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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
JUST THE THING,
Damming the Mississippi River with
Woven Willow.

The willows which grow along the
shores of the Mississippi river, says the
Waverly Magazine, are of no use in the
arts, but when it comes to building
dam the engineers find nothing that
fills the bill half as well as the humble
willow. 1t lines the shores and can be
easily reached from the barges whereon
ii is transported, and IL is so soft that
it is easily cut and handled. 1t is
woven into great. long. continuous
mat. One end of this is anchored TO
the shore on one side of the chute that
is to be damned, and the process of
weaving is thence carried on straight
across the stretch OF water on a pecu-
liarly-shaped boat called a grasshop-
per. As fast as the mat is woven on
the grasshopper il slides into the water
at the lower end of the inclined weav-
ing rack. and it is laden with rocks
and carried straight TO che bottom. and
this is continued until the opposite
shore is reached. The mat is then COW
cred 10 the proper depth, twelve to ff-
teen inches. with rock. and then an
other mat, made in the same war, i
woven and laid down on top of the first
and similarly weighted down, and this
work is continued Till the dam has
risen as high as II is intended 70 stand
the finishing. being always heavy
coating of rock that covers the willow
and all The willow. always covered
with water and the mud that ineviss
bly, lodges among the rocks OF the dam,
i kept sealed alright ard OF course
does not decay. IL binds the rocks to-
gether and prevents the dam being
showed out of place hy ice ar disturbed
by the pressure Of the current ~ high
water IL is good for no other purpose
save TO hold shore that Is washing
away with its roots. aud for dam con-
struction il Is Snncrlafivelv the thing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
What Goes TO Make Paper.

Paper can be made out OF almost
anything that can be pounded to pulp.
Over fiftv kinds Of bark arc emplovesi.
while old sacking or bagging makes a
good article Paper Is made out Of
banana skins. from bean stalks. pea
vines. cocoa nut fiber, clover and tiruo-
thy hay. straw. fresh-water weeds. sea
weeds and more than one hundred dif-
ferent kinds OF grass Paper has been
made from hair. fur and wool. from as
bestos. which furnishes an article in
destructihle b. Are, from hop plants.
from hrsks of any and every kind Of
grain Leaves make p good, strong
paper. while the husks and stems cf
Indian corn hare also been tried. and
almost every kind of moss car be .zalss
into paper There are patents for
making paper from sawdust AID shsv-
ings, from thistlcs and thist!e-io7vgl,
from tobacco stalks and tan bark II
) szid that there are over tyso thou
sand patents IN this country covering
the manufacture Of paper. No matter
what the ST sstance. the process = "a -
stantiaIiy the same. the material Ss
ground 70 pulp. then spread thialy
over . frame and allowed 70 dr., the
subsequent treatment depen nss3zy oa
49, '-i-S - -~--- "a b. rAN.s~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
THE HIGHEST AWARD.
Royal Baking Powder has all the Honors
In Strength and Value 20 per
cent Above its Nearest Com
petitor.

The Boyal Baking Powder mas the envi-
able record of having received the highest
award for articles of it's class-greatest
strength, purest ingredients. most per.
fectly ombined-wherever exhibited IN
competition with others. In the eXhibi-
tions of former years, at the Centennial, at
Paris, Vienna and at the various State
and Industrial fairs, where it has been eX
hibited, judges have invariably awarded
the Royal Baking Powder the highest
honors.
AT the recent Worlds Fair the examina-
tions for the baking powder awards were
directed by the chief chemist of the Agri-
cultural Department at Washington. The
chief chemists official report of the tests
OF the baking powders, which was made
for the specific purpose OF ascertainiug
which was the best, shows the leavening
strength OF the Royal to be 100 cubic inches
Of carbouic gas per ounce of powder. OF
the cream Of tartar baking powders ex-
hibited, the next highest in strength
leavening gas. The other powders gave
an average of Ill The Royal, therefore.
was found 20 per cent greater leavening
strength than it's nearest competitor, aud
A per cent above the average of all the
other tests. Its superiority in other respects,
however, delicacy and wholesomeness,
could not be measured by figures.
1t is these high qualities, known and
appreciated by the women of the country
for SO many years. that have caused the
sales of the Royal Baking Powder, as
shown by statistics, to exceed the sale of
all other baking powders combined.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
HANGED.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 14.-Angelo Saeppe
was hanged at 1855 O'Clock this morning.
He murdered Frank Helmstetter on July
4, 1892 His brother Joseph was also SEN
fenced to death for the same crime, but
his sentence was commuted to life inn
prisonment. Tn. Saeppe family are shun-
ned by the neighbers. and are reported to
be starving,
SMITHPoRT. Pa, Dec. 14-Ralph Cross
mire, who murdered his mother, at
Farmers Valley, on Noy. 10, 1892. was
hanged at 1902 O'Clock this morning.
Fourteen minutes later he was pronounced
dead. He did not finch and was cool to
the last.
BRoCKvILLE, Ont, Dec. 4-Charles
Luckey was hanged here at s O'Clock this
morning. He walked smilingly to the
galiows, and protested his Innocence to tue
last. After two trials he had been found
guilty Of numbering his father, step
mother and sister, at New Bliss, Oct. s,
1892
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
WATONGA NOTES.

