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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28

check to business at the West from the
long continued rains, and extremely light
stocks of goods are in the hands of re-
tailers.
The strength of wool and expectation
of holders is due to the hope it will ad-
vance should the proposed duty be placed
on it. There is a pronounced movement
OF funds from the west, east, not
| only to pay interest, but because of a
better demand for currency at the larger
| financial centres.
. Grain is moving more freely in the
state of Washington as well as in. the
| nearby northwest, where the lack OF
snow is felt by lumbermeu. Wheat
continued to go from the Pacific coast
| to Australia.
| Most Industries report business quiet
Eastern dress goods, woolen mills are
| fairly supplied with orders. Some OF
Philadelphia the mills have shut down
| for short time.
Some manufacturers report buyers as
taking very light interest and the in
creased strength in hides makes them
relatively confident.
The price movement is more favorable
than for a number of weeks, the quota
tion for coke having been advanced, as
well as those for mohair, wheat, Indian
corn, oats, sugar for leather, hides, lum-
ber, coal, wool. coffee, print cloths quota
tlons. Unchanged fractional reactions
are reported in the prices of refined
petroleum, cotton, pork, -four, iron and
steel. Exports of wheat, flour included
as wheat, from both COASTS of the United
States this week, are B. 457, 900 bushels.
This weeks foreign shipments of wheat,
flour included. are the largest since the
th1ld week of January year ago.
Bank clearings totals are favorable and
aggregate 81, 145, ,000,000, while it is 3.5
per cent less than last week Ga remark
ably small falling off when the Christmas
interruption is recalled) shows an in
crease of fully 36 per cent over Christmas
| week OF 1894 and AZ per cent over 1898.
| The failures in the country completed
for the year, number 1908, an increase
of more than 2 per cent. Notwithstand-
ing this is the second year following the
panic, in which it is usual for the mum
Der OF failures to decline. The increase
in number is accompanied by a gain of
per cent in liabilities of those failing.
The commercial death rate which aver
aged 80 in every one hundred engaged
In business during the five years from
1890 to 1894, inclusive, has ranged as high
as 80 in the panic year of 1893, and
down to /. 81 in 1894, and has risen to |. 90
of every one hundred in business this
year. There ara increases in the number
of failures in the west, north west and in
buo Mluulo Obdtes, anu uecle DolnG
shown in New England, South and on
the Pacific coast. The percentage of
assets to liabilities has risen from 80 per
cent year ago, to nearly 56 per cent, as
contrasted with the 65 per cent in the
year of 1893. The liabilities this year
aggregated s15S, S42. AS. actual assets,
sS8, Ia, 800. The number of failures in
New England is 1856. against 1884 in
1894. The liabilities are Sl9, 914, 15G
against $1S, 100. 01S in 1894; assets SO, O2O,-
2i4 against $7.S26, 3S1 in 1894
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28

Mr. Swanson, Democrat of Virginia,
Thought the passage of the Bland seigno-
rage bill would afford the necessary relief
IL the best manner.
Mr, Lacey, Republican Of lowe, said
.ne Pill should lie passed to oviate the
posslbility of another bond sale like that
winch soandalized tho country a year
Mr johnson, Republican of Califor-
4ta, Il voiced in an impassionate manner
uhe OPPOSITION to the measure in the
lanks of the majority. He said it gave
tne lie to every Repu blican speech and
every Republican platform, and he plead
gu With his political associates to vote
AGAINST it. He was oheered by the Demo-
Gratis and many Repu blicans. ..He pIedict-
ea a., the defeat of the first section Of the
nlla and declared that the only true re-
i!ef to be found was in the free and un-
limited coinage o.. silver. -
MI. johnson, Republican, of North Da-
kota, supported the bill, and stated the
gentleman from California misstated
the policy Of the Republican party to-
wards the issue of bonds.
The House th en- took recess.
The House met this evening and list
ened to a few more short speeches. and
at III O'Clock adjourned to tomorrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28
DuNRAVEN's CHARGES.
The Committee Commences Its Work
Dunraven's Case Init Is Practically
Nothing.

