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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23

the owners. and all such expert testimony
as may be advanced in support OF their
claims. They are bound to make their
awards, too, largely on the testimony laid
before them. and they must rely on that
testimony for support in case their de-
cisions are contested in open court, as
they are liable to be. This condition OBJ
viously calls for expert testimony on the
the side of the county too, in case any
exaggerated or unjust claims are made
as is certain to be more or less the case.
Experts on the value of land. on the cost
of house moving, on building, carpentry
and plumbing. it is plain, must be sum
moned. The proceedings would be ab-
surd without them. Accordingly the
following gentlemen have been chosen to
examine all disputed property. and give
sworn testimony before the Commission
ers regarding all questions of value or
damage that may arise in the course OF
the hearings
Real estate:-
Section No. 1. P. M. Connolly, James
Murphy, Jr., and J. P. B. Collins.
Section No. 2, Edward Emmons and +.
H. Spengeman.
Section No. 8, Cornelius Cronan. Ed
ward Emmons, William v. Garrison and
f. H. Spengeman.
Section No. 4. Clarence Manderson,
Cornelius Cronan, w. " Garrison, C. p.
Nichols and Martin Logan.
Section No. 8, G. P. Nichols, Henry
Gaede, M. Logan and R. Gaibrath.
Section No. 6, James G. Morgan and
Herman Walker.
House movers-M. Gilmartin and Chas.
A. Yates.
Carpenters-George H. Donaldson, A.
]. Ditmar, j. c. Martin and George Bam-
back.
Masons-M. Foley, NJ. Brennan and M.
Connolly.
Plumbers-James McGrath and Arthur
McGurkin.
What compensation any of these gen.
tlemen will receive is not known. That
is another matter to be decided by The
Courts, but it is safe to prophecy that they
will be paid for services rendered'only.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23

z eneral bonds that matured May /, 1891, the
100000 PR cent. assessment bonds due Novem-
her /, 1891 aid the $152, 900 z per cent. assess,
m ent bonds due February j, 1872, were palo
fir ON the sinking funds.
The S5qS, 600 seven per cent. assessment bonds,
S2A0 coo seven per cent. general bonds and e2lo-
600 seven per cent. water bonds, due Decent er
iS2s ~
The Sl00, 600 seven Ier cent. assessment bonds,
due May l. will be paid by the Sinking Fund
Commission, who will also take care Of the re-
naming issues, amounting to S210, OO0 that Will
mature during 1892.
refundings mentioned have saved the city no
less than $61,52 in annual interest charges
while $752, 900, of the burden of debt has been
wiped out. BY the close of 1899 the amount
of the bonded debt will have been decreased by
$685., 600 since April, 1891.
The Commissioners of Adjustment have con-
tinued their work un Ter the Martin act. and the
arrears Of unpaid taxes are being steadily sifted
out. During the year past the Commissioners
have made ten reports, Nos. 20 to 20 inclusive,
which represents, arrears aIiaounting TO
$994, 800 90 as adjusted. or this amount
$6S4,22 40 has been collected. The balance
must eventually be paid to the city. For this
splendid showing our sincere thanks as t he imam
cIal representatives of Jersey Cty's taxpay ers
are due the Comm ssio1ers of Adjustment and
also the Sinking Fund Commission and the vari-
Gus city officials who havo aided us with counsel
and advice.
Such has been the record, Gentlemen. and l
do not think that reasonable fault can be found
with very much of it. Let us strive to continue
the work and we will be amply rewarded in the
consciousness OF duty well performed.
Clerk German aud his assistant. Thomas
G. McKeon, were then reelected. Mr..
German smiled innocently when Presi-
dent Edelstein gravely asked him If he ac-
cepted.
He accepted.
President Edelstein then announced the
following temporary committees:-
Nnance-Messrs. Allen and Petersen.
Concurrent observation-disclosures. Peter.
sen and Allen.
The Board adjourned to meet on Tues
day morning at nine o'clock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
SMASHED INTO A HOUSE.
Runaway Lehigh Valley Freight
Cars Make Havoc In i
Greenville. f

A very peculiar accident occurred A.
nine o'clock this morning on the New
York Bay shore at Gator avenue, Green-
Vile. The Lehigh Valley Railroad
is laying a new track aIpng
the shore front and the road
wonld have been completed weeks ago
had not the railroad officials met an OBJ
stacle in the Currie heirs, who own q
strip of lond which is directly in the path
of the road. The two story frame dwell
ing which stands upon the property
is occupied by Mr.. A.. Johnston
and family. The tracks have been
laid as near to the Currie property as pos-
sible, and the company has had large
gang of men at work during the past few
days filing in the space between the piles
with earth. This morning one OF the
trains, while backing down towards the
Currie property snapped in two and hve
of the heavily loaded oars crashed into
the south end of the building. which Is
used as a kitchen.
Fortunately for Mr. johnson and his
family they were ia another part OF th0
building. and beyond q few scraa-
they escaped injury. They recs
severe shaking up, however.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
New York to Be Sahara Tomorrow
A Drought Imminent.

