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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-29

Publisher West Suffers Complete Diseom.
future in the Courts.

Publisher West Suffers Complete Diseom-
future in the Courts.
CaroAso. july james J. West suffered .
crushing defeat nj the hands of judge Blodeott
this ,nor,i,v a., ~. s,;, hr,roht ,.o,,.t Was.
A', ,noiN iHs an ,ne sur D,o.e"' "s".' We.
ny herman huiskamp ana tne otner o"hers oi
the Times Newspaper to declare his ownership
of stock in the newspaper invalid. West also
f,ed , cross hill oca;rst the comnlains nts.
which The court d;sm;yscd
Wes,'s dsf.at yyas comn,ete the court do
CHARMS that he had oyeIissncd stoch IN the
extent of I'm, .bores and that This WIS invalid
and should he cancelled. The court nlso held
tbat Wssts corJ,ict in the nnrcbasa Of the
Times was frnudnlent.
In its decision the court reviewed at great
length the history of the purchase of the Times
from the Storey heirs in 1857. The purchase price
of the entire Storey estate was S575 600. OF this
some $500. 600 went 10 the heirs. $50 600 of
which was TO be maid by reconyeyance of real
estate and the remainder in cash. Mrs. storey.
the widow. was TO be paid s215 600 in stock for
her interest in the estate.
Reviewing the evidence the court said the
Times company was organized January 6, 1855.
and West was elected president. The directors
ordered that the Times building and plant
should be convevcd to the Times company
for $3.50. 900, to be paid for in capital
stock Of the COMPANY. Shares were issued
MS follows: F. 8. Meigley. /: C. A. Snowden-
1000: T. T. West. y i99. West receiv;,g a nor,
ton of the shares in behalf of HuiskSmp and
the co,nplainants.
At this time the Chicago Mil pronertv VIVA
transferred To the Times comnanv nd maid for
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I'd EDITION.
THE WALLS FELL IN.
Three Lives Lost by the Collapse of
q Pittsburg Building.
RAILWAY WRECK ON THE P,V.aR.ROAD
Forecasting the Work Of the Mary
land Democrats.
AND RECIPROCITY.
BURIED UNDER THE wALLs.
Three Lives Lost by the Collapse Of o Pud-
ding Mill
RAILWAY WRECK ON THE P,W.&B. ROAD
CANADA AND RECIPROCITY.
BURIED UNDER THE wALLs.
Three Lives Lost by the Collapse Of Pud-
ding Mill

uiluK Will
PrrrsBUn6, July 29.-The new pudding mill
Of the Pittsburg Oil Well Supply Company ut
Frunkstown. this city, collapsed about $50
o'clock this morning. killing three mon and Sc
riously injuring three others. Their names
were:
Killed-Michael Manning, B. Corkin, George
Lemon.
Injured--J. Parker. George Baker, F. Smith
A number of others were slightly hurt.
The building. which was in course Of cree
ton, was 1888 feet long by log WIDE and con-
structed OF brick and iron. AT the time of the
accident forty-two men were at work on the
structure and Twenty-Five others were working
in the immediate vicinity. The men were en-
gagged Ill hoisting an immense iron truss. when
it toppled over. and, striking an iron beam,
Knocked the iron Orders out The immense
structure Mt once fell together. with an awful
crash. burying nearly all the men in the ruins.
The work of rescue was Immediately begun
and all the mon extricated in short time.
1t was then found that but one Ind been killed
outright and two others fatally injured.
The latter died while being removed to hos
pital
The injured are all doing well.
The plant was formerly owned by the Elba
Iron and Bolt Company. but was recently pur-
chased by the Pittsburg Oil Well supply Com
pany. The loss will be quite heavy.
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TOMORROw'S CONVENTION.
The Ticket That VIII Probably Be Non
mated by the Maryland Defn6crats.

