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d RUMOR OF a DISASTER
Unconiirmed Report That British
Regiment Almost SAnnihilated
-Dispatchf from Buller. I,

London, Nov. - other rumor
en- ana ting from Amsterdam sources
says t hat "a British re egiment wassdeci-5
Z Friday by Free :staters. '' ID
q AS dded that 600 Of the British sol
#dlers were killed or wounded and that
300 horses were captured.
The British war Office has received
from Gen. Butler the following dis
patch:
&: ape Town, Thursday Evening, Nov. 9.
ID a. received by pigeon-post from Gen..
Vhite to-day the following
The bombardment at long range by
heavy guns continues daily. A few cas-
g alties are occurring, but no serious harm
is being done ; 81
The Beers sent In to-day number.
Kof refugees from the Transvaal under a
nag Of truce. A flag Of truce from Lady
\ 9 smltn 3 met them outside the pickets. When
the party separated the Boers guns fired
on 1t before it reached our pickets
MAJ. Gale, OF ftthesroyal engineers, was
Wounded LED today while. sending mes
f5' g The entrenchm are daily growing
stronger and the supply of provisions is
ample. ~ ST s' q g iss
rs One very serious passage in Gen.
Whites message gives the first official
con firnation Of the statements Of Boer
cherry, which there has been dis
position, hitherto, to discredit, but
which le.l must nj oWI be acceptedEas at least
partly true. s53 iss' sfss #5
Estcourt, Natal, Nov. 1o.-Details
were received from the armored train.
which returned from Colenso, Of a bril-
liant little performance. The train,
which VIII carried two companies Of the
Dublin fusile leers under Capt. Romer,
sighted near Colenso the Beers in con-
siderable force near the line. The
fusileers immed diately openedsa brisk
fire., to which the Beers replied inef-
tfectively, and as they were suffering
loss they quickly retired out of sight.
But as the train cautiously advanced
the Beers were seen moving round on
its left flank a. /, their presumed object be-
ing to take the train in the rear. To
avoid this the train retreated. 1t was
then seen that the Beers had no in.
stentiona3of attacking, but were in full
retreat over the road and bridge. I'm
mediately a strong detac chment left the
train and entered the town, while the
train slowly advanced to the station.
Several yoIley eys at long range weresfred
on the. retrea ting enemy. q 5Sl5 l
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SURPRISE THE INSURGENTS.
Nineteen Soldiers sAttack ana Put te
sts, Flight 100 Insursents-Troops
Landed MT San Fnbi an. III Il s !:

!. Manila, Nov. 10.-Ninete cen. American.
soldiers attacked a force of 100 insur.,
gents early this friday morning.
They put the rebels to flight after IL.
had been killed and six made prisoners.
Thirty mauser rifles were secured. 1T
was the most audacious movement of
the recent. fighting. 5s
Manila, Nov. 1 1.-Th landing of the
American troops att San Fabian Tues
day was the most spectacular affair of
the kind since Gen. Skaters disem-
barkation at Daiquirii. The scoopera-
ton of the troops and the navy was
complete. The gunboats maintained a
terrific bombardment for an hour.
while the troops rushed waist-deep.
through the surf under a heavy but
badly aimed rife fire from the insur-
gent trenches and charged right and
left, pouring volley after volley at the
fleeing rebels. Forty Filipinos were
captured, mostly noncommissioned Of
9fcers. Several insurgent dead and
five wounded were found in a building
which had suffered considerably from.
the bombardment.
Maj. Bell has been engaged in an-.
other daring exploit. While scouting
with five officers and two men of the
T1hirty sixth infantry and Lieut.,
Hawkins and ten men of the Fourth
cavalry he scrept behind a trench CON.
tanning 100 Filipinos, rode them down
and killed and wounded 20 men and
captured six. He also brought back:
30 mansers.
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minutes. Father NIacllin was the first
to hail the bride ash Mrs: Dewey. Con-
gratulations and Fluctuations followed
and the wedding party drove directly
from the rectory To- the residence Of
the brides mother, Mrs. Mclean,
h'1r where e wedding breakfast was was
served. #
New York, Nov. s1O..-- Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey arrived in New York
Thursday night from Washington.
They were driven direct from the
West Twenty bird street ferry to the
Waldorf-AstoEias 1 where; they are the
guests Of Mr, Boldt ttlhes roprietor OF
that hotel. The admiral and his bride
did not register.
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War ON Prize FiEh ts.

