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jority IN Ne5fasKS beng over fTWenty thou
sand.
To Dakota, the vote on the new constiiu.
tioR for Southern Dakota was ven
light but IL was probably adopted.
In 81. Paul the republicans elected r. c
Wiley, register of deeds and Geo. B. HszFl
county commissioner. The democrats eF Y
ed VIM. f. Burton, county TREASURED
James ]. Egsn, county attorney; James A
Quinn, coroner; and Geo. Mitch, and P. r
l.. Hardenburg. csunty commissioners.
can ticket was elected. Hubbard's mgioriy
WAS over OG-5. ~
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Mace Jones, Dick Linsey, Ellis Rhodes,
members of the gang Of railroad thieves
who shot aud mortally wounded William
Il. Mclean, a watchman nf the Western
Union Tel .raph company. for preventing
Them robDIng cars of the Wabash railroad
at BROOKLYN. H.. on the 26th of las July.
were each sentenced to ten years IN the peni-
tenuary BY the circuit court at Belleville,
IN. There is still an indictment for uur-
der in the first degree against Jones for xii
ling Town Marshal Green Of Brooklyn
shortly after the shooting Of Mclean, and
he will be tried on that charge.
williams editor OF the Logansport Ad-
vertiser, Was shot on The evening Of TIE Sth
by a Young man named George West. The
trouble alose over William claiming that
West had been too intimate with the ed
itors wife. The men met on the public
street after dusk, snd quarrel ensqed .
Wesi fred one shot from a revolver AZ VIII
/ liams, the ball lodging near the heart. The
victim cannot live West is in jail. The
. latter claims that Williams had threatened
his life, and taken a rife with which to xii
him.
Albert VelOspit, a Hungarian, who on
Aug. 5 clubbsd John Lutuski, ielloV
countryman. to death in Allegheny county
Pa, and escaped, was captured recently Il
Brooklyn. He was working IN a sugar re
finery under an assumed name. The muI
der excited great commOtion az the time
was committed. He coriessss the crime
and says he killed Lutush because ne in
suited his vile.
Ordnance Sergeant Jones, at Fort Sulls
attempted to commit suicide the sth b
stsbbiDg himself In the abdomen with
knife He vas taken to the hospital, Whel
ha attacked an attendant whom be ali
2 stabbed. but not seriously. The wound
p inflicted upon himself are dangerous an
be is not expected 10 live
r Charles Dix, cashier in a savings bank
Council BluGs, lows, shot himself throus
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News of the Railroad.

The Northern Pacific folks are expert enc
ing some trouble in securing the right-of-
way for its main line from Sauk Rapids to
Minneapolis. The trouble arises from the
difficulty OF resshing settlement with the set
tiers along the route. The company made
application for the appointment of a com.
mission to apPraise the value OF the land
required for the right otway, aud have
given bonds for the payment of the apprais-
ment. The construction work rs still in
progress.
L. &. Spooner, GreeuleAf CLARK, AMI
Noyes & Noyes, attorneys for the Manitoba
road, appeared in court at Grand Forks on
an order to show cause why the injunction
in the Fargo Southern muddle should not
be continued. Judge Hudson refused to
hear them, as several orders of the court
had been disobeyed. The case will come
up again oa the 10Th.
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From the Old World.