The Ticket That VIII Probably Be Nomi-
mated by the Maryland Democrats.
Special Dispatch to The Evenns Star.
BALTIMORE, July 29.-The democratic state
convention will meet at Ford's Opera House in
this city at noon tomorrow and nominate can
didates for governor, controller, attorney gen.
eral and clerk Of the court Of appeals. All in
dications point to a harmonious convention
and the probable nomination Of the entire
ticket by reclamation. Col l.. Victor Baugh-
man of Frederick county, the present state
controller. will be made chairman of the con-
vention il he will take it. but OF this there is
some doubt. Col Banghman has been i'll for
several days with neuralgia of the heart and
may not be in condition to preside or even
to attend the convention as chairman Of his
county delegation.
The rest OF the nominations are absolutely
settled upon. and there is little doubt nov OF
strong and hopeful. 1t is safe to say, there
fore. that the ticket will be:
For governor-Frank Brown CT Carroll
county.
For Standardization dc Kalb Smith Of
Kent county.
For attorney General-John Prentiss Poe Of
Baltimore CITY.
For clerk of the court Of appeals-J. Frank
Ford Of st. Marys county.
Frank Brown Is still in Europe with his sick
chic anu cannot get Dack IN time Tor the con-
vention. Had he not been called away Brattan
could probably have secured the nominal ion
but with his absence the control Of certain
elements necessary to Brattan's success has
passed into other hands.
II ballot is taken in the convention Col
Spencer &. Jones Of Montgomery county and
the present clerk Of the court Of appeals will
have a complimentary vote from that county
and Frederick, and cx-Mayor Hodges may have
from one TO half o dozen votes from Baltimore
city.
SO largely has the public mind been taken up
with the nominations to be made that the plat
form seems to have been wholly overlooked
until the eleventh hour. A statement has been
made from an apparently authoritative source
that Senator German will incorporate a FREQ
silver plank in the platform, bu. this is hardly
probable.
SENATOR oonMAN's CouRsr APPROVED.
BALTIMORE, July 29.-The three district
democratic conventions held in Baltimore to-
day adopted resolutions approving of the
course in Congress of United States Senator
German and calling for his reelection.
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The Chicago Markets Today.

CHICAGO, July 29.-The news this morning
was not of character to cause wide fuctua-
ton in the value Of wheat; cables were con-
ficting, the receipts were about as estimated.
The weather was good, but the exports were
heavier than anticipated, and this gave the
market some strength early in the session. De-
cember opened unchanged at 901f. sold of
to 9O4, rallied to 90tA, then broke to $685. and
at IL o'clock had reacted to 90Z. Trading in
corn was light and the market was weak on the
fine crop weather. September opened d
lower at 5sS. and sold of to SIX, but stood at
So at II o'clock.
The receipts Of hogs at the yards were about
as estimated and prices were unchanged. The
values Of hog products sympathized with the
weakness In corn and business was light. Sep
TENDER pork opened ~ of. az 11.40, advanced
on the call
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WRECK ON THE p. w. AND b.
A Cloudburst Causes Washout-A BrakeInan
Mortally Injured.

n CiOuuDurSt Causes q " osn0ut-A brakeman
Mortally Injured.
BALTMonE, Nd, July 29.-The culvert at
Charlestown, Nd. on the Philadelphia, VIII
mirgton and Baltimore railroad washed out at
o'clock this morning. South-bound freight
train No. III ran into the washout and was
wrecked. William Setterfeld Of Philadelphia,
head brakeman. was thrown from the top Of o
car and his skull was fractured. He will die.
Two wrecking trains are at the scene Of the ac-
cident. All through travel is delayed and no
trains will pass over the break until night.
The washout was caused by cloudburst.
Great damage was done to the crops.
WnMISGToS, DBL, July 29.-The washout on
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad mentioned in q previous dispatch) is
just below Charleston, Nd. whore there
ID an embankment Of twenty Ave feet
under which runs small culvert
which proved inadequate to carry of the
water. The flood undermined the cmbank-
ment and soon made q break fifty feet in
width. Four wrecking trains and q large
force of men were sent down from
here TO repair the break, q job that
will take all day. Through trains are being
run in the meantime over the Northern Cen
trail railroad from Baltimore TO York and tho
short line from York to Lancaster; thence by
Pennsylvania railroad to Philadelphia.
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Warrington Stock Excb,rr.

