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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

Schuyler Duryee has been appointed chlel
clerk of the Patent Office, vice Lpscom6,
resigned.
Seyenty-five coored men left Charlot!es-
Vile Tuesday to work en- railroad construc
ton in Kentucky.
Mr.. HEWITT is rebuilding his mill near
NOkt syile, Prince William county, to re-
placed the one recently burned hy an in'
cendiary.
A fight occurred at Pocahontas at col
ored dance on Thursday, in which one negro
was shot and instantly killed and severaI
seriously wounded.
Claudia, daughier of Mr. lafayette Payne,
who was burned several week ago. died at
her home neer Orleans Farquier county,
on Thursday night
MIR James Kincbe!oe, OF Fauquer, ana
Miss Annie Gibson, daughter Of MIR. John
Gibson, of Loudoun county, were married
in Middleburg on Tuesday.
The Governor has appointed Dr.. Il. Ash
ton member Of the State Board of Medical
Examiners for the unexpired term OF DR..
Thomas J. Moore, resigned
John P. Derry, aged 20 years, wes kicked
ia the side By g horse at Neersville, Lou
DOM county, few days snce and died the
next day from the effects of his injuries.
The Governor hiss removed the political
disabilities OF Charles 4. Newton, who was
convicted of felony i'll L0udnun county.
Newton was pardonei on the 10 n of Feb
ruary.
One night last week, dogs entered the
docks of AIr. Chas Mason and DR.. Potts, of
King George county, aud destroyed num-
Der of fine sheep and lambs belonging 10
them.
Mr.. r. C. Wright, living on the Pan
doph FARM" near MorrisviiIe, Page county,
expects to put in 800 acres in sorghum this
ysar-a new industry, aud it is believed
profitable.
TIE Board OF Visitors Of the Virginia Mil
itary Institute met in Richmond last night
to consider the matter OF the jubilee next
July on the occasion OF the seIni-ceotennial
auEiversary.
Maria Burns, colored woman of Tasley,
Acoomack county. known throughout he
eastern shore OF V.r-inia as the Moa7ses
Cake Woman, is dead. During the time she
was engaged in the business she made nearly
four million cakes
In the trial of Joshua f. Ross, at Glou
cester G.. H, for the murder of Geo. Hughes
the Commonwealth's witness yesterday tes
tilted that on the night of the shooting he
left Mr. Hughes smoking in bed A few
minutes later Ross came to the door and
said Mr. Hughes was dead. The witness
did not hear the report of a pistol. The
Commonwealth announced that they would
rest their case. Ross's statement will be
made to day AMI the case will proba-
Div not be concluded till the last of next
week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
ICoMMUSICATED

We commend the following extract from
a sermon By Rev. j. l. Vance, published in
the Christian Observer of July 11th, to the
serious consideration of the business men Of
our city, to whom God has entru ted money:
at is dangerous thing to ledUe a fortune
behind you. Without doubt, he who wills to
his heirs large estate, must, to certain
extent, aas,Ccr to God for the manner in
which those heirs employ it. 1t was placed
in his hands by God--to be used for God
He goes to judgment without having full
filled his trust ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
EX.GOy. Porter Ill.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 6.-Ex-Governor
Porter, recently appointed Minister to It.
ally, Is quite i'll at his residence in this city,
and his physicians will not permit any one
except members of his family TO see him.
Three days ago he took long walk and
when he returned his feet we're SO swollen
that he could hardly remove his shoes. The
next morning the skin began 10 peel off,
and great and continuous pain followed.
DR.. Jameson was called, but so far he has
not been able to make satisfactory dag
nosis of the disease.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Foreign News.

