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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
A Buffet Smoker.

The Great Northern through train
has v~estibuled sleepers. dining car and
coaches, and IL is the only train run
ming a buffet smoker. Meals are fur
nished on the European plan and the
prices are graduated according to the
order given At table.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

The pope has dedicated a day TO
prayer for Spain and the queen regent.
He had better make il a month. for IL
there is a nation on earth that needs
the ray OF the priesthood it is Spain.
Big Timber Pioneer.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
Five Pianos Sid

In the last few days proves that the
people appreciate my low prices. Only
two new pianos left. A number of Sec
instruments at a bargain.
Come before IL is too late. August
Meyer. III East Park.
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Our War Premium,

Send US SO in advance for one years
subscription to the Standard. or Sc for
six months. and secure a copy of The
American Navy. Cuba and Hawaii
the handsomest premium ever offered
by a newspaper.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Notice To StOckhOIuers.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
srs of the Anaconda Copper Mining
company will be held at the principal
,fice of the company, Anaconda. Mon
ANA, Wednesday, May IS, 1898. at 10
o'clock a. m, for the election of trus-
ices and for the transaction of such
ether business as may properly come
before the meeting.
F. E. SARGEANT. Secretary.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
Our War Premium.

Send us SO in advance for one years
subscription to the Standard, or IS for
six months, and secure a copy of The
American Navy, Cuba and Hawaii
the handsomest premium ever offered
by a newspaper.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
Anaconda Steam Laundry. so5 e. Park
Excursion to Helena.

An excursion will be run from Ana
conda to Helena via the B.. A. & =.
and the Great Northern railways Sun
day, May 18th. to give Anaconda peo-
pie an opportunity to see the volun-
teers in camp. Train will leave the B..
A. e. p. railway passenger station at
Anaconda at $40 a. m, returning leave
Helena at s p. M, arriving at Ana
conda about midnight. The low rate
of So will be made for the round trip.
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OF THE A. 0. LIAR
Several Exciting Contests Mark
the Last Hours of the Bazaar.
VALUABLE PRIZES GIVEN
The Several Booths in Charge OF Ladies
Prove to Be Profitable Enterprises
From the Start-Result of Ex-
cellent Management.

The close OF the A. o. ii. fair last
night was an exciting and interesting
event. The Auditorium was crowded
until long after midnight. and it was
after O'Clock when the contests closed.
The fair has been a financial success;
the exact amount of proceeds is not yet
known. nor will not be before to-mor-
row, when the receipts from the sew
eral booths will be counted. Many val
liable prizes were won, including dia-
mond rings. gold watches, a large steel
range. couch, expensive furniture and
a thousand articles of lesser value. The
ladies who ave so successfully on
Quoted the bazaar are entitled to much
credit for their painstaking efforts to
bring about successful results The sew
eral booths were in charge of the fol-
lowing ladies:
Dining-Mrs. Thomas Leonard.
Japanese-Mesdames Johnson and
Madden and Misses Mclaughlin and
Fitzpatrick.
Daughters of Erin booth-Misses Cud-
dihy and Devine.
Ice cream-Mrs. Dolan.
Candy-Miss Burke.
Postoffice-Miss stevens.
Lemonade-Mrs. Kline.
IduitS AIu SDcltty DOOtn-
Ehret, Young and Foley.
Fish pond-Miss Harrington.
Cigar-Miss Glenn.
The fair was opened on the 9Th of the
month and has been the best patronized
institution of the city. The prizes and
winners are announced from the Ladies'
Aid society booth as follows:
Couch-M. Martin.
Glove case-Mrs. Scovil.
Rric-a-hrac son of NJ
Donohoe.
Picture-James Walkup.
Dining table,. T. Casey.
Sideboard-M. Cosgrove.
From the Daughters of Erin booth
announcements are made
Chair-Mrs. Ed Devine.
Picture-Mrs d. Shovlin.
Sideboard-James Byrne.
Range-Patrick Noonan
Picture-Mrs. c. J. HeaIy.
Clock-Mrs. Labissonnier.
The excitement of the evening GEN.
tered in the following contests. in which
Butte persons took a prominent part.
The results are:
Contest for gentleman's bicycle:
Dennis sullivan ................. 3.045
Thomas Cashall ................. 645
Contes for lady's bicycle:
Annie Hamill 2,4I51s
Katie Lyncn l,ols1s
Contest for doll:
Ruby Williams 4421a
Regina Devine 1861
Contest for diamond ring:
william Keliher. Anaconda .... 3.216
NJ. j. Burke, Butte .............. 1.410
Contest for diamond ring:
Mrs. Margaret Mcmillan. Ia
conoa ........... ..........'...' l.ssO12
Miss Amelia Pryor, Butte ...... 925
Contest for book case:
John Schutty ................ .
Joseph L~abissonniere ............ 1920
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

