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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05

Judging from the attendance last
night and today, interest in the mer-
chants and manufacturers fair at
brandywine Springs Park is increas-
ing. large crowd was present and
everyone voted tho fair success.
Preparations are being made for a
great day on Thursday, which will be
known as Farmers day. Hundreds of
persons living in Pennsylvania, along
the route Of the Kennett trolley road,
are expected to attend on that day and
the merchants will make a special
effort 60 interest them, so as to get
their trade hereafter.
The fair will close on Saturday and
that day will, no doubt, be record
breaker.
The many booths look as attractive
as they did on the first day. The sun
ply OF samples and souvenirs has been
replenished and many articles are
being given away by various exhibit
tors and every woman who visits the
Park leaves with her arms full of
them.
In enumerating the list Of exhibi-
tors, yesterday, one S. Geer Patter-
son, was unintentionally omitted He
has a line display of cigars, the Perth
cigar being shown particularly. He
also has two skeletons that smoke
cigars.
In the booth Of ". II. Moystin,
paper hanger, which is a suite of
rooms, tastefully and artistically pa .
pered, is displayed a unique picture
which every lover Of art should see.
lt is the burning of the Coliseum at
Rome, made of postage stamns. "A fac
simile Of the Mosaic presented to
President Roosevelt by Pope Leo XIII.
II is composed of 1900 stamps and is
a beautiful work OF art. IL was made
by Mrs. l.. j. Hodgson Of Wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
LEwEs
Special Correspondence of Every Evening.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening.
Lewes, June 5.-Rev. T. A. II. O'prien
will preach a sermon to the graduating
class Of the public schools in the NJ. u.
Church next Sunday morning The
class will appear in caps and gowns.
Childrens Day will be observed in the
Presbyterian and NJ. +. Churches here
next Sunday evening.
DR. William Z. Orr and Robert r
NAPLES will attend, as delegates from
St. Peters p +. Church, the Episcopal
convention at Dover tomorrow.
Personal-D. II Parks has been called
70 visit a very sick brother az Cambridge
Md-Miss Sophia Keoppel Of Camden.
NJ. is visiting her father, Joseph Keoppei
Mrs Mary w. Wallace of Philadelphia
is visiting relatives here-Alfred b. Rob
inson of Baltimore is visiting Lewes rela-
tives Mrs Robert II. Orr and daughter
are occupying their cottage on Bay
avenue, on the beach. for the season
Col, l.. W. Mustard and family are in
their cottage on the beach for the season
Congressman H. r. Burton spent Satur-
day night and Sunday at home here.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
LIT BROTHERS

her return trips, Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
Miss Joan Reeves, daughter Of Com
mander J. S. X. Reeves, United States
Navy, and Dr. Frank jay Duffy of Bay
Ridge, n j., were married at st. Paul's
Church, Washington, d. c.. al Z O'Clock
last evening. Rev DR.. MacLane oficiated
Commander Reeves gave his daughter
away, and she was attended by Miss Cor
nelia MoBlair of Norfolk, Va, maid Of
OF honor, and had as bridesmaids Miss
Calderon, daughter of the Bolivian Minis
ter; Miss Florence Duffy and Miss Florence
Morrow, both of New York; Miss Julia
Potter of Baltimore, Miss Pansy Wilson
and Miss Frances Bishop Of Washington.
The bride is a niece Of John H. Rodney and
was for years a frequent visitor here.
Brick house for sale-Stoops%
Personal; Miss Mary Kinkead of At
lantic City has been spending several days
as the guest of her cousin. Arthur r. Kee
James Watson of Chester. Pa has been
the guest of John McCarty Of this city
Mr. and Mrs Frank f. Bridgewater spent
Sunday AZ Crumpton Md, as the guests
Of Mr. and Mrs Henry Clay Stevens.
parents of Mrs Bridgewater- Rev. and
Mrs c. r. Wyatt Of Wilmington have been
the guests Of Rev and Mrs George 4.
Anderson, at the NJ E. parsonage
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
COAL SUPPLY OF WORLD
Estimated Deposits IN Amorioa, Asia a
Europe.

