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u n.,, cure Liver Ills: easy 10
''Sow Take My Head O.r.''

General Nichols Of Louisiana con
mandcd a brigade Of infantry which
so immortalized the name OF Stone
wall Jackson, says the Nashville
American. In one Of the three fa-
mons victories over Ranks. Mllroy
aud Shields tae Louisiana Brigade
bore Il conspicuous part. and its gal
liant commander was carried from the
field mortally wounded. as every IL
supposed. BH good nursing and
skilled surgery the life %! the General
WAS saved. and his State is prouI Of
him today rs its cx.Govcrnor who is
now serving his people as one az l!!r.
Judges OF the Supreme Court. lie
left q leg and m arm on tEe battle
field. and lost one of his ,NcS. H.
wears an artificial leg on one side Of
his body and an arm an the opposite.
The pluck which enabled Inn L.
withstand these terrible wounds. To
which he Is indebted for his life per-
haps more than To any other cau~.,
sticks to him yet, and he is one o! the
most jovial ~ men, enjoying II cuol
joke as much rs anybody. lie tell.
this on himself:
When cunvasing for Governor be
Wa invited II! "a lady who knew Of
his loss Of limbs to make her house
his home. aud he accepted. She or.
dered her man servant, who knew
nothing OF :!;c Gsm@-a!'3 miat"r an.
tn see that he WAS comfortable Uui
to bed. The dnrHy fri, proud Of tile
honor OF serving a di,tuguG he | Gen
eril and the next Governor. and the
G.ncrHl WIS Iuclinel To Uc cummun-
i,htive which delighted the nero
very much and made hin feel at
home with his guest. When h" took
the Generals arm oil and lail it on
the table he commenced la express
great sympathy. slyu.: 1T sho' is
bad for q liza To- l.rs ne arm dat cr-
way! IN de Yankees don" ii. did
dey:- When the General told him
to take his leg or. the ucgro thought
he was joking. but went AZ it in a
"~usIneSs-likc way. though he was al
most ready To shed tear Of sympathy
this time. Placing the lcs on the
table 10y the side Of the arm. and Look
ing ut the General he said: -Umph.
leg off on one side. an arm off on
t'othcr. Dat j. too bal. {" Gu, II man
up in dat sort a way The General
5 ~ his opportunity for a little fun
hal come, so leaning his Iody for
ward said: Come, ROW take NV
head or But the negro WIS
gone.
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WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
SENATOR STEWARDS DENIAL.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. Is. 81.
STATE JOURNAL, Reno, Nevada
l had no interview with the New
York Times on the suhjec. Of silver
or finance. All the publications with
regard to me are absolutely false.
THIS morning I denied them in the
New York Journal and the New
York Times There appears TO have
been a conspiracy to misrepresent
me and my colleague. Neither OF US
have given out the interviews re-
ported, or any other interview Mt var
lance with our lifelong devotion 10
the free and unlimited Coinage of Fill
e by the United States alone, at
the ratio OF l6 to /.
@WM. NJ. STEWART
The above dispatch from Senator
Stewart effrctually coutradicts the
purported interview with him, pu.-
lished i'll the New York Times last
week and sent broadcast throughout
the country by til, single standard
advocates. Desperate indeed must
that cause be that depends upon mis-.
representation and williul lying such
rs the Senator'S denial proves tie
puIported interview to have been.
The Senator'S telegram. beside set
ting himself right before the people.
puts the brand on the purported in.
terview with Senator Jones that gave
the goldites OF Nevada so much COM
fort. Both interviews are pre-
nouuced unqualrtiedIy false and the
result OF a conspiracy 10 misrepre-
sent Nevada's Senators on the money
question, SO vital to their constitu-
ents. Instead Of deserving the prin.
ciples Of u lifetime, both are in the
silver fight to stay until the United
States has an independent monetary
system, founded on the just and equit-
able principles NJ bimetallism. Until
that is achieved. Nevada goldites
need expect no help from them.
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Always n War.

