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The record-union., 1896-02-17
YOUNG RELIGIOUS WORKERS.
Union Meeting Held at Calvary Church
Last Evening.
Epworth Leagues. Christian Endeavor
Societies and Baptist Young
Peoples Union.

The union meeting of the Epworth
Leagues, Christian Endeavor Societies
and Baptist Young Peoples Unions of
this city, held at Calvary Baptist
Church early last evening, was very
interesting and beneficial to the large
gathering who came from all the above
organizations 1t was turned to tes-
timony meeting, and the hour was well
spent It is the intention of these So
cieties to hold these union gatherings
quite often.
After the adjournment of this meet
ing each society returned to its own
church for regular evening services.
The Young Peoples Union of the First
Baptist Church, on returning to their
place of worship, held a service in the
commemoration of the starting of the
first union in the United States. All
the unions in this country held, or
should have held, such meetings last
evening, following out a programme
laid down by the General Union.
This one will always be remembered
by all who were in attendance. Some
Of the principal features were re-
port from the Past President, Miss
Laura Davis, who told of the success
ful work during the past year. Presi-
dent John Fechter then gave a brief
address on the aim, the plan of work
ing and the future good prospects of
the union.
.. ]. Davis, President of the North
ern California State Union, whose ter
ritory includes ali of the State from
Fresno to the northern boundary, re-
ported success from north to south and
east to west in the general standing and
workings of the many unions therein
The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Banks, told of the
position held by the union to the church,
stating that from them the church ex-
rected its future workers.
Mr.. Purnell of the Emmanuel Church
made brief address on various depart
ments of the work in the Eastern States
and Canada, referring to the different
kinds of work, etc.
The most interesting part of the en-
tertainment was that conducted by the
Junior Union, about a score of little girls
coming out in front, each one carrying
out her respective part excellently. The
best part of it all as at or near the
close, when two from the Junior and
one from the Senior Union were bap-
tized One of the younger ones said
she wanted to be baptized as Christ
WAS
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PERSONAL MENTION.

H Weinstock returned from the Bay
last night.
William Beckman has returned from
a visit to Red Bluff.
J. H. Liggett made a business trip to
Folsom on Saturday.
William c. Hilbert Of Placerville was
in the city on Saturday.
E. p. Willard of -Arbuckle was doing
business here Saturday.
Ex-Judge S. H. Dcnson was up from
San Francisco yesterday.
Mrs. J. Bell of the Red House left for
San Francisco Saturday.
D. B. Lewis of Seattle, Wash, is in
the city for short stay.
w. F. George, the attorney, went to
San Francisco last night.
C. H. Gilman went to San Francisco
last Saturday on business.
John hatcher came up on the San
Francisco local last night.
Harry Beauchamp of Orangevale was
in Sacramento over Sunday
Colonel Eugene Lehe of Stockton
came over ON Saturday night.
Mr. ana ATS. Il lHOtl6S 2td1tS VI OdNlS-
Vile were in the city Saturday.
Supervisor Barlow of Placerville
came down to the city Sunday.
Mrs. Adolph Scheld went to San
Francisco on Saturday afternoon.
w. c. Waters and wife of Watsonvil1e
are registered at the Golden Eagle.
Supreme Justice Van Fleet made a
living visit to this city on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Grau have re-
turned from visit to San Francisco.
Thad. Mcfarland of the Folsom Tel
eeraph went to San Francisco on Satur-
day.
John Domingos and L. Elkus were
among the San Francisco arrivals last
night.
Mrs. H. E. Hall of San Francisco is
visiting her parents, General and Mrs.
Cosby
Mrs. Dwight Miller returned from San
Francisco last night after few days
absence.
Miss Anna Mcconnell and Mary SUIT
terfeld of McConnell's Station went to
SAN Francisco on Saturday to attend
Paderewski's recital.
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BRIEF NOTES.

Billy Williams was on Saturday con-
victed in Justice Henry's court Of jail
breaking and will be sentenced to-day.
John c. Fenton of Ticonderoga, N.
Y, Essex County, is very anxious to
secure the address of John D. Steele, a
newspaper correspondent, supposed to
be in California.
August Terry, Archie Terry, Henry
Hescloske and Give De Swift were
found guilty Of malicious mischief in
having injured the property of the late
DR.. Light They were locked up dur
ing Saturday, and have doubtless prof
tied by their experience.
After brief sojourn in Arizona and
the East, Simon Raten, the man who
served several years in prison for the
killing of James Lansing here in 1882,
has wandered back to this city. He
was pardoned by Governor Budd year
ago.
Two men employed at the Pleasant
Hill dairy on the Riverside road had a
fight a few days since over a dispute
as to which of them should milk a kick
ing COW. One of the men, Casper Mup-
per, was badly cut on the head by blows
from a heavy lantern and had to be
taken to the County Hospital.
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COURSING YESTERDAY.
Some Exciting Contests in the Vicinity
of Sheldon.

