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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16

. aturnin' spmmersetS all tn time, way
up IN the air, an then started fur terry
hrmy ESl were comm down, | SEQ
tht | were goin' ter strike feet fust IN
an openin' in tho top o'the ridge. I
went inter that hole, like q stick IN q
wen, fur moron thirty foot, an, felt
both feet strike inter sumpin' kinder
soft like. II were blacker'n q bar
skin down thar, an o. soon e1
j struck til come such q yell o.
made me def an dumb. The nex,m
ute WAS Popped oyer on my back, an'
felt myself startln' up that holefeet
tirst like draggin' . pig ontn a scaldin'
barl. ] grabbed FOR sumpin' 10 keteh
hold on o. started down in the bot.
tom o the hole, an what / grabbed
went along with me Wen / got 10 the
top | seo;l had been yanked out o thar
BY two two liig painters They had
been AZ the bottom o the hole an SEQ
mo comm down through ne AT. 90
they iist got in under me an stood with
their mouths open to take mo Ia
shot down Ike q fallin star, an Que
loot vent keraonso inter one painters
mouth an tolhor foot nloshed right
inter toiher painters mouth, an thar
they was. 1hey was almost skeoft 10
death, an Ehizzl they went out O the
den, draggin' me with'em. Ny feet
had planted theirselt clean inter the
painters throats, an II my boots hadn't
ha' come OF jist as Twas took 70 the
top I'd ha' been drug rouud' that
swamp like harrow. e II was, kebitEl
went the painters OFT inter the swamp,
an thar laid at the mouth o the den.
Blmeby ! looked 70 see what II was that
! had kctched on 10 down in the painter
den, an, 10 and behold ye! thar was
Uncle 'I,yS corduroy coat that | had my
bar bait In, an in 1t were the docky.
ments safe an sound. An now, says
Snufy, II ev'rythlngs agreeable, me
and hitll iist stan up atore the Squire
an let the proceedings perCeed.
80 Kit an Snufy was hitched, an
that's the way, boys, that the clcarin'
came 70 git inter the suufy Snyder
family"
"Ye didn't tell US, major, said the
'sIuire, "how snutfy got of'n Black
Hole ridge an outn that terrible
swamp"
"SalI, SQUIRE" said the Old Settler,
my poor OIL father promised Snuffy
he'd mover let that git out, an the secret
died with him. Come, boys, jins me.
W'atll It beln
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
pAsAauAYs VERSA NATE
A Native Tss Drank An Over Ire ssnlAs
ssa Part Of soa.A Amsliel


esa Part o. South AmsiieA
iAsuuclsu cN. Inter Oval
The Paraguayans Are excessively fond
OF their native tea, the yerba mate, aud
drink from ten 70 fifteen cups ot Il
daily but Il Is not Intoxicating, and
only q mild stimulAnt The yetba nats
Is drank AL over the southern half Of
South America fou caR tni 4 every
where except upon the spanish main,
and Is o drink very we'll ada itei to the
climate and 10 luIrelneuts o. h6p0opl6.
II tastes Ike eatuip tsa, having q bitter,
herby tlayor, that Is disAgteeAble AZ frst,
but one soon learns to like it, and the
South American would no more dd
without 4 cup Of yerba mate than a
German without his beer. Whenesof
they travel In totelgn countries they
usually take . supply along, Tor Il can
not DO obtained IN the Uniied Ststea or
Europe Inthe mAfkets By tho road.
side and ia tho dootpays o. their
homes Woneu can lje sten slipping mato
~ aIl hours Of the day and night Aa
Dulohnan smokes bis plpe, or Cuban
his Cigarette.
The yerba mate grows Wild IN Para
quay in great copSes like hazel u Gran.
Derlles, but is quality improves under
cultivation. It's uses we're discovered
by tae Jesnits, those inqdlsitiye fellows,
who were always prying into The secrctS
Of nature as well As the secrets Of ststs
They were the best mining prospecturs
in South America, and were constantly
exercising their botanical aud chemical
knowledge for tho advantage Of man.
Peruvian bark was discovered BY them
and was called chiuchona, because 0
countess Of that name, the wife Of q
Spanish Yieeroy dgst introduced qui.
nine into spain The yerba made vas
originally kpownAs Jesnits tea, aud
the sons Of Lofola taught the natives
how 70 prepare and use Il
Tho sapPy tWigs arc plokel from the
bushes and hung on frames over . Are
to dry. When they become crisp they
are reduced to powder by being rubbed
between the hands. For export the
powder is packed into green hides,
which shrink when exposed TO the sun,
and press the mate into acompacl, solid
mass. Everybody carries o mate cup
and a tube cSlleda bomDilla The cups
are ordinarily gourds, but are often
made Of cocoanut shells and other nuts.
Sometimes they are beautifully carved
The bomUillas are commonly bamboo
stems with the pith punched out but
wealthy people have them made OF sih
yer, and sometimes Of gold. The bam<
boo tubes are the most agreeable TO use
as they are not such good conductors Of
heat, and never scald the lips as the sils
yer ones often do.
The cups are half filed With the pow.
srtul yer0a mate, when boillag water Is
poured In. Delicate drinkers always
throw away the first water aud tii tns
cup again, as 1t Is usually too Iitterf for
their taste, but the habitnnl users Of the
weed like that tho beSt, md srlj pstr.
ing in water and sucking Il AZ - "a
tube until tho strength OF VI Nler
Is exhausted, when the refuse IS thrown
out and the cup re6lled.
The yerba mate fields, or ''yerbales,n
81 Paraguay are said 70 over S,0DD,000
Scres, in their present wild state. and
produce an annual crop Of 10000 tons,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
A Public Beasfse,on
fLnrll.h pnnarI

