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ESTABLISHED JTJN33 15) ) , 1871. OMAILA , FRIDAY MOBNIXG , 3 , 1895 TWELV.B 1'AGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
OF THE ENTIRE T
OF THE EQUITY CLOTHING AND SHOE HOUSE AT
I The price cutting achievements of the age The greatest suit chance ever known Every suit in the house , let its value be what it may , will be
cut to just half the plain marked price. Early comers get the best choice.
in
All the Men's All-Wool Suits that formerly sold for .so Your choice of over 500 Men's Pants at -
$5.00 go at
All the Men's $2 Pants go in the $1.00 I The Equity's $3 Pants will be $1 .50
receiver ' sale at - | closed out at
Light and dark shades in Men's Sack Suits that sold OO
for $6.00 go at - Boys' 2-Piece Sttits
Men's Cassimere , Sack and Cutaway Suits that the .00 Boys' Suits for which the Equity got $2,00 , and that was $1.00
Equity sold for $8.00 will be low , the receiver sells for
Boys' Elegant 2-Piece Suits , regular $2,50 value any .25
where , at the receiver's sale for
All the Men's $15 Clay Worsteds Men's Fine Worsted Suits , the All those Fine 2-Piece Suits that the Equity sold for $3 , .50
in all shades go at . Equ ty $10 suit , at the receiver will sell at -
Men's Striped , Checked and Plaid ,50 Men's Cassimere and Cheviot
$ 1 6 suits will be . Sacks and cutaways , half price , at Boys' 30c Knee Pants IScj
L. D. LOEVY , Receiver Equity Closing Clothing out the House
At Half Price.
William Megquier , Dreading Loss of His
Sight , Takes Hio Own Life.
PUTS A BULLET THROUGH HIS BRAN
Tor Thirteen Years the Assistant Cashier
of First National Hunk Shooting Was
at ItcBldciiCD of Ueorco K. llur-
ker An Old Uolillcr.
"William 11. Megquier suicided yesterday
morning at 7:30 : by shooting himself In the
right temple. The scene ot the suicide was
at the residence ot George E. Darker , G2G
South Thirty-seventh street.
Mr. Barker was startled by a sharp report
followed by a recoil of some sort , and there
being a high wind at the time he supposed
the noise was made by the slamming ot one
Df the shutters at the rear of the house.
When Mr. and Mrs. Barker sat down to the
breakfast table they were Informed that Mr.
Megquier had not made his appearance.
Fearing that ho might bo ill one of tbe
servant girls was dispatched to the room to
call him. She rapped several times on the
door , but was unable to get any response
and reported the facts to the family.
Mr. Barker Immediately thought of the
nolso ho had beard and was satisfied that
| ( something out ot the ordinary had occurred.
lie sent for the hostler and directed him to
proceed to the room occupied by Mr. Meg-
tinier and make an Investigation. Ho soon
returned vMtn the information that Megquier
li f was lying on the floor with the blood streamIng -
Ing from tils noie and that a revolver was
lying by his side. Dr. R. C. Moore was
telephoned for , and arriving at the residence
proceeded to the room , where he found Mr.
Megquier as reported by the hostler. The
body was still warm , but life was extinct.
The surroundings In the room disclosed the
tact that Mr. Megqulcr had occupied hla bed
Burlng the night and had risen In the morning
is usual and completed preparation ! for his
toilet , previous to which he had slipped on a
pair of pants over his night shirt.
DREAD BLINDNESS
Mr. Megquier had been troubled with his
tyes for some time and had recently ex
pressed himself as being fearful that his
business life would be terminated by the loss
ot his eyesight. He has been under the
treatment of Dr. Glfford for some weeks
and went to the Presbyterian hospital a
Ihort time ago to receive special treatment ,
tie remained In the hospital one week and
returned to the residence ot Mr. Darker on
Thursday last and expresied himself as very
much pleased to bo able to return once more.
lie wan , however , but very little better , and
hla eyesight woud not permit of his reading
ind he was unable to distinguish his friends
when they were a short distance frcm him.
Ho sat In the parlor In company with Mr.
Barker's family Wednesday night and was
evidently not despondent at that
time. He retired to his room at
10 o'clock , which was the last
time ho was teen alive. While in the parlor
the mysterious death of Mr. Egbert was dis
cussed. Members of the family stated that
I , - \ . they wcro of the opinion that Mr. Egbert
| + - * Jiad been murdered , to which Mr. Megqulcr
replied that none but Insane people com
mitted suicide. While Mr. Megquler's life
was undoubtedly taken by himself , the gen
eral opinion Is that he did not contemplate
\fe lulcldewhen he retired at night , but on
i > \Eettlng up In the morning the weather being
VRlooray ho felt discouraged and thinking that
he would be blind In a short time he took hit
lfe. Tbe luppoiMon la that 4 sudden at-
ack of Insanity came upon him while ar
ranging his morning's toilet and that he
mmcdiately proceeded to his dresser where
ils revolver was kept , took the weapon from
ts accustomed place and standing before the
nlrror placed the muzzle to bis head and
fired. He fell backwards to the floor and was
evidently dead when he fell , as the blood
vhlch flowed from the wound was to bo
'ound ' In only one place and that was near
where his head was resting.
Herman Kountzo of the First National
bank was notified and soon afterward was
at the Marker residence. He vas much
shocked to learn of the demise of his trusted
employe. Mr. Kountzo said that he could
isslgn no reason other than the fear of losing
ils eyesight that had caused Mr. Megquier to
mvo committed the rash act. The accounts
if the deceased wcro perfectly straight and
10 had all the confidence which could be
nsplrcd by long and faithful service. Mr.
Kountze knew him to have been a man of
exemplary habits.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Mr. Megquier had never married. His
nearest relatives are two sisters , one of whom
s married , and a brother , who was last heard
of in California. Miss Megquier , the single
sister , ts teaching In a seminary In Boonc-
vllle , Mo. , and the other sister , Mrs. Lion-
serge r , Is In Chicago , undergoing treatment
which Is made necessary on account of 111
health.
Mr. Megqulcr was born at Iloonevllle , Mo. ,
In 1838 , and received hla education at thai
place. In 1SG1 he entered the quarter
master's department under General William
Meyers and was stationed at St. Louis , where
lie remained until 1SC6. He was transferred
with General Meyers to Omaha , acting at
chief clerk , and remained here until 1870 ,
Becoming acquainted with the Kountzes , the )
took a liking to him and ho was sent tc
New York , where he accepted a position Ir
their bank In that city. He remained then
for some time , but resigned his position ant
again entered the office of General Meyers
and went to California and later to St. Paul
where he remained up to 1882. He left St
Paul to accept the position of assistant
cashier of the First National bank In till ;
city , which position he continued to hold
His niece , the daughter of Mrs. Llonberger
married Richard Klmball , son of T. L. Kim
ball , and resides near Wate-rloo , this county.
Fred II. Davis , cashier of the First Na
tlonal bank , In speaking of the sad death o
Mr. Megquier , said that during the past fev
weeks the ilecas-d had been quite despondent
frequently saying he feared that he wouU
lose his sight ; that he would bo of no usi
to himself , nor to any one else. Upon sucl
occasions Mr. Davis would talk to him am
cheer him up , though ho would again seen
to loie spirit and Insist that he would be
come blind.
The hour for holding the Inquest has no
yet been determined , but It will be somctlmi
this afternoon.
With the Woman's Club.
One of the best recitals of tbo departmen
of music was given Wednesday at the room
ol the Omaha Woman's club. Despite tin
Immense attraction at The Dee bullJlng then
was a gcod audience , and the ladles wen
amply repaid for their attendance.
The first on the program was the beautlfu
allegro "Drllllant of Mendelssohn , " arrange
for two pianos. It was played by Mrs
Mclntosh and Mnie. Muentcferlng.
Sons , "Arise , for the World Rejoices , " b ;
Mrs. Henry D. Estabrook , was sung In fault
less style. Mrs. Estabrook also sang "Th ;
Deamlng Eyes , " by MacDowell , and "At Twl
light , " by Nevln.
The women had the pleasure of llstenlni
to the viola alto , most of them hearing thl
lovely Instrument for the flrst time. It wa
played by Rudolph Engel of Germany. Mi
Homer Moore gave a very interesting tal
concerning the viola alta , saying there wer
but two persons In the United States wh
played It , one of them being Mr. Engel.
The last number was Chopin's "Rondo , I
Major. " played by Mme. Muenteferlng an
Mrs. Mclntosh.
At the conclusion qf Uie program Mr
Juchanan presented the club with the five
icautlful plctu'es that already adorn the
vails of the c.ub room , but which were not
ho property of the club.
MTU. Ford accepted the gift for the club
n her felicitous style.
Mrs. nuchanan offered a set of resolutions
rom the music department to the club and
ho general public thanking them for their
nest cordial support of this department dur-
ng the year. The resolutions were ordered
spread on the records of the club and to bo
; lven for publication.
WH ERE THE MONEY COMES FROM
.Iconsoil Concern * th it Contribute to the
City Treasury.
The class of dealers who pay tribute to the
city has Increased materially within the last
lew years , and , although the saloons still
furnish the bulk of the license money , other
sources contribute no insignificant amount.
The reports of the license Inspector for
the first three months of the present year
ndlcato the extent to which the school fund
s reinforced by these contributors. January
was naturally the banner month , as nearly
the saloon licenses were paid during that
month. There \vere C35 licenses of all sorts
Issued , from which the school board derived
a revenue of $209,135. In the following
months the aggregate was decreased , but
each month brings In a revenue of several
thousands of dollars.
The aggregate of licenses Issued during
January. February and March was 762. The
total amount accruing was $215,660.50. These
were distributed as follows : Saloon licenses ,
209 ; druggists , Gl ; milk wagons , 108 ; milk
depots , 21 ; employment agencies , 6 ; house
movers , 7 ; Junk dealers , 5 ; gunpowder , 6 ;
plumbers , 35 ; runners , 7 ; hacks , 13 ; hack
drivers , 38 ; wagcn peddlers , Gl ; cart
peddlers , 27 ; foot peddlers , 13 ; electricians , G ;
omnibuses , G ; express , 102 ; miscellaneous , 42.
Outside of the amounts collected from
druggists , plumbers. Junk dealers , hack
drivers and electricians this entire amount
goes to the school fund. These specified
Items are not constdrcd as licenses , but arc
technically designated as permits , and the
proceeds go to reinforce the general fund of
the city. They do not materially affect the
aggregate , however , as the entire amount
collected during 1894 from these sources was
only $1,242.25.
To offset this subtraction there must be
added the amount received from police court
fines , which Is not considered In the report
of the Inspector , and which amounted to
$15,112.50 last year.
ALL OF THE STRINGS.
Interesting Efforts HxertoJ to Fill n Uonrd
ot l.'du ration Vncnncy.
As the time approaches for the election of
a new member of the Hoard of Education to
fill the place made vacant by Dr. Duryea's
resignation , the wire pulling In favor of vari
ous aspirants becomes more energetic. It
was stat.d yesterday that J. D. Meiklo
had decided not to make an active canvass
for the position and the Indications were that
the forces of those who oppoio the election
of Charles Huntlngton would bo centered on
George Laur as a compromise candidate. It
has been decided that It will be useless to
attempt to elect a man who U not In some
degree Identified with what Is now the con
trolling faction In the board , This being
the case , the opposition prefers to choose
Laur to Huntlngton. The leading element ts
not so unfavorably disposed toward Laur ,
who Is understood to be In sympathy with
It. Its opponents regard lilm as some
what more conservative In hh allegiance to
the majority than Huntlngton would be.
Chicago .Mnn COM liuano In > eiv Yoric.
NEW YORK , May 2. E. Dardo Elliott ol
Mtywood. a suburb of Chicago , became violently
lently Insane at tbe Ashland house lait nigh
and was today taken to Dellevuo hospital.
SHOT DOWN THE ENGINEER
Attempt at Train Eobbery Balked at the
Expense of a Life.
MAIL CLERKS PURSUE THE BANDITS
Ucspcnito right In the Cub Itexolvcrs
Against u I''ireumn'tt 1'lck One Mini
Tukon but lixulitlnctl HU.l'rcj-
cnco nnil Wus Set 1'rcc.
CHICAGO , May 2. The hold-up of the
Chicago & Alton northbound lightning ex
press last night near Carllnvllle , 111. , appears
to have been a much more desperate affair
than first reported. Immediately upon the
arrival of the train In Chicago today a re
porter of the Associated press Interviewed
Mall Clerk J. P. Keevers , who was aboard
at the time of the attack. Mr. Keevers said :
"The train was Chicago & Alton No. 3 , out
of St. Louis at 8:55 : last evening. It was held
up by armed robbers at Carllnvllle , Just before -
fore midnight , and In a plucky fight with the
robbers Engineer Frank Holnus laid down
his life.
"Carllnvlllo Is fifty-seven miles from St.
Louis and train No. 3 , Conductor Conlln and
Engineer Holmes , left there on schedule time
at 11:1-1 : and began the run to Brighton , the
nrxt regular stop. Hardly had the train got
under way when two tramps lying flat on tha
coal In the tender were startled by tbe ap
pearance of two masked men , who came
crawling over the tender. Poking two big
revolvers Into the faces of the tramps * the
newcomers enjoined them to'silencer and strict
attention to their own business.
ENGINEER SHOWED FIGHT.
"Passing on to the engine cab , one of the
armed men ordered th ? two flrenlen one man
extra learning the road to put up their
hands , while they covered the engineer and
ordered him to give her a full bead and bs
lively about It. Holmes made a pretense ct
doing so and then the robber , apparently
satisfied , stepped back a foot or two. Engi
neer Holmes was on the alert for the oppor
tunity presented , and , seizing the. fireman's
pick used In breaking coal , he dealt the rob
ber two quick , glancing blows on the head.
Both robbers at once opsntd fire and plucky
Frank Holmes fell dead In the gangway of liU
engine with at least threu bulletholes 'in his
breast. The fireman shut off sfeam and put
on the air , and the heavy train slowed down
to a standstill. As It did so the two robbers
swung off. A number of men bad been rid
ing on the rear platform ot the mall car and
at the first report two of the moll clerka
wtirklng at the letter case beard ont > ot them
exclaim : 'There , they are shooting ; let's get
off. ' Jumping off , they realized that their
plans had1 miscarried. After a moment of
indecision , they started to flee. '
"The mall clerks , who had at flrst supposed
that the firing was done by a brakeman as a
menace to defiant tramps , heard the fireman
shouting , 'Frank Holmes Is shot dead. ' Mall
Clerk John II. Conefry and Baggageman J.
C. Logan , who were In charge of the weigh
ing of malls for the government and railroad
company , respectively , hastensd to their grips ,
In which lay their Smith & Wesson revolvers ,
and Jumping from the mall car proceeded to
assist the trainmen In their search for the
slayers of Frank Holmes , Hurrying around
the engine , Logan stumbled over a man lying
prone In the grass and commanded him
to rise. Reluctantly complying , the
man protested earnestly against arrest
and claimed to bo la no war connected with
the trouble. Conefry pushed on and came
upon a man with a repeating rifle and a belt
full of cartridges. His back was turned and
Conefry covered him and ordered him to
come along. The man demurred strongly ,
claiming ho had been on a hunting expedi
tion. Conefry refused to parley and getting
his revolver In a line with the suipect's
heart convinced him that he had an earnest
man to deal with. Logan and Conefry
turned their men over to Conductor Conlln
and the passengers who had come forward ,
Conlln In the meantime having secured the
two tramps who had been on the tender.
The man with the gun told such a con
vincing story to account for his presence
that Conlln was persuaded of his Innocence
and permitted him to go , an action which the
conductor strongly regretted when his emo
tion over the killing of his old friend Holmes
had subsided.
CONLIN MADE A MISTAKE.
The passengers nnd others believe Conlln
made a serious mistake. The man with the
Winchester was a counterpart of the usual
train robber. The two men detained were
turned over to a deputy sheriff when the
train backed down to Carllnvllle , a mlle
away.
Train 3 Is said to carry at times large
sums of money and the object of the ban
dits was probably to loot the express car ,
believing that their sucess would compen
sate for the desperate chances taken in rob
bing the train.
Chief Agent Kane of the Chicago & Alton ,
one , of the best railroad detectives In the
country , is on the scene and prosecuting a
vigorous search for the robbers.
Officials of the Alton road deny emphati
cally today that there was any attempt to
hold up the train at Carllnvlllo last night
when Engineer Frank Holmes was shot and
killed. The shooting , they say , was done
by tramps. John J. Mitchell of St. Louis , a
director of the road who was on the train
said today : "It Is absurd to talk of a train
robbery In connection with that affair. The
three tramps simply Intended to take pos
session of the tender and ride free. They
climbed aboard and Engineer Holmes or
dered them off. When they refused to leave
ho picked up a pleco of coal to throw , when
one of the men fired with fatal results.
There was evidently no Intention on the
part of the men to commit robbery. "
The ofllclals of the road think they have
the murderer of Holmes In the man who
was caught as ho was leaving the tender.
He Is smooth shaven , and while the fire
man Is not positively able to Identify him
he says that the man who did the shooting
was beardless. The supposed murderer was
hatless when captured and a hat that fits
him was found on the tender. The real
names of the tramps are not known to the
authorities.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , May 2. Two tramps ,
suspected of complicity In the murder of En'
glneer Holmes , were arrested here today and
held for examination. They gave the narna
of E. J. Lund and Charles Lange. A report
frcm Carllnvllle states that two other sus
pects have been captured there by Dc-puty
Sheriff Utt. „ ,
l-j t Step to llo Taken.
The deed by which the property at the
southeast corner of Nineteenth and Harnej
streets , together with the Dyron Reed collet
tlon , Is transferred from Abraham L. Reed
as trustee , to the city of Omaha , has beer
approved by the public library board and li
now In the hands of the Judiciary committee
of the city council. The committee will b <
expected to report at the next meeting of tin
council and the approval of the city will b <
the lust step which will make the propcrt )
In question a possession of the city.
Testimonial to Uev. J. A. Ilultraan.
Rev. J. A. Hultman , who preaches hi :
farewell sermon to his congregation Bunda ]
evening , May 12 , will be tendered a teetl
monlal concert In his church , Twenty-thin
and Davenport , Thursday evening. May 9
Bomo ol tbe most abla musicians and vocal
ists of the city will take part. A full house
is anticipated by the committee In charge.
ItlSltMAX 81'UAK ACQUITTED.
Supreme Court Ilnfnics to Hold Him lie-
pnnslblo fur the Murder of the Mute.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 2. Herman Sparf
las been acquitted In the United States cir
cuit court of the charge of assisting In the
murder of Second Mate Maurice Fitzgerald
of the American bark , Hespcr. He was
'ound guilty on a former trial and the United
States supreme court reversed the case.
Sparf was the only witness of the murder
ever placed on the stand and ho was cleared
on tbe ground that lie and Hanson did not
commit the murder , or assist therein , but
that they threw the body overboard to
shield St. Clalr and to save th captain's
1'fe. '
1'fe.Sparf's
Sparf's story , as told In court , was that
after St. Clalr had killed Mate Fitzgerald he
wanted Sparf and Hanson to summon the
captain BO that they could murder him also ,
jut Sparf persuadtd St. Clalr to throw the
jody overboard so they could tell the cap
tain the mate had fallen from aloft Into the
tea. Otherwise the captain would have
llscovcrcd the body and St. Clalr would have
md to kill the captain also In order to shield
Ills first crime.
The bark Hesper , on which occurred the
murder of Second Mate Maurice Fitzgerald ,
sailed from Port Townsend on August 8 ,
1892 , for Adelaide , South Australia , with a
cargo of lumber. New sailors were shipped
at Newcastle , N. S. W. , where the Hesper
went to load coal for Honolulu. Here
Thomas St. Clalr , the ringleader of the plot
to murder the officers , and his partners In
crime Martin , Sparf , Hans Hanson , Thomas
Larson were signed. The bark sailed from
Newcastle on December 22 , 1832 , and every
thing went along smoothly until the night
of January 13 , 1893. Fitzgerald had the
watch on deck and the sailors on duty were
St. Clalr , Sparf , Hanson and Larson. Cap
tain Sodergren was asleep below , but awoke
and heard St. Clalr call Fitzgerald forward
with the notification that the fore royal sheet
had been carried away. The mate ran for
ward and went to his death. St. Clalr
tacked him to death with a hatchet and
when he fell on the deck Hanson and Sparf
lifted up his body and pitched It overboard.
The defendants In the case were at once
brought here In Irons. St. Clalr was tried
and convicted In the United States court and
Is now under sentence of death. Ho Is to be
hanged May 31. Hanson was convicted and
the supreme court recently afllnned the
Judgment. He Is soon to be tentenced.
Sparf was convicted , but granted a new
trial.
I'Oll A DAMAGED JtJi'UTATlO\ ,
C. A. SprccUcU Suliif ; 111 * Fnttieror u
Hundred Thousand.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 2. The deposi
tions are being taken In the $100,000 damage
suit of C. A. Spreckels against his father ,
Claus Sprtckels , the sugar king , for alleged
slander. C. A. Spreckels devoted several
hours yesterday to telling why ho cued his
father for slander. Claus Spreckels will tell
today why he made the statements to which
his eon takes exception. The statements ol
each will be used In the. coming trial. While
the young man could not mention any par
ticular occasion where ho had suffered finan
cially hg Bald that his general reputation had
been Injured. All of the Spreckels millions ,
he said , would not recompense him for the
damage done to bis standing In the com
munity.
Tec suit for slander Is based on an article
published several weeks ago In which Claus
Spreckuli was quoted as saying that C. A.
Spreckels and his younger brother bad at
tempted to defraud him of a large sum ol
money and that 0. A. SpreckeU wai a pool
business man and. .would soon , be bankrupt
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TROUBLES ONLY COMMENCED
Evacuation of Oorinto Likely to Bo Followed
by a Kevolution.
NICARAGUA IN A STATE OF MUCH FERMENT
Arbitrary Itulo of the 1'reklilcnt Ilni liu
thp CltlzcnH of the Little
Ilejmlillc Kxpulilou of Hutch
AVns u Great Outrage.
NEW YORK , May 2. Passengers on the
steamship Columbia , which has reached hero
from Colon , report that Nicaragua IB In a
ferment over President Zelaya's arbitrary
rule. Ono pasenger , who proposes to re
turn to Nicaragua and therefore docs not
wish to have his name known , says : "A
revolution Is preparing In Nicaragua. Plans
for Zelaya's overthrow are well under way
and when the coffee crop Is harvested there
will be an uprising throughout the country.
Zelaya's policy In the expulsion of Hatch
was outrageous. When Darrlos returned
from his useless mUslon to England President
Zclaya kept secret frcm every one the fact
that the minister had failed. Even when
Drltlsh war ships were moving toward
Corlnto Zulaya had hoodwinked the pcoplo
that derided the report that the Ilrltlsh In
tended to occupy the town. When the
Ilrltlsh war ships did arrive they were
amazed.
"One. of the president's latest acts of per
secution. It Is alleged , was the brutal treat
ment of a son of ex-President Zavalt at
Ciranada. While Zavala was at the theater
the place was surrounded by soldiers , ho was
taken out and while his mother and wlfo
stood by the soldiers flrit searched and then
beat him. "
Other passengers ray two agents of the
revolutionary party on their way to Franco
were on the Columbia. They also declared
that the shipment of 140,000 cartridges on
the City of 1'aia to Guatemala was significant
in view of the present situation In Nicaragua.
A. I' . A. Organization In
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , May 2. W. J. H.
Treynor of Detroit , president of the supreme
council of the A. P. A. , who Is In the city ,
has organized a state council of that organi
zation. Pine UlufT , Fort Smith , Little Rock
and Hot Springs arc represented. Mr. Trey
nor refused to divulge the names of his
Arkansas co-workers. Ho said the war will
bo' waged In this state until every Roman
Catholic IB driven out of office.
I'ncU toVorU at Higher Wagei.
NEWCASTLE , Pa. , May 2. The striking
employes In all four of Newcastle's furnaces
have been granted an advance and went to
work this morning. The settlement was
on the basis of $1.60 for turnmcn Instead ot
$1.40 , which they have been receiving. TbU
scale was In effect five years ago. It will
raUe keepers' wages from $1.75 to $2.05 per
day , top fillers from $1.60 to $1.80 ; laborers ,
$1.20 to $1.30 ; Iron carriers , 13 cents per ton.
Illiiunrck lliunk * llli Frlcndi.
BERLIN , May 2. Prince Bismarck has
written a Utter to hla favorite organ , the.
Hamburger Nachrichten , saying that , unable
to ansver the multitude of congratulations
he has received from all parts of Germany ,
from Germans abroad and particularly from
citizens ot the United States , ho begi his
friends to accept his cordial and hearty
thanks for their messages ot goodwill unoa
tbo occasion ol bis eightieth birthday