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The news & observer., 1896-12-25
AN AFFECTIONATE PASTOR.
fFrom the Buffalo Commercially

(From the Buffalo Commercially
One of the clergymen in New York
City, who has been on trial for improper
conduct towards a young woman in his
parish gets off with verdict OF mot
proyen"-a verdict that ought to mortify
and distress any sensitive minister. But
the man testified that he hugged and
kissed the young woman 'as he often
did the girls in his Sunday School" We
submit that such conduct is utterly un-
justifiable. There is no reason why a
clergyman should feel that he has a
right to take such liberties, and if he
persists he ought not to be surprised
when some of the indignant parents bring
him before the courts.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
]. W. Barber g. Son,
RALEIGH. ~. G.
Southern Railroad.
(PTEDMONT ATR-LnyE)
Condensed Schedule
In Effect June IA, 1895
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DAILY:
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA
LIMITED. -

LIMITED"
$40 .. m, daily-Sold vestibuIea
train with sleeper from Norfolk CO
Chattanooga, via Salisbury, Mor9aa-
ton, Asheville. Hot Springs and
Knoxville.
Connects at Durham for Oxford,
ClaTksville and Keysville, exc~pS
Sunday. AT Greensboro with the
Washington and Southwestern Vss-
tbuled (lfmitedl train for al points
north, and with main line train No.
II for Danville, Richmond and In
termediate stations; also has COR
nectlon for Winston-Sa and with
main line train No. 25. United
States Fast Mail" for Charlotte.
Spartanburg Greenville, Atlantis
and all points South: also Columbia,
Augusta, Charleston, Savann&h.
Jacksonville. and all points In Flor
ida. Sleeping car for Atlanta, Jack
sonville and at Charlotte witk
sleeping car for Augusta.
CHATTANOOGA AND NORFOLE
LIMITED"
11:45 a. m, dailY--SoIid train cor
sisting OF Pullman sleeping cara ara
coaches from Chattanooga TO Nor
fodk, arriving at Norfolk $500 D. IN, In
time TO connect with the Old Domia-
ion, Merchants and Miners. Nor
folk and Washington and Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Richmond S. e.
Co.'s for all points north and east.
Connects at Selma for FayettvilI@
and intermediate stations on the
Wilson and Fayetteville Short Cut
daily; daily except Sunday for New
bern and Morehead City: daily for
Goldsboro and Wilmington and in-
termediate stations on the Whining
ton and Weldon railroad.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
S:55 a. m, daily-Connects at Dur
ham for Oxford. Keysville, Rich
mond; at Greensboro for Waahing-
ton and all points north.
EXPRESS. TRAIN.
S:09 p. M, daily-For Goldsboro and
intermediate stations.
LOCAL
300 a. m, daily-Connects at Green's
boro for all points for north ans
south and Winston-Salem and points
on the Northwestern North Caro-
Inns railroad. At Salisbury for all
points in Westarn North Carolina,
Knoxville, Tenn, Cincinnati. anA
western points; at Charlotte for
Spartanburg, Greenville, Athena,
Atlanta and all points south.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH:
EXPRESS TRAIN.
300 p. m, daily-From Atlanta, Char
lotte, Greensboro and all points
south.
LOCAL.
7:10 a. M, daily-From Goldsboro
and all points north and south.
Sleeping car from Greensboro to
Raleigh.
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA
LIMITED"
5:40 p. m., daily.-From all points
east, Norfolk, Tarboro. Wilson and
water lines.
From Goldsboro, Wilmington.
Fayetteville, and all points in East
ern Carolina.
AND NORFOLK
LIMITED"
40 a. m. daily-FromNew York, Wash
ington, Lynchburg, Danville ara
Greensboro, Chattanooga, Knoxville,
Hot Springs and Asheville.
LOCAL
300 p. m, daily except Sunday-From
Goldsboro and ell points east.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
':55 a. M, daily-From Goldsboro.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
Handsome Furniture

