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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

LyOE SsLE-A modern house on large cor
a. ner lot, western part OF Portland; has IL
rooms with large reception halls, bath room
and steam heat; would take in part payment q
house that would rent well. For particulars
address Residence Press office. 29-i
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

NOR SALE--Only one more left. The only
Il one ON the street. Do you want it? One
of the best lots on one of the best streets in the
city of Deering, A better investment than
money in the bank. Inquire of A. G. LIBBY,
421a Exchange st. 29-1
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

WTANTED-A situation on farm in the vi
w cinity of Portland, by an unmarried Dam
ish man SO years of age. Used to the care of
horses. Call OF address, A. LAWSON, No. 1858
Fore street. IL
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WANTED-The public to know that J G,
w CURRIER, bell hanger, is at 1877 Clark
Street Speaking tubes and bells of every des-
cr.ption put into hotels private houses and
steamboats, at short notice all work warranted;
orders by mail attended to 29-1
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w is to give notice, that 1 forbid anyone
from harboring, supporting, or taking care of
my children, Addie G. Foster, Willis H. Foster
expense. as have provided suitable home
for them at my residence. North Gray, Me.
CHARLES j. FOSTER, North Gray, Me-,
July 81, 1898. 2S-1
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

Il stable at South Norridgewock, Maine It
is beautifully situated near the bank of the
Kennebec river and is one of the best in that
ces and is in good repair. Would make a
beautiful summer residence. Address S. W.,
THAXTER, Portland, Me-, or STEPHEN
FROTHINGHAM, Norridgewock, Me. 26-tf
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FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

Amarillo slab 9x2 l.2 feet. Has
been used as am imposing stone
i'm the Press composing room.
Will be sold at a bargain.
y13dtf
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SITEATION wANTED-By experienced
- farmer, reliable man. married, by the
Address letters to CHARLES H. RUB, Cliff
Island, Maine
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LOST AND FOUND.

II osT-Black feather boa Please return to
IL MRS. G. j. WHEELOCK, Sea View Cot
tage, Cape Elizabeth, or at this office and be
rewarded. 81
r OST-On Friday July 2s, between Exchange
IL and Park streets, a lady'S gold bar breast
pin with five black pearls. Finder will be suita-
bly, rewarded on leaving same at Press Office.
Ii
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

WANTED-An persons in want OF trunks or
W bags to call at E. D. REYNOLDS, 556
and BIS Congress street, corner OF Oak, as we
manufacture our goods and can therefore give
yon bottom prices; trunks repaired; open ev-
eningS, 20
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DARTNEK. wANTED-With capital in a
well-established business. Address L.,
this Office. myl4-tf
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

EOR SALE-Farm, 115 acres, situated in
Il Cumberland and known as the Allen Farm;
good growth white pine, orchard, water supply
from spring, one mile from Greedy Institute and
Cumberland Junction, Address FREEMAN
JORDAN, Cumberland Centre, Me. 26-1
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

EOR SALE-The Perfect Filter. Ifyou wan
IT. good health drink pure water. and If you
want pure water, use the Perfect Filter. The
Filters are receiving the highest concentrations
wherever they are used. For sale by A. r.
ALEXANDER. 20 Monument Square.
Mar 81 If
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

WTANTED-To call at your, store or house
iron. rubbers. bottles, metals of all kinds. II
you have any of the above please drop me
postal. Address G. B. WISH, 1859 Green
street. city. ll-lU
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03
LOST

LOST.
NyHURSDAY forenoon. August 9th, between
j. "a Spring street and Mrs. Mussey'S board
ing house, on High or Congress steeer, a gold
cane head, which is valuable to the owner as o
keepsake. Finder will kindly return to "a
Spring street. july2S-d1w
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

EOR SALE-By the executor to close an es-
Il tate, house and lot on Newbury street, be-
tween Hampshire and India streets in Port
land Price $500. For further particulars en-
quire of G. w. VERRILL, 191 Middle street.
26-1
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LNOR SALE-Willard's New Patent Life
II Preserver is the neatest and best in the
and bathers should have one For particulars
and price see B. J. Willard, SO Commercial
street, Portland, Me- also by G. j. Willard Will
lard, Me; also at Peaks Island House, Peaks
Island. 81
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WANTED.

