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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
HIS NOSE WAS HIS EYE.
strange Result of an Accident TO a
Sixteenth Century Man.

1
Several authors Of the sixteenth CEN
fury mentioned the existence of man
who, having lost his eyesight, could
see through his nose, says the Philadel-
phia Record. The story, much doubted
at the time and pronounced fabulous
by physicians, is nevertheless true if
the researches of Z. Douliot prove cor
rect. 1t seems that the victim had lost
his right eye early i'm life, and later
on while climbing on cherry tree fell
upon fence, the pickets horribly mutt
lating the left eye, the cheek and the
nose. The surgeon called in consid-
cred the eye entirely destroyed, sewed
up the wound and it healed in time,
forming large scar where the eye
had been. A year later the man, then
considered stoneblind, lay in the grass,
when he surprised himself by discov-
ering that he could perceive through
the cavity of the nose the sky and the
color of the flowers on the meadow
around him. From that time on he
practiced for five or six years to see
with his nose, which to him became
ehC OASoh VI NASiOAs Ut
gradually became more proficient in
seeing in this way and could see every
thing beneath him while he remained
quite insensible to the light from above.
The condition of this man can be
explained scientifically. Although the
lens of the eye had been torn from its
socket by the fall, the optic membrane
ind the nerves at the rear of the cavity
IF the eye had retained some of the
seeing power. When the eye had healed
ogether small hole in the bone over
he nose must have formed which acted
IS lens in the same way as a pinhole
IAN be used to take Photographic pic
;ure. This also proves that the retina
# the eye acts like camera obscura
where the objects from the outside be-
some visible when the rays of light
arrive there after passing through
small opening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28


As a matter of fact, the walking fish is
ghoulish-appearing thing, for its tail
is about the only portion of its anato-
my which really locks like fish, and
the little claw legs, two on each side of
the creature, did not give one the idea
that it had lived in water and died when
it came out. The feet of the fish are
much like those of the terrapin, and it
is an established fact that the walking
fish does actually use the feet for the
purpose of walking on the bottom Of
the sea. The FISH itself is of yellow
ish color and the gill openings are SO
small as to sometimes deceive a man
who is not an expert. The mouth is
quite large and almost under the chin
are the forefeet, while the rear feet are
almost precisely in the middle of the
body. 1t has large teeth and eats shell
fish, which it secures easily on account
of its ability to walk on the bed of the
waters. One very peculiar question
comes up concerning these fish, and it
is whether they walked all the way
from the Indian ocean or whether they
swan the distance. In the water the
fish moves rather slowly when COM
pared with ordinary fish, but with the
tail which it owns there is no reason
why it should not go three or four miles
an hour. Some scientists say the walk
ing fish is simply monstrosity, and
there is no regular species, the few
found being simply accidents of nature.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
MILD WINTER, SURE.

Hornets Nests Are Low, Nuts Are
Scarce, and Weeds Are Short.
"We'll have mild winter, unless my
signs fail me-" says Henry Rife, the old
est farmer in Laltukenny township, N.
Y, according to an exchange, who has
all his life been noted as weather
prophet among the folks along the
North mountains, "and guess this
from the hornets, the nuts, and the
woods. I notice that the hornets have
built their nests low. They would be
high up out of reach, were we going to
have hard winter. I can't explain
this, but my father and grandfather al
ways gagged by this. Then nuts of all
kinds are scarce. There are hardly any
chestnuts, shellbarks, or acorns. If a
hard winter was coming the Good Man
would have provided for the animals
that must starve this year if the snow
lies deep. A big crop Of nuts is always
followed by a hard winter, and this also
works the other way. Then I notice
that the weeds have grown up short,
and their seeds hang near the ground.
Were a hard winter coming the weeds
would have grown up tall, so that when
the snow would lie deep the birds could
hop along on the snow and get the seeds
from the top of the plants. If the weeds
are covered with snow for long time,
the birds can't get any feed. The Good
Man looks after the birds, too, and I
don't believe they will! starve this win
ter on account of the berries and seeds
being covered with snow. For these
three reasons think Wen have mild
xvipfarO
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
Lu1urIou. Imperial travellers.

The height y luxurious travelling has
been reached the car and czarina.
The empress cate car is upholstered
in pale blue satin. The electric lamps
are all in the form of lilies, and it con-
tains writing and tea tables made of
mother of pearl. The nursery is the
next apartment, and is as comfortable
and handsome as the same rooms in any
of the cars palaces. There are diniag-
rooms and drawing-rooms and several
sleeping apartments. In fact, this train
is miniature palace. The wheels are
covered with India rubber tires.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
Ha. seven Feet of Beard.

