Democratic nominees at the ensuing elec.
tioni 2. Did you vote for tho opposition to
either the National Democratic ticket nomi.
mated at Chicago or tho State Democratic ticket
nominated at Fort Worth at the general eleC-
tion In November 1897
An Affirmative answer to the fret question
and negative answer TO the second question is
necessary to qualify the voter to participate In
the Democratic primaries.
"A pledge that. the voter is Democrat and
DUPLICATES himself upon his honor to accept the
Chicago platform and voto the Democratic
ticket this year wne advocated by Chairman
Blake. but the committe co showed It under. The
test adopted bars ont former Republicans rs
well as the gold standard Democratic. 1t also
bars out 10000 Populists who voted for the
Bryan and Watson electoral ticket In Texas.
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INDIANA GOLD DEMocRArs.
Spirit at . Conference In Favor or NominatiI
n 0tnta TtcEef.

Spirit at . Conference in Favor or Nominatins
. State Ticket.
INDIANAPoL1s. Feb. 22.-Tho meeting Of the
National Democratic State Committee was some
thing Of . disappointment to-day. owing to
confusion Of dates which placed the meeting for
the afternoon when the written notices desig-
mated the evening. and but eleven appeared ut
read number Of kilograms and letters from
Gold Democrats regretting inability to attend
but expressing fealty to the gold standard and
advocating organization and the nomination of
O State ticket.
Another meeting was held tonight at which
the attendance was much larger, and In W hich the
sentiment in favor Of nominating candidates for
Congress and state offlces was very pronounced.
The conference adjourned without taking def
inito action. OF. .r....- 80. =
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PINGREE GIVES WARNINa.
The Republican Party Must Switch Around
Elin Hdoas safier.

Eais Hdoas saller.
LANSING. Mich, Feb. 22.-In his address of
welcome at the Michigan Club banquet tonight
Gov. Pingree cited his election as proof that tho
people of the State demand equal and impair tial
treatment of all individuals, reduction In rail-
road tariffs and rates and all other forms of
indirect taxation SO as to meet changed values
and conditions. He said there was fearless
opposition to trusts pools and all conspiracies
utes. Tho failure Of the Legislature to enact
any laws to enforce the demands was laid at
the door of party leaders, and he informed the
leaders that the best way to have party har-
mony was was 70 get In touch with what the people
IN not done the Republican party. both in State
and ation, would 20 under
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Arrived-TuEspAY. Feb. p2.

Arrived-TUEspAY. Feb 22.
IS Fuerst Bismarck. Albers, Genoa Feb. 10. Naples
tn, Gibraltar l4th.
SIS Alene, Seiders, Kingston.
SIS George Dumois, Fermanp. SancheE.
IS MassapeQua. Cook Swansea.
SIS Hispania, Prehn. Hamburg.
SIS Fprnessia, Harris. Glasgow.
SIS Canning. Hammond. santos.
SIS Hexham. Painter. Gibraltar.
SIS Sccptre, Smith. Alexandria.
SIS Cymrc. -. Liverpool.
SIS kingsland Scott, st. Lucia.
SIS Oiivedene, Harrison, Havana
SIS Montauk, Townley. Leith.
SIS Fontabele, Mckay. Barbados.
Ship Helen Brewer, Mahony, Shanghai
Bark Lucy A. Nickels. DOVE. Hong Kong
For later arrivals see First Pagol
The sun., 1898-02-23
"HMoRr CORNERSTONE LAID.
''r"i Regiment. v. q. =. y. J.. to Have "a
Ne" Home la Newark

tor w '"Iherstone OF the new 5000, 900 armory
Qua i"S' regiment, New Jersey National
sps,oT ', ""S V'u Yesterday at Jay street and
nru5eeN avenue, Newark with annro,,riats -
me"t ,,', rho officers ana members Of inc Teri-
was laryr yr'SsHE IN civilians dress, and there
addres, %ps W. ngathfri4E Of other citizens. Tho
mcn,' H., H. aihhpbell, commandment Of the regi.
PMinc," ".hhuea whn silver trowel to Major.Gen.
tke 49, .ns lowered into place. In the syeninS
4alaftSinnS htAi oinceFs and Gen. PLUME yISFS
! AZ d'nnaH br Co. 0AmpbelII
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THE '0S CELEBRATIoN.
''o'pee'i'n EIeursioniHts to ireland yIsIt tho
steamer BerIIn.

