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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
AMONG THE ALBANIANs.
j. Il. Steele Dead-The Joint Debate
to Draw a Big Crowd.

10 DEdtNt ~ dig OEONus
Albany, Ca, April 9-This afternoon at
500 O'Clock Albany lost one of her most
highly esteemed and substantial citizens
in the person of Joseph T. Steele, who
died after lingering illness with organic
heart disease. Mr. Steele was a native
of Virginia, but had been a citizen of
Georgia for forty years. He was in the
service of the Savannah, Florida ana
Western railroad for twenty-five years,
and was esteemed one of the company 5
most trusted employees. Eight years ago
he left the service of that company, GO
ing into business for himself, which he
made successful. He was 66 years ola.
Mcintosh of Waycross, Mrs. S. Weldon
of this city and II. III. Steele of AmericuS-
survive him. His remains will be in
tered here tomorrow.
Ex-Speaker Crisp and Hon. Hoke Smith
will reach this city tonight al lilo o'clock.
Mr.. Crisp will be entertained here by
Capt. Richard Hobbs and Mr. Smith by
Capt John A Davis, these gentlemen
having harmonious views with their
guests. Their coming will bring the larg-
est crowd ever known in Albany's history.
l.. l.. Knight of Atlanta delivered one
of the most chaste and beautiful addresses
this afternoon ever heard from a Chau-
tauqua orator.
J. w. Yankee, a gentleman who had bu,
recently become a citizen of Albany COM
ing here from Kentucky, died of con.
sumption this evening.
Henry NJ. Hit, member of the firm OF
the Hit Salvage Company of Augusta
is sdying at the Hotel Mayo in this CITY
His brother, DR.. V. G. Hit of Augusta
and a younger brother are in attendance
at his bedside. Mr.. Hit is also a brother
of William NJ. Hit, a prominent cotton
man of Americas.
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PROPOSALS WANTED.

Office Commissioner of Public Works.
Savannah, Ca, March 81, 1S96.-Sealed pro-
posals will be received at this office until
Y O'Clock noon. city time, Monday. April
IL, 1896, to furnish the city of Savannah
with SO,O0O square yards, more or less, OF
Yitrifed paving bricks or blocks, to be de-
hVered T. o. b. cars, Savannah, or I. o. b.
wharf, Savannah.
The bricks or blocks must be vitrified,
repressed and especially burned for street
paving. They shall be of the very best
quality as to hardness, toughness, uni
formity of shape and size, and non
absorption of water. All brick must be no
mogeneous and compact in structure, free
from loose Jumps of uncrushed clay or
from Nominations caused by the process
OF manufacture, or fire cracks, or checks
of more than superficial character or ex-
tent. All bricks or blocks so distorted in
burning. as to lay unevenly in the pave
ment shall be rejected. All bricks or
blocks shall be free from lime or magnesia
in the form of pebbles, and shall show no
sign OF cracking or spalling on remaining
in water ninety-six 06) hours.
No brick or block will be accepted UNI
less 1t has been proven by practical use in
one or more cities, for period of not less
than two years, and for an area or 300
yards and upward, that 1t is suitable and
durable.
All bricks or blocks must have the i'm
print of the manufacturers brand. A
sample, consisting of ten or more of the
bricks or blocks, must be delivered at this
othce by u O'Clock noon, city time. April
10. A portion of these bricks or blocks
shall be subjected to such physical tests
as the commissioner of public works shall
deem necessary. and the remainder shall
be retained as samples Of the material to
be furnished and used. Any brick or
block which does not stand the test salts
factorily will be rejected, and no bid con-
templating the use of the rejected brick
or block shall be entertained. The quality
of the bricks or blocks furnished must
conform to the samples presented by the
bidder or the manufacturers and kept in
the office of the commissioner of public
works.
The bricks or blocks delivered shall not
diner IN size from the accepted samples
of the same make, nor shall they differ
greatly in color from the natural color of
the we'll burned brick of its class and
manufacture.
The city reserves the right to reject any
or all BIDS. Envelopes are to be marked
Bid for furnishing vitrified BRICK
HARRY WILLINK, Commissioners
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
STANDARD MAKES OF BICYCLES.

