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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-05
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.

\ resolution passed The Walla walla
council reducing the interest an warrants
to per cent
There Were - births and = deaths in
Spokane during January. OF the births q
We're males and u females
Jeff Stewart and Guy Stewart have been
buying horses i'll Dayton fer the klondike
trade. They expect 10 get three car loads.
The Republican state convention of Ore
Son VIII oe held at Astoria IL IS the first
TIME in twenty wears that any place other
'aan Portland has been selected for the
convention.
The Dayton foundry. formerly owned by
w j. bowling. Was sold At Dayton at re-
ceiver's sale last Tuesday. The plant did
not bring enough 10 pay the cosis OF the
suit and OF the receivership.
Two boys aged 10 ana II respectively are
in Jail in Moscow. Idaho. charged with
breaking into the hardware store OF VI. j.
Shields x Co. and stealing two 92-calioer
rifles. four boxes Of cartridges and four
pocket knives.
Judge kayli.en an Indian of the Uenatii-
Ia reservation. has been missing since the
@ith ult.. and X is thought that he has
been killed or drowned. His wife mas Of
Ing TO his recovery.
Four car loads of cayuses passed through
Pendleton on the way 10 the cannery at
Linnton last Thursday. Five car loads
were sent a few days before The horses
We're bought from the Umatila Indians,
who are paid s. q head.
y .klickitat county commissioner Wednes-
day let contract for the immediate con-
struction of the Goldendaie-LSle county
wagon road. The road Is 20 be completed
by June l. Contractor Mason. OF Hood
river. was the successful bidder.
John Baglin. a youth OF 10. who was
charged with helping burglarize Hoi-
combs store In Spokane has turned states
evidence against Charles Linden, his
pal" and 1t is thought Baglin'S testi-
mony VIII send Linden TO the penitentiary.
Frank Sakulsky. ef Portland. shortly
woman in his room. When he fairly rous-
ed himself she was gone and an examina-
ton showed a rear window and the ktch-
en- door open and his gold watch and $l.f3
in money gone.
Albert E. Young whose skull was so Sc
vsrely fractured about ten DAYS since in
Il fall from a moving train in the Olympia
yards on the Northern Pacific. has so far
recovered as to be able TO sit IN portion
OF the time. His wound il practically heal
ed and the stitches have been removed.
Claim Agent Shaw OF the Northern Pa
cifc is In Palouse looking up the evidence
in the case OF Ed Labree. found murdered
Pullman on December t. Mr.. Shaw is en-
deavorug to ascertain If Lahree was muir
dered or was killed by the train. In case an
action for damages should be brought
against the railroad company.
About noon Thursday Martin Dillon. an
old Grand Army man, was found naked
the floor OF his room In Astoria. where
he had been for week. He was almost
famished- having had no nourishment for
several days. He was suffering from pa
ralysis. Of which he had an attack a year
ago 1t is reported tonight that he will
against him. lie is we'll known by all old
timers
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JDAHO.S SUPREME COURT.
District Judge Piper sharply Criti-
cises some of Its Decisions.
Oregonian.

Judge Piper. in passing upon the motion
10 dismiss the claim for fees OF Attorney
S. S. Denning W. Assignee j. IL. CARNEY,
OF the Bank of Genesee, in Moscow,
Idaho. last Tuesday. overruled the motion.
and In passing said;
THE decision OF the supreme court in
this case. written by Justice Cuarles, ls
of such a character that il is very dini-
cult after three or four times rereading.
10 determine its meaning. II reflects no
light but rather the reverse upon the
jurisprudence of this state. / am not
here TO pronounce disquisition upon an
cient or modern languages II l could. In
loo years or less from this time the juris-
prudence OF this state (much Of It. at
leasD that is given US by the present SUI
premo court will be eliminated and
thrown into the waste basket unfit to
adorn the pages OF legal lore. The decis-
ion of the supreme court in the Gafney
case. as well as i'm other cases, is 80 mis-
leading that IL warps the judgment not
only OF the district judges. but was warp
ed before ever il entered the shuttle of
the supreme courts LOOM
Judge pipers criticisms naturally eX-
cited no little comment When inter-
viewed that evening, he stated that in his
long experience on the bench this was
the first occasion on which he had criti
cised the opinions Of the higher court in
any way, but that he felt fully justified In
this instance. With considerable empha-
sis he declared:
The supreme court judges are superior
10 the district court judges in position. not
as -
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There Is q Good Market for It's Wares
Right I'm the County.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intellgencer.
WHATCOM, Feb. 4-Mr. r. Z. Kendall,
the manager of the Pacific sheet metal tin
can mandatory at Astoria, who is here
arranging for the establishment OF another
branch. says that IL Will be ready fer
business IN thirty days. The plant VIII
cost s75.eo The building will be 175X50
feet and the work will be begun on II at
once. The company. in their several fac
tories at San Francisco. Astoria and New
Westminster make fruit. vegetable and
fish cans. and they follow the expanding
trade with new factories.
Last season they shipped Il. (10o Go cans
10 the Sound from their Astoria plant and
4.5sp.o 900 came 10 this vicinity. On these the
freight was SIS per thousand and the
time wasted at critical periods in transfer
ring the cans from Astoria and the freight
charges are the cause of the establishment
az the new factory here. Last season
there was a million dollars worth Of fish
put up in this county alone. and several OF
the Columbia river cannerymen have ex-
pressed the intention of coming 10 this Vi
entity TO establish branch Canneries. The
new factory Is an extra induce ment 10 these
men. "a il rlds them OF the expense and
Inconvenience OF putting in can-mak.ng
machinery Of their own.
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state Superinte ndent Discusses the
Law of the Subject.