Sales-Regular call - 10 o'clock M: Washing
potan Railroad Bonds, $1,000 1t i2l Ivy City
Brick, 20 at SIN. Washington Loan aud Trust
Company, at BAN.
Government bOnds-U. s, a. registered. 1901
District OF Columbia Bonds-Market stock IS, 1892,
currency, lolA bid ec-year fund.- es 1892 gold, ioo
Water stock, Is, 1901 currency, l2s hid, - asked.
s0-year fund, d, gold, 1SOi, 1l6 bid, - asked
Water stock, Is, currency, 1903, iei bid, : asked
S65s, IVA, fund, currency, ia bid, III asked.
3Hs, reg. z-l0s, lS93-l90l, IOk bid, 104 asked.
miscellaneous Bonds-W asnIngron ana George
town Railroad, 104o Is. LOB bid, los asked. Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad Convertible g.
l5Z bid, l40 asked. Masonic Hall Association,
IS, 1905, loia< bid. los asked. Washington Market
Company, LIST mortgage Is, 10 bid, : asked. WASH
American Security and Trust Company, S. y9sI bid,
- asked Washington Light Infantry lst mortgage
6, VIVA, 100 bid, asked. ashn ston Light IN
Gas Light Company, series A, 81, III bid, -
asked Washington Gas Light Company, series
I b. U.s. rs WashngEa Gas
ton Railroad 6s. bid. 1OE asked Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone, list mortgage So, I0i bid,
log asked. Capitol and North Street Railroad lst
mortgage 81, los bid, ITO asked Metropolitan Rail-
road Convertible os l20 bid, lbs asked US. Elec-
trio Light Conyertible So, . bid, liz asked.
National Bank Stocks-Bank OF Washington -
bid. 400 asked Bank Of Republic, go bid g asked
Metropolitan, go bid. - asked. Central. 9VO bid
Second. Isl bid, asked. Farmers ana Me-
lsS asked. Columbia, $50 bid, - asked Capl-
tai, III bid. asked. West Ind, bid,
1os asked. Traders, llS bid. l2O as.:eL
Railroad SrOcks-Washington and Georgetown,
2iO bid. Z3o asked. Metropolitan, ITO bid l2U asked
Columbia Is bid, Il asked. Capitol and North D
Street, IS bid, AN asked. lexington ana Sol
dlers Home, - bid, A asked. georgetown and
Tenleytown, ssh bid.6z asked Glen Kcho, - bid, -
asked. Rock Creek, lOO bid, - asked.
81! insurance stocks-Firemsns. a bid s. asked.
asked. National Union, II bid, 20 asked. Airing
ton, It's bid, - asked Corcoran, 63 bid, - asked
Columbia, lsA bid. ieX asked German-American,
Riggs, bid, asked. Peoples, s bid, -
asked Lincoln, bid, - asked. Commercial, 4
bid. - asked
Title Insurance StOcks-Real Estate Title, l2S
bid, l35 asked. Columbia Title, bid, asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washington Gas,
'43 bid, 45I asked Georgetown Gas, - Oid. u. ).
Electric Light, $50 bid, los asked.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvana, - bid,-asked
Chesapeake anu Potomac, bid IS asked. amer
lean Graphoph0ne, ~ bid, 6H asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-W ashington Market Com.
pany, IA bid, - asked. Great Fails Ice Company
= bid, 1855 asked. Bull Kun Panorama Com,
pany, IL bid, asked Pneumatic Gun Car
riage, q bid, asked Ivy City Brick Company,
81 bid.
safe Deposit and Trust Companies-W ashington
Safe Deposit Company, l12 bid, asked. WASH
ingtOn Loan and trust Company, y4H bid, W
asked. American Security and Trust Company,
" bid. % asked.
'Ex. dividend
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Do Some Plants Seee

