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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-01
7. G. C. MEETING AT ST. LOUIS.
Hearing VIII Have Important be"'-
ing on the Grain Situnuoh'

st. Louis Republic.
The meeting OF the interstate co'nu'V''e
commission, which will be held III ST. LOUIS
lime Is. will be the most important 10 the
grain trade ever held, and both the mlllefs
aod grain men are preparing to -ppeaF III
force at the meeting.
tn. commission recently met In Ne"
York and heard testimony IN regard "
sh4 Eastern grain rate situation ana
meeting will be held in Chicago on June
- /, and Ii, but the iiual evidence VIII
be taken at the St. LOUIS meeting ana Il
decision reached in r4sul TO the rates
on grain and grain products.
the question of Cie relative rates Gu
wheat and -four has c1use1 moe H Ns'
contention between shippers AMI inc ran
road companies for the past twenty yea o.
and a definite settlemeh, o: tue question
viii he anxiously awaited by all parties
concerned. ,,,
a meeting of the local grain men VIII
be held in the directors room u tl'7 m'I-
! chants exchange tomorrow az p, III
TO confer with Traffic Commissioner van
| landingham and decide what action snouid
be taken before the interstate commerce
commission =.
AT this meeting the present meIh"u -,
reconsigning grain to the southeast WI.
also be considered recent order OF IN,
railroads changed the methods of handling
grain through St Louis, as it does not al,
low grain to stop at St. Louis II billed
through. and it is one Of the objects o.
the meeting to ascertain what effect I'M
new method is having on the grain trad'
of the city.
The millers will also hold conference
and determine what action should be takei
before the commission
Yesterday Commissioner Vanlsnding
ham Augustin Gallagher secretary OF tn
Southwestern Millers association, and sew
eral others received the usual summonse
from Edward A. Moseley Of the interstat
commerce commission, stating the oo)ec
| OF the meeting.
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Killed while Resisting Arrest.

Brookshlre. Texas May 3l--Manue Ed
wards. an escaped county convict was
killed yesterday By Deputy Sheriff cara
Hanson for resisting arrest Edwards
when called upon 10 surrender attacked
mo officer with a wedding hoe aud inlet
cd a very severe aud Tainful wound ~ INC
of6rcr's left arm above the elbow, alhPel
eevering the muscle. Examining trlal Was
tela Yesterday and Henson was placed
under $1,000 bord
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Action Deferred.

Austin Texas. May Sl.-The railroad
commission has deferred action on the
contract of the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande Railroad company with the con-
etruction company which built It's line
pending the furnishing Of additional data.
This Is the contract upon the recognition
Of which by the commission depends the
extension OF the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande to San Antonio. 1t was entered
into in 1887 and work was performed
hereunder up TO 1898
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SCHOONER CAPsIzED.
Two Ladies' Had Narrow Escape
from Drowning.

Wallisvire Texas May 31.-The schoon-
er Adele, VIII Illgore master, which runs
In the freight aud passenger trade be-
tween this point and Galveston, making
one regular trip per week, met with
serious accident yesterday when out from
the river about three miles In the BAY.
whrlwiud struck the schooner and cap
sized her in nine feet Of water Two lady
passengers were In the cabin Of the boat
at the time. Mrs Palmer and her child
got out all right and were rescued, and
the other one was assisted out by the cap
tain and all saved They perched on the
side of the beat out Of water, whore they
were soon afterward rescued by the
schooner Fanny D., on her way up from
Galveston and all returned to Wallisville.
The schooners Willie and Fanny D. re-
turned to capsized vessel last night and
will make an effort 10 right her up today,
which on account Of the rough sea. VIII
be difficult One Of the lady passengers
aboard the capsized vessel lost her purse,
containing 800.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-01
YELLOW FEVER IN cunA.
statistics showing Deaths for the
Past Eight Years,

statistics showing Denths for the
Past Eight Years,
Havana May 81 The sanitary depart
ment has just issued some Interesting
statistics regarding deaths from yellow
fever during the last eight years In the
year 1890 there were only four, In 1891
there were 3l6; 10 1882, 1926; in 1888 SOL;
in 1894. 32s; in 1895 40; in 1896. 1871. IN
1897 1851. aad in 1885 1862. Thus far in
the present year there have been only four
deaths due to yellow fever. In 1896 and
1897 there we're large numbers Of span
sh soldiers in the province. unacelima q
tized and they sucoumbed often to doubtful
diseases. In making UP the Statistics the
preference was always given TO yellow
fever, owing 10 the large pension that
could be drawn IN such cases by relatives
Of the deceased 1t homo. From 1880 to
1898, included the total number OF deaths
in the city Of Havana from all diseases
Whatsoever was 50 1903.
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STEAMER AFIRE.
TWO Thousand Bnles of Cotton
Burning IA the Hold.


