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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

1TsEEMS that some Of the papers Of the state are mppresslng The yd-
/ low fever news, This, We thlnk, Is wrong II Il taitorUus 20 the poo
pie, for when the fever strikes a toWn, let the people know IL 90 they can
prepare places OF security for themselves aud family Business should not
be considered with he aud health, aud 70 the news Of q new case closes
every business IN the town, let them close. We will insure our readers that
If case comes 70 Greenwood and we can locate Il you will know II by The
Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

GOV. McLaurIn secured from the
war department the DISARMAMENT Of
the lst and 2ud Mississippi regiment,
G5y request Of the people, but the
Vicksosrg Dispatch did not add this.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

Meridian officers and citizens had
% street fight with q negro desperate
and His family last Tuesday II was
% fight Do Ii finish as the negro is
dead and bis family m JAIL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08
JUST THE
MAN.

AZ HE DEMAND Of The times Il for . statesman az
w" 4 chief executive OF the state; not the leader n any
factions or professional ONCE seeker man possessed Of ability and the
courage To carry out bis convictions A man who makes the interest OF The
state his study and who viii defend that Interest against al IntFudera nc
matter whether they come in the shape of papsucking lesches or fosslized
political gucrralas Biloxi Herald.
II the Herald would like to see a man Of It's description elected VI
recommend tile Hon. Jas. X. Vardaman, Of Lehore. lie measures up t.
that standard nearer than any other we have mentonod'fof the governor
ship-Thc Beacon,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

TIE TRIAL Of Tom Garner for the muisr Of ". s. Causcy and wife
/ near Mcc0mb Cty began Tuesday We endorse Judge Cassity 10
his effort to prevent mob law by haVnS the trial At once This Il the true
solution 10 lynchlng-spcedy trials aud justice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

Algcr declares Camp WikaT 20 be
au admirable ono the best be ever
saw. He has many who differ with
him 10 the army.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08
WITT T444 / CENT VIII TFF45 z.

/ cent will buy a postal, a postal will
bring you the Commonwealth, the
Commonwealth will give You all Tho
news and tell you where to buy your
goods. These advertisements viii
save you cents BY saving these dol
lars are made, and from dollars arise
fortunes.
sodrop a postal for the paper, and 4
you live in Greenwood or LehOrs
county and VIII say on the postal That
you will pay us for the paper by No.
yember, we will send it to You ask
for it the following week and it will.
be there. We want every registered
voter of the county to take our paper
so we make this liberal offer.
ONLY ST PER YEAR,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

TOL, GOEAN, on the Id Mississippi Volunteers vas approached 10
~ his tent by man named J. G. Kinney who was bent on numbering
But mf The wonderful display u coolnss and courage Of the colonel
he did net carry hs intention into efect.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08
C. CArCHRO8fOR CONGRESS

The Rough Riders viii be mustered
out this week,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

&c, ALGEB and Cos. NcLaunn 40 doubt vept together over the
- bitter newspaper articles as 70 their Incompetence
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

"Those who heard our remarkable
governors unnecessary support Of
Jim Hill against jim Lynch in his
Carthage speech Of last year may rest
satisfied that he was pulling at that
time one Of the strings Of his politi-
cal combination. Those who remom-
Der the letter to President Mckinley
urging the appointment Of Mr.. Kerr
nagan as postmaster Of jackson, and
who recall the fact that Kernagan
was appointed, will wonder how lt,was
that cur remarkable democratic free
silver governor has such a pull with
the very head Of the republican gold
bug party"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

oGov. McLaurin espoused the free
silver cause openly when II offered
him a lever ~wherewith to prize him
self into the United States senate. .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-08

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~ CROSBY, BUSINESS MANAGER
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04
A BOON TO WICHITA
Something of Which This City Has
E2nnrl in Need

