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CONGREGATION NOT SATISFIED,
Sudden Denth Of Rev. George Spence
Arouscs Suspicion.

Sudden Death Of Rev. George Spencer
Arouscs Suspicion.
SnELDYvlLLE, IND, March 0.-There
is great deal Of talk in this county over
the mystery surrounding the death Of
Rev. George Spencer, pastor Of the Pres.
byterian Church at Boggstown, this
county, which occurred in hospital in
Chicago several days ago. Some two
weeks ago Rev. Spencer left Boggstown,
telling his parishioners that he was going
to Chicago to buy library, leaving his
twelve-year old son Fletcher in their
care. He took $500 with him to use in
buying books. About week later
resident Of Boggstown received a letter
from Ben Farmbrough, a former resident
Of that village, who had moved to Clin-
ton county, this State, saying that man
giving his name rs Midkiff had made his
appearance in that vicinity, and an
nounced that he was pastor of the Pres
byterian churchin Boggstown. Before
an answer could be received Rev, Spen-
Ger, alias Midkiff, had disappeared, 90
ing, it was afterward ascertained, to Chi
cago. '.-
A few days later his parishoners were
notified OF his death in Chicago hos
pital and sent Rev. DR.. T. L. Hughes,
pastor Of the Presbyterian church here,
on to Chicago to investigate. DR.. Hughes,
who has just returned, said that Rev.
Spencer put up at hotei near the Mich.
igan Central Depot, registering as
Fletcher Lawrence, Attica, N. Y, which
was his old home. He told the hotel
clerk that he was lawyer and was in
Chicago on legal business. y
The clerk said he seemed despondent
and spent most Of the time in the hotel
Office, whele he was taken suddenly
and violently i'll and WAS taken to u hos.
pital, his death occurring a few hours
later, the cause being variously reported
as some lesion Of the broin and a stomach
disorder. EGu@ VIZ
His brother, James Spencer, Of Attica,
N. Y, who had been notified by tele..
gram from here, arrived in Chicago on
the same day with DR.. Hughes and took
charge Of the remains. Another brother
was Justice OF the Supreme Court OF Da.
kota under President Cleveland. r.
Rev. Spencer and his wife had been
separated some time, her death occurring
in Attlca some three months ago. -
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I AN OBSTINATE KING.
Salutary Lesson to be Given to Daltoui,
y. .L--.-LL,- y II y by Ernnca.L ~ -. ~

salusary Lesson to be Given to Dns.omey
PARIS, March 9.-In the Chamber OF
Deputies NJ. Etienpo stated that the
King Of Dahomey had refused to recog.
nize the French Protectorate over the
slave coast, and had invaded that terri.
tory, but had been repulsed. He also
said that II the King refused to satisfy
the demands OF France 1t would be nee.
essary to take vigorous measures, not
with view to the conquest OF Dahomey
but for the purpose Of giving a salutary
lesson 70 the King aud people. aIg!
Mr.. .Etienn's remarks were greeted
with cheera. ll.s .ts...ss . y. 49,. .I.l.
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MR.. CALL TRANSGRESSED
The Privileges OF tho Senate md is Called
Down,

The Privileges OF the Senate md Is Called
Down. -
WASHINGTON, March 0.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
yesterday had under consideration the
resolution offered by Mr.. Chandler in
respect to the Interpolation by Mr.. Call
Of certain remarks in his speech on the
murder OF W. B. Saunders, in Florida a
week or two ago. Mr.. Chandler charged
that Mr.. Call did not, utter. one on the
floor Of the Senate. that the record was
made to say he did, and he asked the
Committee on Privileges and Elections 8
TO report whether or not that was cause
for censuring Mr.. Call, and also to report
to what extent Senator may 90 in
debate and keep within Parliamentary
bonds.
MIR. Call attacked the accuracy OF the
report Of his speech, but the committee
decided to recommend that the record
Of that days proceedings shall contain
the report OF Mr.. Calls speech according
to the notes OF tho official reporter. :
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IBB WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Report Of the Senate
Smelling" Committee
MAY PRECIplTATE A DEBATE
Similar to That OF Last Wcek-Thc
Hluir Chestnut Still on tho Cal.
cndnr r. Mr.. Cali Called
Down-Other News. l

