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WASHINGTON, D, c., Feb. 3.-ln-
quiry here confirms the story coming
from Lima. Peru, to the effect that the
state department has lodged a demand
with the United States charse Of lega-
tion at Lima for the release Of the
mate OF the American bark Uncle
John" The reports OF United States
Consul Jastrenskl at Cnllao show that
the name of the mate Is $. G.. TEeanoT,
a nHturalized citizen of California. He
was ashore on December ~, last at
Calloa and was arrested as the out
growth OF a street row between the city
police and twenty sailors from the
ships in the harbor. He was examined
by an Interpreter on the 24th OF De-
cember, but since then there has been
no legal proceedings and the mates
ship was Obliged to leave port without
him. Hence the demand for the re-
lease of the man on the ground that
he had been deprived OF his right un-
der treaty to trial within reasonable
time
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pr..iLl.nt Pnnl,lnr lin.

WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. S.-onc
month from tomorrow there will be a
change of occupants in the white house
and IN anticipation OF this there is al
ready general packing OF the person
al enects OF President Cleveland and
his family. These are being made ready
for shipment TO his newly purchased
home In Princeton,
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
Will follow the usual custom of invlt-
ing the President.elect and his wife
10 be their guests at dinner at the ex-
ecutlve mansion on the evening OF the
Jrd OF March. President Harrison en-
tertaIued President and Mrs. Cleve-
land in this way before the last change
OF administration. The luncheon usu-
ally given In the white house by the
retiring president In honor OF his sue
cessor, Immediately after his formal In
auguration viii be omitted at the COM
ing Inauguration to avoid delay in
the movement of the procession. fol-
lowing the ceremonies at the capitol.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. s.-Presl-
dent Won Der Abe, OF the st Louis
base ball team, who arrived here yes
tsrday afternoon. continued his confer
ence with President Robson OF the
Cleveland club to-day. The two mag
mates were In earnest conversation
throughout the morning and until :
O'clock this afternoon, when President
Won Der Abe left the city, presumably
for st. Louis. II Is known that the st.
Louis president came here principally
for the purpose OF negotiating for play
ersL to strengthen his club, but Just
before his departure this afternoon he
and Mr.. Robson both declared that no
agreement had been reached and Mr.
Robson added that II was safe to say
there would be no base ball deal as a
result OF President Won Der Ahe's visit
to Cleveland It Is understood that Won
Der Abe made several different otfers
In the way OF trades anG bonuses Tor
certain Cleveland players but that In
no case did the inducements held out
meet the Views OF AFR, Robson.
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Passing Or the L.sSther Man Pouch.

WASHINGTON. d. C., Feb. S.-The
supply of leather NAH pouches familiar
to the public throughout the United
States has been discontinued for at
least four years and the jute sacks and
horse mail bags used in the service also
go with them. This IS the change pro-
vided for in contracts awarded to-day,
the dlscontInuance being due mainly to
improvements In weight and saving in
expense OF manufacture. The contracts
are for furnishing mail pouches and
sacks for the government during the
Colt johnson, Of New York, gets most
OF the contracts. his bids nggregating
about $1,000 Glasses A, B. c, D and Il
are awarded to him. Class F, registered
bags, IL awarded TO L G. Cook & Bro,
OF Chicago, and Glass G., inner reg.
lstered sacks, to Peter McNuity & Co.,
of Brooklyn, ". 7.
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pr,,lden,lnl Anpolntm.nt.. 4

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 3.-The
President to-day sent to the senate the
following nominations:
Postmasters John G. cobler, Ever
EFT, Pa: Joseph f. Mccabe, Beaver
Fails, Pa; Alex. S. Gillespie, Glen
dive, Mont; John G. Conway, Har-
per's Ferry. W. va; David c, Hger,
SusanvIlle, California: a. c, Wood, Su-
lsun City, CAL: Anna II, Moses, Car
rollton. Ga; a. j, BrundaRe, Nora
Springs, Iowa; John NJ. Topper, colfax,
Iowa; Lester D. Watrous, Burlington,
Kansas; j. o. Billings, Fergus Falls.
Mimi: Smith N. Dockstader, Candy.
MINI: Albert p. Mcintyre. Warren,
Mimi; Miss Ada L. Davis, Pilot Point
Texas; Susie p. Hyman. stephenVille.
Texas; Jesse L. Reese, Valasco, Texas
Benjamin +. Shaw, Of Washington, 10
be register Of the land office at Van
couver, Washington.
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suFEERINa IN 1Ou1sIANA.
One Huudred Thousand People Destitut.
Owing 10 Rad Crops.

