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Rain Gambling I'm Calcutta.

From the Yorkshire fost.
A writer mi the Times Of India describes
a system of gambling in Calcutta ON rain.
II is carried on i'm a 'compound" OH the
Burra Bazaar, where, when a raincloud
crosses the sky. a crowd collects OF eager,
excited men some rush about frantically.
others perch themselves high on adjoin-
ing roofs and gesticulate wildly TO friends
below, while all gaze a~nxiously at the sky.
These are the sutta. or rain spectators,
and the system, as explained by the lessee
Of the compound, i'm which IL is carried
on, is extremely simple. On the roof OF
his office is a ditch which will hold eight
surs of water. IL n rain cloud
burst, and the fall exceeds that amount,
the overflow is discharged into the
compound by n spout. This decides all
the bets, those who wagcred IL would rain
winning. The bets are entered 10y the
proprietor in a book, the commission
being I pice per rupee. and the transac-
tions being all settled by 10 o'clock the
following morning. A defaulter is hardly
ever known. The gamblers are mostly
money lenders, men OF substance ana
well known Ia each other. They are "A
class by themselves, and the stakes are
usually inconsidcrablc. whereas i'm Bonn
bay il is not unusual Ia have thousands OF
rupees bet on the rain. The system has
one advantage-rain clouds cannot he
manipulated; they cannot he loaded like
dice. or "faked" like horses, there are no
handicappcrs, no starters, no owners and
no Jockeys.
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Money on call easy, 3n ic.
Prime mercantile paper. 5Eu'Ec.
Sterling Exchange-Quiet. strong; sixty
day bills, A.soE: demand, A.s5.
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BETTER THAN POCKETS.
An old Lady who Knew where Ia Carry
Her Money.

II was in the Pennsylvania depot at
Jersey City, says the New York Sun. A
man who had been half asleep on N of
flc benches for some time suddenly
ruuseG. up. carried his hand To the breast
rscket of his coat and then called out:
II have beef robbed. Some one has
picked my pocket
'Have much money!" asked an old
hdy who sat near him..
'Dvcr $40"
-Sakes alive. bu, what a loss! Sure you
had il when got left home"
"of course | am"
Didn't leave il under your pillar or
change your coat"
VI .Ioticed you fe, ling around your coat
tails before you went To sleep. Better look
sack there before You give il up"
He carried his hand back and 10 seconds
tasr held his wallet up 10 sight. He began
10 apologize and stammcr. but she
checked him with:
"Young man, you orter lie more keer-
ft1, you might of accused me Of stealth
sbst money and il would have been n nice
thing for my church forks TO hear of,
wouldn't il: When the news got home TO
MY old man he'd have been so keriluster-
atcd that he'd have forgotten TO feed tho
slIoats or milk the cows, and there's no
knowing how'd he have got along locking
up the house and going TO bed"
"Dh. ] shouldn't have accused you,
sa'am,' protested the man.
wall, I'm glad on IL, aud being as this
excitement has come up about pickpock-
cts, i CUES III see IL my money and ticket
n safe"
And she reached down. slipped off a
salfskiu shoe from her right foot and
rccred into II with the remark
"Iberc's the ticket and there's the dol
lar bill. and ! hain't been robbed. Jist try
st, young Beats cuattails and all
other pockets all hollcr. Got TO stand on
sour head Ia get IL, and every time you
.oI your foot down you know it's thar.
I've carried SIS all over New York that
say and I've got ont alive and safe"
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4 Young Hear Hunter.
From the Hood River Glacier.

frbi1 the Hood River Glacier.
Master lrskinc Wood. the lI.ycar-old
son of Col. &. l.. :. Wood, is the proudest
hoy in tbc state. and all because he has
Killed n big black bear. lie came up from
Portland for the express purpose Of hav-
ing a bear hunt, and last week. in rom
paDy with Will Langillc. he succeeded in
nnding the game II" was looking for.
The dogs found bruin, who had made his
SKATER quarters IN the butt of a hollow
trc. Thc dogs had aroused him aud hc
sas making vicious blows at them when
first seen. Erskine shot him, hut for fear
II accidents Mr.. Langillr gave him AN.
other shot. II was then discovered tina,
ibe bear, in making his nest, had scrapcd
ne dirt and leaves into the hole by which
ne had entered and this had frozen so he
>oalo Iot get out. The hunters were com
pcilcd Ia GO home and get "A mattock bp.
furc they could get the carcass. He
weighed 2Sn pounds and had a rcmarka.
bl, fine coat, which Master Erskiue will
a home with him as a trophy Of his
pfnWsSs.
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oND AND STOCKS.
rps and Downs In Market Values ON the
New York Exchange.

