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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-08
NEW YORK's GREAT REVIEW.
President Mckinley Treats Mayor
Van WycI<'s Proposal Kindly.

President Mckinley Treats Mayor
Van WycI<'s Proposal Kindly.
New York, Sept 7-Mayor Van Wyck
received to-day from President Mckinley
an answer to the telegram requesting per-
mission for the troops of the regular and
volunteer army to parade in this city at
the celebration of a peace jubilee. The
answer is as follows:
Your message of the 9Th Is received. 1t
would be very gratifying to me if the
health of the soldiers win permit a re-
view which will enable the people of the
city of New York to show their apprecia-
ton of the brave men who have in the
last three months performed such heroic
services to the country.
II viii direct that the commanding gen
erals as wen as the medical officers of
the army now in New York and arriv-
ing there shall report upon the probable
effect of the health of the troops of the pa
rade you propose. If they report that 1t
will not be injurious to the health of the
soldiers in their present condition, during
this heated term, and 1t is agreeable to
the officers and soldiers themselves, 1t
will afford me special pleasure to comply
with your patriotic suggestion"
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SITUATION IN FEVER DISTRICT.
Mississippi's Infection Confined to
Ten MILES square In Two Counties.

NIississippi's Infection Confined to
Ten MILES square In Two Counties.
Jackson. Miss, Sept 7-Three new cases
of yellow fever are reported from Taylor
Station tonight. One of them Is seriously
III and two shows symptoms Of incipient
black Vomit
The situation tonight looks reassuring
The suspicious fever reported at Edwards
has been diagnosed by DR.. Purnen and
pronounced not yellow fever.
All the surrounding country where the
Infection existed last year has been thor
oughly inspected and found in a healthy
condition. Forty-one deaths occurred In
this community during the epidemic OF
1897 and the board has been on the look
out for an outbreak this season.
Inspectors Haralson and Cant report
that the suspicious cases at Water Valley
are not yellow fever
The infection is now practically confined
TO an area ten miles square in Lafayette
and Marshall counties, and is surrounded
by string of guards.
The state quarantine against New Or
leans will be raised within a few days
unless new cases develop No fear of a
spread of the fever Is felt by the board
Surgeon Cobb of the United States ma
rine hospital service arrived in the city
tonight, en- route to Taylor's Station.
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MANY coRpsEs IN THE STREETS.
Report That the BOmbardment Was
Renewed With Great Damage.

Report That the BOmbardment Was
Renewed With Great Damage.
Athens, Sept. TIT is reported that the
bornbardment was renewed at Gambia to-
day, and that the port has been seriously
damaged
The foreign warshlps have landed sail
ors to reinforce the British garrison, and
pumps have been landed to assist in
quenching the flames
According to kilograms from Gambia, it
is estimated that twenty-five British were
killed and forty-five wounded yesterday.
Several Christian families have sought
refuge on the warships.
Many corpses are lying in the streets of
Gambia. In one case a whole family was
killed.
The Italian consulate is also reported
burned.
A Russian warship left the Piraeus hur-
riedly for Crete to-day, carrying the Rus
SIAN consul, M. TToijansky.
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SENT TO ST. FRANCIS.
Private Kinney Beinx Taken There
to Serve His imprisonment.

Private Kinney Being Taken There
to Serve His imprisonment.
Chickamauga Military Park, Sept L.
Private Kinney, the First Mississippi man
who made a murderous assault on Col
Govan, was sent under a detail of five men
to-day to st. Francis barracks, st. Angus
tine, to serve his term Of five years fixed
by the court martial.
The investigation of the Second division
hospital, instituted by Gen. Breckinrldge
on charges preferred by Col. Chandler
of the Second Arkansas, was concluded
to-day.
The finding Of the commission has not
been made public and all that was given
out was that some very unpleasant
things were found"
The reports of the various hospitals for
the twenty-four hours ending at noon
to-day show the following: Deaths, 5; in
hospitals, 70S; in quarters, 306. or the sick
325 are typhoid fever, 6S were released on
furloughs.
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THINKS HE IS sPAIN's DELIvERER.
Gen. POIavieia Declares Rotten Poll
tics the Cause of Spain's Troubles.

