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Show That the Murderer is Not the
Same Man.
Vienna Police Believe That He Stole
the Austrian's Papers and rlisled
the San Francisco OfficerS-The
RothsChilds Loan Spain r1Oney
With Which to Fight US-Much
Anger Over the st. Louis Plat
form Among Spaniards.

VIENNA, June 21.-The publication
here of a warrant issued in San Fran
cisco for the arrest of Joseph Won
Blanther, an eX-officer of the Austrian
army, who is supposed to have mur-
dered woman named Mrs. Langfeldt,
had the effect of discovering two pho
tographs of Won Blanther. These pho
tographs when compared with one of
the murderer which had been received
here show that they are not pictures of
the same man. The police here believe
that the murderer, prior to killing Mrs.
Iangfeldt, had stolen papers from the
real Won Blanther, which being found
by the San Francisco police, led them to
believe that the murderer'S true name
was Won Blanther
Herr Joseph Won Blanther is yet re-
membered in Austrian military circles
as Lieutenant Josef Ritter Won Blan-
ther, Knight of the Order of the Aus
Trlan Crown and of the Italian Crown.
The police of San Francisco believe that
after having committed the crime he
left America and returned to Austria,
and the police of Vienna are now trying
to find him. AS a young officer at the
age Of 10, Blanther served during the
occupation of Bosnia and HerZgOvnia
in the Austro-Hungarian army. He
had to defend with his company the po-
sition of a battery against the attack
OF the Bosnia insurgents, who were in
superior force. Almost all the men of
his company and of the battery were
killed or wounded. Blanther and a Ser
geant remained untouched. He COM
manded and loaded and fired gun with
his own hands and forced the insur-
gents to retire. He received the Order
of the Iron Crown, it being the first
case of SO young an officer being deco
rated with this high order At a re-
view Of the Vienna garrison Lieutenant
Won Blanther was presented to King
Humbert, who granted him the Order
OF the Italian Crown. Afterwards
Blanther ran heavily in debt and was
controlled 30 leave the country.
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He will have a hearing before United
States Commissioner Locke Monday.
BALL PLAY.
Cincinnatis Beat the Colts and
LOuisyiIIes Beat st. Louis.

CHICAGO, June 21.-Ten Thousand
persons saw the Cincinnati team win a
lively game from the Colts to-day.
DWyer was in the box for the visitors
and had the Colts safe at all times The
game was marred somewhat by a dis
graceful scene in which AnSon and
Peitz figured The latter, who was on
the bench for the visitors, made an in
sulting remark to the Captain and An
son went after the catcher. They met
in front of the plate and exchanged
blows, but neither was hurt. AnSon was
with the greatest difficulty restrained
from following the Cincinnati player to
the bench to continue the fight. 1t was
the first time the old-timer was ever
known to forget himself, and the scene
was a big surprise. Score: Chicago ,,
Cincinnati ). Batteries-Terry and
Donohue; Dwyer and Vaughan. UNI
pire-Tindall
LOUISVILLE, June 21-The only
feature of the game to-day was Brett
enstein's line catch of an English spar
row. McDermott was knocked out of
the box in the seventh. Attendance,
5000. Score: Louisville ), ST. Louis
10. Batteries-McDermo Cunning
ham and Miller; Kinslow, Breftenstein
and Murphy Umpire-Sheridan
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SAD ACCIDENT.
Three Persons Drowned in the Nus
kingum River.

GAINESVILLE (O), June PA sad
drowning accident occurred this after
noon on the MuSkingum River, four
miles below this city. Grant Harvey,
aged SO; Emana Collins, aged 21; A. O.
Williams, aged 81, and Lulu Evans,
aged 16, were out in a skiff in the mid
die of the river when the boat began to
fill with water. Young Williams sprane
into the water and with his hands on
the boat was swimming for shore, when
Within thirty feet of the shore the three
occupants of the boat became panic
stricken and jumped into the water. In
their struggle the two young ladies
seized Harvey and pulled him down
with them, the three sinking inmedi-
ately Young Williams was picked up
by another skiff in an exhausted condi-
tion. Up to q late hour this evening two
of the bodies have been recovered, that
of Miss Collins still being in the river.
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TEST OF MILITARY ARMS.
THE KRAG-JORGENS RIFLE NOT
A HUrIANE GUN.
Opinion That the ShrapneI Gun Will
be the Man-kiIIer of
the Future.

