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THE BnIrlsm CASUALTIES,
Include the Names OF some or the
Distinguished Officers.

London. February 2l, 5:A7 p. m.-The
following dispatch has been rec iyed at
the war department from Lord Roberts:
Paardcberg, Tuesday. February 2O.--Be-
tween February &c and IS Major Gene al
Knox wounded; Major General Hector
Macdonald severely wounded and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Aldworth was Killed. Other
officers killed were Captains Wardlaw and
Newbury OF the Duke Of CORVALLIS Light
Infantry and Lieutenant Mcclure Of tie
Seaforth Hlgh.anaers, Ordeh ard Ne-vs
Of the YorA SHIRE regiment a-d Bright and
BaIlicton Of the oxioid Llght In alir}.
Then follows a list OF wounded 0 hce.s,
Including Colonel BJwlea Of tae Yorksni o
regiment. Colonel Carthew Y0rstoun OF
he Black Watch and Lieutenant j. c.
Mason. slightly; Captain II. NJ. Arnold,
dangerous y (b1th OF tham Canadiassj.
The war office adds that no deals OF The
fightlng have yet been received. The
casualties occurred IN hgat.ng near
Paardeberg.
la the Highland brigade sixteen officers
were wounded, including General He tor
Macdonald, Major Theon II. Maxwell OF
ths Block Watch (Royal HighlandersD,
brother OF Lord Fsrnham, and Lieu enant
Aekerg- ID uglass Of the ATgyl ard Slth-
erland High.an1ers, son Of RI Hon.
Aretas Akers- Douglass. fret commits Toner
Of works.
Lieutenant Colonel Aldwo-th command
ed the Second battalion Of the Duke Of
coruwsllis Light Infantry and had rem
derea distinguished services. General
Kaox commands the ThirteenLh brlga,e O.
the eixth division. Lieutenant Colonel W.
AIdworsh, D. S, o. (companion OF th'
DiHtir gl,shed Service or1erl, was bora at
Carr.stwshili. ireland, ana was the desI
son OF Colonel Robert AldEorth ]. Of
County Corr. He joined the Bed'ordshiTe
r. giu1snt IN 1874. passed the STAN college
| IA 1854. joinet the Burmese ex-
Evolutionary force in 1885. the Iziai ex-
4 pesit.sn IN 1882 and the Chitrsl relic
forces 10 1885; wss a. the storniing Of th'
| slalalznd AID in the action near KnaF
i was with the Tirsh expsiiticnary fore
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BRYAN AT JACKSONVILLE.
lie Addressed a Large and Entbus-
sastic Audience.

jacksonville. Fla. February 21-wl-
liam Jennings Bryan addressed an au-
dlence OF about 5000 people here tolisal.
The meeting was held in the oce1 air, A
high wind from the wet chi ed every-
body but the speaker, who sto d for near
ly two hours bareheaded, speaking wih
much vigOr and fire.
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Cn.nnItle. tn Ofncerr.

London, February 22.-An admit
tedIy incomplete list of the British
casualties gives nine officers killed,
tbirty-nine wounded ana one miss
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CRONJE'S OFFICIAL REPORT.
SAYS THE Loss or THE BRITISH
SUNDAY WAS HEAVY.
Fighting Lasted Late into the Even
ing ana Though nenten Back EN-
RIish Renewed the Attnck.

Pretoria, Monday. February ia por-
tion Of an official report OF General
Cronje, dated Sunday. February Is, has
given out as follows:
Yesterday morning about G o'clock,
while removing the lager near scsoltz
Mex we we're attacked by tho British.
The fighting lasted until 1880 in the even
Ing, Although, on the whole, the British
were driven bach, they each time rene we'd
the attack. The loss 10 the British must
have been considerable, Thus far the
Beers loss have been eight killed and
twelve wounded. This morning tho Brit
ISL shelled US with cannon. Chief Com
maudant Ferreiras force was too small
y etop the cavalry from entering Kim
Arley"
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WorkinGmen 10 Enter Politics.
Cleburne, Texas, February Ca work
ing mems club was organized last night
The club is composed o: -s.cS labor men,
and 1t is the pui pose of the club to enter
politics to endeavor to elect men friendly
TO the cause of organized labor.
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Te,u. Hor.es for south Africa.

san Angelo. Texas, February Ill
Claude Arson. rsnchman of this coun-
ty, inst returned from England. is buying
500 head of horses here for the British
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1SaT-9S ard took part IN the action at tho
Sempagha Pass, the action at the Arhansa
Pass, the operations against the Klanl.
Khol ChaukaniS and the operations in
the Bazaar valley.
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BRYAN AND sEwALL.
The Man from Maine Waiting TO See
the NcbrnslSnn.

