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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
CAPE FEAR TRANSFERRED.

The transfer of the Cape Fear aud
Yadkin Valley Railroad took place
yesterday at the Office of the Safe De-
post and Trust Company of Baltimore,
in accordance with the decree of Judge
SimontoD, of the United States Circuit
Court. The deed was delivered. in
which Mr.. Henry Walters, president Of
tbs Atlantic Coast Line; MIR. B. F. New.
conner aud air. Michael Jenkins, OF Bel,
timore, and Mr.. Warren G. Elliott, Of
Wilmington, n. c., president of the
Wilmington and Weldon Railrosd, one
of the component roads of the Atlantic
Coast Line, are named as The purchas
ers. The transfer was made by Mr.
Z. S. Martin, of Wilmington, and Mr.
Clement Manly, OF Winston, n. c.,
the master commissioners appointed by
Judge Simonton 10 make the sale by
decree and distribute the proceeds.
The cash paid was s., 800, GOO, and
the balance in bonds and past-due cou-
pons OF different series and aggregating
about 81 ,225 900, which was according
to one OF the provisions OF the DEGREES
The majority of the bonds and coupons
were counted yesterday by the commits
sioners and the purchase value stamped
upon them. This work will be COM
pleted to Gay.
The purchasers and their associates
will meet in Wilmington to morrow to
form corporation to be known as thf
Atlantic and Yadkin Railway Company
Gen. John Gill, president of the Mer
cantiie Trust and Deposit Company.
continues as receiver of the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley until the accounts
are lully approved and the formal
transfer of the property to the purchas.
ers is authorized by the commissioners
This will require but short time.
The road was sold at Fayetteville,
n. O.. under decree, December % last,
for $4,000, INCLUDING portion OF
the equipment. The balance OF the
rolling stock was sold TO the same pur-
chaser for $15 coo. In addition to the
cash, the balance is paid in bonds and
past due coupons of the road at the
value OF the distributve share of each.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
runs from Wilmington, through Fay
etteviile and Greensboro to Mt. Airy.
and thence 10 point on the Virgins
line near Mt. Airy. There is branch
line from Fayetteville to the South Car
DINA line, where connection is made
with the Southi Carolina Pacific Rail
road, running thence to Bennettsvllie,
S. c., and which was leased to the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley. The pur
chassrs of the latter have also purchased
that lease and will continue 10 operate
it as a part of the road. The total
mileage of the system is about 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign news.

BERLIN. Feb. 3.-The agrarian depu-
ties in the Reichstag will interpellate
the government shortly with regard to
Germany's relations with the United
States, especially concerning the Ameri.
can contract labor and pauper immi-
grant laws.
VIENNA, Feb. 3.--The statement
that constitutionalism in Austria
has succumbed, is confirmed by
the announcement to-day that-Count
phun won Hohenstein, the prem
Ter, intends TO rule as dictator with
out the Reichsrath for at least year
aud possibly until the term OF the pre-
sent parliament expires in 1908. The
socialists are preparing for gigantic de.
monstratious against the suppression Of
parliamentary government.
LONDON, Feb. ga dispatch from
Paris alleges that the German Emperor
has indirectly urged the court OF casa.
ton to examine General Schneegans
and Col. Slodel, of the German army,
respecting the forged letters purportiDg
to have been written by the Kaiser.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Thc famous Oxford Uni.
veIsity Union Debating Society, which was
| 81 antsgonistic TO the North during the civil
war in the United States, by vote of As to
| 30 has passed the following resolution
That any formal alliance with America
| would be 10Th injudcious and impracticable. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
COURT OF APPEALS.