| New York, December 27.-The special
committee appointed by the New York
Yacht club to investigate the charges
brought by Lord Duuraven, part owner
of Va lkyrie I'LL, against the people in
charge of the Defender in the races for
the Americas cup last September COM
menced it's inquiry this morning at the
| New York club house.
! J. P. Morgan acted as chairman and
George L. kives, secretary. Mem bers of
the committee sat as judges at one eEd OF
the room.
George R. Askwith, ESQ, opened the
proceedings by presenting Dunraven's
case. He stated thet no charge was made
against any individual member of the
| Defender syndicate. Dunraven did not
ola1m that Mr.. Iselin or any OF gentle
men who had general charge of boat were
guilty of improper methods, but from his
own observations, and from what he
Learned from others, he was convinced
that the load water line of the American
| increased after she was officially
measured just prior to the first race. This
he believed was done by surreptitously
adding to her ballast to sink her four
inches deeper in the water than when she
her racing length. Mr.. Askwith referred
| to the positions Of the two yachts the
night OF September 9th preceding the first
race. He said they both were in the
Horse Shoe, inside of Sandy Hook, the
Defenders tender, Hattie Palmer. lay
alongside the American boat and her
crew were at work on her until one in
the morning. The next day those on
board of the Valkyrie, and on the City of
Bridgeport, noticed that the Defender
was visibly deeper in the water than on
| the day before.
| After the first race Dunraven spoke to
Mr.. Fish the representative Of the cup
| aSk Qd
ment Of the Defender and marking of the
] load line on her hull Before this was
done. Mr.. Askwith said the Defender lay
off Bay Ridge all night with the Hattie
Palmer beside her, and there was ample
opportunity to remove the extra ballast
On the Sunday following the first race,
| when both yachts were remeasured their
water line length was found substantial
ly the same as when first measured.
/ =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28
SOME CHANGES.
Bond Bill Amended to Meet Views of Re-
pub lican Opponents.

Washington, December 27.-Opposition
to the bond bill which developed with
unexpected rapidity among the Republi-
cans in the House yesterday, an opposit-
ion which, it was claimed, threatened to
defeat the passage of the bill, resulted in
it's amendment by the ways and means
committee this morning so as to prevent
the retirement of the legal tender notes.
The implied retirement Of these notes
in the bill as originally agreed upon fur
nished the inspiration for much of the
hostility to the measure among certain of
the Republicans who belong to what is
termed "the sound money wing of tho
party The action of the committee
today nuliaes this hostility. and, by the
language of Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois whose
efforts the bill was amended, ensures
the passage though the House"
When the ways and means committee
met this morning the amendment pre-
pared by Mr. Hopkins was inserted in
the bill as part of section l, and the
chairman was directed to report the meas
nre to the House in that form.
q Section /, after giving authority to the
secretary of the treasury to sell coin
oonuS bearing lnIereS0 at per cent, re-
deemable after five years, roads as fol-
lows: ''And the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry shall use the proceeds thereof for the
redemption of Un ted States legal tender
notes and for on other purpose. provided,
that nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to repeal or modify the act proved
May LISTS, entitled an act to forbid fur
ther retirement of United States legal
tender notes.
Then follows the remainder Of the
section with reference to advertising the
bonds for sale.
Another amendment inserted by the
committee in section / today, provides
that the bonds shall be payable in Is
years after their issue,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28
Local Weather Report.

