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A BELL 400 YEARS OLD,
Columbus Brought 1t With Him on 1
Last VOYAGE to the Navv WorId

Columbus Brought 1t With Him on His
Last Voyage to the New World.
Tne congregation of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church at Baleyville. N. j.,
have rare relic in the shape of large bell,
which is said by those who have traced its
history to be the oldest bell in the Western
Hemisphere. The bell was procured by
Captain Elias Newell on one of the Bahama
Islands. and presented by him to the church
1t is one of the bells, as stated. which
Ferdinand and Isabella placed upon tho
Alhambra in 1892, and in 1902 was presented
by Queen Isabella to Christopher Columbus
upon his departure on his fourth and last
voyage TO America. 1t was placed i'm the
chapel which was the beginning of the great
cathedral of Carthagena in New Granada.
In 1857. upon tho siege of Carthagena. it
fell to the share ef the French ship La
Rochelle.
Afterward the ship was wrecked upon the
island OF San Andreas, one of the Bahamas.
A lew OIL the crew were saved, together with
the bell. From the descendants of the sur
vivors the bell and its history we're obtained
by Captain Newell of the bark Ezra ii, Fisk
OF Haleyville.
There is debt OF S190 resting upon the
church at Haleyvilie. and so highly do the
people value the relic-the Columbus bell
that they Will not place it in the church lest
the latter may be sold for DEBT and they lose
the bell, but it Is securely kept at the resi-
dence of Trustee Alfred Green. II will be
400 years old next year, and 1t is proposed
that 1t shall be exhibited at the Columbian
Exposition.-N. Y. Mail and Express
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STOP PAYING RENT.

BUY YOURSELF A HOME ON THE
EASIEST KIND OF TERMS, AND
THEN SHOULD REVERSES COME
AND YOU CANNOT PAY THE NEXT
MONTHS RENT, AFTER PAYING
RENT FOR FORTY YEARS, YOUR
WIFE AND CHILDREN WILL NOT
BE PUT ON THE STREET THIS IS
A SOLEMN DUTY EVERY MAN
OWES HIS FAMILY. JUST THINK
AND REFLECT. YOU PAY ABOUT
$4,000 OUT IN RENT IN FORTY
YEARS AND HAVE NOTHING TO
SHOW FOR 1T. THIS ELEGANT
NEW MODERN HOME CONTAINS
SALON PARLORS. LARGE SUNNY
D1NING-ROOM,4 4 ELEGANTLY AR
RANGED CHAMBERS, FINISHED
BASEMENT, PLATE AND ART
GLASS WINDOWS, ELECTRIC
BELLS AND GAS LIGHTING, WITH
EXTRA LARGE YARD. ONLY ONE
BLOCK FROM HAIGHT STREET.
AND MUST BE SEEN TO BE AP-
PRECIATED. TERMS TO SUITE PUR-
CHASER. INQUIRE ON THE PREM.
ISES, 141S MASONIC AVE, NEAR
WALLER ST.
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colonnade around the outside Is feet wide
and 1888 feet mean circumference. On this
colonnade four or FIVE thousand people can
be accommodated at one time. Inside the
colonnade will be space in addition to that
REQUIRED for elevators and machinery, suffi-
cient to build four hotels or restaurants.
each 45x90 feet in area, and as many stories
as NAV be required. These buildings will
be of an appropriate style of architecture
to accommodate, for instance, an English.
French, German and Spanish restaurant OF
the highest order.
In addition to these restaurants there will
be provided numerous circular, oval and oc-
tagonal kiosks or booths, constructed in ac-
coTdance with the architecture, STYLES and
customs of various countries, which will be
used for the sale of curios, ornaments. fab
RIGS and other articles produced and manu-
factured in all lands.
Within the restaurants from 6000 to 5000
guests may be comfortably seated and served
at nne time. Within and about the booths
and surrounding platforms 5000 more people
will have room to move about. This first
landing will. therefore, accommodate from
1900 to 5000 persons at once.
The second landing, being $50 feet in
diameter, may be used as grand prone
made and picnic quarters in the day time
and as a dancing-hall in the evening, or
more buildings can be erected there if de-
sired. Il will accommodate at one time
from 5000 to 6000 people. The upper land
Ing, sixty feet in diameter, will be finished
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THAT'S THE QUESTION. HERE'S
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS. GO TO
DESCALSO & FRANK TO GET ANY
THING AND EVERYTHING IN THE
LINE OF BOOTS AND SHOES. THIS
INCLUDES ALL T he LATE S T
STYLES WHICH THEY KEEP IN
LARGE QUANTITIES. IF YOU GO
WHERE THEY HAVE A LARGE
STOCK YOU WILL NOT NEED TO
TAKE THE TIME SOMETIMES
SPENT IN RUNNING AROUND TO
FIND WHAT IS DESIRED. IN OUR
STOCK YOU WILL FIND WHATYOU
WANT HAVING SUCH LAR G E
QUANTITIES TOO, AND SUCH A
VARIETY, WE ARE ABLE TO SELL
AT A SMALL PROFIT AND THUS
SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY. YOU
CAN PROVE THIS VERY EASILY.
CALL AND SEE DESCAlSO q
FRANK, % KEARNY ST., HEAD
QUARTERS FOR JAMES MEANS
BOOTS AND SHOES.
On
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THAT BIG TOWER.
The Plans That Have Been Sub.
mitted and Approved.

A telegraphic dispatch published few
days since gave brief account Of the tower
that is to be erected at Chicago to overtop
the one built by Eiffel. The Chicago Herald
of last Saturday gives the following descrip-
tion of the structure;
The actual cost of the tower will be about
81, 100000 The cost of the Eiffel Tower
was a little less than 81, 100000, with cheaper
labor and with the price of steel very much
less than in this country. The American
tower can be built for less money, notwith-
standing its greater size and earning capac-
ity, on account of its greater simplicity of
design. in which standard and merchant
able sizes of steel are used. AS to the capi-
ial, subscriptions and pledges have been
obtained from Chicago, st. Louis, Cincin-
matt and Pttsburg for S1.50O,000, leaving
$500, 900 to be placed in CHICAGO.
The increased height and capacity Of the
American tower, besides its other novel fea-
lures, will make this no more an imitation
of the Paris tower than the exposition itself
will be an imitation of the Paris exposition.
1t will, in fact take the best OF the Paris
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AN ELOPEMENT SPOILED.
John Walters outwitted by the Wife IL,
Had WronPpd.

John Walters outwitted by the Wife He
Had WroDged.
Henry Walters, young married man of
East Orange, is languishing in a cell at the
station-house, having been arrested on a
charge of deserting his wife and four young
children. He fell into trap which was clev-
erly arranged by his wife and Miss Gertrude
Beck, a resilient of Newark.
Some time ago Walters began to neglect
his family, and when his wife asked him
why he remained away from home at night
or came home at unseemly hours he told
her that he had to attend to some business
matters. Finally Mrs. Walters learned that
her husband was paying attentions to Miss
Beck.
On Monday last she met the latter in
Newark and noticed that she wore watch
chain which looked familiar. When she
asked Miss Beck the time the young woman
displayed a gold watch, which also was
recognized by Mrs. Walters. The watch
and chain belonged to her When the two
women compared notes, the whole story re-
garding Walters deception and unfaithful-
ness came out. Miss Beck said that when
she first made the acquaintance of Walters
he represented himself as a single man.
He told her that she was the only woman
he had ever met whom he could love. He
spoke of making her happy some day and
presented her with gold watch and chain.
Miss Beck believed him, and was shocked
when she learned the truth.
Mrs. Walters then told how her husband
lost interest in her aud her children and
finally deserted them. She said that all she
received for the support of herself and four
children in six weeks from her husband was
fifty cents in postage stamps. and acQuaint-
ed Miss Beck with the fact that the watch
and chain she wore belonged to her.
The two women. after hearing each others
-. Il Il fI..aN.
under the circumstances Miss Beck, with
that Walters ought to be severely punished.
Mrs. Walter agreed with her, and the two
finally concOctcd scheme to entrap Wal
ters. The latter had previously proposed to
Miss Beck to elope with him, and it was
agreed to permit him TO attempt to carry out
his proposition.
Walters arranged the eopement for Sat
uriay night Accordingly Miss Beck met
him at the corner OF Broad and Orange
streets, in Newark. The Orange police had
been previously notified, and Mrs. Walters
was on the alert to see that the trap which
had been set for her husband worked sue
cessfully
AS soon as Walters appeared with grip
sack to greet Miss Beck he was arrested.
The latter then bitterly denounced him, and
when Walters arrived at the Orange Police
Station he received lively talking to from
his indignant wife.
Walters looked very sheepish when he
found he had been outwtted in such
clever manner by the two women whom he
had sought to wrong.-N. Y. Press.
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CONDENSED rELEGRAMs.

New YORK, Oct. 20.-Up to date there
has been received from Europe almost SlS.-
100000 in gold.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-BullIon to the amount
of e150,C00 was withdrawn to-day for ship
ment to New York.
CINCINNATI, Oct 2o.-The National Asso-
citation of Carriage Manufacturers began
its annual meeting here today. Reports Of
the committees and officers were received.
CINCINNATI, Oct 2O.-The United Typo
thetR of America bgan It's fifth annual con-
vention here this morning, with over 800
delegates present The meeting WAS strictly
private.
OTTAWA, Oct. %. SENEGAL, late Superin-
tendent of the Government printing, whose
name figured consDicuouslY In connection
with the recently exposed 'boodle" schem-
ers, has been arrested at Montreal.
MONTREAL, Oct. 2O.-Canadian canals
will be open on Sunday to facilitate the
transmission of grain to Montreal for the
steamships. Il is likely the canals will he
kept open on Sundays for the remainder of
the season.
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AN IDLER'S WORK,

he Cleans Out His Mothers House and
Beats His Sisters.
Thomas GIlen is poor. He is also an
idler. If he were rich his physical desue-
tude would receive the name ennui and he
would be called a fllneur. But as it is he is
a loafer and one of the most Objectionable
sort, for he is cruel to the mother and sis
ters who support him.
Thomas is about % years of age and able
bodied. He lives at 1907 Harrison street
with his mother and two sisters, II and 10
years old. They have doue everything pos
slble TO persuade him to go to work. In
stead he drinks, and last night having be-
come intoxicated he went home for the pur-
pose Of cleaning out his mothers house.
First he broke a window, then he went in
aud demolished some of the furniture. AS
a change he started in to beat his two sis
ters, when help was summoned and lie was
taken to the Southern Police Station for
drunkenness. His family does not want TO
prosecute him for the several graver charges
the police have urged them to make against
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NOTICE. {.
Taxes Due Upon Assessments Made By The
State Board Of Equalization.
CONTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
nafaha- IQQ1