Southern Railway Company, VS..
Franklin and Pittsylvsnia Railroad
Company, Circuit Court of Franklin
county. Amended and confirmed.
Wilson vs.. Dawson, Hastings Court,
city of Roanoke; reversed.
Whitlow's administrators vs. Whit
lows administrator, appeal from Circuit
Court of Orange county; reversed.
Richmond Railway aud Electric
Company vs. Harris, Chancery Court,
city OF Richmond; reversed.
Goldsmith & Co. VS.. Late, Corpora
ton Court, city Of Danville; reversed.
Finch vs. Southern Railway Com
pany, Circuit Court OF Mecklenburg,
appeal and superaedeas; bond 500.
Perkins vs.. Purvis, Circuit Court of
Albemarle county; appeal and super
sedeas; bond, 500.
Miihiser & Co. vs.. Mckinley & Co.,
Circuit Court of Patrick county; appeal
and supersedeas; bond, $3.50.
O'Meara VS. Southern Railway Com
pany, writ of error aud eupersedeas;
Corpol alton Court Of Alexandria; bond
500.
Dunbar Us. Hill, Circuit Court of
Dickerson county; writ oferror refused.
Cottrell vs.. Watkins and others.
Argued aud submitted.
Newport News, Hampton and Old
Point Development Company against
Newport News Street Railway Com.
pany. Argued and continued until to-
day.
The Court Reporter, the publication
OF which has just been begun, will be
issued after each opinion day of the
Supreme Court, instead of monthly. as
has been s'a' ed. Each issue will con-
tain the full text OF all the opinions
handed down on the preceding opinion
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
From Manila,

SEATTLE, Feb. 3.-Oriental advices
state that Dewey's squadron is cruising
on the southwest coast of LnzOn
to guard against the landing of arms by
insurgents. OF the army two thousand
men are on the sick list. The district
actually occupied is only the city of Ma
Mia and two or three villages near by,
the Americans never yenturing further,
presumably to avoid a conflict with the
natives, who are very active Agui-
naldo has $4,000 men st Maoloos,
armed with rifles, and natives o. her /,
wise armed are inDumerable. The
natives show no disposition to submit
to American rule. The Nippon's Off
GERS predict conflict if there is no
change soon4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The James and Rsppahannock rivers
are filed with ice which interferes With
navigation.
Cornelius Hall, of Chuckatuck, a
we'll known educator, is dead, aged
nearly seventy.two years. Nine child
rem survive him.
Miss Gepevieve Athey, daughter of
Rev. S. NJ. Athey, died of typhoid fe-
yer at her home at Orlean, Fauquier
county, last week.
Mr.. George ". Kerner, commissioner
of agriculture, has appointed Mr.. E
Bruce Chesterman, jr., to the position
of clerk and stenographer, which the
board created at its meeting Wednes-
day.
James W. Lemly, of Stephens City,
Frederick county, died "Wednesday
night, suddenly, from heart disease.
He was seventy-eight years OF age, and
is survived by wife and seven child
dren.
Yesterday morning. between 4 and 5
o'clock, Mr.. John G. frances store,
with stock of general merchandise, sit
uated pear Newland, was burned.
The building and stock Of goods were
Insured for 200. The barroom, con.
Quoted by Mr.. Clinton Jones, situated
nearby, was also burned.
DIR. F. f. Nide, treasurer of King
George county, ard Miss Lucy Pratt
Ashton, daughter Of the late Lewis a.
Ashton, were quietly married at Water
loo, the home OF the bride, in King
George county on Wednesday. Rev.
John McNabb, of the Episcopal Church
performed the ceremony. Only the
immediate members of the two families
were present.
A letter from Washington says some of the
political gossips have il that Mr. Marshall
| McCo mick. of Clarke county, will be can
didate for the gubernatoral nomination mex
time, aud that Mr.. T. c. Pitcher will make 3
race for the congressional nomination il The
Eighth district
Miss Mary Preston, daughter of Maj. john
VI. Scott was married on Wednesday at Mt
| Airy, the home of her father in Fauquer
county, to Mr.. VIM. s. Sheets. of New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
ensationaI Developments Expected

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The coroner's
inquest in the Adams poisoning case
promises to be one of the most sersa-
tjonal events OF the kind ever known in
gnis city. The names OF prominent
people will be mentioned and scandals
nay follow. There is 10 doubt that 10
tae six weeks that have elapsed since
the murder of Mrs. Kate J. Adams, the
wealthy people implicated have spared
40 expense TO keep themselves in the
background and to "protec." the sus-
poets. The three persons involved
two men and woman-are watched
night and day and cannot escape. II
may not be polite to make the arrests
Until after the coroner's investigation.
# an attempt at escape is made, arrests
will follow. L is learned that former
waiter at the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club gave the most valuable informa.
ton against the suspects. It is said he
was the man who told of the existence
of coterie of moral degenerates in the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club among
whom are the murderers, and that they
had Injurious parlors fitted up la
Oscar Wilde in fashionable section.
The corOner'a jury will be empannelled
today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