New York, Nov. 11.Prize fights in.
New York state are doomed. Gov.
Roosevelt has started ! crusade
against them ard will fores through
the legislature a repeal of the Hor.
ton law and the enactment Of a new
statute prohibiting pugilistic contests.
He will if necessary make the matter
a party issue. At Albany Friday he
declared that no more prize tights
would disgrace New York after Jan.
Tuary 81, 1900.
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HER IF! FATE FIXED.
Great Britain q ana germany ,n .,1: Finaii,
Agree Upon Terms Regarding l
Partition of Samoa.

Berlin, Nov. Sit was officially an
nounced Wednesday that an agree
ment, subject to the approval of the
United States, had been arrived at be-.
tween Great Britain and Germany, by
virtue Of which the Samoan act is res
pealed and the islands of Upolu, Savaii
and the small adjacent islands fall to
Germany as free property, and the is
land of Tutuila and the subsidiary is
lands go to the United States. Great
Britain, it is added, renounces any
claim to the Samoan islands and Ger
many, in turn, renounces any claim to
the Tonga islands and to Savage island
in favor Of Great Britain, and also cedes
Choiseul and San Isabel, the two
easterly islands of the Solomon group,
with their insular surroundings, to
Great Britain. i The consular repre-
Tsentatives of the two powers in Samoa
and the Tonga islands are to be with
drawn for the present, and German
subjects are to have the same rights
as British subjects in regard to the
free and unimpeded enlistment of ma
tive laborers in the whole of the. Solo
mon group in the possession Of Great
Britain, including Choisuf and San Isa-
bel.
a further agreement concluded be-
tween Germany, Great Britain and the
United States is to the effect that the
question of comp ton Esfor claims
for damages during the late trouble
is to be submitted to an imperial court
of arbitration, which will decide all
claims. b
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A Horrible Eate

Kansas City, No., Nov. 13.-An un-
known kn man met a horrible death just
outside the depot yards Of the Chi
cago Great Western railway Sunday.
He jumped from a coach of an incom-
ing passenger train and his feet
caught in a frog. Wildly catching the
shandlebars Of the next coach, his legs
were torn out at the hips and his
body fell limp to the ground. The
man lived Is minutes, dying in hor-
3rible agony. He first gave his nanc
as Ward, then as Robinson, but would
tell nothing of himself. A pay check
in his pocket was made out to Frank
Robbins. He was well dressed.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Jacob. Walz, a butcher in Winona, had
close call to being gored to death by
a domesticated deer at his home. The
animal was a stag and had shown signs
of viciousness-
Carl Johnson. who owns and operates
threshing machine, was seriously scald-
ed at Nadine by the boiler of his engine
exploding. Little hopes are entertained
for his recovery.
Wallis McNalan was thrown from his
wagon near Plain View, and had several
of his ribs broken, one of which pierced
his lungs.
Gov. Lind has designated Justices Col
Ins and Canty to act with Attorney
General Douglas as the court of claims to
adjust the Twin City Jockey clubs claim
against the state, as provided by the last
legislature. The claim is in the neigh-
borhood of 5000. though the original
cost of the grand stand was above
s1oo, 600.
Dr. W. B. Green. OF st. Paul, while
extracting shells from his rife at Nick.
erson, accidentally shot and killed q
lumberman named Freeney.
a new creamery. said to be the best
equipped in the state, Is about ready for
business. as 4 ~ ss. S
Nelson Rust, of Itasca State Park. has
been indicted for killing VIM. McMullen
In October. 1898. Rust claims the deed
was accidental while hunting.
Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Williams tried to
settle their differences In the streets Of
Hardwick. They fought until separated.
both being badly disfgured.
Robbers stole $50 from Ole osmondson.
sI16asr <s1o
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Quarrel Ends In Murder.