Gen, POIavieia Declares Rotten Poll
tics the Cause of spain's Troubles.
Madrid, Sept 7.--Gen. Polavieja, the
former captain general of the Philippines
has issued a manifasto, in which he says
that while he was never politician, he
cannot any longer harken to the sorrows
of my country without protesting"
The general, asserting that he has re-
ceived numerous calls to place him at the
head of neutral party, adds: 1.-The par
ties which have hitherto governed Spain
are rotten and the principal cause of the
countrys troubles"
Therefore, according to Gen. Polavieja,
a political reorganization is absolutely
necessary, as is also the truth concerning
our finances, so that the states creditors
NAV continue the measures Spain has pro-
posed in order to meet her engagements.
In conclusion, Gen. Polavieja advocates
the decentralization of the government,
without. however, impairing national un-
ity." Gen Correa. minister of war has
prohibited the publication of Gen. Pola-
viejas manifesto
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TALES OF GREAT MASSACRE.
Report That Only ESQ of over 1000
Christians Were Saved.


London, Sept. 8-The correspondent of
the Times at Gambia, telegraphing Wednes-
day, fully confirms the earlier reports of
the most serious events there.
He says: THE worst is feared as to the
fate of the majority of the Christians.
1t is reported that only $50 have been
saved out Of over 1000 The situation was
extremely difficult. The Turkish troops
refused to aid the British, who, being ex-
ceedingly few in the town, were soon over
powered. The forty wounded were at
tended to by the warships. The Moham-
medans are pillaging Gambia.
"Edhem Pasha, the governor. declares
that the mob is uncomfortable, but the
general opinion is against him.
"Reinforcements are expected from Ca
nea, and the Christian insurgents are
massing around the Gordon. AS this dis
patch goes reinforcements are arriving in
the Italian flagship Francesca Morosini."
The Times correspondent, telegraphing
later, says: Refugees are now coming on
board the Camperdown, many of them be-
ing wounded. They tell tale of great
massacre"
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FACTIONS IN A FATAL FIGHT.
SILVER REPUBLICANs IN a PITCH
ED BATTLE IN COLORADO.

Warning Factions Seek Possession
of the Opera House In which to
Hold n ConVentiOn-One Man Kill
ed and Three wounded - Charges
That Sheriff BOynton and Collector
HOwbert Lead the Attacking
Party Five Men From Cripple
Creek Held for the Murder OF
Charles $. Observation-Disclosures Flee
In Dismay.
Colorado Springs, Co., Sept. IA pitch
ed battle occurred in this city at daybreak
to-day between the two factions of the
silver Republican party of this state. in
which one man was killed and three were
wounded.
The dead man is Charles S. Harris of
Denver, an employe at Denver of the
Gulf Railway.
The wounded were removed by their
friends and their identity has not been
definitely established.
Ii is said that man named Palmer was
shot in the cheek, but not seriously injur-
ed.
Another man had his arm shot nearly
off and another received a flesh wound in
the arm.
The fight was waged for the possession
of the opera house in which the silver state
Republican convention is to meet to-mor-
row.
An armed guard representing the Teller
Blood wing was in possession.
An armed force representing the faction
deposed by National Chairman Towne was
sent to drive the guard out of the theater
After a hot scrimmage, in which many
shots were fired, the Tellerites fed in dis
may.
Harris and the men who were wounded
are supposed TO be members of the attack
ing force
Chairman Blood. A. M. Stevenson and
other leading Silver Republicans openly
charge Sheriff Boynton of this county
and Internal Revenue Collector Frank
Howbert with leading the attack.
Sheriff Boynton states that he. Mr..
Howbert and Chief of Police Gathright
did not go to the opera house until the
battle began. and then only to take pos
session of the place.
Five men were arrested in the opera
house, and one, it is claimed, by the po-
lice, had a smoking Winchester in his
hands. The prisoners are; Walter Russell
j. w. Lupton, J. j. Long, A. G. Smith
and A. F. Monge, all of Cripple Creek
They are charged with the murder of Har-
ris.
A guard of twenty men under Boynton
and Gathright hold the opera house and
the Teller people are refused admission.
In a published statement Chairman
Blood intimated that 1. ". Stevens, vice
chairman Of the National Silver party
during the last presidential campaign, and
others, arranged with a gang of thugs,
TO come from Denver and assist in captur-
ing the theater.
Mr.. Stevens brands this statement as
absolutely false" and says he knows
nothing about the opera house affair.""
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BOTH PnoBABLY DROWNED.
Gen. WheeIer's Son and Lieut.. Kirk
patrick Missing nt Camp WiI<on.

