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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-15

FKE.-fhe alarm Of fre about e sc
ocioca this morning was caused hy the par
tai hu.oi.r .; the brick stable on Lee
street actweeo King and Cameron-the old
Nln-j0n House siable-owned by Miss lay
la A G.e4n. The stable was used by
A..sr=. Y " Power and F. L. Vanauken
the hrner nsvins ;hres horses and the lat
Ter one ia the building at the tine ct tbs
lie tut al OF them were gotten safely out.
The ire is supposed 10 have originated from
h pipe OF the colored man employed by
Mr.. Power TO attend his horses. The root
The able was burned Of causing dan
aRe OF ablu, $3.50, and Mr.. Power lost about
al0 worth Of feed The bnilditg was In
.u'cd in the Hamburg Bremen Company
efghich Messrs Januey and Waifeld are
lie Alexandria agents, and the feed in the
Ae&andria Company for which Messrs
Wise x Co. are the agents. The fire depart,
1snt responded promptly and prevented
Ae flames from spreading to the adjoining
building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-15

BULLET FROM AN OLD WOUND
Twenty five years ago, at the battle OF
Gnwptou's Gap or South Mountain, Col.
Edmund Berkeley, then of the Eighth Vir.
si.i4 regiment but now OF this city, was
.ao, IN tie leg by + mimic bail, which the
surgeons were unable to fad though they
repeatedly probed for it. The wound final
4 1ea,d and nothing more was though. Of
except when an occasional "t~inge"
would remiud him that he was carrying an
o.ace Of leaf 10 the calf of bis leg. A few
is,s aeo, however, bis lee became iafi=msd
ael gave him considerable pain, and he felt
the bullet near The surface Last night he
plaiucrd his leg. and when ho swoke this
morning he could see the bullet, the base
1syiug penetrated the skin about two inches
5elOw where it had entered Col. Berkeley
cane down the street, and while waking
near the market shout IL o'clock felt the
oa drop fron the wouad The point OF
The OnI.el had been llattsned against the
b)o-, bu with this ex reception 1t was almost
0srtct TIE Colonel exhibited 1t to arum'
04r OF Ms friends and will keep i rs an Ia
lstesiiug relic Of the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-15

CORPORATION COURT-Judge Charles E.
Stucrt presiding The court met this morn
ing but without trausacting any business OF
importance adjourned till tomorrow morn
ing al 10 O'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-15

SLEEPLEss NIGHTS, made miserable by
that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the
Remedy for you Sold by E S. Leadbeater
& Rrn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-15

SHrLoH's CATARRH REMEDY--a positive
cure for Caterrh, Diphtheria and Canker
Mouth. Sold by E. S. Leadbeater & Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-15
LOCAL MATTERS

III. section rain Thursday, fair F.ii, y
70. ..,.. older, winds shifting TO westerly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-15

SCHOOL BoARD-A called meeting of the
Cfy school Board was held last night to
elect .anitor for ne new building There
were present c. e. Stuart, esq, chairman,
sud Messrs Bryant, Carne, Fendsil, Man
su. Marbury, Strauss, Sweeney and Vim
cant. Applications for the position Of ami
Tor were received from the following :
Frederick Baker, Jas. Hepburn, G.. h
Green. F A Scrivener, J. K. Hammersley,
J. 7 Beach, J. T Hayden, J. +. Crockett,
Al. Lucas, Samuel Jefferson, c. p Glover,
H kiah Roby, Timothy Milburn, George
Nicholson, Thos. Clover and Robt Griffin.
Ten ballots were taken during which
rsoy Of the candidates received more
G less vote, but on the last,
be vote standing Griffin 4, Jeher-
.oa .. and Lucas >, Mr.. Carne, who
.al voted for Mr.. Jefferson, but who had
OBVIOUSLY stated that he would give his
fl'e 10 either Of the candidates TO secure al
rect,on charged to Capt Griffin. giving
lin he necessary five votes Ia maj ority Of
ID So preseDt) which elected him. The
esrk v "a directed to issue new permit to
ltomas Ktmball, who had geturued to his
civ after short residence in Washington.
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STATE ES.