Owing 10 BAD Crops.
NEW YORK. Feb. S.-Congressman
C. ]. Boatner, of Louisiana. who is in
the city, said to-day that about 100000
people are destitute in the northwest
ern part 0f his state, owing to bad
crops. He had Just received a dis
patch from Colonel Paige Baker. edi-
tor OF a New Orleans paper. telling
him that the people needed seeds to
plant their crops and asking him
whether he could not get Congress 70
appropriate something for seed.
81 shall not ask Congress TO appro-
p-late anything for seeds" said the
congressman, because feel sure thar
President Cleveland would veto any
bill OF that nature. he vetoed bill OF
a similar kind for the sufferers in Tex
as some years ago. 1t gives me pleas
ure 20 say that many congressman be-
sides myself are sending seeds, and is
is a great help"
THE state OF course, Will do all It
can to prevent them from suffering.
but they are in actual need for they do
not get enough for the crops when they
raise them TO have any surplus money
on hand. II is fearful drought that
kills even seed CROP" y
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NEW YORK. Feb. S.-Ihc special
committee of the Ohio soft coal traf-
fls association has agreed upon the fol-
lowing percentages;
Hooking Valley. 2S.l9, Toledo & Ohio
Central l6.4O: Wheeling & Lake Erie,
i2.II; Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling,
1891: Columbus, Sandusky & Hooking
y; Baltimore 4 Ohio. 10: Walhonning
Valley, 4; Columbus, sandusky 4
Hooking gains per cent from last
year, having rsceded from It's original
demaDd OF 3, but It has the right to
carry one ana one-half per cent addl-
tionaI II II can do so by means within
the regulations. The Baltimore & Ohio
gains Two percent and the PennsyiNa-
mia onc-hnlf The agreement, II adopt
ed by the executive committee OF the
association, IS TO last one year,
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ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 3,--At to-day's
session Of the National Good Roads
Congress, General Roy Stone, of the
Board of Equity Of Good Roads OF
the Agricultural Department 1t WASH
ington, was named as permanent pres
ldcnt; n, j. Appleyard, pf FLORIDA, gec-
reary The committee on credentials
rsDortgd delegates from eighteen gtatca
IN attendance as follows District Of
Columbia, Idaho. Illlnqia, Iowa. lndi-
ana. Kentucky. Massachusetts, Mlchi-
gan, Minnesota. Nebrask1 North CIR
olIuu. Pennsylvania, virginia, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, Connecticut ana
Missouri Discussion or cooperation
and road huldlng was opened 10y Gen
crai Stone, nf Washington.
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special liHpptCU 10 inc 4NtelllkeuCcEs
z WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 3.-Presl-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland are making
the preparations for their departure
from tho white house, and already the
upholsterers painters and decorators
are engaged In putting their Princeton
home In order for their reception. They
Will leave the city Immediately after the
inauguration. The Presldent-elect and
Mrs. Mckinley will be invited to dine
with Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland on the
evening OF the third Of March. but the
customary luncheon after the inaugurn-
tiOn IN honor Of the incoming President,
which r. n tender from the retiring
executive. will be omitted this year, by
mutual consent. in order that there may
be no delay In the movement OF the pro-
cesslon after the capitol ceremonies.
The insurance laws of West Virginia
are not regarded with favor by Repre-
sentative MIlnes, a member Of the house
committee on the District OF Columbia.
In discussing a bill for the amendment
OF the district law to-day, Mr.. Mines
gave a pointer TO the legislature OF the
state, In saying that he knew OF COM
pany now doing business here which
had been driven out OF Michigan and
out OF Indiana, but which Is NOV OPP
Grating under the insurance laws Of
West Virginia, which are very loose"
The body OF Lawrence II. Dick, who
died here yesterday evening at the home
OF j. w. Berkeley, was taken this even
ing In charge OF his brother to Fairmont
for burial The young man died Of con-
sumption. He has been for several years
employed IN this city, and was Of ex-
cmplary character. He was u son Of
James Dick, OF FairInont
Pensions 10 West VlrElnians We're
granted to-day as follows: Original,
George ". Hall, Dallas; John c. Bar
nett, deceased, Huntington, Original
widows, Louisa Barnett, Huntington;
Margaret ]. Gothard, Tyler's Creek, Ca
bell county.
John ]. Conway was nominated by the
President to be postmaster at Harper's
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GOLD in ALASKA
A IIelt Three Hundred Miles IOnE-Rs
pnrt oftlo GeolOEIat,

WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. S.-The
secretary OF the interior to-day sent to
the senate report by Professor c. d.
walcott, director Of the geological SUR
vey Of un exploration OF the Alaska
gold fields made last summer by a
party sent out by the bureau.
Sufficient data" Professor Wdlcott
says, were secured to establish the
presence OF gold belt three hundred
miles In length in Alaska, which enters
the territory near the mouth OF Forty
Mile creek, and extends westward
across the Yukon valley, at the lower
ramparts,"
It's further extent Ia unknown. The
opinion is expressed by the geologlst
in charge OF the expedition that II is
practicable 10 prosecute quartz mining
throughout the year IN the Yukon re-
glon. Large areas Of rock containing
hard hItuminous coal were also dis
covered along the river.
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n..1,n.,I1vi,I, Thnnk..

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.--Mayor Swift hns
been advised Of the action OF the lcgis-
laturc. and sent the following tele-
gram: ,,,,,,,,,o r, /,
Hon. James T.. Harris. State House,
Lincoln, Neb.
Answering your meEsngc, we sincere
Iy thank the generous people OF Me-
braskn for their proNercd donation OF
corn, hut respectfully decline, az the re-
sponse OF our citizens has been SO 1bun-
dantly generous as to give all tho aid
THAI viii be required TO meet the wants
OF the suffering
GEORGE u. SWIFT. Mayor:
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FROM KENTUCKY
A Delegation Comes to Confer
With the President. Elect.
MANY SUBJECTS TALKED OVER,

Bat Their Mature was Not Disclosed --Ths
ssnatOrIAl Situation In KsntueIsy-st.
john Boyle said to bo tAo Pavorlts.
Rev. Sutherland, of New Cumberland,
w.vuu nn AsplranttO the Con'ulsllp to
Jerusalem Endorsed by Senator EIklns.
Certain That Judge IeKsnnu, Of Calf
forniE, Is slated for the Cabinet.
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CLEVELAND, Feb. IA letter was
received In this city by John Lavack, the
featherwclght pugIlIst, from Tom Dixon,
the manager of j. Youngs. The letter
said that the proposed fight between La
vack and YOunEs had been arranged
and the articles OF agreement would be
forwarded to-day to Buffalo, where
Yuungs Is stopping, md after the latterS
signature had been secured would be for
wnrtled to Cleveland for I,lvaclt to Sign,
THE fight will take place at Rochesters
N. T.. on February is, and Will be for
twenty-five rounds. Llvlck ls in train
ing here and Is In the pink OF condition.
He is confident OF winning,
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PTTsBURGH. Pa, Feb, 3--com-
missioner Of Charities Frank J. Tor
rance announces tonight that un-'
douotedly public and thorough In
ycsugation OF the Western Penltenti-
ory viii be conducted ln this city. com
mercIng probably next week. Mr.. Tor
rance srys the cruside agnlnst the In
sulu,Ion by the Pittsburgh Dispatch
has developed 10 many eXplici, charges
against officials IN the ponltentiaFy
that the stnte board is bOund, to learn
thelr truth or talsIty. The charges
made by ex-ConViCt James ]. Grant
who was released on Christmas, are
sensational. excessive brutality toward
Insane prisoners, stealing Of state prop
crgy. smuggling liquor 10 convlets, IN
competency. etc. Similar accusations
nave been made by a number OF other
CIayiCtE.
Mr.. TOrrcncs saVs the Investigation
win be very thorough and all convlel4
ana others having charges 10 prefer
WIN he afforded every facility to sub
s'antlate them,
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NEW YORK, Feb. S.-A demurrer to
the Indictment against Herbert Barnum
seeley, Theodore Rich and james a.
Phipps, who prepared the "seeley Din
ner." waa fled with CLERK Hall. In Part
/, of general sessions, to-day, The three
men were Indicted ten days ago for con-
spring 10 procure two variety performs
crs to expose their persons. The demur-
rer alleges that the indictments are not
IN accordance with the law, II VIII be
nrpmed nRXt Mnek.
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BRoCKToN. Mass, Eeb. S,--The la
Dor strike which has kept this city IN
state OF excitement for the past
week. Is now as good an settled and
the plasterors' nnlOn has come out the
wlnnca The firm % 4 D. Barry g CO.,
hlg agreed to rn-instatC all It's old
htip az the old prices ana VIII lmrcs
diatqly start upon their spring tgadc
c. a. Eaton 4 Co, another uf the iirms
which shut down Monday, advertised
to-day FOR all the old employees to re-
port Tor work tomorrow morning
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Ia, M LieIsinr Run, out,

