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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08
NORMAL ALUMNI MEETING.

The meeting of the Alumni Of the
Bloomsburg State Normal School was
called to order in the Normal Audi
torium, June goth, by the President
DIR. J. P. Welsh.
In the absence of the Recording
Secretary, J. ]. Brewer, Jr., was ap-
pointed Secretary pro tenn. The min.
utes of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
Miss Anna McNif, essayist, was
not present and no substitute appoint
ed. Mr.. John NJ. Garman, the orator
for the occasion was also among the
absentees, but his alternative, Mr..
Crossley of the class of 90, de-
livered an excellent Grafton.
1t was moved and seconded that
the class of 81, including the men,
bers of the College Preparatory class,
and all persons receiving State certifi-
Gates, be admitted to the association
upon payment of the annual dues.
Motion carried TO re-elect the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President-Dr. J. P. Welsh.
Vice Pres. H Brewer,
Cor. Sec.-Prof. G.. E. Wilbur,
Rec. Sec.-Miss Martha Powell,
Treas.--H. G. Supplee,
Motion carried to re-elect the ex-
ecutive committee:
Prof. C. H. Albert, Chairman.
Mr.. w. B. Sutliff,
Miss Nora Finney,
Eva Rupert,
Mrs. John G.. Harman
Mr.. Lesley Seeley was elected ora,
tor for '9S. Thos. Guile, alternative.
Miss Jessie Gilchrist was elected
essayist for 'oS. Miss Sarah Earnest,
alternative.
Mr.. Supplee being absent, Prof.
Albert, chairman Of the executive
committee, gave the following report
which was accepted:
Amount on hand, $a5.oo.
Necessary expenses incurred
for the Alumni meeting and
banquet, 1925
Leaving balance Of S 6.75
Prof. Albert moved that the Alum
nj funds of this and succeeding years
be applied to the purchase of book
for the library, that these books b'
marked with the Alumni stamp, an'
that a committee be appointed te
purchase such books as they deem
best. The motion was accepted an(
the following committee appointed;
Prot. w. H. Detwiler, Chairman,
Prof. C. H. Albert,
Mr.. Byron Grimes.
Adjourned to repair to the ban
quoting hall.
j. BRowER, JR,
Sec. pro TEN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08
BASE BALL.

The home team won from Lock
Haven at Athletic Park last Thursday
afternoon. For seven innings the
game was quite interesting, but from
that time on the visitors were never
in the hunt. Rhoads pitched for our
boys and outside of one or two in
niDgs was quite effective. Score.
h. II. E.
Bloomsbury, 1901 IIIIso ox-ro u 5
Lock Haven. o s Z 3 4
Batteries Rhoads and Chamberlin
Strausberger and Ritter. Umpire
Forred.
A dark haired young man, whose
right arm has, during days that have
gone by, won for him quite a reputa-
ton as base ball twirler, aud who
goes by the name Of Lepp, furnished
lots of amusement for the Blue Birds
Monday forenoon. He tried all kinds
of deliveries in his attempts to fool
the birds but to no avail, and the way
his curves were banged was enough
to drive any man to drink. On the
other hand Mike Dunn who occupied
the slab for Bloomsburg, pitched the
kind of ball that wins. He sent them
across the plate in way that made
one think they were shot out OF a
cannon, and up to the last inning
three singles was the total Of Sun
bury's efforts. In the ninth however, he
eased allowing the visitors four hits
and this coupled with three rank
errors, gave the wanderers from Scrap
town four runs. Score.
X. H. E..
Bloomsburg go ooI I2x-Io II 4
Sunbury o 3 o o Al 4
Batteries Dunn and Chamberlin ;
Lepp and Weber. Umpire Heck.
Milton dropped down upon us
Tuesday afternoon, and the way they
went at our Mr. Rhoades in the first
inning was a caution. They banged
his high ones, low ones, wide ones,
and in fact any old kind all over the
field, making our outhelders chase the
leather till their tongues hung out,
and before the act Of retiring three
men had been accomplished, eight
of Milton's sprinters had crossed the
rubber. After the first inning the
game was very interesting. Hallmar
kept up his reputation by sending
swift inshoot over the fence for :
homer. Our boys played nice ball
but IN the face of such hitting, victor.
is impossible. Score:
X. II. E
Bloomsburg o o o 3 o o ; 10 9 5
Milton 8 o o o o Oil IS s
Batteries, Rhoades and Chamberlin
Walker and Hutchison. Umpire
Forred.
: DIAMOND CHIPS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Mifflin re-
turned home from their wedding tour
on Friday afternoon last In the
evening a reception was held at the
home of the groom's parents, at which
about forty invited guests were present.
The occasion was a most pleasant
one and long to be remembered by
all present.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08