NEW York, April 23 1s92.--All wise men are
making preparations to lessen the rigors of a
very dry Sunday tomorrow.
The impression prevailed at Police Head
quarters this morning that tolnorrow's dry spell
will exceed even that of Easter Sunday, and that
the big shake up of police captains last Tuesday
will be responsible for the increase in parched
throats and deserted drinking places
Superintendent Byrnes himself had nothing to
say on the subject today further than that he
was in office to see tnat the laws were enforced,
and that he would do his duty to the utmost ex-
tent of his ability.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
VAN HoUTEN'S oELEBRATIOy.
The Grand Army Post Completes Its
Quarter Century.

quarter
The twenty fifth anniversary Of Van
Houten Post. Grand Army of the Repn6-
lie, WAS appropriately celebrated last
night in the Posts room in City Hall.
The Committee on Anniversary Campfire,
of which Commodore John Ramsay was
chairman, had prepared q pleasing pro-
gramme. and it was we'll rendered.
Post Department Commander Frank o.
Cole reviewed the history OF the post dur
ing the p st twenty-five years, referring
to its trials and tribulations, financial
embarrassments. also to that period when
it was so poor that the meetings were
held in the home of Il comrade, and con
cluded by referring To its present mag
nlficent financial condition, and member
ship of three hundred and fifty.
In benalf of Comrade DR.. l.. j. Gorden.
Mr. Cole presented to the post Il flag
which had waved over the aunboat Wa
bash. 1t was shattered by shot and she'll.
The emblem will be carefully guarded by
the G. A. r. men.
Speeches by Commander Sands, Robert
Johnston, Past Post Commander John f.
Linsky, Commender Trent of Garfield
Post, Newark; Captain Knoller, .. p.
Harvey and Past Commander Paterson
of Zsbriskie Post, were interspersea with
comic songs and recitations by James
Paterson.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
whore rs Annie nurns2

This morning Justice O'Donnell postponed the
examination of James Burns who is chsrged
with drowning his wife Annie Hurns, by pushing
her off the stern of his canal boat The hearing
was set for Wednesday morning.
William Engler aud Jeenie smith, who were
on the DO with Burns, and who wore very
drunk at he ime, were committed to the County
Jail for thirty days as disorderly persons. They
their presence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
STRANGE FAMILY TRAIT.

"A Plainfield Girl Born with a Superfiuous
Number of Fingers and Toes.
Special to the JERSEY CITY Ne,cs.
PLAINFIED. April 90. 1854 little girl
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson
yesterday which had five fingers and a
thumb on each hand and six toes on each
foot.
This strange mark Is hereditary In the
Peterson family. The father of the child
and two of his brothers were so marked:
The child's grandfather and several
granduncles and aunts were so similarly
marked.
tated this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
Grant Monu ment Corners tone .

New YokK, April %, 1s92.-The cornerstone
of the Grant monument will be formally laid
next Wednesday This day was chosen because
it is the anniversary of Gen. Grants birth The
President, accompanied by as many members
of his Cabinet as possible, will come to New
York in order to perform the ceremony. They
will probably stay at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Mr. Elkins. Secretary of the War Department,
is put down to make an address at the
ceremony. procession Will be formed IN
Presikent and his party from his hotel to River
side Park United States troops will be in at
tendance around the monument.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
A Result of the Cronneim Case .

The benefit which was to have been given to
Manager Frank Hawley in the New Opera
House tomorrow evening has bsen indefinitely
postponed. 1t was presumed that difficulty
would be experienced in gaining
Superintendent Smiths permission to
hold the performance, but that official
declared yesterday that he had no power to per-
init the direct violation of the Sunday law.
Hundreds of tickets had been sold and prepara-
tions made for fine performance. The pur-
Aad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
All Up with the spinners

The striking spinners at the mills of Chadwick
& Co., in Grenvile, are becoming dis
couraged at the lack of support from the
unions and it is very likely that they will
apply for reinstatement on Monday morning
Mr.. Lings, treasurer of the company, declares
however, that he has but two places vacant and
will not discharge any of the new men to make
room for strikers.
THE strike is practically over,'' said Mr.
Lings this morning 'If none of the strikers
apply for work before Monday morning they
can give up all hope Of getting employment
ham
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
State Republican League.

