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WARNING TO GOLD SEEKERS.
An Experienced Miner Returns
From Northern Regions.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-Henry
Cable an old and experienced miner,
who was one of the first to join the rush
to the Klondike, has returned, and tells
story calculated to deter others from
going north in search of gold
There is hardly a trail in California,
Arizona. Nevada or Montana with
which Gable is not familiar When the
news of the gold strike reached this
country he determined to seek his for
tune in the Yukon. left his mines in
Arizona and came to San Francisco
Here he bought his outfit and supplies,
and left on the Umatilla three weeks
ago for the Klondike via Juneau and
Chilkoot Pass. Now he is back, having
sold his outfit, which cost $3.50. He
learned from experienced mining men
at Juneau and further that it would be
suicidal to go on before spring. He
says:
when / reached Barnum's Bay,
which is a little way from Dyea, I gave
up the idea. left the vessel, intending
to so to work on the Camel mines and
wait until spring, when l intended to go
into the Klondike. / found the mines
were deserted, as the men will not work
there at this time of the year, owing
to the water which fills the mines. The
Alaska mining men are positive that
nearly all who are trying to get to Daw-
son City will be frozen up en- route un-
til spring and that their fate is uncer-
tain. I will not answer for the lives of
the tenderfeet who are now going"
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STORM IN COLORADO.
Railroads Suffer Great Damage in
Consequence.

PUEBLO (Col), Aug. 15.-Storms
around Pueblo this afternoon have dam
aged railroads north, east and south and
trains on some lines will not be run
ming until morning. Twenty miles
north of Pueblo hail fell in great quanti-
ties, and drifted to depth of three feet
in some places, while covering the
ground three inches. At Wigwam the
tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande
Road were so damaged by water run
ining over them two feet deep that trains
between Colorado Springs and Pueblo
had to be sent over the Santa Fe Rail-
way The Union Pacific Denver and
place.
Twenty miles south of Pueblo a cloud
burst sent Salt Greek and the Arroyas
on a tear, and damaged a thousand feet
of Denver and Rio Grande tracks, be-
side the approaches to several bridges.
Trains will not be running before morn
ing. Until the water subsidies the full
extent of the damage cannot be learned.
Chico Creek, fifteen miles east of this
city. is badly swollen, and has carried
out a county bridge in addition to one
span of the Missouri Pacific bridge, so
that the train for St Louis over that
line, like the Gulf train for Fort Worth,
is tied up here for the night Further
damage before morning is possible,
since some of the streams are said to be
rising. No rain has fallen in Pueblo
nor to the west.
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LITTLE ROCK (Ark.), Aug. 15.-The
bloodiest race riot that has occurred in
Arkansas in months took place to-day
at Palarm Station, thirty miles from
Little Rock. Three men are Dead an
other fatally wounded and two others
injured.
The dead are: Harrison Korr, color
ed, shot to pieces; Charles Soters, col
ored, killed outright; Charles Andry,
White, shot through the heart.
The seriously injured are: J. L.
Clark, Jr., q telegraph operator, shot
through the shoulder. probably fatally;
D. r. Owens, Deputy Sheriff of Perry
County, shot through the groin, seri-
ously.
Owens had a warrant for Korr, charg-
ed with murder. When he attempted to
make the arrest at Palarm, Korr opened
fire. The first shot struck Owens in the
groin, infiicting a serious wound. An
dry and Clark went to Owens assist
ance and five or six negroes Joined in
with Korr A pitched battle ensued, in
which over fifty shots We're fired. When
the shooting was over Andry and Peters
lay dead. Clark had gotten into his of
flee and fallen to the floor from the loss
of blood. Owens was lying in a ditch
near the station. Korr was lying dead
in the road a mile away, literally shot to
pieces.
The other negroes fed, and have not
yet been captured.
The whole county is in a fever of ex-
citement, and should Korr's associates
be caught they will be lynched without
trial
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PROMISE ME BEATEN.
Leonora's Staying Powers Were
Too Much for the Him.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-Over
1000 people witnessed the coursing to-
day. The result of the stake race was
a victory for Kay and Traut's Eastern
bred Leonora. The Sacramento dog
Promise Me, owned by w. NJ. ONeil
of that city, was the runner-up. Leo
nora and Promise Me did some great
work as they ran through the stake,
and when they met in the final the
chances of the Sacramento dog were
considered so good that the talent in
stalled him the favorite at to L.
After being called up for the final tie
they were slipped to a good hare. I'M
mediately Promise Me shot out to the
front. hut Leonora stuck close to him,
and though he got the first turn, Le-
onora mixed things up so well that
when the hare fell they had equal
points. Then the betting changed
around somewhat. and when the dogs
were slipped again the betting was
about even. Leonora's staying powers
were the best. She beat Promise Me
in the rur in all the subsequent work.
and won the course and the purse in
the most decisive manner.
The other dogs out of the fffty-four
that came in for a share of the money
and that performed most creditably.
were Beau Brummel. Tipperary, Sky
lark and Mable and Dan.
Summaries of the final:
Leonora beat Promise Me. and won
the stake of $50; Promise Me, Skylark
and Myrtle, $50; Beau Brummel. Tip
perary and Dan, S15 each
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Lost Their Lives While Swimming
in the Surf at Atlantic City.
Many Others Were Rescued From a Similar
Fate.
A Gale Causes the Surf to Run
High at the New Jersey Bath
ing Resort and the Venture
some Were Unable to With
stand the Current of the
Treacherous Waters.

