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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR THE ERECTION AND COM
pletion of Rooms IN the Ward for Female Prs-
dners at the U. 5. Jail, Washington. ID. C.-De-
rartment Of Justice, Washington, DC. August
this department until TWO O'CLOCK p M ON
MONDAY, AUGUST TWENTY-NINrH 1898 and
opened Immediately thereafter for all the ma
terials and labor required for the erection aud
completion OF three or more rooms for use as
mafrons S room, wash room, sewing room etc, in
the ward for female prisoners at the L. S. jail
Washington. DC, in accordance with the draw
ings and specifications, copies of which may be
had on application to the general agent, De-
partment of Justice The right Is reserved to
reject any or all bids to waive any defact or
tnformality n any bid, should 1t be deemed in
the interests Of the government to do so. Pro-
posals, on forms to be procured from the general
agent. must be inclosed in envelopes sealed and
marked Proposals for Rooms in Ward for Fe-
male Prisoners etc.. and addressed to the
GENERAL AGENT, Department of Justice
washington, u. q au16,17,1s
PROPOSALS FOR GRADING CERTAIN STREETS
and Avenues-Ofice of the Commissioners Of the
1s9S-Sealed proposals. will be received at this
cfice until TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ SATURDAY.
AUGUST TWENTY SEVENTH, 1898, for grading
certain streets and ayerues In the District Of
Columbia, Blank forms of proposals. specifea-
tiens and all necessary information may be ob-
tained at this Office. JOHN B. WIGHT JOHN
". ROSS LANSING II. BEACH, Commissioners
d. au12 at
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS, D. G., WASH
ington. d. G.. August 10. lses.-sealed proposals
ON THURSDAY, AUGUST EIGHTEENTH, 1888
for grading the grounds OF the Western High
School, on Soth street between and U streets
tions and necessary Information may be obtained
at the o1ice Of the inspector Of buildings John
B. WIGHT, JOHN W. ROSS LANSING H.
BEACH. Commissioners. D. g aul1-et
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.

fOlcAlAC RIVER LANDINGS
Steamers Wakefield and T. V. ArrowsInith
Wakefield leaves WashiL gton I q IN. en- MONDAYS
ard Saturdays for river landings to Colonial
Beach; Nicomlco river CGiton's, Nomini Greek:
Sundays about 4 pm. On Wednesdays I am
for the above landings including St clements
Bay; returning, arrive at Washington Thursdays
pm
I. V. Arrow smith, Mordays and Wednesdays. 2
pm. for Colonial Beach, COlton's Leonardtown
Atells, Piney Point. st. Georges Island Smith
Creek, Coan and IsCcou.icC Rivers SATURDAYS n
M, for Riverside, Colonial Beach, Colton's finey
Point St. Georges Island Smith Greek, Coan and
Ieocomieo Rivers; arrives bone Sundays about 10
pm Gy12-tb Q. W. RIDLEY. Gen. Manager.
f. S. fANDALL'S POTOMAC RIVER LINE
Steamer HARRY RANDALL will leave River
View wharf Sundays, Tuesdays aud Thursdays at
au. landing at Colonial Beach, Chapel Point
and all wharyes as far Gown as Lower Machodoc
Returning on Mondays and Wednesdays at / pm
and On Fridays about $50 pm.
UNITED STATES NAIL ROUTE.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. TO GLYMONT. MD,
and intermediate landings.
The new Steamer EsTELLE RANDALL daily.
except Sunday, $50 am. Returning about d m
Passenger accommodations frst-class. Freight
received until the hour Of sailing.
f. s. RANDALL,
Proprietor and Manager.
GEO o. CARPENTER. General Agent wasbinyton
WM. NJ. REARDON. Agent. Alexandria 1e1612Otf
THE wEEMs STEAMBOAT CO.,
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE
Summer Schedule in effect June 8 IS93
STEAMERS POTOMAC AND SUE
Steamer POTOMAC leaves Washington every
Thursday at pm, and Steamer SUE every Mon
day at pm for Baltimore and River landings
All river freight must he prepaid
Passenger aecomIpoda tions first class
OFFICE, 910 PA. AVE.
STEPHENSON & BRO. Agents,
my27 Telephone 745. 7th st. wharf.
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Gen. BIanco's Address.