cLYGPTa. Feb, 4-State Snpsrinteud
eak o. Public Instruction Browne has de-
cided that there IS nothing In the law au-
thorizing county treasurer 20 exercise
any control over the funds arising from
subscription or by private entertainment
gwen for the benefit OF a school district.
The district as a district has 10 warrant
OF Law for engaging IL any enterprise foi
financial profit. In case funds are do
mated or raised by entertainment for the
district. the funds should be invested in
the object for which the money was raised
and the property turned over 70 the d.
rectors, after which IL IS district prop
erty. In case OF embeZziement, any in
terested party may bring action TO pun
ISL the eEnbezzer. but there is no way by
which the district may recover the amount
lost
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LAND COMPANY stED AGAIN.
Trunk Company Want. the Furni-
fure of the Tacoma Hotel

sHefial Dispatch 10 the Post-In;elllgeneer
TACOMA. Feb. a. new suit was today
filed by the Proy.dens Lean 81 Trust Com
pany- of Philadelphia. against the Tacoma
Land Company 10 recover si.4ss. alleged 10
be due or the furniture and fittings OF ;sie
Hotel Tacoma. The complaint charges
that the lard company purchased the ho-
tel furniture from F. d Haestts for
sIt.Zs9. paying q .e.9s in cash and the bal
ance in monthly instairnsnts Of 81 o00 each-
Il is alleged the land company made al
the payments except the amount sued for:
that Il WAS IN possession Of the property
until December OF last year. when the
plaintiff demanded possession, Huestis hav-
ing sold and assigned his contract 70 the
Provldent company. The land company
having failed 20 meet the payment siili
due, the Proyident company now sues to
take possession by reason OF the breach on
the part q the land company. It is asket
that judg De decreed in the sum sued
for and that the contract made between
Huestls and the land company be an
nfllea.
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DWELLING HOUSE BURNED.
John Mcdonald. the Mining Man.
Loses His Home Near ColSiiie.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-In;elligencer.
COLNIlLE. Wash. Feb. 4.-John Me-
Donald the well-known mining man. for
merry secretary of the Hall Mines Com
pany. Limited at Nelson, Il. c, who has
a fine farm on Mil creek. three miles nortn
or town. lost his dwelling house by fire on
"Wednesday morning, together with the
contents saving only such articles as hap
pened to be on the first floor. The house
was a comfortable log structure, which Mr.
Mcdonald was occupying temporarily VA
III he could finish his new farm residence.
costing s5.01o. which was situated less than
81 feet away and narrowly escaped being
harmed.
II Is not known whether or not Mr.. Nc
Donald had any insurance. He had fine
library. including rare books selected by
him while IN Scotland and England i
year ago Some of these were saved.
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s g|[RRUK ITS INCOME.
HAS SPENT TOO MICH
-.xyy ox ITS STREETS.
~.~pdftsre Has Been Necessary
- h. Even Bee" '"-""e'*"''
.s~ fnnd IL =" Far b~hi"o
s,ss nils viii Not soon lie '"'a'