The First Baptist Church at Ash
land was badly damaged by fire on
Monday afternoon. The interior OF
the church was almost totally ruined
and the damage done will amount to
nearly fifteen hundred dollars. The
organ was removed and saved. The
loss is a serious one, the building being
nearly new and not entirely paid for.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from a fire cracker falling on the roof.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08
Mine Burns No Longer.
Efforts to Extinguish Thirty. Year Flames
by CuIm and Water.

The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company have just succeeded IN ex-
tinguishing a fire which has been
blazing for over three years in No. g
mountain in Schuylkill Co. In order
to extinguish the flames in the famous
burning mines at Summit Hill, which
have been raging for thirty years,
holes are being bored all over the
mountain at intervals of 100 feet.
Into these holes culm and water will
be run in the hope OF extingulshlng
the fire.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08
The Commissioners passed reso-

The Commissioners passed a reso-
luton at one of their meetings last
week, granting permission to the
County Superintendent to hold this
falls Teachers Institute in the Court
House. The evening entertainments
will be held in tine Normal Auditorium.
The Institute will commence Novem-
Der goth and continue five days.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08

The dwelling house of M. f. Keeler
in Fishingcreek township was totally
destroyed by fire early Tuesday morn
ing. Nearly all the household goods
were destroyed. There was small
insurance on the building, but not
near enough to cover the loss.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08

Sunday trains were put on the main
line of the d. l.. & w. X. r. last Sun
day, and it may not be long until Sun
day trains are run on the Bloomsbury
division.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08

At Light Street Saturday evening
July 10th Prof Vought's music class
will hold festival. Excellent music
will be furnished by Catawissa Mando.
lin Club and others.
Announcements of any other en-
tertainments will be made under this
head without charge, by leaving word
at this Office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08
COMING EVENTS.

AT Espy Saturday evening, July II,
festival under auspices of Espy Base
Ball Club. Good music will be in
attendance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08

There was but little interest mani
tested, the vote was light and it all
passed off very quietly.
The times., 1897-06-18

Der twit us with our position In this gen
erai game of grab and stealing, well and
good The time will come when the
tariff will sink you 1.-THE Republicans, be-
cause you cannot get prosperity under any
scheme you may enact l therefore con-
graduate you on the Iiberality with which
you II eat the manufacturer at the expense
OF the producers of the raw material
Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas, said that 1T was
the hypocrisy of the arguments in favor
of compensatory duties, that was dis
tasteful to the majority on the Democratic
side
Il yea and nay vote was taken on the
compensatory duty on fine grades of
cotton manufactures, which resulted: A yes.
80; noes, %; SO the amendment was
adopted.
when the flax, hemp, and jute manu-
factures schedule was reached. it was
agreed to let IL go over until to-day, at
the suggestion OF Senator White.
Senator Tnurston reported favorably the
bin relating to the participation of this
Government in the Paris Exposition. The
amount allowed by the bill is $500, GOO
for the proper representation OF the United
States, the original bill suggesting S750.-
0o0, the Secretary of State $3.50 ,0e0. so
that the half million is a compromise.
other particulars of the bill having here
tofore been published
The Senate then went into executive
session, and when the doors were opened
adtourned until today.
The times., 1897-06-18
NEAR THE END CT HIS ROPE.
Train Robber and Murderer Parker
Sentenced to Death.

Prescott, Ariz-, June 1T.--JIm Parker,
a notorious train robber, whose adventures
during his two attempts 10 escape 10
the Grand Canon OF the Colorado have
filled columns of the newspapers, was
convicted of murder today in the first
degree, and sentenced 10 be hanged Parker
shot District Attorney Norris, while break
ing out OF Jail at Prescott.
Parker, who was cow boy, attempted
with a companion to hold up and ROD
a Santa Fe train at Peach Springs, on
February s. His pal was shot dead by
the express messenger. but Parker es-
capped with considerable booty and took
to the mountains, which he knew Wen
After seven days, during which he had
little 10 eat, he was captured by the
sheriff and brought to Prescott Or May
8, with two desperate criminals, he broke
jail Norris happened to be in the Jail and
came TO the aid OF the jailor, when Parker
shot him down. The bandit again took
to his old haunts in the hills, and il was
not till May 81 that he was captured
Pursuers surprised Parker and arrested
him, but on the way back he secured
possession Of some rifles and escaped
He was finally caught by storekeeper, W no
hired Navajo Indians TO help him trail the
criminal.
The times., 1897-06-18
EDITOR THOMPSONS TROUBLES.
TaIcott Jurymeu Pressing Cha rges
of Libel Against Him.

Editor John Q. Thompson, of the Wash
ington Chronicle, appeared in the police
court yesterday to answer the charge of
criminal libel against Addie and Julia
Garrison, the young daughters of Edward
Garrison, and, waving preliminary hear
ing, was held in $500 bail for the grand
jury.
1t is now understood that back of this
suit against the editor are the Jurors in
the TaIcott case, who also claim TO be
Hbeled in the article of May %. The
article in question, it is alleged, was
and after calling the tuty "a set Of
iolts and kuaves," says that 1T was
composed of professional iurymen."
The jurymen, on having their attention
called to the allegation, appointed
comrsittee to consider tie matter anu
these latter decided to take out warrant
in the names of the two little girls and
use the libel against them as cumulative in
the case.
Mr.. Thompson himself denies any de-
sire to blacken the character OF the girls,
but freely acknowledges that he meant
to hold the jurors up to ridicule. He
claims, however, that none of the state
ments made in his article are aetionable,
but offered to make a printed retraction
of the allegations.
The offer was refused by the jurors
who persist in pressing the suit.
The times., 1897-06-18
Weyler for War.

There are many good reasons ro- Be-
lieving that the Spanish authorities in
Cuba, Weyler especially, are determined
upon committing some outrage upon Ameri-
can sentiment, if not upon the repre-
sentatives of this country in Cuba, in
order to bring on a condition of hestilities
with the United States, under which they
can slip out of the island with their
plumber, and without the appearance of
surrender to the Cuban patriots Such
an intention is charged, in Havana adj
vices, public and private, and by num-
Der of reputable persons who recently
have left the island.
Some tine ago this Journal predicted
that Weyler would seek an early oppor-
tunity, through the perpetration Of some
sckening horror, such as the general
massacre of our consuls, to get himself
biockaded and starved out by an Ameri-
can fleet. We then called attention to the
fact that the Spanish army In Cuba had an
The times., 1897-06-18
WOODWARD
amnaLOTHROP. and
10th. 1lth and F Sts. N. w.
Fridays Our
Remnant DaV.
Our Special
Bargain Day.

The time when the clearing
up for the week occurs.
Odds and ends, broken sizes
and assortments, s b ort
lengths of perfect goods;
also soiled, scratched and
chipped articles-remnants
or every character and kind
are marked to sell quickly.
A goodly number of such
things for today, and at al
E1ost your own pricing; but
particular attention is called
to some rare inducements
IN Little Children S Colored
Pique Coats, Women's Shirt
w aists, White Drck, manu-
tacturers remnants In
Mems Linen Handkerchiefs,
Window Shades. Most of
these were purchased for
the occasion, some are from
the regular stock-all are
marked at remnant day bar
gain prices, which means a
very decided saving.
The times., 1897-06-18
The Mckinley Breakfast Table.