General Blanco yesterday at Havana pub
lished the following address TO The inhab-
itants of Cuba:
1T having been resolved by tie Madrid
government to conclude peace with the
United States, / consider my mission in
this country ended, ard have solicited my
relief from duty. L could not urge upon
you a pacific solution of the existing strug-
gle. when not long ago L advised you 10
maintain the war in any event.
Il came to the Island Of Cuba, as is well
known to all, in critical circumstances,
without fear of the difficulties which L
must encounter, and animated by the hope
of pacifying the island and saving it for
Spain, with the cooperation of all politi-
cal parties, and without any other amhi-
ton than to render a service to my coun-
try, which L so fervent'y love. The lach
of faith and the distrust Of some and the
prejudices and errors of others were in
superable obstacles to my desires and as
pirations: but despite these grave Difficult
ties perhaps the day was NOT far distant
when We could have seen realized so happy
a purpose, though one so contrary TO the
wishes of the enemies of our race AMI the
domination of America. We had 10 accept
the struggle at a moment Tnen it was
least expected and under most unfavorabla
circumSta noes.
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THOMAS BOWLING & co. AUCTIONEERS,
6i2 f ST. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY. BENZ NO. 100 EAST CAPITOL
STREET. OPPOSITE THE NEW LIBRARY
BUILDING.
By virtue of deed of trust. dated CctoEer o.
1894. and recorded in Lifer 1919 folio 260 ct seq
of the land records Of the District Of Columbia as
surviving trustee under sail deed of trust, | will
SELL at public auction in fronI of the premises
MONDAY. THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF AU-
Gt ST 1898 AT HAIF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM the following described real estate, situate
in the city of Washington. ID. C., and designated
the east twentythree COB feet eleven I'D
inches front of lot numbered eight 49,. and the
west twenty-four I24) feet front Of lot numbered
a.. by the full depth OF sail lots in square
numbered seven hundred AMI twenty-eight (T2S),
the whole fronting fortysev 40 feet eleven III
inches on East Capitol street, subject to alley
easement over the eastern four "a feet of said
part OF lot numbered "a, reserved under
deed to Benjamin Burch, recorded in l. iber W. B.
r. folio u. of the land records of said District
the same being improved by substantial brick
dwelling No. 122 East Capitol street.
Terms of sale: Onethpd cash, balance in
ard two years frc3n sale. deferred pasmen to be
secured by deed of trust the property sold or
all cash. at the option of purchaser. II terms of
sale are complied with within fifteen days the
FIVE days notice, at risk and Of defaulting
purchaser. All conveyancnS. recording and
stamps to be paid for by purchaser
VIM. L. WOODWARD. Surviving Trustee,
aul6-d&ds 50I + st. NV.
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STORAGE.

STORE YOUR FURNITURE WHERE THE Ut
e most care Is taken for the prevention Of moths
nre damage. ETC.. 10 separate for 81
month; exceIlept accommodations for pianos; 81
moi tn; goods insured" NORTHWEST S1OR-
AGE HOUSE 316-SIs sth st. Nv. jy22-1m
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CIIiROPODISYS

CoEns and Bgnious Instantly Relieved
Prof. Georges g. Son,
lib Pa ave. Next to Raleigh Hotel Hosrs, to O.
ap2I-4-6
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JAMES W. RATCLiFFE, AUCYI0NEER.
Successor 10 Ratcliffe, Sutton q Coz

TRUSTEES SALE OF A TWo-sToRY BRICK
HOUSE, No. 443 STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of two deeds of trust recorded re-
spectively in Liber No 1890, folio 100; No. 1927
folio 81 ct seq, of the land records the District
of Columbia, and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby. the Undersigned surviving trustee
will offer for sale by public auction in of the
premises, on THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH
DAY OF AUGUST, AID. 1898, AT HALF-PAST
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following described real
estate,> situate In the city Of Washington, in the
District Of Columbia, to wit: Lot numbered
eighteen u.s. IN w. Fl. Stewards subdivision of
lots two to eight in square east of square num-
bered fout hundred and seventy five t475, together
with all the improvement rights, &c.
Terms One-third cash, the balance in one and
two years, with interest from the day of sale at
six per cent per annum, secured by deed Of trust
the property sold, all cash, at the option of
the purchaser. A deposit Of S1O0 required upon
acceptance of bid. Ii the terms of sale are not
complied with within fifteen days from the day Of
sale tie truEtee reserves the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost Of the defauting
purchaser, after five days advertisement of such
resale In some newspaper published in Washing
ton. D. c. All conveyancing, stamps, &C., at the
purchasers cost.
JOHN WALTER, Jr., Surviving Trustee.
au13-d&ds
lA ~
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COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.
UNDERWRITERS.
FUTURE Us.

JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AU(YTIONEER.
Successor TO Radcliffe, Sutton & Coz
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OUT OF WASHINGTON.

