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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
THE EAST.

IL New York an application was
made for a receiver for the type-found-
ing firm of Farmer. Little & Co.
ELEVEN women and six men is the
sum total of the dead by the burning
of the Hotel Royal in New York.
PHILLIP BURNS, member of the
New York stock exchange, failed for
S4O1,O 900.
The total sales of railway stocks on
the New York stock exchange on the
1lth were l, 45a, ,6l3 shares. The trans
actions were the greatest for one day
in the history of the exchange.
ABRAHAM LISCoI.N's SD birthday
was observed in New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and other cities
AT North Adams, Mass, and vicinity
a fall of red snow occurred, covering
many square miles and greatly alarm
ing the country people
THE Cooley gang of outlaws, who
have terrorized the counties of Fayette
and Westmoreland, Pa, for years, has
been broken up and the members scat
tered.
THE New Jersey prohibition party
will hold their state convention at
Trenton. April 10.
ANDREW and John Boahoch were run
down by an express on the Panhandle
railroad at Mcdonald, Pa, and Instant
ly killed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
WESI AND SOUTH.

AT MUNcIE, Ind, Charles Maginnis
was tried on the charge of stealing an
overcoat He was acquitted, and after
the verdict was rendered confessed the
crime.
]. w. SwEATMAN's house near La
donia, Ala, was entered by moon
sinners during his absence, and Mrs.
Sweatman and her little boy were shot
dead.
AT Marshalltown, Ia, Samuel Kelly
shot and killed Julia Long and then
killed himself. Unrequited love was
the cause.
JOHN HEMELE, discharged employe,
set fire to the dairy barn of William
Rudke near St Joseph, Mo, and il
was burned with sixty head of COWS
and twenty-five head of horses
THE leading negroes in Little Rock.
Ark, have organized a national associ.
alton with s., 500, oOo capital stock, the
object being to operate business houses
for colored people
NEWMAN HORTON, inventor of the re
clining chair for railway cars, died al
Kansas City. He left a large fortune
as the result of his invention.
Two MASKED men shot and killed
Hamp Biscoe, his wife and son, who
had been arrested and placed in a small
house at Keo, Ark.
AT Lima, O., William Hendricks was
bunkoed out of 5000 by confidence
man giving his name as Henry Owens
FIRE destroyed the Grand Contra
hotel at Ell Paso, Tex. Loss. 100000
insurance, $685.
THE programme for the dedication
of the Columbian exposition buildings
in Chicago on October 12, 1892, ha:
been approved blythe national board ol
control
FLAMES in the opera house block a
Monmouth, Ill, caused loss of $780,
900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE garroting of four anarchists
took place at Xeres, Spain
IN Austria railways have been so Sc
riously blocked by avalanches that it
will require a month to reopen them
for travel. In the Tyrol the snow is I
feet deep.
REV. CHARLES ii. SURGEONS funer-
al was held in London on the 1lth.
business was suspended in the vicinity
of Metropolitan tabernacle and along
the route taken by the funeral process
sion.
STATISTICS show the total population
of Uruguay to be FOG, 500, of whom
a34, O0O reside In the department OF
Montevideo.
AT the Isthmus of Panama surveys
demonstrate that the Atlantic ocean is
81 feet higher than the Pacific. II
was formerly thought that the Pacific
was 100 feet higher than the Atlantic.
FIRE destroyed the San Fernando
hacienda at Lerdo. Mex, containing
among other things 10000 bushels OF
corn recently received from the United
States for the famine sufferers in that
part of Durango. Total loss, $50, 200.
THE inhabitants in what Is known
| as Great Russia are dying by hundreds
| from typhus fever, and the supplies
which arrive for the famishing people
cannot be distributed for lack OF
horses, these animals having been near.
ly all used for food.
THE clipper Loodiana, from Nova
| A..
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
A LETTER FROM CHILL.

