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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
DEATH OF A GOOD WOMAN,
Mrs. George III. Rights, of Salem
Passes From Earth to Heaven.

Mrs. George III. Rights, of Salem,
Passes From Earth to Heaven.
Death has visited and made sad an
other bright and happy Christian
home.
Mrs. George FL. Rights, wife OF the
local editor of the Winston Repub-
lican, whose serious illness was noted
in Thursdays SENTINEL, died at 20
O'clock Friday morning at her home
in Salem.
After prolonged illness of nearly
two years, which she bore patiently
and with resignation, she gu etly and
peacefully breathed her last, with the
full assurance that the severing of
the silver cord, which we call life, was
but the transition to joys eternal in
the home above.
A devoted wife, a fond mother, a
bright Christian, good and useful
woman has gone TO her reward, and
yet the thought that her mission upon
earth Is ended brings sadness to the
hearts OF all who knew and loved her,
and streams OF sincere sympathy flow
towards the dear ones of her home,
upon whom the bereavement falls so
heavily.
The funeral service will be held at
the residence tomorrow morning at 8
O'Clock and will be conducted by DR.
II. A. Brown, OF the First Baptist
church, assisted by Rev. A ID. Thaler,
OF the Moravian church and proba bly,
other divines
BRIEF SKETCH OF HER LIFE.
Mrs Emma Louise Rights (nee
Jones) was the eldest daughter OF A
5. and Ruth Jones. She was born at
Panther Creek, Yadkin county, March
26th, 1859, and removed with her pa
rents to Salem at Is years of age; was
educated at Salem Female Academy.
Prior to her marriage, she taught
school at Panther Creek, also at High
Point, in the family OF her uncles,
Messrs Frank and William Jones.
February 10Th, 1880, she was mar
ried to Mr.. George III. Rights, in Sa
lem. Their union was blessed with
four children-Georgie, Albert, Clyde
and Douglas. or the family circle
four survive-little Albert preceding
his mother to the spirit land August
18th, 1887.
At la years OF age the deceased was
converted to Christ under the preach
ing OF the late Elder Johnson Romin-
ger, at Enon, Yadkin county, which
church she joined few months later
by the rite OF immersion, the late Ell
der VIM. Turner, OF Salem, perform
ing the ordinance.
Removing to Salem, her member
ship was transferred To the First Bap-
tist church in Winston and she was
among its first members and has ever
been faithful and consistent to the
solemn obligations taken-a regular
attendant, a teacher for years in the
infant class, as organisf, as a member
OF the choir and wherever duty called
her.
Besides her aged father, three sis
ters survive-Mrs. III. s. Crist and
Mrs. T. S. Sprinkle, of Salem, and
Mrs. Chas. T. Pinkston, OF Mt. Airy.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
A HORRIBLE CRIME.
One Boy Stabs Another to the Heart
With an Ice Pick

One Boy Stabs Another to the Heart
With an Ice Pick
In Charlotte, at $50 O'Clock Wednes-
day afternoon. John +. Austin, 10
years old, stabbed George Kelly Ca
ton, II years old, to the heart, killing
him almost instantly. Monday there
had been lawn party which the two
boys attended. A free ger of ice cream
disappeared and Austin was accused
of taking it, He accused "Kell" Ca
ton of Informing on him, and yester-
day while hauling his small wagon, in
which was an ice pick, he called Cation
across the street, and accused him of
telling on him. Cation said that Aus
tin confessed the theft to him. A
brief quarrel ensued. Austin with
an oath called Cation liar and
plunged the ice pick into his heart
Cation ran across the street to friend,
fell and expired. Young Austin was
arrested and placed in jail.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
THE OLD NORTH STATE.