Legrand Larow, of Lamar, Neb., has
beard which perhaps is the longest
worn by any man in the world. His
beard is seven feet in length, and has
measured ia feet. Mr.. Larow was
born in Tompkins county, y. Y, in
1852, and his relatives are noted for
heavy boards, but not of extraordinary
length. He is six feet in height and
weighs IT'S pounds. When standing
with his beard down it extends two
feet upon the floor. He has not shaved
for over 20 years. He wears his beard
braided and wound around his body or
else wrapped and lodged inside his
voet
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
SWEET YOUNG THING.

She Feared Mouse, and That Made
Her Swecter Still.
The woman who fears mouse, and
every daughter of Mother Eve is sup
posed to, met with sad fate in a Scovill
avenue grocery not long ago, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. She is young
woman of corpulent dimensions, and
when the mouse darted across the floor
anything like violent exercise was as
far from her mind as Saturn from
Mars. But when she caught sight OF
the little whiskered terror she let forth
q shrek that Jared down the stove
pipe. Then catching up her draperies
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is g blood
or constitutional disease, and in order to cure
y you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
haii.s Catarrn Cure Is not quack medicine. IL
this country for years, and is q regular pre-
scrirtion. 4 Is composed Of the best tonics
Known. combined with the best blood purifiers,
perfect combination of the two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
r. j. CHENEY q co., Props. Toledo. q.
Sold By druggists, price 75c.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28

in both hands she leaped on to soap
box, and thence with the nimbleness
of mountain goat she sprang to the
head OF a half-fllled molasses barrel.
But, alas for her too solid flesh! The
head of the barrel gave way, and the
maiden, with a blood-curdling yell,
plunged feet first into the clammy
sweetness!
They got her out finally, and then.
But veil must be drawn on the subse-
Quent proceedings.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
Cnt. AM Mediernl Time..

Down to as late as the middle ages
cats were comparatively scarce in Eu-
rope and were so highly priced that any
person who killed one was obliged to
pay fine. This penalty sometimes was
required to be paid in the shape of a
pile of wheat big enough to cover the
slain animal when 1t was held vertically
by the tip of its tail, the nose touching
the ground.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
FISH THAT HAS LEGS.
strange Creature Recently Caught
Near Betterton, Pa.


A remarkable fish was caught the
other day near Betterton, Pa, the
famous perch fishing grounds of the
last 20 or 80 years. The creature turns
cut to be native usually of the Indian
ocean, and is known the world over as
the walking fish, SO called because it
really does have feet which it uses as a
mode of locomotion.
The fish caught at Betterton is six
inches in length, while similar crea-
ture captured on the Pacific coast was
less than three inches in length. A
Betterton lad caught it, or rather,
found it half dead on the beach, ana
was afraid to touch it, for he had never
before seen anything resembling it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28

Inc Following are the settings of al
peal cases from the Justice court 70
the January term of the Thirty-sevent
District court:
Tuesday, January 4th, 1895
7416 State of Texas VS.. Hammond.
1903 Same VS.. McMinn.
10621 Same VS.. Smith.
11122 Same VS.. Limburger, Jr.
1905 Same VS.. Lyons.
12114 Same VS.. Wulff.
1919 Same VS.. Hogan.
1885 Same VS.. Testard.
1898 Same VS.. Redforth.
1316S Same VS.. Fairly.
1860 Same VS.. RobitZsch.
131741h Same VS.. Delaney.
1854 Same VS.. De Clamp.
1885 Same VS.. Mcnamara.
1896 Same VS.. Frank.
1856 Same VS.. Kapp.
1859 Same VS.. Mitchell.
1860 Same VS.. Gibbs.
1861 Same VS.. Satterwhite.
1865 Same VS.. Crawher.
1864 Same VS.. Schulz.
1866 Same VS.. Grier
1866 Same VS.. Trolly.
1867 Same VS.. Barnard.
1865 Same VS.. Rische.
1860 Same VS.. Castillo.
1870 Same VS.. Lavalle.
1891 Same VS.. DeClamps.
1882 Same VS.. CHASER.
1904 Same VS.. Brooks.
1921 Same VS.. Beard.
| 14O14 Same VS.. Solms ct al.
| 14O64 Same VS.. Roseman.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
An obIieing Prisoner,

From Media, Yucatan, comes the
story of an obliging and resigned pris-
oner. who escorted through the streets
his drunken guard, after having taken
the officers gun away, delivered him
TO TIE iail authorities and went back
10 wof;s
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
onLamp. I'm England.