), rsssasci, TO the Post-Intsihgsneer.
Feb. 4-The streets ana
arnrr,ifses-s q The council today
= ssnxlder The question OF shutting
- street repairs AMI Improve
Tns. meeting resulted from
1.ss-..fsy, sent 10 the council ~ the
- IN which Il MAS shown tnaF
zzsssssss, expenditure On this score Is
: ..sssx Of the Income 10 De applied
=. uork. The comptroller said the
"a street and sewer department
- -. -. 10 exceed 8 30 a month.
$3.50 so had been the estim ated
-. an th!s scogr. lie added mat
- J. bs,is had already accumulated
,sa fund, with little chance Of
-. sssug PAID for Ea-ny months 10
- gsless some decided mcyement to-
- .~,raecsraeut D adopted at once
s..1-.,ssssoner OF Public Works DoheTty
- the committees and pointed out
- -ss,A he knew he WAS exceeding the
- "a b. devoted 10 ibis work, tue
- condition Of affairs bad COM
- 81, 10 have the WORK done. Much
1l.'ss. ..an.g expanded ne said. was for
d. 800 Of bridges which were is such
800 condition as 10 be q menace TO
-. &C AZ all rho crossed them. Other
- Acne to~ara repairing the sewer
-. xas equally imperative the COM
1s..1saer explained. assd much more is
- : s. done that is absolutely urgent
- EsesssaEy
, committees DaaIcd fAeir two c,sEir-
- sna Mr. Doherty TO ac; as sCs1-~ zl-
- !. investigate and report uGss
~ssrsI condition of affairs in the
"a .sxer department, and 10 prep
49, 81 the cost Of such work
a,ae during the next three aao
=. f.rts are that the cIty's entire dr4la-
-. svxseru, the sewers. cglDblng. culver;s
- ss,eh things are IN a perfectly rotten
-.rssslon. and Il IS only by the constant
.r,..zAture Of money for patching that
,ss~ 40 the duty for which they were in
,s,.sss t'nti the past eighteen months
.xs,sfhjug Was allowed 10 ran down,
xssFh required any expenditure 10 be kept
i s,oA condition. and when repairs were
suss hegln Il Was found there was no
.nsureut end TO what WIS needed. Box
.sxxrs underground have rotted until the
estk above has eaved III. making some
era~sings impossible 10 teams, drain gut
,srs an hgIisisies are Inadequate: Ia many
ssufs the main conduit To- carry of sur
faes water IL smaller than the branches
,seasax i, causing Hooded districts at
sysry heavy rainfall and the whole sys-
ssn y In such condition As 20 make il
ssesssAry 10 provide a heavy outlay TO
sssn patch II. much less 10 renew and inn
ps9ys Il.
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tween the high schools OF sAs state for
state contest This appears 70 be espF-
esslIy practical for the towns and cities
nl8isaf2 ming "a foaT years course ot Study
This Office tegs Beave - Sls1eS1 that Yea
center ~tth TIRE niFAs school authorities.
ami FseoFBFuerd TIE sfaH 70 thsEn e 81
your Judgment you believe II VIII ~ of
good 70 Year schools
Should sny difficulty arise regarding
preliminary organization. this office VIII
~ pleased TO act as temporary manager.
through whom correspondence may he
conducted previous 10 the 4is-f contest. az
which time the high schools may have del
egafes present 10 perfeet An organization.
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Special Dispatch TO the Post-Tnte.ligencer
NELSON. Il. &. Feb. 4-The volume Of
business az the Nelson custom house dur
ing the month OF January amounted 10
81 - tfH This imports amounted 10 81 S5
Z which $. ~ were free. The duty coll
lected amounted 70 SCI 9-ssS There were
74o IONS OF ore 50 tons OF matte. s. 600 OF
gold nuilion. amounting in all 10 81 l91. axe
s>x-5r~taA
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+, e.ai Dispatch 10 the Post-Iutellig
TAG oAfA. Feb. 4--Carrie Bennett, mar
ried aAad 81. wife of resident of Seattle
was today committed to the insane asy-
lum by Judge kean of the probate court
Mrs. Bennett grew insane from religious
belief. and bad been visiting sister in
this city She became so plainly insane
during the past few days that ii was
deemed best 10 have her committed to
the asylum. Her haIlucination is upon
religious subjects generally.
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More Gamblers Come Tn.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post -Intelllgeneer
TACOMA, Feb. 4-The city IS again S.ie
temporary home Of several gangs OF
gamblers and gTafiers en- route 10 the
northern gold fields. A big party yes
terday put in an appearance from san
Francisco and At once made themselves
sufficiently prominent TO demand a call
down hy the police. They We're ordered
TO either at once leave the city or re-
ftaffl from working while here. There are
NOW no less than 100 persons OF this class
Ia town. al waiting the first opportunity
10 20 NORM.
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FOR OHATORICAL CONTESTS.
Recommc nda tons That High schools
Institute Such competitions.