NFw YORK. March 9.-Stocks were
extremely dull throughout the day, sales
wu listed stocks being the smallest for a
foil days business for a long time, n
sbc market closed with dull and insienifi.
cant changes for the great majority OF the
list.
Governments were steady.
Pctroleum-Opcncd steady nj ssr and
became weak and declined, closing weak
al s6k.
Stock Exchangc-Opcncd at ssN, closed
al s6h.
Consolidated Exchange Opened nj
~, closed nj 49,.
Total sales SSs,OUO barrels.
Bar silver-6.
tiopper-Neglcctcd.
Lead-Barely steady: domestic. S.eeH,
rin-Easicr: straits, S2o.25.
Closing STOCKS:
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Three Hundred Ma....r.d.

LONDON, March 20. -Advices have been
received from Quilliman. East Africa. To
she effect that Portuguese customs ofiici-
ais and an escort Of 40 natives were mas
aicrcd near Lake Nyanza.
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Called to Washington.

WASHINGTON, March O.-The Eastern
Presbyterian church, of this city, tonight
decided 10 extend the call 10 the pastorate
20 the Rev. NJ. y. Cornelius of the Howard
Presbyterian church of San Francisco.
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From IA. Washington star.
Poet ttimidlyl DO you pay anything for
poetry?
Editor lencouragingly oh, yes, when
~ use II.
Poet confidently DO you use amy
Editor lcalmlyj mo.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
M. x. & T. Officials

GALVESTON, Tex, April 3O.-F. @. Cross
receiver of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, accompanied bya party of railroad
officials and friends, arrived in the city
this afternoon on a special train. The
party consisted of James Hagerman, gen.
eral counsel for the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas railroad, Sedalia, Mo. Simon Sterne
and q. Ellery Ander on, attorneys for the
bondholders of the road New York; J. j.
Fry. general superintendent, Sedalia, Mo.
DR.. e. N: Small, chief surgeon, San An
tonic, Tex; j. W. Maxwell, su-
perintendent in charge of the lines
in Texas, Denison; J. M. Bryson.
stenographer; L. W. Powell, private score
tary of Mr.. Fry; Judge Baker of Houston
and J. P. Harrington, conductor. The
ladies are Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Sterne and
Mrs. Spall. The party are on a tour of
general inspection of Texas lines. While
here they will visit points of interest in and
about the city. DR.. e. N Small, chief sur
geon, is taking the present trip for his
health. and will go from here to San An
tonic, his present home. Mr.. Cross, re-
ceiver, accompanied by Messrs. Sterne and
Anderson and their wives will leave here
tomorrow and go in private car via New
Orleans for New York.
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Matters at Kyle.

KYLE, April 30.-A meeting of the citi-
zens of Kyle will be held on Friday even
ing at o'clock for the purpose of discuss
ing incorporation for school purposes.
Hon. o. II. Cooper, State superintendent
of public instruction, will be here and adj
dress the people.
Mrs. M. X. Mcpherson has gone to San
Marcos, where she will edit the San Marcos
edition of the Starry indicator, which will
appear shortly.
The Baptist and Methodist Sunday schools
will have picnic near town next Saturday.
The speakers will be selected for the occa-
sion.
Prof. NJ. G. niece and DR.. w. R. Simcock
visited Austin this week.
A number of our people and the Masonic
fraternity will attend the laying of the
cornerstone of the Cororal Institute at San
Marcos tomorrow. A picnic will be given
on that day at San Marcos.
Deputy Sheriff Greenhouse and Mr.. l..
Martin left for Hopkins county yesterday
evening TO attend district court at Sulphur
Springs.
The revival meeting at the Methodist
church still continues, under the supervis-
ion of Rev. J. p. Rogers, the pastor
ne lduleS nave organized cemetery as
ISOLATION, with the following officers: Mrs.
A. Lunday, president; Mrs. s. G. Glass
cock, ce-president; Miss Lizzie Barbee,
secretary, and Mrs. A. Sian, treasurer.
The committee of ladies, Mrs. NJ. X. Nc
Pherson, Mrs. Julia Mitchell and Miss
Fannie Manlove, who were appointed to
solicit 81 subscriptions for the Confederate
home, are succeeding well in the noble
work. Kyle and Hayes county have do
mated about 5000 to this institution, and
still the amount grows larger.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
GERMANY.
QUIET AT BERLIN.


