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New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
,ocu RUsTyESS COMPLICATIONS.

Cho-,es Allen was appointed receiver IN sup
-,o,nan,orv proceedings yesterday for Hugh Lamb,
proh,,oc, John J. Brown. builder and William
pr,ar nun,ber who were interested in the erec-
a. ~ the syndicate Building, at Liberty ana
Nossau ats by Judge O'Dwyer, of the City Court
80 ,ho onn,ication of c. d. Jackson & Co. Judg-
men. creditors. ,
Denutv- Sheriff lipsky has received an attach-
wv, against the Z. S. Dean Company which
fa,ed In Apri last for S3546. in favor OF stephen
q Patterson on assigned claims OF fourteen cred
itors of the concern
Deputy- Sheriff Smonson received another a'-
,,cbnoent Yesterday against Edgar ID. Thornburgh.
q stockbroker at No. 100 Broadway for Sl,O63. in
f,vor of stephen r. Tobin 1t is said the claim
T., for horses and carriages.
Charles w. Podman. jr., has been appointed re-
c.tver OF Augustus Baus g. Co.. corporation. piano
manufacturers which failed ten years ago. by
Justice Russell of the Supreme Court, in place OF
Daniel G. Thompson who died on July TO- Claims
had been flied with the receiver aggregating
The Sheriff received execution yesterday
AGAINST the Music Teachers National Association
for S7i7 in favor of Henry 1. Cain Son. printers
The sheriff yesterday received writs or repleVin
from Wilcox & Brodek, attorneys for Marcus 4
Co Jewellers against several pawnbrokers. TO re-
cover diamonds and jewelry which W A. Bell.
wood who has been arrested at the instance OF
Marcus g. Co.. is supposed 70 have pawned the
amounts follows William simpson slz.lW
Henry McAleenan, s2.5lo Henry q Morris l.. Gold
stone ss35
Schedules Of Birkholz Co. dealers in gas and
oi engines at No AZ Cortlandt-st show liabilities
$3.50; nominal assets. $82sl; actual assets, $z4l4
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
SING SING.

]. G. Miller School Commissioner OF the Second
Westchester District. reports great deal or I'M
provement being made to school property In his
district Pleasantville Is about 10 expend Noo IN
enlarging its schoohouse In District No. T. at East
View the little old red brick schoolhouse near Inc
almshouse is TO be replaced by structure 10 cost
g Ooo Plans have Just been approved Tor enlarglnS
the schoohouse at Ardsley. in District No >, town
OF Greenburg while 81 700 is to be expended in sup
plving improved facilities for ventilation heating
and lighting TO the school building In North larry
Warden Sage announces that he VIII begin to-day
the work OF building the Durston-ave. retaining
wall the main approach 10 the prison from the rali-
road station. For time prisoners nave been
engaged in getting out the stone needed Tor tho
structure and now they will begin the work or eX,
cavatng for the foundation OF the wall. which VIII
extend the whole length Of the Secor Road from the
station to Main-st The work will be under the dl-
rection Of Captain Charles Hilbert and William E Pnr-
cell of the prison There will be about twenty prls-
oners employed. who will be In charge OF prison prison
officers Deelev Burton and Hopper. ana special
Poi cemen Williams Hall and Matthews. The prison.
orc will all be what are termed "short-tlme men,. .
that is conyicts whose terms OF imprisonment VIII
exnre within the next three or four months.
The next uniform examinations for first. second
aid third grade School Commissioners certhcates
viii be held at the Park School, Thursday and Fri
day August u and 10.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
THE BRIDGE TOWER SITE SECURED.