CINCINNATI, Feb. 3.-There has bean
much excitement at the public landing
to-day. The ice gorges OF the Licking
river broke and emptled vast volumes et
broken ice against the steamers on this
side OF the river. Several Steamers had
narrow escapes, but the damages were,
limited to coal barges, The breaking ice
gurges sunk twenty-five barges at POM
erny and vicinity and like damages are
reported at other points along the Ohio
river. All the tributaries are rising Up.
idly, but no serious flood IL apprehanded
and the ice will soun be out OF the trihu'
farles
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WASHINGTON, u. C., Feb. s.-The
following cablesram has been received
at the state department from Minister
Terrill, at ConstantinopIe:
The court uf Turkish ministers has APP
proprlated 10000 piastres for the des-
titute In Hnrpoot. on my request strln-
gent orders have been issued to prevent
the seizure for taxes OF the relief funds
furnished the destitute by American
charity
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WASHINGTON, d. O., Feb. "A
copy OF the Venezuelan arbitration
treaty signed yesterday Will be sent
by mail on the steamer sailing from
New York tomorrow. II VIII reach
Caracas In week, leaving sufficient
fine FOR the ARRANGEMENT OF all details
connected with It's submission 10
Congress before the latter conyenes ON
thp 00th Inst
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pr.,lllrn, Ilnh.rl., sneest.or.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb, 3--A. q
special meeting % the dlrectorr Of the
rounylyania ra.lroHl tn'a myla!ns,
Hrana Thompson was elected pGce'.
Ua1t og tic company to succeed thr
ittn Gehrnn ~ Rnb0rtE The mcotlnG
was cDllq1 'lr the pnrDOso Of choosing
Mr Roherif successor only and no
ether business was Transacted.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb, 2.--A meet
ing OF bottle manufacturers was held
here to-day TO make an enori 10 re-or'
ganIae the Western BOTTLE Association
which dl'soNcl last year. Nothing
could be decided ut this meeting but a
committee was appointed 90 formulate
a plan which is to be submitted az an
other meeting next week,
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JUST ONE MONTH
From To-day and the White House
VIII Have a New Master
THE PRESIDENT IS PREPARING

10 vasats PrSuidsnt.EIso MCKINLEY and
Vile 20 Take Luncheon ON the Evening
OF March ga Congressman Who Has
No Use for West virElnla's Inaur.
ancs LawS-ThS Contested Election Case
ofCornsllvS. sWanSon Decided in Favor
OF ths sitting Member Parliamentary
Contest Over Nicaragua Canal Blll In the
senate.
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PURE INVENTION
Was the Registers Discovery OF
the Republican scheme
TO REVISE THE CONSTITUTION

IN ,b. interest orRallroad,- Has Been No
Action Taken Except that IT Is Deemed
wis. to Revise It-Nsw County Project
in the senate -lIlE BEND Case nsforp the
supreme Court Growing ssntlnlsat In
Favor of fTAIslng the school BoOls Cues
ton out orths Hand, oftAe lsslllHture.
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u.,,,,, > I,orrco,t fur To-day.

For West Virginia. fair In the morE'
ing; cloudy and threatening In the even.
ing; uRsterly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania, partly
cloudy weather: slight changes IN tenn
perature; northcasterly Winds
For Ohio generally fair followed IN
cvrning or night by local snowSi caste
Crly winds,
Local Temperatures
rho temperature yesterday as observed
by q Schnrpf, druggist corner Fourteenth
and Market streets, was ~ follows:
: a, ln.,,.,,,.....,. SlIS y, m.t'"''''''.
q a. fn.,,,,,,,,,,,., Mli y, m........,,s.s,s "
Il me-. ,...,m, SjIWcather-Falr
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Speclnl Dispatch 10 the lhteIlgshecr'
HINTON, w. Va Feb, S-Willlam
McFaddcn. aged sixty-eight years,
night watehman In the Chesapeake 4
Ohio yards AZ this place, was found
dead near the track this morning. Hc
had been hit by II train some time dur
ing the night, as his body was badly
mingled
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pI,,,,,nrub Plate C,iass Company.

