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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
ANOTHER RoBBER. CAUGHT.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-George Harvey was
arrested by Billy" Pinkerton on the
charge of being the principal in the 3d.
900 robbery III the First National Bank
of st. Paul, Aug. Ia. The man, who
gave his name as Harvey, came into No.
9 Theater court at 8 o'clock last evening,
ina,iring for friend named O'Brien.
ST don't think he has been in, said Mr..
Kirk, the proprietor of the place, "but he
may be in later" Harvey took chair
and in a few moments got up and Joined
a party playing poker. He played reek-
lessly, but had plenty of gold coin and
did not seem to mind his losses. About
10 o'clock Pinkerton came UP and cross
ing over to where Harvey was playing,
to the chair next to him. In a short
time Pinkerton and Harvey were en-
gagged in conversation for about
half an hour when Pinkerton got up,
cashed in and went out. One of the op-
orators was waiting for him at the door
AS the chief came out, the man handed
him a photograph. II am almost certain
that it is him, but he is minus the whisk
ers. Go up and take q look at him, ,
The man went up and took the chai1
which Prnkerton had vacated and Ell
gagged in rambling conversation will
Harvey. Fifteen minutes later the op
orator left, and Pinkerton himself Wen
up and made the arrest. The man wa:
| taken to the central station and wa
| locked up, but not booked.
Harvey refused to talk beyond claimin;
that he had never been in St. Paul. TIL
| Pinkertons claim he is not only the MAJ
| who grabbed off the $4,000, but is a
| English thief with big continental repu
tation. The prisoner is said to be Fleury
| a famous English craftsman. He re
fuses to go to st. Paul without requ
| sition.
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MURDER AND Suicide.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 19.-Gleason, a
small town in Carroll county, Tenn, was
the scene of murder and suicide last
evening. DR.. Wilson, well known drug
gist, meeting Polk Alexander, prominent
citizen, on the street, shot him dead, and
then rushing over to the hotel shot him
self. The two men had dispute about
business matters some time ago. but
there had been no serious quarrel be-
tween them. Wilson was probably de-
mented, though he had shown no pre-
vious signs Of luracy
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NEGRO LYNCHED.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 21.-Six masked
men stopped a passenger train on the
Mississippi Valley branch of the Illinois
Central railroad this morning and held
up Deputy United States Marshal Stock
ton. They then took his prisoner,
Charles Taft, colored, from the train
and shot him to death. He was chained
to the seat, but they took seat and all.
Taft had murdered his employer, farm
er named G. c. Peete, last September,
and had just been captured.
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FIFTY KILLED

London, Aug. 19.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Times says Of the fight
between French and Italian working
men in Argues Mortes yesterday: AT
least fifty were killed and $50 were
wounded in the fight. The French, num-
bering 500, carried every kind of weapons
from pickaxes and bludgeons to firearms.
There were frightful hand-to-hand fights
in the streets. Afterwards 500 Italians
barricaded themselves en- farm. They
were besieged forthwith by the French
and regular battle followed. Whenever
an Italian escaped he was hunted like
a rat to his death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
BOY KILLED.

Oil City, Pa, Aug. ga. s. Smith Of
McClntockville went into camp with his
family en- the banks of the Allegheny
river nesr Oleopolis, Saturday. last
evering Paul Smith, one of the boys, dis
charged load of buckshot from gun
y into a clump Of bushes hear the river.
The younger brother, Albert, was missed
from the camp. A search resulted III
finding him dead in the bushes into which
the shot had been fred: E1e had been
instantly killed, ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
BURNED TO DEATH

Charleston, Mo-, Aug. %. - A negro
cabin five miles north of here was de-
stroyed by fire Yesterday morning. It
was occupied by an old negress and sew
eral small children. The old woman
was a, paralytic and was burned to a
crisp. An eight-year-old child was so
badly burned that she died three hours
later, and one child, ten years old, has
completely disappeared, and is believed
to have burned to death. The origin of
the fire is unknown, but foul play is sus-
pccted.
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WRECKED

