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National Republican., 1883-03-31
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CRooRER,-on Friday. March 20. After short ILL
ness, WILLIAM l.. CRoOKER, aged ~ years.
Notice of funeral hereafter. +"
ESStG.--On Thursday night, Goth instant LLOYD
w. EMMAnr EssIG, youngest child OF Charles and
the late Margaret Essig, aged years.
Funeral from the family residence, No. 1900 ~ street
northwest, Sunday, at p. IN. Friends are respect
fully invited.
MCG1BL.-On Thursday, the Goth of March, 1888 of
lockjaw CHARLIE, beloved son of Charles L. aud
Luanna McGlll. aged years and months.
Funeral from the residence OF his parents, No. Sl7
Ninth street northwest, at 1880 y. m. on sunday,
April.
Our darling boy
" Is safe In the arms of Jesus,
Safe on His gentle breast
There by His love oershaded
Sweetly his soul shall rest
1ntermeut ut Mount Olvet Cemetery.
TURNBULL.--On Thursday, March %, 1853, JASE,
widow Of the late Col. William 1urnbull, United
States Typographical Engineers
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited TO
attend funeral from her late residence, No. 20l7 Il
street, Sunday, April l. at2p.m.
wHYTE-On Friday, Mar 30, 1883, at l:s0 o'clock
y. M, at the residence of her mother, Mrs, Ellen
Walsh, l2ij sixth street northwest amer lingering
illness, MAGGIE G, wife of Warren NJ. Whyte
Funeral Monday, April ., loss, at 0N o'clock y, M
Mass Mt the Church OF the immaculate Conception.
Interment at Mount Olivet cemetery.
National Republican., 1883-03-31
WEST WASHINGTON.

At No. 80 West Market street James O.,
Cation is putting up brick store and dwell
ing, 2s by 40 feet, to be heated by latrobes, to
cost about 81 600.
The Columbia Mutual Ice company are
building a two story stable, 80 by 40 feet,
south side of Water street, near Congress
street, to cost $i00.
On Montgomery, between Beall and West
streets, Mrs. Mary Il. Fisher has begun the
erection of II dwelling, three stories and cell
lar 81 by 40 feet, press brick, tin roof, to cost
il, 800.
National Republican., 1883-03-31
EAST WASHINGTON.

On II street, between First and Second
streets northeast, Thomas Culhane is build
ing brick house, 10 by "a feet, to cost 5000.
On Pennsylvania avenue, between Sixth
and Seventh streets southeast, AdOlphus
Feldross is preparing the foundation for the
erection of a store and dwelling, 10 feet IL
inches front by 30 feet deep, with back build
ing, to cost $4,000.
on Seventh street, between Massachusetts,
avenue and @ street northeast, Richard
Curtin has begun two brick houses, two
stories, l2 by 80 feet each, to cost 81 800.
j. f. Schneider, architect, has prepared the
plans, and Charles Held, the contractor, has
begun the erection of three brick houses at
the corner of First and + streets northwest,
owned by Mrs. John Widmayer. They will
be two stories and basement, press brick front,
10 by "a feet, with bay window, coal vaults
under the pavement, heated by latrobes of
mNlern style and finish, and cost $500.
National Republican., 1883-03-31
eSSys INSURE YOUR PROPERTY IN THE
R.S BEST COMPANIES, AND IN CASE OF
LOSS YOU ARE PROMPTLY PAID.

our Insurance Department embraces the Etna,
Hartford Franklin, Springfield Fire and Marine,
Howard and Home, of Baltimore; National OF
Liverpool.
National Republican., 1883-03-31

DRoPosALs FOR DOWN sPoUTs FOR NEv
Il PENSION BUILDING.
OFFICE SUPERVISING ESaINEER
AND ARCHITECT,
1916 N STREET NORTHWEST,
WAsHINGroN, ID, O., March l5 1883.
Proposals are invited from Plumbers until noon
Oh FRIDAY, MARCH 80, 1883, for IA cast iron Down
Spouls about LOSS lnea feet In ALL for tile new PEN
sion Building In this city, In accordance with specih-
office
The envelopes containing the proposals should be
endorsed Proposals for Down Spouls" and adj
dressed 10 the Undersigned NJ. q. MEIGS,
Supervising Engineer and Architect
PRoPosALs FOR STATIONERY.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
WAsHINGToN, ID. O., Mar. T. 1893.
Sealed proposals Will be received at this office until
II o'clock m. APRIL 1883, for furnishing stationery
for the use of the senate of the United States for the
next hscal year,
Blank forms OF proposals. showing the quantity aud
quality OF each article and the form OF bond TO be
signed by the bidder and suretes will be furnished
ON application 10 this Office.
-. Proposals should be indorsed " Proposals for sta
tonery for the Senate and be directed to the Secre.
tary of the Senate Washington,
Proposals and specimens must be delivered at the
office free of charge.
+. Il. sHoBER,
Acting Secretary ofthe Senate ofihe u. s.
National Republican., 1883-03-31

a>S5y. DENTIST.-HowI.AND DINTA l. AsSo.
WSe9 CITATION, No. 2ii Four.and-a.half street
HereaGer extractions under Nitrous oxide, without
pain will be VI for the first tooth dnd so cents each ad
oat gas 80 cents each tooth. Best Artificial Teeth
u 10 * All work wSrTan,ed fIrst class lave Sd
ministered Nitrous Oxide TO- over 5000 patients Od
and feel like new for a.
s~Ssgo FREDK sPRINGMANN, g. f. SPRING
s1S MANN, Springmann Bros, Nos. 6l6, 6ls, 62Q
MaPH syenge bsa 20 az rom s
the railway depots aud steamboat wharves Hand
orders solicited We give our Psrs9ns. aileaiio 20
and II northwest: Hayward q Hutchinson, Ninth
near y northwest; Manager w. U. Tel. Co.; Manager
Nat Tel. Cos. Nat hep. Pub. Co.; 4. Tourney.
asy j. B. ohcorT'
LIVERY AND SALE STABLES
Rear of 1926 I street northwest.
Handsome Carriages for Calls, Receptions, &C.. &c.
Connected with Telephone Exchange Fine Horses
and Turnouts always on hand and for sale. All or
ders promptly attended to.
Agent for Horse Clipping Machine
NSBs WARMERS KIDNEY CURE, Mrs
R-S Pnkham's Compound, Curealne, Cams
oo'"' 'O''e" " couGHIiNs, OF f LIN SSi Masonic S Temple
nS3ys wM b. lNTw1sLE,
APoTHECARY,
1901 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Dealer in Drugs Chemicals Patent Medicines Per-
nimery, Toilet Articles, soaps, Sponges, &C.
Prescriptions compounded day or night.
soda and Mineral Waters ON draught the year
round
n~1Syo SANFORDS, WEI DE MEYERS, SAGE'S,
TX Hartley's and othev Catnrrh Cures ut
COUGlLlN'S DRUG STORE.
N1,Bs THE WEST WAS IINGTON CoNsERv-
RSSS atOry OF Music J r. Caulheld, musical d.
rector principal No. 1877 Thftyirst street. door
above the postoiiice. Pupils received at any time
III. ID. COOKE, President.
L. =. BARBARIS, Secretary.
alR9 DIR. NJ. s. PARSONS, MEDICAL ELEC.
RSSS trlcian. Galvano and electro vapOr baths
massage, Swedish movements, magnetic treatment
&c. Hours from ~ nj. to Up. m 1927 street north
west.
A5D THE PRICE FOR MEALS
RSS AT THE Jew YORK AVENUE HOTEL
will be reduced to $40 per month from the 18TH OF
March, 1883
BSS DouChes and other Rubber goods at
COUGHLIN'S Masonic Temple.
National Republican., 1883-03-31
A Positive Cure

proects the memDranal Innings OF the head from ad-
donal colds completely heals ht sores and restores
the sense OF taste and smell. Beneficial results are
realized by few applications. A thorough treatment
will cure. Unequaled for colds IN head. Agreeable
10 use. Send for circular and testimonials. sold by
druggists BY mail, Soc package-stamps.
ELY's CRrAM nALM 90. OWonn N. "
National Republican., 1883-03-31
SpttinI Iaotitrs.

n1S1Fe UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, MASONIC
WSS Temple corner Ninth and + streets.-Ser-
vices Tomorrow at II n. m. Sermon by the pastor
Rev, Alex Kent Sunday school at fi5 a. m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17

Fire In the Hotel Vendome, at Boston,
early Friday morning frightened the guests,
many OF whom fled to the streets in theil
night-clothes. The loss is about FIVE thous-
and dollars.
The Genesee Brewing Company, of Roch-
ester, n. y, has caused the arrest of former
employees named Frank Alderman and John
sfapeau for frauds amounting to twenty
thousand dollars.
The bears attacked Northern Pacific
stock Friday with great spirit, forcing it
down two points. Bets to the amount OF
100000 are offered in Wall street on its
market price for the next six months
Cyrus c. Johnston, an honored citizen
OF Dayton, O., who has been i'll for some
days, was burned TO death in his cellar,
where he went with a lamp for a drink of
milk, and doubtless tainted.
Dun'S Commercial Agency reports bust
ness throughout the country generally salts
factory, and the fall trade is quietly pro-
crossing, with a large volume of sales in
most all staples.
The Dakota Constitutional Convention has
resolved to make the name of the new State
South Dakota in Difference to the protest OF
the Fargo meeting. Woman suffrage was
rejected by SO to "a.
Charles Mcconnell, aged twenty-one, sec
Ond baseman of the North Manchester
(lnd.) baseball club, who was injured by
colliding with another player in game at
Wabash, Thursday, died Friday morning.
Postmaster-General Gresham Friday is
sued an order TO all postmasters in the
United States prohibiting them from paying
money orders and delivering registered let
tiers to the managers of lottery companies.
Former officers and soldiers of the First
corps of the Army of the Potomac, includ-
ing Generals Rosecrans and Fairchild, are
arranging for an excursion next month to
the battle-felds of Bull Run and Antietam.
League baseball games Friday: Provi-
dence, 2; Detroit, l (ten mnings). New
York, 4, Buffalo, /. The Clevelands played
two games in Philadelphia, winning in the
forenoon 5 to 3, and also in the afternoon s
to 1.
Daniel Kerwin, Vice-President of the
Board of Police Commissioners of st. Louis,
| has resigned, for the reason that outside in
fiuence is persistently at work to give the
city into the hands of the gamblers, and he
has grown weary of the mtrigHes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
Those women Folk.
How Hard Headed Men Estimate Some
Things which they don't Understand

Things which they don't Understand.
Anybody who has led domestic life knows how
common such things as the headache, and pains in
the chest, are among the women who do the work.
Often, and perhaps generally, the distresses are
borne without much complaint, The women get
about, aud the machinery of the house goes on
Beyond this, those coarse grained animals whom
New England women call ''the men folks sell
dom look. So long as their wives or daughters are
not actually in bed under the doct- rs care, The
average thick skinned husband and father gives
the subject no attent on All the same time the
poor household dFndges-who deserve a better
fate-crcep around, broom or utensils in hand, up
stairs, down stairs and ont doors, doing that
womans work. which ais never done Losses of
loved wives and fair girls-losses whose sudden
ness and unexpeciedness astonish those wooden
pated husbands and fathers-fall seemingly ont
of a clear sky ana form the logical sequel 10 the
story of neglect.
Now you men who stand at the heads of ten
thousand auch homes, allow us to dtOpa word in
your receptive ears. If these women Of yours are
worth having, they worth saving. That back
ache, that pain in the chest What are they but
inGicat Ons of some organic trouble of the kid
neys the heart or the lungs? End it at once by
the application of BENSoN'S CAPCINE Pc
R0US PLASTER. 1t will soothe that nervous
distress, drive away that pain, Danish that dull,
weary headache, give new strength to the body
and fresh hope to the heart No other plaster will
do this. The Benson's plaster, however, is not
made sell-but to heal. 1t is remedy which
never yet broke its promise-and never will.
Your druggist has it. But before paying your
25 cents and putting the plaster in your pocket,
l)ok for the word CAPClNE cut In the middle.
SeabHry & johnson, Chemists, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
A PACKAGE Containing Five Thousand
Dollars Stolen from an Indiana
Express Office

MUNcIE, Ind, Sept Is.
A great sensation was caused yesterday by
announcement that the United States Ex-
press Company had been robbed of a pack
age containing $1,000, in this city, some
time during Monday night. The package
was being sent from Indianapolis to Frank
fort, 1nd.,. and reached this city at $50
p. H., and was received by Austin
Case, night clerk at the Bee
line depot, who also attends to ex-
press business on night trains. Case placed
inc package in the company's safe, which is
located in the baggage-room, quite remote
from the freight-ofice, where he works most
OF the time. The safe is an ancient one,
and Is locked with a key. About three
O'Clock Tuesday morning Case went to get
the package to send on Lake Erie & West
ern train, and was dumbfounded to find the
door OF the baggage-room unlocked, and then
that the safe had been unlocked and the
package taken. The officials of the com
pany were notified and the utmost secrecy
was observed. The robbery was only made
known yesterday on the appearance of Super
intendent Matthews, of Cleveland, and sew
eral lesser lights. The detectives, officers
and employees refuse to make any statement,
and only the few facts given above are
known. The. case is as mysterious as the
two preceding robberies, in which rags and
paper were substituted for money.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
a Wisconsin Dnde.

Here is the dude correspondent
saw at Lakeside, Wisconsin: He dawned
upon my vision Just as the will-o-the-
wisps were chanting their lullaby, and
| feared he would get away ere | could
take him all in He was of medium
height and slender At first sight |
thought he wore cuffs at the terminal of
his Jersey pants, but when he came
nearer | saw they were the white CATERS
which rested upon his narrow-toed
patent-leather Shoes His pants, which
were n subdued drab tint, looked as
though they had been first melted and
then poured over his limbs, SO closely
did they nestle. | think, though, they
were built upon rubber and had to be
blown up before they could be entered.
The vest above was dark hue, regu-
larly flecked with red polka dots, and
across it was stretched q thread of gold,
extending from pocket TO pocket, while
| from its center depended locket in
which sparkled single gem. The coat,
which was built of dark material, was
faultlessly nodded to his form, and Sc
| cured in front by a single button. From
| its left breast pocket peeped the end OF
pale blue silk handkerchief, and
across its front dangled single-barrel-
ed glass secured by black silk cord.
Rising maiestically from the coat to a
dizzy altitude was closely-fitting and
dazzling white collar, which held his
head in place like photographer srest,
and linked-cuffs of the same material
crept over the hands so faultlessly in
eased in the brick-red undressed kids.
The necktie, which was a pinhead check
was impaled upon diamond-studdet
pin. The slender form was wrappe,
in a brief and seldom Mother Hubbard
overcoat of eeru, while below it the
tails of his undercoat dangled in thu
evening breeze His hair, of rici
brown tinge. was banged across hi
forehead and over his ears. and a deli
cate mustache was scattered across hi
upper lip. Upon his head he wore I
Derby of delicate doye-celor, and thu
| ventilating holes punched in its sides
were carefully plugged with homeo
pathie corks. presumably to keep tn
i draught from his head. In his hand h
4 lightly swung a white sun-umbrelE
4 with shepherd s-erook head tippe'
with silver. He walked like the pegs
on cribbage-board, and in moment
alas, too brief, be faded.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
TELEGRAPHEG BREVITIEs,

A rain-storm and frost have ruined
large portion of the Vermont hop crop.
Parnell has paid off a mortgage on his es-
tate foraefs, 900 from the purse presented by
his admirers.
A contract has been let for drainage
canal through Mason and Tazewell Coun-
ties, H., to cost $a00,a0O
At Hartford, d. T.. while descending a
flight of stairs in his house, Herman Divers
and child were killed by lightning.
Wallace Ross swilIing to row Courtney a
fiye-mile race and will make an outside bet
OF 81 900 TO 81 200 that he tR0ss) wins the
contest.
The North Chicago Rolling Mill Com
pany have decided TO build S100,O00 nail
mill at Bay View, and will employ Six hun
dred men.
Hon. David Davis and wife have gone
to Fayetteville, N. c., where the ex-senator
intends to improve tract Of land which HI
recently purchased.
Jones & Co., leading cotton brokers O
New Orleans, with agencies throughout thu
J South, suspended Friday. Other failures II
the same line Of business are predicted.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
IMPORTANT TO MARINERS.
The Chief Signal Officer Issues = New
Danger and Distress and
Storm Signal Code.

storm Signal Code.
NEW YORK, Sept. Is.
A new official Danger and Distress and
Storm Signal Code" for the Signal-Service,
sea-coast stations and mariners, has just been
published by the Chief Signal Officer at Wash
ington, with full instructions for day and fol-
night signaling. 1t also contains a chart
of the Life-Saving Service day
and night signal code, with instructions.
This system has long been needed. The
flag system, it is well known, has been in
use number Of years, but it has never been
arranged in such a form as to be useful for
signaling between stations on shore and YES
sells at sea. The night signal system of this
code, as adopted by the service, is the
invention of Benjamin F. Cost0n, whose
widow perfected the same for use in our
navy during the war; His son, Will
lam F. Coston, has introduced it ir a
wider field, viz. in commercial as well as
naval marines. By means of this night sig
nal code, the Coston night signals have been
adapted to the signals of the international
code. In using these lights the letters of
the international code are made by burning
single or combined lights corresponding to
the letter. Intervals of twenty seconds will
be made between the letters of any combi-
nation, and intervals of one minute between
combinations when more than one is re-
quired to signal any message.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
Another County Treasurer Wrong.

JACKSON COURT HOUSE. o., Sept Is.
Milton c. Keenan,, Treasurer Of Jackson
County, has disappeared lie went away on
the 5th inst, to be back on Saturday. He
is known to have gone to Cincinnati, but
can not be traced further. On September 4
the County Commissioners counted the funds
in his possession and found them all right.
yesterday they caused the safe to be opened
and found him to be defaulter in not less
than IS, 900. He is married and has a fam
lily, but is believed to have elOped with a
u
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
A Fearful Plume.

CHICAGO, Sept 10.
This morning the freight-elevator at the
Boston store, dry goods establishment on
State street, fell from the fifth floor of the
building to the basement with a fearful
crash, seriously injming Charles Grashauser
and Herman Ebert, the former, it is feared,
fatally The descent was very rapid, and it
is considered little short of a miracle that
both were not killed outright The accident
was caused by the breaking from its bear
ings of the elevator drum in the engine
rom
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
The Weeks Failures.

NEW YORK, Sept 16.
There were 1856 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
past week, six less than the corresponding
week of 1882, and As more than the same
week of 1881. Compared with the previous
week, the Middle States had 23 a decrease
of 4; New England States, a decrease of 5;
Southern States, IS, a decrease of 1; West
ern States, 81, an increase of 6; Pacific
States and Territories, 13, n decrease of 10;
Canada and the Provinces, IA, decrease
If y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
His Money causaa His naa.h.

C0LTd'IN So, Nnf-f 4
James Massey, who iepl Just T. '.s -,
fifty dollars for with IS les N"nt L. -
nanv with Jim Rcsen,ap 1,r Cd ~
Bill Carson to spend the night At =, l. .,..' o.
ill-fame. The next morning Ma.-,.y e, .i;'c!
body was found in field lie la! BE-.
stabbed to death and robbed. His thret
companions are not to be found.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
National Labor Convention Called.

NEW YORK, Sept 10.
The independent Labor party has ap-
pointed committee to issue call for a
National Convention of Labor organizations
to be held in Philadelphia January IL, 1884
IL also elected James F. Thompson a dele
gate to the Labor Convention at Roches ter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
LEGISLATURE Adjourned.

CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 10.
The Governor has issued a message adj
HJourning the Legislature to the last Wednes.
day in MAY.
The session was the longest ever held in
the State The members of each house re-
ceive 102 days pay. 1t viii require up
wards of 100000 to settle their per diem.
Nearly 375 bills and joint resolutions were
DaSsed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
A Fair or RassalS,
RoCHEsTER. n. Y, Sci

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Sept. Is
Frank Adlcman, for number of years a
bookkeeper for the Genesee Brewing Com
pany, and John Stapean eX-colector, have
been arrested for defrauding the company
out OF about twenty thousand dollars. AdlC-
man confessed that he was fleeing from the
city, when reinOrse caused him to return.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
A Peculiar Case.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. Is.
The will of the late Judge Ferguson was
filed here yesterday morning. In it he be-
queaths his property, with the exception of
few other requests, TO his wife, whose
death occurred but a few hours before his
own. The property is valued at 100000,
and under the peculiar circumstances stated
above, the various other requests, amount
ing to a considerable sum, can not be paid,
as the heirs-at-law are now entitled to the
entire estate, Mrs FerguSOn's death nuIlify-
ing the effect of the will. Judge Ferguson
was the son of the first JudgesOf the Probate
Court of st. Louis and himself acted in that
position until the time of his death
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
Poisoned by HANDLING Type.

NEW YORK, Sept. 70.
Robert Fl. Jones, aged twenty-nine years,
died suddenly Friday morning of lead-pois-
Oning, from handling type. He was for the
last ten years employed in printing. Be
sides working at the case he used to cast
electrotyped plates. The foreman of the
establishment advanced the theory that the
poison entered his system by his inhaling
and swallowing lead dust.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
A Fatal Runaway.

COLDWATER, Mich. Sept. %.
Robert Crawford, of Quincy, met with a
terrible accident late Thursday, which re-
suited in his death Friday morning. He
was driving to suburban residence with
his daughter to attend Il picnic, when the
team ran away, dragging him fifty rods.
tearing out one eye and his tongne and
mutilating him so terribly that death was a
relief.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
The BiIIiardists.

NEW YORK, Sept ID.
Sexton, the billiardist, denounces as cow
ardly the challenge issued by Slosson tc
Schaefer on the eve of the latter's departure
for France Sexton holds an emblem, and
appears to be only too anxious to give SlOs
son an opportunity to win it. Vignaux ha:
challenged Schaefer to play for the balk-lint
championship of the world, 800 points, ant
$500 n side
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17
Gotham RenuhIican Dnlenatas.

New YORK. Sept. Is.
Whitelaw Reid, editor Of the Tribune,
was elected a delegate to the Republican
State Convention with Chauncey NJ Depew
and Joseph Hart. There was much oppo-
sition to the election of Hart, who was pub
fisher of TRUTH at the time the "Morey let
ter was made public.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. Is.
President Converse, of the American
Rapid Telegraph Company, denies the report
of a consolidation with the Merchants and
Bankers. lie says that the former line will
be extended to Chicago, St Louis and the
Southwest as soon as practicable.