New York MAY 3l.-The Cromwell line
steamer Knickerbocker ran NJ TO her dock
here today with twenty compartments
burning hercely The Knickerbocker put
away from New Orleans on May "a with
cargo Of 2000 bales Of cotton ana large
quantities Of rice, molasses and hides
There were also aboard forty Ave passen-
gers. When FIVE days out fronHNew Or
leans the forward compartment in the
hold OF the Knlcketbocker was discovered
10 he IN Are All the ventilators were
stopped up and the steam turned into the
hold.
The vessel was brought into this port,
where the passengers landed and the
KnioKerpocxei was towed over 10 the
I Jersey Flats where a fire boat began Ia
/ food both compartments No eNimste
can be given OF the loss az the present
time as the fire Is stll burning.
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WI Nnt Inst Long.

Southern Pacific officials state that their
trains are all running on time and be-
vond the business that originates in New
orleans, their traffic has not diminished
80 snch proportions in New Orleans as
80 nacessitate a stringent and prolonged
o W yet they are sanguine that the
eautbor,ties at that place will be able to
contToI the disease and soon stamp II out,
IA nat the quarantine established Tues
dav will then be raised
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Carpenters scarce at Mckinney.

Mckinney, Texas. May ga dearth OF
carpenters is greatly mountaineering Nc
Kinney contractors IN the present rush OF
Improvement that is going on in the town
Never before in the history Of the town
were so many new dwellings in course Of
erection at one time, besides an unusual
amount Of remodeing and repairing is in
progress Some business houses. pork
packery round bale gin, extensive water
works and big grain warehouse are also
being erected.
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Rosenberg Items.

Rosenberg. Texas, May 81 III, P Ruff
has purchased Mr.. cox's interest in the
grocery business lately conducted by the
firm Of Cox & Ruff
The new BAPTIST church is nearing com
pletion.
Mrs. J. c. Lester of Houston is visiting
her son, w. H. Lester.
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UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION.
Second Annual Meeting 90 Re Held at
wnco I'm June.

Waco. Texas. May sl.--The local Under
writer's association Of Texas will meet
in this city June 10 and II in second an
nual meeting The officers are Walter
V. Fort. Waco. president; Charles H.
Dexter Dallas. hrst vice president j. W.
ozment. Palestine, second vice president
r. L. Conroy. San Antonio, third vice
president, Stark West, Waco secretary
s M. Furman, Fort Worth, assistant sec,
rotary. Executive committee: stuart
Harrison, Fort Worth chairman; q
Grlnnard, Galveston: W. L. Stiles, saE
Antonio; X. S. Dargan, Paris; G. L. Iafl'
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r.r.e,I summer Normal.

r.,rsu Texas, May so.-The summer
-, & getting down to business and
~. attendance has been considerably in
~ .soa NV the arrivals today and yester-
ri,g III is also stated that the
day iarga list Of students is to be in
creased. -, lat aysrtny and
lne of6cers for the public school for
el n1crsa children. Prof. w. e. Youngblood
c ..ao re e.eleoted superintendent and Pearl
Cooper first assistant
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4 =. iexas, May S1.-Fritz Lentz
,,.,,''4 'uatlon on charge of Grim
l i. va. ana his bond was set at $1,000,
b NJ save There is strong feeling
n. ne is a wealthy German far
q ~ , gi,l Is a daughter of w. F..
a. ''h 70 DO and highly respected
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sHAKE NIO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease. powder for ine test' ,e.,
ana instantly takes the sting out Of corns anu
b.niopp It's the greatest comfort dlseoteiS
o. the age Aliens Foot Ease makes ISM
Sor se,eating callnus and hot tired, achinK
seet. INV il today sold BY all drusgls's ana
sboe stores By mali for l5c in stamps ! flAl
package FREE. Address Amen . O'n9's"''
Il Rnv. n. ".
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

on ana after June / summer excursion
tickets will be on sale TO the Carolinas:
Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia, gooa
isrs man. folders, etc, address j. O..
Andrews. Southwestern passenger agent.
Hutchins house. Houston. Texas.
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cIeburne Notes.

c,sburne. Texas. May So'-Gsnerai su-
o.rintendent c. F. Resseguie passed
,t,.ongh cleburne this morning en- route
- Galveston from Chicago.
twenty-five machinists came from Cal
,,on last night to work In the new
mans They viii continue to come till
ths entire 200 are here
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-01

NEW YORK. "A dispatch to the Herald
from Buenos Ayres says The govern
ment has presented 10 congress the esu-
mates for next year. The receipts are
calculated at 45,s7l 900 pesos gold aad
81, 1922, 90 pesos paper and the expenditures
at 81, 947 900 pesos gold and 95,47Ooo
pesos paper
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Note. and Personals.