WASHINGTON, D. G., March 0.-Tht
uncertainty surrounding the disposition
Of the questions raised by tho recent con
siderAton OF executive session matters
makes It impossible to forecast with any
degree OF accuracy the work OF the Sen.
ate for this week. Senator Dolph's com.
mittec willto.morrow resume the interre.
CATION, under oath, Of members of the
Senate respecting their connection with
'leaks" in the past, and tho report Of
their discoveries may precipitate another
discussion similar to that Of last week.
So much OF tho time Of the Senate was
taken up with that discussion that the
Blair educational bill was not disposed
Of, aud it still heads the calendar as un-
finished business. A very general feel.
Ing exists in favor iof closing this debate
this week and to take vote on the bill,
il possible. Mr.. Evarts will close the
debate in support Of the measure.
Senator Stanford will offer resolution
tomorrow instructing the Finance Com.
mittee 10 investigate and report upon
tho expediency and desirability Of the
Government loaning money upon real
estate mortgage at nominal rate OF in.
terpst, one or two per cent per annum,
retaining the right 10 call in a certain
proportion Of the loan when occasion
demands. ..IT
THE HOUSE. !NH,
The work OF the House this week will
probably be to add new stars to the Ma.
tional flag. The District OF Columbia
Committee will probably occupy to.mor-
row in the disposition OF measures relat-
ing TO local affairs, and after that tho
0klaltoma bill will be taken up and pass.
ed upon finally, as far as the House is
concerned. Then, according to notice
already given, the Territories Committee
will present for the consideration Of the
House, the bill to admit Wyoming as q
State OF the Union, and this will be fol.
lowed by the Idaho bill, il any time re-
mains. The Committee on Elections de-
sire to call up the contested election
case OF Mudd vs.. Compton, from Mary
lund, but will only do 80, according to
present arrangement, il it can be done
without interfering with the Statehood
bills already mentioned.
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AUDITOR GRAHAM SENTENCED.
He Goes Up For Eighteen feara and Mui
N. Pay IN Enormous Fine. /

Le Goes Up For Eighteen fears and Mus
Pay Nh Enormous Fine. i
LEBANON, O., March 9.-Big.heartet
AL Graham, tho whilom, dashing ant
defaulting Auditor Of Warren county
stood up in a brand new and faultles,
fitting suit Of clothes yesterday morning
and took his medicine without mur
mur. The dose was Of allopathic size
and caused ilutter in the crowded
court room. sf-
I "The sentence OF the Court is" said
Judge White, in n firm tone, "that you
be imprisoned lin the penitentiary 10,
tho period OF eighteen years and pay a
fine OF sl2G, 422 IS."
Graham entered plea Of guilty 10 the
Indictment charging him with aiding
and abetting the embezzlement OF $685..
2ll 90. To the sixteen other indict.
ments for receiving payment on false
vouchers. he entered plea OF not guilty.
Before sentence was passed he made a
statement to the court confessing his
completely in the embezzlement OF pub.
lie money, bnt denied that he had re.
ceived the amounts charged against him.
The fraudulent school warrants, he said,
were given to Coleman to be used as
cash in Coleman's settlement as treasurer
With the Commissioners. i
Coleman had been speculating in
stocks and begged Graham with tears in
his eyes to save him from ruin and dis.
grace. Graham said he had never re.
ceiyed cent Of the warrants entered in
the blank space above the Commission.
ers' names in the Treasurer's book. He
also said his signature in that settlement
was a forgery. Graham said that on
the morning he left Lebanon, Coleman
came to his house and made a PROPOSE.
tion to buy of the investigating com.
mlttee.
He told Coleman be could do but little,
as he had only Is cents. He drove To
the Court House afterward and Coleman
sent out roll Of $500, which was to be
used to buy of the committee, but Ora.
ham took the money and used it in his
flight from town. During bis statement
TO the court Graham was the cynosure OF
al, but he never once faltered or mani.
tested the least excitement. His voice
was the same as it used to ring out merri.
ly in the long corridor Of the Court
House for 80 many years while he was
auditor.
Graham had his attorneys, J. Kelly
ONeil, W. L. Dechant and J. A. Run.
Yum. The latter made powerful and
eloquent appeal for clemency which
brought ont Prosecuting Attorney An
derson in sharp reply in behalf OF the
State Treasurer. Coleman, who was i'm.
plicated with Graham in the steal, was
convicted tho other day and sentenced
to two and one-half years in the peni.
Tertiary aud fined S32, 900.
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AN AMBITIOUS WOMAN
Ayeris n Cabinet Crisis la Franco Ger.
ninn Alliance.

