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FIGHTING IN THE NORTHWEST.
THE FROG LAKE MAssACRE-INDIANs DEFEATED a.

WINNIPEG. April pa BattlefOrd dispatch
TO The Free Press says mo signs of troops yet anu
the delay to the imprisoned people seems ineXpnca'i'
The town is quiet and all In good spirits cohsuore
the anxiety which necessarily prevails ana tho sc'
of food. The report Of the Frog Lake ma's"''o
is confirmed by the Fort fitt garr'son' ,a,
have arrived They state that Mrs. GowaniocA
was not killed The priests beaten 10
death and burned The Indians burned all buildings AZ
Frog Lake and compelled the people to attend ,he
victims aud murderers going together AfterserVcc '
Indians shot ten Of the helpless whites; ..s that
The pitts garrison which has reached here states ts
Big Bear commanded the civilians TO come ann ~
or be killed. and the police TO TO The %
Civilians wers into Big Bears camp but the police re-
fused TO surrender their aud drove the Indians
then fted % up scow with which they reached Battle
ford They destroyed all the arm, and theS e
Factor Mclean, who surrendered to Big ~, bOar car
forming patrol duty last night There WAS general ra
on the town. and Indians csngregated about inc po"
Considerable firing took place. the paro Dehg iorceu
ST. PAUL, April 23.-A dispatch received
from QuAppele says that sirmish occurred between
General Middleton's scouts and a small body of insur'
gents The scouts down the river under the com
mand Of Melgund. when they came acress the hs
breeds whom they followed some ten miles ana thei'
found larger party The latter fred and the scouts
replied injury done either side The hai'
breeds found shelter in the woods This is the rst oc
casion upon which General Middetons troops nave
come into direct conflict with Riefs men.
OTTAWA, Ont, April 23-Mr. Caron. In the absence Oh
the Finance Minister, moved that the House go into
Committee supply, to consider the message from HIS
Excellency the with reference to the
appropriation of 100000 to meet the expenses OF the
Northwest trouble He stated that the amount would be
divided as follows For pay OF 1000 troops at an
AVERAGE OF 81 so per day for go days $500 900 for
transports, 100000 for supplies and camp utensils
$4,000 80 -,
Mr. Blake leader OF the Opposition. regrettng the
absence of the Finance Minister, said that he would
agree TO its passage the understanding that detailed
account be given. The resolution was then passed
Mr.. Blake intends to ask the Government whether IL II
true that General Middetons Instructions are To the
effect as reported by newspaper correspondent, that
ths Generals only instructions to quc the rebel
lion and TO hang urderers and responsible head men,
aud these orders he will carry OUT Mr. Blake Will also
ask the purposes To take any action upon
the petition from the residents OF Calgary on the SUD-
iec OF judicial reform in the Northwest Territories
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GENERAL GRANT GOES OUT TWICE.
HIS USUAL DRIVE AND WALK ENJOYED YEsrER-


"Only 141 pounds" said General Grant
yesterday when he stepped off the scales in grocery
store in Ffth-ave. He seemed disappointed at not
weighing more He has been losing flesh steadily since
January. about the rate Of two pounds week. When
last weighed tipped the scales at 1e2 pounds His
weight estimated be, without his heavy cloth
ing. about 100 POUNDS.
The General arose at 1880 a. M, more than an hour
later than usual He troubled by the heat in his
room during the night, and restless, and did not
sleep well. He got altogether about six hours Sleep ana
was advised by Dr. Douglas, when he desired to get up
at The usual time remain In bed and make up II posi-
BILE the loss OF sleep during the night After be got up
and his had been dressed he ate some liquid food
and drank cup OF coffee He busied himself reading
and writing few autographs occasionally taking
walk around the during the morning. After lunch
the General Mrs. Frederick Grant and Mrs. sartoris
took drive up FIh-ave. as far as Mount ST. vincent
and returned through the Park to Ffty-nnth-st and
back to the During the drive the General said
lttle and had his throat and face we'll wrapped up In
heavy scarf He was refreshed by the drive and felt well
after taking short nap.
During the afternoon he remained quiet and did not
move around much as usual since the Improvement
began At o'clock he walked to Madson-ave, In com
pany with Ulysses s. Grant, jr. He did not limp as
much as on the first day he took this walk but used
his cane at every ster He received and returned the
usual salutaons and after stopping for moment az the
foot of the stoop up the steps without assistance
There was change for the in his condition dur
Ing the ening and when DIR. Douglas called at p NJ
the General sitting in the library with his family,
enjoying but taking little part in the conversation
Among the callers of the day Rupert schmd, who
is engaged modelling bust OF the General; Cortandt
Parker, and Dr. Newman.
Senator stanford left the house at 1870 after two
hours call. lie will start for California to-day. 1.-THE
General is cheerful aud firm" he said, and will proba
bly, pass q good night. Last fall IT was ar
ranged that he should visit California this
sprng going over the Northern Pacific aud returning by
the southern told him that il his present improve
Iue mi cont nued, the trip might still be made
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THE OOyFEDERATE BOYD CRAZE.