Our stock defies competi-
tion. We invite your in
spection feeling assured
that we can sell you, if you
are willing to be convinced
by the logic of
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All Druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. .5c.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

The most suitable Christ
mas present is something
useful. Nothing is more
appropriate than
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
Cuban Filibusters.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, August 10
Horatio Rubens, attorney of the Cuban
Junta, is still in the city, and there is
no doubt that his presence and the
rumors of a Cuban expedition soon to
leave Florida waters causes the Spanish
officials stationed in Florida much un-
easiness, for already to Spanish spies or
detectives are here keeping watch on
the movements of prominent Cubans.
From good authority it is learned that
arms and munitions of war have been
coming into the state for some time and
are being stored at point south of
Jacksonville. The general opinion is
that these supplies are to be carried to
sea on tug boat and put on board the
steamer Laurada, which is now on her
way south with Cuban expedition.
The presence of the revenue cutter
Boutwell, would seem to indicate that
the officials believe that the expedition
will leave from this point. The United
States Court officials and the customs
officials say that they k how nothing of
any expedition to leave Florida waters,
but they are all on the alert.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
wed all other questions in Importance

owed all other questions in Importance,
desire it distinctly understood that
shall offer no apology for the income
tax plank of the Chicago platform. The
income tax is not new, nor is it based
upon hostility to the rich; the system
is employed in several of the most i'm
portant nations in Europe, and every
income tax law now on the statute
books in any land, so far as l have
been able to ascertain, contains an ex-
emption clause.
What is the test of ofhonesty in money?
1t must plainly be found in the purchas-
ing power of the dollar. An absolutely
honest dollar would not vary in it's
general purchasing power; it would be
absolutely stable when measured by
average prices. A dollar which in
creases in purchasing power is just as
dishonest as dollar which decreases
in purchasing power 1t cannot be
successfully claimed that monomettal-
lism or bimetallism or any other sys-
tenn gives an absolutely just standard
of value.
1--WE regret that we I'VE not space to
publish all this week. Ed.)
CONTINUED TO NEXT WEEK,
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
Spanish Brutality.

New York, August, 11.-An appeal
signed by more than hundred persons
in the United States will be sent to the
General Council of the International
Red Cross Society, calling attention to
the non-observance by Spain in the
Cuban war of the stipulations unani-
mously agreed to in the Congress held
by the Society in which Spain as a
nation took part. 1t was at the con-
ference specified that in all inter-
national or civil wars the hospitals,
wounded men, the surgeons and
nurses of the enemy should be re-
spected by the contending parties.
Attention is called in the physi-
clans protest to the frequent men
tion made in Spanish official re-
ports of the capture and destruction by
the Spanish troops of the hospitals of
the Cuban insurgents.
The specific case presented is that of
Cuban hospital which was recently
captured by the Spanish troops near
Matanzas. All the patients with the
surgeons, Izguierdo and Roig, were
macheted by the Spanish soldiers, as Off
cially reported by the authorities and
printed in all the Havana papers.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
Notification Committee.

New YORK, August 11.-No me, ting
of the committee that is to notify Bryan
and Sewall that they were nominated
at Chicago was held to-day. TWAS de-
cided to postpone the meeting until 12
O'Clock tomorrow on account of the alb
sence of some of it's members.
Gov. w. J. Stone, of Missouri, who
is to make the speech of notification,
arrived at the hotel at an early hour
this morning. Gov Stone said that
his speech of notification would be
brief and formal. The Governor said
that he would do all he could to elect
Bryan.
Of the cam paigning in the West, the
Governor said:-"Our opponents talk
of the movement as a wave and craze,
but in the West it has passed beyond
the effervescent period. If there was
ever great popular uprising of the
people it is this silver movementw
Chairman White, of the committee
to notify Bryan, cannot be present and
Gov. Stone will be elected to take his
place.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
Hot Weather In Chicogo.