Agriculture 6 the basis Of tie prog
periiy Of the world. II ho who makes
Two blades Of grass grow where one only
sprang up before deserves we'll OF his
country, then Mr. Mitchell Henry, n.
p. for Galway county, deserves a statue
as a public benetactor. On bis estatoat
Kylemore, Connemara, be has planted
the Caucasian variety Of the prickly
eomtfey (Symphtum asperrimuml, and
from Il has already produced this year
by Eve cnttings, forty tons 10 the acre,
and another cutting Is yet 70 come.
This has been grown upon reclaimed
peat land, Of which millions Of acres
could 30 had in Ireland, and Is excellent
for fattenlng. Cattle eat It rruciiiy;
It Is excellent for dairy COWS; Il fA;ioss
pheasants, ducks, and oil k.l,!S IS
fowls, and In feeding them saves twoe
thirds Of the grain that could other
wise b used.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
The Dan md EnreIi IK.r.

lJne Howard N Philadelphia fraElt
Children ought 10 be taught thlss
Young men and maidens ought 10 REQ.
ognt Q Is truth; midlle.age merchants
and bald-he6ded writers, fluent cam.
pAign speaIO and heavy guts intth0
close and hotly.contestgd election, one
and all should understand that IN pri.
yate and IN public the Surest way To-
ayoIdembafrAismsuk pgspleaty, trouble
and annoyance % 70 tell the truth,
to admit Al error u ono hasbeOn com,
mitted, and insist npoE a clear, under
standable explanation Of any question
that arisgs between two or mora, aud
about which there may BE-, holNs1y,
two differing opinonA
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
IN. Vain. Of r,uo,I,Iot..

The funiturc.maket at the Now
Orleans exposition discovered q country.
man from Arkansas whittling o ma.
hvSany cabinet ITO SEQ what the wood
was Ike" Another exhibitor, who had
iil,ed up room With the finest speci.
np'as Of his art, wNs horrifed to find an
oil lady eating her lunch Of fried chicken
seated in one Of his atln.upholstercd
chairs. "what's the cheer good for Il
1t amt to set down inI" $50 placidly
remarked. Tho Same exhibitor ono day
found that somo visitor to bic alcoves
had left q token Of approval on the
polished surface Of costlymantel, in tho
words; This Is pretty good, " scratched
with q knife.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16

Experiments have been made in
Middlosborugh with liquid fuel fol
ships. One OF the most successful has
been with the steamship Emanuel,
which was fitted with tanks to hold the
ola waste product from the Middles.
borugh chemical wetks. The steamer
has just returned frou q trip on the
Mediterranean, and tho engineer re.
ports most favorable esultS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
a NsN Iasa % EIre.E,eaps.


An inventor has seized upon the idea
that the efficiency Of a IRE escape should
not depend upon tho selt.posSession oI
endangered persons, utshonld take ad.
vantage OF this universal impulse tc
leap and use 1t in Sa,ing life. He con.
Structs q portable escape, which Is sim,
plya bed upon which the jumpers may
alight without in ury. His idea Is thai
as soon a. a fire Is discovered the watch.
men, policemen or neighbos, even bO,
fore the arrival Of the firemen, may
bring out their portable beds or cush,
ions and place them under the Windows
Of the burning building. And there
can be do doubt that Il some such dc.
vice was generally introduced and every
neighborhood supplied with several Of
the cushion wagons, very quickly attel
the outbreak Of a fro the occupants Of a
burning house would find beneath their
windows something better than the
bare pavement to jump upon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
Gnaa LOCKING AaEAp.



49, fsApah Dotdnsy.l 4 i.
Tho snn.godt parting o1afti d gold
Qiiysrei and iell on isld aud w5od,
AMI slant, ., Ia TIE hours Of old,
Upon tho river bank We sto a.
DID not that Waning glofy cast
Acharna upJn the hoHing tide,
And give d back ths summers past
ThS bloom that aed, the light that diedl
Silent and Gilsd with Stiangs delight
We WATCHED the sunset bris ishtnels fade,
And felt the iifst cool breath ol llsht
Creep up through mist aad mell6w shado.
l. Whispered Of tins ofrtd.
or pain outliysd and labor done.
When al ths thing We count The boit
And live for, ahall b fairly won.
And even IN lltSs rugged wayn
These happy thoughts of plAc1 roturn.
For We have ishfnsd 70 az our Ra1o
Beyond the bounds which men dilcern
We know not Ehsre Gods river howl,
Nor whore It's Wayel lhail Wa3h our fcok
And yet each tnretasts OF ropol6
10 glyol utigdivinely swsst
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
Tho Place for Hssa, 10 Boston

Alta fair recent held in Boston a very
fine display Of beans Of the different
varieties was exhibited. A visitor who
was interested in this peculiar product
inquired Of . young lady doing duty II
one Of the counters whore this display
could be found
"Beans, " she replied, and certain liz.
tle twltchings at the corners OF her lips
showed how her mouth watsred at tho
sound. "Ah, yes, sir, you will find tho
bean exhibit In the art department."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
Aboye the Nferoeusry pI1n..

Cne Of the best Of many good things
said by the late Emery StorFs was at o
meeting Of prominent Chicago citizens
to raise funds for the Dearborn park
library and art gallery. some one re.
marked that he did not believe the en-.
terprise would ever pay. Il want Chi.
cago," exclaimed StorrS, ITO rise to that
emlnence where It can do something
that won't pay"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16

A correspondent writes describing an
accident, BY which 4 1Oyear-old girl had
two upper front teeth knocked out. She
wis taken to a dentist, who replaced tho
teeth and strapped up tho jaw. For two
days she could scarcely speak, and no solid
fool was allowed, but tho operation was
successful, and the teeth arc as firmly
set as ever. Tho teeth are a little
chipped, hut later on, when II Is safe TO
wurs on them, thcy can DO patched with
gold and be about as good Is ever they
Were.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
A Nov c,r,.l n,hlla.

The Rural New Yorker two years ago
produced a hybrid between wheat and
ryo, tho new grain being very distinct
FINN either. Last year a further cross
was effected upon these hybrids By using
the pollen Of rye so that the resulting
grain Is throe-quarten rye. The plants
ars remarkably vigorous and the heads
large, and still very distinct from those
Of rye,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
A ForEsA E1sals.
IHaI..- -

Anorth side school tuaChef showed
me an egorss which q tO-ysM.oll boy
wrote for his absence laAt week. ne
signed bis fathers name TO Il II read
as follows; Miss -; Plose oxchugo
JOeH Hewas necesity obtained"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
How to Secure Advancement.


II you are a salnried man, anf there.
fore, one Of method in your expendi.
lures, set a fixed sum apart for dress,
and, even II this DO seemingly large,
you will find that q neat and otherwise
attractive appearance will not initiate
Against Your Advancement
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16

There are about $4,000 native Chris.
tiapS In the Chinese empire who have
been converted by Roman Catholic mis-.
sionaries Those converted by Protest.
ant missionaries are much fewer In
nnmhnr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16

II report be trus we have all, tho die.
tionary included, been miSspellins
"NonEey.Wreneh. II is now said that
the familiar aud uSeful screw.bar wrench
takes It's name from It's inventor, Mr.
Charles MonCky, Of Brooklyn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16
oeyman, M IN IJ,Ited s,.,.,.

Tho German population Of the United
States Is over "a, 900, 900, and there arc
German newspers published in nearly
every state and territory.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16

Apriyate company has undertaken 10
lay q ripe for conducting oil
from BAku TO BAioum, q distance q Sso
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16

Helen wilmans Sympathy Is half.
brother to pity, but makes a closer ap-
proach to eqnality BY having IN ia veins
. large infusion q the love principle
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-16

4 eoutdyance BY means Of which tie
blind oan play whilst, y ansW ingOnllsn,
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
HOUSE and LOT, situated on corner Of
III Fifth and Wand Street; houSe con.
tains Z rooms; lot / Of an acre. For par.
henlais call on or address MRs. CLARA
GUTHRIE. Point Pleasant, West Va.
may 97-t.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-19
SIDEWALK NOTES,
Tho weather is modoratinr.