A.. n'oHs 900 lrish.Americans inspected, yester-
49, 49, 'Io steamer Berlin, which will be the flag.
o. 1H'p OF The excursion feet that goes to Ireland
roou ou'y 10 take part in the celebration of the
MANI ,s'ihilhIyersary, OF the rebellion of 1898.
Cuny oprriu p,nHou onl me Statnrooms they will oc.
MN VVurihs The voyage. The steamer will leave
AmericgnrH" igr" Ga Gn July and viii fly the irisn and
o'IWmiirrI' Grand Marshal Gen. lanes n
the ~ 4s'' !M"Ee nGorman, and other officers OF
ysi,or centennial Association showed the
'''''ois around the Berlin 'A'
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No Run. No Ra,ne. Law. No Smelling.

The New York County Prohibitionists held
conference and q mass meeting yesterday and
had dinner at the Grand Central Palace. Tho
Rev. @. II. Mead presided over the mass meet
ing, which attracted O large attendance.
Speeches denouncing the liquor business. tho
Raines law. and tho use of tobacco were made
by tho Rev. Cortland Myers, tho Rev. D. A.
Blackburn and John G. Woolley.
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Tho Metropolitan Cius,. Aunua, Reception.

The Metropolitan Clubs annual reception was
the social event OF last night. The hours fixed
were from until IL o'clock. A large number
Of dinner parties preceded the reception, many
Of them being given in the big dining rooms of
tho club. Others were in the private dining
rooms. and there was q display of choice cut
flowers on all the tables. The house committee
comprising George Griswold Haven. H. A. c.
Taylor, A. Newbold Morris. George A. Crockor
ana Joseph Larocque received the guests. Ian
der's orchestra furnished the music.
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IRISH SOCIETIES REUYITE.
A"hop neFaul brings ToGether the a. O. II.
ana tho Board OF Erin.

IN accordance with the decision of Bishop
ScfaII OF Trenton convention was held in
newark Yesterday of delegates from sixteen
ScuHucs IN New Jersey representing the Ancient
piueF p ot hibernians and the Board of Erin.
a LLoTmsteGn " n years ago there was split in the
Bsboin ny;hna ;i these two sections were formed.
terdUr Mcfaul brought about tho reunion YES.
Satiny h'ler long arbitration. There will be a
assembly in Trenton In June, and this
thertnG The was OF preparatory nature. Before
braied ns Yesterday high mass was cello.
%snip SvSTpn u Church, From there the delegates
EewaTFTI 70 ~ ~ Joseph,s Hall, Il. NJ. Waldron OF
:" A'osho!ds OF Lambertville State Secretary.
The sun., 1898-02-23
NGAFRIDD.

MISUNDERSTANDING Monday. Fob. 81. by
the Rev. W. T. Morgan. At Christ Church. Helen
Bamber to Edgar Reeve Seabury.
BEREsEORD-IsELIN.-o Monday. Feb. Ell, by
his Grace the Most Reverend Archbishop of New
York John George. second son OF the late Col.
Beresford, Royal Artillery, of woodhouse, county
Waterford, Ireland, and Emile Eleanora, young
est daughter OF Adrian Isolin.
The sun., 1898-02-23

Nicholas Martin. a widower, 70 years old was
found dead in bed at his home at 29OG Third
avenue, on Monday morning. He had died of
heart disease. He lay on the bed with a prayer
book, which he had been reading. still clasped
In his hand.
The sun., 1898-02-23

A Toxic Court sage Six Japanese Must Pay
Mr.. Bacon 600. 900 xsn.

Mr. Bacon 600. 900 Ven.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22.-The Pacific mail
steamship City OF Peking arrived to-day from
China and Japan. rounding out her one
hundredth voyage across tho Pacific. and she
brought an even 100 passengers.
In the Toxic District Court on Jan. 90 judg-
ment was given in favor of Alexander Bacon of
New York for 600O yen against Arai Saku
and hve other Japanese defendants for 90 OOO,-
600 yen in loan bonds. When he reached Toxic
he was surprised to find he could not got the
bonds. Hence his suit for one-tenth the amount
of the bonds.
The sun., 1898-02-23
JOHN HALL,s NEW TRUSTEES


John y. Kennedy.
At the last regular meeting OF the new Board
of Trustees OF tho Fifth Avenue Presby terlan
Church. OF which the Rev. DR.. John Hall is
pastor, the following were elected as officers OF
the board: President, James o. Sheldon. to sue
ceed John s. Kennedy. resigned; Treasurer,
John w. Auchincloss. to succeed John Duncan.
resigned, and Secretary, Francis Forces. to sue
coed Il. Francis Hyde. resigned
An adjourned meeting of the board will bo
held in the trustees room OF the church at 8
o'clock this afternoon.
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The Cits' Central Committee Of Twenty-Five
will hold its FIRST meeting this evening at the
unions headquarters 42 East Twenty.third
street. The leaders of the union intend to begin
the organization of district clubs at once and
push tho work as rapidly as 10 possible. At to-
niRht'S meeting the preliminary Steps toward
The sun., 1898-02-23
a. a. aleLeea BE- Croker,a Cluh.

