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purposes" That all such certificates and treas
ury notes when received in the treasury shall be
cancelled and destroyed. and the coin notes pro-
vided for In the first section OF tits act shall be
issued In lieu of the certificates and treasury
notes so cancelled and destroyed. provided that
nothing herein shall be construed TO change,
modify. or alter the legal tender character of
such certificates or notes issued
SEC. 3. That the coin notes herein authorized
may be reissued but the amount at any time
outstanding shall not be greater or less than
the value of the colo and bullion at the coming
value held 10 the treasury; that said coin notes
shall be redeemed in coin on demand at the
treasury or any sub-treasury OF the United
States, and the bullion deposited shall be
coined as fast as may be necessary for such
redemption.
SEC. a. That any holder of fun legal tender
gold OF silver coins of the United States to the
amount of $40 or more may deposit the same at
the treasury or any sub-treasury of the United
States and receive therefor the coin notes here
in authorized.
SEC. 5. That the act of July IA. 1890, hereinbe-
fore cited. be, and the some is hereby, repealed
SEQ 6. That SO soon as France shall reopen
her mints TO free and unrestricted coinage of
silver at ner present ratio, namely, 15k pounds
OF silver to be worth Pounc Of gold troy, it
shall be the duty of the President Of the United
States TO Immediately make public proclama-
tion of that fact, whereupon said ratio shall be
the legal ratio of the United States, and there
consist of 400 grain of standard silver
and the laws relating to standard silver dollars
OF 4l211 grains standard silver shall be applica-
bic to the new dollar of 400 grains standard
silver. That silver doAars OF 41216
grains then in the treasury or
thereafter coming into the treasury. shall
Immediately and as fast as practicable be
coined into dollars of 400 grains standard silver.
Amy grain or seigniorage arising therefrom
shall be accounted for and paid into the
treasury.
SIC. z. That the Secretary of the Treasury Is
hereby authorized and required TO make such
rules and regulations as may be necessary to
carry into effect the provisions Of this act.
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CONDITION OF COTTON.
Monthly Report Of the Department Of.
Agriculture.

Monthly Report of tho Department oi.
Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10--The February
cotton report OF the statistician of the de-
partment Of agriculture relates TO the pro.
portion marked. quality yield of the lint,
close Of the picking season, losses by insects
and the price OF the seed The proportion
sent from the plantations, as estimated by
the reporters and accurately consolidated, is
follows: Virginia 80, South Carolina 80,
Georgia %, Florida y3, Alabama 81, Mis-
sissippi 50, Louisiana 81, Texas SO, Arkansas
50. Tennessee 80, Missouri 80. General
average SS.3 per cent.
The returns of the comparisons with tho
crop Of last year are: Virginia 7S, North
Carolina 10. South Carolina 80, Georgia S5,
Florida "a, Alabama %, Mississippi 06.
Louisiana 90, Texas 107, Arkansas 9G,
Tennessee 81, Missouri 90. General average,
Q.3 per cent. The returns are remarkably
consis eDt, as their indicated results varv
by less than per cent, indicating a crop OF
about 100000 bales short Of that Of 1890.
The October reporu Of the two years make
an almost identical difference. These results
are submitted without comment.
CLOSE OF PICKING.
The estimated average time Of the close Of
picking is, by states; Virginia, Dec II; /;
North Carolina, Dec. 10; South Carolina,
Dec. 8; Georgia, Dec 4, Florida. Nov. 90;
Alabama, Dec. Q; Mississippi. Dec 10:
Louisiana, Dec ~; Texas, Dec. 4; Arkaus
sas. Dec. IL; Tennessee, Dec. IL; Missouri,
Dec. 13.
The quality is the highest for many years.
The staple is medium or somewhat short.
the color excellent and unusually free from
trash,
The low price of cotton and disappoint-
ment In money returns have led to large
sale OF seed to the oil mills at prics ss
somewhat reduced, as follows: Vir-
gnfa IA cents per bushel. North Carolina IA,
South Carolina 14.5, Georgia AS. Florida
u, Alabama l3, Mississippi II, louisiana
IL, Texas II, Arkansas II, Ten
nessee 10. Missouri IL. On the
Atlantic coast the larger use of seed for
fertilization makes a relative high price.
The losses from insects were not very
serious and were mainly confined to the
gulf coast states. The boil worm was
nearly as destructive as the caterpillars
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A LITTLE TOO TH RIFTY.

