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16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1900 s 3 3 ; 2 ; s (AUAUAUAUAUAUALAUASAMAMAUAUAVAUAMASAUAAUAMANAUAUAUAUANAUALAUA U AVAUAUAUANAVAURN AUAUAUAUAUAUAN AUAUALALAUALANALALIAL] | f $1.75 GLOVES FOR $L10 A PAIR. | BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY KECKWEAR Fitted and Cuaranteed. This is unquestionably the best e bargain offered i Possible, be: cnormous purc ly of these very high gradeand | colla fashionable gloves ment is still comoplete in colo: Reg: for We will place on sale to-morrow 1200 dozen Ladies’ Handker- chiefs, a manufacturer’s surplus stock, bought at almost hali-price. vle consists of Ladies” Pure Irish-Linen Hemstitched Hand- efs, full size, with an exquisite hand embroidered initial—the handkerchief ever imported hundreds of the newest and varniety of MONDAY AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY FOR HOLIDAY BARGAINS A SPECIAL HANDKERCHIEF OFFERING.. 25¢c HANDKERCHIEFS FOR 16ic Each ular $1.75 gloves o Sl. 13 ;’;:‘fii well worth S}}Ji; 75C i | ANOTHER WAIST SALE. A SNE OF BDUBRELLRS. - |*%70 Soh: [ Worthepoy $1.95 Each. SILK PETTICOAT SALE nt uld n + t and Purp fective designs. n one o lly made to use we ase The iberty silk, of pink, light blue. s of Tan, Mode, Brown, Ox. Blood Gray, White and Black: all sizes, : | Worth $2.50 | ments always bring hundreds of | Ladies looking for durable um- | eager buyers—there will be an- | brellas sho: ot overlook -this | other crowd here to-morrow. 150 are 200 of them:| grand fitting and most fash- mbreila ever offered at| ionable Waists go on sale. Silk, finiched ching and tucki ishop sleeve: well worth 1 sale for hc dz To Be Continu-d. $11.50 Value To-Morrow could not these grand $25.00 Suit Patterns. on . Fach Another style includes a large ost beautiful effects in em- le to-morrow at $1.00 a 75c Each. We have prepared for a record- this city breaking event in this department. Fifty dozen are to be placed on sale to-morrow. Jabots with stock attached, made of the best very fluffy, in colors white ‘and black, an ideal Christ- are made of good wearing e E in colors of . Green, White and Black: all SR 50 uyers to-morrow.Each $6.95 EACH MARK-DOWN OF IMPORTED DRESS PATTERNS. t to procure a genuine bargain in | 1orrow you will have an opportunity | | for less than one-half the former selling _price. | | £ distinct. rare French | it a superb collection of correct dark colorings— ors of Garnet, Green, Navv, nd a-e appliqued in the richest and most ef- find 2 more acceptabl; $10.00 COUNTRY ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. N i 3 sell at 25¢c lavender, with hem- and the On $5.75 e holiday N s 3 E e 3 E 3 & e E E & E £ E : E E = E = = MANY CRIMES IN EHIGI PLACES Conviction of Millionaire Banker Sternberg Still! 7 A An r #; the i0: 7204 604104 4 5 020 T A0 40t 1 0 Occasions Much Comment. tion nst morality, satisfles the pub- ce and it well merited retribu- stablish an institut against loss of wor burg case ruin among others erscheidt Huellessem, th criminal gher cou 1o ct he public Ares a case of Sternburg will g to occupy the pubiic mind. | s expected Sternburg will appeal agzain Furthermore, numer- of c. 22.—Public attention was his week with crimes in llionaire banker, of two imprisonment and five of nburg case are pending. jtnesses will be tried for per- ee lawyi for unprofessional conduet or col- | vent justice ut the popiexy. Von Mer- on by intro- | . xthropometric system | NEW YORK, Dec. civil rights for in the highest soclety, urg rapidly acquired a fortune fraudule; Tt 38000000 marks by shady | audulent practices for ntained social relations reatest piety. men for | Fr o oa B most ioath He | was the center of the | dam’s wealthiest marks yearly in taxes. that Sanden’s | most questionable. bu fon for | Jots at a fancy is working | directors will ment for falsi et lon, arly tragical effec ying t sumed that he had physician cer- persons connected A3 rs are under inves. Metro] i rial, and P. J. Wedeny, for reform of the!all from San Francisco. criminal police, which did not yleld fruit | in 1897 in connection with the Van Tausch case, has now grown imperative. authentically reported that the authori- ties are preparing a measure for reform The other great case this week, the a rest of mortgage bankers, attracts an im- mense amount of attention. The press is pointing out the resemblance to the Stern- burg affair, since wealthy bankers, moving offender, Sanden, made pretense of the | p He bad a private chapel | in a luxurious villa at Potsdam. H and aristocratic soclety. citizen, businesa He would compel bor- | rowers with the bank to buy one of his rice. The losses will fall heavily on small investors. The fall in | the shares obligation of the two banks al- ready represents about 175,000,000 marks, | 1t is considered certain, | | It has been shown | i terms of imprizon- e balance sheets. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YOB.K.i 22.—The following Californians are in New York: J. Free- | man, at the Grand Union; ¥. H. Hunter, at the Grand; the Misses Lewis, at the Victoria; G. E. Morse, at the Manhattan; S..Rosenthal, at the Netherland; M. H. arr, at the Grand; J. Baxter, at the tan; E. L. Brayton, at ‘the Impe- It is | have carried on years. 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ADMIRE BRAVERY OF GENERAL DEWET Britons Compare the Daring Dash With the Charge at Balaklava. it AL Certain Cabinet Members Would Be Grateful if Boer Leaders Would Consent to Terms of Peace. —_— LONDON, Dec. 22.—General Dewet would be by far the most acceptable Christmas box to the average Briton. Though there seems to be little likell- hood of this wish being granted the ge- sire for the suppression of this wonder- ful Boer leader, however, is accompanied by generous admiration of his latest feat. “It would be unworthy of the British name,” says the Times, ‘‘to refuse credit that is due to a feat of arms so brilllant as the un cted dash bmf of Enew!.t' and his men through ti mmh &8 Otber papars take the same view, com. {hulgg the ride to Springhaas Nek with e charge at Balaklava. In fact, admjr ation for.the extrao daring _dls- played by the Boers on this occasion al- most_predominates over the chagrin at the failure of the British officers to cope with their enemies. There is springing ‘up a philosophic indifference to the in- capability of generals In Bouth Africa. Keverses have become expected. Last Christmas society almost went { crazy over plum puddings and chocolate { hampers sent to the soldiers on the veldt. This year they are not mentioned. In fact, the public is unutterably weary of the long drawn out struggle, whose only interesting features are the sensational successes of Dewet. This in no way af-. fects the Government, whose determin- ation to_fight it out to the bitter end Is evident from its decision to reinforce the already huge army in South Africa. Sev- | eral members of the Cabinet, however, would be heartily grateful to the Boer leaders to suffer peace. The Evening Standard says it hears a report has reached London that Kimber- ley is seriously threatened by the Boers. None of the leading South African firms interested in Kimberley has received in- formation tending to confirm the report. e PORTO RICANS ARE DYING OF STARVATION . Williams Files His Report With the Adjutant General at San Juan. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec, 22.—Dr. A. D. Willlams, assistant surgean of the United States army, has arrived from where he was detailed to make a report on the condition of the people as observed by him on a march with sfldiers across the island. That re- port was made to the adjutant general, Department of Porto Rico, San Juan. A copy of the report was given out to-night by Dr. Williams. “At Los Marios,” the report says, “we began to see the vanguard of misery. In that small, squalid town there is no med- ical man. Many were sick. A Mr. Ton- cuand, the American school teacher there, told me that many of the people, not only of the surrounding country but of the town, were in great distress. 1 asked him the ¢ause of So much sickness and £o many deaths. He answered without hesi- tation: ‘For want of food.’ " The report continues: ‘At Adjuntas the conditions were appaliing; men, women and chiidren, swoilen, bioated, diseased and_emaciated, whose pinched and hag- gard features appearad weighted with thé sorrows of years. When I asked the city physician of Adjuntas the cause of such a large death rate—fifty-two deaths and four births the week immediately preced- ing our visit there—he replied: ‘The death rate is about the same every week. The prime_cause, chronic starvation.’ " Dr. Willlams in this report declares that with fourteen patients in the hospital at this place and three nurses the municipal authorities allow the steward to draw only a dollar a day in maunicipal stamps for the subsistence and care of the pa- tients, and with that the steward can realize only 5 cents with his stamps and with that amount daily he has to sup- ply the scanty hospital food. i st RELIGIOUS REVIVAL TO USHER IN CENTURY Work Begun by Late D. L. Moody Being Carried On by Others. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—It was announced to-night that a secret committee meeting was held in this city to-day, at which plans were perfected to hold a monster religious revival to usher in the twentieth ntury. m’rhlsryrewval s to be the fruition of the lan evolved bL the late Dwight L. g(oody. which his friends took up and have enlisted in its support the most prominent Christian workers In the coun- iry. It is to be national in scope, with New York as the center. It is to be ab- solutely undenominational in character. e leaders include a majority of the leading evangelical clergymen of Greater Newng'ork, sides Willlam R. Moody, son_of the deceased evangelist; John Wil- 1is Baer of Boston, secretary of the Unit- ed Society of Christian Endeavor; John R. Mott, of the International Y. M.'C. A.: General O. O. Howard, of New York, and General J. J. Estey, Brattleboro, Vt. ioo————— COAST BREVITIES. PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 22.—While riding after cattle on his father's ranch near Olif- ton, John Philips, the 14-year-old son of James Philips, fell from his horse and was dragged to death. SPOKANE, Dec. 22.—At & meeting presided over by Mayor J. M. Comstock last night and attended by thirty business and mining men, it was declded to hold an exposition in S, kane from June to November, 1902. SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22.—The Grand Jury im- paneled for this county last Tuesday mage {ts final report to the Superfor Court this morn- ing and was discharged. No .true bills were found. The session was the shortest in the history of this county. PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 22.—T. H. Gage, employed as & foreman in rafiroad construction work at Antmellis Camp, south of Clifton, was buried under several tons of rock and instantly Kkilled yesterday as a result of the premature explosion of a blast. WOODLAND, Dec. 22.—Leo Solomon of Sac- ramento was acquitted of the charge of as- sault and robbery in the Superior Court yes- terday. Nearly all the county officlals of Sacramento County were here and testified to the good character of Solomon. SAN JOSE, Dec. 22.—Both the Grange and the Farmers' Club to-day expressed the senti- ment that the mai ent of the California Cured Fruit Assoclation has been lmclouhl‘ t. the th:.:nrllcec should not be reduced, organization is on solid groynd and that the outcome will be satisfactory. ¢ SAN ANDREAS, Dec. 22.—In the contest for Supervisor in District No. 1 of this county, was glven the Board of Supervisors, Superior day declared J. testant, elected by a majority of two votes, roperties o the ego Water %mgzl.ny and San Diego Flume Company, as directed by the it Court of the United States of Southern ifornia, under foreclos- ure proceedings, was made this m tion by Cassius Carter, sfaster In were bought in by M. C. ‘Helion B ae e s ven to - :.hl: ot IL-: ‘Water Company’s l-my:r- m. % URGE ENGLMND 0 "WAKE UP Writers Call Aftention to American Industrial Competition. - Nicaragua Canal Still Fails to Arouse Any Interest in London, but England May Soon Take Action, I LONDON, Dec. 22.—The Nicaragua canal still fails to arouse any really deep in- terest here, as it is thoroughly understood that Great Britain will take action in the near future and the Chinese negotiations are regarded more in the light of a mo- notonous farce than a serious problem, thanks to the absurd misunderstandings Which have arisen between the powers. The only quarter in London where the performance i thoroughly. enjoyed is at the Chinese legation, at which Bir Chih Chen Lo Feng Lu, the Minister of China, meurning secludedly for his brother, is reported to be in a state of perpetual chuckle over the attitude of Christendom. More the question of the day is Amer- ica’s commercial rivalry, which through- out the week has heen forming the basis for long analytical articles in the Daily Express and the Datly Mail, written by (rnfilnserlng and other experts, which de- tail the results of recent trips to the United State; er the headlines, ““Wake Ve Are Falling Behind,” iterating that the English manu- re’ {nitiative is absorbed in com- alism, which is summed up in the following paragrapi in one article: “If the foregoing facts are unpalatable it is better they should be known than that the nation should dream on until the next cycle of bad trade, when we find our markets in the possession of others.” The announcemen: that The Nether- lands does not consider {tself bound by the Paris Venezuela commission's decision on the Anglo-Dutch frontler is not re- garded by the Forcign Office as forming | the basis of international friction. The boundary {s a comparatively minor mat- ter on which the Colonial Office has been engaged for some time. The Netherlands question is regarded as a step to ward off a contingency which, however, Great Britain has never contemplated. CONTROLLER COLGAN SUBMITS HIS REPORT Details the Transactions of His Office for the Past Two Fiseal Years. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 22.—Controller E. P. Colgan to-day transmitted to Governor Gage his blennial report, showing the transactions of his department for the fiftieth and fifty-first fiscal years ending June 20, 1899, and June 30, 1900, respective- ly. The report shows that on June 30, 1849, there was in the State treasury to the credit of the several funds the sum of $3,422,273 03, and on June 30, 1900, $5,020,- 475 20. On the same dates the aggregates of outstanding warrants were $210,092 56 and $173,69 11. The increase of cash at the close of the fifty-first fiscal year as against the fiftieth fiscal year was $1,508.- 202 2. The excesg of regeipts over expen- ditures, excluding transfers for the two fiscal years, is shown to be , 3 The ~Controller notes that at his in- stance and upon his former recommenda- tion the last Legislature passed a law re- quiring all institutions to pay monthly Into the State treasury all moneys collect by them. The moneys are now dis- bursed on warrants drawn by him. The Controller gives it as his belief that Congress should assist in river improve- ment and should compensate the State for the $300,000 spent in the improvement of the Sacramento and San Joaquin riv- ers. The Controller also points out that now while Congress Is overwhelmingly Repub- lican and the State administration is Republican, an effort should be made to secure the payment of the clalm of the State of California against the Federal Government for expenses incurred during the war of the rebellion, amounting to $3,- 951,915 42, and knowns as the ‘“Californta Rebellion War Claim." AL Baln BODY FOUND FLOATING IN HARBOR AT CLEONE Believed to Be That of John W. Wal- lingford, Hailing From Al- buquerque. CAHTO, Dec. 22.—7he body of a man was found floating in the harbor near Cleone yesterday by James Ryan of Usal. 1t is believed the dead man was John W Wallingford of Albuquerque, New Mex- ico. The body had teen in the water only a few hours. The man was well dressed and appeared to ve between forty and forty-five years of age. The face was clean shaved, except tor a mustache. On the inside pocket of the coat was a pock- etbook in which * was written the name ohn W. Wallingford,” and the address, 71232 Rallroad avenue, Albuquerque, New Mexic On the person of the dead man was also a visiting certificate from a lodge of Odd Fellows at Folsom, New Mexico, and a bill of fare of the sfeamer City of Paris, plying between New Yori and Liverpool. The Coroner took charge of the body. The inquest will not be held until word is received from Fulsom. How Walling- ford met death In the harbor is not known. He was a stranger here. The body bears no evidence of foul play and the fact that there were only a few cents in_change in the pockets leads many to believe that becoming stranded far from home Wallingford in a fit of despondency ended his life. EUREKA, Dec. 22.—Captain Harry Smith, overseer of tiie Humboldt beacons, found 'the body of a man floating near the life saving station this afternoon. The remains were badly decomposed, but arc thought to be those of Charles Grundlen, who was drowned by the capsizing of a rowboat near Samoa two months ago. e e 2 May Be Charged With Kidnaping. STOCKTON, Dec. 22.—Get Gam, the Chi- nese woman arrested here yesterday on a grand larceny charge, was to-day re- turned from San Jose, where her husband and an attorney bailed her out. She is eaid to have been sick in bed on Decem- ber 10, the day of the alleged offense. Per- sons instrumental in her arrest may be ‘proceeded against for attempted kidnap- ng. L e Diamond Merchant Arrested. CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—John M. Bredt, a diamond merchant, and Mrs. Bertha Frei- tag were arrested and taken before Jus- tice of the Peace Prindevilie to-day, chnried with being !nvolved in an exten- sive diamond swindle. 1t is asserted that scores of persons were victimized. —— Americans Not Affected. HAVANA, Dec. 22—No case of yellow fever among Americans has been reported for several days, and there are in the Las Hospital only ten rsons, Spaniards, suffering from thenau:ue.w A Unique Colony. . respects Now Zealand is the anced of any British colony. I tion hardy and devoted to the their adoption, and its 1 fruitful d already b fo New Zealand be- having nuhm:{.nr MARY STRIKERS ARE WOUNDED Antwerp Police Attack Rioters With Drawn Sabers, Men Brought From the Provinces and Put to Work Are Threatened With Death. —_— ANTWERP, Dec. 22—The striking dock- men became more defiant to-day and their attitude resulted in several conflicts with the police, one of which was serious. | Early in the morning groups of strikers | interfered with the men who werq coming from the provinces to take th places and in several instances the new men were maltreated. This afternoon an attempt was made to resume operations at the Cockrell whart, and 2000 strikers attempted to prevent the resumption. The strikers were dispe: by the police with drawn sabers, and ur.- der police protection work was Y the foreign hands. Later the strikers menaced the men who were working upon the steamer Maze and threatened them with death. The workmen were put to flight. The most serfous outbreak of the day occurred at the Cockrell wharf, where the strikers assembled and were chased away by the police with drawn sabers. The officers used their revolvers also. and it s stated that thirty men were wounded, and the riotors were dispersed upon the arrival of the police reinforcements. To-night the docks are quiet. It is said that the agitators have decided not to make an® manifestation to-morrow, de- siring to respect the entrance into the city of Prince and Princess Albert of Rel-| gium. The Burgomaster has taken pre- cautions to prevent an outbreak. SHADOWY FINGER ON ‘ WmTEjOUSE PELAB! | Portico of Executive Mansion Crowd- | ed Daily With Superstitious and Curious Visitors. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Believers in | signs and omens-can be seen every day | at about 11 o'clock on the White House | portico intently examining one of the eastern pillars.~ They have been told that | at that hour when the sun is shining a shadow can be seen there in the shape of | a hand with a stubby forefinger raised in{ an attitude of warning. It requires a vivid imagination to figure out this hand. | but, the superstitious avow they have seer! it and they assoclate it with an alleged figure of a bent and aged woman, who they say, fell before the portico be- | fore the death of the President’s mother. Anti-imperialists {hink it is a_warning | against the administration’ Philppine | poliey. The occupants of the White House are not superstitious and every one of them is enjoving excellent health. Presi- | dent McKinley has occupied more time during the last two or three days assist. ing Mrs. McKinley in marking and for- warding Christmas presents than he has siven to public questions. LONE BANDIT ROBS THE LAKEVIEW STAGE LAKEVIEW, Or., Dec. 22.—The Lake- | view and Paisley stage was held up be- | yond the Odd Fellows' Cemetery last | night by a lone highwayman, who de- manded the letter mall sacks. After | throwing off the pouches the driver whipped up his horses and within ten minutes after the hold-up Sheriff Dunlap and Marshal Wharton were at the scene, The sacks were found cut open and all | the letters gone. Owing to the darkness | the fobber could not be tracked, and at | this hour the extent of his haul is not known, but it is probable he received nothing for his night's work. Eleven days ago the Lakeview and Ager stage was held up two miles from the| town and the mail rifled. The general opinfon is that the highwayman lives in Lakeview. Killed by an Explosion. LIMA, Ohio, Dec. 22.