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Ants and TheirlIsos.

During twelve monthsg spent in the
Australian Colonies in thelyears 1870 Il, 7
had more opportunities than were pleas-
ant of studying tho habits of ants. ThAse
insects, as is well known, are not ol1y n
nuisance, but an absoluts pest n hot
countries. They march III myriAfls and
destroy everything in theil 1oa.}. / have
heard it seriously stated that thew con-
some everything except bod! c,l beer-and
that even this is safe only when the bot
ties are fitted with glas strew-stonpersi
Cork, it seems, is Iot Guided from the
formlc bill of fare, aiisi ! su q no doubt be
more succtient G4d appetizing when
soused in Bass or Allsopp.
In justice to tire ants, | am bound. how
ever, to admit tbat ! have found them
useful in moro ways than lone. For in
from native. / soon became painfully
aware tiiat 1t literally Swarmed with fleas
and other vermin. In vain did l exhaust
my stock of pepper. Even turpentinc
seemed to have no effect beyond increas-
ing the reckless activity of these irritat-
ing settlers. AT last iii despair / threw
my rug down on an ant hill. In less
than half an hour every flea and objec-
tionable parasite was eaten, but the rug
was full OF ants. / therefore hung it on
a mimosa bush, and as soon as the ants
found they were suspended they fastened
to leave the rug, and descended by the
bush as best they could.
Again, | had killed snake in Tas-
mania, and wished to clean and bleach
the skeleton, which | intended to have
mounted as a necklace. / left the body
near an ants nest. In few hours there
was not n vestige of flesh on the bones.
The sun soon did the rest.-The Gentle
mans Magazine.
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Special to the REcoRp-uN1oN.

BALTIMORE (Md.), Oct. IA train on
the Baltimore and Ohio, which left Chi
cago to-day at 1910 A. NJ, met with seri-
Gus accident at 2:31 p. NJ. at Hicksville,
twenty miles from Garrett, Ind. The
train consisted of an engine, tender, bag
gage car, smoker, ladies' coach, sleeper
and the private car of Vice-President
King. The whole train left the track,
and the sleeper, ladies' coach and private
car went over an embankment. The
smoker and baggage car hung on to the
engine, and were kept on the bed of the
road. Two passengers were killed, five
seriously and several slightly injured.
The killed are: Thomas Waterstone OF
Bridgewater, Ohio, and A. G. Mather OF
Boone, Iowa. Seriously injured: j. w.
Gruback and wife of Mansfield, Ohio;
Mrs. Sarah Snyder of Porter, Ohio; Mrs.
Thomas Waterstone of Bridgewater,
Ohio, and Miss Rhoda Woodall of Buff
Jalo, N. Y. Vice-President King was
shaken up, but otherwise was uninjured.
1t was first reported that the private
car of EmmonS Blaine was attached to
the train, and that he was a passenger
therein, but the report was learned to be
erroneous.
All GTaiIlS are running IO-ul2nI, The
track having been cleared.
CAUSE OF THE WRECK.
CINCINNATI, Oct. IA Commercial
Gazette special from Fort Wayne, Ind
says: The cause Of the Baltimore and
Ohio wreck was the spreading of the
rails while the train was passing through
Hicksville at high rate of speed. Be-
sides the two killed, fifty other passen-
gers were badly injured, Of which ten
may die. All public buildings have been
turned into hospitals, and surgeons from
Defiance and this place are attending tC
them.
WORSE THAN FIRST REPORTED.
Fort WAYNE Gnd.), Oct I4.-Latest
advices tonight from the scene of the
Baltimore and Ohio wreck assert that
many more passengers were injured than
mentioned in the first report. The rail
road officials, however, will not talk, and
as they control all the telegraph wires III
the vicinity, no information can be had
tonight except through them.
ELEVEN MEN INJURED.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 14.-By the explosion OF
n locomotive boiler in the Kansas City
railway shops, near this city, this after
noon, eleven men were injured, two
obably fatally. The engine had just
Deen taken from the repair shops, and a
gang of machinists were getting it ready
Tor use when the explosion occurred
throwing them in every direction. The
injured are: John j. Clancy, John May.
Martin McGraille, William Davidson
David Field, James Dickinson, James
Slavin, Harry Garrickson and three
others slightly Injured.
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Cleveland Speaks at tho Openil
Meeting in Kings County.

