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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
PLOT TO DESTROY
THE MAGAZINES
Russia Was to Have Suffered on the
Day of the Toulon
EYnIOSIOn

NEW YORK. March IA special cable
by the Sun from London says; The
vienna correspondent OF the Daily
Chronicle says he has learned from an
absolutely trustworthy source in St
Petersburg that the recent disaster at
La Goubran, near TouIon. where the
magazine was blown up causeing the loss
Of sixty lives was Il part of a dfaboIicaI
scheme which originally Included the
destruction of the magazine at St Peters
burg.
Early in the morning Of the day on
which the La G0ubran explosion occurred
General kouropatkiu. Russian Minister
OF War received a cipher telegram in
forming him that both magazines would
be blown up Within rwenty-fOur hours
General houropatSfn immediately drove
70 the magazine. reused the guards and
had the wOrkmen' make a close exaufna-
ton of the rnagaZfue and its surround
fugs X was reported 10 him that the in
sp,sctfon was extremely satisfactory
He thereupon gave all the guards and
yvorkmen three days furfough, and then
teIephoned for new guards and TWO COM
panies Of sapp@rs The latter dug a
trench around the magazine to a depth
sufficient 10 insure the cutting Of any
wires tEat might have been placed to
cause an explosion. Cordous OF TROOPS
were placed around the magazine and
zendarrnes were posted in all directions.
THE inference IS that General kOuro-
patkfn by taking these precautions,
ayerted a disaster similar to that which
occurred in Francs q few hours lzter-
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He Will Be Brought Home
Oh the Fast Cruiser
Chicago.
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WASHINGTON. March IA teIe-
gram was received at the White House
to-day from Colgate Hoyt. who IS a
travelling companion Of ex-Secretary
Sherman, dated st Port de France,
island Of Martinique, announcing that
Mr.. Sherman IS suffering from an at
tack Of pneumonia and requesting that
he be brought 70 the United States on
q Government vessel The message was
sent to tire Navy Department and Sec
retary Long Immediately gave the nee
essary order to comply with the wish
II was found that the Chicago was
just about due at Havana, and a cable
gram was sent 70 that point to have the
ship proceed at once 10 Kingston. ia
matca, TO meet the Paris and take the
patient off Unless this is done Mr.
Sherman must remain on the vessel for
two weeks or the excursion which the
ship carries must be abandoned The
Chicago IS provided with medical off,
GERS, 50 that the patient VIII have the
best Of attention on his houeward
journey. He viii probably be taken
aboard the warship On Sunday or Mon
day and should arrive at Hampton
Roads in about a week There he can
be taken aboard one OF the Potomac
River steamships and brought TO. Wash
ington without much Inconvenience
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DENMARK
WANTS PORT
IN CHINA
Evidently Intends to Follow
in the Footsteps Of
Other Powers.
Special Dispatch to The Call

LONDON, March 1.-THE Copen-
hagen correspondent Of the Daily Mail
says: It is asserted here that NJ Heide,
director Of the Danish East African
Steamship Company, is about 70 go to
China in the company's interest. 1t
is also said he has q Government mis-
sion 10 seek some convenient harbor in
China, as Denmark intends to follow in
the footsteps of the other powers
The japanese Government, says the
Shanghai correspondent Of the Times.
has requested China TO sanction the
appointment Of a japanese customs
commissioner at Fuchau, capital OF the
Province Of F0kion, on the Min River.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail says. The preposterOuS
demands Of the Chinese have brought
the negotiations for the extension of
the Cosmopolitan settlement TO dead
lock. and the British and American as
sociatfons. which met jointly yesterday
Thursday to advocate united action
bv the two governments, adopted reso-
Iutfons OF the most vigorous character.
which VIII be transmitted to London
and Washington
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KAUTZ ABLE
TO CONTROL
THE SANOANS
he Is Now Probably Making
a Most Thorough In
vestigatiOn.
SPECIAL Dispatch 70 The Cal

