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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Want a Starch Factory.

PARK RAPIDS, Minn., Dec. 27.-The
citizens Of this village are very anxious
to have some one establish starch fac
tory here. The soil in this county is
frst-class for raising potatoes. Induce
ments will be offered for some starch
man to locate here.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Against Octroi Duties.

PALERMO, Dec. 27.-The rsoting
against the octroi duties at Larcara di
Freddi continue. 1t is said the riots ars
organized by people from the outside.
and that the local working people do
not participate i'll them.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
His Head Severed.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Dec z7.z--Brake-
man lyman, on tho Illinois Central road,
slipped rom the cars near Blairsburg
and his head was severed from the body
as smoothly as if done by guillotine.
His relatives live in this city.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Scarlet Fever at Dexter.

DEXTER, Mimi, Dec. 27.-Two chill
dren belonging to Mrs. George Hayes
are down with scarlet fever. They have
been quarantined and all steps have been
taken to prevent the spread of the dis.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Socialists Quarrel.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27.-The meeting of
the so called congress of Dutch socialists
at Groningen resulted in violent quar-
rels and disorders. Eighty-six sections
of the socialist party were represented.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Received No Christmas Presents.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec 27-Mrs. Will
liam Thompson male a desperate at
tempt at suicide by swallowing a large
dose of corrosive subiimate. She will
die. She made the attempt because of
her failure to receive Christmas pre-
cont
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Jordan Returna.

New YORK, Dec. 27.-Conrad N.
Jordan, assistant treasurer of the United
States, has returned from Europe on the
La Bretagne. He declines to state the
nature OF his business abroad,
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30

MILWAUKEE, Dec Is, 1877.
WHEAT-Weak. No. 2 spr ng 5J11aac No. l
Northern. 81 May, t2as'.
COKN-Duii and lower. No. 3, 5315c.
white, 291ac.
BARLEY-Nominal. No. 1856: sample,
39g SC.
kIE-Wcek and lower. No. l, 47]1c.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30

CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-Armstead Muir
ton, aged 81, shot John Tyler, aged 30,
in the Baptist church at Walnut Hills.
The former accused the latter Of inti-
macy with ;lis wife.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Minneapolis Grain.

MI me ,PoL:s Dec. %, 1893.
WHEAT-May opening, ,13l: highest. G1zsc;
lowest, Gl1ac: close, ii &C. November close $40:
December opening, 9s4;: highest 5s34c: low
est, 6i4c; cl,se, 19,4v. o. Tr .ck-No hard,
osc: No. l Northern GO}s:: NJ. 2 Northern.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Duluth Grain,

DULUTH. Dec. 23 1895;
WHEAT-No hard c.sh. 1l4c. u c.mb r,
Gle: May, 65c: No. l N"rth TIL, ca h, 614 i;
December; &C; Nav, t35sa: n 2 North-r l.,
cash, 5834c: No. s. SIC: rejected, 561ac. On
Track-->o hard, G:::34c; No Northern to al
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Business Blocks DESTROYED.

MONTPELIER, Ind, Dec. 27.-Fire here
at a. m. destroyed the leading business
block of the town. The loss will reach
S35, 900.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30

BROOKLYN, Dec. 27.-Judge Cullen
has gwen his decision in the McKane
election case. He grants him stay.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
Chicago Grain un,l Provision.

CHICAfio, Dec. Is 1873.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-seady. December, 6o1ac; May,
s534c.
CORN-steady. December, ai3sc; May, :S14c.
OATo-S eaiy i,eceil ,e-r. 272s:; May, ;D1sc.
MESS POkk-E.tsy. january, $l-.3.15as
May. $ 2 52la.
LAkD-Easy. January, s1.77a; May,
$50.
SHORT RIRs-Essy. January. &c. 10; May.
GRA,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Among the Wicked.