publican League will have headquarters
at the Trenton House, rooms and 9, on
Tuesday and Wednesday. the Goth and
9th inst. All officers and mem bers of
League clubs, as we'll as other Republi-
caes, are invited to call. where League
plans will be explained and copies OF lit
erature distributed. They can also greatly
assist the League by making known the
wants of their seueral localities and
furnishing lists Of names to whom docu-
ments may be sent
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23

entertainment The singers, six in number,
are colored people and their programme col-
sisted of songs and choruses of the real old down
South variety.
The chorus, "African Glass Meeting" was
particularly COOL. ''Old Kentucky Home"
sung by Miss e. Cornish, de lighted the audience,
he was loudly app pIauded All the pieces on the
programme were well received.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
BEN LEE NOT A CANDIDATE.

The Supreme Court Clerk DOesn'e want
to Succeed Governor Abbott.
Special to the Jersey City Netos.
TRENTON, April %, 1692.-B. f. Lee,
Clerk of the Supreme Court, who has
been prominently mentioned as the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor. in an in
terview yesterday stated emphatically
that he is not candidate. He states that
the field is open to all, and that no one
has been slated for the office, he under
stands.
Ex-ConRressman Pidcock is not q can
didate. The talk of the availability OF
Judge Werts, Of Hudson County. has
been revived. aud he understands that
the Judge would not be averse to ac-
ceptinR the nomination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
The Aldermen's Illegal Action.

Judge Werts yeste rday granted writ of GER
tiorari to review the action of the Board of AL
dermen in ordering the publication Of applica-
tions for liquor licenses in German handful
published in this city The legal issues involved
will be argued in June and decision may be ex-
pected from the Supreme Court In September.
Meanwhile no licenses can be issued in this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
Theological Students Licensed to Preach.
Sp.cial to the .Jersey City Netcs

Princeton, April 2s 1S92.-The Presbytery OF
New Brunswick met in Princeton yesterday. and
the following theological students after an
examination were given a full license:-Warren
B. Durham, India; Samuel ]. Onque, New Jer-
sew Frederick Perkins, Lock Haven, and John
A. Terhune, New Jersey. s. Beattie Wylie, of
ireland, was also ordained in the evening in the
Second Presbyterian Church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
National Docks Want M

In response to an application
inson & Thompson. representi41
Dock Railway Company, Jls
morning appointed EX6 W.
benjamin Edge and
Commissioners To c61d
to Mungo Curry, in II
the 'sTuttle'' track.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
DIED


FLANAGAN.--On Thursday. Apr X
Flanagan, aged sixty-one yel
Relatives and friends OF the
fully invited TO. attend the fui 1
residence. No. 1853 seventh ST.
nine O'Clock a. M; thence to-
soul.
EGAR On April %. 1892 Jam
Funeral from his late Fes3
street. on Sunday. April "a. || 4
Relatives ana frieuds.
Commonwealth Lodge, No.
respectfully invited to atte1|
mterment at Greenwood.
CAMPBELL-On Friday.
Amy infant dauEnter Q 4.
X. CampDefl aged
days. s
Funeral private. +'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23

Now Is the time to take good tonic medicine
Hoods Sarsaparilla, possesses the greatest merit,
and is popular favorite.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
ONWARD'S ENTERTAINMENT.
Fisk Dramatics and Murray Brothers
Make It q Great Success