OF
There was quite a large attendance
yesterday at the Capital City Clubs
coursing match in the vicinity of Shell
don. The conditions were all favora-
ble-weather, grounds and hare supply.
j. Kenealy officiated as judge, F. Gin
ter as slipper, and ]. Stout field steward.
In the first series L. Lynch's Captain
Jim beat J. McAdams' Corner Queen;
Charles Sexton's Esperanza had a bye;
her competitor, J. Hallinan's Governor
Jim, having cut his foot; L. McMahon's s
Lily of the West beat w. Faltrick's s
Libertine; w. GARDENERS Crystal beat
]. L. Ryans John D.; T. Schepp's Null
doom beat w. Ackerson's Ethel A; Al.
McMahons Gile beat w. Spain's
King of the Gang; J. II. Ryan's Peter
Maher beat P. Surgeson's Dotty Dimple.
In the second series Governor Jim
beat Esperanza, Lily of the West beat
Crystal, Gile beat Muldoon, and Peter
Maher had bye.
In the third series Lily beat Governor
Jim and Gile beat Peter Maher.
In the final run-off Lily won first
money, Gile second, and third went to
Governor Jim.
The record-union., 1896-02-17

The box Office of the Metropolitan The
ater opens this morning at $50 for the
reservation of seats for the Kimball-
Corinne Comique Opera Companys en-
gagement.
AT the Clunie Opera house this even
ing we are to have a new deal. Milton
Mobiles, actor, author and playwright
supported by Dolly Mobiles and the en-
tire Hallett Stock Company will begin
a four weeks engagement, presenting
Mr.. Mobiles own plays. The first of
these will be Love and Law By
many it is held to be superior to any
of the London melodramas which have
scored such success during the past
four or five years. The play is intense
ly dramatic and sensational, and yet
is kept we'll in hand, and the situations
are all within the legitimate bounds of
the story and its natural surroundings
1t is altogether one of the best Ameri-
can melodramas we have. 1t is well
balanced and Is cleverly graded to the
climax. In this play Mr.. Mobiles has
had great success. He deserves it,
more because he has forced recogni-
ton from theater- going public, who,
for years, could not be convinced that
there was any dramatic work or COM
position that was meTitorious, unless
it was from the pen of either English
or French authors. Love and Law
is one of those happy blendings of hu-
NOR and pathos emanating from the
fertile brain of Milton Mobiles, and is
considered his best work in the way of
playwrighting. The play abounds in
novel scenes and situations and puts
upon the stage type of New York life
SO true to nature that for the instant
one seems to be right on Crosby street.
and in the last act, when Mr.. Mobiles
portrays the Italian, the resemblance
is SO great that when he throws off his
disguise the applause is as certain as
the rising of the sun and as deep and
uproarous as the breaking of the surf.
Extensive preparations have been made
for the production of the play in the
way of new scenery and fittings. The
final full rehearsal Saturday, in the ex-
preston of Mr.. Hallett, was immense;
it was simply perfect"
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NEW TODAY.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE
of JOHN PRIOR, deceased. Notice is
hereby given by the undersigned, W. b.
Miller, administrator, with the will an
nexed, of the estate of John Prior, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all per
sons having claims against said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary vouch-
ers, within four months after the first
publication of this notice, to the said ad-
ministrator at the law office of Isaac
Joseph, No. 531 K street, Sacramento,
California, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of the said
estate in the county of Sacramento, State
of California.
W. B. MILLER,
Administrator with the will annexed of
the estate of John Prior, deceased.
Dated at Sacramento, Cal, February
IT. 1896. fe17-5tM
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name and address, not for publication, but
as a guarantee of good faith9
A very enjoyable surprise party was
given Miss Daisy Wamble at her resi-
dence on Seventh street Saturday even
ing Games and dancing were INDUCED
in till late hour, when refreshments
were served. Those present We're:
Misses Maggie and Annie Green, Emma
and Nellie Readman, Essie Colby, Jes-
sic Arland, Lille Vaughn, Ethel Hoff-
man, Lottie King, Lula Smith, Aletha
Atkinson, Daisy Wamble, Nora Met
calf, Myrtle Whipple, Messrs. Charley
Taylor, Tom Bittencough, Frank
Vaughn, H. Ferguson, Jack Small
Johnnie Jest, Loyal Moore, Rex Hoff-
man, Ed. King, Del Richmond, Frank
Weber, F. D. Mcdonald, Al, Readman,
Herbert Smith, M. Arenz. Frank
O'Brien, Arand Engstrom, AL Grigsby,
Sam Bennett, Crawford Clarke, Vance
Wilbur.
A pleasant social and dance was given
by the Korn Brothers at the Union
House on the lower Stockton road last
Saturday night. 1t was largely attended
by residents of that vicinity and about
twenty members of the Snowflake Club
from this city. On the return the party
was favored with songs by the Calliope
quartet.
The con Time Whist Club held its
regular meeting at the residence of
Allen Towle, 2026 NJ street, last Friday
night. The bright home was made
pleasant by the odor of the violet and
daphne There was good attendance
of the members, only three being alb
sent, and their places were filed by
Mrs. Spencer, Miss M. Stevenson and
J. Dennison.
At her elegant home at Tenth and II
streets last Saturday afternoon Mrs.
H. G. Smith entertained a number of
her friends by an afternoon at whist.
The spacious rooms were well filled by
the fifty invited guests, and nothing
was lacking to make the event one of
delight Refreshments were served
later in the day, and not until $50 p. m.
did the doors swing open for the depart
ure
The Spanish residents attended in
goodly numbers the "cascarone" mask
ball given on Saturday evening at
Smiths Hall. In addition to the usual
pleasures of dancing and promenading,
much amusement was derived from the
showering of the ''cascarone, or small
Particles of gilded or bright -colored
eggshells upon the uncovered heads of
each couple as they entered. This is
the distinctive feature of cascarone
balls The efficient committees in
charge were: Reception-C. E. Cechet-
The record-union., 1896-02-17
FISH DAMS.