Mrs. Elizabeth Harper, wife of farm
er near Mulberry Grove, Ind, killed her
sixteen-year-old daughter Alice with a
razor and then suicided. The woman
was insane.
L. a. Steinhauser, editor Of the Ale
gheny News, was assaulted and danger
ously injured at Allegheny, Pa, by w.
E. Williams, editor and proprietor of the
Manchester Critic, rival paper.
George w. Morehouse, police magis-
trate Of Great Falls, Mont, killed him
self at his home by shooting. He left a
letter saying continued ill health and
fear of dying in the poor house drove
him to the deed. 3sssss&.v
William Glover was murdered on the
road between Auste1l, Ga. and Lithia
Springs short time ago and it is thought
that he was murdered through revenge
for some act Of his during his term of
Office.
Mrs. Matte Schann Of Princeton, N.
T., who is fifty years Of age, is under ar
rest, charged with poisoning her son in
order to secure his life insurance. Her
husband also died under similar circum-
stances.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
THE NEWS IN A mo TBHFX. i.
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
All Irnportent Occurrences OF the
Past Week, Boiled Down and
Arranged for Rapid
Reading. 81
WASHINGTON.

President Cleveland and party arrived
In Washington from Chicago, after u
pleasant trip. a ~.
Theodore Roosevelt will continue to
serve as a member of the civil service
commission, having withdrawn his ,resig-
nation. -
Indian Agent Dixon at Lower Brule,
S. d., has received orders to remove the
agency west of the Missouri river, op-
positet Grow Creek agency.
No arrests will be made under the
Geary Chinese registration law until the
test case is heard by the United States
supreme court on May 5.
Gen. Crook, commanding the depart
ment of Arizona, has reported to Wash
ington that the reports regarding the
Navajo outbreak were exaggerated. ALI
necessary steps have been taken to pro-
tect the people and quiet the Indians.
Reports received by the Chinese min
lister within the past few days indicate
the probability of outbreaks on the Pa
cifc coast against the Chinese residents.
Secretary Gresham has sent kilograms
to the governors of several Western
states requesting them to take measures
to prevent any serious attractions of the
peace.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
North Dakota,

The different G. A. r. posts through
out the state will observe Memorial day.
w. E. Patterson Of Forman has been
appointed deputy state bank inspector.
The salary is 81, 800 a year and expnsees.
The retail clerks of Valley City are
talking of forming union for the pur-
pose of securing shorter hours Of labor.
Miss Alice Young Of Larimore has been
adjudged insane and will be taken to
jamestown.
Gov. Shortridge has appointed E.. NJ.
Epson of Cummings to be director Of
Grand Forks university, vice II. l..
Holmes, resigned.
A. F. Marquette's blind pig in Bis
marck has been taken possession of by
Sheriff Donnelly upon complaint Of At
torney General Standish.
Reports from Washburn state that
nothing has yet been heard Of Gus John
son, who was lost in the storm two weeks
ago
A laborer named Tom Higgins of Val
ley City is the victim of mental hall
lucination that gang Of men were about
to do him up. He will be taken be-
fore the board of insanity.
a number Of the saloonkeepers Of East
Grand Forks have concluded to comply
with the demand Of the powers that or
dain and will take up their residence
on the East. side.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Accidental Happenings.

The Harrison & Goen silk mill at New.
burg, NJ Y, burned. Lo~s, 100000.
Bob Warner, who lives ar Edwards.
vile, Ind, was drowned while trying tc
| cross Cohokia creek.
Hundreds of cattle and hogs have
been drowned near .Vandalia, Ill, by a
food.
Charles Saunders of NATION, ILL.,, was
killed by train at a crossing in Jeffer-
sonville, Ind.
1sham Cooley, a farmer living near
Guthrie, Okla, took arsenic in mistake
for quinine, and is dead.
Moses Smith and mis- ffteen-year-old
son were asphyxiated by gas at Indian
apolis. They were found dead in bed.
A break has occurred in the levee near
St. Louis, and the waters of the Miss
issippi are pouring over the American
bottoms.
Andrew, Wick and Thomas Jones were
drowned near Grenville, Tenn. A boat
containing six men capsized. Three
were saved.
a saw mill boiler exploded near Mitch
ell. Ind, fatally wounding Francis Baker
and seriously wounding three others.
The boiler was torn to atoms, throwing
lumber for several rods.
Lightning destroyed part of the house
of George Kiser in Lebanon Ind, and
burned the casters from the bed on which
ten-year-old boy was sleeping without
harming him.
Allen Brown, Robbins Caruth, Joe
Scott, Sandy Cooksey and Allen Booth,
| employed by the government contractor
in the quarry near Sarsmer in breaking
stone for road purposes, were drowned in
Little Red river.
Two handsomely attired young women,
giving their names as Genevieve and
Lavina Coleman of Chicago. attempted
asphyxiation in Hotel Vendome, New
York. Prompt medical service saved
their lives.
Five men lost their lives in the Little
Red river, near Sarcy, Ark. Allen Brown
Robinson Caruth. Joe Scott, Sandy Cook
sey and Allen Booth, employed at the
government rock quarry, got a small
boat and attempted to cross the river.
The boat was capsized.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
The disposition of WASHINGTON s

