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SUICIDE OF WILLIAM ARNOLD.
A Son or Lieutenant-C Arnold-Rx-
pected to Enter West Point.

A Son or Lieutenant-Commaudcr ArnoId-Rx-
pected to Enter West Point.
MoNTcLAIR, n. j., Dec. 3O.-Wnliam Arnold,
a son of Lieutenant Commander Conway +.
Arnold of the United States Navy, committed
suicide last evening at his home in South Full
lerton avenue. He was 81 years old. He
went skating In the afternoon, and returned
about @ O'Clock. He went to his room on the
second floor. Soon afterward Mrs. Arnold and
other members Of the family heard the report
of a pistol and hastened to the room. They
found the young man. gasping on his bed with q
revolver at his side. Or. c. w. Butler was
sent for, but death occurred before his arrival,
An investigation disclosed the fact that AR.
mold had shot himself in the right temple, the
muzZle OF the weapon having been held close to
lie was a member OF the Montclair Athletic
Club and was an enthusiastic hockey player.
Just before Christmas, while he was playing
hockey. he was struck accidentally on the back
OF the neck at the base of the skull with a
hockey stick. He complained afterward of
that the pain did not warrant medical treat
Inent. 1t Is said also that failure TO pass all OF
his examinations at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, several months ago gave him much
concern. He returned North and began to
study with his brother, Lieut.. Conway Arnold,
stationed at Fort Hamilton. He secured an
appointment to the West Point Military Ac adj
envy, which he was TO enter soon. 1t Is con-
Jectured that his failure at Annapolis, to-
gother with the accident, had unsettled his
mind.
acknowledgements Arnold was for
merly in omman of the United States steam
or Bancroft. He is absent, but Is expected
homo on Saturday.
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COUNTY rREAsUHER FOUND DEAD
James Kirtley OF Dentsn Couuty. una., KILLED
In HIS Omoe-Presabiy suiotae.

James KiFtley OF Benton County, una., KILLED
In HIS Omoe-Presebiy Suicide.
I~NDIANAPoLIs, Dec. 80. - James Kirtley,
Treasurer of Benton county, who was nearing
tho close Of his first term in office and was pro
pairing to renew his bond with the County Com
missloners. was found dead in his Office at IL
O'Clock last night with three bullet wounds in
his head and q revolver lying by his side. Al
though there is some suspicion Of murder, tho
indications point to suicide. An autopsy held
to-day shows that two bullets penetrated the
brain, while a third caused q scalp wound. 1t
10 known that Kirtley had made but little
preparation for q renewal of his bond. and
that he was being crowded with personal judg-
ments.
The Commissioner met this afternoon to con-
slider the matter: The county finances appear
to DO all right. The dead Treasurer stood very
aif fon IN time Tine c be- Ms. e me wss 81 81 IKE hears Ess Sld. b ESr
ness at Chase, a%fterward at Boswell, and 80 far
as known his affairs. were in good shape. His
right. and as Mr.. Kirtley was never known as q
speculator, the fact that personal judgments
weps pressing So 3 him ~ 9 gives wife much tSlaa surprise end His is
Au Before Nj. Kiirtley qualified for his first
some trouble at Boswell. which proyoned some
comment at the time. and MIR. Kirtley being
extremely sensitive, it gave, him a good deal Of
concern. For this reason ho was supersensi-
reference of friends at Fowler. it is doubtful
II he would have made any effort in that direc-
ton. They interested themselves in procur-
ing bondsnen. and he was installed in office. 1t
may, be that this reticence had much to do in
dental to the beginning of his second term, and
finally preyed upon him until he took his own
life.
1t is not believed that there Is any serious
embarrassment in his business affairs, as he
was always regarded as q conservative man.
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ARE FROZEN HERRING DUrrAB1Ep
sgaEsachuSettH Statesmen. Lawyers, and Mer-
chants Argue the Question In Warrington.