CHICAGO, August ll.-Chicago's NOR
tuary statistics were broken yesterday.
Never in the history of the city were so
many deaths recorded in one day. The
total number of deaths reported were
164 and the deaths from heat prostration
thirty-seven.
Horses are falling dead on the streets
with such rapidity that they cannot be
hauled away before they become a
menace to the public health, and be-
ginning last night, the police were un-
der orders to use large quantities of
disinfectants on such animals as fall
dead in the streets, and thus keep down
the stencil and prevent rapid decom-
position. 1t is estimated that at least
1000 dead animals are lying in the
streets of the city.
Suffering humanity and animals
were favored at 7 o'clock to night by a
cessation of the deadly, dry, scorching
weather, which has prevailed for more
than a week The change was herald
ed by fresh, cooling breeze from the
take. The heat continued intense,
however, being SO late in the afternoon.
The changed condition began with the
gathering of a. thunder storm from,
across the lake at Grand Haven, and
the rain came down heavily. The per-
manent cool weather is not promised
before to morrow.
Thirty deaths were reported today
as due to sunstroke or less direct effects
of the heat, but most of these victims
died late yesterday. The number of
prostrations was smaller to-day than
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
Havana Advices.

HAVANA, August 11.-Rebels have
wrecked passenger train near Nava-
jas, Province of Matanzas, by explod-
ing four dynamite bombs under it as it
was passing. A number of passengers
and several soldiers who were acting as
guards were wounded.
The insurgents have destroyed the
Cuba sugar estate of Hueca, in the
Manazillo district, owned by Jos. Rig.
ney an American and the San Miguel
estate, at Azopardo, province of Matan-
zis. The losses occasioned by the de-
struction of the properties are esti-
mated at 81 100000 in each case.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
LODGES.

Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Lodge No. 1I7 A. F. & A. M. are held
in their hall. corner of Nash and Colds
boro streets on the Ist and 3rd Monday
nights at 7:3o o'clock P M. each month.
D. Bullock, w. M.
Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Chapter No. 27 are held in the Masonic
Hall every end Monday night at 1880
O'Clock P. M. each month.
Lat Williams, H. P.
Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Commandery No. 7 are held in the Ma
sonic hall every 4th Monday night at
1890 o'clock each month.
w. H. Applewhite, E. Z.
Regular meetings Of Wilson Lodge,
X. of H. No. 1904 are held in their hall
over the First National Bank every Ist
Thursday evening at $3.50 o'clock. P. NJ
B. F. Briggs, Director.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
furry Hill Bank.

New YORK, August 1.-THE Murray
Hill Bank, doing business at 76O Third
avenue, one of the oldest State banks
in the city closed it's doors. A notice,
signed by the State Superintendent of
Banking, which was posted on the
door, states that the bank is closed
pending all examination of its affairs.
The bank has deposits of about 81, ,250,-
900, which it is believed will be paid in
full. 1t is understood that the bank
was compelled to suspend business
because it had to take a good deal Of
real estate for loans.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
CHURCHES.


St. Timothy's Episcopal church,
Rev. J. c. Wingate, Rector; morning
services II o'clock, evening 7:3c
O'Clock. Sunday School at 3 o'clock,
P. M. Prayer meeting Wednesday and
and Friday, S O'Clock P. M.
Methodist Church, Rev. T. N. Ivey,
Pastor; services at II A. M. and 7:3o
P. M. Sunday School, S P. M, J. F,
Bruton, Supt. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday night at 1880.
Disciples Church, Rev. D. w, Davis,
Pastor; services on Second, Third and
Fourth Sundays at HOO A. N. and
7:3O P. M. Prayer meeting every
Thursday night. Sunday Schoolat 3
O'Clock, P. NJ, Geo. Hackney, Supt.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. James
Thomas, Pastor; services on the First,
Second and Third Sunday in every
month and at Strickland's church
every Fourth Sunday. Sunday School
at 5o'clock, P. M.
Baptist Church.-Service as follows:
Preaching Sunday morning at II
o'clock and at $50 p. m. Rev J. A.
Rood Pastor, Prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening at s o'clock. Sunday
School at S p. m. D. S. Boykin, Supt.
Primitive Baptist Church, preaching
on end Sunday by Elder Jas Bass on
3rd Sunday by Elder Jas. S. Woodard;
on the 4th Sunday and Saturday before
by the pastor, Elder P. D. Gold. Ser.
vices begin at II A. NJ.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
Closed Its Doors.

DULUTH, MlNN., August 1.-THE
Security Bank, of Duluth, one of the
largest State Banks in the State, closed
it's doors this morning. A notice posted
on the door, signed by the cashier,
stated that heavy and unlocked for
Withdrawals Of deposits and the small
collections, caused the bank to close its
doors. Another notice, signed by the
Bank Examiner, stated that he had
taken possession of it's books
The failure caused considerable excite
ment, and further failures are feared
The bank was organized in 1889, vii
Ghos. Seflwood, president, and F.
Ryne, dashier The capital -
lOO,O ,OOOI surplus, $4,000, and
$435,oOO.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
STATE NEWS.

Almost every Republican paper in
the state is out for the gold standard
Rev. P. L. Groom, D. D., has been
elected president of Weaversville col
lege.
During a quarrel over a girl at
Findlay, O., Thursday, Amos Decker
shot and killed George Miles.
DR.. Jaseph A. McLaurin died at his
late residence, nine miles east of
Greensboro in his 18th year. July 90,
1896, and was buried the following
day at Bethel church, Rev. Mel. Sea-
brook officiating.
Quite a number of Raleigh people
gathered at the mayors court yester-
day to witness the trial of Henry
Christmas, a colored teacher in the
graded school here, who was charged
with assaulting with pistol five
young colored boys, Joe Scarver,
Arthur Higgs, Charlie Higgs, John
Cross and |. Scarver The affair hap
pened at Pullen park last week.
Sheriff F. R. Hoges of Lenoir coun-
ty lost barn of tobacco by fire Mon
day of last week, and on Tuesday his
buggy horse was playing in the lot
and struck his head against the corner
of the barn, causing instant death. The
loss of the barn and tobacco was
about $3.50, and the horse was valued
at the same amount.
Lenoir Topic; Died at his residence,
Clover Hill, in the Happy Valley, at
a. M, July 81, Col. James c. Horton,
Col. Horton was born March 9, 1877
He was son of William Horton, who
moved to Wilkes county in 1925, and
settled on Beaver Creek, where he
lived until his removal to Elkville in
1S4I.
News was brought to Asheville last
Tuesday of terrible drowning acci-
dent that occurred this afternoon at
1890 in the Swannanoa river. The
victim was Thornton Davis, son of
Capt. Geo. T. Davis, of fCheeseborough
place, about four miles from the city,
with Masters Battle and Martin, sons
of DR.. S. Westray Battle, of Asheville,
and w. B. Martin, of Virginia. Thorn
ton Davis was II or IA years old. The
body was recovered.
Last Friday night two negroes,
brothers, were run over on the Caro-
lima Central railroad, near Wadesboro,
by the through freight train, killing
one and injuring the other. They were
found next morning by the section
master, while going out to work. They
were walking on the track, and when
about one mile below the depot here
sat down on the track to rest and fell
asleep.
Mr.. Mike Bird, baggage master on
the Carolina Central, is in a bad fix.
Several days ago jug was put on his
train at Shelby, which he was told con-
tanned mineral water. After leaving
Shelby Mr.. Bird got thirsty and con-
cluded to take drink of the water in
the jug. He turned it up to his mouth,
but in an instant dropped the jug like
it had been fire, and in another instant
was excruciating agony. The jug did
not contain water, but powerful acid.
Wherever it touched his mouth or face
the flesh turned perfectly white. Mr..
Bird suffered terribly. At Cherryville
the train was held until a train could
be gotten. Fortunately he did not
swallow any of the acid, realizing as 4
soon as he took it into his mouth thai
it was not water.
Deputy Collector R. R. Hill
day seized the registered whisk
tillery of Bodenhamer & VIII
,,,;1a aoc+ Of C1;,,+o,
seventeen barrels of vi
storehouse. The sell
the failure of the
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14