PITTSBURGH. Pa Feb, a.-The
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company met
again to-day and elected the follow.
ing directors: c. b. Mclean, George ".
Grouse, W. d, Hartupee, John Pit.
cairn, A. u. Howard, A. Pitcairn and
A l. COnger.
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NEW YORK, Feb, SAN attach-
mont Tor Sis,5Ss was Issued to-day,
against the Pennsylvania Lead Com.
pany, or Pittsburgh, in favor OF ben-
aiah T. Frost Levy was made on the
compnny's money on deposit IN the
AmericRn Exchange National BANK.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. S.--Rev, ],
A. Brooks, q prominent divine of the
Christian church OF this city. ana IN
1850 n candidate for vice president on
the Prohibition ticket was stricken
with paralysis this morning ana y ~
n crItlcll condition. -....
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NEW YORK, Feb. S.--It can be def
nitely stated that j, Addison Porter,
OF the Hartford Comm Evening Post,
VIII be private secretary to President
AFrEi EinIoV
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TO those present It was evident that q
quorum could not be secured and at
$50 pam, Mr. Aldrlch withdrew fur
ther opposition to adjournment which
Wng Ind.
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CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS.
Election COnts't II
cldetl in Favor Of sitting Member.

cldsd in Favor Of sitting Member.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 3.-The
contested election case OF Cornell VS..
Swanson. from the Fifth Virginia dis
trIct occupied the attention of the house
to-day. Three Republicans and three
Democrats on the elections COMMITTEES
had reported in favor OF the Democratic
contestee. Mr. Swanson, and three Re
publlcans offered minority report rec
ommending that the scat be declared
vacant on the ground that fair cleo
tloucould notbe held underthe Virginia
election law. When the vote came to
be taken the minority could not muster
enough votes TO call the yeas and nays.
and Mr.. SwHnson's title TO his seat was
confirmed by an overwhelming viva
Voco vote.
After brief parliamentary struggle
in the senate late this afternoon the
friends OF the Nicaragua cannl bill were
unable to hold quorum and SIT out
the obstruction to that measure. Mr.
Villas Dem, Wis) had continued his
speech IN opposition, this being his third
successive day AT 4:SO p. m. a cross
fire of motions to adjourn and calls Of
the senate began. The friends OF the
bill resisted adjournment, while the OPP
position sought TO close the session and
give Mr.. Villas q rest from his protracted
effort.
The parliamentary contest contlhueu
at intervals for hnlt an hour, wneh all
business was suspended by the absence
Of quorum and REFUSAL 10 adjourn.
The friends OF the Dill hnaliy gave up
hope OF securing quorum ana ylelued
to Rn adjournment Mr. Villas con-
tInucs to hold the iiOor. In his remarks
to-day he asserted that the clayton
Bulwer treaty was IN tull force ana that
the American people would Insist upon
full and honorable Raherence 10 lts
teTlus,
The senate agreed TO tue house fCsolu-
tion fixing February 10 Tor the ceremony
of counting the vote for President and
Vice President before the two houses
OF Congress.
Although defeated Tor re'elecuonn'
Senator Du Hois, OF Iuaho' was well
coined back 10 the senate to-day with
marked cordlaiity ana win an aDuh-
dance OF floral tributes.
When the two Allen resolutions qucs-
tloning the powers OF the executive to
foreclosc the government liens against
the PaclAc roads were taken up MIR.
nhurSlon CRep,, NebJ Hp0ke. he nr-
courts had been that the government
lien was limited strictly to the precise
lines on which the guarantee bonds
had been issued, aud that the Thurman
act did not extend this Hen beyond the
original lines OF the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific roads,
This, he held, took the Omaha bridge.
approaches, terminals, ETC.. outside os
the original government line. The OBJ
legation to the government reached
S5gOOO,OOO and II was proposed by the
present negotiations to pay nn upset
price OF between Hj,OOO,OOO and N6,OOO,-
600 Nr Thurston said there We're only
two propositions from which to make
choice. one was TO reals.e large
per cent OF the governments claim, the
other 10 invcs. more Of the peoples
money IN fully acquiring a road pre-
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steamship sloysn,cnt,.

NEW YORK Clrcassl7, Glasgow,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. New York
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., New York.