A Representative Cablcgram that Did
Not Represent-rhe Policy OF Retalia-
tlon Against Balmacedists stil Mal=-
taiAed-Polltieal Prisoners Ffogged. In
Jail-A Shocking Case Of Revenge at
Quiilota-
NEW YORK, Feb. IA Santiago de
Chile letter. dated January 25, pub
lished yesterday, after describing the
eagerness with which the action of the
United States was awaited. says:
"A long cablegram was sent to the
United States q short time ago contain
ing an array of charges against Minis
ter Egan. Consul McCreary and Ad-
miral Brown There was nothing new
in the charges themselves. as they were
merely a repetition of the old stories
which have been in circulation here for
months past. and which the people of
Chilli have told SO often that some OF
them have been on the point Of believ-
ing them.
''The peculiarity of the cablegram is
that it was sent by persons who claim
to be Americans, and was intended to
give the impression that it reported
the views of the American residents OF
Chill. As q matter of fact, not one OF
the men whose names were signed to
the cablegram is regarded as an Ameri-
can here. One of them was born in
Chilli, and his father. though a native
American, renounced his citizenship
years ago. The others have lived in
Chilli for so many years that they have
long ago lost any Americanism that
they might have had once Several of
the most respected American residents
here were requested to attach their sig
natures to the cablegram but they re-
fused to have anything to do with the
documents.
There has been no indication re-
Gently of any intention to withdraw
from the policy of retaliation against the
followers of the late President Balma-
ceda- A number Of political prison
ers, officers of Balmaceda's army, and
others, who have been confined in Jail
appealed to the supreme court for re-
lease. They alleged that they had
been flogged in Jail and otherwise
brutally ill-treated. and also that they
had been threatened with death when
it was desired to extort some confess
sion from them. The supreme court
refused to consider their petition on
the ground that it was not couched in
proper language.
Another case which is well authen.
ticated has just come to light A num-
ber of those political prisoners have
been confined at Quillota, a small town
near Valparaiso, and soldier who was
on duty there was murdered. A pris'
oner. who was formerly an Off Ger in
Balmaceda's army. was accused by
some congressional sympathizer of kill
ing the soldier. There appears to be
no evidence against him beyond this
but he was selected to pay the penalty
of the soldiers death. The dead body
of the soldier and the prisoner were
tied together, face to face, for twenty
four hours, and at the end of that time
the prisoner was taken into the jail
| ward and shot and killed"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
WIDOW SMELL THREArENEp.

The wife Of the Murdered CAscago Daahsg
Made the Target sf Dsaa.ds fer usosY
Under Threat of AnnIAiiataoa ~ Dynar
mite-Ths Matter Placed in tAs naa1s
OF the Police.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16-About four weeks
ago MrA Smell. widow Of the million
aire murdered by Tsseott received .
letter which ran as follows:
MAnAx: Unlsss you Sud ~ Tie sum q 0me
we shall tain steps 10 murder you- We VIII
are stepping INTO your caxfiAgs 10 taks yo1f
morning ride. Now, treat ~ fasziy, md ~ wfh
treat you the same. II you accspt this c6sr. n
sert personal In the tnaming da1y p
porl, saying: Send for your hat. 9. ." We
win take this evidence that yoa intend 10 dsal
with us in good faith.
The letter was not signed and there
was not the slightest clew 10 indicate
the identity Of the men who sent the
missive, but it threw MrA Smell INTO .
spasm of fright She at once placed
the letter in the hands Of A. ]. Stone,
her son-in-law. who promptly notified
Inspector Marsh.
Two detectives were sent 70 the
house and remained quartered sthers
for a week, during which time nothing
occurred that would throw any light
on the matter. Finally the fly cops"
were called off.
On the evening Of the day the do
tectives left a messenger came to the
house with missive in the same hand
writing as the previous one, containing
the suggestion that the widow had bet
ter send "the hat e. the g, ,00o-by
the bearer. This created e commotion,
and the police were notified. The boy
was thoroughly pumped. but could only
say that the man who engaged him was
shabbily dressed young man. There
is no clew.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
ACTOR CURTIS TRIAL.

The Line Of Defense on which it n III.
pected to Clear the Unfortunate Actor Of
the Charge OF Having KILLED omcsr
Grant.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-THE de-
fense in the Curtis murder trial opened
its case yesterday morning. Attorney
]. n. E. Wilson, in his opening state
ment to the Jury, after reviewing the
circumstances of the killing of Oficer
Grant, said that he was going TO show
that instead of there being only two
men at the scene of the shooting.
there were three, two Of whom ran
away. The man who escaped was the
murderer. On the night Of the murder
Curtis had $3.50 with him with which
he intended paying bill. but he
missed the man to whom the money
was due. He was assaulted from be-
hind by a man, but policeman ap-
peared on the scene and arrested both.
The policeman was Officer Grant He
held the robber with his right hand
while with his left he held the nippers
on Curtis
On the way to the station Curtis was
startled by a shot from the robber.
which was Immediately followed by
two others, and, believing that per-
haps he was being fred at he ran.
"We will show" said Mr.. Wilson in
conclusion, 'that Curtis had no reason
to kill Grant and that the other man
did have a reason. We will show that
Curtis was robbed Of $40.
a l-I - .
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