The Heating, weighing 10 pounds, and
acknowledged by all bicycle experts to be
the finest and easiest running wheel on
the market. This crack machine out
ted.
The Eagle, with aluminium rims and
mud and chain guards, is a powerfully
built wheel at q and "A pounds These
wheels are universally popular and with
few exceptions are the best known BIZ
cycles in Savannah.
The Waverley at SIS is the best bicycle
and the most extensively ridden of ali re-
Gently introduced machines. The success
of the Waverley in Savannah is some
thing marvellous, showing that people
know a good thing when they see it, Ask
to see 1t.
The Warwick-This machine is really
an elegant bicycle. They excel in many
features-Their tandem for lady and gent
being the very best now to be had 1t
weighs only 40, not any more-exactly 40
pounds. The Warwick roadster weighs
q pounds, and is an exceptionally speedy
wheel. Its bearings are splendid and it
is favorite in every town.
II. ID. 81 w. LATTIMORE,
Hardware and Wheel Dealers
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a CITY HALL FOR ATLANTA.
The Mayors Signature All That is
Needed to Secure 1t.

Atlanta, Ca. April 9.-Unless Mayor
Porter King vetoes the proposition, At
lanta will soon have city hall that will
be a credit not only to the city,
but to the whole state in it's archi-
lecture. AT dts lest meeting the city
council passed an ordinance accepting a
proposition for the erection of the city
hall made by Venable Bros, and this af-
ternoon the aldermanic board concurred
in the action of council which leaves the
mayors signature the only thing in the
way of the enterprise. There is some
apprehension that the mayor will veto
the ordinance, but if he should an attempt
will be made to pass it over his head.
The proposed new city hall is to be built
on the site of the old capitol building
which was burned some months ago. 1t
is ITO be an imposing structure of Stone
Mountain granite, Venable Bros. the pro-
prietors of Stone Mountain, who make the
city the proposition to put up the building,
first leasing at, and afterward selling 1T
TO the city at actual COST being largely in
fuenced in the matter by the desire to
have an advertisement of Georgia granite
for building purposes, without which they
claim that it is impossible to get Georgia
granite in use abroad.
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STEAMER LINE FROM CHARLESTON
The Carolina and Georgia Road to
build Up an EXPORT business.

Charleston, S. c., April 9.-Trafiic Man
ager /. A. Emerson announced to-day
that the South Carolina and Georgia rail-
road would inaugurate a line of steamers
between this city and Europe on the first
of next September. The road has recently
purchased valuable terminals on the Coop
err river front, and these are to be greatly
improved. Mr.. Emerson states that his
company Will begin at once to convert
large buildings on the terminals into
a grain elevator with capacity of 250O
bushels, and that it will engage in the ex-
portation, through Charleston this fan
of wheat and corn. The first ship of the
new transatlantic line, which is to be
called the Charleston" will. Mr.. Emer-
son says, be at the docks here by Sept.
/, ready to receive her cargo.
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Into buying working clothes
that bear a strange label.
Sweet, Orr & Co." pinned
to a pair of overalls or a
working shirt is a guarantee
of all-round goodness. The
name is to working clothes
what sterling" is to silver.
1t guarantees the material,
the workmanship and the fit.
They are guaranteed not
to rip, and the guarantee
means something. 1t means
if they do rip they will be
replaced by new ones with
out extra cost to the pur-
chaser. We have an unusu-
ally large stock of these hon
est clothes for Woodworking
men.
FALK CLOTHING co.
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:. S. HARDEE,
Ts4r~
TO THE rUBLIC.

All persons are cautioned against pur-
chasing that tract of land in Chatham
county, Georgia, Immediately south of the
extended limits of the city of Savannah
known as the Branch tract, CONTAINING
one hundred and seven acres, more or
less, bounded on the north by Estin ave-
nue., east by Waters road, south by lands
Of Barstow, and west by lands of gen.
A. r. Lawton, as 1 have made a contract
for the purchase thereof, and intend to
apply to the courts for specific perform
ance of the contract.
Savannah. Aug. 80. 1858. -'
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The Anniversary Address viii be delivered
HON. a. II. MAC DONELL.

The annual meeting Of the society and
election Of officers for the ensuing year
viii take place 1 O'Clock p. m.
The orphan house and grounds will be
open to the public during the day.
Cars will leave depot, Whitaker street
and Second avenue, at $50, 1890 a. m, y
m. 2:30 p. m. and 1880 p. m. Returning,
leave Bethesda at 5, $50. and $50 p. m.
Tickets. soc; children and servants half
price. For sale at the usual places and
from the stewards of the society, namely:
]. B. Fernandez, Chairman;
R. P. Lowell, Walter E. Coney,
Fl. ]. Sutclife, r. d. baltimore,
a. S. Nichols, John Nicolson, Jr.,
II. W. Cowan, f. A. SOper,
J. w jackson
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IN JAIL ON SUSPICION.
"A Man Calling Himself t. A. Henry of
Savannah Arrested at Gibson.

Gibson, Ca. April 9.-Sheriff Bradley ar
rested on suspicion and brought to town
this evening a white man named T. A.
Henry. The man is an agent for a firm
who enlarges pictures and says his home
is in Savannah.
He was seen late this evening walking
very fast through the WOODS near this
place and was muddy 10 the knees. The
sheriff, with four other men. proceeded
10 arrest him. As soon as he saw them
coming he ran very fast through a dense
thicket, but was overtaken before get
ting far.
here tomorrow. He is fairly dressed and
had on his person considerable sum or
money. 1t Is believed that he is badly
wanted somewhere, as he can give no
satisfactory reason for his strange ac-
tons
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Municipal Officers of st. Mary,s.

Atlanta, Ca. April 9.-The governor To-
DAY appointed the city officials for St
Mary's They are: John Richardson. may
or; aldermen, J. r. Bachlott, A. c. Wright.
-; j. Long, j. J. Randolph and Robert
Ihompkins. IT.
They are TO serve one year from the
second Monday IN April. These aDpoint-
menls are made by the governor by virtue
~ g special act affecting the corporation
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICE,

Military Interstate Association of Sa-
vannah, Savannah, Ca, April z, 1885,
Bids will be received until April % for
Privilege for supplying meals at camp
ground.
Bar privileges for drill ground.
Lunch counter at drill ground.
Soda water privileges for drill ground.
Peanuts, popcorn and chewing gum
privileges for drill ground
Selling the official programme of the
association at both drift ana camp grounds.
Ice cream and candy privileges for both
drill and camp grounds.
Right reserved to reject any or all bids
For any information for other priv
leges not mentioned, and detail informa-
ton as to the various privileges herein
specified, call or address A. C. Harmon
corresponding secretary, room 1, Board of
Trade building, Savannah. Ga
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HOLMES CASTLE.
Men Who Furnished Work and Ma
feriaI the Preferred Creditors.

Fort Worth, Tex. April 9.-Judge Har-
ris Of the Seventeenth district court yes
terday, rendered a decision in the II. H.
Holmes castle case. Property to the value
Of $4,000 has been in the hands of a re-
ceiYer many months. The decision Is to
the effect that the claims OF wOrkmen ana
those who furnished material TO the
amount Of IS 000 should be paid first shut
ting out the Farmers and Mechanics Bank
bank viii protest.
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Fire at NayIor.

Naylor, Ga, April 9-Last evening about
z o'clock fire broke out IN the store of NJ.
n. BoXley burning the entire stock of
goods. The loss is about $500 A small
house near by was also burned. There was
no insurance.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

Savannah. Ga, April 8. 1S96.-As
member of the late firm of Wilson &
Grady, 1 beg to announce to my friends
and the public that shall continue the
insurance and exchange business at the
old stand, No. 80 Bay street. Thanking
my friends for their patronage in the
past, I beg to ask of them a continu-
ance of same. w. E. GRADY.
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FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

~~N~~-~~~~~O~-~-~>-~O~0--
FITZGERALD. - The relatives and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Fitzgerald
are respectfully requested to attend the
funeral of their son, George, from their
residence, 21k Taylor street, at $3.50 p. m.
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FATHER JOHNS PLAsTFR

FATHER JOHNS PLASTER
The best pain-relieving and
strengthening plaster known. Price
10 cents. Made from the old and
original receipt by
ROWLINsKI, PHARMACIST,
Sole Proprietor,
BrOuGhtOn and Drnyton Streets.
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THE NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL.

The Chatham Real Estate and Inn
prOvement Company
Own a number of building lots on Ander-
son and other streets near the new public
school, now in course of erection, and is
prepared to sell lots and build homes on
the same, payable in small monthly in
stallments.
The attention of employees of the s., F.
& w. R'y is especially called to this offer.
M. J. sOLOMONs.
Secretary and Treasurer,
11S Bryan street.
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A. Il. MOYNELO q Co.