FORT RILEY Kas), June 21.-An
official test of the new military rifle
the Krag -Jorgensen, was made on dead
bodies at this post yesterday, under the
direction of DR.. j. d. Griffith of Kansas
City member Of the United States Asso-
citation of Military Surgeons, and Chair
man Of the National Committee on Test
ing New Guns, assisted by a dozen at
tending surgeons and photographers.
The object of the test was to find
out the relative effects of the use of the
Krag-J -Jorgensen gun from a humanita-
rian point of view as compared with
other army rifles. This test has demon
strated to the minds of those who par
ticipated that the Kra -Jorgensen gun
cannot be called a humane gun
At distances up to 1000 yards the ex-
plosive quality of the Krag- -Jorgensen
bullets, and consequently the cruelty of
its use, is terrific
The explosive quality is most marked
in soft tissues and cavities, the brain
and lung tissues being terribly torn, and
the heart burst When viscera are
grazed by a bullet they are much mu-
tilated
Blood vessels are cut, not torn, hence
the death rate on the field will be very
great-four killed TO one wounded, prob
ably.
Tendons are the only tissues in the
body which seeem to be turned aside by
the ball
a test of shrapnel shot used by the
artillery followed the Krag- -Jorgensen
test. To do effective work the shell
should burst thirty or forty yards in
front Of the object aimed at. Some very
effective wounds were obtained and the
opinion strengthened that the shrapnel
gun is to be the man-killer of the future.
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TURNERBUND CONVENTION.
1t fleets at Louisville and Starts in
On Its Business.

LOUISVILLE O<y), June 21-The
convention of the North American
Turnerbund disposed of considerable
preliminary business to-day and all is
IN shape for serious business at two
sessions tomorrow.
The session was called to order at 9
o CLOCK at Turner Halle by First Speak
er Henry Braun of st. Louis \ tenn
porary organization was perfected with
Christ Stoettner of New Jersey Chair
man and Henry 1. Heslich of Minnesota
Secretary
Various committees were appointed.
Committee reports occupied the day.
At Phoenix Hill Park tonight picnic
was given. Addresses We're made by
Mayor Todd and Editor Won Schleinitz
of the "AnZeiger."
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NEW YORK. June DIV. C. Whit
ney to-day sent the following to the
press:
Il find it necessary to make a public
statement embodying my views of the
situation, to correct misconceptions and
TO save the time now occupied in an
swering questions.
Far too great Importance has been
attached to my decision to so to the
Chicago Convention. / have been prac-
tcally out of politics for four years,
and there are now many Eastern Dem
oCrats who can do much more than
can for the party. l shall not assume
any position of leadership My de-
ClSion to stay was simply based on the
duty of every person who believes in the
party for its principles to stand by
and lend his aid and take his chances
hen a great crisis is upon it There can
be no question but that a great crisis
is upon the Democratic party. Funda-
mental differences of principle exist
inside the party, marked at most by
sectional lines.
The great question to my mind is
whether the party meets in conven-
ton now as in 1860, with issues and
differences that are for the moment ir-
reconciIable. For the past fifteen years
leaders of public opinion in the South
and West have been advocating as the
great remedy for existing ills the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of is to
!! with or without the cooperation OF
other nations.
1T has come to be believed in q quite
general and conscientious manner. \
large majority of the delegates to the
coming Democratic Convention have
been elected by the people for the pur-
pose Of Incorporating that doctrine into
the platform of the Democratic party.
Our people on the other hand entirely
disagree with these views and believe
almost universally that ii will bring
general ruin to the business and pros
perity of the country Il is deemed a
new dOO-l.Ae when proposed to be in
cOrporated into the platform of the
National Democratic party. 1t is true
that in no previous platform of the
party can it specifically be found. Con-
sequently no party obligations hereto
fore assumed oblige them to subserve
TO it.
Under these circumstances, if the re-
suits of the Democratic Convention
should be to establish as the issue of
ms campaign JNe Tree COludSe OI Sil-
yer at a ratio of is to l independently
Of other nations, in the intensity of
feeling likely to arise it is to be seri-
Ously apprehended that a disruption of
the Dempcratic party might occur.
Certainly no substantial following could
be secured for the doctrine among the
Eastern Democrats They might not
vote the Republican ticket for other
reasons believing that the Republican
party stands for other issues that are
detrimental to the country, but the
Democrats in the East would not, in my
opinion, vote for it.
This movement for free coinage pur-
ports to have for its object the estab-
lishment and maintenance of gold and
silver as the money of the country,
upon equal terms with each other. and
at parity of purchasing power If, by
this proposed measure that object could
be secured there would be no sub
stantial disagreement in the party.
Every National Democratic platform
that has heretofore spoken upon the
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NORTH BRANCH CMinn.), June 21.-
The hand of justice moved with eX-
ceeding swiftness in the case of the
dcsperadoes who murdered Jacob Haley
and Andrew Paul and attempted to
Kill DR.. Burnside Foster at Wyoming,
Minn, at / O'Clock Saturday morning
Bob Wilson. the leader of the gang, was
killed shortly after 1 o'clock this morn
ing a few miles from here, and the other
two, James Cunningham and George
Kelly, were captured after making a
desperate resistance. Cunningham was
badly wounded. The men are despera-
does who have been committing rob-
berries along the ST Paul and Duluth
road for the past month. After rob
bing DR.. Foster of SO and shooting
Paul and Haley dead the bandits moved
northward along the railroad to this
point Saturday night they entered
the home of ex-Mayor Frank Smith,
taking therefrom a watch, small sum
o. money, some clothing and lot OF
provisions. They then moved on in the
direction of Duluth. Half a mile from
here they were met by lot of railroad
men who had heard of the Wyoming
killing. The railroad men ordered them
''-NAA -
couple of shots from a revolver. They
then dropped part of their booty and
ran. The railroad men ran into North
Branch and notified the station agent
and the rest of the town. Word was
sent out all along the line that the
desperadoes had been located and
posse of seventeen men was made up
here and at once went in hot pursuit.
At 1 o'clock this morning the three BAN
dts were located in a tamarack swamp.
The posse gradually drew in on them
in a circle. When about thirty yards
away the desperadoes opened fire from
hastily improvised breastwork of logs.
The guns of the posse opened and bull
lets flew thick and fast. Then there
was a lull during which the posse
made no advance. Finally one Of the
men behind the logs slowly pOhea up
his head when quick as a flash rifle
shot rang out and the fellow fell back
behind the breastwork shot through
the head. He died instantly. His COM
panions instantly ran UP the white
Tag and soon after were taken in by
the posse. Cunningham, a mere boy of
-, was also found to be badly wounded
about the head.
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A NICE CONSUL.
He Causes the Detention of an Amer
iCan i'm Prison Without Trial.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-As a result
Of the inspection of the United States
Consulates in Mexico by r. S. Chiffon,
Chief of the Consular Bureau, Secre-
tary Olney has accepted the resignation
of Consul McCaughan at Durango.
Consul McCaughan owes his virtual
dismissal to his conduct of the case of
John Bally, an American citizen held
on the charge of robbery. He had been
in Jail sixteen months and complaint
had been made to the State Depart
ment that the Consul was not attempt
ing to secure a speedy trial or to have
his case investigated. Mr.. Chiffon as
certained that the Consul was the prin-
cipal prosecuting witness against Bally
and was general manager of the COM
pany which Bally is charged with hav-
ing robbed
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STRUCK BY a TRAIN.
Three Men Killed and Another Fatally
Injured.

