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Show TIIK STATUTE AKKIVES. Marshal Sucre's Fiiruru Mill Clnilden the Kje. New Youk, June 11. Special. 1 The brouzo equestrian statute of Marshal Mar-shal Sucre, who boro a prominent part in the war for tho independence of Spanish America and was to tho northern north-ern part of South America what Holivar was to t he southern provinces, arrived today from Italy. ' The execution of the figures of horse anil rider is splendidly splen-didly done. The marshal, iu full uniform, uni-form, has just hailed h's horse, which paws the air with one forefoot ami restlessly champs at the bit. The general gen-eral is represented in the act of saluting salut-ing his staff prior to tho deciding buttle of Ayacucho, aud holds his arm extended ex-tended at full length witli his plumed chapeau iu his hand. Every detail of the figure is perfect from tho plumes iu the marshal's . military hat to the nails in the horse's shoes. This is the first monument to be creeled to Marshal Mar-shal Sucre in his native country of Venezuela, Ven-ezuela, although there is a marble statute stat-ute in his homntfif Potosi, Bolivia. The statue will be placed in the center of the market place-in Cumara. the birthplace birth-place of the marshal. It will stand on a granite pedistal, fourteen feet high, and will be . dedicated with imposing ceremonies next month. , |