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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-11
70 SAVE NEGROES FROM THE GALLONS

MOVEMENT N BALTIMORE on BEHALF OF THE
AssA1LANTs OF A NEGRO GIRL
Baltimore. July 10 Cspeciap.-A remarkable move
ment. in which many prominent citizens women as
well az men. are interested. has been started 10
save from the sallows the three negroes-Gardner'
MYERS and James-sentenced 10 be hanged on July
% for an assault upon colored girl. Ann Bailey
aged fourteen petition, with many signatures
asking Executive vlemency was sent to Governor
Iowndes to-day. Mayor-elect Hayes, Congressman
Denny and other leading lawyers say that the SEN
tence was too severe.
A woman whose sister formerly employed Ann
Bailey is taking a leading part in the movement
She has tried 70 interest Cardinal GIBBONS IN u
and has written a letter 10 State Attorney Dury.
in which she says that a sense OF duty conpes her
70 make an effort save the poor wretcnes from
the gaows." . - t..or,s sar.
Ann Bailey. she says was in her sisters e,s ser eT
vice for some time The girl was bright, FORWARD,
impudent and not truthful. L nave writes tne
woman the awful apprehension MAJ .IS oS CO..
duct OF the girl was in a measure responsible TOT
their crime After making this subject OF prayer,
snd feeling perfect assurance that am DONG
what ia right in the sight Of all mercitul Coz !
reg ~ YOU to use your influence TO nave thee
sentence changed to imprisonment ana not oea'n'
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DE WOLF HOPPER IN LONDON.

London. July i0-At the Lyric Theatre this even
ing before a crowded audience. De Wolf Hopper
made his London debut in Sousa's comic opera
''EI Captain" Though II one OF the hottest
nights Of the season. the attention was unnassine
and the cordislltv and sincerity with which the
conpany and opera were received were unmistaka-
BILE Not only was the curtain rung up repeatedly
in response to encores but Mr. Hoppers unieiy
speech at the close was received In fashion ina.
testified 10 personal favor Joseph H. Cnoate anu
Mrs. Choate occupied a stage box ana u .ne
- ,,,sra Mis- Marie Tempest Miss Madge Less
ing Miss Olga Nethersole Miss Msry r Snaw Mrs
and Mrs Pinero. Mr.. and Mrs JONI M ~ worfon
Gustav Kerker. George Edwardes, w, W; n CHARLES
Klein j K Hackett. Norman J. Norman anu
Thomas Eberle
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MILK FOR THE BABIES.
DISTRIBUTION UNDER NATHAN STRAUSS
ORDERS BEGUN YESTERDAY.
SUPPLY OF ONE THOUSAND BOTTLES TO BE
FURNISHED DAILY-ATD FOR THE FUND
EXCURSION TICKETS FOR SICK
CHILDREN.


Nathan Strauss generous distribution OF one
thousand quarts OF sterized milk daily at noon
began yesterday in this borough in several double
team trucks OF Abraham & Straus. The milk was
taken directly TO the Health Board. IN Clinton-st
II was in bottles and packed IN ice. Owing to
lack OF organization there was no systematic dis
tribution OF the milk yesterday. Hereafter II VIII
be distributed from the depots, at No. p De Kalb-
ave. No 379 South First-st.. No $50 Sackett-st
and No. 81 Sumner-ave.
PhilanthropIc persons in Brooklyn are deeply In
terested in the reports OF the Board Of Health
about the mortality in the borough Of children un-
der five years OF age
Miss Jennie Meyer. distributing agent OF the st.
Johns Guild informed the Health Board yesterday
that she had been authorized give the Board five
thousand tickets for the guilds fresh air excur-
sion Sanitary Superintendent Black will distribute
the tickets The Guild has a hospital Tor SICK
children in Newborn Staten Island.
According 70 returns made yesterday, there Is a
decrease In the last few days In the mortality
among children. The sterlized milk will probably
bring the death rate down 10 that Of normal con-
ditions aud as the water supply has improved the
Health Board officials believe that the mortality
will not hereafter he as great as II was IN the
closing days OF June and the first week IN july
distribution OF sterilized milk. a. Abraham has
already contributed NOoo coward the fund ana
drew y. Baird ready to sign checks for TINS
benehcent purpose.
Ponds and Conduits OF the local Department OF
Water supply says that the water In the ponds
and reservoirs Is now in excellent condition. and Is
free from all impurities From an analysis made
Yesterday II was shown that the water does not
now contain as much Of the poisonous element OF
albumnoid II did formerly.
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ARTIFICIAL LAKE MEAN BOUND BROOK