\ remarkable feature Of Queen
Victora's reign is tie number OF
wars, little and big that have mark
ed its progress. says an exchange
Scarcely a twelye.month, indeed.
without finding England at war in
somo part OF the world. Here is a
list OF the principal campaigns and
expeditions: Afghan war. ls3S-iO;
first Chi n war 1871; Sikh war 1915
i6; Kafir n 1916; second war
with China. second Afghan war 1919;
second Sikh war 1850: Burmese
war. 1850; second Kaillr war 1851 81:
second Burmese war 1921; Crimea,
1904; third war with China, 1865;
lndinn mutiny, 1857; Maori wGr, 1860
and I'll; more wars with China, 1860
and 81; second Maori war 1866;
Ashanten war. 1864; war in Boo,an.
1864; A~byssinian war. lsGI.G3; war
with the Bazotees. 1868; third Maori
war, lS6S-69; war with Looshasis.
1871; Zulu war, 1889; third Afghan
war 1850; war in Basu,oland. 1879.
81; Transvaal war. lST9.SO; Trans,
vaal war, lsS0.Sl; Egyptian war. 1882,
Zanzibar. 1890; India 1890; Matabc!e
vars 1894 6; Chitral campaign. 1876;
third Ashantee campaign. 1896; sec.
ond Soudan campaign. 1895.
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EASTWARD THROUGH Tsg ROCKIES.

The traveller, tourist or b~u.incss
inan Is wise when he selects the Rio
Grande Western Railway Great Salt
Lake Ronte' for his route to the East.
1t Is tho only transcontiuen,al line
paseins directly through Salt Lake
City, and in addition TO the e,i,n nso
II affords OF the Temple CITY. Tho
Great Salt Lake md p~ic,uresouc
Salt Lake and Utah Valley. Il affords
the choice OF three distinct rou,es
through the mountains and the mos,
magnificent scenery in tho world.
On all classes OF tickets s,opoycrs
arc granted mt Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Glcnwood Spr ngs. Lcadvillc,
Colorado Syringe, Denver and other
points Of i%ntcreat. Double daily
train service and through Pullman
and Tourist sleeping cars between
San Francisco and Denver. Tourist
cars through to Omaha, Chicago and
Boston.
For illustrated pamphlets descrip.
tive Of the 'Great Salt Lake Route
write to +. a. WAnLFrGH. ucncraI
Passenger Agent. Salt Lake City,
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Silver IL All Right.

Bradstreots siys: at may be
noted that Mexico, which ranks next
to the United States as u silver pro-
Queer, and winch actually has u cur
rency based on silver, is experiencing
the effects OF the drop with great Sc
verify. Gold AT the City Of Mexico
has, OF course, risen sharply, and
more or less disorganization in trade
Inns eusued. OWING to the uncertainty
as to values Of all imported merchmi-
disc. In fact, while some express
sions are heard rs To the influence OF
the depreciation i'll stimulating ex-
ports OF Mexico's products. it has
even been suggested that steps for
the establishment OF Il geld basis in
the currency may be the subject OF
an agitation there
The above is very carefully worled
to indicate the impartiality OF the
writer. but it would seem To us that it
bears internal evidence that the wish
Is father to the thought.
Tho Two Republics can state on
highest authority that Mexico has no
intention Of adopting the gold stand.
ard. 1t costs no morc today tn mine
silver III Mexico than it ever did and
our mints coin it into good hard dol.
lars as fast us it is mincd.-Two Re.
rublics, City Of Mexico.
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HAPPENINGS ABROA

Hans Dclbruck. editor of the prcus-
sischc Jahrbucchcr, has been appointed
10 the chair of history in Berlin uni
vcrsi'T. held by the late Heinrich Won
Trcitgchkc.
Lrmartinc's manuscripts OF his poems
have" been handed over TO the Paris
National library by NJ. Emile Olivier.
rs TIE" literary executor OF Mile. Nalcn-
tine dc LaTnurtinc.
l'1lT linS II music truEi. n wcll.knowu
frm "f music publishers controlling
copyrights and thcatcrs so that no
'r"lA can hr given withou, its consent
''.h no singer engaged save at it's dicta-
tom.
Nhcn ihc duke Of Connaught's term
Ir '"HHui1rdcr nj Aldcrshot expires nc
'' - r1nhc qrnrtcrmnstcr general.
p "r ~ step toward the commander
70 '"f viii probably he the adtuiant
~ .r'ehip.
'H"nsnnh Lascors. specially i'm.
' .'. H"" 10 u" turned loose on Lon.
'Nr Pcninsulnr and Oriental
'r" steamship lines plying with
". r.' "s their contribution 20 the
.in"Hspn"ncss OF the queens cclchrn
'or.
riant frcsCots of the fourteenth
y fifteenth ccn;nrics have been dis.
r~d under the plaster on tho walls
T i." Church OF san DOmcnico az
'"i" in tmhrin. Among them is n
1rrnaiiou OF ST. Peter Martyr by
'iu'1ricchio.
'.'".'". tho primntc ~ poland's scc.
20 ""lo'iriinr the ninth centenary Of
''H rntrrn. Sain; AdHibcri. who was
'r' 80 death 10y the heather prugRiaus
1' w"s trying TO convert in o97. liz
BODY lies in n solid silver shrine In
Guescn cathedral.
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Week ending Monday. August lG.
1897. The week ending August 10th
Wis unusually warm. the maximum
temperature ranging in the nin"tics
Ove the greater portion OF the State.
Clear weather prevailed. except
martial Clnudincss the last two days.
md no rain OF any consequence fell
in the State. Excellent weather for
riPening grain and for hayinG. which
is now about completed. except the
second crop Of alfalfa III tho northern
section.
Barley and the second crop 81 al.
falfa are he'ug cut in Douglas
county. In Elko county the stage Of
gain greatly varies. being barley in
the head in some localities. md ripen-
ing in others. while the second crop
Of alfalfa is yet 60 be harvested. In
Lyon county. the harvesting of
wheat, barley and Il heavy second
crop Of alfalfa is in nrOGrcss. Wheat
has been cut in southern Nyc coun.
ty. with nm average crop. and a fair
crop ~ oats being cut. Barley aud
wheat harvest began in Ormshy the
latter part Of The week. Some barley
being Gu: in Washoc. but wheat and
oats arc green vet.
Ranges are becoming generally
very dry. but cattle md sheep still
find sufficient food TO keep them in
good condition. Reports ns Ia fruits
and vegetables are generally very
satisfactory.
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The following curious cpitaph is in
the graveyard Of Lydford Church,
Dartmo0r. England:
Here lies i'll horizontal position
the outside case Of
George R1ntleigh. matchmaker.
Whose abilities in that lire were nm
honor to his profession.
Integrity was the handspring and
prudence the regulator
Of all the actions Of his lie.
Humane. generous and liberal.
his hand never stopped
till he had relieved distress.
So nicely regulated were all his mo.
tons that he never went wrong
cNccp, When set n gong
10y people
who did not know his key.
Even .lcn bc was easily
set right again.
Tie had tie mr.; Of diSposiug hil time
SO we'll that his hours gliIcd away
III one continual round
I OF pleasure and delight.
till all unlucsy minute put a period
to his existence.
lie departed ,his lie
November II. ls0l,
aged 81;
wonnd MP
l N the hope Of being taken iu hand
] 10y his Maker,
| and Of being thoroughly cleaned, re
paired and set a.goinR
in the world Ia come.
New York Tribune.
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Uucic John-WcI. what do yon
mean to vc when you get to Ice a
man?
Little Tommy promptly y doc.
toT. like pa.
Uncle John tquizzicallyj- Indeed;
aud which do You intend to be. an NJ.
lopHth or a LommOpath:
Little Tommy | don't know what
them awful big words mean. Uncle
John; but that don't make no differ.
oncc. cause | amt guin' to be cithc
OF EN-. I'm just goim' to he a family
doctor an give all my patients Hoods
Sarsaparilla cause my pa says that il
lie Is a doctor. he's obliged To own VI
that Hoods Sarslpnrillu ia the best
family medicine he cYer saw in his
lie.
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Perhaps il IL not generally known
that the conference committee on the
Tariff bill reported in favor 81 the
Abandonment Of the tax on bon Il and
transfers OF stock, which report was
approved by tho Senate Finance
Committee and by the Republican
caucus. Senator Morgan. IN u speech
upon the report closed with the fol.
lowing forciblo language. Il charge
!hnt the abandonment occurred I'm Ter
command Of the Sugar rtust-nn as.
scrtion that was iollowc J hy deep 81.
lcncc in the Senate Chamber. hut
with no denial from the protective
side Of the House.
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TX Governor Grant OF Colorado
gives 1t as his opinion that 10 cents
au n will bc the bedrock price
Tor silver. At this price he thinks
The world can proldce 10000. 900
ounces per nnnum, but does not be.
iicve that 1t is possible to maintain
the pre- sen; ouipu..
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1t ia stated that q daily pcwspa.
pcrs have been started md haye died
in New York city alone within the
last 60 yeafa. involving tie loss OF
over s25, 900. 600.
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fou cant tell how big q mortgage
Is on a mans property 10y the kind OF
dress suit he wears.
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AuvER ais.So RATES.

