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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
THE PETROLEUM MARKET.

.,rr,c rpo>f THE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRICKA
yesterdays field news was bullish beyond doubt
The McBurney No. well, In the Fergus pool, was ao
10 have stopped flowing and the Andrews well was show
ing for an insignificant producer The JoJo wen o.
Taylorstown in about an average wen fof nas
ned-1O0 barrels day The total gauge OF inc Fergus
pool wells was only barrels hour, against an houry
yield a short time ago Of about double the amount
Tho Executive Committee Of the Producers Protective
Association has issued circular indicating the
erect Of the shutdown agreement In reducing stocXs-
The figures carried from November to APRIL inclusive
showing that in that period OF lSo6e7 the pro-
auction OF oil was l,S78O74 "a daily average Of oo2os
barrels the production in 1se7-'sS was only 7oo4l4s
IA 500 barrels resulting In decrease In stocks above
ground Of SSH $50 barrels In six months and cancea-
ton Of 3S3674S barrels In certificates otner figures
are given and the circular concludes as follows:
The foregoing exhibit shows tho character OF existing
territory IS IL per cent dry and constantly becoming
worse nearly 90 per cent Of wells completed last month
were dry Compare this with the result OF 1854, when
less than per cent were dry. The Limitation OF pro-
ductIon is by contract November l. 1855 The pro-
1ucton cannot possibly average $4,000 barrels per
day till then the shipments are the same as last year
during this time stocks Will be reduced to lol4'Zoo
barrels In all lines National Transit certhcates to aoous
Il OOO 900 barrels should the Limitation be continued six
months longer G., TO May 1, 1852 and II shipments
are Same as last year. stocks will be 242SoSl, ana
certificates only about 100000. Many producers wsn
the shutdown continued till that time. The indicauons'
however are enforced shutdown will not be re-
little increase, the books OF the Producers Protective
Association show that many who shut down are now
pumping to capacity, yet cannot produce their
limit. large falling of OF new operations and new
production together with natural shrinkage, think
Will reduce production for the six winter months 70
the foregoing estimate Al 900 barrels per day. regard
less may DONE and that the stocks on the nrs
day Of May next will not exceed l2O00ooo and certiu-
Gates 100000 barrels"
Speculation in the crude market refuses 10 accept
statistics such printed above reason for ad
vancng prices and members OF the trade hold tha
the fault OF higher prices lies In their
ignoring competition and fear Of Ohio OIL There
was shorts In the carly trading yesterday
and prices advanced beyond so But wall street.
reported to be sellers Of long oil through the
Western exchanges, and the afternoon the market
ranged most Of time around 70 cents Near the end
there was vigorous attack which broke values below
70 cents The market closed nervous and unsettled
rather than weak
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
THO Bo1p RAsCALs ARRESTED

ave, and Miss Lille Sebel, age sixteen, Of No. All
Twelfth-st, Brooklyn, walking at Eighth ave.
and Eighhst in that city, at late hour Sunday night
two men came from vacant lot and told Mellor
they detectives and would take charge Of the
girl. IIe denied their right to interfere and they
threatened him and he for aid to the Fith-ave.
police station. The girl managed to get away from
the men after they had dragged her into vacant
lot, and she went home. The police arrested John
Morrissey, Of No. SIT Presdent-st., and Peter
Sweeney, Of No. $50 Hamilton ave. whom they found
Seventh-ave. and Third-st and Mellor identi-
fled them the two men. They were held by Police
Justice Massey yesterday TO answer 10 charges OF
assault and impersonating detectives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
JUDGE MARINES EYE on FAST DRIVERS