BERLIN, May 1.-lNoon]-Quiet prevails
throughout the entire city, and the streets
bear their normal appearance, in conse.
quence either of notices issued by employer
threatening to discharge employees who alb.
sented themselves from work to take part
in the labor demonstration, or to the apathy
of the men themselves.
Nothing of an untoward character has
yet occurred in connection with the demon
straton by the workingmen, except the ar
rest of onHman who was detected by the
police in the act of hoisting red flag
upon a telegraph pole. Work is
proceeding in the usual manner
in Munster Wiesbaden, Strasburg, Nurem-
burg Stettin, Dortmund, Neukirchen,
Spandau and Zurickvn. A few OF the work
ingmen in Leipzig and Halle went out on
strike today, but the majority OF them
were not in favor of making any demon
stration and they went to work this morn
ing as on an ordinary day. Two hundred
and sixteen proprietors of smaller manu-
factories in this city closed their establish
ments today and gave all their employees a
holiday.
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Fort Worth Defeated.

Fort WORTH, Tex. April 3d. There were
$500 people present at the base ball game
against Galveston today resulting to in
favor of Galveston. Wehrle, Fort Worth'i
pitcher held the sand crabs without hi
until the sixth inning, when Steinzel made
a double but failed to score. In the
eigth Galveston took advantage of an er.
ror and four hits to get in four runs.
Fort Worth. ...0 0 l 0 0 l.
Galveston. 20 0 0 o 0 A. 4
Base hits-Fort Worth 6; Galveston 5.
Errors-Galveston 4; Fort Worth 2.
Two base hits-Tobias, Steinzel and Pol
hemus.
Stolen bases Fort Worth /, Galveston Q.
Umpire Hengle.
THE AUSTIN BOYS.
WACO, Tex, April 30--The Austin base
ball team arrived at noon today and will
play Waco Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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mob was cowed by their presence. Some
of the disorderly element in London say
they will hold torchhght procession to-
night, but the police will rigidly suppress
any procession of that kind. There is
every indication that the proposed demon
stration will prove complete fiasco.
FAILURE IN LONDON.
The procession of workingmen which was
held in this city today ran far short of the
number it was expected would take part IN
the parade. The line was composed OF
only few hundred men. The procession
marched to Hyde Park, where number OF
speeches in favor of the workmen's
cause were made. An attempt was
made to hold a meeting at Hackney, but
the police would not permit it. A process
sion was formed at Taho square, but as
this vast contrary to police regulations 1t
was broken up. Those taking part in the
procession made no resistance, but quietly
dispersed when ordered to do so.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
ABOUT LEAD ORES.

hDOOI LEAD OhES.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Assistant Secre-
tary Tichenor has informed the United
States consul at Paso del Norte, Mexico,
that in the case of ores composed of silver,
gold and lead where silver and gold to-
gether are of chief value, but where lead is
more valuable than either of the others
separately the ore would be dutiable under
provision for lead ores. The term "chief
value" of an article or substance composed
OF three materials meaning greater than
either of the Others and not greater than
their aggregate.
NOMINATIONS.
The president today sent to the senate
the following nominations:
Willis ii. Petit, surveyor general of
Idaho
Samuel A. Swiggett. register of the land
Office at Helena, Mont.
Agents for Indians-Wallas r. Lesser.
Sac and Fox agency, Iowa; James Z. Helms,
Santee, Nebraska.
THE OHIO SCANDAL.
The special house committee on the Ohio
ballot box forgery assembled again this
morning.
The committee in secret session decided
1t would close the record and take no more
testimony.
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slashed His Own Throat.

GALVESTON, Tex, May 2.--Alfred Hardie
young clerk residing with bis mother, at.
tempted to commit suicide this evening by
cutting his throat. He made three slashes,
one severing the windpipe. His recovery
is regarded as extremely doubtful.
Young Hardie has been in ill
health for quite while, and
ii is thought in fit of mental alteration
he attempted self destruction, as no other
reason is known for the rash act.
Frank Hughes, boy about 10 years old
fell through the elevator shaft in the ware
house Of Lufkin's wharf today and
fractured his thigh.
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HUNGARY.
MOB CHARGED BY SOLDIERS.