Estimated Deposits IN America, Asia and
Europe.
British newspapers quote optimistic
figures from the we'll known German
periodical, Stahl and Esen, regarding
the worlds supply Of coal The show
ing is particularly favorable TO Ger
many, whose deposits are placed at
$50, 600, 600 600 tons, which will last,
at the present rate of consumption, n
couple of thousand years and in any
case, making allowance for probable
increased demand, should suffice till
the year 5000. The other European
countries are given less favorable
position. The coal deposits Of Great
Britain and Ireland are placed at
about 1913, 600, 900, 900 tons, and with
an iannual consumption twice that of
Germany, this country will have ex-
hausted that supply in less than four
hundred years. The estimated coal
deposits Of Belgium are %, 600, 900, 600
tons, Of France 10, 600, OO0 coo, Of Aus
stria 1900, 600, 600, and of Russia
1000, 600, COO
North Americas coal deposits are
estimated by the same authority at
6Sl, 600, 600, 600 tons. The total for all
Europe, adding minor supplies TO the
preceding figures, is placed at 700,
0OO 600, 600. But these gigantic figures
are said 10 be dwarfed by Asia's de
posits, which can not at present be
even approximately estimated. China
is supposed TO possess inexhaustible
supplies of coal. Indeed, German
scientist is credited with estimating
the deposits OF the Province Of Shansi
alone at 200, 900, 600, 600 tons. Siberia
and the Island of Sakhalin are also
credited with vast deposits, OF unesti-
mated extent
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
HELD UP BY NEGROES.

Sealord, June ga bold hold-up and
robbery occurred here Monday night and
Grant Stewart, a one-armed white man.
was the victim. Charles Hughes, Walter
johnson and Monroe jackson. three
desperate negroes, were arrested charged
with the crime. The robbery occurred
shortly after dark near Railroad avenue.
Stewart was on his way to his boarding
house when attacked by the negroes.
After beating Stewart and robbing him
Of s., they left him lying in the street.
Regaining consciousness, he gave an
alarm, which resulted in the arrest Of
the three NEGROES.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.

specal Correspondence Of Every Evening.
Dover, June 5,-Certifcates. of incor-
poration were filed here, yesterday, as
follows
North Star Mining Co. Baltimore. Md.
to acquire, by purchase or otherwise
mines and mining rights and 20 prepare
for market all kinds OF ores and metals:
capital stock. 81 .OOOO 900.
Canada Wheat Farms Co., Limited
Chicago, H., 10 own and operate farms
and farm lands; capital stock, 500 600
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
NEARBY PENNsYIvANIA POINTS.

Warm weather is killing the cut worms
to the delight Of Chester county farmers.
West Chester will send 500 firemen
on a visit TO the Brandywine Co. OF Coates
vile, on Saturday evening.
Jumping to catch beam. Frank Ronk
of West Chester struck a meat hook and
was suspended by finger until the flesh
gave way, leaving three-inch CASH
Late Saturday night William Kane.
colored, of West Chester, fell dead az
a hotel stable after an attack of heart
trouble, and on Sunday, Mrs. Frank
Berkenstock died Of the same trouble
Similarly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
CAUGHT A HUGE PIKE.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening.
Seven Valley, Pa, June George T.
Davis, while fishing below Slyders Mill
on the Cordorus creek. last week
caught a pike measuring 1874 inches in
length and weighing over two pounds
Usually Mr. Davis catchs consisted of
catfish eels and sunfsh.
Mr. Davis is from Wilmington. Del.
and is over so years old For the past
three years he has spent part Of each
summer in York county, with his son.
Robert j. Davis.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
AUTOMOBILE MEETING.
Annual Election OF the Delaware Auto
mobile Association.

Annual Election Of the Delaware Auto
mobile Association.
At the annual meeting of the Della
ware Automobile Association, held az
the Wilmington Country Club last night,
the following officers were elected: Pres-
dent, William c. Spruance, Jr.; Vice
President. Ernest dupont; Secretary
and Treasurer, w c. Jackson; Execl-
tive Committee. John Bancroft. John B
Bird, r NJ. Hopes, f. E. du Pont, Charles
c. Kurtz John B Martin, William X
du Pont, j. j. Satterthwaite, and Elmer
f. Mitchell
The executive committee was directed
to confer with the Street and Sewer
Directors with a view TO having streets
kept in repair where trenches have been
dug
Reckless automobilists and those whho
show no courtesy in the way of offering
assistance when damage is done were
condemned in a resolution which was
partly inspired by the unknown auto
mobilist who ran down some people near
Middletown recently and who continued
on his way without offering assistance
or endeavoring to ascertain what dam
age his machine had done.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
To Begin Dredging.

he tug Iormentor, towing a dredre
and scows, has left Baltimore for tbe
Delaware Bay, where they will begin
work at once on the 30-loot channel belov,
Wilmington, where the Maryland Dredgng
Go. has contract for deepening the cham
mel. Several smaller dredges and scows
will come to the Delaware BAY bv wav ~
the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal to
assist in the work. ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
At THE SPRINGS

The attraction at the theatre al
Brandywine Springs Is "corker." "
and the large audiences at yesterdays
performance we're most appreciative.
Jack Symonds' Merry Minstrels and
seven big vaudeville acts are the rule
this week. A big show for little
money.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
ArrcatehIn chestnr.

Perry Nell, who said he came from
Wilmington, was arrested in Chester,
Pa, on Sunday night, charged with
acting in a disorderly manner on a
trolley car and acting in an improper
manner toward Helen plumley, aged u
years. After a hearing yesterday he
was committed TO prison, in default of
S4OO bail, to await trial.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
New noInvnre Doctor..

The following Delawareans were
granted diplomas in medicine, at the
annual commencement of jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, last
night: James Beehe, Robert Edwin
Ellegood, William Clarence pritchard.
Charles Moore Watson, Owen Crow
Spear.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
Meat 1nsnsction.

Meat Inspector Michael Devine makes
the following report for May: Inspected
] ,s4S cattle, 2,766 sheep and lambs, 3s4
calves and ,365 hogs OF this number
the inspector condemned 3 COWS, 5 calves,
4 barrels Of fish and two lots OF fresh and
salt meats.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
FARMHOUSE BURNED.

Laurel, June 5.--Fire yesterday after
noon destroyed the residence Of John
Ingram, tenant on the farm Of John Col
lins, near here.
Mr. Collins loss will be about $1,000
and lngram's $1,000. No insurance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
comhinatlon Excnrsion

First and Eastlake Presbyterian and
Goodman NJ. +. Churches will give a
combination excursion to Woodland
Beach on the steamboat Thomas CLYDE.
on Thursday. The boat will leave
Fourth street wharf at o'clock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
Pilots, Apprentlees.

Some Of the Pennsylvania pilots on
the Delaware River and Bay are said to
be opposed to taking apprentices from
Delaware, desiring to give preference to
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
Made Like New.

Panama and straw hats. No acids
used. Saltzgiver & Bupp S32 Market
street. Open evenings
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
Park Board Meeting

The Board of Park Commissioners will
meet in monthly session this afternoon.
when, in all probability. work for the
summer will be mapped out.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
THE NEWS OF new CASTLE
Annual Meeting and Election
of the Baldt Steel CO.
DOG KILLED BY A POLICEMAN
Samples Being Woven at the
Woolen Mills.

MAsons 10 Attend Centenary Anniversnry--
Tennis Club 20 Have "a Meet--Boat 10
bowars iieHoh-Iniorest IA Washington
Wedding-sociai and Personal Items.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05

II you want a steady girl, ask one 10 On
with you TO the Brownson strsvber5,,
festival tomorrow night and she will be
yours for life &c
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
A THRONG At THE EAIR
The Attendance Last Night and
Today Was Large.
PREPARING FOR NEXT THURSDAY
Which VIII be Known as
Farmers Day.

The Booths arc hs Attractive as on the
Opening nay ana tho supply Of Samples
and Souvenirs Has Been Repieni,hcd
The Washington times., 1906-07-13

criminal lawyer. being present When
the judges retired TO consider their YER
dict a secret envelope was handed 10
the president OF the cOuTt-maTtial, con-
taiuing whatever documents, collected
from the drawers Of the intelligence
bureau. concerning spies could be at
tributed TO Dreyfus.
II has also been said that a second
ultra-secret dorsler containing letters
from the German Emperor 10 his am
bassador in which Dreyfus was named,
was also shown 20 the court-nartisl,
and that the reason this conclusive evi-
dence finally disappeared was that the
Kaiser declared that If these documents
which 10 IS alleged had been stolen from
the German embassy, were not returned,
war would be declared
The Court-martial was unanimous iu
its finding that Dreyfus was guilty lie
WAS LsnCed 10 be publicly degraded
and transported for life TO a military
fortress.
DTeyfus' Degradation.
The sentence of military degradation
was carried out on January g. 1895. and
the ceremony was dramatic in the eN-
treme. Three thousand soldiers were
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IS Success Beyond All Precedent

This statement uta
isn't ryau p
bane SouDr all
al m 10 Are he arg rsea?
pas into b iSof those who nUths
next door ab6 more than likely he has walled himself the clothing
Every clothes is
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POrtLand'S SurpipOr
Alone in Distinction
NJ. StraChan's Claim to Have Escaped Sink
ing of Big Steamer Received With In
CreduIiN by Native of Maine.

storm that night She was last seen.
il will be remembered. off Thatchcrs
Iglari Z, since which time nothing has
ever been heard from her. although
thousands of dollars have been spent
not only by the owners Of the vessel
aG5 friends Of its victims, bat by the
Uni-ed States Government. to locate the
wreCR. Some OF the furnishings Of the
steamer and q number OF bodies were
washed ashore al PTOViLCetOWn and
along The shore of Cape Cod as far as
Highland Light. showing that the yes
sci must have been far out OF the
course Cfrom 50 10 IO0 miles, she should
have taken from Boston To Portland.
/ have no doubt the owners Of the
Portland. 10 say nothing Of the friends
of its many victims, would be glad %
have the Times give the gentlemans
address
WHO IS INTERESTED.
Washington, July IL.
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To the Editor Of We Washington Times:
In the issue Of The Times Of this
date there appears the portrait OF
one NJ Strachan. who claims 10 be
survivor not only OF the Brooklyn
theater fire and the late Salisbury rail-
road disaster. but of the sinking Of the
steamer Portland.
The gentleman must indeed bear
charmed life. Il viii be welcome news
10 many who had friends on the Port
land. which went down the Saturday
after Thanksgiving several years ago
with all on board, or the Massachusetts
coast. to know that there was one 60
survivor. He is the only one claiming
that distinction, for It was never known
just where she went down or what the
direct cause of the disaster was, whether
she foundered in trying 10 return 20
port or had a collision in the severe
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an inclosure having an area Of about
800 square feet.
The case had been almost forgotten by
the public. Indeed, with the exception
OF a statement from the Count de Nun
ster. denying that the German embassy
had ever had any intercourse. directly
or indirectly with Dreyfus, published
by the Figaro on December IS, nothing
or note had appeared about l. in the
papers.
Fight for vindication.
But the unfortunate mans wife ana
brother were working 10 effect his re-
lease. They had collected certain evi-
dence.
Then Colonel Picquart, VINO was head
OF the intelligence bureau IN 1895, be-
came convinced that a fearful miscar-
riage Of justice had occurred. He urged
his chief 10 reopen the case. General
Gorese refused. and asked him what il
mattered after all If "thIs Jew remained
at Devils Island or not
But Picquart. who was the youngest
lieutenant colonel in the French army,
and had prospects OF rising to the high
est military rank. determined that he
would rather sacrifice his position than.
carry his secret with him 70 the grave.
His investigation had led him 20 be-
heye that Ma jor Count EsterhaZy was
guilty OF the crime attributed 10 Drey-
fus. and he IL was who supplied many
OF the facts for the pamphlet written
DV Bernard LaZaTe and published in
Brussels for the DTeyfus family on No
vember 6. He laid bare the incOnclusive
character OF the discriminating docu~
ment. but did not publish H.
Then II was that a facsimile OF the
famous bordereau mysteriousIy found
It's way into the office Of the Matin.
and was published by that paper on
November 10. creating al enormous sen
saJiOn.
vast sums OF money were spent and
inevitable indisCTetiou followed. The
scope of the debate was Widened and
given the character OF an insulting m
palgu against the chief OF the army
thus outraging the feelings OF patriotic
Freuchmen.
On November IS. 1897. Matthew Drey-
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DreyfnS' DepOtion
To His Wife

On the last page of his
Devils Island Diary" Captain
Dreyfus-when he was a living
wreck and hope was almost gone
wrote in English To his wife
the words Of Hamlet to Ophelia:
Doubt that the stars are fire,
Doubt that the sun doth move.
Doubt truth TO be "A liar,
But never doubt / love"
On the margin one of the men
who guarded him at DEVILS Island
wrote in French: "Cinquantieme
ct dernier feuillet" C'.Fiftieth and
last page'O. The diary was dedi-
Gated TO Madame Dreyfus, whom
he never expected TO see again,
but who was unceasing in her
efforts TO bring about his vindi-
cation before france and the
world, and who never doubted
him.
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ONLY ONE INJURED
IN SERIOUS WRECK
Chicago Train Left Rails, Engins AMI
Coach Turned Turtle, But Sleepers
Remained Upright

