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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

Philadelphia owns a public bcnclaclor VII,
proposes To make Illuminating Gas for Decent,
% thousand and "a heating gas for half thai
price. He is the prophet Of millennial era
that will find our large manufacturing citic,
completely transformed agd coal dirt a thing
ca. the past. FACTORIES, mills and private dwell
iings will get their fuel through Il gas pipe
and coal will only be used for making ga- in
rnp.i. Is,--
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

The carpet baggcrs of the south, being driven
into political exile and having lost their hold
on the southern state treasures, and there be
ing no more pickings left for them in the
Frccdmcns Savings Bank, have devised new
scheme for robblng the colored people of the
south, This notable device is joint stock
company for the promotion of emigration to
Liberia. II is said thirty thousand shares have
been sold at ten dollars EACH every sharehold
cr being promised a free passage to Liberia
arrival there. To give the scheme a scmblance
OF good faith the thieves at the head of it have
actually purchased a rickcty old ship and
started Il few victims on their way to the land
of promise. No less than twenty thousand
more, il is said, in South Carolina alone, are
anNiouSly awaiting the sailing Of the next
ship. The matter deserves tie attention of the
government There Is scarcely Il doubt that
the whole business is a huge swindle. The
thirty or forty thousand dollars the negroes
have already contributed towards ii have doubt
less already gone the way of the South Caro-
lima bonds and the Frccdmcn's Bank savings
but if there really should be honesty enough
IN the managers To lead them 50 far us 10 trans
port few thousand negroes 10 Liberia, there
is no doubt that in a very few weeks after heir
arrival there they would he in a starving con
dtion, and the government would he called
upon both to send them relief and bring them
back
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

The laws Of finance" and every settled
principle Of political economy" to which the
ignorant silver dcluslonists" of the west ran
counter in their demand for reconciliation,
according to the Wall street philosophers, seem
to have entered into an unaccountablc consplra.
Cy to contutc and confound the aforesaid
learned pundis. Instead of gold going up, and
grcenbacks going down, and our bonds coming
down in every foreign market with such Il
crash that must send them home IN millions
for redemption, all these predictions are curl
ously and perverScly conradicted and put to
the he Silver bullion has actually risen per
cent. our silver subsidiary coin is within per
cent. OF par with gold, greenbacks are worth
but aiths per cent. less than gold, and our
bonds in Europe, instead of coming down with
a crash, have gone up in all the leading money
markets Either the Eastern gold maniacs
showed stupcudous ignorance of the common
est laws OF finance in their predictions or they
lied worse than Arabs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

\ Boston shopkceper sued for damages be-
cause his store was shortened % feet by the
widening Of street, and IN the trial was asked
whether he had not thus obtaired better
and stronger light He answered that lac
had. Then why do you claim damages 81
Because" was thereby. in tins locality the
quality Of goods sold requires the poorest
light"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
STILL HE HANGS ON.

For connecting good, round plump solid
lie, and Il hcartness that borders on heroism in
sticking To it, commend us to Il back slidden
preacher \ week or two ago the eX.Rev. VIM
Cullen, of the Ottawa Rep4blic0a, accused the
FREE TRADER of denying that the Louisiana
election returns had been opened by the ia
nous Wells Anderson returning board IN the
fall of 1876 in the presence of eminent states
men of both political parties The FREE
TRADER had made no such denial, but us cX-
planned last week, had denied that said returns
were opened and horo4ghiy caHcdssed' in the
presence of such statesmen. That they were
"opcncd' in the presence Of the aforesaid
statesmen all the world of course well know /;
and all the world knows further, that, as thus
opened and footed up, they showed Il majority
of some 5000 for Tidcn; and further, that the
returns thus opened being regular on their face
and unchalcngcd the board had no legal pow
cr to change them. But that they were thor
oughly Canyassed' IN the presence Of the same
statesmen neither the world or anybody else
knows, for the contrary was VIGOROUSLY the
fact The Canvassing-that is, changing, de
Gliding upon, and finally footing up and declar-
ing the result Of the votc--was done, as every
body knows in "Sccrct session." where all the
rascality was committed But the Rev VIM
Cullen, after the lie had thus been distinctly
fastened upon him, returns to the subject this
week, and reiterating that the FREE TRADER
had denied that the returns were "Opencd" in
the presence Of the visiting statesmen" pro
cecds again to prove what nobody had denied
that the returns were thus opened" His cy-
reverence reminds us of the Dutch Pcnnsylva-
MIA legislator who was making a speech in IA
vor of improving Codorus Creek for "shlack
water HaiigatioH." A member at his elbow
corrected him, suggesting the word "nociga
tion' Yes, yes" replied the sturdy Dutch
man, "dat ish vot | means-shlack water uali
gotion.' Some people seem to have skullcaps
so thick that ii takes a mallet and cold chisel
to work an idea to their brain, but when once
there nothing but nitrog lycerine explosion
can ret il ont
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

The annual tide of western emigration has
set in earlier than usual this year, and appar
emily with quadruple its wonted volume. In
stead, however, Of the current being main
", as heretofore, directed toward the north
wcst-Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota-it Is
moving toward the south and southwest-north
ern Alabama and Mississippi, and southern
Kansas and northern Texas Especially arc
the railroads leading into Texas choked with
emigrating parties. Kansas City, the chief
radiating point Of these roads, somewhat re
sembles Leavenwoth in the early days of the
California rash. Ohio Indiana and Illinois
are contributing largely of their bone anb mus
Gle to this tide, though it is greatly swelled
by streams from the Middle and New England
States, with less of European admlxturc than
usual. La Sale county is losing some good
men who have taken the Kansas and Texas
fever, but their places seem to be promptly Ia
ken by others, who buy their farms at fair
prices and seem to have abatcd none in their
faith in northern Illinois. OF course the re
gions that now enjoy the rush will for Il few
years experience unwonted prosperity, but from
present appearances the thing is likely to be
immensely Overdone, with the usual result OF
a greatd of ultimate disappointment and
misery
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

Hon. 5. S Cox said Il good thing recently in
debate on the navigation laws, when he de
clared that 1.-The law torbids Americans to buy
ships abroad, and the tariff iorbids them TO
build them at home The remark Is both
pithy and true
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

The Toaioa Ne,rs, which had lain dormant
for some month, past, has been revived by Mr.
McGrcw it, former publisher, with Mr.. J. W
Richardson as editor. The No,s rc-appcar.
very much improved in looks. and what is e,
pecially crediiable, ii is all made up and print
"a at home. Mr.. Richardson takes hold IN .
way to indicate that he i able to make Of thl
Ne,cs a very readable paper.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

\ Joliet dispatch 81 Monday says the stor.e.
in the Chicago papers Of Saturday about Randc
the convict in the penitentiary, being obdur
aie and refusing to work, are purely sensation
a and without foundation. Rande is at worn
;.nd making 10 trouble waievcr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

The Winnebago county agricultural society
which succeeded in getting itself into consid
cradle notoriety by first asking jeff. Davis and
then getting Gov. Wade Hampton, of South
Carolina, to deliver the address at its annual
fair, subsidies this year into extending an inyi
tation to Gov. CulIom 10 address them. The
Governor it is understood, accepts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

\ mutiny seems to have broken out in the
camp of the new National" party. BRICK
Pomeroy aspircd to be its especial head and
organ, in which he was backed up by quite Il
large nt-silver.allpaperrag following, but as
the Toledo convention refused to be captured
by that squad Brick is now fighting the " Ma,
tonals" with forty tish-womcn power.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

The libel suit of Sheriff Hancock, of Mar
shall county, against the Wcnona Inter, ter
minated last week in n verdict in favor of
plaintiff for 0Jte cent damages. The verdict at
least shows that the jury thought the sheriff
had a good cause of action, and doubtless pun.
ishes the I,dcr all it deserved in throwing up
IN it heavy bill of costs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

The question a. 10 whether or not the Abra
homic rite was administered to Benjamin
Di,racli in his infancy has been settled IN the
affirmative by reference to the records Of the
synagogue. Although member ofthc church
.of England Lord Bcacon>lield is circumciSed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

Some months ago Joseph Brown Of Carmi
ILL.,, committed suicide, and twenty days after
his father, Elijah Brown, followed suit with &
shotgun, after having dug his own grave
Friday night. Mrs. Brown took laudanum and
finished up the Brown family.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

Notwithstanding the immense grain trade
of Odessa, Rcvcl, and st Petersburg there i
not an elevator az either of those centres.
But an American firm has just made a contract
tn build one at ST Petersburg as Soon As peace
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the followingpublicatio furnishing botl'
at the prices named, postage prepaid. Inc OF
fer-open to old subscribers or new at any
post Office in the county-is the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE IN this county:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly npm"' 80; :; "
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Irtb"he' I'D
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly I"'o- -
80 r. 49,, nnI p.,;,ic E,y.,o,r.... =. 90
FREE TRADER and either of Harpcrs publ
cations. .....,...... - e go $500
FREE TRADER and Scyibner. ...,......: $50. 20
FREE TRADER nd GodVs LADIES Booh..,. 39o
80 ~ 'rpn and line Stock Jouynal ..... 3 -
FREE TRADER and Prenoiogicat Jou1'ol. 3.!2
FREE TRADER and 81. N@hotas. ............ 3l la
FREE TRADER and Demores'S Nonthly...... 3S1
FREE TRADER and LttclpS Lirinq -ige...... SO
FREE TRADER and Western Ru'n5. :..::..,.. 2gN
FREE TRADER and Noore's Rurd Nec VORTEX $50
All subscriptions as above MUST be strictly
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

Wanted-To know why the winters Of l79S,
1893. 1918, 1925 1893, 1913, 1858, 1868, and
1873 should have been as they have bccn-un-
usually mild?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
THE FISHERY AWARD.

On the same day Blaine created a small sen
sation in the senate by making sharp attack
on the recent award by II commission of So
100000 to Canada for fishing by Americans in
Canadian waters. The award is made under
Il treaty stipulation tve years ago that Ameri-
cans might fish in Canadian and Canadians in
American waters, and every five years a com
mission should decide how much money
should be paid to make up the difference in
advantage gained by one side over the other.
Mr. Blaine showed that the Americans had
been unfairly dealt with in the appointment OF
the commission, and that the award of $1,000
900 Il year to Canada was ridiculously exces-
sivc, as all the fish taken 10y American fisher
man were not worth 100000 year, to say
nothing of the fish taken by Canadians in
American waters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
From Washington.
\ BAD SOUTHERN CLAIM.

Friday of each week the house devotes 70
the discussion of private claims, and lasl Fri
day bill came up under that head to paw
some 100000 to southern mail contractors as
arrcarages due them for services at the time
the rebellion broke Reagan of Texas, post
master general under the cOnicdcracy, was
earnestly urging the BILL when WiletS, OF
Mich, caused decided sensation by produc
ing extracts from the confederate archives in
the war department showing that the confeder
ate government, on the urgent recommendation
of Reagan himself had paid some 100000 TO
the contractors in liquidation of these very
claims. Reagan was struck dumb by the dis.
closure and sat down without saying another
word. Afterwards Tucker Of Va. tried b
smooth the matter over by saying there must
be some mistake about it, and so on, but it is
entirely safe to say that the claim will never
again be heard of.
HEWITT ON HAYES.
In the house on Monday, during the discus
sion of the diplomatic appropriation bill, Mr..
Hewitt took occasion to let himself out on Mr..
IIayes's civil service reform policy. He said
| the President had been prOuse in fine pledges
on the subject, but had violated all of them
True, he had not in his appointments recog
nized the political services Of those who had
aided in securing his election, but he had
adopted worse principle in rewarding all
who had been connected with the fraud that
placed him in his seat. Evarts, the life of the
electoral commission, was secretary of state;
McCrary, another lawyer on the same commits
sion, was secretary Of war; Sherman Il visit
ing statesman" was at the head of the treas
ury; McLin, Florida elector, was judge
Anderson collector at New Orleans, Wells sur
veyor, &c Another principle the President
had announced was not to reward relatives and
personal friends, yet he had appointed Comfy,
NOyes Kasson &c. Thus the President had
ialsitied all his pledges and abused the appoint
ing power even worse than Grant. AS to the
diplomatic service generally, it was disgrace
to the country and Mr.. Hewitt urged the abol-
ishment of all our foreign missions except one
at London and one at Berlin. Every other
post could be better filled by a competent sec
rotary than as now by expensive but incompc-
tent ministers"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

All subscriptions as above MUST be strictly
in adcance Rcmittanccs may he made bymon-
cy order or registered letter, by express at the
scdnpr's cost
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
COX on THE FRAUD"

During the discussion of the diplomatic ap
preparation bill in the house on Tuesday Mr.
Cox undertook to justify the remark he made
when Hayes veto of the silver bill was before
the house, that it was charge of fraud by u
fraud" Mr.. c. went over the whole presidential
swindle, showing how Hayes had got into of
flee by fraud, and how in all his professions Of
reform since then he was still Il fraud. The
speech was full of the most satirical thrus;s
and every form Of personal revilement' yet
it was noticed that not a single republican
either attempted to deny statement made or
had word to say in defense of poor Hayes,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
uUR MIR. HAYES.

II j. noted in the ngre>>ionai minutes tiaJ
/, night session of the house WIS held on Mon
day for special debatc-that Is, for speeches On
matters and things in general, addressed -
Buncombc There were not a dozen of men,
bcrS in attendance that evening but that made
no difference, As the only object i to get the
speeches into the Congressional Roorf. Well,
among the speakers on that evening was orr
Mr. Hayes, who opposed the bin 10 giant pen
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
BLAINE On SCuURZ

For some time past Secretary Schmz has
been greatly exercised by the fact that away up
in the bacllwools of Maine as well as in Mon
tana, Oregon and Washington territory the
settlers are in the habit Of cutting timber on
government lands, and he has commenced
such vigorous prosecution against them th&t
the settlers have come before congress with "
cry for mercy. This exactly suited Blaine,
who has been aching for II chance at SchuTz
for some time. He showed that these poor set
tiers did no more than had been done for q
hundred years in those primcval forests, ana
that their "dcprcdations' were more an advah-
tacc than damage to the lands; that SchurZ
thought he was executing the laws OF niue
narrow Prussia rather than Of great, broad Zee
America; and lastly and worst OF all, that 'Ae
laws made the protection Of these lands the
business of the secretary of war and not OF the
interior, and that Schuz was therefore lSn2f-
antly mcddling with matters that were none Of
his business
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
PACIFIC RAILROAD STEAL

The debate was opened in the senate on
Wednesday on Thurman's bill to compel the
Pacific railroads to pay back to the govern
ment at least part of the money out of which
they are making such a determined attempt to
swindle it. The debate promises to be long
and acrimonious, and though no honest man
can question the righteousness of the bill such
is the wealth and power of the Pacific X. Il.
lobby that the issue is doubtful.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

Blaine rot in jus; one more thrust ii tie
Prc,idcn, ON Thursday in the discussion Of:
the West Point Bill, when it leaked out that
whereas by law there can never he more than
ten appolntccs of the President at West Point
at one time. the Pre>iden; has hecn appointing
ten new cadets each year, 80 that there arr
thirty more such appninic,~ than the law a.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-09-14
S. d. DANTZL ER.
To the Citizens of the Town Of
Orangeburg.

Oar brethren of the Valley of the
Mississippi, stricken down with ter
rlblc scourge, appeals to us for aid;
cities, towns and villages have gene :
rousIy responded, Orangeburg has
sent small amount; we believe she
can contribute more. With this idea
i'll view. under the auspices of Llisto
Lodge No. 33 Independent Order f
Odd Fellows, the Services of Mr..
Arthur has been rendered to give n
Slight of hand Performance, Illu-
si"ns and Prestidigetation, the entire
proceeds to be devoted to the benefit
of the sufferers, The entertainment
will be given in Boliver's Hall, Mon
day night, 18th inst. Reserved Tick
cts can be procured at Messrs. Wan
namakcr and Eccvcs e. Sheridan
drug stores. Admission 25 cts.
GEO. BoLIvER,
"A. FISCHER,
A. IL CITAMpY,
Committee.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-09-14
Notice to Teachers.
OFFICE OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
ORANG GyBuRG COUNTY

orSANS , bthf SOuNTS.
Orangcburg, s. C.!.sept. II, 1878.
The examination ofApplicants for Teach
er's Certificates will take place in Orange
burg, s. G., at MIR. Sheridau's High School
(Fair Buildi ng as follows:
Malo Applicants for Firs: Grade Ccr,ii-
Gates, on Saturday, September %, 1873 at
10 O'Clock a. NJ.
Female Applicants, First Grade Certif.
Gates, on Saturday, October 5, 1878, at 10
o'clock a. NJ.
Male Applicants for Second Grade Ger
tiiicate, on Friday, October IL, 1873, ut l
o'clock =. NJ.
Female Applicants for Second Grade Ger
tiiicateS, on Saturday, October II, Isl s, at
10 o'clock 4. Il.
Maic Applicants for Third Grade Certiii-
catcs, on Friday, October IS, 1878, at
o'clock p. NJ.
Female Applicants for Third Grade Ger
t'fc;stcs, on Saturday, October 10, 1873, at
% o'clock A. NJ.
Applicants are requested to be punctual
rs the above order Of examination will he
strictly adhered to.
THOMAS PHILLIPS,
HUGO G.. SHERIDAN,
SAMUEL DIBBLE,
County Board Of Examiners
sept ii 2t
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-09-14

a fashion journal says: "Nothing
viii lie worn this summer by the fair
sex, except longitudinal striped hose-'
Good bye! We are off for the Fiji
Islands, Nor'siown UcraM
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-09-14
NTUaDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1878.
iICCILILIDiN i GS
! 9UMTE CONVENTION.

Convention was called to or.
IL M. by Gen. Jas. L. Izlar.
hundred and eight delegates
a enrolled. DR.. J. G. Holman
n called to the Chair and per
lament organization effected by the
lection of the following c1ficers
Prceident-Dr. o. N. Bowman,
lst Vice-President-Dr. j. G.. Hol-
san,
2d Vice Presidcnt-M. j. Keller.
Sd Vice-President-Dr. Il. w.
,ates.
Secretaries--W. L. Glaze and j.
4. Hook.
The proceedings were opened with
PFssssy5eeEE By Rev 3. Priekett.
Capt. Wannamaker moved that all
the privileges of the Convention b c
extended to the Delegates from the
new colored club, which had not tn e
requisite number Of members to en-
title it Ito representation. Adopted.
Mr.. Robt. Copcs moved that no
nomination be considered unless the
nominee or delegate making the
nomination pledge himself TO support
the nomin ees Of the Convention rs a
whole. Adopted.
The Convention then went into
nomination by ballot, for five candi-
dates to the Lower House, and the
following nominees having received
majority Of the votes cast, were de-
clared the candidates Of the Convcn.
tion:.
C:,e.s. NT. r Keller.
j. IT. SkuIn;.l1er.
Capt. =, S. Esosy,nnn.
w. q. EEnne.
S. Go Frederick, (Col.N.)
Nominations for County Comms-
sioners resulted in the selection Of
l.. S CoNNoR.
tSAl NJ NJ lNl Mo.
For School Commissioner:
II. l.. CoNNoR.
On motion the nominations were
made unanimous,
MIR. w. A. Eastcrliug offered the
follow ing, which was adopted:
That the candidates nominated to
''rrescnt the people of Orangeburg
~ the Legislature, pledge tn cmsclvcs
- use their influence to adjourn by
thn christmas holidays.
On motion the Convention voted
IL. thanks to its officers and adjourned.
The State campaign appointments
are being filled in their regular order
NrHhcrry had an enthusiastic meet.
ing on the 10Th instant when address
Is were delivered by Col. Il. NJ. Sims
Congressman Aiken, Attorney Gen
eral Yormans and LIEUT.. Gov. :oimp-
son. Fifteen hundred mounted mel
~cic in line, all dressed in rcd shirts
good order prevailed throughout III,
.'.y.
j. rcu3tcd hy ncwS from Berlin
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-09-14

Radical meeting which we can say.
without hesitation, was Democratic
success. All we have to do is to
meet them and not allow lies told OH
the Democratic party and the vic ory
is ours
S. d. DANTZLER,
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-09-14
NOTICE

Ia hereby given that Application will he
made At the ucxi Session Of the General
Assembly Of SO. Ca. for n Renewal of
Charter of the Executive Committee of the
OranSeburS (Baptistl Missionery Union.
S. W. KEMMERLIN,
sept IA Secretary.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-09-14
NOTICE
CAPITALISTS AND FARMERS


CAPITALISTS AND FARMERS
At recent meeting of the Oranscbnrg
Agricultural and Mechanical Association,
the undersigned were arpointe,la a Commit
tee to solicit Subscriptions in Shares of $25
each, for the purpose Of establishing Man
mfactory of Cotton Yarns in Orange burg,
by the Machine known rs the Clcme nt's
Attachment. 1t is estimated that a Capita |
Stock of $4,000 will be sufficient to in
auguratc the Enterprise on prosperous
basis.
Subscription Lists will be fund ut Mr..
Kirk Robinson's Grange Store, and with
Mr. J. L. IIeidtmau, corner Church and St
Pau]'s Streets. Further information can bo
obtained from those gentlemen, or from Mr.
Harpin Riggs.
SAMUEL DIBBLE,
MORGAN J. KELLER,
KIRK ROBINSON,
JOHN S. BOWMAN,
JAMES STOKES
aug l7-tf Committee.