3een III SeeO.
Wichita has long been in need of first
class optician, hence is fortunate in hay
ing Professor Z. B. Smith and his able
associate, who come well recommended
and those needing the services of skilled
opticians should give them a call They
have been more successful than any op-
ticians who have ever visited the state OF
Kansas. as is attested by MAN. OF the
leading citizens of Wichita and vicinity.
They charge nothing for testing the eyes.
and when you get a pair of thei- spec
tacles you have the pleasure Of seeing the
same out Of each eye, as that is the
greatest trouble with ordinary fitting
spectacles-there being no two eyes alike.
They go right through, make each eye
do its work, no matter how bad one is
or how difficult the case may be.
Below are the names of a few of the
many ladies and gentlemen who called
Saturday. had their eyes examined and
procured a pair of Professor Smiths su-
perior lenses: Mrs. /. c. Hunuicut. Mrs.
Emma Mayr. Mrs. Kelley, Miss Minnie
Eistier. Mrs. O'Hara, Mrs. ]. e Nichol-
son, Mrs. II. E. AIofitt, Mrs ]. Martin.
Mrs. n. y. Kiehl Mrs. c. 4. FraukenfiaId.
Mrs. II. B. Cassidy. Mrs. Ellen Ogden,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. W. Morgan. Mr. and Mrs.
J. w. Elliott, Messrs. S. q. Crib, S. ".
Tucker, Frank Reynolds, D. j. CupF, r.
c. Keefer, y. Swanson. 0. Z. Olson, W. :.
Firmjn Tom Smalley, ". J. Mccarthy, /.
W. Hilley, II. Hinder. p. r. Reach. G A.
Myers. r. Z. Reppert. Samuel Vandcg~ift,
p. z. Bolen. Miss Sarah Hodges Edward
Baldwin. G. II. Natthia, G. 3. Smith AID
w. g. Mccormick.
Professor Smith will remain all Of this
week At 100 North Main street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04
The United States Cruiser Cincinnati.

hospital, will hold another sale Of Cook
ing club dainties and substantials on Sat
urday afternoon next at the store Of Geo.
1nnes & Co.
Mrs. S. w. Cooper gave a luncheon to
Miss Elso Bell Of Chicago, VINO is visiting
Mrs. ]. o. Davidson. The guests were
Mrs. w. w. Johnston, Jr.. Mrs. Homer
Caldwell, Mrs. ]. o. Davidson, Mrs.
Charles H. Brooks, Misses Lille. Noyes,
Sargent, Sluss, Van Ness of FL Reno, S,ot-
Ter and Bell.
The board OF the Wichita hospital made
quite a nice sum of money on Saturday,
the result Of the Morris Illusions. Today
Mrs. Rose and Mrs. Mcpherson will take
the tickets at the door. Those interest ed
in seeing the hospital improved should
lend their assistance by attending this
miraculous performance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04

pounds. The average height is a fraction
over five feet nine inches. Cheatum and
Cachard are the two heaviest men on the
team, while the talIest one is Cheatum,
who stands six feet and one-Quarter inch.
Strawn is the hghtest and smallest man
on the team. The weights and heights of
the men are as follows. Pennnybaker
5n, weight 176; Cachards BIO. weight
1921; Cheatum 60, weight 1924; Johnson
5GI5, 149 pounds weight; Nicholos 5.e24,
15S pounds; Gwinn 1e9 pounds, 5912 high;
SEWERS 5.111z, weight III; Riggs 5.1024.
weight 161; Burgess 141h pounds and
5924 in height; Currn 15712 with height
of SO; Harlan 5.11 weight 179; Strawn 132,
and stands Sc; Flake is ST tall and
weighs 159 pounds.
The team will practice every day at 2
O'Clock preparatory for the opening
games with the K C. Blues next Friday
and Saturday
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04
WICHITA.

