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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
NAVAL STORES.


An important impetus has been given
to the work OF strengthening the coast
defences by the arrival at New York OF
fourteen of the i2-inch Maxim rapid fire
guns recently purchased by the agents
of the ordnance department I'm Europe.
This L. the first consignment OF a total
number OF forty-siN which have been OBJ
tanned from abroad. Twenty more rapid
firing guns will arrive in the new cruiser
New Orleans. which is expected to ar
rive at New York, under convoy OF the
San Francisco. tomorrow or SATURDAY.
The final consignment OF twelve rapid
firing guns obtained of English manu-
facturers under releases from rhe Bra
lillian government Let England yester-
day. and will probably arrive in New
York in about ten or twelve days. Car
riages for all the guns were furnished
under the contract, together with three
hundred rounds OF ammunition for each
gun. The New Orleans il also under
stood to bring a large supply OF ammu-
milton for the rapid firing guns In ex-
cess OF the amount which was purchas-
ed under contract.
ENOUGH FOR THE EMERGENCY.
The guns obtained abroad are not OF
the same Calibre as those manufactured
in this country. and as II would consume
considerable time and occasion much ex-
pense to change the machinery OF tho
ordinance plants established in the
United States in order that they might
supply ammunition OF the proper cali
bre for the foreign rapid firing guns.
the ordnance agents IN fsflElaIll ntNs
therefore consigned in the New Orleans
as much Of this ammunition as could ba
slowed away In the capacity Of the ves-
sci not occupied by other supplies In
tended for the army and navy. The total
amount Of ammunition coming In tho
New Orleans and the ship which left
England yesterday. together with that
which has already arrived. II Is believed
by officials Of the department, viii be
sufficient for the impending emergency.
The guns included in the consignment
which has already arrived will be at
once shipped 10 points intended to re-
ceive them which are considered to de-
mand the greatest haste in the compile
ton of the fortihcations.
WHERE MOST NEEDED.
1t is possible that two Of this first lot
will be mounted on Gull Island. at tho
| eastern entrance OF Long Island sound
| The general plan for the disposition Of
| the entire three consignments coutcm-
| plates their shipment TO strengthen tho
| Qualifications at Portland. Me: Ports
| mouth. N. H; Philadelphia. Fort Nc
| Henry. Wilmington, y. Q; Charleston.
Savannah. pensScola. Mobile. New or
| leans and Galveston. in addition TO tho
more important points previously men
| toned.
In addition to the foreign guns the
| ordnance department viii receive within
/ the next few weeks eight rapid firing
| guns Of five-inCh caIibre. which are now
| in course of manufacture In this coun-
| try. and deliveries Of rapid fireing guns
| Of home manufacture will continue there
| after at short intervals.-Ncw York Her
aid, April Sth-
Hermit-A man who can get along
without the world.
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Schely On Deck
philadelphia TimeS.)

Commodore Schley is now in charge of
that flying squadron that some people
many peOple-pray may have a chance to
give flight to it's wings. The mere sug-
gestion of his name brings to the narra-
tors mind the vision of a cleareyed,
health-hued man walking-not treading,
for treading suggests an unnecessarily
bellicose i~ndividual-the uppermost planks
Of the cruiser New York, one of the
prides of the American navy. It happen
ed in the fair month Of April, of the year
1896. Secretary Herbert was there. Ad-
miral Bunce's keen eyes had ranged over
the scene. There was talk of war even
then, but the publicity given reason for
the rendezvous in Hampton Roads was
the opening of John Chamberlain's
hotel.
The mere mention Of that name in
connection with that scene would set
many minds thinking; no matter how.
He nee conducted a gambling establish
ment. So did the prince Of Monte Carlo.
When Chamberlain opened the house
that now makes Point Comfort a more
attractive pleasure resort than it ever
was before. the private dinner-apart
from the public ball-that had made the
event famous was honored by the pres
ence Of the postmaster general, the gen.
eral Of the army, the admiral of the
navy, distinguished senators and men,
bers of the house Of representatives and
number folks
Schley was there.
linen d cdpldln. NOW d commodore. "A
visit made to him and his at that time,
and, of course, by 'his'' is meant his YES
sci, could not fail to impress every intel
ligent person; it could not but highly in
spire every one possessed with the
! slightest spark of patriotism. The cruiser
New York seen in cramps ~Shipyard was
not the cruiser New York seen on the
broad bosom of Hampton Roads, ready
at a moments notice, if necessary, to fly
to the relief of the oppressed Cubans,
| Bristling with armament of enormous
| size, their management and that of the
other necessary functions of the boat re,
| quiring the employment of thirty-siH
| separate and distinct steam engines, con
! tanning nearly 600 active and alert anC
| courageous men. she presented a picture
of menace to any foe that is most i'm.
! pressive. Visitors to her at that time
could never forget Captain Schley, hel
| commander, a pic gentleman-SOldlel
of the sea.
Tall, 1.-the, of graceful manners. with
natural courtesy springing from his Bal
timore birth, a man of travel and o.
books, with an eye that invites conf
dence or inspires fear, a linguist of sucl
a~ttainments that he never needed al
interpreter to conduct delicate negotia
ttionS with Frenchmen, Spaniard or ltal
ian. he stands today a type of the elias
of men of whom every American shoult
be proud. His mere presence, apart from
his conversation, makes it quickly under
standable how in the harbor of Valpa
raise, at "a perilous moment he defie'
the combined fleets of Great Britain an
of Chile, with his decks nightly prepar
ed for action and confident that witt
one vessel he could have cleared out tn
entire harbor in two hours, and his me-
were of the same belief.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
II important Bank Case Decided

The supreme court, on last Tuesday,
decided the bank" suit from this
county i'm favor of h plaintiff. This
is an unusually important case. IN
volving the liability of directors or ma
tiOnal banks.
1t is an action brough by Mrs. Soph1a
A. Houston, of Ore Hill. against Frank
w. Thornton and others, as directors
of the Peoples Bank Of Fayetteville
which failed and went into the hands
of a receiver in January, 1891. The
plaintiff alleged that, by h false
statments of the banks condition
published by the defendants, she was
influenced to buy eleven shares of the
capital stock of the bank, which stock
became worthless through the gross
negligence of the defendants. Inc
case was tried at the last fall term OF
Chatham superior court, and Judg-
ment was rendered in V or the
>plaintiff for the full amount she mad
Maid for the stock and interest theron.
{ From this Judgment the
appealed ito the supreme court, m
that tribunal has now affirmed n
Judgment and the plaintiff will at last
get her money.-Chatham Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
The Inflow of Gold