Cleveland Speaks at tho Opening
Meeting in Kings County.
New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Democracy
OF Kings County turned out in force this
evening to aid in firing big Democratic
gun in the present campaign in this
county. When Grover Cleveland entered
CIermont Rink, accompanied by Hon.
w. II. Furey, the audience went wild.
When it was reduced to order, Mr.. Cleve-
land was introduced, and was greeted
with Three cheers for our next Presi-
dent
Mr.. Cleveland after acknowledging
the greetings, made a speech of some
length, calling the attention of his hearers
10 the importance Of the campaign, and
generally scoring the Republican party.
That party, he said, in it's ma
tional methods and management is
boldly seeks TO thwart the intention OF
voters if they are Democratic, and to
stitie the voice of the people if they
speak in Democratic tones. He touched
on the force bill, and asked if there is any
democrat so duh as to suppose that the
republican party in the State is not of the
same disposition as the party in the ma
ton. He charged the Republicans with
DniairneSs and evasion of the REQUIRE
lnentS of the Constitution in regard to the
enumeration and legislative apportion-
loent of the State. He said that ii the Re-
publicans get control of the next arrange
lhent of the congressional districts there
is no likelihood of their dealing fairly by
the Democracy of the State.
In conclusion, Mr.. Cleveland said: I'm
your relation TO the pending canvass,
every Democrat who likes his country
and his party must acknowledge the inn
rDrtant services rendered by the repre-
sentatives of King County. in aiding in
the formulation of the declaration OF
financial principles in the platform which
the Democracy presents to the voters OF
the State, which leaves no room to doubt
cur insistence upon sound and honest
money for all the people,"
At the conclusion of the ex-Presidents
speech, an old, gray-haired man arose
Upon his seat and yelled out, "Mr. Cleve-
land, did you get my letter? What have
You done toward preserving life and pre-
Venting death from collisions on the rail
roads? What have -5' The rest of the
sentence was lost amid the Kisses which
greeted the old man, who was hustled
llnceremoniously out, protesting against
them depriying him of the right of free
speech.
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TIE NEWS DOUBTED.

1t Is Not Believed That Negotiations
Have Been Broken or With China.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l4.-A cablegram
published this morning stated the Lon
don Times had received a dispatch from
Shanghai which said that the foreign
Ministers in China had broken off nego-
tiations with that Government and have
announced to China that now their own
Governments must act. 1t Is ascertained
st the State Department that the report
cannot be true so far as the representative
of this Government is concerned, for the
reason that no instructions of that char
acter have been issued by the President,
and the Acting Minister in China would
hardly presume to take such an import
ant step in the absence of positive in
structions.
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BLOWING A HURRICANE.
Furious Gales Raging Throughout
Great Britain.
THE MOST VIOLENT STORM EVER
EXPERIENCED.

Immense Waves Flood the Streets of
tress in Shipping Circles-A Theater
Laid in Ruins just After a Large
Audience Had Vacated 1.-THE Long
Island and Now Jersey Coast Also
Experiencing Heavy Weather.
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MORE THAN BARGAINED FOR.
Two Sailors Have n Hard TussIe With
n Bear.

Two sailors have n Hard TuSSle With
n Bear.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-The steamer
Alki, which has been acting as tender
to Government vessels in the Behring
Sea, returned here to-day after four
months absence. Among those whom
she brought down from Alaska were
United States Judge Tarpley of Ouna-
laska, and Thomas Boswell and Henry
Sheffner, of the crew of the schooner
Marguerite, Captain Poole, which left
Seattle May 10th.
The schooner was under charter to a
mining company to survey certain por-
tions of the Alaskan coast. When the
vessel anchored at Molar Bay, 200 miles
northwest of Sitla, Boswell and Shelf
ner went ashore. They came upon bear
tracks and followed them, with the result
that they had close fight with bear,
who succeeded in knocking Boswell
down and breaking the bones of the lat
ter's left leg with his jaw.
Sheilner shot and killed the bear and
then bore his companion to the coast, a
distance of about eighteen miles. From
the schooner they were transferred to the
Alki
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Special to the REcoRD-US1ox.

MERGED, Oct. 14.-This morning James
Sullivan shot and instantly killed James
Shelly. The slayer used forty-four
caliber Smith q Wesson revolver and
fired five shots. The fatal one entered
Just above Shelly's heart.
Shelly was foreman over a gang of
graders working OH the Croker Huff
man works, and last night he, with Sulli-
van and others, came to town and
drank quite freely. On their way to
camp Shelly and Sullivan quarreled, but
did not come TO blows. This morning the
quarrel was renewed, and Shelly gave
Sullivan severe beating. Sullivan inn
mediately came to town and procured a
revolver, and returned to camp, where
the shooting took place.
Soon after his return the shooter gave
himself up to an officer and was brought
to town and placed in Jail. He is we'll
known here, having been 1aborer since
1872 and has never been known as quar-
relsome, but, on the other hand, has been
considered quiet and orderly.
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THE LIBRARIANS.
They Accept an Invitation to Visit
palO Alto.

They Accept an Invitation to Visit
Palo Alto.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-At this morn
ing's session of the American Librarian
Convention, President Green stated that
the members would leave here Saturday
morning for visit to Santa Cruz and
Monterey.
EXState Librarian Wallis read a re-
port on estate Libraries,' suggesting
number of needed reforms.
a paper on Library Architecture'' was
read by Charles Soule of Brookline,
Mass, and DR.. Poole of Chicago criti-
cised some features of the Boston Public
Library and the Congressional Library at
Washington.
After the convention adjourned the
Alto, where they will be entertained by
Senator Stanford
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hardly slept since Sunday evening, and
the slightest shock now starts many into
the streets.
PETALUMA, Oct. 14.-Another lively
earthquake shock passed through Peta-
luna this morning, about 4:30 o'clock,
and much lighter one about o'clock.
The vibrations were north to south.
SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 14.-Quite a severe
earthquake shock was felt here this
morning at 4:25 O'Clock The shock lasted
about ten seconds. The vibrations We're
west to east.
SAN Francisco, Oct. IA. A light
earthquake shock was felt in this city
and surrounding towns at about 4:40
o'clock this morning. No damage is re-
ported.
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War on Sunday Newspapers.

PITTsBURG Pa.), Oct. 1.-THE Sab
batharian Society has decided to inaugur-
ate war on Sunday newspapers. Cap
tain Wishart, President Of the Law and
Order Society, will have charge of the
movement, and on next Saturday night
Will arrest all editors, reporters, compos-
itors and pressmen found working after
midnight. If the papers are published on
Sunday morning the carriers and news
boys will also be arrested. 1t is the in
tention also to arrest newspaper men if
they begin work Sunday night before u
o'clock
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MONTERREY CRIMINALS.
Three Juries in Charge of the Sheriff


SALINAS, Oct. IA. The jury in the
Brooks trial was discharged this eves,iins
not being able to agree. after being out
twenty-four hours.
The trial of r. Hinkle, FOR grand lar
ceny committed last July, went to the
jury this afternoon, an there is little
prospect of them agreeing.
Eduardo Romero was also arraigned
to-day Tor an attenipt to murder Ambro-
$40 Iorris. ~ kle was called to give ev-
ldencSfu this case and refused to testify,
anu Mas committed to the County Jail for
slXmonths. The case then went to the
Jury, which made three sets of jurymen
In charge OF Sheriff Horton at one time,
Something which has never before hap
.pened in the history of Monterey County.
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Adams Express Company.

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-President San
ford, of the Adams Express Company,
who was yesterday elected to succeed
Hoey, took formal possession of the
affairs of the company this morning. He
is investigating the status of the business.
No changes in the officers or agents are
contemplated at present.
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Refused Admission

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-In reply to an
inquiry from Special Agent MuIkey at
Tacoma, Wash, as to whether or not
Chinese merchants who, ignorant of the
law, had left this country and desired
to return to the country without
certificates, the Secretary of the Treasury
telegraphed that, in view of the recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court, the depart
ment could use no discretion but refuse
the aforesaid merchant admission.
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Grand Lodge officers, and creates a
board to serve as judiciary in trials.
Another reduces the number of Grand
Trustees from five to three, and makes
them merely an auditing board. The Of
ice of the editor of the 1rdifanee1t' Journal
is abolished, the Grand Master to hereaf-
ter have supervision over the paper, it's
finances to be managed by the Grand
Secretary and Treasurer. The rest of the
day was spent in considering officers re-
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Murderous Land Jumpers.

