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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
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Probability that the ministers viii not
Agree-coneer Instructed NOT 20
Insist ON Impossible Condi-
tfons-WiId War Scare.

Washington. d. c., Nov. "a
The state department, so far,
has heard nothing from Minister
Conger respecting the impasse
reported to have been reached
by the foreign ministers yester-
day at Pekin. In fact save a
brief expression respecting the
insufficiency of the punishments
proposed by the Chinese govern
ment to be inflicted on the res
ponsiole leaders of the Boxer
movement, Mr.. Conger has not
communicated with the depart
ment for more than a week.
Without taking issue with Mr..
Conger respecting the matter OF
punishments, the state depart
ment has earnestly ad vised him
not to insist on impossible con-
ditions in the negotiations.
An interesting problem is sug-
ested by the possibility. which
today is almost a probability,
that the ministers representing
the powers at Pekfn can not
reach an agreement. If Russia
France and the United States
should accept the German idea,
as seconded by the British rep
resentative, much would depend
on Japan; and even some of the
lesser powers represented at
Pekin by ministers might have
great power of swaying the pro,
ceedings of the council.
The impression scenes to be
that if majority of the minis
ters, or perhaps even one of the
representatives of a great power,
withholds assent to the agree
ment, then the whole undertak.
ing fails. and there must be
either fresh negotiations directly
between the home governments
10 the effort to agree on new
basis of action, or the powers
must proceed to deal with the
Chinese situation singly, or in
groups, the latter contingency
having been provided for in the
German British agreement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
A WILD WAR SCARE.

Kroonspruit, Orange River
Colony, Nov. 24.-Gen. Bruce
hamilton's column arrived here
yesterday after securing the
Llndley and Hebron districts.
The troops brought in a number
of prisoners. The latter relate
remarkable assurances they re-
celved at Thabanchu from Gen.
DeWet, a fortnight G.. DeWet
they say urged the burghers tC
hold out to Dec. 10, when sal
the British were going home
He added that the British had
the permission of Russia to fight
for a year only; that Queen Vic
toria was at Capetown, whittier
she had fed to escape the Chi
nese who had captured half OF
England; that Gen. Botha ha6
driven the British out of the
Transvaal and had taken Pier
maritzburg; that DeWet himself
was fighting in Cape Colony
burning farms and that Lore
Roberts wounded by three bull
let's, had been taken to Heilbrou
to die and had been buried there
beneath the town hall.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

ID II Thomas, Graham.
10 Smart, ALMA.
r T wallace, Provence
nj. Harrell, Ravia.
r. nj Brannum, Graham.
D P Fairchild, Ravls:
Miss Nora Smith, MARQUEE, Tex.
Mrs Kate Burton, -Marysville, Tex
IN Deane, Orinne.
q w Fannin, Keller.
D u Melton, Berwyn.
A N Wright, Berwyn.
r B Cummings, Ryan.
{ B FIndley, Woodford.
s A Bales, Hird.
8 A Teel, Hird.
r l. Teel, Hird.
Ut Teel, Hird.
r r Jones, Justin, Tex.
FL Trimmer, Lone Grove.
Mrs Eva Ford, Moiave, Cal.
W Ray, Brock.
Emma Potes, Nebo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
Enrolling Cherokee Commission.

Vinita, /. T., Nov. 24.-The
Dawes commission quit enrolling
citizens of the Cherokee nation at
Chelsea today on account of small
pox and is moving to Tahlequah.
where work will be resumed
next Monday and continue until
December %, 1900. The commits
sion will commence work on the
Cherokee rolls of Muskogee on
January 8, 1901, for an indefinite
time. Early next spring the COM
mission will begin the work of en-
rolling the Cherokee freedmen al q
continue during the spring and
summer, making dates at Fort
Gibson, Wan, Vlnita, Chelsea and
other points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
ARDMoRE, SUNDAY, Nov. %.
CITY OWNERSHIP.

