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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
INDIANS INTEREST ROOSEVELT.
Fresh Investigation Ordered to Secure AIi'''
cation system for the Pimas.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE poor condiuon Y. =
pima Indians Of the CHA River ReseFV1'i ~ ,,,-
A-izona. was the subject OF con1eren'S -
between President Roosevelt. MT JoI's -,,.ss C.
-i-.. - r,dian ANairs. and the Rev. Thomas y
NIoNstt Of Tucson. Arz- The Fresiden' ~
directed a fresh investigation regarding en
Jians where crops are affected by the oNe'S n
nom them of the waters Of the CHA ~. ,bs
yr-ti,e House to-day MI Jones will soon
companv a representative of the Fres0'
Rosrd OF Home Missions TO the reservation .-.
The President has given assurances =. - - ne
sonal interest in the matter to a commit. r-r,,
Tl-sshvterian board AS measure OF teulg -,
-aI,eS the Indian Bureau already is ouileins -.
norarv wells. and the bureau has not $50.
rs intention TO urge Congress to MAKE ~ :, San
sarv appropriation for dam or reservoir 5sosrt-
Carlos near the Pima ReserysIIIootL ~ the board
tbat the InGians were starving ana s tbs Pirnas
announced that the reports SHON-
were amply provided Tor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
PANAMA RAILROAD CONTRACT.
General Davis Tells President That Reform
in Management Will Come Slowly.
IFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.


WASHINGTON Aug. 16-The reform 10 be effected
bv the abrogatioG Of the existing contract between
the Panama Railroad Company and the Pacific
Mall Company can hardly be accomplished before
next wear This was explained TO the President
to-day by General George w Davis. Governor OF
the canal zone. General Davis was called 20 Wash
ington by the death of his wife Although the gov
eminent owns large majority OF the stock OF the
board OF directors, and is in a hopeless minority
when important questions come UP Tor d1SpoSal.
The next election Of the directorate VIII not take
place until 1906 and the mean time IL is feared
n1u,h mischief result Complaints from snip
pers rcgardi1s determinations In rates questions
relating to the management of the passenger sche-
ME and the hundred and problems that are
continually turning up in the railroad business IRE
Ouentlv confront the directors but until the gov
eminent secures it's rightful control these matters
cannot be adjusted to suit the administration As
the Panama Railroad is destined TO be a large rae
tor in determining transcontinental treieht rates u
IS deemed highly important that no grave mis-
takes he made IL is quite probable that the mat
ter will be taken UP and settled IN some manner by
the Panama Canal Commission when u returns 10
washington the latter part Of the month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
ITALIAN MERCHANTS ACT
Continued from FIRST page.
since the murder he had been afraid of his life
on that account
The letter was follows:

The letter was as follows:
August 16. 1904
Mr.. Sass: Kindly bring $500 for your life;
bring the money at $50 p. m, August II. AT
e-hundred-and- ffty-seventh-st. and Third
ave.
Sure if not you will be kid and your five and
the trunck store.
You sold me trunk for the Wiesebard murder
you took from me n dollar.
Sass ran to the HIulberry-st. station and told
Captain Martens. who sent him to Police Head
quarters. At the Detective Bureau Sass was
told to wait until this morning.
Meyer Weisbard, a pedler, was found on the
pier at Old Slip with his throat cut from ear
to ear.
Later Sass said that he recently had a long
talk with a man who had leased a store from
him. In the conversation. Sass said that the
BLACK Hand" letters were spoken about III
joking manner and the man asked him what
he would do if he received a letter from that so
ciety Sass replied that he would hand it TO the
police.
The trunk dealer has three children. He says
he will not allow them to go on the street here
after without protection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
G. W. VANDERBILT TO RUN sILTMoRE
10y rELEGRArH TO THE RIB

