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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
supERroR's LoNEsoMnsr SPOT.
Lighthouse In the Lake That Is 80
Miles From Nearest Port.


Lighthouse IN the Lake That Is 80
Miles From Nearest Port.
Out OF sight of land. perched on
pinnacle of rock far out in Lake Su-
perior and visible only to lake craft
which make Marquette and other
ports along the south shore east OF
Keweenaw Point or those which ply
from one end of the lake to the 9TH
er, Is conlcal graystone tower ris-
ing 102 feet above the level of the
water from which every night dur
Ing the season of navigation there
flashes n white light every thirty sec
onds, warning navigators of the dan
ger zone. This is Stannard Rock
lIghthouse---th lonesomest spot on
the big inland sea---of which Capt.
Chambers of Mackinac Island is
keeper.
SO isolated is the lighthouse that
the nearest port Marquette lis
more than fifty miles distant, while
the nearest land of any description is
Manltou Island. In clear weather
the light is visible for a distance OF
over eighteen miles, and In thick
weather there is ten inch steam
whistle to give warning to passing
craft.
During the season OF navigation
the keeper and his assistants while
Mt the rock look out on nothing but
sky and water except when they
sight passing ship in the distance
or the lighthouse tender visits them
with supplies.
The rock itself rises from two and
half to three feet above the level
OF the lake and is but fifteen or
twenty feet In diameter. This PIN
nacle marks the site OF dangerous
shoal extending north by west and
south by east for 290 feet, with n
width OF 1900 feet. Close around
It, however, Ia some of the deepest
water in Lake Superior. soundings
having been taken for 500 feet.
The lighthouse can only be ap-
poached on one side, and then when
the water is smooth, for there is an
abrupt wall at the top OF the plat
form, some thirty feet high, and the
boat and all the supplies are hauled
up by derrick. There have been
many occasions when the returning
keepers found heavy sea running
at the lighthouse. so that they could
not approach, and have had to take
chances of laying by for hours in
their little craft-not the safest
thing to do on Lake Superior-or OF
making for the nearest shelter. miles
away.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
superIntende 70 ResInn.

Columbus, o., Aug. Chris Mckee
OF Belle Valley, trustee OF the Athens
State hospital, who was at the gov
ernor's office Wednesday, said that the
trustees expected the resignation OF
Supt Hanson at their next meeting
The presence here of DR.. e. II. Ro'
rick, former superintendent of the in
stitution, gave additional emphasis to
rumors that he would be chosen su.
pedintendent again.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
CULLEO IN THE OHIO FIELD
NEWS GATHERED IN CITIES OF
THE BuckEYE STATE.
Stories Of Days Dolnss as Recorded
by Telegraph for This Paper.
Work Hard for Small Pay.

Gallon, o., Aug. 6.--The stingiest
school board in the state has charge
OF the schools OF North Bloomfield
township. Morrow county. The board
allowed its teachers only 50 day fol
days actually put in, and allowed but
two holidays In the entire school
year, regardless Of legal holidays. re
auired teachers to do janitor, duty
without extra pay and declined to com
pensate them for attending teachers
Institute, A state accountant, who In
speeted the books, characterized the
action OF the board as nagrant viola
tloD OF law. fg
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Railroad 70 Return coupI..

Tombstone, Ariz., Aug, 6.-With a
well developed case OF leprosy Gen.
D. X. Wardwell and his wife are un.
der strict quarantine here. Both the
Arizona health department and the
board OF supervisors are considering
plans TO return the couple to Califor-
MIA, compelling the Southern Pacific
railroad TO transport them to Saw
telle, from which point they came
here,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Judge Issues Restraining Order.

Goshen, Ind, Aug. 6.-United States
Circuit Judge Francis f. Baker issued
temporary restraining order Wed.
nesday night in the petitions of six
Indiana distillers to prevent United
States revenue collectors in the sixth
and seventh districts from carrying
out the provisions OF department or.
der Issued last spring and made oper
ative July l, whereby all the products
Of dlstilleries heretofore labeled
Spirits" are hereafter to be labeled
alcohol"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
STILL FIGHT FOR
HOME AND LIVES
WIND TURNS TO GALE ANr
DRIVES FLAMES DOWN HILL
TO DOOMED CITY. 4
RAILROAD CARS CONSUMED
Lone Newspaper Man and Telegraph
Operator Stick to Post and Send
Out Last Report from
Village Of Michel.

Vancouver. b. c., Aug. 6.--For
three days the people of Michel have
fought for their homes with death at
the door. Wednesday afternoon they
we're beaten at the game. The second
in size OF the devasted district of East
Kootenai, started to burn in real
earnest at Dusk. Nothing can save II
from being heap of ruins even more
complete than Fernie.
From a slight eastern breeze the
wind turned to gale from the west
at 3 p. m. and the city in a moment
was doomed. The blaze came sweep
eng down the hill. At the edge OF the
town 100000 feet OF mine timbers,
owned by the coal company. caught
FIRE and four loaded railroad cars
standing on a side track were con.
sumed. Two Canadian Pacific locomo
tives hitched onto train to carry the
fire fighters away to the west to
safety. BY the time the train left
for the west the fire was spreading
all over the yards.
The train got only half mile on its
Journey when II encountered wall Of
flames. There was danger of its being
hemmed in and being burned with
every body aboard so the locomotives
we're reversed and run back with all
speed. BY the time the train returned
all the houses on the fiat district back
of the Great Northern depot were
burning and the main town was likely
TO catch at any moment. At o'clock
a lone newspaper man and the tele
grapher still stuck by the telegraph
instrument The last message the
newspaper man sent was
MANY houses are burning Trains
cannot get west of here. Railway ser.
vice west OF this town will be blocked
indefinitely. To the east the line Is
clear Will try to reach Crows Nest"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Secured by Heavy Mortgages.

New York, Aug. 6.--It was an.
nounced Wednesday that arrange.
ments had been completed by the At.
Gibson. Topeka & Santa Fe railway
with j. p. Morgan & Co. for an issue
of s17,000,000 bonds of subsidiary
company OF the Atchison system, the
bonds being part OF an authorized is.
sue OF s30,000,0OO. II is understood
that the issue will be secured by a
first mortgage on the Belen cutoff
which is a part OF the main line OF the
Atchison, and other properties, and by
first mortgage on the Pecos Valley
a. Northeastern railroad.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
5000 MEN ARE OUT;
WELL ORGANIZED
WILL HAVE EFFECT OF cRlPPLINo
RAILWAY SYSTEM UNLESS
SETTLEMENT is MADE.
ORDER oBEyED Bv EMPLOYEES
Whistles Were Blown by Men Ap
pointed for that Purpose and All
Walked Out as Though Going
to Midday Meal.

Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 6.-Returni
received by union leaders here Wed
nesday show that the strike order pro
mulgated from this city by Bell Hardy
chairman Of the Federation OF Me
chanics OF the Canadian Pacific rail
way. was obeyed by the employees IL
the mechanical department of the rail
way in every shop from st. John, N
B., to Vancouver. b. G.
II is estimated here that about 5000
men are out, though this estimate Il
below that made at western points
The Montreal shops alone account fol
over 1000 idle men. The union lead
ers claimed that the strike would have
the effect of crippling operations OF
the whole railway system unless set
tlement has been reached between tn,
company and its employees When thiI
settlement will come about is mat
ter Of conjecture. There have beer
rumors Of trouble for some month,
and the mechanics are evidently wei
organized and determined to fight
while the company is equally pre-
pared to stand on what IL considers It's
rights.
The officials OF the Canadian Pacific
railway refused to make any state
ment beyond the declaration that the,
would stand by the award OF the board
Of arbitration and conciliation appoint
ed under the Lcmieux law TO consider
~ 10, Ia. H.
company and their mechanics. There
is but slight probability Of govern
ment intervention. From Ottawa
comes the information that the labor
department will make no further ef
tort to adjust the difficulties: that
their decision In the matter OF the
wage dispute having proven unsatis
factory, there is nothing more that
The department can do. The powers
given the department by the LemieuS
,aw have been exhausted and all ef
forts at conciliation and arbitration
have failed. The federal authorities
probably will not be heard from in the
dispute unless there Is violence, and
this Is regarded as unlikely.
The strike becam8 effective at 1C
o'clock Wednesday morning and stimuli
taneous in the shops at st. John. Hall
fax, Montreal. North Bay, Winnipeg
and other cities OF Canada whistles
were blown by marshels appointed by
the central committee. the machinery
was stopped, tools were laid down and
the men walked quietly out as though
going to their midday meal. In Mon
treal at the Angus shops about 2,20C
men quit. leaving the machine and
blacksmith shops deserted and the
foundry and car shops with but partial
forces. About 1900 men, including the
laborers who were not included in the
strike call'' and the carpenters and
ioiners. the status OF whom is some
what in doubt, stayed at work. Be
fore the trouble is settled the carpen
ters and joiners, who constitute the
majority of those still at work, are
quite likely TO go out.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06

consists of number of bars con-
nected to brackets being adjusted on
the upright posts. Elastic cords or
spiral springs, having handles at the
lower ends, are suspended from the
crossbars OF the framework. BY
placing the apparatus at the upper
end OF the bed exercise of the arms
can be INDUCED in. and then, by re-
moving to the lower end OF the bed,
the legs can be exercised. The ad-
vantages OF this apparatus are that
inyalids and fieshy people can. by the
use OF the same. derive all the bene-
fits OF arm and chest exercises with
out undergoing the fatigue OF atand-
ing Another advantage is that any
person can exercise and develop the
arm and chest muscles without un-
duly taxing the heart and lungs, as is
usual in exercises In vertical posi-
tion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Impersonates United states Officer

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. Ga
telegram from the department of
justice at Washington Wednesday in.
structed federal officers to arrest
Percy Olmstead for impersonating a
United States naval recruiting officer.
The man was found at Provo and
taken into custody by District Attor.
ney II. f. Booth and Marshal L. l..
Smith. He confessed that he had vic.
timized a number of hotel firms and
individuals through his pretended con.
nection with the naval service.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Await Action Of seoretary.

oyster Bay, n. y, Aug. 6.-Ther'
were no Developments here Wednes
day so far as could be learned at tn,
executive Offices in the case OF tn,
eight West Point cadets now unde
suspension for hazing. They ar,
awaiting the action of the secretary o
war who will promulgate an order 70
their dismissal or their reinstatement
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Whites and Nearoes Eluht.

Pensacola, Fla, Aug. G,-One mar
was fatally wounded and another pain
fully injured as the result of fighI
early Wednesday between negroes ant
street railway employees on Bay
Shore car. William Johnson, colored
was shot in the mouth and abdomen
while Chief Inspector McClung of tho
street railway suffered a painful
wound in the hand.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Deserter Shot and Killed.

San Francisco, Aug. 6-William r.
English, private in Co 115, coast ar.
tillery, waiting trial for desertion, was
shot and killed at the Preside Wednes.
day while trying to escape. English
was at work with other prisoners re.
pairing the target range. English sud.
denly took to his heels. Private Ryan
OF the tenth company, coast artillery,
started in pursuits, and after chasing
English for 300 yards and repeatedly
calling upon him to halt, fred, killing
English instantly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Colonial Country CIub Hotel
West Baden SPRINGS, Indiana

Rates ~ so to $3.50 per day Ameri-
can Plan, Private Buths. Special
Weekly Rates open the year around
COME and drink the water and
take the baths, 1t will cure Kidney,
Liver and all Stomach ailments.
coEstipation, nervousness and all
kindred complaints.
The expense 10 q mere trlfle oom-
pared with the benefits derived.
For these who cannot spare the
time OF money to come to the Springs
write rs, stating symptoms and all.
ment II possible enclos'''c 90 m anC
we will sh'N r'7 'lona MIAtiai i atol
fresi lrvn. lue splllgs with Phya
ciani advice for home Treatment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
SEVERE ELECTRIC
STORM IN EAST
HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL DO GREAT
DAMAGE-LIGHTNiNG STRIKES
IN MANY PLACES.
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SUFFERS
Heat Cause Of Many peaths-WelI
Known Pastor Dies In Few Min.
utes After Officiating at
Morning Service.

New York, Aug. 6.-Severe elec.
trical storms late Wednesday accom-
panied by heavy rain and in some in.
stances by damaging showers Of hail.
broke the heat wave that has been af-
fiicting New York state and the New
England states.
The storm brought great relief to
this city, for during the day ten deaths
and more than 20 prostrations were
caused by the heat and excessive
humidity. Even early in the day the
hospitals were caring for many pros.
trated The mercury stood at 30 de-
grees at 2 o'clock and was still ascend
ing an hour later when the first cool
ing breeze came. In a few minutes
It had dropped ten degrees and by
nightfall there was little to complain
Of in the way of weather.
From all sections OF New England
and New York came reports of dam.
age done by the storm. Lightning
struck in many places, and at Green
Island, near Troy, N. Y, Mrs. Thomas
McCabe was killed by bolt.
AT jamestown, N. Y, the storm was
especially severe, driving several craft
ashore on Chautauqua lake.
Four Rhode Island churches were
struck by lightning and one of them
was levelled to the ground at Provi.
dence, causing a total loss of more
than 100000.
Among those killed by the heat In
this city was the Rev. Edward Wallace
Neil, pastor Of the Protestant Episco.
pal church of st. Edward the Martyr,
New York. He was overcome just
after he had ofiiciated at morning ser.
vice and died within few minutes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Hartman at Summer camp.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. Ed
ward II. Hartman passed through Og
den Wednesday en- route to his sum
mer camp in the S!skiyou mountains
of southern Oregon. Vice Presiden'
and General Manager w. II. Bancroft,
Of the Oregon Short Line and Genera
Superintendent J. NJ. Davis went tC
Ogden to confer with Mr., Hartman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Thaw to Travel by Train.

New York. Aug. Whether Harry
X Thaw is to get relief from the te.
dum o. confinement in jail by travel.
ing 16 miles in an automobile or by
steamer Thursday to defend law.
suit. is question that Sheriff Chan.
ler's officials cannot answer. II is un.
derstood, however, that Thsw will
make the trip by train He will be
accompanied by the sheriff's officers
and his attorney, Charles Morschau.
ser.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Gen. Funston Relieved.

San Francisco. Aug. GA farewell
reception was given Wednesday tC
Gen. Frederick X, Funston. who hai
been relieved OF the command OF the
department of the Pacific, to take
charge Of the cavalry school at For
Leavenworth, Kas. The reception was
held on the, floor of the Merchants
Exchange by the commercial bodies
Of San Francisco
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Rain stops Fire.

Donaueschingen, Germany. Aug. Co.
A number OF persons were burned tc
death and 100 houses were destroyed
by fire Wednesday. There was nc
water with which to extinguish the
flames. but fortunately a heavy rain
fell and stopped the progress OF the
connagrstion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
NAV estsblish Private Schools.

Columbus, o.. Aug. 6.-Because Of
the determination of the board OF ed
ucation of Columbus that unvaccin-
ated children shall not attend the pub
lie schools. an effort is being made
70 establish private school for all
children of parents who are opposed
to vaccination.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
charaed wIth MI.u.s Of Malta.

Cincinnati, Aug. Geo. H. Stapely
and John A. Payne presented theil
legal reasons Wednesday for not com
plying with the order OF Commissioner
Adler, requiring them to appear be
fore the bar Of the United States dis
trict court OF the northern district oi
Illinois and to respond to indictments
charging them with misuse of the
mails.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Lo,a 10 crop, WIN be Heavy.

Columbus, o., Aug. 6.--Severe elec.
trical and windstorms with big dam.
age are reported from several parts
OF Ohio. The loss to crops win be
heavy. At GAINESVILLE lightning struck
st. Thomas Catholic church and set
fre to the sacristy. Rich altar vest.
ments and chalices we're completely
destroyed. The loss will reach about
$4,000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Congressman to the Rescue.

Flndlay, o., Aug. Clark Spens-
Ter, aged 20, of North Baltimore. was
drowned at Riverside park Wcdnes.
day night by the overturning of a
boat. Eight others were in the boat
and all were saved. Congressman
Cole was one Of the first to the rescue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Stolen Mail Pouch Found.

Gallon, o., Aug. GA mail pouch
stolen from a depot in this city and
for which government officials
searched for months, has just been
found secreted In a lumber pile. The
pouch had been opened, but no mail is
missing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Marshal plseharaes Policemen.

Cleveland. Aug. 6.--William Frank.
lin was appointed marshal Of Lake
wood at the council meeting Tuesday
night. to take the place of Marshal
William Coflnberry, who died week
ago. Franklin's first act in office was
the dismissal OF the four members
of the police force.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Many Prominent Men Arrested.

Panama, Aug. .--NotwithstandinI
the strict censorship over the news
papers and telegraph lines. news hai
leaked out concerning the recent un
successful conspiracy against Presl
dent Reyes In Bogota as result o
which many prominent Colombiani
are prisoners.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
English Representative Returns Home

St Paul, MINI, Aug. 6.--H. A. Yer.
net, who represents the English de,
benture holders in the Chicago Great
Western railway and who has been In
81. Paul consulting the receivers and
investigating the conditions and pros.
poets OF the road, returned to New
York Wednesday night on his way
back to England.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Wife Of Contractor sues.

Springfield, o., Aug. 6.--AIrs. Jas.
II. Dale. wife of well known con.
tractor has sued Fred ". Hnrwood
son of the late owner or the Gazette
and brother-in.law Of John Bushnell,
for $4,000 for defamation of character.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Bow Dies Of Heart Disease.

Columbus. O., Aug, 6.--Iouis V.
Pister, the second son OF Rev. Jacob
Pister. pastor of St Johns Evangel.
ical Protestant church ~ this city,
died suddenly Wednesday Of heart dis
ease at the home OF his parents.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Brokerage Firm In Hands OF RsesIver

Cincinnati, Aug. 9. - William r.
Thrall was appointed receiver Wed.
nesday OF the Charles Il. Bultman Co.
which recently absorbed the broker.
age firm of Moorehead G. Co. The LA
bilities are estimated variously at
800, 900 to s50O,OO0, with assets below
S100. 900.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Miss Katherine Wormelsy Dead.

Newport, r. l., Aug. 6.-Misi
Katherine Prescott Wormeley. famous
as the translator OF the work OF Bal
zac, died Wednesday night at he
summer home In jackson, n. II. He
body will be cremated and the ashei
will be brought here for burial
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Iornado strllses Nebrasks.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 6.-Reports tt
Burlington railway headquarters We'd
nesday night says that the towns o.
Dunning and Anselmo. in Custer coun
ty, were struck by toruadoes. Th.
Burlington depot at Cumming wa
party wrecked and number o
houses we're damaged. Similar dam
age is reported from hnsalmo. n;
one was seriously injured.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
corneob Pine IqnItes Buqoy.

Sandusky, o.. Aug. Esquire Ira
Duttop, venerable justice of Grotor
township, had a narrow escape from
burning to death. With corncoh
pipe in his mouth the squire was rid
ing along the road when he suddenly
discovered that his vehicle was .
mass OF flames.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
A convenient ExercIser.

The apparatus is attached to the
bed in such a way that a person can
exercise while in a reclining position.
In the illustration the apparatus is
shown attached to an iron bed, two
upright posts being slidably mount
ed upon the two side rails of the bed
and adjustable at asy point. The
upper framework OF the apparatus
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Wife Admits She Shot Husband.

"1ffalo. n. ", Aug. 6.-Mrs. Alex.
a. r Sutherland, whose husband was
shot and fatally injured early We'd
nesday at their home here, admitted
that she did the shooting.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Armored crulaer saIIa.

Norfolk. Va. Aug, 6.--The new
United States armored cruiser Mon.
tana sailed from the Norfolk navy
yard Wednesday for the south on her
shaking down cruise. After this she
win proased 10 tAs coast Of Maine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
win Double WORKING Eoro.

Norwalk, o., Aug. 6.--officia4s OF the
Norwalk Steel & Iron Co, have given
orders TO double the working force o
the mill, which will give employment
10 200 men.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Injunction Against New Rules.

Cincinnati, Aug 6.--An Injunction
against the new rrandipG rules Of the
internal revenue department was
granted by United states judge
Thompson Wednesday afternoon g.
the Flcischmann Dist!iins GO.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
kIns Edward to Wait Germany.

London, Aug. 6.--The Daily Express
says that King Edward purposes tc
pay a visit to Germany with the queen
early in 1909 and that the details OF
the visit viii be arranged at a meet
Ing between the King and Emperor
William next wsek.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
Mother Finds Sons Body.

Cleveland. Aug. G.-Through the dis
covery Of her sons clothes in A. r.
Nunn's undertaking rooms tho long
search of Mrs. William Wolf for news
OF her missing hey ended Tuesday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
sultan Has Accepted Reclamation.

Constantinople, Aug. 6.--said Pasha,
the grand vizier, and the newly
formed ministry have resigned. The
su tan has accepted the resignation
and probably Will appoint Kiamil
Pasha to form ministry,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
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Russian Colonel Stabbed,

Shanghai. Aug. 6.-The Russian con
sui at Tientsin. NJ. Poppein, was
stabbed Wednesday. II is not expect
ed that he will recover FROM hi,
wound. His assailant escaped.