Judge Randolph b. MARITIME sat in Part !. of the
Court Of General Sessions yesterday for tie first time
since his election Judge and delivered the charge
to the Grand Jury, which took the oath of Office be-
fore him. Edward A. Hurry, Of Nc. so West Seven
teenth-st, who has retired from business, was APP
pointed foreman. Judge MARITIME, after reading the
Various sections OF tho law defining the duties Of
Grand Jurors and calling attention to the best method
Of conducting the examination of cases, called attcn
ton TO a grievance which he said needed correction
The drivers Of vehicles" be said in this city to
show a recklessness that en6angers the lives limbs
pf our citizens The laws Of this State and the ordl
hsnces Of this city regulate the speed at which
may drive through the crowded streets bat tho laws
are not obeyed. Several complaints have recently
been made and X your attention is called to any such
rases 1t Will be your duty to examine them diligently
and fearlessly so that If the persons accused have
been negligent and disobedient 10 the laws you may
ind indictments"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
WHAT WAS TIE SUICIDES SECRET

Considerable excitement existed in Railway yester-
day. over the discovery Sunday Of the dead body
Of young German named David Mauer. The body
was found sticking head first In a shallow pond On
the farm of Charles CRUDE, situated on the outskirts OF
the city. Mauer worked in Grube's carriage works
as a blacksmith. AT times he seemed Respondent ana
often referred I'm vague terms 10 inc
murder of Phoebe Paullin on the VI
ange Mountain some years ago, and always
seemed to have less aversion to discussing It,
He acted qucerly in reference to the case that
among the Of The shop 1t has been the belief for
some time past that he knew something regarding the
murder of Phoebe Paullin
Maucr worked all day last Monday and seemed IN
unusual good spirits After supper he left the house
with his working clothes and that was the last
seen Of him until Sunday morning Mr. Grube's
son while walking over the farm came upon his DEAD
body plunged head first in the pond. The suicide
had tied shirt his head and also handkercmel
over his mouth The cord around the neck to Keep
the shirt down tightly drawn that death re
suited from strangulatOn. Attached TO the string
was heavy stone, which served TO hold his head
under the water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS
FEATURES OF NETWORK DEALINGS.


Speculation In grain at the Produce Exchange was
restricted by the excitement the annual election
and by the holiday In Chicago. by reason Of the munich
pal election The cash wheat market was 14d3S cent
lower, but the decline led big demand from exporters
The options traded in TO the amount Of about only
1000 900 bushels and favorable foreign reports ana
decrease in the visible supply little under previous
estimates, declining tendency TO the market The
close slight rally from lowest points, but showed
losses OF 3-SG7-9 cent. Cash weak and dull
with only $4,000 bushels taken by shippers The options
tended downward and ended steady at losses Of sass
cent Oats easier in tone, the options losing Ise
Ia In lard, SIS cash terces were taken. bus
whether for export not could not be learned Inc
options showed slight improvement Saturday noon.
The final quotations as follows;
Wheat-June 90, July 81, August 81 3D. September
90 Ia, December 95 cents.
Corn-June 60. July 62 12. August 90 SIS, September
50 10 cents.
oats-June 3s 1s, July 80 SIS. August "a II. Sep
TENDER 33 Ia cents
LardJune IS S. July IS g. August IS 90. September
s. 10, October IS 20.
The receipts OF grain and -four reported yesterday ~
New-York Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston were a.
follows: Wheat 554 033 bushels 174.i3S bushes'
oats 90 Ill bushels total grain 624 2s2 bushels nou'
2f2 GA packages. At Milwaukee and St. Louis tno
arrivals were: Wheat, 3i,450 bushels; corn, lst'ow
bushels; oats, 10000 bushels total grain. 22s,zo~
bushels; -four z, 9O5 barrels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
4 cBA7 WITH THE RENOWNED BLoSDw