Camp Wickoff, Montauk Point, l.. l..
Sept. Thomas II. Wheeler. son Of Gen.
Wheeler and Second Lieutenant Newton
d. Kirkpatrick. First Cavalry. were prob
ably drowned while bathing here this ar
afternoon.
Young Wheeler was a naval cadet in
his second year. He had been acting on
his fathers staff for some time past. He
was II years of age. was a fine young
fellow and had made host Of friends
among the older officers. Together with
Lieut.. kirkpatrick he went to the beach
this afternoon to enjoy the surf bathing.
The surf ran high and the undertow
was very strong. Apparently no one saw
the young men drowned and It was not
until about 6 o'clock that they were miss
ed Their clothes were found a short
distance from Gen. Wheeler's tent, close
to the water. and 1t is believed that the
young officers were swept away by the
strong seas. Tonight a detail of sixty
men from the First Cavalry is stationed
along the coast to watch for the bodies
that may be thrown upon shore.
While in command at Camp Wikoff, Cen
Wheeler's headquarters were located on a
nigh hill near the station, "a considerable
distance back from the water. 1t was only
to-day that his headquarters We're shifted
down to the beach. His tent and the tents
of his staff officers are not more than
twenty yards from the waters edge. II
was this change of location that gave
young Wheeler and young Kirkpatrick an
opportunity TO indulge themselves in the
surf.
They had often spoke of so doing and
everyone here Is convinced that they were
drowned to-day. OF the accident Gen.
Wheeler has nothing to say. His three
daughters, two of whom have been acting
as nurses In the general hospital, and the
other as a nurse in the detention hospital,
are with him, grief-strcken.
Lieut.. kirkpatrick was from Virginia
He was appointed second lieutenant June
12 1896
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CApTIvEs co TO NEW YORK.
Lieut. seerern PrOfuse In His Thanks
to HnSnitaI Auth0ritics.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 7-Forty-four of the
officers and men captured with the de-
struction of Admiral Cerveras fleet at
Santiago left the naval hospital to-day in
charge of Lieut.. Segrera for New York,
where they VIII embark for Spain. Lieut.
Searera. who speaks English, was profuse
in thanks to the hospital authorities for
Kindness shown the capives.
The spaniards embarked on the steamer
Ola Dominion Of the Old Dominion Steam
ship Line
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Iynchburg, Va. Sept. THE Sixth dis
trict Republican convention today nomi-
mated C. A. Hermans of Montgomery for
Congress.
There was a bolt, boilers all being COL
ored. and they nominated Daniel Butler
colored, Of Lynchburg.
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prnmntions by the Prerident.

Washington, Sept. 7.-The President has
made the following promotions for dis
tinguished services at Santiago:
To BE Major General of Volunteers
Brig. Gen. William Ludlow and Brig Gen.
s. 5. Sumner.
To BE Brigadier Generals-Col. Richard
T.. Coombs. Fifth Infantry, and Lieut..
Col. Joseph T. Haskell, Seventeenth In
fantry.
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New York, Sept. Admiral Cervera, his
son. Lieut.. Cervera; Lieut.. Milo, Lieut..
Gomez, Commodore Ozmar, Capt. Eulate
and Lieut.. Cortelo arrived here this after
noon. The party went at once to the Ho-
toI Westminster. The admiral is in the
hest of health and was generous in his
praises Of the treatment given him since
a prisoner.
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stim Keers on Quarnntinc.

New Orleans, Sept. THE Mississippi
state board Of health, despite the official
declaration by the state, marine hospital
and Alabama authorities, that the suspi-
cious cases reported by DR.. Dunn were not
yellow fever, has not taken off its quar-
antine. However, the quarantine against
freight was modified 10 conform with the
rules of the Atlanta convention. Ala
bama has promptly removed all quaran-
tines
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VIRGINIA REpUBLIcANs SPLIT.
Ore Faction In the Fourth Nominate
Negro for Congress.

Richmond, Va, Sept THE Repub-
leans of the Third district split in their
effort to nominate a candidate for Con-
gress at Hanover Court House to-day. Two
conventions were held. The anti-machine
men named Otis II. RUSSELL ex-postmast-
er and ex-collector of internal revenue at
Richmond and the machine, or admins
tratlon men. B. B. Weislger postmaster
of Manchester. Both factions favored the
administration, the Weisiger men In their
resolutions, the others in the absence Of
resolutions (none being adopted) in Prus-
sells speech of acceptance.
The Republicans in the Fourth district
their meeting at Chase City also split, one
faction nominating Thomas l.. Jones, a
negro, and another r. 7. Thorpe of Meek
lenburg.
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The Ne,ys neceived nt Athen.

London, Sept. s.-The Athens CORE
spondent Of the Daily News telegraphing
Wednesday says: Reports have been re-
ceived here of fierce fighting in the streets
Of Gambia to-day and Of a brisk lombard
ment by the Camperdown. Nearly one
hundred British soldiers are among those
already killed or wounded.
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III HUNG CHANG DISMISSED.
His Partially Toward Russia Causes
His Political Dccnpitation.

Pekin, Sept LA Hung Chang has been
dismissed from power. IL Is presumed this
was done in accordance with the demand.
lister here, Sir Claude Macdonald, was in
structed to make on account Of the alleg-
ed general partially Of the great China
man 10 Russia, eliminating in Great
Britain being deprived Of the contract for
the Pekn-Hankow Railroad by giving
the Russo-Chinese Bank financial control
of the road
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DREYTUs TO BE RETIRED.
discovery of Facts duplicating on
GERS of General STAFF.

Faris, Sept. THE Figaro to-day says
the cabinet council just held unanimously
agreed upon revision of the Dreyfus case
ana dfecied the minister of justice NJ.
Sanien, to take the necessary steps to that
end.
ne Matin announces the discovery of
Ia Is duplicating the officers Of the gen
eIli staff, adding that Gen. Zurlinden, the
g." minister for war, reported the matter
90 lAe council and urged the necessity of
forming the intelligence department of
lAe war Office, whereupon he was directed
~ laDordta project separating the duties
VI me general staff from those of the in
UiEencs department..
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Not Yet scIectcd.

washington. Sept. THE fifth member
of the Spanish-American peace commits
sion has not yet been selected. Il is prac-
ticaWy certain than Senator Gray of Del
aware viii not serve as a member Of the
commission.
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CERVERA AT WASHINGTON.
Expresses His Thanks to Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Allen.

Secretary of the Navy Allen.
Washington, Sept. Admiral Cervera,
his son, Lieut.. Angelo Cervera, and Lieut..
T. Gomez Imaz, arrived here
this morning from Norfolk and
called at the navy depart
ment. In the absence Of Secretary Long,
the admiral and his two companions paid
their respects to Assistant Secretary Al
len. and 10 him expressed the thanks and
gratitude of Admiral Cervera for the
kindly treatment afforded him and his
men white prisoners of the United States.
The party remained but few moments,
when they drove directly to the Baltimore
and Ohio depot, where they boarded the
10 O'Clock train for New York
Admiral Cervera has written to Admiral
McNar expressing appreciation of the
kindly treatment he and his men have re-
ccived in this country.
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principally Regular soldiers.

Washington, Sept. Tt is said at the
war department that the troops which wiz
be used TO garrison Cuba, pending the
establishment Of some permanent form of
government there, win be principally reg
ulars
The regiments, however. have not yet
been selected
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Cen. Lnwton,s HeaIth Report.

Washington, Sept Cen. Lawton re-
ports four deaths among the American
troops at Santiago in dispatch received
by the war department tonight, The to-
tai sick Is 465 total fever, 292; new cases,
18; returned 20 duty, II
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Washington. Sept. IA cablegram from
T.. n. Brooke to the war department jndi-
,'-es that while tho charge that American
si.ops are not receiving proper medical
d .9ton is GnfoYnGed there is an increase
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-08
GEORGIAN DIES AT KNOXVILLE.

Private william Bates, First Geor-
giR, succumbs to Typhoid Fever.
Camp Poland, Knoxville. Tenn, Sept
THE Minnesota hospital train reached
here to-day and will start North to-mor-
row with forty-hve sick men.
Private William Bates, First Georgia,
died to-day in the division hospital of ty-
phoid fever. lie was brought here from
Chlckamauga, ~
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INDoRsEs BnYAN, SCORES ALcER.
Fusion Convention NOminates n
Ticket at MarshhfItown, Iowa.


Marshalltown, Ia, Sept 7.-The fusion
convention OF Democrats, Populists and
Silver Republicans of Iowa was held here
to-day The attendance was small. A
ticket made up of three factions was nom
mated.
The platform reafiirms the Chicago plat
form and reasserts the partys allegiance
TO free silver coinage at 16 to / lndorses
w. J. Bryan for leader in 1900; upholds the
commencement of the war with Spain,
but scores Secretary Alger and the national
administration for tho conduct of hos
pitfalls and the camps. On the question OF
territorial expansion the sentiment of the
delegates was almost equally divided.
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HURRIED TO THE WEST.
Second Wisconsin Takes Special
Train at New York.

New York, Sept. 7-The nine companies
of the Second Wisconsin, which reached
port to-day on the transport Obdam, were
landed at 1:3O at the Erie Railroad yards,
in Weehawken, where a special train was
waiting TO convey them westward.
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INSURGENTS ATTACK TROOPS.
uritIsh Naval Commander Threatens
to HebOmbard Gambia.

to HebOmbard Gambia.
Canea, Sept. Numerous insurgents
have attacked the Ottoman troops at Can
da and are forming a Gordon around the
city.
Edhem Pasha, the Governor, has urged
the admirals of the International fleet to
take immediate steps
The fighting continues, but Gambia 1t.
self is quiet.
The British naval commander has
threatened to rebombard the town if the
disturbances are renewed
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GEN. LINARES RECOVERING.
le Arrives at santandor From snnti-

"e ArriVes ut Sontander From Snnti-
ago dc Cubn Yesterday.
santanda, Spain. Sept. 1.-THE Spanish
transport satrustoqui has arrived here
from Santiago de Cuba. There were
e'rhty-three deaths on board of her during
The voyage
zen. Linares, the former commander of
lA" Spanish forces at Santiago de Cuba,
v rs passenger on board the Satrustoqui.
tle is recovering
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susnicIour sicIsners nt Edwnrdr.

Vlcksburg, Miss, Sept. 7.--suspiclous
sickness was reported at Edwards yester-
day and the city board of health to-day
declared quarantine against that town ana
all points on the Alabama and Vicksburg
Railroad between this city and Jackson.
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Dedham, Mass, Sept. 7.--Mr Bayard
held his slight Improvement all day ana
tonight was quite comfortable.
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First Maryland RegIment.

,,'eWport News, Va. Sept. THE First
o-,o,.S,lo S.lho regiment left Fort Monroe this
S'e'ing for Middietown, Pa.
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Narragansett Pier. r. l., Sept. 7.--Miss
Winnie Davis had a comfortable day and
was resting well tonight.
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GUARANTEE OF PEACE.
Emperor william Thinks His Army
r...

Can Preserve II.
Porta Westphalia. Sept 7-Emperor
william, speaking at banquet here this
evening on the subject of government la
bors, said: Peace will never be better
guaranteed than by the German army
thoroughly efficient and prepared for war,
sections Of which we now have the pleas
ing opportunity OF seeing and admiring
God grant we may always be able to care
for the worlds peace with this keen and
well preserved weapon"
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London, Sept. 7.-Sir A. Bnlotti, the con-
sui at Canea, who went to Gambia on
board the British battleship Camperdown,
cables to the foreign office saying that the
rioting at Gambia was caused in the fol-
lowing manner:
"a British soldier on guard at the tax
Office was suddenly stabbed in the back
and he dropped his rifle, which exploded,
killing a Mussulman. The firing then be-
came general and a party of twenty Brit
ish blue jackets from the British torpedo
gunboat Hazard was almost annihilated
before the sailors could reach their ship.
"In addition, detachment of forty-five
British soldiers were driven from their
quarters near the telegraph station and
many of them We're wounded.
THE total casualties, so far as known,
are twenty killed and fifty wounded.
1.-The fate of the Christians in other
towns is uncertain, but it is feared that
only those who succeeded in obtaining re
fuge in the court house have been saved
THE British vice consul, Mr.. Calocher-
inc, was burned to death in his house.
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BRITISH VICE CONSUL BURNT.
MUSsULMANs FALL UPON THE BLUE
JACKETS AT CANDIDA.

British Soldier on Guard Stabbed In
the Back, His Gun Dropping and
Exploding - Firing Then Became
GcneraI-Tvventy Killed and Fifty
wounded In the BattIe-Fate of
Christians In other Towns Uncer-
tain-British Vice Consul CalOche-
rino burned to Death In His House.
British and German COnsulates
Destroyed.
Gambia, Crete, Sept. THE British bat
tleship Camperdown, having on board Sir
A. Biliotti, the British consul at Canea,
has arrived here.
Several other warships have also reach
ed this port, reinforcements of blue jack
cts have been landed, and an early resto-
ration of quiet is expected.
The fires have been extnguished.
During the rioting the British and Ger
man consulates were burned.
The custom house, barracks and court
house were saved
Quiet is being rapidly restored.
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