OLYMPIA. Feb. i-The superintendent
Of public instruction will issue from his
office In a day or SO the following circular
TO the county superintendent of the state:
County Superintendent n ID. Mckillip.
OF Chehalts county. organized an orator.
cal contest between the high schools of his
testant he gave prize OF so in gold The
result of his efforts was such As To rec
ommend the plan TO all counties having
TWO or more high schools. and in fact the
counties might perfect an organization be-
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IN THE PEND D'oHEIILE
Three Men Meet Death on Account
of the Ice.

SPOKANE. Feb. "A Hope Idaho spe-
caI to the Spokesma n Review reports the
drowning IN the Pend d'Ore.lle river OF
carl Hagan. c. Randall and q. Hawklafd.
The three were in a boat which became
fouled in thin ice. r. J. Sage. who lives
down the river. heard the men shouting
about o'clock At night. and tried 10 set
to them hut found IL impossible.
The empty boat was afterwards recov-
cred with some letters and a Swedish Bible.
The bodies have not been recovered.
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now that he Is under arrest his friends
ara d0iEg what they ear TO help him, and
also 20 assist his family
Hss wife today became ne mother Of \
second child. the first being bet eighteen
months old. Advices received from fh-
Texas of.ieial BOX en route announce ~
vii probably reach Tacoma next Mon
day Grahauss hearing on the charge OF
being a fugitive from justice has been set
FOR TUESDAY next
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Special Dispatch 70 the post-Inteiligencer.
OLYMPIA. FEB Ada Robinson has Sc
leeted Hon. Jesse Ferguson, her benetac-
tor. as her guardian, under the sanction Of
the court. as extended 10 her yesterday.
County Prosecutor Mitchell has drawn Il
petition for the appointment OF Mr.. Fergu-
son. and il is understood that the formal
appointment viii be made February IL
when the visiting judge VIII again occupy
tile Thurston county bench.
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Se-.Ai Dispatch - tne Pcs. Intelligence.
WitATtoA. Feb s-f8sfotxs Inspector
r. SfenEer - going 30 Skagway. and
Pas sent IN MS resignation 20 toll se,or =.
II Auestls Ar Ste1Ser aad Mr.. " lllo X
of sa!s place. have olIlir a boat and Nil
Wse il ~ pTosper s8ng the YHkon II ilsaizvf4s.
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Dsstksrs Of the spnrsiag Fraternity
Are HacF.ing Him Up.

spsvisi Dispatch 70 the Post -Intelligencer.
TACOMA Feb 4-Memhers OF the sport
~ r. 'srnity Of This city are uanifesting
decided interest in the welfare OF Fred
Graham alas Vernon. now being held In
sss,edy pending the arrival OF an officer
slsA reaais'ion papers for his return TO
Teas Graham VAS admittedly one OF
tie fancy al the time Of his arrest. and
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Special Dispatch ~ the Post-TnteIligeucer.
GRAND FORKS. i. C. Feb IA suo-
81 antial bridge y being built about half a
mile below the boundary tire ~ Cascade
city. \ new wagon road IS also being
made 10 connect with the main road 10
Marcus. This road vii shorten the Gs-
f4uce - Cascade city some seven miles.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligence
SNOHOMISH. Feb. 4.-The knot saw
yers AT the Textbook mill refused 10 go
To work yesterday morning unless they
could have an advance OF one cent per
thousand. They had been working Tor
eight cents. They got the price demand
ed and the mill resumed operations.
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burglnr> Eater = Ministers House.

sFeesal Dispatch - the PoS,~Inseilsgsncer.
WHATCoN. Feb A--The residence o.
Rev. A Rogers was burglarixed on Thurs
day nlsa< while the reverend gentleman
was al prayer meeting A sold watch and
chain were the principal articles secured
by the thieves
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shinGIs VIII Changes Hands

Spec.a} Dispatch Go the Post-iaseil3ge1e.r
S%CHOMISfF FeH 20. e.. Johnson &
Co. of Edmond Weve in tae city yvStec-
day ard purchased thc Folsom x Taor1p-
s0a shin~ie mlH frora Thompson. E,-Gai &
WhItteld. e. ;Eis place This miil Is ioea;-
sd near Hartford Junet3on. ana Ass eeeu
ly.nE iil> fer soHaa tirne. il Is yhe .atea-
slon 0f the purchasers fo pft tAe m.N .a
operation lusf os soer a@ fAe necessary .a-
pairs can - made. ard ran steady
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FIGHT UNDER GRoI Nj.
4 Hosten Miner shoots Two Others
while Working i'm the Wine.