Interesting items CuIled From Our
State Exchanges.
Elk State Senator Westmoreland, in
charge of the Supreme court building
was paralyzed Wednesday.
Notice is given to all Confederate
veterans in North Carolina TO hold
reunion at Wrightsville in August.
All the criminal insane from the
Western Hospital at Morganton were
carried to the pententiary Wednes-
day.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company reports its net profits in
North Carolina for the year ending
June l3 as $4,000.
Governor Russell reports that army
worms have appeared in his rice fields
near Wilmington. Much damage is
feared as rice is in joint.
Mr.. B +. Long, OF Statesville, who
brought suit against the Sea aboard for
the death OF Il. b. Collett, an employe
OF the road, was awarded 81, 900 dam
ages, which the road promises to pay
at once.
The Railroad Commission now has
under consideration the argument pre-
sented for and against the increase OF
valuation IN railroad property. 1t is
not likely that decision viii be rem
dered for some time.
In Cleveland county a man named
Hughes, who was alleged to be too
intimate with the wife OF one Macob
son, was taken by the latter and two
OF his friends to lonely place on
creek and his ears cut and bones
broken with clubs. Then his body
was thrown into the creek.
The bid or the Directors OF the
State penitentlary for the Castle
Hayne farm and phosphate mines has
been bettered by 10 per cent, and the
penitentiary will probably not get
the property. AT "A recent sale the
penitentiary board bid IL in at $l6,-
OO0. company at Raleigh makes
the increased bid.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
COLORED FIREMEN.
The State Association VIII Meet in
Winston, Aug. 10Th to 18th.

The State Association VIII Meet in
Winston, Aug. 10Th to 18th.
The North Carolina Colored Nolun-
teer Fire Association will convene in
their Eighth Annual session in the
city OF Winston, with Hook and Lad
der Company No. ,, OF Winston Fire
Department, on August 10th, for
three days session.
The Convention will be called TO or
der Immediately after the arrival OF
the 1890 train Aug. 10Th. A grand
street parade will form at o'clock
and march through the principal
streets OF the city, and return to the
hall at $3.50 o'clock, where the address
of welcome will be delivered.
The tournament will take place
Thursday afternoon, on Cherry street,
at o'clock. There will be hose reel
races. hook and ladder contests, foot
races, bag races, potato races, grab
races, hand truck and ladder race, one
hundred yards foot race and wheel
barrow race.
There will be many valuable prizes
offered by the manufacturers, mer-
chants and citizens, consisting OF
Championship Belt for Hose Reel
Race. Speaking Trumpet for Hook
and Ladder Contest, Silver Medal for
Steamer Contest
The above prizes are in addition to
the cash prizes, which will be an
nounced later.
The annual entertainment will be
given at Citizens Hall on Thursday
night, August 18th.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22

SOUTHERN BIBLICAL ASSEMBLY
Program for the Minister'S Conference
August 10th to 14th.

Program for the Minister Conference
August 10th to 14th.
Rev. Robt. e. Caldwell, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, this
city, is Chairman Of the Minister'S
Conference to be held at Asheville
from August 10th to 14th in connec-
tion with the Southern Biblical As
giving the program to be carried out.
1t is as follows:
August 1Oth-'tThe Minister and his
Master in his Personal Study of the
Scriptures Paper by Rt. Rev. E
Rondthaler, D D , of Salem.
August 1lth-"The Minister and
Truth Paper by Rev. L B. Turn
bull. d. D, OF Durham.
August 12th-"The Minister and
his Master as a Pastor Of the Flock. y
Paper by Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D
D. of Rock Hill. s G.
August 18th 1.-The Minister and
his Master in his relations to the
World. Paper by Rev. T. T. Eaton,
D. D, Of Louisville, KY.
August 14th 1.-The Minister and
his Master as Man OF Prayer"-Pa-
Winston.
Papers II minutes each, to be fol-
lowed by general discussion by min
listers present. The conferences will
be held in the Presbyterian church
from 4:30 p M. to $50 p. 10 and will
be Of interest to others besides minis
ters. For general Information con-
corning other features of the assem-
bly,, for reduced railroad expenses and
reduced rates of board in Asheville
for the entire two weeks, August 4th
to 18th, apply to Rev. J. E Gilbert,
d D at Washington City, D. G.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Dullest Month In the Industrial Year.
Failures.

Failures.
Bradstreets Saturday says: The dull
est month in the industrial year is
duller than usual, notwithstanding
improvement among potters and
others. This is due to reaction in
iron and steel, prices OF which are
back to the lowest points on record, a
dragging demand for boots and shoes
and threatened falling off OF bitumin-
Gus coal. There are more coal miners
out than at this time last week. and
notwithstanding assertions that arbi-
tratiOn will end the strike ip the near
future, some OF the large operators in
the Pittsburg district declare that
there Is nothing to arbitrate.
Manufacturers of cotton goods and
their agents report trade slow owing
to higher cost for cotton and low
prices for goods. This has shut down
a number of cotton mills in Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island.
A fairly steady business is reported
by eastern manufacturers OF shoes,
but this trade in Philadelphia is dull,
merchants besitating to place orders
Western wholesale dealers in clothing
report distribution unsatisfactory.
There were PAT business failures re-
ported throughout the United States
this week compared with 2l3 last
week, 255 in the week year ago, 2l4
In the week two years ago, PIP in the
corresponding period Of 1894, and as
compared with SIT in the second week
of July, 1893 There are 38 business
failures reported from the Dominion
of Canada this week, compared with
81 last week, 80 in the week year
ago, and 20 two years ago.
Dun & Co., in their weekly review,
say the miners strike Is the only hin.
drance to better business
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viii Not Reduce the Rates.

The railroad commission gives out
the following: THE railroad COM
mission, In session Juy 18th, after a
most pains stalking investigation OF the
rates OF PASSENGERS and freights ds
they now EXIT, find that in 1871 the
passenger rates on the Raleigh Il Gas
ton RaiIr lad were q cents per mile;
freight, average amount received per
ton per mile, Al cents; 1891 average
rate per passenger per mile, II
cents; freight average receipts Per ton
per mile, l Al cents; 1896, average re
ceipts per passenger per mile l 81
cents; freight, l 20.
The commission also finds that the
passenger rates are as low IL not lower
than those Of any other State of like
population to the square mile, and the
freight rates will, as whole, compare
most favorahly with those OF any
State in the Union.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
Died From StranguIation.

The guests at the Atlantic Hotel,
at Morehead City, were greatly
shocked one night recently over the
death of one OF the musicians. The
musician Holiday, while bathing Ia
the bath house near the hotel, was
seized with fit, to which he was sub
ject, and fell forward into the water.
Those near him thought nothing Of
his plunge, but soon saw that some
thing was wrong, and pulled Holiday
out. Every effort was made to resus-
citate the man, but in vain, as the
water seemed to have entered his
lungs, producing strangulation. Hob
day was clarionet player, and an
Englishman.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
NAV NorfoIkMWes
- Cchadute i'm E@acf

July 4th, 1907.
WINSTON-SALEM DIVISION-Leave Wins
ton-Salem 40 a m. cafly except Sunday.
Arrive Roanoke l. p.
800 a. m. (mixed) daily except Sunday, for
Roanoke and intermediate points
Arrive Roanoke 6:40p. m.
Leave Roanoke 7:39 a. m: (mixeO daily except
Sunday. Arrive WinSton-Salem 6: 45 pm
Leave Roanoke 4:30 p. m daily except Sunday.
Arrive Winston Salem 9:l5 p. m.
wEsTBoUND. LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
$40 a. m. vestibuled Limitedl for Bristol and
intermediate points, and Knoxville and
Chattanooga. all points South and West
Pullman Sleepers to Memphis and New
Orleans.
4:s0 D. m for Bluedeld, Pocahontas, Kenova
Columbus andChicago and all points west.
umbus also for Radford Bristol, Knox
vile, Chattanooga and intermediate
points,
NORTH & EAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
1:50 p. m. for Petersburg, Richmond and Nor
folk.
10:45 p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk. Pull
man Sleeper Roanoke Norfolk and
Lynchburg to Richmond
10. .45 p. M SVestibuled Limltedl for Hagers-
town, Washington and New York Pull
man Sleepers to Washington, Philadel-
phia and New York via Shenandoah
Junction and B. and O. Railroad.
DURHAM DIVISION-Leave Lynchburg daily
tion) for Durham and all intermediate
points.
Leave Durham daily except Sunday, at 700 a.
m, for Lynchburg and intermediate
For ali additional information apply at tickle
W. B. BEvILL, Trav. Pass, Agent.
Gen. Pass, Agent, Roanoke. Va.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
Equal to the Mt. AIRY Quarry.

Bennett Bros, the tombstone man
ufacturers and granite workers, made
what they term valuable ''lift" at
their quarry last week, six miles South
of Salem. The "lift" covered one
acre and is valued at 81 900. Mr.. A.
Bennett says this equals the Mt Airy
quarry and is the best they have ever
made.
The firm began work on the "lift"
last year. A bout ten kegs of powder
were used. A large hole was drilled
10 the stone and the powder poured in
and ignited, continuously, by the use
of fuse. until sufficient amount of
gas was secured under the bank OF
stone to crack an entire acre. The
brothers say they have enough stone
now to last them two or three years.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
BARLOW NOT THE MAN
MIR. HOLLAND AND THE DETEC-
TIVE RETURN.

Man Arrested at Mt. Airy Goes Free.
His Brother Killed a Man in Davie
County Few Years Ago-Left
Yesterday for Lynchburg.
Wiley Barlow, who was arrested in
Mt. Airy last week. susp, c, ed of being
the man wLo murdered Mrs. A. A.
Springs, in Lexington, prove1 TO te
the Wroug man, and he was given his
freed, m yesterday
MIR. Seymour. the Pinkerton detec-
tive, who went To Mt Airy with Mr..
John Holland to iLv stigate the ar
rest, returned to Winston Thursday
afi ernoon.
When they arrived il Mt. Airy they
were notified that Barlow had been
carried to East Bend, Yadkin county
Tne detective and Mr.. Holland then
went to the latter place, but the pris-
oner was not there. He was found,
however, at Smithville, a small viii
lage above East Bend.
Mr.. Holland knew Barlow as soon
as he saw him His home is near the
Yadkin river, miles from where Mr..
Holland was raised.
Barlow is brother to John Barlow,
who killed a man named Faircloth at
a corn shucking in Davie county, a bout
three years ago. John died on one of
the penitentiary farms about IL year
ago.
Detective Sey mour left here Thurs
day for Lyncuburg, Va, to inves-
tigate report about some parties
who have been in that city for several
days.
Mr.. Holland has great confidence in
Mr.. Seymour as a detective and he
still believes the man who murdered
his sister will be caught, sooner or
later.
Mr.. Holland and the detective left
BARLOW at a brickyard near East Bend.
He is said to be wanted in this county
for beating woman near Glen mons
vile, few months ago.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
THE ALASKI GOLD MINE.

A Steamship Brings Over 81 ,OOO, 900
Worth From One District.
By Telegraph to The Sentinel.
SEATTLE, WASH, July 1.-THE
arrival of the Alaska steamship last
night raised excitement about the
gold flnds at Klondike to fever heat.
The ship brought one million dollars
worth from one district. Every man
aboard had wild tales to tell OF the
fabulous richness of the new gold field
at Yiukan, in the Yuknon valley. A
rush to Alaska from this region has
already begun.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
CENTENNIAL CHAPEL.
FIRST ACTIVE STEP TOWARDS
ITS ERECTION.

Friday Night of Next Week the Time,
Academy Lawn the Place, an Open
Air Concert the Occasion-An
Enjoyable Event in Store.
1t is designed to erect a commodi-
Gus auditorium for the Salem Female
Academy in time for the Centennial
anniversary OF that institution, in
1902. This has been talked of for
sometime and it may be said that the
purpose is fixed TO carry out the de-
sign. Like all great undertakings, this
must have financial beginning. So,
the ladies have decided to give a
grand concert Friday evening of this
week, July 23d, on the Academy
Lawn, for the purpose of providing a
nucleus for the building fund There
will be music by the Salem Orchestra
and vocal selections by home talent.
Refreshments will be served during
the evening. the occasion will.
doubtless, be very enjoyable and those
who participate will experience the
further pleasure of feeling that they
are aiding a worthy cause in which
the entire community should feel a
deep interest.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
DEATH IN ITS TRACK.
RAGING FLOOD FROM A BURST
RESERVOIR.
Buildings Washed Away-Ten Bodies
Recovered and Twenty One Still
Missing-Many Families Home
less and in Poverty.

Recovered and Twenty One Still
Missing Many Families Home
less and in Poverty.
By Telegraph to The Sentinel.
NEWBURG, Pa, July IA The Mel
zingah reservoir, in the Fishill noun
tains, near Mattawane, burst at 3
o'clock this morning, owing to heavy
--ains. The water ran into a ravine
two miles below, near Bushes juno
tion, and washed away the buildings
of a brickyard, including a boarding
house occupied by laborers. 1t is re-
ported that nine of them were drown
ed aud others are missing. The flood
washed over two hundred yards of the
Hudson River railway track. There
were two reservoirs, one above the
other. The top one burst first, let
ting a volume of water into the lower
one, bursting G it without warning.
The flood carried everything before it.
LATER-TEN BODIES RECOVERED.
Ten bodies have been recovered and
twenty-one are still missing. The
dead are as follows: Mrs. Annie Per-
ry, widow OF Dutchess Junction;
Willie Perry, her nine year old son,
Mrs John Canroy, wife of the engin-
eer at Tibbett's brick yard; John Can
roy, eighteen months old, her son, and
Julia Canroy, six years old, her daugh-
ter; John Tinker, laboreT; an un-
known girl about fifteen years old;
Peter Mulligan, Mrs. Mulligan, and
Stina Lowrie,a girl five years old.
The search for the rest Of the mis-
sing bodies is progressing rapidly. The
district is completely stricken oy the
disaster. Many families are not only
homeless, but have lost every earthly
possession.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
CONCERT AND LAWN PARTY.
Given at Bethania by Local Alumna
Association of s. f. A.

Given at Bethania by Local Alumne
Association of s. f. A.
The concert and lawn party, given
at Bethania Friday night by the local
Alnmna Association of the Salem
Academy, was grand success.
About forty dollars was realized
This will be contributed to the fund
for the proposed Centennial audi
torium In Salem in 1902
More than one hundred Winston
Salem people attended the pleasing
event Many young ladies and gen.
tlemen went out on their wheels. Lee
Dalton and Oscar Hege met with an
accident and had to walk portion of
the way. Their tires we're punctured
One of the wheelmen says Lee was
cumming" a sad and lonesome tune
when he passed him near Marienbad
Springs Lee was walking and lead
ing his horse.
The concert was held in o. J. Leh-
man Sc Co.'s tobacco factory. II
opened at $50 and closed about 1890
The lawn party followed until 1890.
CONCERT PROGRAMME
Rot, Chorus Comm Thro' the Rye
Salem Orche ira.
Oesten. Piano Sclo. Blue Bells of Scot
land. OPP. 80.
Miss Mary Jones'
Adams Vocal Solo The Valley by the Sea.
Miss Bessie Lehman.
Miss Cynthia JONES'
Russell. Piano Duo. The Witches Flight.
Misses Bessie and Pearl Transou.
Bland. The Golden Wedding
Glee Club
Louie siddau. Violin Duo. A Pleading.
Messrs J. L. and T. p. kapp.
Piecolomini. Vocal Duet. Whisper and I
shall Hear.
Misses Ella and Bessie Lehman.
Recitation.
Mr.. o. B. Eaton.
Millard. Vocal Solo. The Return.
Mrs. DR.. Strickland
Campana. Quartet. ii Ritorno.
Mrs. E. Lehman, Misses K. Jones. d.
Stauber and l.. Lash.
Recitation.
Miss Lillian Miller.
Braga. Vocal Solo Angels Serenade.
Miss Daisy Stauber.
Salem Orchestra.
kowalski. Piano Solo. Salut Pesth. March.
Mrs e. s. Crosland.
Kingley. Down on he Ohio.
Glee Club.
Marx. Violin Duo. Aux Bords du Lac.
Reverie.
Messrs. J. L. and T. E Kapp.
Adams. Vocal Solo. Mona.
MSS Ella Lehman.
Salem Orchstra.
Dudley Buck. Quartette. Annie Laurie
Mrs. DR.. Strickland, Misses D stauber,
E. and B. Lehman.
Miss Della Sutton.
Salem Orchestra.
Kjerulf. Chorus. Last Night
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
SOFT SOAP FOR THE NEGRO.

Township Committees Asked to APP
point Negroes in Colored Districts.
DR.. Davis, County Supervisor, is
sending out circulars to all of the
school Committeeman in the county,
which contains the following resolu-
tion adopted by the County School
Board:
Resolved, that we, the County
Board of Education. recommend that
the committee of each township ap-
point at least three competent col
ored men as a subcommittee for each
colored district who shall report the
wants of said district to the regular
committee"
This is done to pacify the negroes
and to keep them from kicking for
not getting more representation on
the regular committees. The SUBJ
committees will have no authority
whatever.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
MAY BE CONSOLIDATED

Winston and Mt. Airy Stamp Of
fees No Stamps Being Sold
Now at the Latter Place
1t is reported that the Winston and
Mt. Airy internal revenue stamp Of
fees are to be consolidated. This means
that the tobacco manufacturers Of
the "Granite City" will have to send
to Winston for all OF their stamps.
The Office here has teen filling orders
for several days. Stamp Clerk Gallo
way says he issued number OF stamps
for that town today. He believes the
rumor about the consolidation Is true,
as do other Deputy Collectors who
are acquainted with the affairs of the
two Offices.
The closing of the Mt. Airy office
would prove great Inconvenience to
the tobacco men there and it Is pre-
dicJed that there will be some kicking
when it is done.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
Going to See Linney.

A special from Washington says:
Representative Linney has been no.
titled by W. @. Shaw, of Wilkes, that
a delegation of citizens from Surry
and Wilkes counties will be in Wash
ington this week to confer with him
about the appointment of the deputy
collector of Internal revenue and the
pOstmasters in those two counties
There is lively scramble for the posi-
tions of deputy collector of internal
revenue since they were removed from
the classified service. Those places
are to be filled upon the recommenda-
tion of the collector backed by the
Congressman and the political mana
gers in the various districts.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
A Good Student.

Willis G. Peace, OF North Carolina,
won his appointment to West Point
in competitive examination in 1895.
Shortly after he entered West Point
he was selected on class day as the
first OF four model soldiers in all
points to represent his class. Again
in a review just held before the Secre-
tary Of War he was selecced as one OF
the four models. Mr.. Peace was also
one OF only three men In his class to
receive no demerits during the year.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
The Reidsville Races.

The races at Reidsville last week
were largely attended. The match be-
tween Clipper, owned by j. w. Peay,
of Reidsville, and Gala Lily, owned
by j f Jordan, of Greensboro, for a
purse OF $500, was won by Gala Lily,
10 three straight heats. Time 2:24,
2:22 and 2:24
In the free for all, Message Bell won
in three straight heats, Lula Ray sec
ond, Nellie Jewett third. Tuxedo was
Withdrawn. Time 1:30,