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INDIAN TERRITORY.
The Convention of the Tribes.
The Efforts Of the Whites to Acquire the
Country.

New YORK, May GA Muskogee Qndian
Territory despatch says the Cherokees,
Greeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seminoles and
Sac and Fox Indians, were IN council at Eu-
faula for three days and adjourned last night.
The following report was unanimously adopt
ed: The causes which induced the govern
ment of the United States to set apart by law
in 1880 the district of country known as the
Indian Territory, are well known by the
provisions of that act and numerous treaties
with Indian tribes made in conformity with its
provisions. The entire country included with
In the limits of the present Territory was set
apart as permanent homes for Indian people,
nor has this appropriation OF the country been
lost sight Of or departed from at any time by
either the government or the Indians 1t is
TODAY an Indian country, held by Indians I'M
der letters patent from the President, and oc-
cupied by or specially set apart for the use of
Indians. There has not been REIMBURSEMENT
of title by the original patentees. Notwith-
standing the character of the title to their land
and of repeated solemn guarantees of protec-
ton in the enjoyment of their homes, in the
possession of the country and the right of local
self-government persistent efforts have been
made by individuals and corporations to pre-
vail upon Congress to adopt such legislation as
would effect radical change in the condition
OF the whole territory. When these efforts to
induce Congress to stultiyfy itself, dishonor the
government and outrage the Indians, have
failed, they have resorted to more aggressive
measures to seize so-called coded lands with
the expection that the Indians of the territory
would be awed into submission or provoked to
such acts of resistance as would make impera-
tive an interference of the civil and military
branches of the government. This invasion
was the initial step in the plan for overrun-
ming and Selling by violence or fraud the en-
tire territory. The invasion of our country
threatened consequences of the most serious
character, which were averted from guilty and
innocent alike by the decision and prompt ac-
ton of the executive department of the gov
eminent. In view of these facts, in behalf OF
our people, who number more than $4,000
souls, we desire to thank the President of the
United States for the timely proclamation Of
April %, TO- and the Secretary of the Int
rior and Secretary of War, for the means TAX
en- by them, respectively, to protect the rights
OF the Indians, and force an observance of law.
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THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

"Rev." Mr.. Steadman, late of Dover, turns
out to be bigamist as well as plagiarist.
The President yesterday sent to the House
his veto of the Legislative bill.
The indian tribes of Indian Territory have
adopted resolution thanking the President
and Secretary CT War fori the prompt meas
ures by which the threatened invasion of In
dian of Territory was prevented.
A naval battle has taken place between two
Gillian war vessels and Peruvian iron-clad.
All three vessels were sunk and many lives
lost.
The Washington Hotel at Hagerstown,
Maryland, was burned yesterday, and eight
persons persisted in the flames.
In the Senate yesterday the post route bill
was ordered printed and laid on the table. Mr..
McDonald's substitute for the political sections
was taken up and spirited debate ensued be-
tween Messrs. Blaine and Hill. In the House
the veto of the Legislative bill was received
and sustained. The Senate amendments to
the coinage bill were concurred in.
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SR0K EN-.

April 20, in Cook Straits, barque Isaac Hall, from
New York for Littleton, NJ
May %, off Carysfort Reef, brig Fannie B Tucker
from Cardenas for New York.
May 27, off Folkstone ship Andrew johnson, from
New York for Bremen.
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EUROPE.
The Eruption of Mount Htna.


MEssINA, May 29.-Mount Etna is in full
eruption. There are three new craters near
Randazzo, at the northwest foot of the noun
tain The lava is flowing down the western
slope. Several villages are threatened and
there is great alarm among the inhabitants.
Foreign Notes.
The Turkish minister of war in protesting
against the reduction of tax estimates says
100000 pounds are necessary to maintain the
army even on a reduced footing.
U. S. steamer Despatch has sailed for the
United States from Gibraltar.
On the 9th inst. crowd gathered at Buenos
Ayres and made an enthusiastic demonstration
in favor of Peru and Bolivia and hooted the
CHILEAN representative.
The next Spanish army estimates propose
reduction of 10000 men.
A Berlin dispatch to the London News says
rumors of personal changes abound. Even
Prince Bismarck is mentioned. He doubtless
finds it increasingly difficult to adjust rival
protectionist claims, but these rumors should
be received cautiously.
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by TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
MAINE.
Fire in Athens.

Fire IN AthonS.
SKowHEGAN, May 29.-The house of Elisha
Bowden of Athens was destroyed by fire yes
terday. A part of the furniture was saved in
a damaged condition. Loss $500; insured for
300
The farm house of Mr.. Whittemore of this
place was also burned. Loss small; no insur-
ance.
Narrow Escape from Death.
CoRINNA, May 29.-W. I. Wood and David
Quimby of Corinna, while riding in this vii
lage this afternoon, when passing the bridge
near the postoffice the horse took fright and
leaped into the stream, distance of fifteen
feet. Mr.. Wood was considerably injured one
bone of his left arm being displaced. Mr..
Quimby jumped from the carriage and was
saved from going over.
Drowned.
BIDDEFoRD, May 29.-Joseph Baker,
French boy, II years old, was drowned in the
Saco river yesterday while fishing from some
logs. His body was found this morning
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Representatives, an essential part of which it
is proposed to repeal by this bill, have been in
force about eight years. Four Congressional
elections have been held under them-two of
which were at the Presidential elections in
1872 and 1876. Numerous prosecutions trials
and convictions have been had in the courts of
the United States in all parts of the Union for
violations of these laws.
In no reported case has their constitutional
ty been called in question by any Judge of the
Courts of the United States. The validity of
these laws is sustained by the uniform course
of judicial action and opinion.
If it is urged that the United States electio
laws are not necessary, an ample reply is fur IL
iShed by the history Of their origin and of their
results. They were especially prompted by the
investigation and exposure of the frauds com
mitted in the city and state of New York at
the exections of 1878. Committees represent,
ing both of the leading political parties of the
country have submitted reports to the House
of Representatives on the extent of these
frauds. A committee of the Fortieth Con-
gress, after full investigation, reached the
conclusion that the number of fraudulent votes
cast in the city of New York alone in 1868 was
not less than 5000. A committee of the 44th
Congress, in their report submitted in 1877.
adopted the opinion that for every one humid
red actual voters in the city of New York in
1868 one hundred and eight votes were cast,
when in fact the number OF lawful votes cast
could not have exceeded So per cent of the &C
tual voters OF the city. BY this statement the
number of fraudulent votes at that election in
the city of New York alone was between thirty
and forty thousand. These frauds completely
reversed the result of the election in the state
OF New York, both as to the choice of Cover
nor and state officers and as to the choice of
electors for President and Vice President of
the United States. They attracted the atten-
ton of the whole country. 1t was plain that if
they could be continued and repeated with inn
punity free government was impossible
A distinguished Senator, in opposing the
passage of the election laws, declared that he
had "for long time believed that our form of
government was a failure in the larger cities"
To meet these evils, and to prevent these
crimes, the United States laws regulating Con-
gressional elections were enacted. The franz
ers of these laws have not been disappointed in
their results In the large cities under their
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FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 80.


eminently threatened to divide the state on the
question of secession and Union. The great
argument of the copperheads against the negro
at that time was first, that as the Union army
invaded the slave states the negroes would flock
to the North; and second, that once in the
North, they would enter into competition with
the rights of white labor. In the Chinese
question the same arguments, Orientalized, are
now being revamped. Why, in 1861, there was
a democratic church organized in Ohio, which
gave new dispensation Of gospel, indeed. L
kept up the letters from Wingert's Corners for
some time. My first letter travelled every
where. 1t was the first thing 1 remember of
having seen quoted at all from the Findlaay
Jeffersonian, and I was very proud Of it,
After few letters had been published, Murat
Halstead, editor of the Cincinnati Commercial,
hunted me up and offered me 800 week for a
letter from Wingert's. 1t was simply bound
less prosperity to me. had never hoped, even
in my widest dreams, to possess so much
money, and that is the way got my start as
Petroleum V. Nasty,
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SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.
A Terrific Naval Engagement.
Three Vessels Sunk and Many Lives Lost.

LIMA, May 30.-A terrific naval battle occur
red between two wooden Gillian war vessels
and a Peruvian iron-clad. The fighting was
most desperate and the slaughter fearful. All
three vessels were sunk. 1t is not stated how
many lives were lost
LONDON, May 29.-The following has been
received at Lloyds An engagement has taken
place off Iquique, Peru, between the Gillian
wooden vessels Esmeralda and Cavadonga and
the Peruvian armor-plated frigate Independent
cha. All three of the vessels were sunk. The
Esmeralda was originally a Spanish gunboat.
The Independence was the most important
vessel in the Peruvian navy. Her armament
consisted entirely of Armstrong guns, namely:
Twelve 70 Founders and pivot 80 Founders.
LONDON, May 29.-Details from CHILEAN
sources confirm the reports of the naval en-
gagement off Iquique. The Peruvians made
an attack during the absence of CHILEAN iron
clads. The Huaseo took part in the battle and
came out safely
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FATAL FIRE.

Eight Persons Burned to Death and Fiji
teen Others Injured.
HAGERsTowN, Nd, May ga fire at 2
o'clock this morning began ON the lower floor
OF the Washington Hotel, burning up the stair
Over 60 transient travellers were in the house,
besides the regular boarders, and all were
obliged to escape by climbing down the porch
pillars One man is in critical condition
from falling; also child.
Two bodies were found in the ruins burned
to crisp. One is l.. Troxell of Cumberland,
and the other is unknown.
There are six persons missing, supposed to be
burnt and in the ruins Fifteen persons are
injured seriously from falling and about TWEEN
ty slightly.
The Washington House was a brick building
four stories high with porch running along
the front of each story.
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Kearney has written a letter to friend in
New York saying he would like to see John
Swinton President.
A committee of workingmen called on the
Mayor of New York Wednesday and said they
were raised in that city, had nothing to do,
were entitled to living, called on the Mayor
to furnish it, and said $3.50, 900, 900 had been
appropriated for city purposes. eve want
part of that money" The Mayor could not
comply.
M. Goldsell, who is reported to be implicated
in the embezzlement of the st. Louis Broad
way Savings Bank, writes from Texas that he
is not responsible for Kreiger's operations;
that he has assigned all his property in Texas
and elsewhere to his creditors, but has not in
Guided the bank, and that he will soon return
to st. Louis.
Troy Dye, formerly public administrator of
Sacramento county, Cal, was hanged yester-
day for murder.
Application has been made for the appoint
ment of receiver for the Globe Mutual Life
Insurance Co.
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MARRIAGES.

In Bucksport May 25 Watson w. Abbott and
Miss Martha E. Bennett, both of Verona
In Hebron, May 10, Edmund NJ. Sawyer of Green
vile and Miss Mary E. Ashe of Turner.
In Orrngton, May "a, Henry E. Lewis and Miss
Emma f. Freeman, both of Bucksport
In Rockland, May is, William A. Lynde and Ada
Pendleton.
In Rockland, May IT, Enoch F. Anderson and
Louisa Hancock.
In Phillips May 25, Charles Wardwell of Clinton
and Rubie E. Tyler of Phillips.
In New Sharon, May 20, Walter n. Greenleaf of
New Sharon and Julia A. Smith of Temple.
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DEpARTURE OF OCEAN STEAMERS
NEWS,
PORT OF PORTLAND.

THURSDAY, May 30.
Arrived.
Steamer City of Portland, Pike Boston for East
port and St john NIB.
Sch Lindsey, johnson, Reimbursement to
A Morse & Co.
Sch + Tower Adams, New York-coal to Jos II
Poor g. Bro. "
Sch Lewis R French, Andrews, Damariscotta.
Cleared.
Steamship Chesapeake, Mangum New York
Henry Fox.
Sch Mary E Mclaughlin, Forest, Bangor. to load
for st Pierre-Franklin Yeaton & Co.
Seh pea S ROVER, Bo1droit, Halifax-John Main.
Main.
Sch Grampus, Joy, Franklin-Nathl Blake
Sch John Mayo Bragg. Bangor-S w Thaxter.
Sch Milton, Irask, Bangor-S W Thaxter
Sch Louisa Frances, Thorndike Rockland-Ken-
sell g. Tabor, and A Sanborn
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
CRANBERRY ISLES, May "a Ar, sch Annie
Lewis Squirting, Magdalens, with 700 bbis herring
for smoking.
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DEATHS.

In this city, May 49, Clara L., wife of Clarence L.
Narston, aged 80 years months.
Prayers this friday afternoon, at O'clock at
No 100 Clark street. Funeral service Saturday af-
ternoon at 21a O'Clock, at Yarmouth.
In Lyman, May 20, Mary G. Low, daughter of
days.
Augustine Day, aged 27 years months.
~ In Winthrop, May "a, Miss L. A. Bearce aged
60 years.
In Winthrop, May 81, Miss Flora, daughter of
D. N. White, aged Is years.
In Dresden, May 10, David G. Goodwin, aged "a
years.
In Rockland, May 90 Dudley I. Keene, aged 90
wears months
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WEST INDIES.

Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Hayti
PARIS, May ON. Waddington has receiv-
ed dispatch from the Second Secretary of Lee
CATION at Port au Prince, Hayti, which says:
M. Rochechonart, French Minister, died of
yellow fever two hours after being attacked.
His private secretary and First Secretary of
Legation are dead of the same disease, and I
myself feel the first symptoms of it"
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European Markets.
LONDON, May 29-12.3O P. M.-Consols at 90 L.
16 for money and account
LONDON, May 29-12.3O P. M.-American securi-
ties-United States bonds, SIS, at 1O4; new IS,
1854 new 41as, 1884 As, los; Erie 2S14.
LONDON, May 29-4.3O P. M.-Consols at 90 g.
16 for money and account.
LONDON, May 29-4.00 P. M.-American securi-
tes-Unied States bonds, new IS, at 1865; 41as,
1085s; As, 1051s.
LIVERPOOL, May 29-12.3O P. M.-Cotton dull;
Uplands at 67sd; Orleans esd; sales 5000 bales,
including 1900 for speculation and export receipts
1900, all American.
10 3; Winter Wheat, 8 999 5; Spring do, z 608 4;
California average 8 4991; club do s 199 4; Corn,
rs; Bacon, 30 6a25 8; Lard, at SO; Cheese Al
Tallow "a 3, at London 35 g.
PARIS, May 29.-Rentes 115 50.
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California Mining stocks
Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO, May Hogs-Receipts 10000 head
shipments 200 head market is slow and lower;
mixed packing at 3093 so; quality better; COM
mon hard to sell; choice heavy 3 50a3 rs, closing
easy.
Cattle-Receipts $500 head; shipments 5000
head; weak and slow, export Cattle at i O065 ID:
shipping COCA So; butchers lower; Cows LOG
unchanged at 1906 so.
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REV" MR.. STEADMAN.
A Biganist as Well as Plagiarist.

A Biganist as Well as Plagiarist.
DOVER, May 29.-The Piscataquis Observer
publishes letter from a gentleman in Petit
Zodiac, N. B., proving that "Rev." Mr.. Stead
man, who victimized the church at Dover and
preached such eloquent sermons written by
DIR. Storrs, left that place year ago, leaving
wife and two children, and stating that he
was said to have another wife in Providence
and moreover was not minister. The case
has caused considerable excitement and it is
hoped he will be brought to justice
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Serious Railroad Accident.

WILLMANTIc, Conn, May ga serious ac-
cident to the night reight train from Boston
occurred at Bolton, about fifteen miles west of
this place, at an early hour this morning. The
engine and six cars were thrown from the
track, the former going down an embankment
and the latter being scattered promiscuously
about and badly smashed. A wrecking frain
has gone to the scene and the debris is being
rapidly cleared away. The Philadelphia train
east was delayed about two hours by the ac-
cidant
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WASHINGTON.
OF Interest to National Banks.

OF Interest to National Banks.
WASHINGTON, May 3O.-The Treasury has
decided that per cent certificates may be de-
Quoted by national banks in making up their
semi-annual returns from average capital sub b.
iect to duty the same as in case of U. S. bonds
The Tax on Quinine.
The House ways and means committee re-
jected resolution repeating the tax on quinine
Contributions for Election Purposes.
The House committee on civil service reform
agreed to report bill prohibiting contributions
for election purposes.
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VIM. E. Gray, extradited from London a
year ago and convicted few days ago of OBJ
tanning from the Mechanics Bank, nine years
ago. call loan for $4,000 ON three raised
state bounty bonds of $4,000 each, was
sentenced by Judge Barrett yesterday to 10
years In the State State Prison.
Snas, H. Burton, ieweler of Norwich, was
night.
Benjamin Meyer, who was convicted in Ney
s 50rH snort time ago of having obtained
S4oO0 worth of goods on false Representation,
was sentenced to the State prison for two and
half years and to nay fine of $4,000.
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THE DOMINION.
The Montreal Bank Eai11lra-

The Montreal Bank Failure.
MONTREAL, May 29.-The directors of the
Mechanics bank say the action of Nelson's
bank was surprise as no warning was given
that that institution would decline further adj
vances. Brokers are offering rs cents ON the
dollar for Mechanics bills.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Daily Wholesale Market.

Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND, May 20.
Flour continues easy and prices without material
change and moderate trade Sugars declined 1sc to-
day, with good demand; granulated is now quoted
at S1ac and Extra at Use. In GRAIN there is no
change and prices are steady at quotations Pro-
visions quiet and unchanged.
AT New York and Chicago tomorrow being a
general holiday, no reports will be received. The
New York Cotton Exchange will be closed ON Fri
day and Saturday. The Liverpool Cotton market
will be closed Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.
The following are to-day's quotations of Flour
Grain, Provisions etc.:
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PORTLAND, May %.
For Portland, SO cars miscellaneous merchandise
for connecting roads, 62 cars miscellaneous mer,
chandise.
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METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, d. C.,
May 80, A. M.
For New England.
lower pressure, increasing southwest to south
east winds, warmer and very generally clear
weather.
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Honest Money! in Ohio.

CINCINNATI, May 29.-The executive COM
mittee OF the Honest Money League has re-
solved to make thorough canvass of the
state and organize similar association in
every county.
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Disastrous Whirlwind

ST.. JOSEPH; May Ca terrible cyclone
passed at the rate Of so miles an hour through
Nodaway and Holt counties today. A tract of
territory half mile wide is devasted and a
large amount of property destroyed.
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THE ZULU WAR.
Cetywayo Resorting to Bush Warfare
Sickness in the Britifh Camp.

SIMoN's BAY, Cape of Good Hope, May 15.-
with view of leaving the British no peint to
strike at and adopting the system of bush war
fare Sixty-fve more cases of yellow fever and
dystentery have occurred among the troops. 1t
is reported that Dabulmanzi, Cetywayos
brother, while attempting to join the British
was killed in an engagement with his brothers.
troops. Col. Brealock is ill.
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NEW YORK, May 29-Evening .-Money market
easy at 2a5 per cent on CALL closing easier at Der
cent Sterling Exchange frmer at 4S7149487h
for long and 48S1a01489 for short sight State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds dull. Stock market firm
at about best figures of the day.
Transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregated
900 shares
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MEMORANDA.
FISHERMEN.
DOMESTIC PORTS,

Ar at Port NIulgrave Ms, Path inst, sch Sea Spray
Holmes, Magdalens for Eastport, fulD and sid 26th
Ar at Lockport, Ms, 10th, sch Jennie NJ Ham
mond, from Banks. with 1900 qtls cod.
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A Washington dispatch to the Herald says
the Ohio nomination of Foster is serious
blow to the Grant movement, as Grant s
friends expected to nominate Taft.
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Directions ON each. Price, so cents, or six boxes
for $3.50; postage free, to any address. No order
filled unless accompanied by the money. For sale
by all wholesale and retail druggists.
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Foreign Exports.

HALIFAX. Schr Sea Flower-900 bbls -four 10
packages merchandise. ~
CORVALLIS, Ms. Schr Bonetta-2S2 bbls of
flour, 20 bbls oatmeal ~
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May 25-Ar, sch Harriet Rogers. Nutter, Sears
port.
May 26-Sld, schs H Rogers, for steuben; S L
Foster, Stanley.
J0NESPoRT, May 23-Ar, sch Peace, Alley, from
Portland.
CID, sseh D Sawyer, Keen, for New York; Union,
Dobbin, Boston; Majestic, Sawyer Rockland
May 25aCid, sehs Mary Ann, Wallace, Boston;
Clement, Beal Machas
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at New York 29th barque Rachel Walls, Ma
tanzas; schs Hattie King, Crowley Cardenas; Jen-
ME Beazley, Arroyo.
Ar at Lewes 29th, barque Matthew Baird Forbes,
MatanZas.
MEMORANDA.
Barque Anie Hall, Nelson, which took fire and
was sunk at Nagasak has been raised and was ready
for sea March 81.
Brig Anna D Torrey (22O tons) sailed from Pen
sacola Jan 26 for Boston, with lumber and is sup
posed to have been lost off Hatteras in the gale
Feb 17th as she seen 9th.
Sch Empire, which recently capszed and drove
ashore at Fort Point has been oated and was towed
back to Bangor 9th.