If there could be such. a thinc as too
great a supply of gold. that would be the
nature of our financial complaint today.
The imports of the yellow metal are eX-
ceedlng al. expectations and records.
Competent judges estimated that the top
figure of the importations would be $780,
600. 900. Already this has been exceeded
by $40, 100000. and the end is not yet. Up
to Tuesday the total receipts of gold by
the eastern cities since February 18th
were about $34, 900. 900, which, with the
amount drawn from Australia by San
Francisco. made a grand total of about
$40 600, 900. So long as this condition of af-
fairs cOntinueS-and there is nothing to
indicate that it will end in the near flu
ture-the nation will be able to meet
without difficulty any contingency that
may arise. even to a prolonged war, and
without any fear whatever of }1ing
forced to suspend its specie payments
for a single day.-Philadelphia North
American.
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Judy .......... 5En $50 SIS 6.g71S
Cas-, quotations were rs follows: Flour
firm: winter patents &-ss149: straights
spring patents. aNa60: strtaights. $40
a4.5: bakers. 1+ss6.5: No. , yellow
corn. @snaac; No. > spring wheat. sc:
No. ? red. A-osirgL-@: No. : corn. 2sT.6Sc:
=doc; No. ; white. {. o. y. esa.Ssc:
mess pork. per bbi.. SSus.9: lard. per
lo lbs. SiIsGe.s: short ribs sides.
loose. SleaS.+o: dry salted shoulders.
boxed. AS.ls.S: whiskey. distgilers' fin-
Sshed goods. per gallon, S-s.
New York. April Flour dull. but
steadily held at Old prices: =tty mill pat
Minnesota patents SleGa-5o: Minnesota
hakers A@514&.
wheat-Spot firm: No. . red si.cax. op-
tons opened firmer on forelsn buying and
news. rallied again on large New York
ci~earances. closed IIIc higher. No. .
red. May closed at s1.GS; July closed at
S7sc.
Corn-Spot steady: No. . d. T. o. h.
affoat. Options generally weak all day
under reahZing operations by yesterdays
buyers, closed unchanged TO tsc lower
May closed at 5Figc: july closed at GAac.
oats-0uiet; May closed a. @s4c.
Iard-Duil: western Stean-i $50. May
S.Ais nominal; refined quiet; continent
s4oll4S11s.
Pork-Quiet: mess S.1snI0m: short
clear slo2Sul:5O; family sll.saifgA
E~ggs-Ffrm: state anda Pennsylvant
louiei<c: western fresh ioa: southern
9t-G9Ac
Petroleum-Dur: united closed. no mar
ket: refined New York. $50: Philadelphia
and Baltimore $50: DO in bulk Sl5.
Rice-Steady; domestic, fair 10 extra.
fAasa.c.
Molassee-ouiet.
Cotton Seed oil-Steady. hut quiet.
prime crude lsl-nG; prime crude I. o. h..
mills liS49l l5i1: prime summer yellow gass
PKG; on summer yellow &c: butter OH
3ngc: prime winter yellow yl4steS,.c.
Conee@Options opened steady at un-
changed prices TO S points lower: fur
Their eased of under local liquidation.
bear Selling. lack OF speculative support
and reported more peaceful outlook at
washington; rallied later on covering
and spot coffee houses buying: closed
steady with prices s points higher to 10
points net lower: sales n.7o bags. in
Guiding May at S.sta5HS; June S.15d5So.
Spot conee-Rio quiet: No. : invoice sac:
No joboing TIC; mild quiet. Cordova
S& Il7c
centrifugal q test 4Sc: refined firm:
mould A 6l-c. standard A 5isc: ~confec-
TONERS A 6sc; cut loaf = Il-lsc: crushed
. ll-l6c: powdered A bi1c. ~granulatcd sac:
cubes 5i2c.
NAVAL STORES.
New Yor-Rosin steady: strained COM
mon to good AElzal45. Turpenttnc quiet
at 3lLG3l&c.
Observation-Disclosures market firm at
21ec; sales none. Rosin firm and un-
changed: sales none.
Savannah-Spirits turpentfne firm at
26l2c; sales 2Sl; receipts CIT. Rosin firm
and unchanged; sales none; receipts
16S6.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12

- -a1S1@~F
Chapel Hill. y. c. April 2.
Everything Is quiet around college, a
large number OF the boys having gone
away This morning the Uase bail
team will leave for Winston. They
play John Hopkins university on Mon
day. University OF Pennsylvania on
Tuesday and on Thursday at Char
louisville. Va, h University of Viz
GINA The college boys have strong
faith in this years base ball team and
We expect them 20 do some fine work
this coming week As usual a great
amount Of the interest is II the Viz
ginia game. Next Saturday We play
Harvard at this place. The schedule
for the remainder II the base bali sea-
son is tnril goth Oak Ridge al Chapel
Hill: April 23rd University of Virginia
at Chapel Hill; April 27th. Trinity at
Durham; May IN. University OF Vir-
ginia at Danville; June LIST, alumni a.
Chapel Hill.
The dramatic club also leaves today
for Winston. On Monday night the
dramatic club presents "A Modern
Ananias."
Good Friday was observed in the
Episcopal church yesterday.
There will be no ~ectureS on Monday;
Easter Monday.
Announcements Of the coming sum-
r school are being sent out II opens
on June 21st and closes IN July 22nd.,
The new hotel is rapidly nearing
completion. 1t is a great improvement
over the old one and will soon be ready
The regular fortnightly lecture by
the faculty was TO have been by DR..
Baskerwell Thursday night on Classes
of the A~tmosphe-a." 1t has been post
poned. ProfesSor Cobb and a number
of geology students have gone on
a tramp to the Egypt coal mines.
They will return about Tuesday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
A decisive Victory for the British