MOB CHARGED BY SOLDIERS.
PEsTH, May 1.-Early this morning a
large number of workingmen gathered in
front of one of the rolling mills. At first
the men were orderly enough but under the
Indictment of the agitators they become
aroused and bitterly denounced the alleged
tyranny of their employers. They finally
lost all self control and en-
gagged in riotous demonstration
which the police were powerless to
quell. Military assistance was summoned
ON The oo gr9nud WITH EeG The
mob was ordered to disperse and upon
their refusing to do so the troops charged
and the crowd broke and fled in all direc-
tons, but not before many of the rioters
were pierced by the bayonets of the SOL
diers. The mill where the trouble occurred
remains open and work is going on as
usual.
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AUSTRIA.
AT VIENNA,

vienna, May I.-Despite the belief that
the labor demonstration in this city would
be attended by grave disorders, there has
as yet been no disturbance whatever. There
have been no parades, but meetings are be-
ing held in various halls, which are at
tended by large portion of the working
men in the city. No afternoon papers will be
issued today and the printers are all taking
part in the May day fetes. The strike
movement in the provinces are spreading.
1t is calculated that throughout Austria
and Hungary 100000 men have al
ready struck or threatened to strike.
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MURDER IN swIsHER COUNTY.
George Miller Reaches for His Gun and /.
Shot and Killed.


AMARILLO, Tex, April SO.-Josiah Phillips
has just brought In from Swisher county
fifty miles south of here, the deceased body
of George Miller, who was killed there yes.
terday afternoon by Avery Taylor, the con-
stable of Hale county. Phillips gives the
statement of Taylor as follows Miller was
conveying three men in hack from ANA
rlllo to Plainview, and Taylor, who was
under the influence of liquor. rode up and
insisted on getting in the hack. AS
the vehicle was full, Miller refused to take
him in. Taylor used insulting language to
Miller, who reached for winchester, when
Taylor shot him, killing him almost in
stantly., One of the hack horses being
jaded, Taylor substituted his own horse
and drove the hack to Mr.. G. l.. Carter's, a
few miles off, and left Miller's body. He
afterwards met Phillips and told him what
he had done. Taylor said he was going TO
Plainview to give himself up, but no news
has been received from there.
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STATE OF TE I
NEFFECTUAL EFFoI
FIND MIcHELs.
MURDER IN swIsHER co6l
Drowned in the washita-The Amour
Taken in the weatherford Ex-
press Robbery Other State
Items.

Ell PAso, Tex, April 9O.-Two special
officers have just returned from trip into
Mexico, searching for the missing drum.
mer, Michaels, who disappeared about a
month ago. They inquired at all stations,
but no trace of him could be found. The
impression prevails that Michaels met with
foul play in Juarez.
The third posse which has been
sent to capture the horse thieves
who killed Ranger Fusselman have
returned, after an unsuccessful search.
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The Late Robbery.

WEATHERFoRD, Tex, April 3O.-Your
correspondent has ascertained definitely
the amount secured by the robbery of the
express office here last Saturday night to
be $3.50; $4,000 of the amount was gold
shipped by the Citizens National bank of
this city to a bank in Fort Worth and
$3.50 in currency. Sheriff Sesk said
he was well satisfied that he knew exactly
who committed the robbery as he ever
knew anything, but hadn't quite enough
evidence yet for conviction. He is conf
dent that within a short time the burglar
will be in the hands of the law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
ILL.FATED ACTORS.

Miss Myrtle Knox Of the "Pearl Of Pekin''
Company Killed and Several Injured.
BALTIMORE, Nd. May 1.-The result Of
the accident on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad to Mr.. Rice's Pearl of Pekin COM
pany is turning out TO be more serious
affair than at first supposed. Miss BERTHE
Fish, soubrette, is still at Stanton, Va.
and it is reported she is not likely TO re-
cover the use Of her limbs, which are now
paralyzed. Mr.. Louis Harrison, comedian
OF the company, who was injured about the
head, Is threatened with brain fever, and
is considered 10 be in precarious condi-
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SPAIN.
THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCES.

THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCES.
MADRID, May 1.-Reports received here
this morning concerning the May-day dem
onstration show tranquility prevails
throughout the provinces. The strikers in
Valencia, however, are spreading. En-
ployes in all trades there are joining in the
movement for the establishment of an
eight hour working day. The theaters in
Valencia will be closed tonight.
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He Wasn't Hit.