Louisville, Ky, Aug. 22-An Ohio &
Mississippi passenger train from St.
Louis and Chicago, WAS wreck,d by a
defective switch at Thirty-fst and Mont
gomery streets at 7:3O "a n. A day
coach, a Pullman and Wagner sleeper
were thrown in the gutter Pullman Con-
ductor Brown, G. B. Wilson, Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific; G. r. Elliott, transfer
agent, and child were slightly bruised.
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SHE LEFT HER HUSBAND.
MRS. HALL OF LITTLE FALLS AR
RESTED IN ST. PAUL. g
She Is Charged With ElOping With
Her Cousin, Who Is Also Arrested
Mrs. Hall Says Her Husband knew
That She Was Col 6. Er Il e

st. Paul, Arg. 19.-Yesterday afternoon
Mrs. George Hall and Winfield Cameron
of Little TaHs, Mimi. We're brought to
sthe central station by Lieut.. Bahe, of the
central precinct, who found the couple at
pthe home of Mrs. Halls mother, Mrs.
James Palles, go Colburn street. Th
couple were detained on the strength OF
"a telegram from the sheriff Of Little Falls,
stating that Mrs. Hall and Cameron had
elopcd from there and were headed for
st. Paul. The sheriff requested Chief
nGarvin to find them if they were in St.
Paul, ard to dctain them here until he
could come on and take them back to
Little Fails to answer to the charges
brought against them by Mrs. Halls hus-
band.
Mrs. Hall was seen at the central sta
ton by reporter and was not backward
about talking, and protested her inno-
cence of clipping with Cameron. From
her story it appears that her dream OF
married bliss was of extremely short dura-
ton and not very sweet, either.
Il married my husband one year ago
last month";" she said, land in less than
two weeks after we were married he
began to neglect me. He seemed indif-
ferent, and at last I couldn't stand it
any longer, and told him T was going
to leave him and go home to my mother.
He told me to co.
Winfield Cameron, with whom it is al
legged she eloped from Little Falls, is
Mrs. Halls cousin, and, until recently
was in partnership with her husband in
the restaurant business. It seems, how
ever, that Mr.. Hall became jealous Of
what he considered the too marked at
tenton of ''Cousin Winfield to Mrs
Hall, and the partre rship was dissolved
Cameron says he had no intention o,
clipping with bis cousin. Il was going t.
Dakota to engage in business" he said
land first had to see IN uncle who live
in Minneapolis to draw some money from
him which he has in trust for me. It s.
happened that I decided to come to Min
neapolis to- day, and on the train I me
Mrs. Hall, and she told me that she ha'
left her husband and was coming to ST
Paul to live with her mother. She an
her husband did not get along very we
together, but so far as clipping with he
is concerned I had no such intention
When she said she was going to St. PAT
made up my mind to come through wit
her, and say good by to her and my aun
her mother, before I went to Dakota"
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ROASTED ALIVE.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. ia Kalispell
Indian called NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
arrived yesterday seeking squaw who
eloped with "a Spokane Indian named
white Blanket" He found her in the
suburbs of the city last night and shot
her and scalped her. "White Blanket"
and others cornered him, cut off his ears,
then built fire in the center of the track
and threw him on it bound. The police
arrived too late to save "Tomcat'' or
catch the murderers. "White Blanket
has taken to the woods.
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THREE KILLED.

Eagle Pass, Tex, Aug. PA tele.
gram reached Piedras Negras this morn
ing that federal troops ran on to a body
OF armed men last night near Zaragosa
and hailed them. Upon their failing to
resi- pond the troops fired, killing three
and vounding several others. It is also
reported that some twenty prisoners were
taken, together with considerable arms
and ammunition. The party proved to
be Cardenas' mel
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
LINEMAN KILLED.

Eau Claire, Wis, Aug. 19.-The second
death this week from contact with electric
wires occurred yesterday. Richard
Hantzch, a lineman III the employ of the
telephone and lighting company, while at
the top Of pole received full incandes-
cent current. With cry he fell and
hung by one foot to the wires, apparently
a corpse. Two fellow workmen IAN up
the pole and tried to lower him with Il
rope, but. he fell, striking on the curb
stone. Life was extinct.
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HANGED A HORSETHIEF.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. p. - Near
Milwood, this county, early this morning
the dead body of Silas Wilson, a negro
ex-convict and horsethief, was found
hanging to 4 tree near the roadside. The
rope that strangled him to death encir
cled his waist and securely tied his hands
behird his back. Wilson was last seen
last night near Pleasant Ridge in cart
with two farmers, one of whom was
John Buchanan. That the negro wss
lynched is almost certain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
CHOLERA THROUGH CANADA