Tho members of tho Democratic Club all
Seemed pleased yesterday over the decision of
the Governors to sell the old New York Athletic
Club and keep the organization on Fifth ave-
nue.. There were eleven proposals for member
ship yesterday. among tho names posted being
those Of 8. Montgomery Roosevelt and A. A.
Mcleod.
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wyeIaisE Democratic Gain.

WARSAW. N. Y, Feb. 22.-At tho sixteen
town elections held in Wyoming county to-day
the Democrats gained Eve Supervisors The new
board will stand nine Republicans and seven
Democrats. Against four of the nine Republi-
cans elected the Democrats made no fight.
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from New York, at Dublin.
PASSED.

IS Exc. from New York for Glasgow. passed Kin
sale
SIS Edwin, from New York. for Hamburg. passed
Dover.
the Isle OF Wight
The sun., 1898-02-23

BUFFALO. Feb. 22.-The bitterly contested
divorce suit OF Mrs. Marie Lcvan vanvleck
against George II. Vanvleck was decided to-day
by Justice Spring, who grants the plaintiff a de
cree of separation with an allowance of $3.50
month. Mrs. Vanvleck is ordered to leave tho
Nanvleck mansion, on Delaware avenue. upon
March Is, the date for tho first payment of ali
mony.
The sun., 1898-02-23
Marine INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMASAc-THIs DAT.
Sun Rises. 42 Sun SETS. 547 Moon SETS. ols
wArER-THis DAY.
Sandy Hook. 13 Gov .Isrd. as He'll Gate. IL 80
The sun., 1898-02-23

ARRIVED OUT
IS P0conic, from New York, at Trieste.
IS Kensington. from New York. at Antwerp.
IS Origen, from New York, ut Para.
Ss Button, from New York. at Pernambuco.
SIS GRlileo. from New York at Hull.
Sc Aler, from New York, at Malta.
SIS Tartar Prince from New York. AZ Naples.
Bark J. c. julius. from SourabayR for New York. at
st. Michaels,
3afk Zion. from New York, at Dublin.
The sun., 1898-02-23

IS Massilia. from Naples for New York.
SIS Boston City, from swansea for New York.
IS Cuvier, from Santos for New York.
Is StTabO from Rio Janeiro for New York.
Ship Iranian, from Antwerp for New York.
The sun., 1898-02-23

Bark Katinka. from New York for Brisbane, Jan.l1,
lat. I north, long. 2S west.
Sch Zwyger. from Rio Grande do Sui for New York.
Jan 3. lat FL south. long. 25 west
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virginia BanLsr. Approve the Indianapolis
Plan,

RcHMnSD. Va. Feb. 22.-Ths Virginia BANK.
ers Association today unanimously endorsed
the indianapolis monetary plan. w. N. Hill OF
uAmS Of Richmond Secretary and Treasures.
The sun., 1898-02-23

SAILED fRoM DOMESTIC PORTS.
SIS Fl Sorte. from New Orleans for New York.
IS COmAnche, from Jacksonville for New York.
The sun., 1898-02-23

the choicest English at his command his opinion
OF tho Custom House and its methods. and then
went to his brokers, Rooney s. Spence, and or.
ranged with them that James v. Storey, ropro.
senting their firm. should go to Washington to
appeal the case to the chief Treasury Depart
mont authorities In the meantime the Chinese
cards remain in the possession OF tho customs
officers. and unless Mr. Storey's plea 10 success.
ful. It is likely that Chinatown will use cards Of
the American sort only hereafter.
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8ustuess Npttres.

Pearls and all kinds or Precious stoues, of
the best quality only. Prices low as anywhere, hero
or abroad.
HOWARD CO.. 264 Fifth Avenue. Now York.
Dorninger's American Cut GInss.
Some new and exclusive
lines OF table service.
No. el5 Broadway and No. SO Murray St, NY
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cosr SO CExrs, TAX $50.
Euperience or n Chiness Merchant whe Irn.
ported Chinese P1nyinE Cards.

High Hing Lung Is a prominent merchant OF
Chinatown, and his store ut 81 Mott street
contains nearly everything that a Chinese
resident might need. There is authority for
stating that the Chinese are experts with play
ing cards Of tho American sort but they like to
use, among themselves, the real Chinese article.
Merchant Lung few months ago sent to China
for q supply of genuine Chinese playing cards to
replenish his stock. Playing cards. like many
other things, are very cheap in China. Tho
cards reached the Custom House marked
"Chinese paper, value 30 cents" The duty on
Chinese paper is 90 per cent. ad valorem, and
Merchant Lung camo to tho Custom House OK.
pecting to settle for 16 cents. He was astoundcd
when the following bill was presented to him: