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The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-07

Some elegant fine collarettes at Winters.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-07

Earl x Wilson's collars and cuffs at Conway's.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-07

A good line of ladies' tan and button shoes at cost. W. Fl. Robertson.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-07

L.ady's pocket book, containing sl5, between depot and Moore's wharf. Re- turn Co this office and receive reward.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-07

Rainier Book Beer, at the Mascot Saloon.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-07

Rainier Book Beer, at tho Mascot Saloon.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-07

Eur collarottes, at Winters. {.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-07
SKAGKAY WEATHER

For the 2i hours proceeding o'clock D. m., July 6, 1903 Highest temperature 76 above. Lowest temperature, lS above.
 H. D. Clark,
 U. $. Voluntary Observer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-07

New Laee cur,aIas at E. R. PeOples.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
AT THE OPERA.

The transient patrons Of the opera do not seem 10
have taken to the revived 'TIrnani' with enthusi-
asm- At its first repetition last night boxes and
the stalls on the ground floor were filed by sub
scrfbers. but the attendance light in the upper
regions. freGuented by the purchasers from day to
day The performance was in some respects an
Improvement that of last Wednesday. but II
evoked much less enthusiasm Nine. Sembrich' =
entrance air brought out its savo OF applause and
the sonorous finale Of the third act received the
usual tribute but the other expressions of approval
were Of the perfuuctory order.
The representation benefited much from Sfgnor
Scotti's recognition of the fact that there was
something TOO much of vehemenCe and passion
in his performance of Don Carlo last week He
was much more temperate and therefore more
tuneful last night. The Influence of the school or
young verftists has operated viciously on the art
OF Italian song; that truth has been obvious
enough 10 careful observers for q long time; the
manner in which ''Ernani' sung by the men
last Wednesday brought it to the consciousness
Of the most casual listeners. Sgnor De Marcht
is the most lsnlentable illustration Of the decay
A nisnissinlo seems TO ne impossible to him, and
tender accents strangers 10 his voice His
tones simply strangled the tender Utterances of
Nine Se-nhrich in the of the second act last
night Mr.. de Reszke sang more circumspectly than
before. and therefore better.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
A NEEDLESS CONTROVERSY.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: A few years ago. when the subject Of the
consolidation of the two educational depart
ments of the Empire State came before the legis-
lature for consideration. such cyclone arose
among the airy spirits at Albany that every
thought of consolidation was swept away. The re-
suits instead of being IL the interest of harmonic
ing the noble work Of education. were positively
injurious to the cause of advancement. It showed
that there rival departments in our
education regime.
Now that another matter Of vital concern to the
educators is 20 be brought before the legislators
in grave danger of a repetition of the contest
between the State Department and the Regents
What example of quibbIiug to set before the
superintendents. principals and teachers Of this
great State! 1 infer that the reader is acquainted
with the subject under consideration To any who
may be familiar with this however, let me say
that the legislature contemplates the passage OF
whereby the tuition of nonresident pupils
il the academic department OF a high schooL VIII
be paid by the State. A resolution introduced
by Head Inspector Wheelcck. OF the Regents, IN
Ihe Academic Principals conference at oSI<su9e tI
December So 1902 urging the legislature 70 take take
favorable acton IN TINS ma Ter lnls VS. 80
Dy supervisor stout OF tle state DepdIthIetl
said that the two great departments were pacK Oh
the movement. -.
It seems peculiar. in view of these facts, that
trouble should arise between the depart m tnents MS
the question Of which shall have charge OF the
the controyersv? If not. which of the departments
is causing the trouble? Which department has sole
Jurisdiction the high schools as 70 Inspection
the Department of Public Instruction has imInedi,
ate charge of the primary schools ana me bosLa
University of the State OF New-York has the gem
eraI management of the academies and nigh
schools, we must necessarily conclude that lney
should have the administration Of this act, when
is directly concerned with secondary education
Have the Regents ever made any attempt to in
rerfere with the State Department in its manage
rnert of the district schools? Why. then. should
the Department of Pubic Instruction look with
such an envious eye upon the Regents? Is TINS
preliminary stroke Of the department 20 secure
control of the high schools? If So let US be UP IN
arms and fight out the good fight
Those in charge of our high schools are entirely
satisfied with the manner in which the regents
have looked after this division of our pubic edu-
cation Politics has practically played no part N
the management Of our system OF secondary etiu-
cation Can this be said OF elementary educatloh
chs State? Has the millennium come tnat mere mere
is no room for Improvement in primary educalloh
in this State2 If not, let the Department or Fuo,
lie instruction direct its efforts along that me ana
the Regents will doubt continue the good WORK
that il being done in high schools.
PRINCIPAL OF A SMALL HIGH SCHOOl-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
MIDsETPMEN GRADUATED.
Secretary Moody Presents Diplomas to the
Class Of 'O3