A DAM $50 FEET HIGH AND 1000 LONG MAY b
BUILT To SUPPLY TOWNS WITH WATER
syndicate Is negotiating with land owners In
Dog Watch Hollow. four miles north OF Bound
Brook with a view 10 securing land and water
rights for dam 80 feet high and ieoo feet long.
which should supply several New-Jersey cities and
towns. stream through the hollow, which
could be conveniently damned at this point.
The artificial lake would cover portions OF Bridge
water ind Warren townships and would necessi-
tate the abandonment OF several highways which
run to the Somerset highlands II is understood
that the capitalists have already secured the
rights owned by George Main. John Guttman An
drew Main Cornelius Giddis and OIL ers Those
" no live between the proposed artificial lake ana
Bound Brook. however. are fearful that terrible
inundatiOn might he brought about by the breaking
OF the in spring freshets. and II Is likely that
they will raise objections to its construction on the
ground that IL would be menace TO HE ana prop
eriy. -. $685.
City has no interest In the reported negouauons
10 secure LAND in Dog Watch Hollow IN order u
form an artificial lake for a water supply.
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ALLEGED BURGLARS CAPTURED.
JERSEY CITY POLICE CAUSE A RAID on A

JERSEY CITY POLICE CAUSE A RAID On a
SUPPOSED FENCE" IN NETWORK
John Mahoney. alias Jack Sheppard; Ernest
Mcintyre alias Edwards" and Charles Wilson.
who were arrested in Newark by Detectives Pres
colt and Lerkns OF Jersey City. on suspicion Of
being members Of gang OF burglars who have
operated extensively and successfully for the last
several months in Jersey City. Newark, Hoboken,
NewYork and Brooklyn. were arraigned before
Justice Potts in Jersey City yesterday Chief Muir
ply asked that the examination be postponed until
this morning. to give him chance TO have i'm
portant witnesses present. and the prisoners were
remanded without bail.
Chief Murphy said yesterday:
The first Of the series of robberies with which we
owned b pbD ms n SSsos m 81
Varick-st. This occurred on February last and
that Of the tailoring establishment owned by
Charles Kelly IN GIovesst near RallrSad The
ct, was the next place robbed and So worth Of
cloth was stolen. The next robbery was that OK
March p Shoes v sG0s 'qa O stolen
The proceeds Of the robbery of Louis Moscone's
HobOken. were taken to hired roSm IN Mayn,e-st
The next work umbrella store in Fulton
st. Brooklyn. where two hundred umbrellas were
stolen stolen. ana nc SeS 70 The Following robbery was
that OF shoe store in Broadway Brooklyn. and
removed to No 8 First-st.. Harrison Berry &
Co.'S clothing store. In Market-st. Newark, was as
robbed next. GOODS worth so'uDO "sIt tahcI ~
the store in Harrison, and thence 10 NeW-forK.
Chief Murphy says that Jack Sheppard" who
Is now ffty-three years old first arrested in
Jersey City. He was fourteen years old then.
Several women Identified the prisoners yesterday
as having rented rooms previous to several rob
berries.
The New York police upon information received
from Chief Murphy yesterday raided the Empire
Loan Company Building, in Eghth-ave between
Thirty-eighth and Thirty ninth SITS. and about
SIS 900 worth OF goods which the police say were
stolen were recovered and taken TO Police Head
quarters Chief OF Detectives McClusky told Chief
Murphy that he had long suspected Jacob Rosen-
berg proprietor OF the loan company or conduct
ing fence" but could not get the necessary evil
| dence.
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1vpFyDYG REroLUTIoy IN GUATEMALA.
CONFIRMATION OF REPORTs-INFLATEp CUR
RrycY AND ovERPRoDUcTIoN OF COFFEE

