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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18
His Purpose Is 10 Dispose Of the vari-
Gus Important Questions
Now Pending.
THos. o. arEp TALKS ABOUT THE
MCKINLEY GILL.
Secretary Noble Explains whY @. d.
Raum, Jr., was Discharged
From His Ol1lce.
ny Telegraph to tho NEWS.
BACK TO TuE WHITE HOUSE.
Tho President Resume. ME onciai
Duties.

WASHINGTON, May i6.-The Prc~i.
dent resumed his official duties ut tho
White House today. There arc a
number OF important questions pend
lug In each OF the executive DEPART
mentr, and II Is the Presidents pur-
pose 70 dispose OF them M rapidly as
possible.
The Behring sea question requires
Immediate consideration, and the
President will devote his attention to
That hfst, with n view 10 having the
governments policy In regard to the
seal fisheries, so far ~ the present sea-
son II concerned, clearly 'iefincd, pend
Ing "a final settlement OF the controver.
~ by arbitration. IL IN probable that
the sailing orders OF the revenue cutters
assigned 10 duty on Behring sea will
be Issued next week. The Illness Of
Secretary Blaine may neccrsitate n
slight delay In the preparation Of tho
instructions, but It will be only tempo
rary.
Secretary Rus!S, speaking today Of
THE PRESIDENTIAL EXCURSION,
said II was wonderful one. EspecI-
ally gratifying was the reception ia the
south, but tho great American repub-
lie was enthusiastic from start to finish,
and II the good folks on the route
omitted any courtesy 1t was more than
he could discover.
"rhe feature Of the trip that I'm.
pressed me mere even than the popular
enthusiasm, d" continued the secretary,
twas tho remarkable oratorical ability
OF the President. He made n greater
number OF nrst-class speeches In n
month than many public men could
think OF and deliver IN a lifetime, and
his efforts were not all prcsrranged, for
some OF tho best things no said were
spontaneous
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18
New. from the "ch.r,e..o..-

WASHINGTON, May 10. - Aftor a
weeks waiting, some tangible news
WINS today received at the navy depsrt.
mcnt from the "Charleston.0 First
came Dispatch from Acapulco, stating
that the Gillian insurgent cruiser rs.
meralda," put out OF Acapulco harbor
yesterday, and had returned TO port 10.
day. Later on, state department
dispatch came, saying the "ChArles.
toni had arrived Mt Acapulco; that the
"Esmeraida" IN still In port, but giving
no news OF the "Etata." What tbo
next step In TO be no one at the state
department knows or feels free to tell,
The "Charleston" Is to take on coal.
m her supply has probably run out dur.
"Esmeralda" IL to have tho privilege
OF taking coal aboard cannot be learned
here, ms this In q matter entirely within
the control OF tho Mexican govern.
ment, but tho presumption at the de-
partmcnt IL against II, as neutrality
laws would be strained by the Mexican
government II II allowed anything be-.
yond water and food supplies to be fur
nished the belllgerents.
The theory Of the navy department
IN that the "Charleston, - Whose com.
mandcr, Captain Remey, Inns ordsrs
admitting large discretionary move.
mcnts, will now lilo ut or near AcapuI-
co for a time, trusting that the "l.tata, -
which IL slow reven.knot ship, has
not yet passed down, and will try TO
coal In that noighborhood.
II she Ia sighted the "Charlestonv
will doubtless try 10 seize her. Size
cannot do this In Mexican waters, SO IL
would be necessary to head her Off
outside the threc-mile line, OF II un.
successful In that, TO follow her to sea
when she goes out.
What the "t.smeralda" will do
meantime is problenatlcal. The
general impression that the ofll-
GERS OF thnt vessel will rely
more upon strategy than force 10
obtain the supplies carried by the
"Etata" and some Of the officers be-
lieve that she Is trying To lure the
"Cbarleston" from the "Etata's" real
course. 10 prevent the "rharlestonn
from capturing the "Etata," however,
would, It II said, no tho death OF the In.
surgent causo In Chill, as tho entire
naval force OF the United states In the
Pacific would, II necessary, be prompt
ly called into play to destroy tho intur-
gent navy.
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KANSAS CITY, May 1.-THE Star
says; Tho crop reports from Kansas
have been getting worse every day for
a week, but today these ndviccs ART
completely changed. Soaking rains
fell last night and today throughout
the wheat belt. Tho rain viii do an
immense amount OF good, but there Is
n question still as 10 whether In some
sections the ravages Of insects have
not gone too far 10 be- completely over
come. At this rate II seems certain
that the State will raise from ~, 000, 900
TO 80, 900, 900 buBhels OF wheat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18

