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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-22
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Oct. 21.-What looked at
one time to-day like a resumption in
force Of the upward movement of prices
came to an untimely end in the after
noon on the Wall street Interpretation Of
SPANS reported intervention to press for
more stringent measures against filibus-
tiers by the United States government
and to call this government to account
for the success Of flibustering expedi-
tons. There was very wide range Of
fluctuations for the day and movements
of prices were conflicting and irregular
up to the final decline. There was a
good deal of commission houses buying
reported during the morning, but the
market induced for the most part large
~ professional. Union Pacific was an
element of weakness, its heaviness being
caused by the reported circulation in the
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s,roet Of syndicate agreement being

Street of a syndicate agreement being
made contingent on some further devel-
opments in the case. Reports were also
circulated that money was being raised
for this purpose in London. Selling Of
stocks for London account was more or
less of a drag on the market. The ear
ly rise in the market was aided by the
continued favorable character of state
ments of railroad earnings and rumors
of statements yet to come. But the
question is arising in the minds of deal
ers in stocks how far the present high
earnings are due to abnormal movements
of special commodities. The President
of one of the great trunk lines points out
that the rise in the price of wheat led
to quick and heavy unloading of Western
grainaries and that the settlement of the
great soft coal strike is bringing forward
very heavy arrears of traffic. he adds
cautiously: st is impossible to see now
whether this improvement is due to
prosperity of the country. After the abb
normal business is over it will be better
able to state whether the improvement
is likely to continue"
There has been, of course, marked
increase in the movement of general mer-
chandise over the railroads, but owners
of shares in these properties are begin
ming to question the extent of this gen.
eral improvement. Money continued dis
tinctly easy in this market, the bulk of
the call loans being made at about two
per cent. No further imports of gold are
expected while European money centres
show the present relative stiffness of
rates, the tendency being all the time TO
increase the difference, as shown by the
sharp contra ction in the Bank of Eng
lands loans this week. Transactions to-
day were on small scale outside Of the
industrial specialties, the Changers and
one or two other leading railroad stocks.
Transactions in bonds We're dull and
prices in the main were firmly held.
Dealings in Union Pacific collateral trust
notes were a feature. Total sales, ST.
100000 United States old as were
advanced II bid, the new As II bid, and
the fives registered 49,
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
100000 shares, including Atchison TO-
600; Chesapeake and o., 11,7OO; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, 1910; Louis
vile and Nashville, $3.50: Manhattan,
9,542; Missouri Pacific, 1897; New
York Central, 1886; Northern Pacific,
preferred, S.612; Rock Island, 1885,
st. Paul, 20,460; Union Pacific, 16,055;
American Tobacco, S,472; Bay State
Gas, 12,115; Chicago Gas, "a, $40; Sugar,
3S,665; L. @. and Iron, 1904; Chicago
Great Western, 1900.
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Sale of Valuable Mill.

By virtue OF decree OF the Superior court
of Wake county rendered at July term, 1877,
in an action entitled w. NJ. B yam, Execu
tor, against w. ri. Hood eft a., Will offer Tor
sale at public auction, TO he highest bidder
for cash, at the court house door in Raleigh
on Friday, the 18th day of November 1897, at I2
clock the following real property, to: wit,
tract of land situate Ia Ma ks Creek town.
ship. Wake county, n orth Carolina, and
bound d a. follows, to-wit: On the north by
the land of James A. Hood; on the east by
the land OF Ransom Honeycutt; on the south
by the land of B. P Williamson, and on the
west by the land of w. III. Richardson: con
tanning one hundred acres N re or less be.
ing the same land purchased by s. A. Hood
from VIM E. Richardson, registered in the
Registers office of Wake county in book -,
page -, and purchased by w K. Richardson
from Priestey Mangum and his wife.
On the land is the Hood MILL" one of the
most vaiuabla mi lis Ia Wake county: also q
store house and residence.
Terms of sale-cash.
This 10 h da of October, 1897
W. b. SNOW, Commissioner.
ed sod.
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LOCAL sTOC MARKET.
NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. ". c., October 2I.-Spirits
turpentine, dull, nothing doing; receipts 81
ca]Es.
Rosin firm; strained H.l5; good strained
s1.20: receipts 232 barrels.
Crude turrentine quiet: hard $3.50; soft
1905 virgin $500; receipts 80 barrels.
Tar quiet at $l.40, receipts 249 barrels.
CHARLEsTOs, 8. c.. Oct. 2l.-Turpt ntine
quiet at 20: sales - casks.
Rosin firm; sales -; A, b. s1.10: c, sI.lO
d, sl.l5; e, LIS: f. sl.2o, G, 1925, Fl, Sl35, /,
sl.45 K, sl.6O, M, $l.60, N. $500. window glass
1925. water white $3.50.
SAVANNAH. Ca. Oct. 2l.-Spirits turpen-
tine firm at 29&: sales l,l20; receipts 1,3 0.
q > Is; y sl.25: e. sl.3o; +, $40: q, a.35: r.
Q.40, /, S1.55; X, $3.50; M, 500, N, $40:
wiDdow glass ~, IS; water white $500.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

BY VIRTUE OF AUTHORITY CON
terred in a mortgage executed by VIII.
liam M. Ross and recorded In Regis
ter's office of Wake county, N. O., In
Book 70, page 81, April 3rd, 1883.
will on Saturday. October 23rd, 1897,
at the court house door In Raleigh at II
O'Clock NJ, sell to the highest bidder for
cash fifty acres more or lessl Of land
situated in Oak Grove township, Wake
county, and more particularly described
by deed from j. B. Terrell and wife.
Emily. to said W. M. Ross, ON the LIST
December, 1882.
JOHN NJ. CRENSHAW,
Mortgage.
Wake Forest, N. G., Sept. 22nd, 1897.
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, Ill.,, Oct. 21.-Wheat today
kept up it's little game of seasaw which
it has been indulging in all week, the
December option closing at a as@15c de-
cline. 1t was 5sc above yesterdays final
prices for a time, but liquidation and
weakness which developed in October
dragged the market down. Corn followed
wheat and closed 14c lower. Oats did
likewise. Provisions were independently
strong and closed about 712c higher all
around.
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ADULT DAY ON EXCHANGE
COTTON UP AND DOWN But
CLOSED STEADY.
THE DRY GOODS MARKET STILL DULL
Probable Upward Movement Of Prices Killed by
SPANS Attitude Regarding filibusters--
Buying Yesterday Largely Profe;-
sional--Bond Transactions Dull.

New York, Oct. 21.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of z
points and further advanced 2@3 points
in the first hour, early cables being bet
ter than expected in view Of our de-
cine Of yesterday The net advance was
reduced to 1@2 points by II M, later ca
bles not, meeting expectations. Buying
by q leading Greek house and by
leading Philadelphia house caused some
anxiety on the part of the shorts in con-
nection with reports of frost in Texas,
Mississippi and Tennessee. Covering be-
came a feature in the afternoon and the
market turned decidedly frmer. Private
cables stated that the English cotton
trade was becoming alarmed in view Of
the frost advices from this side. The
market closed steady at a net advance
of 304 points. Total sales futures, ILL.,
800 bales.
T. DRY GOODS.
New York, Oct. 21.-The dry goods
market is still quite dull at first hands.
This has been surprising, as it was
thought that with the advent Of colder
weather in some sections Of the country
there would be marked increase in the
bulk Of business passing. The demand
for spring goods gives promise of being
heavy, but as yet the buying to test
prices and for other reasons tells very
little with regard to the future. The
market for wooden and worsted goods
for mems wear is still solid and active.
Dress goods in woolens and mixtures
are also in steady demand and the de-
mand for cloakings and overcoatings re-
mains heavy, with prices still firm. Job
bers are doing fair business in season
able lines, and the distribution in varl-
GUS parts of the country is reported fair.
Collections continue easy. In staple cot
ton lines the market is quiet. There is
a generally weaker tendency shown in
the market in sympathy with the print
cloth market. Print cloths are very
Quiet, even under relaxed price condi-
tons.
NEW YORA.
INV YORK. Get. 2l.-Futuree opened
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j. M. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex,
says that when he has spell of indi-
gestion, and feels bad and sluggish, he
takes two of DeWitt's Little Early Ris
ers at night, and he Is all right the next
morning. Many thousands of others do
he same thing. Do you? Carolina Drug
Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-22

You can't afford to risk your life by
allowing a cold to develop into pneu-
monia or consumption. Instant relief
and certain cure are afforded by One
Minute Cough Cure. Carolina Drug
Company.
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RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
NEW YORK MONTY MARKET.

NEW YORK. October 2l.-Money on call
steady at 2a2k per cent; last loan 2 per
cent, closed at 2 per cent: Prime mer-
camille paper 4a4H per cent. Sterling ex-
bankers bills at 4s4k for demand, and
e2a4.62H for sixty days. Posted rates 4.e24 a
4831 and 4.85Gi s5h. Commercial bills
z8I. Silver certificates 5ea59x. Bar silver
58k Mexican dollars 45R. Government bono 8
strong State bonds dull. Railroad bonds
firm.
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VALUABLE LAND FOR sALEl

On Monday, October 25th, 1897, at the
Court House door in Raleigh, N. O.,
we will sell at public auction the fol-
lowing described real estate in Wake
county: %. A lot, in the town of
Wake Forest, bounded on the south by
the lot of w. B. Dunn, which he pur-
chased from w. III. PAGES executors;
on the east by the Powell or county
road; on the north by w. B. Dunn's
Foundry lot; and on the west by w. B.
Dunn's land; said lot contains / 1900
acres, more or less, and upon 1t are
valuable improvements, including a
good dwelling.
(2). The equity of redemption of Mary
L. and J. L. Dunn in a tract of land
situate near the Falls of Neuse River,
bounded on the north by the lands Of
j. e., s. l.. and A. K. Gill; on the east
by the land of ID. ID. Gill; on the south
by the lands of @. NJ. Robbins, and
on the west by the lands OF j. M. Cren-
shaw; said tract contains 1874 acres,
more or less, and is the land conveyed to
NJ. l.. Dunn by s. r. Gill by deed In
Book No. 113, at page 153. of the Reg
listers office OF Wake county.
This Second tract) will be sold sub
iect to q prior mortgage thereon, regis
tered in Book No. 118, at page 332, of
said Registers Office.
Sale made by order of Wake Superior
Court at July term, 1897, In the case of
Eta Perry v. r. L. Dunn and others.
]. D. 8, page PSI; Civil Issue Docket.
No. 1923, MiDrte Docket B. D. $50
Terms of saie: Cash. Hour of sale,
IL m.
s. F. MORDECAI,
O. M. BUSBEE,
Commission .ra
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You can't cure consumption, but you
can avoid it and cure every other form
If throat or lung trouble by the use of
)ne Minute Cough Cure. Carolina Drug
Company.
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Disagreement for life by burns or
scalds may be avoided by using De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, the great
remedy for piles and for all kinds of
sores and skin troubles. Carolina Drug
Company.
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Annual Meetinu.

"The annual meeting the stockholders OF
the Palmetto Railway Company will be held
at the office of the Ra eigd Il CASTOR Rail-
road Company in Raleigh, ". c., on Thurs
day, November 18th, 1877, at 9 O'Clock a. m"
JOHN III. SHARP,
10-1l30t treasurer
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Some men would get along much fast
er if they didn't lose so much time tell
ing other people how smart they are.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-22

Whenever man throws a bouquet at
another he expects a whole flower gar
den in return.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab.
let's. All Druggists refund the money IL
it fails to Cure. 25c.
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Notice.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Raleigh Il augusta Atr-Lioe Railroad
Compa will be held at the Office of tn
company in Raleigh, N. g., on Thursday, No
vember 18th, 1897 at II O'Clock a. m.
JOHN III. SHARP, Treasurer.
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6pot cotton cloeed dull; ntddltng uplands
SO lie, mtddling al 7-l6: sales "a bales.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL. Got. 2l-4:00 P. M.-spot cot
ton, good business do1e prices lower: smer
3 q I'D: american middling l9-52d; low
middiing s 10 sd; good Ordinary I-a2d: ordi-
nary 3s.32d.
loo were for speculation and export, and
included IL 400 American: receipts % COO bales,
jnclud ng % 400 American.
a ol< bar u, ~ agdx
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Notice

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad Com Dany will
be held at the office of the company In Raj
e1gh, n. ", on Thursday, November 18th.
1891, at 10 o'clock a. m.
JOHN III. SHARP, Treasurer,
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VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.

On Monday, October 18th, 1897, at the
court house door In Ra1eIgh, N. c., wa
will sell at public auction the tract OF
land in Wake county about 11S miles
South OF Raleigh, adjoining the lands ea
Caraleigh Mills, containing % acres
more or less, and known as "W. g. On.
church's Blackwell Place." it being tha
land now occupied by Bryan Smith.
Esq. y
This property Is well improved: has q
large barn and stable and good dwelling
upon 1t. ~,
Sale made pursuant to powers con-
ferred upon the undersigned executors bW
the will Of the late William G.. UR-
church.
Terms Of sale cash. but satisfactory
purchaser can make arrangements foT
any reasonable time.
CHAS. HI. BELVIN, q
Ell. O. UPCHURCH. go
d. ID. UPCHURCH. =
Executors w. M Upchurch, deceased. !
BOD -i lallAaAatR "a
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NEw ORLEANS.
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
galveston. quiet, 6K, 1860 bales

OTHER COTTON MARK TS.
Galveston. quiet, 5X, 1869 bales
Norfolk, dull. Ok. 5,4u3 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, OK. - bales.
Boston. dull, d 8 ~. 4i8 bales.
Philadelphia, quiet, 6 7-l6 430 bales.
Savannah, quie t.. l6, 10O5i bales.
New Orleans. quiet, 81. 1926 bales.
Mobile, steady, 5x. All bales
Memphis, quiet, 81; 6,sl6 bales.
Augusta, steaoy, 5 10 10, III bales.
Charleston, quiet, s 9 Is 2 1866 bales.
Cincinnati. quiet, 81, S76 bales
Louisville, quiet, 9, - bales.
St. Louis, gu ct. 5-l6 100 bales.
Houston, quiet 81, IL 80 bales
New York. dull, S-l6, 1854 bales.
RALEIGH COTTON MARKET
RALEIGH, N. c., October 81.
New cotton 5x. Receipts - bales.
RALEIGH PRODUCE MARKET.
Good chickens ......l............... ID D20
Eggs ..s.........'.s''s ''''''.'.''''' iEf0lo1
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NRW YOkA.

NHW YORK. Get. 2l.-Futures opened
steady al the advaI ce sales 8, 100 bales.
Futures closed steady; sales Ill 800 Dales.
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STEAM COAL.
Pocahontas Smokeless
5EST AND CHEAPEST.

ID. b. Greason, ESQ.,, of the Raleigh Cotton
Mills, made careful test in April last of two
cars of coal. He says:
Car of N. & W. Coal cost per hour ....1.l9k
Car of O.. IL o. - I82
The N. & W. car was Pocahontas coal, TIT
G. & o. car was some other and as good a.
any that comes to this market except Pocahon
tas. This is saving of l218c. per hour. A
car load lasted So hours, saving on car load
of slO35. Mr.. Greason is well posted in his
business and disinterested Let those who hav,
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Cash quotations we're as follows:
Flour steady Wheat, No. aspring s4kas6K;
No. spring 79a85; No. 2 red, Oh a93a
Corn, No. 224%a2it Oats, No. Q, l7ka7K;
No. white o b 2Ix; No; white f o
No. 8 f o b 27Ka39; No. 4, f o b 27AS8 FLAX
SEED No. l, 10OA a1.04. Prime Timothy seed
$3.50 Mess pork per bbl, $7.85a7 SIN Lard
per 100 lbs "a 40. Short rib sides Qoose)
A.bOG4.80 Dry-salted shoulders (boxedl Si.75
a5.OO. Short clear sides (bOxed) S5OOa5 IN.
Whiskey, distillers' finished goods per kallon
S122.
The herald., 1897-12-30
IOWA WHITECAPS
One Man Killed and More Murder Is
Likely

OTTUMWA, Iowa, Dec. 29.-White-
caps have been at work in Lee county,
near West Point, and as result one man
is dead and a warlike spirit has been
aroused in the neighborhood. Abe Balm
and his two brothers are well-to-do
farmers living near West Point. Not
far away lived their father in abject
poverty. When the old man died, few
days ago, it was claimed he had starved
to death. After the father was dead the
sons refused to pay the expenses of his
burial or even to see the body. This so
enraged the neighboring farmers that
last night mob of thirty citizens
marched to the home of the Balm broth
ers and called for Abe, the Oldest Abe
stepped to the door and. seeing the
crowd outside, retreated into the house
before the mob could lay hands on him.
He called to his brothers, and all three
opened fire on the visitors from the door
of the house, inside Of which were Abe's
wife and children. The mob returned the
fire, and after the smoke had cleared
away it was found that Abe had been
mortally wounded. He died in a short
time. The brothers have sworn out war
rants against seven neighbors, charging
them with murder. Many of the farmers
say they will not countenance the arrest
of their neighbors.
The herald., 1897-12-30
Done in a Day