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug: q. Half a
dozen immigrants from the cholera in
fectrd districts of Europe have succeed
cd in entering this country at Suspension
Bridge. DR.. Rig, of the marine hos
pital service, who is stationed at that
point to keep out cholera suspects, has
been rushed with work, anu his appeals
for assistance have been unanswered.
On Thursday two trains arrived from
Canada, and while the doctor was ex-
aiming one TIE conductor started the
other. There were a dozen immigrants
from cholera infected districts on it, and
tLcy escaped. DR.. Ring came to Ruf-
falo and swore out warrant for the
arrest of the conductor, charging him
with violating the immigration law.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
CYCLONE.

Somerville, N. j., Aug. 21-A de-
structive cyclone, accompanied by hail
storm, the like of which is not known in
the history of New Jersey, swept over
this section last night, destroying
houses and barns, uprooting trees and
laying acres of corn fields as barren as
desert. The path of the cyclone was
about half mile in width, and it's ex-
tent was from the Blue Ridge range to
the Orange mountains, northeast from
here,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
IL MPED FROM A TRAIN.

- i y
St. Louis, Aug. 22--Jolln Albert, Il
United States army deserter escaped last
night by jumping through the window Of
a west-bound Missouri Pacific train
while it was running through the city
limits. Albert was in charge of two Of
fcials, and was being taken from Wash
ington, D. c., to Fort Supply, Ind. r.,
for trial.
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SHOT HIMSELF.

st. Louis, Aug. 22.-Maj. John c..
Lullman, we'll known real estate dealer,
and a director in the German-American
Savings bank, committed suicide this
morning by blowing out his brains with
a revolver while standing in front of a
mirror at his residence
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
TWO FAMILIES POISONED

Minneapolis, Aug. 22.-The family Of
Mike Quinn, wife and four children,
and the family of James Nolen, living
respectively at 256 and 25S Second ave
nue. north, were poisoned in some mys-
FERROUS, manner yesterday afternoon
Shortly :-fter dinner every one was taken
violently i'll. Several of tho children suf-
fered acute agony. Medical assistance
was called and by night both families
were reported as doing we'll Diseased
pork is thought to have been the cause.
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]3LOODSHED FEARED.

Leav"Dworth, Kan, Aug: 22-Matters
We're at a standstill in the North Leayen-
worth shaft to-day. Fifty negroes who
arrived Saturday to work in the north
shaft We're threatened and some left for
home. Bloodshed is looked for, as it is
asserted that many of the strikers are
armed. The tender of the Shaft, under
threats of destruction to his home, re-
fused to turn wheel
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
ROBBER CAUGHT.

- Diego, Cal, Aug. 21.-William
Whitman, wanted by the American Elk
press company for the robbery of $4,000
at Springfield, ILL.,, was arrested here to.
day and was taken East by Sheriff Hill
Whitman has been at, Valley of Palms
Lower California, and was induced tc
come across the line and confess. About
$4,000 was recovered from him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
TOOK POISON.

Newport, Ark, Aug. 22.-.Saturlay Lee
Bentley, a young farmer, seeing thlt his
wife was about to die, swallowed lauda-
mum with fatal effect. His wife breatEed
her last soon after he had expired. They
are to be buried together.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
BANKS REOPEN,

Denver, Aug. g. The Union md Peo-
pies National banks which suspended on
July IS and 49,, respectively, opened
their doors for business at the regular
hour this morning, they having complied
with al the requirements of the CON
troller of the currency. Il
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NEGROES MAY RISE.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. %. = Last
week Monroe Smith made an unsuccess-
full attempt to outrage Mrs. De Sears,
near Old Spring Hill. He escaped and
fled to the swamps. He returned home
to-day and was captured. A mob in
tercepted the sheriff, and taking Smith,
hung him to a tree and riddled his car
cass with bullets. The negroes, who
greatly outnumber the whites, are great
ly incensed, and neighboring towns are
asked to send assistance as trouble is
greatly feared.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
DEAD CHINAMEN.

