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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-06
SUPREME COURT. COUNTY OF NEW

YoRI.-Emly Hoffman. Plaintiff. against James
Rogers and others DefendaEtsIn pursuance a
1en OF ore and sale duly made and in
aboVeentited action bearing date the 10th day
per- 1901 The uHiergned the Referee IN said judgm
named VIII sell at public auction the
Estate salesroom No III Broadway IN the Borough q
hdnAattan, CIV OF New York, Of March.
lvo- at Il O'Clock Iiy. William NJ
Ryan auctionee the premises directed Judgment
70 be sold and therein described follows All that
certain lot piece situate living and being
IN the Borough OF Manhattan City York afore-
said, bounded and described follows is
Beglnning al point Southery side OF one hun
Srsd and second street. distant hundred
hIty tool feet taStcrly from the
intersection OF the EaseTly side or line Of Twelfth
nue. with the said S0uthcrly side d hundred and
thrtyseco3i Street running thence Souhery parallel
Win Easterly side line
nine tvti feet eleven III line 81
dock between one hundred thrty-Nrst ana One hun
ded and thirty
Sente line or the block twenty-five (25 feet thence
Nort4ery again parallel side or line ~
weifh Avenue Nine whine t99i eleven Il inches 10
ne thery side OF One hundred hirtsecond stree,
AFORESAID and thence Westerly along the Twenty five
t-2l feet 20 the point or place Of beginning
Dated New York, February 10th 1902
DANIEL r. HAYS.
PECkHAM MILLER & KING. Attorneys for Piaintfr
81 broadway. Borough 81 Manhattan New YORK t-ttI-
The following diagram II the above des-rths4 ,r
ises: 1 ''s0''0el prem
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in his 'Lettres Persanes," says: THE King OF
France has no gold mine like the King of Spain,
his neighbor. but he has far greater wealth in
the vanity Of his subjects, which is more mex
haustible than any mine. He has been known
to undertake or continue a war without any
resource but the titles of honor he has to sell"
MOBILES bought for themselves posts which in
volved higher titles, while the middle class and
lower middle class bought posts which would
give any title
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5nrro9ates' Nonres.
HUTTER, JoHANNA-In n,,rsr,

IL UTTER, JOHANNA.-In pursuance of an
order OF Hon. Frank T. Fitzgerald. a Surrogate Of
me county OF New York, notice is given
persons having claims against Johanna Huter late Of
me county OF New York deceased. present the same
with vouchers thereof 20 the
transactng business No Broadway BorouEb ~ Ma
September next. 'V '1 10 1aS
Dated New York. the 26th day Of February 1902
-, ---.--.- LEO HTTTER. Administrators
PLATTER & STROOCK. Attorneys Tor Adm,nIstrator
32o Broadway. y. Y. City
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18th Street,

The approximate Of charge to satisfy
which the above described property 5 be sold Is
SIS no with interest thereon from 18th day Of Feb
1907 together with the allowance amount
ing to 1852 40 together with the sale
approximate OF
other liens he allowed purchaser out OF the
purchase money or paid by the Referee S57O57
Dated New York. February 26th 1902
WILDER MCBRIDE Referee.
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18th street.
The approximate amount Of the lien charge to sa,,,
which the above described property Is % be soIs ~
SIS 10 with interest thereon from the 18th Of Fb
ary 1902 together with the costs and allowance ann,t
TO S3j6.1O together with the expenses OF the ale
approximate amount % water No.
other liens. be allowed the purchaser out ~ ~
purchase money, paid By the Referee S5I05I and
interest -
Dated. New York. February 18th. 1902
WILDER MrRPTuFl Pafa-..
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The Approximate amount the charge satisfy
%5Ien the above described property is be sold IS
$4,000 IL with interest thereon the 18th
February. 1902 together with costs and allowance
amounting 20 Si3 o. with interest from day
February. 1902. together with the
The approximate assessments or other
liens which % be allowed the purchaser
purchase money paid by the Referee is S77a3s
Dated New York. March 30. 1902
GEORGE NJ. VAN HOESEN Referr-
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The approximate charge satisfy
which the above described property is 70 be sold is SILL
S97 g. with interest thereon from the 18th day OF FebT
1902 together with and allowance amounting
1871 "a with interest the 9th day of February
1902 together with the Of the sale. The
proximate OF taxes. assessments other liens
which allowed purchaser Of the pur
chase money paid by Referee. is 1882 % and in
terest.
Dated. New-York. March 3rd. 1902.
SIDNEY J. COWEN Referee.
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NEW YORK SUPREME COURT County of

New York.-Charles Lanier Trustee for ".
Louisa Schenck, Plaintiff against David Quigley and 9TH
closure duly made and entered in the above
action bearing date the 2lst day Of February
1902 T. the undersigned the Referee in said Judgment
named. will sell Public Auction. the York
Estate Salesroom No. Broadway in the Borough
Manhattan City Of New York the 25th day Of March.
o'clock that day by Peter +. Meyer.
the premises directed by said Judgment he
sold. and therein described follows: All that certain
lot. parcel building thereon
erected, situate, lying being Borough The
County State New York. bounded
in the eastery Brook Avenue distant nine
tythree hundredths south
erv from formed by the intersection the
southery tide One hundTed and sixtyhfh Street and
party wall. running thence Easerly parallel
siXty-hfth street and distance
through party wall hundred nd
fortynine huudredhs 24 $1,000 sOuthery
fifth Twenty go feet inches
westerly parallel with hundred sxty-hh
Street hundred and fourteen and seventy-three
dredhs IS 1901 to the easerly line q
nineteen hundredths
the point or place Of beginning. Being portion OF
premises which conveyed DaviS Quigey
Walker The Petty. Sou'ard and Walker
company by March IL IS9S nd recorded IN
the office Register Of the City County OF New
York In IAber s. Section of COnyeyauces page 468 on
the day OF April S9s Together with In the
thereof conveyed 70 said David Qugiey
Walker by deed bearing date recorded stimuli
taueousy with the mortgage described in the complaint
herein.
GEORGE NJ VAN HOESEN, Referee
PECKHAM MILLER KING. Attorneys for PlafntiS
so Broadway Borough % Manhattan. New York civ
The following Is diagram Of the property be sofa
described above the street number being zoos Brook
l65th Street
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Josiah ". Wentworth John V. HecIer. Edward p
Slevn and Frederic r. Coudert. surviving trustees
under the q Y. Heck~r.
deceased. plaintiffs DE-
feniGnts In judgment OF foreclosure and
sale entered above entitled action datel
the 25th day 81 February, 1902 and fled the ONCE -
the County Clerk OF .he County OF New YORK the -oH
day OF February 1892 the undersigned. the Referee IN
said Judgment named viii sell public suction 70 th'
t'neerS The Real Estate sales Rooms. No Ill Broad
18th day of March 1892 Il O'Clock that DAY.
the lands IN said Judgment named and described fol
lows: All those certain lots parcels % lant
with the six brick building thereon erected situate
Wing and being in the city. County % New
York. and known by the Numbers 81 81 ant
80 Beecer Street. and which bounded
and described follows Beginning sOuthweserly
corner OF Eeccker and Mott streets and thence
MeStwaTd along the souJherly eide q Bleecker street
eighty feet more or less lot OF land conveyed by
James Roosevelt 70 Michael Baldwin thence southwarly
Instance wall along the easterly
OF lot known the Bleecker
conveyed aforesaid hundred
seven inches OF
known by the number
Wardy along the northery line
and parallel nearly with
Feet more or less 10 the westerly and
thence northwardly along said westerly line
one hundred and thirtyvc eight
more or less &c the point place OF beginning
Dated. New York. February 9th 1902
Y tcIs\O\ N DAVIS. Referee
COOpEttT BROTHERS. Plaintiffs Attorneys. No u
Broadway, Borough OF Manhattan New York CITY
Inc iol4o"lAs Is diagram Of the property 20 be sold:
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| Imam, NORRIS Sin pursuance or an or
der o. Hon Abuer c. Thomas a Surrogate OF TN.
county OF New York notice Is hereby given persons
having claims against Morris $. Ulman. 81 the
county OF New York. deceased; to present the same
Of transacng business. the ONCE Of Cartsr
LeGyaTd No o. wall Street Borough Of Manhattan city
OF New York, before the Goth OF March l90S
Dated. New York. the 18TH day o. September 1901 ~
'OE o CLNAHs JULIEN STEVENS TL4MAN, Executors
o.r--r ALICE NJ ULMAN. Executrix
SAiSi En- q lEDfAHD Attorneys for Executors. No
City. wv" AOiA
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The Approximate amount % the lien charge .
satisfy which the above property is % o SOL
SlO.2SOOl. ~
February. 1902. together and allowar-e
amounting $40 So with the 2lst da %
February. 1902 together with the Of the SALE
The approximate taxes assessments other
liens. which be allowed purchaser CUT e
the purchase paid BY the Referee Is 5 3 ai
Interest.
Dated. New York. 81. 1902.
GEORGE NJ H0FSEN Raferee
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m PURSUANCE of an order of Hon. Abner G.

7 III. D.
- Thomas. Surrogate OF the County Of New York
Notice il hereby given all having cIains
against John Elmer Ellis the County OF New YORK
deceased to present the thereof 20 the
subscriber at his place Of No an
State Street. in the City Schenectady State OF New
York on or before the 10Th day sf April
Dated New York. the Sth day OF October 1901
ALONZO p. STRONG,
EMls. deceaseS ~ -----
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The approximate q The lien charge =ssfg
which the above described property b sold ss
istt with interest thereon from the 9th day 90 80
Vsnher Til together with costs arI allowances
ing L. Si-4o with interest from the 1Orh d7v
ber 1901 together with the expenses ~
proNnate amount % rents.
other liens which allowed purchaser
tho purchase money paid ty Referee sff
Interest
Dated New York February IttH 1872
DANIEL 70 HAYS Hrs-rr~
The sale ~ tho above described premises
journct o. TU-siay. the dly Nar.r Tea a,
sane hour and
Dated New Nork March 18th
DANIEL = HAYS Referee
PEs KHAN. MILLER & KING. Attorneys for Pisist.n
~ Broadway Borough ~ Ma-rarfl1 New Y-rr T-v
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IN PURSUANCE of an order of Hon. Abner G

IN PURSUANCE of an order of Hon Abner C.
Thomas a Surrogate OF the County OF New York
nouce Is he1eby given TO all persons having claims
agsinst Thomas p LYONS late Of New York County
subscribers at their place OF transactng the
ONCE OF Michael j. sullivan. Room 20. Smith Building
Junction or Third and Willis Avenues Street
Bronx Borough In the City OF New York on or before hs
10Th day OF June - 1900 NV
Dated, New York, the 4th day OF December 1901
GEORGE j LYONS. LEO HAMILTON MICHAEL, 7
SULLIVAN, ExecutCgs. -
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IN PURSUANCE Of an order of Hon Frank T

Fitzgerald Surrogate OF the County Of Nev--Yorj,
NOTICE - herg9y given u an persons having claims
against oscar F. livingston late Of the OF
York deceased 20 the vouchers rbersos
10 the subscribers at their place trausacting business
a. NE ONCE OF their attorneys Baker Peabody No >
ID day 81 September, 1902. " 's
paIed New orh. the 18th day OF February 1902
CHARLES \. IEABODH. GEORGE L. PEABODY ~
- -
street, New-Nork city. y. Y.
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foreclosure Sales.
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NEW

SUPREME COURT, COUNTY OF NEW
YORK-The United States Life Insurance Comnapv
In the city OF New York. PalItn VS. Patrick I feoT
ara and others. DefendansACtion No I'm pursuance
OF Judgment OF Foreclosure made and
tered herein dated the 10th February 1902 l. me
Undersigned the Referee in said Judgment named viii sell
at public auction at the New York Real Estate Sales
rooms No Ill Broadway the Borough of Manhatfsn
olty OF new York on the 10th day of March.
O'Clock noon on that day by Philip A Smyth Auconear
the premises directed by said Judgment 10
therein described follows: that certain 10, niece ~
parcel OF land with the building Improvement
on erected. situate, lying and being in the Borough ~
Manhattan city OF New York bounded and described
as follows; Beginning at Northerly side ~
one hundred and thiryseventh Street
bred and Twenty-Five feet from the c6rra-
formed by the intersection N0rtheriy side ~ 0na
hundred and th!rtyseventh
or enoX Avenue running thence Northerlv and nSraI
with LenOX Avenue and the distance tbroYeh
party wall Ninety mine feet Eleven inches no tha
centre line OF the block Eastery along said canr
line Twenty-Five feet; thence Souhery and again paraeI
with Lenox Avenue and part distance through
party wall Ninety-nine Eleven Inches TO the
Northerly side of One hundred
thence Westerly along the Notherly OF one hundred
and thrtyseventh Street twenty-five 10 point or
place OF beginning. - 49, F' -
Dated. New York February 26th, 1902
-,o,-.,, =, -ro,.. WILDER MCBRIDE. Referee
DONALD b. TOCCEY. Attorney for Plaintiff 277 BROAD
way Borough Of Manhattan York CITY
The following is diagram OF 10 be
Its street number Is 81 West 137th Street:
Centre line Of hIoclr
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The approximate amount Of Hens charges to satisfy
which the above described is be
hundred and thityone thousand three afty
six and S3lOO (S23l 3S6l dollars
from the 9Th day OF February 1902 tCether win TIE
cpsts ana allowances amounting q Three and
sxty-Iour and 500 (SS6is2l dollars. interest
thereon from the 18th day February 1902 ana Ire
penses OF the sale The approximate amount ~ taxes
assessments other liens he
purchaser OF the purchase or pal nv th Re-
is Three thousand three hundred ana SIX ana IOl
tSS3O8 65l dollars. - ~ - -
Dated. February 27th. 1902.
VERNON NJ. DAVIS Referee
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HAMBURG-AMERlGAN LIME.
TWIN-SCREw EXPRESS SERVICE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DEUTSCHLAND, MARCH H. $50 p. NJ.
A Victoria. APR. 10 AMF. Bismarck May o. 10 AM
Deutschland Apr. II, noon Columbia June 2, 10 AN
z Bismarck May 10 AM H. 10 AN
May 6, Victoria 49, 10 AM
Deutschlsn May Is AM F. Bismarck % 10 AM
a Victoria May % 10 AM Columbia. July g. 10 AN
TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Pennsylva Mar s. $3.50 Pm Patricia May 49, 10 AM
Pretoria. Mar IS $50 AMlWaldersee May 20 $50
Motke. Mar. % AM PennsyIva May 81. $50 AM
Patricia Apr. s. 23O Pm Pretoria 4:3o PM
Waldersee Apr. T. AN lMoltke. June 10, AM
PennsylYa Apr. % 800 PM IT. Pm
Pretoria APR. % AM Bluecher June "a, 7:30 AM
Moke-.--. May g. $50 PMIWaldersee July 80 PM
MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
'P. VICTORIA LUISE MARCH r. IL A. NJ.
Phoenicia Mar. ~ Pm Phrnlcia. May g. PM
sE-or 10 = "a CO. Sahe O. IN
CRUISE to the MEDITERRANEAN and the
BLACK SEA,
by PrinZessin Victoria Luise leaving New York MARCH
u. 1902: attractive itinerary Apply
neutrality-suspicious. LINE. 81 B'WAY. N Y.
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A NovELIsT's POETRY.

NOVELISTS POETRY.
From Poems Of the Past and Present." by
Thomas Hardy.
IN Thu OLD THEATRE. FIEsoIE.
traced the Circus whose gray stones incline
Where Rome and dim Etruria interjoin,
TIL came a child who showed ancient coin
That bore the image Of Constantine
She lightly. passed: nor did she once opine
How. better than all books, she had raised for
In swift perspective Europe's history
Through the vast years of Caesars sceptred line.
For in my distant plot Of English loan
Twas but 10 delve, and straightway there TO
Coins of like gravure. AS with one half blind
Whom common simples cure, her act flashed
In that mute moment to my opened mind
The world-imprinting power Of persisted Rome.
MUTE OPINION.
traversed dominion
Whose spokesman spake out strong
Their purpose and opinion
Through pulpit, press and song.
/ scarce had means to note there
A large-eyed few, and dumb,
Who thought not those thought there
That stirred the heat and hum.
When, grown a Shade beholding
That land in lifetime trode.
To learn if it's unfolding
Fulfilled its cla incurred code,
I saw. in web unbroken.
Its histo.y outwrought
Not e the loud had spoken.
But as the mute had thought
THE INCONSISTENT
say, "She was as good as fair
When standing by her mound:
Such passing sweetness" l declare,
mo longer treads the ground"
say, What living Love catch
Her bloom and bonhomie,
And what in newer maidens match
Her olden warmth to meV'
There stands within yon vestry-nook
Where bonded lovers sign,
Her name upon faded book
With that is not mine
To him she breathed the tender vow
She once had breathed to me,
But yet say, 90 love, even now
Would had died for theer'
THE DARKLING THRUSH
81 leant upon a coppice gate
When Frost spectre gray,
And Winters dregs made desolate
The weakening eye of day.
The tangled bine-stems scored the sky
Like strings from broken Tyres,
And all mankind that haunted nigh
Had sought their household fires.
The lands sharp features seemed to be
The Century's corpse outleant.
His crypt the cloudy canopy,
The wind his death lament.
The ancient pulse Of germ and birth
Was shrunken hard and dry,
Ind every spirit upon earth
Seemed fervourless as /
At once voice outburst among
The bleak twigs overhead
In a fuIl-hearted evensong
OF Joy iTnited.
An aged thrush, frail, gaunt and small,
In blast-berufded plume,
Had chosen thus TO fling his soul
Upon the growing gloom.
So little cause for carollings
OF such ecstatic sound
Was written terrestrial things
Altar or nigh around.
That could think there trembled through
His happy goodnight air
Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew
And I unaware
MAD JUDY.
When the hamlet hailed a birth
Judy used 70 cry;
When she heard christening mirth
She would kneel and sigh.
She was crazed, we knew, and
HUNDRED her aberrancy.
When the daughters and the sons
Gathered them TO wed
And like-intending ones
Danced till dawn red.
She would rock and mutter more
Corners to this stony shore"
When old Headsman Death laid hands
On a babe twain,
She would feast and by her brands
Sing her songs again.
What she liked let her do;
JUDY was insane, knew.
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NEW YORK sUPREME COURT. COTNTY

OF NEW YORK.-SIanhatts1 Eye ard Ear Hos
pital PlantIH. against Hen3r-Sson ana --hrr-
Defendants In pursuance OF a Judgment % F-e1Tu-e
and sale. duly made ard entered Che aaol-elft,e4
action bearing date the 2lst day - February. f- the
undersigned, the Referee tn said Judgment named VII
sell at Public Auction AZ the New YORK Real E-ta'4
Salesroon, No III Broadway. IN the B7IouEh 20 Man
haitian. City u New York, The 18Th isy - March,
1902 At IL o'clock that day hv Peter P Meyer
sold. and therein described follows Al thar certain
lot. parcel % 1a0f with the building trere-1
erected situate lying ant being the Horol-h z To-
Bronx 23i Ward Of the city OF New York. bounded ar1
described follows that - O Bsrnnt1E A.
point in the NortheTly side % one hundred and uynutl
distant Two hundred t20h feet ves-e-v from -
formed hy the intersection n the Nor-hery sd
side line ~ Elton Avenue. running fr-1-e N7rt'erT
parallel with said Westerly side % Elton Avenue one
hundred l0Ol thence Westerly parallel WITH sal
No-therIv side ~ one hundred sni 1t-v-ni-rh STREET
TWENTY-FIVE 80 feet 20 point opposite ne centre pr
wall. thence Soufhsrly again parallel vifr sa
Westerly SIDE Of Eltou Avenue, TO- through and peFonN
party hundred t0ai feet the said North
ery side ~ one hundred and hfry-n.nth street ant
thence EaSterly along the same Twenty-Five go tet %
point place = beginning Being portion - -
premises which conveyed the Petty Soullt
and Walker Eellty Company BY Charles Ilansst and
wife dated June ~ 1885 and recorded IN ths
Once % TIRE lister - the city and County e View
York Se-t - Lihe- - Conveyance page $50. q
the SOth dan o lS9S
Dated New Yo-k. March 81. 1902
GEORGE NJ VAN HOESEN. Referee
PECKHANI. MILLER & KING. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
81 Broadway. Borough ~ Manhattan. New York CITY;
The following is a diagram % the above described
premises known BY the street number GIL East lSea
Street;
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A ADVERTISEMENTS subscriptions for 1.ha Tr,n,,n.
~ received at their Uptown ONCE - $1,000
NO. 12t2 BROADWAY
I'd OF Sist-st until q o'cIoct -
Advertisements viii be received following nranen
offices at regular office rates until m VIZ. s5A
shave $ e sor 2Sd-s!.: 15s 6th-ave-- cor. I2th-
St. %. Enst I+th-st.: 257
9Th and sth ayes; 263 West I25th-sr.. I:Z:,s al
AVE. between 10th and nth 1.O26 3d-nVe., near
o1st st; l,sOS lst-aNe.. Ia- East
Ixoth-st.s .5U rremont-ave.. :sd-aye nsar
ssiist-st oo4 3d-ave.: 21o BIeecker-st.t BIS
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NEw-YORK-ROTTERDAM. VIA BOULoGNE 6 NJ
New Twin-screw Steamers Of ID 600 tons Register.
eteamer AMSTERDAM ..................M Mar 81 10 4 NJ
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18

State superintendent Harvey yester-
day transmitted to Secretary Of State
Froehlich the annual apportionment OF
the state school fund income. the
amount being S1,681 ,626.1O. Last year
the amount distributed was $685.
625.01. The increase in the fund this
year is $42,001O9.
The distribution was made this year
on a basis of 752,059 children of
school age, and last year it was made
on a basis Of 743,257 children, the in
crease this year being S,S12. The rate
this year was $2.236 Last year it
was $2.206, but a slight increase, three
cents per child.
The city Of Madison this year re
ceives $12,416. 81 and the entire county
of Dane gets $5O,6O5.13.
The city of Milwaukee this year re-
ceives $229,SS9.S7 and the county of
Milwaukee receives $262,696.45.
This fund is made up of the in
come derived from fines for penal of
lenses, among them fines for viola
lions Of the fish and game laws, inter
est on the school fund, sales OF state
school lands and the mill tax. There
are now in the state 32,36O acres of
unsOld school lands.
The apportiOnment of the fund as
made ny superintendent Harvey and
filed with the secretary of state, is, by
counties, as follows:
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PIRATES KILL.
AN ENGLISHMA

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 13.-The steam
ship Empress Of India bring< news of
the death of an Englishman named
Evans in an encounter with pirates on
tie West river.
The steamer Kong Nam, Captain
Austin, from Hong Kong to Canton,
observed on Nov. II native junk fly
ing distress signals a little southwest
of Tegir island. The steamer went to
the junk's assistance and found that
she had been attacked by pirates nea
Cha ST and looted OF everything Of
value. The pirates, twenty strong,
approached the junk in a dugout and
boarded her after firing a Volley which
demoralized the crew.
They swarmed on board, shouting
Death to the foreigner! Kill HIM"
having perceived Evans on the vessels
deck, and at the words a dozen shots
were fired at the man. They then rail-
sacked the junk from stem to stern,
carrying off everything of value and
destroying what they could not take
away Some Of the leaders were for
throwing Evans overheard, but were
dissuaded from doing SO by members
Of the crew of the junk. They left the
junk helpless and proceeded shoreward
with their booty.
When the chief officers ard chief en-
gineer of the Kong Nam boarded the
junk they found Evans still breathing,
though very seriously hurt, and he was
transferred to the steamer, where he
soon died.