STATE TAX ES.
S0rICE TO TAX-P.a YERS.
State taxes Tor !he year 1S5S are How due and
payable 10 tho City Treasurer. Taxpayers are
requ, sled to call Oh nue. before paying their tax
bills IS can save them n beTsi discount on tho
same ana .ecnIe the Treasurots receipt iOr the
full amount OF Sd d bills
This course is iU strict compliance with the
laws of the state Of Frg.i0 aud tsx payers incur
neither risk or ex pensc by Avdiing themselves OF
the discOuut on their bills.
nov13 If Corner Royal aud Cameron SITS.
NOTICE TO STATE TAX PAYERS
CITY Treasurcrs Office, COON No. .. City Hail,
Alexandria, Va, Nov. 10Th, 1883.
On and after Monday, Eov. 18th 1SoS, will
be prepared receive tbs state tax Is for the year
1888 All persons paying their tax before DC
cember / i will save 3 per cent rs tho penslty OF
: neT cent will be added to all unpaid bills on
December Isl, aud their collection enforced ac-
cording to law. ~ B. HARLOW,
noyiO.tdec1 City Treasurer.
CPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
We will receive this week from the leading i'm
Do,fers of Now York the finest line Of novelties in
CHINA GLASS and JAPANESE WARE ever Of
fered in this city, and we cordial invite ali 10
inspect on immense stock before making pur
chase Of holiday OF wedding presents. Sp cidlly
lou prices until January l, 1889.
noy;4 f. j. MILLER & SON.
OFFICE ALEXANDRIA WATER COMPANY.
A DIVIDEND OF TWO DOLLARS AND FIF-
TY CENTS per shsre will be paid to the stock
holders at the Office of the company, No. do
Prince street, on and after Tburdsy the 10th in
stsut ,-r
5000 GALLONS. 5000
We have Just received another carload OF
STONEWARE, containing 5000 gallons. and in
Gliding ell sizes in Jugs aud Jars. Every piece
warranted perfect in every particular. For sale
cheap by ,o,-
noy14 E. =. MILLER & SON.
VlHE FIRM OF ELLIOTT & YOUNG is this
/ day dissolved by mutual consent. All per.
sons indebted to it will please settle immediate y
with JAMES ELLIOTT, who will continue TO
carry on its business and pay all dues against it..
nov13 iw
BISHOPS BIRD LICE DESTROYER.
~ SEED
:, SAND
A largo supply Just received and for sale By
nov14 W. F. CREIGHTON & co.
missouri HAMs-If you have not bought one
lNl don't fail to go McBURNEY's STORE and
ret one. They are simply grand. ap11
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LOST AND FOUND.

7 osr--A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT, No.
IL 36S dated March I'd, 1887 for the sum of
fourteen bundrcd dollars $1,000, issued by
B..5e & Herbert to Lucg stuart. end payable
to tla -1eJ of hersnlf. winch certificate hiss been
misiaid lost, stolen or destroyed aud payment
has toan stopped AMI application male for now
ce tifcatc. All persons are requested 10 show
caus. wis new Ger iiicste should rot bc issued
in lieu OF said certificate.
oct2O I'm LUCY c. STUART.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-15