Annapolis Nd Feb. e-The fifty midEhipmen OF
-e class OF '05 to-day received ther diplomas from
S.erar4rv Moody The ceremonies took place in
r+s new arr1ory. The Tnidshipn1en assembled In
front % the barracks ara marched the armory-
~.k.-a . large crowd WAS assembled On the stage
were su,erirtenceut Brow nson. Commander Cola
ha- coruuandant Of cadets: Commander Benson,
C-hsplain Clark Rear Admiral Taylor, Secretary
Maocv.- Assistant secretary Darling. the members
% the Academic Board and Vice-AdmiraI LORD
Charles Beresford. Of the English Navy
CHAPLAIN Clark opened the ceremonies with
prayer and was followed by Superintendent
Esrownson who made few remarks 10 the mid
sniru1en and introduced Secretary Moody, who
made TIE graduation address. lie said in part:
regret the enforced absence Of your Commander
81 ~hief President Roosevelt. but he charged me
10 deliver you his best wishes ana MS nope aio
-orRdence in yossr stern devotion 10 duty At this
time there is wa- Is IN slSht ana let Us
pray God that there viii pc no war But our
TeoT,le have at learned the truth OF the i'm
mortal Washington's advice: Inc WaV 70 preserve
peace IS 10 prepare for war .
n the fsstre belong entirely 10 your COUNTY,
you have traditions Of those gone before z-lc
hereis you have a great advantage over your fore-
fathers who served VO1T country These sIIieIll1o
rrsStEons from the days OF John Paul Jones 10 lhe
recenf past echo the corridors OF time she'd
ding a glory upon the CounrTy's history which you
are eSpeet@H upheld The splendid services on
lr,+l, siSeS during the Cfvu War are noW the COM
mon heritage of 8ll Americans; the noble deecs OF
t'sfiuF and the heroic action Of the Confederate
amen IN the irnprovised submarine BOAT N the
l1srbor Of Charleston belong now as much 20 The
North 70 the South
Secretary Moody then presented the diplomas to
the graduates.
Tonight ihe exercises eliminated in the annual
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
MAY LEAVE METR0POLITAN.
Frederick Latham Expected TO Manage New
Comedy Theatre.

According TO q well accredited runor current in
Broadway last night Frederick Latham for some
years Mr.. GraBs right hand man in the manage
ment OF the Opera House. and considered by many
the logical and most probable successor TO MI
Grau in the conduct OF the opera next season may
be eliminated from the much veXed discussion OF
who wifi follow Maurice Grau. According TO the
story. Mr. Latham has signed contract for a
term Of years with Charles 2. Dillingham; whereby
he becomes the general manager OF the new
Comedy Theatre. which Is TO be built for Nj
Dillingham; at Broadway and FoTty-seventh-st.
Mr. Latham has had many years Of experience as
a stage manager. both Of musical and dramatic
productions and he will assume the stage manage
uent OF all productions at the theatre as well
much Of the business responsibility. Thus 1t
would not seem that he intends to 60 to Australia,
nor does II appear that ne s likely to follow Mr.
Graw in the management Of the Opera House.
So far as the Maurice Grau Opera Company is
concerned. something definite is likely 10 be de-
cided to-day regarding a manager for next season.
The Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate com
pany. though il has had offers by Ihe score VIII
not give lease one until II mas
received proposition Of the CTrau company. the
present lessees and this proposition the Grau com
pauy may be able to formulate to-day W no us
choice Of e successor is remains conJeHtEraI- II
may turn TO be committee OF three men,
under the advisory direction of Mr. Grau himself
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03