WAToNGA, o. T., Dec. 13-fSpecialI-
James Carr, alias James Foster. of Okeene.
this county, was arrested and tried before
Justice Bardwick at Okeene on Monday
Tor murder The crime was committed In
Indiana. He was held for requisition from
bbe governor of Indiana.
Thomas O'Toole, county clerk, and
Grant Pettyjohn of ID county visited our
iown Saturday. While enroute to this
place they camped near an old government
camp, some twenty miles west of here.
During the evening a torpedo or shell of
some description exploded beneath their
camp fire, scattering fire and camp kettles
in all directions. A hole two feet in
diameter and eighteen inches deep marked
The place of their fire. A few bruises and
burned spots on Mr.. O'Toole was the
damage.
Rev Mr.. Brooks of the Oklahoma con-
ference is here in the interest of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union.
Nj. l.. Long, capitalist of Bedford,
Iowa, is stopping at the Hopkins House.
\. B. Cary of Kingman, Kansas, is a
guest of Superintendent Newman this
week.
The sensation caused by the non-expul-
sion of two grown pupils of opposite sex
In the Okeene schools last week has SUBJ
sided. The parties left school.
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GUTHRIE GOSSIP.

GUTHRIE. O. T.. Dec. 13.--[SpeciaLl- -
The board of trade held an unusually in-
teresting meeting last night. DIR. Marion,
secretary of the board, read a letter sent
Delegate Flynn to Governor Renfrow,
stating that he (Mr. Flynn has secured
permission of the department for Guthrie
to build museum on the government
acre. From the spirit with which the
money was subscribed at the meeting it is
evident that the committee will have lit
tie trouble in raising the funds. 1t is pro-
posed to erect good building and place
within it Oklahoma's worlds fair pavilion
and its contents, and from time TO time
add thereto specimens of the products Of
our soil, our Drawn and our brain. Among
other subscriptions, Superintendent Mall
iory pledged the public schools for $50. He
said that he wanted the children to feel
that they have an interest in building the
history of Oklahoma,
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DEFECTIVE INDICTMENTS.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12-The cases in the
federal district court here against the
Wabash and Lackawanna railroads, in
the form of indictments against the repre-
sentatives of these systems under the in
terstate commerce law, came to sudden
termination tonight, when Judge Phillips
declared the indictments defective, in that
they made use of the uame of the Ameri-
can Brake company, Il branch of the West
inghouse company, rs consignor. while it
should have read Westinghouse company.
An order of acquittal was given TO the
jury. Judge Phillips severely criticized
the Interstate commerce commission and
its attorneys for carelessness in designating
ailroads by names which they have not
egally borne for years
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
THE FEDERATION OF LABOR.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE delegates to the
American Federation OF Labor today re-
fused to take action on communication
touching upon the question of the tarlff
The matter came up in the form OF COM
munication from the plush workers at
Bridgeport. Conn.,, which declared that
their wages had been reduced and that
their employers threaten further reduc-
tion in the event of the passage OF the
Wilson bill. The communication was
laid on the table. -
Resolutions were adopted, favoring gov
ernment ownership of the telegraphic sys-
tenn of the country, the election Of United
States senator's by popular vote, and COM
pulsory education.
1t was resolved to petition congress to
make law establishing postal savings
banks, in view of the inadequacy, as the
resolution expressed it, of the present La
tional banking system.
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BEAVER COUNTY AND STATEHOOD