WASHINGTON March 16--AduiraI
Kau-z has reported the arrival AT Apia
Of the cruiser Philadelphia on March
he made no comment on the pOlItt-
cal situation there
Il IS apparent that Rear AdUlra4
Kautz. in accordance with his tnstruc-
ttons, IS making an investigation, ard
his report viii determine the official
mind as 70 the responsibility Tor the
troubles since Chief Justice Chambers
rendered his decision declaring Male
toa Taru King Of Samoa
with the Philadelphia al Samoa the
authorities say there IS no danger OF
a7v injury to American or other for
efrn interests. It was explained hat
besides MS instructions "a make an IL
vastfgat!on Rear Admiral Eautz IS
charged 9-ith preserving peace and
order and giving protection 70 all
foreigners. German and British, as well
- Americans II IS not proposed oy
tf7- authorities to make any important
move IN the Samoan matter until the
arrival Of Rear Admiral Kautz report
Furthermore, as negotiations are now
in y.rrgress between the United states,
Great Britain and Germany respecting
-da xfueIv succession in Samoa, any
action or the SO-c1-ll-C pAOF L-'AOL4aA 7J'
erurpenC that would tend 70 force
a crisis prauarureIy would have mis-
chfevous effects The German Govern
meut is regarded as being particularly
soIicit0us THAI there should be no out
break at this time, but unfortunately
seeks to impose conditions in the pur-
suit of this purpose that. II accepted,
would seriously compromise the alleged
rights OF both the United States and
Great Britain Our Government pre-
fers 70 adhere strictly TO the lines OF
the Berlin treaty 50 long as that con-
venti0u remains unchanged II Is IN
derst0od here that the provisional
government referred To in the news dis
matches Is nothing more than an as
seublage Of some Of the sub-chiefs, and
that even Mataafa, the candidate for
kingshIp. has not Joined Il
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WILL SET A TRAP
TO CATCH AGUINALD0

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The cap
ture Of Cainta, II IS believed aL the War
Department.. indicates that il is Gen
eraI Otis plan 10 move Up the Mara
Cuina or san Lateo River, thence TO
NaIoIos. The opinion is now expressed
that II is General Otis intention TO
move the troops north along the San
Mateo at least as far as the town Of
that name. which is some ten or twelve
miles from Cainta- BY this movemeut
he VIII be able 10 approach the rebel
capital from three directions
Il IS intImaCed that General H G.
Otis viii menace II from the south and
General Hale from the east. while Ad-
ruiraI Dewey VIII attack from the west
Only the north viii still be open for
the rebel retreat. and that may be
closed before long by a force trans
ported by water TO Dagupan at the
head OF the Gulf % Lingayon-
Unofficial advices from Manila say
that the FIIIpInos are simply aghast
at the tactics Of the Americans The
Spanfards, they claim, never attempted
such heroic measures as an attack BY
night or in the hot midday They al
ways took their nights rest and their
noon siesta- as gentlemen should. They
say that the Americans ought 10 have
sense enough TO know better than TO
expose themselves to the hot sun in the
middle Of the day
The fact Of the matter IS that Cen
eraI Otis now controls the situation. -
said an officer with whom I talked
The bay OF Manila extends far inland.
and but . short strip Of territory sepa-
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STRONG HAND
TO BE FELT
By CUBANS
The United States Will Per-
nit No Trihiag by the
Assembly.
GOMEZ IS THE HEAD
Any Organized Body Trying to
Make Trouble VIII Be Dis
persed as a Mob.
Special Dfz7atch to The Call.

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE Wash
ington correspondent Of the Herald tel
egra phs: Any communications made
by this Government through its officers
in Cuba viii be made only to the iuhab-
itauts Of the island and not TO any Dr-
ganization pretending to represent
them This is absolutely necessary.
and no other course can be pursued,
as there is no body polite in Cuba
coming from the people and represent
ing them by the popular viii which can
be recognized"
This important statement was au-
thorized at the War Department to-
day As a result OF recent acts Of the
so-caIled National Assembly the au-
thorities have come TO consider its
members as mischief makers. instead
Of representatives of the people of
Cuba. It is stated that General Brooke
viii take no formal action relative 20
the Assembly for the reason that such
action would be a recognition Of that
organization 1t will Simply be ordered
TO disperse, as the police would disperse
a mob.
The authorities are paying no atten-
ton 70 reports that the Assembly viii
stir I'D the Cuban army TO hOstilitfes
against the United States. The iufiu-
enee of Gomez is expected to prevent
the troops from supporting the Assem-
bly,. and it is thought the Government
will be able TO reach the Cuban people
through General Gomez, who will be
recognized as the representative OF the
Cubans as individuals.
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THE CUBAN LEADERS
MAY MAKE TROUBLE

HAVANA, March 16.-General Pedro
Betancourt has arrived from Matauzas
and conferred with General Pedro
Diaz, Jesus Monteagudo, Luis Sobau.
Alberto Nodarse and Francisco Pera-
"a. who last night decided to act in
conjunction with him in condemning
the action OF the Military Assembly.
Considerable interest attaches to the
attitude they viii adopt with respect to
General Gomez, because they command
over 10000 Cuban soldiers If they
adhere to Gomez it is asserted that
their action wiz probably be the AS
sembIy's deathbIow. The general feel
ing IS that they will support him, but
they would like 10 secure the co-opera-
ton OF General AIayia Rodriguez, com
manding general in the provinces of
Pinar del Rio, Matanzas, Havana and
Santa Clara. This may prove difficult,
as he has already publicly expressed
his adherence 10 the Assembly
Should Rodriguez continue TO defend
the AssembIy's course. and should these
generals declare in favor Of Gomez,
trouble might follow. They are corps
commanders under him. but their
united influence is considered stronger
than his. The meeting they had ar
ranged for this afternoon was post
poned.
The talk of General Gomez for Presi-
dent of the Cuban Republic is increas-
ing as a very natural reaction against
the censures passed upon him by the
Military Assembly.
Two hundred newsboys, members Of
the Newsboys' Protective Association,
called at the Office of FL Diario de Ma
rina today and informed the business
manager. through d committee, that
they would not sell the paper He asked
them why.
Because said the spokesman Of the
association. "of the editorial this morn
ing favoring q long American occupa-
ton"
He added, however, that they might
sell to-morrow's issue if no more dis
pleasing editorials appeared
The newsboys, encouraged by the
success that attended similar efforts
against another paper two days ago,
determined this morning in solemn seS-
sion to oppose all papers not openly ia
yorabIe TO General Gomez and the
cause of free Cuba. Among the paper
sion to oppose all papers not openly ia
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NOHRENHEIM,
NOT DREIFUS,
THE CILPRIT
Sold the Secrets Of France
and Russia to the
Germans.
Special D4spatch to The Call

LONDON. March 16--The Evening
News to-day publishes a sensational
Dreyfus story. II declares that the
former Russian Elmbassador TO France,
Baron Won 8Iohrenheim, is the real cul-
prit who sold both Russian and French
secrets TO the German Government.
adding that the Russian Government
itself is convinced of his guilt. and that
it IS only TO avoid public scandal
greater than the Dreyfus affair that
he is unpunished further than being
given an intImation that he IS not TO
show his face within the Cars do
mains.
Baron Won Mohrenheim was formerly
Russian ambassador at Paris He was
relieved from mis- position in December.
1897 and was succeeded by Prince
Curossof, who was previously Russian
Minister at Brussels
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MINERS NET
IN DEADLY
COLLISION
Americans and Canadians
Reported to Have Battled
on the POrcupine.
Special Dispatch to The Gail.