WIN be made as low as is consistent with
solid business principles. Apply II the of
nee for terms
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". ". BooHEn. Editor ann Pro
pr.eior.
AN EVENING PAPEU.:
issued Every Day. Sundays Excepted.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One Copy. one year.......-... .......... SU
One Copy, six mopths.--................ so
For auy period under six months, oae dollar
per month. Payable In advance.
Delivered by carrer in Elko at TWENTY-FIVE
cents per week
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n "A -Ss
Sarsa

The Ore True B,ood Purifier. All druggist z
frcTnEcdo only by =. !. Hood 4 Co. lowell, Mas,
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WINONA ASSEMBLY.
John Wanamaker May Preside Over
the Great Presbyterian Gathering.

CHICAGO, May 1.-The decIination of ex-
President Harrison, who would have been
chosen with little or no opposition, has
brought to the surface three candidates for
the moderatorship of the Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly. which is to meet at Winona.
Ind, the latter part of this month. They
are the Rev. Sheldon Jackson of Alaska,
the Hon. John Wanamaker of Philadelphia,
and the Rev. DR.. Minton of San Francisco.
The Rev. Mr.. jackson is the candidate of
the missionary or "husrling' element. He
has been q missionary for forty years. ana
during that time has established over one
hundred churches I'm the West. He went to
Alaska some years ago, was appointed SUI
pcrintendent of education and has done
much toward civiliZing the Indians. One
Of the plans which he successfully carried
out was the importation Of reindeer from
Siberia, Russia, which he brought over and
instructed the AlaskanS in the uses of these
animals, which now furnish food and cloth
ing and to many of the natives occupation.
There has never been an elder in the mod
orators chair. The lay element, however.
is going to try to pat one there at the next
session in the person of Mr.. Wanamaker.
as the representative of the business e4e-
ment. Dr. Minton represents the conserva~
tive element, which adheres to the idea of
having disnifled, scholarly presiding ON
GERS. II is understood that the mmitt
appointed to consider the question of the
retention Of the Mission House IN New
York, which cost 81, 7G0,GJ0, VIII report ia
favor Of keeping it, although the annual
loss in so doing win be between 100000 and
$4,000.
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BANK OFFICERS INDICTED.
SpaIding and His Assistants Fast in
Legal Tolls at Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 1.-The grand jury to-
connected with the management of the de-
funct Globe Savings Bank. The men indict-
ed are Charles w. Spalding, president of the
bank and ex-treasurer Of the State Uni
versity of Illinois; A. d. Avrill, vice presi-
dent of the bank; Charles f. Churchill,
cashier; w. b. Erwin, assistant cashier, and
Allison W.. Harlan, one of the directors.
There are twenty-nine indictments in all.
Banker Spalding is included in all indict-
ments returned and in fourteen of them he
is alone. OF the latter, thirteen charge
Spalding with embezzlement of the bonds of
him of embezzling $l3l, coo of the funds of
the university. His total bonds foot up
$4,000. The other men are indicted on fiji
teen charges. all of them relating TO the re-
ceiving of deposits. Spalding is charged