cations at five cents per lie have also seen
circulars offering three-Iine advertisements ur-
der Real Estate for 81 Counting the rules wnch
are necessary the makeup. this requires the use
of four lines of space. that this precious adver-
tsing only 2s cents per line. 49, 40 per page
while the manufacture costs $40 per page AC-
cordng to the persons who laborousy compile lSts
of the number lines of advertising intfca ting
The relative Importance of papers advertising
MEDIUMS. this must be proof OF tremendous bust
ness prosperity!
Some people like to he hum bugged; and so ! sup
pose there are a few business houses verdant
enough TO be Influenced by this fool business or
parading the number Of lines OF advertising that
cheap and struggling paper rake in as a PROOF
OF its popularity with its discriminating ad-
vertiseTs But there can't be many. The men most
prominent N such parades irresponsible and
very laxative youths. whom innocent newspaper
proprletors have engaged to work up advertising
business for them-people having nothing to lose by
the bad bargains they make and firmly convinced
that the real way to succeed is to make show.
am glad TO that The Tribune holds fast 70 It's
OLD standards and refuses TO GO into this Peter
Funk business. Yours respectfully.
OLD ADVERTISING AGENT.
New-YOrE
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
THE WEATHER REPORT.
yssterda7'3 Record and To-day's Forecast

washington. Feb 2-The storm that was central sun
~ night over Northern Missouri has continued It's RAPID
.,en+ b- way Of the upper lakes and Is central To-
-,rb- ovar the middle Lawrence Valley Inc one
hat was central over Southwestern Utah has moved 10
Northern New Mexico with increased energy Hlen
northern slope and tne upper
Valley while the nOrthWestWdrd announcer
Il. ,ressur4 is moving BY way NJ Alberta ffa'rs
have been general Southern states ana ram @ mo
erov IN the upper Mississippi Valley the ak region
also local rains IN the OhlO
~ H. snow is still The central Rocky Noun
of the east ana south plateau
tIjs from the tiu states norm
Missouri and middle AllSslsalppi
1tsvv ann the slope region they nave ta4teh
~ rsr7-41 above the average except IN Ihe
In West they are from d 10
80, seasonal average Inc rdStMdTn
oft the Southwest ana Ine hlsn
- "a tbA Northwest will SNOW and rain laf5iaJ
t central Rocky Mountain region the rnlddie ana
sn,th sapes middle Mississippi and lover Ciio va
lake region, rain IN the southern
foIiovred by generally fair weather WEDNESDAY
ent in rhe lower region and the SouIh AtlAhtlc
There vii be Snow Tuesday IN northern -Ne"
rain Wednesday in NeW-Eills ana
~, the middle Atlantic States snow Is also prooaple
Northwestern states except montana
r31i he colder Tuesday the West Gulf states the
.t,ysst ann the Ohio Valley and somewhat warmer
N the extreme Northwest. Il will be colder Wednesisy
Valley southwark and eastward On tile
winds viii become fresh 70
trs west TO northwest; the Middle Atantc Soast
fresh becoming north on the south
fresh the Gulf Coast Iresh
- Tecor1tnR north wednesday, Lake Michigan
brsslr north. Steamers departing tues
ports viii nave variable WINDS pc
brisk Yves northwest. with unsettled weather
TO the Grand Banks
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
CRIME AND PENALTY.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: A recent enactment of our chlet au'ilo'iO
v,or+bv Of Russia or Of Spain, by which a man
e,,l+v Of no fault but devotion to his own country
fs -e-nanded to life Imprisonment or eHlie peoau
he cannot swear allegiance, in conscience 10 d
so-eien foe makes TIE Tribune s utteTaiicss va
l,bertv and treason ring hollow constant rea'4-
or vrho appreciates The Tribunes ahility ana soou
work in some directions. cannot but depiore tie
rar-o,yness and one-sidedness OF It's views oil
como of the great moral issues Of the day
s'iiie u ~ E STEWARD.
New-FrInswick n. j. Jan. Is, 1903
I'VE cannot but deplore that our correspond
emf wrote in vague generalities, instead OF CIV
ir- cbanter and verse of the offending text N
s,,cb circumstances all we can do is to say that'
gare-aIlv speaking, II a man Wlckeoly ieD0i9
against his lawful government ana reLuSeS
he raconciled to 1t and 10 take the oath OIL al
1aeiance to it. or to give any assurance tiidt i7
will refrain from committing crimes against H.
avi1a or irnprisonment is not too harsh a Iale
for him and the imposition OF such penalty Is
worthy not only OF Russia or OF Spaln' pu' u
ar,- eeIf-respecting ana self-protectlng govern
r7eJIt
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
rrANspArIF1c NfAIr.s-

Mails for China Seattle close her- daily
az 80 D up February a. inclusive FOR dispatch
Mails for china and Japan. Seattle daiiy
$50 VI % Ftoruary o Inclusive Iof lspalen
per Ming Chow.
va san Francisco here daily az $50 up
February 20 lneItlsive dispatch per g. China
usTs for Tariff Marduesas Islands VIA san Fran
isco cAIse daily at $50 % e February I'll
inclusive. for dispatch per $ 8 Na.lgosa- -
Mails for Australia West ausrralid- which e
forwarded Eur0pel. NeW-Eealand- Fiji samoa and
Francisco close hrre daily ar go n
sfter January February TT inclusive FIR
-fsrar~h Drr > Sierra ~ tie Cunart steamer car-T
~ t1e H~ft{sh mail New-Lealand ar-iSs
-iosinG a. a ~ 80 a and $50 Il sun
avs a. no a m 4 m. and S30 m--Etii
uo and forwarded until the arrival q The CunaEt
49, ier Hawaii China Japan ard PhmprIne Islands
va San Francisco. close here daily az $50 -
Mails Tor china and Japan Vancouver and Victoria,
Y g here daily ar $50 70 February III.
inclusive dispatch Per =. Empress - Cana
Nerchar.tis@ for L : Postal Agency Shanghai
aog be forwarded via Canada
Mails Philippine islands san Frsncsco close
here taiiv as $50 February - hne'1stVe,
S,r sfspateh per e. = Transport
Mails West Australia Wnicn gees
va Europe and Ns0-Zealand- which vita San
Francisco and Fiji Islands. Vancouver and Vic
torfa. c. close daily $50 p atver Feo-
ia and ~ February rs. Inclusive for dis-
patch = =. AoranEa
Transpaehc nails forwarded 20 port or sans oay
closing Is arranged on me prs9rp-
tste--d mail cIos-s At , previous dsr
CORNELIUS VAN COTT. Postrnasrsr.
Possofice. Nsw-York n Y. January so. isoa )
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
DIED.

Mondsy Ts6a5 1soa ,S Mar ns aS9gs9T ars
invited 70 attend funeral services on Wednesday
February + at : p IT. M, .. leT r5sTy-n a. n = Mont
rose PENN papers please copy
B1Iss-On February l. Flavel y Bliss OF Eve; &
funeral services at the chapel the Preshytersn Hos
utal. Madison ave and 7oth-st. "Wednesday at L--'o
CRAHFoRD-on Monday. February a, his 5esi1enss re-
Wakes9 Wal field q Nsw syy 52rk Notice @ I9nP of Funeral aeT
Df9At from ypbod a5 Af%s far wiIisSoPd sS
Park and ocean Grove papers please copy.
FIsCHER-On Sunday. February l. Charles H Fischer.
& 9a 81 9s uBers srces will he held at his late resi-
ds5re No i3. West s6th-sr on Wednesday, February
4 at I D. n.
FRENcH-on Sunday. February John Wesley French
from his late residence. 4o5 Grandave-. Brooklyn
HANKINs-on sunday. February at MssnoIia , sPrinEs
funeral later
LoUNsBERY-At her residence Bedford westchester
p6 p6qnSy: & n o ,dGS nf James Iounsbery Funeral
services at - Matthews Episcopal Church: Bedford.
SION at eos a m Returning leaves Bedford D
MoNTGoMERY-At Astoria. Long Island. February =.
1908. Emma daughter Of 6iehaTd MqnJgomery' 1S OF
ttuntnEton Long IsIag. H., Ionr island ar rioct
Tuesday. February B.
Monday Ee0-psr II b9 lee5 "a seOefh f wls
services her late resaencs. No 80 tiates-ave
flowers.
PA1sLEY-sudd4nly on SUNDAY. February 1903. at
his residence Mount Vernon y. y. Joseph T. Paisley
ared - years Funeral services viii be hed az MS late
-e-t5enre No $50 Rch-avA-. Mount Vernon Weenes
5av FEBRUARY 4 at 2 o'clock p Carriages viii be
in OF train leaving Grand Central
station n II r r. 1894 p m
pRENTTIC-E,-On February .. 1903 Catherine augusta
Prentice bsioTgd 5 Ef q t. A4s Ws.s s1sts On l Tr
day February D. ht I o'clock . III
sAF,-saturday January the horns of be- dsash
ter Mrs r. 3 Urrny East orange y = Auldah a
~ ssr~ widow of the George Godfrey In
r. 751L year Funeral late residence MAdt-
son n j. Tuesday February j. a O'Clock
cNrTTFI-A, PIaInned n J.. Sunday. February l.
ida3 7-hor1as l. son OF Ella B. and the late Henry
r smith Funeral services at the residencs OF his
mother No e. Wesrsrvelt-ave.. Piainfeld. y J. On
meet M a m Philadelphia train from foot OF Liberty
81 NevgHYork e r. r OF n. J.
sDcTFrF,,F-sarah NJ widow q the late samuel L.
Sn,ffs1 Nonday February . 1888. the residence OF
ba- da,rhter Mrs Frank Harvey Field No. "a Stsr-
i,g place FrookIyn the 10th year Of her FI-
narat services " ed esiay evening February 4.
O'Clock Norwich Conn papers please copy.
crR RrE7-Febr,,ary / the Rev. Robert Street o.
at RoselIa Park N J Services VIII De held February
= ar d m in the FIrss Presbyterian Church OF
RoseIie, N J.
The woodIawn Cemetery.
r,,rour- Of Bronx City
r~sc- 90 Fast ed Street Madison Square South
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
NOW COALESCE. !"
Delaware's Leading Regular Republican
Pauer at Last Utters Its Sentiments.

From The Wilmington Evening Journal
Now coafesCe- Our reasons for this course may may
he given although everybody Is cOnversant with
them There must be Senators elected. or year by
wear we see a greater pollution OF the public con-
science A party of negatiOn cannot last forever
The Regular Republican organization mas kept
Addicks out Of the Senate. and for that It IS en-
titled TO the eternal gratitude OF our people; Dut
II will not have lived up 10 its full stature am
s-fed rbe fullest public expectation until II has
accomplished the positive work OF filling those two
Senatorial seats
II cannot do this unsided. vet. under a coalition
which gives the Republicans every advantage IL IS
possible In eIectirg Addicks We should nave a
would not be Republican IN any true sense anu
as a citizen he would be regarded as a DiOt
r2u+ under the terms of such an agreement aS
seems feasible, we could have for a Senator Tor
two Years a Democrat who would be q gentleman
one identified with Delawares interests ana re-
speeted by the people.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
REMINDER OF A CANDY MAKING.
Treasurer of Days to Have Eye Removed as
Result Of Old Accident

Clinton W Moffat. for several years the treasurer
Of Days Theatre, under the management OF MI
DaIv and later under that OF Daniel trohhah'
will undergo ar operation his home this morn
ing TO have his right eye removed me 0tleI eye
is sound but the doctors fear that II Will not r.
main SO unless its companion Is removed MI
Mofat first injured his eye fourteen OF HLteea re
ago. a peculiar manner he Cdlled Oh q
Young woman in Brooklyn one evening ana @ lLIe
two went out into the kitchen to make molasses See
candy While stooping TO open the oven uoor
4Fe door suddenly flew open, and the corner c4I @
into the flesh of his eyeball Every winter sIilt -
he has had some trouble. but never enough 70
cause him alarm until last week He eXpectSS 10
resume his business again oeiore lons' Win "
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
THE pAMRoscH LECTURES.

Walter Damrosch yesterday afternoon gave an
other Of his Iecture-recitaIs on the Wagner music
dramas His subject for yesterdays lecture (and
a1so for that of next lnursday) Die Meis-
+ersinger' Yesterday Act I was played and ex-
pIained and Thursday Acts II and III VIII oe
similarly treated. He had the assistance OF
Ellison van Hoose who sang explanatory se4ec-
tions The theatre. usual was filled Win an
enthusiastic audience. chiefly women
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03

take il There amt no lines in IT. Any kid could
play it,
A younger sister of Miss Ma bel TalafsrTo VINO
billed for the part Iottie and was prevented
from playing ii by the Gerry Society. thought Mics
James played very wei. and the rest were goon1 g1
too-most of them Who wasn't goodS on WeII
Iottie isn't played awful well. In TACT Ss MISE
Miss Taliaferro. Six-year-old Miss Morse woulo
doubtless reply in the same coin.
However, it might be noted that most OF tns
stage children whether they sat in the seats Q. te
scornful or not got out their little hank1es De-
lore the play
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
FROM ONE OF OUR DEAREST FOES

From The Charleston News and Courier.
When you can get The New-York Tribune away
<yonn ste noIiticaI associations viii find II L
most attractive and instructive companion Its
politics is borns bic but its news IS trustworthy
ssfts particularly IS The Almanac which u pub
fishes regularly every year, work OF great merit
II contains information about everything that IS
anvthfne-snforEnafi ton on laws Of all sorts stF
about sporting facts about unlVersites coz
Iege rzf-ictic societies about public Df1lcfs
zrd repulafson. etc II The Tribune newspaper
we're .grlv a. reliable politics The Tribnne
as--slar Is IN statistics The Tribune paper would
NJ : sreat as The Tribune Almanac
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
A YEAR FOR THREATS TO Mr.. MORGAN.

Trenton, N J.. Feb ? (SpeciaD--Botho Str1oel
received a years sentence to-day in the United
States District Court, for misusng the mails
c+r,1beI rIeaded guilty. He arrested in Jersey
civ some time ago charged with sending threat
e7inpr letter to J. Pierpont Morgan. demanding $sV
and threatening to poison Mr.. Morgan II tie HlohSS
of OrfhCOming
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND WEDNESDAY.

. A. ~oIdar in northwest portion; Wednesday rain OF
ro variable becoming west and fresh % brisk
of and Maryland, generally tair
20 5,v- Wednesday rain SNOW and colder Aght 10
fresb winds becoming north
~ Ea~ter, PehnaylVanIa partly cloudy and somewhat
,,ser +o-aay; Wednesday rain CT SHOW light 10 fresh
winds becoming north
FOR Delaware New-Iersey. partly cloudy today
"Wednesday rain snow; light to fresh winds. becoming
north 4. a.. l..
n north. rain or snow In
south portion; winds. shifting 10 northwest and
north. = -.,,.h.ss, s,n-- a., -o-.A
to-day: colder ia northeast PoTtion
9Je4resdav snow; brisk 10 north winds
The following Official record from the weather buFeau
shows the changes for the last twenty
.,r hours in comparison with the responding date OF
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
MEMORIAL WINDOW AT OXFORD.

Try TELEGRAPH THE TRIBCNE.I
Boston Feb. Charles Larned. OF thls cl'g'
&c n Mace q window in the Library at Oxford
England as a memorial Clarrissa Larnec, a
rneal descendant of the Rev. John Robinson, Oh
rsvden The window will illustrate the snip May
eovyar and the departure of Pilgrims from Delft
afte Ennas'S painting
New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
MR.. LONG STEADILY IMPROVING.

Boston. Feb. 2-The condition Of John D. Long
ex-Secretary of the Navy. showed continued I'M
provement to-day and in every way satisfsc-
tory 10 his physicians The following bulletin was
Issued Tonight:
Mr. Long has had comfortable day and is max
ing a steady but slow Improvement.