Commission Merchants. Savannah. Ga
Drafts or remittances by telegraph in
Reichsmark, in amounts TO suit buyers
can be had at all times at lowest rate
OF exchange.
A. L. MOYNELO & co,
6S Bay street
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ATTENTION, PALESTINE COMMAND
cry NO. Z, X. IT.
regular conclave will be 90
held in your asylum THIS (Fri *
day. EVENING at s o'clock. e>%}z&A
Visiting Sir knights cor E,zsY
daily invited to attend. By or
der of
E. A. QUITS, EN-. Com
JOHN RILEY, Recorder.
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NUTINEs
Neither the captain nor consignees of the
German bark Wotan. Carl Arndt, master,
are responsible for any debts contracted
by her crew.
April 10, 1895. Consignees.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
The steamer Gov. Stafford will not
make the excursion to Mr.. Stod-
dard's place, DaufusISie Island, as
per invitations sent out this day,
owing to needed repairs, said ex-
cursiOn being postponed until SAT-
URDAY, two weeks.
GEO. U. BEACH,
Manager Owner.
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IS BAY STREET.
WE HAVE ENGAGED


WE HAVE ENGAGED
The services of a first-class PaDer
Hanger from Philadelphia, and we
are prepared to take contracts to do
all classes of paper hanging. We
have just received the largest stock
of Wall Paper ever brought to sa-
vannah. See us before making your
contracts.
ADAMS DRUG, PAINT & OIL CO.,
Congress and whitaker Streets.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
II II n n y . 4 IOIL
PURE SAP MAPLE SYRUP.

PURE SAP MAPLE SYRUP.
Mrs. Kidd's Pin Money Pickles.
Mrs. Kidd's Melon MangOes.
Sweet Picked Peaches.
Sweet Picked Plums.
TeyssOnneaus Cherries.
German Preserved Raspberries.
Guava jelly in 3-pOund tins.
Guava Jelly in tumblers and wood
boxes.
Fruit COIOring for cakes, cream
and confectionery.
Picnic Supplies.
M 4 q wv MrESnr
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FLOWER SEEDS,
GLADIOLII BULBS,
TUBEROSE BULBS,
PLANT FOOD,
GARDEN TROWELS AND WEEDERs,
At GARDENERS,
lis BrOughtOn street.
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Hardware and wheel Dealers.
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THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1896.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
-I4eTH ANNIvERsARY-

THE UNION SOCIETY.
The evening times., 1896-05-13
COMEDY WITH A CORPSE
Charles Biller Pretended to Identify
New York's Mysterious Suicide.
Said She Was His Wife and En-
braced and Kissed the Body.
1t Was All Fake.

New York, May ia tall and tipsy man,
who said he was Charles II. Bllcr OF New
ark, n. j., called ut the morgse yesterday
and said: I'D like to see the clothing OF
Mrs. Everett think She is my wife,
The moment tht. man laid eyes on the
corsets he ciapped his hands to his face
and groaned: 'oh, take them away, take
them away; they are hersi'
Tears rolled down his cheeks and his grief
appeared so genuine that nobody stopped
20 think how ridiculous II was, and every
cody felt sorry. Let me see the body"
said the man ut last, and he was led over
10 the big ice box. The moment he saw
the face of the woman who died last
Friday night he fell on his knees beside it.
Putting his arm around the neck. he
lifted the womau's head and kissed her
ips. All the while he moaued, "Oh, Julia
darling. julia" and shed many tears. He
was finally pulled away. and he reeleti
)u.O.ito the open air in an almost fam ting
condition. When he recovered Bilier told
long story Of his marriage TO the woman.
He cnGd ccd an undertaken and disappeared.
Bilier will be remembered As one OF the
most phenomenal liars of the decade. He
was clerk for the Western Union Tcle
graph Company ana distin guished him
self ten years ago by getting up pretty
rUmanCeS ABOUT hrs valor as a life saver.
He continued to, save mythical people
Until he had seven or eight on his string
aud Newark did him great honor when
almost simultaneously he received two
medals. one fgom the Humane Society and
she other from Congress. A public recep-
ion aud supper was given in his honor.
and Mgr. Doane made the speech Of ac-
ceptance for him.
lhller succeeded in fooliug pretty Julia
Farrell of NewaTk. who became his wife.
aud who, her mother says, died OF a broken
heart. due to his cruelty and neglect. She
believed all of his romances until long after
.he exposure came.
He was found one night lying apparently
unconscious IN Newark He said he had been
attacked by fOotpads. who had robbed him
Of ii large sum III money belonging 10 the
company.
The story was investigated. and the re-
suit was that Biller's poor old parents
paid the company several hundred dollars
and lie wascnntinucd III the service. Hencxt
had trouble with a bogus order for $500,
and the matter was again settled Bilier
.ost his place, however. and became a car
cieaner. Then doubt was cast on his valor
as life saver: his stories were investi-
gated and found myths
The evening times., 1896-05-13
PoSste Gray's Drunken Antics

