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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
THE CENTRAL PREPARING To
CHANGE ITS GAUGE.

The Standard Gauze to be Adopted in
July-HOw tho Change will be Made
Atlanta aud West Points Dividend
superintendent Fry's Resignation
General Railroad Gossip
The Central Railroad authorities are
making preparations for the change Of
gauge which VIII take place next July.
The present Width of track on the majority
Of Southern railroads is feet. This is
less than the width in use on English
railroads, but more than that in use on
railroads IN the North and West in the
United States. The standard gauge in
the North and West is 4 feet 81 inches.
The Central will adopt gauge Of feet
9inches. While this is half an incn wider
than the standard gauge IN the North and
West 1t will not interfere with the run
ming Of cars from Northern and Western
roads. Thus it will DO seen that the
gauge adopted by the Central viii be sub
stantially toe standard.
The obstacles TO be met in preparing for
change OF gauge from feet to feet 2
inches are numerous, but they are not as
serious as at first glance they would seem
to be. The change in the track will be
made by force of men scattered from one
end OF given line 10 the other. For in
stance, when the change il made between
savannah and Macon. Il sufficient force
will be engaged to cover every foot Of the
space between tue two cities, and not
more than single day viii be required to
take up the rails and relay them three
inches nearer together. No change OF I'M
portance will be necessary in tresties and
bridges.
TO change the cars, a simple alteration
OF the gauge OF the trucks Is all that will
be necessary. This will be accomplished
by moving the wheels three inches nearer
each other.
Perhaps the most difficult change to
make will be in the locomotives. Even
this, however, will not cause half the
trouble and expense that might be sup
posed The front wheels viii be changed
IN the same way that those OF the cars
will he. To change the gauge Of the driv-
ing wheels, the following device will be
resOrted to:
The steel tires will he moved back an
inch and a half each, thus making con-
traction OF three inches in the gauge.
Formerly, it was the plan of manufactur-
ers OF locomotives 70 make driving wheels
without a movable tire. Now, however,
il is very rare that they are made in that
way. Nearly all the engines owned by
the Central have the movable tire, and
with few exceptions, they can easily be
changed to the new gauge.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07

Among the arrivals al the Pulaski house
Yesterday were G. g.. Nengies, Cincinnati
W. q. Rome, ". W. Whelan, New York
II. l.. Dudley New London. Gonna II. &.
Loith. Columbus, Miss; b. lianickle and
wife, BostOn; v. =. kearnCy and wife,
birmingham, Ala; Thos. T.. sergeant
New York; }. Il. Moore, Washington, ID.
c.. II. townsville, ousquehanna. Pa.
At the screyen house were n. Stern,
Chas. Harris, $. Goldsmith, J. Green.
wood. Macon; c. ID. Griffin. Atlanta. W
J.. Turner. EatontOn; ID. =. Ramsey and
wife. Buffalo, y. y; II. q. Barrett, 4. y.
helcalfe, Baltimore; r. Waldo Ward,
New York.
A. The Marshall house were j. X. Be
dell and v ilo, ovens Ferry, GA.; l.. Car.
ter. ha-lam, Henry Elliott, Saussoy; ~.
q. Hendrix. hlllelgryiIia. vs.. 4. Hedlc-
fton. Buii0ch county; q Y. Bayios. n.
K0yHt1n, Denver, COL; John @. Millen.
jr.. Wilmington, Del l.. Chapman and
wife. Ia r.'0rd, Conn, Alex. Dunn,
1avares, Via.
~ tno Blmott house we're A. ,. p0f-
co.. Nora ob. Conn. T.. n. Corgins. Flor
iia WiillHm Turner Brunswick. Ga ,
81. ~. Harrison. ninesFlIin. Cal ~ ~.
Mafden ard wife, b. H. DICKSON. Buoy
roe. O.f ". lonu. Dade Ciiy Flas q.
D. tfaparrH. q. q, uollman. Baltimore
y. M. nai.paeh. sfaduF1s. =. f.f 81. N
a.ff. f.lln.l si r. l.i ~. ~. bafaes,
DIlua1u, Z. e..
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
TWO uEARrs MADE HAPPY.


Yesterday morning, before the night
clerk OF the Pulaski houce went OF duty,
he was approached by a guest who wanted
to know if the parlors OF the hotel could
be had for a wedding Of course there
wae no objection. Twelve o'clock, stan
dard time, was fixed as the hour. Before
II O'Clock arrived it was whispered around
thata eloYing couple was 10 be welded.
RumOr had 10 that tue gentle
man and lady came down
to Savannah as Central railroad stock
holders. According 10 rumor they had
been devoted TO each other for some time,
but stern and unrelentlng parents would
not consent. There was considerable
that was vague, indefinite and mystic
rious i'm The gossip. When high noon
came there was not Sign Of anything
matrimonial about the Motel except a
-slail group Of ladies IN the front parlor.
BY O'Clock It WAS concluded that the
ceremony had either boon postponed or
some other place had been chosen for II.
10 was past O'Clock when two car
riaRes, each carrying party supposed to
know something Of the nuptlals, drove on
toward the southern part OF the city. The
carriages stopped in mont Of Mr.. Henry
Remshart's residence on Jones street.
Quite number OF ladies and gentlemen
from savannah aud Gnfiin, Ga, were in
side. Rev. r. T.. Christian, OF Trinity NJ .
r. Church, performed the cermony that
made Mr.. W. b. Hammond and Miss
Dora Jossey husband and wife. The
groom is commercial trav-
eler Of Atlanta and his blushing
brides home Is Griffin. Both Of the con-
tracing parties are Of prominent families
Mr.. Hammond is cousin OF Congress
man Hammond The hrldp is AN only
daughter, and her mother objected to the
marriage. On the part OF the grOom's
family IL Is said thar the objection came
from his grandmother.
Miss Jossey has been in this city visit
ing friends for some time. Dir. Hammond
came down osteusibly to receive divi
dends on railroad stock. but really to con
summate plans for his Wedding. The
party left last night on their bridal tour.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
EASE Ball IN CHARLESTON.
The Charleston Club Elects New oh
csrs-DsIegates to Macon.


The Charleston Ball Association elect
cd new officers on Tuesday night as fol-
lows; President. q. A. Wilbur; Vice
President, e. f. Hard: Secretary ana
Treasurer. D. J. Touhey; Directors, J. f.
BEDDING, A. l.. Bristol, T. ". Pascal
laigue. j. c. Ii. Weller, 4. ). Emerson,
&. B. Sigwald, Henry Schachte; solicitor,
simeon HYDE, Jr.
Capt. Henry Schachte aud Mr.. VIII c.
Bryan we're elected delegates TO the meet
ing Of the Southern League at Macon TO-
day.
After the meeting of the stockholders
the directors Of the club held meeting,
and elected Mr.. Bryan, OF Macon, mana
ger Of the club and appointed a working
committee 10 make the necessary ar
rangements and preparations FOR the
coming season.
The objects ana prospects OF the cluoi
saws the Netcs and Courier. were dis
cussed at some length, and from The inter
e.. and zeal which was displayed at the
eung IL is safe to say that Inc under.
taxing VIII prove entirely successful ano
that The coming season will make base
b6 as popular IN Charleston as 1t now Is
IL ther cities.
ne club has capital stock Of $1,000,
al OF which has been subscribed, and the
~ alter part of il by some Of the largest
business firms and most prominent cItl'
zens, whose object is not so much 10 gel
up financial enterprise as to benefit the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
weather Prophet Conc Wrong

The HOosier weather prophet has gone
wrong again. In fact, he was nowhere as
near being correct as In his last prediction
for the December storm. Writing from In.
dianap0lis. under date Of Jan. 1, be said
"There will be a severe storm ia the
Southwestern States and South Pacific
ocean between Jan. and :, 1895. There
will also be a most terrific cyclone on the
South AtlA0tic ocean, and along the coast
Of the Sou edad Southeastern States. on or
about Jad WI, 1886" and winds up his
prophe : with the words: at will be a
regular hurricane" The time is about
up and no signs OF cyclone or hurricane
are yet visible.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
INTERVIEWS ~ 1885
The Annual Report Of the Keeper OF
Laurel Grove.

! ne q AuuAl Report az Inc hoSpoA %
Laurel Grove.
Keeper A. f. Torlay, OF Laurel Grove
cemetery and the colored cemetery, in his
annual report to the Mayor gives the total
number OF interments from Jan. to Dec.
81, 1885, as LAO, a decrease of 1877 since
1884.
Tue total number OF interments Of
whites was 300, decrease Of rs since
1881. Two hundred and five were OF per-
sons " 40 died in the city, and S. were OF
persons who died elsewhere and whose re-
mains were brought here for interment.
In 1894 the numb OF inteTmentS OF white
people who died in the city was 2I9. The
total number Of interments of colOred per-
sons was 500 falling Off of 50 since 1884.
The number OF interments of cOlored peo-
pie who died in the city was GIG, against
6S7 year ago.
THE greatest number OF interments for
any one month was III, in October. jan
uary comes next with los, November with
1917, and June and December with 100
each. In 1884 the three months in which
the most inierments were made were No
vpmber with 12l, October with l22, and
Nav with 10.
Keeper IOrlay's report shows the inter-
ments for the year as follows:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07

Well, Christnss has come and gone and
we've sold a good many goods, but not as
many as We could have sold had our goods
lately ordered arrived in time. They have
come now, and we have them on our
hands, They consist Of a new and choice
line Of Vurc0GtS, handsome Strdight-cat
sack salts and four-bUttOH cntUW0y suits /;
and, in order 10 dispose Of them quickly,
we've marked them out a fraction above
first cost. our entire stock of mems,
boys and cbildrens clothing, hats. white
and scarlet underp ear, shirts, hosiery,
etc, is now ohered at prices thai Will ir-
duce most anybody to invest, even Il they
have bought their supply Of winter goods
already. This Is a b0Hd- f9e dgNoUlscem %
and no hU0bHq. Give us a TAR trial,
say you've come determined to buy, pro-
Yided you can buy cheap enough. and we
are sure to sell you. ISM this plain
talk and a good way tor YOU 10 save
money. SnoN MITCHELL, $50 Bro. ghton
street. Sign of lhe Golden Arm.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
STREET PAYMENTS.
An Asphalt Pavement FOR Broughtcn
street.

street.
Propertyholders representing % out OF
the 40 lots between AbercOrn and Bar
nard streets united in petition to Coun-
Gil at its last meeting asking for The lay
ing OF sheet asphalt pavement similar
to the 70 miles Of such pavement lald IN
Washington city, and extensively laid n
other cities OF the North ana West In
asmuch as this numbers ont Of 40-con-
stitutes the majority contemplated by the
law, it Is reasonable TO hope that the
street and Lane Committee Will act
promptly in the matter. The owners of
property on BroughtOn between Barnard
and Abercorn streets are invited today
Il p. IN. TO a conference with the com
mittee ia order 70 reach an early decision,
IL is a good move.
The testimony is abundant that Asphalt
pavement IL the coming pavement
for cities. Indeed, So superior Is
il to granite or stone that In
Omaha ard Washington it is in serious
contemplation TO tear up new granite
payements and substitute asphalt.
In this connection tine following eN-
tracts from the New Orleans IimeS-Dem-
ocrat of Nov. -, 1885 and the Chicago
Tribune of Jan. 4, 1886, will be interest
ing:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
ErieraOn 4 Co.

Messrs. Norton Friersou and George
w. Haupt have founded n copsrtnership
under the firm name OF Frlerson & CO., Tor
the purpose OF carrying on a yellow pine
lumber business in savannah and Bruns-
wick. The principal Odice of the firm will
be in this city, with a branch in Bruins
wick. Mr. Frierson will remain here.
ard Mr.. Heupt viii have charge ~ the
Brunswick Office. The firm has The adj
vantage OF wide experience DR..
FTierson has been for ID years manager
f0r X. 30 Reppard a CO., and hr Haupt
has been for eight years with the same
nrm. The new frm has the best wishos
VI tho NV. Tor IL annnnna.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
Tal.e Care OF the Children

For children Brandreih's Pills are
simply invaluable. One or two Pills
taken every night for ten DAYS will cure
them Of scarlet fever, diphtheria, whoop-
ing cough. colds, diarfhma or local pans.
Brandreth's PILE are purely vegetable
contain on mercury, mineral or dangerous
drug. They require no care in diet or ex-
posture, and are perfectly safe for old or
Young, male or female. One or two at
night, for week, taken on an empty
stomach, VIII cure the worst case OF dys.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
RIVER AND HARBoR.
Gleanfngs Among the shipping and
Along the Wbarves

Along the Wharves.
Messrs. Wilder & Co. cleared yesterday
the British steamship Strathmore for
Bremen, with $3.50 bales OF upland cot
ton, weighing 8o77 1888 pounds, valued at
B27L314.
The British steamship Hexhsm was
cleared by Messrs. Richardson a Barnard
for Bremen. with b 100 bales Of upland
cotton, weighing 2,4l1,333 pounds, valued
at $500, $50 81.
Toe French bark AlphOnsa et Marie No.
was cleared yesterday by J. j. Gaudry
for Marseilles. with 1870 barrels OF rosin,
weighing ASS. go pounds, valued az S.
900. Cargo by Messrs. s. =. shOtter a Co.
Messrs. Dixon * Murphy received adj.
vices yesterday Of the sinking Of the
schooner II. o. Bright. reported IN the
NEWS yesterday morning az lost. The
vessel had a cargo of ,023 tons OF Lor-
berry coal. from the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company, cor.
signed 20 Dixon q MURPHY. The cargo
was insured for 81, 400, and was fully COW
cred. Toe Bright " as reported 40 Tybee
by pilot boat some days ago, but proved
20 be Incorrect, some other vessel being
taken for her. The rescue OF her crew
was stated Ia fine NEWS Yesterday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM TFE STREET AND
SIDEW AK.

H.
N.s'Ies - So" vs..,t.,.s
Reporters - 1es'0ruAS y,al ppe''' :,
2 80 ~ 80 80 '..a@ =
Oii00 II "@i'e@
solomon's Lodge Will hold regular
communication tonight.
Four arrests were reported at the police
barracks up 10 IL O'Clock lastnlght.
Haunt ,odge of odd Fellows will hold
regular meeting tonight The officers
elect Tor 1856 VIII be installed.
One liouor daaIar registered Yesterday.
was stricken at of he list and II paid
the stat taN. So far2!l have paid out OF
go on The registry list.
yor3i,, Cor e.6n. 10, favor of the pI9i.titT
was oiyen In the case OF VIM. L. DODGE
etal vs.. Mathew AspiuwaIl, treapa-~,
in tbe United states Court Yesterday.
rp,o Vo,l,,,o...s and ,rradar,s T.oan and
pr;4d,r,, Asso,.i,tton tvill bold its twenty
$50 r9..,,Isr r,aefing to-night nj the
oiica ~ T,,ieol, A. \ybatley No. tIS Bay
street.
4,,o Tol,of- r,snitaI isnovy omen for the
roea9t,on If naf,rnfs me institution
,,,jl h., n,o,, ~ v,aitore IN TUESDAYS and
MIAMI ~ a,e,.r ,,eal- from 2 O'Clock %.
1o 20 r ,soloct - M
- -. .',.,,,,.t,or ~. tho hoard
4, l. =, - az = i,a,,,n Roso P1i
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
rnB mosquito INLET LIOAr.
Finishing Up the work on n Florida
IIrhthouae

During the past year the United States
government has been laying the founda-
lion for a new lighthouse at Mosquito In
let Florida, north latitude 1905, and
west Longitude 80:56, nearly midway be-
tween St. Augustine light on the north
and Cape Canaveral on the south.
The foundation, which is Of rock ana IS
octaRonal, mas been completed for some
time past and az Congress has recently
made an additional appropriation OF
100000 tor the continuation OF the work,
its completion will now he pushed on
rapidly The shaft or tower will be OF
brick and 100 feet IN height, and almost IN
all respects will be similar to the light
tower on Morris Island.
A corps NJ brick lavers, with Capt. G. L.
Davis an experienced lighthouse builder,
passed through Savannah yesterday from
Charleston CD their way 70 the proposed
station. The approach from the sea 'front.'
to Mosquito Inlet is dangerous and fire.
quently Inaccessible. and 1t will be re-
membcrcd That il was here that Gen. Bah
cock and three Of his attendants lost their
lives In the fan OF 1888 while trying to
effect Il landing from the schooner Pharos,
with the first cargo Of material for the
nase 0f this lighthouse, and at which time
Col. Smith, who was with the party, was
almost miraculously saved.
1t is not expected that the light will be
exhibited before the early part Of 1887. A
large brick building, to be used as resi-
denca for the lght-keepers and az store
house, Will also be- erected near the tower
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
INSPECTING STREET PAVEMENT
BrouRhton Street Property Owners to
Meet the Council Committee To-day.

BrouRhton Street Property Owners t.
/ Meet the Council Committee To-day.
A section OF the asphalt block pave
ment laid on Bay street, IN front Of the
City Exchange, by the InternatiOna
! Pavement Company, OF Baltimore ID
March, 1881, was taken up yeoo,Dulaas by
Mr.. y. R. sullivan, agent 9ohent contra,
and Capt. Maloney, ~ ~ ' oOli' " "oo
tor OF Washington -; II, M tpe pnesence
/ of the civ Conn. etfePL ana Lane CON-
49, 80 e,'5 ySmber of Aldermen. The
49, ar"r carefully examined, and by
o"tl,o5 'tdsurement were found to have
-. bout l-l6th OF an inch. The section
IN up was close TO the street car track,
Ahere the pavement had been subjected
to a heavy traffic.
The question Of street pavements is ex-
citing a good deal OF interest just now.
The street and Lane committee Of Coun-
Gil viii meet the real estate property own
ers on BrOughton street between Aber-
corn aud " est Broad streets at the May
Or's Office at 4 O'Clock this afternoon for
the purpose OF considering the matter of
paving BruughtOn street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
Littie RIokard o'Dopoyan's Death.

Richard O'DonOvan. the lad who shot
himself accidentally on Nov. 30, fingered
until yesterday morning. He persisted
in his refusal TO have the wounded arm
amputated, and the doctors did not insist,
as 10 was extremely doubtful whether
smputatiOn would increase his chances
for lie. The accident occurred below the
river tracks OF the savannah, Florida and
Western railway, and before the lad got
home he lost a gread deal Of blood. He
WAS 10 years old This afternoon at $3.50
o'clock he wiz be buried from the Cathe-
oral Of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
HARBoR MEMORIAL PREPARED.
Awaiting tho Organization Of the Con
gressional Committee.

Awaiting the Organization of the Con
gressional Committee.
At the Harbor Convention held here in
November, a special committee was APP
pointed, consisting Of one member from
each Of the States represented al the Con-
vention. These States were Virginia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. The
committee was CHARGED with the duty OF
preparing and presenting a memorial to
Congress, praying for speedy and ade-
quatc appropriations tocarry on ana COM
piete the government works in the several
harbOrs ON the Atlantic coast. Many OF
these works have suffered materially from
the delay in securing appropriations and
the consequent cessation Of labor, deteriO-
ration and other causes. IT. will be among
the objects of the committee to show to
the government authorities that not only
has commerce been affected by this delay,
but that the government itself viii be
loser to the extent of several million dol
lars.
The chairman Of the above committee Is
Mr.. 5. Y. Topper, representing south
Carolina, from whom the Information is
derived that the memorial has been pre-
pared and has met with the approval Of
his colleagues. The committee is now
awaiting the organization of the Con-
sreesi0nal committee before proceeding
to Washington. and are IN correspondence
as to the programme. Reports from the
several engineers in charge OF the South
Atlantic barbors, giving the present con-
ditiOn and wants OF these harbOrs, have
been received II will probably be two
weeks before the committee can get a
hearing in Washington.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
rcE oompANrs REcEIvEE.

a. II. Kennedy, the MutHars Temporary
Receiver. Continued BY the Court.
There was a hearing yesterday In tie
Superior Court on a rule nisi 10 the matter
NJ the appointment OF O receiver for the
Mutual Protective Ice Company. ID. O..
Bacon a Co. aDd others were the cone
piaiuants. The result was that Judge
Adams passed an order continuing The
temporary receiver. 1r. y. d. Kennedy
IIe was authorized ~ 0ell 900 ~ ile per-
s0nai property "a the defendant i0 tno
best ndFantaFe. She proceeds ~ De heli
subject f1 The courts DfGcf.
a hfaInd Verficl wise rendered Dy zoe
jury. nffcr DE- court t01h recess. ln me
rnso ~ Peter Patterson, almlnIHtfalnf N
fhf esfate oi J1lr ii. h1HrHn, 81. hail.
nrIne MnlfNns. % eulahfNenIf #MIfank
Ibf court VIII mgel tbis morning az H
c'clecH.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07

MacFlinn's "Hippolympiad," at Hous-
ton and Liberty streets, is a drawing at
traction II the crowds that flock there are
an evidence OF what a drawing attraction
is. The tent Is oiled every afternoon and
every night since the show opened. and
hundreds have been turned away. II is a
good entertainments, and more can be seen
for the money than In probably any show
that has ever visited the South. The
ring performance are first class.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07

We wish all OF our patrons and the pub.
lie generally very happy New Year
We shall continue 70 deserve the very
large patronage that has been accorded
ms in the past, 10y Offering the very best
Gents, Youths, Boys and Children's
Clothing az the lowest possible prices.
Our tailor lis eth 40 che service of an who
want decent 1ts BOO garments sold bY ue,
and We invite close scrutiny of the many
Inducements Nt are now offering. our
Furnishing and Hat Departments are SIN
full Of articles that gentlemen need. and
We know we can interest yOu 10 you viii
CALI -. b. LEVY a. BRO., lOi Congress
stIeft.-dnr
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07

A meeting Of the directors OF the At
lanta and West Point railroad was held
on Tuesday. Those present were L. p.
Grant, President; j. w. Green OF Au-
gusta, w. Z. Berry, d. A. Speer, John 5.
Bigby and John A. Davis Of Albany. A
semi-annual dividend Of per cent. was
declared
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
LOOKING UP MS RECORD.
A Young Woman Suspicious That Her
Liees Lord Was BIEamlst.

AfleEe Aofu " - btE hAhtHts
A young woman Of lemon complexion
called at the Ordinary's Office yesterday
to ascertain if marriage license has been
issued to John Myers since last October.
She was under the impression that John
had committed Digamy. She said that she
did not care anything about it, but abe
just wanted to know. From the look IN
her eyes it was judged that life would not
be full of flowers for John il any record
of a second marriage should be found.
None was found, and the seeker after
knowledge went away apparently in q
better mood than when she came.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07

We have secured the sole agency for the
above celebrated Hats. which we are SELL
ing at the same price az they are retailed
in New York. In consequence we have
determined to close out all of our Stet-
sons Hate, both in Stih and soft and now
offer tho best grades Of these Hats. which
We're 81 bN. 40 S3 ID. (OLLAr BRos.-Ad.