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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

LORD DJTTERES, the Governor General Of the
Dominion, has been telling the people Of Chicago
that he is very anxious to cultivate personal and
friendly relations between the people Of the two
countries. The best way 70 do It is to advise
them To come into the Union.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

SECRETARY FISH pronounces the story
Of the reported session of Porto Rico by
the Spanish TO the German Empire pure
fabrication, without the slightest founda-
ton in fact from beginning to end.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

IT Is the same old story with the South
ern Democratic papers-the negroes are do
ing all the shooting and the whites are as
gentle as lambs.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20
HATS AND CAPS

SUITABLE FoR WATERING PLACES.
silver pearl dress cashmere Hats.
sea-grass Hats, (green under brlm,l
Fine soft felt Hats
Aaeklnaw Straws
Leather Hat Cases,
Pocket Hats and Caps.
STTHEMETE, Halter.
Jyu ~ RsnnsytTanla avenue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

READERS OF THE NATIONAL REPUBLI-
CAN Icaring the city for the summer can
hare the paper mailed to their address for
,sfrty-sig cents per month, in ddUdnes,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20
FIRST GRAND GIFT CONCERT
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
MONTPELIER FEMALE HUMANE ASSOCIATION
ALEXANDRIA, va.
November ga, 1874
LIST OF GIFTS


The Montpelier Female Humane Association,
chartered by the Legislature OF YirginIa and the
Circuit Court Of Orange county, proposes, BY :
series Of Grand GIFT Concerts, establish and
dow - Home for the Old, InArm and Destitute
Ladies Of Virginia., a. Montpelier, the former res
idenee Of Presidents James Madison.
The Association Is under the control Of eight
trustees, SIX OF whom elected biennial by the
stockholders and two appointed by the Governor Of
Virginia.
References, BY permission His Exeellency, Jas.
L. Kemper, GoVeInyr Of Va; His EKcellency, Gil
bert @. walker, Ex-Governor OF Va; Hon. Robt
Z. Withers, Lieut.. Governor OF Va, ana Q; $. SEN
ator elect; Hon. Robert W. Hughes, Judge Eastern
District OF Va; Senators and Members OF Congress
nom Virginia.
For fuIl particulars, testimonials, &C., send for
circular. Address
Hon. JAMES BARBOUR,
Pres't N. 7. Il. A., Alexandria, Va.
Reliable agents wanted everywhere.
RemIttances for tickets may be made BY express
prepaid, post ONCE money order on Washington,
d. c., or by registered letter, addressed to -
HON JAMES BARBOUR,
au7-ly Pres't NJ. T. II. A., Alexandra, Va,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

Dr.. HAYS, the Arctic explorer, who is on his
way to Iceland to attend the celebration, gives
the following description Of 9 town in the Farce
Islands: al never saw 80 small space Of ground
covered by 50 many houses, and yet there is not
IN the whole town o street through which you
could drive . one-horse cart. But that Is never
likely to happen, as there are no horses on the
islands, aud, I believe, never we're. They have
some cows and goats and sheep; saw two dogs
and three or four cats. There are plenty Of ducks
and some chickens and any quantity Of fish, the
smell Of which pervaded the inneTmoSt sanctuary
Of the church. The people live mainly on fish
and by fishing, and to the core seemed to be per-
meated with fshy aroma. II oozes from them
like water from porous pot, and If His Majesty
the King was not glad to got into the opon air
and breathe agaln more diluted atmosphere,
am sure was"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20
PROPOSALS FOR FUEL.

UFFICE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GRoUEDs, }
Cor. PENN. AVE. AND 2iST ST.,
WASHINGTON. D. c., August !, 1874.
Selled proposals will be received by tbs IN ler-
signed uptll u O'Clock on the Cd dHy Of SEP TEN
ER, 1874 TO fuTD sd this once with Fuel for the
year ending June 30. ISIS. Information 20 guam
tity, &C., &c, can be obtained on application At
The right to reject any or all bids, or to sccept
bid, is reserved, and each bidder Is required to
deposit with the TrBasUrer Of the United States the
sum OF a500 guarantee ofa faithful performance
Of the contract u awarded to HIN. -
D. Z. BABCOCK,
Colonel or Engineers, o. s. A., In clarEe Public
RuildiuE3 and Grounds. auga-jt
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

THE following figures Will give some idea Of our
trade with Great Britain: The imports Of wheat
into Great Britain during the first half Of 1874
wore valued at sl2 TSo579, against EI2O45, $50 in
the first half Of 1873. or this the United States
furnished considerably less than half last year
and very considerably more than half this year,
the amount being s7,Tss, s2s. The greatest CON-
petItor was Russia, but her contribution fell from
ss 49, in the six months Of 1873 to El5S7, JIG
in the six months Of 1874. Germany rose from
Es5O,54O to GLIB, 603, while France fell from
sTS7, 100 to sS,2S5. Denmark, Austria and Egypt
also fell of considerably, while Turkey and Brit
fish North America increased their supplies. OF
wheat, meal and flour, the United States fur
nished this year more than half the entire i'm
ports into Great Britain, while in the same period
last year 1t furnished but little over one eighth,
the change being due to the falling OF in imports
from France. In raw cotton the United States
continues to supply two thirds Of the entire I'm
port, the bulk OF the remainder being about
equally divided between Egypt and British In
dia, with considerable import from Brazil.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

THE history Of silk culture in the United
States affords q encouragement against the
fallacy Of free trade. Away back in colonial
times efforts were made to establish It: news
papers were started in its intenest but the
Legislatures Of those days and after our hide
pendence Congress looked upon 1t with cold
ness and gave no encouragement whatever.
At last period came in our history when 9
tariff became q necessity Of the Government,
Attending an incidental protection to the silk
industry. The conditions of the trade at the
present time is described by eotemporary:
eve now make one half of the silk goods
consumed by our people. The cost Of the
article has been cheapened, and the enthusiast
tic friends Of the interest are confident that
they can in time take 1t out Of the category of
luxuries and make It one Of the common COM
forts of American life. We have now a Chief
Justice of the United States dispensing justice
in silk gown Of American manufacture, and
the fabric Of which II is made is unsurpassed
by any European goods. And last year, as we
learn from the second annual report of the
American silk Association, just issued, there
were 156 firms engaged in the business, en-
ploying 10,651 operatives, with Sl5,9SS, ST.
invested as capital, disbursIng sS,722, 1888 in
wages annually, and turning out products Of
the annual value Of s19, 1914 ,s74 every year."
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

TIE agreements for the building Of the Centen.
NAL buildings have been signed, and the PhIla-
delphla journals are all happy.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20
POLITICAL.

MoULToS is fishing for sharks. he has syi
IDENTIFY caught q tartar IN Beecher. s.--
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20
sPECIAL NOTICES

S2S5sC0Ro0R1E M1Rk HT SUI x =
- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will be . mo Tin Z
rs m s1 b ,ir S;' S.os Ra M ~
p PsSb a,ssssirs neEsawsst sorner q Sew
osr 1, may b bro IL bS9TS s%. All
stl.en! favorable the Cr, ctlog 0! the above mar.
ketouidiag arc Invited g WtShd.,, 5000,
JOHN O. PARKER, s:ursta TnN' fD SaS
RWsKNIGHTs OF PYTHTAs.-A sPE-
~ elAl sessi9n % ths Grand Lodge X Of n,
August 80, W. q tsoeoes. K. q p. Raj, corner
Of Rlgth Lnd % streets, 70 make grFAnE siiontg 70
fGaa ass sI' Sss ' EoSss PS
S99a s'sRsln fTS ss9Ssssd to at
.un &c o. oR K. q 4. and s.
800 GEORGETOwN, D. O., AUGUST
foom.s a. he gssS1 Ssd oS Of
day evening, the 18th inst. the following pre-.
seldom has our somnunity bal Oeeasion 70 asPiore
the ioi, Of eilIen az VALUABLE and ghly esteemed
ally large and Borrowing thTohs Of mourners OF ali
ciIlSeS Ind conditions that foIqyed ia remains 70
ssstasa tSsE GppTsSiSto SS q ansSsd SpaSs ana
Although 6ii death s,eurred at period beyond the
serptural alotmento years 70 mad, antn the ordi-
nary course Of nature be could have hardly been ex
fenced from Il deep and sincere II he had
been suddenly cut OF In The prime OF bis energies
His long and beautiful life had so interviewer it.
sen huecLlous OF PUBIC IL may saIely
be said OF Dr. Msgruder, whatcan rarely be RYerred
of other men, that he died without leaving single
native Of this town, he entered early upon the
practice ofmedlcine, for which he was especially
plcitated. By assiduous attention TO his duties,
sound judgment, strong practical sense close study
ana Keen obserY ons his professional career proved
eminenty successful and gave him high rank among
the fseaty Of distinguished physicians Of the Dis
In a popuious and highly intelligent community
his merit was generally. Il would be hardly too
much to say, univer iAlly recognized.
But apart from his professional skill the charm Of
his character consisted in It's unYarying gentenes
unobtrusiys modesty and quiet charity
Amongst the Oldest and staunehest members OF
our order, tt is with pride aud unfeiRned satisfac
tlon we point to him as an exemplAr in his uni
formly good and Christian department In every
general, social and domestic relation; therefore,
be It 80. Z. -. d =. !.
Resolved, That in his death the public has SIS
tained an irreparabls loss, and the Masonic Order
bC deprived Of one best and worthiest BROTH
ers.
Resolved, That we deeply deplore his demise and
tender to his bereaVed widow and fam
lily our heartfelt coincidence.
ReSOtred, That thes9 proceedings be published In
the Georgetown Courier and NATIONAL REPUBLI-
CAN, and a copy Of them transmitted to the family
Of the deceased. ~ ... e. ID. HARTLEY,
A. II. DODGE,
...-| ..... w. D. CASSIN,
--- - .... Committee.
c. p. snEKEtL, Secretary Potomac Lodge, No; 5,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

NEW BOOKS.
UNDER THE TREES. By Samuel IrenEus Prime.
ALCESTIs Leisure hour seTies.)
A NEW THEORY OF GRAYITATroN AND
OTHER SUBJECTS. BY Edward L. Young,
Norfolk, Va,
THE LIVING LINK. By James De Mile.
SLAVES AND RING. ByF.w. Robinson, author
OF ''Little Kate Kirby" az.
WITHIN AN INCH OF HIS LIFE. From the
French Of Emile GAborfRn.
BONDED DEBTS OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
LQMBGA.
THE RHINE. By Victor Hugo.
JUSTIN HARLEY. A Romance OF Old Virginia.
By John Esten Cooke.
SYRIAN HOME LIFE. By Jessup.
NY MOTHER ANDI. By Miss Mulock.
FROM THE CLOUDS TO THE MOUNTAINS.
BY Jules Verne.
WESTERN WINDOWS. By John James Piatt.
LANDMARKS. By John James Piatt.
A TREATISE on Mechanics Liens on Real and
Personal Property. BY samuel L. Phillips,
ofthe " sshngtOn Bar, sYo. Law sheep.
FoR SALE BY
W. H. & o. H. MORRISON,
Jy2o-tf Law Booksellers, 80 PennA. ave.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

ANEW York JOURNAL thinks the most i'm
portant Congressional district in the Union Is
that in New York which Is bounded by Twenty
sixth street on the south, by the Third avenue
on the east, by the Seventh avenue to Fortieth
street on the west and by Harlem river on the
north. Within these limits there is "Wealth
enough to buy any one Of the second-elass
States; there Is absolutely enough in it to sup
ply an entire administration of the Federal
Government, President, Cabinet, Supreme
Court, Congress and all" In 1t are the As
tors, A. 7. Stewart, Commodore Vanderbilt,
William E. Dodge, William NJ. Evarts, Robert
Bonner, James Gordon Bennett. The million
aires, the great lawyers and doctors, nearly all
reside there. 1t has the finest houses, the
most splendid churches, the grsndest hotels,
the principal theatres, and yet withal 1t Is una
BILE to send to Congress decent representa-
tive. A cotemporary remarks that, as q gen.
eral rule, its representative would not be
trusted by Bonner to drive one of his thirty
thousand-dollar horses, and suggests that the
millionaires advertise for some good and caPa-
bic candidate for the National Legislature.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20
RATEs oE AnYERTTsINa I

fRE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, has 4
LARGER CIRCULATION THAN ANY OTRBR
FORMING PAPER IN TIE DLSTRI0ToP 90
LUNBIA.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

FLOUR-DOwNI
WEIGHS BEST FAMILY, per sack ....se.5S
GOLDEN HILL FAMILY; per sack. =. .s2.4J
BURNT MILLS FAMILY. .....at lowest rates.
ISAAC wENGER'S FAMILY.
A. ROSS RAYS FAMILY -.
EXTRA FLOUR, psrsac 81, s2.95 and sa.s5
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

r~-OFFTCE OF THE CHESAPEAKE
kS AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY, AN
NAPoLIs, MD, August Y, ls74.-Eotice is hereby
given that the coupon due July, 1850, the pre-
ferTed construction bonds of this company win be
paid at the hanking5houss Of Alexander Brown
Sons on and after THURSDAY, August %, 1874.
auI4-td A. P. G0RMAE, President.
e~REMOVAL-RIC ROBERTS
RSS having improved and enlarged his old
stand, No. ll0 Seventh street. inst above New York
avenue, making Il one of the dnest stores in that
vicinity, has reoccupied it with ashoice selection Of
BOOKS, STATIONERY, &C., &C. .--.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

n~YOUNG HENS CHRISTIAN AS
~ ISOLATION, corner OF Ninth AMI D
streets.
EVENING CLASSES In Latin, Greek. English
Grammar, Photography, Mathematics, and Sacred
History. commencing September Il.
Glasses open to all.
Free Reading-Roo and Circulating Library.
Daily Prsyer-Meetlngs at I2iI6, and Up. m.
Sabbath Evening Services at the Rooms at 8
O'Clock.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

ALLusIoH was made In Mr.. Beachsr'S state
ment to o young lady named Bessie, with whom
T. T. had an intimacy which IL hardly consistent
with his angelic character, Bessie has roman
tic story. sit appears from what has been learned
IN relation 10 her, that she was literally Walf
who, when very young, presented herself at the
door Of Mr.. Tilton's house and asked for shelter,
as she had no home or any friends to whom she
could apply for assistance. She was taken In and
kindly treated, and after awhile It was discovered
that she was the daughter Of VellknoWn Tam
many politician in New York, who had been d.
vorced from his wife and refused to make any pro-
vision for his child Later It was discovered that
the mother Of Bessie was living In opulence In
Filth avenue, and the Tiltons took the young girl
in carriage one day to the splendid residence Of
her unnatural parent, who refused 70 see her or
do anything for her. Bessie Is said to have been
o very docIle, bright and amlable girl, quick to
learn, fair in complexion, modest in demeanor,
but of Q sad and dropping manner, as If she felt
the presence Of an impending danger" T. T., It
seems, was very fond OF having Bessie comb the
long auburn hall which adorns his sainted brow,
and Of performing other delicate little attentions
which finally eliminated upon his part in-what
has been already told.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20
TEAS.

TEAS.
wehiys recently added to our stock in this de-
Partment by the purchasers LARGE QUANTITY
OF NEw-oRoP TEAS of the different varieties,
and hence we are now prepared to oser special In
duoements.
Fee prices below,
IMPERIAL, New and Sweet.
IMPERIAL, .............z5c
IMPERIAL Choice. ......................sIOo
IMPERIAL. Extra Fine...............".sI.2o
JAPAN, Good. ............A...........50c.
JAPAN Choice .......................... 800
JAPAN, Extra Fine, silver leaf..........SL25
ooLoNG, New, and best In this market
for price. ........................5oe.
ooLoNG, New, and besti n this market
Tor priee....s...'......-.s.ssss
ooLoNG, Choice Goods. 800
oOLoNG, cannot be surpassed In quality. q. %
ENGLISH BREAKFAST, Choice New
Goods ............,....el.0o8 81.25
GUNPOWDER .,..: ..'..,.,..,......."..eI-o0
GUNPOwDER, Choice. .eI.95
GUNPowDER, Extra Fine ...,"........sI.OO
sUNDR1Es-
F.E. smith . Co.'S CRUSHED WHEAT ana
GRAHAM FLOUR. Just received fresh from ths
mills in Brooklyn, N z, and for ialsIOv.
In short our stock Is now large and complete and
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20
GatiuuaI gFpablitau.
WI. AfuRTAaH...........Edi Editor and Proprietor.

The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, b Published every
7norpinF CsundRyG eToepted) a. the southwest cor
prTofThirtecnth street and PennGyiVAnia avenue,
and 10 furnished 10 subscribers (by oAFrerE a. any
cents per month.
Mail subscribers, $50 per yeEri 600 for SIX
months and Goo for thToo monthB, Terms m
VEnAbly IN advance.
RATES OF ADVERTIsIN6I
twenty-five cents per line, Advertisements undef
thsheAd Of ''FoT Sale or Rent, WANTED, " ''Lo5t
and Found, " and personal" twelve and half
cents per line
THE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICANS
Npublished every Thursday morning, and sur-
nished TO subscribers at the following rAtesi o1e
copy one year, " three copies one year. ~ ten
copies year, els; single copies In WFappers ave
CCntE each.
81 All communications, whether On business OF
gUr publication should he addressed 70 WIN. ].
MURTAGH, Proprietor, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Washington, d, C.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

mGnship TO q superlntendency Of his mines.
Referring TO Senator Jopes's candidacy some
years ago, Senator Nyo said; "Why, the man
owns . silver mine; DO you expect me TO beat
thatp In the present case the chances arc
evener. Il Il bank against bank and mine
against mino, and Little EmmA may win.
THE editor Of the ooVrir-JOUrnal wants 10
abolish church SteeploS. "There is no part Of
the building more unsightly or useless, and, Is
II heaven we're protesting against thom, scarcely
q thunder storm passes over the country which
does not hurl It's bolts against one Of them"
While our contemporary Is in this iconoclAstio
mood We wish he would also devote himself 10
the humiliation Of church bells. ofWhAt earthly
use are they in this age Of clocks and wGtchcsi
There Is some sense in chimes; for II they are
well played and are not worthless one may be
able, with considerable effort aud strong Inn
RginAtiou, TO ind music In thom. But bells are
an sbomInatIon and = relic Of barbsrism.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

:. This FLOUR was nsver better than {, isnOv.
H. has no superior In the market. y -
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

,HURsDAY Observation-Disclosures 70, ITt
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

C: F. snExEtL, Secretary Potomac Lodge, No; 5,
+. A. A. N. Au2J
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-06
A Possible Conflict between State and Federal
Authority,