A Better Chance to be Afforded Fish
in the American.
Commissioner J. M. Morrison and Dep
uty Babcock went last week to Folsom
to examine the new fish ladder con-
structed below the Electric Power Com
pany's dam. The dam is eighty-nine
feet high, and the ladder, to permit
fish to get over the obstruction in the
river, cost over $4,000 1t is built of
rock and cement, and in its construc-
ton great engineering difficulties had to
be overcome.
A. M. Buckman of the South Fork
Ditch Company has accepted the plans
for the fish ladder to be constructed on
the east side of the American River, be-
low Auburn
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Judgment for the Defense.

Justice w. A. Henry rendered judg-
ment for the defendant on Saturday
afternoon in the case of William Wizard
VS.. Alfred Spinks. Plaintiff sued the
Constable to recover certain money in
the hands of the Sacramento Electric
Light and Power Company, collected on
execution against his son, II. D. Wizard,
in an action brought by Chris Ehman,
claiming that the money was his by
assignment made before the levying of
attachment. ]. H. Liggett was Spinks'
attorney.
The record-union., 1896-02-17
Hotel Arrivals,

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: Joseph Gavin and wife,
William Beckman, city; M. q. Hartz,
F Oppenheim, Philadelphia; j. r.
Haun, II. 3. Calisher and brother,
Santa Rosa; w. A. Waters and wife,
Miss Shaw, Watsonville; H. M. Gill
christ, Noblesville, Ind; ]. Hasbrouch
and wife, Francis Smith, Frank M. Le-
land, Charles H Miller, San Francisco.
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BOSS CATTLE-THIEF.

Champion Swain is ON His Way to the
State Prison.
Sheriff S. B. Ballou of San Luis
Obispo last evening brought up pris-
oner named Charles Swain, whom he
will take to Folsom this morning to
serve term of seven years.
Mr.. Ballou says Swain has stolen
more cattle than any man on the coast,
and is a desperate character Swain
wears one of those ornaments known as
the Oregon boot handicap that is
placed on only the most desperate of
criminals.
The record-union., 1896-02-17
al Sewer ON Fire.

A pipe from the Buffalo Brewery
empties into the Seventeenth-street
sewer, and yesterday, as lot of refuse
oil was being run off, it took fire in some
manner and created a fierce blaze for
some distance down the open sewer
drain, but finally burned itself out
The record-union., 1896-02-17
STRUCK BY A CAR.
Frank Wolfe Lost His Arm In the
Railroad Yard Yesterday.

A sad accident happened to Frank
Wolfe, a switchman in the railroad
yard, about o'clock yesterday morn
ing at the foot of I street.
He was engaged in switching some
cars and stumbled over a sandpile. He
fell and was struck by car. crushing
his arm so badly that it had to be am
putated, and otherwise injuring him
badly.
He was taken in the ambulance
wagon to the Railroad Hospital, where
the amputation was performed.
The record-union., 1896-02-17
Badly Burned.