NEW YORK. March IA Van
couver. B. c., special 10 the World
SAYS: Far in the frozen north, a few
miles off the desoIate Dalton trail. Ca
madam and American miners have met
in deadly conflict Four are reported
to have been killed outright and q
number OF others are said to have been
seriously wounded.
That the bitter feeling between the
two uationaIities has eliminated IN
actual bIoodshed is regretted on all
sides. The disputed boundary line be-
tween Alaska and Canada IS the priu-
cipaI cause Of it, although minor dis
putes assisted in bringing it about
When the alien mining law OF British
Columbia was enforced 4 few months
ago, the American miners left Attn,
the new Canadian gold district. and
struck north They found short dis
tauce off the Dalton trail on the Por-
cupiue River a district rich in placer
gold. 1t was generally conceded that
the new placers were in American ter
rftory, and the miners vowed before
taking possession that any Canadian.
he he mounted policeman or private
citizen. should not stake z cialnl
Some Of the Canadian mounted pO-
Ifcsmeu however. did stake claims in
American territory and Justified their
act by moving the Canadian nag from
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OTIS WILL MOVE
ON MALOLOS FROM
THREE SIDES NOW
AguinaldO to Be Taken in His
Own Capital and the Forces
Of Rebellion Crushed.

withdrew IN order 70 obtain more am
munfriou. The rebels lost about one
hundred men and the American loss
was CORPORAL Johnson OF Company c
and Private AIcAvoy Of Company I,
killed
In addition the following Americans
were wounded Sergeant Check, Com
many I; Corporal Households, Company
": Privates Kelly, Kinney and Ttnk-
Ter. Company c: Private VarIey, Com
pauy g: Private GIIIey, Company c.;
Private Galley, Company F; Private
Nahan. Company L; Private Griffith.
Company L; Private Lafeyth, Company
1; Private Mcfarland, Company L
Artie CIuckman, the regtmentaI
Mascot" carried q parrot into the
action and was wounded IN the knee.
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rates ii from the Laguna de Bal. which
extends almost across the island, leav-
ing a narrow strip Of land on each side
While it is true that the insurgents IN
the north of Luzon, for instance, might
be able to join their comrades in the
south by making & long detour and
marching along the narrow strip sepa-
rating the Laguna de Bal and the Pa
cific Ocean. they would lose much time
thereby and the movement would prob
ABLY be Of no avail because General
Otis. in the meantime, would have an
opu0rtuuity to drive the southern Fill
pfnos to the south or Of destroying
them entirely. For the further separa-
ton Of the F-iIipinos General Otis may
deem it advisable TO station a strong
force across the eastern strip OF land .
Adjutant General COrbin today re-
ceived reports from the transports
Sheridan and Sherman, now on their
way with reinforcements for General
Otis at Manila. The Sheridan was al
Port said and the Sherman at Singa-
pore. The Sheridan has aboard the
Twelfth Infantry and four companies
Of the Fourteenth; the Sherman carries
the Third Infantry and four companies
Of rha Seventeenth
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TRIES TO COMMIT SUICIDE.

