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New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Beaumont. Tex. July "a Southern Pacific
southbound passenger train was wrecked this
city to-day. Three passengers-one man and two
women-were badly hurt. Seven cars went down
an embankment
Milwaukee Wis. July 2s.-E. B. Core, of New
York City. was to-day elected president OF the Ma
tonal Photographers Association of America
nual meeting. Other officers elected were: Vice
J. George Nussbaumer. Buffalo.
Waco, Tex, July 6.-The plant Of the Waco Ice
the South. to-day entirely demolished by an
and seriously injured several others oq of tTe tTe
ployes: The shock Of the explosion felt all
over the city.
sheboygan Wis. July 2s-An eagle. measuring
six feet one and a half inches from tip TO tip Of
the town Of sheboygan Fails we e 0T Uqg In
the great bird fv close to his children and
man secured re and Shot the eagIe The cb9
and bird fell to the ground, and the child was not
bury @ real estate d ddealfir over whose body the
the bod3S Of an inSues has faRen poc 10 prevent
Newbury was finally prevailed on to permit the
not allow the funeral to proceed unless he was arst
permitted to determine the cause of death OF New
bury; whose body was found in the bathtuh at the
family residence on Monday The Coroner's Jury
occurring while Newbury was bathing.
Des Moines Iowa July 26.-John Macdonald. y
farmer, OF Creston, Iowa. while in Montana Ave
age He GAINED he 6t IN kd
convicted OF murder and sentenced TO the
penitentiary for life. MacDonalds daughter now
twelve years old, lives at Creston. Knowing that
ex-senator Clark would be at the Democratic Ma
buy ticket and went to Kansas City She called
on ex-senator Clark and told her story. He made
her his guest and promised 10 help her. Later
after Investigation he instructed his attorneys in
Montana TO present ..Ie case TO the Board OF Par
dons Word arrived to-day that a pardon had heeD
granted and that Macdonald would be released
st Paul MINI. July pa telegram to The
Dispatch from Kalisrell Mont, says that one OF
the worst forest fires ever known in Northwestern
Montana is now raging in the Swan Lake country
In the western part OF the Lewis and Clarke forest
reservation Augustus Mosler. superintendent OF
the reservation, reports that the Indians DELHI
erately set hre to the timber and slaughtering
the game g51 He win proceed against the perpetra.
tors within the space OF thirty miles up and
down the river, he says there are over thirty Ares
now burning hereey. He says that many millions
OF acres are burning, and that II is the finest white
pine ana cedar on the reservation. 1t is almost
Impossible TO estimate the damage. AS fas one
are almost worn out The weather is hot and dry
and the tires spread rapidly.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
MAX REGIS ACQUITTED.
lew sA1rER AND ELEVEN FRIENDS DECLARED
INNOCENT BY FRENCH JURY.

Draguignan, France July 2s.-The trial OF Max
Regis and eleven Of his friends terminated to-day
with the acquittal es the accused.
Max Regis Is the notorious Jew batter ana ex-
Mayor OF AIgiers. During his term OF ONCE anti
Semitic outbreaks were constantly occurring IN Al
gers Shortly after tho affair In the Rue Chaorol
at the time Of the Dreyfus trial, when the anti
Semitic agitator Guerin barricaded his house ana
held It against the police OF Paris for several
weeks NJ Regis was threatened with arrest. lie
fortified himself his house. in a suburb or Al
giers in imitation OF Fort Chabrol and defed
the police. The garrison fired several shots on the
police surrounding his house which he had named
THE Anti-Jewish Villa but after a days siege he
fed at night to SPAIN where he remained several
months
on slipping back to France recently he was ar
rested and arraigned on the charge Of taking up
against the Government. He dropped his
heroic character in the dock and pleaded that the
affair had been exaggerated. and that no shots
were fired at the police He threw the whole blame
upon the Jews His mother, who was present in
court, showed much distress during the proceedings
On leaving the court NJ. Regis haTansued the
crowd and thanked the jury for its action
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
TUG CAPTAINS NOT TO BLAME.