Expenses Charged Up by a State
Officer Who travelled Free.
RICHMOND. VA, Feb. 10.-The bill in
troduced few days days ago making John
e. Massey, superintendent OF public instruc-
tion, ex-otficio member of the board of
visitors Of the deaf aud dumb institutions
and also of the university, came up to-day.
Senator Flood OF Appomattox opposed the
bill on two grounds, the first of which was
that Massey was an officer to whom the
boards made their reports, which untitled
him to serve; the second and main objec-
tion was that, though paid $500 per annum
for expenses by the state. Mr.. Massey regu-
larly travelled on free railroad passes and
boarded with the professors of the educa-
tional institutions while he charge the state
for railroad fare and hotel bills Senator
Flood read some Of the ittemiEed bills
making these charges against the state and
also a letter asking $40 from Prof. Lomax
to defray bis (Massey's) expenses back from
Alabama, where he had just been married.
A committee was appointed to investigate
and report.
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SHORT OF FIRE ESCAPES.
A False Report Made on the Eotsl
Royal by an Inspector.

A False Report Made on the Eotel
Royal by an Inspector.
New YoRK, Feb. 10.-Building Inspector
Seton this afternoon confessed that he had
perjured himself and made a false report in
regard to the fire escapes upon the Hotel
Royal Over year ago the owners OF the
building were ordered to put fire escapes
upon the Sixth avenue side OF the building
and Inspector Seton reported that the order
had been obeyed. 1t now transpires that
his report was false, and that the fire
escapes were never put in place. Seton has
been dismissed and his case placed In the
hands OF the district attorney. According
to Landlord Meares' records five persons
have not been accounted for In any manner.
1t is supposed that their bodie5 have been
totally consumed. No additional bodies
were found to-day, leaving the total at
seventeen. The work of searching has been
guspended
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CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Al
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Blaine and Gen. John w,
Foster the Representatives, of the
United States IN the Negotiations
The Meeting Merely for Prelimi-
nary Exchange OF Views.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-The negotiations
between the United States and Canada in
regard to reciprocal trade relations were
opened formally to-day at a conferencs
held at the state department of representa-.
nves OF each government Secretary of
State Blaine and Gen. John W. Foster rem
resented the United States, while Canada
was represented by a commission Consisting
OF Sir John Thompson, minister of justice,
and attorney general; Hon. Mackenzie
Bowel, minister Of customs and militia;
Hon. q. n. Foster. minister of finance: Mr..
Parmelee, deputy commissioner of customs,
and MIR. Stewart, private secretary. The
commission really consists of the three first
named officials, the others accompan wing
them as attaches. Mr. Bowel takes the
place Of Sir Charles Tupper, but otherwise
tne commission is tho same as that which
visited Washington last spring. The con.
ference will last several days.
NATURE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
This series of negotiations is intended bI
the Canadian authorities as preliminary
interchange OF views for the purpose of as
certaining the nature Of the subjects that
each side will be willing to discuss aud what
form the discussion shall take. The results
that may be reached will not therefore ba
final The entire movement is instigated
aud pressed by Canada, and it Is not.
as has been persisteatly stated,
by the United States for closeI
trade relationship. The history of the
negotiations, in brief. is as follows: Early
last spring, prior to the Canadian elections,
Sir Charles Upper began communicating
with this government in his capacity OF
special commissioner for Canada, appointed
by the home government at London,
with the view OF opening reciprocity nego.
tiations under the Mckinley tariff act.
Secretary Blaine expressed Willingness to
have the subject discussed, but held out no
hopes for satisfactory conclusion. Tbs
commission appointed TO represent Canada
came TO Washington aud after a conference
with Sir Julian Pauncefote, met Secretary
Blaine. The President was about TO start
on his southern and western trip and as
IL was not deemed advisable that
80 Important a subject should be dis
cussed during his absence. Secretary Blaine
requested postponement, which, Of course,
was agreed TO. A date in October was later
lived upon for che continuation of the neko-
rlations, but when that time arrived Secre-
tary Blaine was in Maine, and the President
suggested delay until his return. The last
request for a conference cane some weeks
ago from Canada, and was agreed to by
this government.
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"EOME, SWEET HOME"

A Bill for the Benefit of John Howard
Payne's Heirs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-The name Of the
author of "home, Sweet Home," John
Howard Payne, was heard in the Senate TO-
day when Mr.. Mitchell reported from the
claims committee bill for the relief of his
heirs. Mr.. Payne was United States consul
at Tunis, whore he died on
April o, 1852. Shortly thereafter
his accounts as consul were adjusted in the
treasury department and a balance of S2O5
was found to be due him, which is now
standing to his credit on the registers
books, but there is no appropriation out Of
which it can be paid. The committee
recommend that an appropriation OF the
amount named be made for the benefit of
his heirs
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GOULD ar WASHINGTON.