The weather is moderating.
Drummers' outfits specially with
ed. Randall, tho liveryman.
Morgan Cammack has gone TO Chat
ham Canada TO toll what no knows about
Bagm.
The pAllegro club will meet at the
residence OF Rev. X. + Hanks, corner
OF Patterson avenue and Oleander street
this evening.
For the celebrated Eel Principe dc
Gales and Mardi Gras cigars call ut the
Mercnanis' Exchange Bar, corner La
mar and Commerce streets.
Tuesday night lamp aud pick were
stolen from the watch house OF the hole
eXoavated for the federal building cor
ner OF Main and ErYay streets.
As chopped feed is better for stock
than whole grain, those having the
burnt elevator wheat should take IL TO
Felton's mill and have 1t ground.
Tom Atterburry, who was arrested
several weeks since and lodged In the
county Jail, on the charge of the theft of
q horse, gave bond in tho sum of $500
yesterday.
The Melone transfer lire have drivers
and conductors who arc reliable and
lhofouRhly acquainted with the city.
When telephoning or leaving orders call
for the Meloneline.
The Melrne transfer line EMPLOYS no.
lite and competent men only. They
have four busses, two baggage wagons
aud mover miss call or train. Be sure
and call for the Melone line.
Mr.. G. @. Durey, of Plano, Is in the
city, He Is postmaster in that town.
He Is solid old Democrat of the old
jackson stripe. He is honest, popular
and an A No. man, or ho would have
been kicked out long ago by the radi-
Gals. lie Will be postmaster in that
town as long as he wants the office.
Genuine Six Supmor old o. +. G.
Taylor whisky Is only kept at the Mer-
chants Exchange Bar, corner Lamar
aud Commerce streets. The estab ished
reputation of this whisky speaks for
itself. In every attribute OF purity and
excellence IL is incontrov artably supe.
rior TO any other distillation Ia Ken
lucky.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-19
rrom sunLlm To- nerhnr.

Gen. Chas. p. Stone in letter TO the
New York sun, writes as follows Of the
route from Suakim to Berber; So much
has been said aud written on the use of
the route from Sudkim to Bsrber, it's
advantages and its dis advantages, that il
may be interesting To read description
OF IL In detail.
In 1875 whom chief of tho General
Statf of tho Egyptian army, / sent over
that route highly intelligent and ac.
complished officer of engineers, Mai. II.
q. Prout, with instruc TONS TO examine
itcaretully and report upon IL as a line
for a wagon rOal.
He performed the duty with tho care,
intelligence, aud ability which always
characterize his work, and from the re-
port which he made to mo give the
following description.
The wells which supply water 10
hetown of Suakim IRE distant from
the port about two miles, and these
wells are the ordinary starting point for
Caravans going TO berher
Thence, Tor distance of little m pre
than nine miles, the route ruus north
westerly across smooth, nearly level
plaiu, gravelly aud strewn with small
bouiders. Az about nine miles from
Suakio are found the wells ot Hauduuk,
dive ia number, one furnishing guuu
drinking water, the others being brark-
ish, but serving for camels nj Be-
douine. Tue plain thus traversed rises
slightly, and Is cut by numerous torrent
beds, through which water runs from
the mountains during seasons Of
rain. Sometimes no raiu tails IN that
region during two or three years la sue.
ctsston.
At ABOUT IA miles from Suakim the
road enters the mountains, following
the valley or torrent TED nj O.Taou.
A. n distance of about 10 miles from
Suakim, in tho torrent bed just named,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-19
GEN. LORD woLsElEY,
Commanding tho British Forces In the
Soudan

Commanding tho British Forces IN the
Soudan.
Gen. Lord Wolseley was born In Dub
lin, In the yeai 1888. He Is member Of
an old and honored English family be.
longing to Staflordshlre. His father was
a major of the British army, and young
Wolseley determined to follow the pro.
iession oil arms. Ito entered the army
as ensign, when l9years OF age, and In
1852 was engaged in the Burmese war
wherein he displayed great courage, ana
gained notice in the dispatches. In
1901 ne was sent TO the Urlinoa, where
he acted In the trenches before Sc
bastopOl AZ assistant engineer. His
gallant services received rec.
Ognitlon repeatedly before he was so.
rlOusly wounded, on August 80, 1851
For long time his eyesight was endan-
gered 10y tho misfortune, but ho recov-
cred, and resumed his position la the
army. In 1851 he was shipwrecked
white proceeding TO China. lle took
part su 'sequently In the suppression OF
the Indian nutiny, aud was engaged ia
hlndoustan during 1858 aud 1859. In
lSBO he served IN the Chinese war, aud
was present when the forts protecting
'thihe WIN NhpiuItu our threatened
difficulty with the British government,
ow ng TO the "Front" affair, led to VOL
seley's being sent To tho American con
tinent. lilo made visit TO Gen. LEEDS
army White on this side, aud In 1862;
aided III the pacitication OF the Red
river settlement. W0lselay led tue
British arms 10 victory In the Ashantee
war, ana was rewarded upon his return
with the thanks of both houses of
parliament, f2j,0O0 and tho otIsr OF a
baronetcy. While he declined the last,
he wisely took the money. In 1915 he
rep esehted his government In Natal,
south Africa, and In 1879 was appointed
hiyh commissioner anu commander-m-
ehiei IN uyptus, then newly annexed by
no United Kingdom. TIE disastrous
Zulu war was nearly over before No mr.
rived on the scene Of sotion, but he con
tributod towards the settlement
OF the questions relating to
II. His popularity WAS greatly
advanced from 1874 TO 1875 by his policy
NJ inspector-genersl OF the auxiliary
foroes. His next conspicuous undertake
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-19
OanadIans who nnye nna rnnnrh

QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 1S.-Canadians,
who returned from the Nile expedit on,
speak disparagingly OF the boats used
by Lord Wolseley's expedition in the
journey up the Nile, and declare that
they are decidedly too fl all Tor such SER
vice. In pulling them over the
ceteracts it frequently happened
that their sterns would be
torn out, and during the ascent
OF the river, 80 of the boats were dam
aged 80 that they were no longer fit for
use. Ten of the voysgeurs' parlp died in
the Nile; two died of lever aud two were
killed in II railway accident in Egypt.
rhe Canadians complain severe of the
heat of the climate Of the Soudan. and
say they suffered great deal with sore
eyes and blisters They speak in CRATE
iul terms of the manner IN which thew
were treated by the British officers.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-19
CASUALTY AND CALAMITY
OF THE sNow-sLIpEs
The Rescuing Party Return From Alta
List of the Dead-other Avaianches
Big Steamboat Fire at Men,
phis-Oiher MishRps.
The Alta Ayalanche Victims

SALT LAKE, Feb. lS.--The relief party
sent to Alta to rescue the living and
bring back the dead who were killed in
the recent snow slide which over
whelmed that town, returned early this
morning. Twelve bodies were
brought down The CANYON i'm
a mourntul procession single
file, dashed upon sIeds. The first sled
bore the body of Matte Hickey, the
next Timothy MadGen, Jeremiah
Raglan, d. i Evans, James Wat
son, Barney Gibson, ana Mrs. Ford
with her baby dashed to her breas-. The
last sled carried the four children of
Edward Ballow.
The following persons reported dead,
were rescued alive: Andrew White,
after being under the snow
II hours, slightly injured:
frederick Culman, after being buried Is
hours, also hurt, but not seriously; Mr..
keiSt, in a drift six hours. Besides
these, Mr.. Ford, though not covered by
the avalanche, was badly hurt.
The body of one OF the Cinnamon was
not found. Mrs. Ford, it appears, had a
premonition of the danger, and begged
her husband to take her and their child
to place of safety on that fatal night,
Saying sne lelb sure III 8NalanCne was
coming. An inquest was held to-day,
and the burials will occur tomorrow.
Mrs. Ballou, Mrs. Keist,( wounded), Mrs.
Hewitt, Mrs. Johnson and her four
children, and Hans Olsen and four
children are still in Alta in constant
danger. A rescue party will go out to-
morrow morning, organized to bring
them in. SnOwslides in that neighbor-
hood are of daily occurrence. One oc-
Cured last Saturday in Superior
Gulch, which the survivors at Alta
feel sure resulted in the death of Sam.
uel Prescott, ranger, and j. White,
who was working there. Two men go,
ing to see if they Were safe, got in sight
of their cabin and turned, when they
saw snow slide start and in an instant
almost the cabin was obliterated in
ssa of snow. The conclusion of the
slide threw them 10 the ground.
They hurried away for fear
of another slide and reported Il
man named McDaniels, living south of
Alta, was killed by tho slide of Friday
night. Nothing has been seen or heard
Of him since, and in three slides in Alta,
all OF which occurred ON Friday, 80 per-
cons have been killed.