CONDUCT AT HoBoKEN FIRE SAID TO HAVE
BEEN MERIToRIoUs-Two NEW STEAMERS
Berlin. July 26.-Dr. Wiegand, Of the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company. in the course Of
an interview to-day said:
The official report of our New-York inspector Cap
tain M0ller who is absolutely trustworthy, denies
emphatically that there any incorrect behavior
the part OF New-York Harbor tugs at the time
OF the Hoboken fire. on the contrary. the captains
OF the tugs did precisely what Captain M0ler asked
them to do.
In the interview DR.. Wiegand admitted that the
company's sailings TO Baltimore and the Rio de la
Plata had been injured. owing to the fire and TO
the special Chinese emergencies. but he said that
other vessels were approaching completion. two OF
which would be faster than the Deutschland.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
MR. YERKEs's ALLEGED INTENTIONS.

London. July 26.-The arrival OF Charles T.
Yerkes, OF Chicago. in London, alleged mis-
sion to secure control of the electric tramway
system OF this city. has led to considerable news
paper criticism The Star calls Mr. Yerkes the
man who owns $25 100000 monopoly in Chicago
and wants to run electric here" THE Ex-
press says:
called him. has sold the greater part Of his inter
in the United States, and Is bringing $4,000 600
to this country in hard cash. What will he do
with it? Gossips say he is going 70 make a great
bid for tramway and railway concessions IN Lon
don; that he intends to link up all means Of pas
senger transport in the metropolis he has done
in Chicago. and realize another mighty fortune.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
HELD FOR STABBTNG AFFRAY.
THREE BROTHERS ALLEGED TO BE IMPLICATED
IN ASSAULT OF DAVID SCHNEIDER.

THREE BROTHERS ALLEGED TO BE IMPLICATED
IN ASSAULT OF DAVID SCHNEIDER.
Abraham Solomon and Joseph Sachs, brothers
all Of No. 265 Cherry were held for exanina-
ton by Magistrate Crane in the Essex Market
Court yesterday In default OF 1000 bail each.
They charged with being implicated in the
assault on Wednesday night of David Schneider,
tailor. who lives in the same apartment house and
who is in the Gouverneur Hospital suffering
from stab wounds In the groin and breast.
Schneider visited his sweetheart Yetta Gordon
who boards with the family OF Morris Kaufman
in the apartment house. Kaufman and Schneider
got into wrangle over the gas. Kaufman wanted
the gas turned off at 10 o'clock and Schneider In
sisted upon having it lit They came to blows
about it, and It is alleged Kaufman stabbed
Schneider four times infiicting wounds In his
chest. abdomen arm and face; Kaufman escaped
and so far has eluded the police.
Schneider was said to be recovering at the hos
The police arrested the three Sachs brothers
and charged them with being mixed up IN the
fight The Sachs brothers emphaticalIy denied
sta bbing Schneider, but IN default or bail they
were locked up.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
"PREARRANGED PLAN" WITH PLATT
ISAAC H KLEIN ON CROKER's PLAY Fop
A Is TO l RATIO"-TALK OF
THIRD TICKET
THIRD TICKET.

Isaac H. Klein. Of No 1H Broadway, who ,s
affiliated with the Independents who want a third
ticket, said yesterday:
- third ticket under the circumstances is almost
absolutely necessary II conscientious IndeSendent
voters are going to have opportunity to Mace
on record a protest against the practices ana ten
oencies Of the two old parties There Is every
reason TO believe that CrokeT's play for a 16 10
ratio at the Kansas City convention was part OF a
prearranged plan with Senator Platt TO hand over
the State TO the Republicans in return for which
Tamnany VIII secure immunity from disagreeable
investigations. and bills aimed at Tammany pres
tge will be conveniently killed Crokers actions
az Kansas City have all the appearances of a DO
htical plot 10 keep this city under his thumb
In answer to certain inquiries Mr. Klein said
that the third ticket people will have a National
ticket and State and Congress ticket He as
sumed that there would be a permanent headouar-
tiers IL this city. He said that IL would be neces-
sary Tor the independents II their electors and
Candidates are to have place the official ballot
10 secure the signatures Of Efty voters In each
county or this State. These signatures need mot
necessarily be those Of meI who VIII vote the in
dependent ticket IL the siEers ASKED for the third
neket. that would be sufficient
we might indorSe candidates on the Republican
or the Dempcratic State ticket" added Mr. Klein
but II the Republicans nominate Odel IL is pretty
HILL ASKED TO SPEAK IN KENTUCKY.
Ex-senator Hill who is now at Normandie by
the-sea, has been invtted by the Democratic State
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
TO TAKE UP THE ICE TRUST CASE
TRICT-ATTORNEY GARDENERS
TROUBLE TO-DAY.

Oyster Bay. Long Island. July Ex-Governor
Roosevelt went out horseback riding this after
noon. when it looked If the rain had stopped,
and reached home later. wet to the skin lie had
Colonel Alexander Brode and Mrs. Brodie last
night as guests, and to-day President Wadsworth
Of the Fish and Game Commission visited him.
To-morrow morning Percival Lansdowne, of the
Fish and Game Commission, will visit the Gov
ernor, and in the afternoon Attorney General
Davies is expected. 1t is the Governors intention
to take UP the Ice Trust, the Gardiner and other
with the Attorney y-General.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
YUKON STEAMER WRECKED.
THREE LIVES LOST IN LEWIS R1vER-FIRE IN
THE TUNDRA AT NOME.

THE TUNDRA AT NOME.
Seattle, Wash, July "a dispatch to THE
Times" from skaguay, July q, says that the upper
Yukon steamer Florence S. was wrecked yester-
day in Thirty Mile Canyon, Lewis River. The
purser named Maltby, and two women passengers
were drowned. Maltby long connected with
the customs service at this port and Juneau.
Commissioners Pitman, for the United States and
King for Canada, yesterday completed the location
of the provisional boundary line White Pass
summit and will tomorrow go TO the Chilkoot sum
nit perform the service No change in
existing conditions will result White Pass,
the line clearly defined there.
A dispatch to The Times says that Cape Nome
was treated to an extensive conhagration early in
the month Miles and miles of tundra (moss) were
burned and many native homes destroyed.
The fire began close to the eastern suburbs of
Nome and swept the country from the outer edge
of the sand beach to the foothills and far below
Nome
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27

The National Association OF Retail Druggists Is
considering various plans which will tend 10 create
better conditions in proprietary medicinal articles
and to put end to the cutting OF prices II is
understood thar the called tripartits agreement
between manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers
viii soon be declared operative One OF the plans
which the association will decide upon will provide
that manufacturers OF proprietary medicines shall
sell only 10 duly accepted lisc OF legitimate fob
bers. II will be resolved upon, also that 1Oobers
shall not sell 10 too aggressive cutters and that
tailers shall maintain prices and discontinus he
rate war which for some time has worked the
deTnora lizatiol OF the drug trade.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
BRYAN MAY NOT GO TO INDIANAPOLIS
IF RAILROADS DO NOT CUT RATES HE WILL BE
INFORMED OF NOMINATION EIsEwHERE

Indianapolis, July 26.-Inquiry to-day OF Chair
man Martin OF the Democratic State Committee,
as to whether Mr.. Bryan will speak here the even
ing OF his notification brought a surprising reply.
The chairman exclaimed angriy:
1T doesn't look right now II Mr. Bryan will be
be held here at all"
"Do you mean that Mr Bryan cannot Gomez"
81 mean that unless the railroads give US terms
that are Just. this notification meeting will be
called of, and held in the State Of Indiana.
The railroads have held the Democratic committees
up for years. and they are at the same old game.
than those offered the notification meeting here
viii be declared of.'
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27

Committee of Kentucky 20 deliver half dozen
speeches in that State. The Democrats OF Ken
lucky have become alarmed the report that
Governor Roosevelt Is to help the Republicans
there. and they to think as q counter attrac-
ton ex-senator Hill will fll in all right. Elk sena-
tor Hill yesterday received urgent request from
the Kentucky Stste COMMITTEES 10 give them
several dates. He also has been Invited by the
speak in those States
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
NO gEPARATE sTArE FOR NEGRoEe

Montgomery. Ala, July 2s.-The second day OF
the National Negro Race Conference was marked
by larger attendance than yesterday. but no
coiored men OF National reputation were present
The scheme Of Bishop Holsey OF Georgia, to ask
Tor separate state for negroes was sharplv
criticised by A; n. McEwen. an educated negro Of
mobile VINO characterized II as opposed TO the
Constitution and opposed to common sense"
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
ANOTHER STRIKE AT SCRANTON.
DELAWARE AND HUDSON MEN GO OUT AS THEY
HAD DECIDED.

Scranton, Penn. July 26.-Ths runners and drivers
at the Delaware and Hudson mines here struck this
morning for increased wages, as determined by
them on Monday night Four mines here and three
at Olyphant now idle, but the breakers were
running on coal that mined yesterday. The
miners also reported for work this morning, but
fused absolutely to handle cars in the mines This
will cause a complete tie up. In all four thousand
men and boys are employed at the mines. The new
scale calls for 81 81 a day for runners, increase
OF 10 cents 81 35 for first class drivers similar in
crease; 81 Is for second class drivers an increase
from 81 and 81 % day, and 50 cents for door
boys, an increase of 30 cents
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27

sinews but credit is excellent. and that Is the
main thing" he replied.
''Then you are enjoying the benefits OF sound
financial legislation and sharing In the general
prosperity" - -.
''VVeII yes TO some extent: but. you know credit
depends largely on business confidence, and we
would not object to a more generous supply OF
that" ,,-.-- ---.--.
Mr. Richardson returned TO Washington Tuesday
from a flying trip to this city.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
RAILROAD INTERESTS
PENNSYLVANIA MEN FOR LONG 1sLAVn
OFFICIALS FROM PHILADELPHIA SENT -
FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE
INsULAR ROAD.
INsULAR ROAD.

Another step toward carrying out the uurB,,. -.
the Pennsylvania Railroad % place the er+ir. -
agement OF the Long Island Railroad IN the 80
Of It's own taken yesterday whan 49,
financial officers were transferred from the Ps,,
sylvania's head Offices PhiladeIphia ~ -
charge OF the controllers and treasurer 5a-.
ments OF the Long Island company The anno-..s
ment was made yesterday by William n Ba14-4.
jr.. president OF the Long Island Panro.4 =,
the directors had elected the following nsvv .at
ctal otncers: Controller, r W Downing as.is-1- i.1
controller. II Rebenack, and treasurer PG5s-.
smith These rIen filed similar places 4, ~
Pennsylvania company. $3.50 n tne
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
coLoRED REPUBLICAN PLACED.

One OF the results of the factional fights Of the
coIored Republicans of this city and the OF
William H. Butler, OF the XVIIth Assembly Dis
trct in the latest contest is that Rush Slmms
gets the position Of messenger for Frederick s.
Gibbs, of the National Committee. Simms
from the IXth Assembly District. and is brother
Of Caleb Simms who is the colored agent of Tam
many Hall in the XIth District.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
SEW LoCoMorIvEs FoR r1Nr.ANn

The Richmond Locomotive Works has Just r.
ceived. by cable from the Finland State Railways an
order for twelve II inch by % inch ten wheeled pas
senger locomotives The contract price OF this order
aggregates upward Of Ss00OO This is the third or
der for engines received by the Richmond works
from the Finland State Railways and is an illus
tration OF the increasing demand for American
locomotives abroad.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
MRS. E. J. HARTLEY DEAD.

Mrs F. ]. Hartley, sixty years old, Of No. 269
West One-hundred-and-twenty nty-frst-st.. died In the
]. Hood Wright Hospital last evening from a
fractured skull received on Tuesday night while
alighting from Eighth-ave at One-hun-
dred
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
L. woRMsER BETS ON M'KINLEY.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS wAGERED WITH
J. J. JUDGE.