ATLANTIC CITY IN. J.), Aug. 10
Two venturesome bathers We're drown
ed in the surf here to-day. They were
Thomas c. Laswell, aged Il years, of
Princeton, Ind, and an unknown man.
supposed to be an excursionist from
Philadelphia. Young Laswell came
here this morning with his friend p. M.
Parrott, also from Princeton, on his
first visit to the seashore. The young
men went into the surf shortly before
noon and Laswell, who seemed to be
unaware of the dangerous undertow,
was soon beyond his depth and calling
for help. The life guards made brave
effort OF save him, but the surf was so
heavy that they We're unable to reach
the drowning man.
Laswell struggled in the water for
about fifteen minutes, in full view of
about 10000 people, gathered at the
pier, board walk and beach. Parrott
nearly lost his life in attempting to
save that of his friend. and was taken
from the water in an exhausted condi-
tion.
One of the life guards named Reed
was also overcome in the water, and
was rescued in an unconscious condi-
ton.
Late in the afternoon the body of Las
we'll came ashore. 1t was turned over
to a local undertaken, who prepared it
for shipment to Indiana. When Las
we'll checked his valuables at the bath
house, where he obtained his bathing
suit he laughingly remarked to the
clerk: 'I will leave my address, so that
in case am drowned you can send my
valuab ables home" The jest was tragedy
in less than an hour. The second
drowning occurred about 3 O'clock in the
afternoon, and the body of the drowned
man had not come ashore up to a late
hour tonight.
The surf to-day was the heaviest of
the season, owing to a heavy gale which
prevailed, and between twenty and
thirty persons were rescued, many of
them women.
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WILL GIVE THE LAND.
All Mr.. Murphy Asks Is as Good a
Fence as He Now Has.

The Folsom Highway Commissioners
have expected to have considerable
trouble in securing the full sixty feet in
width desired for the new macadam
road from here to Folsom, owing to the
fact that the fences of a number of
property-owners on the other side of
Perkins have encroached ontthe high
way, making it less than the required
width. The lands of MessrS. Harlow,
Harr, Murphy, Menke, Manlove, Ham,
Land and Wells are said to form a con-
tinuous line of encroachment on the
width of the road and it was antici-
pated that p H. Murphy, in particular,
would be hard to secure the right OF
way from, as his fence projected about
twenty FIVE feet out into the road. Nk'.
Murphy, however, is q publc-Spirited
man and declared to Commissioners
Luhrs that, in order to get a fine road
built along that route, he would donate
the land, on condition that the Commis-
sioners would put up for him as good a
fence along the road thus widened as he
now has. 1t is thought that the others
concerned will take similar action to Mr..
Murphy's and thus facilitate the build
ing of the road,
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ONE HONEST MAN.
When a Railroad Train Killed His
Beast He Told the Truth.

