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rixks srARrs ron BLUEF1EIDs.
She Will Assist the Detroit In the Protec-
tion OF American Interests.

WARRINGTON. May 1S.-The converted yacht
Vixen. Lieutenant Commander W. W. KIM
ball commanding. left Norfolk to-day for Lynn
Haven Bay. Va. whence she will sail without
delay for Blueields, Nicaragua. to assist the
cruiser Detroit In the protection OF American
interests. TIL intention to send the Vixen to
Manila has been abandoned on account Of rep
RESERVATIONS made by naval officials that she Ia
too small n vessel to send on such a long and
dangerous voyage. Orders were recently is
sued for the Vixen to proceed to Manila. but be-
fore she started 1t was discovered that she had
too much top hamper. Accordingly she was sent
to Norfolk Navy Yard to he altered. and the
work has Just been completed. The navy De-
partment at one time considered sending her
TO Samoa, but this, idea has also, been aban;
with the duty, Of protecting the American mer-
chants. who have been subjected to persecu-
ton by the Nicaragua authorities. II, her
presence there IA. not urgently. required, she
Honduras to show the Stars and Stripes to o.
fcials who have been guilty OF making lie
miserable Tor American residents.
Tho Bliefields trouble Is in n fair way OF
settlement. through the agreement OF the
American merchnnts there 70 pay the double
aqua. pending n disposition OF the contention
OF this Government that the e~xaction Of these
duties was unjust. Later on the. vixen Will. be
Joined nv the converted yncht viking. and 1t is
probable that they will be maintained rerma-
pently IN Central American waters, Owing to
low water the Detroit cannot get within several
miles OF Bluefelda. and it is for that reason
that the Vixen will be sent. Tho Viking IL In
tended for service in Honduras. whore the per-
s%ecution OF American citizens has become un-
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TWO WARTIME ESCORTS.
A Girl Who Went Out with n Union Oficer
and Returned with u Confederate.

WASHINGTON. May ia woman now living
In Washington can boast OF n personal incident
In her career so strange as to challenge tho
probability OF Its ever having been paralleled,
On the Sunday morning previous to the battle OF
Antietam a young Lieutenant in tho Union army
who with others had been making his head
quarters at her fathers house. much against the
will OF that old-time Southerner. escorted the
girl to the village church in Rockville. Nd. The
church was in the centre Of the little town.
while the young woman's residence was on the
outskirts.
The day was hot and the village streets very
dusty. Scarcely any one was in the streets.
but as the young couple turned a corner a sin
gle horsemar sprang from his saddle. and.
placing ,h!s, hand uron the arm Of the Lieuten-
ant, said. You are my prisoner, sir" Instant
~ the roadway seemed full Of Confederate cav
The Union Lieutenant was placed in charge
OF ottNs by his captor. who was a Captain. and
q gal,an. one at that. for, turning to the aston
ldE esd to yHi @tefra stf'' your zoe t"' ehurc i@ Ingy a sNdry pn ar.
tlcuInr,y to- deprive you OF the company OF your
RIOT n friend at Hardly an acquaintance.
she replied. too confused to know Just what
she was saying. hut quite certain shc didn't
want to boast of any great degree OF intimacy
Permit me-" continued the Cartain. to
see you SaI" n "ne" and he turned and walked
he continued" but YOU snow these are war
times and our duties often impose on us many
disagrecablc tasks, At least. you have had as
church a Union and n Confederate officer.
You will pardon me for saying that your youth
and beauty deserves the. recognition it has re-
ceived,, You left home with a Second Lieuten-
ant aud returned in the same hour with n Cap
tain. who sincerely regrets that while lie
wishes YOU long lie and happiness, he must
The Captain proved a very bravo and famous
one. MS the girl discovered. and now when he is
on the retired list. enjoying the social side OF
Washington. she frequently meets him. He
had almost forgotten the, Sunday morning cpl
| sode. but she vii! never do so.
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WOKE MS CONSCIENCE UP.
The Graveyard Insurance Agent and n Pur
chase Of Strychnine in Bulk.