He is Now in Touch With Wanamaker
and the Whole Administration.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.--Two years ago
jay Gould was raiding Reading stock in
order to punish Postmaster General Wana-
maker for pressing the postal telegraph bill
to the disadvantage of the Western Union
for government kilograms Now they are
the best of friends, and to-day Jay Gould
and his daughter Helen, his son Edwin and
the rest Of the party which came
over from New York with him to
attend the Presidents reception were
entertained at luncheon by the
Postmaster General at his home. The social
attention shown Mr. Gould and his family
by the administration have quite wen the
milllonaires heart, sothat he is row O
stanch partisan predicting President Har>
rlson'5 denomination and reelection. 11i
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FREIGHT ON STRAWBERRIES.

The Interstate Commission Decides
the Rising Case.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The interstate
commerce commission has decided the case
of J. L. Rising and others against the Sa-
vannah. Florida and Western Railway
Company and others. The case involves
rates on Florida Strawberries and is similar
10 the case of Charles P. Perry, the decis-
ion OF which was announced yesterday :.
The commission rules that the rates on
strawberries from Callahan, Fla, to New
York should not exceed So 80 per 100
weight, or 81 CO.. per crate of fifty pounds.
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FREE LABOR ON TOP.

wagon Company to Abandon the
employment of Convicts.
v,- v,--lA'ENwoRTH, KAN, Feb. 1O.-The
au'a' A.. Wagon Company, that has been
4. ''.4u'Ac'nring wagons and buggies for the
A. ''en'een years with convict labor at
b~9 ba9 penitentiary, has announced that
Ltsro tut1ro it will'employ free, or outside,
hm ,.aacluslvely. The company found it
tsra W sel vehicles made by convicts. as
aaoD, 'ovlns .a to be a growing prejudice
g5,a tue farmers against prison made
WA ~ was also found that the convicts
tonsnoFy "asteful with material and hard
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GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
A Grand Total of 247, ,2o4 on the Pax
Rolls.

A Grand Total of 247, ,2e4 on the Pay
Rolls.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-A blue book
issued to-day shows that the total number
OF employees Of the government, exclusive
of the postal service is 62, ,s63, in the postal
service lS4,43l. grand total 247,294. Ex-
cluding the postofflce department., there are
employed in Washington 1909 men and
6,l05 women, distributed among the de-
partments as follows: State department. SO.
treasury depart nent 4,089, war depart-
ment 1895. navy department 1907, Int.
rior department 6,S06, department Of JUS
tice 555, department Of agriculture $40, des
partme1t Of labor So. government printing
office 2.623, government of the District of
Columbia 1855 The remainder are dis
tributed among other bureaus and offices.
About 300 employees are attached to the
postoffice department proper in Washing
ton
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sPURaEON's FUNER al.

Three Services to Be Held Over His
Remains in His Church.
LONDON. Feb. 10.-The first of three
services to be held over the remains of the
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon opened this morning in
the dead minister's church, the Metropoli-
tan tabernacle. The edifice was crowded.
The children from the Stockwell orphan
asylum, in which institution Mr.. Spurgeon
was deeply interested. we're present, dressed
in mourning and sang hymns. Rev. Mr..
Pierson, an American minister who has oc-
cupied the pulpit of the tabernacle since Mr..
5purgeon's illness, addressed the congrega-
tion after singing by the orphans and he
was followed by a number of other speakers.
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GERMANY's NEW LOAN.

Subscriptions for Four Times the
Amount OF the Loan.
BERLIN. Feb. 10.-The National Zettu1g
to-day asserts that the subscriptions to the
new imperial loan reach four times the
amount Of the loan and that the new Prus-
sian loan was subscribed to an amount
three times as large as the loan. The loans
together amount to 140. 900. 900 marks. The
same paper adds that the subscribers to the
loans are chiefly investors and that no
speculators offered to take any share of
them
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a CLASH IN RU ssIA.

Gendarmes' and Emi9rants In Conflict
Near the Border.
BERLIN, Feb. 10.-A dispatch from
Landsberg. close to the frontier. says that
a conflict has occurred between body Of
Russian gendarmes and band of Russian
emigrants on Russian territory a short
distance from Landsberg. Three emigrants
we're killed and ten wounded. A number of
emigrants were arrested.
The dispatch adds that black smallpox
and spotted typhus fever prevail long the
Russian frontier and that the Prusslan
officials are closely watching traffic enter
ing Germany to prevent the spread of these
diseases into Silesia
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GERMANY AND THE JEsUIrs.

