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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

Yesterday III was reported TO the
police thnta gum coat and several
pairs Of gum boots and other articles
had been stolen from the yards OF
Enoch Moore and Son. The patrol-
men were Notified, and In twenty
minutes William Patton was arrested
by officers Davidson and Malloney.
He had sold the boots and coat to
Solomon Sily0rman for 10 cents each.
He was given u hearing In the Munt-
cipal Court this morning and was hold
In $500 for his appearance at the upper
court. Patti on claimed he got the
goods from 4 colored man.
Yesterday at o'clock q dispatch
was received from st. Peters, Pa.
to arrest George Welsh for larceny.
The patrolmen were notified OF thoir
noon call ard at 5 o'clock Officer Mo-
Ateer had tho man In the City Hall.
He woe held by the Municipal Court
this morning to await the action OF the
authorities.
Welsh is native OF this city and
was witness against Buck" Gun
bingham when he was tried.
The officers are certainly deserving
OF commentator for the quick work
they made of both cases.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

Before Judge Bali In the Municipal
Court this morning Fhos. Mitchell,
assistant log catcher, was charged
with d sorderly conduct.
rachel Desn testified that she lives
at No Lord street rhursday morn.
lug East Mitchell cume to her stop,
caught hold of her English terrier log
and pulled the collar with the register
5G7 1894 of Of its neck. She then ran
out aud he tiled to put the collar In
his pocket but she grabbed him and
he could not do ID. A boarder came
out and got the collar.
Mary Moore saw Mitchell take the
dog OF! OF the step ana Hcurietta An.
derzon. who lives next door, saw hun
take tho coliar OH ami try to put it in
his pocket. Tie defendant asked the
witnesses no questions bat took the
stand aud denied he took the collar
eli the dog, or that ne had tho collar,
On the contrary he testified that Bird,
had bought the cellar out in his
iingers. -
Joseph Hayden the deg catchSs 81.
posed that he saw tina occurrence and
TINT Mitchell had nc collar but that
Bird had IL,
ilr case was continued until Mon.
DAY IN pfnlnlng inprder That tine two
othnr witnesses may DO In attendance.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14


Honorable Thomas F. Baysrd. q. 8.
Ambassador to England. In an inter.
view yesterday was questioned as to
the truth OF the reports circulated 70
the effect that he had resigned. and
thut no WOULD become candidate for
the United States Senate from this
State. he said: Il am very anxious
10 go home In order TO visit my coun.
try and see my people after the bad
year through which they have passed,
during which time have felt the sepa-
ration keenly. / may. therefore, be
In the United States in October, but
my visit has no relation to the
elections. 60 simply as q
Citizen to see M homo and people.
Asked whether there was any truth
Up the suggestion that he would resign
bls post as nmbnssadador, Mr.. Bayard
remarked:"I have no present thoughts
lof retiring from my poet. in which
have received the greatest possible
kindness officially and privately. II
was great surprise to mo when
President Cleveland asked me to go to
London, but thought 1t was my duty
to 90 and TO do. what i could 20 still
further I'm prove the relations between
the two countries. The recent recep'
ltion to our sailors here was but one OF
many Astounding evidence OF the close
relations between the United States
and Great Britain"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

The first public meeting OF the In
dependent labor party was hold al
Fifth and King streets last night AMI
wasattendsd by several hundred PEG
pie. On the stage sat Richard Monck
Harry Hollis, Gustav Reinicke, S. A.
Bennington, Is. J. sweeney, BENJAMIN
Flied b. A. Haines, p. Ii. Kane. W
Underwood, Il. Is, Roberts. W Barnes
and J, Z. Edwards
Lucius Saniels. of New York, wa.
the first SPEAKER. lie la Frenchmal
by birth and spoke In broken English
He came to this country during the
OWL war.
The argument of his speech was al
efort to show that the government
should Oe a co operative arrangement
and that all railroads. etc.. should be
operated by 1t.
J. ii. Turner, the secretary OF the
feopic's pnrty organization FOR the
state OF Georgia, spoke in tho inter,
ssts oil that party. lie claimed that
she present hard times were due /,
The scarcity Of money. lie clalmet
that the Peoples party would remed,
all that The Peoples party. he said
expected to elect the next Presidep
OF the nited States.
In conclusion Chairman Alonz,
Foster urged tho wOrs mon to act Of
tectively now before the right of SUI
frage 10 taken from them.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