McBrayer, mild and mellow. Genu-
inc at Devine's, Third and Alder.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

L. A. King will sell you a high-grade
wheel from $35 up.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Suits pressed and cleaned to please
you at Henderson's. 31l T.. Commercial.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Columbia chainless is the best BIZ
cycle in the market. l.. A. King.
agent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

but IL was Engineer Taylor's intention
last fall to cross-section Just ahead Of
the graders. and we believe that is the
usual curse followed in railroad con-
struction. But Engineer Gibson Is here
TO build the road. anyway. which Is
What Gebo has been waiting for for a
whole ear and the long period Of sus-
pense is over.-Gebo Sentinel.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

As judged by the free concert given
in the auditorium in Helena last Fri
day evening. the Boston & Montana
and is one of the finest i'm the state.
The performance throughout was first
class. but the rendition of "Recollec-
lions Of the War a medley. set the
people wild. The piece was "A vivid re-
production of the scenes of 1s61-'65. from
the reveille of Lincoln's call TO the
weird spell OF Marching Thro' Geor-
gia."-East Helena Record.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
Notice to Stockholders.

When in Butte lunch at Sherman's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

]. G.. Morony, state examiner. has re-
turned from a brief visit to Helena. E
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

George Gobonitzki. aged IS years. died
yesterday morning of pneumonia
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

The urners will dedicate their new
flag tonight at Turn Halle.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Twenty-Five per cent. discount on all
this week at Hammerslough's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

James Cody, aged 81. died late
Thursday night at st. AIMS hospital.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

II was very mean in Commodore
Dewey to play thai shell game on tn,
Spaniards at Manila. We will not b.
surprised to hear before this goes {,
press of Sampson working the same
racket IL the Spanish bite a second
time.-Forsyth Times
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Every time a Bitter Root husband
talks war and becomes ~ferocious. the
good wife kindly points To carpets on
the line and remarks: There's Spain.
Go in. and l hope you will win
Northwest Tribune.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

+. +. Sanders of San Francisco IL
registered at the Montana.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

On Monday the IXL Clothing Store
will put on sale mems suits and hats at
exceptionally low prices.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Flag dedication at Turn Halle to-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Fresh cut flowers daily at Greig's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

,efrigerators at Young & Dezell's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Born. yesterday. to Mr.. and Mrs. Tim
othy Mcmahon, a girl.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

James Hanlon was given 10 days yes
terday by Judge Fitzgerald He is a
chronic drunk.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

If Spain is short of powder. all they
have to do is to come over in the
neighborhood of Cuba or Porto Rico
and get a supply. Captain Sampson
Is reported in hat vicinity with powder
to burn. /, might not be received in
the condition the Spanish would like.
but we will guarantee the supply to He
ample.-Forsyth Times.
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Dugan is in the city from Butte
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

The number for the Standards night
Is As.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
sisson's Business college. Durston blk.

Baths-Montana hotel barber shop. sc.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Mrs. ]. A. Hoge OF Butte is in The city
visiting Mrs. II. H. Nell.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15

Window. plate and colored glass in
all sizes at Mahan Bros.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

Gen, Brooke reports Haines
brigade, Fourth Ohio, and
Third Illinois, captured
Guyana yesterday; slight
skirmish with enemy in and
about town; enemy's strength
estimated at about 500; not
ascertained if any of them
regulars; resistance no t
strong. Private John O.
Cordner wounded below the
knee; c. W. Rife, both legs
below the thigh; T. w. VOL,
colt, right foot; none serious
ly; all Fourth Ohio. Ore
Spaniard killed, two wourd-
ed, so far as known,
- '' Miles.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

a mecademized road and a
telephone line running from
north to south. 1t would
cost several hundred dollars
to do this but it would be
worth a great deal more than
it would cost.
John J. Estes, of Ash Flat,
left last night for Little
Rock where he has a position
in the Insane Asylum.
DIED---At his home in this
city on last Saturday morr-
ing, D, S. LukenS, age 64
years. He leaves two chill
dren, a boy Il, and a girl y,
to mourn the loss of a loving
father. -.-.Herald of the 4.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
CERVERA'S'POLiTE REPLY.