with embezzlement of State funds and with
receiving deposits, knowing the bank to be
hopelessly Insolvent. The other men are
charged with the latter offense only.
Spalding was on the stand to-day and
frankly admitted that he had hypothecated
the bonds belonging TO the State University
and said that he had been advised to do so
by John ". Lanehart, now deceased, but at
that time a law partner of Ex-Governor Alt
geld. The report of the jury IN returning
the indictments was very severe IN Its de-
nunciation of the conduct of the bank Off
Gals and said that the statute OF llmita-
of a number of other men. A Speclal grand
jury will be called next week. and the in
vestigation into the affairs of the ban will
he continued.
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PRESSED THE BUTTON.
President MckinIey's Part in Opening
the Exposition. 3N


WASHINGTON, May LIN compliance
with the request of the executive commit
tee of the Nashville CTenn.) centennial the
President opened the exposition by wire
from the White House at 1:13 o'clock to-
day. The arrangements were very simple
in detail. The circuit was made.sup by the
Western Union officials under the super
vision of Mr.. Montgomery, executive clerk
in charge of telegraph, and of Manager
Marean, of the Western Union. The wires
were made direct to Nashville, by way of
Richmond. Va. and Asheville, N. c., re-
peaters being used at the former place. The
circuit was a little over seven hundred
miles in length. Immediately on the COM
pletion of the circuit into the exposition
grounds, the President was notified by
Secretary Porter and he at once walked
across the hall to the telegraph room,
where, under the guidance of Mr.. Mont
gomery he stepped up to the desk, placed
his finger on the Morse key and slightly
depressed it. which action instantly gave
the signal to the Nashville end and put in
motion the wheels of the exposition. The
members of the Tennessee delegation in
Congress, Pension COMMISSIONS H.. Clay
Evans and several other prominent Ten
nesseeans witnessed the ceremony.
The arrangements contemplated a prompt
opening of the exposition at noon central
DEo -
time. but there were a few minutes delay
in making the final preparations. President
Mckinley stood at the key chatting with
Representative McMillin about the exposi-
zion awaiting the signal from Nashville.
In the course of his conversation he said
he probably would visit the exposition in
June. AT I'LL the following message was
licked off the instrument and handed to
Mr.. Mckinley:
The people of Tennessee send greetings
and request that you now put in motion
the machinery of the Tennessee Centennial
Exposition
This was signed by President Thomas.
Mr.. Mckinley then gently pressed the in
strumen and the exposition was opened.
Before he left the key the following mes
sage was received: People wild. The gun
went off all right. Bands playing and
whistles going. Everybody shaking hands. ;"
Mr.. Mckinley smiled and expressed his
qualification at the success of the under
taking. He then sent the following mes
sage: 81 congratulate the people of Ten
nessee upon the successful opening of their
centennial exposition. wish for It the
dent shook hands with the TenneSseeans
present and retired to the Cabinet room.
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JOHN GIBSON HANGED.
He Has Been Sentenced to Death Sew
en- Times by Mississippi Courts.