CHICAGO, July 13.-Monon passenger
train No. IS, which left Cincinnati at
go O'Clock last night and was due in
chicago al 7.f5 q. m. was wrecked early
lhis morning between Fair Oaks and
Rose Lawn, Ind. supposedly by spread
ing rails The companys report says
Dut one passenger wac slightly injured.
ne train was travelling AT a lively speed
when the engine left the track and
turned over on one side
The expressed turned turtle. while the
combination baggage. ga ycoach and two
sleepers left the rails. but did not lose
their balance. The track was torn up
for $50 feet.
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drawn up in the court OF honor Of the
Military Academy.
Captain Dreyfus. in fun uniform. was
marched TO the center OF the square
facing the general and his stan Ihe
Sci teuce was quickly read, and the old
est sergeant Of the Garde Hepublicaine,
the crack regiment OF France. stepped
out and, placing one hand upon tho
captains shoulder, tore from MN the
insignia Of military rank. The buttons
OF his tunic, the aquilettes. trouser
stripes, braid from cap and sleeves ~
everything was wrenched away Ine
sergeant then took the officers sword
and broke II over his knee, throwing the
fragments on top OF the debris that
streWed the ground and had once been
the material elements of soldier $
honor.
A Terrible Ordeal.
Dreyfus' whole body slackened and
strained beneath the torture or the ter
rible ordeal. Racked with fearful pa
roxysms OF despair ne again and again
shouted out his innocence
Then he was taken. ragged and torn.
huge beads OF perspiratiOn on mis- brow,
and marched round the square. the liv-
ing emblem Of dishonor. Bronze vete-
rams paled and young recruits blushed
as the convicted traitor OF their coun-
try passed before them Then he was
bound with hands behind mis- back,
thrust into a common prison van and
hurried away. IL was believed, for ever
Public conviction Of Dreyfus' guilt
was strengthened BY the report OF q
confession which, IL was alleged, he had
made 10 the captain Of gendarmerie
who had brought him from prison 20
the degradation parade.
Torture on an Island.
Dreyfus was landed on Devils Island.
a lone rock Of the lies du Salut. an
archipelago situated of Cayenne II
had formerly been used as a segrega-
ton station for Couvicts afflicted with
leprOsy.
There he was confined in a small hut.
the cubic capacity OF which is said 10
have been less than 30 cubic feet In
daytime he was let cut for exercise in
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fus. the captains brother. charged
Esterhazy with writing the bOrdereaI,
Dut the latter was acquitted by a court
martial in January OF the next year
EsteThazy's acQulttal closed the door
on revision for the time being Then
Emile Zols, who had long believed IN
the innocence OF DTeyfus threw him
self into the fight. In a brilliant article
IN the Figaro he had warned the army
that truth was abroad and nOughJ
could stop her" but few were prepared
for the bombshelI that exploded on
January l3. 1895
Ey this time the whole OF France was
arrayed for OF against Dreyfus. and the
utmost excitement prevailed IN military
political. and social circles. But r. Teac-
ton Of feeling 80 favor Of Dreyfus set
N with the suicide Of Colonel Henry.
and on June 3. 1888, a fresh coUrt-mar-
tial Of Dreyfus was ordered by the court
Of cessation, and the prisoner was
brought back from Devils Island to be
retired.
The second court-martiaI Of Dreyfus
opened at Renncs, France, August Z,
1893, under the presidency Of Colonel
Jouaust. DTeyfus was represented by
Maitres Labor and Demange-
After a long and sensational trial
Dreyfus was again convicted. and sen
tenced on the 9th OF September 10 ten
wears imprisonment in fortress ON
September lS q presidential decree ap-
pedreds renting the Wncie OF tue
punishment and granting pardon
Dreyfus was liberated on September
20 and restored 90 his family. innocent
in the eyes Of many, but excluded from
the army and legally dishonored-
Finally Dreyfus was persuaded 10
make another effort 10 regain his posi-
ton in the army His friends kept hard
at work. hunting fresh evidence. and on
November .. 1903. no less a person than
the then minister of justice. n Vale.
formulated an eX OfflCiO demand Tor q
revision Of the entire proceedings. This
was laid before the consulting commit
tee Of the state law department. and
on December = following he commit
tee presented report in favor of the
revision asked for.
On March 8 1904. the criminal cham
ber OF the court Of cessation admitted
the plea for revision and ordered an in
quiry. This lasted more than twenty
seven months.
The report was finally presented 10 the
court IN plenary session. on the 18th or
last month, and. after a 1-Olcnged de-
hate, the court aunulled TIE cOndemna-
tion OF DreVfus without ordering re-
trial,
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ut the
NiSa mo a He1mOisS not
a
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Case Is Prejud.ced.
Trial Is Secret.

But the case was already prejudged.
Mercler. though minister of war. actual
" repeated in an authorized" inter
View, published by the Figaro. what he
had already told the ministers-that
Dreyfus' guilt was absolutely certain.
The case was begun on December 70.
and tried in secret. only Dreyfus and his
counsel, Maitre Demange, the great
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Hebrew the Scapegoat.

The agitation spread TO the army it
self. and when II was discovered in 1894
that Germany had succeeded in obtain
ing possession OF important military Sc
crets, and the leakage had been traced
to the intelligence bureau. Captain Drey-
fus, the only Jewish officer in the de-
partment, was at once suspected
The extraordinary resemblance OF his