The Graveyard Insurance Agent and n Fur
chase of Strychnine in Bulk.
"A newspaper once characterized me as a
man without n conscience" said the patent
churn man. but the editor was down on me
because | had won So from him at poker. My
conscience made me throw away a clean hun
dred dollars once upon a time, and l have
never received any credit for it.
You remember what they used to term
graveyard insurance. of course? 1t was be-
fore they had such stringent State laws. There
were companies which would insure almost
anything with breath in it. from the day-old
infant to tho dying grandmother. Lands alive
but what money a canvasser could make. The
rate of Insurance was low. the medical exami-
nations were n farce. and we didn't have to do
much talking. A laboring man could insure
his whole family. and IL wasn't once in Ave
hundred times that an applicant was rejected.
As to the insured getting their money | have
nothing to say. 1t wasn't my business to worry
about that.
old. He had a little money In the bank. and
was the father OF eight married children.
These eight families numbered over forty ner-
ever" eve % o@e @ of t hem 0f Heal Pff or q fact "a" ' nsd It ssm 90,
%ns 'S With H}s The t5 Gsy p t Hnl "na n naS! a SssP / ra It
feeling, mighty good as closed UP things.
Next day | happened to be in q drug store
WHtI ne Nv IItn 'tlllt llIllDInk III. MS eyes
were weak and he didn't recognize me. and
passing along t. the druRgist he said:
Say. Jim. I've got to do sunthin' or the
rats will eat me out o house and home
"''Pizen 2 asked the druggist.
~ guess so. guess you'd better give mo
about half n pound Of strychnine. and I'll see II
| can't make the git up and hump
That was where my conscience woke up
said the ex-canvasser. "and I'm telling YOU
straight that every policy was cancelled and
the premiums returned within twenty-four
hours. | was in the business TO take the big
gest kind of chances. but there were too many
rats and too much strychnine in that deal
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Rruning-B octtcer.

Miss Anna Boettger, eldest daughter NJ Mr..
and Mrs. Henry W. DoettKer Of 2l44 Fifth ave.
nue.. and Joseph H.. Bruning were married
yesterday morning. Miss Boettger attended
her sister as maid OF honor, There were no
bridesmaids. George Stevens and Robert
Boettger and Theodore Boettger. brothers OF
the couple witnessed the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Boettger gave q reception last night in
the big ballroom at Sherry's.
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SALE OF SPAIN's DRF DOOR.
Bids to Be Opened In Madrid Instead of Ha.
vanR an June o.

WARRINGTON. May 1S.-The Navy Depart
ment has been notified that the Spanish Gov
eminent has postponed the opening Of bids for
the purchase Of the steel floating dry dock at
Havana from May 81 to June 81. and that the
opening will take place In Madrid. and not in
Havana. just why this has been done is not
known at the Navy Department. hut it Ia sus-
pected. that Spain hopes. nv having the bids
opened in Madrid. that European Governments
or private concerns will offer PROPOSALS.
The Navy Department has decided to sub
NIT a bid for the dock. When Snain offered
the structure. for sale this Government made
an offer. which was subsequently increased to
$2SO.OOO. Spain refused to sell at the higher
figure. and notified the department that sealed
bids for the purchase. Of the dock would he re-
ceived at Havana on May 81.
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WASHINGTON. May lS.-Orders were issued
to-day directing Battery d Of the Third Artil-
lery. now at Fort Monroe. Va. and one COM
pany of the Twenty fourth Infantry, at Fort d.
A. Russell. Wyo, and one com pany OF infantry,
at Fort Logan. To report TO Gen. SKATER Tor az
Segment TO duty in Alaska to relieve two COM
panies now on duty tAeie.
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The Transport Meade Not Badly Damaged

W~AsnINGToN. May 1S.-Quartermaster-Ge Gen
ernl LudinRton received to-day from Quarter
master Glen at Ponce. Porto Rico. a report on
thu condition OF the Meade. which ran on u
reef several days ago with the Nineteenth In
fantry on board. The telegram says:
Divers have only discovered one hole an
inch in diameter. Meade is moving into deep
the bow. which Is in the mud. From present
indications there seems no doubt that the
Meade can take the Nineteenth Infantry and
all discharged soldiers to New York within q
week. Further report later
The Meade IL owned by the Government and
is one OF the best transports in the service.
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FARMERS QUEST OF TIsDOM.
Quaint Information Sought OF and Given
to tho Agricultural Department.