he questioned for this there gradually
grew IN his face that which was an as
surance that in the end ne would accom-
pHsh whatever he set out for. whether
outside help came or not
Some months later We came into New
York. Jan had so risen IN favor ;hat a
regular berth and promotion on the chip
was in store for him II he wished % re-
main. Some time before. 10 the great sat-
isfaction Of my own interfering sense q
the fitness Of things. the Ordinary sea-
man" that had marked his name different
ly from the others OF the crews list On tire
articles had been changed o. able sea-
man. with the slight advrnce IN wages
that that alteration of titlo Implies hut
before leaving the ship I Was pleased %
hear that the determination he had con-
hded remained a word a. '5s Kindly
mate secured a little aid ne 10 bis course
In applying at the Brooklyn navy yard.
and not long af-erfward jan Ncilso1 vas
a seaman In our navy.
In his routine there and NJ own ob-
sence from the country lost track % p N
Cor a time. and scarcely realized how The
passing years had furtbared hiss eteady
little course until that morning that thrill
ed us all not many weeks ago ena found
myself waiting with th7t curious Ger
tainty that accompanies some horrors. fer
the published Dis, Of The dead u the battle
ship Maine. with 10 came The name hat
/ knew was printed there.
Yet. even now. So S. hard % realize tnat
that enduring little figure les under nc
yellow waters o. Havana har3or. have
seen again 70 many pictures in which 10
s;ands-oftea at the wheel. sometimes !H
the luminous nights Of the tropics. when
We sang on deck and told stories "A his
hearing and ne held che Bis wheel o.
carefully. LEST I's sudden .a~ hrezs enc
peace of .t al ard che f5w n sae narfs-
tive. som eunes- in winter gales -asasa -
the wheel maHed against tHs t-az-n
spray that swept oa the steep. washed
Geek
Some show hirn ar he ures % Pc. s7Fsd
and conscious. when The cag-tia iCa~sB
near and l-t hs keen gaze sweep heel
and compass. always anxious b8t ur-
fInr5ins tEeu. and wta h.T rwr eyse.
blue az the -3HrFarerf' 80 wore. travel
inz rapidly from raarle tr overa1-zsrg
sails. O-se-e raf-t him 9arefrote3 -ff1
h.r o.d straw hst Gu7aed from sis sfr-
ping f9rraes1. rarter.aE tlsir aa.at ~.r
DECKS. 0r 81 hr uef-e-v vsItes f~ ere
cabin GA Saturday rize.s wn RI ae "a .0-s
came are t-r Stops. srf r>w nse. ~ "a
br.ea: sunday mornings t1 rs-- ure- De
came ~ ,r clean rslrt. 5ariC -rasesrs Il
carpet sr3serz Df-eu 7 tss- hle -ra~T
south 'vef-ir' 'ver.' rr. s1f more rsl-1
'hsa AL borne aft from fho .rsko1f ~
the b5w. h.r steady. cheerful All .s s--r'
Arthur C~t1n. fEe celebrated Tseaa1-as
claimant. died Taara14y Ia LoHEoa. =
sYncops.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04
FUNERAL OF ANDY ROSS
Hundreds Of Friends Pay Him a
Last Tribute.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
Claa Iva Ter kan March q 1893

To the Editor of the Eagle.
Clearwater, Kan, March 81 1898.
The remains of Andrew Ross were fol-
lowed to the cemetery today by a large
/ concOUrse of sorrowing friends. Men,
women and children met and shed tears
as they looked for the last time upon the
face of one they had learned to love and
admire for the last quarter of CEN
fury for his many words and acts of
/ kindness.
/ Mr.. Ross settled on the banks Of the
/ Ninnescah twenty-eight years ago, then
d small boy with his parents. the first
! permanent settlers in the township. He
! grew up to manhood as an exemplary
young man, and was for years the stay
of the family. He engaged about the year
1880 with James Tracy, the largest mer-
chant west of Wichita in Kansas, first
as freighter and afterwards as assistant
clerk, and finally chief clerk. About 1885
or 1886 Tracy sold out his business and
moved to the far west. Andrew then
launched in the business world on his
own hook first in modest but energetic
way.
About the year 1890 he sold out his busi-
ness to A. Santer, removed to Los Ange-
les, Cal He was gone about year. came
back and opened up in business again and
in an incredibly short time had his old
customers and many new ones back to
his old stand. This shows the esteem and
confidence in which he was held by this
community. On Friday night, the 18th Of
this month, while in Wichita on business
connected with his store, he met a fright
full DEATH falling from the outside stair
way of the Crawford Grand opera house,
either by accident, or at the hands of
murderous thugs. God in His wisdom on
ly knows.
And no one who knew him will but re-
spect and love his widowed wife aud or
phaned children. Of whom there are three,
Earl aged about II; Gale, z, and a baby
boy. II. r. W.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04
WALTER S. GRlGGBY ESCAPES
Gets Away From Reform school Of
ficiaIs Yesterday

Chief Of Police Campbell received tele-
gram yesterday afternoon from Superin-
tendent S. W. Chase of the Reformatory
at Hutchinson saying that Walter S.
Grfggsby had escaped. He was taken to
the Reformatory from the peniteniary
at Lansing. A reward Of $50 is offered for
his arrest. The description sent is as fol-
lows: He is five feet eight inches high.
has short brown hair, blue eyes and is
slightly bald. His age is thirty. There
is large scar on the back Of his head.
By occupation he is a railroad man. All
Of the force were notified TO look out for
him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04
Real Estate Transfers,