A contract was signed yesterday between the
East River Bridge Commission and the trustees
OF the American Sugar Refining Company for the
transfer Of the property Oh which the sugar re-
dnerv In Williamsburg stands. The site OF the re-
Anery is to be taken for the site of the the
new East River bridge. The price agreed upon was
s250Oo The company originally asked 10000 for
the property but the Commissioners appraisers
fixed the value Of the property at the former fig
The Executive Committee reported that II had
under consideration number OF propositions for
the acquisition OF property for the anchorage on
both sides
The bond OF Mr. Mclean. the contractor. who Is
to build the foundations for the Brooklyn towers.
WAS filed and Chief Engineer Buck reported ga It's
factory progress on the work Of building the cais-
sons.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
NEW-YORK CITY.

vo NJ w Barse receiver OF
Tho Ives syndicate was argued oeiole Irdge
couhe in the United States CIRCUIT ye' -, va
Iocombe refused to remove Barse' WI" 80 oc
sored and ordered that his resisha'''' ~
cepted. 80. o.,oL
A snecial meeting Of the governors VI '''
rxchanee will be held this afternoon
cour,or Greek florist, who was ar
~ rr.sdav for having table Win so'he
80 ~ ont flowers on the sidewalk IN ilon' o'
a ucuor store at the southwest corner Vi
bus.ave and Eighty y-frst-st., was -, cvr,
ened e by Magistrate Crane at ioi n'e g..
when arralgned yesterday Sehman toiu '"e 10
,strate that Policeman James M na, ~ htr,
Wost s,xtv-eghth-st. station. had arres'eN ,ru 49,"
sn,,a "yo are guilty Of this charge me
- Nos justified in making the arrest rep'eu
the Magistrate
,,,.,or WAS received by the Fire Board
~ ,ts meeting yesterday from howard 49,
Wids Deputy Commissioner OF fuono 49,
tho enect that the Department coulu hot wa" 80
formality Of char ging fees against 'he
,or building fire vaults under three ne" ehenie
~ .oi D Tso poord adopted a resolution request
, ,ba Roard OF Aldermen to adopt some me'ho'
~, which the fees would be done away wi'h'
pober, A sharkey Of Brooklyn who was recent
10 annointed Naval OfHcer OF the Port o. We"
york was sworn IN yesterday before ohlteu ~ o'a'e
Commissioner Shields. He Will go 10 "aen'"e
,odav IN fle his bond or Sl0Vn anu " ie|e
commission. and will return as soon as possio'e
and go to work
r,o.hv T c,mpbelrs Oriental Club Will nave
| It's outing to Witzels ro''' '
| Point August 3.
The Anderson Cadets. No. !. Daughters OF 'e'
ons u,,,I have a summer-nght festival MONDAY
AZ Fort Wendell Park. One-hundreo-ahu "''.'
| fourtb-st and Amsterdam-ave. under the auspices
-, tho Anderson Zouaves and Anderson Williams
| Post. G. A. r.
A genial smile has lighted up the race Oh "iayo
strone,s secretary. Bion L. Burrows lor ,he 'as'
| two days. An explanation OF It's meaning was oo
| ta,ned Yesterday. There has been aooeo an ne ,
- tho house OF Burrows. The new arrival weigneo
| eight pounds.
| Charges were preferred at Police Headquarters
| vesterdov by Captain Westervet OF the Cnurch-
| st station against James McDermott and william
| r Dunn the two members OF his command VINO
| were arrested for drunkenness at Coney Island on
Tuesday They will be tried before the Commis-
sioners for conduct unbecoming officers.
Columbian Commandery No. l. X T.. Is arrang-
ing 70 attend the eighy-fourth annual conclave OF
| the Grand Commandery in jamestown. n. T., Sep
tember "A and 1s Niagara Falls will also be visited
Among the passengers who arrived last evening
| on the steamship Lain. from Bremen ana oouth-
| omnton were Baron Won Rosen. Russian Ambas-
sador to Japan: Professor William w. Farnham
| and Mrs Farnham. OF New Haven: DR.. ID. 5. watt
| son and Henry +. Dietz.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
WESTCHEsTER COUNTY.
MOIJNT VERNON.

A veranda euchre party was held at the home OF
Miss Bertha Stephenson. daughter OF l. a.
Stephenson. at No. 35 Prospective, Chester Hill.
on Tuesday night. There six tables. The
first prize for women, gold hat pin. was awarded
to Miss Louisa Roe. Harry VI. Butler received
the prize for Refreshments were served
after the games. and dancing was enjoyed until a
late hour Among the guests were G.. j. Major,
], A. Jenkins. Or. NJ. s. Ives, l., Bassett; G.
Gould, Frederick Rich. Harry NJ. Butler, sidney
Wood Miss Rosencrans, Miss Florence X. Rich.
Miss Bessie Rich, the Misses Jennie and Carrie ker-
naghan. Miss Neander. Miss Breck. the Misses
Bassett, the Misses Rowe. Miss Howard and Miss
Ives. and guests from New-York City and
Brooklyn
The Mount Vernon Musical Society, at It's annual
meeting elected Edison Lewis, PRESIDENT John IA.
Clawson. vice president; Miss Ella McNaier. secre-
tary; Eugene Thwing. treasurer. ana j. AVIAN
jenkins librarian. 4 special committee was ap-
pointed to prepare plans for the season.
Mrs. Leila s. Frost and Andrew Beatty We're re-
Gently married at the home OF the bride. Vernon
Heights The announcement has just been made
The wedding quiet home AFFAIR; and the
ham, rector OF Trinity Church.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.
A FAVORABLE REPLY RECEIVED fhoM
ANOTHER RAILWAY ORGANlZA-
TION-NEW MEMBERS.

,,L s,,s,oc,io, was manifested in the rooms OF
the Merchants Association. In the New-fork Lie
Ruildng Yesterday when the members "eie III
formed that William F. King. the president OF inc
association had received favoraoie repiy io'
Iosenh Richardson. the chairman Of the passenger
danar,ment of the Southeastern Railway Associa-
,Ion Mr. Richardson's message was sent ia'e oh
Tuosdav afternoon from Asheville n. e.. ana IL
read follows:
Matter Of excursion to New-York was fuiiy con con-
s,dered by our committee meeting mere to-uay.
up further with Mr. Blanchard, Of Joint Traic
ments can be made with that association an, n
nouncement OF what we are b epptrev
made, which we belieVe VIII pe eh'"e''
to your association.
Mr. King yesterday sent copies OF Mr.. flcharo-
sons message in telegraphic dispatches 10 D. ~
Caldwell, chairman OF the Western Traihc Asso-
ciation; W. W Kent chairman OF the southwest
ern Passenger Association. and the WalKer-Stet-
son-Sawyer Company Of Boston. reterating re-
quests for reduced rates for merchants VINO are
coming this city to buy goods this Iaii' ne
message was repeated by telegraph also 10 Co"-
missioner Blanchard. Of the Joint Trafhc Associa-
ton. , .,.
From the wording OF Mr.. Richardson's tele-
gram :, might be inferred that some time might
eIapse before he could complete the arrangements
OF detail with Commissioner Blanchard. OF the
Joint Traffic Association. especially II the ar
ranpements were to be completed by mail TO
expedite this matter the following dispatch was
sent Yesterday afternoon to Mr.. Richardson:
yonr telegram has been submitted to Commits
sioners Blanchard and Farmer. Majority or per
sons your territory at points farthest from tNew
August ) to Q inclusive. Other persons IN yeut,
territory nearer New-York prefer dates Ausust 81
to 95 Cannot these dates be arranged FOR by tele-
graph as forced TO issue our GATE circuiaf
10 members once?
New resident members of the Merchants Associa-
,,on are James Street drygoods No. 112 Leonard
st: Oscar Hammersten. the Hudson River Line.
the Seaboard National Bank. NJ Hahn &c. O. CO..
Bros stationers, No. 293 Broadway; Duke Mac
Mahon & Co., handkerchief manufacturers, No; ,Sc
broadway; Maynard & Co, hats. No us Broad. U5c
way Hicninson Pierce CO. shirts Goods SS SS $50
i5l broadway; Alfred c.. Beden, oils NO li5
Maiden Lane: Feheimer & Lindauer. corsets, NO
No 104 Wall-st.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
THORN AND MRS. MACK IN COURT.
DECISION RESERVED ON THE DEMURRERS TO
THEIR INDICTMENT-PERRIN II. SUM
NER IN THE CASE.

NER IN THE CASE.
The demurrers to the Indictment of Martin Thorn
and Mrs Augusta Mack. the alleged murderers Of
William Guldcnsuppe the bath rubber were argued
in Part OF the Court of General Sessions yester-
day by Messrs. Howe and House. counsel re-
spactivcly for the accused man and woman.
The principal points alleged against the indict-
ment were the same argued In the motion for
admission to bail before Justice Truax. that IS.
that this county has no jurisdiction over the crime.
az It was committed In Queens County, and that
the Indictment Is faulty. because 1t alleges two
crimes namely a conspiracy to commit murder
and the crime of murder itself Assistant District
Attorney Lindsay replied for the prosecution. and
Judge Newburger reserved his decision.
Thorn and Mrs Mack did not look at each other
I'm court Both were dressed with unusual care and
II was said, had prepared for their public appear
ance with infinite trouble. the inspecting
a number of dresses before she decided which she
should
IL was learned yesterday that Perrin III. Sumner,
the prisoner known the Great American Identi-
fer who Is awaiting transferrence 10 Sing Sing to
by the Distrct-Attorney to try TO secure a confess
sion from Thorn Sumner 1t said. several
days ago word to the District Attorney that
he. above every one else In the world could get
Sumner and placed him in a cell near Thorn. That
did not satisfy Sumner he placed in
Thorns cell. Every other minute he would de-
greatest sang froid In the world would innocently
nouire. What head?'
Sumner kept 1t up necessarily until Thorn at last
complained to the Warden, who promptly removed
however, has been able TO remain in the Tombs
until he could wind up his affairs. He will be
taken Sing Sing this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
OUTGOING OCEAN TRAVELLERS.
MR. DRExEL SAILS. WITH PARTY OF FRIENDS
TO MEET HIS YACHT AT SOUTHAMPTON.

Mr.. and Mrs George W. Childs Drexel, with
d,s and Livingston Biddle. sailed for Southampton
Yesterday on the American Line steamship New
Work Mr. Drexers new yacht the Alcedo. recently
launched from the yards OF the Harlan Hollings-
worth Company, at Wilmington. Del. Is now steam
ing across the Atlantic for Southampton, where
Mr. Drexel and his friends Will board her FOR
cruise in northern waters.
A Messenger who sailed on the New-fork at the
last moment without being booked was H. Matt
land Kersey of the White Star Line Steamship
comnany. He Is going TO Liverpool to submit plans
for the White Star Lines piers at West
EIeventh-st to the home officers OF his company
He will also join Lord Dunraven in the races at
Cowes where II Is expected that DunraVen VIII
bring out Valkyrie III for the first time this season
to meet Emperor Williams Meteor.
James A. Wright, vice-presdent OF the inter-
national Navigation Company. and David Hender-
SON OF the Anchor Line also sailed on the New
York without having been booked
Among the passengers who will sail to-day on the
Hamburg American Line steamship Furst BIS
marck for Plymouth Cherbourg and Hamburg. are
Colonel Albert A. Pope Louis c. Tiffany. Surgeon
General George VI. Sternberg. r. F. Baantne,
william Baumgarten, Russell A. Cowles. Henry L.
de- Forest. General John Gill. Dr. Alice Jarvis. J..
O r. Pitney Dr. George 4. Taylor. DR.. Henry
Tuck Professor h. L. Walter and Arthur Price.
The North German Lloyd Line steamship Bar
barossa which sails to-day for southampton and
Bremen will carry among others George w. Avery.
Dr. c. s. Carter. George s. Field and W. r. II.
ROY bridge
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
NEW-ROCHELLE.

Charles Herbert Suter. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Suter. who recently purchased the home OF Henry
g. Clarke president Of the village. died on Tuesday.
having been III for more than year from heart
disease. The funeral will be at his home this
afternoon
The village trustees have decided to a large
part OF the money which II is expected Will be raised
at the special election on August In making ex-
tensive improvements in I'nion-ave. The street
will be lowered four or 1--WE feet and graded from
Division-st Webster Hill, a distance or more
than n mile.
James X. Comstock. a retired merchant seventy
one years old died suddenly from apoplexy at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Woodward. In Echo
ave. yesterday morning. MI Comstock was boz born
wears His widow and a number of children survive
him The burial will be in Providence. Il. l.. to-
morrow.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
CONSTOCK DISREGARDS A 'EhDioi.
AFTER SUSTAINING A REB' FF IN SPECIAL 'f'-
sIoNs HE CAUSES A PUBLISHERS ARREST
BY THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES

AFTER sTsTAINING A REBl IF IN SPECIAL sEs-
s,oxs HE CAUSES A PUBLISHERS ARREST
BY THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
...o,,. Comstock Yesterday afternoon again
oavssd tho arrest Of George II. Richmond, the
hooL nublisher and Co<r at No. u East Fteenth-
81 on account of Mr.. Richmonds sale OF Gaoriel
d.Annunzio's Triumph Of Death The warrant
for the arrest procured from United states
commissioner Shields. on the charge that Mr.
Richmond had attempted to send by express three
comics Of an Immoral, lascivious and improper
work" 10 three persons Of immature age Spe-
c,Acally Mr. Richmond Is charged with having de-
nosited a copy of the book with the united states
Express Company, on May 20. addressed TO MISS
Ella Chambers Bartletts Female Seminary
Ashurv n J.: another on April 26. with the Adams
Express Company addressed TO Miss A. r. AS
calle High School, Asbury Park, n j.. and an
other with the same company on the same date
addressed to Miss Esther Seeley. Baltimore. Nd.
Many persons will regard the second arrest OF
Mr. Richmond by Mr.. Comstock as persecution, in
view Of the fact that after his first arrest for the
sale of the book Mr.. Richmond was tried in the
Court of Special Sessions and was acquitted Ihe
proceedings In the Court OF Special Sessions In
April attracted many publishers and writer's who
offered to testify that the book was not immoral.
and the book examined by the Court. Mr.
Comstock afterward said that he surprised at
the decision Of the Court. He declared that II he
had a daughter and any man handed her the "Tri-
umph Of Death" he would shoot the Mr.
Richmond arraigned before Commissioner
Shields yesterday and was allowed to give bail
The present prosecution is brought under a new
law passed by Congress. last winter, which makes
It criminal offence TO send obscene literature by
an express company. just as 1t has long been un-
lawful 10 send such matter By the mails The
prosecution last April In the Court Of Special Ses-
sons. was simply for selling the book The ed-
4 co. is an English translation, by Professor
Arthur Hornblow. Mr. Richmond's counsel. James
NJ. Fisk OF No 206 Broadway explained to
Commissioners Shields that he wished TO secure a
record Of the acQuittal Of Mr. Richmond by the
Court OF Special Sessions. He denied that the
book obscene, and demanded an examna ton
An adjournment was granted until August 2
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22

The promoters OF the deal or the consolida ton of
the Equitable Gas Light Company with the New
York and East River Gas Company have met an
obstacle In the attitude of the Equitable directors
but there IL not much doubt that the deal will 80
through An effort Is being made to create a
good feeling among the Equitable directors before
proceeding further. 1t is conceded by leading in
terest that It would have been much better ut
some of the Equitable directors before going far
In the deal but the East River people did antic-
pate that the Equitable Board would make objec-
ton. There was no intentional effort to work in
dependently OF them, except far IL might help
10 keep the matter quiet pending a consumma tion
of the transfers OF the majority OF the stock. II
4, stated that the East River people had pledges for
enough stock 10 make them safe In doing what they
did and they could have carried their point well
enough IL the Equitable directors had not taken the
nositiOn they did.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
BURGLARS AT SIA1EEA lhAhH "DO'
THREE BOYS ARRESTED WHILE fA"Ni' '
vERwARE THEY STOLE FROM a
DWELLING HOUSE.

John Ward fifteen years old; FRANK finsse''.'
sixteen wears old and Edward May sixteen yea
old inmates of the Newsboys' Lodging House d,
Seventh-ave and Thirty -second-st, were "ries'eu
, ,,'.,o, omce on the charge of committing
BURGLARY in the house of Mrs. Lucy A Haze a'
No ,o5 West Thirty-fourth-st.. on Tuesday hsh''
The house was robbed of quantity oil SILVER
ware while Mrs. Hale and her househo'u "eie ~
Saratoga. The robbery was discovered Dy her
~anheu, Alfred w. Hudson. who noticed that the
front door of the building was open as ne passed.
the Mace. A search of the premises was mace
and II was found that $500 worth of silverware hau
been taken by the thieves. and that quantl'y Oh
bric-a-brac had been packed preparatory u us
r,ovaI Detectives from the Central once
nafroed the neighborhood yesterday afternoon
pa tnward evening they the three boys actlne
anu ;o"I cionsIv and followed them TO Anderson 5
PawnshOp No @ West y &c ndwhpf fhfre the
they caught the boys IN tne act tSen Si 70 Police
HEADQUARTERS and locked up
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
PEEKS SKILL.

