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New-York tribune., 1905-01-19
READING SYSTEM.

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hnON.hS-z+00 L5l5 Easton Only). s-10 m. 10.
80 9,V9 .5S EestoI. Only) 2. m Sundays. ss3S
WILKEsBARRE AND sCRANTON-z4oo. s1o
200 2. Sundays. "A. 80 a. m. I .. m
LAAEMOOD. LAkEHURST. TOMS RIVER AND
TAhNEGAI-z4O 90, $40 a. m, z13O (340 AI0
LIaksswood a1d Lakehurst oay). a5-OO. xsOs d m
ATLANTIC CITY-'s4o a m. "a 40 D m
kINELAND AND BRIDGETON-zf4.OO a m. : s4op N
LDNG BRANCH. ASRURY PARK. OCEAN CROW
folNf PLEASANT. AND SEASHORE FONTS
SAoe. $50 1l30 a m. II 20 AS. $50. $40. II-5O
m sunday except Ocean Grove. 800 a. m. 400.
ATLANTIC HLDS.. SEABRIGHT. MONMOUTH ef1
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PHILADELPHIA (FEADING TERMINAL.l-s42s Is TOO
4s-99 - 20, Tl0O9 tll0O a. ftsJo. 100, a. 80.
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400, 500. roe. "12-15-
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ms Pott5vilie. Harrisburg only. "a 90 D. m
zFrom Liberty Street only sDaiIy. TDalIy. excsos
sunday sSuEdays only. 1Parlor only. lvta Ta-
Of5ces Liberty ST. Ferry. South Ferry Astor HOUSE
zol 454 1900 1354 Broadway. 1s2 5th Av, rs Unlon
Square West las East 125th St. 273 West I25eh a. :
245 Columbus Av.. New York: Court St, s44- ss9
New York Transfer Co calls for ard checks baggage
10 destination
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Nice-Pres and Mgr Cen Pasg'r
New-York tribune., 1905-01-19

Lackawanna Railroad.
leave New York. foot Barclay and ChristODhe<
ts.O0 A M--For BinghamIon and Syracuse. a
5000 A M.-For Buffalo. Chicago and ST LoulA
s1.40 p. M-For BucalO and Chicago.
taco p. M--For Scranton and Plymouth
s610 P. M--FO- Buffalo and Chicago.
"S45 P. M-Fo- Buffalo. Syracuse. Utica
900 a M.-FOr ChicaEo-Sieepers a p. n
Tickets. 1fg 429. 1lsS 1434 Broadway. n. T.: ss2
Fulton St.. Brooklyn "Daily, fExcept sunday.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-19
Steamboats,.
B Q)9I Cd m

D VIZ u WLN REV REV ESGLAND,
FALL RIVER LINE, via Newport and Fail River.
Leave Pier ~ N R foot OF Warren St. weekdays
only az 500 2. NJ. Steamers PLYMOUTH and PILGRIM
NORWICH LINE. via New London Leave Pier 40
R. OF ClarksOn St. weekdays only al o:oO P N
Steamers NEW HAMPSHIRE and CHESTER W
CHAPLIN.
aeld and the North Pier 20, 2 r, foot OF Peck
SLIP weekdays only 800 p NJ Steamer 4ICHAkD
PECK
The state herald., 1905-04-28
Western Pacific Financed.

New York. April 22.-Contracts foi
financing the Western Pacific railroad
were signed to-day by representatives
Of the banking houses of Blair a. Co.
w. A. Reid a. Co. and Solomon a Co.
who have agreed to take up $50. .000, ,00C
OF the new company's bonds.
The new road. which will be an inte
gral part of the Gould systems. com
prising n line from Salt Lake to Oak
land. California. will be capitalized nj
$50 900 900.
The majority OF the stock will be
owned by the Denver a Rio Grande
and the Rio Grande Western compa'
nies.
w. l.. Bartloe. who has been presi
dent of the road. will resign and be
succeeded by L. T. Jeffrey. president
OF the Denver a Rio Grande. who will
assume the active management.
A traffic alliance between the West.
orn Pacific. the Denver & Rio Grande
and the Rio Grande Western practl,
cally guarantees the bonds OF the new
road. as II is considered that the bust.
ness brought 10 II by the two allied
roads will be sufficient to pay Interest
ON the securities.
The Western Pacific has n terminal
In Oakland whose extent II iia acres.
The land has been acquired during the
last four years,
The work OF construction will be
begun right away. II Will be under.
taken by Watson II. Brown a Bros. Of
New York.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
Protest Asalns, Assessment.

Denver. April 2l.-J. A. Israel. tax
agent for the Colorado a. Southern
railroad. read twenty,seyon pages OF
typewriter matter TO the State Board
Of Equalization Wednesday. He pre-
scented every conceivable form OF sta.
tlstics to show that the Colorado a
Southern has been Disseminated
against In its assessments. He gave
the average gross earnings Of all rail.
roads In the United States nt s9.ii0
per mile and the Colorado a Southern
at s5.0Si. indicating that It's gross earn.
ings fall si.326 below the general nv.
orage. The net earnings Of all roads
were shown 10 average s3.035 and the
Colorado & Southern 1900. figure
si,735 below the general average.
Other tables along this same line were
shown.
Mr.. Israel also went Into tho assess.
monts made on property other than
railroads, showing the valuations on
land, live stock. farm products. etc.
Taking the twenty counties In the
state through which the road runs. he
alleged the Increase on the assess.
mcnts OF the road was sixty per cent,
while the Increase on other property
was only iifty.four per cont He said
the assessment ot railroad property
was not financial or n political quoR,
ton, but u moral one.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
JOBS At DENVER MINT
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
Two Hundred Employees Needed July
1st-List Of Positions That
Are to Be Filled,

Denver, April 21.-Two hundred en-
ployes will be needed in the Denver
mint when 1t opens for coinage July
1st. These positions will be filed by
civil service. Examinations will be
held at the postoflice building May 18th
under the direction of the civil service
examining board. Secretary Telling OF
this district has received the blank
applications and other data with which
to conduct the examinations. Definite
instructions have already been sent
from Washington setting July 1st as
the day for inaugurating coinage at the
mint. To operate the plant will re
quire over 200 employees in the various
departments, exclusive of the heads
and other positions not under civil ser
vice rule.
With the exception of two big coin,
age machines, the mint is entirely
equipped. These machines have been
ordered shipped to Denver and they
are expected here within the next
thirty days.
1t Is estimated that the total work.
ing complement OF the mint when 1t be.
gins operation will be about $50 per.
sons.
The appended positions are to be
filled under the civil service examina.
tion. In many instances there will be
as many as three in the same class
running the number up to 200.
Applications may be had by applying
to the secretary of the board of exam.
iners, at room /, Postosice building.
The positions are: Abstract clerk. as.
sayer's computation clerk, assistant
bookkeeper. assistant curator. assist
ant custodian, assistant inspector. as
sistant weigh clerk, bank messenger,
bookkeeper, calculating clerk, cashiers
clerk, clerk, copyist, curator, inspector,
medal clerk, pay clerk, registrar clerk,
registrar Of accounts, registrar of de-
posits, shipping clerk, statistical clerk,
store keeper. time clerk, warrant clerk,
weigh clerk, weigher and sealer, ad-
juster, adjuster and reviewer. an
ealer, assistant engineer, assistant
inspector, assistant weigher, assistant
foreman of coming room, assistant
foreman melting room, assistant fore.
man rolling room, assistant forewoman
of adjusters, assistant in acid room.
blacksmith. bullion sampler. carpenter,
captain of the watch. chief doorkeeper.
classified laborer, classified workman.
cleaner, conductor, counter. cutter. de.
posit matter, diemaker, elevator con-
ductor. engineer. foreman in acid room,
foreman in assayer's department, fore
man of cleaners, foreman of laborers,
forewoman of adjusters. gasiitter, gate
keeper. gold boiler, helper assayer's
department, helper coiner's depart
ment. helper melting and refining, in.
spector, janitor. lavatory helper. ma.
chinist, melter and assistant melter Of
oil kinds, messenger, minor coin coun-
ter. millwright. oiler, painter, plumber.
proven, roller sewing woman. silver
reducer. skilled workman assayer's de.
partment, steamiitter, telephone oper.
ator and watchman.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
Colorado Appointments.

Denver, April Governor MeDoa
aid has announced the following new
appointments
State Board Of Nurse ESamincra-
Miss Lcille q. wclch OF Denver. two
years: Miss Louise Croft Boyd. Den
yer 1--WE ycarh: Miss winifrcd A. Don
aldson, Denver. four years: Miss Lis
Tlo l.. Hudson Colorado Springs, three
years. Miss Mama clinEnn. Pueblo
one year,
water Commisslonora-Chnrles T.
Colwcll. district No. /: Charles NJ
Jump, No .. John I. Armstrong. No
.: Oswald Allen. No. 4: 4, l.. Gibson,
No, 0. Edward Aubrey. No. q: W. ~
Davis. No Z, $. T. Couch. No. :. Will
lam FrlTroll, No, TO-. John Kllc. No.
ie: Frank Keeling, No. 10. Robor,
burton, No, ~ LOWS Harris, No. 10,
David " farr, No, 49, George c, wid.
man. No 90. David callafd. No "a:
George ll"idor No 40. ". o. llcfHum,
No. II: W. u, iiockwith. No. ~! Wal.
Ter q, Decker. No, ~. G, n. Smith. No.
sos Fred Dixon. No, Gi John y. Nor.
tan. No. az. n u, Mcdowell. No, c.,
The state herald., 1905-04-28
FULTON CENTENNIAL.
Ono Hundred Years Since First steann'
boat Trip,

1t seems hardly possible that It Is
less than hundred years since Rob
ert Fulton sent his pioneer steamboat
up the waters of the Hudson. But the
announcement OF proposed Fulton
centennial has sent the newspaper
men to their cyclopedias, and there Is
no doubt about the facts.
That was not the first steamboat, to
be sure, for four years before the Cler-
mont was launched Fulton himself
had experimental with small steam
boat in the Seine in France. and other
experiments dated back to 1896. But
the trip of the Clermont is justly re-
garded as the beginning of successful
steam navigation, and the name OF
| Fulton justly heads the list of invent
ors In this department of human prog
ress.
1t was Fulton, too in 1915. who con-
structed the first steam war vessel. a
majestic craft Of thirty-eight tons
displacement. yet hardly capable of
meeting on equal terms such pres
ent-day battleship as the Connecticut
or Louisiana Of 10000 tons each.
And it was not until 1919 that the
first steamer crossed the Atlantic. sail
ing from Savannah. Georgia, to Liv-
erpool in twenty-six days, during eigh-
teen of which the paddlewheels were
In use.
The proposed centennial Of the Cler-
monts trip is proper observance OF
an important historical occasion, and
the honor paid to Robert Fulton is
worthily bestowed upon an American
whose ingenuity and energy wrought
most powerfully and benefcially for
the benefit Of mankind and the prog
ress Of the American continent that
gave him birth.-Pueblo Chieftain.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
Pension essmIners ResInn.

Washington. April 2iy-Nlnc Of tho
ten pension examiners constituting the
board Of review were separated from
the government service Wednesday.
Commissioner OF Pensions Warner
transmitted the nino rchlEnations TO
Secretary Hitchcock. with the recon.
mondatlon that they be accepted. and
Mr. Hitchcock took the desired action
without delay.
Tho resigned examiners assert that
representations were made 10 them,
pnrporilng TO come from tho commits.
tloner, that should they hand In their
feHlRnnuonH matters would be relieved
ana rchtorailnns would be made nj
some date soon, Commihtioncr War.
ner. however. made no such represent.
alton TO the secretary ~ tho Interior.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
He figured on the price OF all meat,
And sighed. My coin they lay for.
This steak. alas! is tough to eat
And also tough to pay for"

Every housekeeper should know
tha, II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
VIII save not only time, because IL
never sticks TO the iron. but because
each package contains iG Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
starches are put up In z.pound pack.
ages. and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch Is free from all Injurious chem.
ieals. II your grocer tries TO sell you
i2'oz. package II is because he has
a stock ON hand which he wishes TO
dispose OF before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package In large let.
ters and fgures "ij ozs." Demand Do.
hanco and save much time and money
ana the annoyance OF the iron stick.
Ing Defiance never sticks
The state herald., 1905-04-28
SEE DECLINE IN MANHOOD.
Marked Physical Degeneraoy in the
British Isles.

In case of war, England would have
to depend upon her great preponder.
ance in naval strength, literally, for
bread and meat. If her ports could
be blockaded, If her merchant ships
could be captured at sea, she could
be si>.ved out in few weeks. But
this is not the only trouble, and pos.
sibly 1t is not the most serious danger.
involved in the decadence of her agri-
culture. The people who Lave beer
practically forced to abandon the coun.
try have crowded into the great cities,
where there is no room for them. and
where, at the best, they can find only
very scant and precarious employ
ment One consequence of this state
OF things is wholesale physical degen-
eracr. The so.called comfortable
classes in England still present mag
niiiccnt types of physical manhood,
but the class from which the rank and
file of the regiments that followed
Wellington in Spain and stood with
him at Waterloo were drawn has been
impoverished. neglected and starved
down TO dregs and cinders OF human.
tty.-New Orleans Picayune.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
shIrkInn the nnrd 1a,Ls.

The road To success Is rough one.
Flowers bloom at the waysldo, Il is
true. hut he who would get on must
roll the stones out OF his way first and
lie among the flowers aftcrward. Lots
Of rs lie among the flowers Arst. think.
Ing that when We weary OF that we
will go 10 rolling stones. hut the
longer we lie tho more dlstasteful and
hard stonorollng becomes. He who
dcfcrs an unpleasant duty does II
twice. Anticipation OF Il may become
q continued torture, II Is wise To be
done with II In the frHt place and
hen contemplation Of II becomes u
pleasure. The Shlrklng OF responsible.
ity, the dread of failure, leads many u
nan 10 keep doing only tho things
which he likes and thoronshly under.
stands. II ho is satisfied with only
moderate success, all right, But he
must not expect anything more Of such
mcthods.-st Paul News
The state herald., 1905-04-28
TO ENFORCE GAME LAWS.
New Appointments by Commissioner
Noodard.

Denver April al. NJ. Woodland.
state game and fish commissioner. yes,
terday announced the appointment.
that he has made to places In the de,
partment OF which he is chief. with
three exceptions. the men who served
during the last biennial term retain
their places. w. J. Breckei takes the
place Of c. NJ. Swinehart as superln.
tendent OF the Routt county hatchery,
Walter J. Collins becomes chief game
warden In the Second district In place
of Thomas g. Higgins. and c. W. Lake
takes the place OF J. l.. Nightingale as
chief game warden In the Fifth dis
trict. The appointments as announced
by Mr.. Woodland are as follows:
X. S. Spargus. chief clerk to commits
sioner; W. s. Kincaid. general super.
intendent state fish hatcheries:
Charles Dowdell. superintendent Den.
yer hatchery. Denver: Scott f. Land,
suerintendent Gunnlson hatchery
Gunnison; W. L. Patrick. superlnten.
dent Durango hatchery. Durango; w.
j. Breckel. superintendent Routt coun,
ty hatchery. Steamboat Springs: W d.
Wilson. chief game warden First dis.
trict. Creede; Walter ]. Collins. chief
game warden Second district. Mont.
rose; Fred A. Gordon, chief game war.
den Third district. Glenwood Springs:
Charles A. Purinrton, chief game
warden Fourth district. Pinnacle: c,
W. Lake. chief game warden Fifth dis.
trlct. Fort Collins; U. G, Purinton, dep
uty game warden, Denver.
MIR. Woodland reports that he has be,
gun 10 send out nsh from the state
hatcherles to the various streams.
Shipments have already gone to Mot.
fat on the Denver a Rio Grando mar.
row gauge west of Rifle In Garfield
county. The conslgnments run from
10000 TO 10000 fry. that will average
about an Inch ana a half. II Is the best
lot that has ever been turned out
from the hatchorlcs and they are big
enough to take care OF themselves.
He expects shortly 10 send n special
car mp along the Platte river.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
Russian Flee, Moving North.

81 Petersburg, April 81. 2ii5 n. M
The ministry Of finance has received a
telegram from n confidential agent At
Shanghai. giving n rumor that Vice
Admiral ilnicHtyensky has already
pissed the Straits of rormota without
encountcrInE Vice Admiral Togo.
A telegram from the seat of war In
Mnnehuria states that the japanese
armies ate advancing northward. pro.
ueded by cavalry.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
Rio otsnde Imprey,mrn,s.

Trinidad, Colo. April si.-rirat
steps toward tho expenditure OF half a
million dollars in the improvements OF
The track and foadbad throughout the
southern section Of Colorado viii he
taken In Trinidad by the Denver n Mo
Ofnndo railroad
The ontlfo system IA 10 DO made
food proof by tho substitution of steel
and stone bridges across every dry ar
foya and liver, on the entire roA1bsd
new rails and ties will DO laid. and
many stone eulvcrta will be nut In,
The state herald., 1905-04-28
Letter Carriers Home

Cleveland, Ohio, April 22.-Thc ad
vlHory board Of tho National Leitc,
Carriers Association last Thursda,
took the frst oticlal step toward IN,
establishment OF the proposed HON,
for invalid, agcd and lncapaeiiatod let
ter carriers, when committee wa.
appointed 20 look into the matter and
report TO the national convention al
Portland, Oregon, In September.
Three sites have been offered for tho
home, They are nt Denver. Colorado
Springs, ana In Texas,
The state herald., 1905-04-28
kansas.cOlorado Suit.

Albuquerque. n, NJ. April % Gran
vile 4, Richardson. commissioner IL
the famous Kansas Colorado watoi
case, spent the day In the city on hli
way TO Roswell, llc stated that IN,
last taking Of testimony will be- at Gar
den city, Kansas, during the week
commencing May ist, after which thu
testimony, consisting Of 5000 written
pages, vii be reviewed aud u decision
handed down not later than Juno. The
decision will be linal. and will end the
lonEdrnNn'out contest that has been
conducted al biz expense 60 both
states,
The state herald., 1905-04-28
presId,r, a RarId Reader.

President Roosevelt Ia wonder.
fully rapid reader. His faculty for
speedily absorbing matters placed be
fore him In written or printed form
surprises even his iniimatcs, on ono
occasion u congressman called with n
statement and presented papers con.
nccird thofrvllh The president con,
iinuoi coHyefHing the while h.
glanced over the papers, which he
handed harl In minute OF two. hav.
Ing extracted from them all the yalu.
able lnlnrmhiInn.
The state herald., 1905-04-28

idlly to comply with the provisions
Of the Campbell's resolution. Mr.. Gar.
field expects 10 have to inquire into
nearly eighty phases of the oil sltua.
tion In the west,
Commissioner Garfield has adopted
a plan which promises to end the con.
trovcrsy In regard to whether the
Standard oil Company has been dis.
eliminating In Kansas between deal.
ers or between communities. His plan
Is to seek Information direct from the
retail dealers by mail. and the an.
swers already received to his qucs.
tions indicate that he is taking tho
right course.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
Wants pt,sby,erIsn Cathedral.

Justice Harlan urges the prosby,
torlans Of tho United States TO build
In Washington. y. C.. great prcsby.
torlan chureh--a minister" with
the church ne wants nttins manao
for the pastor. parlsh'hounc. n
tHmalD olorFy house, stan Of assist.
ant minister and lay workers aud mn
endowment Washington II not sim
ply one of many important cities. II
ia the national capital" he says "ouF
church owes II TO Itself TO put ia very
best foot forward here"
The state herald., 1905-04-28
orsered 10 Mey, o.,

Paris. April ga telegram 70,
colvcd here from H. Petersburg and
understood To be Of otticlal origin says.
"rhe Russian admiralty has notified
Admiral hojcsiyohsky Of tho grave
danger 10 peace which wiil be- en,ailed
u tho stay OF bls squadron on the
coast OF AMMAN Is prolonged contrary
To the laws of neutrality. No doub, IA
entertained that the admiral viii
ehrry out the formal instructions po,t
g. him. W
The state herald., 1905-04-28

by the heir presumptive that Francis
Joseph in the most selfish manner
gave in to the demands of the oppo.
sition without thinking for a moment
OF the difficulties which this would
make for his successor on the throne,
who would find it absolutely impossi-
BILE to preserve the unity of the EN-.
pire, These words were reported di-
rect to the Emperor, who Immediately
mad conference with the Austrian
Ambassador in Berlin, Count Szoegy.
eny, who Is said to have advised him
to abdicate and no longer sacrifice
his own personal welfare for the sake
OF people which did not appreciate
II
The state herald., 1905-04-28
THE TEACHERS FOE
A LIFE ALWAYS THREATENED BY
NERVOUS PROSTRATION.
Ono Who Broke Down from Six Years of
Overwork Tells How She Escaped
Misery of Enforced Idieness.


Overwork Tells How She Escaped
Misery of Enforced Idieness.
"I had been teaching in the city
schools steadily for six years, ;" said Miss
James, whose recent return to the work
from which she was driven by nervous
collapse has attracted attention. "Thcy
were greatly overcrowded, especially in
the primary department of which had
charge, and I had been doing the work
OF two teachers. The strain was too
much for my nerves and two years ago
the crisis came.
81 was prostrated mentally and ply
sically, sent in my resignation and never
expected to be able to resume work. 1t
seemed to me then that was the most
miserable woman OH earth. ! was tor
tured by nervous headaches, worn out by
inability to sleep, and had so little
blood that wns as white us chalk.
After my active life, it was hard to
bear idleness, and terribly discouraging
to keep paying out the savings of years
for medicines which did me no good"
"How did you get back your health!"
"a bare chance and n lot Of faith led
me to cure. After / had suffered for
many months, and whom was on the
very verge of despair, happened to read
m account Of some cures effected by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills. The state
ments were so convincing that some
how felt assured that these pills would
help me. Most people, think. buy only
one box for trial, but purchased six
boxes at once, and when had used
them up, ! was indeed well and had 10
need Of more medicine.
"Dr. Williams Pink Pills enriched my
thin blood, gave me back my sleep, re-
stored my appetite. gave me strength to
walk long distances without fatigue, in
fact freed me from all my numerous nil
ments. i have already taught for several
months, and ! cannot say enough in
praise Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
Miss Margaret NJ. James is now living
at No. 1873 Clay street, Dayton, Ohio.
Many Of her fellow teachers have also
used DIR. Williams Pink Pills aud are
enthusiastic about their merits. Sound
digestion. strength, ambition. and cheer
full spirits quickly follow their use. They
are sold IN every drug store in the
world.
The state herald., 1905-04-28
GkRFiELo's PLANS ARE MADE.
Commissioner Ready for Investigation
in Kansas.

OPEKA dispatch:
Boycotts. discrimin
alton, freight rates
and changes In the
price OF oil are the
four subjects which
the Commissioner
Of Corpora tions.
James II. Garfield.
will investigate dur.
ing his stay In Kan.
sas. Under these
four principal sub
jects are a number
OF questions which
will effect the gen.
eral result. In order
The state herald., 1905-04-28

The discovery Of an icthyosaurut
fossil In the limestone Of Nevada
more primitive than any yet tiseov
cred" In creating almost hs much OK
element among goologlstH ~ the dis
coyory of now silver mine Of un
precedontad output would among
HnanclurH,
The state herald., 1905-04-28
EMPEROR TO YIELD RULE,
Persistent Rumors That Francis 10.
seph Will Abdicate.

hRlS dispatch: On
the very highest
authority it is an.
nounced that Emper.
or Francis Joseph
has made up his
mind to abdicate in
the near future, prob.
ably in May. This
confirms a rumor
which was printed in
the Petit Partisan a
few days ago, and in
which it was stated
that the Emperor
had already notified
the heir presump-
tive, Archduke Fran.
els Ferdinand, of his
intention.
This sudden de-
cision of the Emper-
or comes as a result
Of a complaint made