SEATTLE, WASH, May i7.-Charles
u. Hammond Of Cleveland street,
London, notoriety, who Is In Jail hero
serving term OF two years for grand
larceny, wrote letter today which, n
the facts are M set forth, Indicate that
he II innocent, aud tho charge OF grand
larceny was trumped up by English
detectives TO get him out OF tho way
In order TO prevent disclosures Of tho
doings Of the Hammond House In
London,
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Disappearance. Of Arthur n. aneal.

kAssAs CRY, May 10. = Arthur
Dean Queal, aged %, member Of the
real estate firm Of T.. II. Queai Il Co.
Of this city, disappeared December 7,
1850. No clue TO his whereabouts was
obtained until last month, when the
cashier Of the Kansas City safe dc.
posit and savings bank received through
tho mail from the coroner OF Central
Middlesex, London, a koy with n tag
belonging 10 Queal. The coroner rc-
ported that the key was taken from the
tody OF n young man who committed
suicide by drowning In April, 1890.
Photographs were sent to the coroner
and established without n doubt that
the body OF the suicide was that OF tho
missing Arthur Queal.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 10. %. II.
johnson, who until recently was
United States vice consul.general ut
London, WIS shown the message In
reference 10 Arthur Dean Queal. and
said: ~ investigated the case ms thor.
oughly M possible nj the time Of tho
finding Of the body, but could not
identify II ~ tho man under the name
Of Dean In London. He came TO Lon.
don the first Of January, 1880, with
$500 In cash and drafts for $1,000 more.
This money ho spent In carousing until
he became penniless, and as the testi-
mony Mt tho inquest showed, was nj.
most insane"
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PARIS, May i0.-Senor Bartljal,
chairman Of the Mozambique COM
pany, In an interview In reference to
the East African agreement between
England aud Portugal, says the British
proposals. would zeal definite annlhil-
alton Of Portugal, which n already
killed by England financially. Under
the new convention England would
take the gold mines, which were the
most valuable part Of the Portuguese
territory. Hut his company l. willing
10 work under British rule II England
would stick to her promises not TO In.
teriero with private interests.
Senior Vega, an cxiled Republican
leader, said In AN interview that the
house OF Bragonza, which IL on in-
timatc terms with the British royal
family, made Portugal loso portion Of
her African territory. Unless Portugal
changes her policy and enters Into al.
lance with America, France and
Brazil, the present crisls may lead To
the establishment Of a republic, but the
present moment In not favorable. The
financial problem will bc difficult TO
solve. II will be polite TO leave the
present Portugal rulers 70 deal with
the problems which they themselves
have created.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18

Of the "Esmeraldav at Acapulco says
In addition Ia the "Esmeialdar other
CHILEAN wafships arc expected nj
Mexican ports. A telegram from
Guatemala states that the schooner
"Captain," Just arrived, reports hav-
ing seen strange booking vessels under
full sail, proceeding IN a southcrnly
direct Ion.
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STANLEY AT SHEFFIELD.
ThcExpiorer has an Encounter with
English snvnrcs.

LONDON, May 10.-whilc Henry NJ:
Stanley delivered lecturcat Sheffield
last evening tho hall was invaded by q
gang OF socialists who began 10 sell
among the audience a pamphlet attack
Ing the explorer. The pamphlet was
very freely bought, under belief that
II contained n report Of Stanlcy's lee.
lures. When the fraud WINS discovered
there was great commotion and the
vendors were violently expelled. The
gang tried 10 mob stanley ~ he LETT the
hall, but his friends gathered around
him and with the assistance OF the
police kept of his assailants until. he
drove OF lu cab.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18
A strange Disappearance Of . Los
Angeles Man.

CHICAGO, May l7.-H.J. Hanchettc,
secretary OF the Los Angeles Chamber
OF Commerce, and manager Of the
California orange carnival recently
exhibited here, II said 10 DO missing
In Chicago. Tbs matter was reported
10 the police, who have been notif led
10 look for the missing man. q. ID.
Hanchctte, the missing mans brother,
who lives here, Is OF the opinion that
he has fallen a victim Of foul play.
The last seen OF Hanohettc was when
he was In CLARK street ticket brokers'
Office about O'Clock on the night OF
the nth. AT . O'Clock no intended 10
leave for Los Angeles over the Santa
Fe, with the carnival party. Earlier
Ia tho day he had carried his luggage
TO tho Dearborn station and left IL
with tho check boy. II has been
ascertained that "A man nn-
swering Hanchette's description
claimed the parcels Mt the sta
ton at about $50 O'Clock the same
evening, aud walked toward tho gate
as though 10 take the train. His friend
IN Chicago, IL. q. Smith, and his aunt,
Mrs. Murphy, aud his grandfather,
Mr.. Griiiths, concluded that he hal
taken later train for home and waited
a week before making inquiry In this
city.
Saturday a telegram was received
from q. q. willard, Hanchette's assist.
ant, stating that no news lind been
learned from him In nine days and
that his wife Is terrified. The missing
man Is as years old and prominent
citizen Of Los Angeles. Hcis u mem.
Der Of the board OF education and a.
director OF the public library. He was
once city editor OF the Los Angeles
Herald, and has been connected with
various San Francisco dhilies. When
last soon no had about $500 with him.
His friends say he had no bad habits
A full description Of the missing man
has beon furnished the police, who will
try 10 ascertain his whereabouts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18

Paris May 1.-THE Gillian Senator.
Senior Matte, who Ia here as delegate
OF the Congressional party, has been
received by the under secretary OF the
foreign office, but not by minister
Ribot. Ho has also called upon
number OF diplomats, but has nowhere
been officially recognized.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18
Tho "Charleston- aud "Esmeralda" at
Acapulco, Their Captains
Have a Meeting.
M'cANN PLACED IN COMMAND or
rHr v. Q. CRUISER.
A Political Gathering OF Unique Form
10 Convene at Cincinnati
This Week.
ny Telegraph TO tho SKw~i
rIeur EXPLOITED.
Tho "Etasa" Never to he Taken. unu'
the "Em~rrids' 10 sunk.

BAN FRAacisco, May IL. = The
Chronicle has received dispatch from
Acapulco from n naval officer on board
the "Charieston.v Tho dispatch IL
dated Saturday aud snys In part; The
"Charlcstonn arrived here this NOR
ming, passing close TO the "Esmeralde"
m she entered the harbor. The
"Charlcston" anchored aud cleared
the ship for action, TO be ready for
emergencies.
Later In the day formal Interview
took place between Captain Remey OF
the "ChaTlcstou" and the captain OF
the "Esmcralia." The latter stated
that tho "Charlestonv should mover
take the "Etata" until the "k.smeral-
dap was sunk. Captain Remcy To-
piled: 81 have orders TO take the
''Etata." The fact thnt the "Esmorsl-
da" Is present will make no differences
whatever"
In Aoapulco n fight is expected II
the "Etata" appears.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18
a Circus Ton, Torn Down By Hood.
Iuflis.

PiTrspuRG, May l7.--Friday Alton
Lynch opened teu-cont circus ia a
tent In the Seventeenth ward. Last
night a crowd OF hoodlums ATTEMPTED
to force an entrance 10 the tent. They
were resisted by tho circus employee
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18

Fatty 1900 People Rendered Homeless
Ia Mushegon.

MusKEdoS, Mich, May 1.-THE
firomcn continued 10 battle the flames
TIL daylight, when they were practi.
cally cxtlnguished. Men, women aud
children continued To search In the
neighborh0od OF their recent homes for
what might have escaped fire and
water. The people who's. homes were
eaved welcomed the rich aud poor
alike, providing quarters until others
could be secured. There was open.
hearted sympathy on every hand and
nearly all III. homeless ones were pro-
vided with shelter. In few casc. the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18

GRAND RAPIDS, May l7.-Thc DEM
ocrat's Muslsegon special says Fully
1900 people have been rendered home.
less 10y Yesterdays fire. Thc loss Ia
estimated three quarters OF million
dollars, with only one.thlrd insurance.
Many OF those burned out were poor
people, who lost their all. The section
burned In about three.fourths Of n mile
long and two blocks wide, anu con-
talncd twenty blocks.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

