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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07

CARpINGToN, June 3O-During ter
rifle thunder storm Thursday after
noon, lightning struck the residence of
Frank Shoemaker, entering the sitting
room by way of the chimney and strik-
ing Carl, the s-year-old son. The lad
was severely shocked, but soon recov-
cred. The lightning struck the boy on
the right shoulder and passed down the
right side, leaving the body at the foot,
burning the flesh the entire length of
the body, tn, harmed strip being about
five inches wide. After leaving the
boys body the lightning entered the
floor and demolished heavy post that
supported it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
Hot Time Predicted.

WOOSTER, July S.-The fight against
Hon. j. A. ID. Richards, Wayne county,
promises to be hot one, as many
prominent democrats openly announce
their intention of voting and working
against him. 1t is expected that 1000
people from this city will be in Cleve-
land July A. Burglars cut panel
out of the back door of Adam Wirth's
shoe store in Orrville and got away
with their plunder. Store burglarized
twice in ten days.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
THE CHURCHES.

MILAN cathedral will contain $1,000
persons.
The assessed value of the church
property in New York city exempt
from taxation is $55,O00,000.
THERE are about 1,70O,O 900 Christians
In India, out of population of 260,-
100000. The Christians are mostly
Roman Catholics
THERE are s55,Os9 members in the
churches connected with the Northern
Presbyterian assembly and 1sS,5s6 With
those connected with the Southern.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
GETS ANOTHER STAY.
Prendergasts Execution Is Fixed for
July 13.

CHICAGO, July 2.-Judge Payne has
entered an order in the criminal court
staying the execution of Patrick Eu-
gene Prendergast for the murder of
Carter IL. Harrison until Friday,
July ID, 1894. The order was made
necessary because of the fact that
the insanity proceedings were not
inished, while Monday, July 2, was
he time fixed by Judge Chetlain for
he hanging OF the prisoner. This
gives Prendergast an additional respite
Of a little less than two weeka.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
A Postmaster Wanted.

TIFFIN, July 3.-After having been in
existence for forty-nine consecutive
years, the post Office in the village of
Berwick, a snlall station at the june
tion of the Big Four and Toledo & Ohio
Central railways, in this county, was
abandoned last Saturday night, as the
government could find no person will
ling to take the office.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
Hoosier Strike on Again.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 3O.-There
is again hitch in many places in the
bituminous coal field in this state. At
Clinton 500 men are standing out be-
cause they insist on being paid for
mine-run coal. At Alum cave and
Hymera 700 men are out for the same
reuBOn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
wisconsin Democrats.

MILWAUKEE, June 80. = The demo-
cratic state central committee met at
the ST. Charles hotel to fix the date for
the state convention. After some dis
cussion September D was selected for
holding the convention.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
REV. DR.. TEAL DROPS DEAD.
HIS Two Daughters at Elizabeth, n. D..
Had Died Within Week.

ELIZABETH, n. j., July 2.-Rev. DR..
John w, Teal, of the Westminster
Presbyterian church, Elizabeth, n.
j., dropped dead in his dining
room Saturday morning. He was
born in Rhinebeck, n. Y, and
was in his 56th year. Mon
day his daughter Florence, II years
old, died. At o'clock Friday evening
another daughter, Mabel, aged years,
died after a lingering illness. DIR. Teal,
while at the table, suddenly elapsed
his hands to his heart and fell from his
chair to the floor dead.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
Work stopped at the Navy Yards.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Secretary OF
the Navy Herbert has issued an order
discontinuing all work at the New
York, Norfolk and Mare Island navy
yards which has to do with increase of
the present navy. The order viii
throw 3 500 men out of employment.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
WAITE WILL ACT.
Colorado's Governor to Confer
With Mine Owners in Behalf
Of Strikers.
HE ARRIVES AT CRIPPLE CREEK,
Ohio Miners Capture Militia and
Dump Their Baggage Into
a. Creek.

; CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, May 81. Gov
ernor Waite reached Bull Hill late in
the afternoon and met the officers of the
union in secret session. Newspaper
men are not allowed in that vicinity
just now by the strikers. It is under
stood that a statement of so-called facts
were submitted to the governor. What
he said in reply it is impossible to learn,
but it is given out as fact that at the
conclusion of the conference he was
given power to act in behalf of the
miners with the mine owners. Gov
;ernor Waite left Victor over the Flor
ence and Cripple Creek railroad in COM
lpany with President John Calderwood.
1t is understood Tat the governor and
the representatives. Of the Miners union
are to have a conference with the mine
owners at Colorado Springs.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
MANY NOTAeLEs PRESENT.
Southern Interatate Immigration Assoof.
IL alton in Session at Augusta. Ga

Southern Int ratate Immigration Assooi.
I alton in Session at Augusta. Ga.
AUGUSTA, Ga, May 81. The South
ern Interstate Immigration association
met in its third annual congress in this
city during the day, P. T. Bryan of
Nashville presiding. Addresses of vel
come were made by Major j. 2. Alex
ander, president; Joseph r. Lamar of
the Young Mems Business League of
Augusta, Governor Northen of Geor-
Eia, and United States Senator Patrick
walsh, president of the Commercial
club. of Augusta. Responses were made
|ly Governor McCorkle of West Vir~
|ginia and Governor Carr of North Car
plina. President Bryan outlined the
story of the organization and it's OBJ
6ects. At the afternoon session
permanent organization was effected by
the reelection of President P. r. Bry-
an, Tennessee, and Secretary B. F. Ell
piott of Florida. The credentials COM
hnittee report represented in the con-
gress the following states and terrific
ties: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida,
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri. Missis-
sippi, North and South Car DINA, Ten
hessee, Virginia, West Virginia and
Texas and the leading railroad systems
of the South.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
TELEGRAPHlC BREVlTlES.

Items of Minor Importance in Condensed
Form.
Minneapolis grocers have sugar war
on hand.
The fishing schooner J. r. Edwards,
with all on board, was lost off Sable
island.
Robert Hall, originator of the Brox-
burn oil works, the largest in Scotland,
is dead.
Mrs. Samuel Raphael of Brooklyn
has given birth to four children, three
boys and girl.
| At Beloit, Wis.,, B. H. Wares,
wealthy farmer, was knocked down
and trampled to death by COW.
| The Southern immigration and in
dustrial congress met at Augusta, Ga.
Wednesday. There is large attend
ance.
, 1t is now almost certain that Yale
will send an athletic team over to Eng
land to compete with Oxford some tins
in the month of July.
Ex-Premier Gladstone continues in
very good health, and his eye is stead
lily improving. No further daily bull
letlns will be issued by his physicians.
Among the passengers who sailed for
Europe Wednesday on the steamer New
Y ork were the Princess Colonna and
her children. The princ cess says she ex-
poets to be away from America six
months.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
NORTHWESTERN MILLING.

Flour Output Heavy at Minneapolis and
Duluth.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 31.-The North
western Miller gives the following cpl
tome of the weeks milling news:
The Minneapolis mills LIST week
ground practically the same amount OF
flour as the week Lefo1e-19l, $50 bar
rels against IT'S, S55 in 1893 and 1873, 800
in 1892. Production tai, week will
probably be even heavier-35, 600 Tar
rels daily or over. Advance il ireights
of cents per barrel June Z, has eonsld-
cradle to do with this exceptional activ-
ity, and after the higher rates are in
force, the output will doubtless show
quite reduction. The SUPERIOR Du-
luth mills made g., barrels, against
77,766 the week before, $1,000 in 1898
and Is, 968 in 1892. This weeks output
ought to be 10000 barrels.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
CAPTURED THE TROOPS.
Miners Have q Little Fun With q Con
! panv of Ohio Milit a.

Miners Have Little Fun With a Com
! pany of Ohio Milit a.
: CINCINNATI, May 3l.-A Commercial
Gazette special from Trimble, O., says:
Company A, Seventeenth regiment,
Ohio National Guard, of New Lexing-
ton, 2S in number, arrived at Glouces-
ter on the late passenger train to sup
press tho riots. They had no sooner
|alighted from the train than they were
surrounded by miners, who took their
tents and cooking utensils and threw
them into the creek. Several guns
were also captured by the miners, and
the guards sought refuge in the school
house. The city authorities wired
Sheriff Riley at Athens to send no more
troops and withdraw those already
there and wait for the trouble to sub
side. The home guards were accord
ingly put in bcx cars and taken south.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.

Columbia River at Portland Higher Than
Ever Known.
! PORTLAND, Or, May 31.-All high
water records were beaten here at p.
M, when the river reached $3.50 feet
above low water mark. Reports from
the upper Columbia are such that rise
Of at least 80 feet above low water is
expected. Union Pacific mails and pas
,sengers due here Saturday have not yet
ARRIVED. The Northern Pacific is open
from st. Paul to Kelso., At the latter
ipl ace the train due here Tuesday night
was placed on the huge transfer boat
Tacoma, which is bringing the train to
this city by water, a distance of 30
miles.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
COVERS A WIDE RANGE.

AN Investigation Proposed for the De-
partment of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, May 81. An investiga-
fion OF mammoth proportions and in
Folving an immense amount of reese arch
fs contemplated in provision con-
tained in the bill making appropriations
for the department of agriculture for
the next fiscal year, which recently
passed the house. OF the 100000 al
dotted to the statistical division of the
department bill, $4,000 is to be ex-
pended in the collection and tabulation
of data, showing, as far as possible, the
annual yield since the organization of
the government of all agricultural
products, their cost of production an
pually, the cost of transportation each
year from the place of production to
the markets, and the market prices.
The tabulation, so far as practi BILE, is
to te made Ky states and subdivisions
thereof.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
READY FOR BATTLE.

Colorado Miners Calmly Awaiting the
Approach of Deputies.
! CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., May 31.-A
heavy downpour of rain has made the
roads almost impossible. It is not be-
lieved the army of deputies will move
until morning. The strikers expect the
deputies will approach from three d.
rections simultaneously. It is said they
have laid mines of dynamite under all
the approaches of Bull Hill, which can
be touched off by electricity, thus de-
stroying the enemy. Two formida BILE
redoubts on the line of the Florence
and Cripple Creek railway in the canon
near Wilbur were built during the
night and it will be easy for small
force stationed there to repulse 1000
men.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
THE GRAND STAND @FELE.

Fatal Accident at a Base Ball Game at
Chippewa Falls.
! CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.,, May 81
The opening of the new grounds of the
Chippewa Falls Base Ball association
was attended with fatal accident, the
grand stand sinking beneath the weight
OF several hundred people. The acct
dent occurred just before the beginning
of the game. A scene of terror fol-
lowed the breaking of the structure and
many ladies tainted. John McCurdy.
one of the contractors, who was under
meath the stand, was crushed to death,
and John Mcmillan, his partner, badly
hurt. A number of ladies were pain
fully bruised and cut and Judge Condit
was seriously injured.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
REPEAL BILL WILL PASS.
friends of the State Bank Measure Claim


friends of the State Bank Measure Claim
40 Votes.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-The debate in
the house on resurrecting state banks
gathers energy as it proceeds. 1t had
been the purpose to get vote this
week, but the demand for time to speak
has been so great that the debate is ex-
pected to run through the next 10 days.
The number of speeches scheduled is
almost as great as that in the tariff de-
bate. The state bank leaders have
reached the conclusion since the debate
began that they will command about
14U votes for one of the various plans of
repeal. They say that with a full at
tendance of the house this vote may
fall short of carrying the repeal, but
that il will carry in an average attend
Gnpn
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
THREE MEN KILLED.

Disastrous Freight Wreck on the Old
Colony Road.
SAARoN. Mass, May 31.-Thr2e men
were killed and one seriously injured
on the Old Colony road. An express
freight smashed into some freight cars
left on the northbound track by the To-
cal freight train. The dead are: Fire
man Edward T. Goodwin of Roxbury,
Benjamin Mcleod of Boston and an
unknown tramp. The one seriously in
cured is tramp who was stealing a
ride in company with the one killed.
His name is not known.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
TROOPS CALLED OUT.

Miners at Oskaloosa, Ia. Making Many
Threats.
! OsKALoosA, Ia, May 31.-The strike
situation is practically unchanged but
the outside strikers have teen max
ing such threats of what will be done,
that Adjutant Prime has called out
four companies of militia. They will
arrive at Muchanonk at midnight. The
working miners will be protected and
the mines will continue to run. Ital-
ians and Austrians are coming in from
Seymour to aid the strikers, and gen.
eral rally is threatened, but peace will
be preserved and the hot heads cared
for. Mayor John Lopez of Des Moines
has command of the troops. General
Prime remains here.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN ALABAMA.

A Rejected Lover Kills His Rival and
Wife aud Is Shot by q Posse.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 3].-An old
grudge, growing out of love affair,
resulted in triple tragedy at Village
Springs. In fit of rage and jealousy
Tom Early went into a mine where
Washington Bailey was at work and
shot him to death, then going to Bailey's
house, the murderer shot and killed the
dead mans wife with whom he had
been in love and who had rejected him
for Bailey. Both murders were cold
blooded and soon posse Of officers and
citizens were after EARLY, who fled. The
posse fred upon him and he fell, dying
in an hour. Both men were miners.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Heavy Judgment Awarded.

OSHKOSH, Wis.,, May 31.-Robert Nc
MILAN Of this city has been awarded a
judgment of $4,000 and interest for
five years at Per cent against United
States Marshal George w. Pratt, also
of this city. The litigatian has been in
progress for several years. It was
started by Mr.. Pratt's refusal to fill a
contract to deliver 1901, 900 feet of logs
to Mcmillan; who had advanced $780,
600 to help build logging road at Port
Lake, Wis.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
STRIKERS HOLD A TRAIN.
Ties and Slack Are Piled on the Ra1Ir DAD


Ties and Slack Are Piled on the Railroad
Track.
BRAZIL, Ind, May 31.-An effort was
made to move 30 cars of slack from
Vandalia switch east of this city which
the miners have been guarding for sew
eral days. AS soon as the engine was
attached to the train a crowd of miners,
mum bering 800 or 400, blocked the track
with ties in front of the engine. Find
ing it useless to attempt to move the
train the engine was detached amid
cheering from the miners. The strikers
then dumped several cars of slack on
the track, blocking the cars.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
HELENA WEALERS.
L,.ae:. of the Train rh,ev.. Are Sem. to

Leade:s of the Train Thieves Are Sent to
J Jail.
!, HELENA, Mon. May 3l.-Leaders Of
the Seattle army that seized Northern
Pacific train were sentenced during the
day. j. w. Kelly and John Ross were
each given six months in Jail. William
Blair, Stewart Lackey and Tom David
son were each sentenced to 80 days. In
passing sentence the judge said the
whole army seemed to be crossing the
country with some purpose in view
which did not commend itself to reason
able men. - r.. T. Is
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
STORY OF THE DISASTER.
sidney Hirsch of Ironwood Was on the
| Wrecked Train.

sidney Hirsch of Ironwood Was ON the
Wrecked Train.
MILWAUKEE, May 31.-Receiver How
ard Morris and Sidney Hirsch, bust
mess man from Ironwood, Mich, who
Were on the train when the accident
occurred, arrived in the city at 1916 on
the regular train from Stevens Point.
From them it is learned that five, as
far as known, were all that were killed
outright, and Is or Is injured, some of
them very seriously. Mr.. Hirsch says
that the only passenger known to have
been killed is woman, name unknown.
who boarded the train at Melleu station,
and who was riding in the second day
coach. -.,.a. :.... :
''Our train was running at the rate of
about 30 or 80 miles an hour when the
crash came," said Mr.. Hirsch, land
the train seemed to go into heap
!within few seconds. I was sleeping
in the next to the rear sleeper at the
time and was thrown from my berth,
as were all the other passengers. AS
soon as we could scramble out we
found .S
I Terrible State Of Affairs.
fine baggage, express, smoker, day
coach, a business car and q sleeper
were piled up, and within q few min
:utes the wreck was on fire, having
caught from the locomotive which was
i beneath the cars. The fire burned
rapidly and it kept all the persons
who escaped without injury very busy
Irescuing those who were injured and
Ipinioned beneath the wreck. Some IL
.or 16 passengers were taken out more
or less injured and we're sent to Marsh.
Held Tor proper care. The bodies Of the
Itrainmen and the unknown woman
were recovered q soon Is possible and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
DECORATION DAY.
At Washington.

WASHINGTON, May 81. - Elaborate
preparations had been made here for
the celebration of Decoration day, and,
in spite of adverse weather, the observ-
ance of the day was general. At Ar
lington, the great national cemetery,
at the various private cemeteries, and
wherever in one of the parks stands a
marble or bronze representation OF one
of the heroes of our civil war, there
were beautiful floral decorations and
displays of the national colors,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, May &c. 1884,
CATTLE-Steers slow, COWS and calves
lower; Texans weak. Prime to extra native
steers, $4.OO tD4.5O: medium. S3.65 a3.9J; Others
$325@3.6O; Texans $2.60@36O
HOGS-St Strong and quotations unchanged.
Rough heavy $425@4.5O; mixed and packers,
$460@4.75; prime heavy and butcher weights,
$4.75@4.871s; assorted light, $4.60@48O
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Prime sorts steady:
others slow. Top sheep, $440@46O; top lambs,
$5.00@5.35.
Receipts: Cattle. 1000; hogs. 1900, sheep,
O0n ']'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
An American Arrested.

! LONDON, May 81. = General John
Hewston, an American who has been
staying at the First Avenue hotel in
this city, has been arrested, charged
with causing the death of q man named
George Burton, an itinerant musician.
Forging Cattle.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., May 51.-The
steamer Last Chance has returned here
from Yankton, and is engaged in ferry
ing across the river the hundreds Of
cattle and large number Of prairie
tschooners which had arrived here since
the pontoon bridge was damaged by
high water in the Missouri. The pom
toon bridge will not be placed in posi-
ton for some DAYS yet. ...
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Noted Novelist DivOrccd

Sioux FALLS, May 31.-A decree of
divorce has Teen filed in favor of Mary
Cahill of Brooklyn, N. Y, from Mich
ael Cahill of Chicago. The ground was
hon-support. The couple we're married
at Lincoln, Neb., May l, 1890. Mrs.
Cahill is known in literary circles as
Marie Walsh, author of Hazel Kirke"
and other novels.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
To v sit European Prisons.

ST. PAUL, May 81. Rev. DR.. S. G..
Smith, pastor OF the Peoples church,
has been appointed by the governor as
the official representative OF the state
to visit the prisons and penal associa-
tons of Europe. Mr.. Smith will travel
in his capacity of member Of the state
board OF corrections and charities. He
will start on the trip Friday night.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
United States Exhibit at At

United States Exhibit at Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-A bill will be
presented to the house, prepared by the
subcommittee of the house committee
on appropriations, calling for an appro-
priation of $4,000 for a government
exhibit in Atlanta and $4,000 for q
building. H. - ...s.,.. H.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
SWEPT AWAY
Every Business House at Concon.
III nully, Wash, Destroyed by
~ X S.
the Flood. .~.--
MANY RESIDENCES ALSO GONE,
Big Loss Of Life Reported Alonp
the Frazer River In British
Columbia.

: SPOKANE, Wash, May 31.-Word has
reached here that the town of Concur
nully was swept away by the food.
Every business house in town was de-
stroyed. Nearly all the residences have
been swept away. Mrs. Almira Keith
lost her life. There is much suffering.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Forty Persons Injured.

MACON, Ca, May 31.-The rear
coach of train on the Albany and Co.
.lumbia branch of the Southwestern
railway was overturned by broken rails
at Hollis and 40 people we're injured,
two of whom will die. The train con-
sisted Of six coaches loaded with excur-
sionists from Andersonville to attend
Decoration day exercises at the Ma
tional cemetery.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Five People Drowned.

P1cToN, Ont, May 31.-Five people
lost their lives by drowning at Smiths
Falls. Alex Lindsay took Mrs. Ingram,
neighbours wife, and his brothers.
three children, aged respective s, 10
and 10, out for a sail. When little
distance out the boat capsized and all
we're drowned.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Will Stop All Trains.

M1NoEK, Ills, May 31.-Although
quiet prevailed during the day the
strikers say as soon as coal train
shows up they will stop it. The Polish
strikers have prepared new lot of tim
Der for obstructing tracks, the troops
having been withdrawn, giving them
opportunity to do so. 5s.~