Mr. w. F. Conner travelling passenger
cant for the wabash passed through
Horston Yesterday en- route 10 Galveston.
Tie Magnolia Park railway dummy en-
zine has been put in the shops for repairs.
IN the meantime the line will be operated
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Error Corrected.

..,isl wagons for collection OF
~ ~, ,p.,PR PRIVATE RESIDENCES Tor
~ nv, ,-,ias, also for delivery to pFi-
WI ,aas... In tbe city. We are on duty
800 M. WE NEVER SLEEP. Tele-
9 ,.is INN, prlvate residences receive
,a,stcr. Phone So. =un
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-01
BlsTgoP's MAIFEsT.
M success Scored by the Fire
Dephrtment.

XfhI turCttN CNOtt"
Department.
II. Texas, May 30-The annual
\ celebration under the auspices of
ka;rop FIRE department opened this
h With a lively scene, while martial
;llsd the air. The procession was
,rtstlug, with several features
h ui special mention. Prizes will be
II this afternoon at 4 80 o'clock Tor
vi decorated wagon or float. The
|ilaiaies for May queen are Misses
II and Turner, and that election
10 be decided at that hour. Tourna-
hryce races, shooting, are all
for .oday, with considerable dis
poultry, etc. with May pole dance
isdns tonight. Everything is love-
minated In a maze of evergreens,
e flgiI and an immense crowd Of
risers on hand.
irp Texas, May 31.-Tho Maifest Is
pa splendid success. The game of
~ between Bastrop and Elgin re-
d the score of 5 to IL in favor of
m This afternoon the Bastrop nine
Eoa hats with smithville's team. The
md horse racing tok up the last
The day, and results and prizes
r given today.
asVle Turner vas crowned queen
nay Al o'clock last night by Cep-
als Jones, one of Bastrop's most
~ Young lawyers, who made brief
went speech in the presentation
laler Won this triumph over for
y Sos' as the rival candidates were
puN and scored many votes. The
" pretty and impressive. as The
nv, bearing in face and figure that
royalty comprised in a sweet
~ personality, surrounded by hel
W. received her crown.
My pole dance was beautiful. al
=, IN maids Of sweet sixteen, in snow
,aa me light of happy girlhooC
~ lnelr fresh, fair faces and tn,
Joyous health speaking in ever,
M ss performed the various figure
~ 'ley had been carefully drille,
S, ~, ia Graft and Nellie Nash.
n. lOl' tns hours of the night I'll
M sns hours we're devoted tc
E,t,.mos'amme is somewhat simila
4 ~ . Many from neighboring
IT,, - communities are in attendance
wv was estimated at about $500.
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The American PeopIe

Are the grestesi sufferers from constipa
ton Many eases have been cured effee.
tualIy with small doses of Crab Orchard
Water,
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Inside HOT Ell,
vFl.scO pEACH.

yELAsCO BEACH.
\ yard. from Surf's Edge.
i. Tram Houston on 1. and G.. N
4, vsls.ro Terminal Railroads.
~ from June Is 40 Sept. 10.
4. p.lIfhtul Summer Resort on the
Gulf Coast -
|rssr BATHING AND FISHING
1 WTSryirGnRlTING GULF BREEZE.
h Il The TINE TO SECURE ROOMS.
+ss.- PARTICULARS. please address
MURlsON & MALIN.
Hotel Bristol. Houston. Texas
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ton, Hlsboro Tho meeting viii be a
very important one In view Of the recent
antitrust legislation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-24
GARAGE GOES UNGATHERED.
BROOKLYN HOUsEHOLDERs BEGIN TO
DESPAIR OF RELIEF.

