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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
LIQUOR FAMINE THREATENED
CUSTOMS OFFICERS HOLDING
WHISKY AT SKAGWAY.
Caused By Dispute Between Ameri-
cans and Canadians Over the
Alaskan Boundary.

Skagway, April II (via Seattle, Wash,
April 1S)-The actions of Deputy United
States Collector of Customs Andrews in
holding all liquors for the interior here
and refusing to forward them by con-
voyS so long as the Canadian officials
insist on stopping American officers at
the summit has caused an accumulation
in the bonded warehouse until today
there are nearly 100 tons of liquors of all
kinds awaiting the action of the secre-
tary of the interior on Mr.. Andrews let
ter asking for instructions. In the mean
time a liquor famine is threatened at
Atlin, Log Cabin and Bennett, and
smugglers are making big money in
getting past the American customs Of
hcerS.
There is a strained feeling existing to-
ward the Canadian officials as the result
of their arbitrary assumption of the
summit as the boundary line and it would
not take much to create an open demon
stration and resort to arms should the
Canadians attempt any further encroach-
ment on American territory. While there
was no truth in the reported battle be-
tween miners and mounted police on the
boundary line in the Porcupine district.
it is stated that q forward move was
contemplated by the Canadians and all
arrangements had been perfected to move
the boundary line far enough toward the
coast to embrace the rich d1ggingS or the
Porcupine river. The miners in there,
numbering about 200, had a few deter
mined leaders. Word was sent to the
mounted police that their attempt TO
encroach on American territory would re-
suit in bloodshed. AS the Americans are
in the majority the Canadians recon-
sidered their intention.
A corresponding move from the sum
nit to Skagway was also planned and 1t
is the knowledge of these contemplated
movements that has aroused a feeling of
antagonism here against the Canadians
that will yet result in serious trouble if
the boundary question is not settled soon.
Every American here feels that he has
been neglected and left unprotected by
the government at Washington and that
also has added to the bitterness or
feeling which was intensified to danger
Gus point when the news came here that
the government contemplated giving the
Canadians a port in Lynn canal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
p1sMAY IN NAVAL CIRCLES.
Great Excitement In Washington On
Receipt of News.

Receipt of News.
Washington, April 1S.-The dispatch
from Admiral Dewey caused much eN-
citemeut in naval circles as soon as its
contents became known. 1t was re-
ceived late i'm the day. and considerable
delav was occasioned by the blindness
of some of the cipher words. 1t was
impossible to completely decipher 1t,
and the asterisks indicate the unintel-
ligible words.
The misfortune was felt with added
keenness. as the navy has prlded itself
thus far on immunity from reVerses
Tbe admirals dispatch of today was the
first knowledge that the department
had that the Yorktown had gone on the
sDecial mission TO relieve the Spanish
garrison at Balem.
Tbat the capture should have been
effected while the American forces We're
on a mission of mercy towards the
Snaniards. rather than in the prosecu-
1ion of a campaign. lead to the belief
that Spain would have no further
grounds for questioning the good falth
with which the Americans were seek
inc to relieve the condition OF the
Spanish prisoners.
Although the dispatch gave no indi-
cation that Lieutenant Gilmore and
his men had lost their lives. yet great
anxiety WAS aroused by the mystery
surrounding their fate while in the
hands Of an uncivilized enemy.
This is the first capture OF any
Americans. military or naval so that
n * unknown how the insurgents
would treat our men. II clNlllzed
methods were pursued, an exchange
could he quickly effected. as General
OTIS has a large number of Filipino
prisoners. but the insurgents have been
averse thus far to exchanging Spanish
prisoners. and this raises question
as to what they would do with the
YorktoWns men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
DEFENSE OPENS ITS CASE.
Testimony Given On Behalf of Mrs.
George.


Canton, o., April 1S.-The defense in
the trial of Mrs. George spent the first
half of the day in reading depositions
regarding her trip to South Dakota to
get a divorce from Sample C. George,
her life while there, and the visits Sax
ton paid to her. The remainder of the
day was occupied in examining wit
nesses on matters connected directly
with the homicide, and in answer to
the testimony introduced on the part of
the state.
The attorneys for the defense now
talk of finishing their testimony this
week. but say that if they do so, they
will not call ell of the hundred or more
witnesses subpoenaed.
Charles NJ. Seeley testified that dur
ing the winter of 1891 and 1892 Mrs.
George stopped at his hotel in Canton,
S. D., and that SaXton came there for
a week. They were on friendly terms
and were often seen together.
Cashier Brown of Canton cashed sew
eral checks from SaXton for Mrs.
George.
Robert Hunter and T. F. Ronayur of
Sioux City testified that Saxton and
Mrs. George registered as man and wife
at the Booge House, Sioux City, Ia,
Feb. 16. 1892 The signature was af-
forwards cut out of the register.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
TRY TO ARRANGE PEACE.
Prominent Filipinos to Take the
Necessary Steps.

