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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25

In accordance VITA the ruling Of the
postal department. Of early spring 10 have
SIX railway postal clerks 40 from san
Francisco and Seattle during the present
season TO deliver mail at Alaskan points
another Vii depart for the north on the
steamer Roanoke. sailing today. w l..
Meltek has been detailed from the Seat
tse-Povtland route for this service and
expects 10 return In three months An
ether VIII go En the me vessel upon her
next voyage. A. Il HaaeseS iefi on the
similar mission on the first fsks trip OF The
Roanoke TIE government railing proysss-
ing for this In given So follows.
Steamers viii DEPART from San Fran
cisco aifosgt June / ana ~ and Jnlv fsss
and frous Seattle june 10. Jaiy IL afa An
gust -. isB gsix TRIES Ia air. earrxf,,.
mali 20 GnalaSkR - Mtchssi and All
paints ca the Yukon river 80 Gree Alas
Ia, ana Dawson. -. ". r ana returning
hx same roasss Each cf these sfaa-naTs
VIII carry a railway postal clerk no xln
make delivery Of mails for MI points in
The iaferier 81 Alaska and North svess Ter
rstcry. Insulting points which ara fsot zso~s-
offices aUf &eFe mail ran be left IN charge
- responsible ltdFt}es saFh as fhp agents
af transaaFtatsg@ ard trading companies.
and also deliver mall 20 Individuals sfen
taey aFe knaNn Ia he Tbs addresses On
these fgspS all classes O. mail matter wsn
be carried A5lltf1usi trips Will he rrasgs
from Seattis Sc =. Mlcnae, one NAY onlv
leaving Seattle aholas September - ana
from DasE00 - seattle. one wav nnfv a.
irving at Seattle aaeut October -
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HAS SERVED FoUR MONTHS.
L. D Mason Seeks Release Froa Jaii
Peaatnx Supreme ceugt Actioa.


Judge jacobs yesterday afternoon heard
ths argument % counsel In the a4beas
s.fpsss proceeding Instituted BY Leroy r..
aiason Tor the purpose of securing his re-
the matter the judge announced tina: ne
Would take u under adsisem@ry until
Thursday next.
The case involves some Interesting legal
Questions. Mason was convicted OF bur-
gary before Judge Jacobs h Maren last
ana sentenced 10 four months imE,rlson-
m%nf i'm the state prison He gave notice
OF appeal In open court. bur not being
able 20 furnish the required bail bond dur
tng TIE tendency OF the appeal he has been
held In The county Jail On July he han
which he was sentenced 20 the state prison
In the meanwhile the appeal has nor been
heart and II is sill pending In the supreme
court.
The question Is whether Or not. under the
criminal statutes and code the time he
has served In the jail should be deducted
from TIE period for which he was sentene-
ed 20 the periienuary. II 10 he has com
pietsd his fun term Of imprisonment and
served out his sentence. The statutes bear
ing on TIE matter are 10 the effect shas
where. on appeal To The sapresGe court. the
proceedings Of the lower court are affirm-
ed. the defendant In entitled TO have the
TINE ne has served In jail deducted from
the period u his confinement In the peni-
tertiary, When the defendant ts granted a
new trial and convicted On the second hear
ing and rsssntencei, the time he has spen;
IN jail, pending the appeal. must be de-
Quoted from the time covered by the sec
onld sentence.
In Mason's case the appeal has not been
heard by tho supreme court. 50 there has
been neither an Affirmation os.she proceed
ings In the superior court nor the grant
Ing OF a new trial The case stands exact
~ IN IL d.d four months ago except that
u the meanwhile, Mason has been In Jail
His counsel argues that he should there
fore be released. for. as he claims what
ever De the ruling Of the SUPREME court
the tsrsse In jail nt.ss 60 credit aga!us;
tho time for which he was sentenced
which, In this case wipes out the Whole
debt
The prosecuting attorney holds that the
case. being IN tha SUPREME court II must
remain there until disposed OF by dis
mssai or Affirmative action. He also
claims that. under a ysruvfsIsu ~ the STA
site when a defendant voluntarily sub
rlits himself 10 the custody of the sheriff
pending appeal he IL not entitled 10 have
the slime so spent reduced from the term
OF hts sentence ard he says that I'm this
ease Mason did voluntarily remain in Jail
knowing at the time OF Is commencement
that the appeal could nat or would nor be
heard within the sisns covered by his SEN
tenca
There are Some other legal points .nvoly-
ed. bar she case VIII probably be made 20
turn upon rhe sfatulss named. affected only
by the courts construction of the nearing
Of other statutes pertinent thereto.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25

Police Relieve she Went to Portland
Ia Dispose of stolen x3.2Oo.