A few weeks ago an Illinois Central
train struck a horse near Effingham,
Ill. The animal was killed on the spot.
The engineer of the train promptly
wired in the accident and the claim
agent hurried out to Effingham to
square the matter.
The horse had belonged to an old
Swede farmer, and the claim agent
went at once to see him.
Mr.. Peterson" said the claim agent
to the old farmer, whom he found in
the barn, "I came out here to settle
with you for the horse killed by one of
our engines few days ago. / have
learned that your horse was a very
breechy animal. 1t got across the right
of way fence and jumped on our track.
Now we could go into court and claim
lcontributory negligence; we might even
prove malicious trespass, but the Cen
trail doesn't care to have any litigation
on its hands. We are willing to settle
this matter out of court" !"
"Ay tank we max a settlement pooty
quick" said the old farmer. "Ay been
wantin' dat ole hoss killed for a year.
You have done pooty good, and Ay am
willin' 20 pay you 81"
The claim agent was thunderstruck.
PAY us for killing your horse!' he ex-
claimed
"Ay tank you earned dat money"
''Mr. Peterson, said the claim agent
in the most surprised tone of voice,
this is the first worthless horse the
Illinois Central ever killed. 1t has al
ways been our misfortune to kill Ty-
phoon lis, Buckvideres, Ornaments,
and DR.. Walmsleys. But I'll tell you
what I'll do. With your permission
am going to have that horses hide
stuffed and put in our museum of curl
osities We also must have your pho
tograph. and when you want to travel
to any point on our line we shall con-
slider it an honor to carry you free of
charge"
The claim agent fastened back TO st.
Louis, went to the Planters on his ar
rival for a Turkish bath, and is now
drinking nothing but apollinaris to
avoid a stroke of apoplexy.-St. Louis
Republic.
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PLANAS AND MARMOL.
The Spanish Anarchists Not on
Board the La Bretagne.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The Times
tomorrow will say:
In obedience to the orders of Imni-
grafton Commissioner Fitchie of this
port, the immigration inspectors yes
terday made special search among the
cabin and steerage passengers of the
La Bretagne for Planas and Tarrida
Marmol, Spanish anarchists, who have
been ordered to leave Europe since the
assassination of Canovas, and are eX-
pected here The inspectors said last
night that they We're sure neither OF
the men were on the La Breagne or any
other vessel which has arrived here
If found they will be held subject to the
decision of the Commissioners. They
will be sent back unless they can es-
tablish in the courts their right to
hand.
Several men suspected with good rea-
son of, anarchistic sentiments have been
quietly deported during the last few
years, and none of them resisted.
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west Division Of the c.. A C. c. Zeigler
won the mile professional by some clev-
er riding. and Vaughn of San Diego
took the two-mile professional handi-
cap with ease.
Quarter-mile professional - Hardy
Downing of San Jose Won, Allan Jones
of San Francisco second, Ed. Allen of
Portland third. Tme-3:22 20.
Quarter mile, flying start against
time, amateur. E. Wing of San Jose
Won, Percy r Mott of Oakland second,
w. s. Hipp third. Tfme-o:30
,Two-mile handicap. professionally
B. Vaughn Of San Diego won, Daniel
Whitman of Los Angeles second, j.
Sharriek of Tacoma third. Time
Al 1-5.
TWo-mile handicap. amateur-Frank
Golfer of Tacoma Won, Watt S. Hipp of
Salem second, ]. E. Wing of San Jose
third. Time-4:55
One mile, open professional - Otto
Zefgaer of San Jose won, Daniel Whit
man of Los Angeles second, Allen Jones
of San Francisco third. Time-2:17.
Half mile, pursuit racer-Frank Colt
er Of Tacoma and Watt Shipp of Sa-
lem Won. Time-1 :0S.
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TELTS is MISSIN G..
Has Not Been Seen or Heard From
Since Last Friday.

COLORADO SPRINGS (Col.). Aug.
15.-WiIliam B. Felts, the man who pro-
posed to jump from Pixies Peak, is
missing. He was last seen on Friday.
when he left the signal station, saying
he was going for short walk down the
carriage road toward the town of Cas-
cade. Since then nothing has been seen
or heard of him by those most interested
in his movements. The flying machine
is still on the peak, and opinions are dl-
vided as to the cause of the disappear
ance between a temporary absence, an
accident on the cliffs, a suicide or the
loss of nerve. Nearly 400 people visited
the peak to-day to see the missing flyer,
but were disappointed, Felts not put
ting in an appearance.
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STEAMER BRISTOL.
Uneasiness as to Whether She VIII
Reach Her Destination.