,l1ty ---.----
o-r orr HIS SEA LEGs.-Tbe City School
,isrirs ueeiiug last night, after ten
' FIVE votes being necessary 10 q
''y.. elected Capt Robert Griffin, late Ct
u,ryland ferry steamers Alice Fox aud
.,.,;ois jauitor of the new school building.
'a'sct,on proves that merit will win re.
Cant. Griffin came TO this city many
sco as captnin OF long boat and rose
n,,ny vicssi,udes till he was made
'..snof the Virginia, having served 10 the
Tine however, Rs deck hand on other
,.c,.ils and fireman on steamboats,. He
nan Of considerable presence OF mind as
- n -een By the following narrative.
yesta ago his steamer left hero fer q
,.,on the Fairfax county shore for load
100 When Il the mouth Of Hunting
bis steamer struck snDg and stove
In her bottom. Capt. Critic called
"a ts, Of gain to I'll up the hole, but
..,,. va. neither grain nor bag on the
mr. nor had there been for several
Nv. capt Griffin realizing that some
!.,,', 1oQst he done, and that quickly. as the
was rushing in the steamer, SIT in the
VIA bfm.en aud gave orders to run her
I'm aud thus save his ship. On an.
,,5sr accession he undertook to run the Vir-
'-ialsnnder the hawser between the stern OF
~, and the bow of schooner, which
-. 1siog towed to Washington. The re
WI, was that the smoke-stack and the upper
,r,,ts of the steamer were carried entirely
NAV When asked the cause of the acct
ianl Capt. Grihia promptly replied that the
MA was too nigh The owners Of tho Viz
.;aia were mol satisfied with the explanation,
,rJ alter considerable trouble convinced
r.nt Crlin that the tide had nothing 10 DO
r,'o me accident He then told them that
ma waye on which bis steamer rested rolled
,ltte wrong time lie said that if it had
,,fe ,lown et the critical moment he would
S.y- passed safely beneath the line, but IS
r "a. /, rose with disastrous results. And
,arslter many years of seafarng and as
M. gallant steamer Virginia has been laid
min rotten row. Capt Griffin has put of
h.. "a scs and assumed command Of a
Awe school building, where he will have
for crew set OF the most mischievous
b,,. Tat ever congr-ga ed. Having re-
oplrefs life on the ocean wave and bid adiCu
fetss beautiful Potomac, of which lie wss so fond,
f gea location has nothing 10 remind him of
.ss:msfe-t stream ave the lanyard ditch,
,5fBe cassie banks OF which he can now retire in
r, leisurc moments and, while being famed by
a,sent.e ,cphyrs waited DER its sable bosom,
ntelar.stc the changing scenes in ones hort life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-15
THE THREE INDUCEMENTS
FOR THIS WEEK---1o PER CT. SAVED.

Firs-n our Dress Department find several odds and
ends that we have reduced 10 per from this day Too big
stock on hand.
secodIn our Cloak Department we have made heavy purchases
all STYLES and qualities and made reduction Of per cent Warm
weather the of
ThrdIn our Carpet Department took look an found TOO
many Remnants Short Pieces from 10 to 30 yards They must
move We have made reduction of 10 per cent.
Please take notice give call You will at glance be
WINGED.
N B-Menton to statesmen this advertisement
ISAAC EICHRERC & co,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-04
Hinas % u Tair Gsr.

The blonde suffers during the summer
season. for extreme warmth viii kiye her
face Q dry, oolorlsss look ;thst Il by no
means destFshlA. II abe q. wise woman
she VIII not Unsatisfactory washes,
but will rub hee fAce svsty night wttha
little pure olive on She ned nokput on
sufficient 70 mako her faos hook ereasy,
bat Just enough 20 maheit smooth and
make hsr eonsctous Of the sensation Of
smoothnesa., y6r the other 1trsms
reached By the Eonde-an oily ikin-a
tesspoonfm Of borax ms basin Of water
wfl'bs found . good wash. Tho little
black spots, that como oftsmest On the
nose or about tho ohm, are most easily
rsmoved by . watch key. Put . little Oh
o. vaseline On the spot and then press Il
out with the rim Of ths. kay. Because Of
the broad edge 10 hurts less thsn the
squeezing With the fingers and n moro
certain. The wise msidsn would b tho
ono that attends TO this Of night, 20 that
81 tho spot u hguiDed OF rcd alittlo oil
can b put on Il and BY morning 81 w1l
b in good condition.
Our grandmoEhers were beautiful aE
10; nowadays the rose 10 cultivated until
it, enormous stse n wondered 81, but IL
perfume b gonA. 30 niswftheur woman.
Too many0 a them a1o passse At Is; a.
though the tact that the talldonahls
nnvslists are recognising, a. Halsae did,
the chArmo Of the woman Of 30. St10 her
attraction b d yss Sondnsd TO the
vfsnehy sets inlaf9e dtisa. There should
DO no lines on tho 1aoe OF hollory in the
chesks Of 4hs womano Of 81, and II there
are, they must como from lack Of sleep
or Improper food, for q care Win
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-04
Not Afr.,d 81 .atr.rd.