ATLANTIC CITY On. J.). June 21-
1 he 3 O'Clock express from Philadelphia
for this city over the PENNSYLVANIA
ROAD struck team and wagon at Abse-
con Station this morning and killed
George Huber and his son. Frederick
Huber, and Henry Getzner. Joseph
Sahl, son-in-law of Huber, is believed TO
be fatally injured. The men belonged
IN Galloway Township were prominent
In the county's affairs, and were on
their way to picnic,
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KILLED BY BURGLARS.
A Deputy Marshal Attempts to Cap
ture Them and is Shot.

NORTH BALTIMORE (O), June p.
Shortly after midnight last night
Deputy Marshal Jesse Baker of this
place surprised two burglars at work
on the safe in the Postoffice He en-
tered the office accompanied by his bull
dog. whereupon the men rushed out of
rear door with the officer and dog in
close pursuit The dog attacked one of
the men, who turned and shot the ami
NAL twice and then leveled his re-
volver at Baker, who had also shot a
couple of times, and fired. the bullet en-
tering the officers left eye. About
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EDUCATION BILL ABANDONED
The Times" Censures BaIfOur for
His Mismanagement.

LONDON, June 21.-The Times
will tomorrow say that at the Cabinet
council held Saturday it was decided
TO entirely abandon the education bill.
and to introduce in 1897 a short bill
increasing the financial assistance Civ
en- by the Government to voluntary
schools.
The Times" denounces the decision
and declares that Balfour, the Govern
ment leader in the House of Commons.
is largely responsible for the manage
ment of Parliamentary business which
has compelled the strongest Govern
ment of modern times to surrender to a
feeble and discredited island
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WILL NOT FOLLOW TELLER.
Senator Shoup of Idaho Will Stick
to His Party.