J. w. CRoWELL, Sheriff,
RoBT. WHITEHEAD, Deputy.
J. D. BARDIN, Clerk of Superior Court.
w. M. WELLS, Register of Deeds,
w. T. FARMER, Treasurer,
F. w. TAYLOR, Standard Keeper,
DR.. c. E. MOORE, Coroner,
JAMES w. TAYLOR, Surveyor,
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
w. w. FARMER, Chairman.
PERRY RENFRow, j. ByNUM,
W. D. P. SHARP, VIM. WooDARD, Jr.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14

LOCAL FREIGHT-NORTH BOUND
Leaves Wilson 7:o5 A. M.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
POLICE:

d. P. CHRISTIAN, Chief.
EPHRIAM HARRELL, FRANK FELTON,,
JAMES MARsHBoURNE.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
DIRECTORY.
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS.
LOCAL TRAINS:
N. Bound. S. Bound.

N. Bound. s. Bound.
Between Florence and Weldon,
No. IS. No. 49,
1870 P M. Leaves Wilson 2:o5 P. M.
Between Wilmington and Norfolk:
No. 4S. No. 49.
100 P. M. Leaves Wilson, 2:Io P. M.
'Shoo Fly" Wilmington to Rocky
Mount
No. 40. No. al.
1923 P. M. Leaves Wilson, $40 A. M.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14
THROUGH TRAINS

Between Florence and Weldon y
No. 81. No. IS.
1885 P. M. Leaves Wilson, II:IS P. M.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-14

NJNo. F. BRUToN, Mayor;
JNo, R. MOORE, Town Clerk;
w. E. DEANS, Collector,
The Princeton union., 1896-05-14
Horse Power~of .Cannon

La Nature contains short note. in
which the horsepower of a cannon is
calculated. An Italian cannon of 100
tons, with charge of $50 pounds Of
powder and a shot weighing about
1000 pounds, will give an initial ye-
locity of 523 metres per, second; the
length Of time during which the power
acts is less than one-hundredth' Of a.
second. from which it follows that the
horsepower developed is about. IL ,OO0-.
600. The writer adds that after about
100 shots the cannon is put out Of SER
vice, and its total active life is. there
fore only one second. Inflarge modern
cannon the horsepower runs as high.
as 241M000O. If the wviter had, car.
riediout these calculations still further.
he; would have found; that, after all;
this 4.000OOO horsepower does not
represent a large amount of energy. as:
it would be just sufficient to run tdlir-.
ty-one incandescent lamps for:o only. one.
day.
The Princeton union., 1896-05-14
LOOKED LIKE ANSJFAIBR
But IT. Was a, Second-Storyc Sneak,
T.hfef's~Step Ladder