i Aman who had jus. ~ up. 10 tie hard.
MARE business and who bad. bsen . clark
whore the eccentric millionaire, Stephen al.
sard,. had been in tho habit oftrading, applied
b him for . share OF his patronage. Girard
bought Of him, but wheu;ths bill was sent In
u fonnd fault andamarked down The priceaS
Cash OF nall. !" b growled, (which I vas
o6eEed for 70 ands You have charged %
md %. and you mnst take u on"
81 cannot do tt,n mid tbs young merchant.
sRut you must do ~ reared 0irard.
{ alcannpt and Will MI, = was the anal 10
nv.
Girard bolted ont, apparently IN ragS.
but soon after sens o ckeck for tho whose
bin. The young man began to reseut and
ny 70 himself: "Perhars b WAS o~6ersdtesm
q that price, but it's an oysr nou. lam
sorry I did not reducs tie bil and Ct IL out
q him o. somsthing ella His trade would
hsys hsmWosthA good dsaltomAr
BY and BY, .Girsrd cams again and Cays
him anoth9 ordGg.. The young man was
very courteous and sid - M almost soefy
u did not reduce tbs eornsr. htn..
asRsduce 8 billTel s1clalmsd GtraEd; shAd
yuuy dous It. wuud nsysr tzads with yuu
kagain. ] msFsly msant TO 80 u Jon bad
e6satsd me.n-Dstroit Fra Prs2
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-04
Prove t.atissiiisneeaato . u consals!oe

rsovs tiat i1wssienofanto u n. conA.isn
d 81.
aIff SsprisuGa.ha IA - ax.rn
witliutb r ~. Vn1Id - NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tahsaEttItosiS pIaDs Al Hoeoi bsnsS ~.
Ilikht, whsaFfk I'm a roldisne nd
members .of ths, 80 saryicefn a1insd nv
count.yuan ~ dseender. -
i sargunsafb cre Veixht. For SIMS In
|minuNsa ~
rs consul5dtd hS hs.4t e 49, - ~
WIN eyeryfhinr IA ~ arss go
sutly Is thsirs ati6fsct3ous ~ ea~Ssrivaosdssr.
a. sesenaa = 49, e,,cn-,ex s.sd.'
arose and Is a slansthyn eech imnossd ~
'sentsncs. /
"The court had fond that I had hasn but
an unwftine sssnt. snd tberseors - ~
wholly r~sgpoueb1a. but inaamuch = 4 hsd
surrspeHou1iy3 conyeyed the ~ 800 I
had theesby yiolsted the cnafoens ~ "a
~ c-onssausnty found suilty m ordsred
% nay Ape az 900 n sold. "a "a fssaain
[ftnpsisonsd ufthinSt d. 1oft g Natan,sI undI
tie nm was psid...
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-04
SPRING p OPENING, 1888.