The disposition of Washington soci-
ETY. to pronounce Mr. Bissels name
with the, accent on the last syllable
is spcies of perversity common
enough in many parts of the United
States. Parnell is similar name that
has suffered in like manner, and there
are some hundreds of Parnells in Mary.
land whose ancestors for more than
two centuries have accented the name
on the first syllable, though Northern
ers nowadays insist upon shifting the
accent to the last.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Personal Mention.

Signora Eleonora Duse, the Italian
actress, is seriously i'll in New York.
X. H. Fell, an old-time friend of <Abra-
ham Lincoln, died at bloomington, ILL.,,
aged sev enty-eight years.
Prof Harry Seaton OF Richmond, Ind,
recently chosen professor lit botany for
Harvard university, is dead.
Patrick O'Hare of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
is dead, leaving an estate OF $4,000. lie
had no known relatives.
II. A. Weston, an old-ti1ne newspaper
correspondent stationed at Washington,
is dead.
Marie Wainwright. the actress, will
permanently retire from the stage on
May 6. No reason for her course is as
signed.
Bishop r. !. Smith, aged eighty, Of the
Mennonite church, died at New Paris,
Ind. He had been a prominent bishop
in the church since 1S49.
George D. Capen, one of the wealthiest
and best known citizens Of st. Louis,
died in Philadelphia, where he went for
treatment for a complication of ailments.
The African explorer Oswell is dead.
He was a companion Of David Livings-
ton during the latter's explora tons in
Africa.
The late Abingdon Baird owned an es-
tate Of $4,000 acres, valued at 10000,
in Scotland which he never took the
trouble to visit.
Mrs Ulysses S. Grant has just re-
turned to her home in New York after
spending the winter in the South. While
in Washington she called at the White
House and had a pleasant visit with Mrs.
Cleveland.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

No animal will face danger more
readily, at mans bidding, than the ele.
plant. AS an instance, take the fol
lowing incident, which recently oc.
CURED in India. A small female ele
plant was charged by buffalo, il
high grass, and her rider, in the hurry
CT the moment, and perhaps owing tc
the sudden stopping Of the elephant
fired an explosive shell from his rife
not into the buffalo, but into the ele
plants shoulder. The wound was sc
severe that it had not healed a wear
later. Yet the elephant stood firm
although it was gored by the buffalo
which was then killed by another gun
What is even more strange is that the
elephant WAS not .gun-shy" afterwasd
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Miscellaneous Item,

The impeachment trial of ex-state Off
GERS of Nebraska has begun at Lincoln.
The bank of Salem. S. D., has failed.
The debts are $4,000 aud the assets
$4,000.
The Office of the United Paper COM
pany, New York, the tissue trust, has
been seized by the sheriff on an attach
ment. t''-
The building in which Henry Ward
Beecher and his wife began housekeeping
in Aurora, Ind, has recently been torn
down.
At meeting of the Y. NJ. G. A. of
Dubuque, Iowa, $2.O65 was raised to-
wards building a $4,000 building. But
$4,000 of the sum is now lacking.
An application for naturalization pa
pers was refused Nels Nelson at Webster
City. Iowa, because he said he would
not fight for the United States in case
Of war with Denmark. . a.
The Reynolds-McConnell Lumber COM
pany failed at Colorado Springs, Col,
with liabilities aggregating 1913, 475 and
assets scheduled at $47,5OS, consisting
principally of mill property and ma
chinery.
The Old Colony Trust company of Bos-
ton, Mass, has taken possession of the
Allen & Swiney Electric Light plan
of Dubuque Iowa, and will effect its re
| organization.
The trustees Of Lane seminary hay
accepted the resignation of Prof. Rol
erts, one Of the prosecutors Of Prot
Henry Preserved Smith in his trial fc
heresy. The trustees also re-electe
Prof. Henry Preserved Smith for the e1
suing year.
Owing to the law WHICH went int
effect in Massachusetts on May / al
solute divorce is legally impossible ]
that state. Parties desiring separate
must go to the legislature or suprer
court, and even then the obstacle to
surmountsd is immense.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

The board in charge of the purchase or
erection of a house for the governor has
decided to purchase the residence Of Asa
Fisher, one of the largest and hand
soonest homes in the city of Bismarck
The state supreme court is, in session
! at Bismarck. The most important cases
are those involving the control of the
state penitentiary, testing the prohibi-
ton law and the Nelson bond case
Manager Turner, of the State Millers'
association, has received an order by ca
BILE from Bristol, England, for 5000
sacks of -four. North Dakota has a.
| worldwide reputation for its best No. L
hard. .
The Northern Pacific barn at Dickin-
son burned this morning. Eight horses
and cattle We're consumed. Loss, ST.
500; insured. Rain saved the business
portion of the town. &.->.@ =.
Burglars effected an entrance to the
Great Northern passenger depot at Cas-
selton, blew open two safes, but We're
evidently frightened away before sue
| ceeding in getting into the inner vaults,
! as only the outside doors of the safes
were demolished.
Max Krautheim of Valley City, while
| handling shotgun, dropped the piece
which exploded and shot him in the an
kle. All the bones were shattered. Am
putation was found necessary, and the
leg was taken off between the knee and
! ankle.
The body of female child was found
! on the banks OF the river below Fargo
recently. The remains were wrapped in
a bloody cloth and were in a box They
had been in the water for two or three
weeks, and no information could be OBJ
tanned as to how far they had f1oated
down the river.
Attorney General Standish has decided
that in all counties in this state where
vacancies have taken place in the office
of county superintendent of public
schools, and appointments been made to
fill the vacancies, that the appointments
hold good only until the June elections
of this year, when successor will have
to be elected.
One Ole Salveson was drowned in the
Red river, six miles north Of Reynolds,
while crossing the river in a boat in
company. with two boys. It seemed that
they had crossed the river and were on
their return journey, when a cake of ice
came quickly down the current, struck
tne BOAT ana upset 1t. one OF the boys
caught onto another passing cake Of ice
and the other managed to keep his head
above water and foated down stream
and finally caught himself on a tree
The supreme court has handed down
a decision in the case of John and
William Grandin VS.. E. G. LIE Bar, APP
pealed from Judge Mcconnell. Plaintiffs
claim equitable ownership in quarter
section of indemnity land in Trail coun-
ty, purchased from the Northern Pa
cihc Railroad company, while defendant
claims possession under presumption laws
Of the United States. The holding of
the court is that the department of the
interior is the proper tribunal for settle
ment of the case. and the Judgment of
the district court is reversed and tho
complaint ordered dismissed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

Taking glance at some Of the more
important cities, it is found that New
York city has population exceeding
the total of Milwaukee, Wis; Newark
N. J.; Minneapolis. Mimi; Jersey City,
n. j.; Louisville, Ky; Omaha, Neb.;
Rochester,, N. Y; st. Paul, Mimi; Kan.
sas City, Mo-; Providence, r. l.: Den
yer, Col; Beaver Falls, Pa; Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, and Hot Springs, Ark.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

Christmas island is one of the most
interesting in the world. 1t is 200
miles from Java, and consists largely
of coral, which rests on a volcanic
foundation. The coral forms almost
inaccessible cliffs, covered with luxuri-
ant vegetation. In the day it swarms
with huge crabs, and at night with
rats. Man could not live on the island,
as it does not possess fresh water, the
rain sinking into the rock.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

1t will scarcely be believed that
wheat is sold in the United Kingdom
under nearly 200 different systems of
weight. There is almost as much di-
versity in regard to barley and oats.
The result is that quotations from the
various markets create bewilderment
pertS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Wisconsin.

The four Cinnamon at Marinctte have
complied with the new registration law.
The death is announced Of Mrs. George
w. Smith, an early settler Of Sun Prairie.
The deepest artesian well in the North
west is 300 feet deep, at Ashland.
The city of Fond du Lac is spending
$1,000 this spring on public improve
ments. #### s-
The Demorest silver medal contest at
Plainfield was won by Miss Ada Ste
vens of that city.
The Maennerchor society Of Appleton
intends to erect new hall this summer
to cost $1,000 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
A sudden loss of blood Nv the lance

A sudden loss of blood by the lancet
or from a wound, or a rapid drain on
the vascular system, as in cholera or
diabetes, causes the intense sensation
of thirst. The thirst of fever, on the
other hand, is not caused by the lack
Of fluids in the system, but by the dry
ness Of the throat, mouth and skin,
caused by the unnaturally high temper
allure of the blood
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

