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The Weather.

The low pressure which was in the lake regions on
Saturday moved out the st Lawrence Valley yestcr.
day. attended by cloudy and showcry conditions
which covered the New England and middle Atlantic
states and the districts around Lakes E:te and On.
tanO. This dcpr, ssion WAS followed ~ au area of
high pressure from Montana. which oyerspread all
the country between the Rocky and Allegheny sys.
tens with fair. cooler weather. Along the southern
margin Of the cooler air belt, which extended into
the northern part of the Southern States thSre were
a few scattered showers.
Tho temperature was generally below normal in
the central Nssssippi States, and the GOODNESS Is
spreading eastward.
In THIS city the day was cloudy, with light showers
in tho morning, ana cooler average humidity. ~
per cent. wind westerly, average velocity fourteen
miles an hour barometer, corrected T. read to sea
level ats A. VI. ""0l. T. NJ. @"yG.
The temperature as recorded hy the Official Their.
momctcr and also by THE SvSS thermometer at the
street level is shown in the annexed table:
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NO RIOTING ON SUND4T.
Tho Negro and Arab Brickmakcrs Quieted
by the Sherif's Word of Warning.

FIsHKILL LANDING. N. Y. July 30-Things
were comparatively quiet among the rioting
brickmakerG at Duchess Junction last night
and to-day. yet the participants in the race war
between Arabs and negroes. which has been
carried on for several days. kept a sharp look
out for each other. A severe ranstorm ragged
all during Saturday night. and the combatants
could not come from under cover under pen
atty OF getting drenched
Sheriff Darragh's word OF warning to the war
rim G clans yesterday seemed to have had the ef-
feet Of QueinG the riots. at least for time
The arrests 81 David Williams and Charles
Lewis. negroes. had the effect also Of soaring
tive quarters to-day. The cases Of Williams
and Lewis will he heard by Judge Rogers to-
morrow. and the Court will extend no leniencv.
They will he well punished as an object lesson
for the other men. Both sides had scouts out
deputies. The Sherifrs order to shoot tho
first man who starts the riottng still holds
good. lie insists that the diSgracefu fighting
must cease at once.
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His Card with an Announcement That He
Has Committed Suicide Picked Up Here.

mas tOHmitteu Su1C1ue t1ckeu Up mere.
A lonRshoreman handed to Policeman Hayes
OF the Leonard street station last night card
which he said he had found on Pier 81. North
River. earlier In the day. On one side OF the
card was engraved the name and address:
George n. Bloom with the Detroit Free Press
900 Brooklyn avenue, Detroit. Mich" On the
reverse side was this note. written in lead
pencil
To-day. the both day OF July. 1890. have commit
ted suicide Am tired OF living the life OF poverty
Good by to everybody Notify my people If not too
much trouble
GEORGE BLOOM, 800 Brooklyn avenue Detroit.
The longshoreman said he wasJames Sulli-
van and lived at 40 Greenwich street. The
police discovered later that 449 Greenwich
street was a warehouse. at which Sullivan was
not known. Pier 81 had been crowded all day
with people who sat around there to get the
breeze from the river. but no one had seen any
attempt at suicide there or knew anything
about the card.
DETROIT. Mich. July 30.-George Bloom OF
the Free Press subscription department was at
work here this morning after the paper went
to press. He lives in Sixth street The only
other. George W. Bloom III the directory is
plumber and he does not live on Brooklyn ave-
nue.. He is also alive. The Free Press has no
employee named Bloom other than the George
Bloom named
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OBITUAR T.

Clapp Spooner. ex-Mayor OF Bridgeport. died
last night. aged - years. Three years ago he
was struck by trolley car and severely in
jured. and. though he had been able to be
about never recovered. and death was the result
OF the accident. He was connected with the
Adams Express Company for many years and
was once Vice President. He was a director
when John Hoey was President. He retired
about four years ago. He was also largely in
terested in the Plant system He leaves Il large
fortune to be divided between three children.
Abram Hegeman. who was horn in Pough-
keepsic. Oct. -. 1922. died at his home. 1875
Howard street. PeeksKill, yesterday morn
ing from vavular disease Of the heart. He had
lived in Peekskill ilfty-One years. for thirty
four OF which he was a member OF the firm Of
Hegeman Horton. furniture dealers.
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OUR EXPORT TRADE.
Remarkable Increase in Expectations of
Manufactnres Of Iron and Stool.