In England more than 100000 oil
lamps are used nightly. They cause
800 deaths annually, and in London
alone 165 fires in a year have been
traced to them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
Terrible Rush

at 202 South Flores Street all last week.
The store was packed from morning
till night and hundreds of people were
turned away who could not be waited
on. Why? Simply because the people
are finding out more and more that
there is ONLY ONE STORE IN SAN
ANTONIO that sells good goods cheap
and then you can get anything you
want without running to a dozen stores
for it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
HAD True sporting blood.

A negro who was about to be hanged
remembered poker debt and asked
one of his friends to pay II. Such men
are too scarce to be spared from this
world.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
Beat These Prices If You Can.

Pure Aluminium Cuff Buttons...... &c
Thimbles ........... ............ &c
Plated Thimbles with Notices 2 for. lc
Pearl Cuff Buttons. .....-.. -. IOc
Perforated Shell Side Combs. 49,. &c
Ladies' Leather Belts. 3 and IOc
Ladies' 2 blade Pearl handle Pen Knife
Only. .................. ...l5c
Bronze Stove Lifters. &c
TX T. Stove Polish &c
10c box Emeline Stove Polish. Sc
Childrens Picture Handkerchiefs 1S &c
Gents Large Handkerchiefs, Turkey
Red, Pure white or with border for zoe
Ladies' Colored Border white Hem
stitched Handkerchiefs 3 for. .1Oc
&c Japanned Scissors. ....... &c
Childrens' and Ladies' hose pair ..1Oc
. dozen Pearl Agate Buttons. .. SC
l5c Hair Brush with Mirror. $50. SC
Shoe Strings per dozen. ...........3c
Backing Brushes. sc
sc Shoe Backing .lc
%, 900 just Such Bargains at
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-28
CASE SETTINGS.

The following are the settings of APP
peal cases from the Justice court for
the January term of the Thirty-seventh
District cOurt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21
Gone With His Brides Cash.

NEW YORK. April 2o.-Mrs. Sophie
Schlussner. a bride OF only three days, Is
mourning the disappearance OF her nus
band. William Schlussner. and $50, which
10 took her four years 10 save. Her MAID
en- name was kOpf and until two weeks
ago she was employed as servant "
a family IN this city. A friend or hefS
managed 10 get a husband through Il
matrimonial agency, and Miss kopf made
no her mind 20 do the same. she went 10
an agency in Forsyth street. and lett an
order for a man not over twenty-five The
EeXt day she was summoned TO the ageh-
cy where she was introduced 10 SchluSs-
ner. He was represented as travelling
salesman. and told the young woman thar
he was rs anxious as she 10 be married
and settle down. What followed was re-
lated in the Lee Avenue Police Court
Williamsburg. yesterday where she de-
manded a warrant against Schlussner.
After | was introduced 10 him. she
said "he showed me $3.50 and told me that
he had wealthy relatives In Germany. 1
told him that | had so. which seemed ID
please him greatly Last Friday We went
10 the City Hall In New York. whore an
alderman married us. After the marriage
Schlussncr brought me 10 WILLIAMSBURG,
and we nut up AT boarding house az
a south Ninth street Schlussncr told me
10 make arrangements for our departure
on Wednesday OF this week for Germany.
lie said he was anxious 10 get back 10 his
400 land and take me along bought
things In anticipation OF leaving this
country and also drew from bank an
my savings. The money put m n bureau
drawer. This forenoon while / vas not
i'm the room SchlLssner took all my money
from the bureau drawer and left. Now
want him 10 be arrested ior docclVlas me
and taking my property
The Won an was referred 70 the Char
tiles Commissioners. Size is left penniless
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21
MAYORS SALARY TO BE CUT.
CONTINUED from First Page)


had disregarded the law In the case oy
buying up and canceling the bonds
Upon motion Of Colonel Jones II was
agreed that the Council recommend an
ordinance requiring the Sinking fuild
Commissioners 10 make detailed quarter
ly reports of the administration OF the
affairs OF the Sinking Fund TO the Cl'y
Council.
Mr. Noble moved that the Council pass
resolution instructlng the city Attor-
ney TO apply TO the Legislature 10 amend
the city charter 50 as to authorize the
Sinking Fund Commissioners to invest the
Sinking Fund in Richmond city. or VIZ
ginia state or United States bonds ana
that the Sinking Fund Commissioners be
required 10 make quarterly detailed re-
ports OF the condition OF the Sinking Fund
10 the city Council This was agreed TO.
city Accountant Mccarthy then stated
that Clerk Mcdowell and he would be
prepared In a few days 10 submit tho
ordinances. resolutions and recommenda-
tions made by the committee together
with q report TO be submitted 10 the
Council. so that final action might be
taken by the committee before the mat
ter went before the Council at its next
regular monthly meeting.
The committee then adjourned at IL
o'clock with the understanding that a
meeting be held next Friday evening at
O'Clock to take final action on the report.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21
MRS. REIDELL IDENTIFiI LEWIS.
lie is Iadicted, Piead- Not Gully. and
WI be Tried Friday.

FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE, VA, April
2O.-Special.-James Lewis, the alleged
assailant of Mrs Reidell. was brought
from Alexandra tins morning by Sneru
George A. Gordon, assisted by OFFICER
>u.hnt. of AieAandria, ana lodged IN the
Jail here about noon.
Mas. l.c.uOn ANN. d, and. after "a lengthy
consultation with Commonwealth Attor-
mey James NJ. Love, went TO the jail with
nm. ana promptly identned Lewis among
the other prisoners as being the guilty
man.
me County Court is in session this
week. and grand jury was hastily sum-
moned which soon found an indictment
against him. The prisoner was arralgned,
and pleaded not guilty, and being without
counsel. Attorneys X. l.. Thornton and
=. V. Ford were appointed by the Court
to defend him.
lie will be tried Friday There is no
foundation to the report that there Is
danger OF lynching.
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. April 20
Special-Jim Lewis is a native of Abe
marie county, and has very bad record,
having served on the chain-gang In TINS
city several long terms. The mother OF
Jim Lewis lives in the mountains of Albe-
marie county, about twenty miles from
Charlottesville. HIS mother states that
Jim left home some time ago and went
over into Pennsylvania. but had since
come back and gotten a situation in New
Alexandria, where he was married and
doing we'll" She seemed not to have
heard that any charge had been preferred
against him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21

OXFORD. y. c.. April 0.-Special-
The Easter german AT the Homer Bar
racks Monday evening passed on In A
most pleasant manner 10 was led By
Messrs. J. Crawford Biggs and Hugh
Skinner
The following couples participated: Miss
Annie Booth with Mr. Brett, Miss Sallio
Lawrence with Mr.. Cannady, Miss Lottie
Britt with Mr.. Stevenson. Miss Fannie
Kr0nheimer with Mr.. Galloway. Miss
Fannie Gregory with Mr.. Montgomery,
Miss Mary Bell Gregory with Mr.. Lamer,
Miss Lulie Biggs with Professor shannon
house. Miss Willie skinner with Mr..
Davis. Miss Dorothy Coggshall with Mr..
Nash. Miss Della Weller with Mr. Mape-
ley. Miss Katie Briscoe with Mr.. q. Carr
Miss Belle Thorpe with Mr.. Briscoc, Miss
Laura williams with Mr. Bynum. Miss
Net Gregory with Mr. Gregory. Miss
Maude Wilcox with Mr.. Cotton. Stays
Messrs skinner Blggs. Davis. Williams.
Carr. Emerson Tillory, Camp. Dennison.
Cooper
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21
VARSITY MEETS TIGERS.
YtSk PLIYING MIKES yIkGfNfA
LOSE THE GAME IN THE FIRST.
p,i,ce,on Starts on with Five Runs and
Good Playing aud Hard Batting was
Not Enough To Catch Up
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. APrlI 20

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. Aprli ~
-speciaI.-Prnceton defeated the var
slty here this afternoon by the score VI
10 & The home team maIfeu """'
otherwise would have been close game
by rank playing in the first inhlns' ",'o"
Ing the visitors TO score 1--WE runs DUN
O Brien and Jayne pitched good pal anu
kent the hits wei! scattered THROUGHOUT
the game.
Princeton scored five runs IN the hiS'
inning on singles by Butler and haier' as
sisted by six errors The Tigers got smith
across the pan in the third. Butler g0t q
hit and was sacrificed to second DN hel-
lev. went TO third on Smith 5 groundtr
TO short. and trotted home on kaier
hit 10 centre. -,
In the fourth Jayne got single 10 rlsn'
and scored on Captain Nllson loui-p"e
ger over right-neld fence. smith got Il
hit in the NTH. was sacIlhced 10 mn
by kafer and Barrett. ana scored iIlnts
tons last run on passed ball. virginia
failed to score up TO the thlrd ihiihs
Then Hoxton drew four bad ones Eo1 "
second on an error. ana came hoDic vi
Meilor's single 10 night - +,
Virginia was blanked the next Two III
nings. In the sixth McNair was gwen a
walk stole second. went 10 mira Oh
O Keefe's sacrifice. and came nome Oh
Males grounder to second. hum sSo'ee
Nirginias Iast run in the eighth. 49,,
Hoxton played a great game AZ thllu'
and Collier battcd in great shape. hateI,
Princeton's catcher. played splendldly. ana
his throwing to bases was almost perfect
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21
BECiTSE mr. ILOPED.
Cont Lost His Job just on That Ac-
count.

count.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2O.-The imme-
date dismissal Of Albert Il. Cont, one OF
the immigration inspectors at this port.
was Yesterday ordered by Secretary Of
the Treasury Gage. lie is said to have
eloped on Sunday from Washington. with
the wife of +. Grimm, veteran treasury
Department clerk. He is thirty-three
wears old. and the woman is thirty. She
had been married ten years, and deserted
a baby eighteen months old.
Conti went 10 Washington from Denver.
nj the beginning of the last Cleveland ad-
rninistration. seeking an appointment in
tho Consular Service He was a Demo-
crat and had the support Of the Colorado
Democratic managers.
IL is said that while Cont was waiting
he spent his money recklessly and after
awhile it was all gone. together with
everything he could pawn. Finally Grimm
whose acquaintance he had formed took
him. out OF charity, into his own home
and kept him two or three months. until
largely through Grimm S assistance Conu
was appointed an immigration inspector
stationed first at Detroit and then at
Philadelphia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21
COKBLIIfs FDEMdL CHiLLENGE.
He Invites Fifz to Again Meet Him In the
Hn.and Puts Up - 600

NEW YORK. April |.-Jamess u LOT 6or,
ISi,ssf,nmors 10 meet him once again IN
the prizc ring, and deposited 500 as d
forfeit. The challenge was as Iou? vs. .
'aTo Robert FitZsimmons, champion u
The World: -. mo o,,,
Il hereby challenge you 10 DoM ,iIo sh ny
nf the world. under the provisions OF the
law. before the club Offering the BEST III
dCctmtLts. ., - ~ Ia "a,
"As il would be n violation or the Jaw Jaw
70 nropose a side stake, that Is detah
mai may be settled at your pleasure.
LAS an evidence Of my sincerity haNe
to-day deposited the sum or 5000. "hlch
| invite you to cover. and name ' my
and place 10 meet me ana "r'@'ieo '"o
final details. .c coppu.r-T ., BE-
Fitzsimmons is sui to be heard itoi''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21
arm DhMoCRArIC sCILPS.
Bowden Examining Applications-h -
Harrison'- Girls Visit the Capitol.

WASHINGTON. April 2o-SpeciaL-
National Committeeman Bowdea spent
the day examining and dsposng Of appli-
cations for fOurth-ciass postOillces refer
red 10 him by the Department Several
cases from the Seventh District are now
being considered by Mr.. bowde1 ana Hon.
Robert j. Walker who rs stu here.
Republican County Chairman Ward, or
RappahannOck is here. and Will endcdVor
10 secure the appointment ~ Republican
postmasters at the following places M
that county. Edward Cary. AT Washing
ton; c. A. Hockey. Amissvill, {. y. John-
son SDringVille. George G.. Elkins, Wood
vile and Miss Bette Johnson. Slate
Mills. Several Of these applicants served
under the Harrison Administration, ana
hope TO be re-appOinted. strenuous Ell
forts are TO be made TO remove the post
master at Washington. Miss west, Dut
as she has given no onense ana mas an
excellent record al the Department she
will i'm all probability be allowed 10 serve
out her term.
Republican Chairman Parker. OF Acc1-
mae arrived this afternoon. He Is also
after the scalps Of Democratic pOstmas-
ters. and had long interview with Mr.
ECwden this evening. The latter Is NOV
ing slowly and cautiously and Is deiet-
ring every instance possible TO the party
REPRESENTATIVE Ycst this afternoon cour--
teouslv escorted Miss Harrison schgoi
OF forty-cne young ladies through the
capitol building. The school IS located ny
Roanoke. and the young ladies' ehapeIotcu
by Miss Harrison are doing Westminster
during Easter holidays. MI lost TINS
afternoon secured for tn m reserved sal-
lery from which they can witness the
proceedings OF the house tomorrow 80
General Walker publicly announced 70
dar that ne would not accept the RepuD-
lIcan gubernatorial nomination under any
circumstances. The name OF Cdp'aii
Warren S. Lurty Of HarrisonDltIs, ~
prominently mentioned by heputV',,e,;i ,t1
here Tor the honor Judge Edmund Nad-
AM Jr. arrived tonight. He expects 20
return Immediately 10 Richmond.