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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
MURDERER sAID TO BE cArALxpr1c
Buczny Killed Woman Who Would Not
Marry Him-Goss to an Asylum.


Marry Him-Goes to an Asylum.
Michael Buczny. who shot and killed Regina
Klein at midnight on September 10 because
abe would not marry him. was committed to
the Matteawan Asylum for the Criminal Insane
last week Nv Justice Fursmnn In the criminal
branch OF the Supreme Court. Buczny 10 said
TO be cataleptic When arranged Buczny
stood silent with his chin resting on his breast
and was apparently muscularly inert. When
led back to his cell he moved autom atically.
DR.. Robert Stafford Newton examined
Buezny. and reported that when the mans arm
WAS outstretched at right angles with his body
IL remained so until suggestion brought
Bucgny out Of the cataleptio state. With both
arms ext ended and one foot raised In front Of
him Buczny stood listlessv on the other foot
an hour "a test ot endurance that would have
caused n trained athlete intcnse pain. Hot
applications developed no indication OF sensi-
tivenass
Buczny came here from Italy few years ago
and went to wo X In Brook lyn sugar refinery.
He was industrious and thrifty and saved
S3OO or this $500 he spent SlS3 on the Klein
girl, who refused to marry him. but accepted
his attentions and presents She moved to
Manhattan finally to escape his Emporium ties,
hut he followed. She went to live at "a Secon d
street. where BurZny finally found her. On the
night Of Sep. IL he called upon her and she
pushed him out OF tho door, Then he shot her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
ASTORIA co. LAND GRANT.
err GOING TO Law WITH STATE
LAND COMMISSIONERS.

rornorat,o, Co,n.ei wbaisn Writes to the
Governor Asking Him to Sign No Grant
Until the Authority of the state Hoard
20 M,L. n can Re Tested in the Courts.
TO ""N' ~ W" DO
Corporation Counsel Whalen took steps before
he sailed for Havana yesterday to apply to the
supreme Court ior an inIuno"o" poipe'uons 10,
straining the Governor. the Secretary oil State
ard Al. Cor, ~, ,asio,era nj the Land Once from
81. '"o ~ -. -, -, a., a..
making any grant OF Janus unu,, " 'n'
Astoria Gas. Hea, and Power Company. Mr..
Al, a. .,..,oa h. "a No .u,bo,,,v
tho board and officers hameu haVo ~ au'uoiNs
TO make the grant, which Is opposed by the Com
,n,s.,o,o,. =, nh. .nd Ferrios MIR Whalen
-. a.. 1,ar.,n,, ,,o,es,ing
also wrote letter 10 inc "oveinVi p'o"s
against the grant. In the letter he SAID:
Inc Guy mas learned m%an .y,,n n n..s .m'
a resolution, and tina, In obedience TO that reso-
Iution vou will N. asked 10 sign aud the Secre.
go, =, S,,,. iii h. ,sLod 4, ,u,, IN i,su, four
grants under water to a private corporation known
a. the Astoria Light Heat and Power Compa ny
for = triaing consideration Of less than $4,000
which Ia propo.ed IN be maid 10 the State for val
liable water rights Of the value Of at least 50 900 900
The CITY Of New York, through It's Board Of Docks
and Ferries. received notice Of these four appli-
cations and in Obedience to section 80 Of tho char
A.. I.-l, -. -, 81, ar. ,..,. , $50.
"a A. .l.-Axs
grant oy tho oiaIe wouio oohh'o. WIN 'no f~ne
OF the city but that II would otherwise be inlu-
rio,is 10 the public interests and In obedience 10
The nracticc In Thai brbnu A h,,arinp was had
h.fo,n Tho Cn,miss,onrrI ~ the Land Ofio~.
And M th,t hearing INV Office WAS represented
by Mr. Chs,i.s Uiandy one Of mi asFistnnts
Ell "a an yi,nyousiy c1ntrnded by' him thai when
ever The BanrJ nj bocks and Ferries determined
th,t Tho issusnc. of n vr,n nj would conflict with
hn I'M, W IN t,,x q, M"d he ",bsrwisc in.i
n',s ~ IL. n,bir i.t,y,st then md in tbnt event
III. and nm missinn.ys were o,isted of tLe rio hi
only when IN. Houtd oi Docks hos no objection
10 The making Of a grant Of land In the city of
Wv SnYt tbnt The and Commission,rs have tho
'f1r,i. 10 al ,h. Law 4. horn, MI, moi univ bv
,h s.tinn nf H. rh sY,,, 10 Which hsyr yeIsrred
snd in ,be ,.ccnt decision of JuJg, N.rwin in Inc
Whi,,.nnn,s COS. hui ~ ia mnpiicst from The az
csiiaJ .In,rndm' i,ry' ~ thn y,ry ,listinpuIshcd
osn,,.msn cha,rcI with ,b. tnsk of uIennIing
Of The Charter al pages lso and iss' in which they
80. "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
JONEs,s MFN WON'T FUSE.
Decline to Join in n Bryan Movement for
tho Prudential Election.

CLEVELAND. Dec. 0.-The followers OF Mayor
Joncs OF Toledo absolutely refuse to make any
dicker with the other minor parties OF the
State In the interest Of Bryan. The Bryan
leaders have approached the Jones men to as
certain what chances there were for such a
coalition. Word has been sent forth to all OF
the non partisan clubs OF the State to pass
resolutions absolutely refusing to entertain
such a proposition.
The plan WAS to fuse the minority parties
under the III to l silver standard In the next
Presidential election on State electoral
ticket In view Of the fact that the non pa r
tisnna polled four times as many votes at the
late election ~ all the other minor parties
there will not be much to fuse with them left
with the Democratic or other parties In tn.
question OF q consolidation OF their forces In
the State in the Presidential election.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
saith Birthday Anniversary of Twins.

STANFORD. Conn, Dec 9-Isaac wardwell
and his Twin Sister. Mrs. Hoyt. celebrated
to-day the eighty-iourth anniversary OF their
birth at Mra. Hoyt's residence. ,For many
daya, alternating each year between the res-
dences OF each They are IN good health Mr..
WRrdwell was one OF the iounhsrs OF the stnm-
ford Iron Foundry Company. He Ia OF the sixth
generato on OF Wardwells TO live In Stamford.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
sr4RrED III MRS. J. xgNNEDY TOD
Sound Beach to Have Now sohooIhouss
as tho Result of Fund shs Estabiishod.

as tho Result of n Fund shs Estnbiishod.
STAMFORD. Conn. Dec. CAS- the outcome Of
a movement started several weeks ago by Mrs.
]. Kennedy Tod. Sound Beach Is soon TO have
q schoohouse that will cost about $4,000.
and, from an architectural viewpoint. will be In
keeping with residences In the suburb. Mira.
Tod a lew weeks ago offered to donate 81 200
ment at the school A district meeting was
gested that the 81 200 form a nucleus OF q
fund OF $4,000 to build new school.
Another district meeting was held last night,
II was reported that already about 1900 had
tors are Mrs. j. Kennedy. Tol. 81 300: Commo-
dore Tyson OF Riverside Yacht ,luh, $500;
Edwin BInney; $50: A. A; Marks. $3.50: Will
lam Marks. 500: George Mnrks. $50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
Prenuig's Frauds and Disappearance.

JANKsvILa.E, Wis. Dec. e.-New light 10
thrown on the disappearance nearly two weeks
ago Of Max PfenniR. who was supposed to have
committed suicide from steamer in mtd-lake
waukee. PIennig was loan agent and handled
about forty thousand dollars a year Of other
peoples money. Anlreas Weber oil Janesyille
Pfennig gave him an alleged mortgage, which
proved to be worthless. There are several
similar cases and IL IL believed Pfonnig's frauds
will aggregate q large amount.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
War Material for Colombia,

The PhDnix line steamship Bt. outhbert
which arrived yesterday from Antwerp. brought
1000 cases OF arms and 1897 cases OF car
tr!dges for the United Mates OF Co om bia. The
ST. Cuthbert anchored In Gravesend Bay, and
her war material was Transferred TO lighters
and INT aboa5i tho Atlas liner Alene, which
will take 1t 70 BarranQuilla-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
RED CROSS IN sOUrH AFRICA
The American COMMITTEES Plans To Rsnds0
Much Needed Aid.


Much Needed Aid.
Tho American Committee TO aid Rcd Cross work
In tho South African war has arranged 70 make
Use Of the facilities offered by the Netherlands
Red Cross, a responsible organization already In
tho field. insuring tho prompt and effective Of
every dollar contributed. Tho American Com
mittec wnl also avail itself Of Suoh other means
OF accomplishing its object as may DO advised BY
tho Central Red Cross Committee at Geneva
According to q statement recently Issued by the
committee In this country, tho Doors Gro badly
in need OF hospitals and hospital supplies, and 10
In 70 help make up that deficiency that the COM
mittee In tho Uniiod States has been organized,
Tho British army Is we'll equipped with Red
Cross facilities, but the Doors are almost wholly
dependent upon volunteer physicians and sur
gems and on this account both tho British and
Boer wounded within the Boor lines must necos-
sariy suffer.
baron Van Hardenbroeck has sent q communal
cation 10 tho American Committee. in which he
I'VE wish II 10 h distinctly understood that all
the help We send goes under the broad flag OF tho
Red Cross and ts meant for relief TO all who need
ii In the Boer Republics. no matter whether IL b
TTansvaal OF Orange Free State
The needs are great and the gifts in money are
specially welcome, as they enable us 10 send out
fo-tnighty or monthly, the necessary supplement-:
airy provisions surgical and nutriciouA All
manner OF help is, In this case, OF the utmost Inn
edged.
Subscriptions for the work Of tho American
Committee should he sent TO Tunis G. Bergen.
SO Liberty street, New York
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woman who described herself az Mary Ann
Moller II years old. a seamstress. OF 300 East
Nineth street. was a prisoner In tho Jefrer-
ron Market court yesterday charged with hav-
Ing stolen four pairs Of gloves. a pocket knife
and two gold earrings AZ VA ued at 81 70, IN q
liceman Barnard said that tho gloves and the
knife had been found on the prisoner. but that
she had put the earrings in her mouth and
swallowed them when placed under arrest
The woman was held for further animation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
CAN'T LAND Nv BOSTON,
Legal Dfmoulty in Sending the Roman
Princes Coffee to Boston.

Bosros. Mass. Dec GA legal point OF inter
est has been raised In connection with the
discussion concerning the British steamor
Roman Prince which cannot land her cargo OF
coffee In New York. She cannot go to any other
American mort to unload l.. as she has already
been entered st the Custom House In New
York and a foreign vessel cannot enter the
coastwise service. Should this rule be enforced
tho Roman Prince viii have to go TO a foreign
port with its cargo.
The Secretary OF the Treasury Possesses
power TO grant special permit. II 10 thought.
and an appeal has been made to him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
Military Funeral for Commander Howell

The funeral OF Commander G. p, Howell OF
the steam engineering department OF the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. which is to take place to-
morrow morning. at his home. 126 East Thir-
ty-fourth street. will be conducted with mil
tary honors. The arrangements will be In
lain W. q. Holway OF the receiving shin Yer
mont will ofiiciate. Two companies OF marines
and two companies OF bluoJnckets will attend
and most OF the officers at the yard and on the
ships will DO present.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
Coronation of Sonora de la saiud.

AUSTIN. Tex. Dec. GA despatch from
Patzcuaro. State OF Miohiocan. Mexico. says
that a grand religious festival. attended by
several thousand people and Catholic Church
dignitarIes from all parts OF Mexico. ls In pro-
mony ot the coronation OF Nuestra Snnora dc
la Salud, whose image was first beld up to the
faithful In Patzcuaro by the frat Bishop OF
Michiocan, Vacco de Quiroga. 800 years
ago The coronation ceremony was per-
fected by tho III. Rev, DR.. Arclga. the present
Archblahop OF MIohlocan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
Heavy Wool Sales IN Texas.

AUSTIN, Tex, Doc. 1.-TWO OF the largest
sales Of wool that have occurred In Texas for
some time are rcnorted from TomRreen
county. Jackson 4 Richardson. wool buyers
OF San Angelo, sold to J, II. Koshland OF Boston
100000 pounds OF wool for about $4,000. q.
n. HObhs sold to g. Palmer 25O, 900 pounds
the consideration being about S35. 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
PRINCIPAL Taylor Stricken at His Desk

PrincIna George o. F, Taylor. Of tho Central
Avenue Public School in Newark. 10 dying at
his home 24l Sixth avenue. In that city He
al his desk and was taken home. MIR. Taylor
il one OF the oldest teachers In Newark and
besides wife and two daughters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

ANNApoLIs Nd. Dec, 9,-The remains Of Con.
II. II. Lockwood. who died In Washington ON
Thursday. were brought to Annapolis this
afternoon and buried In the Naval Academy
cemetery, beside the grave OF his son, Lieut.
James b. Lockwood, the Arctic explorer. Naval
officers were his pallbeaTeTs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
Wants borough Presidents Retained.

In reply to twelve questions propounded by
Frank Moss. counsel TO the Mazet Committee.
President Louis HafIcn OF the borough OF The
Bronx has written letter in which he gives as
his opinion that tho borough system Of city
government should he retained and that the
borough otfcals should have largely In
creased powers over local affairs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
Minstrel Harvey Pagan Bankrups.

Barney Pagan. the thine minstrel. has
filed a petition in bankruptcy. with liabilities
$9.St! and Ss no assets Some Of the debts datsf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
AGRdNAi1hee
Conner 18th Strcs4
and Sixth Avenna
TStation at DooAs
sUsg1ff Hcsfduy GTa ~
Special Sale of
Model Suits at
$3.50 to $3.50

Thsy AFRO Of high grads msteriah
precisely the same As use In custom
work; thoroughly well made by my
own tailors, the very men who do
my finest custom work; not models
from early In the season. but new
models just made new box plated
skirt silk lined throughout would be
splendid value at double the prices.
In CUSTOM WORK also l offer
superior styles, fabrics and workman
ship at a most decided aud desirable
saving.
NOTICE To INSURE satisfaction. ladies call
Ing. or recommending their friends TO call. are ASKED
70 be eSpec NY careful 40 & the address Remem-
Der, tits NOW and has bccn for ! In YEARS on the
CORNER Of ista 81 and 9th ava No connection
with any other STORE
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Elliott sohsnoks explanatory recitAis on wag.
nsrs 70 usic dramas, to be given at li,lb O'Clock on
Tuesday and Friday mornings. at Berkeley Ly.
ooum. announced A. follows Dec. II. "Dio
Feen" and "Rionzi." Dec. 10. Der Flcgendo Hol.
lander" Dec. 10. 'TAnuhAuser' and IL ohengrin;"
Dec. ~. Die Meistersingrr," Dec 20, Tristan and
Isoide;" Dec. 40. "Da, Rhe'nsold" and "Die Wal
tnro;" Jan. ?, seiGfr1ed." and jan o, Die Go,ter
dAmmerunR"
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Henry K. HAdiey will conduct an orchestral con.
cert at the Waldorf Astoria on tho evening OF Jan
10. 1900. when his latest compositions will b
heard. David Bispham will assist
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Iensos Jan Psdsrswski will BE- heard a. osrnesis
Hall on Tuesday afternoon. No programme VIII Be
pubiished until the dag Of the concord
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