SNS@SeeAJ h1IStS.
Manila, April 1S.-A number of prom
trent and wealthy Filipinos are organ
iZing a committee to take steps to bring
about, if possible, an understanding be
tween the rebels and the Americans.
One branch of this committee intends
TO ask the United States Philippine
commission to make a statement as u
what terms would be offered the rebels
ii the latter will surrender.
mother branch of the committee VIII
approach Aguinaldo with the terms,
and viii endeavor to persuade him to
accept them. 1t is considered doubtful,
however. if any members of the COM
mittee Will dare to personally confer
with the rebel leader. The committee
includes several persons recently con-
demned to death by Aguinaldo for petit
tl0ning him to cease fighting.
Major General Otis has appointed a
board. headed by Colonel Crowder. to
deal with war claims. Many such
claims have been filed. aggregating mil
liens of dollars. purely as a result Of
the Iloilo fire. Major General Otis. who
has hitherto handled these claims, is
unable to devote any of his time 70
them now.
General Lawton has ordered General
Nhalley of the Washington regiment,
who is a lieutenant in the regular army
t. command General Kings brigade
during the latter's illness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
WHO THE MEN ARE.
Lieutenant Gilmore Had Served
Through the War.

washington. April 1S.-Lieutenant
Gilmore. the officer referred to as cap
+ured. is well known in Washington.
having been stationed here Tor some
tin,a and his wifes family live here
IL vas horn in Philadelphia on July
IA 1874 and was appointed naval ca
oct from Arizona in September, ISL
He reached his present grade OF lieu
tenant in lSSl-
His main service has been on the
Monongahela. Marion. Bancroft Nesu-
wins and MachiaS besides considerable
earvice on the boards. lust year ago
- renorted To the 81. Paul. then COM
,,isssioDed as an auxiliary cruiser, and
served on that vessel under captain
Sicsbee throughout the war
on Ian. "A last he was ordered to the
hospital ship SOlace, which was about
10 sail for Manila, and on arrival
1bere was assigned by Admiral Dewey
"a The Yorktown. The others men,
sicnsd in hle admirars dispatch are
sbog-n bv the naval records as follows:
William Walton, chief quartermas-
4er enlisted at Chez Foo. China; born
Al Mannheim, Germany; relatives, none.
John Ellsworth, coXswaln. enlisted at
Mare island, Cal; born at Portsmouth.
n. Il; no relatives
TVrnan Paul Edwards, iandsman. en-
,iete6 AT Mare Island. California; born
IN peru. Ind; next of kin. c. L. b. Ed
WARDS. father. Mexico, Ind.
John Dillon. landsman, enlisted at
Honolulu: born in Galway. Ireland;
next of kin, George Cavener, Homo
lulu.
paul Nandoit, sailmaker's maze, en-
listed al Mare Island. cal; born in
France: next of kin, T. NanGuit, father,
Sar Luis Obispo, Cal.
Charles Albert MorrlSSeN. ldndSnlan,
enlisted at Mare Island, Cal; born in
Cc.umbus. Neb.; next of kin, Mrs. j.
G. Morrissev. Lincoln, Neb.
era p. Mcdonald. ordinary seaman;
enlisted at Mare Island, Cal; born in
Cemn1el Valley, Cal; neXt OF kin, p.
Mcdonald. father. Monterey, cal
William II. Rhynder. coXswain: en-
listed at Mare Island, Cal; born in
Amsterdam Holland: next 9f kin, Mrs.
NJ. H. Nyhouse. cousin, go Connecticut
street. San Francisco.
suvlo BIisolez, landsman; enlisted at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19

4&4&4&A4& \ \ \ y y
= Manila, April 1s.-secretary :
. of the Navy-The Yorktown Wis =
= tied Balem, Luzon, east coast :
= of Luzon, P. L, April II, for +
= the purpose of rescuing and :
4 bringing away the Spanish =
4 force, consisting of eighty sol =
= diers, three officers and two =
= priests, which were surrounded =
: by 400 insurgents. Some OF =
= the insurgents armed with Maui =
= ser rifles:
Lieutenant ]. C. Gilmore, =
= while making am =
\ bushed, were fired upon and =
y captured; fate unknown, as in :
= surgents refused to communi- =
3 cate afterward. The captured =
= are:
= Lieutenant j. C. Gilmore. =
= John Ellsworth, coxswain. =
y j. Nygard, gunner's mate. 2
= Paul Vandoit, sailmaker's =
= mate.
\ w. II. Rynder, coxswain- 2
o. w. Woodbury., seaman. =
= D. G. a. Venville, apprentice. =
Albert Petersen, apprentice. =
Silvio Brisolez, landsman. =
o. B. Mcdonald, seaman. =
L. P. Edwards, landsman. =
F. Anderson, landsman. =
j. Dillon, landsman. ?
~ C. a. Morrisey, landsman. =
- DEWEY. =
CThe as denote portions of =
, dispatch which could not be de- =
= ciphered.)
L l. L l. . > \ \ y \ y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
SENSATIONAL MINING SUIT.
Grave Charges Made Against a Man
at Boise.
Especial to The Herald.) }

Especial to The Herald.)
Boise Ida, April 1S.-A sensational min
ing suit has been commenced in the
United States court in which grave
charges are made against Theodore Van
Wagenen, a well known Chicagoan, who
has for years operated in Colorado and
other western states.
The complainant is the Basic Placer &
Dredge Mining company, of which van
Wagenen was superintendent until
March During his SUPPLEMENTARY the
complaint charges, he tied up by contract
several valuable placer tracts on behalf
of the company but on one preteXt or
another. failed to give the company
whose headquarters are in Philadelphia,
information as to the status of the deals.
After he was discharged, it is alleged
the contracts were filed in escrow IN
Boise bank.
1t is also alleged that he, in pursuance
of a conspiracy with others who are made
parties to the suit, is about to dispose of
the claims for his personal benefit. The
company asks for an injunction and for
title to the property, to secure control
of which Van Wagenen used the COM
pauys funds.
court. has appointed Thomas keogh re-
ceiver of the firm of Bates -tE Shields, cat
tie owners, of Cassia county. Idaho. The
receivership is the outgrowth of suit
begun by Mrs. Arimentha {. Shields of
PARK City, Utah, against Oliver r. Bates
of Oakley Ida. The two formed q part
nership nine years ago to so into the stock
business. The troEble here was originated
i'm a dispute over division of the earnings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
PRESENT FROM THE KAISER.
Emperor William Sends Memorial to
President Mckinley.

Washington. April S.-President Nc
Kinley has received the following from
Emperor William of Germany:
Great and Good Friend-In commemOr-
alton of the conservation of the church
of the Savior at Jerusalem, which took
place on Oct. 81 last. which was so an
important event for the evangelical por-
ton of christendOm and in which, to my
joy, a representative of the evangelical
synod of North America. took part, have
caused d number of copies of the artistic
ally executed memorials to be executed
and take the liberty herewith to send you
a copy of this memorial. with the request
that you will kindly accept 1t.
Accept the assurance of my distin-
guished consideration.
"WILLIAM II.
Berlin Castle, Feb. L. 1S99.
The memorial is beautifully engrossed
and bears the autographs of Emperor
William and Empress Augusta Victoria.
The memorial is a condensed history of
Christianity from the birth of Christ The
president has forwarded a suitable an
Swer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
TRANSFER OF sMELTERs.
Denver Concerns Go Into the Hands
of the Trust

Denver, April 1S.-Deeds transferring
the real estate and plants of the
Omaha & Grant Smelling & Refining
company and the Globe Smelling &
Refining company to the American
Smelling & Refining company of New
Jersey, the new smelter trust, were re-
corded today in the office of the county
clerk.
The plant of the Globe smelter is con-
veyed in two deeds, showing a consid-
Grafton of $3.50. 600 and $25, 600 respec-
lively. They were signed by Dennis
Sheedy.
The consideration of the transfer of
the Omaha & Grant smelter was $780,
GOO. according to the deeds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Killed.
STRUCK ON THE SHOALS.
Eleven Fishermen Lose Their Lives
at Sea.

ing schooner Eliza of Beverly, Captain
Hopkins. which sailed from Hyannis
yesterday evening for fishing grounds,
struck on Rose and Crown shoals dur
ing the night and eleven of the crew of
fourteen men were lost. The three sur
vivors reached siasconset in the schoon-
er's dory today. They report the
schooner a total loss.
Following are the names of the lost
crew: Captain Martin Hopkins, Seth
Hopkins Emerson Hopkins, Oscar Hop
kins Lorenzo Smith, cook; John Smith
Herbert Smith, Kinsman Smith, Moses
Bethel, John Mathewson, James Ma
theWSOn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
THE HERALD BULLETIN.
PAGE ONE

PAGE ONE
White River Utes Spelling For a
Fight.
Liquor Famine In Alaska.
Plague Raging In India.
PAGE TWO.
To Settle Samoan Trouble.
Quay Has His Day In Court.
Soldiers Lived High.
National League Games Yesterday.
Quay Loses Fourteen Votes.
PAGE THREE.
The City's Litigation.
Weekly Water Talk.
Salt Palace Funds.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
State News.
Bate Arson Case.
PAGE SIX.
Tintic's Rich Mines.
Mining Stock Market.
PAGE SEVEN.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE EIGHT.
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.
Five Tons of Giant Powder Ex-
plodes at Park City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Lake City Lynching Case.

Charleston, S. c., April 1S.-All testi-
mony in the Lake City lynching case is
in, and arguments before the court on
questions of law We're begun today
Rebuttal evidence was also submitted
by the government today, contradicting
the testimony of the defense on the
Whereabouts of various defendants.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
TAMMANY ELECTS OFFICERS.
One sachem Dropped Because He
Quarreled With Croker.


New York, April 1S.-At a meeting of
the Tammany society last night, these
officers were unanimously elected:
Sachems-John Whalen, John F. Car
roll. Daniel F. McMahon, John w. Kel-
ler John j. Scannell, Charles F. Muir
ply, Randolph Guggenheimer, Maurice
Featherson. Asa Bird Gardiner, John
Kelly. George Clausen, John Fox,
Thomas ]. Bum.
ecretary-Thomas T. Smith.
Treasurer-Peter F. Meyer.
Sagamore-John T. Nagle.
Wiskinkie-John A. Boyle.
Sachem Keller succeeds Congressman
William Astor Chanler, who is reported
to have quarreled with Richard Croker.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
The Sick Improving,

washington, April 1S.-vice President
Hobart continued to improve today,
and has been sitting up more than
usual.
Ex- Representative Hilborn of Cali
fornia is holding his own, showing lit
tie if any change for the better to-
night.
j. Addison Porter, secretary to the
president, who is in a serious condition
of exhaustion from the strain of his
work. is reported tonight to be slight
ly improved.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Closed Mining Deal

Tacoma April 1S-J. B. Current, repre-
senting the owners of the Current group
No. l, and the stockholders of the Crystal
Mountain Mining & Reduction company
owning claims in the Summit mining dis
trict closed a deal with ]. B. Agnew of
Medina, n. Y. whereby the Current group
and a controlling interest in the mining
company was sold for $4,000 spot cash.
The money was paid in gold today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
MOB KILLS A PRISONER.
Visits Tennessee Jail and Shoots Ac-
cused Murderer

Jackson, Tenn, April 1S.-At Hender-
son, Tenn. masked men overpowered
the sheriff this morning and compelled
him to surrender A. NJ Larue, who was
confined in the Jail for killing John
Young, a neighbor, last March.
They then shot him through the
head and body and left him dead, as
they supposed. He lived several hours
and gave a dying statement that one of
the men was Ike Young, a brother of
the man he killed. and that another
was man named Smith. A warrant is
out for Young and Smith
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Jealous Mans Crime.

st. Louis, April 1S.-A special to the
Post Dispatch from Bonne Terre, Mo,
says: At Moontown, near here, Frank
Veager today killed with an ak a man
nomed Powell, shot Mrs. Yeager three
times, and then cut his own throat.
Yeager and his wife will probably die
Yeager was jealous of Powell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Combination of Tile Companies.

New York, April 1S.-It is said that
a combination of all the tile companies
of the country is in progress of organ
ization, the new corporation to be
called the Encaustic Tile Company of
America, and to be capitalized at ST.
000,000 of which S3,000,000 is to be pre-
ferred stock and $4,0O0,00O common
stock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Woman Died From Fright.

Peoria, Ills, April 1S.-Alexander
Reid of French Grove, Ills, on return-
ing from his fathers funeral last even
ing, was called to the bedside of his
sweetheart, and found her dead from
fright, caused by horse running away
with her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Victory For Democrats.

New Haven, Conn, April 1S.-At the
city election held here today, Cornelius
T. Driscoll, the Democratic candidate
for mayor, defeated Frederick B.
Farnsworth (Rep.), the present incum-
bent, by upwards of 1000 plurality 1t
is probable that the entire Democratic
ticket was elected. The vote was a
large one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
MISS HORLOCKER ARRESTED.
Will Be Forced to Answer to Send
ing Poisoned Candy.

Hastings, Neb., April 1S.-Sherif Sim
mering left Hastings tonight for Shelton.
Ia. to get Miss Viola Horlocker. who was
placed under arrest there today by his
orders and bring her back here. He will
be back with his charge Thursday morn
ing, when the young woman will be ar
raigned on the charge of attempted muir
DER.
Miss Horlocker's attempt at suicide sur
prises no one here who knew the girl, as
that had been feared. Her friends here
are Frustrated at the turn affairs have
taken.
Judge Ragen. Miss Horlockers attor-
ney. says his client will appear on time
Thursday and will put in Il plea of not
guilty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Buried In Landslide.

Port Angeles. Wash, April ia
slide occurred today on the Port An
geles' eastern railroad grade. Angelo
Delduco, one of the grading crew, was
buried. He died shortly after being
dug out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
LITTLE CHILD POISONED.
Believe Death Was Due to Eating
Canned Tomatoes.

canned TomatoeS.
San Francisco Cal, April 1S.-The
death of little 4-year-old Eiler Pidge
was reported to the coroner today and
DR.. Jones, the attending physician, as
signs the cause of death as eating
canned tomatoes.
Canned tomatoes formed a part of the
repast of the Pidge family yesterday.
The little girl and her brother were
seized with commissions and the little
girl died a few hours later. The little
boy is believed to he out of danger.
A week ago Sunday the little boy was
seized with deathly sickness after
eating canned tomatoes, but his sick
ness was not at that time attributed tC
this cause
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Killed a Child and Himself.

Duluth Mimi, April 1S.-Penniless,
behind on her rent, and hopeless of the
future. Georgiana De Worschack. Il
widow, aged &c, shot herself and two
children, aged 4 and 6, last night. The
bodies were found today
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
FIRM GRIP OF THE TRUSTS
CONTINUATION OF ALL RYE
WHISKY DIsTILLERIEs.
Capital Will Aggregate the I'm
mense Sum of S15o,ooo, 1000
Deeds Transferring Property.

Chicago, April 1S.-The Chronicle
says:
The distillers of rye whisky have
completed their organization, and the
settlement of minor matters. none of
them important enough to disturb the
combination, is engrossing the atten-
4 ton of the representatives of the
company, who are in conference in
Chicago. They admit that the men in
terested in the whisky trust were con-
ferring, but Attorney Levi Mayer, the
counselor of the various whisky and
spirit interests, declines to give any
specific information.
The question of consolidating the
four combines that cover the entire
field of whisky production and distri-
button, is now taking up the attention
of the leading men of these interests.
The big consolidation will be per-
fected in New York within the next
two weeks. 1t will be composed Of the
American Spirits Manufacturing asso-
citation, controlling the spirit, or high
wine, distilleries; the Kentucky Dis
tilling & Warehouse association, man
ufacturers of whisky; the Rye Distill-
ers' ASSOCIATION, and the Standard Dis
tilling e Distributing company. The
combined capital of the four companies
will aggregate $150,0O0,0O0. The arti
cles of the general association are
now being considered by the various
organizations.
Louisville, KY, April 1S.-Alfred Aus
trian and C. II. Stoll have returned
from Chicago, where they went to con-
suit Levi Mayer concerning the forma-
ton of the rye whisky trust and the
ultimate consolidation of the whisky in
terests of the country. The rye whisky
combine will probably be formed this
week. The consolidation of the five
liquor trusts, it is thought, will follow
shortly after the rye interests are
pooled.
Messrs. Austrian and Stoll were in
conference with Mayer, chief counsel
for the big concerns, in Chicago, all
day Sunday. That the work of the
! three attorneys will result in a pool is
not denied by any of the men inter-
ested. Austrian was seen at the local
office of the Kentucky Distilleries &
Warehouse company. He refused to
talk. except to say that the Chicago
conference was an important one. He
said. however, that Mr.. Mayer had been
interviewed on the subject of the con-
solidation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Negro Hanged For Assault.

Mayfield. KY, April 1S.-Bob Blank,
colored, was hanged here today for
criminally assaulting Tennie Baily,
aged II years, in 1898. Blank spoke for
fifty minutes from the gallOWs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
Elections In Illinois.

Chicago, April 1S.-Town and village
elections were held throughout Illinois
today. In nearly all cases the issues
were purely local. Democratic tickets
We're elected at Alton, Carthage, Brand
wood, Galena and Joliet.