The people O, Peeksk are wondering what has
become Of the Pomeroy monument winch was 10
ha eroc,od nv the Sons OF the Revolution. More
,bor q year ago a committee was appointed Of
c,hicb DR. John Newell Tiden is chairman and
George T. Briggs secretary, TO look after the mat
tor Subscriptions obtained, plans received
ond one accepted, but the monument does not
annear II was to he erected I'm Hillside Cemetery.
and the cemetery association had given fine plot
for the site OF the shaft.
'V- 'V@,ornoljis Pugslev asher OF the Westchester
C,ountv National Bank has been elected vice-prcs-
den Of that institution and received months leave
~ absence Mr. Pugsley attended the State Bank
ers Association convention at Saratoga last week.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
A WHEELMAN STOPPED SUDDENLY.

Henry Reid, twenty-five years old. who keeps q
bicycle rack for checking wheels at Manhattan
Beach. was In the Harlem Court yesterday morning
for fast riding He had been arrested by Police
Woodward. OF the West One-hundred- and
twenty ty-ffth-st. station VINO said that Reid had
been riding too fast In St Nicholasave Reid stated
that the policeman had run up 10 him suddenly and
stuck his club between the spokes Of his rear
wheel He said that he had not been riding fast
istrate Kudch fined Reid s. and then remitted the
fine. reprimanding the policeman. Reid said that
ne would make charges against the policeman
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
A DIE sINKERs ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE

George Stribel, twenty-six years old. OF No 3ol
Eyergreen-ave. Brooklyn. attempted to end his
life yesterday morning In the rear OF the saloon
of otto yoessel at No. Bleecker-st, by shooting
himself in the right temple inhcting serious
wound lie ran out into The street. with the blood
flowing from the wound. but was seized by a po-
uceman and hurried In an ambulance 10 st. Vim
cents Hospital 1t said by the doctors that
his wound was serious. Stribel s die sinker. and
has worked for the Whiting Manufacturing Com
pany, al Lafayette Place and Broadway for the
fast fifteen years. His father is one OF the most ex
pert engravers at Tirany's Superintendent Brit
ten Of the Whiting Manufacturing Company when
act said that die sinking often produced nervous
ness among the workers
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
An EEL STOPS A COURTS WATER SUPPLY

The water supply pipe leading from the street
to the Yorkvie Police Court building has for
several days been obstructed and the water has
been cut OF from the court. Only the prison part
of the building has had water. The obstruction
puzzled the Department OF Public Works till yes
terday when powerful suction pumps were ap-
piled to clear out the pipe. The force pumps af-
ter while brought forth eel eleven inches
long and an inch thick II had been caught In the
trap OF the supply pipe
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
STATEN ISLAND HAPPENINGS.

An effort Is being made among the wealthy resi-
dents OF the Island to promote horse show. The
county-fair scheme has been abandoned.
Miss Clawson has been declared The winner OF
the croquet tournament at the Clifton Tennis
Club
Or. william c. walser Is again at Hot Springs;
The Rev. DR.. J. G. Eccleston. Mrs. Eccleston and
Miss Gertrude Eccleston are spending the summer
ct Twilight Park. Greene County.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
WHAT 1s GOING ON TO-DAY.

Iarchmont Yacht Club regatta.
Brighton Beach races. 2:So p m.
Tro,ting races at Fleetwood ParR' I''' y
Dock commissioners meeting s,.,en
United Templers' picnic. Silver Lake Park ''A''"
pronertv Owners Association Twenty-th'ra ""'N
,,,.,o =, East River and Madison Square pafA''
& d. m,