Atlanta, February 2l--Hon. Arthur Sew
all Of Bath. Me-. candidate for vice presi-
dent on the ticket With Mr.. Bryan In 1896.
is at the Aragon hotel in this city. Mr..
sewall IL here 10. see Mr.. Bryan, who
will arrive In Atlanta Friday.
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BEsIBGED LADYsMITu.

No Confirmation of Rumor stating
Investment Ia Lifted.
London, February 2l.-At a meeting OF
the town council of Windsor this morning
it was announced that news has reached
Windsor castle that Ladysmith had been
relieved The announcement was received
with immense enthusiasm and shouts of
Bravo Bulier!"
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Pretoria, February 2O.--otncial reports
have been received as followsi
Commandant steyn says that Saturday
February H. and Sunday February 49,.
near Foodooes Rand he found the British
who tried 10 encompass General Cronie's
lager, and drove them of. They fought
until late Sunday evening Tho Beers ha l
one man killed and one wounded and
captured booty and twenty-one captured
horses and mules. General DE witt says
that on Sunday afternoon he arrived be-
fore Paardeburg and Foodooes Rand, In
which vicinity there had been heavy firing
since Monday, The Boer loss was two
men killed and four wounded. The fight
lasted until late in the evening.
London. February 2l.--A curlou. dis
patch from Pretoria. dated Tuesday. Feb
ruary 90. announces that commandlnt
Ferrera was Killed February 10, adding
that his death was believed to be the re-
suit of an accident.
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]. CHILL CURE,

.vcp TEXAS. February II. 1900.
49, 70. Houston. Texas.
" Wnt .hinment OF one gross OF X l.
r-leul med med ME In good shape. am
<.4r re- e leader out OF II. because
b. e, satisfaction. and is a Won
n Wiz VIZ sor this climate. and has the
I rew~ both dealer and consumer.
swy TATE nah,TE CITY DRUG STORE.
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London. February 2l.--The fumor of the
relief of Ladysmlth has again been cur
rent on the Berlin and London bolrses.
Though II is quite possible the report is
true. there is no news corroborating thu
rumor.
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pR VIM. I'll. goldman,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
soons a0l and 800 Kiam building.
s'u'' hours' q. m. to - M. 2 to o. IN.


BS,,ss alston. February 2l.-Forecast for
Eilsda! and Friday.
sfs,lv isAas-Fair Thursday and Friday;
NIX, WINDS, becoming variable.
IA and Indian Territory-Fair Thurs
tshbIs friasy; westerly winds, becoming
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Loudon, February 2t.-Beriin evidently
believes the report that General cronlo
is surrounded. as large German buying
occurred on the stock exchange toiny
News has so often reached the continental
capitals ahead OF England It is 2ossl a.
that the reports are,erue.
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Lordon February 22.-The Daily Mail
prints ;he follow ng dispatch from Ma c.
king. dated Tuesday. February 90: 9Th
houses in the womans laager are riidled
with bullets, Notwithstanding the Roct
promises. a wman who was staldln :
with sucklirg child was shot tn oIgh the
breast while among 400 w5men AMI chill
dren. An explosive 94-pounder ehsll burst
in the lager a piece hXing itself Ia the
spine of a 9-year-5ld boy"
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London. February 21.-The president Of
the board of trade, R. C, Richie. IN behalf
OF the cabinet, announced in the house Of
commons at 9 O'Clock this evening that the
governniant had no news that I.adysmltb
had been relieved.
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nohR NrwsrArERs
Publish DiGercnt Accounts from the
English Dispatches.