Media Academy pk MES BPYs aSp Y0wS
for college business; ca reful individual utan-
tion; excellent table; beautiful location; circular
au9-lm
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THOMAS BOWLING & co, AUCTIONEFRS.
6l2 st. NV
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OCEAN GROVE, n. j.


AND COTTAGES
High and dry; top of the Aneghanies:
hours on b. and o.; near Oakland and Cheat
river; send for souvenir booklet; popular retr
Coz hay fever sufferers. 5. PRESCOTT WRIGHT
Manager, Brookside, ". Va. au15-10t
WARREN GREEN HOTEL. WAERENTON, VA,
90 miles west from Washington: beautiful sc.a-
cry; nice grounds good table; s25 and upward
per month au12-lms
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
PROMOTIONS IN ARMY AND NAVY THE ORDER OF THE
 DAY.
SAMPSON AND SCHLEY
The President Sends the Nomination of Each to the Senate to be
 Rear Admiral.

Washington, Dec. 8.-The Presi- dent yesterday sent the following nominations to the Senate:
 To be Major Generals-Brigadier General Guy V. Henry, United States army; Brigadier General Leonard Wood, United States vol unteers.
 The nominations today include the officers of tbe navy advanced for eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle, among them being Rear Ad- mirals Sampson and Schley and off cers who fought in the Spanish war. It also includes the list of officers of the marine corps who were breveted and advanced, as well as regular promotions in the navy, which have heretofore been published.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
Strictly Busfness.

The manager of the bicycle agency was clearly suffering from dyspeptie mind or pessimistic stomach. It was late in the morning when he arrived at his place of business, and without word he walked over to the desk at which one of the salesmen was seated. He looked over the salesman's shoul- der, and then, with an unamiable in- fiection in his voice, commented:
 T thought paid you salary to sell bicycles. ''
 That's what I am trying to do.''
 Do you call scribbling all over that pad of paper selling bicycles?"
 "No."
 And what kind of arithmetic do you call that column of figures there, mere child's play to kill timer"
 What column of figures do you mean?"
 The one on the corner of the desk. You have written '$75' and scratched it out; then "A and so on down to s60.'"
 q suppose that strikes you as trif- ing"
 "Assuredly."
 Well, 1t isn't. That represents a strenuous effort to dispose of one of our seventy-fve dollar wheels to a deaf and dumb man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
4 NEW ENTERPRISE.
paulette & Jeannin Off to Purchase
 Material for a Machine Shop.


 paulette & Jeanntn is the latest
 firm that is a candidate for public favors.
 Messrs. Joe Paullette and H. ". |Jeannin have formed co-partner- ship for the establishment of new machine shop in this city. They left Wednesday for St. Louis to purchase the machinery and tosls for their new shop and have secured quarters at No. 311 East Third |ayenue. They expect to have their |neW shop in operation about Jan |uary the 1st.
 MT. Joe Paulette is an expert ma- |chinist, who for number of years has been in the employ of the DilIey |Foundry Co.,, and he has no super |ior in his class of work in the State. |Mr. H. ". .Jeannin is an expert Electrician and connected with the Pine Bluff Telephone Go. Their sign will read "Paulette & |Jeannin, Machinists and Electric. |ians.n The Graphic wishes the new |frm success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
AN ACCIDENT
The Hook and Ladder Truck Collides
 With Buggy.

Wednesday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock an alarm of fire was turned in from the Trulock Hotel. The hook and ladder truck was out on an exercise drive, and upon reaching the Merrilfs Institute they learned the location of the fire, which after wards turned out to be only a false alarm. They dashed down Main street, at the same time ringing the danger gong, as it's driver is known to do very promptly on all occa- sions.
 In surrey at the corner of Main street and Fourth avenue were two Sisters of Charity. They were back ing their animal towards the side walk when the large truck struck the rear right wheel, tearing it completely away. The two good ladies were thrown from the vehicle with great force. Sister Annatolia, was badly skinned about the head and face, but fortunately neither were seriously injured.
 Eye witnesses say the hook and ladder driver was entirely blameless as the fault lay with the animal hitehed to the surrey. Dr. P. H. Pendleton is the owner of the sur reY.
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NOTICE.

ihe regular annual meeting of the a'ocF hoifers of the Bank of Pine ''ui Will be held in the rooms of the para of Directors, on Tuesday. anuary ord, 1899, between the hours " o'clock q. Ill. and 4 o'clock D. m. { tue purpose of cleo ting Directors 1. ,a .ne ensuing year. and for the 'ansactlon of such other business may come before the meeting.
 |'s W. D. LEARN, Cashier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
CRESTON CLARKE 60.
One of the Finest that Has Appeared
 Here this Season.