French Camille" proDrtesrsss of the
Paris house and alleged 10 have assisted
Two inmates az her place. fseonta Nignon
and Helene Marfin 10 drug Henry Speye-s
kleudtkef and rob him OF s. 9t In gold
and bank nofes Thursday night. returned
10 Seattle yesterday evening and vss ar
rested az the Northern Pacific depot by
Detective Wsppenstetn. She hss been 10
Portland. where she says she went en-
business
she was taken to police headquarters
aud later released on - 80 bonds 10 APP
pear before Jnsice Cann for preliminary
examination on charge Of grand lar
csmy Thursday morning. The other
women were arraignea I'm the justice court
yesterday and rsmsaaef "a the countp
tau in default 81 like bonds FOR their APP
pearanee err the safse day for pFsilmin-
CHIEF 81 poiice Reed stated last night
that he had information IN his paas eSsson
that French Camille" went 10 Portland
for the sose purpose ~ dsxposing of the
money taken from Snsyer The police
know that the woman Is Ia Portland fire.
qaently 20 visit man ~stA whom she sas-
ias1s mast Intimate relations, and whom
tae police atlere ~ Supported hv the earn
snss of her degradation They think The
staten geld and blt3s are HOW IN the pos
session Of this man
Chief Reed has asked the Portland po-
lire 70 keep the closest watch over The
Esa = movements ard 10 arrest Asyn should
str0nsg hopes that the Portland offiSers vii
recover the sponey hs threatening the man
wita arrest
Yesterday speyes was abe 70 give
srof~ coherent account 81 shs T0bhsrT He
say positively thai wner 10 los. cen
sSsessstess tn sh~ Paris hSsiss. after friaR.
t4E KA@ fiaHoF served to aiw hv "FFencA
Camille" taa Mfguag, ana Martin weggea
acve wtfa him anf that be had RS money
on hss perScn
Wssn ~ aWuke Ffs5aF ucrnSrE. ~
SAYS, the Sonnea acre sfss wssh hlu. bat
the naeney was gene, lie has said. huw-
ever thar when be awese IN tAe room he
was alone aud had been robbed
Tze raisep think thas TIE two women
mYSs arrested remained IN Seattle fo- tSss
purpose 81 sEsrtsng suxeleian Sho1isa
ssseyss complain 10 she pslIer f'E'ferca
Camille they tatnk iegs tas eitv &c,
chang the money 50 that Il eonfa not -
t.srnfiNaHi
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Special Council Committee Con-
sidering Ways and Means.
psoMnmsnr MEN passsnr.


The smoke nuisance has come ma frssa
oeomjpsnce- The special council commit
Tee charged wtth investigating IL held a
oesion yesterday morning. and Jue1x.
Thomas Burke. J. ~. calman and W.
Cfsmfs were before IL Tor a discussion Of
the besg method of preventing or aaattux
the nuisance. All three Expressed A will
in9EsAxs u adopt any method or ass.ca
which was found feasible and reasonable.
ThH committee consists OF Crscaton
Crawford and Muidcon. City Engines
Thomson Sas called In for consultation.
The three xentlenen who appeared Before
ths committee represent the three build
1ngs whose srnokestaeks have be.n naost
eennpisined Of. Dir. coiman. as owner 81
che C5lman block. said that for some time
b. has been burning wood instead of coal,
hoping thereby 20 diminish the volume or
AenAiy Of Inc smoke. although wood IL the
dsnrer fuel Of the two. Judge Burke
thought that q good solution of the DIM
Guilty would hs the. application OF electra
city Instead Of steam 10 all elevators and
other mechanical appliances In the hsss-
ness district Of the city. As far az any
conclusion could BE- arrived al X was agreed
9hat peesihay the most effective method OF
diminishing the smoke Was by the injection
Of superhsMtsd sssam into the FIRE boxes
Mr.. coiman said that n this we're re-
Qnired he would AT once Introduce II. though
Il would entail heavy expense on him Of
account Of the necessary reconstruction OF
his FIRE boxes.
The committee. which has already drawn
~ an ordinance. took the matter undes
odsssement for certain amendments coy
ertng penalties and the Nike.
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RAILWAY NOTES.