Spec ,al Dispatch - the Post-Inteiilgcnce-
EOSLYN WAs5.. Feo. 4-Ia a fight
which occurred balt q mile underground iu
the Ne. mine 81 the Northern Pacific
Coal Company. Grace SINS fired Ave shots
az Nf1aAm Dooley one shot striking Doc
ley. making sca'n wound and "a stray
shot hitting the third man la the rom.
All The parties aye coiored-
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been transferred 10 Grant Fails station. 10
succeed FL Hall Charles King has been
appointed operator and agent Tor the E,v-
eTetf a Monte Cristo Railroad Company
~ Lowell T3ee q. W. naideld. TIE latter
= 81 roas= - Henderson creek.
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Special Dispatch to the t-Tnte}igencer.
HOQCIAM FEB. 4-While trying 70
cross the bar sailing in Wednesday the
schooner Ot.llie Fjord ran into The sChoon-
er Neptune The Neptune vas damaged 10
the amount u three broken stanchionS
and rail. one plank and main rigging
damaged TEE Otiliie FjOri had her jib-
hnnn hrnkan and sem sma sheA.
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Heavy Shipments OF Ore

Special Dispatch % the ast-Tntell.rencer
~ ERErf Feb Large shipments %
ore are helng received AZ the sneiter Cars
are waiting ca the tracks OF the Everett *
Monte Cristo railroad 20 BE uuloadesi. The
@tw lullion refinery bGilding and other
aulliinss are rapidly approaching compile
t.ea.
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New York Mail and Express.
Fewer American railroads went into
the hands of receivers in 1897 than in any
year since 1887. Republican prosperity
has made Il possible for these corpora
tions to stop going into bankruptcy and
go into business instead.
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Special Dispatch % the Post int fiiEeucer
EVER Eft Feb. THE Everett ( Monte
Crisfo Railroad Company las closed ats
business Al SllveTtua. NASH. and Miss
Fannie Hagver. agent and operator. has
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post-fnteligencer
EVERETT, Feb. al. J. Clark & Co.
clothing merchants. made an assignment 10
F. 5. Gardner today; liabilities S.. 90; as
sets. si4.0o0
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Next Fairs state Fair.

SDecial Dispatch 20 the Post-Inteiligsncer.
NORTH YAKIMA, Feb THE board OF
state fair commissioners have been n Ses-
sion here for several days this week. per-
fecting plans for The exhibition in Sepjem-
rs
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OLYMPIA. Feb. 4-The supreme court
has reversed judgment in the case of the
Commercial State bank. appe liant. vs.. the
treasurer OF Whitman county, respondent.
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Do not fail TO attend the great auction
sale OF clothing and klondike outfi'S to-
day at 900 First avenue corner Marion
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saecsaI Dispatch 90 .he -Tnts,lsgeac~-.
fEoQg1AM Fea. deputy collector
james a Eoo3 was Installed F'eart.ayy J.
era Was doing daiy 3oias IS shipping
ce-nral sslaaer sn p1ysaS CT tae ere~ az Tbs
schlene~ Carried.
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FAMOUS PAINTINGS SOLD.
AUCTION IN NEW YORK or WILL
IAN sItART-s COLLECTION.
Total of sI::;s.fao Paid by Lovers
of Art for seventy Pictur~s-Harry
Payne Whitney Gives eI3.OOO

NEW YORK, Feb. An event of abb
sorhiag interest In art circles took place
in chickering hall last night, when the first
half OF the collection OF famous paint
ings gathered by the late William Stuart
daring his residence in Europe. was sold
under the hammer. The hall was crowd
ed with eager art lovers. and more than
the usual quota OF dealers Seventy pie
lures were sold, and the amount realized
Was si33 $50.
The highest prices were brought by
couple OF Fortunys. The top figure was
si5,@a. which vas paid for The Court OF
Justice Alhambra," the purchaser being
Harry Payne Whitney. The Arab Foun-
tain was sold TO II. Harrison for sl2es1.
Other sales We're: