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THE EVENING The Brightest, Newsiest and Beat J3venjngJew^^ VOL. 1, NO. 258. Sir William Trelvar, the "Chil dren's Alderman," Installed Today as Lord Mayor of the Largest City in the World, 'Mid Glitter of Pageantry. SEVEN CENTURIES OF CIVIC LIFE SHOWN II COSTUME Many Notable Guests Present Including Many High Dignitaries. Special Correspondence to The Evening Tlmea. London, Nov. 9.—With all the glitter and pageantry that have marked the ceremony for centuries past, Sir Wil liam Treloar, known as the "Children's Alderman," was today Installed aB lord mayor of London, succeeding Sir Walter Vatighan Morgan. The old es tablished custom, showed little sign of becoming obsolete, aud owlng to the4 popularity of the itew.. lord .mayor and some novel features in the street par ade the occasion ww the most interest ing of recent years. The chief feature of the procession was the representation in costume of seven centuries of the civic life of the city of London, in the person of a lord mayor and his officers of each century. The pageant was rendered additionally attractive by. the fact that (the various groups were mounted on horseback, which gave all the spectators a good view of the ancient civic state dress. Such historic lord mayor* as Fits Alyn and Dick W^ittington were in cluded, but it waq only after a long da* bate that the committee finally de cided to include John Wilkes in the pageant. Wilkes who was lord mayor in 1774, sat in parliament for Ayles bury and also Middlesex. His expul sionfrom parliament and the stormy scenes in which he was the central ligure are matters of history. The first time he was elected lord mayor the aldermen rejected him, a fact which led to a riot at the Guildhall. He ultimately served the office, and spent |40,000 of his own money during the year of his mayoralty, in which the hospitalities were, on a scale of great magnificence. Out of special compliment to the new lord mayor's long connection with the crippled children's, movement, the com mittee included in the procession a huge car, carrying a sciore of boys and girls, selected by.the Ragged School, union, and carrying banpers represent ative of the numerous philanthropic departments of this well-known: insti-: tutlon. Military Display a Feature. The procession started from the Guildhall at 10 o'clock. Along' the. route the usual flags, and bunting were displayed. The decorations In front of the Guildhall were of the usual lav ish description. The 1st king's dragoon guairds furnished the escort to the new lord mayor, and several line regiments also marched in the procession. The new executive with the retiring lord mayor, rode in the picturesque state carriage, which was drawn by eight cream-colored horses with outriders and postillions in gorgeous livery. The entire route to the law courts and re turn was lined with spectators, who loudly cheered the various novel fea tures of the procession. Arriving at the law courts the usual picturesque ceremonies of swearing in the new lord mayor and introducing him to the judges and other dignitaries were gone, through. The procession then re formed and returned to the Guildhall by a different route from that by which it had come. This afforded an oppor tunity for additional thousands to view the pageant. Lord Mayor's Banquet. The ceremonies of the day conclude this evening with the customary lord mayor's banquet at the Guildhall, at tended by the cabinet ministers, for eign ambassadors and many other not able guests. The banquet was of the usual bril liant character and passed off without mishap, being as successful as the ora tory of the speakers, the brilliance of the table decorations and the richness of the ladies' toilettes could combine to make it. All such functions in the Guildhall have not been so successful, as, for instance, the banquet that was held there just seventy-nine years ago today, when Matthias Prime Lucas was installed as lord mayor. More than the usual pomp had been displayed in the show. At the banquet there was the usual gathering of distinguished guests, who occupied seats at the east ern end of the historic hall. In one of the recesses of the great window, just over the lord mayor's head, was a large anchor of variegated glass lamps affixed to a board. Just after Lord Landsdowne had spoken, this board, being but slightly nailed, be came detached, and fell with a terrific crash upon the heads of the company beneath. The effect instantaneously produced was indescribable. The duke of Clarence and others had their heads cut, and the ladies present had their dresses ruined by the oil from the lamps, but fortunately none was seri ously Injured. The New Lord Mayor. Sir William Treloar. the new lord mayor. Is 63 years old and a native of London. It is .a quarter of a century since he first came forward for elec tion as common councillor, and 14 years since he was elected alderman. He is an author and a traveler, and has been president of the National Sunday league, in which capacity he advo cated the opening on Sundays of the Guildhall art exhibition. DISCOVERED OLD COINS. Bui They Make Heap of Trouble In Two Prominent Families. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmra. Portland, Me., Nov. 9.—Two Maine townships and two prominent families are In a complicated tangle that is al most a feurl over $1,250 in Spanish and American coin of ancient date which has been found burled in old tin cans in the ruins of an old mill on the land of Leonard Hackett, of New Vine yard. It is asserted 1y the heirs of Alex ander Porter, who died a miser fifty years ago, that the money was burled by him. When the money was buried it was in the town of Strong. Later the town boundaries changed and the spot became New Vineyard. Tinier the law the town where bur ied treasure is found may claim and hold one-half of the treasure found and the individual persons making the find the other half. That is to say, unless lawful heirs or the person who con cealed the treasure arise and prove their rights to the property. There are seven direct heirs of Alex ander Porter, the children and grand children of these being numerous. Now the Hacketts claim half on their land the heirs of Porter claim half because he buried it the town of New Vineyard claims half because the Hacketts' land is in New Vineyard, and the town of Strong claims half because the money was originally buried there. FATAL FIRE. New York. Nov. 8.—Five persons are reported to have been burned in a fire in a tenement house in Madison street, in the lower east side this afternoon. They were in apartments on the top floor which the firemen were unable to reach. Jury to Try Minot Man Ac cused of Forgery, Slow of Securing. Pargo, Nov. 9.—The case of the state vs. J. 8. Murphy was formally opened befpre Judge Pollock in the district court at '.Fargo, yesterday morning when the examination of jurors be gan to secure twelve good men and true to hear the evidence and law and decide upon the guilt or Innocence of the defendant. The attorneys for the state are B. D. Townsend and State's Attorney G. A. McGee of Ward county. The defend ant is represented by Judge W. S. Lauder of Wahpeton, Messrs. Barnett & Richardson of Fargo and Atty. J. F. Callahan of Casselton. The :charge against Major Murphy Is-' that: of having uttered forged road tax receipts in Ward county. From the beginning of the former trial,, which took place last spring,., to the end the time .consumed was more than .three weeks. It is probable that less time will' be consumed In the. present trial as the leading attorneys, are'the same as during the (irst action and hence are more familiar -with the facts, of the :case. .. 'The examination of,jurors, toctfi up, the entire time, after. t$e opening of the case yesterday' morning,!• Several prospective persons were -secured .but no juror has as yet been! chosen. There were indications yesterday that a good many people are more or less familiar with the case and several have form ed opinions. A good many technical questions are asked of prospective jurymen. One man was asked by Judge Lauder what was meant by forgery. He replied, "It means to force someone to do some thing he does not want to do." "If the judge should state to you that In case you were in doubt as to the verity of statement of a witness you were at liberty to reject his tes timony in case corroboration were not forthcoming in the testimony of other witnesses, would you understand what he meant?" asked one of the attor neys. The prospective juror hesitated a moment and finally replied, "I don't think I could." It is probable that a jury will be se cured within a few days, possibly by next Monday. Floyd Fell Ten Votes Short of Number Needed to Elect Him. Amoplaled Preaa to The Evening Time*. Concord, N. H., Nov. 9.—Unofficial returns in New Hampshire Indicates that the voters failed by the narrow margin of ten to elect a governor. The state law requires that the suc cessful candidate receive a majority over the other candidates, and Charles M. Floyd of Manchester, the republi can nominee, falls short just ten votes cf receiving the needed majority. Unless the official result, which will not be counted until next week, shows a change, the legislature will be called upon to name the next governor. roiiitT^AimALsira Aaaoclated Pnm to The Btciinc Time* Boston, Mass., Nov.'9,-?-r4.co.urt mar tial convened at the Charlestown uayy yard today for the trial' of,A. S. Por ter, a pay clerk on the battleship Rhode Island, who Is charged with misappropriating money entrusted to his care by the navy department. Five Incendiary Fires Last Night in Section* of New York City Endangered Lives of Scores of People, and Ter rified Thousands of Tenants. EXCITEMENT AT FEIIER PITCH TILL OUT RE-ASSUREO One Dead and One Dying—Big Squads of Police Availed Little. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Brailng Time*. New York, Nov. 9 —Mrs. Caroline Swain, aged 70, is dead and Adrian Tompkins is in a hospital suffering from severe burns, two thousand per sons fled from their homes in panic and thousands more passed a sleep less night as the result of a series of in$endiary Area in the two blocks surrounded' by Sixteenth and Sixty first streets and Columbus and West End avenues early today. Scores of persons whose lives were endangered by the conflagrations were rescued by firemen. In all there were five fires, everyone of them incendiary, be tween midnight and 3 o'clock this morning. The rapidly succeeding fires, crowds of evicted tenants and terrifying rum ore spread through the neighborhood with the constant appearance and re (0ft^fc**nee 0f engines and big squads of police, raised the people through out the vicinity to a high pitch of excitement, which did not lessen untii daylight brought a measure.of assur ance that the incendiarism i? stopped for a while. THE WEATHER. North Dakota—Fair tonight and Saturday. Warmer Saturday and in west portions tonight. District Judge ig Jail for Mur der H$a,Na One to Ask v- v? for Bail. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 9.—An un usual legal situation has followed the killing by Congressman-Elect George K. Favrot, of Dr. R. H. Aldrich, and the result may be to keep Mr. Favrot in jail for sltxy day's without hope of bail. He was judge of the district court here, before which his case should legally come up for considera tion. His resignation from this office yesterday left this court without a judge, and it will be sixty days after notice of a new special election is served, before his successor can be chosen., The state constitution makes no provision for appointing a sue-, cessor. The prisoner cannot secure ball until his case goeB A SOU'ARi: before the court. It was reported that Favrot might issue a statement today clearing up the cause for shooting. SHOT SEVEN. Aiutoclated Prvmi Gable to The Evening Tlmea. Lodz, Russian Poland, Nov. 9.— Seven nationalist workmen were shot down here yesterday by socialists. The local situation is most serious. tang Beach, Cal, Nov. 9.—The new Bixby hotel being erected on the beach here, caved in this morning, supposedly from weak construction and possibly a score of men are buried IIKAL ANMui-lnleal Fi)» Ul.l GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1906. TEACHERS AT VALLEY CITY. tworlMnl Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Valley City, N. D.. Nov. 9.—With an attendance of teachers Trom four coun ties, the semi-annual meeting of the Southeastern 'Educational association began here today, to continue over to morrow. Some distinguished educa tors, including Prof. O'Shea of the Uni versity of Wisconsin, State Superin tendent W. L. Stockwell and President McFarland of the state normal school, are on the program. WOODMEN CELEBRATE. Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Jackson, Miss., Nov. St.—The attend ance at the Mississippi Industrial ex position was largely augmented today by the attendance of hundreds of mem bers of the Woodmen of the World. The day was especially set apart as Woodmen's day by the exposition man agement and it proved one of the most successful special da.vs of the fair. Prominent members of the order from this and other states were among the speakers. CENTRAL OHIO TEACHERS. ANNocliited Preaa to The Kvcninic Thnen. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 9.—For the second time in four years, the Central Ohio Teachers' association is meeting in Indianapolis for the purpose of studying Indianapolis school methods and systems. More than 1,000 dele gates and visitors are in the city and many more are expected before to morrow morning. Senator Beveridge delivers the annual address before the association at. the initial session In Tomlinson hall tonight. William Mc Lain of London. Ohio, the new presi dent of the association, delivers his inaugural address. At the session to morrow morning the speakers are to include Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, presi dent of the University of Virginia, and Dr. N. C. Schaeffer of Pennsylvania, president of the National Educational association. SHD12 PLACES Bold Crime Restated in New York's Italfai Quarters Yesterday. Aaaoelnted Preaa to The1 Evening Tlmea. New York, Nov. 9.—With scores of children nearby, an Italian was stabbed twelve timeB in the back and his watch and $150 in bills were taken from him opposite Public School No. 8, at.Mosholu Parkway and Driggs aven ue, the Bronx, Friday. The wounded man gave his name ais John Batiste Gelsomina, and his agetes 39. He said he lived at Westfield* New Haven, Conn. He was taken to the Fordham hospital where he is not expected to live. The wounded man said he came to this city last night from his home in Westfield that he went to an Italian bank somewhere on the East Side*.' The banker, whose name he said he did not know, he had met in West field. He wanted $150 in American money exchanged for Italian money in order to that might sendt it home to Italy. The banker toldb'.him to come back this afternoon at fc o'clock. He said that the banker introduced him .to another man, whoseMame he did not remember. He clifimed that he was robbed, where he dfrnot say, by the banker and his friend.: He said the banker took his $150 and the other man took his gold watch. The two of them he claimed then drew stilettos and stabbed him in the back. The po lice are investigating. BIG MILL BURNS. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Idaho Springs, Col., Nov. 9.—The Al pine mill here was burned today, loss $100,000. An Agreement Reached-With Western Roads—Will be No Strike. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Chicago, Nov. 9.—Switchmen today accepted the offer of the manager's of western roads for an increase of three cents an hour in wages. A further Increase of three cents an hour will be determined by arbitration. The men at first demanded a five cents increase, and an eight hour day. Later they changed this request to one for an increase of ten cents an hour. Bixby Hotel Collapses and Ten to Twenty Are Burned to Death in tiie ruins. The building is of re inforced concrete. The whole structure caved in with out warning from the basement to the fourth floor, leaving but one wing Rest of the Ticket is Safe With accurate returns from remote portions of the state coming in slowly, it is impos sible to positively announce the result of'tlie election so far as it pertains to the state ticket outside of the office of governor and justice of the supreme court. From the most reliable reports yet received, it appears that there is no danger for the republican candi dates. Greenleaf, is the only one on the democratic state ticket, with the exception of Burke and Fisk, who apparently has any show of election. The substantial majority given him in his home county makes his election a possibility. ELECTED Chairman Hanna Says Returns Show Only Democrats Elect ed on State Ticket Were John Burke and Judge Fisk —McCue Has Close Call. CLAIMS OF THE DEMOCRATIC MMMSEDS ARE REFUTED How it Happened Knauf Ran Ahead of Sarles on the Slope. Special to The Evenlns Tlmea. Fargo, N. D., Nov. 9.—Reports re ceived from every county in the state at the republican headquarters in this city gives assurance that the entire state ticket, other than Sarles and Knauf whose defeat is admitted, has been elected by majorities ranging from 2,000 to 7,000. T. F. McCue of Catrington, republican nominee for attorney general, will probably have the smallest majority of any of the candidates, his opponent. D. C. Green leaf of Mlnot, running him a close race. When his attention was called today to the claims of the democratic cam paign managers that probably a ma jority of the democratic ticket had been elected, Chairman L. B. Hanna made vigorous denial, stating that the claim was easily refuted by the re turns already in. The majorities of the various candi dates, however, will not be in shape to announce for several days yet, or until the canvassing boards in the dif ferent counties 'have made their of ficial canvass and reported to the state auditor. The unofficial returns show that Burke carried twenty-one coun ties and Sarles nineteen. One of the peculair features of the election is shown in the returns from the Missouri slope, where Sarles car ried every county, but ran behind Knauf. This is attributed to the fact that the republican commutes worked hard for Knauf, taking it for granted that Sarles had easy going. In Cass county Sarles had less than 200 plurality, but the rest of the state ticket won by nearly 1,000. The same conditions prevail in many large coun ties and it is figured that nothing short of 8,000 majority for Burke will pull through any of his associates. Battleship Louisiana, With Roosevelt and Partyon 1 Board, is Off. Aaaoelated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea Cape Henry, Va., Nov. 9.—The bat tleship Louisiana, with President Roosevelt and his party on board, and the convoying warships. Tennessee and Washington, passed out by the Virginia Capes at 6:40 a. m. today. MURDERED FOR GOLD. Crime "enr Johnstown. in Which Widow Woman Was Killed. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 9.—Mrs. Cath erine Stauffer, a widow, was found murederd in her bed early today at Lambertsville, a small village in Somerset county. There was a bullet hole in her head. It is believed Mrs. Stauffer was murdered for money which she Is supposed to have pos sessed. A couple of grand children were living with her, one of whom a girl, is almost grown up. The girl was awakened by the pres ence of a man in her room. He tried to choke her and chloroform her, liut she made he escape and aroused the neighbors. When they arrived on the scene, the man was gone. standing.. Great confusion reigns and it is Impossible to obtain an accurate report of the number of workmen buried in the debris. Estimates of the number dead range from ten to twenty. MISER'S HOARD DUO UP. Lemuel 1IIII of Pleasant Hill, Minn., Found to Have Buried $50,000. AMMielnted Pream to The EvcmIbk Time*. Winona, Minn., Nov. 9.—Notes, mort gages, certificates of fie posit and oth er personal property worth thousands of dollars, have been dug up on the farm of Lemuel Hill, an aged hermit of Pleasant Hill, who died recently in a local hospital. Living In seclusion, dressing shabbily, and denying him self even the plain comforts of life, it was supposed that this old miser left valuables, but the searching party was amazed by the value of the documents unearthed. On his deathbed Hill called a friend and told him the name of a friend who knew where his valuables were secret ed. It developed, however, that this man had only a vague knowledge of the hiding place. A party was organ ized and much time was spent in dig ging before the cache of the hoard was uncovered. No will was left, and the property, which will be worth at. least $50,000, probably will be divided between two brothers and a sister. TERRIBLE CRIME. Wahpeton Domestic Attempts Poison. Ing of Entire Family. Wahpeton, N. D., Nov. 9.—One of the most terrible crimes in the history of the country has been committed in this city. Mary Ley, a domestic in the employ of Dr. and Mrs. Meckstroth, after committing several robberies, made an attempt to kill Mrs. Meck stroth and her family by poisoning. She was arrested Thursday, confessed the crimes and now lies in the county jaii. The girl began to work for the Meckstroth family in June of this year and appeared to be an industrious girl. She was an excellent housekeeper and Mrs. Meckstroth thought a great deal of her. U. S. Government Has Bone to Pick With Japs for Seal Poaching. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Washington, D. C., Nov. 9.—Vicount Aokl called at the state department yesterday and had a conference with Secretary Root. The ambassador said there was no change in the San Fran cisco trouble concerning the exclusion of Japanese school children and the boycott on Japanese merchants. He also said that no representations have been made by Japan as yet concerning the killing of the Japanese seal fisher ies by American officers in Alaska. The report on the battle with the seal poachers made by Mr. Hanihra the secretary of the Japanese embassy, who recently returned to Washington from Alaska has been sent to Tokio and the ambassador is awaiting in structions from the foreign office. While the state department is not dis posed to claim indemnity from the Japanese government on account of the seals killed by Japanese poachers' on the seal' islands last summer, it believes that the guilty parties should be punished and has so Intimated to the Japanese government. There is nothing in the extradition treaty be tween the two countries upon which to base a deriiand for the surrender to our officers of the Japanese1 poachers who escaped to' Japan. But it is pointed out that as these Japanese sealing vessels are all licensed it is within the power of the Japanese government to cancel the license of the vessel owners, who participated in the raid upon the sealeries. ANOTHER BOOM! BOOM! Dnpont Powder Magazine Near Tlnley Park -Let MI Go"—One Dead. Chicago, 111., Nov. 9.—A powder magazine owned by the E. I. Dupont company, and situated at Tinley park, about 30 miles from this city, exploded yesterday with such terrific force that windows were broken in the home of the Midlothian club three miles dis tant. One man who was employed to watch the magazine was killed, but no other lives were lost. The maga zine was a small affair, and contained a comparatively small amount of blast ing powder. The cause of the explo sion is not known. AiiiTTRICK Russ Terrorists Hold Up Mail Coach Securing Large Sum of Money. Amkuelated Preaa Cable to The Evening Tlmea. Warsaw, Xov. 9.—Upon the arrival of a train over the Vienna-Warsaw railroad at Rogow station last night, a .band of terrorists surrounded the station and threw a bomb at the mail van. The train was derailed. Several soldiers escorting the van were killed or wounded. The terrorists then robbed the mail and it is rumored that they got away with a very large sum of money, estimated as high as $500, 000. FIRE AT CANT0X. Aaaoclated Preaa Cable to The Evening Time* Hong Kong, Nov. 9.—A dispatch from Canton yesterday reported that a con flagration is raging on the riverside, opposite the European quarter of the island suburb of Shainieon. A strong wind is blowing and over a hundred houses have already been destroyed. The European settlement is said to be in no danger. THE EVENING TIMES Stands for North Dakota at all Times and Under all Circumstances. EIGHT PAGES—PRICE FIVE CENTS. Highwayman, Single Handed, Boarded Chicago Rock Is land Train, Held Up Rear Coach at the Point of a Re volver and Escaped. SECURES FROM ONE TO FIVEJUIIDREO DOLLARS Fellow Was Heavily Masked, Tall, and Wore Long Black Coat. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Kansas City, Mo.. Nov. 9.—A lone robber, heavily masked, boarded the rear sleeper of the east bound combin ation Chicago and Alton Rock Island California limited train, between Slater and Glasgow, Mont., shortly after mid night last night, robbed the passen gers of a sum placed at between $100 and $500 and escaped in the dark ness. The train left Kansas City last night at 9 o'clock and "was due to arrive in Chicago at S o'clock this morning. The robber, who is described as be ing tall and wearing a long black overcoat, boarded the rear sleeper at Slater. Under way the robber entered the sleeper and observation car, bound through from California. He en countered the Pullman conductor and porter, and at the point of his revol ver commanded them to proceed ahead of him and wake up the pas sengers. The sleeper was well filled. As his demands were carried out. the robber, keeping the conductor and porter ahead of him, systematically relieved the passengers of money, watches and jewelry. When he had made his way through- to the front end of the car, he started for the sec ond Pullman.. .. ... .. Before the: robber could enter the second car, the porter slammed the door in his face The train then.was at a point'about'one mile- east of Glasgow. Realizing that, he could proceed no further with hiB work, the robber pulled the air rope. While the train was slackening its speed, he jumped off and disappeared in th darkness. Early this morning officers were started out from Glasgow, Slater and Kansas City to trace the robber. The territory in which he worked is thickly settled and it will be difficult for him to make bis escape. JOCKEY MARTIN TO WED. He Rode Late Captain Brown's Horses In 1904 and IMS. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 9.—On Wednes day Jack Martin of Hamilton, Ont, a jockey who is among the top notchers of this continent, will at New York be married to Miss May Mittsecht, daugh ter of a wealthy safe manufacturer. Martin drew the largest retaining fee paid to any American rider this year. In 1904 and 1905 he rode the horses of the late Captain Brown of Pittsburg. After they were sold J. P. Brady se cured him with a retaining fee of $30, 000. Martin is 21 years old, but has a record as derby winner that no other jockey ever attained. WILL LIVE WITH MOTHER. Aaaoclated Preaa Cable to The Evening Tlmea. London, Nov. '9.—It is announced that the duke of Marborough has de cided to renounce the glories of Blen heim palace and reside hereafter at Woodstock house in exceedingly hum ble style, probably sharing the resi dence with his mother, Lady Blandford. Woodstock house, which overlooks the main entrance to Blenheim park, would be an insignificant residence for a retired tradesman. The rental is little more than $500. It Is believed the duke intends clos ing the palace altogether, dismissing his 200 servants. SO THAW TRIAL THIS MONTH. laHoclaled Preim to The Evening Tlmea. According to Assistant District At torney Smyth, the trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White is not likely to take place for at least another month. This sets at rest the reports that the trial will be begun this week. The prisoner issued one of his statements, built on the press agent model, expressing his de sire for an early trial. DURAND TO QUIT. Aaaoclated Preaa Cable to The Bvenlnn Tlmea. London, Nov. 9.—The retirement of Sir Mortimer Durand, the British am bassador to the United States, will take place at the end of this year. He has been permitted to resign at his own urgent request, and intends to per manently leave the diplomatic service for private life. The foreign office has not yet considered the question of Sir Mortimer's successor.