London, February 22--The Daily Mail
has the following dispatch from Lourenzo
Marquee, dated February q:
"Boer Newspapers dated February 10,
report that General DSwet Won a Brill
liant victory over the British troops at
Modder river General Dutuit reports be-
ing defeated by the British cavalry col
umn which got into Kimberley. He re-
treated to Rlverton. sixteen m.les north
of Kimberley with all his guns lost and
seven men killed
According to the same papers General
Cronje succeeded in getting through a
message to KoGeyfontein TO the Beers
that he is holding all his possessions and
that the Boer Gordon Is around Kimberley
again. The Beers expect a geaeral en-
gagement on the Tugelo. All is quist in
Ladysmith.
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government and has representatives at
Kerrvllle and other points
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General Observations.

|,,.s' taken by the United States
IA ~ bureau at all stations at D. M.
meridian time. yesterday:
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Capotown. February FLA special cor
respondent of the Cape Argus says: Cen
eral CronIo is surrounded at Paardeb re-
drift. hut is Offering stubborn resist
ance. The British are Smelling the Beers
vigorously and expect to capture the whole
forco
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cRoNJE's POSITION.
Private Telegram from Rcrlin Says
lie In Surrounded.

lie In Surrounded.
London, February FLA private tele-
gram received here from Berlin thi,
afternoon declares that General cronjo
Is in had position, hearing out yestar-
days Berlin rumor that General Cronle
was surrounded and that time limit had
been given him within which 30 caplt'
ulate.
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Now Is the Time

We offer our services, backed
by long experience il the factorag,
business.
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Berlin. February 21.-The Tageblatt
publishes special dispatches fram Brussels
which say the Transvaal legation there an
nounces tiat all the Beers are evaeuating
Natal, tn ir posi- ions ~ that colony being
no long tenabie General Jouhert. Il IS
added. has ordered the concentration o.
all the available forces to oppose Lor
Roberts The siege OF Ladysmith, II Is
further announced, will be raised and IL IS
expected General Butler win enter the
town al the end OF the week.
London, February 2i.-The rumor Of the
relief Of Lsdysuith created nomentary
jubilation, which was followed by deluge
q questions at all the ofhcial points in an
endeavor 10 ascertain the truth. While
the uncertainty was al rs height, de
tachment of yeomsnry visited the rnensinn
house and crowds gathered on report
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REAL ESTATE AGENT SUED.
Mrs. Mary Burns Brings Action Against
Charles S. Scoville.

| Mrs Mary Burns Brings Action Against
| Charles S. Scoville.
! Constable Peter J. McNerney yester-
| day attached the body of Charles s.
Scoville, real estate dealer in the HUI
binger building in Chapel street, in
| suit brought by Mary J. Burns against
| Scoville for $500 damages.
| There are several allegations In the
complaint against Mr.. Scovlle. 1t is
claimed that acting as agent for Mrs.
Burns he charged up for repairs on her
property sums much larger than the
actual cost of repairs. Artisans mem
toned in regard to these repairs are the
Connecticut Concrete company, and Ira
Bird, painter. LEA.
Attorney Charles B. Matthewman Is
counsel for Mrs. Burns.
Mr.. Scoville denies the allegations in
the writ in the following communica-
ton:
AS the evening papers have contained
a statement of suit brought against
me by Mary J. Burns, desire to say
that the statements contained In the
writ are entirely false.
/ received for services for Mrs. Burns
the sum Of 800, the amount agreed
upon, and paid to me upon her order.
This was not money retained by me,
but a part of a check Of $113.S7 paid me
by Charles K. Brown by her direction,
the 1887 being for cash expended, and
the 500 for services, as per bill rem
dered to her. Aside from that, after
paying certain bills for her, there re-
manned in my hands the sum of $500.
I made an appointment with her to
come to my office, receive my report,
and take her money, on December /,
1899. She failed to come, and I wrote
requesting her to make an appointment
that would suit her convenience, as l
was anxious to get the matter closed
up and off my hands, and wished to
pay over to her the balance.
The allegations Of the complaint are
utterly false and without the shadow of
an excuse. As for being under arrest
for several hours, the officer told me
he had the writ and I made an APP
pointment with him for time and
place when I would give him bond, and
he came and got it.
Charles S. Scoville.
New Haven, Conn, Feb. 1, 1900.
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CITY COURT CASES.

Samuel Speed, colored, of Is Web
ster street, who was arrested for SELL
ing liquor without a license at an al
legged CLUB room" in the Lamar
block. Speed was arrested Sunday
last for running policy game In the
same place. He pleaded in the city
court yesterday morning that he had a
government liquor license, and 1t had
been represented to him that that
was sufficient to enable him to lawful
ly pursue his business Of running a
club. Judge Dow imposed the mini
mum penalty of $40 and costs.
Thomas Kelly was fined $115 and costs
for striking his mother-in-law and
sister-in law.
In the charge of theft against Gather
inc Sullivan, aged twelve, arrested
some time ago for stealing several ar
ticles of jewelry from Emma Bill of
Scranton street, judgment was sus-
pended and the industrial school COM
plant against her nolled. The child is
now left to the case of her parents.
A penalty of $40 and costs or sixty
days in Jail was imposed on Fred G.
Gardner, alias Grant, for the theft OF
an overcoat from a boarding house on
College street two weeks ago. He was
given until February to pay the fine.
Harry Jackson and Augustus Alex
ander pleaded guilty to gaming and
were each fined IS and costs.
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INTERNATIONAL SILVER co.