VICTORIA B. @. Aug. 15.-Some
uneasiness is felt for the steamship
Bristol. which left here to-day with
some 500 men. as many horses and a
large amount of freight for Dyea. She
is rather top heavy, and rolled con-
siderably as she was leaving the dock.
Two men jumped from her deck to
the wharf. being afraid to go on her.
More ballast has been taken in, but
she is still considered top-heavy. She
has. however, taken on coal at De-
paruTe Bay, which will remedy this
defect.
The steamer Islander, with 900 more
passengers, including thirty-one mount
ed police, g large number of horses and
a big load of freight, got away to-
night.
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KRAFT A SWIFT RIDER.
Makes a New Mark FOR a Twenty
Mile Run.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-Charles
Kraft of the Bay City Wheelmen made
a new mark for twenty miles to-day
over the California Associated Cycling
Clubs official course. The ride was
an exceptionally good one, consider
ing that the roads. which this time of
the year are very poor, and that on the
first start the rider sustained bad
fall, when but a hundred yards out
on his journey. He was also delayed
by a railroad train and funeral pro-
cession. With the assistance Of six
taniems. he covered the triangular
course in 1856, lowering the previous
coast record held by F. A. Bozio of
this city by one minute and twenty
seconds, and McDonald's worlds record
by two seconds. L. n. Walleston Of
Newburyport, Mass, has also made the
distance in 4S:5S.
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TWO SHORT OF A CLEAN SCORE
Lieut.. Cobb1edick Does Some Good
Shooting at Shell Mound.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15.-Lieu-
tenant Ccbbledick beat the best score
made in Company F of the Fifth Regi-
ment during the past ten years, and
won the Flint high score medal OF the
company to-day by making 4S out OF
a possible 80 at Shell Mound. For
two years the medal has been won by
Second Lieutenant c. G. Cobalt on a
score of A. Lieutenant Cobblediek
had the medal from 1896 to 1884 on a
score of A., and then surrendered 1t TO
a private. who made 46. Company +
had the highest company average IN
the skirmish shooting at Camp Shafter
near Santa Cruz, in jug Of this year
Three of its members wear champion
ship medals. Had it not been that
he took his first two shots for mark
ers, John McGinnis would have secur-
ed As Mr.. Cobbledicl's score was
>, /, f, ), ), ., 3, >, .. 3. ..
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MURDER OF sCHoFIELD.
The Wife of Deceased Still Suffer-
ing From Nervousness

SAN JOSE, Aug. 15.-Sheriff Lyndon
and Under Sheriff Benson went to the
Schofield ranch this morning and passed
the day there verifying the confession
OF Dan butcher and Irving Mann. The
officers state tonight that they did not
ind the cartridges where butcher says
he pumped them. a careful investi-
CATION was made as TO the point where
butcher said he stood when he did the
shooting and there is no question that
the shot could have been fired just as
butcher describes. The prisoners had
nothing of Importance to say to-day.
butcher says he feels better since he
told the truth Mrs. Schofield is in a
state Of nervous prostration, and grew
so i'll tonight that physician was call
ed. The doctor says she is simply suf-
fering from nervousness.
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BUJA CONFESSES.
Admits His Guilt but Denies the
Amount Charged Against Him.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-Nicho-
las Buja, the defaulting cashier, was re-
turned here and locked in the City Pris-
on to-day. He confessed his guilt to
Detective Gibson, but says the shortage
in the accounts of Scatena & Co., his
former employers, will not exceed So
600. He begs to be left alone in his
shame until he is sent to State Prison.
for he expected no mercy.
On the left side of his neck, beneath
the ear, is long red mark. That was
made with the handkerchief with which
Buja tried to strangle himself in the
County Jail at Santa Barbara, shortly
after his arrest last Thursday Buja is
considered a splendid. bookkeeper, but
riotous living caused his downfall
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Professor hahaVas Comes Near
Meeting With Death.
His Parachute Came In Contact With an
Electric Wire.
The Aeronaut Thrown to the
Ground With Great Violence,
Though His Attending Physi-
clan Declares He Was Not Sc
riously Injured.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-Profes-
sor Machavel. the aeronaut, had mar
row escape from death in his balloon
ascension at the Chutes this afternoon.
At ) o'clock the time billed for the as
cension, the wind was blowing half a
gale On leaving the earth the aeronaut
was soon carried out of sight beyond
banks of fog. When he reappeared he
was rapidly descending. and his para
chute had a decided list TO one side,
caused by the force of the wind. When
within thirty feet of the ground his par
achute came in contact wit an electric
light wire, severing the ropes Of the
trapeze. Machavel was thrown TO the
ground with great violence. A physi-
clan who was called declared that he
was not seriously injured.
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THIRD BRIGADE.
The National Guardsmen Arrive
Safely at Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 15.-The Third
Brigade, n. G. c., arrived this morning
and marched into camp. The Sixth
Regiment reached here at a. m. and
the second half an hour later. The
tents were all up. as the intention to
have each company put up its tents on
arrival had been abandoned.
Captain Darlington. L. 5. A, who is
to instruct the soldiers, arrived al
noon from Santa Monica
This afternoon General Muller and
staff rode out to Tripe Hill, which will
be the scene of the battle movements.
The soldiers have had a rest to-day,
the only exercise being guard mount,
which was witnessed by an immense
concourse of people.
Both regiments brought their bands,
and the town will be very lively this
week.
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called at the house OF the lady the same
evening. and was not little surprised
at the frosty reception he met with.
You sent me a note to-day" the
young lady remarked after q pause, in
the most frigid tones.
Ia note?" he inquired in blank as
tonishment
Certain1y-along with a nosegay.
ITO be sure, sent you q nosegay."
And there was this note inside. Do
you still mean to deny it?"
With these words she handed the
dumbfounded swain a scrap of paper,
ON which the following words We're
written: Don't forget the old trousers
you promised me the other day
Weekly telegraph.
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ReIiances Good Batters.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-Ten
thousand people witnessed the ball
game at Central Park between the Riv-
erside and Reliance teams. Riverside
played a strong fielding game, but could
not hit Dovle. The Reliances played
their usual heavy hitting game, lining
out the sphere for number of two
baggers. The score was 6 to in favor
of the Reliance team.
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ORDINANCE NO. s4s
Regulating the Use of Sidewalks in the
City of Sacramento, approved June p,
1894

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
CITY of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. No person shall use, or take
for the construction of any area, hasem mt
Of the sidewalk next 10 his building
and every person using any portion oil
the sidewalk for amy purposes men
toned i'm this section shall, within twelve
hours after the taking and using of any
nortion of the sidewalk construct, or
cause to be constructed and placed around
slch area, basement window, or cellar
way, in such manner as TO prevent accl-
dent to foot passengers, strong iron rail-
ing.
Section 3 No person, or business firm,
shall use any portion OF the sidewalk IN
any part of the city of Sacramento for any
nurpose whatever, except tor the purposes
mentioned in section one of this ordinan e
and the privilege to occupy three feet of the
sidewalk from the building line for the
purpose of exhibiting their wares during
business hours; provided, however, that
merchants or persons having occasion TO
receive or deliver goods may use such side
walk for the period not to exceed ten
hours in the daytime, for the purpose OF
receiving or delivering such goods; and
provided further, that a space of six feet
in width shall at all times be kept clear for
the accommodation OF persons passing.
Section amended by Ordinance 352.
Section g. This ordinance does not per-
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A Dead Cat Drummer.

There is a travelling salesman for un-
dertakeqs supplies, regularly making
Kansas towns who carries him with a
cat that has been dead seven months.
He displays the defunct feline Wher-
ever he goes as evidence of the efficacy
of his embalming fluid. Rather than
make living by carrying dead cat
around the country most men would
tie srafinters to their feet and scratch
worms with the chickens. Kansas
City Journal.
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Stockton Club Victorious.

STOCKTON, Aug. 15.-The s. n
Woods base ball team of San Jose met
an inglorious defeat this afternoon at
the hands of the Stockton club. The
visitors went to pieces in the sixth,
When Stockton made y runs, and with
such lead played loosely also. The
score was: Stockton 20. San Jose II.
Hits-Stockton 16, San Jose 8. Bate
ries-Whalen and Billings; Perrine
and Mulvey.
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Disturbed the Peace.

About 1 o'clock last night officers
Hayes and Douglas arrested man
named Ed. Renaldo for breaking the
window in saloon at Third and l.
streets and knocking down the bar
keeper. When Officer Douglas an
nounced that he was an officer Renaldo
struck him twice in the face. He was
brought to the station. however and a
charge of disturbing the peace placed
a oCaipct him
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Another Vessel Sails North.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. - The
Alaska Commercial Conpany's schooner
j. NJ. Weatherway sailed to-day for
Unga with cargo of supplies and six
miners, who are employed in the COM
pany'S gold mines on that island. The
Klondike excitement struck Unga with
full force, and many of the miners who
had been working there have gone to
the new fields.
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Reno Falls Into a Trap.

CARSON (Nev.), Aug. 15.-Referring
to the projected sporting carnival in
this State, a local paper tomorrow Will
say: Reno has fallen into a trap to
have an arena built, and thereby al
low the promoters to bleed the citizens
of Reno and Carson by forcing them
each having an arena, to bid against
each other. The Carson arena is open,
free of charge, to any responsible pro-
moter for first-class contests.
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Fire at Redding.

REDDING, Aug. 15.-A fire broke
out at Z O'Clock this morning in the
railroad freight depot. 1t originated
in the department leased by Garvin
& Coffin, forwarding merchants. There
were not many goods on hand, and the
frenen soon had the fire out. The loss
is small