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Evening journal., 1905-08-19
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

from Scott & Co.
Anal. Copper Co... -. -. ..... S5H
American Sugar Refining -. =. I44%
Atch. Top. and Santa Fe Com. S9A
Atch. Top. and Santa Fe. ref. 1851
81. ooklyn Rapid TRANSIT -. o9$
Baltimore and Ohio -. ... 1875
Canada Southern -. .-' o9
Chicago CT. Western -. -. 77H
Chesapeake and Ohio -. -. 57H
Chicago and Alton -. -. ..... 36
Chicago and Northwest ... -. 27IH
chi. Nil and ST. Paul Com ..... IS5N
Rock Island Com ... ... "a
Cleveland. Cincin. and St. Louis. 100
Erie .... -. -. -. ......... 4S4
1st Dfrd 80. -. -. 81
Illinois Central ..... ..... 80. III
Louisville and Nashville ... -. r49K
Metropolitan Street Railway IaeN
Metro. Security Co.. =. -. -. $50
Manhattan Cons -. ..... ...... Ioo5s
Missouri Pacific ..... -. ..... Io74
MO. Kansas and Texas, pfd .... 7o4
n. Y. Central and Hudson -. =. I544
n Y. Ontario and Western -. 5SH
Norfolk aad Western Conn.,. S55s
Pacific Mail -. 49,. -. $500. "A
Penna. Railroad Co -. ....... T45B
Peoples Gas - -. - -..... Io4z
Reading q. ...-. .-... -. -. II24
lst pfrd 944
end prefd 94
Delaware and Hudson ... All
southen Pacific -. -. -. ON
southern Ry. Com -. -. 5s4
Texas and Pacific -. ... 564
Tenn. Coal and Iron CO 80. -. oo3s
Union .fc Com ...-. I35N
L. S. steel Com -. - -. ...- 56H
L. ;. Steel Pfrd ..... .....-. 1895
wabash Com -. -. ...-..... ak
. Wabash PIrd -.......-... 4s
western Union = '''.. ',....,s 93A
Evening journal., 1905-08-19
LOST, FOUND AND REWARD.

FOUND Yesterday afternoon at South
Side Park, a small sum of money
Owner may retain the same by Falling
at 4O2 Townsend street and lido. ifying
IL. Aug Yg-1t.
Evening journal., 1905-08-19
WILLIAM |. SPARKS DEAD

Had Almost Reached the Eiahtieth
Milestone in Life.
william t. Sparks. aged Is years.
died Of general debility al his homo
No 500 West Sixth street last even-
ing. He IS survived by his widow
The funernl OF the deceased will be
held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Interment viii be private.
Evening journal., 1905-08-19
THE WEATHER.

Tomorro wpromises to be
fair to partly cloudy, warmer.
Monday partly cloudy, lower
temperature.
Evening journal., 1905-08-19
10 FACTORIES IN WILMINGTON.

There are sixteen glazed kid factories in
wilmington in operation. The factories
and their estimated daily output at the
present time follows:
Ford Morocco Company, 1000 dozens; f.
Blumenthal and Company, 1900 dozens;
Mitchell and Thomas, 250 dozen; Ameri-
Continued on Page Three)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
PLUMBERS
ARE UGLY

with the journeymen plumbers
grumpy and ugly and their employ
sra sore over the alleged breaking
Il > contract. the Indications are
SIN strong that there will be a gen
srai strike Of plumbers before the
lrosble on the Masonic building.
Fltth and Pike. Is settled.
The tuurneymen. seeming To feel
hat they are unable TO excuse
themselves. will not talk A year
sgo a contract was made between
thu Union and the association that
nnann plumbers should not refuse to
work on building on which other
uuu-tfnion men we're employed.
which practically meant that they
would not go out on a sympathetic
etrike At least that was the i'm
ptsasion At the time. although some
Of the union men won't admit II
nov.
However they refused to work
Tor n Sweeney on the Masonic
building. on which other union
wofkmen had struck. and the as
ISOLATION claims that they thereby
broke their contract
4 do not believe" said Secretary
tirafae of the Citizens alliance.
Wednesday morning. that the
strike Of the plumbers on that
building has the sanction OF a ma
Jointly OF the members OF the union.
I believe II was called by some
walking delegate paid TO represent
the union. but who has instead In
VOWED In Il an uncallcd for dispute.
A man who would commit such
crime against union cannot be
condemned too much. Relations be-
tween the association and the union
have previously been most friend
"
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errinK members wherein they were
mistaken. His missionary work
has been very successful. II Is the
first time in recent years that a
member OF the council has made a
single-hAnded and determined II.
fort 20 prevent the cncroachments
Of the electric octopus
The diplomatic representative Of
the Ninth ward approached each of
the hayward solona separately aud
patiently pointed out the mistakes
they we're making
II now remains 10 be seen how
Furth viii squirm out OF the trouble
in which he has gotten himself. lie
has stated positively that he will
rot accept a franchise with the com
mon use clause in ~.
The council II Just as positive that
he viii have to II no wants one az
all n Furth stands by his word ne
viii refuse to lay tracks on West
lake avenue. forcing the Green Lake
and Fremont Ballard cars TO cover
the distance between Pike street
and Denny way over the tortuous
zig-zag route that has existed for
years.
But he has not much time In
which to make up his mind. West
lake viii. In few weeks be ready
for paving and the tracks must be
laid at that time ~ great expen e
Is to be avoided II he doesn't lay
Tho traeka tho individuality and tha
property owners may do so.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
COUNCIL CALLS
FURTH'S BLUFF
HAS UsoFFcIALLY BURIED EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISES AND II
mAoHATEs CARRY OUT THREAT. CITY MAY HAVE TO LAY
ITS OWN TRACKS ON wEsTLAkE