"You have n daughter, have you not.
sirg' said minister to an old gentle
man with whom he had formed a casual
acquaintance as fellow passenger.
The old gentleman essayed to answer,
but the question had strangely affected
him.
81 beg your pardon" said the minis
ter, 'if have thoughtlessly awakened
in your mind recollections of painful
nature. The world is full Of sorrow,
sir, and perhaps my question recalls to
your memory a fair, beautiful girl,
whose blossoming young life had with
cred In its bloom. Am ! right, sirl"
mo, not exactly" replied the old gem
tleman sadly; Il have five unmarried
darters, mister, and the youngest of the
lot is % years old. London Tit-Bits.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

Two gamblers were hiving the sunshine
on one of the business corners when an
old man hobbled by. He had signals OF
distress all over him. AS the dying driver
of o Montana coach said of himself, this
old man was on the down grade and could
not reach tho brake. This man was once
q police justice in this city. The gamblers
stepped aside to let him go by
The old man is pretty feeble" said one
of them.
IAN broke up. Nothing left but his
wife"
He saved us many a dollar"
"That's what he did, old man. When
the dittle' (detaiD used to run us in, the
old man would fine us So or $40 apiece
and save us expense of making defense in
the criminal court"
MANY time" ...#.....4
Let's take $500 out of the game and
make him present Of it. He needs il
now"
That's more than I've made In my
game lately, but I'll 60 you"
And that night the old man opened O
package in his house containing five Sl0C
bills Chicago Herald
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14
THE HANGING OF spRENDeReAsI.
Nj ayor HsrrIson's Br utnl Murderer Meets
His Death 6amcly.

His Death Gamcly.
CHICAGO, July 14-Nearly nine months
have elapsed since the bullet Of an assas-
sin deprived Chicago of her chief cxecu-
tive, the state of one of her most Illus
trious citizens and the country at large of
a statesman and a patriot. Yesterday the
crime was avenged, and Patrick Eugene
Prendergast suffered an ignominious
death at the hands of the hangman.
The execution was devoid of incident,
for the assassin went to his death like an
OK going to the shambles. Up to the last
moment the hope of interposition from
some source or another did not desert him,
although he was fully cognizant OF the
TACT that all efforts in both state and fed
eral courts and in the executive chamber
had been exhausted. When it came ts
the end he Derived himself for q suprem,
effort and paid the penalty of his Grim,
without a whimper and without word
:. The Jail officials said after the execu
ton that the condemned man had re
.lquested an indulgence of twenty minutes
; after reaching the scaffold for the pur
! pose of making speech. He was dis
a suaded from this intention, however, b,
4 Father Barry, who was with him from
O the time he awoke, at o'clock in tn
= morning, until the trap fell at 1l:4S.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

A cult In china and a craze for china
are not Synonymous, but they can lay
claim to ha' the same foundation, and
both have antiquity and very good people
to back them yes, and to refer to az hav-
ing withstood the iests and oaricatures
OF wits and artists ever since the Egyp-
tians burnt tiles on the Nile.
Hognrth Charles Lamb, sydney Smith
and Balyac have all inado their mark with
brush or pen on this fascinating fad OF
fashionable women, and, to the writer's
credit be 1t snid, they have each shown q
very well considered acquaintance with
the matter, and the china has always been
benefited by their interest.
Charles Lamb was not ashamed to CON
fess to an "almost feminine Partially for
old china, and he didn't mind admitting
that whom he visited any great house no
inquired first for the china closet and next
for the picture gallery. China jars and
snucers have wny of kodaking them
selves upon my memory, and their features,
yes, and their histories, interest me as they
did Cousin Pons. Jewellers Circular
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