One of the most intelligent and representative audiences that has ever been seated in the Pine Bluff opera house this season was seen at |that play house on last evening |when they witnessed Creston Clarke Pnd company in David Garrick MT. Clarke's David Garrick is Pne of his most artistic and finished Rmpersonations, in which he shows R power of humor sand pathos that
 s truly wonderful, and pleases and fharms his audience beyond expres. sion.
 Miss Adelaide Prince was seen to Rne advantage in the character of
 Ada, which permits display of Der charming grace and beauty, as yen as her ability as an accomplish kd actress.
 The balarce of the cast is made Rp of actors and actresses who are Eel to the front in the theatrical Fofid, and are the best that could ave been secured as a strong sup. Roft for Mr. Clarke aud his talented Rlie Miss Adelaide Prince.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
AN TI-EXpANSIOHIST,
 <
President Cleveland Opposes
 A~rx xs.ion.

Princeton, N. J., Dec. 8.-Former President Grover Cleveland was in- |teryiewed yesterday on the new pol 6cy of the United States and dictated |the following for the Associated Press: "Withous going at all into details, I wish to say that I am ar |dently opposed to every feature of |this annexation and expaz sion pol #cy. The public ought to know pretty well wbat my convictions are from the Hawaiian question during my administration. I have not
 changed my mind and am opposed ito all this annexation from Hawaii
 to the Philippines. ,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08

"A Stranger In New York" th{ latest work of Chas. Hoyt, althougf scarcely six months old, has proved itself a great winner. It will b} presented for the first time in Pini Bluff at the Opera house, Wednes4 day, December 14th, and that il will be greeted by a large audencs goes without saying, for Hoyt plays one and all have strong hold upon theater-goers, and anythin9 new from this creates more than or dinary interest. The new play wal written very much on the lines os "A Trip to Chinatown, and has MT. doyt himself has confessed, is very much the same en tertainment tE It represents the adventures of i man who goes to New York for thz purpose of seeing the city. As < framework for the admission of inS numerable local hits, nothing, f1 would seem, could be better tha1| this. Alice Holbrook plays the para Of Hattie" which is that of th3 girl who is 3 good fellow, charn5 ing companion, who plans all tfS adventures, sings q song when neez be, and goes to the French Ball.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Gen. Miles has prepared an army reorganization bill providing for a general, with two lieutenant gener- als, and an army based on the pro- portion of one soldier 10 every .000 of the population.
 Representative Hull has an army reorganization bill up his sleeve which gives particular attention to the artillery branch of the service.
 bill has been introduced in the House providing for q monument to the victims of the Maine disaster to be erected at Havana.
 It is ref erated that Senator Bate will have no opposition for re.elec- ton.
 I. is noticed by the German press that Emperor Williams opening speech to the Reichstag contains no reference to the understanding with Great Britain.
 It is asserted and then denied that Germany will acquire the Jarolines.
 The ordnance captured from the Spaniards at Santiago is officially reported to be obsolete and good for no other use than as souvenirs.
 American investors are picking up some good things at Havaua.
 The Americans have agreed to transport all the Spanish soldiers home from the Philippines for con- sideration.
 M. M. Molenaor, of Florence. Ala, is seeking 10 recover a $25, 100000 es- tate consisting of New York realty.
 Tro DDS are loading at Savannah every day for Cuba.
 One man was killed and two others seriously injured in a mysterious el7- vator accident in New York.
 Thomas Christy was found dead in bed at Water Valley, Miss.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
KRUMpNER'S STORE
Catches Fire This Morning and
 Partly Burned.

About 7:30 o'clock this morning a fire alarm was sounded from Joe Kumpners general merchandise store, which is situated on East Barraque street. The fire depart ment quickly responded but the frame building burned like finder and was partially destroyed before their arrival, but by good work part of the building and stock were say ed
 The building was onc-story structure and was insured for $2OO, with $200 additional insurance on stock.
 The fire was caused from defec- tive fue. Joes loss is about $500 on building and $400 on the stock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
Character Analysis.

"No," said Colonel Stilwell. q don't yearn foh his society. Understand me; don't say foh minute that he is not as perfect a gentleman as grows. But a mans previous associations will nec- essarily influence his character.
 What do you know of his previous associations?"
 Nothing personally. But I observe that he can't be satisfied to play half a dozen games of poker without countin' over the entire pack of kyards."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
AN EX-DETECTive.

" A. Clay, a former private de- e'lVe, arrived this morning from ne Bluff. He quit the detective 'siness eighteen months ago, and now representing the Bluff City pnoer Company, of Pine Bluff. Pss February eighteen miles of '2uoard gauge road from Anderson 'ne Cotton Belt up to the Saline Eer n Grant county, was com
 s'eo Tor the company under his |pefVlslon, and he is TOW engaged
 ''c constructions rec mi ! pfe. T Arkansas-rdl Sis io'l /
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
HAD AN UNUSUAL CAPACITY.
The Native Couldn't Understand What Sort
 of Animals They Were.

The Native Coufdn't Understand What Sort of Animals They Were.
 "A year or so ago." said a visitor
 from St. Louis, "I made a tour of the Ozarks in Southern Missouri with a
 party of Northern friends One after noon, in company with a bright young
 girl from Iowa, I made the round of a number of native cabins near Nam
 moth Spring, just across the line in Arkansas. My companion wanted to see bit of life of the squatters, if they may be called by that name, and we
 were at our wits end to devise some excuse for our visit to the houses. We concluded that nothing would be better
 than to ask for drink of water. This we did at each place. We unwisely drank in the doorways or just outside, instead of stepping into the cabin, and soon the attention of pretty nearly all the mountaineers and their large fami- lies was attracted. At the seventh house, after we had secured the usual .omato can full of delightful spring wa :er, the man observed:
 Say, young feller, eff 1t don't make
 no diffedence. I'd like ter ask ques- ion
 ".All right said I, what is it?'
 Wall continued the mountaineer, I've seed all sorts CT people an aner-
 miles frum CT monkey ter CT elerfant,
 out I'm danged ef ever see anybody ct
 eu'd drink ez much water ez you an thet gal thar. How'd yer do it?' "I don't know that my explanation explained, but the quarter of an hour I
 consumed in making up good story was ample time to allow us to look the queer habitation over thoroughly" Oldboi: Well, cant you ind what you want on the bill? Shortleigh: No. oldboi: Indeed What do you want?
 shortleigh: Money enough to pay for what order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
OF THE AGREEMENT BE TWEEN o UR COUNTRY
 AND SPAIN FINISHED.
MINOR POINTS REMAIN
And These Will Be Arranged in Short Order Both Sides Anxious
 To Finish.

Paris, Dec. 8.-There was no joint session of the commissions yester- day, as the Spaniards are still oc- cupied in translating the American $ answer to their proposals in regard to the status of Spanish subjects in the annexed territories.
 As cabled last evening, the eight principal articles of the treaty are settled, and all that remains for the commission to attend to is the set clement of the minor points of the treaty. The latter will probably be signed on Saturday next, for the Spaniards are as anxious as the Americans to finish the work in hand. Secretary Ojeda, of the Spanish commission, today said:
 "It is very painful for us to re- main here haggling over details, since the main points have been settled, and we have been obliged to relinquish our colonies.
 "All our work will be finished this week. The commercial treaty between the United States and Spain will be negotiated upon the re-estabIishment of diplomatic re- lations, and the question of Spanish h ships and products in Cuba and Porto Rico will be included therein.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
GEN. JOE WHEELER
Will See No More Active Service in
 the Army.

Washington, Dec. 8-Maior Gen. eral Wheeler probably has seen his last active service in the United States army. He was at the war department yesterday and had a talk with Secretary Alger and Adjt. Gen. Corbin. It is understood he will be relieved from further active duty unless there is recurrence of war, butsthat he will semaln on the active listof the volunteer army un- til that army is mustered out of the service by the declaration of peace. This privilege is accorded to him in recognition of hls distinguished services and will leave Gen. Wheeler free to exercise his functions as a member of the House of Representa- tives during this session.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
Personal Appearance.

"Do you think that women are much influenced by mans personal appear ance?" asked one young man.
 T should say so" replied the youth with a peachy complexion and curly hair. '.Apollo was all right in his day, but he'd have to put on quilted trousers and wear football mask to make any impression now,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
It Looked susptcfou..

Weary Wraggs-So de woman start ed fer yer wid an ax, and yer skipped? Do yer t'ink she meant murder?
 Trotter Long-Well, I'm willing ter give her de benefit uv de doubt. but I thought she meant worki
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-08
One Way Out Of If.

Bridget, you've broken as much china this month as your wages amount to. Now, how can we prevent this occurring again?"
 T don't know, mum, unless ye raises me wages"
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In DreamIand.

Walter (to proprietor)-Jus see this joint; it's all burned up. I can't set that before a customer.
 Proprietor-Serve it to that lady and gentleman there. They are a bridal couple-they'll never know the differ- enee.