Portland, December a7.--The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
Sa. m. Barometer. 26, 46O; thermome-
ter, 430; dew point, So; humidity, II
wind, SW; Velocity. II; weather. clear.
8p. m.-Barometer. 2S. $50: thermome-
ter. 355; dew point. %; humidity, 80;
wind. SW; velocity, 5; weather
clear.
Mean daily thermometer, 400; maxi
mum thermometer, $50: minimum ther-
mometer. $40; maximum velocity of
wind, 40, s; total precipitation, "a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28
Jail Rather Than Pay a Poll Tax.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1

ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS.l
Norway, December 27.-Isaac H. Lord
has voluntarily gone to the county Jail q
second time. rather than pay his poll tax
of 49, so. He is farmer and peddlar at
North Norway. When asked to pay his
'91 poll tax he asserted il had been paid,
After repeated duns, the collector had
him sent under an execution to the
county jail. Remaining there four weeks
he furnished satisfactory bail to settle.
disclose or return to Jail within six
months. This period ended last Satur-
day, and after some preliminaries he
again entered the Jail. The collector has
furnished bonds to pay his board at the
Jail five years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28
THE WEATHER.

Washington, December 27-Forecast
for Saturday for New England: Fair
weather; light variable winds, becoming
southerly; warmer Saturday night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28

Baltimore, December 27.-(Midnight)
Twenty five persons were crushed and
trampled to death in the panic at the
Front street theatre tonight. Several
others were injured, some Of whom it is
believed will die.
The United Oriental Opera and Dra-
matte Company of Boston, was billed to
the theatre was filled with molly
throng. About $500 persons were in
the house when the orchestra began play
ing the Introductory. A strong ordor of
gas was noticed in the second gallery of
the theatre, and one of the attaches Of the
a lighted torch. Suddenly jet of flame
flashed out as the torch came in contact
with the punctured gas pipe.
Cries Of fire were heard in the upper
galleries and in an instant the excite
ment became intense. Some one rushed
to the gas meter and turned off the sup
ply. plunging the main body of the
house into darkness, the stage jets re-
naming lighted. Turning off the gas
and consequent darkness served to add
to the confusion. The audience arose en-
masse and made mad rush for the exits.
The actors ran to the footlights and
shouted, sit down, there is no danger" +"
but the excited throng paid no heed. The
gas was turned on at the meter, and as
the theatre became Illuminated an in
describab scene of horror was presented.
Men, women and children, crazed by fear
were fighting and struggling in the
aisles, and on the stairways in their
efforts to reach the open air. The actors
on the stage andssa few cool heads in tn Q
audience added to the turmoil by shout
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28

Baltimore, December 27.-During ler-
formanoe by Jewish Dramatic &c npa-
ny in the Front street theatre, some one
in the audience cried "Fire 70 In an
instant O scene of indesoribable confu.
sion ensued
Thirteen dead bodies, and 20 persons,
some thought to be fatally injured, have
been taken out Of the building.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28
CAUSED BY A LEAK In A
GAS PIPE.
Some Fool Yelled Out Fire
Fire !!
AND THE AUDIENCE MADE A FATAL
RUSH FOR THE DOORS.

Women and Chill dren We're Tramp1ed to
Death-Tie Excitment Was Something
Terrible and Men Fought Like Demons
In Their Wild Frenzy-The Audience
Was Larg oly Russ ian Jews-Twen ty
Five Known to Have 9 Been Killed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-28
C. B. a la Spirite.

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figure. Made from specially prepared
and carefully tested materials, which
guarantees best possible wear.
We carry many styles-among them
these worth special mention.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18
81. Patrlek,s Day.

Yesterday WAS the anniversary Of the
birth oil Irelaud's patron saint, aud as
it clme ON Sunday there was no
formal celebration, though green was
lhe predominant color seen on ths
slfoels. Services weru held last even
lug at the Grand opera house, presided
over by Father O'MGhOney, who Do
liyered au address, In which lac gave
au outline OF tho religious and political
history Of Ireland, and the life and
work II 81. Patrick. Ho also read a
number OF poems dear 10 every Irish
heart. Among those taking part Ia tue
.urvlcus were Mrs. Lizzie Thomas.
Edward, Mrs. j, G. MoNHlIy, and
Ngssra. George ID. Piper ami Robert
j0gllnski, who rendered Ia excellent
style q Humber OF iavorite Irish pieces,
and were accompanied by Professor
lNrOuau. The house was crowded.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18

