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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-19
BLOOD ON THE MOON,
Jerseymeu to Settle a Trouble
According to 1.-THE Code"
ONE OR THE OTHER MUST DIE.
The Dialculty Grew Out of a SLAM
der Suit In Which Both Were
Personally Concerned An
Exciting Scene In Hotel.

HAcKRNsACE, N, j., Dec, ls,-Allred
Smith. one OF the leading business men
Of this place, to-day openly challenged
Joseph Bahman, Of Euslewood, to lghI
a duel, ~ will have your blood, oryou
shall have mine" exclaimed Smith 10
Bahman, In the Hackensack Hotel be-
fore a crowd Of persons, The trouble
between the men grew out 9th Meyer
BahmSn SANDER suit which was set
down for trial in the County Court here
to-day, The cse was settled at the last
momentby Bahman retracliug q charge
had made against Mrs, Emma Bahman,
wife OF the proprietor Of the National
Hotel OF this place. Bahman also apollo.
gized to Mr., Meyer in the presence Of a
few prominent residents, and agreed TO
pay the cost Of GOurt-$50-and Meyers
counsel fees OF $3.50.
Bahman had said in public that Al
fred Smith had been crlminally intimate
with Mrs, Meyer, After the case was
settled Smith sought Bahman, and
found him In the Hackensack Hotel,
An exciting scene followed, the two
men making charges Of Cowardice and
lying against each other. They were
finally led away by friends. Smith de-
Dlares he will have satisfaction II IL
costs him his life, and Bahman has In
structed his counsel to bring a slander
against Smith. Both are prosperous suit
business men, aud each IL over six leet
high. The affair has caused much ex'
element here, and many persons fear
here will be serious trouble between
Tho men,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-19
YHH SHIP CANAL SCHEME
To Connect the Ohio River at
PittsburghWi Lake Erie,
ACTION OF THE COMMISSION
At ROohester-A Matter of Great Im'
poFtance to the Ohio vaIley-The
Commissioners Appointed
to Gather Statistics.

ROCHESTER, Pa, Dec, lS,-The Penn
sylyania Ship Canal Commission met al
the First National Bank in this place at
1880 this morning with all the members
present, After considerable discussion
Of the scheme Of the assignment OF work
for the individual members submitted
by 4. P, Roberts at the last meeting, the
following was adopted;
President John A, Wood will collect
the statistics ofthe Ohio river, coal, coke
and iron ore trade, including the inter.
ests Of the Ohio Valley as far as Bellaire
and Wheeling, and will invite inforrna.
ton aud suggestions from coal aud coke
men and manufacturers, who ship to the
Northwest by way Of Lake Erie.
To Hon. w. s. shallenberger was as.
signed tho collecting OF manufacturing
and commercial statistics OF the cities
and towns OF the Beaver, Mahoning and
Shenaugo valleys, and of report.
ing upon the legal status Ol water
powers and bridges on the old canal and
reference TO. borough and city ordi.
nauCes which might affect the location
OF the proposed ship canal.
To Mr.. Eben Brewer was assigned the
work OF Collatlng the shipping statistics
OF the port Of Erie, the opinions OF en-.
gineers and weasel owners on the Capa.
bilities Of Erie harbor tor the lake ter
minus 0f the ship canal.
Col. L. +, Roberts was specially charg.
ed with the collection the statistics Of
the business Of the Allegheny Valley
and authorized to confer with the Off.
Clals Of the Western River Improvement
Association. Mr., Roberts was also 70.
quested To report upon the capabilities
Of navigation Of the Upper Ohio river,
and for this purpose is authorized to con.
fer with Col. William +. Merrill, United
States engineer, In charge Of tho nayi.
gable waters OF the Ohio Valley.
Mr.. Roberts will also assist President
Wood in the collection Of statistics in
connection with the Pittsburgh ter.
minus Of the canal.
MIR. Shallenberger, Mr., Goodwin and
Mr. Brewer were appointed commit.
teG 10 prepare u paper on the legal status
Of the old canal property as affected by
railroad corporations and other interests
acquired snCe It's operations ceased.
The uniavOrable weather having made
the roads extremely heavy, it was de.
Cided to arrange III Itinerary triptlirOugh
the Beaver, Mahouing and ShOnango
valleys and along the general route Of
the canal as far US Erie, and to devote
three dayp to the journey as soon after
the holidays as possible.
An hour or more was passed In the
examination Of the first lock OF the old
canal, known rs tho "Girard. Lock" At
the mouth Of the Beaver river, the con.
struction Of which was begun in 1881
and completed in 1884. After a brief
session ID tho afternoon the Commission
alinnrned.
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A FEARFUL WRECK.