CONFIRMATION OF REPoRTs-INFLATEP CUR
RrycY AND ovERPRoDUcT1oN OF COFFEE
San Francisco. July 10-Several leading citizens
~ Guatemala, just arrived on the steamer san
1ran confirm the reports that a revolution Il
tbrea,enad IN that country A prominent planter
rou here said: The inflated currency combined
NTH the surplus production Of coffee explains the
conditions OF late years every bit OF arabic Iand
has been used for the growth OF coffee WIN the
result that there Is overproduction.
THE Call" says that President CABRERA Is
charged with having ordered the coinage OF Sill
YER standard piece six fine instead of the $50 Hhe
This brought storm about his ears, ana he iA4u
tho blame upon the superintendent OF the MINI
who now lies in jail In order 10 ADJUST mater
Cabrera made a demand upon the banks TOT SUD
sides Of silver. This was refused with the result
~ the expulsion Of Rocenda Deveila presidtsnt %
Re Rank OF England. and the forced nghL 81
Alexander A. Brahamsen. OF the BANK Oh an @
SiVsr has been made contrahand Al, qua ave- ,
Siho attempt to ship 1T are epprehended ana i'cai
cerated , pota.tora and Public
vorks nortfolios are vacant no one ca ll15 a.
aocaDf either office The floating OF 1890 ~ 4
&c., IN which the laboring people are palu, am
trrbich is practically worthless. mas leo 10 H4"e''
suffering in all parts Of the country
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UPS spALpIyG's DEATH AT STARLIGHT.
DIE TO CHRONIC APPENDICITIS AND NOT TO FHn
BICYCLE RIDE SHE TOOK.

nrrE TO CHRONIC APPENDICITIS AND NOT TO IN"
BICYCLE RIDE SHE TOOK.
49, Branch Iulv 10 (speciaD.-There is wide
.a-saS sorrow among her large circle OF friehos
who dwell in the cottages on Rumson ROAD o'.'
tho death o, Mrs. Josephine Keith spaiding
Mrs spalding. wife Of Albert G. spaloins -, ,u,
.arlv Yesterday morning. Mrs Spaldlns Isii . -,
1890 last and went out for a snort Olsy..o
tide the second time this season upon ne and or
she Complained of feeling mucn Worss, an an,sn-
SATURDAY an operation was performed for 70
dicitis o, ,Os nhysicans was in way due to the
ride she took on Thursday; sne go, nau
M,s snaldlng returned from TIP 10 Eu, .vl.
about Ave weeks ago, and was en a1,sr q, Henry
Keith. and born at Campbell M a1 several
nlarrie9 10 lived IN Chicago Mrs Spalding naa
Sesp summer resident Of the Rumson hoan io'
ne ie' snalding is the surviving child , ine
,unerai services will take place Iuesut hy-tss 4,
nar ard the body will be temporary ,ouf'eo IA
EoIry,ew Cemetery, near Middletown' " .
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nr.ru oP JOHN GRAY ZABRTSKIE.

Gle, Ridee. " j. July 10 (speciaD-John cray
zah-,skIs forty-nve years old. died tonight at MIS-
home in windsor Place. after lingering Illness
from Bright's disease ...,,.,-.
Mr. Zabriskie for twenty years va - ,or
~, was the assistant cashier OF the Trades
men, pank. until It went into liquidation He was
-, L,ovn IN banking circles throughout the
country. ~. -,.o~ ~,
He was at one time assistant chef engineer Oh
-.r.h.- ~ Essex Hook and Ladder Com
0 oany m 10 the time OF his death When Gien
BddSSa ssnarated from bloomfield he became cnlst
Gg.y ~ the new Fire Department. and old much
10 organize II: .,,ho, ~ the Glen Ridge
fh q ~ the Congregational Church. he rs sur
ytved by widow. who is daughter OF Ihe 1sss
tt,neraI viii be held on Wednesday afternoon al
4 20 o'clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-11
A RAILROAD FOR SPORTING MEN.
VISIONARY MONTE CARLO on
CHESAPEAKE BAY.

An INSIGNIFICANT little dispatch from Washington
crept into the newspapers the other day. when
said that the courts had been asked 70 appoint a
receiver for he Chesapeake Beach Railway COM
pany pending a dissolution Of partnership and an
accounting This road is only partly constructed
and when completed would only extend from
Washington TO Chesapeake Bay. Therefore II at
tracted little or no attention account Of It's in
Significance but II now appears that this road
small as 1t is is the only tangible part Of large
and vivid dream. conceived in the feverisn brains
Of certain dead game sports" who hoped 10 set
I'D at the coast line terminus OF the road as close
an imitation Of Monte Carlo as this country Would
stand or their limited capital produce.
One Of the reputed promoters Of the scheme was
d II Moffatt a Denver millionaire, whose repu-
tation for high stakes and lavish expenditure OF
money in the pursuit Of pleasure is widely known
among sportsrnen. II is said that the charleII u
the road obtained from the state OF Mary 70
extremely liberal and gives the company authority
10 sell LIQUORS and operate places OF amusement
ae well as nerforning the ordinary functions OF a
railroad The dreams OF the projectors ncludsd
the establishment Of pleasure resort on d SD :
~ Lavish luxurance and several hundred thousaIld
dollars nave been sunk in the building OF the IOau.
Thor dixagreements among the stockholders grew
into bickeTngs and an of1lcal Of the construction
cornany formed 70 build the road asked Tor re-
ceiver. - i,,.os ~ No -
East FIshtv-second-st. is said 70 ne counsel lot
The plaintir A Tribune reporter VINO caHeu d,
his house last night was Informed that ne was ou'
Of our
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DIED. LEAVING VALUABLE MINES.

No TRACE OF THE FORMER RESIDENCE o"
FRIENDS OF THIS WILLIAM H SUTTON
man owning valuable mining properly IN IN IN
Ylondike died February al Forty Nile city ms
name was William II. Sutton and ne was saio 10
he from New-York City. What his address was
here and who his friends were seem 10 ne niSS-
terry. ,,..a.. =. ,,,o
v,-trI,ar, y suttons William II. Sutton, OF NO ~
Broadway. is prosperous agent OF the Equitao.e
Life Assurance Society. The other william n. sui
ton lives at No. 2S2 Manhattan-ave. He leit Ihurs
day for a few days in the country. Inc ,hat NJ
ssitton lam in de best oh health, san! r-,. A
The United States Consul at Dawson CltS W. W.
,,ade s,,ttle attempts 10 find the partners OF dI.
sutton who died He LEFT no papers 20 Dropery
80 ~ the KlondIke and in the Forty Mile districI
sJsska which is az present In the hands OF the
nuhlic administrator.
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THE NAVY YARD MACHINE SHOP.
WORK OF REBUILDING THE BURNED STRUCTURE
TO BEGIN SOON.


Washington July 10 (speclaD.-The e1asperaIihs
delav over the reconstruction OF the mechine snop
DESTROYED by fire last February at the Ne" iork
Navy Yard Is nearly al an end. aceoruiie " GU
vices received at the Department from 'ha' e''@"
lshment and the prospects now are that Tue ao'uai
work Of construction will Coon be begun the pans
and specifications having at last been coHpie'eu-
Congress at It's last session. recognizing 'he I'M
portance Of speedily rehabilitating the crippled
machinery branch Of the most important yaru IN
the Governments possession made the appropria-
ton for this purpose Immediately aVaiaoie IN
order that as much work as possible might De ac-
complshed before the end Of the fsca. year. lhis
precaution has unfortunately turned out 10 be
superfiuous.
The general drawings for the shop were completed
in the draughting room OF the Steam Engineering
Bureau IN Washington on April 10 and sent 10 the
New-York yard. where the detail drawings mad 10
be made by the Bureau OF Yards and Docks the lat
ter bureau had an insufficient force OF draugntsmen
for a work OF such magnitude. and up 10 ths tlrre
no satisfactory explanation has been given why the
force was not increased 10 meet the emergency.
Not a single change in the original drawings, mas
ever been made IN Washington. and all the deiay
has been IN Network. contrary impression
gained circulation recently based on the lact
able 10 limit the span OF the one hundred ION
travelling crane to fifty feet. Before Marcn l. now
ever. fifty cranes OF seventy feet span were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-11
STUNTS WATER SUPPLY IMPROVED.

Summit July 10 (speciaD.-rhc BOARD OF hea' q
-, ,o-nigh, and received from Dr. Cnaries r.
CHANDLER. OF Columbia University enencai an
alysis OF the water from the wells ,ss cnrn-
- 81. hanks OF the Passaic River oy tne s,s,s.
On In ieaiih Water Company. The snaysss 1870
that owing to the amount o. ire re-, ~ 70 use The
~ InG Immediately accepted the anays shc CON-
SouIlSS .,ard from the secretary or tne watst az
ceiVeo nolu - Rassett that. though. ne uis-
panyd rom the analysis the water would no ., %
setsS s-aro thar well but that summit 49,.
useo lro,iai Re sent through the COMPANY Plvcs
Fry Prom the Green Brook near Fe founs TO be pure
mas ~ one OF the principal advantages OF 'ne ''''
City - grsa, deal OF trouble with fte
anppy during the present dry wea.nSs, s r
several days ago the Board OF easnst using water
cuIa, W. new well without boiling T. bumper os
from w eotragers have left on this account, oue
summer eo wsisr supply 10 again plentiful and az
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GEOMETRY DECIDED.
r,5r WHOLE BEING EQUAL TO THE SUM
OF ALL ITS PARTS A BENEFIT So
Getty WILL. BURY LOWEN-
SENS LEG


As rnwensen OF No al Attorney-st.. slept
.dlv last night His greatest trouble was
.o,,sd 10 his complete satisfaction and his mind
vas easy. So he slept
Yowensen unfortunate enough last Saturday
4. have 10 submit to the amputation OF his left
iss He paid little attention to his severed men,
~ until Sunday morning, when he read in the
.,ers OF the case OF Peter Conroy of No. 80
ssnue B. who not only had leg taken off. but
Tbose wife insisted its having Christian
hurial' and being buried In consecrated ground in
calvary Cemetery.
THAT set Lowensen to thinking. and with
,bonghts came much worry. Moreover. he was
,old OF the old superstition that unless his leg
r,operlv buried and laid comfortably in the grave
ne would evermore feel the pain. just II the
lee was stIn attached TO his body and in cramped
nostion. The more he thought of it the more he
convinced himself that something had TO be done
He was short OF funds and 1t takes money TO
hurry bodies and parts thereof. and this added 10
h,s burden until a happy thought struck poor
TowenSen He IS a member OF the First New
sandetzer Sick Benefit Association. This is an
organization OF Bohemians. which provides small
sick benefit fund and agrees to inter the bodies
Of members who die. Lowensen pondered well.
and decided that he entitled under the con-
stution 20 have his leg buried as OF the legt-
mate parts OF his body, made and provided.
He caused a letter to be sent to President Bee
thoven Highlander, OF No. GO Broadway setting
forth his demand that the society take the severed
leg and properly bury it IN the society plot in Union
FIELD Cemetery, Brooklyn. Last night the society
met in Liberty Hall. East Houston-st. near Ave
nue. B. The regular business was first disposed or
and then President Highlander caused the COM
munication from Brother Lowensen TO be read.
The secretary started the debate by moving TO
grant the demand The motion was duly seconded,
and il looked as II there would be no dissent until
Fat man in the rear arose and demanded an eX-
planation OF "ths funny business. 80
Il object" he said. this is not constitutional
There was chorus OF protest but the fat man
went on. The constitution; he said says me
bodies Of the members shall be buried II don
sav anything about piece of body. .
1.-THE whole is equal 20 the sum of all Its parts:
said the secretary using the FAMILIAR expression In
geometry and II we must care for the whoe'
fhen we must look out for the parts.
This logic seemed unanswerable, and the rat man
subsidized The showed IS for burial OF the part
~ Mr. Lowensen's body with no opposition. the
IA, man having voted in the affirmative for har-
The action Of the society was conveyed 10 the
SICK man. and that was why he slept so well last
night.
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CATHOLIC SUMNER SCHOOL OPENS

Plattsburg y. Y. July 1O-The formal opening
Of the Catholic Summer School OF America occurred
at 10 O'Clock this forenoon. when the Rev DR.. La
veIe rector OF St Patrick's Cathedral and presl-
dent Of the school. delivered address OF well
come to nearly eight hundred students. He was
followed by the Rev. Clarence r. Woodman or
New-York. who delivered the first ~ his course OF
five lectures on English Literature"
In the evening NJ Monaghan. OF Albany. delivered
an illustrated the Philippines. at the con-
clusion OF which a reception was held az the
Champlain Club. in honor Of the New-1ork "a
cursionists who arrived yesterday. III,
Chaplain Chadwick Of the Inflated Maine WI
deliver a course OF lectures during the present week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-11
STOLE A DRAFT FOR S+0,0O0.

THIEF COULDN'T UsD IT. so HE PUT IT IN A
MAuLBox AND THE OWNER GOT IT BACK
Cleveland Ohio. July 10 (speciaD-On Saturday
night while F. L. Fuller Of Elyria. was at the
Union Station. he jostlei in crowd by several
men When the rush was over he found that his
pockets had been picked and that he was minus a
draft for $40 900 The draft drawn in his favor
as the cashier OF the Lorain Banking Company OF
Elyria and was drawn by the Coal and Iron Ma
tional Bank OF Cleveland on the National Bank OF
the Republic OF New-York. The draft was evil
IDENTIFY a white elephant on the hands OF the PICK
pocket for he threw II. with pocketbook. into
one OF the maiboxes. This was carried by the
mail collector 10 Postmaster Hutchns to-day. and
has been returned to the owner. Several attempts
have been made 10 locate the thief, but so far all
10 no avail All clews 10 his identity have been lost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-11
CIGARMAKERS, LOCKOUT AT TAMPA.
xry SAY THEY CAN LIVE FOR SIX MONTHS
WITHOUT MOREOVER FIVE THOU
SAND LOCKED OFT


SAND LOCKED OFT
Tampa Fla July 10 (SpeciaD-Four cigar fac
tories iolned in the lockout this morning and only
the smaller ones have been in operation through
out the day the lockout gaining in intensity and
strength rather than losing ground. The Manu-
facturers' Association announces to-day that all OF
Us members are determined to maintain the pres
ent position until the Ybor Manrara strikers re-
turn 10 work The locked out men assert that they
can live six months without work, as the great ma
,ortv Of them will receive from SO 10 IS week In
deu1nity from their unions in Network and Ha-
vana.
Ten meetings were held to-day by the cigar
makers the one at the LEO Cuba tonight being
attended by a great crowd OF idle workmen. The
strikers will open headquarters near the business
centre Of the city and maintain a bureau Of in
formation and relief All preparations on both SIDES
i-1icate a protracted lockout. The threatened
boiesslA exodus did not take place to-day nor did
inc two steamships, which. II was reported WouIu
arrive a Port Tampa 70 take thousands PACK 70
S'n1s ulT- IN an appearance, and only two nundred
Crhe-s sailed on the Mascotte tonight for Ha-
van They marched from their quarters down the
main street to the Plant System depot, creating
some excitement. - , - .,,,,o~ad IN
~ n sympathy with the manufacturers is Delhe
made and the Cubans will institute ooyc0tI
against them Cigar experts here 90 not neneNe tLe
rTsssnf trouble will have any effect on retail prices
unless - is OF long duration. Trustworthy est-
mates Mace the number OF men now out OF EN-
riovrnent al g. 300.