KYLE, Tex, May 2.-Yesterday a shoot
ing took place near Kyle, in which Jason
Wilson shot at one Morris with pistol,
but it is said Morris was not hit. The fight
came up byj1orris hurting rock at Will
sons head, hence the shooting. Morris has
disappeared. %
Hon. 0. H. Cooper, State superintendent
of instruction, spoke here today in regard
to school Incorporation.
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Heavy Rains in Navasota.

CoRsIcANA, Tex, May IA terrible storm
OF rain and wind prevailed in this vicinity
yesterday doing great damage to the crops.
The streams were swollen so as to be inn
passable. Oliver Waters. the eldest son OF
w. G. Waters of Waters Station on the Cot
ton Belt railroad, was drowned while
attempting to cross creek four miles west
of Corsicana. He was just q years Of age,
and was but rece fly married.
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PORTUGAL.

CONCERNING POLITICAL sPEoULAToRs.
OPoRTo, May LA manifesto was issued
by the workingmen of this city today, in
which they condemn political spectators
for trying to control the labor movement
in their own interest The manifesto fur
ther says that the men after holding their
demonstration will resume work ard will
ask the, king to see that legislation is
adopted by the cortes for the regulation of
labor,
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THE EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT.

The day is being observed with extreme
quietness by the workmen in this city.
Groups of workmen who were taking hol-
iday proceeded to the cemetery in which
the remains of the socialist, Pontana, are
inferred and placed wreath upon his
tomb. A manifesto has been issued by
workingmen, declaring in favor of eight
hours as legal days work, and it has re-
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Drowned in the River.

GAINESVILLE, Tex, April 9O,-George Ad-
ans, while attempting to swim across the
Washita, river at Devils ford, near Paul's
Valley, l. t., last evening, was seized with
cramps and drowned before he could be
rescued. The body is still in the river.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
Trains Delayed.

CoRsIcASA, Tex, May 2.-The Cotton Belt
railroad and trains from the West are de-
layed on account Of about 300 yards of the
road being washed away by the storm yes
terday, near Waters Station, in this county.
The washout will be repaired by tomorrow
morning
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ENGLAND.
THE POLICE cowEp THE MOE.

LONDON, May Live hundred disor-
derby men gathered on the Thames en-
bankment this morning bent ON making
some kind Of demonstration. A force Of
250O police was on hand, however. The
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
Trust Company suspended.

CAMERON, N. j., May 1.-The Fidelity
Surety, Trust and Safe Deposit company
suspended payment this morning. CHARLES
L. Work, president Of the Gloucester Ma
tional bank, which suspended yesterday,
was also It's president.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08

Louisiana State Lottery Company.
Incorporated by the Legislature for Edu
cational and Charitable purposes, and its
franchise made part Of the present Stat
constitution, in 1879, by an oyefwhelmir
Its MAMMOTH DRAWING 8
take place Semi-Annrally June nd
December) and its Grand SINGLE
number drawings take place in each Of
the other ten months of the year, and sic
al drawn in public, at the Academy Of
Music, New Orleans, La.
Famed for Twenty Years, for Integrity OF
Drawings and Prompt Payment OF
Prizes.
Attested' as follows.
I'VE do hereby certify that we supervise
the arrangements for all the monthly and
semi-annual drawings of the Louisiana
State Lottery company and in person mans
age and control the Drawings themselves
and that the same are conducted with hon
esty, fairness and in good faith toward ali
parties, and we authorize the company 10
use this certificate, with fac-similes OF
our signatures attached, in its advertise
HiehVo'
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AGENTS WANTED.

E@-For club rates or further informa.
ton desired write legibly to the UNDER
signed, clearly stating your residence, with
tate, county, street and number. More
by youl enclosing an envelope bearing your
tull address.
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IMPORTANT.

Address M. A. DAUPHINf
New Orleans, La.y
Or M. A. DAUPHIN, Washington, ID. 9.
By ordinary letter containg Money Order
issued by all Express Companies, New York
Exchange, Draft or Postal Note.
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Address registered letters containing cur
rency to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL
BANK, New Orleans, La.
Remember, that the payment Of
Prizes is GUARANTEED BY -FOUR MA.
TI0NAL BANKS of New Orleans, and the
Tickets are signed by the President of an
Institution whose chartered rights are
recognized in the highest Courts; therefore
beware Of all limitations or anonymous
schemes"
part or fraction of Ticket ISSUED BY Us
in any Drawing. Anything in on name,
offeredfor less than Dollar is a swindle.