The free breakfast table, over which
Congressman Mckinley was won't TO weep
oopioUs tears in other days, had a hard
time Of it in the Senate on Wednesday
Butter, cheese. milk, cider, beans, cab
bages, eggs, honey, onions, potatoes, fish;
apples, raiSins, currants, prunes, figs, and
taxation Fruits like oranges and lem ons
had dtheir burdens doubled, or more. Flowers
of all kinds shared in the common fate
On many of the articles included in the
schedules under consideration, strictly
prohibitory duties were levied; not from
any necessity but just to show that the
caucus buck and gag was in successful
operation; and as notice to the Deroo-
cratic Senators that neither they nor the
people need expect any mercy from Hanna
aad his trast and monopoly combination
1t is a pretty picture to contemplated
The food that the poor man eats, and the
flowers with which he tries to gladden.
the sonlbre gloom 0 f poor little home, are
doubled in cost TO him, while his ability
to buy Is reduced more and more every
day, by continual, never-ceasing contrac-
tion OF tie currency.
Surely Mr.. Mckinley must be proud CT
his free breakfast table" as it appears
after being spread by Hanna and the rest
of theml
The times., 1897-06-18

accumulation OF not more than fifteen
days Tations ahead, an d that ell eff is sup
plies necessarily are brought from abroad.
A blockade would put an end to all pIo-
visioning, and that would cradle Weyler
To say that, while he was unoonquera BILE
by the Cubans, he was compelled to sur
render to starvation and the Uuf,ed tates
navy.
Once mere we call Mr.. McKipley's at
tention to this eyentuaity, as well as so
another matter. It Is more than binted
that he hopes to use the Hawaiian qUes-
ton as a means for raising q fog, under
cover OF which he can dodge present
action in connection with Cuba He
should take judicial notice that he must
not make such an attempt unless he wishes
to incur national opprobriun. Tie people
are thoroughly and actively angry, aud
any scheme to postpone recognition of
beligerenoy until after the Congress is
out of the way" viii only serve to in
cense their the more
Citizens of the United States VINO stand
horror-stricken in the presence OF the
horrible and nameIess crimes perpetrated
by the SpaHiards In Cuba against peace
able peasants, the wounded in hospitals.
prisoners, ana women and children, Will
not lose signt of these things, nor of the
glorious struggle for liberty in the isiand,
merely because Hawaiian anne xation is
dangle1 before their eyes, no matter how
much they may approve of the latter
policy
President Mckinley ought to recognize
the fsct that his opportunity TO do justice
to Cuba is "a golden one. If he embraces
it, he may redeem the credit of his Ad-
ministrat,on, and yet build for 1t repu-
tation for justice, mercy, and manhood.
II he allows this chance to slip, it wnl
amount to sad mistake for President
Mckinley.
The times., 1897-06-18
More Applicants for office.

TIE officeseekers who applied to Secre-
tary Gage yesterday for, positions in the
Treasury Department Were:
Frank Swigart, Of Logansport, Ind, to
be Comptroller of the Treasury at wash
ingtoD, u. c.; William b. Todd, Washing
ton, d. c., to be collector of customs at
Georgetown, ID. c.; j. v. Aibertson, Sea-
view, v. j., TO be collector of customs at
SCmers Point, n. j.; John J. Deyer, Hand
som, Va, to be collector of customs at
Newport News, Va; r. b. Reutfro Browns
vile, Tex, to be collector of customs at
Brownsville; j. III. Shaw, Philadelphia,
to be Davai officer at Philadelphia; w.
H. ConkliDg, Dallas, Tex, to be collector
OF internal revenue at Dallas, Tex
The times., 1897-06-18
MANY NAMED FOR OFFICE.
4 Batch of Nominations Sent to ti1e
Senate.