A. " Cooper. Szaesai ASrnt a the Rock Island.
j. mere firm PcxtEAnd.
C. sseryse. II the Ssen.hs-n Pacific, has gone 70
BeslsnsAAn hss fx fen days.
The interior Il the general s4sces ef the white
Psss Yrkcn is being reha:silisafed by corps Il
frsSSssTs
W I. Agn-w sdrer.ss1nz agent Of the Great
northern has arrived - P.ui his return
fsas1 trip thFoash the West. including seattle
The Northern Paeise Aea3 officials are not ex-
pset-d hers tesose tosasfrrs~ They tksir w~y
10 seattle. bas have stepped soaie naaks in
sp~esfonS.
A false resort circulated yesterday that Cen
pvai Manager Hawkins ~ The White Pass n yukon.
had returned ffrsn the Nosta the steamer RSs
lie. lie snd General Traffic Manager Gray are
kaaris expected hoxae.
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HaBEss CoRrrs REFUSED.
Three Japanese Fmtf in Application
Go Federal Court.

refused hv judge Hanfass 81 sae TesseTai
rssrx ysssEs Flsx IN TIE case 1t Charles
pines, l9stAa Rzus8sAs aud 4. okszns, a
shss@ 4agaatSe new - Eaa roNnEy Ba4. she
AsSt &st1 uassar a charge 81 vtess 15s7E The
ttr1sast states EggSss<Tatasz laws @n3 the
sxys faSs 81 8sfaas pg Ea} "a sgsFsA- Rs
wFsaaSSeE zzAluet assn TIE sa1rf acid
shas IN hsr&lax tNe EAgas usau isva. tinted
@ssfss f7sHifGssSesasaser Susszs. II tss-s To.fs-
s$seH acte3 wsfes fssst sWFa>s{eskoT
fesfa@S 4 sszarE9s wtth having hras1g 20
a8xMs J pAHeM@ FraEFS EanssssssX~x iSssnA -
wae& ia a nasi5 AZ ksacas h&resaF order essss-
sragt. fn SSssa Nn ~ are ssss@a safs2F s&w
StN ~ sh% Ia ssFs4f~e uHrN sat back 10
fsf83lSss s9a7ssnsn4. : NJ Trrsa txssssr tao were
iseaaxss % fAe SAD here rs default 90 sos
bail casa As witnesses. fsizes Nas eSys-
,xzsfseS4 80 await q assrSnE t@fafe sac Jaases
SSatss grant XzTy,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25
Tuot SANDS To VISIT SEATTLE.
Half OF tho Eastern Delegates tn
los Angeles Arc Coming

james a 1soek. xsasEsi agent 81 TIE
Wisconsin Central w.th headquarterx ty,
PoTs land. who iS here after a TITS ~ ;w,
cr sarse weeks duration In Ca}ffaxyla-
SAYS that As}k 81 the Eastern delegates 10
the convention ~ tns Nat{5ua3 Ezss.~a.
ftc1at Association. SsiA recently Ga T.1a
AnEgEes. wis VISA; <aa1tle eu shsg~ wnv
bone ~ IRE East. Fan tsoasasa Fszasss.s
stteEssTt TIE mes GES s2a Ar ts9g.sk
'Nisss s3SuG zssa fEass ere Fsest a~g -
fse%e S.ssss wiai 20 hoz,s Try fis,s ssersn -
rnass visiting Puget sasn.t ~ ,hs8r a.
They s}& SeS-n 70 ssni ~ VASE Sezsf,e afrf
7 RsS really suTpEts4f - Aes~ sA{z rsls-l
50 Fauch sFsoken = IL hss evsseaffs sren
- wSa advertised thSf everybody klsssSs
aeSHf i3 Asa wAats 90 s@e g.
sn~ f&ttfaa1 n7an says tAr UssEo o& fav
seA8 ernps N Saataeg7l t>af5furass i -,
esssss. ard tnS$ gsiS l. nsseh rezassef a.
tee tsuse Re AIS shRre he ga ss,4f a..s. =
er@p of rain, sre3 1here has not neer ey~n
/. shaver N tsssg @als4 preSsaassy
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want seattle stasi.sis..

immigration Secretary Moore yesterday
received a letter from r. l.. Polk s. Co..
OF Detroit. Mich. publishers Of the Amer
lean Register. stating that they had been
cure data on Seattle's building and realty
operations for publication in the monthly
issues of their paper. but had been unable
30 find anybody TO furnish the matter.
Mr.. Moore will furnish figures. so that
Seattle will be represented in the columns
Of that authoritative publication.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25

1o1en cars whtrh Il ~ expees<4 viii he
cxowsed ry the players AMI their iungy
hackers.
Ard SO the local managers Of the sesa
are Doing she4r utmost 10 segregAse tae
hess yesicss Ia the Seattle railroad circuit
and hare them On the hieachers IT the
game 10 a6ses the terrible effects Of the
webfocf pcisEs H&hearSass are being held
frequently. and n il expected that hy the
time the game il called everybody viii
knnw all about the game. tha1ga they
may nas be able 10 play Il.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25

Desirable s-roon house On the nrss HIT


assessment. for improving Harrison street.
Jones' street. Main street. Market street
AstBpfsziHK Feasssksu~Et oE lots benefited
by Improvement Of J&ehseH ard Market
streets. vacassng the ailey In block "a.
Nsodlawn, providing tor sewer OH B0ser
avenue granting traHs<er ~ LIQUOR IL
tHnse from W GEesisr to Thomas Me-
lsaGshsin. granting liquor license 10 T
J. Hyde. j. f. Frank and 6ermans
Bershoisfs
A resolution introduced b. CHI was
adopted allowing unlimited use OF water
Tor the Irrigation OF the public library
grounds.
SASsn WAS absent from the session on
account Of SO kness
A0ldoon lsft the bedside 81 q very sick
daughter 20 attend
The council made Its usual adjournment
for one week
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THE PASSING THRONG

J. w Sanborn. a wholesale fumher1s an.
OF Kansas City, is al the Butler He ~ob-
ably ships more Of the Washington product
70 The Middle Eastern states than any
ofhsr man or ffrm. Many Of his purchase
are made of the Grays harhor mills and
the principal tinlbers ne selects are spr uce,
M and cedar We shipped about SO cars
OF Washington lumber last year" Mr.. San
born observed, and shingles took up per-
haps quarter OF the space. This year )
business with Washington VIII probably ex-
coed that OF las.
Back in the Central states we use much
OF the Washington product for bevel sid
ing and flooring. Ours is also big market
for yellow pine. which has in recent months
advanced s.. 80 per thousand. but this We
obtain mainly from the SOUTH
The fish industry OF the state Of Wash
ingson III receiving more and more recog-
milton from the national government and
from people outside the state Among the
guests at the Dfier is J. J. Stranahan,
United States FISH commissioner. who is
here for the purpose of visiting the vars-
GUS canner.as and hatcheries IN the state
As this Is his first visit he had a great
many questions TO ask about these. and
giving out Information. He Is accempa-
MED by his son and daughter-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs +. A. Stranahan. OF Cleveland, ..
From now on said G. W. F. Johnson.
one of the recently returned rich Klondk-
ers yesterday at the Hotel Seattle. ''hy-
draulc, steam tnawers and steam heists
will be much in evidence In the klondike,
The primitive methods and the robbing
royalty are choking as to death. We can't
stand 1t any longer 80 we will have TO EN-
ploy machinery largely in the future.
I'm going to New York tomorrow TO
buy some tnawers and steam hoisis II is
no longer any trick 70 get machinery 70
Dawson
Rev. ID. c. Garrett. for several years rec
fH~ .aS urks chs atNA NfVu F.a-
rett are now visiting Mrs w. IT. Taylor.
is.2 Terry avenue. IN this city Mr.. Garrett
has resigned charge OF Trinity church,
Portland and will leave on Septem her
for San Francisco TO take charge of ST
Luke's church
Thomas Johnson. Of Gle Eclnm Is at the
Diiier He reports business good in that
excellent mining properties IN the state.
and thinks that washlngton's mineral re-
sources are yet In their infancy.
founders OF Setlro-Wooliey, ~ at the D.l.
Ter on his way 10 Manila. where he will
probably make his home.
Mr. and Mrs s. D. Osborn and Their son
and w. L. Fay and son make up a party
of Jacksonville. H.. people at the Diller.
IT. r. Brokaw. OF S;anwood Is az the
Dtlier, He Is a member OF the firm Of
Brokaw Bros. merchants and mill men.
At The Northern are Mrs Shaw and Mrs.
Margerson. Of England. VINO are making
tour of the. Northwest
Among the guests al the Diiler are r.
Holyoke and son. OF Conway, Skagit coun-
ty.
-
&. r. McRrooul, OF the Traders National
bank. or Spokane. is AZ the Northern
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25

TIE sass weekly crop bulletin OF the
Northern Pacific contained the following
ton and Oregon. The weather OF tire
past week aas been warm and dry. With
hos winds. which have oene some dam
age 20 spring wheat In certain localities.
Other grains are said 10 be doing very
we'll but al crcps are feeling the need
of rain, more or less.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25
SURVEYING II C()P[DAlE.
Preliminary Work for . Possible
Railroad Extension.
SAID TO De GREAT hoRIHERn.

Operations Of 4. ~ LopfeP, the Ale
legged surveysr for Hiirs later
esss IN the sen Poll valley. Fron
the Fad Of the FairhaSen &
Soasheru Gives Rise 20 Rsnsrs
al Pessthis Soana Extensions.
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Mar~ SfsEN tSs SNnusH Nke SaA taken
F~sas. Ernws3s4s~ hospital ssz ~ sss=sav Il
-4sss -assns~ t&ss tSGs ass ssszrz@ t6&t sac Ne
ess41e-s-sE fgssss sssNraasss asas3ss- sxs
srrsGssest s.efaew Izssge Mzs~e ss%ts gss8g. AesA
se~ yrssxGssv No r& ssessxszs4sssss $50 was
srss~rsSs 10 ss s~as 70 tie asylum at s.assa-
eccsa.
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PORTLAND sEirEa> WILL cour.
wehfooters VIII s~md mig n<Ye.
Cation of Rasehawf~r.

T. sAs raEsssT1agSar ~ tire rTs4Ysla -srs sf
f5s Seattle ssansacraiest 4 $3.50 after -
fs&swsaAskets 3 rspass was vssseSssx* sgssgss
= private ss@fU% Ia FfTs5R7s YESTERDAY
fAAf ta@ players FT@srE that soNa wAa az
~ ee1Sf 50 ssTssc1sasfe sa q game nnxs Sal
uraAy will D. accompanied by a srAlr Aaas
es rioters. AL arrangements lave b~xa
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4. y. nm. Dead mt SkaEway, Had
Three OHSursug

Special Dispatch 10 the pos1-inisiligencer.
EVERETT July 24~~A j Hli. who
was found dead IN bis reaTn at Skagway,
isavFs three children here al the home %
Ira Bailey. two girls. aged ; and s. and
ont bow. / gear cid. Ills wife has been
dead about two years
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LEFT CHILDREN At EVERETT

&. r.. McProoua Of the Traders Naiiona
bank. or Spokane. is AZ the Northern,
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slia for engraving 100 calling cards r.
you have your plate 81 per hundred
ngnuy-Coryeil Co. 10 First avenue.
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At the Northern are Mrs. Shaw and Mrs.
MargerSon. Of England who are king
a tour of the. Northwest.
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Among the guests al the Diiler are r.
Holyoke ard son. OF Conway, Skagit coun-
~.
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IT. r. Brokaw Of S:anwood Is at the
Dslier He is a member OF the firm OF
Brokaw Bros. merchants and mill men.
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EXCELLENT lunches served daily from
IL to o'clock, Cafe Hslbe. SO Second.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25

ROANOKE sails today, July 3. AZ noon
from Schwabacher's dock.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25

THE Chicago. Milwaukee 4 81. Paul
railway Is the most popular lire between
ST. Paul and Chicago.
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THE whiskev that touches the right
spot il Jesse Moore IA" Call for H.
All ftrst-ciass dealers sell II.
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John Vaughn, ColOped, Accused Of
Crime nv n Woman

ALBUMS for unmoanted photographs
! including the Morehouse and Badger Den
ny-roryeil Co, 7is FIRST avenue.
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Mr.. and Mrs s. ID. Osborn and Their son
aud W. L. Fay and son make up a party
OF Jacksonville. H.. people at the Diller.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-26

NeidIinger. Rnbun a Nell Throw Up
the Sponge.


Neidllnger. RabunT& Nell have been de-
clared banBrupts by Judge Speer. in the
United States Court at Macon. and the
order embodying this decision and referr-
ing the future proceedings in the case TO
Referee in Bankruptcy A. IL. MacDonen
fled in the office of the clerk of the court
here.
The case has been dragging along in the
courts since last November, when the New
York Betting and Packing Company filed
a petition to have the firm declared invol-
untary bankrupts Il was at first energet-
ical3y opposed, hut the firm finally came to
terms. confessed that II and its members
were bankrupt, and consented to an adju-
dication in a bankruptcy court. This sim
nlined the matter considerably. The first
meeting of the creditors viii be held on
May 6. at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, at
the Office OF Hon. A. II. MacDonell, referee
in bankruptcy The peitioning creditors
are represented by Messrs. Charlton,
MackaH & Anderson and Alexander &
Hitch. and the bankrupts by Messrs, Gig
nilliat & Stubs.