PARIS, April 6.-The Correctional Tribu
nal to-day acquitted Senator Nsquet and
Deputies LaGuerre. Laisant and Turquet,
leaders of the League of Patriots, and three
other members of the organization of the
charge of belonging to g secret society, but
imposed fine of 100 francs each upon them
for belonging to a society not authorized by
law. The crowd outside the court room re
ceived the announcement of the result OF
the trial with cries of"Vive la Ligue, ""Viye
Boulanger," and "Vive Deroulede."
LONDON, April G.-The Duchess of Cam
bridge, aunt of tho Queen is dead. She was
born July %, 1877.
The mine masters of Northumberland
have refused to grant the ten per cent ad-
vance in wages demanded by the GOLFERS.
There is no certainty yet as to the course
the men will pursue in consequence of the
refusal
The Mayor OF Leicester to-day received
an anonymous letter warning him that a
plot had been arranged to shoot the Prince
Oh w dieS Wucu ne allcuueu luo race ucel
ing there to day. Though the authorities
placed but little credence in the statement
OF the writer of the letter, they took every
precaution to ensure the safety of his royal
highness. Up to this hour two o'clock in
the at:ernooD) nothing whatever of an unto
ward nature has taken place at the races.
The great event of the Leicester Spring
meeting, the race for the Prince of Wales
stakes, was run today. The stakes were
600 aovereigus, to be distributed as fol-
lows: To the winner II 900 SOW; to the
second $50 SOW and to the third $50 SOW. The
race was for three years old colts, and was
won By the Duke of Portand's bay colt
Donovan, Mr.. a bington's bay colt Pioneer,
second, and Mr.. Il. G. Vyners bay iIy
Minthe, third.
DUBLIN, April Tho body of wood
ranger named Gildow has been found in the
river More at Kilkenny with the skull crush.
ed 1t is believed that the man was MUIR
dered on account of agrarisn troubles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
TeIegrHphic Briefs.

Tho most favorable reports are being received
at Minneapolis from the spring wheat fields.
Ex-President Cleveland and party reached New
York from Florida at $50 o'clock this morning.
News of rich placer diggings in the Bear Paw
mountains, 80 miles from Fort Benton, has been
received at Helena, Mon.
Moritz Rosentha the young pianist who was
to hare gvon a concert at Cincinnati last night,
left that city yesterday morning. There has been
no official statement of the cause of his sudden
departure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06


MARYLAND NJ. P. CONFERENCE. the
Maryland ". 2. Conference at Lynchburg
yesterday paper was presented IS uniinist-
Ell business proposing the consolidation OF
the collections taken in the interest of the
Bible and Tract Societies and the division
of the money by the conference. After de-
bate the paper was voted down.
DR.. L. w. Bates chairman OF the commit
tea on foreign missions, reported growth in
the work in japan, want of interest in the
work on the part Of ministers and laymen
and improper methods OF collecting means.
$25 coo we're asked for the year.
A resolution that the revenue of Child
rens Day should not be used to meet the
assessments Of charges provoked long dis
cussiop. Il was suggested that the report
was defective in not giving definite statistics
of the foreign work snd in not recognizing
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
and it was rec0mmitted.
Rev j. W. Charlton, chairman ofe special
committee ON charges OF improper distribu-
ton OF the aupeFanuuate fund, reported that
the charges made were verified by the rapid
increases OF claimants and decrease of re.
sources thst the trust shond he admins
tered upon sound ana correct business prln-
ciples. The church has no retired list for
effective mep on three foufths pay, but a
pension bureau for The actually disabled and
needy. Il was
"ReSoired First that the existing list be re-
vsed end there capable of service transfer
redto the active stand none such be placed
on the fund hereafter second, that the most
careful examination of the circumstances OF
claimants be made; third, that after the
present session no minister be received into
conferences after he has passed his forteth
year"
The last resolution was stricken cut and
after long discussion the paper was adopted
by large majority
Rev. L. d. Valiant announced his inabili-
ty to do active service, and he was granted
q superanuate relation.
Ia the evening the anniversary OF the SUI
perannuated Fund Society was held. DIR.
H. l.. Eiderdice made the address.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Atfelnnfed Murder.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 6-R w. Mum,
employed at the Chicago bakery in this city,
attempted to murder foreman Smith of the
same institution, last night. Smith had
threatened Mum with discharge unleas be
did better work. Mum went up stairs Sc
neck. AS he was about to shoot again be
was seizsd aDd given to officers. Smith
may recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Amendments.

WASHINGTON, April George c. Sur
giss, of West Virginia, was to day appoint
ed by the President Attorney of the United
States for the District of West Virginia.
W. II. McGinnis, of Ohio, has been ap
pointed an assistant superintendent railway
mail service and assigned to duty in the Of.
fco of the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral.
LleweIlyn G.. Estes, Of North Carolina,
has also been appointed an Assistant Super
intendent of Railway Mail Service, and as
signed 10 duty in. the Office of the lst Assist.
AIT Postmaster General.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
ANDRIA..
sATuRoAY EYENENa. APRIL 6.