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE IhlbtNE-l
AsheviIIe. n. G.. Aug. 16-GeoTge W. Vanderbilt
proposes to take things in his own hands when
ne comes back to .Biltnore this autumn He will
nersonally look after the management Of his estate
which consists OF a quarter OF a million OF acres
of land and hundred or more different depart
nents including a dairy a truck garden. etc.
When Mr.. Vanderbilt left here last spring he was
much dissatisfied with the way things were going.
He dismissed several Of his head employees who
had been coming up short in their accounts. and
ordered that some changes be mace Recently
Colonel McNamee his manager. went to Seattle
10 look after OF the Vanderbilt AFFAIRS there.
II Is understood that Mr.. McNamee Will remain
in Seattle and that Mr. Vanderbilt VIII look after
hts own affairs here Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt are
expected for the winter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
THREATS AGAINST DR.. W. G. HUNTER
Kentucky Republican Congress Committee
Meeting Postponed.

Niiddlesboro, KY. Aus. l6-Chairynan Byrely. OF
the Republican Congress Committee. has postponed
the committee meeting which was called TO be held
o. Tondon to-day 10 meet here Tomorrow. Ills
reasons for the pOstponement are certain alleged
tbreets ~ intimidation and violence at London
aud alleged malice OF London people against DR.
W Godfrey Hunter, one Of the candidates for the
Republican Congress nomination.
An Injunction has been granted by Judge Moss
preventing the counting Of the fun Bell County
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
ORDERS CAB BY WIRELESS MESSAGE.
Reserve Ny Old Rooms Said KrOnprinz
Passenger, 200 Miles at Sea.

II. NJ. Stevenson, of Chicago. arrived on the Kron-
priuz Wilhelm yesterday, and was met at the pier
by cab which he had ordered by wireless mes
sage which no sent when two hundred miles out
at sea on Monday night. The message was as
follows:
Waldorf NeW-YOrk.
Returning by KTonprinz Reserve my old rooms
Have cab meet at Hoboken
II. NJ STEVENSON.
The charge for the message was 81 80 The clerk
at the Waldorf said IL was the first time such a
message had been received there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
NOT TO DETA1N MRS MAVERICK
Instructions Given New-YOrk 1mmigra'i'n
officials to Facilitate Her Landing Asls'

washington Aug 1s-It was s'ate1 le.-,,l- a
r,,,rean ~ immigration to-day that its ol'. IS
charge al New-York have received 0Ioe' S.r way
detain Mrs. Florence Maybriek' nov Oh ,-,,,,,n
10 America after spending years IN az 80 -
prison Instructions have been gwen - am,
Work oRlcials to extend TO her every eoul'-y 49,,
an American citizen and TO facilitate het .ssschsd
as far as possible. This was ne GISrief was frst
snnonnced and there has been no chais7 -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
NO TRACE OF THE STOLEN JEWELS.
F. Ambrose Clark Owned Rings Answering
Description Of Missing Ones.

The Pinkertons' latest method 81 solving
Jewel robbery mysteries by sending out circulars
to pawnbrokers begging the return Of the stolen
property and Offering to pay all advances and ex-
penses has not vet borne fruit in the case OF the
long list of iewel-y stolen on July : Thar the
Jewelry thus advertised came from the safe of the
Clark estate at Cooperstown, there seems to he
little doubt A friend Of T. Ambrose Clark Risbon
Potter's son-n-law, said yesterday that Mr. Clark
owned rings which answered the description of
some OF those listed In addition 10 this is the evil
dence OF tho circular itself as was told exclusively
in The Tribune yesterday, in which>a watch was
described as marked in the case Florence l.
Stokes. 0 -
1t is believed that the Pnkertons have been on
the case ever since the noontime robbery in Coon
etstoWn. one OF the cews which developed after
me news OF the robbery got out was that a
stranger believed 20 be a professional crook had
Deen hanging ABOUT the town for several days. De-
teetives were rushed out 10 Cooperstovn and every
enort was made to run down this stranger The
detectives failed to get track of him and hnaiiv
became convinced that he had reached SAFE cover
with his stolen jewels. This accounts for the ad-
Xerusement which the Pinkertons sent out more
than a month after the robbery.
At the headquarters OF the agency in lower
Broadway, yesterday It said that there had
been no Developments in the case II was asdeS
that there would be none so far as the press va
concerned, as the case had been given to them in
Was this Jewelry stolen from the Clark estate?"
was asked.
There &c no answer" said the detective ..7,ho
case ia strictly confidential"
At Police Headquarters IL was said that nothing
peaEed IN the printed list City detectives are not
working on the case. but they ike to keep posted
on ai insslnY 1eweiry. In case they come across
any OF the missing articles ia their rounds OF the
paWnshopl they viii communicate with the Pinker-
stolen articles were purchased could saw 10 whom
they had been sold. They would not attempt -
PVT t y. on the lot unless they had a
but they declared that large sum was involved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
aTopo SLOANE NEARLY DROWNED.