Engineer and Fireman Killed mud Great
Amount OF Property Destroyed.
WAlsENBuRo, Colo, dec. 1S.-A
shocking accident occurred on the Den.
yer & Rio Grande road last night four
miles west Of here, in which the epgin.
eer and fireman were instantly killed,
and large amount OF property destroy
ed. A freight train left Layeta made up
OF two engines In front and twenty-five
cars Of cattle, ten freight cars and ca.
boose, and an engine in the rear. The
train soon broke III three parts and then
there began race for lie as the middle
section was loose from the caboose with
no brakeman on 1t. The engines ran
about three miles at the rate OF over a
mile minute down II grade ninety feet
to the mile, and here the middle section,
with twenty.iOur cars loaded with cattle
and lumber overlook them. The first
engine escaped, but the second one was
instantly overwhelmed In q great mass
Of flying wreckage, which buried the
engineer and fireman beneath II, killing
them instantly. Portions OF timber on
the flying cars were thrown over 200
feet when tho collision occurred. Seven
cars ot cattle and eight cars OF lumber
were piled up in the wreck and nearly
all the cattle killed OF horribly mangled,
w. H. Ferringer and D. Edmonson,
both brakemen, were severely injured
and were taken TO tho cotnpany'S hos.
pital at Pueblo,
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Mr. Sherman
from the Committee on Foreign Rela'
tiOns. reported lin conformity with the
Presidents message OF yesterday a joint
resolution extending to the First ol
March, 1890, the time fer holding the
International Maritime Conference, and
after brief explanation the joint resolu'
ton was passed.
Mr.. HiscoCk, Of the Committee on the
Quadro Centennial Celebration, reported
u resolution authorizing that committee
to employ stenographer and 10 have
hearings before II reported and printed.
II states, In reply 10 q question Of Mr.
Plumb, that the intention OF the Com'
mittGO was to give hearings to the ad.
Vocales Of the various locations proposed
@ hG site for the exposition.
Mr.. Plumb expressed his disbelief In
the utility oil such hearings. The only
effect Of them would DO to give publicity
to laudatiOns Of tho cities Of New York
Chicago and 81. Louis. He did not be-
liCvc that single Senator or Represen
hliyN would be In any way influenced
by such laudRtions. lfheafings Of tha
Kind were 10 be entered on the exposi
iion ,6 might as well DO postponed unit
Mr. IliscoCk explained that II hat
been thought wise by tho committed
that the reasons and advantages put Tor
ward blythe partiGs representing tho va
tious cities should be put In print for thI
Information Of the Senate. II was no
intended to prolong the investigation,
The resolution was referred 10 th(
Committee on Contingent Expenses.
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WEST VIRGINIA IN CONGRESS.
Items Of Interest To this State Bills for
New Public BuIldings-Ths Democrats
and the Election Cases,
1,.nfoI Dysn1I,l ., "A. E,I.Ilgo.na.,

Items OF Interest to this State Bills TO
New Public Buildings-Ths Democrat
and the Election Cases,
Special DtIpdtch to hs IHtsliOsReR,
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec, lS,-Mr
George R, Tingle, formerly OF Wheeling
was before tho Ways and Means Com
mittee to-day as a special Treasury
Agent in a hearing upon the Mckinley
Customs bill.
The House to-day passed resolution
authorizing the Elections Committee tc
alt during sessions OF the House. The
Democrats had expected the resolution
would be TO alt during the holidays and
were all In their seats and prepared tC
begin hllbustefing at once, Theirardol
cooled at once. This incident served Ia
show how determined will be the Dem
oCratic opposition even TO preliminary
steps In obtaining justice In the contest
cases.
The President to-day appointed Full,
ton NJ. Whaley, Postmaster at Point
Pleasant, W. Va,
Under the resolution Of the House
to-day for the call OF States for bills, the
following bills were introduced by West
Virginia members;
BY Pendleton, appropriating $500, 900
for new public buildings at Wheeling
also one appropriating $50, 900 for a pub.
lie building at Wellsburg; also one for
the reimbursement OF j. j. Currance
and Elizabeth Conrad, Of Braxton county,
(war claims.l By Wilson, appropriating
$l00,0O for public building at Martins.
burg, These bills have already been
introduced In the Senate by Mr., Faulk.
ner.) BY Jackson, for the relief OF A. S,
Gore, ot MtChie county and Nellie L,
Cook, Of Park0rsburg.
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A HORRIBLE SUICIDE.
A Man Cra1ed with Pain In IIia Abdomen
KIpa IL Open-A FenFfni SIRIl.


A Man CraSed with Pain In IIia Abdomen
Hips II open-A Fearful Sight.
San FRANCISCO, Dec. lS.-One Of The
most shocking suicides ever known In
this city occurred this morning. Milo
BallabOsich, a slayonian, who had been
suffering from gripping 10 the abdomen
became insane from pain and while ID
that condition, cut out his intestines
EARLY this morning Ills roommate was
awakened, and standing on the floor
was Ballabosicl with 4 horrible RSsh
Ia bis abdomen and The blood stream.
ing oil the floor, His roommate noli,
fed The officers aud on their return they
found BAllaboslCh standing In Che mid,
die oi the room in a lake Of blood tear.
ing out his viLals and cutting them of
In sections and throwing them on the
floor. The officers ovVfpoWetel him
and took him 10 q hospital, When he
was brought Ia the hospital, three OF
four feet Of bis bloody yllils dragged Of
the floor. The physician ttlmtnud Of
the ptbLrdding lntestlneB and did whaI
lie could 70 relieve the sufferer, but M
died In q short time.
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IRISH NATIONAllSTS DISSATISFIED
with the Cronin Verdict Eastern Leaders
Express Themselves,

with the Cronln VertilCt-Eastern Leaders
Express Themselves.
NEw YoRK, Dec. lS.-1rish National.
lists in this city are notinclined to re.
gard the verdict in the Cronin murder
trial as final.
"Vlewing the matter from a common
sense standpoint" said Michael Kerwin,
editor OF the Tdblsi, "ior have not read
all the evidence closely, l should regard
the verdict as a Just one, though II Is
very questionable whether II would DO
permitted to stand. The evidence was
wholly circumstantial, and II might,
therefore, be grossly unjust 10 condemn
men TO hanging on II. Tho verdict Is
peculiar In that, while condemning
three men for murder and sentencing
them TO a lie imprisonment, IL
pronounced another guilty Of
inanslaughler aud imposed a asentenCU Of
only three years. Kunze might have
been merely an accessory after the fact
and perhaps with guilty knowledge, but
Bpggs was an accessory before the fact
even though he had no connection
with tho crime itself aud he was aC.
quilted. II seems 10 me either that
RunGe was equally guilty or that hO was
Innocent, and this was one Of the COM
pliCalions that arc likely 10 lead to dis
salIsiaction with the verdict"
Dr. Dennis D. MulCahy, ono Of the
most prominent NAtionaliSts 10 New
Jersey, has taken deep interest In Obi.
caRo's sensational trial. ''lt was never
clearly proven, y he said, "that Dr.. Gro.
min was the man who entered the Carl.
soil cottage. The stats proved that some
man did 20, and the circumstances In
dictate that that man was Dt, Oronln,
but had the defendants been represented
By competent counsel they would have
found % loophole IN this point
which would have prevented theft con.
ViClion. The verdict was much better
than q disagreement, for II q second trial
were held the States case would be bad
y weakened. Longenecker was not the
man 10 bring out the points, and Hynel
did not want 10. lla proper pteBeiita'
ton Of the iaCtS had been made the case
would not stop al The conviction bl these
men, but would DO followed up until the
bottom Of the vile business had been
reached and the prime movers reached
and nunlRhp1,h
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RECOGNlzED ny THIS GOVERNMENT,