CentEists Withdraw Their Demand
That They be Allowed to Return.
BERLIN, Feb. 1o.-Count Ballestreim, a
centrist, read statement In the Reichstag
to-day withdrawing the demand that the
Jesuits be allowed to return to Germany in
view Of the government opposition to the
demand and the agitation caused by the
educational bill. The centre, he said, main
tanned it's right to demand the recall of the
Jesuits, but did not wish to further embit-
ter party feeling by pressing the question at
present.
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TO INSPECT THE FAIR's STE.
The Congressional Special to Leave
Washington in a Week


Washington in Week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The arrange
ments for the visit OF the members OF the
Fifty-second congress 20 Chicago on Wash
ington's birthday, Feb. %. for the purpose
of inspecting the worlds fair site and build
ings in course of construction are now COM
plete and formal invitations were sto-day
issued by Chairman Durborow of the
committee on the worlds Columbian
exposition. Similar invitations have been
issued to the press representatives at the ma
tional capital, and include every newspaper
man whose standing entities him to admis-
sion to the press galleries of the two houses
Of congress- The visitors will leave Wash
ington by special train Friday afternoon
Feb. 10, over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and will arrive
at Chicago Saturday afternoon about 8
O'Clock. The return trip will be made over
the Pennsylvania railroad, leaving Chicago
Tuesday, Feb. 23 The worlds fair direc-
tory and officials have no connection what
ever with the present affair, which is being
conducted exclusively by private but public
minded citizens of the city of Chicago.
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AN ELECTRIC CAR RUN DOWN.
Half of It's Twenty-four Passengers Sc
riouslY Injured by q Train.

Half of It's Twenty-four Passengers Se-
riously Injured by Train.
CHICAGO. Feb. 10.--Less than a month
ago Pittsburg, Fort Wayne ard Chicago
fast train came thundering down the
tracks on Stewart avenue. collided with and
demolished Forty-seventh street horse
car, killing two young women aud injur-
ing several other passengers. To-day
the calamity was duplicated with
added horrors. A car was run down aud
demolished at Stewart avenue amd Thirty
first street by fast passenger train, in
bound on the Fort Wayne road. OF the
twenty-four passengers in the car almost
half were injured, several seriously aud two
probably fatally. The grade crossing system
is held TO be the cause of the accident.
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FATALLY HURT AT A FIRE.

A Woman Jumps Out ofa Second Sto-
ry Window TO Escaps Cremation.
COLUMBUS. o.. Feb. 1o.-Shortly before
midnight fire was discovered at Gay and
High streets in the McCune block, occupied
by Mccoy Bros. & Walcutt. clothiers,
Stettner s. Koch, music dealers. and
Fauthabers' hat store. The upper story is
occupied by Dun's mercant le agency and
number OF business offices. Miss Cora
Blair, young woman, jumped from a
second story window and was fatally in
jured. The loss Is about 100000. The in-
dications are that adjoining structures will
also burn,
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LAST OF THE TALLAPoosA.

The Warship Condemned land to be
Sold at Montevideo.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The United
States steamship Tallapoosa, now at Monte
video, has been condemned as unfit for
further naval service, and will be sold at
public auction to the highest bidder. All
her officers and crew have been detached
and sailed for home. leaving the vessel In
charge Of the officers Of the Yantic. The
Tallapoosa is a relic of the war and has had
a rather eventful career. Her 4ast COM
mander was Commander James NJ. For
syth.
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Crnahed TO Death.

CHARL sroN, s. c., Feb. 10.-Auother
fatal accident occurred to-day in the North
eastern railway yard by which G. A.
OBryan, acting yardmaster, was crushed
to death while coupling cars. The deceased
was % years old. He will be sent to
Seneaths, on the South Carolina rail way,
Tor burial
The morning news., 1892-02-11
NEW YORK L1FH's PRESIDENT.

John A. MCCALL Nominated, But Cleve-
lands Name Mentioned.
New YoRK, Feb. 10.-At a meeting of
surance Company, this afternoon, John A.
McCan was nominated for president.
Action will not be taken on the
nomination until Monday next.
IL was rumored at the hotels
uptown that the reason no definite action
was taken was because plans had been laid
TO run John Mccall through. but the name
of Grover Cleveland was mentioned and
demoralized the trustees, who wanted two
days more in which to arrive at some definite
understanding.
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a TRAIN RoBBER CAUGHT.
he Was Well Supplied With Pistols
Money and Rings.

he Was Well Supplied With Pistols.
Money and Rings.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Feb. 10.-Marion
Hedspeth, noted Missouri desperate, who
is wanted In St. Louis for connection with
the Glendale Mo- train robbery, was
arrested at the point of pistol at the post
Office here to day by Capt. Lee and
a detail of detectives, Hedspeth was taken
to Capt Lees Office, where two revolvers, a
roll of greenbacks aggregating $500, $500
in gold and number of diamond rings
and other jewelry were found on
him. He took the arrest good-naturedly
and said he was willing to return to ST.
Louis without reduisition papers. The de-
tectives had information that Hedspeth
was in town, and suspecting he was in COM
munication with friends in the east lay in
wait for him at the postoffice with the
above result
The morning news., 1892-02-11
A Planter Slain.

