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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
THERE is NO LIMIT
That Can Yet be Seen to the Manifold
Uses of Electricity.
A NUMBER OF NEW INVENTIONS.
The Subtle Fluid Furnishes Power at the
Paris Exposition.
A FIRE ENGINE WITH THE NEW FORCE

Max J. Becker, President of the American
Society Of Civil Engineers, in recent ad-
dress to that body, draws a vivid picture of
the future of electricity, which, he says, is
certainly destined to excel all the forces of
nature in the extended range of its useful
application. In the prosecution of subter-
ranean or subaqueous operations, such as
tunnelling, mining, sinking of caissons, the
use of the electric light is found to be of
special benefit; in its incandescent form it
is absolutely safe against the dangers from
explosive gases, and in caisson work
it removes the risks and inconvenience
incident to the ready and rapid COM
bustion of infammable substances under
the influence of high atmospheric pressure.
In discussing electric street railways, and
their ready adaptability where cable lines
and horse traction are out of the question,
Mr.. Becker refers to an electric railway at
Allegheny City, which, in distance of one
mile out of a total length of four miles,
ascends, with speed Of fully four miles per
hour, hill over 400 feet high, upon
gradient of 12H per cent, with numerous
curves Of 40 feet radius, the cars being often
loaded with rs people. Upon the lower
portion of this line the electric current is
supplied by means of an underground con-
nection, and on the upper portion of the
line by the ordinary overhead conductors.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Electrical Cable Welding.

A problem which has always puzzled the
mechanical engineer is the finding Of a
method of uniting successive cable lengths
without materially decreasing the strength
of the original sections. Where the joint
was required to be practically of no greater
cross-section than the original cable great
difficulty has been experienced, and the
strength of the cable has invariably been
reduced. Now the aid of electric welding
has invariably been called in, and this dill
ficult task is performed with absolute pre-
cision. With proper arrangements and the
exercise of ordinary care, each strand of a
cable may be united to that of another, end
to end, so that the joint is practically i'm
perceptible.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Electric Detection of Iceberss.

The narrow escape of the Saale when COL
liding with an iceberg. brought out num-
Der of suggestions for the prevention of such
accidents in future. In most of these the
idea of an electrical indicator, which would
denote the presence of icebergs alta sufficient
distance to avoid a collision, was put for
ward. F. R. CoIvin, in an interesting ar
ticle on the subject, demonstrates that,
while such device might be quite effective
under some conditions, its action could not
invariably be depended upon. The fault
does not lie in the apparatus itself, but in
the conditions which exist respecting the
currents surrounding an iceberg and involv-
ing the direction in which the ship ap-
proaches. Mr.. Colvin suggests that the
best way of avoiding icebergs is to 60 where
they are not. namely well to'the south; but
in these days of the smashing of speed rec
ords this sensible suggestion is hardly likely
to be followed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

Mr.. Webster, the inventor of the latest
treatment of sewage by electricity, has been
visiting Maidstone, England, with a view
to the formulation of a scheme for the puri-
fication of the river Medway, which is now
very much polluted by sewage. In COM
menting OH the successful results which
have attended recent experiments in the
economical precipitation of sewage by cleo
trolysis, prominent New York electrical
journal suggests that an application of this
system might possibly at last do away with
the foul condition. of the water front along
New York City.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Preservation of Milk.

A. French electrician, having noticed that
the passage of an electric current retards the
formation of the cream, thought that
treatment by electricity would be favorable
to preservation. A number of experiments
have been carried out to see if this was the
case, and the result has been very satis-
factory.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Electric Fire ENGINE.

An electric fire engine, which can be
tapped for service whenever wanted, is one
of the latest inventions. The advantages
claimed are that it can be started at full
speed; that it Is much lighter than a steam
fire engine of equal power; that it costs one
third less; that it is noiseless in its opera
ton, makes no smoke or ashes, and is safer
and more economical.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Wafer GINS.