WASHINGTON. July 3O.-Ot the remarkable
growth in our expectations OF manufactures
during the fiscal year Just ended. that OF the
manufactures OF iren dnd steel is the most
striking. The total Increase in our exports OF
manufactures during the year. as shown by
the figures OF the Treasury Bureau OF Statis-
tics. is in round numbers $4,000. 900. and OF
this increase $33. OOO.OOO is in manufactures OF
iron and steel. The total exports OF iron and
steel and manufactures thereof in the fiscal
year 1899 were 500. 7l5.95l. against S7O.4O5.-
1886 in 1888. S57.497872 in 1897. SAL. lG0.S77
in 1886. $50. 900. .,S' in 1895. and S2'.22O. 2d4
in 1894. On the other hand. the imports OF
manufactures OF iron and steel continue to fall.
having been during the year but Sl2 .O'S.233.
against $25 1888. 1O3 in 1896 and S53.544.372 in
1891.
All the classes OF manufactures OF iron and
steel have shared In the growth OF popularity
abroad. hut this is especially marked in the
higher grades Of manufactures. such as steel
chinery Of all sorts. and especially that used
in manufacturing. The number OF railway
engines exported during the year was 81 !,
against 4US in 1872 33S in 1897, POI in 1896.
252 in 1885 and 142 in 1894. while the value OF
the exports OF locomotives in lSsi' was 81. rs
74S. against 81 ,02S.23G in 1894. OF the 81
railway locomotives exported during the year
81 went to Russia. 10 to Japan. ~ to China ~
to Mexico. 30 to Canada. 3,i to British East In
20 to Brazil. "A to,the West Indies and II to
Africa. one interesting feature OF this large
expectation OF locomotives in 1890 is that n
OF the 5lI exported went to Asiatic countries
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A PouEhkeepsio Girl Swept Beyond Her
Depth while Bathing at Grove Beach, Conn.

a fOuKnkeepslo Girl bWopt beyonu her
Depth while Bathing at Grove Beach. Conn.
PouGHKEEPsIE. n. Y. July 30-Miss Annie
V. HaiRht. popular society girl Of Poughkeep-
sic. daughter Of Mr.. A. V. Haight Of this city.
who ia spending the summer at the cottage OF
Mrs. Edward T. Mason at Grove Beach. Conn.
had a narrow escape from drowning last week.
She and Mrs. Mason's daughter Margaret
rowed out to a float which was anchored some
distance from shore on tho sand bar whore
strong current runs. to go in bathing. Miss
Haight jumped into the water. and found to
her dismay on coming to the surface that she
was ten or fifteen feet from the float The
undercurrent was 80 strong that 1t swept
her undor. On coming up second
time she called out. Bring the boat!'
Margaret worked rapidly and desperately. but
before she had reached Miss Haight she had
sunk again and again come to the surface.
Margaret grabbed hold OF Miss Haght's bath
ing cup, which came off in her hand. and Mas
Haight disappeared beneath the water, Again
she came up. this time SO near the surface that
Margaret leaned over the side OF the boat and
succeeded in getting her arms about her neck.
and cried Justify for help Among the bathers
rowed out and brought Miss Haight to the
beach. A messenger was despatched to Gin
ton. q town two miles distant. for phyaician.
who. with several others. worked over her Tor
three hours before she was resuscltated.
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Get leyel is .hown in the anne1ea tahle:
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GUAM A MISSION CENTRE.
Plans for Extending American Missionary
Work in Micronesia.

Plans for Extending American Missionary
Work in Micronesia.
The American Board OF Commissioners for
Foreign Missions are seeking to extend their
work in the Caroline Islands. and to establish
a station in tho Ladrones. To this end tho
Row Francis NJ Price. missionary to the Caro-
lines. Is in this country for the purpose OF col
lecting money.
Missionaries have been at work in the Caro-
line Islands for forty-seven years. Thirty
communities. representing more than 200
islands and islets. are now evangelical. the In
habitants having discarded the outward forms
OF heathenism and put on. to q large extent.
the dress Of civilization. Each OF these CON-
munlties has a native Christian teacher and
church building.
il is intended. to, open new stations on tho
islands OF zap. in tho Carolines. and Guam. in
the Ladrones. The construction OF a new
missionary vessel. to take the place OF the
Robert W Logan. which was recently wrecked.
will facilitate reachiny these points from the
other islands. II Is likely. in case tho purposes
OF the American Board are, FULLY, carried out,
that in the future the island of Guam will be
constituted the base OF supplies Tor all OF he
missionary enterprises in the Micronesian
Islands.
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VOLUNTEER FIREMEN's CONVENTION.
Parade, Hose Races, opon-Air Concerts and
Two Boxing Contests on the Programme.

Two Boxing Contests on the Programme.
ITHACA. n. Y. July 3O.-Local FIRE companies
and citizens OF Ithaca are now ready for tho
entertainment OF the delegates to the Volun-
teer Firemen's Convention. which is to be held
here on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday OF
the coming week The address OF welcome Is
to be delivered by Mayor Elmendorf on Tues
day morning. and In the afternoon there will
be an excursion down Cayuga Lake. Two
open air concerts are to be given by the local
band. Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
The hose races will be held on Wednesday and
the grand parade on Thursday. Nearly all
companies Of central New York will be In line;
The local companies have offered many special
prizes. and the General Committee will eIpend
about 81. 900.
by the hremen to visiting delegates. II has
been arranged to have the Cortland and Rome
teams OF the state l.eagne meet here on II Percy
dav afternoons. The Imperial Athletic Club
will also give two or three good shows On
Wednesday Tommy Kearns OF Boston will box
twenty rounds with Mike Donovan OF Roches-
ter, A heavyweight contest has been sched
uled for the following, evening between Joe
Marks OF Athens. Pa.
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COSEY ISLAND IN FULL BLAST.
No Attempt Made Yesterday to Check Vie-
lations of tho Sunday Law.

No Attempt Made Yesterday to Check Vie
lations of tho Sunday Law.
More than 125. 900 visitors went to Coney
Island yesterday. and they did not find 1t q
desert In fact, II was more wide open than 1t
had been on any Sunday for six weeks. Capt
Kenney's orders for tight Sunday were dis
regarded by tho saloonkeepers and concert
hall people. and liquor was served openly
everywhere. In the concert halls the every
day programme was given by the performers
In two OF the places the regular costumes were
used, but the others went through their work in
street costume Street iakirs were everywhere.
and the only one absent was the gambling
game. which had been closed up by the police
on special orders from Mulberry street. Not q
single arrest was made by the police for viola
ton Of the Sunday law. The names OF mum;
Der Of the boldest OF the violators were entered
on the blotter at the station. but only Capt
Kenney knows what he intends to do with
them. j., =,
raiied the alleged disorderly house OF Annie
Bertram. in West Fifth street Twenty-Five
women. many OF them negresses. were ar
rested. III the. police court in the AFTERNOON
Magistrate Nostrand d discharged them all but
the Bertram woman. whom he held for trial.
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ROBBERS ON A TROLLEY CAR.
Four Men Attempt to Rob n Conductor,
but Oct Arrested Instead.

Four men attempted last night to rob the
conductor OF crowded trolley car in Brook
lyn They got no money for their pains but
caused Il panic on the car received a beating
from the police and were finally locked up in
the Hamburg avenue station, Williamsburg.
on charges OF assault and robbery. They gave
their names as Frederick Walker. 30 years old.
ot2l1 Hamburg avenue William Longneld. %
years Old. of 427 Knickerbocker avenue Peter
kleiumcyer. ~ ycarS old. OF 206 lIimrod street.
and his brother Andrew. % years old. OF the
same address.
The men wore at Ridgewooi Park yester-
day, and boarded ear 1886 OF the Gates ave
due line at 4 o'clock last night to return to
Brooklyn. Just before the ear left the limits
OF Queens county. Max Blank. the conductor.
chancedto pass close to the four men. They
pulled him into the seat and demanded his
money Blank shouted for help and fought to
get free. He shouted to the men passengers in
the car TO come to his assistance. and several
tried to do so. but the space between the seats
was so narrow that they were not able to get
close enough to Blank to be OF any aid to him.
The m3torman Kept the ear going at iull
speed. He knew that there were many police
men at the Ridgewood station. and every
minute was bringing him closer to them. Be
sides. the women in the car were screaming
and standing at the footboard, shouting to him
to stop tho car SO that they could jump or.
He knew that they would not dare to jump rs
long az the car was going at such high rate
Acting Captain Gaus OF the Hamburg avenue
station. who was in charge OF the detail at the
trolley station. was taking q walk with Detec-
tive Whitney when he saw the car approaching
aud heard tho screams OF the women. Both
officers ran toward the car. and Blank shouted
r S Tnes the 4"es
in a fierce fight. and had to use their clubs
freely before they could force surrender
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Topeka Mon Said to Have a Process Which
Will BE Worth Millions.

TOPEKA. Kan, July 30.-Topeka men assert
that they have made valuable discovery in
the method OF extracting gold from ordinary
shae such as exists in abundance in Ellis
county. Kan. They have sent several ship
ments of the rock to Florence. Col. and say
they get returns that range from S1+ to $40
per ton in gold. with large percentage OF zinc.
II the report is true II means that 1900 acres
Of land along the Big Smoky River will produce
millions for the owners.
Those whose names are used in connection
with the discovery are Major Drought OF
Lawrence. +. Burlcigh Johnson. Fred j. Close
and =. y. ont. The latter was land commits
sioner OF the Santa Fe. and resigned to give
all his attention to the production Of gold in
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MATTEAwAN. July 3O-Tho cornerstone Of
the new st. Francis Catholic Church at Timo-
NEVILLE near here. was laid this afternoon.
Hundreds of people attended the exercises. in
Guiding clergymen from different PARTS ~
the state. The Right Rev. Mgr. Mooney off,
cated at the ceremony and un eloquent ser.
mon was delivered by Very Row l.. Penny OF
New York City.
OF the place recently donated "A fine Mot Of
land to the Rev. Terence J. Kelly, pastor Of =.
Joarhm's Church. Mntt"awan. on which ~
erect the church. He also donated the material
with which to rear the structure. The new
church will br under the direction Of Father
Kelly
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JOTTINGS AH0Ur TOWx.

Among the passengers who arrived here Yesterday
ON the SUrth Ii"rmRn Iluyd steamer kunIgin Lusr
from Bremen aud southampton, were Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Henry e. Erben.
Are from some unknown cause occurred yeSter
dAy afternoon the corr Odlug beds in the National
Lead Company building ~ John aud cold streets
Brooklyn, ana caused a less CfSJ,uOu,
Margaret Barry, ~ Years old Of IL Cherry street
who was arrested on Friday night on the charge OF
acting fence fnI PatiI,k, alias Dopry," sneA OF
~ NAndewAtrr street aud Thomas. alias Ham
sullivan = 81 cherry street Slleued cypress thieves
Was held IN SI.u"n hail yesterday ia III" Centre
street Police Court FOR examination. The men were
held in 3 900 bali each.
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DRUNKEN WOMAN LOCKED UP.

Says She's an Actress-Police Sergeant De-
clares She's Bsttina Girard.
woman dressed entirely in seedy black
who staggered all over the sidewalk in West
Forty-frs street attracted the attention OF
Policeman Ahearn Of the West Forty seventh
street station last night. He waited to see il
she had any friends In the ghborhood. and
as she appeared to be alone he locked her up
for safe keeping.
At the station the woman said that she was
Mary Smith. % years DID, an act ress, and that
she had no home. The Sergeant at the desk
terday had been out OF the alcoholic ward at
Bellevue Hospital only two da(P.
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NEWPORT. Il l.. July 30. The Massachusetts
training ship Enterprise came in here about
noon with her flag half masted and dropped
anchor OF the training station. Upon board
ing her it was learned that she was from Gar
diners Bay and had on board the body of Cadet
Campbell Of Newton. Mass. who was drowned
Yesterday The young man went in swimming
after all attack on an appc orchard. was taken
with cramps and was drowned The body has
been turned over to an undertaken. await ing
nstructiu ms from Campbell family.
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Capt. 4. Ii. sntterlee Buried.

COLUMBIA. S. C.. July 30 Fully 5000 people
attended the funeral this afternoon of Capt
Charles Il. SatteEcc. Sixth United States Ar
tilIery. who died in Honolulu. where he was de-
tanned after starting for Manila, Capt. Satter-
lee was native ot MonIoeton. Pa lie was FOR
several years detailed as Assistant AdJutant-
married u daughter OF Bishop Ellison Cnpers
OF the Episcopal dioccs" Of South Carolina
nj Army.
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BEAT HIS WIFE IN THE STREET.
Flynn Was Kicking Her When Policeman
Went to Her Rescue.

Mrs Mary Flynn Of 42l West Twenty third
street was standing at Twenty seventh street
and Tenth avenue last night when her hus-
band. Christopher. Of IA Renwick street. came
up behind her and Knocked her down. Then
he kicked her several times in the head face
ami stomach The woman cries attracted the
attention Of policeman. who arrested Flynn
and locked him up His wife's injuries were
attended to by an ambulance surgeon.
At the police station Mrs. Flynn said that she
had been separated from her husband for two
working as q servant her husband. she said.
had caused her to lose several situations. and
she had twice had MIN arrested for assaulting
her. She added that Detective McConville OF
Police Headquarters had a warrant for her hus-
bands arrest on charge OF larceny.
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WASHINGTON. July 30.-Secretary Alger re-
turned to Washington this evening from his
visit to ThorndAle. Pa. Long Branch and New
York. Tomorrow will be his last day as Sec
rotary OF War. but he will probably remain
until Tuesday to greet hi successor. Mr. Root.
Mr. Charles II. Allen the Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy returned to Washington to-day
from an inspection tour To Atlantic Coast naval
stations made in the despatch boat Dolphin.
He left the Dolphin at Newport. making the
trip to Washington by rail.
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DR. Herbert /Ichurt Il 40 CaIyor street.
Brook Ign. while returning from riIo in Prose
poet Pnrh on Saturday nIght. was thrown from
his hurs" in bedford avenue, near Atlantic. re-
rriViuE Il severe scalp wound and bruises on
his arms aud BODY. lie wa taken tn -. Jnh'.
IiUspltal His horse was irgh'"nri hy TIA"
noise Of an approaching tram and hrrdue az
manageable
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Midland Beach Bathers Robbed.

Two lighthouses were robbed late Saturday
afternoon at Midland Beach, Staten Island
Kenneth and Edward Southworth. brothers.
Of PAP Columbia Heights. Brooklyn, went bath
inG from the water Edward found that $40 in
cash and u gold watch and chain. valued at 500
had been taken from mis- clothes. While from
tnkau
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hHr4>ISu TANEs IN WISCONSIN,.
n" henti"n Of the BOY Orator and Free
NllN"r Recommended by Democrats.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. July 30 Tho m st siGnif-
want ''iaw IN democratic politics In this city.
. '"'',' ahNg the relation OF W. J. Bryan and
'.'N"'e' to IA" party IA Il whole. was seen Mt
" "N', NJ "' the County Committee last night.
'' '' membership Of thirty one only ten
'.'" Wa" Ir"scnt. Resolutions were passed
""''''h" II" pans tn form Democratic clubs
49, "''.l war! and hamlet OF the county. hut
Ut" ''NS 'rpm the platform Of the orgaIiZn-
ar ~ ''' lufh'iun IT Mr.. Bryan as a candidate
~. ,,'''f rs an issue ". G. Bruce was in
u" movement to bring the National Con-
", No.. I"i" was Endorsed, II was given ont
,,', .'',rd the Bryan meeting in Madison.
.,.," ~ has come out that not more than
,.,.,,..,,' u" vi 10" IN the party. Among those
t''- pre- dmln i Wolf. City Comptroller;
W'Ir i'S", John Toohcy. former GOV GEORGE
t i"', ) Schmlth Thomas +. Hayden. ".
W -----n.L /. ONunm0r and Philin Stock.
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Joseph Murphy. Double Accident.

Joseph Murphy of ~ Hamilton street. New
ark. "A years old, tried to jump upon moving
freight train at River and Canal streets. New
ark. yesterday afternoon. and. missing his
hold, fell under the Wheels. Both feet were
Gfusnea ana IL 1r9rpea lm,o omS Motifs "a q
Micharl's Hospital. whore his ieet were ampu-
tated. and II was ~ id that lie would survive.
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Two Executions Mt Sing Sing To-Day.

SING SING, July 30.-Two condemned MUIR
derers will be executed in Sing Sing Prison to-
morrow morning as nearS o'clock as possible.
The men 10 die arc Michael Mcdonald and
Lewis pullerson Mcdonald shot Stephen
son. who is colored Killed Kate smth. n white
woman, with whom he lived. by choking her
with handkerchief. The crime was commit
ted at EiI Nest lhlrty ninth street. New York.
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ITALY DEMANDED TOO MUCH.
Hawaii viii Not Import Italian Laborers
for Plantation Work.

HONOLULU. July %. via San Francisco. July
30.-The plan to import Italians to work on the
plantations has been abandoned because Of the
demands Of tho Italian Government. which
could not he granted. Italy wanted the plant;
each laborer imported in case the man was
lisab during his service also half pay dur
lug illness dollar month for the head Of
the family for each child under work ing age :;
"a garden plot for each family; two pay days
month boys from - to II To get % cents
In
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Former Mayor Gleason VIII Attack tho
High Tax Rate for Queens.

Former Mayor Gleason u Long Island City
has decided to take a hand in the fight to cut
down the tax rate in Queens borough He said
yesterday that he had retained Lawyer George
w Stephens of 1872 Nassau street to appear be-
fore the Municipal Assembly and enter a pro-
test against the II IGN tax rate, and II the Mu-
niciDul Assembly does not give rho relief asked
for he is to apply to the supreme Court for
writ of ccrtiorar TO review the entire proceed
inpS
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MnndY at DIR. stnrrs,. Chnrch.

Dwight l.. Moody. the evangelist. conducted
the services yesterday morning at the Church
of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn. Of which the Rev
DR. X s. StOrrS Is pastor. His remarks wero
based on the story Of Mary and Martha ia
H. Sunkey sang some Of his iayOr!tc solos.