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-That scientific in.
formation is eagerly sought by agriculturists
Is clearly established by the many letters re-
ceived at the Department Of Agriculture. Even
when the contents suggest that superstition
plays q large part In the scheme OF life OF the
tiller OF the soil. due and grave attention is
given the communication. For instance. a
young Mississippi farmer lately wrote:
Il have been told by several old men that
cotton. corn and potatoes planted in the dark
Of the moon give much larger crops than at any
other time: but some other men say the best
crops arc got by planting in the full OF the moon.
Please let me know what experiments have
been made along this lire by the department,
and which you would advise me to follow-the
dark or the light MOON
This letter was sent to the Smithsonian In
stitution and from there forwarded to the editor
OF Field and Crops. at the Agricultural Depart
ment. He declared the information sought was
promptly. referred it to the meteorological
editor. who sent 1t in turn to the astropRysical
A farmer from near Ogdensburg, y. Y, dis
and interest Of the DEPARTMENT. He writes:
pleas send mo plants enut to plant a ,aker and
{ Sd hal OF ground nd. A, h1 send % pI. all that's printed
patch. SOS ri be home" WV
4 Georgia planter wants the department
officials to know why he Inns to trouble them
instead OF appealing for seeds through his
Congressman as formerly. He says: " have
about made up my mind to drop cotton in part
and raise more to eat. Please send me some
seed potatoes, and some rhubarb. macaroni.
tomatoes and a little puilen seeds. I was
against our ConGressman's brother for the
Legislature and can't get nothing there"
From an experimental station In the South
comes this highly priced bit OF information as
to how to destroy, insects on peach trees, II
and morning in dry weather" But he neglect
ed TO- inclose the formula. Another correspond
ent from n Western station gravoly asserts
without qualification that this variety of po-
tatoes is found TO thrive much better in rich
than in poor SOIL
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CAPT. R0CKEFELAER PROMOTED.
1t Is Not Known whether He Is Dead or n
Prisoner In tho Hands of the Filipinos.

Prisoner In tho Hands of the Filipinos.
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-The commission OF
Capt. Charles NJ. Rockefeller Of the Ninth In
iantry MS a Major OF infantry was made out at the
War epartment to-day. The War Department
does not know whether Capt, Rockefeller is
dead or n prisoner in the hands OF tho Filipinos,
He was entitled to promotion through recent
retiremcnts. and in the absence Of new Of his
death the department gives him the benefit Of
the hone that he Is living. Two DAYS after
he was sent out in command OF a detachment
OF his regiment toward the, Filipino lines. He
In the discovery OF papers belonging to him
near the intrenchmrnts of the enemy, In the
civil war Cart, Rockefeller went out on a per-
about the opposing Confederate forces which
resulted IN a Union victory. For that valuable
work and his gallantry in the action that fol-
lowed Cant. Rockefeller received n promotion.
His commission as Major dates from March 10.
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REFORMED rRESnryERl MEET.


Their Synod Elects the Rev. Alexander
Savage OF Pennsylvania Moderator.
The annual meeting 81 the Synod OF the re-
formed Presbyterian Church OF North America
began yesterday In the First Reformed Pres
bytellan Church. at Twelfth street and Sixth
avenue. About Iilty churches in the United
States and Canada are represented in the
Synod, which VIII remain III session Tor about
a week,
The Rev. Alexander Savage OF Darlington.
Pa. was elected Moderator for next year ve--
terdav. The reSt ~ the day was devoted to
the hearing OF REPORTS from the Presbyteries.
A. woman missionary meeting was held al
plight. at which Mrs. j. +. Morton OF Cedarville.
o.. presided.
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VEST cHrRcn SESSION GOING Too9
An Elder Says That 1t Is Planned to Re-
sign in a Body Next Sunday.

An Elder Says That 1t Is Planned to Re-
sign in a Body Next sunday.
A prominent member OF the Board OF Trus-
tees Of the West Presbyterian Church turned
out by the congregation on Wednesday night
said yesterday that in his opinion all the mem
bers Of the old board would leave the church.
except Russell Sage and s. c. 7. Dodd.
They may not all take letters to other
churches now" said he. but they will cease to
attend and support the West Church. Then.
when they have determined where to 20. they
will formally sever the relation
When asked by a SuN reporter IL the session.
too, were going to resign. an anti Evans elder
said: IF tho present plan Is carried out tho
elders. except I. q. SmedIey. will resign in a
body next SUNDAY morning, We have a final
meeting on Friday evening. but | do not think
the present plan OF resignation will be aban-
donod.'
S. {. T, Dodd said that he would adhe re to
his refusal. to serve as Il trustee. but that he did
not intend to leave the church.
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Consolidation of varnish and Paint Concerns

ton OF Valentine 4 Co. with the Lawson Var.
nish Company. forming Valentine 4 Co., with
q capital of 81. $50. 900. was filed to-day With
continue the business OF dealing In varnishes.
}apars; paints. pills. filters. shellac. turpentine.
New York city. and the directors are Henry q
Valentine; Charles $. Homer and T.. Lawrence
Phslllps o. New York city. and Charles E. Nor.
rill and Allan A. Morrill, Of Chicago.
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CARPET T. N. STEW
$50 9TH Ave-.
Established ises
SLEANCll\U Tel. 1872 3eth Sc.
DURHAM DELAYED THE LOAN.
Philadelphia Had n typhoid Epidemic BE.
cause Politics Was Played.