tied the bill of exceptions and the tran
script Is now in the hands Of the printer.
AS soon as the document is ready it will
be filed in the Supreme Court and an
appeal taken.
The principal objections upon which
the appeal will be based are that Judge
Bahrs had no Jurisdiction in sentencing
Durrant to be executed and that in so
doing his honor exceeded his authority
and usurped power not legally within
his province.
Attorneys Boardman and Dickinson
contend that the case originally was in
another department Of the Superior
Court and no part Of it should ever have
been carried before Judge Bahrs Be-
sides this. they contend he is prejudiced
against the defendant.
Mrs. Isabella M. Durrant and William
A. Durrant. mother and father of Theo-
dore Durrant have brought suit for
slander against ex-Juror Smyth and de-
mand $4,000 damages from him. The
complaint was sworn to today by Mr..
Durrant and the suit begun. General
John H. Dickinson and WV. Foote are
the attorneys representing the Durrants
in the litigation. The suit grows out OF
remarks made by Smyth about Durrant,
whom he accused OF being moral mon
ster.
The herald., 1897-12-30

alleged subserviency of the government
to Russia.
ACTION BEGINS
SHANGHAI. Dec. 29.-It is reported
that the admiral of the French fleet has
hoisted the French flag on Hal Nan
island. The Chinese offer no opposi-
tion
THE GERMAN EXPEDITION
BERLIN, Dec. 29.-The Tageblatt says
Prince Henry of Prussia will visit the
Mikado and the King of Corea. It's
Kiel correspondent says further force
of marines will start for China in Jan
uary.
1TAH4IAN.INTEREsT
ROME, Dec. 2S.-The ministers of for
eign AFFAIRS, finance and commerce con-
ferred yesterday regarding the measures
to be adopted to develop the commercial
relations of Italy with China.
AN EXPERTS OPINION
HOUSTON, Tex. Dec. ga Post spe-
cial from Dallas says:
Col. Richard B. Hubbard Of Tyler, ex-
governor of Texas and former United
States minister to Japan during Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration, is in
Dallas tonight. Gov. Hubbard spent five
years in the Orient and has been close
student of everything that transpired in
Japan, Korea and China since his return
to the United Etates. He is paying par
ticular attention to the crisis now pend
ing in China. and. with United States
Senator Morgan Of Alabama, believes
the United States will soon be forced to
intervene and stop aggressions of Eu-
ropean nations in Chinese territory if
American commerce in that portion Of
the globe is to be maintained.
The herald., 1897-12-30
INDEX
TO THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

The big estate Of Charles Contoit
of New York left largely to charity.
The Pope expresses his sympathy
with Spain in her efforts to suppress
the Cuban rebellion.
The senatorial struggle in Ohio
promises to make a hot time in all
the towns Of the state.
The English labor leader, Hartford.
says the American trade unionists'
policy of avoiding politics is simply
stupid.
The contempt case against Juror
Smyth being dismissed, Durrant's at
torneys are preparing for another ap-
peal to the supreme court Of the United
States.
The diplomatic corps at Washing
ton is intensely interested in affairs
in the Orient, but no one seems to
anticipate the early dismemberment
Of China.
Brady writes an insulting challenge
to Fitzsimmons on behalf of Corbett,
and Jim is wrestling with an epistle
which will probably be sumner.
Canadian Minister of the Interior
Sifton calls on the officials at Wash
ington; he is not much afraid Of fam
inc at Dawson, and is quite certain
that the relief party cannot get
through.
Lumbermen are not at all anxious
for reciprocity with Canada if white
pine boards are to bear the brunt; Can
ada insists in linking together lumber
duties, sealing regulations and fish
ing privileges.
San Bernardino suffers from fire
which threatens the whole city and
destroys many buildings; good work
done by local firemen, with the as
sistance Of companies from Cotton and
Redlands controls the flames.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
Federation of Labor, makes answer to
Secretary Cages letter, pointing out
the evils Of the gold standard and
giving reasons for opposing the cur
rency measures proposed by the Sec
retary of the treasury.
In drafting specifications for the
improvement of San Pedro harbor
Major Davis took good care to guard
against excessive freight charges on
material by giving to bidders an op-
ton on stone to be taken from the
government reservation on San
Clemente island; an unusually large
number Of bids will be submitted and
the contract is likely to be awarded by
the middle Of March.
The herald., 1897-12-30
SAN PEDRO HARBOR
Improvement Will Not Be Handicapped by Excessive
Freight Charges - Bidders Are Given an
Option on Stone From San Clemente

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-Special Eead)
the
the San that Coils
shall
forcing
he Will take than
The specifications
the department The contained therein
that bidders
in different parts Of the breakwaer 1t also
Bidders will
in the breakwater
such stone
1t said at the the option Gle
Will
making bid within limit the of the bakwae This
will
8 the specifications
Pacific The taking
him
enabling
Pedro something
nobody accused him OF doing
department inquiries applications
construction of
and build
He will to
partunen recommendation BEGIN
will bssieged
probability
foreth he middle of March