E%M8&SASs#
Wesnspectfuuy invite the Ladies of Devils Lake and
vicinity tocall and inspect our stock of Laces and Embroid-
eries, vhichswe confidently assert Is the largest ever brought
to this city Buying direct from the importeIs We are enabled
consists of g#ss
Hamburg and Swiss Embroideriess IN all widths.
with inserting to match.
Hamburg Flolncing, Swiss Flouneiing
Hamburg Alloyers. Swiss Allovers,
Oriental ACC Founcine, valenciennes Houncing,
Iaces in Hand and Machine-nnad Torchon,
Oriental. Spanish, valenciesnnnes. Etc, Etc.
At all prices from a penny ! yard up:
An Elegant Line Of Ruchings and Ladies' Collars and Cuff,
Very Respectfully
!. II. LEI.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-04
NJ AaesaA.1onaa Ol.sss.

gFft5EEA~ WE'VE 1870 -
eueh curious End bssutifdl @satuRss
wWs brought bstoes our s0ef asslh4a
seazae Known sysu - ~ reedtng. Ard
g u thar natural 64suty wsro not
enough, srtt had bsen called into mezsass
their attzaction- Thsrs wers ostraehss-
'tis . bird, II you VIII bellsye M. q fpu
DIX 0btts In hsaght-dysd wtthvsrnilion;
and lions whose names had been sildsd.
and antelopss and gs.sllss. which ware
~curiously adornsdwith Light coloredscarfs
and gold tinsel should weary ou were
! TO enumerate the strange creatures
which saw. Besides the moro common
kinds, there were river horses ((tis .
clumsy beast. and a. little like TO .
horse e can b conoetyed. except,
the upper half Is protruded from
ssbrss (beasts curiously striped and not
and. above al, elephants. Though IAksd
cregtures-which, indeed, I thought proof
81. : certain 7uigsrity IN these Romans-
I could not but admire the skill with
whieh IL these animals had been taught
TO kssp1h subsection their natural tenn.
was espeeiSlly manifest IN the elephants.
One Of these huge beasts, balancing him.
Isslf most carefully, walked on . rope
tightly drawn. Othsr -four, on the same
most dtfacult.path, carried between. them
. litter In which was . fifth, who repre-
|seuted . sick person
And even more wonderful than these
were tho lions and other beasts Of . Sim
Itap k&n6 T. has a1wnvN hoam q $avov4kA
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-04

Nv ~ VIC U0N k001&AU00A 3NS&1UlUk Wl60s /
ont word being spoken, aldoortn the fur
gayly bedecked With gold lace, entsred and
approaching our party took some papess
from the soldier in charge and began 3 read
them very carefully.
When be had finished be waved an alden
to those who bad arrested me, and they at
once turned and left the apartment by tho
same door through which we had entered.
Then, at the word Of command, two SOL
diers stepped from the ranks and began to
search my pockets and clothing, taking every.
thing that they could find, oven to my hand
kerchief.
I was next ordered to fall into limo with
the guard and was marched OF through long,
gloomy ~passageways, down flight after flight
of damp, moldy steps; past strong iron doors
which was easy enough for M to imagine
were closed upon some poor mortah who
were destined never again to breathe the
pure, air Of heaven, but to lie. entombed1
within this dismal pile Of masonry until well
come death should release them from their
suffering, perhaps years after their very
names bad been forgotten in their own
homes. 80
OnceI heard-or thought I heard-a low,
distinct moan that seemed to rise from the
stone tagging beneath our feet.
Narrower grew the passage a. we ad.
vanced, and by the feeble rays Of the single
torch carried by ons Of the guard Icould
zee numberless lizards, scorpions and other
creeping reptiles scanper away at our ap.
proach.
At length, after q journey which seemed
to have led me into thevery bowels Of the
EARTH! we were halted before ono Of the nu-
~nnuo,pn fmon dnane ,wASoyh Az @AQnr- ,.~1onD,~S
and opened, and without further ceremony ]
was thrust into a small, damp, fetid cell,
with bare stone walls, floor and roof.
By the light Of the torch, which streamed
into the apartment before the heavy door
tp.I oouldassat hAt Il MAS entirely
empty, save q countless number Of those
loathsome creatures which had darted across
our pathway ~ We came down tho cofriddr. Y
oh, what Q feeling Of despair came over
me when I found myself alous In total datk-
naa, entombed in this loathsome, subterra-
mean dungeon.
Slowly the remaining hours Of the :night
wore away, giving me plenty Of time to think
over the incidents Of the past few weeks and
sec II I had done anything to deserve such
treatment. Z
Easy 1t was to trace my trouble to the
strange youth who had formed my acquaint-
ance in Boston, but I had committed no
crime In delivering his effects to his family,
save In the act Of smuggling them ashore,
and that in itself was q trivial oRense.
The more my mind dwelt upon the matter,
the more I was convinced that I had allowed
myself 10 become q medium between tho
Cuban patriots and their sympathiasrs In tho
United States, and the information, or what
ever IL was that I had delivered must have
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-04
THE TRANSCASptAN.


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49,
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ptttsxy chazaeteo 8 H. sSustson Wilb 81
tound, vhsn analJ1ed, % 10 III mafte
'faeeemtk
W3thout doubt Russia has ds4ysn this
49, e AEv oesees 20 ths
80 g ene Oeepeen - an4 orr ~ -.
n18fawpurpoeA But On r. eadstnae
Rua3e csn haye but afiaht hona. n ~
|une can 70 Who - NJ ~erince 81
mdtteFY ma4tekx a aklaef "a ~ means
|oe msaaplftstinS opssstleIs sgafnst ths
9k9&sh poWGh India ThsEo - IN tAs
Russian Caucasus butone railroad endim1
he ad3aeeut parts Of 9lEopsan Rua1ia
but .ons oth9Ws1s Qn3ppe6xoadon whlah
troops 70 any 1umbe could b moved 70
~ Shosss of the CASPIAN. Ths dsst. On
% sa2i&y maAe evailah1s 1be military
keangnmtS$am. Il has.hann HsnoRtad Thai
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-04
[TER
~IMPRISOFED IN CUBA
"a lgNf 23lf7 .3t
'PART5L'
mnrsrrsIous PACKAGE.

NAAAS0 NSEGaE."N- |
Sh0ro, b sailor may b unw1t7n4lyc enens
IN tho nst spread to eumare him.
Although tbs mariner may bea vetataoae
giant when upon the broad, tracklees ocean,
b II nero child HsplAoed among men VINO
received their training upon teffa
Mma; q the simplicity OF the AMOR -
oftsn the OF bis being sfaignedoeaoaO
the bar OF Justice.
It y very sddom that q VIII IND 2
man dehDefase!y comnaat0ng oeeo W1scn
WI! lay himself liable 70 a.reet, ana ~
snch . case y mec w1thts VIII almost anvarl-
be found tnas to0 acS was done 20 eeass
friend or shteld comfaoe nom sne conse
quences OF some mtsaeed
Afew years ago, shortly after tne capture
O Capt frye and o. the Anerican
steemer Virginius, q the mbeequent execu-
tton OF . part OF the sAms BY tho Cuben
anthoEtdeet I became entangled with tne
Spanish soldiers OF The beautiful tropto taas
OF Cuba, and my acquaintance with thesn
cazne vary near putting ansnd to n voyage
OF Lie.
was o master OF o trim little bark sailing
from Boston and engaged IN tho West India
trade. /
One revealing while tho well was lying ct
. wharf In tbs Latter pot, whore sshs wa 10
ceiving cargo for Matanxas, I wa Etting
upon the quarter rail enjoying n after sup
par smoke when I observed . young man Of
perhaps 2 years Of age coming down the
dock vary leisurely.
As he got abreast Of whore I was seated e
stopped and With . very ef1able mile bede
me stgood evening" and thsn inquired IL we
were not bound to the West Indies. Assur.
ing him that We were, be stepped aboard, re-