From the Chicago Herald.
Lady Boughey, Miss Thornewill and maids Of
England registered at the Richelieu yesterday
and went out to the stock yards before the ink
Of their names had dried. Lady Boughey ID .
progressing, amiabie lady. She has been
travelling around the world and ID especially
devoted to botany. Talking about her pet SUBJ
ject she said:
do you know that plants can ses2 Wall.
they can. Darwin in his book on plants ven,
lures an opinion that plants have eyes. and /
have proved to my own satisfaction that be IA cor
rect. When in Japan, Q few weeks AGO. M.
sitting under o shady tree looking At a bricht
conyolvulus. Its tendrils were leaning in m.
rection opposite to me. While dreaming I "a
startled TO zee that they were fnrnin~
toward my tree. ! remained Quiet In -,
hour the tendrils had all turned "a th.v $500
me. This was early. After breakfast tod
Mis- Thornewill Of my discovery, and We vent
out I'm the yard to further inspect the plant
and their movements. TO my diseust ne Tn
driis had turned their back upon NV tree. We
got Little stick and placed Il . foot from he
nearest branch of the plant In Quarter q
An hour the tendrils began 70 soutrm. ~.
upper tendrils bent down and tie si2e o,,ss
curved their tiny necks until they reach~d IL ~
see1. In two hours they had conplStSit en-
swined u. IL was on tie sids avn fro3 -
nese and the plan6 bad not e. foeciSv -
sagns shsy never would havs ~ u go -
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SMOKE BY DAY AND FLAME BY NIGHT.
The Mystery of q Florida Swamp That Many
Have Tried In Vain to Solve.

The Mystery of q Florida Swamp That Many
Have Tried In Vain to Solve.
From the Tallahassee Floridian.
Messrs. Castleman and Barbour, who. with
MIR. Stayley as guide, went down into the Pine
brook swan TO ferret out Florida's mysterious
volcano, have returned, like thousands of others.
without the volcano. They took observations
from the east bank of the Waucissa river near
the gulf and saw the vast column Of smoke
ascending skyward. Having no boats to cross
the stream, they could not make a direct shoot
Tor the location of the smoke, but had TO move
further up to start into the swamp.
They were supplied with good Compass and
an experienced engineer, but the swamp was
such dense jungle of canes. vines, briers and
underground generally that thew had 10 liter
ally new out a passage. After much hard work
they found that they were progressing only one
and half miles per day. Castleman and Bar
bour have not entirely given up the explora-
ton. but will equip themselves better for the
work and try it again at a later day
For more than half century this mysterious
column of smoke by day and flame by night.
rising in the midst OF an impenetrable swamp
on the Gulf coast has not only puzzled the
rustic fishermen and hunters who watch it
from the outer edges of the swamp, but scien-
tlsts and thousands OF others who have viewed
1t from elevated points about Tallahassee.
thirty miles away.
BY day it presents the appearance OF a
vast volume OF jet black smoke rising up as
though Issuing from a huge smokestack, as
cending high above the treetops and floating
on on the breezes. At night il presents a
bright light, as though large house was burn
ing and the flames were not quite visible 1t
appears and disappears at irregular intervals,
but always in the same place. From Talla-
hassee 1t is southeast, and when burning can
be plainly seen from any elevated position
For more than twelve months, q few years ago.
it was continuously visible from the east win,
dows of the Floridion Office.
Numerous expeditions have started out with
sanguine expectations, but came back worn
out and Disguised. They can get ali around
the mystery and see it from any elevated
standpoint but when they start out into the
swamp, which is from fifteen to thirty miles
across in any direction, they are met by insur-
mountable barriers, besides snakes, aliigators.
mosquitoes and sand flies.
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THE TIN PLATE WORKERS.
Secretary Foster win Write q Letter 20 n.
Niedringhsus on the Subject.

Niedringhsus on the Subject.
IL is understood that Secretary Foster hes
had prepared letter 70 Hon. Vim. Niedrine-
haus in regard to his application for the adj
mission Of the Welsh tin-plAtc wo-hs,,. In
which he declares that the Treasury
Department is not ready at this time to pass
upon Hypothetical question which intends to
cover the ground Of future importations.
The Secretary said to a srAR reporter this
afternoon that he might have something 10
make public later on, but that Just then 10
had nothing 70 communicate.
IL is the general understanding that the SEQ
rotary, In his letter, utterly ignores the former
letter written the same subject 10 Mr.
Niedringhans by Commissioner Owen which
caused great deal of commotion when il vas
made public.
IL would seem, however, as I. the Secretary
and Mr.. Owen had reached a mutual agreement
as 10 the policy to be pursued, and that Ibis
letter Is the method adopted by the Secretary
TO let the commissioner down very easily and
SO put the department on harmonious footing
AT any rate, Mr.. Owen is quite complacent a.
the state OF things and denied this afternoon
that there is any thought of strife between him
and the other officers of the department SAYS
that q series Of regulations will be issued In .
Few days that will comprise all that need be
prescribed for future cases, aud he indicated
that tie action Of the department. in the matter
OF the tin-plate workers would furnish basis
FOR precedent
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MT. ConGsr Says He y Good for Duty for
Ten Years Longer.


Ten Years Longer.
Mr.. Conger. the member of the republican
executive committee from Ohio, who has just
returned from visit to Bar Harbor, where he
went to see Mr.. Blaine, says he was delighted to
find Mr.. Blaine greatly improved in
health. He says that all the stories about Mr..
Blaine being in a serious condition were alb
solutely false. Mr.. Blaine called on him
twice and he called several times to soc
Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Blaine appeared to be in
as good health as usual and his appearance
gave no evidence Of his having passed through
a severe illness. Mr.. Conger says that Mr..
Blaine will resume his duties here; that
he has not Bright's disease and
has been suffering merely from overwork,
which the rest he has had has corrected.
There is no reason. Mr.. Conser says, to
fear that Mr.. Blaine will not be equal
to any duties he may have to perform for ten
years yet He says that Mr.. Blaine is not candi-
date for the presidency and will notdo anything
to put himself in that attitude. but he will not
decline the nomination If it should come to
him as an expression Of popular sentiment,
without his seeking il. Mr.. Conger says
Blaine is loyal to Harrison.
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A Railroad ON the Tops Of Trees.

from the ChicaFo Tribune.
California enjoys the distinction Of having
the only railroad that runs on the tops Of trees.
This peculiar piece Of engineering Is in sonoma
county, between Clipper Mills and STUART
Point, where the railroad crosses deep ravine.
in the center Of which are two huge red wood
trees side by side. These giants have boea
sswn OF seventy five feet above the bed Of the
creek, and the timbers aud ties are laid on thsss
tall stumps. This natural tree bridge u oon-
sidered to be equal in safety TO Q bridge buils
on the most scientific principles
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A Counterfeiter Turn. States Ev,dence.

ST. LOUIS, July pa special from Eureka
Springs, Ark, says: Benjamin Catron, Wilson
Beaver and M. NJ. swope Of the town Of
Beaver, six miles from here, were arrested by
United States Marshal Davis yesterday charged
with making and passing counterfeit money.
They were arraigned before Commissioner
Lindbargor Of this city. and the charge against
CatrOn dismissed. He was then made the
prosecuting witness. Upon his testimony,
which was corrobOrated by other witnesses,
Swope and Beaver were required to give bond
in the sum Of 81 900 and $1,000 for their APP
pearance before the United States court ut
Fort Smith.
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WIN Vote for Any Republican. hut - I
voted % Biatae.