IT HAS already become apparent that the
policy of the new President,in respect ofthe
distribution of federal patronage in the
South, s anytbing else than agreeable 10
southern republicans. whites as well as ne
croes, or rather to such Of them as are now
or recently have been, in Washington.
They expected Offices, both at home ana
abroad, to be spread before them as piehu
fully as roses in May, and that all they
would have to do would be to pluck those
that best suited their fancy. But instead OF
that, they have been offered nothing, many
of them not even being granted 30 audience
and those who were, being told that the Of
fees in their section would be given to the
best people thereof Their patience has been
exhausted and their disappointment is sore.
They have been crushed, but, like the worm,
they have turned. Their supporter and de-
fender, the Press, OF Washington, only mild
" represented their expressions, in les issue
of yesterday, when it said:
when the administration ventures be-
yond the lire OF its supporters to select men
from the opposition for office, especially IN
section where the party is in minority, II
il an admission Of weakness, reflection up
on its adheients. 1t produces dissenslcns
results in decentralization, and in the end de
arrows the organization of that party"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

THE FISH CASE IN King GEoRGE.-The case of
the Commonwealth against E. E. Crismond for
unlawful fishing with pound net in the waters
OF Potomac creek after the first day of April was
called up before the Court last Thursday upon =
demurrer to the Indictment After the argument
the Judge overruled the demurrer, deciding that
it was not lawful to fish with pound net in Po
tomac, Aqua or other creeks in Virginia, or in
any waters of the Commonwealth within the pro-
hibited time.-Fredericks5w Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

FAR FROM SETTLED "A letter from Wash.
ngton says "The fight between the Ma.
honeites and the auties Is far from settled,
aud the chances are that it will increase In
bitterness as the olfice-seekers feel more
hungry. The outlook isn't encouraging yet
for eli her side, and the upshot of the whole
business will be that Bowden and Browne
will have control of the patronage, and that
the other fellows will get sop hero and
there In order to keep them reasonably
nuiatN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

ANOTHER OF WASHINGTON SERVANTS
DEAD.-Rannah Smith, an aged colored
woman, who is said by her friends to have
been one OF George Washington's servants
in her youth. died on April in the Colored
Home and Hospital, at Sixty fifth street and
First avenue. She was repused to be III
years old. She was admitted to the Home
in July, 1875 She was born in Virginia,
and came to this city more than fifty years
ago. Even then she wns comparatively
old woman. She had BEEN married, but her
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Postomce Robbed.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Apr. 6.-The post
office at Randolph was burglarzed Thurs
DAY night. Burglars blew open the safe in
an artistic style and took $50 in money and
$50 worth of stamps besides $3.50 belonging
to DR.. ]. W. Brand, postmaster. Detectives
are on what is believed to be hot trail and
expect to bag the burglars to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

Mr.. HARRISON, in his inaugural address,
gave the immense crowd of negroes, who
heard him, to understand that in the South
the minority should rule. Last Wednesday
the democratic candidate for Governor in
Rhode Island received many more votes
than were cast for his republican rival, but
he was not elected Why shouldn't the
majority rule in Rhode Island as we'll as in
the Southern States
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Arrest Settlers.

Fort DODGE, Iowa, April 6.-Sherifl
Adams and single deputy yesterday effect
ed the arrest of II river land settlers charged
with conspiracy. They were arraigned in
justice's court in the afternoon, and waving
examination, were each placed under $500
bonds for appearance at the May term of
court. Bail was readily secured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
EXPLOSION of Gas.

DEQUoIN, lis, April An explosion of
gas occurred in the new Muddy Valley
coal mine of Capt. w. P. Halliday, situated
situated six miles south of here, last evening
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Prize eight.

