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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-03

The Democratic Congressional COnVsn-
tiOn for the Eighth district II Georgia.
yesterday, sfts- twenty ballots without n
choice, added A. n. stephens to the candi-
date, the contest then being betwsen
himself and J. Is. Cumming. On the
GOth ballot the vote stOCd: stephen.
- rs; Cumming 90 3-5; necessary Tor
q cho ce, 81. The Convention wa, IN .es-
sion at IL O'Clock.
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THE most remarkable feat ever witness
rd on any track was the performance Of
Goldsmith Maid at the Mystic Park
rxces Yesterday, when she trottcd mile
in 2:ll. beating her own formerly made
and almost incredible, time of 2:l43.
The Maid is now ahead of the world.
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ALABAMA.
The Enforcement Act.

MoNTGoMEEY, September 2,-Msv"r
BRAY and Others, Of Eufauls, defendants,
were to-day acquitted Of the charge Of
violation Of the enforcement act. United
States Commissioner Dresser heard the
case. This makes fifteen persons who
have been tried here in the last few
months on this charge, but in every case
the prosecution was shown to De without
cause. and the defendants acquitted.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-03

Work on the Spartanburg and Asl,e-
vile railroad, part of the projected direct
communication between Charleston and
Chicago, will be bugun on the 10Th inst.
when there will be barbecue and festi-
val at Spartanburg, South Carolina. with
accommodations TOR 10000 persons.
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SICILY.
Eruption Of .EtnH.

SYRACUSE, September TIL" crup-
ton Of .Etna shows 10 Ign "f ahat"-
mont. tn" inhabitant, ar" he"ing from
the Villages at the foot Of the mountain,
but it j, thought no harm will be done ~
the direction taken by ~" lava strrsms
i. remote from N" cultivated part, Of
the mountain.
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BALTIMORE.
Ras< Hall.

BALTIMORE, september 2.-The tenth
and last game Of the championship s"riss
between the Chicago and Baltimore base
hall club. resulted A. follow: Chicago.
!: Baltimore 3. Runs earnsd-Chica-
20 none; Baltimore 2. Bsse hit
Chicago 4; Baltimore, :.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-03

THE Radicals of Marshall county, in
convention yesterday, nominated Ii. s.
White, the present member, and j. A.
Turner, for the House of Delegates.
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MAJOR JAMES A. NEIGHBERT, of
Logan county, has been nominated as the
Democratic candidate for State Senator
in the seventh Senatorial district. OF
course he will b." elected. He is highly
commended As man OF strong and prac-
,ical Judgment and is an answering
Democrat. His nomination was unsought
hy him. and he had no expectation ofleg-
i,lativc distinction until selected by the
Democrats of the district As the best man
that could be named for the place.
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BELGIUM.
Explosion.

BRrS>EIs, September An "Iplo-
sion occurred in q coal mine at Dsur to-
day. |, ii feared that but few Of th"
miner, who were at work ~ IA" tim"
can b. ,svcd
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SPORTING NEWS.
Goidsmith Maid Beats the World.

BAsToN. September AT the second
DAYS races at Mystic Park to-day, a
special purse Of $500 WAS offered to
Goldsmith Maid to beat her own rccorf
of 2:l33, she to have three trials. TIL"
Maid appeared between the heats of tn"
second race, and made the fr-t heat in
2I4L. going easily all theway Iound. ac-
companied by a runner attached To- the
buggy, and driven by Jas. Golden. The
Second trial was made under the most
favorable auspices; the track had been
scraped close into the polc; and there wac
absolutely no wind. Budd nodded for
the word the first time he came down.
Maid trotted the first quarter in S3i
seconds. and the half nnlc in 1e'k.
The last half mile was trdtted withcut
the least show Of break. and she mad"
her best record. 2:l4. amid the cheer of
the assembled thousands.
Base Ball.
ST. LOUIS, Leptember 2.-In1t the
game Of base ball to-dAvythe score .sto"a
ST. Louis Red Stockings -, Staten Is
land g.
HALIFAX. September 2-Murris, OF
Pittsburgh, has accepted Browns offer to
row AT ST. Johns Oh the 23d inst.
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Meeting of Managers of Leading
Western Railroads..

\ meeting of the managers of the lead
ing western railroads, including tn" Chi
cugo& Rock Island. the Northwestern,
Chicago X Alton and Chicago, Burling-
ton X Quincy, was held here to-day, and
il was resolved to follow the example ofthe
recent meeting of the eastern railway
managers at Saratoga, and douway with
the payment of commissions 10 ticket
agents. There was great unanimity upon
the question, and there Is no doubt but
that all roads that have not entered into
these arrangements will soon do -.
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The GIendenning Scandal.
News Items.

A committee has been appointed to re-
ceive the remains of the late Mark Smith
on their arrival in this city. The funeral
services will be held in the Church OF
the Rev. DR.. Haughton, "The little
church around the corner
The specie shipments to Europe to-day
were $4,000.
The directors of the Western Union
I Telegraph company, to-day declared II
quarterly dividend Of 2 per cent.
I The steamer River Belle, plying be-
| tween this city and Long Branch, was
I burned to the water, edge tonight.
| Loss and insurance not ascertained.
Clearing House Meeting.
The clearing house held meeting to-
day in relation to the suspension OF the
Citizens bank, and appointed commit
tee to examine its condition and report ut
an early day what can be done for It's re-
lief. The balance due depositors is
$4,000. The clearing house statement
! on Friday showed for the bank, liabil-
tiles, $749, 9,235.7l; assets, s2,l82,sSl.92
OF the assets, however, Sl,l0S, 1887 con-
/ sisted of items outside of the portfolio.
National Cotton Exchange.
The delegates of the National Cotton
Exchange Convention, have adopted Il
standard classification, which is said to be
unsatisfactory to New York dealers,
being too low as compared with long
usage of this market. According to
new classifcations,, New York low mid
ding is little better than the old fash
ioncd, strict, good, ordinary. The dele
gates will be treated to an excursion down
the bay and up the Hudson tomorrow,
bv the members of the New ! ork Cotton
Exchange.
Deserted.
\ S,ul special from Ottawa, Ontario,
SAYS: Information was received here this
morning that 200 men Of the Manitoba
mounted police force have deserted, many
takin" their horses with them. This 80
wcakrns the force that it is probable 1t
will be obliged to return to Fort Garry
without expclling the foreign traders
from their cntrcnchrd position on the
Saskatchewan. The men who remain
complain of insutiiciency Of rations and
bad Treatment generally.
A full Cabinet meeting is summoned for
Saturday, and the Ministers are return
Ing 10 the city. 1t is rumored that there
is to be- reconstruction; Holton being
admitted into the Cabinet and Hunting,
President of the Council, retiring. The
Bureau of Government Railways iSundcr
consideration. The Governor General
is to arrive here on Monday.
4 dispatch received here, from Lon
don, from Walken, Premier of British
Columbia says that the Earl Of
Carvanon will give his final decision as
to what he shall do in the case between
the Dominion and British Columbia this
week.
Canada Oil Refineries.
4 special 10 the SIN from London,
Ontario, says the oil refners have
completed their combination, seCur-
ing control of all the retinerics. The re-
suit was the immediate increase in the
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NIAGARA FALLS.
National Convention Of MaIsiers.

NIAGARA FALLS, September THE
National Convention of Malstcr- Wa,
Temporarily organized to-day with :. ID.
Hawley, OF Detroit in tn" chair. After
an address by the chairman and the sP-
pointmcnt of committees on constitution
and permanent officers reccs, Wa taken.
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L. Croune was nominated for Con-
gress bv scclamation. and Silss CARRIER,
fred Willow County, for Governor.
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CHICAGO.
Indian Fights.

CHICAGo. September 2.-The following
dispatch was received this morning;
Fort LEAyENTORTH !
Sept. 2-l 7. VI.
T" Lic"t,HGnt General =. II Sheridan:
The following dispatch from Colonel
Miles has just been received, dated at
camp Oh the right bank of the WaShita,
southwest of Antelope Hills, August 26:
Arrived here Yesterday; AL wcll.
Lieutenant Baldwin and party rcjoincd
the command ON IN" 23d inst. He secuted
west tn the adobe walls and down the
Canadian To Antelope Hills, and had two
atirays with the Indians, killed one,
wounded one. and captured ponies, &c.
The trails and lines all indicate that the
Indians have gone south to tn" North
fork of Red river and attluents. Are
marching Sbuth and southwest Have
twrnty-on" days supplies No commun-
.ication from Major Price Th" Indians
are burning the grass in our front. Full
particulars by mail.
LSigncdl JoHN PorE,
Br1.t Major General c0Rld'g.
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From our reports this morning the
probabilities are that the weather to-day
will be- partly cloudy, with cool north
westerly winds and local rains.
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Afternoon session.

The Masters Convention assembled in
the hall Of the international Hotel at two
O clock this afternoon Various commit
tees submitted reports; the constitution
was read and adopted and permanent
organization effected by III" election Of
the following officers. Il. \. Lrynd"",
If Buffalo, Prr,id"nt Tho> ID. Hawley,
uf Detroit. ". II. Decker, "f Davenport,
Iowa, and Francs Blackburn, of Phila-
d.lphia. Nicr-Prr,idrnts; VIM. story. of
ALBANY, Recording Secretary; \. j.
Wheeler. uf Buial". Corresponding Soc
hctarv; f.. b. Parson,, Of Rochester,
Treasurer; +. y. Watkins, of New York
G.. B. Thamc,. Detroit ". II Ford,
Wilmington; d. J. Rhodes, Pittsburgh,
Pa; and II. Gopph"r. Of Cincinnati
Executive Committee. Resolution, was
adopted instructing the Secretary u
obtain statistical information in relation
To the capital engaged in III" mailing
business, and report stthe n"Nt meeting.
Favorable reports wer" mad" from the
yarisus sections Of the United States and
Canada, of the qua'ity,condition aud yield
of the crop Of barley and hop this year.
The Convention then adjourned to meet
at ten O'Clock tomorrow.
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BY TELEGRAPH
To THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Peport. by Western
Union Line. Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th SITS.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, September 2.
DrOuth In Texas.

Drouth I'm Texas.
The Collector of Customs at FL PasO,
Texas, in letter to the Chief of the Bu-
reau of Statistics, dated August II, says:
"We have not had drop of rain in this
vicinity for 800 days. Everything is
scorching hot and dried up. Many cat
tie have died of starvation.
Few Left.
The only Cabinet officers now i'll
Washington are Secretaries Fish and
Bristow and Postmaster-General Jewell.
Secretary Belknap is expected to-mor-
row. Secretary Fish has not been absent
more thrn week during the summer.
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POLITICAL.
For state senate-ssoond District

For State ssuate-ssoond District
,;,pcs with the wishes of many
In com hereby announce myself as
anaidste 7, TO represent the second senatSfi pr.
bIstrict in the legislature subject 20 tns
- .realsion of the DemoeratiS G H0IiI1SIsns - 1rF
convention. ~ Ho iylI
IN IN, Wheeling Register:
,,,n. solicitation of many friends an
,a,rcn Al une mvseiI S a candidate TO represent
nouheT hEr,Iss ~ of Ritchie and Calhoun In tae
,,I.,I my i.aIsIature of Vest Nirglnla;r
I,Ko. W. VA, July =, I''i'
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NEW YORK.
Arrived.

,5VI,I,hij, Arrtved. |LI,IH.
NBw YORK, September 2.-Gencral
James Watson Webb, United States
Minister to Brazil, has arrived in this
city from Europe.
The Glendenning Scandal.
Rev. John s. Glendenning slept ut the
house of friend in New York Monday
night. He still fears violence at the
hands of the excited populace. He re-
turned to Jersey City Heights Yesterday.
Alfred B. Pomeroy, brother of Mary
Pomeroy, left Jersey City with the little
waif born unto his dead sister last even
ing. The infant is to be placed in charge
of q nurse at Detroit
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FOREIGN.
GERMANY.
GIoriHcatIon over the Surrender of
sedan.

BERLIN, september 2.--All Germany
!, celebrating with great enthusiasm TO-
dav the anniversary Of the surrender of
Sedan. Emperor William reviewed the
guards in the morning. In the evening
he will give a banquet, at which tn"
Prince uf Wales, the ambassador. and
other dignitari"- will be- present.
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Canada Oil Refinpries.

4 special to the SIN from London,
Ontario, says the oil refnerS have
completed their combination, secur-
ing control of all the refnerics. The re-
suit was the immediate increase in the
preccs from II to ~ cents per gallon.
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at'heeliue Rseisttr,

GOLD closed in New York yesterday
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Nominations.

The following ticket was also nomi-
mated: For Secretary of State, A. 7.
Wickof, of Adams county; for Supreme
Judge, long term, Luther Day. of Por-
tagc; short term. W. W. johnson, Of
Lawrence; School Commissioner, Thos.
W. Harvey, of Lake; Clerk Of Supreme
Court, Rodney Foos, Of Clinton; Mem
Der of tn" Board of Public Works,
Stephen K. Ho>mer, Of Muskingum.
These are all the nominations except
Johnson, who i, nominated for the uneX-
pircd term of Judge Stone, who resigned
this day. ...
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THE WEATHER.
WAH DEPARTMES

w Ar DEPARTMENT,
OFTICE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WAsHINGTOS September >, eP.M.
PROBABILITIES.
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DEAFNEss RINGING IN THE EARS-WHAr
~ cSuses iti-Read pamphlet on tns supscS bZ a.
ycrsity Medical College Mailed for loo. Address q
East twentieth street
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In the hard pan, LEFT TO rest on top, and GER
tainiy not as shown In the Williamsburg wall, upon
soft soil, into which you can run cane foot and
half below the foundation. he did to-day In his
drst call, In the presence OF Witnesses
THE GOSHEN Reservoirs.
The watershed OF the large Goshen Reservoir Is
800 acres and the length Of the dam 900 feet;
depth above 30 feet. and the depth OF water about
20 feet In the centre by the gate The area OF water
ID ia acres, while that Of the small one,
half mile above, Is about rs acres, and
has dam OF II feet depth. This latter had
not been full until week ago last night and the
President OF the corporation has opened the gates
OF both TO reduce the pressure, not through any
fear OF his own, but on account OF the feelings
OF the people. Below the fall or water
~ far az Williamsburg Is TOO feet and down to
Northampton LOO feet. This shows It to have an
altitude OF ITO feet greater than Mount Hol yoke.
Next to Williamsburg the most uneasy village
hereabouts just now is Louisville, . little
hamlet at the point where the four Hamp-
tons come together. The Williamsburg dis
aster brings fresh to mind the fact that
the reservoir. where the water Is stored
for the summer use OF the industries on the tickle
Mahan River. has never been accepted by the
county commissioners. The descent from the res
ervoir among tine West Hampton hills to LIQUIDS
vile In very preciptous, and the location OF the
village is such that any such disaster as Satur-
days would obliterate all trace OF the village
from the face OF the earth.
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OF YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY.

The seventh annual Convention OF the YounG
MEMS Christian Association OF New Jersey com-
menced yesterday at Orange. The Convention as
sembled in the First Presbyterian church ct seven
O'CLOCK P. N. The prayer meeting was conducted
BY Charles F. Deshler. At . quarter past seven
the Convention was called to order by A.
Jamison, the retiring President. Addresses Of
welcome were delivered by Eldrdge Mix. on behalf
OF the church; by His Honor the Mayor, IN behalf
OF the city, and G. J. Prescott, President OF the
Orange Young Mems Christian Association. Tho
response was made by the President elect, O. II.
Johnson, OF Montclar.
The Convention then organized for the ensuing
year as fOl0ws:-Presldent, G. Ii. Johnson, OF
Montclair; First Vice President o. Smith, OF
Brldgeton: Second Vice President, q. ID. Deshler.
Of Hghtstown; Third, @. J. Prescott, OF Orange;
Fourth. Andrew Petit; Filth, J. " Forester, and
Sixth Samuel Babcock; Secretary, s. l.. Garrison;
Assistant, c. II. Drummer. After short discus
sion on the ssreaton OF the association to tho
Church" the Convention adjourned until half-past
0iQnt O'Clock this morning.
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The Eorty-thrse Temperance Women OF
Cincinnati-A Technical violatio OF
tho Law-Thcy Are Cautioned Not to
Repeat the Offence and Discharged
Action OF tho Police Commission ers.
CINCINNATI, May 20. 1874.
The forty-three temperance women who were
arrested last Saturday were tried In the Police
Court to-day. The court room was crowded and
great mass Of people, unable to get In waited out
side the building.
Mr.. Stanley Matthews and Judge Hogans ap-
pesred as counsel for the ladies. The defence
was conducted BY the latter. Testimony was
heard on both sides, and the case was submitted
without argument.
THE CHARGE
was for violating city ordinance BY obstructing
the sidewalks. Judge Marchant stated that there
had been Q technical violation OF the law; but in
view OF the lack OF bad motive on the part OF the
defendants, he would dismiss them, which he did,
with the edmonton that II the act were repeated
they would be liable to arrest and punishment.
marched to the Ninth street Baptist church,
where the leagues and committees were in session.
= they afterwards adjourned to the Seventh street
Presbyterian church, wnere prayer meeting was
held until nearly night. Frequent remarks were
NO DEFINITE COURSE OF ACTION
for the future was laid 00wn. the temper OF the
meeting seemed to be in favor OF the discon thu
snce Of the mode or visitation IN large numbers
and for the adoption OF some new plan. One sug-
gesti0n was OF dividing the city into districts and
sending committees or two or three to visit per-
sons In their homes and urge upon them activity
In the enforcement OF tine Liquor laws. No con-
clustOn was reached. gMs
The Police COMMISSIONER anticipating repett-
ton Of street visifatiOns remained in session all
day. 1ney ordered an address to be sent to the
temperance leagues communicating the decision
OF the Police Court and Notifying the ladies to en-
trely discontinue what ID termed praying and
singing on any OF the streets lanes, alleys, spaces
or public grounds, and that all the authorities
requested to unite In aiding the Metropolitan
Police force to carry out TINS 0rder the being
consistent with the decision OF the Judge Of the
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NEW PUBLICATIONS

Ietrapolo ChamPsgne:".-lmP0rten
lie agents, sTANBUhr Z rO1
II Barclay street and y Park place.
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MURDER OF A YOUNG GIRL.

GAUCH CHUNK. May 20, 1874
A horrible murder was committed at Summit
Hill last night Kate Leinbach, young and beau
tiful girl OF sixteen, was enticed from her home
and killed in some low brush just outside OF town.
The victim was the daughter Of widow. The
body was not discovered until this morning when
laborer stumbled over 1t as he went to his work.
The only wounds were on the head. and they were
evidently made with o stone.
The Coroner Is holding an inquest but no EVIL
dence OF Importance has been ELECTED. 1t Is be-
who had deceived the girl, to hide his guilt. The
people are greatly excited and threats OF lynching
the murderer II he Is caught are openly made.
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THE SOUTH CAROLINA Trouble.

Governor Moses Changes His Mind and
Refuses to Submit to Arrcst-Tho Court
Not Prepared to Fight the State Militia.
CHARLESTON, 8. c., May 20 1874
The statement that Governor Moses last night
submitted TO arrest turns out TO be incorrect. He
had concluded to YIELD and had sent his carri age
for an onlcer empowered to make arrests. but at
the last moment changed his mind and again
refused to be arrested. This morning he obtained
warrant Tor the arrest OF the Orangeburg
Sheriff on charge OF attempting illegally to ar
rest the Governor, but the sheriff had lett Column
Dia Though refusing to submit to arrest 1t Is
In Orangeburg this morning the State Solicitor
reported the Governors resistance to arrest and
force its authority The Court replied that for the
present It did not see it's way clear to successful
would be held under AMUSEMENT. The troops were
discharged this morning, and the CITY remains
quiet.
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BUN on A SAVINGS RANK.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May 20, 1874
A heavy run was made here to-day on the Town
sends Savings Bank. The occasion OF 1t was the
publication Of the report Of the state Commits
sioners appointed to examine the savings banks,
which contained q statement that tie Tounsends
Savings Bank had loaned $375,O00 to Cornelius s
Bushnell, secured by over $1.O000OO OF unstable
stocks and bonds as collateral The bank finally
demanded ninety days notice from depositors,
which stopped the run.
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Timely but Unheoded Warning.
The Swiss Times, OF Geneva, In Its issue Of the
sd OF May, published the following letter.
SR-Wil you put In your columns some state
ment OF the Danger OF boating on the lake when
the btse Ia In iul blast-as II was few days since
In order that warning may be given to the ven-
tures0me young Americans who seem determined
70 add fresh names to the list OF the victims al
ready GAINED by Lake Leman 2 At least, II they
do court danger Tor themselves, they should
not permit their lovely companions to share such
asks, ANXIOUS.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS.

CONCORD May 20, 1874
The committee appointed by the Democratic
State Committee to consider various matters that
are to be brought before the next Legislature met
tonight at the Phoenix Hotel. A bill was drafted
modifying the present liquor law to be
presented to tile Legislature. ihe subject
OF redistrictlng the Senatorial districts dis
cussed at some length; also the matter OF re-
organizing the judiciary, the general sentiment
being In favor OF q change. The meeting was fully
attended BY prominent men OF the party from
various parts OF the state.