CHARLESTON, s. c., April 23.-The Ne'cs and
Courier gives what Il claims Is the true explanation oil
the mysterious interest created ow years ago In the
bonds OF the defunct Southern Confederacy II says
that Judah r. Benjamin. Confederate Secretary OF state
and u resident of London after the war, originated
scheme for getting hold OF the Secret Service fuhu Oh
the Rebel Government, which deposited In seVeTM
foreign banks Ho knew the amounts ana places; ih9
total sum due the Confederate Geverhmeht ~ IT, ,ht @
was about So $50 O0O so great was the heDel Ispt h
A dividend on the principal was impractlcaDle. lho
balance was therefore applied In payment OF coupons
beginning with those OF January l, 1860.
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IMPROVEMENT IN TIE STOCK MARKET.

/, LONDON, April 23.-Thcrc was better feel
ing in the stock market at the finish of business to-day
owing closing OF bear accounts aud the favorable
bank return. Russian securities which opened at ST.
rose q per cent higher than they were yesterday.
Consos opened 95 and closed at 50 $40 showing
advance 3l6 the closing price Of yesterday
wei ms on the day The quotation at IL 80
90; at D. m. 9i7s; at p. m. % 1916 at p. III,
04 1916; at $3.50 p % no. and at i:30 D. %
3-l6.
The Bourse in Paris closed at slight advance In
prices Three per cent rcntes opened at u francs 81
ceptmes, decline from the price OF tho previous
day Of l2l9 cemtimes. "he Bourse in Berlin
unsettled and heavy. At the close there slight
Improvement.
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1 rprvnn SoLpIER 0OMMITN SUICIDE.

WLKEsBARRE, Penn, April % VSpecidV'-
rharles lava a Frenchman. age nfty-four, weliknown
in Danve, Penn, committed suicide last night. Dis
charged from the machine shops about six months age
he took TO drinking and grew melancholy He was seen
Yesterday with bottle of laudanum which ne saia no
would take and found shortly before midnsu. Vae
q, an clubhouse in a stupor. He was brought 10 .no
oIice station doctors summoned and vigorous
tassn TO restore him life He recovered aoou. ,hs
morning sufficiently to reesgnLe the ~ Iiins himsef
He soon reapsed and died before ocoeS % wsr
d a. rhe Federal Army during the rebelllon ana was
msmber Of Ey POST G. A. r.. OF this city His only reia
tiye here Ia "A married daughter
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same age Cassidy is in custody awaiting the result
the wound.
FACE TO FACE WITH PLNKERTOM
TWO syEAK-THIEvEs SURPRISED AND ONE OF
THEM CAPTURED.


THEM CAPTURED.
Detective Robert A. PinkertOn was walking
hurrcdly down town on Monday about noon. When op
posite Union Square lie about to pass two me n
walking in the direction when one OF them turned
his head The recognition was nutual, and the detec-
tive instantly seized both men. One succeeded In
breaking away and rapidly down Slxteenth-st to-
ward Thrdave. He has not been recapured and Is sup
posed 10 have escaped to Canada. The men were John
Mcaney and Patrick Guerin professional sneakthieves
who were concerned in the robbery at Coyington, Ky
on January 49, Of W. T. Cough, travelling sales
man fer the wholesale jewery house OF Carter Sloan
Co., Of No IL Maiden Lane. Mr.. Cough was at jew
ery store in Covingon with three sample cases. which
he left behind the duriug brief absence When
he returned, OF the cases. holding ewelry aud da-
monds worth $4,000, missing On inquiry 1t was
learned that had visited the store in the inter-
VAL and while engaged the clerk IN showing some
goods the other supposed, stole the Of sam
pies.
The case was placed in the hands OF the Chicago branch
Of the Pnkerton Agency, aud, after careful Inquiry
into the circumstances. William Pinkerton suspected
gang professional sneak thieves whose rendezvous
in Chicago and Detroit From the descrip-
tons given by the clerk Of the Coyington store,
he thought that he recognized Of the thieves as
John Meaney. He secured picture OF Meaney. which
the clerk at recognized He then was satisfied that
the other thief Patrick Guerin who belongs to the
same gang After search the men were found hiding
at hotel at Windsor, Canada. They could not be ar.
rested there but closely watched that they be-
frightened and at last sent word to friends in Gin
cnnat to return the goods They hoped by this
TO put end to the search They were on their
way Europe and intended to sail on Tuesday Meaney
consented return to Coyngton without requstion
and left city in charge Of two detectives on Wednes
day night.
CINCINNATI, April 23.-John Meaney was positively
identified In CsvingtOn to-day. He Is also known
Charles Gleason, alias John Loomis.
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HOT WEATHER IN VERMONT.