CHEHALIs (Wash.), Oct. 14&Warrants
were sworn out to-day charging Powell
Haines, H. o. Dahl and two others with
an attempt to kill John Jandos, who had
claim on Nesqually, over in the eastern
part of the county. Jandos says the men
attempted to drive him off his claim,
which has mineral deposits on it. They
attacked his cabin, firing forty shots.
Jandos was wounded, and it is said an
other man, whose name is not known,
was killed. 1t is feared there will be
more trouble
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A Nevada Senator. Found Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ID. = Senator
Robert Briggs of White Pine, New, was
found dead tonight in his room at hote
here. Death is supposed to have re.
suited from heart disease.
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The victory of General st. Clair.

TOLEDO, Oct. IA. Immense crowds of
people are at the Centennial celebration
to-day of the defeat of the Indians at Fort
Recovery by General ST. Clair. This
afternoon Governor Campbell delivered
the opening address, which was responded
to by General Finley
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Received with Little Credence

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE story told in
Baltimore by the widow OF Albert X.
Ordway regarding Snell's murder re-
ceived little credence here. Ordway's
father says the statement has no weight
with him, and SnelFs son-in-law, Stone,
saws he places no reliance in It
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The Omaha Lynchinp.

OMAHA (Neb.), Oct. IA warrant has
been issued by the County Attorney for
the arrest of E. f. Morearity, member
of the City Council, for murder, he hav-
ing been an active leader in the Coe
lynching. E. f. Farris, said to be one of
the men who pulled the rope, was like
wise arrested, as well as four others, max
ing sixteen thus far arrested.
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Raisin Shipments.

FRESNO, Oct. IA special train of
twenty-six cars, ali loaded with ralsins,
lefs this evening for New York via New
Orleans. This makes go carloads of
raisins that have been shipped East so far
this season, or an equivalent OF twelve
solid trains. The weather for the past
two weeks has been the very best possi-
bic for curing raisin grapes, thus making
the second crop large and of better quail
ity than last season.
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TIE sEARLEs ESTATE.

A Boston Journal Says a Compromise
Has Been Effected.
Boston, Oct. 1.-THE Record this after
noon says it is understood the Searles will
contest is ended and that Timothy Hop
kins will get between IS, ,O0O, 900 and Sl0.-
000,0G0 of the late Mrs. Searles' property.
This result, it is said, was reached at a
meeting held in this city last night, at
which counsel for both sides were pres
ent.
Solomon Lincoln, one of the attorneys
in the Searles will case, said this after
noon that he knew of no compromise
having been made.
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American Flour in Demand.

CHICAGO, Oct. IA local paper says
advices from the other side of the At
lantic are almost uniformly bullish with
regard to the future value of wheat. One
feature which is not fully appreciated is
the extraordinary demand from England.
and even from France, for American
flour. a French flour merchant, writing
under date of October 1st, says American
flour is preferred there by bakers, and
can be laid down at such rates that it does
not pay to import wheat for milling.
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TWO brothers Killed.

MOUNT STERLING Ky.), Oct. IA
George Cupps last night shot and in
stantly killed George and James Howard,
brothers, who lived in Bath County.
The Howards were leaders of gang of
masked men who went to Cupps. house
for the purpose of doing him bodily in
jury. Others of the party left the scene
IN hurry after their leaders fell. A
woman with whom Cupps was keeping
company is said to be at the bottom of
the trouble
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TRAGEDY AT MERGED.
A Quarrel Between Workmen Ends
in Homicide.
JAMES SHELLY SHOT AND KILLED
BY JAMES SULLIVAN.

Napa and sonoma Valleys Again Wis
tied by Heavy Earthquake Shocks
An Investigation of the Charges
That Money Was Used to Secure
the Appointment of DR.. Gardner as
Resident Physician at the Napa In
sane Asylum Results in the Exoner-
alton of those Accused.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC SYSTEM.
Officials Looking Over tho Ground in
Southern California.