Chevailer J. r. Blondin. the renowned tght-rope
walker who in 1850 took his memorable walk on
rope stretched across the Niagara River arrived yes
terday on the Arizona. The year after his great feat
be left this country and has since been performing In
nearly every part Of the civilized world Although
now lxtyfour years old and rather stout he Is said 10
perform feats with the old and certainty. His
face has not greatly changed and his reddish brown
hair, mustachc and imperial do not show as many
whitening hairs might have been expected Mr.
Blondln said to a Tribune reporter:
al am feeling rather tired as the voyage has been
rough and disagreeable with head winds most OF the
way am extremely disappointed to find that the
law here compels the of net under the rope.
Mr. Kiralfy for whom am 20 perform at St. Georges,
has tried in every way to get permission to dispense
with the net, but without success
Mr. Blondln who is accompanied by his son Henry,
and his manager s. A de Parravacnl is staying at the
Hoffman House Last night he was screnaded there
by the band Of tho 9Th Regiment and many Of his old
friends including the officers Of that regiment and the
Washington Grays of which he is an honorary member
When BlOndn walked across Niagara he carried
musket belonging to a member OF the Grays. 1t Is
Mr.. Krafy's intention TO give Blondin's first per
Torrance about the middle of this month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
ApoL1oEMAY TO BE TRIED FOR CRUELTY.

Mrs Anna Knatz, who keeps a small grocery at No
364 East Tenthst, went to Police Headquarters yes
terday to make complaint against Policeman LIN
coin Z Chafey, Of the Union Market squad She
was accompanied by Captain Schultz, and ChafeS
Was summoned to confront her in superintendent
Murray's office. On Friday afternoon. she said, her
BON August, age ten, who has only one arm, was In
jured seriously by Chafey in front Of the grocery
The lad sitting the cellar door, watching some
boys at play in the street, when Chaney walked up
30 him and slapped his face Then. Mrs. Knaz said,
the policeman seized the boy by his arm and leg and
kaised him up twice to let him fall the pavement
August has been suffering from serious conclusion Of
tho brain, but is expected TO recover. Chaifey laid
baseball bat the superintendent desk and said
II was captured from the boys at the time August
Knatz was hurt The boys were playing ball in the
ttrcet and August among them. They ran when
be approached and August fell and hurt himself. Mr.
Murray ordered Complaint Clerk Peterson TO draw up
tharges and Chaiey probably Will be tried by one Of
the commissioners next wekk conviction may
Pond Chaffey off the force. He appointed last
september and has been trial nine times for vi0
lsting the rules Of the department
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
WILLS OF TWO wELL-KNoWN MEN
rIAYwnIcnr's DAUGHTER DrsrSHERrrED -

A PIAYwGIGHr's DAUGHTER DIsINHERITED -
MIIIIoNAIRE's RELATIVES LEFT eUT.
The will OF Frederick Marsden the dramatic author,
whose real name was William A. silver, and who re-
Gently committed suicide, filed for probate ycster-
day. There IS probability OF contest over codicii
annexed to tho Will dsinheriting his daughter Blanche
F.. who seems to have caused the trouble which LED
TO his DEATH The will is dated February 8. 1889, and
gives all his property to his wife, Fannie NJ silver
who Is appointed executrix. BY the codcil, which
was executed May 8, all plays written by him are
especially given to his wife These words follow:
As we know how daughter Blanche Il. Silver. hai
for long time deceived and led IN immoral hfe
hereby viii that she shall never receive any snare Of
norton OF my estate. and is hereby disnherited.
In case of his wife dying nrst all the property was
left TO Frank Sauer OF Philadelphia, for his natural
life, and after his death to his two daughters.
Surrogate Ransom took testimony yesterday In re-
gard to the contest the Will of Charles g. Ravens
the wealthy lawyer, who died in January at the age
Of eighty-onc leaving will by which the bulk of his
fortune valued at 81 600 900, was given to the
Ravens Relief Fund Society, which he had organized
for charitable purposes. His real estate was worth
about 100000.
The executors are Charles B. Moore and Clifford A.
Hand. The contestants are Du Ray Hunt. nephew
of the testator who received nothing by the WILL and
other relatives. They declare that he lacked tS' a
the society is not legally capable Of taking the prop
orty. The subscribing witnesses testified that the
viii was duly executed Mr.. Hand was also examined
and said that the testators wish vas thai the exscu
tentions II II were found that the society could not
legally take The bequest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
CnuRT CALENpARs-TO.DAY.

SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS Before Andrew Il; Ines
+ s 4 4 T. ''' No. '''
a rs H. $50 ' sS cos
$50 SF .ss x corSr IS TERNpAHr H. Adjourned
ua surHfMH
No. $50 e ~ Is23 IG2 1863 ~ Isl 1888 3eS
1872 iSSs' i iSIs 49, 4S'i 7a ~. i45a s4a O0''
55s oq lSH gsS 5
iY1 1879 1879 ss i 1877 s2 2' 2' 300 iS'' 3d.
suPEKXs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. III-BefOre o'grIen. J.
sUFnSah Iy DO sss I Beach
"a s4c 1853 GS5 l he H. S' 1873 l0OO 0-'' -O''
Haveps. 1880 m, VIII OF Katharine Glockner IL nj
VIII rMoNY 10 BIZ rAKEs BEF6aE THE PROBATE
Probate Of the ws OF Joseph Brqggema H. Samuel Good
souihack. 10 M Mary Collins John J. Kelly Horny F.
sTrERoR couRr-GEyERAL TERM-Before sedEwiek, C. j..
rrsoa%a9 and Trqs1 SJigpssl', IRON Judgments NOS
suPIRon CoyRI--srEciAL TERn-Betore oGorman, j.
No 2 9o2 2 2S2 2Se 22S sOl S92 Io SS pucro
!SNos iis5 1851 1s74 10? 1859. 1862 Iiii' 1916
COMMON PLEAs-sPEcIAL TERM-BcfOre Van Hoesen. j.
coxxoS PLEAsTRIAL TERM-PAnI Before IAEgemoTe
CyNss 49, ss2 s4s 81 s74 s2s $50 ss2 s9a 800 900
M 81 sYS S oS' O'' a. 'O4' '-O '1 '-0 01' '11
gaS a5g AZ 7as ia Cd s G Pay
s So @ s$s $s 6 S ss sls S20 s2 Ss $685. 02
CRY CoURr-GESERAL TEEM-Adiourned until Monday,
| juno IL.
s4 Ea5 5ss 5so sr sSs
| 1905 1857. 27is. $500. 27S3. 1866. k5l. 252e.
CRY CoURT-TRIAL TEgn-PAKT IIBeiore McCiown, j.
1907 1884 3O3S. 1908 $685. 3546, 3479 $780, 3s4j
34b. 6074 1905. 963. $780, 1887.
| CITY CouRT-TEIAL TERM-PARr III-Beforo McAdam,
| c. J.-Nos 1893. 32ol 1851. 36l4
COMMON -EQuITY TERA-Befsre Allen. lease on.
Nos 80 10i H. l9 ID "a, IT, l6 IT, ls 49, 90 81 90 %
| %, 90. 80, 81, 81. 80, "a, 36. 80.
| COURT OF GENERAL sRssIoys-PARr L-Before Mar
tine j. and Assistant Bedford
| 35 inclusive.
| COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS PART II-Before
odersleeve. j. and Assistant DistrctAt1orney Davis
| MOL
| COURT OF GENERAL sRssoSs-P PART III.-Before Cowng
and Assistant DisrctAttorney JeromeNos. 10 26 in
| elusive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05

GRAIN-wHEAT-Desplte the holiday at the West,
owing election and the annual election Of Officers
here, the speculation reached moderate aggregate vol
ume most marked in December The temper favored the
way 1-4aL2c. Later on recovered d.sd1.4c This
strength, however. only noneDtary. After the
market broke fully 12d7-Sc with considerable realizing
closing, however, 1Sa3-sc and steady. Cable advees
principally export call upward Of "a loads being taken
at reduction OF 14a12c. Sales 912 900 bushels fu
iure, 397, 900 bushels spot, including No. Spring at
IS 124s0 Lac. No. hard 90 lac, Ungraded Red and
Spring S9a92 s:4c, No Red 90 1-4a91 Lac delivered.
81 T. D., 90 Lee eloystor. No, 2 Contract June
closing at ?1c do August 81 1892 1-sc closing at
DO Decembet, % 34d95 1-4c closing at CSC ;
do Nay % 1899 1-2c. closing az 90 lac;
unchanged. :. HARLEY MALT-DnlI and unchanged
CoRN-Ruled weaker on account OF the break In
wheat Spot lots down about lac pa bushe closing
Shippers took $4,000 bushels options declined
14G12c early and after fsw feeble changes closed 19c
above bottom. Speculation is very slow in all months
Guiding Ungraded Mixed 90 1.4a63 "a steamer 60 IL
No. . 90 elevator. 60 IL delivered. No 2 june 029
62 ID, closing at GO do July CO 3S662 12 closing at
&C 10; do August, 90 1903, closing &c OF So do Sep
ember, closing at 90 7-s; oATs-Deveopei strength
bush Mixed remained unchanged. Option trading w,s
light and scattered closing 1sa1-4c lower but steady
Sales 1855 600 bushels future, $4,000 bushels spot IN
Guiding no. az 81 10; do White, 44d44 LIZ No. 2.
$3.50; do White, 45S49; No. ] White, A.; Mixed
SO Is closing ss 49, do July, ss 1898 So closing
80 5s; 10 August closing 81 Ia do September, clos
Ing 80 IA Go White juno A., closing at a do July,
az 1913 "a, closing at AZ "a. FEED-Heavy,
9oa95cj 100 N, s1ds1 10. sharps 81 1o9s1 Is; Rye
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
Hlisrellaneous.
,aa Az ao1e n nj rs %: 81 d. 81 n at s5 80, 40
oc Do AZ ee

o33 do 9o1e n OF IS %; 81 do, 81 n, at e5 s0i 20
Virginia Lambs &c H. at t2c; 40 do "a n, at Sc.
j. ~ PiGcock: 1874 Virginia Bucks and Ewes. 81 n,
DC per ~ 1e6 Kentucky Sheep liz n at 6c 40 Year
ncs 90 H. at Lee 20 Bulls, 40 n, at 3c 176 Viz
ginia Lambs SO ~ at 34c; 35S do 62 IL r at Lac;
51 do 81 ~ at 84c; III Kentucky do, 81 IL n At &c.
NJ Collins: 557 Texas Sheep 6S n at SO 20 per 100
n 253 West Virginia Lambs. IS ~ ct 70 per NJ 0
State do, IS n, at Lac.
Hallenbeck & Hollis: 125 Western Sheep. ~ n q
84c per n; 269 Kentucky Lambs, 81 LIZ n, at Lee.
Hume & Mullen: 1913 Michigan Sheep. so n, at 4 a4c
90 do II n at &c late Saturday, 427 DO 81 ~ az "a CO.
Eyerltt & Pfdcock: "a Pennsylvanis Lambs, " D.
at &C. .,. =. -
at Jersey City and 80 cars at 40th-s Feeling weak
Nominal quotations IS e52s5 80. few State Hogs
changed hands at IS 60Gs5 30.
Judd & buckingham: State Hogs, 1o5 n, at ss 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
COURT OF Appeals.

Saratoga JuJ Ain the Court Of appeals today the
following causes argued:
No. $50 August Wilson appellant age o'1rego
Doran and another, respondent Submitted
No 12As-Conrad Loos and others respondents agt
John wilkinson and others, appellants
No. 75S-George Chapman. sr' respondent agt th'
City Of Rochester, appellant
No. 7Gs-Frances Z. Cole appellant aSt Jay H. Coe
respondent oo
Following Is motion calendar for Tuesday, June o. 1883
odd numbers 1,22s. 1929, 1857, 1882 1854 1'26l
127a 1893 1924, 1905, 1,240 1890. l276' l262
1866 1924. 1.279, 1,2s0. 1855. 1.o6o, LIB 12e2
1870 1871, 1881 and 1877.
Following In day calendar for Tuesday. June 8 Nos
so5, ais s2s, &c., 931, SIG, s77 and $40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05

last week s4oo head Consigned through SO es1aas ns
~ which 70 Ecw.York demand active and " 70 40 e'"
higher n. -. ..... a xoo had Total for
the week thus tar 1900 head For Same time 's' wew
10 900 Consigned through 3 cars OF WINCH " ~or
YORK eosd demand market shade h;gseF ,r 20 hood
Choice 81 40 90 w. rar y" o"',
scainfa $500 heal IoIhl ~. sno
ay TINS spr oi 900 mead For time last week
head Consigned through los cars OIL winch '' "
NewYork; market steady. ...,
CHICAGO Union stock Yards Jans ~. 800 t .bipments
$500 head Market strong Natives 81 io@sS ." 20 scS
Bulls and Mixed 81 S013 go. btockers snu roouoA'
~ Cattle 81 9e1a 20 4, o,o ,..a. m arkst
Hog-hsceipns tos 81 Heayy IS 40 $50 65 Light
AZ 25 as 50 Pigs ana Cuis 81 001s3 OBJ ,<.s.t "a.
head: shipments none "a a. "a
stpon9 shcrn Natives IS 2 oregon Feeders SY~
IS 4o Texans So 00a3 So Lambs 81 % @5 eo pee no.
ST. LOUIS Juae Receipts 5000 head; N sny
ments 900 head market steady Snoice ,ssry a. 100
Sreers "a 5oRs5 So Good Native steer, n az
81 60 Butcssfs steers Medium % Choice " io@s 9V
Stookers and Feeders, FAR 70 Sooa % NV~$' wv
Common to Good. 81 1904 ~ ~-.... xoo Market
Hoos-hscsibts 1900 head snpmen.s AZ 5os5 so
steady Choice Heavy and Butchsrs grsses
Packing Medium to Prime. % oV0so Az. A'sA' o'
Ordinary Best, IS 2005 ~ . /, cos h.ad Mar.
lynssp--Hecsi 100 head; shipments o'oos no~-
kct firm. Fair to Choice So So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
MR.. HEWITT ia D NO OFFER FROM THE SHAH.

club story has found its way into print to the
effect that the Shah of Persia had proposed to Abram
s. Hewitt that he should act the shah's representa-
tive in this country for the purchase Of iron, steel
rails and other material required for internal I'M
provements in his kingdom. The offer, so the story
went, declined by Mr. Hewitt, who was then re-
quested TO name some other competent person to act
I'm the capacity named Mr.. Hewitt suggested Ward
McAllIster who also declined the offer. Mayor
Hewitt asked yesterday what truth, II any.
there was I'm the story. He replied that he had al
ready explicitly answered the question and that bis
answe" had been printed. viz That he had never
received any proposition from the Shah of Persia upon
the subject mentioned, or upon any other subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
CREMATION OF THE DEAD GAINING GROUND.

The stockholders Of the United states Cremation
Company held their annual meeting yesterday and
look action TO reduce the capital stock from SS5 600
to $So,075, the amount actually subscribed and paid
Tor There were originally l40O shares at s25 each.
Pie number is reduced 10 ,203. There have
been ie4 incineraons at the crematory of the com.
lany at Fresh Pond, L. L. since its opening in Deem
eer 1885, and three four bodies will be disposed OF
Ike manner within day or two. The number
y applications increases from month TO month. the
tefrons consisting chiefly Of doctors and Journalists
Sho appreciate the advantage Of cremation over all
kher methods OF dsposng Of the dead. The receipts
y the crematory are now slightly In excess of The
Npenses " ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
DISGRUNTLED gAVI-YARD CARPENTERS

The new residence Tor Navy officers, near the
York-st gate in the Navy Yard. is nearly completed,
and would now recognize It former fire.
engine house. from which the IaddIes" would pull
ont the double-decker and "iump-her" down to the
dock The finishing touches on the Iejuvenated
structure are to be put on by outside carpenter
who, umor says, is Republican. For this reason
and IN fear that he Will bring IN other Republicans
those employed in the Navy Yard carpenters, some
to pick up chips or TO turn the gr.ndstone TO
sharpen plane knives and chisels, have protested
against an "outsde boss" doing the work