Fisk Dramatics and Murray Brothers
Make 1t Great Success
The annual entertainment of the On
ward Association held last evening at
Library Hall was success. 1t was
opened by the Murray Brothers, who
played on th1 xylophone, hand bells.
sleigh bells. guitar, mandolin, banjo,
piano and bottleonican. They were well
received and were compelled to respond
to many encores
The one act comedictta Perfection
was then very we'll presented by the Fisk
Dramatic Society with the following
cast:-
Sir Lawrence Paragon. ........ Charles Thomas
Charles Paragon. Frank j. Higgins
Kate o. Brien.. Miss Mamie Mielott
Susan. ................. Mrs. John Dingwal
The feature of the evening was the one
act farce, Alexander the Great" also
presented by the Fisks. with the follow
ing cast:-
Mr.. Stonecup.,.... ...George Benson
Trotter ..................Mr Frank j. Higgins
LarkSpur. Mr.. John j. Vile
Kate ...-....................M Mrs. john Dlngwali
Mrs. Plper. .........,....... Miss Louise higgins
The play affords opportunities for the
exhibition of varied styles of acting. Mr..
Larkspur Is deeply in love with Kate, the
daughter of Mr.. StonecuD. Mr. Sconecup
is an admirer of sculpture, however, and
will not sacrifice his daughter to any
one but a sculptor. Larkspur
then concoctS scheme to de-
ceive the old man. Trotter. his
servant, Is to pose as statue of Alexan-
der. and by powdering himself makes
fairly good Alexander. The scheme
works well, aud, Mr.. Stonecup being
near-sighted, is easily deceived, and he
agrees to the union of Larkspur and
Kate. Trotter becomes drunk, however,
while the old man is partaking of lunch,
which exposes the scheme. Mr.. Frank j.
Higgins as Trotter, proved himself to be
one of the best actors on the amateur
stage. and was the life Of the play. Mr..
George Benson made very good old
man, and Miss Louise Higgins, as Mrs.
Piper, and Mr.. j. Vile. as Larkspur, were
interesting in their respective characters.
Knights of Pythias Entertainment.
Foye Hall was filled last night at the enter
tainment given by Woodlawn Lodge No 5,
Knights OF Pythias. The first rart of the even
ing was devoted to a musical and literary pro-
granme, mostly by amateur talent, besides
songs dances and sketches by several profess
sionals. The programme was very enjoyable
throughout. Among those who took part were
William Henderson, MiSs Ida Orr. Miss Adele
Steup, Miss Hettie M. Depew, Walter Schied
and Robert Schied
At the ose of the programme the floor was
cleared for the hop, which concluded the even
ing's amusement. James Allerdiee was floor
manager, assisted by L. c. Norman, Thomas
Roe and John E. Van Ripper.
Concert At bergen Reformed Church.
The concert given under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society at the Bergen Reformed
fxi,,,rol, Iast pi0hf bv fha Nau 0rlaan. TTnt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
w%ti,er Indz

WAsHINGToN, April
indications for twentply
Eastern New York. Ne ss
Easter Pennsylvania:-h sral
Temperatures westerly winds. GeI
fair Monday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23
Knights of Pythias Entertainment.

Concert At bergen Reformed Church.
The concert given under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society at the Bergen Reformed
Church last night by the Now Orlean. Uni
versity Singers, was most novel and enjoyable
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23

The new May fash ion paper illustrating all
the new styles are ready at Geo. E. Watson &
Co. furniture store. Call for one.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-23

Read Warren & Nugent. auctioneers. r
tisements of sales of store and teneme9l
ties. 10 be sold absolutely without res1
O'Clock p. M, on the premises.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-26
FOR SALE.

House, four rooms, Twenty-third and Charles
street.
-Four acres, with good house and outbuild-
ings one mile east OF city.
Farm, 80 acres. 81 miles below houndsyille
on Round Bottom 81 acres river bottom, with
7-roUmed house and frstclass outbuildings; on
easy terms.
Genre wheeling, 1850; on easy terms.
House rooms Pike street, ESQ
Lots at east end Twenty-third street on easy
terms.
Farm SO acres, two miles from city; splendid
i'm provemenIs; suitable for gardening.
Fruit farm, 81 acres, one mile west OF Bridge
Farm. rs acres, on Middle Wheeling creek;
Double brick house, 1910 and 55l2 ChApline
street, @ rooms each, with ali modern improve
ments, 1900
TWO lots in Handlsn's addition; cheap.
No sos Market street, rooms, u 800
House rooms, 2olS Jacob street and 4-roomeo
house in rear, SEQ
House rooms, 1920 Jacob street, $500
house rooms on Fourteenth street, $500.
Houses rooms jacob street between FIJI
teeuth and Sixteenth streets, $500.
House rooms, Eof street, Centre Wheeling,
Three houses, Moysten street, Sixth ward.
G,40O .oOo
One-h1lf lot on Chspline street, SIXTH ward,
one-half lot on McCollOch street. Centre
one Of the best manufacturing sites In the
ity, fronting on two railroads
NESBITT & DEVINE,
del0 1879 Market street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-26
Two New Railroads Chartered