Mobile, Ala. August g.
In response TO an invitation
extended in the name Of the
people Of Greensboro, Ala,
to visit Lieut.. Hobson's S home
Admiral Cervera writes
under date Of Augusta, say.
ing; Il thank you very
much and also the citizens Of
Greensboro for the kind ex-
pressions contained in your
letter and you will allow me
to say that it is I who should
render thanks (Which | do
with the greatest pleasure)
for the kind and generous
treatment which / am re-
ceiving at the hands of the
American people. 1t would
be gratifying to me to &C.
cept your invitation to visit
Greensboro, where was born
the brave Lieut.. Richmond
Pearson Hobson, but it will
be impossible for me to doso,
for as soon as the war is
ended, it will be obligatory
upon me toreturn Immediate
ly to Spain to account for my
conduct, which must be 1udg-
ed as provided for by the
law. Nevertheless l shall
not fail to carry through all
my life the rememberance Of
such brave officers as Lieut.,
Hobson and also the flatter-
ing invitation rendered me by
the city of his birth,
~ | subscribe myself, etc.,
f." "Pascual Cervera."
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
SHORT STATE ITEMS,

Officers have captured four
illicit distillers and two stills
in Cleburne county, '''
Dock Ford, of Union coun.
ty, was relieved by the gov.
ernor of the payment of a
fine Of $40 for gaming,
A pardon has been granted
to Jerry Renfro, Of Randolph
county, who has been fined
$50 for carrying pistol,
A reward Of $3.50 has been
offered by the governor for
the arrest and conviction of
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
COUNTY GOSSIP
NEWS FROM HARDY.

The contract for building
the school house was let to
J. b. Conner for $4,000
Walker Clayton is rejoic.
ing over the arrival Of a pair
Of good looking boys Monday
night,
The people Of Sharp coun.
ty would reap more rewards
and receive fewer cussings
il we had more good roads.
Postmaster Turner will
leave SuNday for Lincoln,
Neb., to 20 gone a couple Of
mon n Charley Metcalf
will d missives while
be Is
Sharp county should have
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
AN OLD BILL OF lADtNG.

The following is an old
bill Of lading which was sent
to the Atlanta Constitution
for publication;
"Shipped by the Grace of
God, in good order and nice
condition, by Fl. & J. Cruger
and John Dudley, in and upon
the gooG ship called the
Tompey. Whereof is mas
ter, under God tor this pres
ent voyage, Rich'd Goodwin
and now riding at Anchor
in the harbour Of New York,
and by Gods Grave bound
for---,Ja Jamaica, today,
three hundred and seventy
barrels fine flour, one hundred
and four tierces. bread, fifty
barrels pork, sixty quarter
caggs bisqretts, seventeen
thousand one hundred and a
half white oak slaves. On
a account, the Shipper,
Being marked and mum
bered as in the margin, and
are to be delivered in like
Order and well Conditioned,
at the aforesaid Port of ia.
(the Dangers Of tho
seas only excepted) unto
Messrs Moore e. Couger--or
TO their assigns, he or they
freight for said goods
with primage and average
accustomed. In witness
the Master or Purser
Of the said Ship hath affirm.
ID to three bills of Lading,
III Of this Tenor and Date
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

An eccentric old gentle.
man placed in field on his
estate a. board with the fol
lowing generous offer painted
thereon;' Il will give this
field to any man who is con.
tented He soon had an
application, "Well, my
man, you are a contented
fellow2" asked the old gentle
men. "Ycs, sir; very"
"Then why do you want my
6eld7" The applicant did
not reply.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

the one Of which three bills
b c in G accomplished the
others to stand void, and 50
God send the good Ship to
her desired Port in safety.
Amen.
"R. W. Goodwin, Master,
Dated in New York, Both
March, 1862"
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