Ayeris n Cabinet Crisis la Franco Ger
| man Alliance.
PARIS, March 9.-It was reported las
night that NJ. Tlrard, the Prime Minis
ter, had resigned, but had re.rac.ed hi.
resignation at the entreaty Of Madame
Carnot, whom he admires. Madame
Carnot wishes NJ. Tirard 10 remain in
office because he dislikes Madame Flo.
quet, who Is admired by President Car.
not: She Is still young and pretty and a
perfect dancer, and really pulls NIL the
strings In the Republican party, Madame
Carnot is intensely jealous Of her posi-.
ton rs the wife OF the President and
consequently, the first lady In the land. :
The German Emperor's Invitation of
France to the Berlin Labor Couiereuce
has increased the interest in Colonel
stonels argument on the possibility Of
q Franco-German alliance. Many
Frenchnan Of note have been inter.
viewed. and with but few exceptions
those who have expressed any opinion
on the subject have declared that an al
lance is possible, but not probable,
President Carnot, who has always held
out tho olive branch to Europe, and es.
pecially to Germany, and who has ex.
erted the utmost OF his endeayor to con.
vince his council that 1t would be to
Frances interest to accept the invitation
70 tho Berlin Labor Conference, ia be.
lleved to be in favor OF an alliance with
Germany, though 1t be at tho cost OF the
friendship Of Russia. 80
When Questioned upon the subject,
he would not commit himself,
ae !; was asked il he thought such an al.
significant smile, saying: "All thinpa
are possible under the SUM-" ri. SpulIer
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, who is Of
German descent, thinks the alliance both
possible and probable, but says both pos.
siblllty and probability belong to another
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CAUSE FOR 4 SENSATION.
A Supposed Female Tailor Turns Out to

A Supposed Female Tailor Turns Out tn
Man. ''.Eia S'3&7
PHILADELPHIA, March ga great SEN
sation has been caused in Bordcntoyu,
Allentown and the surrounding villages
in Burlington county, New jersey, on
the discovery that the very pleasing fe-
male, who measured all tho ladies for
corsets and underwear, now turns out to
be u man. The fellow had been driving
a big trade, and had adopted the female
costume because he could tho better plf
his avocation. He lived at Mrs. Vand,i.
zen's house at Allentown for two weeks
and couple OF bright little boys ferret.
ed out the mostery OF the sex. = The fel.
low beat hasty retreat when the dis.
coyery was made. The females are yerv
reticent about the affair.
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! Suffering In Virginia.

RICHMOND, Va, March GA minister
Of the gospel has just returned from the
famine district in Greenville cou nty,
Va. He likens the desolation and suffer.
Ing to that Of the Conemaugh Valley
Just alter the food. Measures for relief
have been taken but they have, 50 ia1,
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A QUEER CASE,
~. "Dusch Aionzo' Lying at, n HospItal-Do.
MES That lio was iAssuilcd by n Com.

mes 4h"' no was ,Assuilcd by n Com.
New YonK, March GA mar, is }vin,
in St. Vincenps hospital suffering
from a severe stab wound in the side.
He is believed to be n dc,.
Perate pick.pocket and ex.con | vict
known as dutch Alonzoo JtIiIs md ths
man who stabbed him supposed 10 'c hc
the notorious Tom McCormicj,. t ~ ths bS
bank burglar and murd"ror tr9 Dni
Blg gohn Casey, also bank bur.,. =.
lar. The stabbing took place earlv w. nn
saturday morning. The wounded man
said that his name was Georre e'H IIarr;a lui
and that his vile stabbed him during =
aomestic q. e quarrel in their, apartments in
It was found on investigation that no .;
such person lived there and that no nos sucH oh
incident occurred. i When I'll the e. suua sun
posed assailant was arrested md md tasap,, Iap
TO the hospital, Harris denied 'aHen ttHnt
be stabbed him, still persistino % tbo. .hae y
was his wife. Nc Cormick wss 'fas ths.a ~
upon discharged, as there was ~ no ,cere cem-
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An Old Pioneer Dead, ,

Special Dt'paleh 10 The Intel i9snctr.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, March 9.-Geo
W. Summers died at Milton, this coun'
ty,1 March 8, aged Is years. Mr.. Sum
mers was ono OF the pioneers OF the
county and leaves large and prosper
GUS family. He WAS buried under the
auspices Of Lebanon Lodge No. Gs, A. +.
and A. NJ. His aged wife survives him,
but tho condition Of her health is such
that her death Is hourly expected. He
was the father OF eight children, all boys,
six OF whom are living,
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Hope for tito Entomb.,, MI a.. :, ).