In discussing the question of water gas
and its applications, Max Geitel, in a recent
number OF Glasser's Annalen, calls attention
to the various attempts that have been made
to obtain Illuminating gas by the electroly-
sis Of water, and suggests that with the great
advance of the last few years in electric
science such electrolytic decomposition may
contain possibilities even now undreamed of.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

in mind the Inconvenience connected with
the gravity battery in its present form. he
has, by the simple addition OF an envelope
for the zinc and for the copper crystals,
overcome what has heretofore been source
of much trouble and annoyance. The simple
method of preventing the creeping of the
salts in batteries, will also be appreciated
by those who have the care of batteries in
which this defect is prominent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

The New Opera Becomes the Exclusive
Property of G. C. Jcnks.
J. D. Watson and Harry Mcfarland,
Esqs., yesterday completed the negotiations
between George c. jerks, who wrote the
words. and Charles w. Fleming, who wrote
the music, of the UNITED States Mail" by
which the latter relinquishes, for sum of
money not named, his proprietary interest
in the production. 1t will be put on the
road next month. Among the hackers are
DR.. C. S. Scott and A. P. Moore.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
wby Divorce, Are Necessary,

Halt the domestic quarrels that come to
light in the county courts begin at the din
ner table, when the wife's temper is ruffled
by the heat of the bakeoven or cook stove.
People who use only Marvin's famous bread
and crackers never quarrel. If you want
to live happy order Marvin's rye bread,
Queens jubilee bread and pound or two
of extra soda crackers from your grocer at
once, TuWThSSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Tempering Copper.

This is one of the lost arts. which has
been actively sought for byscientists and
mechanics for years. The process has been
accidentally discovered, and tests of the
quality of the copper thus treated have
shown most remarkable strength and wear
ing qualities. twill be especially valuable
for use in the bearings and commutators of
dynamo machines, and also, for the jour
nails of locomotives and cars. An establish
ment in Pennsylvania is now placing the
metal ON the market.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

James Thomas, the colored man accused Of
stealing shoes from the firm of A. 1. Scott
& Co., was held by Alderman Cassidy yes
terday afternoon for trial at the September
term of court. The hearing in the case of
parties charged with receiving the stolen
goods was continued until to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
The VageIphoue.

A successful test was made at Chicago
recently of new invention called the vagel-
phone, which transmits wave sounds by
magnetism. It is claimed that the instru-
ment will convey sounds great distance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Fine Whiskies.

xxx, 1856, Pure Rye Whisky, full
quarts. ...N w
1860, McKim's Pure Rye Whisky,
1ull quarts. W
Monogram, Pure Rye Whisky, full
Extra Old Cabinet, Pure Rye Whisky,
iull quarts. ....... -: oo
Gibson's, 1879, Pure Rye Whisky, full
QuafS. .......... .......... w
Gibson's Pure Rye Whisky. full
quarts s.............................1 1 80
Guckenheimer Pure Rye Whisky, full
quarts. ...-....... W
Guckenheimer Export, Pure Rye Whis-
ky. full quarts. ......................1 30
Moss Export, Pure Rye Whisky, full
1879 Export, Pure Rye Whisky, full
quarts. .-..-. 70
1880 Export, Pure Rye Whisky, full
quarts. W
For sale by G. w. Schmidt, Nos. 95 and
81 Fifth ave.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

THE fretting of children is frequently
caused by worms, irritation in stomach and
bowels, a fetid breath, constant thirst, an
irregular and greedy appetite, which often
Graves strange things, are among the COM
mon symptoms. You will find DIR. Jayne's
and ar excellent tonic for the dyspepsia Of
old and young.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Frauenheim & Hilsnck,s

Pittsburg beer deserves your patronage both
for its good qualities and because it is
genuine product of home industry. Call for
It at all frst-class bars, or order direct.
Telenhone 11S6
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Their Gourmet for Advertising.

At a meeting of the Pittsburg Exposition
Society yesterday the contract for their ad-
yertising, exclusive of the city papers, was
awarded to Remington Bros.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
SharpshoofIng.

Some very sharpshooting came off little
while ago on the African coast, where the
correspondent of a well-known electrical
paper happens to be stationed. Two Arab
chiefs had come down from Yemen to Alden,
and a trial ensued, in which the Arabs, who
were crack shots with their long guns, came
off quite the best. Our American resolved
on a surprise to these gentlemen, and invited
them to grand test on the morrow. Mean
while he prepared Illuminating fuse, laid
a couple of insulated wires to point on the
sand hills some quarter of a mile away, care
fully placed the fuse, covered it with sand,
and on this placed small glass bottle.
Next day the Arabs were invited to fire at
the minute speck in the distance. They
fired half dozen times, naturally far wide
OF such mark. Our marksman then took
his place, his attendant (with his hand on
the key) being not far off. That bottle burst
into thousands of fragments at the first shot,
and the Arabs left with the most awestruck
idea of the wonderful skill of the American.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
THE ALLEGHENY VALLEY r. r.
To valley Camp SUNDAY. August 4.

To Valley Cnmp SunduV. AuRust a.
Trains leave Union station at 8:45 A. M.
and 12:4O P. M Returning trains leave
Valley Camp at 5:15 P. M, 600 P. NJ. and
$50 P. M, and one after evening service.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
THE OHTWS FRUIT FLEET. ard I'd

millions invested in the trade, being a graphic
dccount, proftLsely illustrated. Of a 2,O00-mite
trip do,0n the Ttver By Jung lager s0iH appear
In to-noTrosgS DISPATCH. =
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

CLARA BELLE, ssre9' 1n t9'GrT9@s %as gs sl}n, Rus
trated letter in tUhich she describes some onus-
ing happenings in NeU York.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
Electric Power MT the Exhibition.

It was found Objectionable to use steam
engine and boiler to drive the $50 feet OF
shafting in the agricultural galleries, about
25-horse power being required for the pur-
pose. It was finally decided that power
should be transmitted to it by electricity.
The steam engine is located in Machinery
Hall, and the dynamo and motor are fur
nished by the company for the transmission
of power by electricity. The total length
of the circuit is about 5000 feet, the con-
ductors being of silicon bronze. The cur
rent is used at about 1000 volts pressure,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

TENNYSON AT 80 & :srisna H. ,1ssses Seesr y ~
Edmund Gosse. illustrated by a portrait Of the
poet laureate, IN to-sao7ro1e's DESPATCH.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

Primary Battery improvements.
Very worthy of note are the recent i'm.
provements of P. B. Delany, the well-known
electrician, in primary batteries. Having
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

BLAkEL4 HALL, pATcm r. :Ucao,rGS' gtpss pas- De.
scriptton of the life and appearance of Hon.
William EDort Gladstone
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

sRoDucEs THE SoFTEsr HANDS, REDNss, RI
ness Chaps Fsures Shapeless Nails and Painful Finger
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
A SALMON HAUNT,

The mouth of the Moisie has special in
terest for sportsmen, it being the haunt Of
myriads of salmon; and fish of from 80 to 40
pounds weight have frequently been taken.
The river itself winds through an m
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

of them is to attend services on a
Sunday. The business exactly suits them,
but as rule there are great many more
Hottentots than Kafirs among the converts.
i can give You a specimen of the sort of men
they are. Not long since gentleman was
coming down with a wagon and iot of
bullocks from King Williamstown. The
drivers all took it into their head to desert
one day-it's a way these fellows have, one
of them thinks he will go, and then the
whole Lot go, and a settler wakes up in the
morning and finds that there isn't a single
hand left on his place, and he has perhaps
four or five hundred COWS to be MIXED ana
twice as many oxen and horses to look
after. Well, this happened within a mile
or so of the missionary station, so the gen.
tleman rode over there and asked if some of
the men would go with him down to Beau
fort, couple of days's march. Nobody
would go; he raised his offers, and at last
offered five times the usual rate of pay. but
not one of the lazy brutes would move, and
he had at last to drive the whole lot down
himself, with the aid of native or two he
picked up on the way. However, there has
been pretty good order along the frontier
for the last two years, partly due to
the chiefs having to pay for all cattle
traced to their kraals, partly to the fact that
we have got 400 Kaffir police-and an un-
common smart lot of fellows they are-scat-
tered all along the frontier. instead of being.
like us, kept principally in towns. You
see we are considered more as a military
body. Of course, we have a much easier
time of it than if we were knocking about in
small parties among the border settlements;
but there is lot more excitement in that
sort OF life, and l hope that, if there is
trouble, they will send US out TO protect the
settlements
81 hope so," Ronald said cordially.
"Barrack life at a dull little town is the
slowest thing in the world. would never
have enlisted for that sort Of thing"
"Well, if what the settlers say turns out
right, you will have plenty Of excitement I
can tell you. I was in the last war. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-26
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. e5. 1850.
WHAT WAS DONE N STOCKS.