the assassin Of Jno. 7. Orr,
Of Clarendon.
Three.year old Robert
Nicely, Of Fayetteville, swal-
lowed a watermelon seed
which lodged in his windpipe
and caused death.
The town Of Meua will
celebrate it's second birthday
on the 10Th of August. 1t is
the largest town in the state
of anything like its age.
The republicans have
placed a partial ticket in the
field in Fulton county. One
thing it furnishes the Senti-
nal Republican something to
talk about.
The Pine Bluff state fair
begins October 18th and
continues 10 days. Five
thousand dollars in prizes is
to .be given away for the
races alone.
The Second Arkansas
wants two musicians, one
drummer and one clarionet
player The Second Arkan.
sas is acknowledged to have
the best band at Chickamau.
ga Park,
The decrease Of the cotton
crop Of Logan county this
year is 20 per cent, Farm
ers are dlversifying their
crops, raising what they can
eat at home aud leaving a
surplus for market. That's
the idea,
The members Of the Arka.
delphia district NJ, e. Church
South conference recently
leld voted 9 resolution declar.
ing that they would vote for
no man addicted to the drink
habit or who opposed the
present local option law.
The wheat crop just |
threshed III Green county is
the largest ever known in
the county, One man put !
up LOO bushel which The
mill men say will class with
any wheat in Indiana Iowa
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

Griffin, Ca, August s.
John Meadows, a negro, who
yesterday attempted to as
saalt the seven-year-old
daughter of Benson Camp at
Carmel, a small place near
Griffin, was hanged on the
edge of town today and the
body ridd!ed with bullets.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
ESTRAY NOTICE

We, w. B. Gavf, NJ
Johnson and M. D. Barhe'N'l
citizens and householderS W
county of Sharp, having O''']
pointed by J. A. Gay, ajuSu'Il
the peace of said county, Y
this day viewed a certain y Y
shown us by f. P. kng n
estray. Said mare is a0VV
hands high; about D y'u'' /.
black with white spot III =. :"
head and white snip '" "
Valued at S25,
- W. B, GavI
r. W. Johnson
M, D, Barnett , :,
Apprai'''
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
or Illinois.

or Illinois. |
Miss Elizabeth Flaneil
Lafayette county girl H
a deer weighing l23 pa|
dressed near Can6eld |
other day. When she \
the buck coming she pN|
up a club. and whacked I
on the head. Miss slAlhsa1| As1
is a hard hitter.
Mrs. Dan W. MOQs
Eureka Springs, is in RED
of a letter from her buls
Van Woodruff, who is y
in Alaska, He said \
on the trip he had TO NJ
thirty miles and carry
grub and clothing Oh
back. He says that
newspar er accounts Of
place are overdrawn' y
the wealth IS harder 70
than has been represef''
His partner died on the
with scurvy. He said I"
ing about returning
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

A correspondent to. the
.Bohham (Tex,) News says
that only a few in his section
are -epiistihg in the army.
TwoT went because their
wives had'ieft them one be-
cause he could not get a wife,
and one from dire necessity
he was a printer.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
POUGHKEEPSlE.

A splendid rain fell here,
July 80, breaking a seven
weeks drouth. A heavy
wind accompanied it doing
considerable damage to early
corn.
Squire Allen Gay is put
ting in a clstern on his new
premises.
The Medlock Bros brick
store room is going right up,
under the management of J.
@. Dystoa, contractor and
builder.
The picnic at Willow
Springs on July the 30th was
a pleasant success. Plenty
of eatlbles, numerous eaters.
Good behavior, general good
feeling, and good weather
(big rain) characterized the
occasion.
Theo. Max6eld is improv-
ing his mill property near
here.
Calvin Watkins broke
ground, or rather rock, on
the first of I-ugust for a
stone-cement dam as q sub
stantial Improvement to his
mill property on the river.
The threshlng season is
about over, but it is the IN.
divided belief of the ladies
that Jim Vance wears the
finest smile while feeding a
thresher of any man who
ever threshed in this section.
Ben Porter, Doc Taylor,
John Wells and David San
ders are all in a precarious
condition. They are hardly
expected to recover. The
cause2 Why,-a fine boy at
each OF their houses.
DR.. Tibbtes reports much
sickness. The DR.. narrowly
escaped drowning on July the
31st. The heavy rains put
Strawberry past the swim.
ming point DR., undertook
to swim his horse across,
when he became unmanage-
able, duckina hirn several
times. Clinging to the sad
die horn, however, lac man.
aged to get out with the loss
of his coat, saddle rug and |
medicine case. The DR.. says
he thinks people ought not to
get sick when the river is
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

The Hon. Auten put a
number Of tacks in his politi-
Cal coffin when he spoke of
putting the ''coons" in the
rear. j, ..- '5. '.. 81.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
SLIGHT SklRMlSHES.