Washington Indians catch fish by cut
ting the water with a long, thin strip
of light timber, on either edge of which
Is a row Of small harp-pointed nails
The herring, swimming in schools, the
thin strip cutting into their midst i'm
pales from one to eight or ten at every
stroke
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

Here's snake story from Ludington,
Mich: A saloonkeeper, who was said
to be perfectly sober, broke an egg for
a mixed drink, and, while putting in
the usual condiments, he found snake
four inches long in the mixture. 1t was
as white as the outside of the egg.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

A lady at Portland, Or, has dove
and cat. Four kittens were born the
other day, which tue love adol ted at
the first opportunity, spreading it's
wings lovingly over the brood and peck
Ing furiously at the natural mother
when she claims her offspring.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

A new order of things has lately come
about in Siam, and the young men are
getting a great and unusual share in
the government of the country. "From
the king downward" says traveller
just back from that country, there is
scarcely single minister who is above
the age of forty, and many are much
younger
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

According to all rabbinic writer's the
whole human race before the flood
were giants. Henrion tells us Adam
was 1923 feet and 9 inches in height,
even.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

One of the paying professions of Paris
is said to be that Of a trunk packer,
In many of the little trunk shops you
can hire a man who will pack your
trunks artistically, folding expensive
gowns and other garments in tissue pa
per, and slowing away delicate bric-a-
brac in the safest way
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Labor Items.

Ten thousand mill employees at Dundee
are on strike against u reduction in
wages.
The coal miners of the Monongahela
river valley at their convention have de-
cided to merge their organization in that
Of the United Mine Workers. of which
John Mcbride of Columbus, Ohio is pres
ident. This step has been taken in order
to have unity of action.
Fifty skilled workmen in the thirty
three-inch beam mill of the Carnegie
steel works at Homestead, Pa, threw
aside their tools and quit work. They
refused to accept the reduction stipu.
lated in the new scale. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
From Other Shores,

Emperor William has ended his visit
at Rome. i'.@-
Ten thousand cattle have died in the
Don district of Russia from a plague
The Australian government has ordered
a bank holiday of five days to avert fur
Their banking disasters.
Late reports place the number Of dead
in the revolutionary battle in Rio Grande
do Sui, Brazil, at 800. "
DIR. Tanner, brother of Dr. Charles l..
D.. Tanner, the anti-Parnellite member
of parliament, suicided by morphine in
London hotel.
NJ Stang has consented at the re-
quest of King Oscar to form new Nor
wegian cabinet to take the place of the
one that resigned recently.
A dispatch from Zanzibar brings news
Of the drowning Of 1875 slaves by the
capsizilag of an Arab dhow, in which
the eaptiwes We're being conveyed south
of Madagascar.
A conflict occurred between the gov
eminent troops AMI Indians near the
village of San Mateo Atineo, Mex, and
five Indians were killed and seven wound
ed. Several soldiers were wounded.
The Church Messenger says that out
of 600 pilgrims journeying to Nazareth
the majority persisted from exposure dur
ing the terrible weather encountered
on the way.
The official report on immigration for
1892 shows that 81 900 persons emigrated
from Ireland last year, or S,S6S fewer
than in 1891. The total number of Irish
emigrants since 1851 is 3,41S,3S3
Emperor William, King Humbert and
their wives went through the ruins and
excavations at Pompeii. The empress
and queen were carried in sedan chairs
of antique design and were cheered both
going and returning.
The whole Of Sicily was shaken by an
earthquake. Telegraphic communication
with the island is partly interrupted.
1t is feared that great damage to proper
the earthquake.
The whole of Sicily was shaken by an
earthquake recently. Telegraphic COM
munication with the island is partly in
terrupted. 1t is feared that great dam
age to property and some loss of life was
caused by the earthquake.
Public prayers are being offered in
many cities of Central and Southern Rus
sla Tor abatement OF the severity of the
weather. Since Sunday the thermome-
ter has risen slowly. In recent snow
storm in the government of Smolensk,
twelve men and many cattle We're frozen
to death.
There is report that the car aud
czarina and the grand duchess Xenia
met with a serious accident during their
stay in the Crimea, while crossing the
bridge over the river. It is said their
baggage carriage was upset and all were
thrown into the water. the car and
czarina and other members of the I'M
perial family are also said to have been
attacked with influenza.