For more than two weeks the
city of Denison, Tex, which
boasts a population of $4,000 peo-
pie, has been in darkness. A
private corporation has been fur
nishing light until fortnight ago,
when on account of a failure to
close a contract with the city coun-
ell the light was shut off, leaving
the city in total darkness. The
failure of the council and light
company to enter into a new con-
tract is due to inability to agree
npon a sch dale of rental rates.
Ten miles distant from Denison
is Sherman, Tex, a city which
owns and operates its own electric
light and waterworks system. The
Sherman Register taking cogniz
ance of the deplorable condition
of its sister city, states the eondi-
tion and draws comparison be-
teen the two cities which cannot
fail to be of interest to parties
seeking light upon the municipal
ownership question. The Regis
ter says:
'Denison has 81 street lamps
rented at a cost of about Sc, 900
per year and has been paying $11,-
900 annual on 121 fire plugs.
Sherman has 90 street lights
and Isl fire plugs and the revenue
deriyed from the same more than
pays the running expenses.
The Register figures that tax
ing fire protection and street lights
as a basis of calculation. city
ownership gives Sherman over IS
per cent. more street light service
and 25 per cent. more fire prctec-
ton than Denison, for $18,O 900 less
than it costs Denisor; that is. the
service costs Denison $17, 900 per
year and Sherman has net rev.
enus of at least ST., 800"
The comparison afforded by the
two Texas cities will undoubtedly
apply to almost any other two
cities where municipal and private
ownership are in vogue. Natural
conditions must necessarily be
about the same, as Denison and
Sherman are in the same county
and only ten miles distance from
each other. Municipal utilities
can be operated as cheaply IN one
as in the other, and the only ad-
vantage one place has over ttG
other lies in the progressiveness OF
the people.
Leaving out the question of de-
STABILITY. it stands to reason that
q city can operate any public util.
ity to better advantage to the peo.
pie than q private corporation
The city has the same advantage
as the corporation in the matter oi
expense of operation, and does mo-
have the salaries of officers of tht
corporation to pay, nor the neces
sity of paying dividends on stock
It can employ as competent hell
as the corporation. giving consum
ers equally as efficient service ant
saving to them that go to the cor
poration for the gracious privilegv
OF performing public function.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will
quickly heal the worst burns and
scalds and not leave q scar. 1t can
be applied to cuts and raw surfaces
with prompt and soothing effect.
Use it for piles and skin diseases.
Beware of worthless counterfeits.
City Drug Store w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

Many people are suffering fsarfully
from indigestion or dyspspsia, when
one single bottle OF Herbine would
bring about q prompt and perman-
ent cure. A few doses will do more
for a weak stomach than aprolonged
course of any other medicine. Price,
30 cents. w. B. Frame, City Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
BELTON.

Tenderness or>aching in the small
of the back is q serious symptom.
The kidneys are suffering. Take
Prickly Ash Bitters at once. 1t is q
reliable kidney remedy and system
regulator and will cure the trouble
before it developes its dangerous
stage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

Both makers and circulators of
counterfeits commit fraud. Honest
mer will not deceive you into buy
ing worthless counterfelts of De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salye. The
original is infallible for curing piles,
sores, eczema, and all skin diseases.
City Drug Store. W. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

An old farmer says coyote s
should not be killed. as they thin
out the rabbits, and rabbits are
more destructive than coyotes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

W. NJ. MelIette, chairman of the
republican committee of Indian
Territory. is being worried to death
by republican Office seekers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
Attention, Stockmen.

By order of the executive COM
mittee it is hereby announced that
the meeting of the Territory
Stockmen's association will be held
in Ardmore ON Saturday. Dec. /.
MATT WOLFE, Pres.
n n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

The town cow this morning
makes her bow to the people of
Ardmore as an. issue in local poll
tics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

An exchange figures it up thusly:
From a bushel of corn the dis
tillers get four gallons OF whisky,
which retails at $16.SO. The far.
mer gets % cents, the United
States government gets 81 40, the
railroad company gets 81. the man.
facturer gets 81. the drayman gets
Is cents. the retailer gets 81, the
customer gets drunk, the wife gets
hungry, the children get rags, and
the politician gets office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
Weather Forecast,

The forecast for Indian Territory
today is generally fair.
Weather conditions. Rain is
falling generally from the west gulf
states northwestward to the Ohio
valley, under the storm area now
central over southern Arkansas;
heavy rains being reported from
Arkansas and Louisiana.
Partly cloudy weather prevails
northward and northwestward of
storm era under a high barometer
area, now central over Manitoba.
Conditions indicate fair and cool
weather until Monday.
Just arrived. A shipment of
iron beds. They are as cheap as
you can buy wood beds.
AKERs & RUSSELL,
The house furnishers, West Main
street, Ardmore, 25tf dsw
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

Do you want a business educa-
tion?-then go to Hargrove Busi-
ness college. 25d&wtf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

Prickly Ash Bitters can be depend
ed on to cure the kidneys, corrects
the urine. strengthens the stomach
and relieves backache,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

Words Whispered IN Our Ear From
Inland Towns In the Territory
This Afternoou.

SPRINGER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fox went
to Ardmore today.
EARL.
Mrs. DIR. Heflin has returned
from Decatur. accompanied by her
sister, Miss Doda Harding.
Mr.. Gibbons of Cobtown is here.
CHAGRIs.
MIR. Thomas Of Fort Smith,
Ark, is here.
John Creel will teach the fall
term of school at this place.
MARIETTA.
Mrs. A. g. M. Lay went to
Gainesville this morning.
Cole and Kelley will ship two
car loads of hogs to Gainesville
today.
There is quite crowd In town
today and the merchants are doing
a big business.
Messrs. Reasoner of Texas are
here, the guest of their brother.
w. j. Cook and family of Mari
eta are visiting the family of w.
P. Thompson.
PROVENCE.
DIR. Mccoy will leave this after
noon for st. Louis, where he will
enter a medical college.
Mr.. Mayo will open up a stock
of drugs soon.
Mr.. Holly suffered quite a seri-
Gus accident ON the 21st. His
horse fell with him aud dislocated
his arm.
TIsHOMINGo.
The w. O. w. meets tonight.
w. o. Harris went to Emet last
night.
S. C. Treadwell went to Durant
yesterday.
Will Evans of Reagan is in town.
REAGAN.
Billy Blanton of .Ardmore and
Lawson of Davis stayed at the
Cottage hotel last night.
The mill race of Mr.. Quaid' s
gin gave way yesterday, causing
about 81, 900 damage.
There was a literary entertain
ment at the school house last night.
A cold blizzard struck here
about 6 O'Clock last light.
BELTON.
Miss Annie Davenport of Con-
nerville is here today.
Rev. Muncrief, Tom Epperson
Henry Nash returned from Ard
more last night.
We had quite a sleet here this
morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

x Lennon, sulphur
M Brown, Dougherty.
II Dubuc, Dougherty.
E Underwood. Hennepin.
JL Norwood, Davis.
DF Ellis, Davis.
w Nj Moore. Davis.
First Natl Bank, Davis.
Mrs A F Rawlings, Davis.
Louis Nivouche, Davis.
JD Looper, Sulphur.
JH Hamilton, Sulphur.
JO Blycker, Sulphur.
l n Renfro, Sulphur.
Cy Leeper, Sulphur.
81 e Weems, Sulphur.
JW Conner, Pontotoc.
ST Campbell, Sulphur.
JP White, Sulphur.
T A Maxwell, Sulphur.
B E Trone, Sulphur.
CJ Webster, Sulphur.
FN Hefiin, Mill Creek.
w O Garrett, Mill Creek.
DR. r B Looney, Mill Greek.
JJ Blake, Mill Greek.
DrauRhon & Sons, Hickory.
Fred Cooner, Mill Greek.
8 e Perkins, Winfield, La.
Ida Smart, Lamasco, Texas.
McClusky & Son, Dayis.
e N Kelley, Davis.
Box & Coker, Sulphur.
o B Townsley, Sulphur.
DR. o Wood, Sulphur.
w B Campbell, Sulphur.
@ Passenger, Sulphur.
DIR L Borden, Sulphur.
T A Martin, Mill Greek.
] A Roddy, Mill Creek.
VII Bashong, Mill Greek.
E W Wilson, Mill Creek.
G T Tarpler, Mill Greek.
Tom Stewart, Mill Greek.
JC Wright, Mill Greek.
A s Littleton, Mill Greek.
N B Bond, Mill Greek.
Frank Gallyon. Troy.
W.T. Morgan, Mill Greek.
in McLendon, Mill Creek.
JW Dear, Mill Greek.
JE Agee, Hickory.
@ B Smith Hickory.
w Buckett, Rolf.
Heathman & Bunyard, Rolf.
@ r Collins, Rolf.
TW Heron, Stonewall.
B U Webb. Petersburg.
] III Bratcher, Ardmore.
G w Allen, Berwyn.
Q E Wyatt, RavIa.
M w Wyatt, Woodbine, Texas.
J R Bondurant. Ardmore.
II @ Allen, Brock.
John Wee, Colbsrt.
Thos Torgison, Ardmore.
JC Boucher, Ardmore.
@ A Lynn, Wheeler.
q @ Davis, Lone Grove.
Jack Johnson, Berwyn.
wv Holder, Cornish.
Ming Prater, Atlee.
James Tobey, Mill Creek.
r A Locker, Nebo.
L B Evans, Cumberland.
SW Browning, Vaughn.
F III Strickland, Graham.
ON Wallace, Fayetteville.
w 8 Bradley, Novice, Tex.
Mrs M J Maxey, Wichita Falls, T
G P Anderson, Granite, Okla.
Ned LandermiIk, Sardis, Tex.
Buck Paul, Pauls Valley.
Mark Bean, Mcmillan.
J II Spillers, Marsden.
JIM Hendricks, Foster.
fJW Hawkins, Terral.
W N Brady, Purcell.
A A Caldwell, Milo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
The DOCTOR IS REBF !
Three months
services free.
.Dr.J.C.DYSAR9
The Eminent Specials.

at the urgent solicitation OF a
number Of patients under his ts.
ment In Ardmore, has estabIishsSl
permanent off1ce in this city.
This eminent specialist has do.sa..
to give his services ENTIRELY 60 sQ -
three months (medicine excenfeS,i -. :.
all invalids who call upon him
treatment between now and NJ .of
ber /. These services cnnsIst ~ ~
only OF consultation, examinatio, -. -
advice, but also of all minor snrosa., -
operations. The object in nnrInVst
this course is to become ranidiv 49,
personally acquainted with the 49, 49,
and afflicted, and under no cond;sssxs ~
whatever will any charge De madSssal
services rendered for three InontSs
to all who call before Decemha.' !,
Therefore the most humble in cirrn,..'' /
stances can avail themselves m ~
services Of this eminent Specialize
The Doctor treats all forms of Al,
eases and deformit;es, and guarantss.
cure IN every case he undeftakss'
At the first interview a thorou0h :.
animation is made, and if incnrsS.
you are frankly and kindly tod -
also advised against spending Sc,,
money for useless treatment.
Male and Female Weakness N.
tarrh and Catarrhal Deafness 49,
Rupture, Piles, Cancers, Goitre anS
all diseases of the Rectum are po~I.
lively cured by his new treatment
M nIDI Tnu nva.n,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

The following are the prevailing
quotations on the local market, and
will be changed daily as the market
fuctuates:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
No External
Symptoms

The blood may be in bad condition,
yet with no external signs, no akin
eruption or sores to indicate il. The
symptoms in such cases being q variable
appetite, poor digestion, an indescribable
weakness and nervousness, loss of flesh
and a general rundown condition of the
system-clearly showing the blood has
lost its nutritive qualities, has become thin
and watery. 1t is in just such cases that
S. S. S. has done some Of it, quickest and
most effective work by building up the
hlnad lnadasasnppiyizgxheeism<nts3.ekizR
10 make It strong aud vigorous.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

Indian Agent o. A. Miller says
he is not renting Indian lands for
agricultural purposes. and has no
authority to do so.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
GRAIN.

HIDES AND WOOL.
Green hides, Sc; dry hides, 10 O..
Wool. 10 to IL l-2c
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

Average price. .....-.... 800 to o IS
Receipts I60 bales.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

- PrOVEs aN unces Strength
returns. and nervousness vanishes as new
rich pure blood once more circulates
Through all parts of -the system
SIS s. Is the only purely vegetable
blood purifier known. II contains no min
erals whatever. Send for our free book
on blood and skin diseases and write our
physicisus for any inforlnstion or advice
wanted No charge for medical advice.
rHE sWaFT SPECIFIC Co. ATLANTA. a.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
LOCAL MARKETS.

o. F. HALEY, Sec.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25

Ny wife used sew
eral bottles of s. S. s.
as q blood purifier and
10 tone up a weak and
emaciated system, with
very marked effect by
way of improvement.
Owe regard Il q
great tonic and blood
purifier. u. r. DUFF,
Princeton, No.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
DR.. ]. CARLTON DYSLpT

Office hours from 9 a. m. to osnn
Rooms !, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, in Hardr
Building, opp. Wilmington Hotel
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-30

Arguments on the motions for new trials
and arrest of judgment in the cases of
Frank w. Funk and Benjamin II. Smell.
both convicted OF murder, and sentenced
to be hanged on May II. will be heard in
the Court of Appeals for the District to-
morrow. Possibly no criminal cases which
have been tried in the District have created
such great public interest as these. Smell,
| it will be remembered, killed thirteen
year-old Lizzie Weisenberger, at the home
| of her parents, on the Bladensburg Road,
on the morning of August last, while she
was asleep in her bed and Funk killed
William II. Brooks, at his home, 91i
Twenty Street northwest, on June
| %. 1898.
II is understood that the attorneys for
both Smell and Funk have decided TO ap-
ply to the Supreme Court Of the United
States for writs of certiorari, asking that
tribunal to review the evidence and law
in these cases in tie event that the Court
of Appeals afirms the Judgment OF the
Supreme Court of the District.
What grounds will be advanced as suffi-
cient reason for the granting of writ of
certloraTl IN the case OF Smell has
not been stated In the event
that the Court of Appeals refuses a
new trial in the case of Funk his attor-
neys claim that there are several points
of law and questions of evidence on which
the supreme Court Ct the United States
should give an opinion For instance il is
claimed that during the trial of the case
one of the jurors became disqualified by
reason of his passing the legal age SER
vice, which the law prescribes shall be be-
tween the age of twenty-one and sixty-five
years. The trial continued for ten days
and on the fifth day the juror referred TO
reached his sixty-flfth year. II is also
claimed that additional testimony tending
to prove an alibi for Funk has been dis
covered since his trial. This evidence, how
ever it is contended by the Government is
only accumulative, other testimony of the
same nature being offered at the trial
Arguments on motions for new trials in
the cases CT William Stump, Nelson Vale
and Arthur Landon. the last two colored
will be heard this morning in Criminal
Court No. ] by Justice Clabaugh. Stump
was convicted of manslaughter. the killing
of James Lee, colored. and Vale and Lam
don were convicted of murder. the former
of killing Alexander Jackson, and the lat
ter of killing Henry Bradley, both colored. |
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-30
BIRTH OF ODD FELLOWSHIP.
Commemorative Services AT the First
Preshyterian Church.

| Special services concentrating the
birth of Odd Fellowship we're held yester-
| day morning at the First Presbyterian
| Church on Four and-a-Half Street north
west. The twenty-one lodges in the Dis
trict were each represented, and about
| two hundred members were in the body
| which marched from the Seventh Street
hall to attend the services. The Patri-
| archs Militant were present in uniform
and gave the occasion a tinge Of pleas ing
color and variety. The entire front section
of the auditorium had been reserved for
the Odd Fellows.
Rev. Donald c. Mcleod, the pastor. WIG
had just been initiated into the order, de-
livered the address. Choosing as a text
the love Of David and Jonathan, he dwelt
upon the historic friendships of the pest
and their influence in the upbuilding of
the world David was the son of a poor
peasant. Jonathan a prince and heir 10
the throne" he said. Consider such cir
cumstances today. Consider the gulf be-
tween the two positions. Consider what
love would be required to bridge the
chasm, and you can then appreciate the
love of David and Jonathan. Tie times
were not suspicious to such a passion
Selhshness and hatred and pride were even
stronger then than now. Yet these two
young men, despite their surroundings,
formed the friendship which has come
down to us as one OF the purest, noblest
loves the world has ever known
"Odd Fellowship, with its hundreds of
thousands Of members disbursed last year
in charity over 1850, 600 and the whole
world marvels at such prodigious bsnev-
olence. But far above the mere money
outlay involved in its work is the friend
ship and the loyalty tina: it creates and re-
news continually amonf its members The
influence of these friendships in upbuiId-
ing humanity can never be measured 1t is
force that passes computation. And it
is in emulation OF David and Jonathan
that the members of the order find their
noblest, their grdndest activity. 1t has
been declared that there is no perfect
deed without a perfect friendship behind
it. Inversely perfect friendships are the
bases for the loveliest of deeds Truth
and love bound together by the link of
friendship form an ideal for any man, and
in Odd Fellowship they find theih highest
fruition."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-30
COLLAPSE OF A CHIMNEY
Considerable Damage Done in H.
Rosenberg's Auction House

The chimney of the building at the cor
ner of Eighth and d Streets northwest
occupied by II. Rosenberg, as an auction
house, collapsed at 6:15 O'Clock yesterday
morning, and breaking through the roof
caused damage to the extent of about 81
600 TO the contents of the top floor The
walls of the building have been shored
up, but are bulging badly, and further
collapse is anticipated.
Many articles of furniture were stored
in the loft at the time of the accident.
An expensive piano was smashed by the
falling bricks, and several pieces of antique
furniture were broken The tenant II.
Rosenberg, stated last evening that the
building has been in an unsafe condition
for some time.