Washington, August 6,
Late In thSday the first news
dispatch came to the war
department from Gen. Miles,
II was as follows;
Ponce, August 8, 1885,
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS,

CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.
The Texas peanut crop is
expected to be worth S4, 000,:
900 this year.
The very finest brand Of
Havana cigars fetches ST.
per 1000 in Paris.
The barking Of a dog on
the earth ca-l be heard by a
balloonist at an elevation of
four miles.
When the sparrow hawk
is swooping down or its
prey it cleayes space at the
rate OF 80 miles an hour.
If all the mountains in the
world were leveled the aver
age height of the land would
rise nearly 22O feet.
AS to the length of life of
fish, it is said that the ordi-
nary carp, if not interfered
with, would live 500 years,
Two British G uia ma
stamps, dated 1850, and
worth originally two cents
each, were sold IN Berlin not
long ago for S., 900.
Washing is done in Japan
by getting iuto a boat and
letting the garments to be
washed drag after the boat
by a long string,
A Scottish lunatic doctor
thinks that bicycle riding
may be a cure for insanity.
He has tried it with good
results on some Of his pa
tients.
Napoleon's cabbage palm
at Longwood has been blown
down. It was the last tree
of its kind on the island of
st. Helena and the species
has not been found else
where.
During the year ending
June 80 there were 14S cases
of suicide in San Francisco,
124 Of the self.killed being
men and "a women. in the
previous year the number Of
suicides was l79,
The only soap which the
Hindoos of the orthodox type
is made entirely of
vegetable products. But
soap is little used in India,
being almost an unknown
luxury with the natives.
The cries of sea birds, es.
sea gulls, are very
valuable te sailors in misty
weather. The birds cluster
on the cliffs and coast, and
their cries warn boatmen
that they are near the land,
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

Washington, August o.
The following is Gen. Shat
ter''s report for August 5.
! Santiago, August 6, San
itary report for August S;
Total sick, 1860; total fever,
2,532; new cases of fever,
434; cases Of fever returned
to duty, 601. ''.' .'.'
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12

Every sweet has its bitter.
:, When we get peace we will
all miss this "invigoratinge
war poetry" SO much, "...'" :
Sharp County record., 1898-08-12
County Democratic Ticket.

%"" 4; ,------ s. 90: .h.
For Representative
, or THOs. I. HERRN.
For County Judge -."
-i''' ''.". JAS. W. SMITH.
For Circuit Clerk ID" '-''
/ .'...@', H. B. HILL.
For Sheriff.
- ','''.."~ II. WILKINS.
For Treasurer
a 'N',l G. W. SHAVER.
For Assessor ''. 81 $50
=: y n" "ooN M. SULLIVAN.
For Surveyor .'.. '''... 80
h~- '-'1''",' C. b. RITCHIE.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-12
WILLIAM JOHNSON GIVEN UP.
Portland Bound Vessel Believed to Have
Sunk Near Thatcher Island.

Boston, February 1.-THE opinion has
become general in this city that the big
four masted schooner VIM. johnson
Captain Ice, from Philadelphia for Port
land, foundered off Thatcher's Island
during the blizzard February |. Captain
Evans of the tug Kate Jones, today stated
that on January "a he sighted the William
johnson off Minot's light, laboring
heavily, the seas making q complete
breach over her By arrangement with
the captain he towed the schooner into
Nantasket Roads, where it was learned
she was leaking badly about the rudder
post and had six feet of water in her hold.
Captain Evans offered to tow the vessel
to Portland, but the captain declined
stating that he thought he could reach
there.
He sailed from Nantasxet Roads Sun
day morning, January 80, and Captain
Evans, who was cruising outside saw
him off Eastern point at Jwo O'Clock that
afternoon. The wind was dead ahead and
the vessel was making little progress.
This is, the last heard of the craft. The
crew was shipped at Philadelphia and
their names are not known here. She
carried ten men.