William Mcdonald. one of the cleo
tricians at the sub-station at Sixth and
Fl streets, was severely burned on Sat
urday while replacing a blown-out fuse
on the switchboard His injury was
chiefly to his hands and sace.
The record-union., 1896-02-17
Homo Manufactures.

An open-air meeting was held at
Fourth and K streets on Saturday even
ing which was addressed by /. Wander
wick and w E. Kelly in the interest of
home made cigars. The formation of a
Home Industry League is talked of.
The record-union., 1896-02-17
sPEgIAT NOTICES

Vehicles-Baker & Hamilton-Hardware
Carts, Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons, Balm
Farm and Header Wagons, Wholesale
Hardware. Send for catalogue.
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Divorce MIL Grist.

Adelia Field has commenced suit for
divorce against George w. Field, and
Ellen S. O'Neil desires a separation
from John T. O'Neil.
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Cures

Prove the merit of Hoods Sarsaparilla- posi-
tive, perfect, permanent Cures.
Cures of scrofula in seyerest FORMS like
goitre, swelled neck, running sores, hip
disease, sores in the eyes.
Cures of Salt Rheum, with its intense itching
and burning, seald head, letter, etc.
Cures OF Boils, Pimples, and all other erup-
tons due TO impure blood.
Cures OF Dyspepsia and other troubles where
good stomach tonic was needed
Cures of Rheumatism. where patients were uIl-
able to work or walk for weeks.
Cures of Catarrh by expelling The impurities
which cause and sustain the disease
Cures of Nervousness by properly toning and
feeding the nerves upon pure blood
Cures OF That Tired Feeling by restoring
strength. Send for book of cures by
The record-union., 1896-02-17

Best standard tomatoes. cans for
25c; asparagus tips. 15c a can; Capital
Jams, 10c a can. A. c. S., Eighth and
X
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and immunity from sorrow. when
Christ the Savior shall reign supreme
and ''be King over all the earth"
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Visit Cutbirth's New Ground Floor
Photographic Studio. 18th and K SITS.
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MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teethinE with perfect success. 1t sootnes
the child, softens the gums, allays pain,
cures wind collie, regulates the bowels, and
IS the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes. For
sale by druggists in every part OF the
world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
q bottle
The record-union., 1896-02-17

T. B. REID, dentist, Masonic Temple,
Sixth and < streets. Office hours 3 to 5.
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John A. Suffer rye whisky, 81 a bottle.
:. K. Bloch & Co.. sole controllers.
The record-union., 1896-02-17

John A. Sutter bourbon whisky, 81 a
bottle. B. K. Bloch & Co., sole con-
trollers.
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THE FOUNTAIN, SIG K, has the best
clam juice, chowder and steam beer. Call.
The record-union., 1896-02-17
SOCIAL EVENTS.

(Readers of the "Record-Union'' are re-
cuested to send to this office personals,
weddings, engagements, society notes and
on one side of the paper, and give your
name and address, not for publication, but
as a guarantee of good faith1
The record-union., 1896-02-17

A social party was given by De Loss
Bennett at his home, GA Sixteenth
street, on Saturday evening. and all
present enjoyed the music and games.
Excellent music was rendered by the
mandolin and either clubs, after which
refreshments were served. Those pres
ent were: Professor Townsend, Pro-
fessor Meyers, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Odell,
Misses Annie Bunker, Nellie Northrop,
Maggie Northrop, Sadie Hamer, Mamie
Waters, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Weist, Miss
Arizona Aitken, George Bush, Miss
Lula Resseguie, f. H. Bennett, Clarence
Hamer, Ellis Frazier, I. Johnston, c. E.
Brooke, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bennett,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Bennett, Misses
Florence and Grace Odell, Masters c.
d. Bennett and Benny Odell
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The Other Club, composed of young
people, held its dance at Turner Hall
last Saturday night. Tt was Leap
Year party, and was carried out strictly
according to Leap Year" rules. The
evening passed only too quickly; many
were heard to remark Wasn't it
jolly!" but when the midnight hour had
come the hall was abandoned, the merry
dancers having enjoyed themselves
greatly.
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SEE Hodson,g ideal panel photos. s1a K st.
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MATER MISERICORDIAE HOSPITAL,
TWenty-SecOld Street, DGt 0 and R, Sacramento.
Conducted by the

Sisters Of N1eEoY.
THIS HOSPITAL IS ATTENDED BY THE
best and most prominent physicians of Sacra-
m cato. ana has already gained many patrons
throughout the state. Apart from the per-
spnal care and supervision of the Sisters, a
re ident Physician and well-trained nurses
are Ia constant attendance day and night
For iurther part cuars apply to the resident
Physician DIR. j. H. O'CONNOR. ATuW
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ADJUSTMENTS.