SDeeidt Jete0TdDl 10 ne sunday Rsotstn.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, December "a
The Secretary of State issued q certificate
of incorporation to the Point Pleasant
Buckhannon and Ligeres Valley Railroad
Company to-day. The road will com
mence at or near the town Of Belington, il
Barbour county, running through the
counties OF Barbour and Upshur, 10 {
point at or near Buckhannon, Upshul
county, and thence through Lewis, Brax
ton. Gilmer, Calhoun, Roane and Jackson
counties 10 a point at or near Poin
Pleasant in Mason county. The principa
office 10 be at Buckhannon. The capita
stock of the road is one million dollars, di
vided into shares of fifty dollars each. The
incorporators are James II. Hanson, w. G
L. Lstton, Crede w. Hart, William Post
Thos S. Farnsworth, John A. Crislip
Samuel &. Rusmisell, Jacob G.. Hall, Joht
L. Hursh and Jacob w. Hearener, of Buck
harmon, and Charles j. Coz, Of Clarks
bnrg, each holding one share.
A charter was also issued TO the Cumber
land Railroad Company, which proposes tC
build road beginning at point in West
Virginia in the Pied mont and Cumberland
railroad near Cumberland, Nd, thence
through the counties Of Mineral, Grant
and Hardy TO a point al or near Moore
teld, or Petersburg, with right to connecl
with any railroad in West Virginia OF
Maryland. The principal office will De al
Keyser. The capital stock IS one hundred
thousand dollars divided into shares OF
500 each. The incorporators are James
A. Milholland, c. A. Wilson, r. w, S.
Moore and Hopewell He6b, Of Cumber
land, Md; James Psrson, OF Davis, West
Virginia; and I. B. Davis, Of Keyser.
West Virginia.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-26
81 ZANE ST, ISLAND
PUBLIC SALE
Real Estate.

FINDER THE AUTHORITY OF DECREE
u of the Circuit Court for Ohio county, Wes'
Virginia made on the 18th day OF Dece moer' A
ID. 1892. in suit in chancery therein pen9lng'
wherein John H. Kemple and Others are plain
tiffs and Caroline Wheeler and others are de-
PENDANTS | will, on
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1898,
beginning at 10 O'Clock g. m, sell at public auc,
II n at the front door OF the Court House OF
Ohio county, the following described real prop
erty that is to say: The north tive ty-two rect
of n certain lot or parcel OF ground situated on
the east side OF North York street, between In
diana and Kentucky Streets on Wheeling ISL
and, in the city Of " heeling, in said county, In
the addition to the said city laid on by Henry
Moore. trustee, and designated on the recorded
plat of the same as lot Numbered 1885, The said
lot has \ front OF forty-six feet on said North
York street and runs back one hundred and
thirty feet to private alley in the rear.
TERMS OF SALE-One- third OF the purchase
money and SO much more as the purchaser may
elect cash in hand on the day Of sale, and the
resid q in two equal instAllments, payable re.
spectiyely in one aad two yesrs from the day OF
sale with interest from tnat day, the purchaser
giving nis notes. with personal security, and
the title being retained. Hut II ono hall OF the
purchase money be paid In cash, personal Sc
security for the deferred ins'allments may be
dispensed with. HENRY NJ. RUSSELL,
Special Commissioners.
Bond with security has been given by the
special com missioner as required by said decree.
delhi JOHN w. MITCHELL, Clerk.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-26
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
Awful Distress In the Russian Famine
Districts.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 24.-Count
Bobrinskey. Marshal of the Court, has is
sued an appeal for aid for the famine suf-
ferers in the province of lula. They are
said to be $4,000 persons in the province,
dependent upon outside assistance. The
government relief is not sufficient 10 pre-
vent the ruin of the INHABITANTS
The crops are an utter tailure,
and the condition Of the farmers is even
worse than in 1891. The rich have become
poor, and the poor have become oeggars.
The peasants use the roofs OF thelr NUS
for fuel on account OF the deartn OF straw,
coal and wood. Typhus fever is raging to
an alarming extent among the people. The
fever suffers lie huddled together in their
roofless huts, without attendance and with
ont bread
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-26
Government Telegraph Tolls.

WASHINGTON, December 24.-The post
master general has issued the annual circu'
lar prescribing the telegraph rates to be
paid for the transmission of government
messages during the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1898. The rates are the same as
those promulgated in the circular issued by
the Postmaster General three years ago
and which the Western Union obje cted TO-.
The claims Of that company for telegraph
service rendered during the past three
wears have not been settled.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-26
ACold-BIooded Murder.

CHICAGO, ILL, December M.-James
Broderick, teamster, was killed in sa-
loon tonight bv an unknown man. Brod-
erick was sitting quietly on safe listen
ing TO some music, when a man who had
been standing close by suddenly drew re-
volver aud shot Broderick through the
lungs. No cause was given for the crime,
and the murderer has SO far escaped cap