AT THE annual celebration OF the
organization of the Christian Endeavor
Society, held in fremont Temple, Bos'
ton, last night, the seizure and retention
ofthePhilippine Islands sand all the other
conquered provinces were advocated,
and resolutions to that effect adopted.
And all too, in the name OF civilization
Now, as ever, the New Englanders
would shoot civilization and Christiari-
ty into savaees, with power and ball,
though the latter have religion of
their' own, with which they are well
satisfied.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
WHEEE THE President obtained the

WHEEE THE President obtained the
authority to pay the Cuban insurgents
three million dollars 10 behave them
selves, observe order and obey the laws,
is what many Americans do not know.
But even were it otherwise, they
wouldn't understand now that money
"shalI not be regarded by them asIevan
part payment OF salary Of wages due for
service rendered" Which, of course, i'm
plies that for such alleged service they
have just claim. which will be paid
hereafter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
Resigned His Office.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 9.-surrogate
John Il. V. Arnold, of New York city,
TO day filed his resignation of the Office
with the SecIe airy of State, giving i'll
health as his reason. The members OF
the assembly special committee appoint
ed to investigate the New York surro.
gates office returned from New York
tnis morning and reported to She ss-
sembly leaders that Judge Arnold had
resigned al d that there was no further
need of an investigation of the surro.
gates department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has recog-
nlzsd Gomez, the Cuban chief without
q government and With no army, by
treating with him, but he refuses to re-
coguize Aguinaldo, though the latter
has an organized government and a
large and we'll equipped army to sup
port him, and who doesn't ask this
government to pay him and his SOL
diers. But Gomez is Spanish desert
or, while Aguinaldo is born Filipino,
striving to secure the freedom Of his
native land.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

Mrs. MAYBR1cK's CAsE.-The proposed
reopening of tho case of Mrs. Florence May
brick, the American woman now serving g
lifeIsentence in an English prison, has arous
ed the greatest interest and sympathy il
Norfolk, where the May bricks resided for g
number of years prior 10 their removal to
England. Mr.. C. F. Greenwood, prominent
merchant of Norfolk, has made affidavit to
the fact that Maybrick was to his certain
knowledge, a confirmed arsenic eater. Il
have seen him" said Mr.. Greenwood, "sit in
my Office and tske arsenic pills as large as
peas. On enc such occasion he turned TO me
and said, Greenwood one of these would kill
you, but can take them-in fact, l have to,
for I am very nervous" Me-. Greenwood
expressed much pleasure at the effort now be-
ing made by the Medico Legal League TO eff
feet Mrs. Maybrick's release through an ap-
peal TO the Queen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
The Pope,s Increasing Fecbleness.

ROME, Feb. S-Prof. Lapponi, the
Vatican physician, becomes a more
aud more important official daily, with
the increasing age and feebleness of the
Pope. His's4lary is only 5000 year,
and his duties are now most exacling.
His patient is very difficult one, as
Leo has the greatest aversion to taking
any special care of himself or to sparing
himself any work or exertion. In his
library he still insists on doing every
thing himself, even to climbing up on
ch airs to get books down from upper
shelves. On March 2. the Pope will
celebrate his ninetieth birthday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

A FATAL VAecINATIoN.-A dispatch
from Newport News says W. J. Crow
ley, brother OF l.. ]. Crowley, who died
on Wednesday, arrived in that city yes
day to investigate the circumstances,
and to take the remains to Roanoke.
his home. Crowley died under pecu
liar circumstances. The man bad been
vaccipated, and his arm became very
sore. Erysipelas set in, and from its
effects Crowley died.
. The brother who arrived there yes.
terday says that he will investigate the
death of his brother. and, if the city is
al fault, be will take steps to obtain
satisfaction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
An Indictment Acainst Epo,,..,

nUBLGN, Feb. 3.-John Dillon. NJ ,b.
irish naIioaa ist, is preparing to l.ancb .g
indictment against England on the o5.nirl
Of Parliament, on three counts. Th.se aug
Eng'and's attempts to goad to VIC ,so
inhabitants OF districts in ireland wic.o
crime is unknown the taxing for ex,r. nv no
lice officers of localities where the onIr --;,...
are committed by the copstahulsrv ~ Ma. -
organize moonlight afIray FOR which. on ~ -.
posure, the crown had TO p-o-ec1te p,.ie,
Snrpnanf ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
Fatal Railroad Accident

McKEEsPoRT, Pa, Feb. 3.-Fsrir
this morning tWo-horse wagon Josi
ed with furniture and on which fro
men and woman were liiinc nv
struck by Baltimore 6; Ohio freiob,
train at the crossing at Rivertop Sc
ton, one mile below here. Four GO
the men We're killed, and the otber
man and the woman were so badlv IN
jured that they will probably die
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
ONE OF THE physicians of the city,

ONE OF THE physicians of the city,
one, too, who is employed by the
health officer to inspect smallpox cases
and attend to them, and who has been
over large part OF the city, says that
since he commenced his inspection he
has seen only FIVE cases OF discrete, and
not one of continent smallpox, that
yellow flags are put up on houses IN
which suspects live, and that he knows
of one case in which the flag was hung
on the house in which negro child
had the chickenpox. He also says that
several persons are sick from VAGINA
ton. There has been no ground for the
attempt of the Washington newspapers
to iniure the business OF this city be-
cause 8 few cases OF mild smallpox
have occurred here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
AGAINST SOUTHERN RAILWAY

The Court of Appeals yesterday in an
opinion prepared by Judge Rely de-
cided that the Southern Railway Com
pany could not surrender its lease of
the Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad.
This latter is q short line running
from Pittsylvania, station on the
Southern, to Rocky Mount, the county
seat of Franklin, and wss leased in 1885
for q period Of thirty-four years by
what has since become the Southern
system. The rental was not to exceed
s., 500 per annum. Hon. John S. Bar
bour, afterwards United States Senator,
YVES the receiver OF the Virginia Mid.
land when the Franklin branch was
leased and reported to the Circuit
Court of Alexandria that its require
ment as feeder for the Midland was
highly desirable. The property has
not proved, however, to be of as great
value to the Southern as had been
hoped.
Some two years sgo the Southern in
dicated its purpose to abandon the
lease. Counsel for the branch line
thereupon brought action in the Circuit
Court OF Franklin to prevent the South
ern carrying out its purpose, and that
court entered a decreee denying this
right to the Southern and dismissing
the case. The Supreme Court sustains
the lower tribunal after SO amending its
decree as to keep the case on the dock
of the Franklin Circuit Court so that
The Southern may be under the eye OF
the court and be held up to the fulfill
meDt of its contract.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

The President has created q colonial
board and appointed the members
thereof, and provided for the payment
of their salaries. But by what or
whose authority he did so, he has not
stated. By the Constitution, Congress
alone is authorized to create offices and
provide for the payment OF officers, and
that it has not created q colonial board
or provided for the payment of the sal
aries of its members is known of all
.,op
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

THE STATE board OF agriculture a;
its recent meeting considered the adj
visibility of imposing tonnage tax Of
ten cents upon fertilizers, to pay the
expenses OF that board. OF course
such tax would be paid by the
farmers, as the manufacturers would
be sure to add that much to the
cost of their product. The legis-
lature at its next meeting should abol-
ish the board referred 10 and save the
taxpayers of the State the cost of its
support. If single practical farmer
has been benefited by it to the extent
one cent, he has, so far, failed to tell his
friends OF his good luck.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
4 Deathdealing Avalanche.

DENVER, Col, Feb. 3.-Several lives
are reported lost in snow slide in this
State yesterday. A gigantic avalanche
shot down the mountain side in the
canyon OF the Grand river, on the ives.
tern slope of Colorado, and carried an
entire train crew aud working gang in
to the bottom of the abyss. At latest
reports Is men out of a party OF 80 bad
been dug out Of the slide and 20 men
were unaccouDted for.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

CoNFEDERATEs FOR JURoRs.-Re-
preventative Gaines, OF Tennessee, yes
terday introduced a bill to repeal the
law which prevents an ex-CoDfederate
soldier from sitting on federal grand
or petit jury. tbs is the last relic of
the laws discriminating against ex Con-
federates. 1t slipped into the revision
of the law OF 1862, although it had been
repealed, and works now considerable
hardship in the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
Big Fire in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 3-.A fierce
conhagration occurred in this city early
this morning and before it was extin.
guished at least half million dollars
worth of property was destroyed. The
danes originated in the plumbers supply
house OF ". s. Cooper, on north 18th
street. In few minutes they had
communicated with Stewards cracker
bakery. ID very short time the two
buildings we're entirely Quilted. In the
Stewart building were located the
Mast agricultural implement works,
Philadelphia Novelty Company, and B.
Hcoley & Son, silks. The fire then
spread to Hopes and Townsend's bolt
and pattern plant. Patterns valued at
$50, 1000 were destroyed. The flames
were finally subdued. The latest esti
mate Of the losses place the figures at
S650,000. Casper Lowerbouse, fireman,
was caught under a falling wall. He
was extricated, badly bruised, and
taken 10 the hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

THE CASE OF McRRITZ BEcKER.-A dis.
patch from Richmond says the fight is to be
continued in the case of Morritz Becker, the
Russian, whose family WAS deported Mondsy.
Recker's counsel and friends hope they may
Ae sble to induce the government to permit
the wife and children to return 10 this coun-
4Iy. Az attempt has been made to raise q
doubt as to whether the woman is Beckers
wife. The MANS counsel says there are sew
.eral witnesses in Baltimore who are cognizant
of the marriage of the couple.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
MONETARY AND COM HI.

New YORK. Feb. 3.-After ini.a' p,,s.s
the market became frmer ana fia u5a.
gains were made throughout the l.st. T5e
strength however, soon passed sway u,i.r
professional pressure. after the frs, .gf
hour the selling movement became IN re ma.
nounccd, prices recediug point aud over
through the list.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

Mrs.. a. Fackler, Editor Of the Micanopy,
(t.a.) Hustler, with his wife and children
suffered terribly from La Grippe One Min
ute Cough Cure was tho only remedy that
helped them. 1t acted quickly. Thousands
of others use this remedy as specific for La
Grippe. and it's exhausting after effects New.
err fails. Edgar Warfeld, jr., corner King
and Pitt streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
a Giddy Old Couplc

VALPARAISO, lid, Feb 3.-Conn6
White, rs years. and Miss Harsa.e, I
Sheets aged 70, eloped from Horris, H.. sri
were married here yesterday event q rT
Judge Hogan. Whites children opposed m.
marriage. This is his fourth venture. a.yr,
buried threo wives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
The Markers.

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The mar c. closed
follows; Wheat-July 71aa7ll2 Nav -2s
s733s Corn-July -; May 3Sl-S y
Oats-July :; May 2S3ss2SL. pr-s
May $40 4041O 81. Lard Nay - -1
5 So
BALTIMORE, Feb 3.-Fleur dull spi MN.
changed. Wheat weak spot and month =,
1913; Mar 76a76t.. Corn easy: .ro. sri
month 397sa40. Cats steady: No , Win.
35las36; No , mixed 334s34.
GEoRGETowS, Feb. 3.-Wheat -5s--
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

La Crime is again epidemic. Every pre-.
caution should be taken to avoid it. lisspecific
rure is One Minute Cough Cure. a. j Shop
ped. Publisher Agricultural Journal and Adj
v,rtiser, Eden, Mo-, says: mo one will be
disappointed in usiEg One Minute Cough Cure
for La Grippe" Pleasant to take, quick to
set. Edgar Waiaold, jr, corner King and
Pitt streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
From President 70 pounor

sAN FRANCISCO, Feb. "a local paper
prints long story detailing the fall of ex-
President Guitinez, of Salvador, from presi.
dent 10 pauper. The article is based on let.
tors received here from Honduras which
state that the once popular president of Sal
yadOr is now living on aims from strangers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
have occurred here.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has learned
we'll the lesson taught him by Mr..
Hanna. He has now agreed to give
Gomez, the Cuban insurgent, three mil
lion dollars for himself and bis negro
and scalawag banditti, and that TOO,
though the American army never re-
ceived any assistance from them, and
though when that sum shall be xTend-
ed, all familiar with the character OF
the insurgents, know they will demand
more. Gomez is the grsndest old ras-
cal of them all. He wouldn't fight for
the insurgents until they had given him
forty thousand dollars, and after that
was gone he refused to fight any more
until allowed by them to prosecute
footing Cubans with impunity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03

GENERAL EAGAN has been relieved
from duty and, according to current
reports, General Miles may soon be.
Now if General Alger shall be similar
" treatei, few disinterested people will
object, for that all three of the men re-
ferred to deserve to be relegated to pri.
vate life is what few of such people will
Jaou
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
OnaY'S FIGHT

HARRISBURG, Feb. 3-To.day tbo
fifteenth ballot for United States seS -1
tor resulted: Quay, 50; jerks, So: Dj
zell, y; scattering, 80; necessary 70
choice, 50; Quay short 10. ~