The unsavory franchises for ex-
elusive street car privileges on
Weatlake and Second avenues will
De given their quietus at the meet
Ing Of the corporations COMMITTEES
Wednesday afternoon.
II will be tho first time In the
history OF the council that Jacob
Furth and the Seattle Electric com
pany have been cooliy and decisive
~ turned down.
Wednesday mornings roll call Of
the council showed that Mullen and
BENJAMIN we're the only members
who favored the franchises. and
they will probably not try TO make
a serious fight
Those members who we're wOb-
bling have at last gotten on the
right track, and there II no prospect
Of the franchises being granted Ia
the near future unless there is a
Wholesale change OF heart
When The Star began its fight
most of the members were I'm favor
of granting the franchises. Mullen
being the chief objector. Since that
time. however, there has been a
complete change. and Mullen Is
about the only member who Is will
ing 10 vote for them. Ills flip-flop
Is lnexplieable.
Councilman Murphy r. largely re-
sponaible for the Improvement. For
the last four days he has been
working night and day TO show the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
Cutting ARRAY
Puzzles the Local Police

The police are attempting 20 solve
mysterious cutting ARRAY which
occurred on South Fifth between
King aud jackson az midnight on
Tuesday.
Thy are holding IN Inc city jail
three suspects. ono 81 whom bears
scars Of the conflict. though he pro-
fesses entire Ignorance 81 the bloody
Tight IN the disrs putable house. The
victim now iies apparently on hia
death bed at the Washington house.
X. ufikany and Y. Kitama are
believed TO be the aassiiants o. the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
TO BE INVOLVED

Wholesale grating In the various
departments 81 the navy yardi
The former Is brewing and the lat
ter condition Il said 20 have exist
ed for many months. n the informR-
ton gathered az the navy yard Tor
the past few weeks by r. y. Pick
erell. special agent Of the navy
department from Washington. prove
reliable.
rickerell has been az work quietly
for the past two months and is said
70 have unearthed state OF affairs
that will rival ia corruption the peat
office department scandal and the
exposures in the land offices OF the
west.
Il Is said that nearly every depart
ment has felt the taint OF corrup-
tion and that the graft has become
% strong IN some departments that
u Is the common talk 81 the yard.
The trouble has been TO catch the
grafters with the goods on Pick
efeli believes he has done so and has
forwarded huge documents. long ar
fidavfts and statements 90 Assist
ant Secretary Darling OF the navy
department In support OF his
charges.
II the charges are deemed strong
enough. and the evidence Ia suffl-
cient 20 take such action. an inve4ti-
Cation will be undertaken directly
BY the attorney generals depart
tnent and prosecutions instituted.
while the specific charges and the
names Of those who are implicated
VIII not be made public until the
charges have been carefully gone
over By the navy department az
washington. Il can be said on coed
authority that foremen IN nearly
every department at the yard are
mentioned In the affidavits and
statements
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
DESPONDENT JAP
HANGS HIMSELF

vest pocket. Since the discovery
Of the suicide n japanese lodging
house keeper identified the remains
az the nouney Watson morEue. lie
last sav Morlmoto alive az : o'clock
on wednesday morning and stated
20 the coroner that Morimoto had
been IN Strengthened circumstances
for the past two weeks. tie had
helped him and given him some
money. The man was suffering
from an lueufsbie disease.
The dead man left letter thank
Ing the lodging house keeper for his
kindness and telling him where his
body would be found. When the
landlord read the letter he followed
the directions and arrived shortly
after the body had been cut down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
"SHE STOLE MY CHILD
BUT | DON'T BLAME HER"
---ADOL PHI MICHEL SON
Jay NAN eYxBEE.l

where IL pretty little Gladys
Nicholson. aged 5 years. Of Hal
lafd7
That's what her father. Adolph
Nicholson. wants TO know. lie be-
lieyea she was kidnapped by her
own mother. his divorced wife.
Little Gladys was living with
Mickeiaon's sister. NJ Ballard. and
Tuesday morning was playing about
In the yard with her big rag doll
and her little wool sheep With shoe
button eyes.
Somebody noticed buggy drive
swiftly up 10 tho gate and quickly
roll away again. but no one thought
70 look out n the yard 10 see II the
little girl was Htill driving her
wool sheep 10 pasture or Furnishing
her doll for being naughty.
More than an hour later II was
discovered that little Gladys had
disappeared. together with her rag
dolly and the sheep with the shoe
button eyes There was left only
miniature sheep pasture. fash
lionel out OF corncobs from the
luncheon roasting ears" and a
worn little slipper with a broken
strap. which had probably fallen
from the foot Of the baby when
her agliaied mother picked her up.
made off with her TO the waiting
buggy.
Adoiph Nicholson spent a sleep
less night.
I know the child Is with her
mother" said he. and that she Will
come to no harm. for n my former
Rife loved her well enough TO kid
nap her she will surely take care
OF her. But II Ia an awful thing
ones household like that, There's
a great big vacancy that nothing
else will flll. and N I don't succeed
in finding the child Il seems TO me
I'll 20 crazy"
Nicholson presented himself at
Prosecuting Attorney Macintosh
office Tuesday afternoon and sWore
out a warrant for the arrest of his
former wife The Officers are now
seeking for Mrs Nicholson. who
Is probably speeding away BY train
with her little daughter Rugged
einse TO her breast She formerly
lived with her parents AZ Fourth
northwest and Sixty-seeond street.
but was not there Wednesday morn
Ing. II Is understood that ever
since the court awarded the custody
OF the little girl TO the husband the
ehlld's mother has been grieving
deeply. and few who know her
would be surprised 10 learn that
her maternal love had driven her
60 the extremity Of kidnapping the
child.
There have been differences be-
tween Adolph Mickelson aud his
wife that have separated them in
everything else. but both are the
same in their deep affection for the
little girl brought 10 them by the
stork in the happier days of their
early welded life. Neither the
father nor the mother Of little
Gladys is willing TO give the child
up. and the father frankly admits
that he would be as reckless OF n
legal decree as was the mother. II
such decree commanded him 20 70
llnauish his claim.
Il do not blame the child's
mother" said Nicholson Wednes-
day. How could I? hut I will not
rest until / have found them both
and got my baby back again. She
has been legally awarded TO me |
am sorry for the mother. but | be
lieve Il best that have the child.
and | am supported by the court,
I will spare no trouble or expense
In tracing them down"
Meanwhile little Gladys, minus
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Among the charged preferred. one
II that certain employees az the yard
have perfected a fine working sys-
tenn OF smuggling government sup
plies cut Of the yard by means Of
an underground railway" that one
OF the government launches has
been used for months Tor the pur-
pose Of removing the stolen supplies
from their cache outside o. the yard
and distributing them 60 safer
points In the vicinity OF Brcmerton.
Charleston and Sydney. and that
private parties" acting "a accom-
pilce.. take care Of the further dis
position of the stolen supplies.
Another charge Is that navy yard
employees are compelled 60 live tn
certain lodging houses and that they
are forced 20 pay exorhitaut prices
for board aud lodging. They dare
not move. II is said. for fear Of los
Ing their iobs.
The employment Of alien labor in
the yard Il also a charge embodied
IN Piekerelis report and one which
the department at Washington win
look into
II Il said that number OF fugl-
lives from justice IN other states
have been employed Ia the yard
II II anticipated that a big shake
up" viii be made a. soon RR Cap
tain BurweiL who relieves Admiral
Barclay as commandant o. the yard
on September :, assumes official
charge Of the yard
II vii be remembered that some
weeks aEo a grip belonging 20 spe-
cial Agent ntekereii and containing
a lot Of documents complied during
his Investigations Of affairs at the
yards Was stolen from his room ~
his hotel and was never found. Pick
srell believes that he had been
Swallowed ard that some one. inter
ested IN hushing Up any prospective
scandal. stole the grip.
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The three japanese viii be held
pending the outcome OF the knife
Woauds
The mystery about the wounded
Japanese Increased on "Wednesday
afternoon when the police were un-
able 70 find the victim ard hts
frtsnfa formally announce that the
seuadsd man az the city iau IL
the emily ono hurt IN the fight
gnlean the japanese friends ~ the
stricken man come 90 the front aud
Hfve up the wounded man. the
ebafEe wfii have 20 be made that Of
simple assault upon the person Of
T. Altsui. who disciaims any con
nsetton whatever with the row. lie
II not badly hurt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23

Tasaburo Mogimoto. a japanese.
was found hanging 10 q beam Of the
Grant street bridge at the intersec-
ton Of South Fourth and Lane. at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning By
boys playing in that vicinity.
Patrolfuan Martin discovered the
body Of MuFtmoto with the lower
limbs drawn up and the trunk rest
Ing lightly on the ground. He had
been dead about two hours Core
ner Carroll vas notified OF the
grewsome find and dispatched Dep
uty Coroner Austin 10 investigate
the case.
No money was found IN the pock-
cts and a cheap watch. still running.
dangIed from a chain hanging from
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
Many Killed in
Fierce Race War

men offered fierce resistance and
after two hours battle stili held the
post. Reinforced. the whites re-.
sumed the battle on the following
day. with prospects Of success, when
a body 81 Italians appeared and aa-
sisted the Chinese 20 drive the
whites beyond the hills
II T. reported that a considerable
number OF dead and injured whites
were left on the field. on the day
Of the Salvatore departure the bat
tie was resumed. The fighting ~
the result 81 an old feud.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23

December and May agalnl"
The words were spoken IN a stage
Nhisper, and Charity Commissioner
Chas. Buckingham nudEed Cpd
Hannah under the third rib. Gu
bid" Hannah presides over the mar
rage license window at the county
auditors office. cupid" did not
smile. He was only recently mar
ried himself and he knows It's sc
rlous business. Hs therefore very
eravely took his pen from behind
his ear adjusted his eye-shade and
made a preliminary flourish over the
untitled spaces ia the next marriage
license blank in the Kink county big
trouble book.
The couple who stood before the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23.--Re-
ports OF a fierce race war between
Chinese, italian and American fish
ermen at Nushagak. Alaska, were
brought 70 this city this morning by
the small salmon schooner Salvador.
On June 20 the white fishermen
were driven from their bunk houses
by an armed body Of Cinnamon. The
Americans Joined hands with the
white settlement across the hills. re-
turned and gave battle. Behind their
barricade OF bunk houses the China
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23

dying Jap r. Miirui IL also held.
and is suffering fron a bad cut In
the head
Patfulmen Bradford. Zimmerman
and AaYou hurried up the stairs In
ansWef 10 repeated blasts 81 q po-
lice whistle and found the narrow
railways iammrd with fighting lap
aneas. Upon the floor weltsrinE IN
his ewa blood lay one man. ard
several others were engaged ia
deadly combat
The Officers routed them. aud ar
rested the rims leaders They were
unable 10 learn the name Of the VIC
tim al hia countrymen refused 10
tel anything about the affair after
the arrest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
DECEMBER AND MAY WED

window were the third that had
application on Wednesday morning
The prospective bridegroom's hair
was white and his hand was not
as steady az II once was. as he hes
itatiuEly wrote down his age at CO.
The bfide-to-bs was pink and pretty
and looked hardly more than 20. but
said she was 20 and stuck 20 70.
The pair were uncommunicative
and the curiosity Of the interested
clerks and Newspaper reporters
about the window went unappeased.
The old gentleman CALAMITY offered
his Rlri-nancee his arm without a
word when the license had been pro-
cured aud together they left the
court house.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
SOME PUBLIC DRINKING PLACES FORCED REMOVE DOORS
AND CURTAINS BOXES, WHILE OTHERS DISREGARD
STRICT ORDERS

hand II she n with her husband or
brother or father
Those doors and curtains were
not designed 10 screen from view
men with their wives or family par
ties.
They were planned TO hide from
gaze the man with another mans
wife. and the -pitied
foolish young girl who thinks II
CONTINUED on Page sevsn)
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K DNAPED

WALLA WALLA, Aug. 23.-No
trace has been found of T-year-old
Mark Bade, OF Freewater. who mys-
teriously disappeared from Ger
man Lutheran picnic on MIL creek.
near this city. The water in the
creek Is too low 20 admit Of the
theory of drowning and kidnapping is
now believed to be the explanation
of the boys disappearance.
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aud tho preservation Of scores Of
home ties
This practice OF drinking behind
closed doors and curtains ought TO
be stopped No man ought TO be
ashamed OF the open when he sips
his beer or enjoys his highball. and
he generally isn't unless be has with
him some one with whom he has no
business 10 be
No woman need shrink from be
Ing seen with wine glass In her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23

= TRIED TO EAT EN- ALIVE. !
= Constantine Amasslo, 4
= Greek boatswain on the steam 4
= er Queen. is apparently out for \
4 honors In mRn-eating contests, 4
= according 10 the statements 4
= made by John NJ. Bell. stew 4
= ard: w. +. Ward. Bells as 4
= sistant. and Jack Hanson. cab 4
4 In boy. all OF the crew OF the 4
= Queen. 10 Prosecuting Attor- 4
4 new Macintosh. who was AK \
= ed TO issue warrant against 4
= Amassio for assault and bat 4
= terry Wednesday, =
4 Amassio went after his three 4
4 shipmates as a result OF little 4
= alteration between Amassio 4
= and Steward Bell on board the II
4 ship Tuesday morning. and 4
= instead OF using his fists in h
4 the affray, Amassio folded his K
= arms and. with wide open 4
= mouth. pitched into first ons 4
= and then the other. and bit 4
4 each OF them several times. 4
= They thought Amassio had Il
\ gone crazy and fled in terror. 4
= 4 4 Il l. l. A. l. L l. l. 4 = = 4 4,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
WHY DON'T THEY ALL
OBEY MAYORS ORDERS?
(nY DAN DEAN)

Good evening. Mayor HallinEef'
Good evening. Chief OF Police De
laneyi
beautiful weather We are having.
and n pretty night for a walk.
Let's stroll about town a bit and
SO how the good citizens above Yes
Ter Way arc behaving themselves
noticed In the papers something
about that order OF yours. Mr.. Bal
finger. In which the police we're In
htruetsd 10 see that all curtains and
doors we're removed from the boxes
In public drinking places.
That's a mighty good order. Mr..
Mayor
II properly enforced II will mean
the saving OF many a young girl.
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---ADOLPH MICHEL SON
LITTLE GIRL KIDNAPPED moTHER-THoUeH THE sEPARAr-
PARENTS CENTER LusE PRETTY CHILD
FATHER rs HEART kRokEs

one slipper and snuggled costly
down beside her mother In a plush
covered seat. r. probably speeding
away over the country towards a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23

&c SCANDAL BREWING AT BREWERTCN
WHOLESALE GRAFT AT THE NAVY YARD

SPECIAL AGENT PlcKERELL THE NAVY DEPARTMENT HAS
FORWARDED REPORT TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OAR.
LING WHICH rs SAID CONTAIN SOME SENSATIONAL
CHARGES or coRRuProN-MANV EMPLOYEES BELIEVED
TO sE INVOLVED
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23

PORTSMOUTH. Aug. 23.-Koros-
tovitz telephoned from the navy
yard that the conference has signed
protocols and adjourned until Sat-
urday.
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Minister White announced that the
protocols had been read and cor
rerted az this mornings session.
after which the conference adjourn
ed till two this afternoon.
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PARIS. Aug. 23.-Upon the IA
Yorahle construction Of news from
Portsmouth today Russian seeuri-
ties rose 10 centlmeA
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hiding place. with her rag doll un-
der one arm and her wool sheep
with shOe-button eyes. under the
other.
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ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. "a
American Ambassador Meyer was
received today by the enseror. II Isl
believed that Meyers visit concerns
the pending peace negotiations.
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PORTSMOUTH. Aug. "a /,
An unofficial report from the 4
navy yard says the conference !,
has adjourned until Saturday /,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23

PORTSMOUTH. N. II. Aug. "a
From the fact that Ambassador
Meyer saw the ezar today and that
adyices from Oyster Bay say the
president sent a long message to
Meyer. II is believed that Il Is GER
tain the president has made a per-
sonal appeal TO the ezar in the in
terest OF peace
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23
ROOSEVELT APPEALS
To CAR OF RUSSIA

president sent a long message to
Ambassador Meyer at St Peters
burg Monday afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-23

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. "a
Professor Martens, who aeeompa-
MED Envoy White TO Portsmouth as
advisor, has been recalled and or
dered to return to this city August
81.