OIIKClHIS LOONlIlS OVef Iho Uround III
Southern California.
SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 14.-Colonel C.
f. Crocl1er, A. N. Towne, Chief Engi-
neer Hood and others Of the Southern
Pacific Company, arrived here this even
ing from their trip of inspection of the
railroad gap between Elwood and Los
Olivos. Colonel Crocker expressed hins-
self as being much pleased with the
growth of the country since his last visit.
While he would not say that this visit
indicated that work on the gap would be
commenced at once, il did mean that the
company was seriously contemplating
doing so soon.
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An ASA ssinatinn

GAINESVILLE (Tex.), Oct 14-Word
has just been received here from Wynne-
wood, Idaho, that Monday night farmer
named Smith was called to his door bv
two strangers, who shot and killed him.
The murderers are still at large.
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An old table in the waiting-room of tho
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad depot at Wilmington possesses
a peculiar interest for people fond of
relics. 1t is the table ON which the body
of Abraham Lincoln rested while being
conveyed to Springfield, H., for burial
1t attracts but little attention, however,
Tor not one person in hundred of those
that use the depot is familiar with its
history.
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Chinese Head Tax.

OTTAWA, Oct. 1.-THE revenue at the
port of Vancouver, B. c., from Chinese
immigration last month was s., ,426. In
the corresponding period last year the
revenue was S4, 44S.
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COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
Conflict Between the Board of Con-
troll and Local Directory.
THE PRESS DEPARTMENT THE BONE
OF CONTENTION

Fiendlsh Work of Hardened scoun-
drel in Lexington County, South
Carolina-He Escapes From the
Penitentiary, Hunts the Victim For
an Assault on Whom He Had Been
Sent to Prison, and Deliberately
Cuts or Both of Her Ears.
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To Quen a Noisy Crowd.

QUEBEC, Oct. IA. = No attempt was
made, as reported, on Pfsmier Mercier's
life. He sent for officers to prevent the
charivaring of an old widow, who had
inst rave(ided
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Accidentally Killed.

DUTCH Flat, Oct. l4.-Eddie Shaden, a
fifteen-year-old boy of Gold Run, was
killed this afternoon by the accidental
discharge of gun which he was taking
into q wagon
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General Ice CRITICALLY ri

ALEXANDRIA (Va.l, Oct. 1.-THE con-
dition Of General w. II. L. Lee to-day
took an unfavorable change, and he is
now considered critically i'll.
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The Czarewftz Stakes.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE G.arewitz stakes
race at Newmarket to-day was won by
Ragimund, Penelope second, Lily of
Lumly third.
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Correcting a Rumor.

BERLIN, Oct. H.-The North German
Gazette denies that an understanding has
been arrived at between Germany and
the United States, by which American
cereals are to be. admitted to Germany
free of duty.
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The Russian I.oan.

LONDON, Oct. 14.-The tItronicle has
dispatch from Paris saying the Hebrew
bankers there are combining to render
nugatory all efforts to float the Russian
loan.
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STILL SHAKING.
Napa Terrorfzed Over Second Vista
tion of EARTHQUAKES.


tion of Earthquakes.
NAPA, Oct. 1.-THE earth continues to
tremble. Four shocks have been felt
here this morning. At4:30 A. NJ. the peo-
pie were startled with quite heavy
shock, and several lighter ones have fol-
lowed. The damage done by Sunday
nights shock is much more than was at
first supposed. and will amount to several
thousand dollars. Many of the people
here are SO terrorized that they have
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BRoTHERHooD OF TRAINMEN.

Several Important Changes Made in
the Constitution.
GALEsBURG tIll.) Oct I4.-The Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen to-day made
some important changes in the constitu-
ton. One of these virtually deprives the
Grand Master of the power to discharge
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A HARDENED sCoUNDREL.
Deliberately ID Cuts the Ears Off a De
fenSeleSS Woman

DoLDerately Cuts the Ears Off a De-
fenseleSS Woman.
COLUMBIA IS. c., Oct l4-Fred Kemp
son, convict sent up recently for eigh-
teen months from Lexington County for
assault and battery with intent to kill,
made his escape from the State Peniten-
tiary about week ago and went back to
Lexington County, met his former vic
tim and offered her the choice of either
having her throat cut or her ears cut of.
She not being able to help herself chose
the latter, whereupon the hardened
scoundrel deXterously severed both ears
lie also cut a section OF her clothing,
wrapped the dissected members in it and
left her, after making bloodthirsty
threats against persons who had been in
strumental in etfecting his arrest and
conviction