+, New York, Aug. 21-For two weeks a
young Mongol named Chang Fay has
been suffering Of smallpox in his base
ment laundry in Orchard street, and in
cidentally has been washing clothes of
the thronging tenement district To-day
he died and tomorrow his body will be
started to the land of peoples. With it
will go the remains of All Bow, who
committed suicide to-day because he
could not have Nellie Lee, a white girl,
for his wife,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
FOR ENCOURAGEMENT.

San Angelo, Tex, Aug. 19.-W. E.
Buchanan, president of the Sutton Coun-
ty Bank of Sonora and Coke Bank of
Robert Lee, which failed last week, was
arrested yesterday charged with embez-
element. There is considerable sentiment
against Buchanan, as it is claimed that
deposits were accepted late Saturday
night, Aug. 5, and the following Monday
morning notices were posted on the doors
announcing their failure. Not dollar
was found in the bank vaults.
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SWIMMING MATCH.

London, Aug. 21.-A mile swimming
match between J. Nuttall and NIcCuste1
took place to-day at Rochedale, Lanca.
shire. The match was for a champion.
ship cup and ESQ a side. Nuttall, who
holds the amateur 1ecord for several dis.
tances, beat his opponent by twenty
yards. His time was twenty-six minute.
eight seconds, and is nearly minute bet.
ter than that ever before made by an
amateur in Grea. Britain.
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SHOT HERSELF.

Detroit, Aug. 21.--Mrs. w. L. Win.
ans, formerly of Rochester, n. Y, wife
Of a we'll known dry goods merchant
here, shot herself in the side accidental
~ last night while qlaying with revolv
er. She was removed to the nospira!
and died this morning. &s. r. !.
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TENNESSEE TRAGEDY

Drescen, Tenn, Aug. 19.-Word has
reached here of a tragedy at Gleason,
Tenn, small station on the Nashville
Il Chattanooga railroad. rs result Of
Which one man is seriously wounded and
another dead. J. X. Polk Alexander,
one of the best and most prominent citi-
zens in this section, was shot three times,
once in the head and twice in the body.
by DR.. Wilson. Wilson the1, shot him
self.
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A PATENT POTATO DIGGER

Minneapolis, Aug. 22.-Fred Schaefer,
3334 Twenty:-second street south, is the
inventor of new potato harvester, run
ming on four wheels, and having wheel
with long arms attached which carries
the dirt and vines to one side and leaves
the potatoes exposed. The tubers are
passed on to scoop, which carries them
to an elevator. and they are carried into
sack ready for marketing
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SMALLPOX

Muncie, Ind, Aug. 21.-City Health
officer +. G. Jackson and County Health
Othcer DR.. Hugh A. Cowing and DR..
y. n. Metcalf, secretary of the state
board of health, made public the state
ment II is morning th.,ts there are four
teen well-developed cases Of, smallpox in
tbs city. '"'
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Beloit, Kan, Aug. 22.-On Aug. 10 w.
c.. and Maurice Stevens broke Jail here.
Yesterday Sheriff Cochran found them
at the house of James Grifis, north
west of the city. Early this morning the
sheriff and a posse surrounded the place
and called on the fugitives to surrender.
They answered the request with a 'volley
from their revolyers. The sheriff 70
turned the fire with shotgun, killing
Will Stevens.
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DARING RORRERY

City Of Mexico, Aug. pa daring and
successful robbery was perpetrated in this
city Friday night. The jewelry store
known as the City Of New York was
entered and robbed of several thousand
dollars worth Of goods. The clerks have
been arrested on suspicion.
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ACQUITTED.

Trenton, N. J., Aug. 22.-Mrs. Matte
Sham was this morning acquitted CT the
charge of numbering her son John Sham.
She was accused Of having caused his
death by administering mercurial poison
to obtain the insurance upon his life
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COUNTERFEITER CAITGHT

COUNTERFE1TER CAUGHT.
Orange, N. j., Aug. 19-Last Thurs
day Detective Conroy arrested an italian
on the charge of passing counterfeit
silver. The Italian made desperate re-
slstance and attempted to draw his still
etto, but was overpowered and landed in
jail. When searched over quart of
the bogus silver ten cent pieces, quarters
and half-dollars was found in the pockets
Of his coat
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THIRD. ROBBER CAI1GHT.

chicago, Aug. 21.-John, alias Charles
Mc'sS, supposed to he ono of the men
connected with the St. Paul robbery,
mas been locked up in. the central police
station. Meigs is about twenty ~eight
years Old. When he was searched at
the station $3.50 was found Oh him. He
refused to say where he came from OK
give any information about his career.
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A HUNTER KILLED

Devils Lake, N: D., Aug. 21.-Frank
Scheiber, head clerk at Chamberlin's
general merchandise establishment, was
instantly killed by the accidental dis
charge of his hammerless gun. He had
just taken his seat in the hunting wagon
when his gun slipped, striking the trig.
ger against some article, discharging the
entire load into his body at the armpit.
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CALLED UPON CLEyEr,AND.

Buzzard'5 Bay, Aug. 21.-CharL,s v.
tiamlin, assistant secretary of th,, treas.
ury, called on the president yesterday
Mr. Ha'nlin brought the latest news OF
the fn:rneial situations Mr.. Cleveland
and Mn. Ham]in talked finances, Other
matters, Of public interest being merely
touched upon. a
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EARTHOTAKE

Bucharest, Aug. 19-This morning an
earthquake was felt in this city, followed
in rapid succession by two others. Resi-
dents were badly frightened, but nobody
was hurt. Slight damage was done to a
number of buildings
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KILLED BY A Rail-,

Chicago, Aug. 22.-While playing base
ball yesterday afternoon Peter Hyland
was struck OIL the back of the neck by
a bail from the hands Of the pitcher and
almost instantly killed. His neck was
broken and he died without uttering
word. Edward j. Carter, the pitcher
who threw the ball, was arrested.
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DELIBERATE MURDER.

Monticello, Ark, Aug. % Manager
Whipple, Of the Nelson County Lumber
company, was shot and instantly killed
yesterday at Allis, Ark, by J. C. Dob
nett, The murder was deliberate and
is the outgrowth of feud of long stand
ing. .,,s..4~5 IA: i.aytgs.. ..
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SERIOUS CHARGES.

Columbus, Ind, Aug. Exchanges Of
immoral conduct We're to-day filed against
William j. Griffin, county superintendent
of schools, alleging improper relations
with an unnamed woman. Griffin says
it is a conspiracy to ruin him.
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TRAA1PS SUSPECTED

Plainview, MIMI, Aug. l9.-Nic Ulell
of Sparta, Wis, was found one-h;,lf mile
from Elgin this morning, having been
murdered during the night. His head
was mutilated in a horrible manner. A
gang of tramps We're holding high carnival
near the place of the murder yesterday
evening and it is supposed they did the
horrible deed. No arrests have been
made
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STRIKE IN DENVEI.

Den''eIt Aug. g. One hundred men
employed on the SEWERS Of the city have
struck because Contractor TIindry re-
duced their wages to $1.2O per day.
Special meetings Of tie city council and
board of public works have been called,
the symrathies Of those bodies being with
the men. 1t was not deemed that wages
would be cut SC low when The city let the
contract. --,e =.
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WANT VENGEANCE.

Rome, Aug. % Crowds shouted in
the streets of this city between and IL
clock last evening. In Genoa anti
French demonstrations were in progress
throughout the evening. The rioters
burned an omnibus and many street
booths. Many of them we're arrested
The efforts Of the police to restrain the
crowd was only measnrably successful.
In Naples several collisions between po-
lice and anti-French agitators have taken
place. The people were marching in the
streets at 10 o'clock shouting for ven
geance on France
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SAVED FROM SINKING

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Aug. 10
TO prevent her laundering, the steamer
n. X. Fairbank was run on Irooaois
Point last night. The steamer Marina
stranded on White Fish Point in heavy
fog. The Fairbark was leaking and es-
capped going down in deep water by a
narrow margin. FL css
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low WATER

Il Gallipolis, Ohio, Aug. 22.-The Ohio
river is lower now than has ever been
known in it's history. Steamers are UNI
able to run and hundreds of men are out
of employment in consequence. People
can cross the river in q horse and buggy,
something that has not been done in fifty
years. g5 4 sf<4N