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ROSES MURDER
CAUSES D|SCORD
Deputy Attorney General Orders
Post MOrtem Without Noti-
flying Coroner Vandeyer.
WAS KILLED In BUM CELL
witnesses of the Crime Will be
Held at Great Expense to
This Countrywide Fight
Took Place Over
Novel.

TIE murder of Walter Rose, colored,
by his cell mate John Jones, in New
Castle Jail in the presence of five witness
ses Thursday night, has not only assured
considerable expense to the State, but
has created misunderstanding between
Coroner Nandever and several other
county and State officials.
The stabbing occurred Thursday alter
noon and Rose was taken to Farnhurst
where he died from his injuries.
When seen last night Coroner Van
dever said that he had not been notified
OF the mans death officially, but under
stood that Deputy Attorney General
Peter l.. Cooper Jr., had ordered post
mortem held on the body of the MUIR
dered man.
Il am the Coroner of New Castle
county and it is my duty to attend to
such cases. / have been treated with
discourtesy. do not know whether a
post mortem was held or not. L know
| nothing about the case and was not IN
! formed of the mans death until last
evening after supper when Detective
| Walter Witsel asked me when the in
quest would be held.
81 have not been treated right and |
bet you it don't occur again. 1t was the
Quby OIL MT. MctOy db Ehiuhulep w
notify me of the death and | would have
then investigated it and notified Deputy
Attorney General Cooper to be at the
inquest. Mr.. Cooper has his duties and
have mine. / should know all about
this case, but don't know as much as
you do about it. do not think have
been treated with due respect"
The post mortem was held at Farm
,, hurst yesterday afternoon about o. CLOCK
By Coroner'e Physician ID. l. McColley
assisted by Drs. ]. Harvey 6pruance,
J.. A. Draper and j. w. Bastian.
Il Yesterday morning Deputy Attorney
General Cooper Was notified OF the mans
condition and be instructed Detective
Witsil and Magistrate Sasae to go te
! Farnhurst and take his dying deposition,
But Rose died before the detective and
magistrate arrived.
. Detective witsii-drove from the hos
! pital to the Jail, and Jones admitted
! stabbing Ross. He was then taken toths
. hospital, where he identified Roses
!, body. Jones is 10 years old and his father
lives at Eleventh and Pine streets, Will.
i mington. and his mother st Havre d.
!. Grace.
i Jones claims that he murdered Ros'
i in self defense.
+ The five men who witnessed the stab
bing will be held as witnesses at the ex
. pense OF the county.
al Jones says that he took a novel iron
+, Roses pocket and Rose knocked hin
down and he had to use the knife to saw
his own life.
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FOR RIVER TRADE.
wharf to be Erected at ths Meath
of the Christians.

A movement has been set en- foot to
have wharf erected near the mouth of
the Christina in order to accommodate
down river steamers and southern steam
ers which wish to load or unload part of
their cargoes for Wilmington.
A stock company has been formed and
in ali probability the land owned near
the mouth OF the Christiana river will
be purchased. The Clyde Steamship
Line will stop twice a week at the
wharf.
The wharf is expected to be but the
beginning of series of wbarses on the
river. The present site was selected be-
cause the lines OF the Wilmington &
Northern, Baltimore & Ohio and Penn
sglvania Railroads run there.
A number OF business men in the
city have been asked TO take stock in the
concern, and most OF the people ap-
preached have agreed to take different
amounts, There will be no trouble in
gettirg the necessary money to build,
and it will be erected in short time.
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AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Scheme to Improve the City Will
Cost Much Money.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-Only
one plausible explanation can be made
of the activity displayed in Washington
in behalf of the scheme providing for the.
purchase by the g vernment of the en-
tire south side OF Pennsylvania avenue,
to be used as sites for future public
buildings, and that is that such purchase
would be very profitable to the present
owners of lot of very undesirable prop
erty. 1t has been fully demonstrated
that the nature of this ground makes it
necessary to spend more to get stable
foundation for large buildings, which
can only be secured by driving piles
through thirty or forty feet of mud, than
sites upon higher and dryer ground can
be bought for. t'
While it is to be desired that the Ma
tional Capital should be beAutiied, there
are ways in which 1t can be done
without the absolute waste of money
that would be involved in this proposed
purchase. s6;.4'I.a
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WOOD DESIRES
THE FULL AWARD
The Sum of $500 Was Deducted for
Damages to Bellevue
Quarry.