In accordance with the provisions OF Section 1858
of the Political Code, notice is hereby given that
have received from the State Board of Equal zatiOn
the duplicate Record of Assessments OF Rail-
ways" and the duplicate Record Of Apportion-
mtnt of Railway Assessments" containing the
sessments upon the property of each OF the follow
ing named associations or corporations as iIed by
said State Board OF Equalization for the year 1891.
towit:
California Pacific Railroad Company Central Pa
cihc Railroad Company. Northern California Rail-
way Company, Northern Railway Company, San
Francisco and North Pacific Railway Company,
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Southern Cali
fornia Railway Company, Carson and Colorado
Railroad Company, ID. Moran q. Moran and A Mo-
ran u evada. California and oregon Railway Ne
vada County Narrow-Guage Railroad Company,
Railway Company. South Pacific Coast Railroad
Company, Gualala River Railway Company, CalifOr-
mia and Nevada Railroad Company. Pajaro Valley
Railroad Company, Atlantic and Pacihc Railroad
Company and the Pullman Palace Car Company
The State and County taxes on all personal prop
erty and one-half OF the State aud Oounty taxes
all real property, now cue and payable, and VIII
be delinquent on the LAST MONDAY IN NoYEM
BER NEXT, at o'clock NJ. and unless paid 10
the State Treasurer at the Capitol. prior thereto
five per cent will be added TO the amount thereof
and unless so paid on or before the LAST MONDAY
IN APRIL NEXT, at O'Clock P. NJ, an additional
five per cent will be added to the amount thereof.
The remaining one-half OF the State and County
taxes all real property will be due and payable
at any time after the FIRST MONDAY IN JANU-
AIRY NEXT, and will be delinquent the LAST
unless paid to the state Treasurer the Capitol.
prior thereto, five per cent will be added to the
amount thereof. z. P. COLGAS,
oc19 LAT state Controller.
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HE HuGGED THE DRAGON.
A Weary Cne's Mistake and What Cam
of 1t.

A Weary Cne's Mistake and What Came
of 1t.
About / o'clock in the morning man,
reeling under the weight of copious lba-
tions, staggered along Broadway, near Four
teen III street. 1t was bleak and windy and
the street was practically deserted.
After one or two hesitating but violent
collisions with terra firma the top heavy in
ebriaie finally bore up with a lurch against
the iron dragon in front of large metal
store opposite Union square. For a few
moments he leaned against.it affectionately,
with his arms closed tightly around its
grim-visaged head, whether in transport
of tenderness or an effort to gain his eQui-
librium it is difficult to say.
Suddenly something strange in the nature
of his support seemed to dawn on him.
Some inkliug perhaps, that this was not
the familiar lamp-p9st penetrated his
clouded brain.
Steadying himself by supreme effort he
leaned cautiously forward TO examine il.
The electric light shOne full on the head of
the monster with Its grinning open laws
and fang-like teeth. With yell and an
oath, which made even the cool night air
sulphurous he plunged wildly forward, col
liding violently with the writer, to whom he
shrieked mady:
1--we got zem. Zs doctor said I'd get zem,
an now Pve got zem fr shure at ast."-N.
Y. Commercial Advertiser.
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Assault Tn Rnh.

Thomas Brotson. sailor, was walking
along East street, near Folsom, last night,
when he was suddenly attacked by two
men, one of whom struck him in the face
and then seized him by the neck, while the
other tried to cut the pocket out Of his pants.
The victim shouted tor help, and his cries
were heard by Officer Cook and Station
keeper Manning of the South Harbor Sta
ton, who ran to bis assistance At sight of
the officers the thieves ran off, but one OF
them was overtaken. He gave the name of
Lawrence Hanlon. Soon after the other
was arrested on East street. and proved to
be William Hurley, bOatman. The men
were charged with assault, with intent to rob-
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into the street, compelling the owner
formance the perpetrator smiled in a
self-satsfed way at the lady passengers,
and balanced himself ON the dasher in what
he considered a graceful pose. The street
Arab. however. having recovered his head
gear, had followed the car unseen, and,
creeping up behind the unconscious masher,
seized his long coat-tails and gave them
strong null. The masher lost his equilib
rum, fell back over the dasher, but saved
himself from falling into the street by
clinging to the dasher with his hands and
knees. From this undignified position he
was rescued by the driver, while tile ladies
snickered audibly he beat a hasty retreat
and found his erstwhie shiny plug. Bat
tered and muddy, in the street half square
back.-Philadelphia Record.
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Stage Robberies

REDDING, Oct. 2O-Under Sheriff Ross
and Charles Overhalser went across the
river in search of the highwaymen who
robbed the Reddng stage last evening, aud
fortunately found two men in field, who
are doubtless the parties Their tracks led to
the river. where, after roDbing the stage, they
had crossed in a skitf. J'he men are safely
lodged in jail.
This morning Mr.. Hoe, the Postmaster at
Milvile, brought word that the Reddlng
and Alturas stage had been robbed near
DrapeIs place, TWO miles this side of MILL
VILE. Two men, masked, one armed with a
shotgun. the other with a pistol, took Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S box and also the mail This
is the first time the mail has been touched
The less is not known, but is thought to be
light
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FOR PICKING HOPS.
A Machine by Which One Man and Team
Can Do as Much Fifty Men.

A Machine by Which One Man and Team
Can Do Much Fifty Men.
A Utica man, says the Otsego Farmer,
has invented hop-picking machine. The
inventor has spent seven years in develop
ing his idea. The action of the machine is
very simple. 1t consists of two rubber roll
ers which revolve, pulling the vine through
on the wringer principle. On the outside of
the rollers are two iron bars, the space be-
tW cen being wide enough to admit the vine
and leaves, but not wide enough to admit
the round, hard hop to pass through. The
hops are severed from the stem aud fall
upon an inclined plane of canvas, which
rolls around on rollers The hops, on ae-
count of their weight and shape, roll down
the canvas into the receiver, while what few
leaves fall with the hops, being fiat, light
and somewhat sticky, are carried up over
the inclined plane into box Oh the other
side. This leaves clean hops, picked one by
one into the receiver Either hand, horse or
steam power can be applied to this machine.
With machine one man aud team can do
the work Of fifty good men.
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A PUGNACIOUs POLICEMAN.
Special McGreggin of Sacramento Locked
Up for Battery.

James McGreggin went into George
Stacks shooting gallery on Stockton street,
near OFarrell, about 10 O'Clock last night
to have little pistol practice After max
ing few buli's-eyes, Mr.. MeGreggin drew
bead on one of the lamps attached to the
wall. and extinguished its light forever
Slack demanded ST payment for the lamp.
but instead of paving the bill McGreggin
planted his fist in SlRck's mouth, knocking
him down. A couple of young men then
took hand in the fuss, and were promptly
knock ed down by the pugnaclous McGreg-
gin, who is a special policeman at the CAPT
tol in Sacramento.
One of these young men, Charles Carter,
went to the Receiving Hospital to have a
broken nose repaired. Officer Birmingham
arrested McGreggin, who was booked on
two charges of battery. Slack is an old
man.
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THE TO WER

as the grand lookout. It will be two or
three stories high and accommodate at ons
time from 1909 to 1900 persons. Above this
will be four offices. They may be used for
signal service ana scientific investigations.
One is TO be reserved as an Office for George
S. Morrison, the engineer of the tower.
Each elevator will have a capacity to
carry fifty people at high speed. Two of the
elevators will start from the grouhd and
run more than 1000 feet without change or
stop directly TO the lookout landing. Four
of the elevators will run to the first floor,
two to the second and two to the upper land
ing. These elevators will make respectively
twenty-five, fifteen and ten trips per hour,
and as they have a capacity of fifty persons
it may be seen that 1900 can be carried up
in an hour.
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OBITU AIRY
RETuRN j. MEIGs.


Return Jonathan MeIgs, third OF that name by
direct descent, died yesterday in Washington
CITY at the age OF 80 years. Mr. Meigs was born
In Clark County. KY, April IA, 1901. He was
educated at various academies, aud after study
Ing law was admitted 10 the bar at Frankfort,
NY. I'D 1872. He then visited his grandfather.
in Hlawassee garrison. East Tennessee and SUBJ
sequeBtly after that relatives death admins
tered his estate. He was made special agent to
the Cherokee and Creek Indians In 1884, and
was appointed in March, 184l, United States
District Attorney for the middle district of Ten
nessee. Later lie served Tor one term as state
Senator In 1868. on the reorganization OF the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, he
became Its clerk, which Office lie continued 10
hold until recently H. published " Reports OF
Cases in the Supreme Court" digest of All the
Decisions OF The Former Superior Courts Of Law
and Equity and Of the Supreme Court of ErrOrs
and App ais In tile State Of Tennessee and ''The
Code OF Tennessee"
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tower ideas and enlarge and improve on them.
eliminating those features that were found
TO be detrimental to its usefulness and profit.
Its height from the surface of the ground to
the top of the flagstaff will be 1920 feet It's
height from the surface of the ground to the
focal plane OF the lighthouse which sur
mounts the structure 1910 feet, and the
width over all at the foundation level 440
feet In each direction.
The first landing will be a circular plat
form $50 feet In diameter and 200 feet from
the ground. and the second circular plat
form $50 feet in diameter and 400 feet from
the ground. Tie upper landing, more prop
erly called the lantern" will be of circular
shape. 60 feet in diameter and 1000 feet
above the ground.
At the first landing there will be grand
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termine the question of future supply Of
pure water for the city. Priva,e wells for
irrigating in that locality have already prae.
tically shown that any quantity Of the best
quality of water can be obtained. IL me me
experiment proves satisfactory. severa! wells
will be sunk through the gravel bed and
water plped short distance to the city
limits. VIII ere connection will be made win
the present system of mains. This Is re-
garded as an Important move for the city,
for, although the liver water Is pure az us
source, it is more or less fouled in its pass
age through the valley.
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A Clever Fraud Frustr,,oa

The clevrest bit of telegraphy ever prac-
ticed in the vicinity OF Brooklyn was de-
tecteu py flnkerton men, when 1t was dis
covered that news of the Gravesend races
was being flashed to the booksellers outside
the grounds. To get the news without be-
Ing observed. an expert telegrapher. G. S.
Pearsall, dressed up as a coachman with a
high hat. In the hat two tiny electric lights
were hxed, attached to which was power
full battery in the coach he drove, By means
of the lights he was able to telegraph to the
watchers in tower. c. G. Frost. j. w
Frost, Mrs. La Vile, who occupied the
coach. and the operator, we're all arrested
and placed under bail.-Philadeph Rec.
ord
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The Temescal Tin Mines.

RIVERSIDE, Oct. 2O.-Telegrams were re-
ceived here to-day from Boston capitalists.
seeking information about the Temescal tin
mines. This important industry is awaken
ing interest throughout the entire East. Not
a day passes without letters, kilograms and
samples of pig tin being forwarded to poll
tical and financial centers beyond the
Rockies. Massachusetts and Ohio have
called for most of this information so far.
The morning call., 1891-10-21
A Child,s Skull Fractured.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 2O.-Eddie McAllister,
aged years. waS kicked OF the head by
vicious horse while playing in his fathers
barn-yard, near Florin, yesterday. The
child was kicked on the forehead, and the
skull was fractured, but the little fellow
rallied from the shock, and was met by his
mother staggering toward the house. A
physician attended the child and removed a
portion of the skull. While such wounds
usually prove fatal, the little fellows
wonderful vitality warrants hope that he
NAV reCNYer.
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REDUCED RATES.
Action CT the Oregon Railroad Commissioners
Sustained by the Circuit Conrt

SALEM (OregOn), Oct 20.-In the State
Circuit Court to-day Judge Boise denied the
application Of the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific companies for writ OF review
against the Oregon RailroSR Commission,
and decided that the commission has power
TO fix rates, and has properly exercised the
same; also that Its reduction of freight rates
was made after properly considering the
value of the roads and costs Of the service.
The railroads are given until Friday to show
cause why the rates adopted by tue COM
mission snail not go into effect,