BROOKLYN is stin in the clutches Of the blizzard
as far as the cleaning Of streets goes. Inc warm
weather has removed much OF the snow pu' Al
most every street In the city is lined Win ash'""s
tina, have been standing for days. Almost none oil
the garbage has been removed ana many 80
holders have had 10 dump the Carriage Oh ~, l
snow II this state Of affairs coIliii-S IL. ~ 20
longer. the doctors say, 'h' Guy u ia " "
become a hOtped OF fyphoid. ,, .,,ie ~ tho
S,nds-sf IS an especially striking eAainpe =" ~.
General Min and disorder. Most Of the hols's l"
been visited by men sent out 10 assuit me 't1 he
holders that the COWS Will not come nome ul.'l '
garbage is removed. This comforting dssu' aiioe -
~ present the only indication that II Is ne E'So
10 empty the aslcaus and cart away ln -, ~
tents Some Of the hotels. however, nave "e'" 80
lievcd Of their ashes and waste 1,.i-, 40
pep,ltv-Street Cleaning Commissioner Q'l'.H v.
claras that a. has been absolutely lmposslp' 70 a.
tend 10 the eshcars. He says thar eHru IL ,bo
Trucks could have got into the SIDE SUI, ~
pile Of snow IN front 81 the houses Woun la -
prevented any further work. and the Iacl "l ~
scows being frozen fast IN ne ice woun NJ -, ,bo
vented the carrying away Of the carnage IloiH ~
civ He also eyonerated Joseph a Mc1aItty' utle
garbage contractor. from the imputauoh ma 49, ~
has made money by not using his carts anl SHOW
that the extra work 70 be required anu ~ -
mont Of his men. which goes on. Work or 10 "''N'
will In fact. cause him 10 lose money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-24
BROOKLYN NEWS.
CHILD CRUSHED BY A CAR.
MANY WOMEN WITNESSES OF THE AC-
CIDENT

LITTLE ONE DIES IN FEW MINUTEs-sHE WAS
RETURNING FROM SCHOOL WHEN KILLED.
Alma Smith the eight-year-old daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Charles Smith OF No. 2g7 Livingston st,
was almost instantly killed yesterday afternoon at
425 o'clock by a Gates-ave. trolley-car Of the
Prooklyn Heights Line bound uptown loaded with
shoppers and returning passengers from Manhat-
tan. The accident was witnessed by immense
throng OF people principally women shoppers. The
accident took place in front Of the carpet store OF
william Berri and the sidewalks were thronged AT
the time
Alma attended Public School No Is. in schermer
horn-st and had just been dismissed from school
In company with her playmate. Alice Framer VINO
lives in Fulton-st. near the s'ene Of the acclqen
were moving brisky. and the two children walled
for a minute or two before making ar attempt TO
dren darted for the tracks holding each other by
the hand They did not notice that a Gates-ave
We're just going 10 step on the rails Of the ny,
bound track Alice saw the car and drew back ana
struck Alma and Knocked her down. 49,,
as The front wheels OF The car passed her legs
The motorman brought his car TO stop ana n, IL.
I'm n where Alma iav on he track under the car
and picked her up She was carried into the hall
way Of 30 rs Fulton-st and an ambulance was
summoned from the homeopathic Hospital While
waiting for the ambulance every thing posslbie was
p,cked M nv Mr. FISK and the others before she
closed her eyes and long before the clang OF me
ambulance hell heard she had oreathed her
last -
The news Of the accident spread quickly ana , tne
blocking Of both trolley lines caused the asseInoling
Of one Of the largest throngs seen in the drygoods
district FOR long time Handsomely dresst a
women almost fought to press their way INTO me me
hallway I'm order 10 see who Il that had oeen
run over The police had hard YORK IN keelPlins
the streets cleared As soon as DR.. Chain neria,n
~ the Homeopathic Hospital saw the chHd ne
The body wa tcnaerly lifted into the ambulance
and taken 10 the chds home. Charles SWlt We
IA Their Of the child g driver for George l.o.Klli
sons whose place ~ business r. almost oppo..
the scene n the accident The Smiths I'VE at 30.
2q7 Iivngston-st with Mrs. Smiths mother MIS-
studoN -, ,.o-,,or
In order 10 avoid delaying trafic. the motorman
was not removed from the car. 4 policeman ho-
GONNA nied the car uptown and the motorman was
later locked up in the Adams-st police station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-24
HOTEL INTERESTS TO BE DIVIDED.
co1r1xc DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNER
SHIP FORMED BY THE LATE ROB
ERT STAFFORD AND II.
PRESCOTT WHITAKER.