BEAVER COUNTY AND STATEHOOD.
BEAVER, o. T.. Dec. 14.-[Special.1-In
justice to the people of Beaver county, the
EAGLE is requested to state:
First-That there is not now and never
has been any man known in this county as
G. w. Hoskins, who is purported to be
from Beaver county, o. L.
Second-That the report so stated is
malicious lie. and originated in the weak
brain of a fanatic, who was sat down on
by the territorial assembly at Guthrie last
winter, and now seeks to throw mud on
this, one of the best and most orderly and
law-abiding counties In this territory.
The facts are that one T. Ormsbee is the
originator of the set of resolutiods now go
ing the rounds of the newspaper press OF
the country, to the effect that the people
of Beaver county oppose statehood and ask
to be attached to some Quasl-hllen JtlrIS-
diction, which is utterly false, and as base
As the man who was the cause OF such
publication, as representing the VIII OF the
people of Beaver county. In the hrat
place. no convention was ever held, as Is
purported to have been, by that pusillanl-
nous set of resolutions, and the people re-
sent such an insult unanimously. A more
law-loving and faw-abidiDg people never
lived in any state or territory, as is shown
by the fact that the criminal docket is en-
trely clear, except of cases wherein the
defendant is IN the penitentiary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
THE COUGHllN TRIAL.

CHICAGO Dec. 1.-The prosecution II
the Coughln case devoted its energies
largely today to unraveling the mystery
surrounding the story of the wagon in
which DR.. Cronin's remains are said to
have been carried from the Carlson cot
tage to the catch basin.
A rumor Is current that Mclaughlin,
brother of Mrs. Foy, now in Scotland,
may be used by the prosecution to compel
Andrew Foy to tell all he may know of
the case. AT the former trial Foy claimed
that he could remember nothing regard
ing the secret meetings. II his brother
in-law testities, Foy will be compelled to
talk, it is said, or be attached for contempt
of Court. 1t was also rumored that fears
are entertained that an attempt will be
made to abduct Mrs. Foy, to prevent her
testifying. Policemen. 1T is said. have
been detailed to guard the Foy house,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
Mental exhaustion and brain fatigue
Promptly cured by Bromo-Sellzer.
Tortoises and Rain.

The tortoise is not an animal one
would naturally fix upon as likely to
be afraid of rain, but it is singularly
SO. Twenty-four hours or more before
rain falls the Galapagos tortoise makes
for some convenient shelter. On a
bright clear morning when not a cloud
is to be seen the denizens of tortoise
farm on the African coast may be seen
sometimes heading for the nearest
overhanging rocks: when that happens
the proprietor knows that rain will
come down during the day, and as
rule 1t comes down in torrents. The
sign never fails. This pre-sensa ton,
to coin word, which exists in many
birds and beasts may be explained
partly from the increasing weight of
the atmosphere when rain is forming,
partly by habits of living and partly
from the need of moisture which is
shared by all. The American cat bird
gives warning of an approaching thun-
derstorn by sitting on the low branches
of the dogwood tree whether this
union OF the feline with the canine is
invaria bic the deponent sayeth mott
and uttering curious notes Other
birds, including the familiar robin. /.
is said. give similar evidence Of al i'm
pending change in the weather.
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THE STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. l4.-Speculation on the
Stock exchange today was almost feature
less, the railway list being very much
neglected. At the opening the general
market was firmer and fairly steady
tone prevailed. There were periods of
mild strength and gentle depression,
though the transactions were small. At
the close only three railway stocks showed
a change of l per cent or over. Iowa Central
and Wheeling and Lake Erie. preferred,
were per cent higher respectively.
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THE FARMERS, CONVENTION,

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 1.-THE farmers
convention today declared in favor of the
Improvement of waterways and harbors,
and recommended to congress the connec-
ton of the Mississippi river and the great
lakes by Il ship canal and the improve
ment OF the Mississippi and several of the
most important ports on the gulf and
Atlantic coasts
In the afternoon officers were elected
and the convention adjourned to meet at
Parkersburg, w. Va. on Oct. 3, 1894 b.
{. Clayton of Iowa was made president;
II. II. Ryans of Georgia, vice PRESIDENT
j. NJ. Stahl of illinois, secretary, and
Henry HAYDEN of Iowa treasurer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15