The prince OF Wales has recognized many
pressing invitations to make state tour
through Ireland. Mr.. Gladstone is encour
aging his royal highness TO make the tour,
assured that bis presence will have most
salutary effect in quieting existing troubles
which are daily becoming more riotous in
their nature The Tories are already op-
posing the plan OF sending the prince to Ire
land as a royal mediator, and pretend to
fear that the Irish revoiutioDists will at
tempt his life.
1t is reported that the Thirty-seventh di-
vision of the Russian army will be mob
ilized. Men on furlough have been
summoned TO return and the contin-
gent of 1877 recalled for immediate ser
vice
The dividend to the creditors of Morris
Ranger OF Liverpool Is said 10 be very small.
Thirty OF the largest cotton firms in the city
assent to a scheme for fortnightly settle
ments.
Mrs. Abel a mute, got divorce nom
her husband also a mute at st. Johns, n.
b., for adultery with q mute. He is prom
ineut teacher in deaf and dumb school.
The earl Of Dunraven is preaohirg prottc-
ton doctrine in England.
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In retiring from the command of the
armies Of the United States, Gen. Sher-
man does not retire from his rank as
general This rank with proper pay he
will retain as long as he lives. When
ne dies the rank aud pay Of general
ceases. the law creating it providing that
his death shall act as a repeal of the law
creating and all laws and parts OF laws
referring to that rank. The law creating
the office Of lieutenant-general, which is
the rank held by Sheridan, is in similar
terms. Lieut. Gen. Sheridan therefore
does not succeed to Gen. Sherman's
rank or pay, but simply retains his own
rank and pay as acknowledgement
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The Sun says Corrected returns make
no material charge in the msjoriti's in the
state ticket. The plurality Of Carr reDubli-
can, for secretary of state, is 1900; Chaplin,
democrat, comptroller, 1900. The plural
ity OF Maxwell, treasurer, runs 500 behind
Chapin. The pluralities OF other candidates
range from 1900 to 1900.
James r. stranan, once q most promi-
nent citizen Of Washington, Pa, member
of the city council aud legislature for years,
WIS sent to the Philadelphia hospital the
other day yer table tr mp, broken down
by drink. When asked what did it, he
said, "Whiskyl whisky whisky
The Leach Lake and White Earth In.
dians have decided not 10 accept any OF
their annuity money unless i, was all given
TO them: the government having decided to
hold back One-half Of the money intending
TO expend it in the purchase of q yricultural
implements, etc.
The steamer Wisconsin, which arrived IN
New York on the Sth rom Liverpool,
brought 35S Mormon converts on their way
to Utah. OF the party 40 are from Scan
dinavia, and the remainder we're gathered
in England, Wales and Scotland.
Edwin Gribble, a lawyer Of st. Paul, OBJ.
tanned verdict for 500 in case OF libel
against the Pioneer Press The case is ep-
I pealed.
TEe Buffalo boafd OF trade has nearly
completed a S25J,O 900 merchants exchange
Survivors Of the trst Illinois constitution
81 convention will hold reunion.
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The egg business is one of the most
neglected of industries. Thousands of
dozens are annually imported into this
country. They always bring a remuner-
Ative price, and the past cold weather
sends up the price of eggs AS surely as it
does the mercury, The good honest
hens that supply the market with this
Indispensable article are the most neg
iectel animals of the farm. They are
expected in most cases to produce eggs
and board themselves. A carefully con-
Quoted egg farm, managed with the same
intelligence brought to bear on other
successful industries cannot fail to be
remuuerative.
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Hanlon the Rover.

hanlon is said TO have Accumulate
comfortable ior,une by his oars.
lives well, but is no speudthriit'
never drinks a drop of alcohol
works very hard "I.have traveiel
miles TODAY he is quoted as 50
"and an with my. own Wind and ml 4
I went about ~ OF b. m my boat, ana
rest IN my legs. Oa. no, tnat Is not,
ocut0ual I DO as much aa that el
day, from carly in the sprpg unui
er frequent and it Is necessary %.
should keep myself constantly N
feet condition. 7 am, tncreiofe,
training an the time Me diet IS az.
a. carefully requisite as though l -
pull a race next dar
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WISCONSIN CAPITOL.

The Second Floor aud South Wall Oh
the Capitol Extension at Madisoa
Tumble Down.-Four Men Killed
and a score Wounded-An Arch.
itecturaI BIunder Evidently the
Cause.
A fIigbtful accident occurred on Thun-|
cay afternoon, at Madison, Wisconsin vhsu
nearly the entire second story of the souih|
wall cf the south wing Of the capitol q
tension fell with a crash, followed immet-
stely by the entire roof Of the structure
The wing was 100 feet long, 80 feet vide and
50 feet high, OF solid stone and fire proof
Ali tbs external work on II bad been COM
pleted with the exception Of small pOf-|
tion Of lining upon the roof, a gang Of ineI
being employed at the time OF the accideni|
upon this work. The terrific and awful crash
was heard in the renotest portion of I'D
ci and fairly made the earth trembs
ThOus ,nds OF excited lpeOple imDsediatey|
rushed TO the scene OF the dissstG
from which a great cloud of dust sros,|
and grOans could be heard issuInf
from within the broken walls
as men suffering untold sgony|
of body endeavored to call
assistance to themselves from without ths|
building. Two men could be seen 70 g|
feet from tue ground waving their land
wildly for aid, while they hung head down.
ward and unable TO move their legs, whieh|
we're crushed securely betwees heavy tim
bers. About fifty men were working upon|
the wing at the time Of the casualty. and
after all tue dead and injured that could bel
found had been removed from the debris
contractor Nolan got his Inen together and
called the roll, which showed that all Weit|
accounted for. when the search vas aban-
doned The following is list Of the killed
Bari ard Higgins, labOrer, fifty years old
M adisOn.
William Edgsr, mason, Madison; buried
u 'dsr the dshris and horribly crushed.
Micheal ISank, mason, Madison; die
sf er being iaken out.
William G. Jones, mason, MillWsuKet
ikull fractured; died since taken out.
Appearances indicate that the whOid
cause OF the accident is attributable 10 thd
second story balcony pillars, which we'd
directly al the center Of the south wing
sinking in the wooden planks upon whitil
they rested. The ssgging drew the upPeI
wall out ward. and the whole thing csmd
down with q cra1t, followed imnediatel1
by the crashing fl @ The entire root, vhic4l
was thus relieved of one OF it, mai
supports Another theory is that she rai
or Tuesday rau from the roof upoI the va
which gave away, dampen'ng and veal
ening il & su.h an extent that it vas IN
able 10 besr tie heavy strain Of the Ios
aud hence gave way 90 n. Sill anoih'
theory is that the roOf " 9 lot sell-supporl
ing. ami spread to such an exials a.
bulge the wall outward. Oscar NOwlan i
Janesville and John Bentley. sheriff /
Milwaukee county, are the contracionl
while d. +. Jones OF Madison is the aicai
tect. Tae extension has been in course 4
construction for nesrly Two yesrs, and VI
to have been completed b. Jan. 1. IA
monetary loss is heavy, probably IN n
neighborhoed of $50, geo, and, OF course del
volving upon the contractor.
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senator Tabor,s Blg Pistol.

Denver Tribune: After the perform and
at the opera house last night, ex-Senaio
Tabor and his wife left the building arm 4
arm. When opposite the car stables. q
Curtis street the ex-senator concluded
put on his over-coat. In the inside poeLd
of the coat the ex-senator had = lare
doub' e-action revolver, and his wife,
order to allow him to use his right hahd
attao ked, moved to the other side and iool
the ex-senator's left arm. In doing 50 %
pushed the pistoi out II his pocket and
iell on the pavement, and one chamod
was discharged with loud report ~
tunately the bullet sped aimlessly, and !
serious damage was done. The anaI G1
ated good deal of excitement and lail
crowd soon gathered on the spot son
one started the rumor that the ex' senAi
had been shot, and policemen and repoil
ers were busy until the facts became Know
Ms. Tabor nearly tainted, and Of ng
thought that she had been hit. A hole
the bosom of her dress where the ball pasi
through proved that lshe bad q marrow
cape.
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Personal Gossip.

Mrs. NJ. e. Sabin, mother OF Senator ID.
M Sabin Of saltwater, died suddenly on
the evening of the Sth. Up to ten minutes
before her death she was apparently as well
as usual, talking and laugh ing with friends.
As soon as she was taken i'll a physician
was called, but she had expired before his
arrival.
DR.. A. G. Hammer OF Redwood Falls,
who hols a diploma from an eclectic school
in Ohio but was not passed by the State
Medical Examining board. proposes % test
the validity of the act OF the legislature
passed last winter, provided an attempt is
made to prevent him from practising.
Mr.. William r. Travers, the New York
broker millionaire has given house and
lot ON the south side of Seventeen street to
each Of his nine children. BY the deed, the
property cannot be sold or mortgaged until
fifteen years have passed.
Babu Protab Chunder Mozoomdar, the
distinguished Hipdoo rsformer, who has
been in the United States for six weeks, is a
guest Of Rev David n Utter, pastor of the
Unitarian Church Of the Messiah, Ch icsgo.
Edwin Booth and daughter are living ST
he Parker houss Boston, waiting for their
house there to be rettted.
Hugh McCulloch says that reduced tax
Ation is the only way out Of the currency
difficulty.
1t is thought Judge Weldon of Blooming
ton, H., will be appointed to the court OF
claims.
CONGRESSMAN Wakefield thinks the re-
suit in Minnesota had no significance.
Commodore Wilkes denies that any
grandson of his died in Utah.
L. T.. Booker has bought the Pembira
County Bank, al Pembina.
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The unexpected and startling an
nouncement from st. Petersburg, that
the car had decided to grant his pee
pie more reforms and that greatest ofall
boons coveted by Russia-a constitution
does not seem to be confirmed author
atively, but the rumor is repeated with
the addition, that Count Folstoi, minis
ter of tie interior Is TO be entrusted
with the drafting Of this document, and
upon approval by the czar, he will pro-
mulgate it as the fundamental law of
Russia.
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The Hartford COurant, Of which
United States Senator Joseph r. Haw-
ley is one Of the editors, has entered
upon the l2Oth year. The first number
Of the paper appeared October 29, l764
and since that date it has been regularly
published without change of name and
without interruption, except for few
weeks during the revolution when d
scarcity Of paper compelled.a suspension
for a short time. But those were not
the only stirring times that the Courant
has lived through. It's pages record, as
the news OF their day, the whole history
of America since the French and Indian
war. No other newspaper in this coun-
try hss been so long published without
any change Of name OF home.
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The veterans of the Confederate Army
Of Northern Virginia lately cOmemorated
the battle Of Fredericksburg in Rich
mond, the address being delivered by
Gen. A. N. Scales, ofNorth Carolina. In
closing be said; Let Dixie and
Yankee Doodle live side by side. They
had their origin in the aspirations Of
liberty. We win cherish them both.
Let Manassas, Fredericksburg, and
Chancellorsville, Kings Mountain and
Yorktown, live la our memories together,
never to be forgotten. We were unsuc-
cessiul. That proves nothing as to the
right. The principle is unchanged. I'm
partial history will vindicate us, and to
thai tribunal we commit the Lost Cause.
There need be no conflict in all thh
with our duty 10 the Union. It Is th'
duty Of every citizen TO preserve il IN
peace and defend il in var, and non'
viii respond TO that duty with more alac
rity than the baitle-scarred veteran
thai followed Lee and JACKSON and thei
descendants"
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The wonderful progress Of society in
the past hundred years and more is al
most beyond description. The activity
ofthe humanlmind in inventing and per-
fecting the steam engine, the lOeomo-
tive, the telegraph, the cable, the tele-
phone, and the other great awakening
forces Of the dsy, has been by philoso
pliers attributed largely to the freedom
of thought, the spread of information
and the easy interchange of ideas
which is the special work of the news
paper.
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The sensational papers are already
publishing outlines of President Arthur's
message. II is safe TO say they know
nothing about it, and that the president
has not disclosed to anybody what he
will say on the various topics usually
treated in such documents. President
Arthur is a reticent man and succeeded
last year in battling every effort to get
hold Of any portions of the message be-
fore il was read in the bodies to which
it was addressed. 1t is probable that he
viii Do he same this year.
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The Casually Record.

A scaffeld sevsnty-eight feet from the
ground, at Refs Bros. blast furnace, New
castle, Pa gave way. James Eagan was in
stantly killed and William Troy and A..
fell twelve feet, then caught hold off pro-
iecting beam and was saved.
Samuel Hoffman of Ohio went crazy be-
cause The prohibition amendment was not
adopted.
A coroHer's Jury is investigating the
wherefore OF the Wisconsin capitol down
fall.
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New plan ofPaying Railroad EH
plOyes.

The Milwaukee and st. Paul Raiifo1
company has adopted a new plan OF pay
employees on its Northern Mineral folnl
Wisconsin, Valley, La Crosse and PraiI
Du Chen divisions. Instead Of trAnspo
ing car loads Of money, the company u
send direct 10 the agent at each stalil
checks accompanied by pay rolls lh1
checks are made payable to the age
themselves 10 the amount OF money
agents may have on hand, and arrans
men.s are made with banks At all place
importance for their redemption A q
lar has been issued TO AGENTS instruol
them 20 furnish full Information in re-
to the system to employees. 70 arc y
in securing payment Of the checks, ana
caution them against sharpers, VINO
offer 10 redeem the checks at less than
face value. II is claimed that the
system will simplify the WORK Of MA
payments, cause payments to be pfol
and be entirely satisfactory 10 me
plOyes.
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The Thanksgiving proclamation ofGov'
Waller ofConnecticut is short and pithy:
II reads: "Irecommend to the people OF
this Commonwealth that they celebrate
this joyous festival by words OF loving
kindness, by deeds OF Christian charity
and by grateful offerings TO Almighty
God Of praise, thanksgiving and prayer"
What more could he have saidP
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The reports from various points in the
United States and Canada show that the
storm the night OF the 11th inst. ard morn
ing of the 18th, was general on ali the great
lakes and the neighboring territory ana
wss most destructive &c Life and properly
Al Petoskv. Mich, o. NJ. Chase, superln-
tendent Of state fisheries, accompanied oy
c. ii. Brownell, bis assistant and George NJ.
Armstrong. foreman of the Peiosky
hatchery. went over to HarDor
SpriBcs TO give some inal directions
about the shipments Of spawn. Ihey
chartered Mackiuaw ish beat, manned by
Moses DetWiller, his sons George and
Charles, and nephew George, All eKpe-
rieuced and brave seamen. The boat was
swamped and all on board we're lost AT
Racine considerable damage was wrought 70
the new city hall il was struck by squall
and partially demolished. The loss viii
aggrsgate S2.OO1. At Manistee, the
sc5ooner Lucy +. went ashore,
loss s.. 600. During furious gale Al
Cleveland, Joseph Lamb, night watchman
/ al the wollen mills at Nelson avenue, While
making the rounds examining the upper
/ doors and windows, was blown of the out
I side stairway and hurled across marrow
/ street 10 the ground, thirty ieet below, WIZ
I such violence that his back was broken, an,
/ he subsequently, died In New YORK and Al
bauy there vas also a derce gale and muoi
| DAMAGE 10 property. The gale was heavl
: along the lakes but feW lives were lost.
severe aale prevailed throughout New Eng
land on the afternoon and evening OF M
10Th. In Boston the wind attained veioc
/ itv of thirty i've TO lOriy miles per hour
The mercury has gradually fallen, register
] inc D n midnight.
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the head recently. and diej instantly. He
was twenty-nine years old aud had been IN
the savings bank since 1872. His parents
live in Salem Mas.
Col. @. s. Uline and Others have been indie
ted at Grand Forks for the murder Of the
Ward brothers at Devilss Dake last April.
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Heavy Verdict Against a railroad.

A verdict for $4,000 has been rendered
by a jury in the case o. Besms vs.. The
Chicago. Rock Island q Pacific Railway
Company, tried before the district court ol
Chss county, loWa, AZ Atlantic. Ine Acuon
- hrouebt tor damages accrung 20 Mrs
Beems. on account Of the death OF her hus-
band, Il Is alleged by the carelessness and
negligence Of the company. Mr.. beelna
Was 4 brakeman and was engaged IN un-
coupling cars al Nicola when the accident
occurred. The suit Wa hrst tried more
than a year age. The railroad was de-
I ieated bat appealed the cas- and me su-
meme court sent ID back for reirial. The
second trial was bad last April. at which
tine the company was beaten , second
time. The defendant, however. eucceoded
IN getting ihe verdict o the jury set aside
and an order Tor new trial, with the ~
suits mentioned above.
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In Mississippi, ss usual, there vas a
sweeping democratic success. The only dis
rurbancs In the STATE as far as heard from
vas in Cassah county, where Wheeler
kiled Matthews. Matthew went 10 tns
coils with a pistol Ia his hand. he received
twentv-four 0uckshnt in the face.
Il C1nuelliclL the election was Tor
twelve members on state senate Tor terms
1.-TWO years, lse number holding over,
bv five republicans aud seven democrats. A
fnli mouse OF representatives., 249 in num-
Der. were alss elected. Late returns make
the legislature stana as follows. Senate,
reps, 10; dems., 8. H9use, reps, l45; deins.,
SO. one county aud twelve towns are lack
iug. including sizteeL representative. II
these towns vote as last year the result in
the souss will be l5j republicans, 81 demo
Gratis. One tis. Republican majority, 63
on not ballot 90.
la Nebraska, she only state officers voies
Tor we're chief justice of sCprGme court ans
.hree regents Of tlG state university. Toe
contest between NJ. b. n Csc, the repubh
can candidate Tor cniel justice, and ]. w
Slvage, the democratic ana anti -u onopol.
I candidate, nas been carried Or quite V,go
Gus by the Reese Fto is clGc ed, but By
/ largely reduced n|ai iodiy. The best esd
mates Of bis majority range from live .
zen thousand. the regular republican Iaa
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-17

WAsHISsroN, june. Is -Msio.
Nickersonis second wife has been here
for the past three weeks. Shs has a.,
idea where the Major ia. As scon as
she was advised Of the action OF tn.
Philadelphia Court she informed him
that she could not live with him, anu
they separated. She has not seen aim
aiuce.
New York. jams Is William II.
Vanderbilt's famous mares Maud s and
Aldine came down like wolves On the
fold to-day at Fleetwood Park. aud
scattered Ill previous records to the
w'"ds-makins mile in 2.l5A, Va.
dsrbit dro. e the mares himse;l.
MARsEILLEs, Juno l6.-An asroraut
named Davis, accompanied by an &C.
tress and . merchant, departed from
here in balloon last evening TO cross
TINS pzrt Of tho Mediterra.e To.
day tine balloon aud its occut ants were
picked up at sea.
SAN FRAEClsco, June l5-Tbe Pa.
chic Matt people STAT, that no nuusua]
shipment is being made. For wears
past sh'pmen. OF arms aud AMMUNITION
have bsen made to China 1t ta,s time
} the year.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-17

The APPEAL has received the first
number of q new literary weekly
published at Los Angeles called
Recreation. Edward A. Weed is
the editor and proprietor. He says
of himself in his salutatory:
The editor and proprietor is too
we'll known in journa ism to need
any personal INTRODUCE on, but re-
fe.s to his record.
Who does not know Mr.. Weed ?
His name has been a household
word ever since he invented the
sewing machine. It remains to be
seen, however, how man Of his
mechanical micd can successfully
grapp'e with the intricate prob
lens of journalism. Hope to see
him do we'll.