RESOLUTION III Congress Formally liCCOE.
Mining tho brazilian i.SpubilC.
WASHINGTON, Dec, ls.--Mr. Morgan
offered the following joint resolution In
the SenNlc to-day, which was read Ii
lull aud laid over I'LL to.mOrrowi
"R,'oired, By tue Senate and house oi
Representatives Of the United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, that the
United States Of America cohgtatulAteH
the people Of BRAZIL on their lnAl and
peaceful assumption pi the powers, du.
Ties and responsibilities Oi Beltgovefn.
menI based upon the free consent Of Tho
governed, expressed In their Reputation
o. monafChlC rule aud In their recent
adoption Of 4 Republican form oil gov.
ethmpnt and that the United States oI
ibta,Il Ia by this act recognized ~ a law
lul and tghliul government
And that said republic d, Of right
entitled to exercise and enjoy lntefna
slonOl comfy and all the benefits Of thI
MWsOi nations as 4 sovereign power
and the benefit Of all rights, privileges
and advantages under the exlbunE
Treaties that were concluded between
lho United States Of America and thI
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MINERS AND NINE IlApoRERs.
Members of the Progressive Union Who's
Trade IL In tho West In Session,


Members of tho Progressive Union Whose
Trade Is In tho West In Session.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1s.-A convention
Of the miners Of Indiana, Northern ILL
nois, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and
West Virginia, whose coal goes to west.
ern and northwestern markets, and who
are members Of the Progressive Union
Of Miners and Mine Labores, met here
to-day. About 100 delegates are pres
ent. The President OF tue organization
is John Mcbride, OF Massillon, Ohio
and Secretary Patrick Mcbride, o.
Columbus, Ohio.
The objects Of .he convention are tc
consider and determine upon a policy
by and through which tho interests O
miners and mine laborers may be bette,
protected and their wages advanced dur
Ing the coming year. Tomorrow an at
tempt will be made to secure Gonsoli
dation Of the Union and the knights o
| I nl,nH
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BANQUETED Ills DEPUTIES!
Marshal White Does tho EIegant-IIis Al
mIulstratIon Satisfactory.

Marshal White Does the EIegant-IIis AL
mIulstratIon Satisfactory.
SpeciG! Di1paieh TO the IHtelligeReer.
CHARLESTON, W, Va, Dec, 1S,-U, s
Marshal II. S, White gave banquet al
the Hotel RuiTuer today to Deputies w
]. White, G, W. MCyey, j. F, stanhugan,
NJ. F. Poe, W, A. Holland, 4, X, Mas
sen, l.. W, Wiley, r, O, Dawson and j,
0. Hagar. Mr.. White is one OF the best
NIarshals that ever held the position In
West Virginia. He is u hard worker,
having his cases always ready for tile
Court, and 30 well arranged that there
has been no clashing, every witness
coming Ia Just at the right tlmo. His
appointments OF deputies have been
very good in every particular, and the
remark has been heard frequently that
Marshal White has made no mistakes
in his appointments. Everybody is
highly pleased with his selections, In
iact, no better appointments could have
been made.
Tho United States Court will adjourn
tomorrow,
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A PITlFUL STORY,

a Light House Keeper Deprived Of th'
Privilege of Dying Among Ills Friends.
QURBRo, Dec, lS,-A pitiful story
comes from Red Island light house, op
posite the mouth OF the Sasueany, Il
appears that the guardian OF this light
house was until lately EIzear Frazeari
aud he had spent tho summer on the
island with his wife and family and an
assistant, Alfred Cote. Early in Novem.
ber, as was their wont, his wife and
family left him to return for the winter
10 their home at Trois Pistoles. BY the
rules OF the department he was obliged
To remain on the island 10 keep the
light going until December 10. Soon
after the departure OF his vile aud family
he was taken III and was about TO die.
Desiring TO breathe his last in the
midst Of bis family, nightly efforts were
made by his assistant to signal friends
on Green Island and mainland by, bon
fires to come aud take him OF. Finally,
few nights since, the signals were
noticed and the next day brave crew
from Green Island endeavored to reach
him IN an open boat which they finally
succeeded IN doing after much hardship
and risk. Rolling the dying man in
blankets they put him In their frail craft,
with the intention Of endeayOring to
return To Green Island but u sudden
storm forced them to nut back TO Red
island where Mr.. FraSpar axpiFnl
shortly afterward.
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ALL QUIET in BRAzlIA
business Moving Along as Before tho lie,
OIutlOn-NO Late Disturbances.

business Moving Along as Before tho ltev.
Olutlon-NO Late Disturbances.
New YoRR, Dec, 49, The steamer
Cyril from Brazilian ports which arrived
hero to-day, reports that at Para buSi.
ness was going on Just as before the rev.
olution, Tho citizens were tearing
down all emblems and coats OF arms
having any connection with the Impe.
rial party, and all streets and avenues
which bore names akin to royalty were
changed 10 conform with Republican
ideas. Az Marahan al, was quiet and
there had been no disturbances since
the one before reported, In which six
men were killed and twenty wounded.
Business was not interrupted at Para,
II was reported, however, that a party
Of Republicans had entered the palace
and destroyed a large oil painting ol
the late Emperor by cutting and slash
II with a knife.
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AN RHUMAS FATHER,
He InfiIets on his chlldren all the TOrtursS
of the Incubation,


81, LOUIS, No., Dec, ls,-A horrible
tale Of alleged barbarous rcuelty oi
George A, .Guenther, the aged and de-
ienselsss old man, who was slain by bis
l6.yearOld son yesterday morning, was
related to-day by Charles Guenther, an
elder brother Of the murderer, who call
ed the office Of the ChIefot Police at Q
o'clock this morning to secure permIs.
sion to interview the prisoner in bis
cell in the "Hold'over," the murderer
having surrendered himself yesterday
afternoon, The sons story brands the
dead man as a savage fend incarnaLe,
who delighted in acts Of inhumaniIy
toward his children, delightipg in tor
turing them by methods praCtiCed only
by the most barbarous, Among other
barbarities alleged, was the chainlng OF
the children In dismal apartments, nude,
and while in that condition torturing
them with oil tue cruelties practlced in
the inQuisition.
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Special Dt'pateh to he Intelgsneer.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. lS.-West
Virginia pensions were issued to-day as
follows: Original inyalld-Cyrus Len
ton, Gladesvillei Frank B. Ross Wheel.
ing; Robert A. Pry, I.azearsville; Peter
Dillon, Wheelingi Thomas NJ. Ewes,
Bartram. InCrease-Sidney Merrileld,
Rlverheld; Joseph Gardner, Raven
Rock Thomas Bartram, Ceredo; Robert
MCAlister, Reader; David +. Fletcher,
shinnston Henry Weddington, Fort
Gay; Simon II. Gardner, Salem. Re-
issle-John s. Branner, Stevens; James
H. Fountain, Moundsvllle Reissue and
inCrease-Peter Vandyke, Ready Ripple
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TILE llANnING Op EuSlllRI.


Events That Led to It-StaniCy's Tribute
To tle ZanElbnrlS.;
ZANZIBAR, Dec. ls.-Detai!s of the
events just previous tho execution oI
Bushiri, the Arab leader Of the insur
gents in their revolt against the Ger
mans, show that there had been an en-
gagement between the. Germans ant
Bushiri's forces in which thirty Of The
latter were killed. Bushiri was captured
but succeeded in escaping and reaching
the jungle. He was subsequently cap
tured by Wasaga, who surrendered hiu
10 Capt. Wlssman and received in re
turn for the prisoner u reward Of l0,O0t
rupees.
At the banquet given Monday nigh
to Henry NJ. Stanley by Coleman Smith
the British Consul General here, Mr.
Stanley highly praised the Hanzibari
who accompanied tbs expedition. Il,
said that when all the members OF tht
expedition were starvingin the foresti
tho Hanzibaris had collected fungi
which had kept the Europeans alive
The Zanzlbaris touched nothing unit
after the Europeans bad eaten.
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TlB NAyASSA RIOTERS.

Quo ur Them Conroa.us tllo NIur,IDr Of Mr..
Foster During tho Trial at baltimore.
BALrluoRR. Mn. Dee. lS-In the trial
fiji 49, .,a,a., .,.,.n H.,
" '''e N"v"sS" ''o'etS yes'ciu"y y, ne"Fy
Jones confessed that he Killed Thomas
NJ. Foster. lie said: "NO ono had
blood .nouvh In ,hrow the dvnomite and
If, is,,s 90, ' ,,,..,,' ,,'a,. :, 49, L.,,"n
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A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Tho body of an UnEnown Young woml
Pound In Tho Yoo,la.


Tho Body of mn Unknown Young Woman
Pound In tho Woods.
LAMAR, Mo-, Dec. lS.-The body Of a
handsome and fasllionably attired young
woman, who had evidently been mur.
dered, was found in the woods near
town Monday evening by some boys.
The remains were at once brought TO
town, and every effort Is being made 10
solve the mystery.
The woman's skull was crushed, and
black and blue spots on the throat show.
ed that she had been choked. The dress
was Of silk, aud all the clothing OF the
finest make and material, but there was
nothing by which 10 identify the beauti.
ful victim. Tile pockets contained no
article except a deliCately scented white
handkerchief. The hands are small and
finely shaped, and one finger appears 10
have been slightly marked by ring.
The palms are evidently those OF a per.
son not accustomed To work, while the
nails are well kept. Everything indi.
Gates that the victim was q person Of re-.
tlnement.
Hundreds viewed tho body to-day, but
no one could be found who had ever
seen the woman before.
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STRUGGLING WITH THE REPORT.

Tho Majority Of the GubernatorIal Com
mittse Having n Star Chamber Session
The Republican Members Barred Out,
Special DiEpateA Inc NleIli0a'eer,
CHARLESTON, W. Van Dec, ls.-The
majority OF the Gubernatorial Contest
Committee is still struggling with their
report in room with closed doors, but
1t Is believed the end is near, A great
amount Of secrecy prevails and the
Republican members are not aware ex'
actly what Is going on. 1t Is said 700
copies OF tho report are TO be printed
and when the job is done the Governor
IL to be notified aud y call for the Legis'
lature issued, All the members Of the
committee are here.
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CROOKED SClIA1TENBURG.

Ills EmbezIiements from the School Fund
Running High In the Thousands.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 1S.-The more
the accounts Of the late Secretary ol
the School Board schattenburg are in
vestigated, the greater becomes the Ger.
tainty that they will run up high into
the thousands. An important discov
cry was made by a School Commission
or. The financial statement OF the scho
lastiC year ending August, 1888, shows
discrepancy Of $3.50. Such a discrep
aucy also exists In the report for 1884
when the amount expended was raiset
q, 8,202. Thus In two years the deialca
ton reached the sum Of Sl2,0G3.