JOHN MoLLoY. aged 72 years, killed
his wife, aged II, and then took his
own life at Toledo, o. The wife had
sued for divorce, owing to the jeal-
ous and cruel disposition Of her hus-
band.
ToM TRAwEEK, a 16-year-old white
boy at Monterey. Ala. shot and killed
two negroes, named B;Il Thomas and
Jim jackson, who had assaulted Tra-
weeks 4-yeareold brother.
AT . sawmil near Eaton, O., the
boiler exploded, killing William Kis-
ling. son Of the proprietor, and hired
man named Shiverdecker.
A MOB hanged Will Lavender. a col
ored man who attempted to assault Al
ice Perry. white girl, at Roanoke,
Va
The clothing of Mrs Gregory and
her sister caught fire and they were
burned to death at Wexford, S. c.
Mrs Gregory leaves three children
and her sister six.
Is Sumner county, KY, Elvis Porden
and his young wife committed suicide.
A note left showed that Porden killed
himself first and his wife would not
live without him.
On the Brandt farm near Faribault,
Mimi, a barn was destroyed by fire and
nineteen blooded horses were burned
to death.
AT Butte, Mont, T. A. Short, who
was supposed to have been murdered
by Peter Woods last summer, has
turned up alive. Woods is serving a
life sentence for the murder.
CITIZENS lynched Riley Webb (col-
ored) at Montgomery, Ala, for an as
sault committed upon Mrs. Crump.
NEAR their home in Leonard, Kan,
John ]. Pratt and his young child
were run down by pack of wild dogs
and torn to pieces.
AN aged and wealthy resident oi
Napoleon, Ind, Mr.. Bonchard. upon
being tod that his wife must die from
the grip, shot himself dead. Mrs.
Bonchard, upon hearing of the deed,
died instantly.
A MOB lynched John Kelly, the negro
who murdered J. T. McAdams at Pine
Bluff, Ark, and Culbert Harris, an &C
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
HFTY-sEcoNo CONGRESS.


WEDNEs1AY, Feb. 1o.-The time in
the senate was occupied in discussing
the bill providing for the public print
ing and binding and the distribution of
public documents Mr. German, of
Maryland. presented the credentials of
his colleague, MIR. Gibson. and the oath
of Office was administered In the
house resolution for the appointment
of a committee OF five to investigate
the methods of business in the bureau
of pensions was adopted. MIR. Bland's
bill for the free coinage Of gold and
silver and for the issue Of coin notes
was favorably reported. A resolution
was introduced providing for the final
adjournment of the first session Of con-
gress on Tuesday, Nav 81.
THURSDAY, Feb 11.-Bills were in
troduced in the senate appropriating
SIG, 100000 to improve navigation on
the Mississippi, and for statues to Gen
John Stark and Gen. Zachery Taylor.
The bill to amend the law as to the
coasting trade on the great lakes was
passed. Adjourned to the 18th. In
the house bill was introduced to re-
peal the sugar bounty law. The mill
tary academy appropriation bill was
taken up and consumed the remainder
of the day.
FRIDAY, Feb. 12.-The senate was
not in session. In the house the
military academy appropriation bill
1896, ,665) was passed and in committee
of the whole several bills for claims
against the government were consid-
cred, but no action was taken.
SATURDAY, Feb l3.-There was no
session in the senate. In the house
bills were passed for the better control
of and to promote the safety of national
banks; to abolish the minimum pun
ishment for the violation of the rev.
enue laws; allowing the board of man.
ayers of the national soldiers home to
appoint as its officers soldiers without
repard to rank
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
PATERNAL LEGISLATION.
The Legislature of Mississippi Passes
Law to Suppress tho Sale and Use o

The Legislature of Mississippi Passes .
Law to Suppress the Sale and Use OF
Cigarettes.
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 16.-The legis-
lature is after cigarettes in lively style
Both branches yesterday passed law
making it unlawful for any person to
sell or give. away cigarettes, smoking
or chewing tobacco or snuff to any
child under the age of eighteen, unless
authorized in writing by the parent or
guardian of said child, under penalty
of SO to 500 fine and Imprisonment OF
not less than one or not more than
three months or both. The house went
still further and passed the following:
If person shall smoke a cigaretts. or tobacco
or other substance rolled in paper on any pub
lie street or highway or in any church, or pub
lie hall hotel or courthouse or any other public
building, or near any cotton yard, gin house.
stable or barn, or near where any cotton hay,
fodder or other conbustible material is placed
or slowed, or any railroad car, boat or other
conveyance or near any manufacturing estab-
lishment, or in any town or warehouse, he shall
suffer the penalties above prescribed forthwith
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
MARION HEpoEPETH.

