prevent further Investigation or Inquiry Into his

irregularities.The London County CouncH'i Works De«

partnaent has net yet produced] on adequatesgpsane.Ua c* the fletltlOUS transfers of ma¬

terial from, ans account to nnotlior. Tho best

that Cte chairman cf tbs Works Commit iee can

do ls to conjecture that officials have been sharp¬

ly ciiilclsed for Incurring los.-".-:' o:\ pertain works

with;,: being crediied with profits <>n oilier un-

dertakinps, and lint accounts were manipulatedIn order to diminish both losses and piofHs andeJtsol a readjustment. Tina defence is naturallyr.ot accepted, a? satisfactory. Although no evi¬

dence |g yet produced that these fictitious trans¬

fers were authorized by members of the Council,actual fraud ha* not Seen proved In thc conductof municipal work.-. Thc oAclala apparency wein

ovonealous bi trying 11 demoeuitrate tbs! directcontrol over public wi rks was more economicalthan tiie ContrSCl aystesa, and have been caught!n a systematic attempt to misrepresent the

fails ky ab artificial readjustment of accounts.

The exposure has weakened the progressivemovement for the unification of London.Rverything moves slowly her-. Piccadilly now

ha's three, cteotrhj globes ci awned with light,while the remainder of the famous street is

lighted by gas. Moie electric lamps are prom¬ised in g few weeks, but vostrydom takes Ifsown time

The best Joke in raillament so far Is the Ai-

toiney-iiem ral's admission that the sale of liquorin the historic houses of Westminster ls Illegal,snd that a spr, lal get is necessary to exempt lt

from thc operation of the licensing and exciselaws. The Idea that what ls known as the best

tub In London is systematically violating the

law and liable to police raids at the instigationof Sir Wilfrid Lews n convulsed the House ofCommons with laughter, and ls accounted among

the clues the best Joke of tho season. This official

legal opinion Imparts peculiar zest and wlcked-neee I) thc i -. icaesee of refreshment among mem-

bets of Parliament, since they ate convicted ofviolating the law and forced te license their own

bar by gpeelal i t.

London is having a genuine touch of winter,With snowfall and cold, bracing weather. Thistends «o hasten the exodtUS to the Riviera and

Italy. Mr. Gladstone's paity will arrive hercthis week on the way io ('anne?.The magical programmea are now excellent,

offeiin.-. auperlor attract! ns to the theatres.The Loyal Choral So-lcty bas given a remark¬ably good performance cf "Israel In Egypt" at

Albert Hail. Mr. Theodore Werner ha.* beguna series of violin recitals tr Bt. James's Hallunder th" direction of Mr. Ernest Cavour, crca;-

lnc a favorable Impression by :h» rerlnemen: ofhis technique and hlr flexibility and strength.Groat surprise ls expressed by London managersovec the reports Of tho withdrawal of Mrs. Bur¬nett's "A Lady Of Quality" from Mr. DanielPrObmaa. She had stipulated that an Americana 'res'-. Miss Calhoun, should have the chiefrole. Miss Calhoun'?; friends think that she haslire., badly treated, bul not hy Mrs. Burnett,who has been loval to her and withdrawn the'play rather than sacrifice it and her friend as

wall.Mr. Pt. Clair MeKelway with Mrs. IfcKelway

will sail from Genos next Thursday, arriving inNew-York on february 7. They have greatlyenjoyed the Journey in Italy, spending a fort¬night In Rome, ten days in Florence, and makingbriefer halts at Bologna. Venice and Milan.In Venice they me: Cardinal Rat oin. Mr. W. ,T.Stillman, Sir Arthur dodie? and many Interest,lng people. Mr. M Kelway writes that he isnearly wheie he was In strength before his re¬

cent illness in America, and as anxious for workas a horse for home on the last mile, j \_ jr.

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TROUBI.i: BBEWISQ ix BELGIUM.

SOCIALISTS ORCiAMZlN-.; yo RBS18T THE COXgCRIPTIOX LAW.

London, Jan. BJ..Advices from Belgium show a

gerioua state of affairs there arising from the »n-ecrlptlon law. Which provides that every nun a iohas completed his nineteenth year Is IlaOKs to mil¬itary service for eight years, of which, bowen r.two-thirds are allowed, as a rule, on furlough. AnImportant clause o.' the law provides thal a con¬

script may purchase a substitute, and it is thisclause that causes the trouble. Wealthy youngmen are able, to purchase exemption, which theydo in large numbers by petting a substitute, andthus, practically speaking, tho whole military ser-vi-e. of the country falls on those who are the

least qualified by their donu-stlj duties to per¬form lt.Gieat discontent prevails over the system, which

tnkes youn>; men from tbs lr employment, and ir isanticipated that trouble will folio* the drawing o'

the, Mal conscripts In Pebruary, The Governmenthas received Information that an orga,nlze.| re-

alstsncs la being prepared In winch the Boclallats,who Include i large proportion of the workingmenof the country, are taking a most active part.The young naen liable to the conscription are re¬

solved not to serve, and all the 'abor leagues have

promised to back them up In their resistance to theGovernment. Already military preparations havebeen male to mee! the trouble, and the drawingo* the -.ons. rip's is looked forward to with muchanxiety.

roar OF TBE IfOBY TinM.

A PAKl.tAMRNTARY IN V gSTi b 1 ITIOX OP TUBAFCAIP. IT.oi; Vi ILA

London. .Tan. 2?...It is snnouneed Hat the attempthy ths Crown authoritlea to convict Edward J, Ivory,alias Bdwsrd Bell ot conspiracy io cause dynamiteexplosions, which completely collapsed on Wednes¬day, entailed an expense on de Treasury of fjo,Mg.Of this sum ij.OOO was devoted to the expenses of the

Scotland Yard authorities Ir. miking researches In

HoMan 1. Belgium and Frame, with a view to obtain¬

ing evidence against IVOtJ and his alleged accom¬

plices, Tynan, Haines and Kearney, and the sum of

ii *jo wa* sp'ut in making sin...ar lavestigstlona Inthe United States. The rc main.er was spent in Me

prosecution <.: ihe defendant ir. the Old Halley Court.and in defraying expenses lncld»ntai thereto In. ..ec isa ol toe defence. Ivory aays that lt COB1 G.00Qto carry lt to thc point where the Government was

compelled to admit that it had no cause of action

agalnsi him.The cost of ihe farcical trial having t>ecome known,

thc sewspapera ;.:. Indulging In Indignant comments,and it i* probabli that lhere will bc a ParliamentaryInquiry Into the inaner, in sn endeavor to learn whols resi'onslnie foi ihe prosecution of a case a' so much. \penfe mhi.-h t'ne Solicitor-*'.encral was finally com¬pelled to adtr,;-. ought nev«r to have been bron/htto trial_

Sf LVTYRK ANP IVORY BAIL VOlt HOME.

London. Jan. 8..John P. McIntyre, es-AsststantDtatrtct-Attovney of New-York, who came here to

assist In tbs defence cf Edwsrd J Ivory, the

dynamiter, sailed for New-York to-day, in eom-

any with Ivory, who was discharged from custodyoj Wedneeda) [sst, Ihe 'ase against him having/ii; aetl

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hews prom nu; west indies.Kingston, Jamaica. Jan. 23.-Haytl has been de-

('.arel free cf Infection, and the quarantine hera

against arrivals from the various Maytian portshas bet :. rawedReporta reached here to-day of a serious railroad

accident In Barbadoes. No fietail* weri RivenThere is only one steam railway la Barbsdoes ltextends across the huand,

77//; ABANA RAISED.London, Jin. ."3. -The British steamer Abana ('«P-

tain Koch, Which, while bound from Hamburg to

Newport News, was nunk la the river Kibe, offniasaeneeo. by tba lintis-, steamer Dartmoor, fromHamburg for Norfolk, has been raised and is nowsf.fa la 'lair.burs harbor._

FactsAre worth more thug tboorlee, ll is a fact thatpure, rich, nottrtuhlng Mood ls given and Roodhealth established and msbltshsftd hp taking

Hood'sSarsaparilla

Has best.in fact the One True Hiood Purifier.

HaaH'c D|||«*r*' thc on'y I""J to lake erithHOW! S rlltVHood's Sarsaparilla,

DEBATES J.V TUE liEICHSIAC

RESTRICTION OF THE FREEDOM OF THK

GERMAN PRESS.

PREPARING. A NEW CUSTOM! TARirr PRECAU-

TtOXI AOAINST tun INDIAN PESTIUEKCgPRINCE BISMARCK ANGERED

Bf TUE EMPEROR.p.er'.m. Jan, Bi,.This weeks proceeding! in the

Relohstag were msrked by two or three Incidentswhich provoked somewhsl Spirited discussions arid

saved the sitting! of ihe Chamber from abs,,: .,¦.

guiness, Tlie first of these scene! was broughtaloin hy Hrr Munckel, Rlchterlt! Radical, whocalled attention to the arrest of the Editor of the j"Frankfurt danette" for refusing to reveal the

name Of thc writer of an article published iii hi!

paper, which the authorities characterized as sn

si t of le?.!--majesty, and lils subsequent release uponthe failure of the authorities «o extract from him

the Information desired. In the oourse of his re¬

marks Herr Munckel demanded tn.it editors of

newspapers be relieved from any obligation to du¬

ck sc thc identity of tho writers of articles appear¬

ing In their journals, whereupon Pr. ¦ehoenstedt,Minister of JUIUOQ, declared that revelations on

IBO part of editors of the names of contributors of

article! upon demand of the proper authorities wan

a legal necessity. N'o one but Government officers,

hs contended, ought to be exempted from Riving In* jformation, and ouly then when they were, ordered

by their superiors in office to observe silence. A

bot, though brief, d'bate ensued, and the'subjectwas taken un by the newspapers next day. the

Rsdlcal und .to.dalis' Journals violently protestingagainst the attlt ide assumed by Dr. Bchoenstedt,and assailing tlc- Government authorities and the

Ju,lites of the courts for their bau faith.li wes a rather lively debate on ihe subject of the

duties Imposed upon Quebracho wood, which elicited

thc statement mad by Count Posadowsky-Wehner,the Minister Of the Imperial Treasury, in regard to

the revision of the Qi mini commercial treaties cf

lRn, Count Posadowsky said that the QoTernmentwas preparing a new- customs tariff designed t<> re¬

form the defects in the existing ' ommerclal treaties,which would lerminste in INN. mid spoke, of un

autonomous custom* tariff as being under con¬

sideration. Although the Minister did not espe¬

cially refer to America, the Impression produced mthe chamber was thai 'he revision of the tariff

which the Covernment has In view contemplateschanges which will affect trade with the UnitedStaley,Anothe- Inchon* which enlivened the proceedings

waa caused by Dr. von Boetticher, Imperial Beere-

lary of State for the interior, who sharply took the

Agrarian* to task fer tin tr repea ed declarationsthat disease among cattle was being spread in uer-

many through the Importation of foreign animals,Though there was some truth in these statements,he said, it wits a matter of fact that disease among

cattle fn Germany did not result exclusively from

Imported animals, bul was too often of local origin.Cnn.ii farmers, be held, ought rather to look to

the condition of things at home Instead of casting

their eyes continual!) abroad, and carry out the

ordinary sanitary precautions which they were neg¬

lecting, at the same time observing a stricter vet¬

erinary supervision over their own animals than

thev were now doini,'.-

The conferences which have been held by th* Ira- jperlal Board of Health upon the question of the jbubonic plague which ls now raging with such fatal

result! In Bombay have led to tho sending of Or¬

man health officers to Vienna and Rome for the jpurpose of arranging preventive measures against

the Introduction of th« disease Into Europe. The

Prince Of Oldenburg, the head of th* Russian Medi¬

cal Institute, has visited Odessa f«r the purpose of

observing the situation there In regard to the pos¬

sibility of the introduction of th<> plague thro,iga

that port. an1 is about to visit Berlin sud Paris for

th* purpose of consulting with medical and nea th

auihori'ies In those capitals The Herman ImperialHoard of Health has issued orders that all persons

arriving from india, peri a and Ked Bea ports be

especially watched and quarantined et Hamburg <

or Bremen if there should be the slight"*! sus- jpicion of their infection with the plague. ProfessorDrasche a mender of the Austrian Sanitary Court-

ell states that there is grur dinger that the

plague will mak» Its appearance in Europe, and cs- ,

presses the opinion trtat European trade with In- ,

fected East Indian ports ought lo be stopped at I

once, and that In addition to the«e precautions ,

such ports ought to be cordoned. Professor Pfeif¬fer son-in-lssr of Pr. Koch, th* eminent bacteriolo¬gist cxp'-esses his belief that sporadic esses of the

plague will appear in Europe, but does not be leve

that the disease will become epidemic If energeticmeasures for Its prevention are taken.

Tlie "Zokunft" asserts that Prince Bismarck ls

greatly enraged al the indignity put upon his son,

fount Herbert Bismsrck, by the Emperor upon th*

o-caslon of the recent marriage of the daughter of

Minister von Wedel to Lieutenant Bismsrck-Boh*len which the Kaiser would only consent to attend

upon condition that fount Herbert, a cousin of the

bridegroom, should not be present st the wedding,despi'e the fact that h! had been invited. Accord¬

ing to the "Zukunft," the ex-Chancellor regardsthe incident as an Insult to himself, for which li¬

ls unable to assign any cause.

The United States Ambassador, Mr. Phi, and Mrs.

Ubi attended the annual Ambassadors' dinner at

the Royal Schloss on Thursday.

The mickle of Fritz Spahr. the American violin¬

ist. In the Hotel Deotscher, in Berlin, on Monday

is attributed by his friends here to his unhappy

marriage. He certainly did not kill himself 1"

cause of w.int of morey, with which he was w ll

supplied.TWO CHINESE EXVOT8.

CHARACTERISTICS OP THE NEW MINISTERS Tu

ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES,

London, Jan. Bc The new Chinese Minister to

England. Lo Feng Lo, is due to arrive in London jearly In June. He brings some magnificent pres-

enls to th" Queen, si whose diamond jubilee fetes

he ls to figure. The Foreign Office, which has

neve- got cn weil with the present Chinese Minis¬

ter, expect! lo find in l.o Feng I.o a better medium

of communication with Peking. He knows Eng¬

lish, French and Qermsn, was Ll Mung Chang's

Interpreter at Tlen-TSln, and subsequently Li's

Minister of the Navy, and accompanied Ll on his

recent visit to the Continent and England. l.o

Peng l.o lr; credited with a strong preference for

English-built warships, snd ls said to have almost

carte blanche in the disposal of Chinese money for

English building yards.Wu. the new Minister to Washington, was bern

In Singapore, studied law in London for some

year*, and was called to the har at Lincoln's InnIn 1877. Although he afterward practised In Hong

Kong and BOCaUM a magistrate lhere, he never

dropped his Chinese nationality. Entering Chineseofficial life at Tien-Tsin ns legal adviser lo LlHung chang, h* rapidly rose, obtained an Impor¬tant post at Peking in connection with the Tsung-ll-Yamen. and now enters the diplomatic service.Tht Washington officials will lind in Wu, accordingto his reputation while in London, ! mau of BUOYSmanners, concealing much tact and sound common¬sense.Private advices from Tieri Tile ate thal Sbeng,

the new Taotal of Tien-Tsln. and Director of Tellgraphs ami Railways, is favoring with his supportlbs American syndicate with which Mr. Hunting¬ton i« connected Sheng's Influence is already greatHe ls spoken of as the coming man. who wi ieventually take the control of affairs touching for¬eign interests, the place now held by Ll HungChang Ha backs the American syndicate for theconstruction of the railway between Hankow andPeking.SEVERE WEATHER IN GREAT BRITAIN.London, .lan. M..Heavy snowstorms are prevail¬

ing throughout England and Scotland, end show-

no signs of abatement. In S ii Hand thi snow coversthc. ground to an average depth of two fe< | Tieribsa been s heavy loss of form stock Band Northern England as a r, suit of the -.nun al dthe severity of th* temperature.

V/;ir ELECTIONS IV AUSTRIA.Vienna. Jan. 8..The new elections fer membera

of the Austrian Relcasmth have been fitved to take.place on March 9. and the new Relchsrath will hesummoned to assemble on March 17,

TBS COLONIES IX THE PRIVY COUNCILLondan. .Inn. U -Chief Justice Strong, of Csnsdi

will be sworn in es a member of the Judicial Co.n-mtttee of tiie Privy Connell on his arnvai in Lon¬don. Hitherto the Colonial hench has not beenrepresented In the Judicial Committeeinnovation ocours under a ti act passed br thebery OoTernment. len.,!.-, chief lustlei <.¦',..

1 a«£J»«-eg» c fWaj fe s dh AustralMillers, of < spa, Colony, hsve bren non

TAMAOATA TO VISIT BYQLAND.Lordon. .Tan 23 The eppetalmenj of '".. d-M,,-

shal Coun Yamagata, ns the representativi r

Mikado «t the Queen's .1 ibi;.-c is report) I Ha Itended visiting England las) year when

Japanese Envoy :,, .), y ,. u

Object then was ., make . .our of th.

c£^'."A7x.:wr^.'.vs'?

I 0LOVCRBTEB SCHOONER WRECKEDHalifax, Jan. K t ... .;, ,.. 0M| r

semite Captain Mckinnon, was dashed ..--..

L.es Island li .. hearj snowstorm on Th

gai-"«iS ¦.'¦ ..: " / -«**

FRISH QUESTIONS IN PARUA UBNT.

Tin: GOVERNMENT! BTHENOTfl KOT ITBAK-

ENBD CONFIDENCE IN LOSD BALlaVlit Itv UMBHAKEN.

t.vs.i Tiie developments of tba dion tn.- address in reply to the Qa n's fpet ttl have

SO far b. 11 adv* 10 th,- hopi ¦¦ of til" Mi'

',;.. u ly ,.r He- h..m.- Rulers, v. n i" " d

the Government ta ba greatly weakened over theI ri ii tina ic- agitation. The much-lslked-of t

Hon between Irish Unionists snd Nations!tb.- prSCtlCSl sar: f c.,min in sctlon whl th tbsNationallsl lesders desired snd were led :¦> bellerawm,! be effected, linea Parliament nut vi. v. <

)t,t\r be. :i exchanged bj Co ¦. Saunderson,Horace Plunket, .Mr. Dillon, Mr. m sly and othersof ihe Irish members, ss lo how far their egree-menl of opinion on Irish Unsnaps meant sctlve co-

.!¦.. -.c. ward a c.minion md. Thc Nationleaders bsva found that the recent warmth of f. el¬

im,' mi the question among the Irish Unionists hsabeen distinctly chilled. The persuaslvi roles a

Government whip hss convinced the Saundersonfaction that working relations with the Home Ru¬

lers on any question would entrap them, .md lt lsknown also that lbs Government hss empowertiie whips iii promise a full reconsideration of lbsmatter. Tin- Irish. Unionists, therefore, willie con-

tlnulng tn support in an abstract and aentlmentafashion the irish demsnds, will not rots sgihe Government, whoso majority sgslnsl the l»il-

lon. Re,lin,md ami other smendfflenta remains un¬

broken.Tba length to which thin Irish debate promises to

run la another illustration of the Impotence nf snjEnglish Government to stop Irish questions block¬ing the w iv In Parliament. ThU wss to be In no

respect an Irish s, iglon, yet there is s certain pros¬pect thal ireland will sbsorb the lsrger portion ofth.» Psrllamentsry year. The three gresl Irishquestions whli l lia-,.. be< n forced on the ci naldera-tlon of the Qovernmenl and thi country financialreform, Board of Agriculture eel a Catholic uni-verslij tar Ireland compete with, if they do notov.r:..;. in pul Ile Inti r< st, Ihe purely Knurea bt fort Iii 1'The lukes 11 ni poll y of the Irish Uni mlsl

Parliament maj be onlj tentativi rhey awaits hal the dov< rnmetil n aj do me ins nilesubstantial encouragrmetii for the Natlonallthe lurther adhesion ol man;, influential landlordsto Ihe linancial a. nation Loi il ilosi e, the os nof Ihe famous Ro .. Nord 1 'iff. rln, thelinke ol \!., .,. 11. the Marquis >> londonderry.J .url Mayo a'. other magnates have given In some

s an absolute and in others qualified ap¬proval of the ncc.. ment.The Catholic blabopi of Ireland are laking no

specially prominent part In the financial di usslon.Their attention la chiefly directed to the dem indfor a Catholic university. The memorial,by every Catholic bishop In Ireland, which hasbeen in ..re the Cabinet iii ¦.¦ early In December,win undoubtedly stimulate lbs Government lofuture s -tin"The Radicals, especially Mr. Labouchere and his

little clique, who have been ¦>¦- diing Lord Salis¬bury's policy in the East, tvlll gain nothing by it.but w.ii rather enhance his reputation is nn adroit idiplomatist. Tho lustre ... the Arbitration Treatyind Ihe prospective Venesuelan letllement, togethersith the correspondence on the Turkish questionsci forth In the Blue P....U this ..¦.¦.k. - iv. causedn decided change in Ihe attitude toward thePremier assumed bj hi opponents. The fad i-;

now sell established thal Lord Salisbury was ti,,

me who brough) about the understanding betweenthe Powers in n-.iri io Turkey, and thal t" hisefforts al.me la due Ihe determination to 'r- I

re',inns in that country, even should the employ¬ment of force be h. san lo bring lh< m about.The dominant mood of the ic. c.- of Commons on

the Liberal BS Well as the i' nc er'.'Hive side IS one

ot confidence In Lord Salisbury as a gulds in for-

¦ign affairs.-»-

MU. GLADSTONE CROKI UNION.

London, Jan H.In the course of ihe conferencewhi.-h -Mr. Gladstone recently h ld ^ith John

Morley, formerly Chief Bi ttarv fur Ireland, Ihe

(X-Premler urged lh« union of th* Liberal party In

Parliament with tbs Irish National Parliamentaryparty in defence of the latter's recofAvendatlonsfor the appointment of a Royal Co».mission to

consider the financial relations of inland withSreat Britain In respect lo the proportion of rev-

nue whi.-h li land contrihutea lo Ihe NationalTreasury. It ls probable thst nn effort will bc¦nada to bring about such a coalition.

turfe nrxDRBD people killed.

FIRE CAUSER" A PANIC AT a theatrical mn-

FORMAN't: IN a CHINESE TEMPLE.

San Francisco, .lan 'J:! Advices from the Orient

by the steamer dache to-dsy tell of n terribie

pani'- In a temple ni Kwong Tow, Chi ia, In which

100 nen. women and children perished. While ..

theatrical performni. was In progress a i.'ini'

wai broken, whli h set the li mple on dre. 1 ..

main entrance was closed, snd two smaller exitswere ais'i choked. Of the forty ac;,.rs in thi per¬formance four caped

SEVERE SENTENCE ron OriLLOT.

F1VF. TEARS. IN PRISON ANO TEN TEARS' F.xn.i:

Frill SELLING DOCUMENTS TO A

FOREIGN 11 U'STRT.

Tarls, .lan. I':;.-The 1'orri ilona! Tribunal slitltu;In camera has sentenced es aptaln Oulllot to Ave

years' Imprlsonmenl and len yesrs' deprivation of

hts civil rights for espionage and sfliinic tn a for¬

eign ountry documents pertaining to the nationaldefen e. In addition to the above punishment, thoTill-mal in -n d thnt, after serving his term "f

Imprisonment, Gulllol should be exiled from thecountry* Inr t< n ¦.. ar

PRINCES TO VISIT Tills COVXTBY.London, Jan. 23. ll la announced thst the nuke

of York w 1 paj a visit to Ireland some timi In

May, ami that Prince Albert of Flanders, nephewof King Leopold snd heir to the Belgian throne,will make ti lour of the I'nlted states

I'rr ¦¦ and Princ sa Albert Radxlwlll, of Russia,the latter of whom was form rlj M - PrudenclsMilni.i. ni alexi '. sailed from Southampton forNi'.v v.iik to-day on n >.ir-i the American Linnsteamer St. Paul.

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IADT scott LENIENTLY TREATED.London, .Ian "H The cnnsl.leiation with which

Lady Scott, who was recentI) sentenced to ei«rht 1

months' Imprisonment for libelling her son-in-law,Earl Russell, ls tr. ned In Holloway Prison, finds..ilv. r.-e criticism even In fashionable circles Asirnnu opinion prevails in 1 icicty thal ..cly Bootihas been too leniently dealt with. Two roomi havt

been specially furnish, d for her Lv h'r son-in-law"Dick" Russell, wno paid the costa of th. trial.'Her wine .ml food, papi-i and book . suppliedfrom outside. A paid matron « it li 11s ¦ on hi r Sic will shortly pit thal hi 1

h< alia is breaking down finm the conllneim ni bulif public opinion la regarded the Homi Office'willr. .) lire ti,, full li: :n lo bi s« rv. .1.

THE PARIS REACHED SOI TUAUPTON,Southampton, Juc a..The American Line

steam r Parts, v. ileh left Nea fort on January itfor thia port, arrived hen al tboul noon to-day.Ihe trip a- iosi .'. 1 vii s.'.¦.arl t.-n days, ns

lng to the sti ann < b. in- Nhie 10 us<

propeller, the othi r hav lng led ..,, herlast irlp tn New-York. Captain Watkins wassi en by a representative fi ia I'niti rt \-Vi-'-^- - on Ihe arrival of thc iii am r He said iii uwhen sixteen hours out from New-York the Paris

\ . y^f. Bad dreams distress the manV k fl "'!.'''-' tionisouto.der.\ g/j Constipation creates more

dreams than au in l u

regions. Peo]' who ..,,.

troubled with constii stiobsleep badly and 1- ¦.

Sometimes they cannot sleepnt all. and when they do sleep,the dreams come, lt doesn't' so very lonjj to wen- aman <>;it with thatthing, ll ts rp in thcmorning :¦.¦ ling wot .- than hedid winn he went tn bed. Heis listless and withcnl energy

alices are he is di 1h..s "heartburn," |«tlpitation,M cs black spots eli te lilseyes, has headache and 1- bil¬ious. What nonsense it i ...¦

ital ^a continu \ol all thc sickness in On world co-nci from consti¬pation and ta: 1, 1, . .,. ,,,,,., tQ

" il yougoabmii ir righi lt' i,.,i thing and0 serious thing if you don't ike thc righi .

'"¦nv\ 1,r- Pierce's Pli . designed"."' lhc ";!'' "i con lipstion. iii.- " Pi.tiny, sugar-coated granules One is laxative,two ai mild cathartic. Evcryh '¦ ,vh Iused them ha* a good word for Hiern Tlprevented more mona illncv than anremedy ever auld. Dniggiats vii them, snd snhonest dnigwtsi will not try to wily. -. oniet

''¦ !'!' :¦ l ::':-' n Sena* Med r is thefj^test iamily dodo, I.fc evn publish ,| t ¦',dan, humar, pliysiolns, ind the laws ,( lifc.ndhealth in plain yet sci K 1, ..,, ,,

;./:;v;'!^ <*Wh.¦.¦ ;.iHon i the mm, in .

'"'-.' A cony ri|| h ¦, ,_.u,..

::;-Si oar;.«Kdttk«.w Dtaiasi. su.«: uulJ^o::^'v:1".4l As

Don't BePersuadedinto paying:a highprice for a .Swisswalch. WalthamWatches are themost accurate made.TiV "RIVERSIDE"and "ROYAL"movementsparticularly recom¬mended.For sale by r«!l retail jewelers.

,,.....,,,.,,,, v,0i,.i csu ny sales nnd head seasi ... ,1. ,| despite th" bad weather and th" rsi t tnst

;;:!iv ,.'. ,.,!,.. could be used, sh* maintained an

average speed of thirteen and a h»lf knols^an hour.The steamer » brough! to her do k al Routh mp-

,n without assist ince. This was made p ma

by ter poss sslng a powerful balance indict.

FRANCHISE CA si: TO Iii: I PPBALED.

ACTING CORPORATION COUNSEL TURNS*INTIMATES THAT Till) I'lTV MAY BE

A PARTY TO THE SUIT.Th, dei '.ni,m of the Appellate Division of thi Bu

,,reine Court afflrmlng with a modification ihe pre¬liminary iujunctii.n restraining the Third Av nus

Company from constructing bs Kings*|UI f AniStl Mani¬

ac, and One-hundred-and-slgtjr*second-si hsscreated something of n sensation in railroad and

irclei Tic rc was .'. long ontest In theHeard of Aldermen o\rer the franchise, between theThird Av.ne- Kaili.,mi Company end Its rival, theMetropolitan Traction Company, before the victory. w,ci by the former corporation. Then, r-hen

Controller Fitch came to sell the franchise. ',< wai

not kno.ked down to thfl company until il 'id UHpi r cent of the annual pt, ¦ receipts accruing from

the franchise to be paid Into rhe City treasury.

Since then tho successful bidder has expendedI2,noo,000 on the extension, This decision of the

Appellate Division of the iupreme Court coes so

deeply into tho question of the validity of thefran, hiss that lt la likdy to be carried to the Courtof Appeals.Acting <"nrpor.itlon Counsel William I. Turner

said yesterday, In enswer to questions relating to

the possible action on the part of the city in the

matter, thal the questions raised In the decisionn ffec ti d so I.neely the validity of the fr inchies thalit w.,s natural to espeel thal the Issui wouldthe highest court for final adjudication "Underthese circumstances," said Mr, Turner, "1 do nor

think thar the law Officer Of Ihe elly outfht to SS*.. any opinion of the case st ihe present Mage.

The city was net s party lo the suit, and ir lspossible thsl lr cannot be taken to the Court of Ap¬peals In ItM pl Beni shape. Bul tin re are now be.

fore Justice Smyth two cases In which the validity..ft!,. Third a> enuc . 'ompany's charter i« Invohin which the city ls h party. It is therefor* prob¬able thal the questions at Issue msy reach theCourt ol Appeals in such a way ns to require the.1111. trance of the Corporation Counsel."The city's interests, In the present view of thease, ii, in the dir, itlon of upholding the validity ofthe charter The large percentage which the cor*poratlon hld for the franchise should be secured, ifpossible, to ll city treasury, I cannot ray howMinn thi qui Mlons rsl** sn be broughl bel re theCourt of Appeals. A great deal depends on thenctlon <>f tie Phird a-.ci:.- Railroad Company.Bul ir Will ilk.- at less! tw,. month;-., I should say,lo present the mattel th highest tnhun il of theH liOfficials of the Third Avenue Railroad Company

said yesterday that the decision of the court neednoi be considered ¦ serious setback for the com*p nj "We ere going righi ahead with the worklu (he Klngsbridge Road," said Vice-presidentil. hiv Hart yesterday when he wa! seen by s Trib¬une reportei si the company's offices at Sixty-fifth*it., "and .>.;.¦ to live to see the cars running byunderground 'rolley il! the way to Klngsbridge,As the Injunction stands nov. lt prevents us frombuilding the railroad for s distance of 1M feet Infi ¦' of Ihe proper!} <.( Ihe woman who broughtfie suit, bul we Will build ihe road each side of theproperty while we ate walting io overcome tho In¬junction."

Will the case be carried to th* Court of Ap¬peals'.''' he v\.is asked,"Perhaps thsl will not i>* necessary," he replied

¦"n.ere may be n trial of tho suit Brst.""Does the company take ., risk in building th*

re.?,I when the decision of the conn raises a ques¬tion s to the validity of the franchise obtainedfer it?"

'i>h. we'll take the risk. We have spent half flm already, and we mltrht as well sj,end a

milli m more. If the franchise obtained from rhoBi '.i ol A de,men is worthless, then the franchisesforth.,' i.,\i rton ave. line, the Lenox-ave. line andseveral other lines in the city are worthless, al¬though th- cars have been runnin^ on those lines along tillie."Kiiwani Lsuterbach, the counsel for the railroad

company, said yesterday that there was no fe;,rthat the franchise obtained for the KlngsbridgeHoad extension would be set aside. The originalsuit broughl by Mrs. Catherine Beekman will bebrought to trial nnd nil the facts hearing on alleged

to h-r property will bo brought out Thecompany will expect n favorable decision, even if iti- necessary to carry the casu to the roun of Ap-

/V THE INTEREST OF ANIMALS.The annual meeting of rhe American Society for

the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was heldon Thursday evening, when John I'. Haine!, thepn lent Of tho society, presented ¦ condensedstatement of the work of the society during ISM,Agents of the society investigated .t:.<m cases ofalleged cruelty In tho v ea r mil 7"^ cases were

prosecuted In tl,,* courts. Corses, miles and otherlarge animals lo the number of H.2'l nnd smallanimals to the n unher of 73.197 wen- humanely pullo death, while S.207 disabled un,mils were tem*(lorarllj sn pended from lal,or and Ml were r.vmoved from Ihe streets in the society's smbulances,Thc nuinh, r o cases Investigated was greater thanin K-.',. but the number of arrests was less. ictio be a on,ii, for bj the *uppreselon of dog¬fights .nd ,. k lights, The work of sheltering home¬less dogs and its in iv :s Indicated bv the follow¬ing statist! s:

Numil r -fi si »h*lt*rs. S7.SS7Number ' leg rt turned f» owner*. 3,04a

n .1 sbl* horn . .--,!nf mi rec*l -! si helter*. 4,1,2*3.

Number < .ii- returned lo osmer*. 7Number of ts | n soed hom**. |gg

BUFFALO BOf BURGLARS SENT HOME.John c.i-hv. fourteen years old, of No. T--2 South

I) lon-st.; .loan Carson, eighteen years old, of Noi.'-~ Swan-kt. and Wnlluce Tou ej eventeen yi irs0 N... if Kmsley- all of Buffalo, were Br¬

ed ngaln before Mag itrate Deuel, In ihe Jef*M rki police Court, yesterday morning,

d with the lareen) of MM In Buffalo InstBunday, a* told In yesterday's Trll

Di ectlve Barrett, ol Buffalo, told the Magistratethat :. pal thief, as lt wasI. v» ho io the nco py fi om his (a k lastMund*) morn iii 'I asbj admitted this, bul said hehad committed the crime si tin Instigation ofT<c- .'.., who told n what r.i time he wouldhave ii Nen York. irson ls onh .; lltj ol accent-

the trio, who were seni bark io Fluffs lo Incine of r i.-ii All the boys a.f good family,

STILL REYISISU lill: CHARTER.Tl.- B| la nun.:..- of the Greater New-York

Commission, composed if ex-Mayor Bilroy andSi rel i, met In the Ma. or's office yester¬da) ... i began work revising the chapters on theIii. D partmenl and !". k Department of the new

Pi li ni sh.-rii. id of the Pira Depart*m. nt submitted a brief to thi committee, suggest*u variou* on th* line ot hil argumi nt

thi Commission. Ueneral K. C. O'Brien, ofth. Dock Department, ilso submitted a brief, irring1 hut thi »« '- ol his |i partmenl be exl nded tu

irlsdl .. Bri iklrn and di iten¦lundThe - Con mtttee will i ort to i hs 'i mmis-

!..,. ins to-mi »

OPPOSED TO PRISO.\ Ui/»/. UXIFORMs.Th* report from Alban) that the Prison Commie*

would ommi nd tl il the uniforms of the.. di- in I he State pi loons hi re¬

ntier i usly b] office) ¦¦ ofHu- i;u ,i,i ihe reports indi u> ,i.A rew officer* cud thsl .¦ rultl would fall off.

¦:ions would i.nc in large num*e Prison i omml lot i

waa carried out, Bul conservative National Ouards*ir on that score lt waa ssid thalIform ii bj the Itlsen se

lurg* enoui wari di -hiv change In theprl and hal when lin »ul»Jecl is presented lo

ul In Its lru< !i»-'it the scni rn, ar :!\ i .. f mllltar; cloibing

ma f ¦¦ in.¦ ,i iheiroiieei di Bl I IUS rd f"i 11 r

In un ..

lld that lt a i.ld d', onie of he otKunian Hoi h '"I io nive new uniforms, ii d

,in prison-spade gurmentg would b* prefer*ab.e tu tl.otu which they wear now.

SI It KN ir.HTS' REC 'EPTTON.

palestine commandert#s annualCALL.

TIIK DISPLAY AT TH! MIlTll'iPi'l.lTAS OPKAA

HOL'Sr TUM YKAit WILL UM

INC'iJIMOM.Y KIM:

Th* reception to which Masons and KnightsTempler look forward every year i« scheduled for

neut Tuesday evening gi the Metropolitan OperaHOUSe. ll Ul the anana! reception Of PalestineCommsndery No. IX, Knights Templar, th" niru>teenth annual one. The Palestine receptionslave s military air because Of the *kill of ks drill

corps, will h I ir I number of years has been drilledami directed i,y Lieutenant Colonel Wallace a.

i u «. All the past receptions of thll commsnd¬ery hive been successful, the one given last year

having bees attended by some g.nno guest*.The commit!'- Which has the reception In charge

expects thai lt ivill eclipse all previous ones h*-caure the demand fer ticket* has been larger th.invt i, foi.-. 'iii.in.ii iii", which ls composed of

Sir Knight k k Dames, chairmen; sir «'harle* D.Newton, Rmlneni Com nander; sir Rimer K. Miller,captain Oenerat; Sir Sarum H. Billson, Slr John CKi.in. sir Horace Brookway and c. s Champlain,Ki cm der, uif much gratified that success u in

rn> 1

BIR CHARLES D. NEITTON.sight They have worked hi rd perfecting th*

many details <.? Ihe reeeptloi md ir« mire thanplea ..." a big financial success for the re-

eeptli n means i handsome addition to thc charityfund of the commander)'. The following pre*gramme waa issued yesterday:Doors open * I p m Bugle sounds 'it 9M p. m..

when the members of the drill corps form on staceback of cur-lin for the en ng tsbleau CurtainMses ar IQ p m. promptly, The drill corps l»d njthe *tli Regiment Bsnd, will form In positlcn to

receive eminent sliest* and to be reviewed Bl.lohn a Map--. Righi Kmlnent (irand Commanderof th< Stat, of Ne»-York Then follow* the drillof the coi ptThe following rommonderle* have sicnlfl^c* their

Intention of being represented nt the reception:('olumMs Commsndery No, .'. Washington; Beau*.'¦cant Commands of Boston; l>e Holay Cons*mandery, of Boston; Bl Omri t'ommandery, of Bos¬ton; the Orand Commander)', Knights Templar, of

Massachusetts snd Rhode Island, Sir Willison R.Wither, R, B. Mratoi comma: der.d hie asso late

officers, (irand Commander) of Connecticut, SirLyman ll Johnston, R, B. Grand Commander, nndsome of hi* staff; Orand Commsndery of Jersey,Slr John K. Hoe Deputy Orsnd f'ommsnder, repre¬sentatives of Hugh d* Payen commsndery No. 1,Jersey City, and representatives of several othereommandcrles of New-Jersey; Cyrene ''nmmsnd-ery Mo, 9, of Roches! r; Temple Commandery No..'. Albany. Hudson River Commandery No. K Mew-burg. N. v Monroe Commandery No lt. Koch-ester; Hugh de payen Commandery No A Buffalo,and Lake Krle Cnmmnndery, »«n>i representatives(rom \ork. Columbian, .Morion. Manhattan andCoeur de Lion commanderle.n of New-York City.The (.rand l<odge will he represented by Most

Worshipful John Ht* wart, Orand Master accom¬panied by his associate grand officers; rh* Orandt'h.iptcr by Most Bxcellent dorse k w. Btlvers,

lilli %\ mh t

sn: v. i: BARNES,

Orand IUch Pi'co-, and associate grand officers,and the Council hy Moot Illustrious John P. Bald¬win, Orand Master of the Most Puissant OrandCouncil of Royal and Seleci Hesters of th* StareOf .Ww- Yr i k.There will he ;« > bunda in attendance, one for

promenade, ihe other for dancing. The dei (ra¬tions ol the Opera Roust will be simpleThc ¦..ul,cr- commltteei in sa follows:Reception committee (white badge)* Sir Charles

l> Newton, Bmlneni ommander, chairman; SlrFrederick K Barnes, Oenerullsslmo; sir Klmer A.Miller, Captain O neral; Sir Frederick A Burn¬ham ami Slr Horace ll Broekwsy, sidsMouse Committee odd edd badgei Blr Baram lt.

Billson, .lia,mu.m. and Si:- John ll. Woods, vice-chairmandoor Committee (Wu* idgei Blr Blmer A Mil¬

ler, chalrmtn and Blr A. s mt williams, vice-chairman,Pn >* i 'omni Itee (pink badge) Blr John C. Klein,

chairman, snd sir James C. Summers, vice-chair¬manQuartermaster's Committee ned badge).Sir

Charles li pi irst i.ilrman: s:r Rober: c.. Lara-son, Blr Alexander Mcclelland, Slr Eugene llauckSnd Sir Aeon. \1 IS!

Detail for Bpi lal Duty Bscort ro th* OrandComma lei Btate of New-York, Sir .lames\\ Bowden; escort to the present and past grandofficer* if il r ri ll Hot Sir Kugen<%g. Bunt-a, :, on lo pn ru i nd past ommanders ofmi r eommm deries, B r< R, Bradburn;,.v, ort to Orand Cl ter of the State of New-York Slr Frederick ft Barnes, Oenerallsslmo, and

:. tnd Coun di of Roj al and Select\t -' ' H Rsi il

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IH l/A i/ OJ ST. IM/.Tn SCHOOL.Ti" annual luncheon of the Alumna* Association

(,f Bl M -i di hool n i" heh: ,k the Hotel Savoyyest*rda) af) rnoon Al u. ni -ffva membersw, re pr,--, Hiss Edith Wat¬

ti.- Mt- William Sidney Rossiter, Mrs Qeorge \\

fShrady, lr, Mra P B Hubert, Mrs william IIStarbuck Ml** tl., n Banda Misa Minni.- harris,Ml Uiuru ti Mt Hurrj M Libby, Mr-.William B, Tefft, |r. Mi Arthur P. Morel, Missi;...Osbori * Mi¦ M h d Fowler and Miss CharitaHall. Aftei coi Mra Bhrad) ung. and In*uti lui tl -wen i.nu it,ct.-,i bj MissPowh Miss Hall in vi! Osboi

.

Off i Mik v LEMOXN \\l> BANANAS.Oranges, capt the weeter kind-., si .¦ in

a. live demand In the » holeasle rum market. Pwr-Idas are In ih< -:' favoi it In light i ippl)and tin- clan will SOOn be exhausted Thi v ai,-

selling foi from S3 JO to IS a boa CsHfot nie navelsur.- in good suppl} snd selling foi from USS '" Ma box A few Mexican oranges were recently soldfor from fc: 50 ta M ". bos Re telpts <.f .ina ik as areKet ting -inn Iii .". and *,'III soi lot s lol 11non Tin- fruit ls si foi tr,un j; to f> a burel,repacked, Bnd from MSu to MM a box. Valencia*ere from '¦'¦ to M s case Lemons gre In compare-llvelj mod ra .¦ supply t.d at un hanged prlceiAn advance In prices for them which was predictedlast week has not occurred. The failure ,,t theprediction I* attributed ta the cold weather.lian.ma ire rn abundant suppl) r.itu- for theHrs! ... weeks of this month having I.n 10,109

mil) M^stJti hunches In the corriKp mdlng rart of I yes Ph* di mand is fdr andprices ll :¦ I)

Are you OUl "f work or do von \,.di io make u

change. You maj And just what >ou want tn thebarron columns.

I OurI CountermandI Sale

A Triumph. |I There were numbers of sharp judges $\% of good goods who responded to our 1I invitation of an inspection before or- II dering of the elegant lines of foreign §5$ woolens.goods that the best mills of fi6> England ;md Scotland had left onThHr I11 h;'n^s.which countermands we to II wisely secured at less th.n one-half y

j 5 their value, with the result that these Ij) sharp judges kindly placed their orders \$ with us. and they will do so ar/,un, for I

;») each .ind everv one ot them hts se- I*^ cured thc greatest values ever offered (.b. in garments made from cloths for tI which exclusive tailor* charge MO. 2'?. and more. 6I- IB You will also become our pleased IB x

S and s.itislied customer il von but in- II spect what ure are offering in this saleof II Suits or s|*00^Overcoats, lvJ,*""~|S Perfecl tittm;, neatly trimmed ir s/efl . -,;. £

| ' 7;'g Trousers, <'.¦'-.-'- 9 yfj 00 (.) Title.!, io they do no! *?.?'.£ . , ,. ,

B . In f,rd.» SA rsa; it Inc knee*,a All goo.is maJa bi th*'.1 ld |we<M um. Ii> b\ *ikii!«-.l tallon -no *w *Jt *!inp .* -,.» >

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To anih*nti'it* th* t min n -t nf I ii .»-.,th* rorreipdwliiBe* pestles aegatlallasa !>».tn**n ui, thi ".araieilei bassa aa i Isa milli, i>in our ofH . ant la «. *i to MM patti* lor la.Beretleo

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J> ,7/ BV 'it** "''';<' orgrtnitti ». ii ./ > fart. '?< >"'»'¦ *

I Cohen&Co. -I§ N. W. cor. Nassau and ||1 lAnn Sts., N. Y. \». ^iv FVTttlF BUfLDTNO ¦¦

,) 105 and 107 Nassau St. II 25, 27 and 29 Ann St. \fflgg 'n±-?>r$'.r> jggggftg r^ r.\rS rf&as &*>&

t\ytvJfo%tUXDVW

alaine C\Jf (<j»Lyons Silks.

Check Taffetas.Plaid Taffetas.

Silk and Wcol Moire Velours.Pirn's Irish Plaid Poplins.

White and Black Stripe Silks.Black and White Plaid Silks.Brocades for Evening Wear.

White Silks for Wedding Gowns*

PRINTED FOULARDS.Vety bnodsonie patterns tdd msfoifloent qual¬

ity.

VELVETS.

VM " popular Shop*THB I'SUAL AI'TKIt BEAftOK ? IALEOr THC UUK.r.TY KUKNISHlNOa.

Before t^i* Anr-i.il K*furni«!nnaof th»ir ExhlliHUn Rem** "'."> no'*1

PAPERS, ST IK KS AND IFURNITUREWhi"ii arc naw t*»:r.« prepared Abies!

MESBRB. JOSEPH P MIHi'.ll A carffer th* flalunc- nf th* laBpertetMM md

mada f^r th* Pall an<l wleter Saaeosa atth* \pt ravereMe and Mbatastial piacouni of

TWENTY PIVB PER CENTfrom the Prlf* rlai'i's market rn »a^h Artie!*.

Th* t'ill»"tion *mtirac«»

DECORATIVE FiHNITL'REIV TIIK BNOUC«J FASHION'

F^r*it Or**n. Hr « n n:».-K, arl S*n!ira WaaR'M oak. Gr*»n ash. and HonOursi Mirotany

l'ph<ii!it..-*(i Ptacea mn i» bjHAMPTON A KOSa. uk l.'NPON.

In flr.t Cv»rin»» or In th* 'f.li»r'.> VtlreUWAU. PAPRRO AND BTPPfl

|>K RXrEI.I.RN'1 iTl LlWin,'li «r* ap!\ itl*pl»i'*.1 h^ t1'*

m»n> n»» Ttllnga booluwl ' «rriv*

DELFT. "LIBERTY" and PELLA H"PB!A"POTIKHV I'l'Ti ll HAMMRRBP HRASa ASSt

ILLUMINATED . OPPERWARB.ami a Varlet) .>f ih^ int»rf«'mn add nu* f«e

Beaaa Deeoratasi imu terteil* tiTHU "POPULAR SHOP.'

rjrrerj fis/ama ti" r«lle*tlea " ': t>gntd *rt'lrrtxl hi, l/i BVMsga /

[TTlSMlr Isepeetten CarsiaJly ln\it*d.I Viailrmarkt /.V./M.i

426 St. «.. at 5th Aoe.DIBCOI VT SALK BRM JA\. SW.

rchildremi'TEETHING

Hrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupbaa been uaeri for over FIFTY YKARS ty MIL¬LIONS of MOTHERS FOR THEIR C '-ULDRfc*WHILE TKKTHINC, with perfecl B^CCEl* t»SO iTHKs THE CHILD. BOFTENS THEO! M»

ALLAYS ALL PAIN. CtTRES ^'^'^JJ^J?and is the BEST REMEDY FOK PIARRHOBB.S.ild by ilrugglsts la every part sf the worlO.

Twenty-five Cents a Bottle.

MAZAMA:IL«egcent! worth, wnen

cooked, provides .*:» lb*, ot perfecl r-'ood.

HEALTH POOP CO.. 61 MiVAyC.

¦UYI^PHH ¦ l-nuniff lim Kallmr V.lrI'L^S*.1^1^.^Seat SAIIS OROWHR Fl HSlgT um avTiua »s»..»«.^-

,lf !**.'-ISfaBTO a laelaaaaai l"K»a'i ¦" .'";.;.WARTS a.*n...- . '^I'UrHBjS*ito hst dad ^ ^....!- .ae#n»n«-» ¦'' »i "'saautiMd «ii -mn dlaaaata s*n>t "< jeaM».« wj^JHook ah j Mmpla of t.ther Hm .<>.» ¦ wm

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