searches and seizures shall not be yio-
.atOI; amt uu warrant shall ''auo but
upon probable causo supported BY oath
or affirmation, particularly describing
the uireo o ho searched aud tho person
or thing to BIO soized.
sec. 10. SO law thall no passed TO
abridro or restrain the freedom of speech
or Of tho pross. In all criminal ptosecu-
tlons for llbol, tho truth may be- given
in evidence TO tho Jury; aud n 70 shall
appear ~ the Jury that the mauur
charged ns libeluus L. truO, and was pub
lishoI with good motives aud for justin
aulo onds, the party shall boz acqulucii
and the Jury shall have tho right 10 DO
tcrmino the law and tho fact
Sec. 10. There shall bo no impriaon-
mont for debt except In cases Of ahscond-
ing debtors.
Soc. ~. An elections shall be- FREQ and
equal. aud no power, civil or military,
shall 40 any limo Interfere 10 prevent tho
free exercise OF the right OF suffrage.
Soldiers In timO OF war may Va. nj thoir
post Of dufy, IN or out ~ tho state,
under regulations to DO prescribed by
law.
SEQ. rs. No OK pos, facio law or law
impniring the obligation OF contracts
shall ever be- passed.
Sec. 49, Treason against the state shall
consist only In lovying war aghinstito in
adhpfiug To- its pu6mles or iu giving thum
aid and comfort. No person shall be cone
yirtyd OF treason unlCst ON tho testimony
OF TWO witnesses To tho sam0 uyoit act,
Sec .O. Tho military shall Do iu srict
uhurdiuation 90 tho civil pOwur, and ul
soldier ahull lntimo % peace bu uuarUrCl
boz any house without tho consent OF tho
uwuor; nor DO umo OF war except la ID
manuor 90 boz prescribed by law.
Sec. ~. No distinction shall over be-
mado by law between resident aliens
and clti.ans o., io the possession, taxation
| CnIoym - or descent ~ property.
SEQ. 90 Nnlthur slavery nor iuvolun-
/ tury soryliude, except ns puul-hmUul
| Tor crime, whereof tho party shall have
| boon duly convicted, shall exist within
/ this state.
Soc. %. Private property shall not b.
| taG0n or damaged Tor public uso Without
| iust compensation.
Soc. 20 Private property shall not Doe
/ nkOu for private use uuluss by COT. Cu
| OF the owner, except for private ways %
| necessity, and Tor reservoirs, drains
| fumes ur bitches, on or nCiuss the land
| OF othCFs, for agricultural, mining, mill
! ing, domestic or sanitary purpose, nnt
| in mo- caso shall Hnch properly Do tuEci
/ without duo compensation,
Sec. ~. Tho right OF CyOry clUzen @
/ the fruits af hIH labor. aud hIH freedom O.
| coll tho same, shall NOT boz abridged, nul
| rhnll be- protected.
Soc. .G. Tho provisions Of This Doustl
| tuition orc mandatory and urra hitory
! unless by express words they arc do
| cinfod to bo Otherwise.
See. ~. Al laws Of a general ualur
] shall have uniform operation,
Soc. IS. This enumeration ~ right
shall not bo construed 90 Impair or den!
others retained hy tho people.
Soc, 2l. Frequent recurrence 20 funds
mental principles IL essential TO tho nd
curity of individual right aud the pcrp,
tulty OF free government.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18
NELLIE DAVIS UP AGAIN
Motion FOR q New Trial In Her Case, and
Likewise In That Of VIM. Lynch.

The legal arguments on motion TO set
aside the verdict aud for a new trial In
tho case Of Nollis Dgvis, recently con.
vlclcd on a charge OF abductlng Edith
Korrcu, daughter Of tho city marshal Of
Lehi, into house OF ill-iame In this
city, had been ret for hearing before
Judge Bsrsoh this morning.
When the matter was called up OF
10 o'c lock, however, the attorney for
the defense, 3. T.. Armstrong, VS., not
ready and continuance was gran ted
tlll . p, m,
Among the grounds on which the
motion IA based arc the following:
That tho verdict WINS contrary 10 the
law anu the evidence; that the latter
failed 10 show that the defendant
either inveiglud or outiuod tho girl;
thet the teslimony did not show hertz
have boon of previous good character;
that the court erred Ia excluding the
public from the court room during the
progress OF the hearing, by reason Of
which tho defendant did not have o
public trial, ami was therefore deprived
u her rights as guaranteed by the con.
i,tution Of the United States ~ well As
the statutes Of this territory; also Nc ".
y discovered evidoncu.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18
POLICE COURT
a Proper Subject for the Reform
sohoOl-Olher Offenders.

A large number OF offenders were
arraignud before Police Ju5tios Smith
this morning, among them being n 10.
yesr-old boy named James Binklsy,
son VI the notorious Mrs. Binkley.
Numerous complaints have been made
by the guests OF tho CHA House TO tho
effect that young Binkley has been
going to their rooms and helping him
self 10 whatever no fanolod. lie 10
said to have stolen a razor aud atrop
from one, palr Of gloves from nu.
0Iheb pair OF clippers iIom Police
Clerk james aud u pair OF shoes from
Mir. David Reese. Mr.. Reese, Il ap.
pears, found him with the shoes ON
his feet aud got him 10 20 ana get the
other gruolCH. The boy stated 10 the
court this morning that no had stolen
the ultlclrs. When aHked " he would
like 20 20 10 the Reform School he said
no did not know, The matter was DC,
Tor . p. nI., ut which Time no WAS ills.
charged.
PIT. NyHirum, charged with keeping
q disoriefly house and ceiling liquor
on Sunday, plead not guilty, anu hia
case WIS Get Tor trial tomorrow after.
noon at O'Clock.
ID. l., Levy, chargei with leaving
his team united, WAS called Tor trial,
and entered u plea Of NOT guilty. From
tbs evidence itappeAts that lriDudaut
drove from his home tO his place OF
buHineSs, and leaving his horse united,
went intide anu told boy 10 10 out
and tie II. Hu was found guilty aud
iinei 49, which he promptly paid anu
departed.
lid franklin, q oolored walter, who
was arrested on Saturday evening Un a
charge OF ituuduleutiy disposlug Of
goods which be had not paid Tor, wat
arraigned before Justice Smith this
morning anu entered plea Of moi
guilty. lilo claims thht no purchased
goods from Mg. T.. A. 5Ufousun iu
November last HnG hgd paid all but
so OF his bin, ana tlRt during his nt'
aonce from tue city his wiiu sold the
goods without his knowledge.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18

bu made, 10 the probate courts Of the
several o0uutiru are given lur1dictiou
concurrent with iusiiceH or the peace
% ell mledouCan0r, with hight 10 a
tfial by jury Of no. exceeding ak mon.
This jurisdiction should De taken on-
trely from the dpiric. courts, except
upon appeal, which should DO allowed
upon qucationi Of law only, which u
done will so greatly lussuu tho work Of
thJ1o courts that am satisfied, 90 I
have before said, that ak district
Judge can DO the work ni the State
Respectfully submitted,
JOuy W. JurD,
u. q. Attorney f0r Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18
Judge Bartch'. Short Orders.

In the divorce suit Of Geneva Snow
Vi Clarence Snow, the nearing to show
cause for defendants failure to pay
aimony was today oct for the 23rd
inst.
In regard to the libel suit Of Amos
Fensterunkar Va tho sat Lako Irl6
inc, the motion Co relax COSTS was also
hot Tor tho 23fd inst,
John II. Hatloy vi Jo5huR b. Stewart
otul. Decree Of fnTBglIuuto'
Remington, johnson q 20. W. Jo'
sian Barnett OF al. Loaye given cor.
tain parties ~ intervene,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18

furttd 10 committee ON public bnlliuss
au0 stale lut.ituIOus not euucAtlohhl.
EXEMPTIONS on HOMESTEAD.
BJwdlc, Of salt Lake, offered O
pfUpJBiuOn on exemptions Oi nome
lluads aud otucr properly 10 heaut OF
Families, which WAS rciorfel 10 the
committee On taxation and public
debt.
MECnAsCs' iIEN'
Bowdlo also offered pF0p3siiion ior
Insertion IN the Constitutions plUviuins
liens Tor mechanics anu Others, which
was referred W tue committee On LABOR
anu arbitration.
ANOTHER JUDICIARY ARTICLE
MalJnsy VI Weber Offered pr0pgsi-
ton Vn Judiciary, wnicu was tciuifeu
10 the committee On judiciary,
TAXATION ENEMIu0S.
CLARK oil lOoulu offered q llgp1aillon
10 exempt certain property ifOm ts2-
alton, wnlgh was fcicffed ~ the cOm'
mittte On revenue, taxation uuu public
utb.
MAYORS VETO rOwER8.
Cuahius, Of SAT- Lake, oucrod a
proportion relative ~ votU power ui
may ufa, which was referred % com.
mt.ee On municipal corporations.
INDLnTkDNEs8 o. CiIIIA
Cushing also o1sfoI proportion
relating 6. indebtedness ul ultl.a, winch
/ was fufetiou " commlltuo on municipal
| corpufniiuue.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
AtthH iuucturo tho Convention ru
| solved itaUlf into committee Oi tt'
whole, with kmbnllt OF Wcheb OF
chairman, 20 coueiicr die No. 3d. q TO-
/ port from thu committee on nIpyulon
mcnt aud Boundaries, which recon-
meudci that the boundaries % tn'
State Of Utah hc made according 20 tu'
outline presented by Cfuuui OF Millhfl
u low days ngJ.
wins italud that the last LorlsIaiur
Of this Territory had before it e NEE
sure contemplating change Of Oh,
udnTy Hue between Uuh nul
ATa1un. Congress was mum0rlali1'l
uglriiug the matter and the lugiaia
tufu OF Arizona was now iu t,tslUi
AMI would OCT favUraBly q ION 10. Ai
moved that tho hlo lay On tho Iabl,
temporarily.
rnu GUAR ruled the motion cut o
order nnd llt lvlus appealed tlogU
/ rm ard WAS urdunily supported by
Evans OF Weber whils Hat, NcuEtdu
5quifu8 uuu utheu ttJud Win Gu
chair,
Chairman Kimballs decision wa
sustained lusi as tue News went &,
pre1l and nt that time tho b0uudAr
article was still under discussion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18
Delta Phi Society.

The Delta Phi Society OF tins Univer-
sity will give a pnbllc meeting at tho
University building this evening,
beginning at 1880 O'Clock. This follow
ing program Will be prasanteii
DubalU-RssllyeI lnst tue PfeHidont
OF the United States should DO ulectui
by popular v0tt. Affirmative, IL. V.
smith aud IA. l., Nelson Negative,
10. @. Robinson auu /. 10. Wiley.
Vocal duet, Miss Eva Winberg aud
Miss Mabel Cooper Plano solo, Miss
Lynn. Recitation, shady strnger,
Vocal solo, Miss KOyIe,
The public 10 invited 10 attend.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

The suNNY soUru, "a real jarkoy
aggregation, appours o., tho TheaIor TO-
night A "caku walA' will DO one Oi
tue leading features.
ENGA0ED, Gllbrr's brilliant, ofrallo
anu sAtirioai comedy, opens tue new
week at tho Grand tonight, with Mr,
Clarke In the role of CbUviot HIN.