IBY IELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
Saratoga N Y, Aug. 16.-"Tod" Sloane the
Jockey: charles F. Dwyer. and Victor G. Williams
All Of New-York. who have been guests of Thomas
e Luther White sulphur Springs Hotel. at the
south end Of Saratoga Lake. had narrow escape
from drowning this afternoon. When they were In
the middle of the lake squal capsized their boat
Their cries for help brought 10 their rescue Mr.
Luther and his boatmen. Sloane and his COM
panions were wellnigh exhausted when the res
Npers hauled them out OF the water,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
POST AGREEMENT WITH NORWAY

Washington. Aug 1s.-Nesotiations are !. St III.
ress for parcels post agreement pew" - ~.
rovernuent ana norway The drafs Of ens -' = =,
vention is being framed and copy VII y !. ,,-,s
the Chrstiania government ~, Iot tTeaty % 90 iasa
affect about October ].
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
HUM NEAR PoueHkEEPsIE.

Poughkeepsie X ). Aug 1.-THE police and
county officers here active in the case OF the
Italian kidnappers Chief Of Police NcCabe received
telephone message this evening. stating that two
Italians and boy whose description answered that
Of the missing lad got OF train Nillbrook this
afternoon. No trace of the Italians could he found
Camelot four miles below this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
LORD. HAVE MERCY.
GOVERNOR rgRRELL SURPRISED.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 1S.--Governor Terrell of
Georgia passed through here tonight the way
10 ST. Louis. He expressed great surprise when in
formed of the lynching at Statesboro. The Cover
nor said that he could not tell what course no
would pursue until he more fully advised.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
MOB BURNS TWO NEGROES
Continued from nr.t page.

crime Some of the more humane wanted to
grant his request but they were in the minority.
The rest wanted to visit the same death on the
negroes that they had visited on the Hodges
family.
member of the mob made a speech, re-
counting the horrors of the crime. rms ~
famed the crowd to the burning pltch- Inc
men were chained with their backs to stump
twelve feet high. Then wagonload or pine
wood was hauled to the place and piled around
the men and ten gallons OF kerosene was throw"
over them.
photographer was present. and the crowd
was driven back that he might get several
views of the men bound to the stake ana READY
for the burning.
Just as the match was applied to the pile one
of those In front asked Reed II he wanted 10
tell the truth before he died.
Yes sir. I killed Mr.. and Mrs. Hodges, ne
replied.
who killed the children?" he was asked.
Handy Bell came the response as the flames
leaped upward and further questioning was I'M
possible in the wild tumult-
LORD, HAVE MERCY"
Only once did Reed falter.
Lord. have mercy" he begged then.
Cato. screamed in agony and begged that he
be shot
Late this afternoon. after the last member of
the mob had left the scene, hundreds of citizens
who in nowise had participated in the affair re-
paired to the scene and many remained until
long after nightfaH. picking up whatever SOU
venirs they could find. Conspicuous among the
crowd were number of boys i'm knee breeches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17

On orders from the Secretary OF Commerce and
Labor. az Washington the Rev Charles Alfred
Bnrleigh Hart, who was arrested on Q department
warrant IN Brooklyn last week. charged with being
q dcket-of-leave man. will be deported on Satur-
DAY on the American liner GeEmanio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17