BosroN, April 23 (SpeciaD.-A dispatch from
St. Albans says that orrid wave struck Vermont yes
terday and for hrtysx hours extreme heat has pre-
vailed in all parts of the state The mercury
has ranged from 50 to 92o in the shade at various
n,aces and tonight in ST. Abans it stands at $40.
Tho heat was so intense yesterday to expand
tie rails and throw the track out OF alignment ON the
Rutland road near Chester The hot wave has dried up
the naples and caused total cessation OF sugar
making the buds on the having burst Ihe smail
sfreams aud rivers are higher than at
any time this season. The Connecticut, Black
1aywoiIe Winooski and other rivers have over
aowed their banks, and Mt Bellows Fails the
Connecticut River has risen forty inches during the past
forty-eight hours. Many OF the c9uGuy Foa"s arc ia"
nassable vet by reason OF snow drifts.
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for fifteen years and for life respectively Ihat pu'
an end to the outrages for a season.


In 1888 they were renewed, however. On the
night of March 10 Local Government Board ouiceS
in Westminster. near the Houses of Parliament
were destroyed by dynamite. About the same time
a can of explosive material was found in The 10"
don Times Office, and removed in time to prevent an
explosion DR.. Gallagher, Bernard Gallaghel,
Whitehead and three Others were arrested anu 'ieu
for the Westminster outrage, and four OF theh sen
fenced TO penal servItude for life. That was June
IA and no more explosions disturbed Englahu
until February, 1884, when simultaneous attempts
were made upon three large railway stations III
London In May following nitro-eylcerlne was
exploded. with much damage, at Scotland iaiu ; anu
in St Jamess Square. December IL saw noisy h;tfy
explosion under London Bridge which ana illtle
harm but had the dynamite been slightly dlheI'
entity placed the bridge would have been wIeche1 ~
and the loss of life appalling. On January
of this year. an explosion at Kings cross otaV,Vn
damaged two railway trains but killed no one, on
January "a three explosions occurred slmuIlale
ously, in London Tower. the House OF commons,
and Westminster Hail. 1t was holiday, and those os
places were likely at that time to be crowded WIN
sightseers and the design of the CRIMINALS aPP3ar-
entity was TO destOry many lives as p0sslDle.
Two policemen were terribly injured, ana many
other men, women and children were more or less
hurt Great damage was done to the buildings.
Two men. Cunningham and Burton. are now unuer
arrest for the crime, and their trial has Just peeh
set for Nav 1.
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EASEMENTS IN MONTREAL FLOODED.

MONTREAL, April 23.-The river opposite this
city shows a rise OF over foot since yesterday
Water has entered the Easements OF many iowIymS
buildngs and business houses on ST. Paul ana Coiese
sts to the depth of to three feet Ihere Is tnree
feet Of water in the basement OF ST. AIMS Marker. A
,oas from Ia Prairie state that large portion Of the
,,aea i. more or less under water the river having
oyerdowed in several places The inhabtsnts nave 70
90, ahant i'm slns Great loss must result ulspstcn
Ponte Claire says that the ice showing there ana
of it Is stuck OH Pointc Claire Lighthouse
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TO CELEBRATE GRANTS BIRTHDAY.

Chicago, April 23.-lt is proposed to have
celebration OF General Grants birthday here on Mon
day in the new hall where the opera festival was re-
Gently held Roscoe Conklng has been asked to deliver
the address. Henry Watterson and General Sherman
have also been invited.
CIxcINxArI April 23.-Cizens here have arranged to
hold "A public meeting next Monday night TO cele-
bratc the anniversary of General Grants Dlrthuay'
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A GIRL or FIFTEEN oHARGED WIrH ARSON

PHILADELPHIA, April % (SpecidD. A co!ored
servant girl arrested this morning charged with at
tempting set fire to the hOusc OF W. H. Carrck, at
No. l12 North Twcnty-frst-st few weeks ago burg
lars attempted to enter the house. aud 1t is now
supposed that the girl had something to do with the
affair She is only fifteen years Of age, and taken
from the House OF Refuge about eight months ago. 1t
IL said that she dressed and ready to 90 away but
that when the alarm given abe went into the house
and removed portion OF her clothing To make IL appear
that she was Just from her bed. She said that white
man had set tTc TO the house.
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COAL SHIPMENTS DISCONTINUED.

PHILADELPHIA, April pa circular was
issued to-day to the coal operators shipping by OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. The quota for
the month OF April will be filed Saturday. All ship
ments OF coal will therefore he discontinued after that
date. IL has been nged that all cOllerics In the
Schuykll region shall work hreequarter time
the month Of May The circular Is signed by the
mittee OF the Schuylkil Coal Exchange
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orNrpA1. GRANT ro Go ro TnE MoUNrAINs.

PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-Ihe f0II0WIng
will appear in The Inquirer tomorrow: IAN invitation
to spend the summer ct the Hotel Kaatcrskill Cats
kill Mountains, extended to General Grant and
his family has been accepted through the Generals
son Colonel Fred D. Grant, who writes to Mr. Page
manager OF tho hotel. as follows: ~ ,
General Grant directs Inc to answer your letter Oh
Yesterday and say that IL is his Intention awe TO Visit
The during the month OF August, and, II con-
vanient, will accept your kind invitation Tor that
uouth'
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FRAGMENTs OF CAnLE NEWS.

BrRLN, April 2J.-Quecn NlclOra has arrived at
Darmstadt
ROME, April 23The second session OF the convention
OF Irish Bishops held 10 the Propaganda to-day. Tho
chief questions discussed dealt with the reform Of
MaynOoth College and the Institution OF Catholic news
paper in Dublin under the direct control Of the Holy See
VIENSA April 23-The Government to-day seized an
entire edition Of the FrclderblH and four other
papers for printing the text OF manifesto issued by the
German Opposition IN the Rcichsrath criticsing the
policy Of the Ministry. The publishers OF the i've papers
issued later editions In which tue space occupied
by the manifesto was left blank
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sEyA TOR EDMUNDS AT A HORSE SALE.

LEXINGTON, KY, April 23.-The combination
sale OF Messrs BrasaeId, Johnston and Edmonson %"
gan to-day with fine weather and large attendance
buyers, among them Senator George f. EdmunuS' VI
Vermont. Ffty-nne lots were sold for SZi'ooo, Sn
average OF 1868. The highest price was pau oy III, ~.
J. II. BennettSl 800 for Vatican, by belmont Sovr
year.old stallion by Harold A. j. AlexandeS psd NJ SSHo
for Petree, by Onward. r. C. Durand, OF JaehsVh
was q large purchaser Nearly 500 horses sui ro""'
ha anI
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ur.vy SNOW FALL IN COLORADO.

DENVER, April 23.-The heaviest snow
, ever known I'm this section of the country set In az
o o'clock last night and lasted without interruption
until o'clock this evening. Fully twenty inohes OK
pow fell AS much the aggregate Of the previous fails
Of the whole winter. number OF roofs nave laen IN,
Hu, withouJ fatal results far reported Inc storm
was general throughout the state but railroad trains arc
moying nearly on tiRe.
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VARIED TALENTS or A ooLoRED pREA CHER.

READING, April 23.-The six persons who
were captured near the Welsh Mountains by detectives
were taken before Alderman Hippe, who committed
them 10 the county jail One OF these prisoners Rev.
John Francis. the colored camp-meetng exhortsr has
long been under suspicion lilo Ia siXtyeght years Old,
n slave before the war In Virginia aud although he
neither read nor write quote Scripture by tho
chapter.
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KILLED EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP

WILKEsBARRE, Penn. April % (Spec'ap.-A
violent explosion of redamp took place TINS AFTERNOON
n the wadde shaft at Miners Mills, by when AhaIe"
Barrett and Samuel skdmorc were fatally anu 'onn ~
Andrews slightly burned. Barrett and skamoro az.
temped 60 penetrate Into dsused portion ol tho III,
10 gel some rails and though warned by te uro DoSS "
IL would not be safe went In with naked lights
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pROgIBITIOy PARTY BORy AGAJy

BALTIMORE, April 23.-At the meeting of the
Maryland State Temperance Alliance to-day 1t twas de-
termined to start again Prohibition party in Maryland
and committees on organization and platform ap
pointed. The expressed impression OF many Of the
members is that the result will be the repeal OF the local
option laws In most OF the counties whore there is now
no license for the sale of liquors.
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ryvnyyG uAxwgLL 10 BE THE MURDERER

ST. LOUIS. April 23.-The cOronersJuly Havo
found verdict in substance that g. Arthur Preier
came to his death some time ater ocoos
: - a., poom No IA In the Southern Hotel from the
eeacts OF choroform administered 20 him by water ~.
Iennox Maxwell. Preer's body Will be placed ~ "
ar.tisht casket and held subject 10 the disposa u IA
friendG.
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A LIBRARY FROM 9OTTIyGEg.