New ORLEANS, La, Feb. 10.-The
Times Democrats Greenville, Miss. ,)sDecial
saws; "Duagy Ferguson, son Of Gen. S. W.
Ferguson, shot and killed James Goodman,
a merchsnt and large planter, yesterday.
Goodman's brother was also wounded. The
affray occurred at Lee5burg. Miss, twenty
miles from here.
The morning news., 1892-02-11
PHILLIP BRUNO FAILS.
His Scat in the Stock Exchange His
Most Valuable Asset.

Ills Ssat in the Stock Exchange His
Most Valuable Asset.
New York, Feb. 10.-The failure Of
Phillip Bruno was announced on the stock
exchange this morning. He has been a
member since MAY s, 1869. His liabilities
amount to S4oO,OOo, all to personal friends.
who were not desrous of pressing their
claims, but the publication of the
schedules of 8. V. White & Co.,
showing Bruno in debt to that firm for
about $l60, 900, caused the president Of the
stock exchange to request him to announce
his suspension. This he did to-day. 1t is
understood that his assets, aside from his
stock exchange seat. are simply nominal.
The liabilities referred TO are all long stand
ing and he has no outstanding contracts on
the exchanQe
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O'AlaS FROM SCARLET FEVER.

auan Lcses Husband and Chill
D.. ~sn by Befrending q Relative.
10 A. =. D2LpHIA, Pa, Feb. 10.-A special
JAM. ! I'"'es from Easron, Pa. says: "Mrs.
tso D'oad, residing near Ackeronville,
hons. ''eNs ago admitted to her
plair., relative who COM
proyed . OF being ill. The patient
First NJ W 3 De suffering from scarlet fever.
sontb broad contracted the disease, and
sud an children, five in number, fell ill
las aImaa.l aISael within a few days. The blow
Tue rsIos'1 oereft Mrs Broad of her reason.
''a''ve is oonvalescing.u
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Coal Porters Strike.

LONDON, Feb. 1O.-Eight thousand coal
porters In this city have gone on a strike,
in consequence of a dispute with one firm
regarding the wages to be paid the men in
their employ. There is much excitement
on the harbor whnrves, and a heavy extra
police force has been detailed for duty
there.
The morning news., 1892-02-11
Appointses of Thayer Retire.

LINCOLN, NEB., Feb. 10.-Ex-Gov.
Thayer's appointees to the Office Of warden
of the state penitensiary aud superinten-
dent Of the asylum for the incurahle Of the
insane, have withdrawn upon applications
of Gov. Boyd's former appointees for their
old positions. 1t is thought probable this
programme will be followed by other state
institutions
The morning news., 1892-02-11
LEGISLATION FOR IRELAND.
Sexton TO Move an Amendment to the
Reply to the Queen.

LONDON. Feb. 1O.--In the House of Com
mons to-day Thomas Sexton gave notice
that he would move an amendment to the
address in reply to the queens speech de-
claring that a majority of the Irish
people and their representatives in the
House OF Commons are convinced
of the inability of the imperial
parliament to legislate for Ireland in the
manner required by tho distinctive in-
terests Of that country. This conviction,
the amendment will declare, has been in
tensitied by the manifest failure Of the land
purchase act to afford basis for an extern
aon Of the class Of occupying tenants.
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Nominated hy the president.

WASHINGTON, Feb. lo.-The President
to-day nominated Walter II. Sanborn of
Minnesota to be United States circuit Judge
for the Eighth judicial circuit; joseph
Burlington, United States district Judge for
the Western district OF Pennsylvania !; John
II. Burford, associate justice of the supreme
court of Oklahoma.
The morning news., 1892-02-11
4 Fleht on the straat.

CHARLESTON. s. c., Feb. 10-Tbers was
scrap to-day on Washington square be-
tween Probate Judge McGrath and Mr..
Bissell, aplumber. The difficulty arose out
or business troubles, it is said. No weapons
were used aud the injuries inflicted are nos
serious.