The following statement was issued yesterday
b. the Hew-York. Ontario and Western manage
ment:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
WAS HELPLESS.
little Sister Saw Her Brothers
Drowned in AIewive Pond.

kernebunk. Me. Nov. 2l.--The de-
iails Of Sundays sad drowning accident
nave been learned as follows:
George. aged -. ana Fred, aged 16,
sons Of Joseph Boardman, who lives in
i logging camp. We're drowned. Sun
iay afternoon, in Al"wive pond.
The Young men we're sliding a sled
IN the pond, when 'r'd went through
he thin ice. George. who could swim.
went 10 the rescue and was pulled in
ana was drowned villa his brother.
while an 11-year-Oli sister. Victoria,
stood on the bank and screamed
They were three-uuai torS OF a mile
from the camp. but the mother was
within haiinG distance and rushed TO
the child in time to prevent her from
trying to rescue the brothers.
Mrs. Boardman pushed a scow long
distance on the ice. bat il was too late.
The parents did not notify any one
until about 8 o'clock, Monday morning.
when a party was organized and the
second body was recovered.
The last drowning acciden; at this
pond was - years ago Thanksgiving,
when Thomas Jon..s was drowned
through the ice whil" on his way To
church.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23

specified hoN the cutting should BE-
done. Is, on the other hand did nor
permit any operations on his land. At
the end of 10 years other people wished
10 get the townships. They put an ex-
plorcr on and he Went over therl
Naturally one. not acquainted with
numbering. would suppose that Rs
land was valued the highest. Such
was not the case. The decay upon it had
been so great that AS, though il
been cut over. contained sufficient good
timber to make il "orth fully a third
more tnan that of B.
This is All actual. not theoretical
case and is given here for the purpose
# showing that the GIan who owns Il
lot Of timbarand makes money in NOR,
ways than one, by having it properly
ut each year. This yearly cutting is
ts necessary. say the men who know.
% the timber lands as is the correct
pruning to the orchard.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
MERCHANT MARINE CLUB.
A New Organization Which Will Work
for American Shipping.

Cleveland. Ohio. Nov. 22.-At Il meet
ing OF prominent business men held at
the Union Club here. the National Mer-
chant Marine League OF the United
States has been organized with the OBJ
jetc of restoring the American flag to
the high seas. The following officers
were elected: President. Harvey u.
Goulder; vice president. Aaron Wander
bilt; secretary. j. A. Penton: treasur-
er, ]. J. sullivan.
The resolutions adopted declare that
the foreign commerce of the United
States has grown to the great total OF
$500, ,000. 00U per annum and the cOun-
try's whole prosperity depends upon
the undisturbed continuation and ex-
tension Of this commerce. Yet 1t is be-
ing carried over sea, today. under for
eign flags. The tonnage Of American
ships engaged in the foreign trade ag-
gregate only $4,000 tons, while there
is not today. a single ship building
anywhere in the United States for this
trade.
The situation is critical, and calls
for immediate action"
Vice presidents of the league VIII lat
er be chosen from each state In the
rnion iii order to make ii national IN
Scopp
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
FATALLY HURT.
Three Women Go Down
With a Falling Cornice
On Which They Stood. Escapinu
from Their Blazing Home.
All Will Oie-6aby Uninjured-Sex.
eral Firemen Injured.