vot<u 70 Btofae.
Rcpressutative-elect W. W. Bowers % 81
Diego, Cal, 10 al the Ebbitt HOUSE. SPEAKING
to srAR reporter today he ssid the state Of Csl-
ifornia was never in more prosperous condition
than now. The crops Of all sorts. he said.
were good and the system Of irrigation adopted
there was making a garden spot Of the whole
state.
1--WE are benefited by the protection policy
Of the republican party, he said, 'snd
the state may be relied on by the repub-
hcans whoever they nominate for Pre-
ident But We are for blaine and always
viii be while he lives. Even democrats In Cab
ifornia are for Blaine and many OF them would
vote for him IL he were nominated We did not
believe the stories Of his critical Illness No
one can brighten Us from him in that way. We
would vote for his skeleton"
When asked how much The Pacific slops
was benefited by the steamship sub
sidy bill Mr.. Bowers said that -
advertised little or no benefit would
accrue 10 the coast, though &c should be ar
ranged 10 be Of great 'hene6t 20 them.
he said that the republican policy
generally was acceptable TO the people
Of California and IL would be a republican state
In spite Of all the democrats could do.
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Canadian House OF Commons Votes Arains
Sir Richard Cartwright's Amendment.

Canadian House Of Commons Votes Against
Sir Richard Cartwright's Amendment
OTTAWA. July 29.-At o'clock this morning
the house of commons divided on Sir Richard
Cartvrights amendment to Hon. Mr. Fosters
motion to 60 into committee to consider the
resolutions containing tariff changes. The
amendment, which sets forth that it
be resolved That the government
should forthwith reduce all duties on
articles Of prime necessity, and more particu-
larly On those most generally consumed by ar
tisans. fishermen, miners and farmers, and
further that the negotiations which, the house
has been informed. are to be opened in WASH
ington In October should be conducted on the
basis Of the most extended reciprocal trade
between Canada and the United States in manu-
featured as well as natural products" was de-
featsd. The vote stood IS yeas to la Maya
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Anew ID, and q. Appointmcnt

BALTIMORE, Mo, July 29.-Acting President
Smith Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad today
appointed Robert B. Campbell. formerly of the
Union Pacific. Southern Pacific and Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroads. general
superintendent Of the Trans-Ohi division, to
succeed Edward Dickinson, resigned. and John
I. Johnson superintendent Of the newly Gre
ated Akron division. Both appointments take
effect August 1.
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TEE ACTON or cARIEEs LITTLE LIVER
DSt
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Names Annual Output of Eears.

FROM the Shlcafo tribune
"On an average 500 bears year are killed in
Maine" said the fur buyer on Thursday. Il
buy seventy-five year, and yet the trappers
announce every year that the bear in Maine is
becoming extinct. I have bought many bear
skins In the last four weeks, and am buying
them every week. The bear is quite crop
az ALL IN al: The trapper who gets big bear gets
$50 to S35 for the skin and $5 bounty. Five
hundred year, averaging half as much, makes
S!0; 600 year for our profits from Maine's
widest beast"
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Wrecked by . Spreading Track.

ST.. Louis, July ga special from Kirksville,
NO., says: The entire eastbound passenger
trnin on the Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City
line, consisting of engine, baggage car, mail
car and two coaches. was derailed Yesterday
about q mile east OF Kirksville. The two coaches
turned completely over and the passengers re-
ceived severe shaking up, bat none were dam
gerously injured. The accident was caused bv
the track spreading under the weight Of the
engine.
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Gfasshoppors Running Ohio Oats,

DAYTON, ONO, July 29.-Grasshoppers are
running the oats prospects in twenty counties
along the Ohio and Indiana border line and the
devastation is most marked in the region
around the headwaters Of the Wabash Miami
and Aaumee rivers The crop ia ruined by the
small green hopper on farm after farm, and
many growers. alarmed at the ravages Of the
pest. cut their oats green, but the hoppers
followed IL into tho shock and are now in the
corn.