PHILADELPHIA. May 18.-Business men here
are angry because of the confession made BY
Insurance Commissioner Israel W. Durham.
the Quay leader in this city. that 1t was he who
instigated the numerous suits that for more
than a year after the people, authorized the
public improvements prevented It from being
negotiated. Mr.. Durham. In his statement,
Of fractional opposition to Mayor Warwick.
There Is a law that makes 1t an offence to
use the Supreme Court for mere delay, and
there is talk OF arresting and prosecuting the
Insurance Commissioner Numerous deaths
from a typhoid epidemic have occurred. Inn
provements in the water system having been
delayed.
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nenr Admlral strMnrt,s Retired RAW.

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Thc Assistant Comp
troller OF the Treasury has made a ruling which
provides that Rear Admiral Edwin t eva
recently retired as Chief OF the Bureau OF Sun
plies and Accounts. is entitled TO threr-quar-
tiers the sea paw Of a senior Rear Admiral until
July | next, and that after that date he will
be entitled TO three-quarters the pay OF a Ma
lOr- General in the army.
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Census Bureau to Test Counting Machine

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Acting Directorwines
OF the Census Bureau hos appointed a commits
sion. consisting Of Messrs. W.. G. Hunt. W. A.
King and W. F. Wilcox. chief statisticians Of the
bureau, to make a practical test OF the various
electric counting or tabplating machines or
The competition will begin June Z at the Cen.
sus ohice here. and will continue till the COM
have been
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rreAbxtcrinn Assembly. South.

RICHMOND. Va. May 1S.-The General As
scmbly OF the Presbyterian Church. South.
met here this morning. The only business
transacted was the election OF DR.. John +.
Cannon of Missouri. Moderator, to succeed the
Rev, DIR. f., NJ. Green of Kentucky. There were
twelve names voted for. DR.. Cannon was
chosen on the second ballot.
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Deaths of Soldiers In Cuba.

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Gen. Brooke to-day
reported from Havana these deaths among the
military forces in Cuba: Sergt. Jack Suther-
land. hand. Second Volunteer infantry. disease
not reported: Frederick I.attImcr. civilian.
Fifth Infantry. drowned Recruit Madison A.. l..
Jones. Company *. First Infantry. malaria
Carey Burgett. Quartermaster employee. men
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4 coIDJrroR Hrsnor or yrsR ,sK4.
DR.. williams of Chicago Choscn ny the
Diocesan Council.

OMAHA. Neh, MAY Is The Episcopal Do
cesar Council Of Nebraska engaged in an ami
mated discussion tonight in an effort To elect
a CoadJutor Bishop for the state. The contest
for the position has brought ont much feeling
between the Low land High Church factions in
the council. DuringU discussion as toithc rights
OF some Of he delegates. DR.. Van Fleet de-
nounced II statement by Dr, Williams Of Omaha
az deliberately false and Bishop WOrthingtOn
was forced to interfere to prevent further per
sonalities
The nominations for the position o. Coadju-
tor Bishop included Dr. Frank WrscotI Of York
city and DIR. 4. l.. Williams OF Chicago of the
High Church faction and Dr.. Alcxandcr Fair Of
Omaha II tho anti-rituaIists. lr. Williams
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Nothing Too Good for Him.

From The LOmSr'N- Dispatch.
.~Tommy-I'm going to begin common frac-
tiOns to- morrow, ma.
Mothcr-You shall do nothing OF The kind,
Tommy. You shall study the very best irac-
tons they have in the school,
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Washington Notes,

W~AsHINGToN, May lS.-W. W. Rockhill. who
recentIy resigned the mission to Greece. Rou-
mania md Servia, has returned to Washing
ton to assume the duties Of director OF the Blu.
reau OF American Republics.
The training shin Essex has sailed from Port
Royal, Is, C.. Tor Fort Monroe. and the cruiser
Montgomery from Para. Brazil. for pernam-
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W. C. t. U. Would Stop the Fight.

At a meeting OF the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union OF Brooklyn in the Sumner Ave.
nne N +; Church yesterday. q, resolution was
ne license granted TO the Coney Island Ath-
letic Gun, 40 as to prevent the demoraligIne
fight.
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SENATOR KYLE TARE, IT BICK.
Withdraws His Resignation ms Chairman Of
the Industrial Commission.