4 Batch of Nominations Sent to the
Senate.
The President sent tine following nomina-
tions TO the Senate yesterday:
To be collector of ofinternaI revenue, Jacob
L. Houtz, of Nebraska. distrctof Nebraska
Charles F. NesleT, of New Jersey, to be
Indian inspector.
John n. Smith, of Oregon, and william
Jones, of Washington, to be commissioners
in and for the District of Alaska
Henry j. Cleveland, of Arizona, to be
agent for the Indians of the Pima Agency
in Arizona.
Ciinton Snowden. of Washington, to
be commissioner fol lands of the Puyailup
Indian reservation in Washington.
Clarence L. Chaffee, of Nebraska, to be
a member of the Missouri River comInis-
sion
Lieut.. Commander Eugene De Forest to
he commander, Lieut.. George 2. COZ
voeorosses to be lieutenant commander,
Lieut. Junior Grade JOIN +. Luhy to be a
lieutenant; Lieut. Junior. Grade Lewis
Clark TO he a lieutenant. Ensign George
w. Logan TO be a lieutenant Junior grade,
Raymond Spear, of Pennsylvania, to be
an assistant surgeon in the Navy.
The times., 1897-06-18
suit Department.

Napoleon Blue Broadcloth Suits, silk
lined .dcSeG; perCaline-nneu skirt, DTald
trimmed. sizes 3 4 and So. Reduced frUm
S17.00 to 81 5O each
Slk-lineG Eton suits, one black and
onenayy. Size 40. ReducedIrom SO. 90
to SI0.Oo each
L Fine 1aiI0r-made Chevrun Clatn ) Sui5,
heavy weight Size So. Reduced from
$500 TO $1,000.
4 Atwood Hue Mixed Cheviot Suits,
ny-fruRI Jacket. Sizes b 81 AMI 3S
Reduced from 81 50 To 81 80 each
2 Brown Mixed Chevjot Wheel SkiTts
Reduced from So. 90 to 81 5o each
6EIne Imported ) wea5eTs, assorted e0lors.
Reduced from Si-oO and $500 TO SI50
each.
/ Navy Cheviot Blazer Jacket, siIk-iined
Throughout. Size SO. Reduced rIoIn
SI2 80 to $500.
10 Black and White Organize Wrappers.
Sizes 3 tn 10. Reduced from 81 so n
soc each.
Third floor
The times., 1897-06-18
MURDER MYSTERY DEEPENING.
Alderman Receives a Letter Over
the Signature Louise Leutgerr.'

Chieago, June 1T.-Alderrnan SchIake, Of
the Twenty sixth ward, received by yes
tertiay afternoons mail a letter purport-
ing t. be from Mrs. Louise LeutgeTt It
was written in German, and dated Chieago,
June 3, although it was evidently not
mailed until yes erday.
The letter recites many difficulties with
her husband, the accused murderer, but
the writer says she wishes to exonerate
him Of the charge on which he is held
1t said the writer was in good an,l safe
bands, with enough money and clothing
to live without care.
Leutgert is said to have declared that
the handwriting is his wife's rs soon
as he saw the letter. Later, he denied
that the writing was hers
Dietrich Bieknese, the missing woInan's
brother, and Mrs. Miller, her sister, also
pronounce the letter a forgery.
Inspector Setback denounced it as a
fake II tell you, the woman is dead
h.. said ''she was eaten up by acid in
tina, vat. and nobody will ever see an
other sign of her.
The times., 1897-06-18
uir-s' Depar. msnt.

Children Navy and Mixed Cloth Short
Refers. Sizes 4, and 10. Redused
from 500 ann 30. 70 10 S2-35 each
d tuIitlren y -,GHped Lawn Dresses sizes
/ = and = R-,ilced from $50 TO 6Sc each.
May ShO.s " aIkIng Jackets. Sizes
L. I4 ss-Is4 keu0ecd IrouI ~ 5l5 To
81 so sitCh.
10 Chii.lsen's Tan Grass Lawn Blouse
aists- braid trimmed sizes 4 and g.
Kesiueed from 75c to ~25c each
10 Children s Fancy Scotch Plaid BLOUSE
Waists. sizes D, ., = and A. RedHced
from 81 % to 95c each
Third Iloor
The times., 1897-06-18
PROMOTIONS IN THE TREASURY.
Fortunate Clerks Who Have Had IA
Advance in Salary.