But IT. Was a, Second-Story> Sneak,
T'hfef's~Step Ladder.
Maj. Moore's~ Office in then District
building is a. curiosity shop: He has
there a collection Of articles used by
the criminals who have been run down
by the metropolitan police; but there
is one particular article among them
that is probably the center of interest.
In appearance it resembles an UNI
brella that has seen much service,e or
1t might be takentfor stage umbrella,
such as is used by Marks in 'Uncle
Toms Cabin"
This imitation umbrella was form
erly the property of burglar, and it
was by Its means that he was able to
enter the second story of building
Removing the cover, a stick wound
with rope is revealed. The stick opens
like a telescope, Or jointed fshpole.
Wound around it is a rope ladder,
made Of strong material and about
thirteen feet in length. The ladder is
only wide enough for one foot to be
placed in on the rounds. r
The extending stick was used to
raise one end of the ladder to the win
dow through which the operator wish
ed to enter, and on one end of the lad
der are two hooks to be fastened to the
sill. The contrivance was taken from
colored burglar named James Moore,
who is now serving out a twenty years
sentence in the Albany penitentiary
for house breaking.
Moore was first arrested about ten
years ago. 1t was then that he made
use Of the ladder to gain admittance
to the houses that tempted him. He
was an old sailor, and while on board
ship he learned the art of making and
splicing rope. Entering the field Of
crime, he conceived the idea of the
rope ladders. 1t is regarded as one Of
the most ingenious affairs ever made
use Of by thief. He carried no other
tools, as he was what is known in po-
lice circles as a summer thief" one
who works when windows are left
open. Moore operated alone, as he
was afraid to trust a ''pal."-Washing-
ton Post.
The Princeton union., 1896-05-14
American. Slan-

Tile. American Dialect Sosiety. of. Co.
lumbia University is making a collec-
tion. of the slang words and phrases
in use. in the colleges of the United
States. When the work is finished it
probably will; attract a good deal OF
attention, for the, subject. if properly.
analyzed. is capable of being mad
both instructive, and entertaining ia,
the highest degree The society has
sent out circulars to the leading unf-s
yersities, and the faculties of Eng
lish appear to be doing what tIlevl
can, to promote, thorough and sehol-i
'arly investigation. This circular con-.
tains a list Of words about which
questions are asked. In the list are
2ballsup, bone, cinch, grind, horse
prune, quiz trot, etc. Three questions
are asked One is whether the word
is in use, another asks in what sense
1T is used, and the third refers to tlIa
part Of speech which it is.
The Princeton union., 1896-05-14
HEN 81 THAT WEARS D1AaIoNDs. 81
Il fs In Her Crop and She is Worth
SIT 500. 90

$1,000
Mr.. Coflender is a fancler. 1t is AZ
great thing to be a fancier. Anything
viii do to fancy. A fancier implies
great specific knowledge and expert
ence. 1t is satisfaction to know one
thing well, and, to be a fancier one
must know his fancy exceedingly well.
There are eanciers for all sorts Of
things from pigeons to steam yachts.
The only difference is in price One
can be just as great a fancier IN small
things. It is quite likely that the fan
cier of pigeons knows more about pig
cons than the yacht fancier will eyer
know, and vice versa There is where
the. dignity comes in.
Mr.. COHender's fancy runs to hens
Collender knows a lot about even so
unimportalit thing as the hen, He
knows her habitat or lair, her dspo-
sition, and complexion; in fact, if he
knew as much about stocks and bonds
as he. knows about hens he would
speedily Become rich. But he Is ssTt-
isfied to know all about hens. He was
showing his; friend his hens one day.
There's a fine Dominicker,'' he said,
pointing to a hen with an exceedingly
dignified carriage.
Seems to be proud said the friend:
Proud OF course she's proud. She's;
got right to Be proud. That hens
worth. exactly, $100.2O."
That's a. pretty expensive hen for a.
man in your circumstances. I can ii1li
agine wasting S1O0 on some things
but = hen! The idea turns my minds.
FauGh!'
'1'1l tell you how it: so happens. My
wife likes to feed her.. One day the
Dominicker took a. violent fancy to the
diamond in my wife's enga cement
ring. The hen made a: sudden peck att
1t, and IN an instant was wearing the
diamond-inside. Do YOU blame hen
that wears diamonds for being proud?"' Z
''But the odd 20 cents?" asked the.s
friend.
''Oh, that is the intrinsic value Of the
hen without the diamond. kansas
City: Star: