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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
very Warm Weather. With Slight Rainfall
in Sections

The weather during the frst half OF
the week ending Monday, May %,
1899, was very warm and dry, the tenn
perature rising to above 80 degrees at
most places. Light rains occurred
On the 10th and 18th in the west, and
were general on the 18th in the cen.
trail and eastern portions Of the State.
Hail did considerable miaor damage
on the 18th in parts Of the following
counties: Green, Craven. Pitt. Car
teret, and Pamlico. and slight damage
occurred also in a few western conn
ties on the 10th or 18th. The latter
part Of the week was cooler and gen.
orally cloudy, with n ore rain on Mon
day (22d). While the temperature
for the week was above the normal,
the 10Th, Goth and 22d were cool
enough to check the growth of vege-
tation to some extent, especially cot
ton.
On the whole reports continue favor
able. Rain is needed in south central
and western counties; elsewhere con-
ditions are satisfactory. Considering
the lateness OF spring, crops are now
fairly we'll advanced. Farmers have
been active in clearing crops of grass
and weeds. Replanting has been COM
pleted in sections where crops we're
destroyed by hail last week. Planting
is nearing completion, though much
tobacco has yet to be set out in north
ern counties and the setting of sweet
potato flips is just under way.
Chopping cotton is now general.
Cotton is nearly all up except replant-
ed, and the stand is good. Cool nights
are beginning to effect the crops un-
favorably. Corn is we'll grown fol
the length of time it has been in tht
ground the stand is excellent thu
first cultivation is in progress every
where. Cut worms are injuring the
crop in many counties, especially OF
low lands. Early tobacco plants ART
being worked out, the crop is growing
we'll fea-bugs are damaging tobacco
in few counties. Transplanting ha
not yet been completed. Peanuts ant
rice are up. Wheat is heading low
but appears to show a long, we'll de
veloped head. The Irsh-potato crop
from present appearances, will b
large and fine; plants ale blooming
generally. Digging will soon begin il
the east. Irish h-potato bugs are nu
merous and destructive. While gar
dens are backward they show stead
improvement, and vegetables ar
abundant in the markets. The straw
berry season is practically over in th
east. Fruit Of all kinds is droppin
from the trees. Prospects for grape
only good.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
THE ANTITRUST BANQUET.
Addressed by Colonel William Jenning,
BRYAN.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Special. The great
antitrust banquet here Thursday night
was attended by 1,445 leading Demo
Gratis from oil parts o. tho country.
Many able addresses were mad. In.
terest centered chiefly in the speech Of
Hon. w. J. Bryan. Among other
things he said: "The influence Of
these trusts has become 80 enormous
that the people. without respect to
party. arc asking themselves how the
evil can be remedied. The purpose Of
the trusts is to control the product Of
some articles OF merchandise, and the
methods employed are, first, the union
OF all individual factories under one
management, or in one corporation,
and, second, the crushing of ne W rivals.
A monopoly when once complete not
only dictates terms to those who
buy products, but it also dictates
tearms to those who eell the raw
ma1erial, and to those who furnish the
labor. If the trusts are permitted to
continue we shall find an industrial
aristocracy growing up in the United
States, which will prove az destructive
OF our ideals rs landed aristocracy
would. The principle of monopoly is
incompatible with our institutions.
Mans necessities compel him to be
come purchaser, and where there il
but one seller the purchaser is com
Dl0t0lY at the mercy of tho sailor Vbr
government would be guilty of gross
neglect if it permitted an individual tt
secure q monopoly even without execu
tive assistance, but it is still more cul
pable if by legislative act it furnishe.
the mears by which monopoly is Sc
cured. The corporation is the mean
now employed by those who seek to SO
cure a mopoly. Since the corporation
ifa fictitious person, created by tn
law, the power that creates can regu
late, restrain or annihilate ="
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01

NEw YoHK, Special Coney Island
property 10 the value Of nearly si. 0oo. :.
600 was destroyed by frs early Friday.
twenty acres in the heart Of the sum
rner resort section. the district known
~ Tho Bowery" being reduced -
ashes. The 200 buiidings burned were
located between the Bo~ery and the
ocesn-Tilyou's Walk on the vest aud
che old iron pier on the east Thsss
buildings ranged in are and import
ancs from . wabbly bathing ''psviiios'
10 the handsome Gvs-s,ery Hyesis Hs.
tel, including theatres. concert hslls
dancing psyilions. stores Of various
kinds. restaurants and hotels Of every
grade.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
The Presbyterian Assembly.

RICHMOND, w., Special.-The ses-
sion Of the General Assembly Wednes-
day witnessed the transaction of great
amount of business. A notable Incl
dent was the according of the rights OF
associate membership to the Rev.
Williams, the delegate from the Inde-
pendent Colored Synod, who came to
speak upon the question of coiorcd
evan gelization. After the Assembly
had voted to accord these privileges
the moderator extended the welcome OF
the Assembly in few we'll chosen
words. the commission all standing.
Rev. Williams responded briefly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
A LARGER ARMY NEEDED.
The Ameneaa Force, in the Philip.
pines Much toe Small.
THE TERRITORY IS RtoccupItD.
Net resssess 10 fsissssA Sssrsss<, sts
Der presesf fsrss, -rss eel rsisfs Assy
Gres the aso&sss Asrs f,sst

manila. By Csbis The svssts "a
the past vesk have smpkssissi fhs
ssed Of . t=aoA larger army here. With
out ~hieh. soeordiss 10 The best ss-
tsoriiy IN Nsnils. q, veaid - si,sars-
Tag the inpossibls 10 sspscs 70 sstsL.
iish AHer,esn supremacy is the fAl-
ippins isissds The ins1sqss of he
American fofees 10 ssld TO 10 rsspsss-
be for The large total nansss Of sns 1
srcounters. without material rssuiss
- seompsasstiea. Mosi the ns slla. I:
has heen IN territory .hlch The Amer
icans had swept. bus have hsss Goa.
pslisd 10 sbsndOn. because they coail
not spare troops 20 hold a. Thsfsto.s
commanded by General MseartAur ani
Ls~ten hold tvo smportsnt iinss a
communicates aud commsees-sLs
railroad 10 ssn Fernando and the Ris
Grsnds river. Bai much Of the oous.
Try they have SWEPT inciudins soeres
OF smaller iovnsand some Of The lsrr.s
ones. have been left uncovered, simrly
Tor want Of men 10 hold them The
insurgents have returned and are o.
eupying the tovss the Amsr,osus
abandoned. and are canning In The
lnugles aud woods outslds of others %
the watch Tor chances 10 harrass tls
earrisons aud attack sooniing partiss
or detached comIsnies With grss,ss
forcss This 10 the kind Of warfare
they prefer. 70 regular battles.
IL appears that the Filipinos sho 81
tackled the Third Regiment betssss
San Miguel and Bsiinag. we're part A
fio del fdsss army. They came
from the south across the moustaiss.
presumsbly 10 meet Q wagon tss o
which General La~ton expected along
the road. They also planned 70 ca,-
ture several large dsiachmsnts srl
were placed IN ambush Of different
points. They fired from the jungle al
at distance Of 800 yards. and gave the
Americans ono Of the hardest hghts
experienced IN the csmpaign.
The Filipino. have lost more hssvily
than the Ataericans IN ell their recent
encouutera The insurgent gsssrsis
take the loss Of arms more 10 hsare
than they do the loss Of men. For
eigners who have arrived here from
the insurgents country. under the re-
cent order Of expulsion. ssy the osms-
teries in all the to~as are Alisd viih
fresh graves. A majority Of the fiii.
pino wounded die. because the iassr-
gent hospitals are inadequate. msdi.
cines s-e scarce. aud they have fec
surgeons. except Spanish cspiivss viss
have been impressed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
TeIegraphic Briefs,

The startling discovery was made at
Santiago Sunday that the famous
shrine of Neustra Sonora Carload, had
been robbed of jewels, valued at $50, 600,
and that the head of the statue had
been broken off and removed. The re-
port caused great excitement in the
town, where the shrine has long been
the principal attraction.
One of the worst tornadoes that has
visited Texas since the storm which
destroyed the town of Cisco, three
years ago, and in which some so people
were killed, passed over Titus and Era
counties Sunday. Several homes and
church buildings were wrecked.
A large portion of the government of
Astrakham, of the northwest coast OF
the Caspian Sea, has been submerged
by an overflow of the river Volga,
which divides it into two nearly equal
parts. In the Zarewsk district many
villages are flooded.
The personal effects of the late Ma
eician Hermann were disposed of at a
three days sale in New York for about
| $45, 900.
A Toledo, O., dispatch says that ex-
President Cleveland has broken the
record for bass catching at Middle Bass.
He pulled in 1875 pounds of fish, while
Captain Rob Evans caught As bass
from one to two pounds in weight.
Fire of an unknown origin started
Monday morning in a building Oh
Freeman street, Brooklyn, n. Y. usec
by Wells Bros. as planning mill, ana
| spread rapidly until nearly an entire
block was destroyed. Tho total loss ii
| astimate at $3.50, 600
Special Policeman M. D. Groom, o
Wilmington, took laudanum Sunday a
II o'clock, he said by mistake, although
suicide is suspected. He died at
O'Clock, in spite of medical attendance
leaving wife and two children.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
No ONE CLAIMED A DOLLAR
The Cubans Refused to Take Our
Money.
AMERICANS WERE SURPRISED.
|1he Only Man Who Came Up Was a Ragged
Negro, and His Name Was Not on the
Roll.

HAyASA, BY CABLE. Not a soldier
/ thus far has appeared at La Punta to
receive the honorarium Of S75 allotted
/ by the United States for the surren Ter
F Of arms and disbsndment OF the men
composing the Cuban army. At three
minutes of 10 O'Clock Saturday morn.
Ing, the hour set to begin the payment
| Of the troops. Major Francis s. Dodge.
Of the paymasters department, drove
up in a four mule team, with $50, 900
in gold. and 80, in silver. Six
guards accompanied him. aud the de-
tails Of men from the Eighth Infantry
we're under arms TO preserve order
among the mobs which it was supposed
would gather. Colonel George M.
Ransll, Of the Eigth Infantry, was pres.
ent as commissioner OF the United
States.
Gen. Ruis Rivera, who was inducted
into office Of civil governor OF Havana,
was there to receive the arms, with 9
representative of Gen. Gomez, four OF
FIVE Cuban officers and fifteen report
ers. Half dozen American clerks
with the rolls Of the Cuban army, So
at a long table at the headquarters O
the Eighth Regiment. A bag of golt
was displayed, but there were no ap
plicatons for a share of it.
The spectators spent the time in dis
cussing why no Cubans appeared
Gen. Rivera said that though ther
were 4,3l9 enrolled privates and non
commissioned officers in the Fourtl
Corps, few OF them lived in Havana
lie explained that they were outsid
the city and would probably appear q
other places In the province and ge
their apportionment Nearly all tn
officers, he added, are in Havana.
The representative of Gomez, VIII
has been acting with the latter in in
terviews with Governor Geners
Brooke, took gloomy view of the al
w. He said the Americans had mad
istake in stipulating that the CT
must give up their arms. as thi
caused bad i'm mpression among til
aus
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Showing the Queer.

A stranger has been circulating
counterfeit money right freely about
Clinton. The counterfeit is one
dollar coin of the mintase of 1882. It
is very cleverly done, differing from
the genuine dollar mainly in color and
weight. It is lighter in weight and
darker in color than the genuine. The
stranger came from toward Parkers-
burg, via Boykin's Bridge, where he
got off dollar on Mr.. Fred Royal.
He went on to Clinton and got of
several dollars on merchants there.
He then returned toward Parkersburg
on the same route that he came. He
was white man and wore long
moustache.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Referred to Pre-. e.bytery.

MINNEAPoLIs, MIMI, Special. In
the Presbyterian General Assembly, d.
A. Glass, OF Baltimore, caused sur
prise by introducing a resolution di-
rectlng that DR.. Arthur J. Brown, sec.
retary of the board of foreign missions,
call conference of all the evangelistie
Christian bodies, to meet in New York.
concerning q harmonious arrangement,
and distribution Of the foreign mis-
sions. The resolution also directed
that the Roman Catholic he invited tc
participate in the conference if DR.
Brown should deem it wise.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
lar Heel Notes,

Ground has been broken at Spray
for an addition to the mill which is to
have 5000 additional spindles install
ed.
The sixteenth annual council OF the
Diocese of Eastern Carolina meets in
st. Mary's church, Kinston, Thurs
day, May 25th.
The Presbyterians of Weldon will
build church there and steps have
already been taken by opening SUBJ
scription list.
The contract was let few days ago
for the building of the new silk mill
near Roanoke Rapids. This mill, un-
like the two other silk mills now being
established in North Canolina, is
chiefly owned by local investors.
Mr.. William Brame. of Franklin
county, son of Rev. William Brame,
has strueh it rich in the Klon1ike, SO
we learn. Rumor has it that he has
made his 81, 900, ,OoO already.
Some of the members of the North
Carolina Corporation Commission will
attend the National Convention o1
Railway Commissioners which meets
at Denver, Col, August 10th. Judge
| Clark, of the North Carolina Supreme
| Court, has been invited to deliver al
| address before the convention.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Dewey Bought q Ticket.

len Commodore Dewey left Wash
in p in November, 1897, to take
co1 Ind Of the fleet in the Pacific
Ocsdh, he did not ride on q pass or o
half rate ticket. Being q personal
friend of s. b. Hege. general agent
OF the Baltimore & Ohio passenger de.
rartment in Washington, the now
famous sea ighter, bought two first
class tickets from Washington to San
Francisco via the b. and o., Chicago
and North Western, Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific lines. Lieut.. Brumby
accompanied the Admiral and they de.
parted on November 27th. Sometime
ago, manager of Passenger Traffic d.
Il. Martin Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, set out to collect the coupons
Of the ticket and only recently secured
oil of them. He has had the ticket,
containing Dewey's signature. litho
graphed, and is issuing fac SMILES as
souvenirs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Earliest Tyne Of the bieycDe.

Despite all the claims of the French
and English historians, the honor of
producing the first vehicle of a nature
similar to the modern bicycle belongs
to Germany. Away back in 1649
toymaker in Nuremberg, named Hugo
Hautsch, made two-wheeled vehi-
Gle with which a person could propel
himself rapidly along the roads. Ten
years later these contrivances were in
common nse In Nuremberg.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01

RICHMOND. Va, Special After dis.
cussion, which lasted over three hours,
tho General Assembly Of the Presby.
terian Church. at its morning session.
recommended . change in the Book oil
Order. 20 - to provide that the ruling
elder may deliver tho charge to the
people at the installation Of the pastor.
Forty -four Of the Pssbytsriss Of the
Southern Church had pronounced il
favor Of the change, which Vas alss
recommended by the committee ~
bills and overtures. The vote Of tn,
committee stood: Ayes. q; noes. -
sbssrt. 13; excused from voting. 2.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Bryan in Danyille.

DANvrLLE, ILL.,, Specially. j.
Bryan spoke to 10. 900 people Friday
afternoon and evening, at the armory.
Hefollowed his usual lines of argument,
discussing the money question at
length, ,denouucing the Administrations 8
Philippine policy, and advocating an
income tax. He was given an en-
thusiastic reception.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Oueea Victoria Thanks the President.

LONDON, By Cable.-Queen Victoria
has telegrapbed to the United States
ambassador, Mr.. Jos. H. Choate.
thanking President Mckinley in warm
terms for his birthday congratulations.
Her Msiesty's telegram has been for.
warded to Washington.
Following is the cablegram from
Queen Victoria, in response to the
Presidents message Of congratula-
tions:
WINDSOR, May 25.
''To the President of the United
States:
81 am deeply touched by the words
of your telegram Of congratulation.
From my heart thank you and the
American people for the sentiments oi
affection and good will therein e1
pressed.
[Signed1 "V. r. l."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Mckinley Gives Check for Dewey Hoa :.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special.
acting secretary to the Presi-
dent Thursday called upon Assis-
tsut Secretary of tho Treasury
vsnderlip, chairman of the Dewey
home fund, and placed in his hands .
check from the President, constituting
Mr.. McKinley's contribution to the
fund. In doing 80, Mr.. Coftelyou con-
veyed 70 Mr.. Vanderlip the Presidents
interest in the undertaking, and his
pleasure in contributing with the reo-
pie to this testimonial to Admiral
Dewey.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
fonnd After Being Is Years on the Bottom
of the Lake.

OGDENsBURe. N. Y, Special.-The
propeller leland, which disappeared
af.er leaving Port Dalhousie, in o
storm 1s years ago, has just been found
by divers who were searching Lake
Ontario for the tug Walker, OF the
Montreal Transportation Co.. sunk las'
fall. The leland piled the St. Law
renee river, and was loaded with pork
\ and iron. The steamer remains intact
and will be raised. tho wreckers claim
Ing ownership. She was valued a'
12s 900
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Bad Advice to the Cubans.

HAVANA, Special. The Sanguillys,
Lacret, Vidal, Mayia Rodriguez and
all the late members of the Cuban
Military Assembly, aided by the oppo-
sition newspapers, are advising the Gu.
ban soldiers not to give up their arms
not to sell the souvenirs Of the heroic
struggle for liberty"-and "not to part
with honor for $75." General Brooke,
of course, will proceed With his pro.
gramme without needing the opposi-
fi0n
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
A Rough Season at Sea.

HAMBURG, By Csble.-Ths British
Steamer Briardene, from Galveston,
via Norfolk, which arrived here Wsdnes.
day. suffered from heavy weather on
the Atlantic. The Brisrdene, which
was ten days from Norfolk. reported
the weather having been very tempes-
tous, resulting in much damage about
deck
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Discussing the Laws Of Warfare.

THE HAGUE, By Cable. Both Sec
tions of the committee on the laws Of
warfare of the peace conference met
separately, and began the examintion
of the subject submitted to them. They
met subsequently and discussed the
question of competence Is regards the
scheme for the revision of the Geneva
Convention. No decision was reached.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01

women as jurors, there is an argument
in their favor in remark once made
by Lady Henry Somerset. She said
that the jurors in case which inter-
ested her had as much individuality
in appearance as a set Of dinner plates
would have" With feminine jury it
would be different. One could always
locate the members as the green feath-
cred juror, or the blue-hat juror Or the
one with the saffron waist
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Imperial Assent Given.

PEKIN, By Gable. The imperial
edict has been issued giving assent to
the building of the Tien Tsin- Chin
Kianfi Railroad. This completes the
work of Baron Won Heyking, the retir
ing German minister to China.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Will Build Tobacco Factories in Japan.

ALBANY, N. Y, Special. "A. N. Brady
9oid in response to q query. "The di-
torsof the American Tobacco Com
sy at the last meeting of the board.
ecided to build factories in japan at
Pnce and to vigorously expand the com.
|fany's business in that country"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01

wAsHrSGrox. ID. C.. Special L-Ad.
miral Dewey telsgrsphsd the Navy
Department that be vail stop si various
places on his way TO the United Ststss.
and will reach New York about Octo-
Der 1. Admiral Devsy's dispsich did
not enumersts the Toinfs whore ths
Olympia will touch. enrouis for Nsv
York
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Three Soldiers Die in Cubs.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special.
Brook, at Havana, reports the death
of the following named soldiers in
Cuba: Private F. o. Howes, Seventh
Cavalry, typhoid fever; Private Henry
G. White, Hospital Corps, typhoid; |;
Frank NJ. Thompson, civilian en-.
plovee. entritis.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01

Perhaps the youngest add hghtest-
weight conductor in the world 10 in the
employ Of the Asheville 4 Biltmore
Street Railroad Co. His name IL Cor
don Brown. his age II years. his height
four feet, four inches, and his weight
about IS ponnds. He il son Of No
torman Daniel W. Brown. Of the A. 4
B., who resides st 319 Baily street
Capt Gordon runs or the extra car
that u necessitsted by the l0-minute
schedule recently put in operation By
the A. r B., 70 meet the sfternooo
train.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01

Mr.. b. L. Miner, Of Baitim 3 .. and
Mr.. A. 8. Healy. Of New York, arrived
in Norganton Thursday. They are
engaging IN engineering corps end
buying . camping outfit, and il IL m
derstood that they will begin the SUR
vey of nsv line OF railrosd from Nor.
Canton south to some point on the
Seaboard Air Line system. A meeting
OF the chamber Of commerce has been
called and Mr.. Miner and his assoei-
ates have promised to lay their plans
before that body and ask it eo-opssa-
ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
TcleFraphic Briefs.

A gas we'll yielding 500. 600 feet day
has been struck at Trifin, o.
The naval board of inspection. head
ed by Rear Admiral Rogers, has began
the work of inspecting the apprentices,
training ships Essex and Alliance. and
the gunnery practice ship Lancaster, in
Hampton Roads.
Fourteen persons were drowned
Tuesday by the capsizing Of . ferry
boat on the Dante. near Strubing, b.
varia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Ninth Immunes Mustered Out.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Special.-The
Ninth Immune Regiment Infantry was
mustered out st Camp Meade. The
regiment came to Camp Meade from
Cuba about the middle Of April. It is
composed Of colored men and was re-
cruited in the South by Colonel Crane,
a regular army officer,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
Shooting in Cabarrus.

A negro named Granger shot m
other negro on Mr.. Bob Walkers
place Sunday. The ball entered the
mans leg. Granger was arrested, hut
made his escape from the officer, and
was not recaptured. A commitment
was made out by Squire Andrew Kirk.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01
1000 secssits 10 SAD ser Mssas Jsse ..

wAsHrxoTox. ID. C.. Special The
Secretary Of War has ordered 2. 900 ss-
cruits nov st San Frsncisco for regalss
regiments in the Philippiass. 20 ssii %
the transport Sheridan. June 2. for Nis-
Mia This ship will bs utilized 10
bring home volunteers nov In the Phil.
.oo:nsa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01

wAnDxKa. Ida. Spscial.-All saleess
in Nullap, Gem and Burke have bssa
closed, The publication Of the Msllsa
Mirror stopped and its editor. W. H.
Stewart arrested on the charge Of pab-
lishing ssditious matter. 1hsrs are
nov s25 men under srrsst accassd el
riotinG.