Secretary Gage has mace promotions IN
tue Treasury Department as follows: James
H. CavauauG-n, 81 800 to $1,s08; Vii
liam H. Haynes, 81 400 to S1.60o; Mrs
s. l. Leas, 81 goo TO 81. 400, Mrs. H. r
Holmes, S1,20o 70 S1,400; Mrs e Z.
Noses, 5000 TO 81. 600; Mrs. II VI. Mas son.
81 zoo To S1,2O0, Miss B. c. MerrineId.
81 900 tn 81 200; Mrs. Jennie jones, $500
To 81 900, Miss A. Z. GarTPtt. 5000 t0
81 ,0nO: Miss A e Adams, 5000 To 81 600:
E. VI Traen, S9eo TO 81 ,2o0, all in the Of
flee of internal revenue.
Clerks have been designated for exan.-
nation for promotion as follows A u
Bliss, st 500 TO chief Of division: Robert
s. Brown 81 500 to S1,SO0; Samuel A
Lewis, 81 400 to 81 600: Royal e. VII
bar, 81 200 To s1,600; Mrs Kzte B.
Wood, 81 ,2b0 TO 81 400; Miss Belle Var
ney, 81 200 TO Sl.400
The times., 1897-06-18

English journals are profuse IN their criti-
cisnls of the United States for its niggard-
illness In providing spending money for its
special prosperity Jubilee embassy. We are
afraid these remarks of the British press
have some excuse The idea of sending
Whitelaw Reid, Ogden Mills, Creighton
Webb and Cooper Hewitt to a costly func-
ton like that with only ten thousand dol
lars among them, when every one OF them
easily Could spend hundred Thousand and
tken hardly keep up with the royal pro-
cession, is something miserable to conteul
plate Either we should have given the
boys ''carte blanche or kept them at
home The 1atteris what we ought 10 have
done iu any case.
The times., 1897-06-18
REWARD FOR DORSEY FoULTz.
Police Offer S5o for Infornation %
the Turderer's Hiding Place.

the Nurderer'S Hiding Place.
Inspector Hollinberger will, this morn
ing, offer D reward Of $50 fer the arrest
Jr information which will Lead to the
Capture Of Dorsey Fouitz, the negro who
shot and Killed Charles Robinson in an
aHey near Third and Q streets about
three weeks ago. The Department. has
ordere,! printed circulars giving a CON
pIete description or the man, and these
VIII be literally distributed. a picture
OF tie murderer cannot be obtained.
The police have good reason Co believe
that FoUltz is still hiding in this city.
and thoagh the numerous cIews which
have been given them thus far faile,.
90 lead u his capture, it is believed that
this reward will induce his friends 10
give hin. away, or at least reveal his
true hiding place. Inspector HoIIinberger
was in favor of offering a reward immn-
diateIy after the murder, but owing to
the fact that there is no provision made
for so doing III the police fund, it was,
until now, impossible By cHttiug down
certain other expenditures, and saving a
few dollars here and there, the sum has
been arranged for.
On the night of the murder a descrir-
ton of the murderer was telephoned to
all the stations and read to the officers
as they went upon their beats Several
officers have been assigned TO tie ease
at different tines, and Rave watcTcd an.
followed numerous clues, but with Ia
success At least fifty IeIsCns have claim
ed To have seen The man, but for the past
few days no such reports have come to
the police, though be is Believed to stiII
be In hiding here The circulars In
spector HoIIinberger viii also send to
other cities and towns.
The times., 1897-06-18
PRICE FIGHTING EXTRaDTrICN
Satchef Thief's Pals Trying I
Secure Bail for Him.

Detective Carter has returned from.
New YORK, where he went to m.ike ar
rangements for bringing back Johnny y
Price, the uan who stole satcheI CON
tanning 81 sec, fr,rB superintendent tSa
benerier, of the metropolitan Railroad
Company, several months ago.
Price will have hearing In New forE
on Tuesday, anil will probably be sent
here In charge OF a United Stases marshal
1t is said that Price belongs TO a gang
OF clever thieves, who viii bitterly fight
his eNtradition, and endeayor to secure
his release on BAIL which wouldimmediately
be forfeited in almost any amount.