Louis Wormser, Of the banking firm Of that name
yesterday wagered $500 to $500 with j. J. Judge
a stock broker that Mckinley would beat Bryan
in the coming election. Mr.. Judge announced fur
ther that he had S24G0 of Bryan money to place
against $4,000 Of Mckinley money.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
SCHOONER WRECKED IN MEXICAN GULF.

schooner Eta A. Stimson which sailed from Ban
gor, Me. June 2S. arrived at Southampton
to-day and reports that the Stinpson wrecked
in the Gulf Of Mexico on July II. All OF the
of the schooner were picked up by the French
vessel Milo and landed at CherbOurg.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK IN KENrUCKY

Louisville. KY. July 26.-Chairman Barnett Of
the Republican State Central Committee to-day
received letter from National Chairman Hanna
saying that Governor Roosevelt will sneak In Knn
lucky in the coming campaign
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
THE WINDWARD STARTS NORTH

St Johns n. F.. July 26-The Peary relief
steamer Windward, which entered the harbor OF
Port Basques July g. 10 repair machinery
that had been disabled, resumed her voyage to
Greenland by way Of the Strait OF Belle Isle at
daybreak to-day, the repairs having been made.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
RIOT OVER FOOD ON 4 STEAMER.
1cELANDERs INSIST ON HAVING FISH DIET
AND GET 1T.

St Johns N F.. July 2S.-The Elder-Dempstsr
Line steamer Montfort, Captain Jones. eight days
out from Liverpool. for Montreal, arrived here to-
day with eleven hundred immigrants board
Icelanders Danes. Poles and Slavs. On the pas
sage a riot was started by five hundred Icelanders
because they could obtain fish for food. Cap
tain Jones fearing serious outbreak, brought the
steamer here in order to secure supply OF fresh
herring.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27

The Eta A. Simpson a three-masteC
schooner of 268 tons. and hailed from Thomaston
Me. She owned by John G. Hall & Co. and
was commanded by Captain Hogan.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
GIFT FOR KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
LYMAN C SMITH OFFERS TO PURCHASE THE
FAMOUS GROUSE STABLES FOR THE ORDER

Syracuse. N. Y. July 26 (specaD.-Lyman c.
Smith. the wealthy typewriter manufacturer, who
recently gave S25OO0o 10 Syracuse University, has
offered to purchase the famous Grouse Stables and
present them to the knights Templar. The stables
built by the late D. Edgar Grouse, who
enthusiastic horseman, at cost Of 81 ,0O0,-
000 Mr. Grouse determined that his horses should
have the finest stables in the world, and he sue
ceeded in carrying out his wish.
The building has been occupied since Mr. Crouses
death by the Syracuse Athletic Association.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
CROKER AND THE AMENDMENTS.
ORDERS DISTRICT LEADERS TO POLL ALL
THE VOTES POSSIBLE FOR THEM-vAN
WYCK AND WHALEN SAID TO BE
! CANDIDATES FOR JUDGEsHIPs.

The district leaders in Tammany Hall have been
instructed by Richard Croker to poll all the votes
possible next November for the constitutional
amendments which. II passed. will authorize the
election next year OF four additional Supreme Court
Justices in the First District and three in the
Second District, which includes Brooklyn Rich
nond and queens Justices Lawrence and O'Brien
VIII retlre next year, and there will be six vacan-
eies TO be hled in New-York County. AS the
amendments have been passed by two consecutive
Legislatures. all that is necessary now is the ap-
proVel OF the voters at the polls this fall 1t is
understood that Mayor Van Wyck CORPORATION
Counsel Whalen, Thomas c. O'sullivan and Judge
dates for iudgeships. ~
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
AMERICAN PILGRIMS AT ROME.