sr Oglesby aud o.h-r old friends - Ifncoln
who were familiar with the circumstances
under which il was procarsd. This very
rail, which now hangs 10 the hoa.e whore
LINCOLN died. was c&rrird into tke Rspab-
lican state eonyeatson ~ Deeatar. i3is In
1S.0 On TIE shoulders Of AZ enthus4Sstle
oelegatlou from LIucolas cid borne Ias
convention was electrified II spIit Is
threat fer the rail splitter and senf soiId
delegation 70 ;he national coayerltsos in
structea 70 vote fir. las. ard al the time
Tor the nomination II I.lEsolH y fts Igez.-
ce1cy.
30 knows. that this psecs - oak ted
bp with riJDofss sId hscZ seEU@s The arch
way IL thiz Cd fsSBiooed. historic bDuse,
oid not change re histosy e tss hanSa
raeof EgEEaT GEAsLA
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TOPEKA TRAMPC

TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. 14-Chief of Police
Lindsay was shown telegraphic item
which appeared with Topeka date in the
United Press papers, saying that this city
was overrun with tramps, and that eighteen
10 forty were arrested each day.
The correspondents make me tired, :"
said the chief. 81 have been at the head of
the police here since August, and in all
that time we have not arrested twenty
tramps. We average about six applca-
tions a week from this class for lod dging,
food and work. Too many correspondents,
regret TO say, work solely on theory and
manufacture facts to correspand with il. :"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
TURF WINNERS.

Ivy CITY, d. c., Dec. l4.-This was the
opening day of the winter meeting at Ivy
City. Winners: Charley Wilson. Commo-
dore Boughan Play or Pay, Shelly TuttIe.
St. John, Addie.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 14-Madison winners:
Miss Spot, Amandy Brooks, Progression.
Fakir, McGinty.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ills, Dec. 14-Winners:
Vslox, My Partner, Envy, Mollie B.
Dairy L.
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WANTED EOR MiIRNER

SEATTLE. Wash. Dec. 14.-Sunny
Luckey, a mulatto, wanted at Cowetta, |.
T., for the murder of Dickson Scott. a
half breed Indian. in January. 1890. was
arrested today at the Franklin coal mines.
10 escape lynching at the hands of Scott S
friends, Luckey came here from Kansas
with party OF 400 negroes to work in the
coal mines.
CLINTON, Mo-, Dec 14.-John Goff,
wanted Tor the murder of Rodney Drake,
at Warsaw, Mo. n few weeks ago. was
arrested today at Deepwater, Mo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-15
ATRAGEDYR RECALLED
MARVELLOUS COLLECTION OF SOU
vENiRS or THE GREAT LINCOLN.
An Interesting Structure In Washington.
Tho Relic Which Stands In the Rack
Room-ARsil Split by the Great Eman-
Especial Correspondence.l


Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Dec 11-There is no more
interesting structure IN this city of historic
houses and buildings than the old brick
dwelling house which stands on Tenth
street, opposite Ford's thearer. Ie is the
building in which Abraham Lincoln died
The fact that it was the scene of such
superlatiye tragedy was alone sufficient TO
cause the house to be marked as one OF the
famous buildings Of the Capital City. and TO
lead TO the erection upon its dingy facade
OF marble tablet announcing in simple
language the cause of its celebrity As the
scene of Liacoln's death it has been visited
by thousands upon thousands OF people,
and has long been regarded as one of the
regulation show places Of the city. BUt
now it is infinitely more interesting than it
ever was before. In the old house is now
installed a most admirable collection of
Lincolnonia.
Some months ago memorial association
was formed here, with Chief Justice Fuller
as president aud number of prominent
men in its membership. The object of the
society was 10 preserve and properly mark
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SUICIDE.

New YORK, Dec. 14-Rev. Vernon II.
Olyphant, son of President Olyphant of
the Delaware and Hudson Canal company,
was found dead in his room this forenoon.
His parents had missed him, ard on going
to his room were startled To find him dead,
sitting upright in a chair. Beside him
lay rifle The family had heard no shot.
Olyphsut WAS Princeton graduate and
WAS ordained "A Presbyterian clergyman
tally overbalanced by oversiudy. He had
no charge
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
WEATHER BUREAU,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURR.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WICHITA, Kan. Dec. IA, lS93.
Forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Fair and colder Friday afternoon and Sat-
urday.
During the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was 63. the lowest
35 and the mean 49, with much warmer,
partly cloudy weather, brisk and high
south winds, with a marked fall in
pressure.
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been "a.
For the past five years the average
temperature for the month of December
has been IS, and for the 14th day Al.
FRED /. JOHNSON. Observer.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE following
is the forecast up to p. m. Friday:
For Kansas-Fair, preceded by light
rain in extreme east; slightly cooler in ex-
IRENE southwest; variable winds.
For Missouri-Light rain; southeriy
winds.
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ASSASSIN PRENDERGAST.