John Young Brown was inaugurated
Governor of Kentucky yesterday.
A. W. Gilliland & Co., produce com
mission firm Of Philadelphia, have failed.
Secretary Tracy has returned to Wash
ington, and was at the Navy Department
to-day.
John j. Pierson of Pittsburg was ar
rested in Lancaster, Pa, yesterday
charged by Andrew Cox of Philadelphia
with large embodiment.
Edward Sweeney, who was sentenced
at Buffalo yesterday to prison for disor-
derly conduct, died of heart disease ten
minutes after being locked up.
George Durnean, forman of the farm
of Gen. Beale, near Washington, d. c.,
was shot and killed yesterday by Nathius
Robinson, discharged employe.
The entire issue Of 100000 3 1-2 per
cent. 2O-year water bonds of the city of
Rome, n. Y, were bid in at par by the
Treasurer of the Rome Savings Bank.
Secretary Proctor will leave Washing
ton the latter part of this week, to be alb
sent for several weeks, on a tour of in
spection Of army posts in the West and
Northwest.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
THE NATIONAL DEBT
Reduced $5,5S1,S95 During the
Past Month.
SURPLUS INCREASED s4,49o, $40.
The Aggregate of Uncle Sans Indebted
ness To-day Is $842,883,34Z
INCREASED s4,49o,679.

A Reduction I'm Government Receipts from
All Sources as Compared with August,
1s0O---A Reduction in Expenses Also
Total Coinage of the NIints During the
Past Month.
WASHINGTON, Sep. 9.-The monthly
public debt statement shows a reduction
in the debt during the past month
amounting to 1881 ,S05 There was n
reduction Of 81 ,O91 ,216in the non-interest
bearing debt, and an increase in the sur
plus chash in the Treasury OF S4, 400, 697
during August
The aggregate Of interest and non
interest bearing debt to-day, less $780,,
00O, 600 gold reserve, and $50, 274, 1914 net
cash balance or surplus, is $942, $50, BAT,
and of this amount 500, 500, APO IS In
terest bearing debt, made up Of 5000,
$50, 220 per cent. bonds, S27, ,9j3, ,400
1-2 pet cent. q, and $22, ,015, 500 per
cent. 8 continued at 2 per cent.
Government receipts from all sources
during August aggregated $2S, 1874, S5l,
against 1886, ,6O7, 449 in August 1880. Gus
toms receipts were $l5, 1b4, GA, against
$40, 315, $40 in August year ago; internal
revenue receipts were $12, 50l ,S29, against
$12, 557, S52 in August, 1890, and receipts
from miscellaneous sources were 81, lO7, ;
ATT, against 81 1888, 1T in August yeaI
ago.
Expenditures during the two months OF
the current fiscal year aggregate $50, $780,
esq., against S75, 1851, 900 in July and
August, 1890
The total coinage of the mints during
the month of August was 12, 631 pieces Of
all kinds, valued at SO, us, 400. GOLD
valued at 81, $40, 900 was coined.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
MANY HOTEL FAILURES.


ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sep. about as
complete decentralization as ever visited
the hotels in this city is being brought
out now as a result of the past seasons
business.
Among the principal failures is that
Of the United States Hotel, the proprie-
tors of which are Nessrs. Neal and Hamil-
top, who are between s., 600 and 80, 600 in
dsbt.
The principal loss is suffered by Hugo
Herold, the proprietor of the Grand Union
Hotel, who has left town with a $4,000
debt behind him.
Congress Hall has gone up with about
"a, 600 indebtedness, although il is under
stood that the whole amount will be as
sumed by the Conn Bros, the owners Of
the building who had leased it to G. q.
Gillette the present proprietor.
Seven or eight other large houses are
reported as having failed, but particulars
cannot yet be obtained Of their status
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
simmons Unidentified His Bondsmen.

New YoRK, Sep. 2.-Judge Benedict, Of
the United States District Court, has
handed down a decision declining to ac-
cept Cornelius II. and Jacob Tallman as
bondsmen in the sum of $50, 600 for james
A. Simmons, under sentence Of six years.
imprisonment for bank wrecking. He
discovered that Simmons had given the
parties an indemnity contract for the
sum, and said that he did not care to aid
any scheme Of fight, as such it appeared
on the face. Simmons wishes his liberty
while the stay of execution Of sentence,
pending appeal, is in force.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02

TEXAS CREEK, Col, Sep. 2-The Den
yer and Rio Grande train No t. from
Ogden was "held up four miles west Of
this station by seven masked men, and
the express car robbed Of about S3, 800.
None of the passengers were molested.
The robbers had horses ready for an
immediate aight TO Wet Mountain Valley,
The Sheriff started in pursuit at once
with rs large posse as he could summon
on such short notice
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Report OF the superintendent-Hardw Work
Watching Tourists.