Arrival Of the Reputsd Leader ~ -fhe
Glendale Train Robbers In st. Loufs-Hs
VIII Now Undergo the Pumping Process.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16.-At $50 o'clock
this morning Marion Hedgepeth, the
chief Of the alleged Glendale train rob
bers, arrived at the union depot from
San Francisco. He had been heavily
ironed and manacled to the car seat
all the way through. His reputar
ton as a nervy and desperate
man made the officers exer-
else unusual caution Detectives
Byron and Whitaker kept Chief HsF
rigan posted by wire. The latest teie
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

S3. 900 in cash among the assets of the
concern. The masonic organization
had $4,000 on deposit with the insur-
ance commissioner and about $500 in
cash, which was included in the assets.
The st. Louis School Enrolment.
The report of the superintendent Of
public schools of st. Louis for the
quarter which terminated January 90
shows total enrolment of Ssh pu-
pills for the expired half of the school
year. 2S, $50 of whom are boys, and 90,
Isl girls. The number of pupils re-
manning in the schools at the end of
the half year was 1885, of which 1sS
were in the normal school, 1,0Sl in the
high school. 1887 in the district
schools. and 3, 329 in the colored schools.
There are now employed 1869 teachers
for an average daily attendance of 42,
s42 pupils. According to the report
the Blair school has an enrolment OF
l,641 pupils, the Pope school has 1874,
the Webster 1,349, the jefferson 1874,
and the Lyons 1879 pupils
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
LATER.


IN the senate, on the 18th, the bill to
improve the navigation OF the Missls-
sippi river and to prevent destructlve
floods was reported from the commit
tee on commerce. a resolution provia-
ing Tor an investigation OF the iinini-
grafton laws was passed. as was aiso d
Olli ior government ooen a' Ais'ers'
La ana a OIL au'i'orILinE tne oon'.,uo ,,.o
tion OF bridges across .he missouri 81, MIS-
sissippi ana limos riVers me piln.
,iig oill was passeu an" .;a'.;,a III. p ~
Dlii was tanen up 40 a.. a - aa,,.,;n. -
uer....:.i III sne nousS .ne aa-;a,i.nr.
slructls @ ."e gln. eon.es 80. on .;snI,n-a ~ =
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."e p ~ ,x 49,. ,,no,, ;,,-
. revenues y ,nn,aa - " . rasoI,,;an Gov !.
pci.s ""s a ;n-as,;na,a .ha ~
JIM - n.;s1i- =, oon,ao-
.nls a. 90. Al, ia -; ms;n,,o,.t,,;on
WI .n,ns - r. h;I Gov = rorern.
W. ~ - =. AIn;.rs Ie voc
nar.a5
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niL. ~ pio' .t;,,Is -o ;.fna.r,, @ .rn,s
oi oo'n ., 'ne al . naouaI IN ~ .ha sana,a
Vi Vi. a. my p ;s;.. snh
co,nit.e comm 49, on - h;,is ratarrad
s'i.u.e io' :.. "- 80 ..od,..as =, a.
" 'ue NJ. Wa.I.-.aa ~ a.. Is,h
senate y N,' ..A, ,. % ~ - -
!HL fecen' uispiay u a;ao.:eo a.la 80 ~.
ans Is lhuIh u.'1ussu I III 81 Nn- sn
cies ,iiroIS no.' ~ az.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Feb. 18-The
recent trial of Carmen Maria Lopez,
the self-proclaimed messiah. that took
place before the federal judge at Guer-
rero, resulted in the accused being ac-
quilted of the charge of being an i'm
poster. He was brought back to this
city where he was received with wild
enthusiasm by his Indian followers
The rough journey over the mountains
proved. however, too much for the So
called Christ, and he was attacked with
q severe sickness. He is now in the
city hospital and there is no prospect
of his recovery.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
The P,sfoyss Alliance.