RECEIVED BY POPE LEo-PoNTIFF APPEARS TO
BE IN GOOD HEALTH.
Rome, July 26-The American pilgrims under the
direction Of Father E. H. Porcile, Of Brooklyn
were received by Pope Leo to-day The Bishops
of Brooklyn and Burlington and students OF the
North American College were present. The Pope
appeared TO be in excellent health
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
3. : 8. aETs PITTsRURa 40 MEsrERN

The Baltimore and Ohio has secured control -
the Pittsburg and Western Railroad and IN
consequence all obstacles 70 the Reorganization
Of the last named company are removed Bala-
more and Ohio interests had already pos
session OF all the first mortgages Of the PITTS
burg and Western. nearly all the second mort
cages and practically all OF the floating debt. Il
IS understood that Tilghman. Rowland & Co.
acting on behalf OF the Protective Conrnistes
buTg and Western preferred stock 10 the Bair71ora
and Ohio. meeting OF the preferred Stockholders
Is 70 De held on August I TO vote upon the pr0po-
sition OF the Baltimore and Ohio TO purchase the
stock, but this is a mere formally inas-Euch as
the Protective Committee. proceeding under special
written authority. has already sold a majority OF
the stock TO the Baldmore and Ohio interes-s.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
DISASTROUS TOUR OF INSPECTION
RAILROAD MEN SEVERELY HURT X -
LIsIOS

Easton. Penn. July "a tour of lnsnsc,,,- -.
the Bangor and Portland Railroad bv o47of,r- -
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Psf--..
the recent purchasers. resulted most di-as.-.t,
this AFTERNOON to three members OF the uar,v
Cnarles N Miller, general freight agent. r a
Ward master mechanic. and Harry Iaba--
machinist. all Of the Bangor and Portland -.
and all residents Of Bangor were returning - -.
place from Portland. where they had tskao So
OF the Lackawanna officials that they might .a-,5
train FOR New-York when the dummy. srg,,s
on which they were riding had eoui-,c- .
Mount Bethel with regulati size engine Ro-L
engines were wrecked and the men on the "s1r,
my were taken from the debris more dsas .L-
alive. Each sustained fractures OF Tha 1es. ~
ana numerous cuts and bruises. Wards skgll h,
fractured. He Is IN the EastOn H0sDfrai - - =.
surgeons think he will die. @ -Hs
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
THE vANDERBILr LocoMor1vE F1REaor

41E NAGNDER61LI LOCOMOTIVE FIREPOY
Philadelphia, July s.-Cornelius vandarbu. q,
to-day made another and Il Is said successor =.
OF the locomotive arsbox recently invented nv hin,
Mr.. Vanderbilt arrived here last night and sa-1
this morning to the Baldwin Locomotive yvo-,
and. accompanied by Superintendent Vsuolaf- :,
Baldwin's. a Union Pacific locomotive s-a-fo,e5
near Fairmount Park on the Phuadelphfs ana
Reading Railroad. Mr.. Vanderbilt sat win -ba
engineer and Mr.. VaUclan with the fireman 7b
test lasted hour and the engine ran sr,77rbTg
for that time. the boiler holding steam virhou-
trace OF loss or weakness
\ number ot locomotive experts a. BALDWIN,.
said to-day that the Vanderbilt device II fr a.
ries out the promise which its tests have afforded
DDS fair TO revolutionize locomotive consrr-cto,
The standard hrebox OF locomotives IN ea7s-,I
use Is wagon shaped. and is surrounded bv a
Doller shell holding the water from which rHs
steam IS generated It secures heating on the side
and upward. The shell and The hrebox are tlrl-
OF three-eignths inch steel plates rivered together
The Vanderbilt device consists OF a rvIi- 5-i,aI
oolier shell, with a hrebox OF corrugated steel
three-quarters OF inch in thickness which is
also cylindrical In form. The bottom OF The ara-
box is raised two inches above the floor OF the
boiler shell. permitting the water to circulate all
The corrugated hrebox has long been used IN tba
construction OF marine boilers VanderbUr adaors
IL 70 locomotives, radical departure in locomotive
construction. The first cost Of the TanderbiI- LOCO
motive Is appreciably more than that OF the Loco
motive run by the old boiler md hrebox But the
new device II - said gives economy IN repairs ard
IN tne consumption OF fuel and water and II ar
speed.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
HILL ASKED TO SPEAK IN KENTUCKY

Ex-senator Rl, who is now at Norma Idle by
the-sea, has been inVfted by the Democratic State