Dividends Expected to be Permanent.
President William H. Watrous Of the
William Rogers Manufacturing COM
pany, and Samuel L. Barbour of the
Barbour Silver Plate company, both of
Hartford both directors in the Inter-
national Silver company, attended the
meeting of the board in New York
Tuesday. The president of the Inter
national, Samuel Dodd of Meriden
presided at the meeting. There were
fourteen directors present. The In
ternational, which is composed of six
teen old companies, including the Will
liam Rogers Manufacturing company
and the Barbour Silver company has
made a satisfactory showing for the
first year in which it has been in OBJ
Grafton.
The directors took no action as to
continuing dividends further than to
fix the first days Of April, July, Octo-
Der and January as the dates for MAX
ing such payments. Charles Fl. Ham
ilton, third vice president of the COM
pany, however, said on this point: THE
declaration of the dividend to-day
means that regular payments have
been begun on the preferred stock. as
we would not begin dividends unless
we expected to continue them"
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AGED GYPSY QUEEN DEAD.
Great Funeral Ceremony to be Held ir
New Jersey Camp.

Great Funeral Ceremony to be Held in
New Jersey Camp.
Elizabeth, N. j., Feb 1.-The Evans
gypsy camp near the Newark road at
the city line, became place of mourn
ing yesterday through the death Of the
gypsy queen, Sadie Evans. She was
said to be los years old She died from
old age.
She was born in England and came to
America fifty years ago. She Travelled
extensively in this country and amass-
ed large fortune. She was held in
great reverence by members of her own
band and all gypsies throughout Eng
land and America. Her counsel and ad-
vice were sought eagerly.
Two years ago her husband, Robert,
died and was buried in Evergreen GEM
etery Elizabeth. She will be laid beside
him with much ceremony, probably on
next Saturday. She leaves a son. Ed
ward, fifty-seven years old, who will in
herit her wealth.
A guard was placed about her tent
last night, and not a light was to be
seen about the camp. Barking Of dogs
was hushed by members of the band,
who sought the animals with clubs
and whips kilograms were sent to all
the bands of gypeies in the United
States and Europe. 1t is expected that
hundreds Of the nomads will attend the
funeral.
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WAREHOUSE CO.'S DEFAULT.
A Committee for Bondhoolders De-
creasine Net Earnings

creasing Net Earnings.
| New York, Feb. 1.-The Brooklyn
Wharf and Warehouse company to-
day failed to pay the semi-annual in
terest on it's S17500,000 first mortgage
bonds, and it was announced that Fred
eric P. Olcott, Frederic Cromwell, Adj
rian Iselin, jr., Walter e. Oakman,
Henry Redfeld, and George w. Young
at the request of holders Of large
amounts Of the bonds, had consented
to act as bondholders' committee.
This committee has asked bondhold-
ers to deposit their bonds and all I'M
paid coupons with the United States
Mortgage and Trust Company on or
before February 2S. and will advance
on each bond So deposited $25, the
amount OF the semi annual coupon due
to-day.
The Prospectus of the Wharf and
Warehouse Company, Issued in 1895,
reckoned that the net earnings of the
thirty-one individual companies to be
consolidated had been $1,65O,000 in the
preceding year 1t was also estimated
that $150,000 could be saved in operat-
ing expenses and the profit increased
by more strictness in the application Of
rates According to the annual re-
ports of the company, its annual net
earnings since that time have not only
been less than $1,650,000, but have de-
creased from year to year. until in
the fiscal year ending yesterday, accord
Ing to estimates made to-day by direc-
tors in the company, they have fallen to
$750,O00 or lower, or less than one half
the net receipts before consolidation.
The subjoined table is based on the
annual reports of the two past years
and the estimate referred to for the
year ending January 81, 1900.:
Gross earnlngs-1898, 5000, 1856; 1899,
81, 16s, 1897.
Net after expenses and taxes 1898,
81, 042, 074; 1899, sSO6,273; 1900, $750000.
Interest-1sss, $S75,00o; 1899, $S75,oOO;
1900, ss75,ooo.
Surplus 1898, s1s7,o74; 1899, 1868, 727;
1900, 1925, 900.
The decline is attributed chiefly to
the company's grain business. Net
earnings in the grain department for
the year ending January 81, 1899, were
$98,&1 less than in the previous year.
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Charles H. Day of Whitneyville,
Conn, has written for Norman T.. Mum
ros Golden Hours juvenile serial call
ed Hi Van Amburgh, Elephant Per
former and Lion Trainer 1t will be
published in ten installments and goes
back to the early days of American tent
shows, and even before, when elephants
We're exhibited IN barns at a York shil-
ling admission. During Mr.. Days ca
reer as circus agent he once advertise
ed the old Van Amburgh show and
Herewith obtained the data for the tale,
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SPANISH TROPHY ARRIVES.
To be Placed on East Rock in Front O
the Soldiers Monument