WANTED = Immediately at the "Old La.
lady to act in capacity Of nurse, if necessary,
and to have % general oversight of the old ladies
and their rooms. Address Box 70, Saco, Me. u
80 1
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03
ISLAND COTTAGERS.

IF you wish Clock OF any kind for your ISL
i and home should be pleased to show you
MCKINNEY. Is Free street, near Middle.
may23tf
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

EOR SALE-Intcrest in the Caledonia
IL House and Cafe, 634 Western Ave.,.Lynn
At the Thompson Houston Elestric Works
First class pair 0nage, pays in advance. Other
business on hand, can't tend to it all. A good
investment 26-1
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

TNOR sALE-Houses for sale; prices $500.
Il 5000, $1,000 $1lOO, $1,000, $1,000, $1400,
$500, $1,000, $500. $500, $500, $1,000,
$780, $4,000, $4,000. By j. G.. WOODMAN,
1O512 Exchange street. 21-2
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NOR SALE-Our / end spring piano box
Il top buggy, used one season must be sold,
price $4,000; to effect prompt sale will sell on
easy weekly or monthly payments. Address,
TOP Buggy" 2. Q. Box 1438, city. 27.1
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03
WANT A WATCH.

1UY the Elgin, it's the king of all Watches
Is a45O to $40, $3.50 15 year filed case stem
w,nGer So3T5 B. w. Raymond nickle Is year or
Silver Case 10 20 per cent lower than other deal
ers on all watches. McKENNY the Jew eler Omen
evenings. Is Free ST. near Middle. mar31dtf
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-03

DJCTURES! PICTURESi-Those in want
i of good picture for small amount of
money, would do well to call on u.s. Pictures
framed to order; mouldings or sale; pictures,
wire and moulding hooks. E. d. REYNOLDS.
corner of Oak and Congress streets. 262
The state herald., 1893-06-23


A New York fashion correspondent
Of u Southern paper gives out tho fol-
lowing;
A lady writes: al have read your
letters for long time, and have often
envied you the opportunity you enjoy OF
seeing the beautiful things you describe.
l used to think when l read OF those
charming dresses md parasols and hats
ut Lord & Taylor's, that theirs must be
one of those stores where Il timid,
nervous woman like myself, having but
u few dollars TO spare for II seasons
outfit, would be OF so little account that
she would receive little attention; but
when You said, in one Of your letters n
Few months ago, that goods OF the same
quality were really cheaper there than
elsewhere. because they sold more
goods in their two stores than any other
firm In New York, and that because
they sold more they bought more, and
consequently bought cheaper, deter
mined, il ever went to New York,
Would go 10 Lord * TaylcrG.
THAT long. walled.for time came in
tho early autumn, and I found myself
standing before that great entrance,
with those wonderful windows ut either
side. summoned my courage and
entered, rs suppose tens Of thousands
OF just such timid women as I have
done before. My fears were gone in an
instant. The agreeable attention put
me nj my ease ut once, and l felt us
much ut home as though were in the
little country store where my people
have traded for nearly quarter OF u
century.
And now, us wear the pretty things
l purchased, or see them every day aad
find them all so satisfactory, l think OF
my visit to this great store rs the
brightest part of my trip to New York. -
The state herald., 1893-06-23
THE COWBOY RIDERS.
They Passed Through O'Neiil Saturday
In Good shape.