An article will be found in this paper,
copied from the Chicago Tribune, showing
the rapid increase of revenue on the Rock
ford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad I'M
der the excellent management Of President
r. r. Gable also the action of the courts,
so far, in regard to the appointment of Re-
ceivers to manage the business of that cor.
poration. A thieving, swindling set, who
sold the bonds and robbed the road in the
building of it, are now struggling to get
possession of the property under pretense
of helping bond holders, when the fact is
that they really represent only very small
fraction of the bondholders. The game of
the Osterberg- Body ring seems to be to
get control of the road in order that they
may, |, end the suits of President Cable
against Body for robbing the road 2.
cover up the tracks of others who robbed
the road; g. cheat the holders of the float
ing debt, along the line, out of their pay,
and appropriate all the earnings and steal
ings to the use of their little ring
The mass of the bond holders are salts
fed with the present management and
know that it will be infinitely better for
them, in the end to have Mr.. Gable man.
age the road than if it should fall into the
hands of the Osterberg- Body gang
1t is expected that the reinstated appli-
cation in Judge Blodgett's court will be
heard on Thursday, but we have no idea
that Judge Blodgett will attempt to inter
fere with the action of our circuit court in
appointing Receivers. To do so would in
evitably bring on conflict between our
State and Federal courts--a conflict
which could end only in sustaining the
State or reducing it to amere appendage Of
centralized despotism. The application
before Judge Blodgett, last July, for the
appointment of Receivers, had been dis
missed. That was the end Of it. No ap-
plication was then in existence anywhere,
for Receivers. The position was exactly
the same as before any application had
been made. And then it was that a Chi
cago bondholder made application be-
fore Judge Peasants, for the appoint
ment of Receivers, while he was holding
court in Henry county, which application
was successful. While that application
was pending before Judge Peasants, the
Osterberg ring asked Judge Blodgett to
reinstate their dismissed application and
give them a rehearing. Asking for it
was not reinstating it,-and the case was
not reinstated until after the present Re-
ceivers were appointed by Judge Pleas
ants. And when it was reinstated it be-
came, to all intents and purposes, a new
case. The State courts clearly had juris-
dction during the hiatus which existed be-
tween the dismissal Of the first case and
the action of Judge Peasants, and it is
not likely that any Judge will attempt to
override his action. If he does a conflict
of authority with, possibly, unpleasant re-
suits may ensue, The State of Illinois
can not, will not, permit the legal acts OF
one of her courts to be ignored and detied.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-06
Red Tape.

As a specimen of the manner in which
public business is managed the case OF
pier number one of the old Rock Island rail
road bridge over the Mississippi is of in
terest. In the contract with the railroad
company, before the new bridge was built
the old piers were to be removed from the
river. The work of removal went on well
enough until they came to pier number
one, near the Iowa shore, when the mill
owners and lumber dealers over there, who
wanted that pier left in the the river so
that they could use it to protect their float
ing logs, succeeded in getting the work of
removal stopped.
The river and rafting interests then ask
ed to have the pier removed on the ground
that it was dangerous to navigation-and
that the public interests of the
whole Mississippi valley were SUI
periOr to the private interests of
a few mill owners in Davenport. Work
was then commenced on it again. Again
MN hNltl W Nolh uSAlE lbHlltdl
influence to get the work stopped And
had the order stopping the work been de-
layed eight hours longer it would all have
been out of the river.
And now we haye another specimen of
led tape, as a consequence Of political in
huence and interference with the proper
and legitimate duties of the engineers de-
partment \ government commission,
consisting of Gen. Godfrey Weitzell, from
Detrolti ten, J. H. Simpson, from St.
Louis and Major + NJ. Farquhar, from ST
Paul, are ordered to leave their duties and
assemble at Rock Island and survey and
report on that old pier which ought TO lie
out of the river aud would have been long
ago, if the work of removal had not been
with. And these three distine
uished officers, with a government boat
at considerable travelling expenses, etc
etc, have been at work examining the
matter to-day. What they will decide upon
y not yet known.