aaEsa chusetts Statesmen. Lawyers, and Mer-
chants Argue the Question IN Washington.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 3o.-Ssnator Lodge and
Representative Moody of Massachusetts,. Col
lector Warren of Boston, Messrs. Rich and
Treat. merchants. and Mossrs. w. D. Sahier,
Eugene p. Carver. and ex-Appraiser Dodge
lawyers, Of the same city. argued before As.
sistant Secretary Howell for an hour to-day on
the subject of frozen herring. They were d.
vided on the question whether fish frapp6 should
be admitted free OF duty or made dutiable at
the. rate OF one-quarter Of = cent per pound.
Collector richardson Of the port of Gloucester,
Mass. will come to Washington tomorrow TO
argue for free entry. The controversy on the
question has become an important one.
Frozen herring have been brought into the
ports OF Boston and Gloucester by Massachu-
selts fishermen for the last forty years, and no
tax had been levied on them until recently.
Then the A ppraiser in Boston declared that the
fish were not entitled to free entry as the prod
uct OF American fisheries under the Tariff law.
He represented that they were bought on the
coast OF Newfoundland from native fishermen,
and therefore constitute a foreign material i'm
ported into this country. The importers or buy
ers of tho herring explain that though the Mas
sachusetts shippers pay for the herring by the
barrel, they pay this as wages TO the Canadian
fishermen who are employed by them.
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sU1o1Dr on DrYonoR DAx
~Hknluhsven Kills 1niuasslf VITA Gns . Year
. AFTER scpnrating fFnra mia vTinn.

Tkn1uhsven Rtls Hrtu.sslr VITA Gas q Yeap
ARR. e-,.--A.. r-n- M. v-,nn
James m. Kalnhovon, so years old, committed
.u,c,de vs.t.rd,v ,no.r,ns q, ~. 800 Al soo
N yossetuay ntotninb IN ~. tVo.. y cyv
west tf~fty-fourth street By inhaling inuminat
Ing gas. Kalshoyen ran q laundry at Si2 Sew
a.,h ...n.. 49, ~ s,s -. -. - Ia.
on'n n.onue. Wnon no qua nos appear AIMS
place OF business yesterday at noon Alice Han.
BON. the manager Of the LAUNDRY. hurried 70 her
.r,rlov.r,s -..,s.aa. a.. s.s..n.s 49, $500.
enpiVSer r0S'oonoos sne AnLoLneu Shs hoasV
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UNIFORMITY PLAN Il FIzzLE.
Coal Mine Operators Meet in Pittsburg and
Fail to AEpee.

Coal Mine Operators Meet in Pittsburg ana
Fail to Arree.
PTTTsBURG. Pa, Dec. 3O.-The railroad coal
operators Of the Pittsburg district met to-day to
discuss the uniformity plan which was to abol.
ish company stores and secure uniform weights.
The uniformity agreement 10 signed by fifty
two operators owning eight mines and pro-
ducing s,452, 113 OF the 4 Last 900 tons of coal
annually dug in the district. Tho agreement
was to go into effect provided 95 per cent. of the
operators signed 1t.
A resolution was offered that the fifty.two
signers establish uniformity at their mines only
on condition that the coal miners adhere to
their promise to charge non-signers 10 cents
per ton more for digging coal than they would
charge signers. NJ. p. De Armitt a advocated the
resolution. but F. L. Robbins. George w. Schlue-
dcrberg and others said that the mine owners
ought TO make some sacrifice, and wanted the
uniformity agreement to go into effect on Jan. /,
giving the miners time to enforce the 1O-cent
diiierential against non-signers.
Mr.. Robbins declared 1t WAS not right to place
on the miners the onus of doing the operators
work. The convention adjourned without ac-
ton. No date was set for another meeting. and
the uniformity plan has probably fallen through.
unless Mr.. De Armitt recedes from his position.
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washington Notes.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O.-Application has been
made to the Comptroller of the Currency by s.
p. Young OF San Francisco for the necessary
papers preliminary TO the establishment of a
national bank in Alaska. Comptroller Eckels
has forwarded blanks 10 Mr.. Young on which
the. formal petition is to be written. Several
individuals IN, Hawaii have made separate APP
plications. all desiring. TO rcsrrye the title,
for tho first national bank to he established
after the ratification of the annexation treaty.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Webster
Davis has rejected the claim of Joseph *.
Boone for a pension for services as scout dur
ing he war on the ground that he il not In.
cluded within any OF the classes of persons men.
toned In the pension laws.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
BROOKLYN.

Policeman Donald Mel. an OF the Flatbush station
10 10 ho the rec. pient OF the nrst bravery medal be-.
boy from drowning al Bergen Beach last summer.
Police Commissioner Welles yesterday received n
crisp IlOO bill folded IN . slip OF IApcr. on which
this was written: Z" Gift for our police pension fund
widows and orphans OF brave men," There was no
signature TO tine note,
Justice Van Wyck. In the Supreme Court, yesterday
approved the report OF r fierce A. Z. Lamb, who
Aw ATded to Dean q WesthrOOk. contractors sic OOU
for extra work done On the Meeker avenue bridge.
They suei 10 recover e2i 900.
A new Veteran FiremI MS Association. composed OF
the pr( . mt or former nIemuers of the deIartment
who have served twenty years or upward, has been
organized for nIutna. bensnt and entertainment. The
ofioers are: Former Chief ing neeF Thomas Y, Neyins.
Prs1idsnti, J. ". smith, Firsf Vice Jos"ph
McCOTmack, Second Vice President; James CAsaidv
Treasurer; Peter Farrell and William shaw. Seer.
tAisA. There are already lao msmbesa
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intended on "wednesday, the plan being TO ro-
turn homo With him on "wednesday evening.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Gurnell arrived on schedule
ester.
Later q message was received by her poople
from Canandaigua announcing her marriage
r. q Mr. Lyon. recently billing clerk for the
little hamlet near Sodus Centre. Mr.. Lyon had
several, times escorted her to social functions,
but IS her engagement to tho Rev. Mr.. Gurnoll
had been announced, no one thought anythtng
serious OF his attentions. Miss Poeior and Mr.,
Lyon left on the gamo train on Tuesday, and
went 70 Canandatgua, where they were mar
ried, Miss Poeler was one Of tho most popular
young ladies' Of the town OF Sodus, and had re-
ceived Mr.. 0urnolls attentions for three years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
POSSES MOUNTAIN CHASE.
Capture Of . NsEro De-perads AFTER = hot
Pursuit.

Capture OF . NeEro Desperade After q Not
Pursuit.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Dec. 3O.-Abo Roat. the
Pennsylvania Railroad detective. has Just run
down two OF q gang Of men who have been hold
Ing up railroaders and train crews along the
middle division Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Roat, at the head Of a force Of railroad detec-
tives and q large posse under command OF the
eheriffs OF Huntington and Mifiin counties,
Yesterday captured Frank Thomas. the leader
Of the gang, In the mountains back of Lewiston.
He In a negro. and is from LynchburR, Va. Rail.
road watchmen were held UP and robbed and
trainmen wero made targets for tho pistols Of
tho desperadoos. At Ryde station. Bratton,
Hershberger, and wolfkill. three railroad en-
ployees, were held up on Tues lay and robbed Of
all they possessed by three men. Thomas being
one of the robbers.
The robbers escaped by jumping on q passing
freight train. Ono of them, Charles Hawkins,
was arrested at Lewistown. On Tuesday night
Frank Thomas tried to get on q train near
Lewistown and drew Q revolver on the brake
man who ordered him of. Yesterday he was
caught n mile east Of Lewistown by Deputy
Sheriff Frank Collins, but he broke away. and.
crawling under q freight train. fed to tho
mountains. Yesterday Detective Roat's party
met at Lewistown. and. armed with rifles. took
up the trail Of the fugitive In the snow. They
followed him for ten miles.
When within 800 yards of the fugitive and at
the top Of Black Log Mountain. tho trail
was lost Roat started q section Of his men
along the side Of the mountain. while he and his
assistants took the ravine. The frat posse came
within ten feet Of the fugitive before he saw
them, He was lying stretched out by a fire un.
der a big pine tree.
Throw up your hands and surrender" said
the foreman. Undapnted by the fact that he
was looking into the barrels of i've rifles,
Thomas jumped TO his feet and started down the
precipitous side OF the mountain. jumping like
a deer from rock to. rock. while bullets rained
around him. Below the Roat posse was waiting
for him. He was stopped within forty yards OF
Come down." shouted Roat.
IF you want me come after me-" answered
the desperate.
R9at. and eight rifes were pointed at him.
. warrant
II have"
Whats 1t for T.
Pointing a pistol at q brakeman"
II come down those follows will shoot me-"
No they won't. Do you know me T. queried
Roat.
The desperate peered over the rocks and re-
piled that he did, and then no came down. None
OF the shots fred at him had taken effect.
Thomas is about 40 years old and his hair 10
surface Of the J%uniata on Tuesday, when making
his escape, with the bullets OF his pursuers
whistling about him. The third member of the
gang is still at large.
Before guaranteeing Thomas emptied his re-
y,olver chamber and, breaking the weapon on
prevent its Identification. He was taken to the
LoWistOwn iail,
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1oKrnrxe 0. p. RArRs.
Freight Reauetisus fsr TIRE Bsneat e Rrittsn
Celunah,n natning Birtricts.