FURNISHED by the Wichita Abstract and
Land Company, H. NJ. Dubois, Abstract
or, Court House. Phone 293.)
L. S. Naftzger to VI. E. Hackner wd,
lot "a, Ash street, Park Place adds 300
L. S. Naftzger to Mary NJ Hacker,
wd lots 30 and 80, Ash street, Park
Place ave Observation-Disclosures. ........ 1890
NJ. Z. Hacker to Mary NJ. Hacker,
wd, lot 81, Ash street, Park Place
add .................- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
Anna NJ. Kirkbride o James NJ. Da-
Wis, wd, lots odd 40 TO 81, Hiram
aev; lot 1l2, University ave. Uni
versity Place add NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1890
Clarence Mendenhall to Bunnell and
Emo Inv. Co, wd, lots 46 and As,
Ida ave, Hyde's add ............ !
Julia A. ]. Warmer to James Good
year. wd. 10 t34 Wabash ave, Math-
ewson ID add OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100
Francis NJ. WheatIey to John NJ. Ku-
hu. Jr.. wd sw or sec 22-27-1w.... 1900
Matilda c. Miller 70 Anna Brown,
qcd, lots %, 81. 80 and 80, Dayton
avenue, Glendale add................. %
Sarah E. Meaher to I. c. Leeper. wd.
lots odd l 70 Is. Maple street; lots
l and g. Campbell avenue and 45
feet Res D, Campben's Sub. Of
Lawrence's add Observation-Disclosures. SO
F. Hagerman ct al trustees TO A W.
Wise, trs d. f1f sw or sec S.
2S-2w .............. ........ ........... 100
f. Hagerman e. trustees to Maria
Wise, trs d. n hf sw or sec 3s-2S-2w 500
Cynthia J. Luttrell TO 5. H. Ferguson,
wd, lots even 100 to los. Everett ave,
University Place add ................ 10
Real estate mortgage releases ...... 1922
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04
CITY In RIEE.

c. II. Davidson has gone to Cincinnati.
Judge Mya,t left yesterday for Fort
Scott.
The board Of education will meet to-
night.
Judge Myatt viii leave today for Mound
City on a legal trip.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04
IN CARE OF CHIEF CAMPBELL
photography Not up to Standard But
Letter Gets There.

A letter wa sdelivered Saturday ar Po-
lice Headquarters with the post stamp
mark of Chihuahua, Mexico. 1t is adj
dressed like this:
Lily thomas
Witchata
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-04
Kansas
y S

in car Of Chief poleace
Chief Campbell is in hopes that the own
er the epistle will call and get their prop
erty
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-05-05
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East. the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FlFTY-FlFTH CONGRESS.

Proceedings OF First Regular Session.
Senator Butler IN. CO. introduced
resolution in the United States senate
on the 2sth providing that the United
States bonded Indebtedness should not
be increased, but the cost of the war be
betrayed by taxing incomes. The de-
bate on the war revenue bill was the
feature of the day in the house. though
an urgency war measure was passed by
unanimous consent to repeal the limi-
tatiops upon the purchase of quarter
masters supplies during the existing
war with Spain.
The report of the conferees on the
naval appropriation bill was agreed to
in the United States senate on the goth.
The measure as perfected carries little
more than $57,000,0OO. Adjourned to
May 2. In the house the war revenue
bill was passed after sharp partisan
debate by vote of ISL to 131. The dem
ocrats attacked the bond feature of the
bill.
The United States senate was not in
session on the Both ult. In the house
the time was devoted chiefly to consid-
Grafton of the conference report upon
the naval appropriation bill. The re-
port was rejected after three hours of
debate and further conference will fol-
low.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-05-05
FIGHTING FOR BREAD.
Serious Disturbances in Italian Cities
Several Rioters Are Killed.
Bakeries Sacked

Rome, May 2.-The bread riots con-
tinue in many places. At Rimini Sun
day the anarchists took part in a meet
ing of German bakers. Several arrests
were made. At San Archangelo farm
was pillaged and eight arrests were
made. While the persons in custody
were being taken to the police station
the mob interfered and a hand-to-hand
fight ensued, several carbineers being
wounded and several rioters killed. At
Naples the riots were led by women
carrying long slaves upon which were
loaves OF bread or red flags. Saturday
a number of bakeries were sacked bv
rlotous crowds. Women carving ban
ners inscribed with "Down with the
taxes on four!" marched to the town
hall, where the troops dispersed them.
All the streets were guarded by troops
and the railway station by artillery.
The municipality has posted notice
reducing the price of bread ten centimes
per kilogram and voting large sum for
the purpose. Ravenna, Ferrara and
Rosario all report more or less violence
and cries of "Give US bread!" s:Down
with the starvers of the people!" and
the like. Bakeries have been sacked.
windows and lamps smashed and at
tempts made to liberate prisoners. In
some cases cavalry have had to be used
to restore order. At Foggia a crowd
set the tax office on fire. The flames
spread to the city hall, which was CON-
pletely destroyed, with all the archives.
At Bari many public Offices have been
set on fire. The fort was attacked and
captured and its solitary cannon was
thrown into the sea.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-05-05
CAMPAIGN IN CUBA.
Indications That Troops Will Not
Leave Tampa for at Least
Ten Days.

Jacksonville, Fla, May PA special
Tampa, Fla, says: Gen. shafter, who
is looked upon as the officer who will
have charge of the army of occupation,
gave an audience Sunday evening to
several newspaper men. In the course
of the conversation the question of
countersigning war correspondents
passes was brought up. Gen. Shafter
said that he would not assume COM
mand for week or ten days, as he
would be busy with other matters, and
would take up the subject in ample
time. This practically settles two very
important matters. First, Gen. Shafter
will command the army in Cuba, and,
second, that the troops will not leave
here for Cuba for ten days at least. The
general, while he has come to no conclu-
sion on the subject, will be inclined to
limit the number of accredited war cor
respondents to as small number as
possible.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 2.-Springfeld
entertained more visitors than ever be-
fore on Sunday. Many thousand peo-
pie arrived on excursion trains. Trains
were composed of Is and 1s coaches,
and were packed to the utmost capacity.
The Wabash brought nine trains, the
Chicago & Alton, ten; the St. Louis,
Peoria & Northern, three; the St. Louis,
Peoria line, six, and the Illinois Gen.
trail nearly 200 coaches. Visitors
focked to Camp Tanner as fast as they
arrived. Over $4,000 men were there,
mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters,
relatives, all anxious to see their boys,
and many thousand curiosity seekers.
Milwaukee, May 2.-Between 10000
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-05-05
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Peru. Portugal and Mexico have de-.
clared neutrality in the war be-
tween Spain and the United States.
The Spanish squadron has left Cape
Verde islands. It's destination is I'M
known.
Advices from Madrid say the Spanish
government is going to expel all United
States citizens from Spain.
Commodore Dewey, commanding the
Asiatic squadron of the United States,
engaged and completely defeated the
Asiatic squadron of Spain in the har-
Dor of Manila, in the Philippine is
lands. Three of the choicest ships of
the Spanish fleet were completely de-
stroyed and 1000 sailors were killed.
To prevent their falling into the hands
Of the enemy, other vessels of the Span
ish fleet were sunk. No American ships
were seriously disabled.
Up to date the following governments
have declared their neutrality: Great
Pritain, Italy, Netherlands. Sweden and
Norway, Switzerland. Colombia, Mexi-
CO, Japan, Russia, France, Corea, Ar
gentire Republic, Portugal and Uru-
quay.
At Matanzas the New York, Puritan
and Cincinnati shelled Punta Gorda to
prevent the construction of new batter
les which they were commencing.
Edward Linstead, William Peters,
Mrs. Walter York and Mrs. James Miller
were killed by the cars at crossing
near Newmarket, Ont.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-05-05

ing she was scuttled and the crew made
for the shore in their boats or upon
pieces of the shattered spars.
Blown to Pieces.
The Don Juan de Austria was even
less fortunate. She, too, was crippled
by the shots of the Americans and in
her helpless condition could not es-
cape the storm of shot and shell. Sud-
denly her magazine exploded. A great
cloud of smoke, from which flames
seemed to leap, was seen to rise above
the ship and she was seen no more.
The cruisers Mindano and Don An
tcnio de Ulloa were in the thick of the
combat and sustained heavy fire for
an hour. Then they were able to draw
away under the forts, though suffering
serious injury.
Spanish Courage.
+. No greater show of courage was
made by any of the heroes of Spain
than by those on the smaller gunboats.
Seeing that they were apt to fall into
the hands of the enemy they sunk
their vessels or set them on fire ana
llsked their lives in the waters of the
bay.
Admiral Monte1o's Report.
Madrid, via Paris, May 2.-The time
OF the retreat of the American squadron
behind the merchantmen was 1880 a.
IN. The naval bureau at Manila sends
the following report, signed "Montejo,
Admiral:" I'm middle of the night
the American squadron forced the forts
and before daybreak appeared off Ca
vite. The night was completely dark.
At half-past seven the bow of the Reina
Maria Christina took fire and soon after
the poop also was burned. At eight
o'clock, with my staff, I went on board
the 1sla of Cuba. The Reina Maria
Christina and the Catilla were then en-
tirely developed in flames. The other
ships having been damaged, retired into
Baker bay. Some had to be sunk to pre-