GREENVILLE, Miss, May John Glib
son, colored. was hanged here to-day at
1890 p. m. This was the closing chapter of
a somewhat remarkable trial. Gibson was
convicted, after a trial of six years, for
killing Robert Stinson, a white man. The
two had quarreled at Stinson's house over
20 cents difference in wages. Stinson or
dered Gibson to cave. armed himself and
followed. A few moments later three pistol
shots were heard at the front gate. Stin-
son was found dying and three chambers
of his own revolver empty and no one in
sight.
The trial of Gibson has been one of al
most national Importance, being a direct
attack on the federal courts and upon the
validity of the Constitution of Mississippi.
The case has been twice before the Su-
preme Court of this State and twice be-
fore the Supreme Court of the United
States. and the sentence which was exc
cuted to-day was the seventh sentence of
death passed upon Gibson. GibsOn's coun-
sci commended that the Constitution of Mis-
sissippi excluded colored men from petit
juries and grand juries on account of their
color, in direct violation of the federal
Constitution, and that Mississippi's repre-
sentation in Congress had not been reduced
to accord with the fourteenth amendment,
although the elective franchise had been
reduced by the Constitution of 1890.
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FARE ON FAST TRAINS.
Matter That May Cause TrOubIe
Among Enstern ROmds.

CHICAGO. May l. There is a chance
that the Eastern roads will in the near
future have a row over the question of
extra fare on fast trains between Chicago.
Cincinnati, St. Louis and New York. The
board of arbitrators Of the Joint Traffic
Association has ordered hat the extra fare
shall prevail from all competing points
after the LIST of June. and the Pennsylvania
road has offered objections that will cause
the entire matter to be opened up. The
Vanderbilt roads have all along demanded
that there should be no extra fare on or
dinarily fast trains. but the board of arbi-
tration of the Joint Traffic Association ruled
against them, ana the roads then demanded
that the charge should be made from all
competing points. The board of arbitration
agreed with the Vanderbilt roads, and so
ordered. 1t is altogether likely that the
other roads will make a strong night to
have matters kept as they now are, and the
crences for 4 row seem excellent.
The presidents Of the Western roads Will
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Brother and Sister Unable to Escape "a
BInzing Building.

DETROIT. May 1.-Two persons were
burned to death and two others very Sc
rlously burned in a comparatively small fire
at 5 o'clock this evening. The burned struc-
ture was q two-story frame building on
Chene street near Garfield avenue, occu-
pied by f. P. Heiders bakery. In the ppe
story lived the family of Nicholas Sinig,
four members of which were quickly sur
rounded by the flames. OF these Lena Sin
ig, aged seventeen, and Nicholas, aged nine,
were badly burned in getting downstairs
and out of the building. Mrs. Snig escaped
by q ladder without injury. Lizzie Sinig,
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hold a meeting during next week for the
purpose of injecting a little more starch
into the Western freight rates. There mas
the roads were looking for. and a few of
them have been h~ustling for the business
in a manner that is calculated to bring
havoc with the rate sheet. The demoraliza-
ton has not as yet become very great, and
are determined to lstopsthe matter before it
grows worse.
To prevent manipulation of the low rate
tickets sold on. account of the National
funniest which will be held in St. Louis
next week the Burlington, Alton, Missouri
Pacific, Missouri, Kansas & Texas and st.
Louis 81 San Francisco roads have an
nounced the following one-way rates which
are to prevail. during the turnfest: Be
tween ST. Louis and Kansas City, 81; st.
Louis and Leavenworth, $3.50; st. Louis,
Atchison and ST. Joseph. S5.15.
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NEW YORK. May 1.-Three thousand
persons marched in the Socialist May day
parade tonight, Conspicuous among them en-
procession disbanded at Union square,
where speeches were delivered to a large
crowd.