Csiunat,a HtninG ptstrtcts.
OTTAWA. Dec. 9o.-when tho Dominion Gov
eminent finally concluded 10 give the Canadian
Pacific Railroad Company the contract 70 build
the Crows Nest Pass branch part of the agree
ment was that certain reductions in freight rates
should bc made in the interest Of the farming
community Of the Northwest and miners Of
British Columbia. In accordance with this
sg cement tho company will, therefore. put into
force on Saturday . new freight tariff on Ger
tain commodities to the great advantage, IL 10
asserted, OF the territories and mining districts
OF the Kootenay. Robert Kerr Of winnipeg,
trafio manager Of tho Canadian Pacific, has
been at the head offico In Montreal for the past
week directing and compiling the voluminous
and intricate table. of rates.
The articles to DO affected were specified in
the act of Parliament passed last session, and
the amount OF reductions was ALEC specified. In
q general way the reductions are those on agrl-
cultural implemonts. household furniture. and
certain building materials, and the rate on those
Is lowered 10 per cont; on oonl oil, 20 por cent,
and on fruit OF all Kinds, 33ia per cent. The
company does not expect any .loss of revenue
because Of these reductions. but anticipates
largely increased earningh
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AFTER MICHIGAN RAILROADS.
State Commissioner That MANY
OF the Charters No Annui1ed.

State Commissioner That Many
OF the Charters ne Annuned.
LANSING, Mich, Dec. 30.-In q communication
to Gov. Pingree to-day. Railroad Commissioner
Wessel,ius called attention to the fact that,
Notwithstanding the recent decision of the su.
premo Court upholding the constitutionality Of
the law Of 1891 requiring all railroads operat-
ing In Michigan to keep on sale family mileage
at $50 for 1000 miles. many Of the companies
refused to cell such mileage, He recommended
Itself, the Attorney-General be directed to begin
proceedings to annul the charters Of the offend
Ing companies. The Commissioners 10 preparing
a list Of these companies and the extent Of their
violation to be submitted to the Governor.
While the remedies suggested may appear
of the securities issued by the offending COM
panios," says the Commissioner yet, upon
reflection. I think you will conclude that the
remedy proposed Is not more radical than the
violation Of the law 10 fragrant"
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PATERSON. N. j., Dec. 3O.-Amos F. I. Bruck-
man of Lafayette avenue. Hawthorne. COM
mitted suicide about 3 o'clock this afternoon by
taking Il largo dose of strychnine. He was en-
ploycd by the Max Amos Company of Now
York as salesman. He was 40 years old, and
leaves a widow and daughter. He had been
respondent over illness.
Mrs. Mary Lavan. who is mentally deranged,
tried to kill herself to-day by jumping from q
window at her mothers home, 80 Spruce street.
Father Mccormick saw her and dissuaded her
until u policeman took her in charge. She was
removed TO St Joseph's Hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
SIiiholisud's Mail transportation Company
Increases Its Capital stock.

ALBANY. Dec. 3O.-The New York Mail and
Newspaper Transportation Company to-day filed
with the Secretary OF State a certificate of an
increase of Its capital from 800, 600 TO $500.
600. Tho certificate Is signed by John K. Nil.
holland. s. w. Torrey. and George X. Murray, a
amount OF capital actually paid in is $50. 600.
and the debts and liabilities OF the corporation
aggregate $4,000, This IL tho company which
for installing q pneumatic Tube service for tho
transmission Of mails between the New York
points in New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
Value OF the Mexican Dollar and the Price Of
silver.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-Tho Director of tho
Mint. in his estimate OF the value oil standard
coins of the nations OF the world, TO be pro-
claimed by the Secretary of the Treasury on
Jan. ]. places the value of the dollar OF Mexico
at .446 on Oct. l.ls07, and .460 on Jan. l. 1903.
The average price OF silver for the three months
ending Dec. 80, 1897. was SO. 565 cents, as
against 66. 933 cents on Oct. ]. 1897.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
The Maps

will be works of art. They
will be Autographed in colors
on fine paper, and absolutely
correct in detail, showing lines
of transportation, present and
proposed, bridges, roads, and
boulevards.
They will be printed on
one double sheet, and will be
well worthy of preserving per-
manently.
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Troy. Dec. 3o.-The merchants of Troy and
vicinity arc particularly well pleased over the
big holiday business done by them. The season
was one of the best known in this city in q nun.
Dor OF years. The iewelry stores did u phenone.
nally large business, Tho outlook for 1903 IL
very good. In the big collar shops, employing
With the exception of the steel works on
Breaker Island, the various iron manuiactories
are doing well. Prosperity is assuredly here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
AN OPAL sMUGG1En CAUGHT:
Government AGENTS Make an Important AZ.
rest Near Mexico's Border.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 3O.-It has been
known for some time to tho Unitod States Gus
toms officers along the Mexican border that
operations in the smuggling of fine opals into
the United States were being conducted by Q
band of Mcxicans. Government secret agents
were put to work to capture them. and word
was received here to-day that the first arrest
has been made at Alice. Tex. A Mexican
named Manuel Herrera was arrested. and
about 200 opals. which he had smuggled over
from Mexico were found In his possession. He
was preparing, to ship the opals to New York
when captured.
II is believed that tho smugglers have con-
fcderates in New York who place the opnls on
tho market there. Dealers in opals in Mexico
have asserted for some time that their business
was being ruined by smugglers. and that Opals
were sold cheaper In New York than they could
sell them In the city of Mexico.
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Boiler Explode. and Fireman I. Missing.

GREENFIELD. Mass. Dec. 3o.-One OF the two
1o0-horse'powe boilers Of the Griswoldville Cot
ton Manufacturing Company at Colrain explod.
cd last evening. wrecking the boiler house and
other property. Fred Schlifier. the fireman and
his body Is undo the ruins. No reason is known
for the explosion. The boilers were new and
had been inspected and insured by q Hartford
company.
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GIFT to a Hospital TIED Up In Court.

The Hoboken Common Council. at a recent
meeting, passed a resolution transferring
$1,000 Of collected taxes for ls0687 to the city
funds for tho purpose of paying outstanding
claims. The Council also ordered $3.50 donated
TO st. Mary's Hospital as a Christmas gift,
which is the usual custom zach yoar. City
Treasurer James Smith contended that tho
Margaret Shelby, n taxpayer. brought GER
tiorari proceedings TO review the Councils ac-
ton. As n result tho money is tied up. and st.
Mary's Hospital will have to wait for its Christ
mas Rift.
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SOFT COAL FREI0 HTS UP.

A no ana 16 Cent Increase Per Ton to GO Hnte
Knoct on Jan. 4.
The soft coal railroads shipping to tidewater
have agreed to advance freight rates on soft
coal 10 cents a ton from the mines to Philadel-
phia and Is cents to tho Amboys. to take effect
tomorrow. The roads affected are the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Norfolk and Western, Pennsyl-
yania, Baltimore and Ohio. Beech Creek and
Reading. representing a tonnage of between
100000 and 20. 900 yearly.
There have been reports Of an advance to be
made on April !, but an agreement was arrived
at to advance the rates Immediately. The atti.
tude Of the roads is that the present bulk of their
general traffic warrants either u higher rate for
coal or q curtailment In the shipments. y
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Lustuert and Coun.e, a, pe.o. Ar.,u.

CHICAGO. Dec. 3O.-Although 1t Ia known that
serious disagreemcnts have arisen between
Adolph l.. Luetgert and his chief counsel. Law.
romeo Harmon. a truce was patched up to-day,
and the defendant in the famous murder case
Indignantly denies that he had had any quar-.
rel with Harmon or that he tried to get ex-JudRo
He says the sale OF his factory will pay his debts
and leave him . 10000 with which to make his
fight Tor life.
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HIS ONE HUNDREDrH BIRTHDAY.

Joseph ID. Jones Has . Celebration In the IRE.
mont Temple In BsstOn.
BOSTON, Dec. 3O.-Joseph d. Jones, an Inmate
of the Homo for Aged Men In this city. cele-
brated his one hundredth birthday in fremont
Temple to-day. The old man. who enjoys re-
markably good health and retains possession of
all his faculties, received about 100 friends in
the Temple and presented each one with his
photograph. An entertainment and dinner were
a native of Maine. but has lived most OF his life
In this city. He was a merchant for many years,
but retired from business about twenty years
aQO.
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fourth Clas. ros,mas,ers Appo,utsa.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O.-Appointments OF fourth
class Postmasters to-day are as follows:
New Jesey-Harrisonville. Gloucester county. J.
s.. Stewart,
New Y~0rk-Arden. Orange county. William viner,
CollieTsvllle. otscgo county. T.. H. southworth; Farm
ersyille. CAttarAuKuB county. Russell Hubbard; Fish.
kill Plains, Dutohess county, BENJAMIN w. Bonney;
Jefersonville, sullivan county, Conrad Metzger;
Unionvillc. Orange county, S. q. Haynes; Venice Cen.
ire, Cayuga county, A. NJ. Sisson.
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Experiments with High Explosives mt SANDY
Hook,

WASHINGTON. Dec. 80. The Board OF Ord
nance and Fertilization has made an allotment
OF S3l 900 TO enable the ordnance department
TO continue its experiments with high explo-
siyes at tho Sandy Hook proving grounds.
These experiments have been going on for some
time. and the ordnance officers have secured all
the information they desire as to the compara-
tive strength OF brown powder. gun cotton, en-
mensi,e. and other powerful explosives. Tho
$3l 900 will be expended in purchasing armor
plates against which the shells will be fired. and
an additional quantity o shells and ammunition.