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f35 fw*-. "St. i St fitn+e,o+.. Struck a Wagon Load of Indians. Parsons, Kan, Apiil 17.Word has been received here that the south bound "Katv Flyer" ran into a wagon load of Indians at a crossing near Blue Jacket Station, I. T., killing two men and seriously injuring a woman and child The Indians could not speak English and could give no ac count of themselves. Canal Improvement Abandoned. Albany, N. Y., April 17.The $20,- 000,000 canal improvement was offi cially abandoned when, after a con ference with Governor Odell, the canal adherents and Republican leaders con ceded that the measure would be swamped if it came up for vote. It will therefore be allowed to die in the committeee of the assembly. Examine Candidates for Chaplain. Washington, April 17.The secre tary of war has appointed a board to meet in this city as soon as practic able for the DuiDose of conducting the examination of persons designated for appointment as chaplains in the army- Denial by Senator Clark. Paris, April 17Senator W. A. Clark of Montana, who is now in Pans, says the report sent out from San Fiancisco announcing his engage ment to Miss Laube of South Dakota is absolutely without foundation. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The steamship European, with 1,100 horses, has sailed from New Oileans for Cape Town Bishop J. Esher of the Evangel ical church died at Chicago after a protracted illness, aged 78 years A cage filled with natives fell down a deep shaft of the Geldenhaus mine at Johannesburg Six of the natives were killed. General Chaffee gave a farewell dinner prior to leaving Peking. Fifty guests, including Count von Walder see, attended. Queen Dowager Emma of the Neth erlands, according to a Brussels cor respondent, will soon undergo an oper ation at Bonn. It is probable that Major General Corbm will be named to represent the United States at the coronation of King Edward VII._ Captain J. B. Coghlan has been or dered to relieve Captain G. E. Ide from duty as captain of the Mare Island (Cal.) navyyard At the Twentieth century jubilee nf J- I QPAHieh r a ?urisd?ct{on twllS of 17 applicants was initiate"d General MacArthur reports the ar rival of the transport Indiana at Ma nila. She" had on board 145 men of the Tenth infantry and 585 of the Twenty-eighth infantry. Seven new cases of the bubonic plague have been reported at Cape Town, three of theni being Europeans. There have been'^ve deaths, one of them being an Euj^pean. rflanSiintY^H? Vt^^^tS A^^ my statement. Again the doctor was silent but the look he gave his visitor was so passionately threaten^ ing that Holbin paused [TO BE CONTINUED BOER LEADERS CONFER. fcchaalkburger, Botha, Steyn and De wet Meet at Ermelo. London, April 17.A dispatch to The Times from Middleburg, Trans vaal, says. Operations the Eastern Transvaal have been begun. There is no doubt that Acting President Schaalkburger, General Botha, Mr. Steyn and General Dewet had a meet ing at Ermelo, but their subsequent movements are obscured. Raids on the railway have become less frequent. Sir Alfred Milner, according to The Daily Chronicle, is coming to England early next month and will remain two months to recruit his health, which has been severely tried in South Africa. Most of the morning papers comment upon the effect which his absence at a critical moment is likely to have upon the campaign, recalling the fact that General Botha made the objections to Sir Alfred Milner one of the chief ob reasons for rejecting the peace terms. It is expected the Boers will impute Sir Alfred's absence to political mo tives rangement how ever, "seems to'' me an excellent one, and" I sincerely trust that nothing has happened or will happen to defeat it." "In the name of God, man,- what are you driving at?"-- "A man was shot night before last upon our premises and spirited away, whether living or dead^ it is not known. My informant thinks he is living." "WhoJtold you such a" thing?" The words came almost as a whisper from the astonished doctor. "He was shot from a window while in the wing-room, which opens into the garden. He was struck on the right side of his head." "Go onl" said the physician, after a pause, and making desperate efforts to be calm "Let us see how far this wretched informant of yours has lied." "Lied? So upon the impulse of the moment I, too, believed. But the fame of a woman is sacred, Dr. Brod nar, and this morning I went into that room. Upon the wall in thedemanded rear, a little out of line from the window to the chair, in which, it is said, the man who was shot had been sitting, was a bullet mark. On the jagged edges of the hole in the plas ter were a few hairs and traces of blood Holbin unfolded a little pack age upon the table as he spoke "Place the.e\nder a microscopT and verify to\xZ^^^$Sk, wh7ch Sa Sterf S2%S" POWERS WILL NOT REDUCE IN- DEMNITIES ASKED BELOW THAT FIGURE. SOURCE OF SERIOUS DANGER London, April 17.The Peking cor respondent ot The Daily Mail says he thinks the amount of the indemnities by the powers will not be reduced below 50,000,000, and adds that "it cannot be too strongly pointed out how serious a danger would re sult from too large a reduction of claims. "If the powers fail to recoup their actual outlays," he say, "they are likely to seek compensation by separ- woul infalUbly lea 0 grav plications." "Pourparlers are proceeding be tween Russia and Japan," says the Odessa correspondent of The Stand ard, "and it is expected the result will be the conclusion of an agree ment regarding Korea. No explana- r^=i="^^ the European powers and the United States are to propitated and recon ciled by such a modus vivendl, found ed upon the wreck of Korean inde pendence." According to a dispatch to TheSixty-five Morning Leader from Tien Tsin, Box ers have destroyed 20 miles of railway at Lu Han, near Pao Ting Fu. ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION. Powers Agree to Plan Submitted by Mr. Rockhill. London, April 17.Dr. Morrison, wiring to The Times from Peking, says: "The ministers of the powers have concluded to adopt the recom mendation of Mr. Rockhill giving ef fect to Article XIII of the joint note concerning the reform of the tsung li yaemn and the modification of the court ceremonial. It was agreed that In place of the tsung li yamen there shall be a Wal-Emu-Pu, or board of foreign affairs, having precedence over other bodies. .It is to consist of a pres ident who shall be, an imperial prince and of two ministers, one being the president of a board and the other a member of the grand council with di rect access to the emperor. There will also be two vice ministers hav ing knowledge of foreign affairs, one of them speaking a foreign language. "With regard-to court ceremonials, the ministers of the powers, when about to be received in audience, will be conveyed in imperial chairs to the palace through the central gateways and be received in the halls where the emperor is accustomed to entertain imperial princes and they will be shown honor eq_ual to that shown by European sovereigns to foreign am bassadors." REFUSES TO RETIRE. Bad Weather in 'raE^BBIKCETOH UNDER Sent Force of Germans and French Against Liu Huiliu. London, April 17.A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram company from Pe king says that General Von Gile, in command of 5.000 German and 3,000 French troops, is-heading an expedi tion to attack Liu Huiliu, who is with in 120 miles of Pao Ting Fu. Liu's position is inside the territory defined by Field Marshal von Waldersee as the sphere of operations for the allies. Liu has 10.000 men and has refused to retire, saying if the allies wished him to retire they had better come out and compel him to do so. KING EDWARD'S CORONATION. It Will Take Place Next Year at the End of June. London, April 17.The coronation of King Edward will take place at the end of June, JL902. Westminster Abbey, according to Truth, will be en tirely closed to the public for four months prior to the event, and allRobert services will be suspended in order to prepare the interior for the cere mony. The details of the ceremonial will be settled next week by a committee of the privy council. Russians Want a Constitution. Vienna, April 17.A dispatch frojn Lemberg to The Kreuz Weiner Journal asserts that further troubles have oc curred in Russia and that wholesale arrests have been made in Odesssa and other cities. The correspondent says also that 15,000 signatures, in cluding merchants and landowners, have been secured to a petition to Emperor Nicholas to grant a consti tution. Germany./ h^in 6. 1^ the weatherGermany.n has bee extremely bad uajumuerem pestablished dnTi1iS th Beli of 17 applicants was initmte has snowed heavily at Magdeburg and iroleano. sleighs. Morgan Buys Gainsborough Picture. London, April 17.Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, the Associated Press is au thoritatively informed, has bought the Gainsborough picture recently recov ered in Chicago, though the price is not yet Anally determined upon. J^- POLICE 1'Oi.uments in City Clerk's" Office at Cleveland. Cleveland, April 17.A sensation was created at the city hall when three policemen were placed on duty in the office, of the city clerk for the purpose, it was said, of preventing anyone from removing books or rec ords. Charles W. Toland elected m? cler If "*M.*V..**& i/iuicai ui retiring the Allies Fail to Recoup Their -clerk, Howard W. Burgess, who de- Actual Outlays They Are Likely to Seek Compensation by Separate Ar rangements Grave Complications Would FollowRussia and Japan Fixing Up Their Korean Differences. K&*- meeting owas the coun 1 CO. Toland immediately qualified and took possession 'of the office, notwith standing thec protest of thee DENIED BY LOOMIS. Has Not Expressed Himself Regarding the Troubles in Venezuela. New York, April 17.Hon. F. B. Loomis, United States minister to Venezuela, is a passenger on the Red line steamer Caracas, which has arrived from San Juan. When seen on boarcT the vessel, Mr. Loomis re- dent Castro seemed to com ezl awhen a bthafirmly matters except Presi eude he left Venezuela When asked if he intended to return to Ven ezuela he said that he did not know, as he had not given the matter a thought. Mr. Loomis, however, in reply to questions, said that it was untrue that he had expressed him- ^O^J*= ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT. Over 6,000 Promotions and 2,000 New Clerks in the Postal Service. Washington, April 17.The annual adjustment of postofttce salaries and allowances thus far made, to take ef fect July 1 next, provide for 4,730 pro motions of postofttce cTBrks and for the appointment of 1,800 additional clerks at postoffices throughout thje country. With the adjustments yet to l)e made at other offices these fig ures probably will be swelled to about 6,300 promotions and close to 2,200 additional clerks. This adjustment will raise the average pay of the post office clerks by about $100, as 75 per cent of the promotions will go to clerks in the lower grades. FAVOR THE RULE. Newspapers Against Premium Induce ments for Subscriptions. Washington, April 17.Newspapers already are sending their replies to the circular letter sent out by the postoffice department asking whether a departmental rule that will abso lutely stop all premium inducements for subscriptions would be regarded as injurious to legitimate newspa pers and periodicals. All except one of the responses already In warmly favor such a rule, the exception being a request for further information on the subject. OLDEST WEST POINTER. Major Jeseph Smith Brice Dies at New York City. New York, April 17.Major Joseph Smith Brice, the oldest grr^uate of West Point, died in this city, aged 93. He was born at Georgetown, D. C, Sept. 21, 1808, and was graduated at West Point with distinction in 1829, one of his classmates being General E. Lee. He served through out the Civil war on the staffs of Gen erals Wadsworth and Barnard. He re tired from the army and practiced law. Hollanders Denounce Chamberlain. Chicago, April 17.Queen Wilhel mina of the Netherlands was toasted and Joseph Chamberlain of England denounced at the sixth 'annual ban quet of the Holland society of Chi cago, which was held at the Grand Pacific hotel. About 100 members of the society were present with a num ber of invited guests and the affair was the most successful tmd brilliant of its kind ever given under the aus pices of the club. Mystic Shrine Pilgrims Return. Chicago, April 17.Members of the mystic shrine, who started on the .tour from Grand Rapid ^ning It chapter on tn~ crater ovejt anHonolulu, extinct Berlin^April 17/For several days Feb.,16, arrived in Chicago"during the ..*i u- v_._ __. day OE{ tislandms he ?ha ur Rain and snow to the and a new Wernigerod, while mail connections 12.00A miles, 000 of which was by fa Thuringa-^are only possible with xaiL Zs^ juiey travenea returmn trip The travelle Tn route covered is over ^Elections in South Dakota. ,Sioux City, Ia.rAprti 17.City and town elections in South Dakota were for members of councils and school boards, and results are without politi cal significance. In nearly every town where the license question was up the people voted for license. ?*.$$** -S^L retiring clared that JMs term didr "hot expire until April 27. is understood that the officers were placed in the office on the order of Mayor Johnson. It is said the latter feared that some of the documents in connection with the re cent councilmanic bribery case might be taken away from the office. MELVIN R, BALDWIN COMMIT3 SUICIDE IN A FIT OF DE- Years Ago. 1 seat- z tude towards Americans, nor "had he said anything about General Andrade. NATIONALITY OF TH E NAVY. Per Cent of Our Sailors Are Native Born. Washington, April 17.Secretary Long has had compiled a table show ing that during the Spanish-American war, out of a force of 22,828, the total of native born sailors was 15,406, and of foreign born 7,422. The percent age of native born sailors was 65 and including foreigners who had become Americans by naturalization the per centage was 80- The statement also shows that of the foreign born sailors more than one-half have become nat uralized or have declared their in tention of becoming citizens The statement further shows that the navy is more exclusively American than is generally supposed. e -ftr* SPONDENCY. J" EX-MEMBER OF CONGRESS ^Represented the- Duluth District at Washington as a DemocratAlso Filled the Office of Minnesota Super intendent of Indian AffairsWenft to Seattle, Wasl.7, About. Three Seattle, Wash., April 17.In a fit of despondency over business reverses and aggravated by the depressing ef fects pf la grippe, Melvin R. Baldwin, an ex-congressman from Minnesota and former state superintendent of Indian affairs under President Cleve land, took his own life. The ex-congressman's body was found lyin|? on his bed in his apart ments at 20^8 Fourth avenue with a bullet hole through his brain at 7:30 I ig,, and from the condition of the body it is estimated death had oc curred fully two hours before. Tight ly gripped In his hand was a 38-calibre revolver. D. McKinley, a friend of the deceased and former business as sociate, discovered the~"body wnen he went to visit the ex-congressman at hfs^ apartments. Entering the room, fi|cKinley spoke to his friend, the out line of wtose body could be seen in the darkness of the chamber, and, re ceiving no response, summoned as sistance only to find that Baldwin had sent a bullet crashing through his brain and lay in a DOOI of blood, whic^ had accumulated upon the bed clothing and which was yet flowing freely from the wound in his right temple. Melvin" R. Baldwin, who was 62 years of age, came to this city about tfcree years ago from Duluth, Minn., after having relinquished his position as Minnesota superintendent of Indian affairs, to which ofllce he was ap pointed by President Cleveland, after the expiration of his term in congress. He was elected to the lower house from the Duluth district as a Demo-' crat in 1892 and served one term. He secured the position of superintendent pt Indian affairs a few months later and was one of tlje few Cleveland ap pointees who refused to resign, ne cessitating his removal by President McKinley. Mr. Baldwin leaves a widow and two sons, all of whom reside in Du luth, Minn. ANNOUNCED BY HILL. Has Concluded Negotiations for the Burlington's Purchase. Chicago, April 17.The Tribune says: James J. Hill, before leaving St. Paul for the West, announced the success of the long pending deal for the control of the Burlington rail way. He said he had concluded ne gotiations for the purchase of the Bur lington system and added. "There are no changes in our re lations with the St. Paul-Chicago line. We merely wanted the Burlington for a St Louis and Kansas City feeder." Mr. Hill denies Jhe report that the Burlington deal meant the establish ment of a transcontinental system, with the Erie as an Eastern outlet. He said that the Erie would not be a part of a transcontinental line and that there would be no transcontin ental line and that the Erie would be free from alliances. TOWNE AT TH E HEAD. Duluth Men Organize a Company and Make Him President. Duluth, April 17.Charles A. Towne, the Populist nominee for vice presi dent last year, is president of a com pany just formed here to work what is said to be a vast deposit of corun dum, an abrasive mineral similar to emery. E. E. and T. B. Lewis, friends of Mr. Towne, discovered the deposits, consisting #f two hills, practically all composed of corundum, on the north shore of Lake Superior, about 20 miles from here. They made Mr. Towne president of the'eompany, which is stocked for $1,000,000. It is tha--in- tention to establish a plant in Duluth. A number of other Duluth people are interested in the mine with Mr. Towne, and great things are expected from it. Wants Snake Indians Arrested. Muskogee, I. T., April 17.United States Marshal Bennett has issued in structions to his deputies to arrest Lah Tah^Mlcco and Chitto Harjo, alias Crazy Snake, wherever found. Sufficient Information has been re ceived by the court officials here to convince them that these two leaders of the Snake hand are again at work advising their, people to continue a oppose the policy of ^the government regarding their tribal affairs. Canada, at the international rifle .shooting tournament to be held at Sea Girt, N. J., next September, Morgan Syndicate in Control* Pittsburg, April 17.The reorgani zation of 'the Carnegie corporations was effected during the day at a meet ing of the stockholders and the Morv gan syndicate-interests assurvs? con trol. ,_. Jt,flfcS Foreign Rifle Teams Will Attend. New York, April 17.The National Rifle Association of America has re ceived assurances of the presence, of at least three foreign rifle teams, rep- .The fesenting Ireland, Switzerland and. Woman is Mrs. Josephine Fairfax, who recently died in the ^outh of France "J* MAY WEAR SHIRT WAI3J8. Order for Comfort of Letter Carriers Issued Jby Postal Department. Washington,. April 17.The follow ing order, relieving letter carriers throughovt-the country of wearing the heavy- uniform coats ami vests during the summer, has been signed "by Postmaster General Smith: "During-the heated term poatmasi ersrmay permit letter carriers to wear a neat shirt waist or loose fitting blouse, Instead of coajand vest the same to be made of light gray cham bray gingham, light gray cheviot or other light gray washable material to be worn with turn-down collar, dark tie and a neat belt all to be uniform at each office." HEAD END COLLISION, Serious Accident on the Illinois Cen tral at Woodbine, la., Woodbine, la., April 17.A head end collision here between two Illi nois Central passenger trains resulted in the death of one of the engineers, the probably fatal injury of the other and the serious injury of several pas sengers. The two passenger trains were under orders to pass here. The eastbound train, the Chicago flyer, was runmng at full speed on the main track, but instead of being sidetracked the westbound train dashed into the eastbound at full speed. Both engines were demolished and several of the ears shattered ASKS WARRANTS FOR LYNCHERS. Father of the Negro Alexander Em phatic in His Demands. Leavenworth, Kan., April 17.^-Coun- ty Attorney Michaels refuses to state what he will do regarding the issuing _of warrants for the leaders of the mob that lynched Fred Alexander, the negro. The father of Alexander is emphatic in his demands for a" war rant for W. Forbes, father of the girl assaulted, and who is said to have touched off the fire at the stake, and A. M. Thomas, a negro lawyer, has ar rived here from Topeka and is said to be gathering evidence against the lynchers. CANNOT ELUDE AMERICANS. Mascordo's Band of Filipinos Are in a Bad Way. Manila, April 17.The chief of staff of the insurgent general, Mascardo, has surrendered at the town of Man vales, in Bataan province, Luzon. He said that Mascardo's band of follow ers, now greatly diminished, are in a bad way. It is impossible for them to elude the Americans, they are unable to obtain food and want to surrender. It is expected that General Mascardo himself will surrender shortly. It is estimated that an official an nouncement regarding the disposition of Agumaldo will soon be made. TO KILL HIS NEIGHBORS. Lunatic Escapes From the Missouri Insane Asylum. St. Joseph, Mo., April 17.John Rec ord, a giant strength and danger ous, made his escape from the state asylum here by breaking the iron bars from the window of his cell Record murdered a farmer named Wallace, who had testified against him in court. He has been anxious to get out of the asylum for three years to kill other neighbors for giving testimony against him. The neighbors were warned of Record's escape and all are heavily armed. General King in Command. Milwaukee, April 17^Brigadier General Charles King of this city has accepted the command temporarily, at least, of the Michigan military academy at Orchard Lake, to succeed Colonel Rogers, who has been at the head of tho academy since 1871. Colo nel Rogers retires on account of im paired health If Colonel Rogers does not return to the school by next fall General King may assume permanent command Coal Men Will Fight the Pool. Cleveland, April 17.A local paper says. The big pool being formed by independent vessel owners will not have~-smooth sailing fixing fieight rates for the season The coal ship pers are organizing an association to fight the pool. Preliminary steps the matter have already been taken. The coal shippers say they will fight the pool at every point, as its purpose is to advance rates. Both sides ex pect to line up for a hard fight. Increase in Porto Rican Customs. San Juan, Porto Rico, April 17.G. W. Whitehead, collector of customs for Porto Rico, has published his March report, which shows a decided increase upon the February receipts. The receipts for the island last month were $87,778, as compared with $62,- 784 for February, while exports for March were $1,149,574, as against $737,222 in February. The difference was chiefly in shgar. Fortune for an Invalid Veteran. Dayton, O., April 17.Henry H. Hawthorn, one of the invalid soldiers in the soldiers' home here, has just re ceived notice that he has been made the beneficiary to the amount of from $20000 to $500,00a left, him by ~a woman out of gratitude for having saved her life man_. years ago May Move Conductors' Headquarters. Cleveland, April 17.The national headquarters of the Order of Railway Conductors may be brought to Cleve land. The Business Mens' le"ague is making efforts to this end. The or ganization numbers 50,000 members and headquarters are now at Cedar Rapids, la. ~~Z i^J" CALLALLTflE MEN OUT' TREND OF AFFAIRS AT M'KEES- -PORT FOREBODES A STUB- BORN^ FIGWT. RNCOGNITION OF UNIONISM Battle Is Being Made by the Amalga mated Association Sheet Steel Company Will Close Plant Indefi nitely Father Than Submit The War May Be Carried Into, Every Factory Operated by the Concern. Pittsburg, April 17.The close of the second day of the strike at the Dewees Wood plant of the American Sheet Steel company at McKeesport shows a condition of affairs that fore bodes a stubborn fight Thefightis being made by the Amalgamated as sociation for the recognition of union ism and President Shaffer's announce ment that all of the company's mills will be called out may receive the sanction of the advisory board. Sec retary Jerrett, in charge of the labor bureau of the company, will be pres ent at this meeting and present the company's side of the matter and urge that no strike be declared. If the statement credited to the company that the McKeesport plant will be closed indefinitely rather than recog nize the union, is adhered to, Presi dent Shaffer's attitude will demand that the entire strength of the Amal gamated association be pitted against the sheet steel company as a whole The status of the strike is that only two departments of the mill are In operation, the steel mill or finishing department, and the hammer shop The mayor ol McKeesport has taken the precaution to have the mill and town policed with a large extra force, but up to the present not the slightest disturbance has taken place The company apparently has no intention of trying to fill the strikers' places and the men seem content to allow their leaders to manage their cam paign and are not going near com pany property. MINES ARE TIED UP. Minor Strikes in Coal Districts Cause Idleness of 5,000 Men. Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 17.The breaker boys employed at th& Pros pect mine of the Lehigh Valley Coal company went out on strike because one of their number was discharged. This necessitated the closing of the breaker and also of the Oakwood, Midvale, Wyoming and Port Bowkly mines, the coal from which is sent through the Prospect breaker. The boys called on the general su perintendent during the evening, but that official upheld the foreman. He said the strike was entirely uncalled for. Petty grievances have caused several strikes In this region in the past two weeks, and it is claimed that there are nearly 5,000 miners idle in consequence. GENERAL WOOD TO COME. Will Visit Washington When the Cu ban Delegation Does. Washington, April 17.It was stated at the war department that General Wood would come to Washington if the Cuban delegation came. Nothing official was known regarding the ap pointment of the delegation from the convention, but when the matter was first under consideration General Wood was cabled that the ^president was to leave Washington about April 25 to absent about six weeks and that any arrangements for the visit of the delegation would have to be made with this fact in view It Is now thought probable that the Cuban delegation will see the president be fore he lea\es for the West. NEGROES ARE ORGANIZING. Intend to Take an Active Part in Cu Cuban Politics. Havana, April 17.Rumors are prev alent that the negroes intend to take an active part in politics and that an organization is being perfected under the leadership of Juan Hualberto Gomez. It is reported from the Eastern prov inces that negroes are aspiring to po litical offices and will seek the same at the coming municipal elections. Politicians here fear that this move ment will result in the election of sev eral negroes as mayors, as the whites are divided by party lines, while the negroes are always united. France to Build an Embassy. Washington, April 17.Papers have been signed by which the French gov ernment acquires a large tract of land in the heart of the resident section of Washington for the purpose of build ing a French embassy. The site em braces about 70,000 square feet. This will give by far the largest amount of ground occupied by any foreign estab lishment in Washington. Tornado in Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb., April 17.Specials to The Journal from Orleans, Alma and Republican City telfof a terrific wind storm in that district. At~Or!eans three buildings were blown down, and one each at Alma and Republican-City. No loss of life is reported. Towards the North Pole. 'Montreal, April 17.Captain Han bury, the well known English ex plorer, has left here for Edmonton by way of Winnipeg on a private tour of exploration in the direction of the North Pole. He will travel by means of boats and sledges. *3? Ss^iS^felt J&z ftV-' & Bs li fL-\.