In 1OoO shape.
After resting their horses for two hours and
half, Doc Middleton, Joe Gillespie and Jim
Stephens, the latter known rs 'Rattlcsnakc
Jim," pulled out for the east FROM O'Neill,
Nebraska, on the 18th.
The uext registering point is at Sioux City.
They all said before leaving that they would
register at Sioux City the next day Accom-
panylng the above party Is William Noelgcn
OF Denver. who has undertaken to walk from
o'Ncill to Chicago. lie expects to keep up
with the horses and will take care OF Steph.
ems horses at all resting points. Noelgen
has a record Of walking cighiy-four miles In
twelve hours lie Is 2, years old, siI feet
high and French. lie started on walk.
keeping up with the horses on u slow trot
l.. A, Albright registered at 8 ;55 p. IN, aud
{. ". Smith at 5;5I. Albright started cas-,
ut 8 o'clock aud Smith half AZ hour later.
Others not heard from. The committee Of
humane officers are perfectly satisfied SO far
that the horses are not being ovcrworked.
One OF Doc MIddleton's horses had 10 have a
on April 20 finished distance Of l 100 miles
In nine days. Gillespie expects his gray
horse to win the race for him. Doc Middle
ton met many old.frIcnds at o'NeIll. Giles
l,if " -issftss" 'iia SiiesiSsd hta 'wagsf t7aj,
that he would he the first TO register at Sioux
City and the Worlds Fair. Doc Middleton
said that they did not expect to separate, us
they had two good horses, besides there would
be no fun II they did.
The state herald., 1893-06-23

The supreme Court OF Ililnoi, has rus
taincd the will o. the late John Crcrar. and
the Canadian and Scotch heirs who sought To
divert the requests viii be unable 10 obtain
possession Of over ta,5o0, 600. the rcsiiuary
amount Involved IN the decision. John Gre
rar died October 10Th. 1859. leaving an In
mense estate, The Will disposed Of over
81 COG, 900, beaueathed to direct helr--cous-
ins aud second cousins on Mr. Crvrnr's
mothers side. The bclues,s. the executors,
Huntington W. Jackson and Norman VIII
liams, delivered TO the hclrl. The part Of the
will that proved obnoxious 10 some IL the
hcirs was the clause bcs,oving si00. 900 upon
the Second Presbyterian Church. iIk-
amount for the maintenance OF mission
schools, 900 To the Church Bible Society.
$4,000 upon tho Chicago Literary soc.ciy,
and the residue Of the estate. estimated To I've
worth over t9,500, 900, To the erection aud en-
dowment Of the John Crcrar public library.
Judge Tulcy heard the contest md s,is-
tained the will In an erudlic decision. The
contcsting heirs appealed the ease and tho
validity OF the will WAS once more sustained
by the higher court In turn the matter
reached the Supreme court and the Appellate
court, with tho resal, as announced above.
The state herald., 1893-06-23

Three mountains Of coal s,ili blaze aud ..m.
mrr NJ the storage yard Of the Philadelphia a.
Reading Coal Company ut Buffalo where the
iirc occurred on tho .Jth. and the aspect nj
the scene Is onr Of drsoiation, Fifteen acres
III ground are covered with the charrrd and
blnekenrd ruins u trcsiirs, ears. outhousr.,
offices aud scale platforms. II IL impo,siblo
to do anything 10 save the coal that has no,
yet caught nra except by carrying II away.
An extra switch line capable OF holding forty
ears has bcon run from the main yard 10 tho
burning coal mountain, and large force. Of
men arc working day aud night nlling car.
and sending them nut on the main tricks, bu,
not more than i0,oJJ tons can possibly be-
saved.
The ife has worked liz way under the pllr..
aud every little while All avalanche Of good
coal will rush down from the top, showing n
bed of Redeemed coal beneath. Forty thou.
sand ioas, representing goo, 900, will be con.
sun,rd. Besides the immense io,. on coal and
shnds there Il also tho los. ~ sixty freight
cnrs. Twenty OF these were owned by the
Heading, and the other forty by other lines,
md these latter tho company will have TO
pay for. The total loss IL nov figured at
ss00,0OO n somc method Of ettinguIsliing
the nro In the coal 10 not found. II viii proba.
bly, burn aud shoulder for months,
The state herald., 1893-06-23
THE FORD BUILDING DISASTER.
The Coroner's Jury Condemns Ain.worth,

The coroner's Jury Condemns AIn.worth,
Dant, Covert aud sasse.
The coroner's Inquiry into the causes OF the
recent fatal disaster nj Washington reached
nn end on the 10Th
After being out two hours the Jury returned
verdict settling forth that Frederick u. Lof-
tus came to his death by the fall Of ford's
thcater building on June o, isaj, They rcclic
the fact that George ". Dant was the con.
tractor under the government for the work In
progress which caused the disaster and all the
circumstances connected with the accident,
and lind that Frederick Z. Ainsworth, In
charge OF the building. William @. Covert,
superintendent, Francis Sas.c, the engineer,
and George W, Dsni, the contractor, are re.
sponslblc for the killing Of Lotus. The
jurors further Ind that the failure Of the gov
ernment Of the United States To provide Tor
skilled superintendent Of the work OF repair
and alteration Of Ia buildings In charge Of
the war department is most unbuslnesslike
and rcprchen.lb!e, aud are II the opinion
thai I such superintendent had been provided
In the ease Of the work on the Ford ,heater
building the awful tragedy Nigh, have been
averted Contractor Dant |, very M at hi.
residence.
The state herald., 1893-06-23

An attempt was made TO rob the mai stag,
from lone TO Jackson, California, Thursda,
evening by lone highw lyman. On the out
side we're the driver. Clinton EaieiiiI. Wells.
Fargo Guard Michael Toyry, and one pssscu.
ger. The rohbsr WAS concealed ut the eide OF
the road. without the least warning a Dis
charge OF weapon was heard, and Toyey In
stanily FELL forward dead. Six horses were
attached 10 the stage, aud the crack OF the
rife frightened them Into fsliop.
The robber fired again and this Tine the
hall glazed Raiellil, back, producing .
slight ilc.h wound. The horses continued to
run and the hlghwnynan fired twice morr,
carried along by the unlnIured animals fci
two or three hundrrd yards The rohbci
made no effort 10 follow the stage. Toycy
had been messenger f1g the Wells Fargo
company Tor twenty years and had beef
nosndei three times before by road agents,
The state herald., 1893-06-23

decided 10 publish the report 81 tho secret M
vrsiigations 81 the Chiids. Drcgci Home M 90
much u the proceedings had already beconr
known. The Investigation wa conducted hy
President Prescott Of the International Union
In person. Is a result Of the investigation II
WA found. II 10 snid. that the funds had been
grossly Incorporated, that the home had
not been built according To specifications and
that NJ present. the building VIVA IN such
condition that II Ia liable TO collapse.
Tho Investigation committee found the
board OF trustee. guilty Of violation Of trust
and crnsufrd especially m responsible for
TIL. condition Of affairs J. u. Vaughan of
Colorado Springs aud August DoDnlh OF
Warrington. Under legal advice II was de-.
cidcd not 10 prosecute, hut Ia remove the tao
offending trustees. The sum Of $500 wa.
then appropriated 10 put tho home Ia proper
condition
The state herald., 1893-06-23
A ptucKy FIREMAN.
He Blun. ON PARTY os Missouri, rra,r
Robbers.

ho Bluffs on . PARTY of Missouri Train
Robbers.
An unsuccessful attempt to rob train wac
made near st, Joseph, Missouri, on Friday
night,
the train bad stopped 9: .. ruiiroAd crossing
and was again getting under headway when
the fireman stepped down on the deck Of the
locomotive to wet down tho coal In the tender.
For this purpose no attached the sprinkllng
hose to tho boiler Of the engine and the steam
Ing hot water was si,zliag over the dry coal
IN the tender when Tho signal bell on the en-
CINE sounded TO stop the train. The signal
Was accompanied by hoarse shou. and the
fireman looked up to .es In the darkness the
form ~ inan clnmberlng over the top Of the
tender toward the cab. In his hand the man
graspcd n revolver. In tho dim light from
the gauge lamp the fireman descerncd this
much and then without a moments hesitation
pe turned the hose full upon the crawling
figure on top Of the coal pile and the boiling
hot water struck the fellow fair and square.
The action OF the fireman precipitated the
conflict. The robber squirmed with pain,
raised his pistol and fired. The bullet sped
harmlessly through the cab. Tho fireman
dropped the hose and made for his seat-boS
In the cab, where he had a loaded six-shooter
This he secured as another bullet frtm the
bandits revolver nAttened itself out against
The Iron door OF the Arcbox, and he answered
It by two shots In quick succession at the dis
appearing figure crawling back toward tho
mall car.
At the first shot the engineer also went for
his six-shooter. Four men were seen TO jump
from the head end OF tho first car and run
westward toward the river. Both the cngi-
neer and Hrcmen took several shots At the fly.
ing figures but without effect, and the tfaih
was ugalu put finder way. At the first station,
Island Park, six miles this side OF the ut
tempted hold-up, message was sent to Coun.
ell Bluffs, and when the train reached Ham,
burg dispatch was sont to the officials Mt
81. Joseph. The whole occurrence occupied
but Few minutes. The train WINS running Mt
speed OF twenty miles m hour when the sig
nal was given tostop. not having attained full
speed after passing the crossing. Conductor
Hemingway and the passengers were unaware
of what was going on until the fight was over
md the train was ngaln under Roadway
rhnt the men were desperately intent upon
robbery there is no doubt, rs the express car
contained not less than 0,000. There is no
clue to them yet, but a vigorous search Is be-
ing made for the robbers.
The state herald., 1893-06-23
TROUBLE IN SAMOA.
.aaiistoa and MatasfA Conteatinx Pos
session Of Throne.

.AhatotOh uuu MHtHSth IuuttHtuK TOE
srssion OF Throne.
Secretary Gresham has got another dlplo.
matte tanglc on his hands. This tlme II Ia
the Samoan islands He has received advice,
that war Is imminent and that q .vce,llcn hos
broken out against tho existing yoy.tnment
Of King M.....etoa. eo.nsaratiye quiet pre-
vA''c.a on the 'araas So long us the dcthroncd
moRc+eh, Mataata, was kept out Of his king.
dom. 1t appears, however, that he has re-
turned to Samoa for the purpose Of rcgaining
his throne. All hk Aiherents and many new
recruits have rallied under his standard, and
have begun operations agalnst the powers
that be.
That hh following Ia strong and menac.
Ing Is evidenced by the fact that tina re,salng
king, Malietoa has appealed TO the repre-
sentatlvcs OF tho Tripartite alliance to pro.
tcct HIM, In accordance with the treaty con-
cludcd between the United States, Great
Britain and Germany, md assist him IN driS-
Ing the usnrpcr, Mataafa, front hi. territory.
The situation has reached 9 critical stage, md
the President and Secretary Gresham are In
frequent conference as to the policy Of this
government in the matter. The United
States Is pledged to assist In preserving the
autonomy OF the Island, but Mt present is
hardly In = position to do very much in that
direction. Germany Ia the only member OF
the alliance represented At the islands by n
warshiP, but fer the cooperation OF repre-
scntativcs and citizens OF the other govern
ments that vessel Will be sufficient To ford
ample projection 10 foreign interests on the
Island, even II 1t Is not capatl, IT entirely
suppressins the rebellion.
The state herald., 1893-06-23

NEW ionK June TO- The Eovrifr will lie.
tail tomorrow The CURE OF several ,on,ump.
tive patients at Wards l.lnnl under the III.
rcetion of the city authorities. A. ouly char.
y patients In the last ,iagr Of consumption
are admitted there, the HseJui,r claims the
cure, for which II awarded DR. ". H. Anilck
OF Cincinnati VI go. ha. accomplished some.
Thing almot miraculous. II sa,. ALEC that the
Cincinnati doctor la. agf-ri TO keep the hos.
plial supplied with medicine sufficient for all
Its consnmptye eases At hl- osn expense: ~
only third stage eases are taken therc M more
severe test could he inviicl. While It l. nov
generally admitted that the Amlsk discovery
Il n certain specific IN the earlier stages 81
consumption. Amick has never hcrriofonr
claimed that II would cure morr than - per
cent. OF thlri stage consumptlyc.. In this
tert Just made by the city three out Of -four
were either cured or a.toal.hlngly benefited
II j. easy enough for any sufferers from The
disease to tesi the new discovery through
their family physician. for Amlck .cnd.
mrjlclnes for the purpose free ~ cost, aud IN.
ylt-. impartial test of II by the medical pro.
fesslon everywhere.
The state herald., 1893-06-23

Considerable excitement has been caused
In Paris BY the decision Of the court Of ccssa-
tion on the appeal OF Charles Dell.csseps and
the other defendants convicted Of fraud In
connection With the Panama Canal Company.
The court handed down It's decision qunshing
the sentences on the ground that the statute
of limitations covered tho oflcnscs charged
and that the Indictment on which the prison.
ers were tried was irregular. In consequence
Of this dccision n. Eiffci was at once libcrat-
cd from prison. ~ Charles do Lcsscps, who
10 Ia the st. Louis hospital suffering from an
acute attack Of dyspepsia, was informed that
he was al liberty, but was too III TO leave tho
hospital Thus ends one Of the greatest
criminal cases France has ever known, In
which the names Of men prominent In politi-
cal and social life were badly smirchcd, and
which caused ono man, Baron De Reinsch, I,
commit suicide and two or three others to
fee the country.
The state herald., 1893-06-23
Army omcsr. n. Iaaian An .n,..

President Cleveland ha. appointed the fol.
lowing army officers To serve t. agents nj the
agencies mentioned below;
Captain Levi y. Burnett. Seventh Infantry.
at the Mescalero agency. New Mexico.
Captain William II. Beck. Tcnih cavalry.
at the Omaha aud wlnncbago agency, Ne.
brsskA.
Captain Charles A. Dempsey, Second Ia.
fantry, ut the Usage agency. Okiahoma.
Captain John " Bulls, Twcnti fourth In
fnntry, at the Pueblo aud the Jacarliia
agency, New Mexico
Captain Cyrus :, Roberts, Seventeenth Ia.
faniry, nj the Southern Ute agency, Colo
RADIO.
captain Henry wysan'. Twcnty. fourth Ia.
fantry, At the shoshonc agency, Wyoming.
Captain Thomas sharpe. Seventeenth In.
faniry, NJ the Tongue River agency. Montana.
Major James Y. Rondictt. Ninih cavalry. Ut
the tiniah and ourny agency. Utah
The state herald., 1893-06-23
Depew on tho sherman Law.

Chaunccy Dcpcw expresses his views on the
financial situation as follows.
at Ia largely matter Of sentiment II the
people believe there is enough money In the
country to do business there Is enough, but II
on the other hand they get an Impression
that there Is not sufficient money they Will
withdraw from the banks, lose their interest,
which the banker gains, and the next day
when they discover that the bank Is safe and
that the business world has not collapsed, they
carry their savings back to the bank again. |
believe that the financial strIngcncy and
scare 10 about over. Among the money men
In the East there is n unanimous feeling and
desire for = special session OF Congress, and
that just as quickly as possible. National re-
lief Ia needed TO re-establish feeling OF &C.
curity. A 10 the Sherman bill there Is de-
mand for its repeal, though tho desire for
this repeal ID matter Of scntllent and not
based on any apparent neccskty-h least
that Is the way look at It.
The state herald., 1893-06-23

The lormitory OF the Wesleyan college
burned on the 10th. twas q comparatively
men building ani cost $4,000. lts content
were valued at $4,000 At the tine the lrc
was discovered ] ,sOJ people were In the col
lcge hall In attendance ut the commencement
exercises. That panic did not cnsue wac
due To the presence o. mind of the presiding
officer, who quietly had The doors locked
separating the hall from the burning portion
and allowed the audience TO make their e..
cape calmly and safely.
Several persons were injured by failing
limbcrs. while attempting to c1ilngulsh the
hi-vens Observation-Disclosures .nesa. ,.lni al. A.
ness Professor Kessier, professor OF thcol-
ogy. fell from the roof OF one OF the build.
lni.s and broke both legs, besides suffering
lntcrnal injuries.