CHICAGO, Feb. l5.-The Protes1lnt
preachers of Chicago formed noE o..
ganization to-day which will Be Known
as the Pastors Alliance. The allisnce
begins its career with 200 members.
denominations being represented
was organized for the purpose Of d :
ing with the dangers that VIII -
during the holding of the Worlds ~
here, and for taking united sctioh Z
the religious congresses that VIII -
held during that period. Rev. Dr.
A. Noble was chosen president 90
Rev. J. r. Cow, secretary and trsa4
urer
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
An Ex-Bank President Sentenced.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Feb. 16.-Last
year the McNab bank. at Eufaula, the
Oldest and most trusted bank in Ala
bama, broke under sensational circum-
stances. The money was gone and
could not be accounted for. The presi-
dent, Maj Reeves. who was son-in-
law of the founder, and a Baptist
preacher, was indicted for embezzle-
ment, and at the trial just closed he
was convicted. The trial lasted week
and the term is for five years. Reeves
lost the money in speculations in stocks
and timber lands. The conviction has
caused a sensation in banking circles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

LIEUT.. c. A. L. ToTTES, of the
United States army, who is military
instructor at Yale college, is creating a
sensation by predicting dire commo-
tions, important planetary events and
a general cataclysm of affairs between
now and 1899. But the earth will go
its old course, probably, for at least a
few centuries longer
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

gram, which came in last n 6s 3tstI
that the trip had been without Incident
1t also said that Hedgepeth had pre-
served his usual calm, smiling
manner. The party were -net at
the depot by Chief of Detect
ives Desmond and at once proceeded 70
the Four Courts. Hedgepeth ~ not Be
permitted to see his wife or k1y one
else until he has been put through the
sweat-box. Itms1s several days b.
fore he will be allowed to converse
with his friends.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

If we decipher correctly the
prophecy of the ground hog as recorded
in our infallible exchanges. says the
Chicago Tribune. this will be the most
unique and variegated spring on rec
ord Winter will rage in numberless
spots all over the country. while in
other spots equally innumerable the
bluebirds will be singing, the flowers
growing, the bees humming and the
spring fever getting in its deadly work;
and these spots are scattered SO indis-
criminately over the land that in many
places they overlap. There is going to
be trouble.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

THE secretary of war has transmit
ted to congress a statement showing
the military force of the United States
organized and unorganfzed, according
to the latest returns received at the Of
fee of the adjutant general of the
army. The abstract shows that the
total number of enlisted men is 10l, SCI,
commanded by s.s79 commissioned Of
ficers. besides l,24S staff officers, max
ing a total aggregate of 111,94 men in
the militia service. The number of
men available for military duty unor-
CaniZed is s, ,567 25S
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
red his liberty.

HAVE You noticed it? If not, look at
your calendars and there you will dis
cover that, besides being leap year,
1892 is year of Mondays. Most of the
holidays come on that day. Washing
toms birthday does, Memorial day,
Fourth of July and Labor day, cele-
brated on September 5. Then Christ
mas and New Years day, coming on
Sunday, will naturally be kept on the
Monday following
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

Joplin is finding market in the
south for her flour. A train-load of
twenty-five cars was recently shipped
by the Joplin roller mills over the
Frisco to Van Buren, Ark, and thence
to Memphis, Tenn. A part of the
train was taken on to New Orleans
The train was appropriately placarded.
The milling interests of Joplin are
steadily growing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

THE Des Moines Register is in re-
ceipt of letter from ''all-around man.
who is seeking n position in news
paper office, and writes that during
my reign / have filled the position of
foreman, proof reader. telegraph cd
itor, occasional reporter, filled the ed
itor's chair and have done consider
able stereotyping." That is a pretty
fair Layout" but we do not need him.
as we desire to keep at work our
selves, and do not fancy man who
can run the whole outfit and would
probably try to do so.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20

The report of the New YORK state
board of health illustrates how COM
pletely medical science has mastered
one epidemic disease, smallpox, and
how little knowledge it has gained
as to the la grippe. The bulletin issued
estimates the total number of deaths
from all causes in that state for 1891 at
1913, SIS This makes the death rate for
the year 81 43 per thousand of popula-
ton. Epidemic influenza is estimated
to have caused 5000 deaths during its
prevalence in March, April and May,
and 1000 deaths upon its re-appearance
in December. 1t was distributed uni
formly throughout the state.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
A Church Sacked By . orssk Mse

LoNDoS, Feb. 16.-A dispatch trc1
Athens says that the Protestant eA1ee
at Pir1eus was attacked By -
Sunday during religious seryie -
the congregation and oniciating ni4
ter were most roughly handled -
mob sacked the church and 80 - -
IL the inside of the buildinG -
completely destroyed before ~ -
tachme9t of troops. sent y - -
thorities to queli tbs. distazenne
reached the spot. Several sxIss>s reFe
made. The cause Of ths dfseazoeeee
Is not mentioned In the dls9ne4 -
ferred TO- g X r