ne 3loheI-liow do you know germs aren't
llr Doly-n you wore under water two hours
sa ta i",s vas certified y me would sign
So bca oS T tr s dead without sesiPs
Colonel looked dubious Those germs cannot
!l'f under tho conditions have subjected Thorn
Mr.. York-Whsn doctors disagree Chnving
rirrncr TO DI Cosby differing from Drs. Doty
Hhi Jrnkin% laymen have to exercise
d M Dp'y forced to !. at lNst) There Isn't any
81 York schools you may call Them nj instead
The Colonel 10 DR.. Toty)--Do you say you
IN yn"H mGLe about 1t than other members Of tho
d. lo,y temphatcally) Il do say / know
n 'r about this question than other members Of
w board some Other niemhcrG -
r,, t.r nol,rrl with dignifSd nrmness) Not
nF Tty out d date. 'S'S eve leaned S very
nnch aat is, rev about plague in tho last four
:, lhr Col, mel What chance have you had to
pr Dotv ] have had cultures since 1897 and
" ave "Hp"rimcntrd with them, And for ono
MinE When We put the specific germs Of the cholera
r,nE,c dlpL,ncna and anti [ax into ihe same
''urd ~ opcning il tiat the cholera and plague
g"rms always died Art. before the others The
\ ~, E'i germ cannot live in the open dir moro
, III Jenkins Do we know as mu CHI about Il a.
ABOUT ~" diphthcria bacillus'
The Colonel u by do f,eas leave dead "a, and
oinr' Insects come and feed on t'
ilr Dty haven't any literature on ho4s
IN ~ Chhirarlin
=, The Govern ncni has endorsed my work. Dr.
10Y ana 10 the Colonel, who Ietorted: BY
Up end !Ings," Sid M Doty.
n" { inn"l IN Gadlings. Why, no travels
n',ull With YOU H. cDrrOborale YOU.
-, III Iloty | nave seen him few times in my
W" NV deputies refused 10 permit him 20 board
we Ntor and the Washington authorities went
r. '"u,' and got q mandamus, which was served
uH me when got back from Europe. compelling
INC 10 permit him 10 board the ship am glad he
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-26
JAPANESE TNSYNCERITY.

| When asked what was the CHER de-
feet of the Japanese a gentleman who
had been an Instructor in the Imperial
college at Toxic answered, Their lns1n-
certify. Specific and impressive testi-
mony in support of the truth OF that
answer is furnished by the Yokohama
Mainlchi Shimbun, which ought to and
probably does know what it is talking
about. According to this authority the
Japanese are now inflated with conceit.
The progress made by them in the last
twenty years was the result OF being
humble and working earnestly to sup
ply their deficiencies. With the loss of
humility and the development of con-
ceited mood, progress has ceased. LOOK
at the social customs Of the time. There
are balls and garden parties in accord
ance with western fashion, but the
spectacle they present is as that OF a
monkey in a 'bell-topper." And IL we
turn to the moral side we find an I'M
happy absence Of sincerity. Japanese
have been known to export rapeseed
under pretense that it was silk worms
eggs. They have so loaded their silks
with sizing that American haberdash-
ers have been compelled to advertise,
not that they sold Japanese silks, but
that nothing of the kind was among
their goods. There have been men who,
obtaining funds under pretense OF
founding q Christian school, have APP
piled them to setting up a tobacco
store. A Japanese has palmed himself
off as prince, and succeeded In sWind-
ling a London widow out of her money.
Students have returned from Europe
and pretended to be the possessors OF
degrees which they never obtained.
Others have obtained foreign university
degrees under false pretenses. Insin-
certify like canker undermines Japan's
chances Of success.
Too bad, too bad! If the japanese
could be as slick as they are and be sim
cere they would be fine people. AS it
is, some of them don't seem to be much
better than some people in this coun-
try and in England. Exporting rape
seed for silkworms eggs is as bad as
selling wooden nutmegs or selling shoe
pegs for oats.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-26
CASTING OUT DEVILS IN RUSSIA
Curious Cases of Superstition Among
the People.

| Curious Cases of Superstition Amont
the People.
Superstitionsdsis very rife throughou
Russia and the east. Not only does
this apply to the lower orders, who firm
ly believe in the existence Of good ant
evil spirits which have influence upor
the lot of mankind, but there are many
! intelligent and educated people who are
extremely credulous in this respect
The story of the devils Of st. Peters
burg" is not yet forgotten here. In this
! case a certain medical man, who occu-
pied apartments in the Rue Titejuaja
was afflicted by COLLINS, which every
night changed the position of the fur
niture, knocked down china and copper
ornaments, upset tables, etc, much to
the same way as did the devils Of Word
stock, celebrated by Sir Walter Scott In
one Of his novels. Later on it was as
certained that these devils" were no
other than the doctors servants, who
had been squared by certain people
who wanted to get him out of his lodg-
ings.
Another characteristic story of this
sort relates to a country house in the
little island of Kammenz, near ST. Pc
tersburg. The establishment in ques-
ton was built for a lady of high rank
but she only lived In it for eight days
since which it has remained empty. 1t
is alleged that apparitions and visions
were seen during the night. Horrible
groans and signs and cries for help were
heard. The mistress of the house stood
this sort Of thing for several nights, but
finally was obliged to quit. In this
case, also, it turned out that the SER
wants, whom Nine. --- is said to have
treated harshly, were at the bottom of
the trouble.
In some parts of Russia the people
believe that devils can enter into the
organism of human beings, whose ac-'
tons they thereafter guide, and there
are sorcerers who profess to be able to
case out the spirits. These men are ut
terly without scruple, and the sufferings
which they cause their victims to UNI
dergo may be easily imagined. Very
few cases ever come before the law
courts. The people look upon the wiz
ard as a powerful parsonage who can
work them much evil, and therefore not
lightly to be provoked. Hence COM
plants are rarely laid before the tribu-
nails. However, a typical case Of the
sort recently came before the court of
Vladicaucase.
A Mohammedan mollah, or priest,
named Ohmed Ramasanoff, was charg-
ed with torturing peasant woman
named KOtcheretoya his object being
to drive devils out of her. AT the be-
ginning of the present year Kotchere-
tova, who was only 20, felt i'll, her mall
ady being accompanied by epileptic
fits The villagers and her husband, a
man named Aslan-BelS, came to the
conclusion that she was afflicted by
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-26

evil spirits, and the husband called
upon the mollah Ramasanoff to cast
them out The priest came to the house
and commenced his treatment. First of
all they made big wood fire, and when
there were plenty Of hot ashes they
stripped the young woman and tied
her hands and feet. Seeing these omin-
| Gus preparations, Kotheretova began
to cry and begged them to desist. Cut
off my arms, put out my eyes, do what
you like, but do not burn me-" They
paid no attention to her pleadings, and,
picking her up, placed her on the fire.
She then became insensible. She was
covered with burns, which the doctor
who examined her declared to be of
very severe character When brought
before the court the priest explained
that the womans husband had sought
his advice. He counseled Aslan-Bek to
force his wife to name the spooks, and
he (the priesD would be able to re-
store her to health. He had put her on
the fire until she gave the names of the
evil spirits, which he then wrote upon
piece of paper and threw it into the
flames, after which he was quite sure
that the devils would leave her. He
added that when she cried before be-
ing put on the hearth it was not she
that wept but the devils. The inquiry
showed that the woman had been kept
on the hot ashes for eight hours. The
headman of the village deposed that
such methods Of treatment were often
employed, and were always success
full
The court found the priest guilty,
and sentenced him to deprivation OF all
his civil rights and to one years inn
prisonment. The husband would have
been also tried, but his wife declared
that she forgave him.-Russan Letter
in London Telegraph.