MILWAUKEE, April 23.-Dr. Nicholas Sean,
Of this city, has purchased library estimated 10 con-
tain 10000 volumes, lately owned by Professor Baum,
who held the chair of surgery at Gottingen University
These books. which In several languages are mostly
professional works. The price Is not stated
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INDICTED FOR RIOT AND ASA ULT

PHILADELPHIA, April % (Spec'aD.-The
Grand Jury this afternoon found true bill of indct-
ment in the case OF McFadden. charged by Walter
f. Cameron the nonunion loom hxer. with riot ana as
r..tIlf
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THE PRINCE OF WALES IN ULSTER.

BELFAST, April 23.-The Prince and Princess
Of Wales arrived at o'clock this afternoon They were
the railway station by immense sssemoage OF
citizens and received BY the Mayor. The Mayor
and the municipal escort conducted the royal visitors
through the densey packed streets 10 Ulster Hail. and
all along the way the one Of the widest en-
thusasm 60 dernonstrative the people that II was
much the police could do TO keep way open for
the royal carriage. At Ulster Hall the various public
bodies OF Belfast presented addresses OF welcome to the
Prince and his WIFE The Prince made personal replies
TO the different addrcsscs At POrtadown and Dundalk
their here the Prince and Princess received ova-
tons At all the railway stations along the way demon
stratipns of loyalty made. Al most OF the stations
the buildings decorated with Orange colors aud
banners At every depot where the train stopped long
enough permit IT, addresses OF welcome were pre-
sented. Along the whole route dwellings, public build
ngs and structures bore banners, flags, wreaths,
decorations aud inscriptions, expressive OF loyalty and
welcome. In instances thousands OF persons f0l-
lowed the train after left the stations until II under
strong beadway. cheering the royal couple and bidding
them Godspced.
This evening the Prince and Princess embarked on the
royal yacht Osborne for Carrckiergus Roads, where the
yacht will be mOOred for the night
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TO SANCTION THE AUSTRALIAN CONFEDERACY
LONDON, April 23.-The bill to federate the
British Australian colonies read second time In
the House OF Lords this afternoon At present the bill
includes only five OF the colonies, NewS0uth Wales
still refusing to enter tho federation It is believed
however, that NewSeuth Wales will soon overcome her
objections to the federation.
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LIVES LOST IN TIE VICKSBURG FIRE.

VICKsBURG, Miss, April 23.-The search for
bodes has been prosecuted all day among the ruins OF
,o late fire Six werere covered OF which, the bodies
or negroes were recognized. Tne search will be con
timed until tho debrs cleared away IL is now Thought
that more than twenty lives were lost
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WATERS RISING IN THE MOHAWK.

CANAJoHARIE, April % lSpec,dt.-Th
Mohawk River is extremely high, and the Chuctanunda
Creek dam OF Harrowe * Austn's knitting MILL near
Amsterdam, gave way at midnight causing sAo''""
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CHOLERA REAppEARING IN EGYPT.

LONDON. April 23.-It is stated that cholera
has reappeared at Cairo and that seven deaths from the
disease has occurred there.
ALEXANDRIA. April 23.-The Egyptian Government
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STA BBING ms SOHOOLMATE.

PHILADELPHIA, April % (Specid9.-Jonn
Cassidy age eleven, yesterday afternoon N q" ,'a
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nv TRIAL FOR EMBEZzLEMENT.

PHILADELPHIA, April % (SpecidD.-John j.
p,LI i on trial for embozzling 1920 from tho Bee
thoyen Building Association, OF which he has been
treasurer for hvc years
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MOyuMEyr TO JAMES l.. RIDGELY

BALTIMORE, April 23.-'The Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows of Maryland has adopted resolutions making
for the laying Monday next OF the
nerstone OF the monument IN Harlem Park to James
Rdgey the late secretary of the Grand Lodge of the
United States and inviting all past grand and other
bers OF the order generally 10 attend.