The partnership formed by the late Robert star
ford and n Prescott whitaker. the WeH-Kno"h
hotel uroprietors under the firm name or S'aHoiu
& whitaker about 1873. will be dissolved on Mafch
I and division Of the firms Interests "hch mas
been definitely arranged. will he made on the same
day This agreement was made yesterday py MIS-
stafford who was named the residuary leeatee
IN her husbands will and Mr.. Whitaker. by the
terms OF the partnership agreement the nrm was
TO cease its existence. owing 10 the death Oh -N'
Stafford on May /. but It will come to an END TWO
months earlier IN view Of the amicable action ar
rived at yesterday.
The division OF the interests will he as follows;
Mrs Stafford will get the leases Of the Hotel I'm
peral this city: the Hotel Walton. Philadelphia
and the Mansion House Buffalo. and Mr.. Whit
aker the lease Of the Hotel Netherland. this city
With each lease are given the hotel furnishings and
the goodwill Of the place The firm owns none Of
the buildings in which # is established being only
the lessee Of the properties.
J L. Romer, OF Buffalo. who is Mrs Stafford +
legal adviser. made the facts public last night
MI Stafford and MI Whitaker were for many
years residents OF Buffalo, in which city they es-
tablshed their first hotel. which was the Mansion
House That hotel is OF the Oldest in Buffalo.
Soon afterward they bought Bonne's Hotel Buff
falo, and the place was named the Stafford House.
When they disposed OF the Stahord Rouse they
purchased the Tiff House, Buffalo. and on leav-
ing the latter hotel they established the Richmond
Hotel on the site on which the lro1uols holeL IN
Richmond Hotel was established was al one time
used as a library by the Young Mems Christian
Association OF Buffalo. The Richmond House was
destroyed by FIRE soon after IL was opened. and
the members Of the firm once more took charge
Of the Tiff House. After selling their interests IN
that house they came 10 this city and bought the
Hotel Bartholdi. ,
II was opened about nine years ago. The firm took
a lease OF the property. and has held IT since the
OF the Hotel Netherland was acquired some years
ago. Later the firm obtained a lease OF the Hotel
Walton Philadelphia.
Mr Stafford died in December, 1896 at the Hotel
Netherland He left sons. besides a widow.
Mr. Whitaker is one Of the most popular and most
successful hotelmen in the country. Since the
death Of his partner he has managed the large IN
ierests Of the firm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-24
MUSIC.
THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Lady Halle was again the solo performer at
the second concert OF the Boston Symphony
Orchestra's fourth visit to New-York this
SON The concert took place last night In Car
negie Hall. and proved to be of the most de-
offered Lady Halle played Bruchs first con-
certo for violin with faultless intonation and
with considerable more breadth and depth OF
tone than were manifest in the Spohr concerto
on Wednesday afternoon. Her success with the
audience was complete and emphatic. and de-
servedly So though a certain nervousness Of
manner prevented the first movement from
sounding as reposeful and authoritative as did
the finale Here there was a youthful dash and
vivacity which took her listeners quite off their
feet
Besides the concerto. the programme con-
tanned three numbers. two Of which were faml-
lar and one was an utter novelty. They were
Tschaikowsky's overture fantasia. Romeo and
Juliet" (Which will be played by the New-York
Philharmonic Society this afternoon and to-
morrow EVENING": Beethovens symphony,
"Eroica." and a set Of symphonic variations by
Vincent dIndy. entitled "Istar." With the last
Mr. Gercke gave the orchestra's patrons as
pretty puzzle they have ever had The an
notated programme contained many pages
about the familiar music, but not one about the
fantasia composition, whose title was probably
as bewildering its form to the vast majority
OF those who heard IT, Much is asked Of those
who would follow the progress Of latter-day
music: in this case nothing less than chapter
Of Assyrian mythology
In the absence Of information on the subject
Of the composers intentions. it may be assumed
that NJ. dIndy attempted a musical delineation
Of Istars descent into Hades in search Of her
love- goddess Of unspeakable antiquity. In visit
ing the underground world she was compelled
by each Of the guardians Of its portals to divest
herself of an article Of ornament and dress, till
at last she passed through the last portal en-
tirely nude The composer Of the variations
invented an ingenious scheme to illustrate the
series Of adventures. the most novel feature OF
which was to reverse the old process and pre-
sent the variations first and the theme last
Only fragment Of the theme is heard at the
outset and this is trcked out with deal OF
scntillant ornament AS the music goes on the
roelodic foundation is augmented until at last
the theme stalks forth in its whole stature and
IN complete nudity-a pompous unisono or the
strings and brass. Whatever else may be sald
ahout the music which it is impossible 10 grasp
fully at a single hearing. the structural device
is Al least ingenious. and we should ike lis
hotter acquaintance II IS a favorte amusement
Of smart critics Of late to affect contempt Tor
the notes which have become the rule on sym
phOnic programmes. No DOUBT some Oh .i'V'Ii
are foolish and idle enough but IL "|IIu "t 20
Interesting to know what sort OF an ldea OF
Vincent d'Indy's variations was carried ava
last night by the people 10 whom the utIe
'Istar' conveyed no information.