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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-12
ARE HAVING
PLEASANT
TRIP

The first section Of the Pennsyl-
vania special carrying the Presby-
terrain general assembly arrived over
the Northern Pacific from Seattle
this morning, homeward bound. They
leave tonight at 6 o'clock for yell
lowstone Park The second section
will arrive at 1880 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Those who arrived this morning
number 112 and compose most of the
leading commissioners. The two
trains are made up of the assembly
that met in convention at Los Ange-
les from May 20 to 80.
They have planned to visit all day
in Spokane and from here will go
to Butte and thence to Yellowstone
Park, where stay of six days will
be made.
The trains are made up of seven
coaches each and are the most elab-
crate and commodious Pullmans
made. Every comfort possible is
provided and at each stop the train
is sidetracked. The tour of Yellow
the Yellowstone Transportation COM
pany and after the trip is over those
making 1t will return to New York
via st. Paul and Chicago and dis
band there.
The first section is in charge of
Charles r. Rosenberg. tourist agent
Of the Pennsylvania line. In speak
ing of the trip he said:
1T is one of the most delightful
trips imaginable. The train passes
the most historical scenes and pic
turesque spots in the United States
and those making the trip are enjoy
ing It hugely.
1T has been exceptionally pleas
ant and successful all the way
through and we have been treated
kindly at every stop made"
A delegation of local Presbyterians
are entertaining the commissioners OF
the assembly
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CHICAGO, June 12.-Employes of
all the Hyde Park hotels and West
Side restaurants were called out early
this morning. Later the employees of
three large. hotels on the South Side
and the Lakota, Metropole and Sher-
man inside the elevated loop were
called.
Hyde Park is the fashionable sum-
mer resort district. The West Side
is populated by nearly 100000,
mostly working people.
Millionaire guests at the Hyde Park
hostelries were forced to cook their
own breakfasts and society women
got breakfasts in chatting dishes. At
the Delpadro nothing but salads and
sea food were obtainable, because at
noon the Transfers refused to deliver
provisions.
Elevators are not running and many
guests are compelled to climb 10
stories, 1t is the avowed intention
of the union to call out the down.
town hotels, leaving visitors in the
city without accommodations.
The situation is one of the most in
convenient the citizens have yet con-
fronted.
There was also serious trouble in
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MAKE SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST PIANO FIRM

Absconding after setting a part Of
their property over to an alleged
creditor is the charge brought against
]. II. and Hannah Harrell of Wilbur
by the Grote-Rankin company, the
Spokane Mattress 4 Upholstering
company and the Spokane Dry Goods
company of this city. These charges
crop out In a petition I'm bankruptcy
filed by the three companies as credi-
tors of the Harrell Piano & Furniture
company.
The petition states that the alleged
bankrupt company is indebted to the
three local concerns In the following
amounts. nearly: Grote-Rankin com
pany, &1400 and balance on running
account: Spokane Mattress h Uphol-
STEERING company, $3.50 ana account;
Spokane Dry Goods company, $20S.
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Magnetic Plant.

LONDON. June IA plant pos
sessing peculiar magnetic power has
been discovered in India. The break
ing Of leaf gives quite a shock 70
the hand and at distance of 90
feet magnetic needle Is affected
by it and deranged If brought closer
than that distance. This strange en-
ergy in the plant varies with the
hours and weather. 1t is strongest at
in the afternoon and absent in the
night hours,
During storm it's energy amounts
to striking proportions. 1t is even
claimed mat small birds and insects
alightng on this plant meet instant
death and seem TO know by instinct
the danger that turks in it. As no
magnetic metals are found in the vi
entity of the plant It is, evident that
the electric force belongs to the plant
itself.
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Traveller Is Robbed
Of $4,000 In Drafts

NEW YORK, June 12.-Robert
Nsill of Los Angeles. who arrived on
the Germanic this morning, reports
that $4,000 in drafts of $50 each
were stolen from his stateroom
Wednesday last. No trace OF the
thief or property has been found.
NELL sold property IN ireland. thus
securing the money. He left II in Mis-
stateroom while taking bath. He is
practically penniless. On.his arrival
here he had to leave his trunks on
the pier until he procured money.
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3 STYLISH ROBBERS
THROW away PACKAGES

waiting officers started to force the
door. One robber sprang out, firing
two shots. He escaped. The two
others who hid in the car were cap
tured this morning.
All were stylishly dressed. They
say the reason they threw out the
packages is they were drunk. Four
thousand dollars worth, of yaluables
were picked up by thei following
freight train. = One package in the
car contained $1,000 ~.
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Capture Mine Mill.

Ell PASO. Tex, June IA strong
and well armed force of strikers yes
troit Copper company at Morenci. A
force of 100 armed Mexicans and
Italians made themselves masters of
the town. They threatened the lives
of citizens, most of whom are officers
and managers of departments of the
copper company. Five troops of cav
airy are expected to arrive today.
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Railroad Notes.

Employees of the Northern Pacific
are being examined daily ON trans
portation rules of the company.
Employees of the Northern Pacific
have been advised that hereafter Al
gonna will be used as a fag station.
The Burlington trains are agah.
running into this city, tho floods OF
Kansas no longer being u menace 10
traffic along the st Joseph. Kansas
city and cequsQ pis6s Branches.
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The petitioners allege that the Har-
rells committed an act of bankruptcy
with intent to defraud creditors a few
days ago, at which time it is claimed
they turned over merchandise to the
amount of $500 to one M. Dwindell.
a creditor. and confessed Judgment
for the same amount.
The allegation is further made that
diligent search has been made by the
petitioners but that they can not be
found in Wilbur or elsewhere. and
the petitioners believe that the Har-
rells have absconded.
The petition also asks for the ap-
pointment OF receiver, the setting
aside Of the Dwinell transfer and an
adjudication OF the various claims
against the Wilbur company.
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ceived here says 1t was the original
intention to kidnap Queen Draga
without molesting the king. The pal
ace guards resisted and unpremeditat-
ed bloodshed followed. Colonel Ma
chin supervised all the murders.
Draga's screams were reported to
be heard throughout the neighbor-
hood, as we'll as those Of her sister,
Helene, who was in an adjoining
chamber. Alexander was shouting to
his body guard to save him when he
was shot.
LONDON, June IA dispatch
from Belgrade this afternoon says
100 were killed. The bodies of the
king and queen were buried in the
old cemetery secretly to avoid dem
onstration. Both bodies were dissect-
ed at the autopsy. Queen Draga's
sisters are both alive on the frontier.
Business resumed it's normal fash
ion in Belgrade today. The soldiers
are being literally treated to drinks.
Thousands of spectators visited the
cemetery where the royal couple are
inferred. The cemetery is filled with
soldiers on guard
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Canadian Pacific
Strike Is Settled.

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 12.---The
Canadian Pacific strike has been set
tied. The United Brotherhood Of Rail-
road Employees is not to be recogniz-
ed and the men go back as individuals.
Back pay of one month is allowed
and old men are to be taken back
when there is room for them. which
means that only small percentage
will get work.
The arbitration committee r&om-
mends government arbitration.
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CARRIED GAS Pipe
INSTEAD OF MONEY

Detective Briley returned from Sc
attic today accompanied by French
Joe" LeRay, alias Russell, arrested
on a charge of buncoing A. st. Law
renee, Kititas rancher, out of $1,000.
st. Lawrence identified Russell as Me
man who got his money.
The victim OF the game fell In
with Russell and woman in Port
land week ago. Immediately after
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BELGRADE. Servia. juno 1.-THE
bodies Of all those killed with the ex-
ception of that of King Alexander
will be buried tonight. The kings
body has been claimed by Queen
Natalie and after the inquest it will
have burial in Rakovitza monastery.
Four Austrian gunboats have an
chored in the Danube of Belgrade to
protect Austrian interests. Members
Of the former kings government, who
were imprisoned yesterday. were
freed today.
The new king viii not arrive here
until after both houses of parliament
have met and arranged the plans for
the new government.
The first trouble under the new
regime was reported from Nisch this
morning. 1t 10 stated tho entire gar
this morning states that neither the
sister nor the nephews of Queen
Draga were killed at Belgrade yes
terday. Besides the queen the only
members of her family murdered were
her two brothers.
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Personal.

Miss Grace Slater leaves today for
San Francisco. where she expects 10
spend month visiting friends.
J. Thibedeau, a prominent mining
man of Lakeview, Idaho. Is In the
city. lie is here In connection with
the project to build smelter at the
Keep Cool milne, in the Lakevlew
camp.
l.. Roy slater has disposed OF his
real estate and brokerage business to
his partner Charles Wolf, and de-
parted for the new Blue Ledge mln-
ing camp In northern California, in
which Patrick Clark, d. {. Klngsbury,
J. f. Reddy and other Spokane capt
talisss are interested.
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ROCHESTER,, Ind, June 12.-At
midnight last night the express car
on the eastbound Erie train was
boarded by robbers outside of Engle-
wood, III, and completely looted. The
robbers threw out undesirable pack
ages along the road all the way from
Hammond to Rochester.
A freight train discovered the
packages and wired Huntington that
something was wrong. When the
passenger train reached Huntington
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TIED UP BY rain
ON GREAT NORTHERN

Great Northern passenger train No.
will again try to pass the flooded
district between Boomers Ferry and
Troy tonighth, and 1t now looks as
though the attempt will be unsuc-
cessful as the rain today is general
throughout this section.
The rain struck idaho last night
and In consequence No. ], westbound
which should have reached here this
morning at 7 o'clock. is stalled on the
other side Of the trouble. A local
will be run up and No. Is passengers.
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server Stewards explanation of the
cause of last evenings atmospheric
demonstration, though 1t is not couch
ed In the professional verbiage Of
ficially observed in weather bureau
documents.
The mercury yesterday registered
81 degrees, only one day this spring
having seen it go higher--May 81,
when the tube showed "a. The rain
of this morning it but the natural
result of the atmospheric changes and
the consequent lowering of the tenn
perature. Pocatello got heavy
thunder storm early today.
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Retaining Wall Bids.

Bids for the concrete retaining wall
at the north end of the Monroe street
bridge were opened by the board of
public works yesterday. They were:
James II. Fife, lump bid of ss9s7.
extra earth excavating so cents, extra
concrete $3.50 yard; extra rock
excavation, sos a yard.
Peter Costello. complete, $4,000 Civ
ing no unit proposals.
August Use, lump bid OF s7SS9; ex-
ira earth excavation, 81 cents "A yard
extra rock excavation. 30 cents "A
yard; extra concrete, Sc yard.
Decks n Decks submitted a bid of
$1,000 80; extra earth excavation, 40
cents; extra concrete, per cubic yard,
$3.50.
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having sold ranch, and was induced
by them to come TO Spokane Here the
old game of switching grips was play
ed on ST. Lawrence, and when he ex-
amined his satchel 1t contained suit
ably cut lengths OF gas pipe instead
OF the gold
Russell was identified by means of
his Photograph In the police rogue's
gallery and was traced to Seattle
where he was arrested.
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cIlndemann Guilty.

John Glindemann of Latah was last
night found guilty of criminally as
saulting his daughter, Marie Glinde-
mann. The jury went out at 3 p m.
and returned the verdict at $50
o'clock. The act complained of was
committed in February, 1901. Short
ly afterward he was committed to the
insane asylum. The criminal charge
grew out of divorce proceedings
brought by Mrs. Glindemann.
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New Lumber Mil.

A lumber mill to cost 100000 will
be erected in Morgan's addition near
of Kansas City. Mr.. Leidigh controls
lumber mills in Kansas and Nebraska
and expects to handle 1000. 900 feet
of lumber annually in the Spokane
plant. Work will begin upon the new
plant as soon as Mr. Leidigh arrives.
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Rain In Palouse.

WALLA WALLA, Wash, June 12-
Showers which had been predicted
came yesterday afternoon through the
Walla Walla valley, breaking almost
a week of hot winds and bringing
temporary relief to wheat. Rain fell
about 20 minutes in Walla Walla city.
At Milton the fail was light while
other parts. of rmaylla got hea~y
fan.
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Coal Dealers Found
Guilty and Fined.

CHICAGO, June 12.-All the mem
bers of the Illinois Coal Dealers as
ISOLATION indicted for conspiracy in
restraint of trade during the recent
coal famine were found guilty this
morning and were fined $500 each.
Sentence was also imposed on mem
bers Of the Retail Coal Dealers as
ISOLATION and they were fined 500
each.
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Paving City Hall Court.

Work was begun this morning on
paving the court leading north from
Front avenue into the rear of the
city hall. Masons are also pointing
the stone which Is to be used in
coping the unfinished part of the walls
on the rear of the city hall. Water
overlooking from the cutters was in
juring the building and the coping
Is being placed as a remedy.
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HOT AIR BUCKS AND
CHANGES THE WEATHER

While the surface of the earth was
being heated during the past few
days by the fierce rays of the sun
colder air from British Columbia was
being pushed across the international
boundary and over the hot air.. The
bunch of cold air has been trying TO
ride the bunch of hot air, and sue
cessfuHy until last evening when the
hot air bucked and unseated the Ca
madam cold air. In falling to the
earth that wad Of Canuck chill kick
storm of last evening. e
The above is in effect Weather OBJ
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What the Gamblers
Have Paid to City.

The city will lose considerable
revenue from the closing of gambling.
The fines from gambling alone have
averaged 5000 a month. Ten houses
have been paying fines into the treas
ury. The amounts paid by each house
were as follows: Owl. $1&5: Club.
sos; Combination. $10b; Occur d'Alene,
3S5; Warwick. &S5; Oak, S25: 1roquois,
s25: J. s. Parks. SIS; All Wing. 325;
Lee Sing. s25; total. $500.
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Yacht Race or Today.

HIGHLANDS. June IA great
and tremendous sea is running
this morning so IL was decided to not
race today. The next test of the
yachts in the seaway will be of
month. They will meet over the Glen
Cove course next Monday.
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General McCook
Dies Of Paralysis.

DAYTON, o.. June 12.--General
Alexander McCook, retired, died at
$3.50 o'clock this morning from
paralysis. He came from Washing
ton three weeks ago and shortly
afterward suffered a mild stroke.
which was followed few days later
by a second and third. which caused
his death,
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Building permits have been issued
to the Ryan 4 Newton company for
a $4,000 three-story brick addition to
their building on lots and 2. block
10. Railroad addition; to Mabel c.
Gundlach for a $4,000 one story cot
tage on lot 3. block 20. Second Sinto
addition, and to o. w. Watts for
$1,000 story and half cottage on lot
10, block l5, Heath's Fifth addition.
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David Epstein Dead.

David Epstein, for many years a
merchant In Spokane, died
yesterday In a San Francisco sani-
tarlum. Death was caused by an op-
cfation for cancer of the stomach.
Mr. Epstein was taken to san Fran
cisco for treatment four weeks ago.
lie had been married twice, his last
wife being a sister of John s. and
Isaac II, Holland. Tho body will be
brought 20 Spokane for interment.
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Flood Situation
Materially Improved

ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 12.-The
river fell three-tenths of a foot last
night. The situation in East st. Louis
is materially improved. Rescue work
was resumed at dawn.
Funds, clothing and provisions are
being received.
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MINE RECEIVERSHIP
HEARING POSTPONED

There was no hearing on the appli-
cation OF ]. lily Thierman for a re-
ceiver for the Lucille Dreyfus COM
pany, which has had SO much adver-
Using because Of the operations of
Howard J. rKressly secretary, whose
whereabouts are now unknown.
The application would have come
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baggage and mail will be transferred
and brought to this cay. Freight.
outside Of the fast, perishable kind
is at standstill, and is still held
west Of the city and east of Kalis-
pell.
Other slight washouts occurred in
the Cascades last night but caused
only slight delays, being repaired by
the gangs Of men which got to the
scene of Wednesday nights washouts.
The late wind and rain storm practi-
cally means another tieup Of several
DAYS.
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Look Into Alleged
Smuggling Combine.

ALBANY, N. Y. June Especial
inspectors of the treasury depart
ment are investigating the operations
of the alleged smuggling combine
which has been bringing diamonds,
rugs and furs across the border from
Canada.
Certain employees of the Delaware
& Hudson railway are alleged to have
been in the conspiracy.
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Change Of Guardians.

On tho application of Attorney IL.
w. Hand, Judge Belt today appointed
otto Busch OF Medical Lake guardian
OF Howard Bedwell, both OF whose
parents are dead. The boys guardian
for formerly Minnie 4, Bedwell and
Mr., Hand asked for the appointment
of Mr.. Busch in her place.
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Red Front Not Rented -.

II was authorltatively stated today
that Chef Edwards has not rented the
Red Front clothing store building sn
Main avenue near Howard street Us
. place to open D cheap saloon, Mr.
Walker. owner OF the buildinN de.
pies that any such 4esi has elthe,
been msds ss- IN SohtemplGtSat i,
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up In Judge Remnants court but that
official Is out of town and when At
torney Hindman appeared before
Judge Belt this morning. the return
hour for the hearing, the court was
engaged in jury business and the
hearing was postponed to Tuesday
morning.
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Powder House ExpIodes

powder house near here exploded this
morning. Two were killed and sew
eral injured. Windows within n ra-
dius of two miles We're shattered.
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win Build Line
20 Thunder Mountain

SALT LAKE, June 1.-THE Ore
gon Short line has sent gang of sur
veyoi's TO Salmon City, Idaho. for the
purpose of building line into the
Thunder Mountain mining district
and for the development of north
western Idaho.
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Don't you zee that if you continue
70 spend Pill YOU make you'll be poor
all yppr lIfe7 Every man and woman
ahonla have . savings account The
spokane 8 Esstsrn vrast company
PAYS I pst sent pts ennsm Interest
on savings AsS9uhtk
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New Car Depot.

The Spokane Traction company has
purchased a site for it's car barn and
headquarters. The property Is at the
southeast corner Of Hamilton street
and Sinto avenue and cost $500. The
company will at once commence the
erection Of n one-story brick struc-
ture on the property.
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the national gathering Of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen. William
Norvis of Iowa was elected supreme
foreman and Mathew Hackett of
Pennsylvania supreme keeper of the
records, The next meeting will be
held in st. Louis,
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On Charge Of Burglary.

The trial of ]. r. Gordon on the
charge of burglary of the office of A.
p johnson was commenced this
morning in Judge Richardson's court.
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Spanish Cruiser
Will Be Rebuilt.

PENSACOLA, Fla, June 12.-An
allowance Of $50, 600 has made practi-
cal the rebuilding of the captured
Spanish cruiser Isle de Luzon, the
only fruit of Dewey's victory. 1t will
be put in first class condition.
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Alleges Abandonment.

Mrs. A. NJ. Bancroft. who married
o. II. Bancroft at Occur d'Alene in
1895. has brought suit for a divorce
on the ground OF abandonment IN
1898. The defendant is a railroad
man, well known In Spokane.
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THE BEST cough Mnprdrisr.

H:$ !; ;s:$ i :g; s; i
Afllk rspSas u &f &s E& TaE
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Supreme Officers.

ST PAUL, MINI, June 1ss-wn-
liam Miller of 81. Louis was elected
supreme workman this afternoon by
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For Broadway Car Line

The work Of excavating for the
second track Of the Broadway street
car line was commenced this morn
ing.
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KING AND QUEEN
ARE BURIED IN PIT

LONDON, June IL. - Reuter-
Agency's Belgrade correspondent as
serts that King Alexander and Queen
Draga were buried secretly in the old
cemetery Of st. Mark between 1880
and 8 o'clock this morning.
The Evening Stars Belgrade cor
respondent wires that the bodies Of
Alexander and Draga were buried in a
pit early this morning at BakoIHtza
rs a mark of ignominy. The bodies
Of the royal couples relatives and
murdered statesmen were thrown in
on top of them and the earth was
filled In.
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WASHINGTON. June 12.-Secre-
tary of the Legation Wilson at Athens
sent the following cablegram to the
state department last night from
Athens:
mo new Servian king officially pro-
rison there refused to obey the man.
dates Of the new ministry.
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VIENNA, June 1.-THE Neu Press
claimed. National assembly decides
Monday"