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New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
GETTING READY FOR THE CIRCUS,
Much Work Necessary at the Garden-Many
Changes for Coming Show.

o1a hundred and fifty workmcn have been
pIoyed the last week. in every ~ rrulS>IOl~ t''-+
dav and night. preparing and ci"aEl"E Al.L.,.-'"
Square Garden for the Harnun n F.iil'y Sf''.
Of course this could he dom whi.s I',s!.I' 80
tertainments rehearsalS f'r th' m w.. -'
on so odd hours have had he taken t.'r Ii. '.
and late. And the amount "f U"r'-t.i',.'---
the circus point ot view. thus hruHSht q" ---..
been surprising. Beginning at thu l",f"IH
basement space has h,t'i L" NJ c'i-'''.
washed and d,odorize'i. to Mt it fur th' r''':
Of the managerie and new ruhwayS "'r-'
str1Icted to bear the heavy den ami cAr'' "
and th,, herds Of elephants Hundreds Of ~
loads Of soil free from stones have Eit 2.
carted in and spread. 10 pm the arena III =
condition. Much has been done IT the F'ii:.. ---
end Of the building. in the way ~ rrn"v'.':". -.
construction of new dressing rooms and "fl'''s .-
still more at the Madlson-ave. end, Ill trans .~r.
ton of what has been the restaurant. mas.
a hall for exhibition Of tht 'frtaR~
models of United States vessels ar'i .. .'
Forest wireless tfItErapl system
The greatest change has hern the removal '. .
partitions in all tiers above tht. iir~t. " H-.-
hundred SEATS tl-r capacity ..- ~
house. The actual capacity oI Madison :. .s--
Garden Is often greatly oversStimat,d. A. . O.. '
ter of fact, 1t Will only scat SiNty-nv" f..
persons. with TIM enlargement {. .t..- s.
made by Bdrnum & Bailey Even with r.'.. .
occupied at two performances raCn w...S...-
Rarnum & Bailey concern cannot II Il
in enough money TO pay the running en-
the show Its average cost day. tI~-..- '.-
tentng season, is S',Js, but here 1T N-w-l .-- -
considerably more Employees VII" w.t..ni -.'
and lodged by the show the road
kept at hotels much .XI- t~-lr.y. y ...
five hundred horses. for which trur~ .trr ;r....
on the road. have to be Kept in hired >lti.-~ e.. .
bscaus" there iS for them INr -
All those changes made IN the hUil,iir& r;.'
changed back to former C0ntitIo-S E.. II
show Is over. Advertising and prIuJIu- l..-- -r-
much more important items OF eNprsa t.s~,. p. 90,
they would be anywhere else i'll the cuft:'t'' '.'
10 meet all this infinitely greater outiIy t.,:~ ~
only SlNty-tiy" hundred h. Su',i
ON the road the great anUhithr.itr. If fE- -'..N
seats !ilt'er thousand persons ny dSt1t-..
and when that Is :illcd twice Il day thu
ment some return
The first performance this v,tr Will ~ -,-1-T
next Wednesday. and will continue every w"-,-fF
thereafter for a limited season.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Since November l the average attendance at the
theatre meetings in Washington has oeen nlteen
hundred and more than four hundred men have
EXPRESSED their purpose to live the Christian life
At Baltimore the average attendance has been SIN
teen hundred men. Meetings there have been man-
tanned at a cost Of s. so and sixteen hundred men
have expressed their purpose Of becoming Chris
ti;,rs In f5r0CkIyn. the three meetings that
have been held in the Orpheum Theatre. the aver
age attendance has been fourteen hundred, and 40
men have declared their intention to be Christians
A larc, number Of them have already united WIKI
some church The meeting to-day Will be as at
tr;tctivc any that has been held. ]. Willis Haer
will speak on He Took My Place Mr.. I&ler has
been secretary of the NItional Christian tnf"aVor
Society number of years. and was also closely
identified with the extensive religious work that
was conducted In the National Baseball Park i'll
Boston during the summer OF 1902. The AySraut
torent Quartet and the Twenty-siXth Ward .3rGnCh
Band will give, concert from $40 p. m. No
tickets will be required for admission to this ser-
vice, and all invited
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
LARGE PLANT ON RECLAIMED LAND
Factory and Basin for Yachts on Gravesend
Bav Will Be of Exceptional Size.

On about IL. 900 square feet Of land that after
having been eaten away by the ocean has been
reclaimed again, Gravesend Bay, near Ulmer
Park is being constructed what will be Of the
largest plants for the exclusive building Of yachts
and small pleasure craft In the world In connec-
ton with this plant is to be an exceptionally large
yacht basin. The in reclaimng the land
which has followed this enterprise of the Ameri
can Power and Construction Company, the owner
of the shipbuldng plant and yacht basin, will un-
doubtedly lead to the reclaimng of other lands
the shores of Gravesend Bay
The American Power and Construction Company
includes James Doremus, cashier of the Sprague
Ma tional Bank: George C. Tiyou, Herman Raub.
president of the Consumers Park Brewing Com
pany; Robert S. Hall and A. P Bliven. The work
of dredging and reclaiminG the land, which lies
at Hubbard-st., off HarWay-avc., has been going
on for nearly a year. but the nlans of the COM
pany were not divulSed for many months, because
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
NEW ART CLUB ORGANIZED

For the purpose Of bringing to%"the" g. -lN+'r
affiliation artists and patrons Of art the S',.@1
Art Club has been organized. with rooms az " -
MddiSon-ave-. where frequent receptions r;'.-. us
readings and lectures on art will be given '.''
hrSt OF the musicals takes place to morrow tr'''
until p. m. There will also b> on ,->hhs,,o0 $
number OF paintings
The chief objects of the club are To 8-~,,,-It-
Tor mutual benefit artists IN the I:','i~d
and kindred arts painters s,,uIptorS rul-, aura
painters wood Carvers. iron workers lsIrr W'rN"r'
and glass decorators. and unit. With The dr;iS'S
me various interests connected with the drV"l'7-
hltnt ana enCOurIEsucut "A
The clubrOonS will be open daily from ID a IN
ulth . p. m. to exhibit work ~ rhP "s-t!N@
members. Each artist or artIv,- p1-.rl!,,r -
CURED 10 submit specimen Of hIS WORK ami t.li
hlSh TWO vouchers The date of d mTtiu-; ~ w6l'
ottcerS will be eiecteC win De. aunlun.cL s-,lr
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

The Rev. DR. James o. wilson for five years
pastor Of the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
at Clermont and Willoughby avcs., BROOKLYN has
been called succeed pastor of the Nostrand
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church the Rev. Dr.
John Fl. Wiley. who asked to he relieved from re-
turning year
DR. Wilson has accepted. subject appointment
by Bishop CiOoisell. who will preside the
nual session of the New-York East Conference
which will begin in the church at South Norwal lk
Conn. April l.
Since leavn, Brooklyn DR. Wilson has been pas
tor of St Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in
Manhattan. where he raised large debt and added
many persons 10 the membership
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
TO LAY TRACKS PAST ADEE HOME.
B. R. T. Finally Successful in Litigation to
Complete Work in Union-st.

Within few days according to Superintendent
Smith of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
the tracks IN Union-st will be completed oy laying
the fifty feet in front Of the home of Frederick
Adee between Seventh and Eighth aves. For near
" two years Mr.. Adee has held up the work by IN
junction In his legal fight against the company
Mr. Adee was assisted by many prominent property
owners in the block. The tracks were completed
excent inst in front of Mr.. Adee's home After
litigation which reached the Court Of Appeals
the Injunction was finally vacated
II ;s rho intention Of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit COMPANY to run cars in Union-st;. from the
Prospect Park Plaza to Hamilton Ferry This Is
built across the Gowanus Canal The present
Cnion-st bridge is too light Tor the passage u
TROLLEY
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

the negro there Although the negro is free.
said Mr. Baldwin 'he still needs help Thrown
out into the world. he has not yet found enough
Beechers to lead him citizenship. There are
enough Of US in this country to solve the negro
Problem. If each one Of would only. do very
little. but we don't What is the condition OF the
negro negro In this city? 1 personally know of two Ho
tenement houses that furnish the homes of $50
negro negroes After The New-York landlord gets as
Irish when he can no longer rent his tenement
house to the Italians what does he do then? Why.
he rents ii to the negro and usually at much
higher rent than he gets from the Irshman the
Italian. Some day before long am going to bring
these conditions before Tenement House Commits
sioner De Forest and what he do about
them
Many trophies from the battIeheds in the far
away Philippines have reached the various Brooklyn
regiments. fer there is not one Of the National
Guard organizations In the borough that has not
half dozen more of its old members serving
in the regular army against the Filipinos- None.
however will be more interesting than two that
are now their way across the Pacific. They
the two lantakas. or Moro cannon. the gift of
Captain J. W. L. Phillips of the 9TH Infantry.
to his old comrades in the Sd Regiment. N. c.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
TO REPRODUCE GAELIC DANCE.

AT the Irish Societies dance IN Weudel's Assem-
bly, Rooms. St. Patrick's Night one OF the
novelties will be n reproduction of one of tho
rastimes of the ancient Tailtin games nf the er-l
1870 r. c. to 100 A. n The Rinca DhiS dance
of five different parts. embracing military manuu-
vres. intersperSed with steps of difficult ma turr
to beaten time will Inc the feature Pipers will fur
niSh the music for the innovation. which was one
of the most famous of the dances of the ancient
GaelS. and for which four couples have been pre-
pairing under the direction of ii We'll known PRO
feSsor of Gaelic music.
The merrymakers who will attend this affair Will
dance in thrr" halls. \ trio q orChestras ami
Irish pipers will furnish the music.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
ASPHALT BIDS, saoo,ooo.

Bids for asphalt repaving contracts. involving IN
the aggregate outlay OF $4,000. We're opened
Yesterday by Borough President SWanStrom OF
Brooklyn. One of the largest contracts for which
proposals We're received that to repaVe Fourth
ave between Atl;ntc-ave. and FOrtieth-st The
surety on this contract is $4,000 The lowest bid
der was the Brooklyn Alcatraz Company but the
Crawford Company came closely behind with Il
difference of only $l,0,O between the bids OF the
two concerns all the items, aggregating $2O,t"
The Crawford Company got la Ee share of the
her contracts, and the other concerns SuccesStul
in The bidding the Brooklyn Alcatraz Com
many and the Eastern Bermudez Company The
t-vaIde Company will get one contract.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

lvn Yesterday noon. He was hanging by e rope
from a beam Mrs. Peterkin believes that it was
an accident but the police say 1t is clear case of
suicide.
Frank was a hard student and had studied par
ticularlv hard for coming examinations. This may
have affected his mind. although his mother says
she has evidences of mental trouble, The
had gymnasium in the cellar, and yesterday
told Mrs Pcterkin that he going downstairs to
fix up a punching bag. The rope found around his
neck was the same that he had intended to use
fort he p1Inching
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
SETTLEMENT WORKERS TO MEET.

he annual meeting of the University S"tJi";nsn
Society will be held next Saturday at { T. TT. 81
Sherrys. DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler. president @
columbia University will preside Addresses VIII
ne made by Miss Jane AddamS. OF Hull tnuSr'
hlcdSo. Robert W. p, Forest Mrs James SltS'>
president OF the Numen's Auxiliary. Mrs ~ :,
Fitzgerald. manager Of the West Side bTIuth -
the University Settlement and Robert Hunter
hcAdWOrker
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Almost any one who walking or the Brook
lyn Bridge Yesterday could have had for the asking
tales at first hand of the operations of the United
States army and navy in the Far East. On Thurs
day night a battalion Of marines who for TWO
years have serving in the Philippines. arrived
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Yesterday about half
Of them received leave Of absence and they were
thick the Bridge all day. enjoying the tine air
and taking in the many evidences of progress or
a great city that be from that point
1t was not difficult to get into conversation with
one of them, and all across the great span could
be seen bronzed marines unfolding their tales of
service
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
RENDiNe OF eoUNoD's "GALLiA."

Gounod's 'Galla' will be rendered SUNDAY y
evening In Christ Church. Clinton and Harrison
sts Brooklyn. the Rev. A. B. kinsolvng. rector
by IA quartet composed follows: Miss kathrine
Bickfori. soprano: Miss NJ Louise Mundell.
tralto; Harvey Self. bass; p. w. Ring. tenor and
a chorus of twenty voices. under the direction of
Robert a. Gayler Orsanist and chOirmaster.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
woopMAN CHORAL CLUB FORMED.

The Choral club led by R. Huntington Woodman.
which did such excellent work at the Packer jubilee
concert in the Brooklyn Academy OF Music last
week. has been reorganized by Mrs Thomas J.
Barbour It held its first meeting IN the Packer
chanel on Friday A large number were present
TIT. ts IN he q peruaanent orsanization under the
name Of the Woodrnan Choral Club. It will meet
FrscSy afternoons in the Packer chapel
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

1os IN East Ninety -ninth-st- between Second .'''
Third aves, be opened this afternoon for 1Idd'9'
lecture on american Citizenship Ihls VIII EIN'
three Yfddfsh and three Italian lectures each sun
day
Another innovation will be a Sunday eESHii4-
course in Brooklyn devoted to literature 10 p'
started tonight as a IN Public School No -
at Nanhattan-ave and ConseIyea-st- Clara Con
nor will lecture on DickenSs The CHlnleS,-
Should this prove success. other lectures VII .'
provided where the people are uf-ahi' I" "''-'''
regular evening lectures
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
JOHN M. FALcoNER DIES.

John NJ. FaIconer. who died Thursday at
his home. No. AS Madison-st., Brooklyn at the
of eighty-th was known painter OF
pictures of historical buildings He was born in
Edinburgh. Scotland. and came to this country in
1886. In recent years he made speciality OF the
restoration of paintings
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
PRAISES WORK ON THE CONNECTICUT,

When Rear Admiral Bowles. chief of the con-
struction and repair department OF the navy
made his regular round of inspection yesterday in
th. Brooklyn Navy Yard. he practically admitted
that the progress and quality of the work done on
the new battleship Connecticut was equal If not
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
GALL EXTENDED TO DR.. ADAMS.

The Rev. DR.. George D. Adams. formerly presi-
dent of Des Moines College, Ia, has been called
to the pastorate Of the First Baptist Church. Lee
and keap-st Brooklyn. DIR. Adams has been
preaching recently at the First Baptist Church,
AMI has made most favorable impression
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
ANOTHER SUNDAY YpplsH LECTURE

The experimental lectures IN Yiddish and in
Italian on the East Side have been so successful
that they are to be continued every Sunday after
noon until May l. at least. DR.. Henry NJ Lepziger
the supervisor. has directed that Public School No
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
THINK BOY COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Police Say Lad Killed Himself-His Mother
Believes It was an Accident.

Frank Peterktn bright High School boy. fifteen
wears old was found dead by his widowed mother'
Mrs Charlotte Peterkin. in the cellar OF their
home No 23S Williams ave, East NeW-4or BROOK
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
n,r,,pv WARD BEECHERS PLATFORM Il HALLOHED
PLACE-THE NEW-YORK NEGRO.
p1uoe Relics in Local Telling 1r 'pee"eS
nm the Bndge-H7eddings and Engagements.
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

It is int .resting to note the effect on men wiz
speak in Plymouth Church OF standing on tiie
same pla form where once stood the WonoeliuihS
eloquent Henry Ward Beecher. There seems 10 oe
some subtle influence that brings vividly be1ore
the man or woman the consciousness that he OF
she is standing on ''halowed ground speakers
rarely fail TO refer to this either in the course OF
their address, no matter what the subject may De-
or to Or. Hills or else after the meeting
Thus Richard Watson Glider. in speaking at the
tenement house meeting last week. opened
his remarks by saying: Il cannot raise my voice
for the time within these sacred walls without
speaking something of the great man who once
occupied this platform.
Commissioner De Forest, of the Tenement House
Department, also began his remarks by alluding to
the time when Beecher made Plymouth Church
famous, and pointed out the pew where he. as a
boy used to listen to the great preacher
At this meeting William H. Baldwin, jr.. presi-
dent Of the Long Island Railroad. gave striking
example of the tendency referred to in these col
unns some weeks ago. Of the charitable and phil
anthropic people Of New-York to neglect the col
ored population within their borders. while
they send money to the South for the education Of
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

greatly superior. to the work done on nurnnea Per
of the ships being built by private concerns for the
government.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
R. PERCY CHITTENDEN RESIGNS.
Unable to Get His Salary Raised, He Leaves
CORPORATION Counsels Staff.

Because all efforts to get his salary raised nave
failed R Percy Chttenden. Assistant Corporation
Cor,sol IN tho Rrook1yn office under Assistant Cor
noration Counse: McKeen, has handed In his resis-
nation 20 take effect April l. After that oate
he will be a partner in the law business OF fran
Harvey Field 49,
Mr. Chittendsn has been in the Brooklyn oiliIo
,,oa ,sos end uas considered one Of the most VAL
uah,a assistants there. His attention had beer
given particularly to contestng suits against the
city for damages alleged 70 have been M SausHo Wbe0
farm lands His salary has been so'uE! w w in icI. II
the new administration came in MI L
had an outside offer Of 100C year put salo !td h
Salary Gould be made $500 Assistant GorpoFauh1,n h,
CnunSeI Nckeen promised to do every thing IN ms
nou,e1 ~ get the additional amount. ControlIer
Grout objected to it, but finally eompromiseo on on
an increase OF 81 .0O0 but the increase was hdi4S
held up by the Board OF Aldermen
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
Household Linens.

ONE of Linens have had sell for such small
- orices nd hne
goods for small cost - ~ . , .so. a-.v ~ handsome pat
es
eo' A"i'1 0 " yaro
damk
impor
bleach Cloths
aOc
"hhe une' '@N building 4
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Y. M. c. A. WORK SUCCESSFUL.
Tho youne Mems Christian associa tions Of
washington c.. and Baltimore. Md. are con-
duct,ng exceptionally aggressive work for men.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
ABRAHAM AND STRAUS
A Stirring Sale of PetticOats.

EW Right with Spring and dresses Ano SO nue
~ their worth that wonder how they can be made III
Skirts the
ssesor between There is saving enough 10 ~
while ..-,r~.
trimmed with snna
Of
a
plated
threeg gathered es
with
trunse
ruhe----'''''-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

n Y They were captured by Captain Phillips 8
company nearly year ago at the battle Of Bayang.
The captain writes that the cannon are of bronze:
bout four feet long and excellent specimens or
the ordnance used by the natives.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-08
IN LINE
Nome Democrats for Terri-
 tOrial Government

The Nome democrats are already in line. They held a convention there re- gently and endorsed George Murphy a leading merchant of that city, aud J. E. Fenton, a leading lawyer as dele- gates to the national democratic con- venti0n.
 George Murphy was on two occasions elected Go represent the Nome chamber of commerce at Washington. He was a delegate from Nome to the Trans Mississippi congress, and isa staiwmt in the battle for home rule for Alaska.
 JE. Fenton was formerly from Spo- kane. Wash, where he served as prose cutting attorney. He was delegate to the national convention which first nominated William J Bryan for presi- dent. and he was elected as a presidcn- tial elector in 1896 as % democrat on the fusion ticket. He carried the electoral vote of the state of Washington Go the national capital
 George Murphy and J. E. Feu,on will attend che democratic district couren- ton. whenever called,and east the vote for Nome and vicinity. It win be east for territorial government
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-08
Cottage City and Valencia to
 Cover Run

Unless a change shall be made in the schedule Of the Pacific Coast steamship Company, during the early portion %. the winter. its work on che Alaskan route win be covered by che Cottage City and the Valencia. after che City of Seattle shall have made one more trip.
 The Valencia |, due -1 reach SNas- way next Tuesday night She will make che run direct .1 oSagway and return t5 Seattle StewiJ he followed by Che ciy of Seattle. which win te due to arrive. accortiuE t5 her adver- rseuent November It She will make che direct run oa that trip to Szarvay and return. when she will. re- tire. Valencia win follow -he Se- attle tn a week. and win make the trip via Sitsa from tha. .ue oa.
 The Cottage City win succeed the Ctvot Seattle oo tte route and will make trips directly from Che sound Co Szagway audreu-n The Topeka will be .h1rcr.h,y oseeHaaIel .1r next sea- sons business
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-08
4 COMMON ERROR
The Same Mistake Is Made By
 Many Alaska People

It's a common error
 To plaster the aching back,
 To rub with liuiuent rheumatic joints.
 When the trouble comes from the kidneys
 Deans Kidney Pills cures all kidney u's
 C.A. Glson, switchman in the R. B. wards. ofl2I5 Jackson street, Red Bluff, Call. says. "For six months knew my kidneys were in some way upset, probably weakened from the contrac- ton of a cold which settled across the I0las OF perhaps excited from overex- er,iou. Be that as it may, when my back WAS aching ! asked Mrs Gilson to go to the drug store one day for Deans Kidney Pills and ] took a course of the treatment. It stopped che backache Up to date there has no. been a symptom of a recurrence thus proving to me conclusively that Deans Kidney Pills act as repre- sau,ed
 For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents per box.
 Foster-Nuburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. T., sole agents for U. s. Remember the name, Doau's and take no substitute.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-08
BEST STOCK
F. H. ClaysOB 6 Co. Invites
 Inspection

F. Il. C.agson * Co. invites a close inspection ot che tae stock of H@t SchaGuer N Marx ,a.., and o,ercaa-s now on display tn ,l..r s.o-. These are The be,, good, oa .aa mars.- They simply -a.lhe fashions n mems clothing. They are made .Haccoraaace with -be -a.e,, fashion plates. of che best ma-er.a. They always look style lsh and retain ,der shape wonderfully.
 Attention is particularly called Co the line Q. oeerc1a.~ made u. these popular manufacturing -a..cr- and car- ried br F. '. C.agsa * Co. They have aI -he a-as. patterns. and che very largest stock -aa- ever cauc t0 Ssa-way.
 The price, o1 both suits and over coats Is Us -11l .- you car a1 .a any Q. .de Sound c.-.a-
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-08
TOMORROW
Annual Cur-Bsts Sale 10
 Begin

Icouueace my .u1ua. cl.-ra.e ,a.e on aI goods. consisting Of watches, a.a- mo1Js. .aaa.rg. clocks. silver ware. Io- dian car.o,. field glasses. miHe.a. glasses. caapas-es. raaae. and mask dec1ra- ions. ar. -lr.-. pianos, organs. musical instruments. e.c. have 8 big stock and .1.ar. 20 er- and slash prices uu.. ' -e-.t greatly -a.acea
 Imua.a,-m. a" kinds Q. gold .ew- e-ry. Big stock o. u. chains. bracelets. ..c. Export watch raHaIr- ing.
 fyaa need glasses my oa-.ca. plant Is complete. X. work warranted
 It you want -1 see some beautiful works D. art. something new. .-s. ar- rived look in my south show window today EEElAE The Jeve.ar.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-08
ONLY TWO ALL HERE
l. st of SkagWdy R cords
 Come

The last of the transcribed records relating Go property in the Skagway re- corjiug district were received from Ju- ueau yesterday. Theseare records that were made before this city became a SCI arate recording district, when itwas a portion of che Juneau district. Alter Che separation. an appropriation was secured Co pay for transcribing all the Juneau records concerning property in this district. This work has been going on for some time, and from time Co time volumes of Che transcribed records would be sent here. The shipment which arrived on the City of Seattle yesterday was the last of these records.