WASHINGTON, May Is. -Senator KYLE Of South
Dakota. who recently, owing to III health. ton
dcred his resignation AZ Chairman Of the
United States Industrial Commission. has. at
the request OF the members OF the Commission.
roconsidered his action and will continue his
duties as Chairman. Senator Kyle is now at
his ZONE In Aberdeen. s. d., recuperating from
the severe illness OF last fall. which has com
PEELED his absence from the many meetings of
the commission. Failure on the part OF the
mem bers to agree on "A successor To Senator
KYLE led to an appeal that he reconsider his de-
termination to resign, even though his health
would not permit close attention to the work
nj the commission, With this understanding
Senator Kyle withdrew his resignation.
Curative. no; merely palliative. are those marvel.
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From the indianapolis Journal.
Never marry except for love, my dear" said
the elder lady.
Il never have" said the younger lady.
Meanwhile the lake breeze sighed softly.
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Curative. no; merely palliative. are those marvel
louS Johuson's Digestive Tablets.-AdV. 3
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-10-14

ALBANY. Oct fO.--Stafe ComptroIie
William J Morgan has Just balanced the
tax accounts for the nscal year endet
sept. 30. The showing Il very grattfy
ing one. The total tax collected fror
corporations In iS0o u greatev than
any other year since the corporation tar
laws were enacted. and the receipts from
the transfer or inheritance tax are great
er than Ina any precedine year, with the
single exception ~ the year lSA8. when
the total reached S3.0Il .6S7. or this lat
ter amount. however. four estates paid
into The treasury Si.ood.i37. The fol-
lowing is a comparative statement % the
total amount ~ taxes received from cor
poratiOns for the fiscal years ended Sept.
80 isaS and iS9o: iS0o. total amoant
collected. 81. 26ti. Go. 40. iSes. total
amount collected. s.. td2. 434.3i; Increase
in iS90. SlO42IGeo.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-10-14
ADVANCE CONTINUES
General Schwan's Force Near
Insurgent Stronghold
FILIPIyOS DISPLAY TIE KHIIE FLAG
An ESpedisto. starts 60 save shtp
saak ~ sDRaiard. In rssss River.
Ia-sSEents Attack Amsrfean
outposss Abous Msnfia-

MANILA. Oct 1O.--fseaeral Schwsn's
column. consisting of the Thirteenth ia
fsntry. battalion OF the FoSrteenth IN
fantry. two troops % cavalry. Captain
Kiley's battery % the FIfth artillery and
loves scouts. continued the advance
yesterday toward san Francisco De Ma
isbon. meeting with little resistance and
suffering 20 casualties. The enemy fell
back steadily. Last evening the column
was resting between Santa Cruz aud San
Francisco de Malabou. Provisions are
being conveyed 60 Rosario. between Se-
veleta and santa Cruz.
The American camp IL within sight ot
san Francisco De Malahon. the strong
hold of the insurgents In the province of
Cavite. where the Flipsnos are said 90
number 5000
During the march from Noveleta %
Rosario only few shots we're tred-
This large coast town was literally Giied
with white flags The Americans cap
turcd 30 or 90 men. many n the Fiit-
piuoa changing their clothing fcr white
costumes The bsy of Rosario Vas aiied
with hundreds ~ boats in which the p%o-
pie had sp~nt an exciting aixht
An expedition composed ~ 80 H=.tc-.
States gunboats Callao and MBniia. with
an armored uathoat and steam pump.
/ has left Cavife far the river Pestg. or
/ fhe north side. with a view of raising the
I spanish river gunhoat Ayat. purposciy
| sunk Boz the river by ths Spaniaris.
whirh n reported o. b. IN good condition
The United States Eunboat Helens.
with a body ~ marines from the Balu-
more. preceded the expedition to make
souBdinVs at the mouth ~ the river.
Yesterday afternoon "A body % tnsur-
| gents WAS sccu near I.aloma church. fonE
miles from the heart of Manila. TheJ
opened fire. she bullets falling among TIA
tents % the Twenty afth infantry.
The Americans manned the trenches
and replied az a range 81 l-2uo yards-
The insurgents volleyed. and the Amer
leans used their artillery.
The hEht lasted an hour. after which
the insurgents rctreated.
One American Mas wounded. III
scouts of the 'r~eutisth Infantry are nov
s.,t recnunettrrtnk-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-10-14

ALBANY. Oct. 1O.-Governor Roose-
vslt will go 20 his hone az Oyster Bay
tomorrow. where he viii remain until
the following Wednesday. On Saturday
he viii extend a welcome % and entertain
United States senator Lodge 90 Nassa-
chusetts. who is expected 70 arrive from
Europe on the same steamer on which
Hon. Hugh Hastings, state historian. 10
a passenger. The governor has announe-
ed that he would make only one political
speech In this state during the fall cam
paign. which would be d~livered in New
York city for the Republican combination
ticket