New York. Nov. o2-Three women
were probably fatally hurt and dv.
nremen were injured severely in a
blaze that destroyed two buildings in
Brooklyn, early today.
The fire started in the cellar of q
drug store at Fulton and Adelphi
streets. The upper three floors were
occupied b. three families consisting
OF Is persons.
The flames spread upward so quick
ly that when the sleeping tenants were
aroused by the smoke and cracking
hames they found al escape by the
stairways had been cut OFF.
BELLA Hill. Florence Seabrook and
Hattie Richardson. all of whom lived
on the fourth floor. made their way
down one story and out onto a cornice.
Mrs. Seabrook had her baby in her
arms. The cornice gave way beneath
the combined weight of the women and
they were precipitated to the ground
Mrs. SeabroOk clasped the infant 10
her bosom In such way that when
she struck the sidewalk the little one
escaped injury. The women We're hur-
riedly carried to Il hospital where their
injuries We're pronounced probably fat
al
Eight families comprising "a persons
ESCAPED OF We're rescued from the
building adjoining the drug store. be-
fore the house was destroyed.
The firemen displayed great bravery
in the work Of rescue and two Of them
fell from a swerving ladder two stories
above the street. Three others were
badly cut by falling debris. The finan-
cial loss was small.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
U. OF M. ATHLETICS.
Pans for Coming Season in Basket
ball and Baseball.

Orono. Me, Nur. 4-rSpeCilN.-A
social meeting Of lhe Executive COM
mItt"- If the Athl"tir Assoriati0n Wls
held Monday evening IN Coburn hall.
Th- sub, ommittecs ru football. base
ball. basketball. tr.l .k tennis. finance.
ant grounds rrrrnllr appointed were
ratified. The elections, Of Arthur W.
tuHuS. ~. George *. Huntington. '0J.
and Arthur G. i;cnnrtt. 'U6. as captains
~ til.. baseball. basket ball. and fooi-
hlll teams respectively were also rati-
h.l. Frcd o. ST .'VcnG was elected
nalagcr nf ihe footba team for the
"ason "f l:ml. Mr.. Stevens has been
assistant manager of lhe team this
season during which time he has
r?in"d valuable, expnri-Tcc. II" is very
popular afrnng the STUDENTS and was
II" "llv ,-uridatr for the position. nc
"'n"r n1"rs beiir presented. His
hnm" is IN Nashua. " H. F II assist
3'li 'udud-,rr of the las. bah team Gu.
Edwin Haywood ~. of Winthrop wa
",""'"d Manager charles w. tlmp-
h'Il NJ III" has bah team reported on
the nrogr,.ts; made ii arranging the
baseball schedule :ur next. Two trips
haY" b'"p arranged one through New
h'mnsEr" ana Nermcnt. and on
through Massachusetts. Rhode Island
ana Connecticut. Nr. Campbell has
arranged for gam WITH Yale. tho
f'iSt iimr Yale has ever in ludcd |. OF
". IN her schedule III, re will be tw'
sdlncS with each If the Maine colleges
ihr first game uu ,ir nome gr.un Is
VIII II" that with Rates on May 10
Ir"'gc w. tarlr a. uanager of th'
hlsk"thal, team. outlined his scheiul'
%. games tor the SEA SON. BESIDES th'
F'm"S with the diif"rt.t teams in the
STATE trip to Massachusetts will b'
N11e, Games have already been ar
'H%"d with Tufts. Dartmouth. Boston
hlN"rsity. and New hampshire STATE
coli .ge.
'oarh Steve !. Farrell will be in TIL
gymnasium every forenoon and after
noon after the Thanksgiving recas
'lo IN" relay and track nen will h
gwen light work. Coach Farrell will
aIS" hay" his eye on the freshmen fo
alhir'r mat rial from that class. Thi
i 'h' FIRST year that Maine has had :
"'lhrr and coach fu, ihr whole cnlleg
year and il should he of great adXan
''Sr i"r IN" track team Of next spring
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
THE ADDISON E. eULLARD
The 66th Vessel Built nv a Prominent
Rockport Firm.

Rorkport. Me-, Nov. 22.-The four
masted schooner Addison F. Bullar1
launched, today. was the 66th vessel
built for Carleton Norwood & Co. She
was named in honor of Cne of the own
ers who resides at Spencer, Mass. A
considerable portion CT the vessel
which cost about $4,000, is owned here
but the controlling interest is held by
Massachusetts parties. The christening
was with champagne Icy Mrs. Annie B.
Smith of Brockton. Mass.
The principal dimensions Of the Bull
lard are: Length 105.s IT.. beam - IT..
depth 1873 fl. She will be commanded
by Capt. r. c. Worden of Bayswater
n. p.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
Cornell Student Probably Permanently
Disabled by Fall in Gym.

Ithaca. ~ r., Nov. 2-FrederIck r.
Schmidt a sophomore in Cornell Uni
versity, has suffered most peculiar
and possibly fatal accident. He was
performing on the parallel bars In the
gymnasium when he fell. striking the
back Of his head and neck on the floor
with great force. Although no bone
was broken and ne remained perfectly
conscious. ne lost the power Of speech
and was completely paralyZcd.
After being removed to the infirmary.
where ne now lays. Schmidt partly re-
covered his speech. but Is still totally
paralyZed. Physicians say that II nc
survives the accident II is doubtful that
ne will ever recover control of his ner-
vous system.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
INCREASE OF HELP
Reported by Two of the Big Fall River
Cotton Mills.

Fall River. Mass. Nov. 22-Thc Siil3
tion in the mills is without mtttii".
rhange. Mills which ercce"'!rd in 's"ttiH.;
in help enough to make a fair showing
continue to operat" and they r'noft
small gains. Two corporations ii;sN'' sue
ccrdad in getting a good workins force.
The Davis mills report 1ll Of 80 looms
in o,era ton ana th' rest of the ir'H cN-
fuil The SelC onnet has go looms l.! ol'-
GRAFTON and it has all the necessary hr!''
in other departments to supply the looms
with yarn. ~ .,, o,,ru
tiyes at wor, in those mills ore not mem
hers of the orga nization and have gone
from all parts of the ely, a,,rn,o,
81 r;Uers Who form the great majority ol
thn operatives. viii he made al a meeting
~ ~, Textile Council. today
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
SUICIDE At LOWELL.
w. T. Moore, Manager Of Lowell Coal
Co.. Shoots Himself.

Lowell, Miss. Nov. 22-Walter T
Moore. manager Of the Lowell Coal Co..
committed suicide. this afternoon. lt
his summer home in Amherst n Fl.
The Lowell Coal co. is III financial diff
tculti"s and meeting of the creditors
was called for o'clock. today. Mr..
Moore left the city at noon and shot
himself with rifle on a revolver at
his farm. A large sum Of money is in
volved III the failure Of the company
and the suicide adds 10 the eitangle-
ment
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
SEA WATER
Used in Christening a
Vessel at Thomaston.
No Wine Wasted on the Four.
Master &. Starr Jones.
But the Addison e. Bullard at Rock.
port, Has Champagne.

Thomaston, Me, Nov. 22.-An un-
usual feature at a launching was the
use of bottle of sea water to ohristen
the fcur-masted schooner r. Starr
Jones. which went overheard today.
The christening was by Miss Ida Elli-
oft. daughter of Ona Cf the builders
The schooner has been chartered y
load paving near Bucksport. Me-. for
New York. and will be commanded by
Capt. Arthur ]. Elliott Of Thomaston
The dimensions ar: Length 1S5.S fl.
breadth 2S1 IT.. depth 1872 Fl. The gross
tonnage is 1864 and net, 1856
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
$4,000 AT STAKE.
Nicolaus Can Have the Doodle Fund
Says the Court.

ST. Louis. Mo-. Nov. 22-Judge Wood
of the Circuit court. in the case of
Henry NicolauS against Charles II
Tune. fomnly pesidrnt Cf the Subur-
han Railroad Co.. the German Savings
Institution. Ellis Wainwright and
others. dc, ,ded, today. that plaintiff
was entitled to recover $15 90. the Doodle
fund placed on deposit with the Lin
coin Trust 60. by the Suburban Rail-
road 90. 10 b,ibe lnt,nbers Of the
House OF Delegates. for the reason that
Mr.. Ni"olaus was ignorant OF the pu~-
pose for which the money WAS to be
applied