The trial of the case OF jeremiah r.
Wood, ct al. vs. Anson M. Bangs, was
begun in the Superior Court yesterday
and continued until nearly 6 y. m., when
court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
This is the second trial OF the case. 1t
is suit for the balance of an award for
property obtained by Hughes Bros. &
Bangs, which property apjoins their
quarries at Bellevue in Brandywine
hundred,
Martin E. Smith and Artemas Smith
represent the plaintiff and Anthony Hig-
gins the defendant. Mr.. Wood testified
that he had received 81, $50 out of total
of So, ,060, awarded by commission for
the land. The deed for the land had
been delivered to Anson M. Bangs, after
John Biggs, attorney for Mr.. Wood, had
received but 81, $50 out of the $5, ,060. He
said it had been accepted on account and
he had Immediately brought suit against
Bangs. sni
Hughes Bros. & Bangs operate or serv
! in Brandywine hundred, from ';k "a
| thew took stone to seno down the
Break water. Some damage was ( .e to
the property of Mr.. Wood. He b ought
suit for damages and Hughes Bros. <
Bangs decided to buy his land and a
referee was appointed to assess the dam
ages as we'll as determine the value OF
the land before.
The defense alleged that Wood did
not accept the award at first and Harry
Emmous, attorney for Bangs, then filed
"a bill I'm the Court Of Chancery to compe
him to do so and preliminary injunc
ton gotten out to prevent him from
selling-the land to anyone else. In the
meantime Hughes Bros. & Bangs were
unable to complete ditch which was tt
run on to the Wood property and drair
the quarry. Some heavy storms oc
Cured and did much damage to th,
quarry. To offset this $500 was deducted
from the award.
Attorney Smith objected to Harry
Emmons, attorney, testifyiDg for tht
, plaintiff, claiming that he had been em
poyed as counsel in the case and hat
, taken part in the conduct of the case.
Mr.. Higgins claimed that Emmons
.. . name had been stricken off as counsel
! The Court allowed him to testify. III,
: told of how the money bad been Offered
to Wood and refused by him.
Uaited States Inspector Albert Hellinl
) testi6ed as to the storms which ocourret
; about the time the damage was alleget
! to have been done. 5a 5
w. 8. Hilles, attorney for the plaintiff
!, in the mandamus proceedings OF th
!, State Of Delaware, on the relation c
! Arthur r. Kee, ct al, va. tho Mayor an
: Council of New Castle, petitionsd th
Court for permission to make an amenc
! meat to bis plea. III
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BRowNsoN LIBRARY BALL.
One OF the Largest OF the Season---
Visitors Present From Chester.

Brownson Library Association gave
their fourteenth annual ball in Turn
Hall last night. About 900 persons were
present. which made the affair a big
financial success.
The grand march was composed of
sixty couples and was led by james
Kerrigan and Mics Mary Traynor.
A number of visitors we're present
from the Handy Hose Company OF Ches-
ter. Those in charge Of the ball we've as
follows:
Edward D. Carr, chairman; Edward
A. Mooney, secretary; John T. Cahill.
treasurer; James S. Kerriean, master OF
ceremonies; Dennis F. Harkins, floor
manager; William Connell, John E.
O'Conner, George w. Carrigan and
James E.. Corrigan, assistant floor man
ayers; Thomas P. Roach, John Moran,
Thomas F. Kelley and William Maloney,
eception committee.
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WHAT PEOPLE WANT IoKNOH

Why the FStreet and Sewer
Directors, and the City Solicitor,
are SO careful Of the Whining.
ton Coal Gas Company?
Why the 0xy-hydrogen Gem
pany, with a costly plant erect
ed, has been denied its rights
for ten years while new COM
panies with no plants are given
valuable street franchises?
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MAY BE A DECISION
In RAILWAY CASE
Chancellor May Give an Opinion To-
day in West Sixth Street
Matter. NJ

Chancellor Nicholson will sit today.
and it is expected that he will hand
down his decision in the injunction case
of the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany against the Wilmington & Brandy
wine Springs Railway Company In the
matter of West Sixth street. j
He recently informed Willard sauls.
bury, attorney for the Wilmington City
Railway Company, and William s.
Hilles, attorney for the Wilmington e.
Brandywine Springs Railway Company,
that he would try to have his decision
by today.
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'lEAERAE CROhE HOLDS
0El against BRITISH
all England Admires Bravery Of
the Boer header in This
areatFisht.
OUTNUMBERED THREE TO ONE
Beers Repulse Party OF Thorney-
eroft's Horse, Who Had Crossed
the Tugela River Near
Groblerskloof. Reports
From Kitchener.