Possie Gray is diminutive colored wo-
man, but the Third precinct police say she
is a terror. She was drunk in her house,
No. 11iI Nineteenth street. last night, and
when Policeman Dick McDanieIs approached
he was greeted with oaths- She resisted
violently and kicked McDaniels in the stom-
ach several times. She was arraigned be-
fore Judge Miller IN the police court this
morning. For the next two months She
will sojoUrn IN the workhouse for the pro-
family. Afler that term expires she will
have to serve ten days in Jail for the assault.
The evening times., 1896-05-13
Mnrriapp IicenSpS,

Licenses to marry have been issued, as
follows:
Mahlow Sullivan and Ellen Brady, both
of Montgomery county. Md.
John b. Wilson and Sarah E. Me yers.
George W. Newton and Belle Lee.
John A. Muse of Westmoreland county,
Va. and Rosa L. Davis of Loudoun county,
Va.
George G. Collegiate and Estelle NJ. Laus.
William Campbell of LcoDardtown, Nd,
and Mary Miles.
william Thomas and Jennie Nickens,
both of Alexandria.
George Fitzgerald and Mary E. Garden.
Reuben Brown OF Winthrop Heights
and Maggie Gett.
The evening times., 1896-05-13
No Distinction
wHETHEk RICH OR pooR--ALL
TREAFED B.
Dr.. WALKER
j..TAr-
SIS a. Month

All medicines furnished free OF cost. It's
true. Ask anybody who has tried 1t. No
matter what disease you are suffering from
how complicated II may he, what care ana
attention are necessary TO effect cure.
81 month is all you'll be allowed to pay.
Men and women suffering from any Eer-
vous, chronic, blood, or skin disease can
find instant relief and permanent cure at
the hands OF this wonderful specialist.
Hundreds of testimonials on lille. which can
be seen on application. DR.. Walker can be
seen at his sanitarium. I'LL Pennsylvania
avenue daily, 10 to5: also Monday, Wednes-
day, Thursday, and Saturday evenings from
z to 8: Sundays. 10 to II. All interviews
and correspondence strictly private.
The evening times., 1896-05-13
BELLIGERENCY OF CUBANS.
But No Action by Senate
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES.

The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions this morning discussed Senator Nor
gan's Joint resolution recognizing the
belligerency of the Cuban insurgents.
No action was taken and sentiments OF
The members were not disclosed by the
discussion The meeting was not largely
attended. so the subject was postponed until
next "Wednesday.
Nothing was said in the committee about
asking the presence before 1T of the DiaZ
brothers, who were expelled from Cuba on
charge of aiding the insurrcctionists.
4 movement is on foot to have these gentle
men appear before the committee and re-
late the condition OF affairs on the island as
they know them. but no steps have yet been
Ia ken looking to such a hearing.
The evening times., 1896-05-13
Condit,on a, the xy,,er

High and low tides are officially recorded
at the Navy Yard today as follows:
High. Low.
S;o2 a. m. 1:56 a. m
SIS p M. 2:39 p. m
Temperature and condition of the water
at s a. m.: Great Falls-Temperature. rs;
condition, SO. Receiving reservoir-Tem-
nerature, rs; conGition al north connection.
Sc; condition at south connection, SO. Dis
tributing fEcrvor--Temperature Il: con-
dition at influent gatehouse, So; effluent
gatehouse, SO.
Schedule for Street Lighting.
Gas lamps lighted at 1928 p. M; extin-
guished at 3:24 a. M.
Naphtha lamps lighted at s:2S p. m; ex :
tinguished at 3:39 a. M.
Incandescent and electric lamps lighted
at s:f3 p. M; extinguislIed at 3:39 q. N.
The evening times., 1896-05-13
WIFE ACCUSES HUSBAND.
Mrs. Bause Says Mr. Bause Played d
Base Trick Upon Her.


A sequel to the Bausc divorce case will
be heard In Judge Miller's police ,oUrt
next Monday when the husband. John II.
Bause. Will he charged by Policeman Kill
martin with assault1ng his wife. Jennie
The husband applied for the divorce last
Thursday, as stated in Tie Times a-er
five months OF married life Now the wife
alleges that the man conspired to get her
drunk and send her into notorious house
and then with witne sses find her there with
male companion.
On last Tuesday night Mrs. Bause claims
she was lured into the house of Lou Burke,
No. PA Eleventh street. As she was leay-
ing it is alleged, Bause, who had been be-
hind tree, and three companions, sprang
upon her. the husband striking her heavy
bolw in the face.
Bause denies that he put up q Job on
his wife. The case came before Prosecutor
Mullowny today and was continued until
tomorrow.