2 WlLKEsDARRE, Pa, March 0.-For the
first time since the Ere began, smoke
ceased Issuing from the South Wilkes.
barre shaft this afternoon. Over q thou.
sand gallons OF water minute have been
pured into the mine for several days, and
1t has now reached the HSe. By Tuesday
next It is thought the flames will be ex.
tinguished, and further search will be
made for the eight men who were in the
mine when the fire broke out. -,
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THE CzAR THREATENED.
Warned That He VIII be Killed on the 1871,
.H-a a.J Instant. =,

Warned That He VIII be Killed on the 18TH
..& Instant.
LONDON, March 0.-Itisassertedamong
Nihillsts in London, Berlin and Paris
that the 18th OF March, the anniversary
Of the murder Of the Emperor Alexander
the Second, will be celebrated by an
attempt to assassinate Alexander the
Third. The refugees in London are
being closely watched by Russian agents,
but it is supposed that three determined
men will travel to st. Petersburg by
different roads and 80 attempt to &C.
complish the murder. TN
A letter has been shown to the Czar
by the Chief Of Police at Moscow, warn.
ing him that on March l3 the Gear, the
Czarina and the Czarowitz will meet Ger.
tain death, and that no power on earth
can avert thoir doom. d. II - . q h
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Failure of n cIu, COMPANY.

New YoRK, March 9.-The William A.
Baeder Glue Company, Of New York
and Pittsburgh, is in the hands Of the
Metropolitan Sheriff. The works are at
springdale and Bouquet, and the ware.
house in Allegheny. The other part
ners say that Louis G. Hauahey, the
Pittsburgh member, is responsible for
the failure. bis statement could not be
secured, n Il Si:II{5
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A GANG OF FORGERS.
Russian Swlndlers With Headquarters
80 = -. ~ II New York. gtS ss.

Russian Swindlors with Headquarters in
49, h New York.
New YORK, March 9.-The German
and Russian Socialists say they have sue
ceeded in running down a desperate
gang Of Russians, whose headquarters
are in this city, They have been in com.
:munication with them, and have had
them under espionage for weeks, and
have determined to unmask them.
The Socialists In question declare that
they have enough evidence to show the
gang is well organized and that II has
carried on q series OF successful foreeries,
which, until now, bafiled detection.
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NE HANG, ME- nANG,o
Was q Woman's Cry Before Committing
Suicide In the Pottstown-Jpll,

Was Woman's Cry Before Committing
Suicide In the PottstownJnil.
NoRRlsrowN, PA, March 9.-Annie
Chomo, who was indicted with John
Kenderosch for the murder Of her hus.
band, John Chomo, at Pottstown, last
November, committed suicide in her
cell to-day by hanging herself with silk
handkerchief The keepers attention
was attracted by the cries of her three.
months.old child. Kenderosch's trial
commenced on Thursday and he was &C.
Quilted yesterday. After his acquittal
the woman became very melancholy,
and before being taken from the court
room cried out: "Ale hang, me hang y
Shortly before she committed the deed
she had her babe in her arms singing
m II. t..lH0 - YtrI.ggi. sl555,.gs s57, i, = o
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EurlIah Financial sInrket.

LONDON, March o.-Money was plenti.
full during the past week. Discount was
easy at Sa33c. On the Stock Exchange
alter Thursday business was fairly active
and there WINS a. decidedly improved
tone, though the rise did not cover the
fall Of tho earlier part Of the week.
English railway securities suffered under
the adverse movementa Of the iron mar.
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Declared for Wallace,

PnlLADELrn1A, Pa, March o.-The
Democratic leaders in Philadelphia have
declared fol Wallace as against Pattison,
They are friendly to Scott, but factional
fights keep them from obeying his be-
hests. The idea Is that whether elected
or not, Wallace will be q power in
national 2 at politics IT the party succeeds IN
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Struck by Train.

pl7rsnuen, Pa, March O.-While walk:
ing on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
track near Denniston, Pa. late last night,
Michael Golden aud Thomas Jones.
painters, were struck by freight train.
Golden was cut to pieces and Jones 30
badly injured that he will die. Both
men were married. Ii: a. ID q n, +,
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Womnn's Ear Sent Il, ;, ~ -, le

H., s'aalsan4h, a!,;.sa Ala, March o.-rhe
s'ty editor Of the Eteniny Ntws Ieceivod oI
.s ns bIooJyy aa yesterday es4 letter containing
'.oue a1,,. 70 Tue mead. The letter said: - :;
ond IHte y man notice Of this in your, paner..
Snu cnuer y haa may help the late owner to- =
covef G ner lost property. II NOT M ca1Io,;a ~ !,
Washington. sl3 soi 49, Tnnanaier n,,, at
There 1a1t: is no clew to the writer. !
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All Quiet ut Vynmpun,.

New CASTLE, Pa, March o.-Eleven
Of the Italians who resisted arrest at
Wampum Friday night, were lodged in
Jail to-day. The Italian who was shot
will die and Constable Alley will prob.
ably recover. all is now quiet at Wam-
pun, a. tF 'WFi --.Eu
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yOLU NTARY AlANSLAUGHTER.

Isaac Stimmel Acquitted Of tho Charge Of
;s,.t Numbering His Son. III. r-5i
US1oSrowS, Pa, March 0.--The jury
in the case Of Isaac stimmel, who
killed bis son at ;Fayette City last fall
by disemboweling him with o butcher
knife, after being out all night came into
court Saturday morning and handed in
verdict OF voluntary manslaughter. 3
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kets, tho decline In pig iron warrants
causing expectation Of a check 10 traGlc.
American railroads were weak, until The
close OF the week. Yesterdays showed
general advance, tho better priccs In
New York, combined with tho belief
that the period Of depression Is over,
contributing to the recovery. =
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DlnIne's Drothor Promoted,s .

wAsmsorox, D. O., March o. Robert
G. Blaine, brother Of Secretary Blaine,
who has for some years held the office Of
Curator OF the Department OF Agricul:.'
ture, has been appointed by Secretary
kusk Superintendent Of Quarantine Sta.
tlons, under the Bureau OF Animal In
% Il q r.. ~ t.Jf
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TAULBEE'S CASE HOPELESS,

IIcis Worse and Recovery Now Would BE
Miraculous. 3.a'
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 0.-E1-
Congressman Taulbee continues to grow
more feeble and his bold on lie more
ind more precarious. He is worse to-
night than he was yesterday and death
may come before morning. His recovery
now would be almost miracle.
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Pnrnoll Still pursuen Tho,,

LONDON, March o.-Mr. parnell will
prosecute the Exeter Ga.slt for publish
ing the first forged letter printed by the
Times in its articles on "Parnellism and
Crime and copying the Times articles
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CLIFFORD JAMES SENTENCE.
Two Months In jail md Twsnsy.F Dol.
lars Flne-Tho Shooting Accidental,

lars Flne-Tho Shooting Accidental.
Special Dipaich 10 he lntsltoener. e. 'F
FAIRMoNT. W. Va, March o.-The case
Of Clifford James, indicted for shooting
Amanda Toothman, was given to the
Jury yesterday afternoon. After a short
time they returned and submitted the
result Of their deliberations. which was
on the first count, that OF wiltul shoot.
Ing, not guilty, as It was proven to have
been accidental; but that on the second
carrying concealed weapons, guilty.
Judge Hagans sentenced him to two
months confinement in the county Jail
and the payment Of twenty-five dollars
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Arrangements With Chicago.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA, March 9.-Pres-
ident Byrne, Of the Brooklyn League
club, arrived to-day. He has made ar
rangements with Anson to keep the Chi
cago's here until the 10th inst, =,
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Alter Birchall's arrest came Che weld
ing Of the chain Of circumstantiai eyi.
dence connecting him with the murder.
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A MOVABLE DAM
Near This City is Advocated by Col. 1Ici
rill-Four NTorn nnp,u Vv,n.,,.Tg r.

Near This City is Advocated by Col. MGR.
rill-Four Moro Dams Wanted.
Col. W. Z. Merrill, U. S. A., the well.
known Chief Of the Engineering Corps
in charge Of the Ohio River improve
ments, was before the Riverand Harbor
Committee OF the House Saturday, with
reference to system OF movable dams
ior the Ohio river by which he contends
he can make that stream nayigable all
the year round. The dams he proposes
are similar TO what is known to beatmen
as the Davis Island dam. a short distance
below Pittsburgh, which raises the level
Of the river during very low water. He
proposed that the River and Harbor
Committee should authorize in its
forthcoming bill the construction Of
four such dams between this
city and Pittsburgh, which is
the most shallow part OF the stream dur
ing low water season. The committee
was much impressed with the plan
which he proposed, and they practically
gave him to understand that tLey would
authorize this year the construction of
one slch dam just above this CITY. Tho
cost Of tho four dams proposed by
Colonel Merrill is estimated at about
100000, and in order to acquire the nd
jacent land about $4,000 more would
be needed. He considers that these i'm.
provements would cover space OF four
years, and asks TINT q good working an
preparation be allowed, SO that when the
work IS once commenced thero will be
no delay. E10 = ~ II, - "