To be Placed on East Rock in Front of
the Soldiers Monument.
The bronze cannon given by the fed
eral government to the city arrived at
the Starin dock yesterday. The COM
mittee in charge of the affair has decid-
ed to locate the cannon on East Rock
in front of the soldiers monument The
gun is ten feet long and weighs $500
pounds. 1t is unmounted. 1t was cap
tured in Cuba during the war with
Spain.
Henry Il Blake, president of the park
commission, said that it had been plan
ned to set the gun for the present in
front of the soldiers monument I'VE
expect later to get carriage for it and
if the cannon is in good condition we in
tend to fire salutes from it on the
Fourth of July and other occasions in
the future" said Mr.. Blake.
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ed a petition in bankruptcy, will be
held at the Office of Referee Newton at
o'clock p. m. February IL. AT that
time the unattached chooses in action
will be sold and the final and only div
idend declared.
Alexander Bouffard, merchant Of
Waterbury, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy with Referee Newton The
schedule shows that his liabilities are
$10,42039, and his assets practically
nothing In his schedule he states that
his unsecured claims amount to &c.
920.39. On notes and bills the claims
amount to $780, He, has no cash and
what assets he possesses are exempt
under the bankruptcy law.
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HILLHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL CHIC
PTTS CTTTR

The second annual entertainment and
dance given under the auspices of the
Hillhouse Chorus club will be held in
Warner hall Friday evening, February
20. The committee is composed of Miss
Mabel A. S. Pratt, director; Miss Maude
S. Kelly, manager; Louis II. Levy, as
sistant manager; Miss May L. Balbier
secretary and treasurer.
The first part of the programme in
cludes selections by the Hillhouse Cho-
rus club. THE Bonny Blue Sea- the
new cong by George Chadwick Stock,
will be sung for the first time by the
popular soprano, Mrs. j. j. Koran. Miss
Susie Coe, pupil of Mary Dudley Burk,
will entertain the audience with read
ings and recitation6.
A farce given by the Fair Haven
Dramatic club will constitute the sec
ond half of the programme, after Which
dancing will follow. An orchestra will
furnish the music for programme of
fourteen danees.f
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SUIT OVER AN ELEVATOR.

The elevator in the Hotel Davenport
is the cause of law suit which was
tried In the superior court before Judge
George w. Wheeler yesterday. The
elevator was contracted for by Charles
E. Cruttenden, the owner of the build
ing, with Albro-Clem Elevator COM
pany of Philadelphia. The contract
price was $1,000, $500 of which, the bal
ance of account, is being sued for. The
defendants claim that the machine Is
not all as represented.
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Griggs-Why, what's the matter,
man? riggs-Proitly called me an ass;
and he called me that right to my face.
Griggs (soothingly)- That's nothing.
i've heard him call you worse things
behind your back.--Boston Transcript
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IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
Consolidated RAILROAD CLAIMS
INTER EST ON Il JUDGMENT.

Ansonia Power Company Appcais-Ho o.
tel Elevator the Cause of Law Suit
wilcox Hoirs Agrec-Banks uptcy Mat
ters-City Court Cases.
Judge George w. Wheeler yesterday
gave hearing to Watrous & Day and
Wooster, Williams e. eager on the
claim of the former, who are counsel
for the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company, that in
terest should be paid from the date the
repairs were made by the railroad on
the track damaged by the defective
sluiceway of the Ansonia Land and
Power company. Judge Wheeler has
rendered a judgment of $3,77O.24 for the
railroad, and the latter also claims in
terest. The judge took the papers
without giving a decision. Notice of
appeal to the supreme court was filed
by the counsel for the defendant.