Milwaukee, Nov. s. A Tomahawk
5(Wis.) special to the Sentinel says: Six
miles northwest Of this place Andrew
McKeene shot Frederick Peterson.
through the heart, killing him ms tantt-
~. McKeene;and Peterson had been em-
sployed as saWyers in the Alexander
Stewart Lumber company camp, near
Harshaw, all summer. About two weeks
ago they came to hunt deer. The mur.
der was the result of quarrel.
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xnturaI Ga. GivIng out.

Kokomo, Ind, Nov. 11.-N Natural gas
is rapid " failing in the north part Of
the Indiana field. The Dieterich syn.
sdicate has given noticet hat twill aban-
don its plants in the smaller towns.
Five towns in this county are left to
freeze, and nearly 1900 families will
eat cold victuals and shiver over fire.
less stoves. Coal cannot be had at any
price, and there is no wood in the mar
ket. The syndicate controls the gas
plants in over 20 cities and towns in va
rious parts Of the state. In Indianapo-
lis the syndicate has shut off all fac
tories and hotels as we'll as public build
inps. 5zt
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"a MAGNIFIcENT- GIFT.

One hundred thousand dollars in one
lump is a vast sum, and with it much
good can be done. With this idea in
view Mrs. John s. Pillsbury, through
her husband, former governor of the
state of Minnesota. yesterday presented
the Home for Children and Aged Women
in Minneapolis. with that amount of
money. s
While it had been understood by the
board of directors that Mrs. Pillsbury
was intending to make a present to the
home, the magnitude of the gift staggered
even the most sanguine. and after the
presentation speech had been delivered
expressions of surprise were heard on all
sides.
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ATTEMPTED HoLDUP.

During football game at Duluth, be-
tween the Ironwood, Mich, and Du-
luth high schools, two men made an at.
tempt to, hold up Rene Hugo. a high
school boy, who. was selling tickets. He.
put up a plucky fight, and resisted them
until they became frightened and fed
without getting anything. They struck
him in the head as they left with soma
heavy implement, and he was unconscious
for time. The game resulted Is to g
in favor of Ironwood.
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Many Injured.

Denison, Ia, Nov. Twenty-six
men were injured in a wreck on the
Fort Dodge & Omaha railroad nine miles
north 81 Denison Saturday afternoon.
"a gravel train. running extra, and a
work train containing $50 men came
together around a sharp curve at a deep
cut in the road. The men were just
coming out from dinner and were
crowded into box cars like sheep with
no chance for escape when the two
trains collided without any warning
.Whateyer.
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Minneapolis, Mimi, NoY. 8. The
board Of trustees of i the home for chill.
,dren and aged women has received from
ex-Goy. and Mrs. John s. Pill bury the
sum Of 500, 900 to be invested ii q per.
manent fund, the interest Of which is to
be spent towards the maintenance Of
the institution.
Big Price for . saddle Horse.
Springfield, Ill, Nov. a., ". Den
ton. Of Blooming gton, has sold his
saddle horse, DIR. Z to Col. May, Of
New Orleans. The consid ation was
$$2,25 80. which is probabl the highest
price ever paid for e saddle horse
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Celery Crot,pI, j Da I, mraged.

\ Wabash, Ind, Nov. diana cell
cry growers say the celery crop Of In
diana and Michigan is practically a.
failure. The plants were blighted and
killed by the hot, dry weather of Sep
stember. Indiana has many thousand
acres devoted ito the cultivation Of
celery. The same is true, Mr.. Glaser
says, Of the Kalamazoo district in
Michigan. s
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New Treaty with spain.

Washing gton, N oy. 10. The Spanish
minister, Duke d''Arcos, was among the
callers at the state department Thurs
day. IT is und derstood that the negotia-
1tions for the new treaty of friendship,
commerce and navigation have opened
at Madrid, and while not directly par
.ticipating the authorities here are ex-
changing views on the various features
Of the treat tY. 3 sts.g 5s:Ss II
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snya queen May Abdicate.

Frankfort-on-Main, Nov. II .-Ac-
#cording to q London; dispatch to a
Frankfort paper, tits quietly rumored
in the immed late entourage Of Queen
Victoria that her majesty has, deter
mined to abdicate the throne, and that
the first definite announcement Of her
intention will be made during the
coming visit of Emp illiam TO:
England Il ssS5ss s55S sJ sSs
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Angus. t a. Becker Hanged.

Chicago, Nov. August Beck
er. the butcher who murdered his
wife last January, was hanged shortly
after noon in the county Jail. His re-.
quest to be allowed to speak before
he died was granted, and his last
words to the public were to the effect
that George Sutterlin, his father-in-
law, was the murderer of Mrs. Becker
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Rie Fire in Aiemphi..

Memphis, Tenn, yov. 10. The plant
erss warehouse, the Woods-C Chickasaw.
company $ warehouse and the plant Of
the Louisiana Molasses company, lo-2
Gated in Tennessee. Huling and Tolbertt
streets, were destroyed by fire Thurs
day night. entailing. = losssof about
$3.50. 600.
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AnnOfntment f0r Fifer

Washing ton, Nov. The president
has appointed former Gov. Joseph w.
Fifer, OF Illinois, member of the In
terstate commerce commissio vice.
w. .. Calhoun resigned.
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Fire in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. Nov. 5. The extensive
grocers supply establishm ent Of the
! W.. w III onla CO.. $50 and "A East
Third street, was burned e sdsy night,
making a pss Of from$ SIS 900 to 500, ,0oO.s
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President DiAz, Daughter Weds.
City Of Mexico, n Nov. 9. he civil mar
riage of Miss Luz Diaz, daughter of
President Diaz, to Francisco Rinconon
Gallardo took place Wednesday evening
at the city residence of the president,
only the families of the contracting
parties being present. The religious.
ceremony will occur Fria ysiin the pri-s
yate chapel of Archbishop Alarcon. aS
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Bad Wreck In Ohio.

Toledo, o., Nov. 10. Thirteen persons
were seriously injured in a wreckon the
Michigan Central railroad between
Alexis, O.. and Vienna, Mich, at eight.
o'clock Thursday night. Passenger
train No. $40, leaving here at Z: 10 p. M,
was ditched, the entire train leaving
the track. Train wreckers spread the
rails and caused the disaster.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Every merchant in the city should
have an advertisement in our 4th of
July edItion-the issue of the 30th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

IL. B. Coss was down from Heller
Monday. J, Says there will be mighty
little wheat worth cutting between
Heller andsGreat Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Will Il. Bonner came up from
Newton the first of the week to visit
with old friends and relatives.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

G. r. BROKER and family, and j. a.
Bland left Saturday on an overland
trip down to Oklahoma, to visit rela-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Roy Kinney last week sold his
restaurant to VIM. Brunemeyer, and
left on Saturday morning for Toledo,
Ohio, where he will make his future
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23
YOU'LL FIND. 1T HERE.

i ~ ~ AA 4 IA -. = = AAAAA$
Rigging up header Barges is the
order of the day. s
Jake Gustin interviewed FIJI friends az
Ellinwood last Friday. 9- o..
! The sound of the carpenters hammer
makes music in the air. FoC -
Some men are prepariug'ito start
their headers next week.
The Ellinwood Leader seems to be
short few column rules 81 .,
Miss Nora Cook has quit dressmak-
ing and moved to the country.
Large shorthorn bull for sale: z -
F. G.. MCKINNEY.
:sg. @Geat Bend.
Herbert and Eva Clayton teane out
from Topeka last week. togyisit rela-
tives. + s,rcsz.rze,- -. >.
Elmer Galley was over from, Heisipg-
ton, Monday, looking after taxes and
things. re. - = "a ..s
The DEMoCkAT will dsspe an. extra
large illustrated, 4th,ofsduiy edition
on the 30th. + s ':Isys
Mrs. Jess Chappsi arrived the first
of the week, from Pueblo, to visit
friends in this city.
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Miss Julia Wesley has, been up FROM
Hutchinson the past few days, on a
visit to her mother. .--,r, nv --...-
A number of men In town! Saturday
looking for hands to@ploW corn aad
work through harvest. $40 A9<
VIII Il. Bonner came up from
Newton the first of the week to visit
wiih old friends and relatives.
Will EOwnsley who has been attend
ing Washburn college as, Topeka is.
home for summer vacation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Regular monthly meeting of the
Great Bend Fire Department one
week from tonight-the 30Ih.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Geo. II. Speck was down from
Galatia, Friday, and while in town had
the surgeons remove tumor from
hia meek
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Some men are prepariug''to start
their headers next week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Miss Nora Cook has quit dressmal
| ing and moved to the country :
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

! The sound of the carpenters hammer
makes music in the air. 81 -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

The Ellinwood Leader seems to b
short a few column rules.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

E. S. Leland, D. S. postoffice in
spector,s and SON in law of Judge
Tswnsley, arrived in the city Sunday
evening to make a friendly as we'll as
an official visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

The CIafiin Clarion printed very
neat 6alf-tone reproduction of the
recent freight wreck on the Mo.
Pacific Railway, a few miles east of
Claflin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

FoR SALE-About % acres of good
alfalfa. on the ground. Call on the
Great Bend Implement Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Large shorthorn bull for sale.
F. G.. MCKINNEY.
:frt. 5Geat Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

live EssSs 80 SHs aIa $3.50 u..s and II you
send this H.HSS SSSSSky 4onntatns we win
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Rigging up header barges rs the
order of the day. s
Jake Gustin interviewed friends a:
EllinwOOd last Friday. e7- -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Herbert and Eva Clayton lcane out
from Topeka last week. toeyisit rela-
tiVeS E s~~~rz,- .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Ed L. Tted and family. of Hutch
inson. spent Sunday visiting with
Louis Zutavern' s family
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

q rev weeks II 1t Is not fully developed
many miss their guess.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Wolf is about ready for occupancy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

A number of men In town; Saturday
looking for hands to~ploWp corn and
work through harvest. $40 aA6> =.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Elmer Galley was over from, Heisipg
ton, Monday, looking after taxes anC
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Joe Sprinkler was up from sEllin wood
Sunday to accompany his Workmen
brothers to church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

The DEMoCkAT will issue an extra
large. illustrated, ofSduye edition
Oh the 3Oth. re.:Isye -,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Miss Julia Wesley has been up FROM
visit to her mother. ,-.,r, ~ -..-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-26
ITO BE CONTINUED,
A NEW GHOST STORY.

Mystery Has Been Cleared Tn by the
Spook.
Dublin society has lately been start
led by a very astonishing story of the
supernatural, but the mystery has
been cleared up. Recently DR.. Wynne,
the Protestant Episcopal bishop of Kill
laloe, and his wife died suddenly on
the same day. says the New York Jour-
nal.
On the afternoon of this day lady
walking in one of the suburbs of Dub
lin met clergyman, whom she sup
posed to be the bishop, and inquired
for Mrs. Wynne. "She," was the reply.
lis dead, and" after a pause, 1.-THE
bishop. too, is Dead The lady was
quite overcome and on recovering her
self found that the clergyman, whom
she still believed to be the bishop, had
vanished. She Immediately went and
explained the mysterious occurrence
to well-known Irish Protestant digni-
tary, who is firm believer in SUPER
natural appearances. He said there
was no doubt that she had been &C.
corded an interview with the spirit of
the departed bishop.
The story was extensively circulated
in Dublin society, and was told to q
clergyman when visiting the family of
well-known Judge. why" said the
astonished cleric, Il am the bishops
ghost. A lady whom did not know
came up to me and asked mo how Mrs.
Wynne was. said she was dead and
that the bishop was also dead. The
lady naturally seemed greatly dis.
tressed and ! passed on" There Il
q very striking likeness between the
dead bishop and the clergyman foy
whom he was mistaken.