SPOKANE FALLS, w. T., April Ga prizs
fight between Paddy Welsh, of st. Cloud,
MINI and Thomas Stockley, of Cotton, w.
T., occurred yesterday. E ghteen rounds
we're fought. la the eleventh round Stock.
ley hit Welsh on the left elbow, fracturing
the arm. Welsh continued to fight until
the 18th round with one hand, when be
Wi!hdreW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

THE WASHINGTON Star says; sit is as
serted that President Harrison has plainly
given the colored Office seekers from the
South who are here to understand that they
have very little to expect from him." If
this be so, The President, at least on the
question referred to. is in accord with Gen
eral Malone, who will not agree that his
party in Virginia, though composed almost
entirely of negroes, shall have negro chair
men for their county committees, and who
says the time has not yet arrived for negroes
TO come to the from! in politics. In party
point of view both the President and the
General, in this particular matter, are right,
for he political preferment Of negroes in the
South would tend to drive all the few rep
utable southern white republicans out of the
party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Court OF APPEALS YEsrERDAy.-Be.

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAy.-Be-
meh's executors against FluVanna county.
Argued By w. B Pettis, esq for plaintiff in
error, and A. A. Gray, esq for defendant in
error.
Bunch's executors against Fluvanna COM
~. Argued by W. B. Petit, esq for plain-
tiffs in error and A. A. Grey, $50 for de.
fendent in error, and submitted,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
The RasebalI Tourists.

NEW YORK, April 6.-The baseball teams
which arrived in the steamer Adriatic early
this morning were landed at the foot OF 22nd
street, North river, at S o'clock. They were
met at Quarantine by party of nearly 200
on a steamer, and given hearty reception.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Supreme Court Bar Meeting

WASHINGTON, April The attendance
ut the meeting of the bar OF the U. S. Su-
preme Court to-day to take action upon the
death of the late Mr.. Justice Stanley Mat
thews was small. The resolutions prepared
by the committee at previous meeting
we're presented and adopted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Rescued from Browning.

NEWPORT, R. l., April 6--Mrs. Wilson,
widely known by her maiden name Ida
Lewis. saved her uncle, Henry Lewis, an
old man 20 years of age, from watery
grave Yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

THE ATLANTA Constitution, the gushing
Mr.. Grady's paper, says President Har'
rison did graceful act when be proposed
to provide place for the wild W OF Stone
wall Jackson, the grta' Confederate leader"
President Harrison never did anything OF
the kind. Ia the first place, theidea of such
a thing never entered his mind, and in the
second, if it had, he stands in too much
dread of the C. A. R. to have given 1t ex.
preston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Fire.

SOMERSET, KY, Apr. 6.-The depot, dis
patching Office water tank, ETC., of the Gin
cinneti Southern Railroad, burned after
midnight last night. Total loss is estimated
at from $50 900 to 800, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

st. Louis has got hold of man who has
stolen twentyteight horses in six months.
and he is not only eighty.two years of age,
but lame, near-sighted and suffering with
asthma.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

by which several men and boys were severe
ly wounded. Two the number are known
to be fatally burned. The explosion was
caused by the lamp of one of the men at
work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
The President.

WASHINGTON. April 6 1t is said that the
President will 20 to Baltimore Monday
morning and take vessel there for cruise
in Chesapeake bay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
At the White House.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April Ga driving
snow storm that visited the city this morn
ing, had the effect of reducing very consid
erably the number of visitors at the White
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

BALTIMORE, April Is --Cotton finn mid i.ire
104. Flour dull aud unchanged Whest
Southern scarce and firm; Full 9a10j long.
berry 95a105; Western weak; No wiuter rel
spot and April 81; May S74sS1i2 Jane s~l
S9A July S5AaS5'3 Corn-Southeru wtIe
rather easier at 42s44 yellow firm st j igai}L,
Western firm mixed spot - sales April ~
1923 May AZ June TIA asked steamer no
Sales Oats firm Western white i2a3 doml.
ed 29a31 graded No > white SO bid Ryeycry
quiet and steady at 56a57 Hay firm prime %
choice timothy $15 scale so Provisions iru.
Butter ii mer; Western packed lSt20 creamery
25s26 Eggs firm at 1912 Coffee firm Rio est.
goes fair 1Sass1Sb. Sugar quo', A soft p
Whisky quiet at + II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

NEW YORK, April Cotton firm uplauis
10k. Orleans 1913; futures opened and co'c
steady. Flour quiet and steady. Wheat sctiye
and weak. Corn quiet and steady. Pork Dol
and unchanged at Sl2 5o4l3 70. Lad en- et srt
easy at 81 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