CHICAGO, June Ex-senator George
f. Shoup of Idaho will not join the po-
litical followers of Senator Teller.
He states emphatically that he be-
lieves it is more to the interests of his
constituents for him to remain in the
Republican party and fight under the
Old standard than to seek relief from
demoraliZed Democracy or a disOr-
ganized minority
While l do not wish to criticise my
colleague, Senator Dubois said the
eteran Rocky Mountain statesman, 4
think he possibly erred in seeking re-
lief in a bolt from the St. Louis Con-
yention. In doing so he exercised his
own privilege. In refusing to concur
IN that plan of remedy l exercise mine.
1t is for the people of Idaho to decide
which is the panacea for their ills. /
am in favor of the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1, and will always
work for the interests of my cOnstit-
uency, but I believe that the best plan
Cor the people to pursue is to elect free
silver men to Congress from the old es-
tablished parties, where a working ma
jority insures the passage of a free
coinage bill with sufficient votes to
pass it over a Presidential veto, if nee
essary. AS a Republican Senator l
W Would have more influence with a Re-
publican Senate than one who had read
himself out of the party.
1T remains to be seen whether the
silver men can control the next Con-
gress, and, if so, whether the next
President would veto a free coinage
bill
Il do not wish to criticise Senator
Teller for his action. I have known
him for years and know him to be a
nan who has a great depth of sincerity.
His State is behind him unanimously.
If the people of Idaho decide that 1 ann
wrong in expecting future relief by
sticking to the old party, then l will
resign as National Committeeman and
abide by their wishes -
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WILLIAMS CONVICTED.
A Bank President Who FaIsified the
Banks Books.

BEATRICE CNeb.), June 21.-J. c.
Williams, President of the failed bank
at Blue Springs. who has been on trial
here for the past week charged with
falsifying the books of the bank. was
found guilty, the jury bringing in a
verdict early this morning.
Williams, who was out on bail. was
remanded to the County Jail by District
Judge Letton. The bank had a. large
number of depositors and they lost
nearly everything. The penalty in Ne
braska for falsifying bank books is from
one to ten years in the penftentiarv
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SPANIARDS ANGRY
Rofhschiids Lend Them noney to
Fight Us With.

LONDON, June PA dispatch to
the Daily MALI from Madrid saws the
platform adopted by the st. Louis Con-
vention has caused much anger in
Spain, and that a conflict with the
United States is almost fixed Tho
hothschlids have loaned the Govern
fneht 1ooooo,ooO piesetas, and the mon
ey VIII mostly be applied to the pur-
chase OF warshfps. The Government
IS responding to an undoubted national
sentiment, trusting probably to receiv-
ing help from other powers.
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gratulations to the many you are re-
ceiving. Your nomination is fulfill
ment and a realization of Republican
principles decreed by the people them
selves. I feel sure that history will
date from that nomination the greatest
epoch of prosperity for the American
people that they ever enjoyed.
G. K. DAVIS, U. S. Senator.
Mansfield, O.: 1 have not hurried in
lsending my congratulations as the next
President of the United States, but
they are none the less hearty and sin
ere. l will gladly do all I can to Sc
cure your triumphant election.
JOHN SHERMAN.
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ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN
Three Men Found Near the Spot and
Arrested

NORWALK (O). June 21.-An un-
successful attempt to wreck west
bound passenger train on the Lake
Shore road, due here at S:57 tonight,
was made at a bridge one mile west of
the city. Three ties were placed in such
position that when struck by the en-
gine they would tear up the track. Mar
tin Ruff, a resident of NorwaIk. discov-
cred the obstruction and Fastening to
the depot gave the alarm. Three men
who were found near the bridge were
arrested and are now in jail. They re-
fused TO give their names.
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NUNEZ ARRESTED.
Charged With Helping Fit Out the
Bermuda's Expedition.

JACKSONVILLE Fla.), June 21-
Colonel Nunez, the Cuban patriot, ar
rived here late Saturday night, and was
arrested by United States Marshal Nc
Kay on warrant sworn out by the
Spanish Nice-Consul, charging him with
aiding In hitting out the expedition
which sailed from this port on April
18th on the steamer Bermuda Colonel
Nunez came here to surrender himself.
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Gone a Fishing.

WASHINGTON. June 21.--President
Cleveland Tonight, accompanied by
Secretary Carlisle and DIR. O'Reilley,
left Washington for a brief fishing
cruise along the South Atlantic Coast
The party will probably spend two OF
three days on this excursion and short
ly after their return Mr.. Cleveland will
be In readiness for his summer vacation
at Gray Gables.
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Heavy Lumber Fire.

SAGINAW Mich.). June 21.-J. H
hoWrey & Sons of this city. who own
ana operate large lumber plant at
tenelon Falls, Ontario, have received
advlces that fire there yesterday de-
stroyed lo,O00.000 feet of lumber and a,
quantity of lath and shingles. The
mills were not damaged. Loss, $500. 900;
insured for $4,000.
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near the Postoffice, and when the shoot
Ing occurred they ran to the alley.
where they found the dog dead and
Baker apparently so. The burglars
had. however, completely disappeared
The wounded man was taken to his
home, where he died a few hours later,
without regaining consciousness.
A hat dropped by the murderers is
the only clue left behind
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M'KINLEY PASSES THE
MORNING At CHURCH
Only Newspaper Correspondents Dis
turb His Quiet.
He Listens to a Sermon on Success
and Its Attainment"

Senator Shoup of Idaho VIII Not Join
the Followers of Teller, But Will
Stay With His Party-Senator
Warren of Wyoming Thinks the
Republican Wave Toward English
Principles of Finance VIII Soon
Recede, Like the Democratic Wave
Toward Free Trade.
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French Firemen i'm London.

LONDON, June 21.-Six hundred
french 1lremen arrived in London this
AFTERNOON to take part in the fire brig
5tde tournament in connection with the
: Ire congress now being held here. The
ilremen now here assembled at the sta
ton to meet the Frenchmen.
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Destruction on the Labrador Coast.

ST. JOHNS On. B.). June 21-A hur-
r1cane has swept over the Labrador
coast, doing immense damage. Thirty
ishing craft were destroyed at Blanc
Sable and it is feared that further yes
sells were lost at more northern points.
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Why WHITNEY Will
GO TO CHICAGO.
A Great Crisis is New Upon the Demo-
cratic Party.
It's Traditional Policy is for a Double
Standard.

But Just Now, When the Great
Nations of Europe Are Nearing an
Agreement for international BIZ
metaliism, He Fears That the Pre-
mature Demand for Free Silver
VIII Result in Putting Back the
Cause of the Double Standard the
World Over.
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Fire i'm New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, June 21-Fire to-
day destroyed the wholesale commits
sion house of Arthur S. Rose & Co. on
Magazine street. Loss, $4,000; fully
insured.
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HAND OF JUSTICE MOVES
WITH SWEETNESS.
The Slayers Of Haley and Paul Have
Been Captured.
Surrender of the Desperadoes to a
Posse of Pursuers.

The Leader of the Gang Killed and
One of the Others Wounded Badly
While Offering a Desperate Re-
SiStanCe-Three Persons Drowned
in the riuskingum River-Bank
President Convicted of FalSifying
Books-OhiO Democratic State Con-
ventiOn for Free Silver.
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-26
FIERCE FIGHT WITH AN OWL
y massachusetts Man Has Desperate
ExpcricnCc.

Coiwcll Smith was passing through a
piece of woods one night. and without
hearing any sound or p~rcmoniiion his
tail beaver hat received 4 terrible
thump from behind. which Knocked il
off his head To the ground. He heard
no sound. no fiuttcr of wings for the
wing feathers of this bird are especially
adapted 10y th"i: downy edges 10 noise
less flight. He replaced his hat and
proceeded. aid wondered ut the cir
cumstanceS. which he could not ~
plain. No limb of Il tree. To which he
naturally turned for an explanation,
could have brushed his hat off, for il
came forward. While he WAS deeply
absorbed in thought thump TWO came
and off went his hat again. and in front
of him as before. He again replaced
his beaver. and then. with every sense
on The qui yive. proceeded and awaited
results. Again. as before. his head
covering WAS uncercmoniously remov-
ed. bur the kcenneSS and activity of his
fully aroused senses cnablcd him ia
detect a slight flutter OF wings. He
WIS ttllN tllttN HOW dS TO TIE SOURCE at
his singular experience.
Bur he outwittcd the bird in this
way. He had Il stout walking stick and
held ii in front of him horizontally.
firmly grasped 50 as Ia strike upward
with il should he again be approached.
He had walked bur Il short distance
when the time came for the sudden
stroke upward and his owlship-f0r
such il proved to bc-mct with an Oh
Struction thai was not Ion the bill' in
M sense. but was in another. and that
"A striking one. The owls antics were
ended. and he paid the penalty for his
continued attack upon what he deem
ed an intruder pom his dark domain.
| have known them To pounce down
upon dogs in the same way.-Spriny-
field Republican.