London, Feb. 23.-Latest reports from
Paardeberg show that Cronje is still
fighting with bulldog tenacity against
odds of three to one. His laager is now
wholly girdled by British artillery and
troops. The Boer force numbers about
5000 mon. while that of the British is
nearly $4,000.
On all sides wonder is expressed that
the gallant but gsastly battle At Pnardc-
berg drift has not yet ended in what is
here considered to be the inevitable. With
80 guns bearing upon the devoted band
within the terribly short range of 2,000
yards surrender or utter annihilation ap-
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VERDICT FOR w. j. MAXWELL
John Il. Ellison 81 Sons or PhiladeI-
phia. Lose Their Suit in the
Superior Court.

The many friends of Col. William j.
Maxwell were much pleased yesterday
when the jury in the proceedings brought
against him in the Superior Court by
John B. Ellison & Sons of Philadelphia,
returned verdict in his favor. The
allegation was that Maxwell was part
ner Of the firm of Thomas Stuart & Co.,
and Ellison & Sons sought to recover
from Maxwell about 81 ,060, which Stuart
4 Co. owed them. ..
r. f. Wales and F. II. Hoffecker for
the plaintiffs and Judge Ball for the de-
iendant, addressed the jury yesterday
morning. after which Judge Pennewill
delivered the charge. ...
The jury then retired, akd after being
out about twenty minutes returned at
about 1920 o'clock with verdict for the
defendant. MIR. Hoffecker gave notice
OF motion for new trial. This was
the second trial given the case. The
jury disagreed before.
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entertainment at Newport.

A speciality company from this city
nnder the management OF the Lerren
Quarette gave an interesting entertain
ment at Newport last night. The pro-
gram consisted OF selections by the Lor-
rem Quarette. so!os by Harry Witford,
laughabe farce ertitled "Me and the
Czar, "concluded the performance.
The sun., 1900-02-24
KENNEY PLEDGES AID TO
LOCAL LETTER CARRIERS
Delegation Met the Senator at the
Railroad Station Last Evening
For Conference.

Senator Richard R. Kenney arrived in
this city on his way home, at Dover, at
6.20 O'Clock last evening. AS per ar
rangement by telegraph, a delegation of
the letter carriers of this city composed
of Edward Dougherty, George w. Sasse,
Edward Goslin and Charles w. Ponisett
meet Senator Kenney at the depot in the
interest of the bill now before Congress
to increase the pay of letter carriers
Senator Kenney informed the delega-
tion that he would do all in his power to
assist them, as he thinks the letter car
riers are the most poorly paid OF any in
the Government service, Senator Kenney
is member of the committee on post
Offices and post roads.
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Are for the Beers.

The United Irish Societies OF this city
have completed arrangements for pro-
Boer meeting on March in the Opera
House. Addresses will be made by Con-
gresham Rhea, of Kentucky; Congress
gresham Sulzer, of New York; p 7.
Moran, national treasurer A. o. II. OF
Washington, d. c., and Patrick O'Neill.
state president A. o. II. OF pennsylvania.
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Social and Personal.

Miss Elizabeth Grimes and Miss Emily
Fader are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. D.
H. Richards Of Hockessin.
Miss Lulu McVaugh, who has been
yieiting in Philadelphia, has returned to
her home in Hockessin.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Edwarl Pierson, who
have been running tue Temperance
Hotel at Hockt ssin, wi move 10 this
city in March. George Mccall has
rented the hotel and will rake charge on
March %.
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sixth Annual Convention.

Arrangements are being made tor the
Sixth Annual Convention OF the National
Funeral Benefit Association OF the P. 0.
5. of A., which will be heldin this city
next Tuesday. Delegates will be present
camps.
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Omcers Elected.

A meeting of the members of Com
pany A, First Regiment N. &. D., was
held last night and Officers elected. N. 7.
White was elected first lieutenant and
r. McVeigh, second lieutenant. Captain
Carter will appoint six corpofals and six
sergeants at some future meeting.
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Pastor Has Returned.

Rev. George Fl. Trull, pastor of East
Lake Presbyterian Church, has returned
to Wilmington after an absence OF nearly
three months on account of sickness.
He will preach at the morning service
tomorrow and the Rev Edwin w. Long
of the Green Hill Presbyterian Church,
who has been ably supplying the pulpit,
wBlt occupy the pulpit in the eeyening.
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Church club Conference.

A conference of church clubs of the
Episcopal Church, was begun in New
Orleans. La, yesterday, and will remain
in sersion until the last OF the month.
The local club is represented by three
delegates, headed by E., Tatnall Warner,
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Ladies' Aid Society.