CHICAGO, April Gil a. m.-Tho May options
are now quoted as follows: Wheat 81 Corn
353ss35a. Oats 25a. Pork tl2 30, Lard : /,
short ribs So II 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

A company has been formed in New York
which proposes to make machines for the
delivery of postage stamps automatically by
dropping coin in the slot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

Private detectives are now employed to
watch the gifts at fashionable weddings in
Philadelphia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

DOYS, large and small, poor and rich are al
ID ways glad to own psir of SKATES. We
have full line both Of Club" and Wood top"
and prices are low this season.
dec1O JAS. F. CABIN g. SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
Erom WASHINGTON.

special Correspondence of the Alexs. GAzErrRl
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 6, 1889.
Every body here at all interested in the
subject now agrees that the President, like
Senator Jones of Nevada, thinks this is a
white mans government and that his policy
in the distribution of the offices will be in
strict accordance with that idea; and it is
just as apparent that such a policy
Is az satisfactory to the northern re-
publicans here as it is to the demo.
crate. In every instance in which he
has talked to individuals and delegations
on the subject, be has given them to under
stand, and that plainly, that he will not, IS
his predecessor did, give offices to negroes
simply in order to reoognize the negro element
of the country's population. Particularly
did he impress this determination upon Con
gresham Coleman of Louisiana, and
Mr.. Blunt, and upon Georgia and Vir-
ginia delegations, who called upon
him in reference to the matter. He
.nn.J lid them that he intended giving the
South to intelligent ha and
ap2 AA.Wehare OF 1ne communities
AIDES JERSEY and s who are repre-
Ia 25c at [ap2l AMOS Bm mt ns en tbs a' II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

ALEXANDRA MARKET. April G.-Rcceip.s of
Flour are fair and sales are very well distributed
as to grade at unchanged figures. Wheat is Will.
out further change and the msrkcs are .e,.
the offerings are small and we note the ual Lone
range in prices, on account of tho condition a,
from go to 1o1. Corn is active sni BE hisAcra
42la to 4414. Rye 30 to 56. Oats b to35
Eggs 10 to II. Potatoes 30 to 49, Other pro.
duce is weak and easy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

MR. PIERsoN, the republican postmaster
at New York whom Mr.. Cleveland, who
was elected by tho democrats, retained in
Office during the whole of his administra'
ton. has been removed by Mr.. Harrison,
who was elected by the republicans. Had
he been removed four years ego. Mr.. Cleve-
land might have been reelected, because
large class Of the voters Of this country, Of
both parties, are Influenced, and not unnat
urally, by partisan feelings. Mr.. Persons
successor is an active partisan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

THE PEOPLE of this country can thank
Secretary Window for not permitting the
government to rob them of more than eight
hundred thousand dollars on its silver coin
age last month, as, under the law, it could
have doubled that sum. By law the Secre
tary could have bought four million dollars
worth of silver; but he only bought two mil
lon worth out of which, not only two mil
lion silver dollars were coined, but eight
hundred thousand besides, owing to the de
preciated value of silver bullion. The worst
of this business is that while all these silver
dollars are stored and locked up In the vaults
of the Treasury, the money to buy the raw
silver out of which they are coined is ex
acted from the poor people of the country
by high taxes on the necessaries OF life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is list of the letters rcmaining in
the Alexandria, Va, postofiice April 6.
Persons calling for letters viii please say they
advertised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-06

advertised.
Advertised letters, not called for within two
weeks, will he sent to the dead letter Office.
Anderson, Washington Parker, s
Austin. Miss Bottic Peters JACK
Bailey, SD Rosycta, Miss
Chase, Mrs VIM L Reed, James W
Cook, Mrs SAPPHIRE Seibert, John
Croft. E Simon, C
Davis, Miss Annie Smith, WP
Dswsey, Samuel fallen, Tenace
Jsnnoy, Walter Thornton, VIM II
Jones, Mira Sarah Taylor, Chas
Langley, Miss Susie Turner, Ellen
Marshall, Henry Walter VIM B
Mayhugb, Miss Eliza Williams, Mrs
Page, Fanny Wright Mrs Fannie
Payne, Mrs Sarah,
WV. HERBERT, PM.