Monday, tcn. 2o-p. m.
The stock market was so narrow to-day that
with a few exceptions, the variations were un-
worthy OF notice. st. Paul opened nearly i per
cent lower in response 20 a still sharper decline
in London, but the only other important loss was
suffered by Missouri Pacific, which is not dealt
spent in devising theories TO account for this
weakness in two stocks not otherwise connected.
The published dispatches from Chicago that
neither the Union Pacific nor the Missouri Pacific
had signed the new traffic agreement might have
explained the decline IL they had not been prompt
ly denied, and IL Union Pacific had suffered a
loss in any way equal 70 that in Missouri Paciiic
The selling OF 81. Paul, which was the conspicuous
feature OF the day, was based on rumors
would be further reduced, or perhaps passed al
together, but these rumors were not new IN
London, and In New-iork !. has been urged lor
several days that the passing or tie dividend
would not be an unIniAed evil 10 the common
stock. 10 seems probable therefore, that the
exceptional declines In ST. Inul ana missouri
Pacific, AZ the opening, were engineered by the
same intelligence
IL is worthy Of special notice that the weak
ness OF St Paul did not affect untayoraDly the
other Granger stocks, and, possibly Tor TINS
reason, Reading declined IN the later dealings
The other coal shares yielded from pure syW-
pathy, but, as they declined, the Granger stocks
rallied. The recorded transactions IN 81 Paui
and Reading were more than 0nc-half OF the total
business. While the final changes were generally
declines, the closing was not weak, ana, excepting
these two stocks, the losses were unimportht
The Treasury accepted S1O1,lO coupon les
90 90 i-e. The local market was dun ana rather
heavy at these quotations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-26
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET

The business in State bonds comprised small
sales Of Alabama, Glass @, at l OF Louisiana con-
sol As at 81 IA, and North Carolina consol 4s
at 90 1-2 and 90, OF city bank stocks, Seventh
National sold ts4 az 100
The demand for railroad bonds appears 20 be
satisfied at least for the moment, and the volume
of business is steadily shrinking. The variations
to-day were irregular, and, contrary to the usual
ruic lately, declines were as numerous as advances
Gulf, Colorado and 81. Louis hrsts were IA per
cent higher at l16; Northern Pnciic and Mon
taDa hists made the same gam at lO3 l-2 ana
Texas Pacific. irsts rallied TO %. The most I'M
portant declines were In Denver and Rio Grande
Western firsts which fell B-S per cent TO Sd, and
in Missouri, Kansas and Texas general Gs, which
closed IL lower 40 90. Northern Pacific firsts
yielded IA 70 III IA, aud Reading general 4s
were heavy and IA lower at OF 1-2
In the unlisted department VI the Stock EX-
change, Cotton Oil certificates w-re only mod
eratey active i1064O), but after q sharp decline
in the early dealings they rallied toward the close
and recovered their previous loss. Other trans
actions were In Sugar Trust certificates (.13tL
which declined from "a "a 10 S3 "a, in Mt
Desert Land 1900 at SO % 10 81 75, and in
Brunswick Company $50 at 81 i-4a2l rs.
Money was trfe deurer at 20 2 liz per cent
on CALI and the last loan was made at tho
higher figure.
The Clearing House statement to-day was as
follows: Exchanges, S67,253,l06; balances,
The Snb-Ireasnry to-day was debtor to the
Clearing House S34D,577. Its net gnin on balance
on Saturday and to-day was s407.596, made I'D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-26

Net cash balances 1904 800 s294 14oo9e Inc $3.50
Rates for foreign exchange were firm, out the
demand was not brisk, and there was no change
in the quotations for actual business, as follows
Bankers bills at 81 SO 3-S and 81 SO 7e respect
lively for long and short sterling French francs ut
5103-S and 5.16 7-S; reichmarks at 80 80 ana
90 "a, and guilders at 40 and 40 L.
In London British consos were slightly lower at
90 81 for both money and account. Ear silver
was steady at AZ BAD. an ounce. American rail-
way shares were weak and lower, st. Paul leading
the decline in consequence of unfavorable rumors
Paris French B per cents were higher at ga 81 I-2,
exchange London being 1884 francs to the
pound.
The gross earnings Of the Chicago. Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railway for the period from January
TO February Ii showed gain over the same
period last year of 1900, instead Of s4S7S0o,
as printed this morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-26
Gurtion Sales.
ExrENsrYE GOLD MINE FoE SALE

WIN
To be sold at public auction by the undersigned a.
the Merchants Exchange. in tho City OF Halifax.
Thursday the fourteenth day Of March next, at twelve
O'Clock noon that extensive, valuable and welequpped
GOLD MINE known the Dunerin GOLD NINE, stu
ate the Atlantic about ninety miles east OF said
city Daily mail from Halifax Telegraph onice At
Salmon River four miles from tho works Salmon River
harbor feezes and safe and Of access The
embraces 3l2 each 160x25o feet all in one
block The entire fifteen hundred feet IN
width and eight thousand i've hundred and fifty
sect along the odes The leases have nearly fourteen
years run, and any time be renewed for period
OF twentyone years, upon payment OF two dollars per
Within this belt Of veins dipping each
made the surface extend upward OF 900 feet Tho
has been partially removed 70 depth OF 200 feet
distance Of about ZOO feet and to depth averaging
about 20 feet over an additional 1000 feet In length or
thereabouts The OF various width the larges
averaging about ten feet OF solid quartz.
This mine was discovered In the autumn OF $780, but
worked 10 any extent until the autumn Of 1851
It yielded up TO tho end OF November 81 OH
OF gold from q sos tons Of quartz according the
returns made TO the Mines Olice The gold De
produced cost which Will leave handsome
margin OF profit
The mine is operated by machinery worked by water
powel the power being transmitted by line Of wire rope
aoo1t fe ete Wing pae ' 70 e oueop M %
Veins, AZ distance tSeTeiIom Of about hfty feet IRa
s s :a Pd b Ss Ss esRer re a S'
stamps and there is ample water power to
operate three times thds number sixty stamps be
power existing Tor pumping aid hOisting only about
@6ed md %ewaiersd Lana owned VIII Se he 81 R SSl
This partly the and where II docs imme
datcy adioins them. It ~ also provided with
plant 70 operate hosting gear and pumps In case Of acct
dent 70 tho transmission power, saWinD. sufficient
the requirements OF the property, tIamway from the
mine TO the eruhe for carrying quartz and sabes oce
and boarding. houses sufficient 70 accommodate large
number OF employees.
The mine Is owned and has been operated by partner
ship and owing 70 the death Of Of the principal
good title will be given
Terms ten per cent cash, balance within thirty days
from day OF sale The deposit 20 be forfeited In tho
purchaser fails % complete The purchase within that time
MEAGHER, Q. o., Bedford Row, Halifax, or 10 JAMES
DUGGAN SONS, AuctioneeIs. Bedford Row.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-26
G. ENTR "a L,RS ALaoA AIa, Of SS5SMI S Ss

~ ENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW-JERSEY.
" FOOT OF LIBERTY STREET NORTH RIvER
Time Table Of January 10. 1883.
caans o hessn 1s' h hsiiI @
90 q m lor FelninstOh. Easton. Bethlehem. Allen
BeshlsRe m :" Ansntown Msaeh ch1nk, wliksSsrre.
Scranton Reading Harrisburg, Pottsville. iamaquz,
shamokn. supsgTy LewssuIg wilIIssnspSs- .u.,
Mauch Chunk Reading, Harrisburg, etc.
Si5 D IN. Tor Easton, Bethlehem. Allentown. MaueA
Chung wnkesbarrs Scranton IaPaSua Sna'ncsin
ZOO ana 80 o. NJ for Somerytle and bennington.
S:g5 D m for Eastop. Bethlehem; Allentown. Mausn
Chunk, Reading, Harrisburg etc On sundays at 80
y, Rss hs1k 's snr s sssISsa el.s s1s
fast $50 ciss rs M, p Fsfminedaie Man
a 40 a M. j D. m. for vneland Bridgeton.
$50, Q. s:l5. 10 go II rs n. B. Z 4; 20 5 so
Gao p M SqndsyS "a q; ISs fersn h ,oe m
4:so D. m Parlor cars at 80 and 80.
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
4:so q m, L 100 .. N C2:so D. H.. Through Exprssa,
with psriorcarsl
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST RoUTA
FOR PHILADELPHIA
BOUND BROOK ROUTE, a
via Central r R. OF New-yersey and PhiiadepnA and
Reading r r. Leave foot Libertyst, N r, at 7:45s
Trans leaving at 4, Z AS IL a. m; 80. 4. 80,
49, - p. Fave connection for Reading Harrisburg.
Ticket: ana Psres Be prosursss At WI q
i2sthst IS. East i2stiSsS h Ssw;EStk; c0ur'ss'
New.York transfer Company viii cali for and cheek
baggage from hotel or residence