Cairo, April 9.-The A~nglo-Egyptian
force returned to Abadar last evening
and the wounded were all placed in hos
pftal under tents. All the troops will re-
turn to their quarters on the Nile.
The forces of Mahmoud Pasha are COM
pletely broken up. part of them are flee
rection of the Nile. The thickness of
the brush rendered pursuit of them by
the Egyptian cavalry and horse oattery
difficult. The bodies of 1000 Dervishes,
enters have been counted. Notable
among the number of emiers who were
slain is Wad Bislara, formerly of Dom
COLA. It is believed that 1000 members
OF Mahadim's army were killed. Ten
guns and a quantity Of rifles were cap
tured.
Mahmouds Zariba rifle pits n en-
trenchmentS are literally chock full OF
dead. while the ground outside the Zari-
ba on the south side is covered with
hundreds of bodies.
The most striking feature of the en-
gagement was the picturesque storming
of the Zariba. General Hunter himself
cheering. with helmet in hand. led the
Soudanese and Egyptian troops to the
Zariba. They lost heavily in the rush.
In recognition of their signal gallantry,
the Sirdar. General Sir Robert Kitchen
err. Professionally promoted on the field
at the close of the battle the sergeant
major of each native battalion which
crossed the Zariba. TO a subaltern rank.
Major General Catacre led the British
brigade. and. accompanied by P~rivates
Cross. of the Cameron Highlanders. was
the first to reach the Zariba- Private
Cross b~ayonetted a big Dervish who was
aiming point blank at General Catacre.
Piper Stewart while leading the Came
ron Highlanders was killed, seven bull
lets passed through his body. Piper Mac
kenZie, Of the Zaforth ~Highlanders, bears
he marks of six bullets, but is practi-
caIly unwounded. Numbers of officers,
N thorn Colonel Money Of rna Cam
eron H~ighlanders, had bullets through
their helmets
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
PhiIadelphia'S Affection

CFrom the Phi1a5elphia Record.)
The fact is undisguised that the peo-
pie OF the city seeking TO protect them
selves frons devasing disease by voting
70 loan money for the purpose of max
ing provisions for the filtration and
ratification of their water supply,
have been held up by promoters who
insist that the Ctty shall be made TO
buv it's watc~ from them pon their
own terms. The proven attempt TO
bride one councilman points with great
circumstantialfty and conclusiveness TO
the probable bribery of many.
The probe of the district attorney
cannot be applied too quickly nor thru
too deeply in.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES.
Spirits turpentine dull: machine bar
rels &c; country barrels S12c.
RoSin firm at $40 and S1.l5.
Tar steady at soc.
Crude turpentine quiet; hard $40; soft
81. 80.
Prices same day last year-Spirits tur-
pentine EAc and 263c: rosin $l.R and
$50; tar CSC; crude turpentine $50, SlSc
and $3.50.
Receipts today-122 casks spirits tur-
pentine, 2,174 barrels rosin, 36 barrels tar,
% barrels crude t~urpentine.
Receipts same day last year-3i casks
spirits turpentine, 23 barrels rosin, 2S
barrels tar, 4 barrels crude turpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanuts-North Carolina. prime 551soc
per bushel: extra prime. Soc; fancy, 72hc.
Virsinia-Extra prime. 40Q45c.
Rice-Uplands. 6oQSc; l~owlands. s1.1o4
$1.15.
Corn-7kG5oc.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams, 1OG11c:
shoulders, 6Q6hc; sides. 7nQSc.
ChickenS-Ffrm: spring l0q1Sc; hens
1SG25c; ROSTERS, 1S422c.
Turkeys-(Live), z to Ice per pound.
~Eggs-Steady at 1Oc.
Shingles-Per 1000 five inch, hearts and
saps, 81. 10; six inch, $2.50d3.50
Timber at $500 to 500 per 1000 feet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH


New York, April S.-Money on cali
steady at 22 per cent: last loan at 2l2 per
cent; prime mercantile paper at 5h2G6
per cent: sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills at 81. S3L
@4S31a for demand and at 4.SOd4.SA for
sixty days; posted rates at 81. S0l2 IA. S112
and s4.S4G4.S; commercial bills at 81. 1917:
silver certificates at sos bar silver
at $50; Mexican dollars at 40; state bonds
dull; railroad bonds firm; government
bonds firm.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
The Fight Against Committeeman
.Harrity

Washington, April Ex-senator Jones,
chairman of the democratic national
committee, has submitted the CORE
spondence and other papers bearing upon
the effort % secure the removal of Hon.
w. F. Harrity, of Pennsylvania. from the
position OF member 81 the democratic
national committee from hat state, to
the other members, will a view to Sc
curing their votes upon the question.
The movement is the result of the ac-
ton of the democratic convention of the
state of Pennsylvania and of the execu-
tive committee of the democratic COM
mfttee of that state in which Mr.. Harri-
tvs removal was urged on the ground
that he is not in harmony with the demo-
cratic parry in the United States, and
Mr.. Guffey was recommended as his sue
ceSSor.
The members OF the national committee
are expected to send their votes by man
to the chairman and the case Will not
be decided until all the votes are recelV-
ed. Hence final action probably Will be
postponed for several weeks
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12

Misunderstanding a girl gives the
fellow she doesn't care to go hand In
glove with.
Cynical-Milk that becomes prema-
turely sou
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
WILMINGTON MARKETS.
COTTUN REPORT.

W1Imington, Y. c. April 2.
Receipts Of cotton todya-Sa bales.
Receipts same day last years. bales.
This seasons receipts to date-3l2. l01
bales.
Receipts 10 same date last year-go 4S
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to
day at the exchange:
Cotton steady.
Ordinary......... ............ ........ sis
Good ordinary....... .............. 49,
Low middling 5 5-16
Middling .......... ........ .......... 81
Good midding........ ....... 6
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
STOCKS.

STOCKS.
Atchison.......... IN w. & L. E.. 1h
B.. & O.......... II w. & l.. +, pre-. SIS
Ches. & Ohio..... 1917 Adams Elk. 100
Chic. & Alton. ...1a American Eek ..12
Chic, b. 4 O.. SO UNITED States -. 81
Del. & Hudson. .107A Wells Fargo ...115
Del, l.. & W.....1HAI Am. Cot. OIL. 1874
Fort Wayne......16S Am Cot Oil, pre- 6S
Illinois Central. 9S12 Am. Tobacco ...101A
l.. & N............ 1875 Am. Tobac, pre.114
Manhattan L.. 9A lPeop1e's Gas =. 9l1z
Mobile & Ohio. 27AE Con. Cas-. III
N. J. Central. 81 Gen Electric =. 321z
N. Y. Central. HOP Lead. -. -. 80
Pittsburg.........16S tNat. Lin. OIL. IA
Reading........... IT Pacific Mail .... &4
Southern Ry..... 8 Pullman Pal In
South. Ry., pre-. 1872 ISilver Ger. -. 534
Texas * Pacific. JOS Sugar. -. ..-.llSA
L. p. D.. & c.. ga T. G. q 1ron.... N4
Wabash, pre-. 1925 WeSt.&n. eX-d. NJ
BONDS.
L. 5. n. As reg..121 l.. & \. Tn As. s612
L. S. n. As cou.. 121h Missouri 6's.. 100
L s As reg ex-d. 1895 n. j. Cen. 6's...111
L. s. 2s.......... 81 IN. Caro-. is.....10O
L.. S. SIS reg......1111A Pa. 6s, Of 80. .1O3
L. S. SIS cou.....11112S. Caro-. non-fu. -
Ala. Glass A.. 1882 Southern Ry i. S9lz
Ala. Class B.. 10S12ITenn n set 3's.. 70
Ala. Class c.. 80 Union Pa. Is. 49,
Ala. Currency. % Va. Gen.. 800. 6S12
La. n. cou As. 9715 Va. deferred go ,
COTTON.
New York, April 9.-Cotton steady; mid
ding 6 Bile; net receipts 3s; gross re-
ceipts 900; forwarded So; sales 34l, all
%spinners; stock 49,, Z5.
Total today and consolidated: Net re-
ceipts 1919; exports to Great Britain 6,s52
to the continent 1885; stock 49,, SO.
Total since September LIST: Net receipts
1885, 24; exports to Great Britain 1872,
10: to France 1858; to the continent
2,5S2,9 4.
Futures closed quiet: sales 1890 bales
April 5.94: May SCI; June go: July 6.B,
August 6.6: September 6.4; October 6.o4;
December sos; January Sos.
Spot cotton closed steady: middling up.
lands 6 3-16c; middling gulf 6 7-l6c; sales
349 bales.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Holiday: gross receipts lbs
Norfolk-Firm at 5Hc: net receipts 3s
Baltimore-Nominal at &C; gross re-
ceipts 63.
~Boston-Quiet at s 3-16c; net receipts
9o6; gross receipts 9b.
WiImington-Steady at SAC; net receipt.
Phfladelphla-Ffrm at 6 7-1Sc; net re
] ceipts 30S.
. Savannah-Quiet at 5 7-1sc; net receipt
| ,95.
| New O~rleans-Steady at 5 9-1Gc; net re
| cefpts 3,159: gross receipts $40.
Mobile-Quiet at SIC; net receipts ~
| Memphis-Steady at SIC; net receipt
| 7S2: gross receipts 1.s2S.
| Alphabetically at 5 15-lsc; net re
| ceipts 30.
Charieston-steady at SIC; net receipt
Cincinnati-Quiet at SIC; net receipt
| s34
Louisville-Quiet at sac.
St. Louis-Quiet at 5sc; net receipt
Houston-Holiday; net receipts 1.4o.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago. April s.-The leading future
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Epicure--A masticator who appreci-
ateS a master-caterer.
Ignorant-The man who knows less
than he thinks you do.
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Hermit-A man who can get along
without the world.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-15

Egypt. with occasional stops at points
in southern Europe.
Action has been the keynote OF Bish-
op Mallalieu's successful ministry. Ever
alert. quick in thought and sympathy,
and remarkably affable in amer his
work both as pastor and bishop has
endeared him to all. While in the pull
pit. Bishop Mallalieu was in constant
demand in the lecture field; and he has
been a frequent contributor to both the
religious and the secular press. In 1874
he received the degree OF ID. d. from
East Tennessee Wesleyan university.
and in 1892 the degree of IL. d. from
New Orleans university.
Willard Francis Mallalieu was born
at Sutton. Mass. Dec. II. 1928; was ed
ucated at various preparatory schools
and at Wesleyan university. Middle
town, Conn. whence he graduated in
August, 1851; married Eliza +. Atkins
OF Sandwich. Mass. Oct. Is. 1858: had
p~astorates of the Methodist Episcopal
church successfully at Grafton. CheI-
sea. Lynn. Charleston, Boston and
Worcester Gall in Massachusetts); was
appointed presiding elder of the Boston
district of the New England conference
in April, 1852; was elected bishop Of
the Methodist Episcopal church in 1884:
lived in New Orleans from 1854 until
1892, when he moved to Buffalo.