CHICAGO, Dec. 14-Assassiu Prender-
gast. during the progress of his trial today,
was nervous, and was plainly i'll at ease
when Carter Harrison, Jr., with his wife
and sister came into the court room. Miss
Sophie Harrison WAS put on the stand +,
and told of the murder of her father. A
number of other witnesses were exam
ined, but nothing new was developed.
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LIFE IMPRISONMENT

WINCHESTER, Ind. Dec. 14-After de-
liberating all night the jury in the Price
Storms murder trial today rendered a
verdict of guilty, and Mrs. Price and
Samuel Storms (white) were sentenced to
life imprisonment. The defendants muir
dered Kent Brown, n colored servant of
Congressman Brown, a few weeks ago.
FRESNO, Cal, Dec. 14.-Cnris Evans, the
train robber and outlaw. has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree, and
the penalty fixed at imprisonment for life
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THE ITALIAN CABINET,

ROME, Dec. 1.-THE new ministry is
practically complete. 1t will include the
following: Premier; minister of the in
terlor and lad interim) minister of foreign
affairs, Slgnor Crispi: minister of justice,
Calenda; treasury, Ssrocco: finance,
Sonnino; war, General Micceni: marine,
Admiral NORM.
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DERAllEO SY CATTIs

CHEYENNE. Wye, Dec. Ii-At New
castle today a Burlington aud Missouri
River train struck a herd of cattle, caGs-
ug the smoker and day coach TO jump
The track. The coupiu z between the ~ o
cars broke. and the smoker, filed with
passengers. was dragged a considerable
distance before the train WAS stopped. \
number Of passengers We're injured, bat
none Serlousiv
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The CHICAGO Markets,

CHICAGO, Dec. 14-With free offerings
of long wheat and small export clearances.
wheat dropped today, May closing "a cent
lower than yesterday, within q cent OF
the lowest price at which it has sold this
season. Corn resisted the depressing ln-
fluences in the wheat market wonderfully
well, but had to yield in the end 4 cent or
little more Oats closed from ( to Is
cent lower Provisions opened firm, but
closed weak and slightly lower.
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7 ne Caller pon mT word Toa
have been cSyiag. What Is The fssz Ter.
DEAR
The Dear Giri-whT. lad real
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sr riovse L ~ that ! eosalsss get tslf
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A CHILD ENJOYS

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effect of Syrup of Figs. when in
need of laxative, and if the father or
mother be costive or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow its use; so that it
is the best family remedy known and every
family should have bottle.
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THE WESTERN DRUMMERS.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE element of the
Western Commercial Travellers associa-
ton opposing the ticket for officers nomi-
mated last week met here today and put
up new ticket. headed by Il. ". Shap-
leigh of ST. Louis for president. The elec-
ton takes place on necember n
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NEBRASKA GRANGERS-

TFKsMA, Neb.. Dee. l4-As g mre;ing
OF the state grange today resolutions were
adopted ceaouucIng Secretary of Agrioul-
ture Morton, recommending the proposed
referendum law, favoriug the re-enact-
ment OF the free coinage law OF 1881. and
res affirming s;eadtsst devotion TO the canse
Of woman suffrage.
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CUT THIS OUT,
SHOT AND KILLED.

CLINTON, no., Dec. 14.-Walter Crabtree,
bookkeeper for the Bank of Montrose, in
this Henry county, shot John Leach in a
saloon at Deep Water, eight miles south
of here. early this morning Leach is in a
dying condition. Crabtree made good his
escape. An old grudge was tina cause Of
the shooting.
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OPPOSED TO TARIFF REDUCTION.

DANBURY, Conn, Dec. 14-Hundreds OF
locked-out hatters have prepaped petit
ton, which they will send to congress,
praying that the proposed reduction in
the duty Oh felt hats from 55 to 80 per cent
be not made. They claim that it will place
the hatters of this country at disadvant-
age with foreigners.