A supper will be given Thursday even
ing by the Ladies' Aid Society of West
Presbyterian Church. The first table will
be ready at o'clock. Proceeds to 20 for
the benefit of the church. ~
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Cruelty Treated a Mule.

For cruelty leaving mule standing in
the enow for several hours unblanketed
during the stormy weather of this week,
William Segars is at present sojourning
ia cell at the, police station. Segars
was arrested at the instigation OF Agent
&rank Stout Of the s. P. G. A.. who
t,und the poor beast and placed it in the
Delaware Hotel livery stables and had
warrant issued for Segars.
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y. VIC. n. U. Meeting.

Mrs. Hebb will give an account OF her
trip through England tomorrow after
noon at the monthly meeting of the Y.
w. G. T. U. The county officers and
Olinet Y will be present.
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A shrove Tuesday Dinner.

st. Stephens English Lutheran Church
will give Shroye Tuesday supper at the
Y. NJ. G. A, rooms, No. 1907 Market
street, on Tuesday evening, February
27. There has been a large sale Of
tickets.
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Reyising Assessors' Books.

1t is expected that the Levy Court
Commissioners will complete the revision
of the asscssors' books early next week.
1t had been thought that the work
weuld be finished today.
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KeIlr-Ilcnnx.. Lesses.

I mtrhe severe losses incurred by General
ulelly- Kenny Sunday have produced
u sumo adverse criticism, but it is pointed
4 inft that had he fought less furiously he
opeild have given the Beers the oppor-
II thsSgty to intrencb themselves and per-
! trs5s effect further flight to more ad-
kShoEtagcous position.
lMs'he official report gives 146 men killed
tbttPaardeberg drift Sunday, including TO
5Wcl4hIanders and is Canadians.
| . dispatch from Colenso, Natal, dated
Fb. u. via Chieveley, Feb. %, says:
NFThe British have crossed the Tugela
III a pontoon northward of Hlangwana
| isd now occupy Fort Wylie.
N..Whle the naval brigade was bonn
Harding Groblerskloof, the Beers big
l'reusot replying yesterday evening aft
ifr the occupation of Colenso, Il small
M,arty of Thorneycroft's horse crossed the
Ssiyer. but were driven back by fire from
jdthe trenches.
} .,rhe Boer guns are still shelling the
lBteEeying force from the hills south of
(NLadysmith. but the impression is spread
Ming that they are merely covering the
lyetreat of the entire Boer force.
VA General Buffers casualties Tuesday,
,lsFeb. 20, and Wednesday. Feb. Il, were;
flsKilled, Captain Creaiock and Lieuten-
( Iants Keith -Faiconer and Parry OF the
NSomersetshire light infantry and nine
Wmen: wounded, SIN ohcers anu " men ;
(Emissing. five men,"
nv ,rhe inouiries of the United States em-
bassador, Mr.. Joseph I'll. Choate, at the
N foreign Office on the subject of the seiz-
SK ura or the British steamer Sabine, from
M New York Jan. 4, with miscellaneous
A. cargo. which was captured by the British
| N cunboat Thrush and taken to Delagoa
n Raw. have elected the statement tnat
! nothing is known there except me facts
Ncontained in the dispatch announcing the
lrelease of the steamer. Pending the re-
ENception of official reports by the foreign
z Notice nothing will be done i'll the matter.
paauleberg Drift. Orange Free State,
n &Tuesday, Feb. 20 delayed in transmits
kg;onl.-As night fell, after the terrihc
n Eiehfing all day Sunday, firing ceased al
sl knost suddenly, for each side was thor
A Nurhly tired and glad to rest. The work
III BIZ collecting the dead and wounded was
Y | W,gnn by the ambulance parties. and the
n tombatants fell asleep where they had
E,ught so hard the whole day.
ssThc action was one of the most stub
Nv Nrnly contested in the war. The Beers
tre fighting grimly for their lives.
III seunday eveNing the Gordon around the
#prs was completed in silence. A few
gRyhers came into the British camp dur
the night and confessed that the!
III, sick of fighting and that Genera
Ehie was being urged to surrender
s4ng the early portion of the day the
AaIs and the men suffered terrbl,
n thirst, as it was impossible to trans
sSwatcr A heavy thunderstorm in thu
thoon, however, considerably relieved
IN tsuffprings
:, "A Kitchener was present with th
'h General Macdonald was wounded
Il 4 foot, but not severely.
MI forcei. aarch sf the Rritish :.
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Ladies of St. stephen Z ChIurch.

A supper will be given in YAM.sC A.
hall next Tuesday night by the. %1adies
0, st. Stephens Church. An elaborate
program has been arranged. !, VsN
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The Weather For cast.

The indications for today are that
fair weather, with norrhwesteriy
wiHds. wiz prsyaa,
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narently can be the only result unless all
reports of the strength of the Boer re.
endorsements are wfeag. The critics cam
vass every untoward contingency that can
affect Field Marshal. Lord Roberts and
see nothing that can save General Cronje
from the terrible wise in which he has
been caught. oven an unexpectedly
strong attack on Lord Roberts lines Of
communication could scarcely, according
these experts, materially alter the re-
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BIG BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA,
Two Large Department Stores on
Eighth Street in Flames.

EfSHbh street. IN FIameS.
Word reached this city last evening
that disastrous fire had broken out in
Philadelphia.
Marks Bros and Shoneman Bros
department stores at Eighth and Arch
streets were ablaze and surrounding
property in danger. The fire was finally
got under control.
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THE BRITrsH-BoER WAR.

Rev. James Hughes delivered his lec-
ture last evening on THE War in
South Africa" before a large and APP
preciative audience at the Salvation
army barracks on Price street. The
speaker made his rather difficult and
delicate subject very clear to the minds
of his hearers and quoted from author
ity the manner in which the conflict
was brought about and how the Beers
by waging war against Great Britain
have broken the treaties made between
the two governments In 1881 and 1884.
The grievances of the Uitlanders. to-
gether with the wrongs and injuries
which they suffer at the hands Of the
Transvaal republic, and the difiiculty
which foreigners have in securing nat
uralization papers were all referred to
by Rev. Hughes, and ne also told OF
several interesting incidents which oc-
CURED during his stay in South Africa.
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TO DUNMORE TAX PAYERS.
Pay your taxes at once and save the
penalty. -
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

A meeting of the mine workers of
this vicinity was held in Temperance
hall last night, there being fair a.
tendance and considerable interes.
manifested. Organizer Courtright ad
dressed the members present.
Andrew Fredo is languishing in the
county Jail in default of $500 bail de
manded yesterday by Squire Cooney.
Fredo made vicious attack Monday
upon another italian named Joseph
Spretto and succeeded in slashing
Spretto's side with a razor. inhicting
a slight wound.
James Flynn. of Chestnut street, is
a visitor in New York city this week.
The Women's Home Missionary soci.
ETY. Of the First Presbyterian church
will hold a meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Comstock, on Cherry street,
Thursday afternoon. The meeting will
be called to order at 3 o'clock.
owen Mcdonnell, of Potter street,
is business visitor in New York city.
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NORTH SCRANTON NOTES.
Enjoyable Social at. North Main
Avenue Baptist Church-Other
News and Personal Notes.

An enjoyable social and entertain
ment was held in the parlors of the
North Main Avenue Baptist church last
evening, under the auspices of Mission
Band No. %.
The programme was opened with a
selection by the Young Women's Chris
tian association orchestra. Miss Staryer
delighted the large audience with piano
solos and violin selections were given
by Professor Walkenshaw, Mr.. Evans
and Miss Davis. Miss Wilhelmina
Griffin gave recitations in clever
manner. The church quartette, COM
posed Of Messrs. Benjamin Thomas.
Harry Danver. Misses Anna Sherwin
and Matte Huntsman, also rendered
several selections, all of which We're
well received,
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MENTIONED BRIEFLY.

4 party of young people from this
side and from New York city enjoyed
a trip through the South steel mill
hast evening and were very much in
terested with the sights they saw
there Edward Hoffman and Frank
Reilly headed the party and acted as
guides.
The South Side Bowling club held =
we'll attended meeting at their head
quarters on Maple street last even
ing. After the routine business had
been disposed off social session was
held. Bowling was INDUCED in and
Steward Laubscher served refresh
ments.
The St. Aloysius Total Abstinence
and Benevolent society will meet in
regular session at Pharmacy hall to-
morrow evening.
The active members of the Scranton
Saengerrunde will meet In regular
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the inspector can be referred when he
comes here to investigate the need OF
such an institution. The letter was
warmly received and the secretary was
instructed to acknowledge II and ten.
der Mr.. Powderly the thanks Of the
board and furnish the necessary infor-
nation.
A communication was also received
from the National Board of Trade, en-
closing the report of the committee on
public health. relative to securing the
necessary legislation to carry out their
Plans The secretary was instructed
to acknowledge its receipt and COM
municate the boards endorsement Of
the same.
The resignation Of DR.. p. r. Struppler
as a member Of the board was accepted
and orders were drawn for the pay
ment of several bills. officers will be
nominated at the next meeting.