The box Office of the Metropolitan The
ater opens this morning at $50 for the
reservation of seats for the Kimball-
Corinne Comique Opera Company's en-
gagement.
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TIM, P. Herrera, Manuel Herrera, F.
Martinez; Arrangements-John Pieruc-
cini, NJ. Chinchilla; Floor Director, Jas.
c. Garcia; Floor Managers-B. Valen-
zuela, P. Morgan, M. Olea- M. Castro,
Alex. McCree, and Albert Guittierez.
The herald., 1896-08-23
STRUNG UP BY THE NECK
Suicide of Despondent Chinaman by
the Rope Route
Found Hanging From Broomsti;k in a Cor
ner Ct His Room-The Deed Evidently
Committed Late Friday Night

In dark little cubby hole of a room
on the second floor of No. 337h Apablasa
street, just across the hall from the
Methodist Chinese mission, the lifeless
body of Chew Huen Nov, heather, Al
years of age, was yesterday afternoon
found hanging by the neck, plain case
Of suicide.
Young j. d. Gish, deputy license col
lector, was down in Chinatown in the
afternoon about o'clock collecting Ii
censes from the celestials when he was
approached by frightened coolie, who
informed him that there was dead man
upstairs and to come at once and see
what was the matter. Gish went to the
door of the room, which was locked, and
knocked repeatedly, finally bursting
the thin door in and finding the body
hanging in a corner
Now had placed broomstick diagon-
ally across one corner of the small
apartment, the ends resting on top of
two pieces of 2x4. which formed part of
the partition braces. To the broomstick
he had fastened piece of sash and plac-
ed loop around his neck. There was a
box in the corner which he had evident
ly mounted and adjusted the apparatus,
then stepped off and slowly strangled
to death. When found his feet were
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some six inches from the floor and he
had been hanging for hours a. the body
was cold aud rigid
He was last seen on Friday evening
about I o'clock, and soon afterward re-
tired to his room, locking the door. A
friend called to see him about o'clock
could get no reply Near the topof the
flimsy board partition on one side OF the
room was small window to allow OF
ventilation. and a. Chinaman climbed
on a chair and thrust a candle through
into the room, being nearly frightened
out of his wits when he saw the corpse
hanging in the corner. The room itself
was about 9x10 in size and as dark as
tomb, the only light struggling through
the ventilating hole above mentioned.
The body was discovered at exactly 3:15,
as there was a clock hanging on the wall
which had stopped at that hour when
the door was broken in
Chew Huen Now, the deceased, had
been in this country some ten years, and
was formerly we'll off He has two wives
in China and was we'll educated. For
the past year he has been sick and des-
pondent, eking out an existence by writ
ing letters for illiterate heathens, print
ing signs and announcements, as he was
an expert bookkeeper and penman. He
left no note or word giving the reason
for the deed. but dependency was evil
IDENTIFY the cause.
The body was removed to the UNDER
taking establishment of Kregelo & Bro.
see, where an inquest will be held ~
Coroner Campbell this morning.
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A SUSPICIOUS CROWD
Gathered in by the Dstecti, but Late
Released

Released
A gang Of four men from San Diego,
giving the names of Phil de Courcey,
Dan Montez f. j. Perez and j. ]. Nc
Dermott were arrested in the Main
street saloon called Our House yester-
day afternoon by Detective Frank Ben
edict and locked up in the city jail ION
suspicion"
Benedict got word that the crowd
wrere trying to pawn several watches
and were suspicious characters, so fol-
lowed and watched them. He accosted
them in the saloon and asked them to
look at the time-pieces they wanted to
pawn, but found that they had already
for drinks. The jewelry was recovered
and the quartet taken to Jail.
Meantime in the saloon crazy look
ing fellow stepped up and told a tale OF
having been "doped" and robbed the
night before of So and his gold watch.
He claimed one of the time-pieces as his
property, yet was unable to describe It
or give the number or kind of works,
although he had carried 1t twenty years.
Considerable doubt existed in the minds
of the authorities as to the truth of his
story, and after being in Jail for cou-
pie of hours the four men were released,
but the jewelry was kept for future ref
erence. Should it be proved that the
watches rightfully belong to them, az
now seems to be the case, they Will be
returned to the owners.