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in a right that made Joe wobble, and
the COON was tired West & round

in a right that made Joe wobble, and
the coon was tired. Vests round.
From the opening of the twelfth to
the end of the seventeenth West land
ed as he plased, receiving but little in
return. He had the colored man grog-
gy, but was not strong enough to finish
the trick.
Round 1S-Wolcott put a hard left on
the ear, but West met him with stiff
one on the mouth. Joe put a hard
left swing on the kidneys, but was
nailed on the nose with a jab and
uppercut as he tried to get away. West
sent in right, and Joe was wild West
forced Joe back with left and right on
the head and then drove a hard left.
following it up with right on the ear
and caused the blood to flow. Twice
again Tommy landed on Joe's head but
the latter swung hard right on the
wind and got in a light left as the bell
rang.
Round 19-Wolcott drove right to the
jaw, and West jabbed him on the swol-
len mouth twice. West then crcSSed
his right on the ear, and Joe broke
ground. West missed with his left, but
landed right on the head. Joe was wild,
and got hard jab on the face. VOL
cott tried rushing, but West punched
hlm in the wind. Both crossed with
rights on the head. West jabbed a
hard left, and Joe clinched.
By an error the timekeeper declared
that this was the last round, and the
referee called the bout draw.
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KELLY KILLED HIMSELF.
The Shot Which Caused His Death
Not Fired by Officers.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 9.-The inquest over
the remains Of Murderer Kelly to-day
found that the fatal wound in the right
temple was made by a bullet from 81
caliber revolver, which was used by
Kelly. 1t is certain that the shot was
not fired by any of the officers, for their
weapons are all of 3S-caliber It is be-
lieved that the wound in the arm was
the one inflicted by the shooting done
by the officers, who fired about dozen
shots at him.
The bullet which caused Kelly's death
was found lodged midway across the
base Of the brain, and the fact that he
was conscious for fully a week after
the shooting is considered a remarka
bic circumstance.
The verdict of the Coroner's jury was
that the deceased came to his death
from a gunshot wound inflicted by him
self, with the purpose of suiciding.
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LONG-DISTANCE BICYCLISTS.
Hale Continues to Lead His COmpetit-
ors in the Six-Day natch.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9-"Teddy' Hale,
the plucky and graceful Irishman who
has fairly ridden his way into popular
favor in the six-day international BIZ
cycle race at Madison Square Garden,
at eleven minutes after 6 o'clock this
evening completed 1000 miles, and was
sixty-seven miles ahead of the best pre-
vious record. Hale's time was 66
hours and II minutes for the thousand,
as against the "A hours and Al minutes
in which that distance was accom-
plished by Martin in the '93 race.
The Irishman finished 900 miles at
10 a M. and was then 81 miles in ad
vance of the record, and 81 miles ahead
Of his nearest competitor, Rice of
Wilkesbarre. Pa. Hale was feeling a
bit tired. so having so much leeway he
took a rest of two hours, and having
partaken Of three pounds of beefsteak,
two chickens and unlimited beef tea, re-
turned to the track feeling like a new
man. He quickly regained some of the
time lost during his sleep. and at p.
m. was thirty-one miles ahead of Rice.
The latter was riding pluckily and
keeping his position well. He complet-
ed his / 900 miles little after D. m.
Foster, Moore and Reading passed the
1000 mark by midnight. OF the next
division, Pierce. Shock. Smith and
Taylor were closely punched, and all in
pretty fair shape except Scfock, whose
legs and stomach were weak Ashin-
ger. Cassidy and Maddox were the next
lot with Cannon and Mcleod whipping
in. Wilkes quit this morning, having
gone 622 miles.
The midnight score t72 hours was:
Hale 1,ol1 miles. Rice 1,034. Forster
1.012, Moore 1,OO1. Reading 992, Pierce
914. Schock 9S5 Taylor 971. Smith
969. Ashinger 937. Cassidy S6S, Mad
dox 901, Click S41, Cannon 7S6. Nc
Leod 6I9.
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THE KESWICK EXPLOSION
twenty-five Workmen Were Injured
But On.y One Fatally.

REoDiNG, Dec. 9.-Later reports Of
.he eApiosion OF gasoline which oc-
CURED about 1:15 last night in the
poWer-house of the smelling plant of
the mountain nne at Keswick. six
miles northwest of this city, say a live
electric wire set fire to the b,iIdine
and some thirty of the employees of the
company were trying to extngush the
flames, when a large quantity Of gaso-
Inc IN storage tank in the building
exploded with terrific force. TWENTY
hve OIL the men were injured by the ex-
piosion, one, Harry Wise, being nar-
haps fatally burned. Arthur Dean was
badly burned about the head and NAV
lose his eyesfght. The others were main
fully, but not seriously hurt.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a large
assemblage of ring followers and men
about town crowded Judge Sanderson' s
courtroom this morning in expectation
of hearing sensational developments
regarding the manner in which the
Fitzsimmons- -Sharkey prize fight was
fixed" and they were not disappointed.
If credence is to be placed in the story
told on the witness stand by ''Austrai-
ian" Billy Smith, Sharkey's trainer.
Fitzsimmons was defeated man before
he left New York.
According to Smiths testimony ]. j.
Groom, J. H. Gibbs, Danny Lynch,
Sharkey's manager, and Sharkey him
self were the men who composed the
National Athletic Club, before which
organization the now notorious contest
was fought. These four men, Smith
said, engaged Wyatt carp as referee,
with the understanding that he was to
award the fight directly FitZsimmons
landed a body blow or stomach punch
which might be stretched into a foul.
carp was to receive $1,000 for his serv-
ices. Smiths story is in substance as
follows:
Five weeks ago he was employed to
train Sharkey at the Ocean Beach Ho-
tel, George Allen and Danny Needham
assisting. He had frequent conversa-
ttons with Sharkey about his pros
pective contest with Fitzsimmons.
Three weeks prior to the fight Sharkey
requested Smith to suggest a good ref
cree. Smith named Hiram Cook, and
Lynch promised to call on that gentle
man. A few days later Lynch informed
Smith that Cook was not a suitable ref
cree.
Smith was then advised by Sharkey
or the fact that he (Sharkey) and
Lynch had an interest In the National
CLUB. Sharkey stated that Lynch,
Groom and Gibbs were all broke and
that he himself was obliged to put up
S2.ooo to guarantee his appearance in
the ring. leaving him almost broke.
Lynch and he were each to receive 90
per cent of the gate receipts after the
expenses and purse money had been de-
Quoted
Ten days before the fight Shar'kev
mentioned to Smith that Lynch had
succeeded in enga ging one Wyatt carp,
horse owner, to act as referee Earp
had agreed to give the fight to Sharkey
on foul the first time Fitzsimlnons hit
him body blow at close quarters, and
in consideration of his decision the
referee was to be paid Sc, 800. On the
morning before the fight Sharkey again
assured Smith that everything was
fixed" satisfactorily for Sharkey to
win.
After describing his movements in the
ring before the call of time, Smith con-
tinued, "Sharkey was dazed at the end
of the second round, and was practi-
cally defeated then. I did not see the
Knockout blow. After Sharkey fell
Lynch whispered to him pretend to be
in great pain and it will be all right.
We carried Sharkey to his dressing
room and put him on a cot. Lynch re-
fused to allow anybody in the room.
Sharkey kept holding his hands to his
head and complaining of his sore ear
and jaw, but said nothing about his
groin. / started to remove his trunks.
but Lynch stopped me.
I'VE then carried Sharkey to a hacI,
and removed him to his hotel Allen.
Lynch, Needham and myself laid him
out on bed. I took off his shoes and
trousers and Allen removed his trunks.
He made no complaint except regarding
his head and ear, and I saw no evil
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PORTLAND (Or.), Dec. 9.-The San
Luis Rey Valley irrigation plant, near
Oceanside, Cal, is involved in a big
suit which has been instituted in the
State Circuit Court here. j. A. Jones,
who is represented as the chief con-
tractor for the work, and owner of wall
liable rights of way and franchises, is
the plaintiff, and ON account of a breach
of contract he has filed suit to recover
damages to the extent of S225, 900
against Smith and Benham of Bay
City, Mich. The suit was filed here in
order to obtain service on Benham,
who was just boarding a train for the
Sound.
Defendants failed to assign to plaint
if 1312 per cent. of the capital stock
of the concern, or assign to him a claim
Of 81 ,966 %, as agreed in the contract.
BY reason of this violation of the terms
of the agreement the contract for right
of way and for land have all expired
by limitation, and have been Cancelled.
The plaintiff says further that they
cannot be renewed or revived, and the
loss incurred by him, with loss Of credit
and mental worry, is valued at S225, 900.
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dence of discoforation about the groin.
when DIR. Lee called, Allen and l
were asked to leave the room. A few
moments later we heard Sharkey
screaming, and Allen remarked. i don't
like the looks of this, l am going away.
After waiting five minutes Lynch let
me into Sharkeys room again. and 1
found Tom all bandaged UP. A bottle
of iodide of potassium stood on the
washStand. i do not know what II was
used for, but it could hardly have been
applied to his sore ear. Lynch then
told me / could go for the night as ne
had engaged man to SIT up with
Sharkey.
THE following evening I called on
Sharkey. and found the swelling on his
groin very apparent, but he did not
complain of suffering any pain In that
region. His ear troubled him, how
ever. He asked me what kind OF
fight he had put UP, and l told hlm
pretty good He said that FitzsimmonS
could whip Corbett in two rounds. He
hits like a mule continued Sharkey,
and Corbett would not last any time
with him.. Sharkey told me l could
sleep with him that night. l offered
to put hot bandages on him, but he
told me they were not necessary. Be
fore going to sleep he jumped out Of
bed, lit a cigar and walked around the
room. He assured me that he was all
right excepting his sore ear
On croSs-eXamnation Smith stuck t.
his story, and could not be shaken. He
also disclosed the fact that DR.. Lee was
not summoned to Sharkey's bedside un
til two hours and a half after the fight
was over
Lynch, Groom and Gibbs denounce
Smiths testimony as rank perjury.
They claim that Smith demanded
$1,000 for his services as trainer, and
declined to accept the $500 offered him.
Allen, who promises to corroborate
Smiths testimony tomorrow, was Of
fered $500, but attempted to blackmail
Sharkey and Lynch into paying him
double that amount
Lynch asserts that Allen and Smith,
finding that their attempt at extorton
would be fought, went to Fitzsimmons'
attorneys and offered TO make certain
disclosures concerning alleged jobbery,
which can easily be disproved.
Colonel kowalsky, FItzsimmons'
counsel, AYERS that he has enough
testimony to convict the entire Sharkey
following of gross conspiracy and fraud,
and that he will smoke out the whole
crowd before he is through
Smiths testimony has created a tre-
mendous sensation among the sporting
fraternity
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FAST AND FURIOUS FIGHT
RETWEEN TOMMY WEST AND JOE
WOLCOTT AT NEW YORK.
The Referee Calls the Contest Draw
at the End of the Nine
teenth Round.

NEW YORK, Dec 9.-After what
promised to be a fZzle at the start, the
nineteen-round bout between Joe VOL
colt the colored welterweight cham
pion. and Tommy West of Boston az
the Marlborough Club tonight proved
to be a fast and furious fight. Dick
O'Brien, who was originally to meet
Wolcott, backed out, to the disgust Of
the crowd. When the bout started the
crowd Kissed at being taken in, and
many left the hall. Probably 70 to l
could have been got against West up
to the eighth round but after that the
aspect of things changed, and finally
West had the best of it. In the seven
teenth and eighteenth rounds Wolcott
was all but out, but West did not have
the strength nor science to give the coup.
owing to a mistake of the timekeeper,
time was called at the end of the nine
teenth round Charley White gave the
decision as draw.
The first six rounds We're farcical.
West was suffering from stage fright,
and Wolcott was holding back. The
opening of the seventh was the same,
but West shot several lefts on the face,
and Wolcott went to his corner bleed
ing.
Round S-Wolcott hooked a hard left
on the ear. West landed left on the
neck Joe led, but was stopped, and
West sent another left on the ear. Joe
shot a right on the body Tommy put
his left on the wind, bur Joe sent back
a right and left on the head. Joe put a
good left on the wind. Tommy retail
lated with a right on the stomach.
Round 9-Tommy came up and got
a right hook on the ear. Wolcott land
ed right and left, but was countered
hard. Joe was fighting for all he was
worth now, but Tommy was game. and
had got over his fright The Boston boy
was fighting back in great style.
Round 10-West put a strong left on
the wind. Joe sent in both hands to the
head twice. but left a great opening
which West missed. Wolcott was try
ing hard, but West stopped most of the
blows. Tommy was bleeding, but
rlucky. and was laying for hard
punch.
Round 11-Wolcott rushed, but was
stopped by right that sent his head
back. West put right and left on the
wind and left on ear. Joe sent a hot
one to the ribs. Some fierce exchanges
followed, of which West had all the
best. Just as the bell rang West put
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SETTLERS COMING WEST.
Over Thousand Eastern Families
Booked for Pacific Coast Points.

TACOMA (Wash.), Dec. 9.-The
Washington State immigration Com
mission announces that the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific Rail-
roads have made new permanent rate
for parties of twenty-five settlers from
ST. Paul to Pacific Coast points and
from Bellingham to Portland. The rate
applies to bona fide settlers and MEM
bers of their families, and goes into eff
feet at once.
The members of the Traffic Associa-
ton say that under this half-rate they
have lists of over a thousand families
who will, as soon as the winter is over,
come to Washington and Oregon from
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and
the Dakotas, and they expect that next
season there will be a greater immigra-
ton Westward than at any time here
tOfOre.
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WILLIAM MORTIMER.
A Prominent Fruit Grower Dies Sud-
denly at Niles.

OAKLAND, Dec. "a special to the
Enquirer" from Niles says that Will
lam Mortimer, resident of that place
for twenty-one years. died suddenly last
evening. lie was station agent of the
Southern Pacific Company for many
years, and resigned and went to fruit
raising. He was the owner of the largest
prune orchard in the county. The fu-
neral will take place tomorrow. The
Masonic fraternity will conduct the
services. Interment will be in Decoto
Cemetery.
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LOS ANGELES REFORMERS.
Rev. rIcLean Tells Why He Wanted
to be a Special Policeman,

Los ANGELES, Dec. 9.-Speculation
has been rife here to-day respecting the
object Of Parson Mclean in applying
to the Board of Police Commissioners
to be appointed a special police officer
without pay on behalf of the Park
hurst Society. Rev. Mr.. Mclean to-
night ended all speculation on this score
Ey stating his position.
The reason / want to be an officer
said he, lis this: When L see a man or
woman has violated the law / want to
have the authority to make the arrest
Immediately. / am not afraid If
We're an officer / would march my pris-
oner right up to the Jail
THE Chief of Police has gone back
en- US, and l am determined to prosecute
this work and bring the violators of the
law to justice. / want the commits
SlonerS to make me a special officer
and be allowed to carry a weapon. be-
cause | considered it necessary to fa-
cilitate the work. / felt that / needed
the protection that the law throws
about an officer. The matter was re.
ferred to the Chief for his opinion IT
was then that Glass showed his
hand
On the point Of employing outside of
ficers to assist in the crusade Mr.. Me-
Lean said: I'VE engaged a. number of
out-of-town detectives, and manv nri-
vate citizens volunteered to procure evi.
dence. No, we did not accent anv of
the Chief of Policies detectives for
could not trust one of them. We have
'clnch' on 800 cases. We have tho ax,;
dehce 10 convict. There are several
cases now before the court, and we
VIII enter number of complaints in
Justice owens court. As fast as these
cases are disposed of we will file now
ones. we do not want to crowd the
courts too much"
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JURY UNABLE TO AGREE.
Case of r1an Who Caused Child 5
Death by Giving 1t Whisky.

EUREKA, Dec. 9.-The jury in the
case of Otto Olsen, charged with man
slaughter, was unable to agree after re-
naming out all night, and was dis
charged this morning. Olsen is the
young mill hand accused of causing
the death Of eight-year- old Minnie Car
son.
Last Memorial Day, while drunk, he
called at the childs home in the alb
sence Of her mother and gave her
whisky from a flask which he brought
The child drank a large quantity of the
liquor and died from it's effects two
days later. This was the second disa-
greeing jury in the case, and it is prob
able the case will now be dismissed.
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MIsTREATED BY THE OFFICERS
Nine of the Crew of Revenue Cutter
Bear Quit the Vessel.

SEATTLE (Wash.), Dec. 9.-Owing to
alleged mistreatment and cruelty on the
part OF certain oihcers, especially when
in norrhern waters, nine seamen of the
United states revenue cutter Bear have
quit the vessel, all receiving their pay.
and eight of the number having honor
able discharges. Others, it is claimed.
will also leave the service. The men
make no complaints against Cantain
Tuttle, the commander of the Bear but
say some Of the subordinate officers
are extremely overbearing.
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Recruits for the Cubans.

BUTTE (Mont), Dec. "a club OF
Cuban sympathizers is being organized
here to join the insurgents in January.
Captain Bordeaux. the organizer, has
nearly 200 names on the list.
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FITZSIMMONS DEFEATED
BEFORE THE FIGHT BEGUN,
That Is if CredenCe is Placed in a Story
Told by "Australian' Billy Smith,
Who Helped to Train Sharkey for the
Fistic Contest.

Says Groom, Gibbs, Lynch and
Sharkey Himself Were the rlen
Who Composed the National
Athletic Club, and That the Four
rIen Engaged Wyatt carp as
Referee, With the Under standing
That He Was to Award the Fight
to the Marine, Receiving $4,000
for His Services.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

guns and torpedoes at Ballast Point. The
first work undertaken will be the con-
struction of a wharf 400 feet long,
which will occupy several weeks. Ac-
tual work on the emplacements will be-
gin about January 1st. The contract in
wolves an expenditure of S109,0OO
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Defense for San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, Dec &c. p. Gray. Sec
retary of the California Construction
Company, arrived to-day to begin work
on emplacements for the quick firing
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STRIKE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Two Hundred Employees of the Pacific
Rolling Mills Quit Work.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.-Two hun
dred employees of the Pacific Rolling
Mills, one of the largest concerns of the
kind on the coast, have struck, owing
to a heavy cut in wages. The wages Of
boys were reduced 20 per cent. and la
borers % per cent, while skilled work
men suffered to the extent of 30 to 80
per cent.
The company gives as reason for
the cut that it is not meeting expenses.
The men. on the other hand, say the
company recently changed it's furnaces
from coal to oil burning at great ex-
pense The change was failure. and it
has had to change back to coal. and it
wants the men to bear the burden.
The record-union., 1896-12-10

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-I.ata this
afternoon at the Capitol the Republican
Senatorial Steering Countries and
Mark Hanna held a conference. The
situation in the States of North Caro-
INA. South Dakota, Kentucky and
Washington. with respect to the elee-
ton of United States Senators. was dis
cussed. and 1T was agreed that every
honorable method should be employed
to elect Senators there il possible.
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INVOLVES VALUABLE
CALIFORNIA PROPERTY,
Big Suit Which Has Been Instituted in
the Oregon State Circuit Court.
A Contractor Claims Damages for
Nearly Quarter Of a Million.

WOrkmen Injured by
the Explosion of Gasoline Which
Wrecked the Power House of the
Mountain Mine at keswick Tues
day Night, But Only One of Them
Fatally.
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AdulterattOn of Tea.

Apr"p's of the present agitation started by the Japanese against their own cheap tea. we 6nd the following statement made hy James R. Davies, ex-tea-inspectnr for the DOT. of New York:
 Making green tea does not improve the flavor. IL is rather the other way. Of course Plt,s>ian Blue and such adul. tsrations are absolutely poisonous.
 "There is not enough in the tea to kill. perhaps, but 1 have no doubt they cause disease"
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-21
About Ready.

There sar in n'r' lm,r tt nf work .,nnectml with Il M,nn,th Sp..ill Illustrated E iition surh as the SUN will issue at an early date. The labor is nearly complete, however. and w' will sTn have ready fnr our rra,lrrs
 he most superb edition ever issued IT. the territory. A competent Chicag' artist has l,ern engaged tn lake lh, necrssary views from which -ngrav. Ings will be made. He will be i, Flagstaff the coming week.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-21
Artistic photogra phing.

The SUN takes pleasure In announc. iug that it has secured the services of Mr. Geo. Thorne of Chicago. an artistic photographer. who will next week take the necessary views and ph"iographs for our forthcoming Special Illustrated Edition. This edition will have \ cirpn. .aticn "f lO. GOO copies and will 'm "f in. ralculable brnrHt to C0c0ninO c"unty.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-21
PROFESSIONAL,

E Nj. SANFORD. ATTORNEY AT LAW. L, Prescott, Arizona. Win practice in all the courts of Arizona.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-21
Meetin. of the Repubn can Le gue

Meeting of the Kepubli can Le gue
 The Republican League of Crn"in' county is hereby called to meet in th' court house at 10 o'clock a. m. 0, Saturday, May 23. 1896. Business |" importance will be trahsactrd an, every R.pub'ican lu C"c"nino count, whether a m"mhrr "f the l.ague (" ,mt. is req tested ln attend.
 FRANK D. WILEY, R B BURNS.
 Secretary. Pr",ldru
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-21

E M,. DOE ATTORNEY AT LAW. E. Office two doors west of the Bank hotel, Flsgstafi. Arizona.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-21
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\ bui.tling h,m has slrL k Bi-h 'Gh uu us> GuHu q d., H"U u0 N h Us, ,rr ui,i,r cor> ruc lon. b sides ihG company is doing c"r>idrrahl" huih ing. Toe new hospital building Ina been completed, Il new machine shol IS under way and other improvement, are contemplated inrludins a Jew warrhn,,se, m extension to the stor. and buildings and shelter fnr the new rpaStprS,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-21

TIE CocoNINo SUN is pleased to contribute in public matters. but all no'ices of festivals, fairs. meetings of societies. suppers. enter tninments and mention of marriages, births and deaths beyond the regular announce ,nrnt. will be charged for al regular rates.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-21
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

All contracts and bills for advertising pay able monthly.
 Advertising rates given upon application. Rus,pess lo.als 10 cents per line for drst in- scr,ion. and 8 cents per line for each subse- uucnl insertion.