SAN JOSE. March 16.-Georgfe Woods.
The woman whom James TreadweH the
Young capitalist. nearly beat to death,
tried 10 end her life late last night by
n1orphiue. Her shoulder blade is broken
and her spine injured, and physicians say
her injuries will be permanent. This has
made the woman very despoudent and
80 has To he constantly watched to pre-
Trar1t her suicide She nearly accomplished
her purpose last night and was IN crit
fcaJ condition when found. This IS her
eeccr7d attempt In q week. TreadWeII's s
-,e1IftfcaI friends are now making every
Rff0rr to have the charge Of attempt to
murder against him dismissed.
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w Waa15S6lon. n.5s6 15.o2n. ha..zS, a. e,
tic exploration expedi-
tion's steamer Southern Cross
has arrived at Port Chalmers,
New Zealand, after landing
Borchgrevink and his party at
Cape Adair, Victazs Land She
reports that afl the explorers
were in good health when landed
The steam whaler Southern
Cross, having on board the expe-
dition under command OF Cap
tain Borchgrevink, which IS to
make an exploration OF the Ant
arctic continent, sailed from
England in the latter part OF Au-
gust last for Cape Adair, South
Victoria Land, IN the Antarctic
circle.
At Cape Adair, according to
the programme. Captain Borch-
grevink and nine OF his fellow
explorers, were to be landed and
the Southern Cross was then to
go back to Hobarttown, return
ing in the summer Of 1899 to
pick up the party, who expected
to return to England early in
1900.
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n # ANILA. March 16--On Monday
II II afternoon I went aboard the
N Tazs@ s.; ss>'.s .sr52aio sg5o9e: Lasooa as oa
q chase Of the rebels She first
steamed past the town of Pasig and
turned her Calling guns on the insur-
gents i-trerched along the shore The
Insurgents were SO frightened that
women, children, horses, soldiers and
Carabos Eed in hundreds across the
open fields toward LagUna de Bal
The gu-boat ceased firing but fol-
lowed close behind the panic-sCriclen
crowd driving them inland
On Tuesday the gunb0at Oesta joined
the Laguna De Bal both under com
r1an6 Of Captain Grant They made for
the lake channel. which had been
blocked by the insurgents. and finally
cleared z way on the lake We chased
two sailing vessels, which were fun Of
fnsUrEenr troops These vessels refused
20 surrender and ran ashore, the troops
escaping in spite Of our fire.
During Wednesday. while approach
Ing Santa cruz the richest city On the
lake. We raised d white flag when 500
Yards from the shore. \ large force Of
insurgents Is fnlreuched in front Of the
Town. but they refused 10 confer with
Us Then we sheIIad their position ef-
f=e-5veEy and withdrew 70 the end Of
-hz lake u await the landing OF cur
forces
Major Rogers. with g battalion Of the
Twentieth Infantry, today attacked
Csfnta- where the insurgents were in
t~enched 1900 strong After q severe
rzf- the uIsta was taken and the IN
e---ee7ts driven back On the town Of
Tayrzy-
The troops first encountered the rabal
outDosts II the dense jungies on the
hanks Of the river The enemy was
dfsI-dzed after haIf an hours lighting
The Americans advanced in q. splendid
manner under 3 heavy fire until ready
u vouev the rebels from the trenches
The latter had q great advantage and
dr0oued Z number Of our men, The
Americans charged across the rice
fields. making four advances on the
enemy. i've hundred OF whom were in
rrzuched. and II the face OF & cross
fire
our troops carried the town after
four hours fighting and burned the
outskirts. the rebels firing from the
windows and keeping up a running fire
IN the streets. The Americans then
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REPORTS RECEIVED
FROM GENERAL OTIS

WASHINGTON, March I5--The fol-
lowing from General Otis reached the
War Department to-day;
MANILA, March 16-AdiUtant General,
VEashiuzton- Reports from IlOiIo Indicate
fruproveruenr: less activity on part Of IN
surgents Of island; reports from 1Nesro7
most encouraging inhabitants eLlAu-
sfastic: quiet prevails throughout isLdld
and Colonel Smith directing au2lrS II
fra ming Internal government. Cebu quiet; {;
business progressing under United states
protection; reports from Samar and Leyte
Indicate desire Of inhabitants for United
States troops, these Islands occupied In
surgeuts' control confined chiefly 70 LuZon
and the occupatiou Of the PaSig River line
with control OF Laguna de Bal has cut
the country occupied by the Iaga4ios IN
nearly TWO equal parts
General Otis reported the following
casualties:
MANILA, March i6--Adlqtant General,
Washington: Casualties March Il, near
Guadalup-NOunded Twelfth Infantry,
Company NJ Sergeant William Barkiey
shoulder slight. Near san Pedro Macate
Fred J. Kelly, shoulder, slight March "A,
near daIupe-kiIled, Fourth Cavalry
Troop (. Saddier Samuel Jones. Acct
deutaIIy wounded, Fourth Cavalry, Com
slight; Private Mitchell Good, leg. severe
Horace 5 Smith. side, severe Company
3, George Parks, chest, severe: Company
z Ernest Wilcox, arm. moderate:
Private Alfred BehUn, rib. severe, Marshall
Comb. palm, slight Near PaterOs-
Wounded. Second Oregon. Company e
Private Waiter Duran. eyebrow. slight
Private Rodney H Church, powder burn
slight March 10 near PateroS-W ed
Second Oregon. Company z. Private Ed
ward Oesch, nip, slight OTIS
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The Disarmament Confhrence.