—Willlam Reddick, of Findley, president of the Producers’ Explosive Company, was blown to atoms this afternoon by an explosion of nitro- glycerin in the magazine at the com- pany's factory near here. The explosion shattered hundreds of window panes in the city. The factory was closed yester- day for the holidays, and Mr. Reddick had gone out to put a padlock on a door. Hanna to Visit Florida. MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 22.—Senator Hanna and family will arrive in Miami to-mor- row night on a specfal train. The holidays will be spent in Miami, West Palm Beach and tie other points of interest in South- ern Florida. LRI PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 22.—J. §. Hopkins, | of Safford. ‘while running 2 sawmill at the | San Mogaletté mine, just across the Mexican | line, was cut to pieces by a circular saw two | days ago. 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The Mexican Remedy for Diseases of the Kid~ neys and Bladder. Sells on its own merits. NABER, ALFS & BRUNE, Agents. 323 Market st., 5. F.—(Send for Circulars.) UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— 'AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY QF, ATX-LACHAPELLE, Germany, on the fist day of December, A. D. 1899, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissicner of the State of Call- fornia, pursuant to the provisions of sections €10 and €11 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS. Cash Market value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company. .§799,357 50 Cash in Company's Office Cash n Banks. i interest due and accrued o and Loans Premiums in due Course of ¥ Bills receivable, not matured, takem for Fire and Marine Risks Total Assets . LIABILITTES. Losses adjusted and unpaid.. Tosses in process of Adjustment or in Surpense ... Toeses resisted. Gross premtums on Fire Risks run- ning one year or less, $405,575 48; re- insurance §0 per cent.... Gross premiums on Fire ning more than one year, reinsurance pro rata. Due and accrued for salaries, All other demands against the com. pany . Total Liabilities INCOME. Net cash actvally recelved for Fire premiums .. werreane - Received for interest and dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all ather sources Recetved from‘all other sources. Total Income $191.344 09, EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for Fire losses (in- cluding $26,738 51, losses of previous yeass) .. Pald or allowed Brokerage Pald for $322,919 83, for Commieslo STATEMENT —oF THB— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS HANOVER 0!’ NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF NEW York, on the iist day of December. A. D. 18%. and’ for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California. pursuant to the provistons of sections €10 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Com- ‘missioner. CAPITAL. vald up Amoult» :l (.\pltll Stock, .l_r? 1,000,000 0 = ASSETS. eal Estate owned by Company..... Loans on Bonds and Mortzages.. Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Cash in Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans ................... 26319 00 Interest due and accrued on Bonds and Mortgages ........ e 50 Premiums in due Course of Collection 19,349 33 Due from other Companies for Re- ineurance on losses already paid me a Total Assets .. LIABILITTES. Losses adjusted and unpaid..... in process of Adjustment in Suspense Losses resisted, including expenses.. 13,515 68 premiums on Risks run- ning one year or less, 31,004,006 19: reinsurance 0 per cent......... 547,043 19 premiums on Fire Risks run- ing more than one year. §1.34 T8 $5; reinsurance pro ra: Reinsurance premiums . ‘:,“—: - Recelved for Interest and dividends Stocks, Loans and from EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses e,l:fiil“ §178,401 51, losses of )l"fl(n: re) .. Fire. Fire. Losses {ncurred during the year...... L$3MTT3 65 Losses incurred Auring the year...... $1,100, 491 07 Risks and Premiums. | Fire Risks. | Premiums. Net amount of risks| written during the, oy - P coeesean sese 480 | 3618, Net amount risks ” year ...l euem ) sesn Net amount in force December 31 1899....| 45.443.68 | 597,219 55 SAML. R. WEED, of Weed & U. S. Managers. Subseribed and sworn to bef. Tt aay of Janvary, 1360 Do e this & F. FISHBECK, Notary Public. PACIFIC COAST DEPA 423 CALIFORNIA s'rlmBTMBNT’ ALFRED R. GRIM, Assistant 0 NESSINGER and MAFTIN Main 272, . Mhm CESAR BERTHEAU, Mamagw. City Managees,