On informstion recsived from the
police authorities Of st. Peters, Pa.
aIcAteer this morning ar
rested George Welsh oil a warrant
charging him with larceny. A few
days ago Welsh stole from John
Spragis. of that town, u watch he dis.
possd OF 1t to q second hand dealer.
Chief OF Police poiau telegraphed OF
the arrest Of Welsh to the authorities,
and this morning Constable j. II. Els
slcks and MIR. Spragis came here, and
will take the prisoner back With them
this afternoon.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

B8fTIMoRE, July l4.-one of the most
serious accidents the Northern Central
railroad has had in many months oc-
Cured on the line just beyond the Lake
Roland station. Express train No. II
crashed into the rear of way train No. 81
at that point, derailing the locomotive Of
the express, besides battering il badly,
smashing the two cars of the accommo-
dation, which were practically telescoped,
and seriously injuring five persons. The
injured are: Conductor Amos Clendenin,
of train No. b5, badly cut about the head;
Miss Cotton, passenger ON No. 55, Sc
verely cut by glass and bruised about the
body; Miss Wolf and j. w. Smith and his
young son, slightly cut. ....
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

PHILADELPHIA, July l3-Flour steady; win
ter super, S2.l0dt2.25; do. extras, s. 25d 2 40;
No. winter family, S9,4DM2. 90; Pennsylvania
roller straight, s27rItaSj; western winter
clear, S2.5ult2,75. Wheat quiet, steady, with
hsTEc. bid and 50lsc, asked for July Corn
dull, firm, with 5Oc. bid and 5Oi4c. asked for
July. Oats quiet steady, with 50Itc bid aud
5lh4c. asked for July. Beef dull; family SO;
extra mess, $50 S.J0 beef hams, s2l; city ex.
ira, slG1ls. Pork firm, Lard lower; western
steam. S1.27la; city, SAFE Butter dull; west
ern dairy, l0lS6tlic.; do, creamery, l46tlsc
do, factory, 0IG0 l4o,; Elglns, lgc. New York
dairy, l39l71ec.; do. creamery, laIaalse.
Pennsylvania creamery prints fancy. 2lc.;
do. choice, zoe; do. fair to good, 1sdlgc.;
prints iobbing at ,s:!5t25c. Cheese firmer New
York large, 7l64alse.; small. 7Iea0c.; part
SKINS 2IGd5l3c. frll skins, 1laa2c. Eggs
dull; New York and Pennsylvania; l2lsal3c.
western fresh, Hole; cases, sLs542.50.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14
FIFTH EDITION,
A GRAND Time.
The Uncle Lew Clubs Fish.
.s-. ing Trip.

WIN tho wind Is IN the north.
No good fisherman will 70 forth;
Whom the wind Is In thu cast
It's good for neither man nor bcast;'
Whom the wind is In tho West.
Fishing Is at Its best.
Whom the wlnd is In the south,
II blows the bait In the tish's mouth.
The Uncle Lew Club with headquar.
ters at L.. Il. Adair's furniture store
corner OF Seventh and Shlpley streets,
gave fishing party oil Thursday to
the fishing banks. The party number.
bered come one hundred and forty
persone, comprising merchants. law
yers. doctors and divines. Cars ut the
Wilmington and Northern depot were
boarded about 3 o'clock. and five min
utes nfter the cara started tor the W.
h n. Il. r. pier about three miles dis
tant located oil the Delaware.
The ateamer City OF Richmond hove
In sight at twenty minutes to 10
o'oloch, when the party embarked and
away steamed the crowd for tho Fish,
boarded the steamer, those who had
the captains ONCE and procured their
keys and stored their bait and bundles
In tho same. The boys began to enjoy
themselves In various ways and some
who must have been In love. sat up,
holding each others hands on the up.
per deck. killing time by looking at
the glorious moon, which was nearly
full"
The night was an ideal one and the
ride WAS glorious, rs the cool breeZes
tended to make all who were inclined
to sit on the upper forward deck feel
exhilarated. The Breakwater was
of NJ At al
O'clock the steamer had anchored st
tho fishing banks and those who had
not become too sick by casting up
their bread upon the water cast their
Hue over after sea bass. For the first
fifteen or twenty minutes quite q
number OF fish were hooked. Some
caught one fish, some two. some four,
while Capt Shaw succeeded In, being
the banner fisherman. having twenty.
seven fish to his crodit, weighing 50
pounds. ....-r ..-..
Uncle Lew was almost iE the minori-
ty and for time he had given up In
despair, but one lone fish took com.
passion und fastened itself on his line
and signaled for him to pull up. Those
of the party who were not compelled
to look over the side of the steamer
and wlsh for plank to walk over to
terra iirma, had big time and voted
tho Uncle Lew fishing trip big sue.
cess.
: One we'll known gentleman connect.
ed with large carriage mandatory
after casting up all the food he had
eaten during the day. When asked
how liked going fishing said he wound
thrash the first man who even ask him
10 cut bait leave alone to fish. He had
iished for an hour and never got bite
give II up In disgust and went to bod.
The party landed on their return
! home at Q O'Clock on Friday evening
and by O'Clock they were all safe III
home with their string Of fish which
they had caught and bought from
Others more succassful. Candidates
for Sheriff Carmichael and Glllls were
aboard. William Finn was also on
hand and enjoyed himself. 1t was
surely big success, both financially
and otherwise. and Uncle Lew and his
Ilicutenants are to bo congratulated.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

Sell good footwear for less money
than many stores is easily told. The
best buying and selling advan tages
mako It easy for US to give low prices.
We are talking about the right kind Of
shoes OF course, good leather, right
sh0 enaking. The very cheap trashy
kind is not exactly III our line; ho need
for US to buy or sell 1t when we can
handle reliable goods MS cheap as the
commnner grades arc sold for at como
stores. We ARE dealers In pretty near
ly every thing needed in footwear and
III low prices for good shoe leather in
terests you. we have both. Furman'a.
No. 10 Il 4th ST.. between Market and
King SITS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

The Unique Social Will make an OK
cursion to tho Fishing Banke on Mon.
day evening, July I6 leaving McCul-
Ioughs wharf al : o'clock. Ticket
$3.50. including rhtreshmonts. can
be had at barber shop at Eighth and
kirkwood streets, A lot OF homing
pigeons will be liberated on their ar.
rival ut the Banks. The friends of the
party may look out for them on Tues.
day morning. The iish-rmnn expect TO
return home with tons of fish in the
evening. Their friends may therefore
get their pans aud plates III readiness
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

The EIgemoor Iron Company fur
nished the IRON bridge which Apnns this
Shellpot near Newark. Union. 1t la,
stone approaches aud Is we'll butt
costing the county some 800. Every.
body in the neighborhCo is praisinG
that genial Levy Courtman Il, Lewis
Armstrong for the manner In which
the structure was erected by tn,
county. ......
It is both useful to the travelling
public as well as ornamental. Jht
wooden bridge built OF white oak TINT
Spans the Red Clay Creek near Ash
land. is nearly completed. 1t is 1
credit to the county and Is built In u
very substantial manner.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

The officers under Police Captain
Chambers will picnic at Woodland
Beach on Wednesday and In the after
noon will play game Of ball with
the Shibe team. OF Philadelphia. Tie
lue coats are all excellent ball tossers
and the game with this strong team
will be looked forward to with inter
lost.
A committee OF arrangements has
heen selected. at the head OF which is
the genial operator. Frank Kane. The
Evans. Bayley and Shields and OIL
Gers Collins. McDermott. EaSin, Ward
White, Scott, Maloney, Durney, Nea
icy nnd John Kelley. Marehal Lannan
Mr.. Dickerson. M. J. Shurkey end
Turnkey Little. 5.=....-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

II. Reeves horse frightened at Fifth
and King streets yesterday afternoon
and colllded with the stand of MIR
steelman, and the teams oil MIR. Boien
and L. n. Slnyton as 1t ished down
King street to the wharf where 1t was
caught. The driver OF Mr. Bolen g
team was thrown out and slightly in.
3urod. lils injuries were dressed al
Taylor and fuIldrton's drug stole, al.
Ter which tie was taken to his homo in
. Cab. The driver of the runaway
horse was unlnjured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

Tho trees on Jefferson street between
Eighth and Ninth streets are diving.
The street there Is being graded and
lit was necessary to remove the curb
to accomplish the work. In doing so
the rootso the trees were cut. Tho
leaves are falling of tho trees as fast
las In the fall of the year.
A tree pm Delaware avenue above
West street is also dying. The wires
of the City Railway run through II
and the current Is tho cause OF it's
In wet weather the tree Is
illled With electricity.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14
DIED..

CoNNER.-On July Il. 1894, William wes-
Icy. Infant son of Daniel and Mary j.,
Conner, aged Z months.
Relatives And friends arc invited to at
tend the funeral from the residence, $50
Chestnut street on Friday AFTERNOON ut
o'clock. lnterment ut Wilmington and
Erandywluo Gem story.
NACK1.EN.--0n July H. 1891. &c orge W..
sou of George w. and May Macklen.
aged days.
Funeral on Sunday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. servloes at the house. No.
Lord street. lnterment private ut Will
mington aud Brandywine Cemetery.
McDRlETY.--on July II. 1894. at the
residence of her grandfather, Phillip
Plunkett. Louise. daughter of William
aud Ellen McBrtety, of baltimore. Nd.
aged 10 years -
Due notice OF funeral will BIO Hivep.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

Ex-Councllman W. ii. Blake. OF tn,
Third ward. will have the streets OF
that ward cleaned II he has to take Jh,
matter III his own hands.
Fourth street especially Ia In a very
dirty condition. and as the ex.counnil
man resides on that thoroughfaro. his
patience toward the Street ami Sewer
department. on waiting for them {,
flean 1t has ceased to be q virtue.
This morning lIe called OIL the d.
rectors. who assured him that TIL
work would be commenced on Mon
lay morning. Mr.. Bluks says b.
wants all the streets Of the city cleaned
but those of the Third wnrd must re
ceive tho attention of the department
ns do those OF any other section.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

Rev p. Alexander Mlchaeils, o. S.B.,
who WINS recently ordained to the
prizes thood Mt st. vincenrs. Pa. will
say his iiTst mnss...at 10 o'clock, at the
Sacred Heart Church, to morrow
morning. The young priest belongs
to Wilmington, where his mother no "
resides.
This 10 the first German who has
ever been ordained to the priestbo bod
from this city. Hyatt'e military bsnd
will be In attendance and the process
sion of the whole congregation will
be formed at o 80 O'Clock and an excel.
lent musical program has been'urrang.
ed for the occasion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14
bots.

Tho Oulcketep Jr. defeated the
Morning Star by tn. score of o to q |
Tie names oil tho Ouickstep ar. nrc:i
'V emu ilupert. ca'cieti reward Iunoy,
t, ,n,''i, I ~ iuoeIt. Snort stoli
Nnaius euh, nIst pnse' Mu. orolt
secohu Ehse' thhriss spencer: ullfd
va, mss rianh Ills, ieit neiu, Waitef
uoiaoh' Gehtte ileioi Mllliam Willis.
a veaIs ~ arc ' NSA' "i"ei
,I,, w..
etrnet and Saver iiiIarin,s !" co,, .ho
tGnusopd sunnra feet fnr tho ,rn,o,
used in gruutlng for new puyements,
There are $500 square feet OF surface
70 he paved Oh sixth street, between
hlnR anu Shlp!ey streets, and the cost
oi Inc water used Will Do $3.50.
John. son OF Gavin Thomson, No
,5O2 Adams street, Is suffering from a
pulmonary affection which has under.
MN his strength to such an extent
that ne IL barely aule To he about AMI
That Grabbing nets which he formerly
useu with great delight, he is now
,eauy TO dlspose oil at u very feasola-
o'o hs NV
Isaac n. liilborn and Margaret p.
Howard oil Phiiadelphia, expect to al
teii1 ftlehu meetiIg 4th anu west
s'i oete .o'iuoii "M' Inc m.etihB con-
ifa'is. a. 1870, e'ooA' IT, H. an arc COT
uiai's iHNileu' =.5. .....= .=.
1 Ex chief of the Fire Department
Robinson lost his lire badge. While h
was numbered $50. at the lire on Thurs.
day. lie would be obliged TO the lind.
y 81 y was ie.s ~ boardou . at second
anu Hh'iies htreets'
Inc QreSaing-lOOm at the ODeril
House are heihs improved.
/ The First ward Republicans held n
preliminary me.tinp IAst uiVht
John A spin is concentrating n triu
to Europe for the benefit OF his health
Tba cxrhouyaa az ~. Wi,,,,i,ts.,,,,.
IclnarIng hnuSn ,as.,riian ,.arn' : ioI'
lIs9 az. S,.Innres 80 Iii "a 9i'''
nv
mo coitullI9h oi fet9r Matthews
10 stiiI very crj,icaI 'ioepis"''
E.y.,
i5"AH pialtoht formerly from tms
ssa a nus pfeh ~ lieu 70 Tue Ines
was overcome by the lieut.
: James Hamilton, of Newark Inns
been arrested OH "A aaplas by SherIi
Gould, charging him with fraudulent
: ly disposinR Of goods valued at Sill
" hat Is better than the best bread!
y Net ~ al faul .: snyder Q bakery, ];
cakes. poo "ii''
A., sr,ooa,
Z ,nrn ~ c,,.,I a.a'iis any gu iitera
r ,'ass,o -, 'unGay seho"l 10 donate K
lice.
J. ID. Chnlfunt, tho artIat acel,Ion,. a
ly struck his hand against a screw
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

There will special attraction al
Union Pdrk Tomorrow. Miss Alice
the queen Of lady cornet
lists. will open one weeks engage
mcnt In the afternoon. Her costumes
are beautiful and her manner charm
ing. and as lady oornetist, she
stands az q peer over others. Her en-.
gagement here should be greeted
with the largest crowds that have YET
Visited the park. In addition to hel
he Columbia Band will discOurs,
special music both afternoon anc
nveiting. 49,.
This evening there wilr be vaude
Vile attraction. which Is said to u
good. .""..." .a..-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

Seventeen buildings, nearly al
d welling houses, were com pleJely de
by fire at Hlllsboro Md. yes
terday afternoon. causing total los.
of s25, 0C0. The Insurance will amount
10 about $1,000. The fire started in ,
stable by tho explo sion OF an oil stow
and the flames were spread rapidly 10y
no high wind which was blowing
iolph Hotel is among the burnet
buildings. II was the largest lire tina
the town has ever seen.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-14

A Wilmington and Northern railroad
train at ten minutes before 9 o'clonh
yesterday AFTERNOON ran down the
team Of James Brown Of Avondaie, al
the Silyerbto6k crossing, and almost
Instantly killed the horse. Mr.. Brown
was on his way home from this city.
and as be approached the crossing was
not warned OF the trains approach.
The engine struck the animal on the
shoulders and also damaged the
wagon. MIR. Brown was unlniured.