LONDON. March 1T--The Brussels cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says that
the disarmament conference which viii
meet at The Hague on May Is Will be
composed Of three sections, dealing re-
sreFffveIv with disarmament. arbttratars
and ..other matters" The German dele
yates will he Baron Won Bulow. Imperial
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Paron MarschaIl vou Bieberstetn. German
ambassador al Constantinople. and
Prince Herbert Bismarck
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pnoa Wants the RaiIwav.

RTrENOS AYRES. March 1s--President
Rof-a has resolved to propose 10 Messrs-
LCr4IuD the gunmaksrs. 10 remit TO Ar
eyenti1a SEQ kiIometers of railway on the
DeceauviIIe system instead OF the rest OF
TI1a arna ament which they have 10 deliver.
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SPINAL Meningiti

WOODLAND. March 16.-severaI cases
OF spinal meningitis are reported among
the children OF this county. There is q
difference Of opinion, but the prevailing
sentiment among physicians is that the
disease IS contagious.
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THE FILIPINOS FLEE
BEFORE AMERICANS
WILL SIGN THE
TREATY OF PEACE

MADRID, March Il. 1 a. m
The Queen Regent VIII sign the
ratification Of the peace treaty
: to-day.
The Queen Regent tonight
: signed the decree dissolvtng the
Cortes. couvoking the new Par
: rnent and authorizing the pay
; meut Of arrears Of pay TO the
repatriated troops.
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cnnsniracv Against ENC.

PARIS. March I6-The GauIios says
Premier Dupuv has received information
from the national defense group proving
the existence of a national conspiracy
AGAINST the republic
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Special Gable - Trs CAL ard the New York
E=-zL1 Copyrighted, 1885, By James Cor
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17

\ f ANILA. March 16.-On Monday
n III afternoon I went aboard the
! u United States Sunboat Laguna
! de Bal and accompanied her on
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-26
A Pathetic Incident.

From the PittSburg News.
Somehow it made me feel badly. this
happening that L am about to relate. l
was i'm the office of an oculist one of the
leading men In his profession in Pitts
burg. big, strong and healthy looking
man entered. His appearance indicated
that he had many years of life before
him. He was well dressed, keenly intel
ligent and of pleasant countenance.
Doctor, my eyes have been troubling
me, and | would like you to make an eX-
animation of them and treat them"
After a few preliminary questions the
doctor told him to strip himself to the
waist lie took off his clothes ana stood
there, a magnificent specimen of man
hood. The doctor examined him, paying
particular attention to his back for a
reason of which L knew nothing. Having
finished, he said:
PUT on your clothes; / can do nothing
for you. Your sight may last six months,
but no longer. Treatment will do no good.
Blindness is sure to come"
whats the matter doctor?" he asked
quietly, with a faint tremor in his voice.
The doctor told him in technical lam
guage and then explained that the trou-
BILE came from the wasting Of a nerve
leading from the spine.
whats your bill, doctor?" asked the
man when he got his clothes on.
"Fiyc dollars" replied the doctor.
He paid it and left the office without
another word. In the fullness of life he
walked out into the blessed light Of day
doomed to darkness until death within
six months. 1t was an incident to the
doctor. ~ me it was tragedy.