Report OF the superintendent-Hardw Work
watching Tourists.
WASHINGTON, Sep. 2. 2.-Secretary Noble
has received a report from Capt. George
s. Anderson, superintendent of the yell
lowstone National Park, on operations
since he assumed control on February IA
last
He says the most ceaseless vigilance is
needed to prevent tourists from mutilat-
ing the beautiful formations in tho park,
and he believes 10000 men could not en-
tirely accomplish 1t.
The lakes and rivers of the park are
literally filed with trout. The elk have
increased enormously, and the most con-
servative estimates place their number at
25, 900.
He says 500, 900 could be judiciously
expended in the construction of and repair
of roads
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
Fenred that both Have Boon Drowned.

PLATTsBURG, N. Y, Sep. 2.-It is feared
that George Gauthmann and Henry La
monty, both of Lyon Mountain, have been
drowned in Merril's Lake, where they
went last Sunday for fishing trip and
have not been seen since. Their boat
was found on the shore of the lake with
Il part of Lamonty's clothing in It, A
heavy wind prevailed on the lake on
Sunday and it is supposed that the
boat capsi2ed and both were drowned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2.-Advices from
Hayti declare that it now appears as
if Hippolyte had lost all hope of being
able to successfully resist the coming
revolution. He has sent his family to
Cape Hatien for safety. The commandant
of Fort National has received orders to
turn the guns on the city if the exiles
return and succeed in overpowering the
guards of the Palace 1t is probable that
in such a case Hippolyte will retreat to
Cape Hatien and there make his last
stand
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
A Fatal Mistalre

Physicians make no more fatal mistake
than when they inform patients that nervous
heart troubles come nom the stomach ana
are of little consequence. DR.. Franklin
Miles, the noted Indiana specialist, has
proven the contrary in his new book ON
"Heart Disease" which may be had free at
@. H. Hagenbuch's drug store who guarantees
and recommends Or. Miles uuequaled New
Heart Cure, which has the largest sale OF any
heart remedy ia the world II cures nervous
aud organic heart disease, short breath,
hutlerlng, pain or tenderness in the side, arm
or shoulder, irregular pulse fainting, smother
Ing dropsy, etc. His Restorative NerYlne
cures headache, fits, etc.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
Oh, What a Cough.

VIII you he ed the warning? The signal per-
caps OF the sure approach of that more ter
rible disease, Consumption. Ask yourselves
II you can afford for the sake OF saving so
cents, to run the risk and do nothing for 1t.
We know from experience that Shiloh's Cure
win Cure your Cough. 1t never falls. This
explains why more than a Million Bottles
were sold the past year. 1t relieves Group
and Whopping Cough at once. Mothers do
not be without it. For Lame Back, Side or
Chest, use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by
Q, H. Hagenbuch, N, E. corner Main and
Lloyd streets.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
Indiana's Growth.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2.-The Census
Office has issued a bulletin giving the
population of Indiana by minor civil di-
visions The total population of the
State for 1890 is placed at 2,192, 404, an
increase 214, 103 over 1880 OF the 90
counties in Indiana 20 show decreases,
only four showing decreases of more
than 10 per cent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
GOV. campbsn stln Quite III.

COLUMBUS, o., Sep. 2,-Governor Camp
BELLS condition is not 50 favorable to-day.
He cannot leave his room, and has severe
pains in his limbs and head and the indi-
cations are that the malady has a strong
hold upon him. 1t is probable that within
the next two or three days the Governor
will leave for some point in the East if
his physician is able to make him see the
Importance Of such a move. His family
and friends are somewhat worried at his
condition.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
Big Damages Agalnst a Rallroad.

SUsQUEHANNA, Pa, Sep. 2.-Mrs.
James Hamm of Forest City has been
awarded So, 1880 damages against the
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
for the death Of her husband, who was
run down by a train on that road in 1888
Mrs. Hamm had previously been awarded
"a, 600 damages, but the company ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court, which put
the case back to the lower court for re-
trial with the above result.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
Mrs. Astor's Robes Sold at Auction.

New YoEK, Sep. 2.-The gowns con
signed to Mrs. Astor from Paris, and held
by the Custom House, being rejected by
Mrs. Astor on the ground that the CON
signor had attempted to defraud her as
well as the government, have been sold
at auction. No. /, green silk and velvet
robe, brought $500; No. 2, blue broche
silk robe, was bought by Roster & Bial
for the singer, Jennie Joyce, for S7lO.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
SIC for Lynn Pnblle. nuIlding.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2.--Treasury Agent
Lowe has recommended the purchase of a
site for the Lynn, Mass, public building
1t is located at the end of the block, and
is bounded by Liberty, Willow and Wash,
ington streets. The price Is stated as
$33, 600, He recommends that a part be
purchased outright and a part be pur-
chased by condemnation.