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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 1.-THE
end OF the big flood here is in sight,
thanks to the cold weather prevailing
throughout the Ohio valley. 1t has cut
off from one and q half TO two feet OF
what would have been the maximum
flood at Cincinnati had the weather pre-
vuiled warm.
At o'clock tonight the stage here
was sc feet s inches, and rising at the
rate OF one inch and a quarter an hour.
At all points above Marietta the river
tonight Is falling. Between Marietta
and Point Pleasant 1t Is rising. From
Point Pleasant to Cincinnati 1t Is fall
ing at intermediate points, except at
Manchester. sixty miles above here,
where It Is rising slowly. The swell be.
tween Marietta and Point Pleasant is
from the outpour OF the Monongahela at
Pittsburgh. Unless the weather
changes that rise Will never catch the
flood at this point. On the same condl-
ton the river here will reach Its maxi
mum OF about ffty-seren and one-halt
feet. All points heard from below Gin
clnnati report the river rising. From
Huntington, W. Va, up stream, at
nearly all points on the river, snow,
with brisk winds and low temperature,
are reported.
AT Portsmouth the Cincinnati. Ports
mouth and Virginia railway trains have
been stopped by floods on the track and
washouts. Suffering by people driven
I, In, t1,nt al
Several small dwellings In the water
soaked districts on East Front street
have been lifted off their foundations
By the winds. Business men In that
city in the flooded regions are serene
now that the worst has passed.
West Virginia Sufferers.
Huntington, W. Va. reports great
suffering on the Guyandotte river from
people living In the lowlands who were
driven from their homes. a steamboat
loaded with provisions lefs Huntington
for the relief Of those people to-day.
Central City, small place above
HUNTINGTON, Is 4 great sufferer from
the flood. u. szl..1 gsf ss5-Is
At Newport. KY, opposite here. one
street car line has been Hooded so as to
stop the running of cars. Fifty families
have been driven from their homes and
have taken refuge in public buildings or
with their friends. and should the river
rise to tifty-scven and one-half feet.
twenty more families will be driven
out of their homes. No business
houses In Newport have been affected.
Covington is more fortunate and has
escaped almost entirely. In Cincinnati
all business affected by flooding of cell
lars, has been amply protected from
any probable future danger. Dwell
ings. except the low teaements in Rat
Row and Sausage Row, have not been
touched. There Is practically no inter-
rupt!on TO railroad traffic OF any sort in
Cincinnati. No trains, however, can
now enter the Grand Central depot. All
these trains, including the Big Four,
the Baltimore & Ohio and the Cincin-
natl Southern receive passengers and
freight at their Eighth street depot,
situated little further west and clear
above danger. A few gardens In Mil
Creek valley have been flooded, but
most OF them are so much farther up
that stream than formerly as to be
clear out of danger.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08

PITTSBURGH, March flames A.
Pryor. the young colored nun who stole
six valuable gold coins from the Carnc-
gle Museum and was later arrested In
Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to-day In
criminal court. Pryor, when taken be-
fore Judge r. s. Frazer, pleaded for
leniency ON the ground that he assisted
the police In recovering the coins, and
said that he was out Of work, In debt,
had sickness In the family md would
hnvc returned the coins had not so
much publicity been given the robbery.
He was sentenced TO two years in tho
workhOuye,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08
A Flood of Counterreits.

SHAMOKIN. Pa. March 7.-Banks,
stores and postofllce were to-day flood
ed with counterfeit dollars bearing
dates OF 1879, 1882 and 1854. and having
such n good ring that bank officials who
sent some Of the dollars to the national
treasury for examination think the
coins cntaln more silver than the gen.
ulne money. None Of the banks Will re-
ceive dollars bearing the above dates
until the matter Is Investigated by Sc
cret service agents.
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TROUBLE AT HoLGUIN
''cr Cessation of Work on Public
WunI..- u.

'fnSatiOn OF W. ork on PuDlic
Works-Pcopln in Distress.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March 7.-col.
nood cables from Holsu!n that In
""Se excitement prevails there on ac-
.ouh' OF the cessation OF public works
t'u mat mass meeting has been held
.. o. which the action OF the United
"'''eS military authorities at Havana
0,s ~nS Condemned as "false economy"
,I US result OF centrallzatIon."
,bs WIN TO the pressing necessities OF
sn, "e Sahe. Colonel Hood suys he has Is
,ssI Tea INDECENT rntlons to three thou
tl.u sr, heada OF families suddenly thrown
yi; S oi employment. He fears there
s,nde Ina he a large increase In the criminal
''sseS OF his district.
H. r'aSteally the same news from nll
ssv. o'her dlBlrlcts OF Santiago province
""' ' reached here. Meanwhile money
,,SSon8h Is lying idle In bank to pay all
Work. W " neep '"e 'heN "
e''Ohel Hood requests the use Of the
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SkAGUAY. March .. via Victoria, b.
c., March 7.-seven hundred OF The 400
laborers employed on the construction
work of the White Pass Yukon road are
on a strike as the result OF 4 reduction
of wages from So to 30 cents an hour
and an increase In work to ten hours a
day. The men struck, all others were
laid of for few days. The men are
coming to Skaguay and are orderly. No
violence Is anticipated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08

LITTLE FALLS. n. Y, March -
Mike Farraghcr. OF Youngstown, Ohio,
tonight knocked out kid Hopkins,
of Syracuse. N. Y. In the second round
OF what was to have been twenty
round bout. at the South Side Athletic
Club. Hopkins was iloorcd twice in the
first round and after one minute OF
flghting In the second he went down
from a terrific right on the jaw and
was counted out --.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08
Big Coal Combine.

SCRANTON. Pa, March 7.--Simpson
& Watkins, OF THIS city, have effected a
consolidation of the eight different coal
companies In which they are Interested
and disposed OF them to a syndicate. in-
corporated under the title of the Tenn
pie Coal Company, and having capt.
tai Stock Of S22,5OO.O00. Simpson & Wat
liins retain an interest in the new con-
cern. Mr.. Watkins becomes president
and general manager y. 90.
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ROME, March THE italian govern-
ment Is fully determined to obtain an
apology from China for the Tsung Ii
Yamen's refusal OF the demand Of Sig
nor Martino, italian minister Mt Pekin.
or a concession at San Nun bay, prov
ince OF Che Kiang. to be used as a naval
base and coaling station.
a squadron OF five cruisers with 100
guns and l.50o men, will soon arrive at
san Nun bay.
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BOSTON. March 7.-Ernest Roeber
defeated the 'Terrible Turk" in q
Graeco- Roman wrestling match to-
night in Music hall, winning the bout,
which under the conditions Intervening,
was also the match. The Turk was Il
giant In stature as compared with Roe
ber and in skill was his opponents
equal apparently. The conditions were
to be two falls out OF three, stranglo
hold alone barred. shoulders TO be pin
ned flying or rolling falls not to count.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08

MANILA. March LAT daylight this
morning the enemy were discovered
trying to mount n gun across the river
from San Pedro and the Sixth artillery
shelled the rebel battery. Temporarily
stopping work, the enemy poured fusi-
lade of musketry across the river, but a
gunboat moved up and cleared the
banks OF the stream with rapid fire
guns. ~.
detachment of General Hale's and
General Wheaton's brigades was en-
gagged for two hours this morning clear
Ing the country in front of their lines on
both sides of the river, the enemy con-
centratIng with the apparent purpose of
cutting off the garrison ut the water
works. The rebels bolted at the first
sign Of the advance, but they separated
into small bodies whenever the covert
afforded opportunities and kept up
running fire.
Enemy Isouted.
By series of rapid advances. follow
ed by flank movements the enemy was
completely routed os far out as Guada-
loupc. on the right. almost to Mariqulna
on the left. The casualties reported
are:
Captain O'Brien. of Company F., First
Wyoming volunteers. and two men
slightly wounded. The rebel loss was
heavy.
No rebels were visible at noon.
The enemy is still in front OF General
Wheaton's line. Near San Pedro Ma
cati. they have been actively attempting
TO make the positions Of the Sixth ar
tillery on the hills untenable, their
sharpshooters keeping up constant
FIRE all day.
Private Loyejoy, Company C, WASH
tston volunteers. was killed by stray
bullet. Major Bell, Seventh United
States cavalry; private Young. Com
pany NJ, Twentieth infantry; Private
Curran. Company H, Twentieth intan-
try. and private Sparks, Company I,
First Wyoming volunteers, were wound
ed to-day.
Dastardiy Action.
This morning the enemy In front OF
General Ovenshine's line sent out flag
of truce. but retired when Lieutenant
koohler, with two men advanced to
meet 1t. This afternoon they again
showed q white flag and general with
two officers and an Interpreter ad-
Tanced. When the Americans were
within about 200 yards of the rebel par
~. the latter dragged rifles from behind
their backs and opened fire upon them,
but fortunately without effect.
Hawthorne'S battery fired two shells
killing several OF the enemy.
This afternoon General Hale's bri-
gade continued the work of driving out
the rebels from the country between the
reservoir and the water works, n dis
tance Of about three miles. Tho coun-
try Is now. clear on the left Of the river.
but the enemy Is still in front OF Gem
eral Wheaton's line.
To Protect Foreigners.
In accordance with instructions to the
land and naval forces n general order
was issued to-day directing the United
States troops to give particular atten-
ton to the specific duty of furnishing
luil protection to the lives and property
OF all German, Austrian, Dutch. Italian
and Portuguese residents and, with the
cooperation Of the resident German
consul. 10 give aid and assistance when
ever necessary.
AT o'clock this afternoon the tenn
refature was 81 degrees Fahrenheit and
Ihe heat Is intense, especially on the
INES. where twenty-five men were tenn
posarily Frustrated during the day.
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Tho Fnshoda Incident.

PARIS, March 1.-THE following semi-
official note was issued this evening:
"A satisfactory settlement between
France and Great Britain Of the ques-
tons arising out Of the Fashoda incl
dent may be expected within fort
night. The delimitatIon of the respec-
tive territories has SO far advanced that
the starting points and general direction
OF the frontier have already been mr.
ranged. and Great Britain has admitted
that France Is entitled to commercial
outlet on the Nile.n ~
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HARRISBURG. Pa, March 7.-Man-
ager Gilbert NJ. McCauley, of the Cen
t:al Iron and Steel Company. which in
cludes the Universal mills. Paxton mills
and Mil No. .. posted n notice that
on April l, n readjustment and raise in
wages would take place. This will ef-
feet six hundred hands. y
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Bought by Wire Combine,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March Il 1t is
announced that negotiations for the
purchase Of the Shoenberger Steel COM
rany's properties by the American
Steel company have been formally
closed. The price paid by the wire COM
bine, it Is said, approxlmates S3.00O.0OO.
of which part was cash and part stock
In the consolidated company u,
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TOuLoN. March IA sensation has
been caused here by report that twelve
dynamite cartridges were found to-day
behind the Toulon arsenal and by the
iurther report that some person, not yet
iuehtilied,had fired three revolvers shots
at an arsenal sentry, none OF them,
however, taking effect. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08

NEW YORK, March 7.-The New
York express steamer Kaiser William
Crosse, from Southampton and Cher
bourg. made q most surprising record
trip across the Atlantic, n distance of
l4s knots In Ave days. 2i hours and 8
minutes, at an average speed of 22.33
knots per hour. i,4
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08
REBELS BOLTED
At the First Sign OF the Advance
OF Americans. a
A TWO HOURS ENGAGEME4s
With the Filipinos by Generals
. Wheaton and Hale.
The COUNTRY CLEAR OF THEM

As Ter out MS Gnadnlonpe The IN.
surscnt Loss Heavy Our Casual
ties Only Three Wounded = Rebels
Send out Flag Of Truce and Then
Fire on the Americans When two
Hundred Yards Distant--An After
noon Engagement In Which Aguin-
aldo's Forces are Driven Further
Back-Troops Suffering from In.
tense Heat. ~
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CHICAGO. March Harmed with Il
revolver. stlllctto and razor. George De
Josia, wanted In Tyrone. Pm. was ar
rested here to-day. The prisoner
fought desperately, but the police
knocked him out. Dc J0sla is charged
with stealing $1,000 worth Of dry goods.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08
CHARLESTON RECOVERING
From Her Extensive Bath-AH Suffcr.
erS Being Cared for.

Special Dispatch to the lntelligcncer.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. March L.
All danger of threatened second rise
In the Kanawha has beenadlspcled and
the city Is now slowly recovering from
the watery ailiict!on. Both rivers are
falling slowly, but steadily. The water
has entirely disappeared from the
streets.
The sufferers are being cared for by
relief committees. About fifty are
quartered ut the state house tonight.
The city is covered with several inches
OF snow,
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former Spanish gunboat Baracoa, re-
gently raised by the Americans as q
lighthouse tender.


HAVANA, March Z. - Lieutenant
Fitzhugh Lee has been transferred
from his fathers staff to the First cav
airy. The North Atlantic squadron is
expected to sail from here on Wednes-
day. 1t Is doubtful whether 1t viii stop
ut other Cuban ports. The police took
complete charge OF the first precinct
last night and the military guard was
withdrawn. Colonel Hecker, Inspector
OF camp sites in Cuba, has arrived here
from the United States. Abner Nc
kinley's party will sail to-day for
Miami i. I"tHaa7'H.1. I1s -.177. =" = =. -
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FITCHBURG. Mass, March 1.-The
Park Hill Manufacturing company, en-
ploying 1000 operatives. to-day nn-
nounced an advance In wages, to take
effect April |. The amount of the in
crease Is not stated.
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Out of tho Errlnc Pan.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis, March I.
Bert Monienn. while escaping from
thc POLICE nftcr committing II burglary
to-day, stole n hand car, but before get
ting out of town he collidcd with Wis
consln Central limited and was ground
TO pieces. b -.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08
THE WORSTISOYER
The Flood in the Lower Ohio
Reaches the Limit.
CINCINNATI BREATHING EASIER

River Rising Slowly, but Will not go
Over 81 t-2 Feet = Portsmouth,
Ohio, Suffers From tho High
Waters-AIany People Driven From
Their Homes-Grcat Distress OH tho
Guyandotte River Above Hunting
ton ". Va.-.A Relief Steamer Sent
to the aid of the Stricken Inhabit-
ants-Central City Also Great suf-
terer.
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Chicago Republican Nominations.

CHICAGO. March THE Republican
city convention to-day nominated zina
A. Carter for mayor. Mr.. Carter has
served one term ns president Of the
board Of trade. He Is n member OF the
drainage canal board.
The other nominations were: Thomas
II. Cannon, for city attorney; Emil
Schaefcr, city treasurer. and Charles L.
Plerson, city clerk. ~. '-,-r -.
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NEW YORK, March Fire drove
nifty families into the streets to-day.
from tenement houses on Fifth street
One child was hurt bv being thrown
from window, and may die. Damage
RmnlL
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REBELS FORTIFYING


further Trouble Expected in the
Vicinity Of the Water Works.
MANILA. March s, 1920 n. m.-The
ieoeis are busily preparing their de-
'ehses at various points and are most
aggressive near San Pedro Macatl.
Where their sharpshooters maintain n
persistent annoyance Scott's battery
VI The hill top Is the center OF fire from
ooth sides OF the river.
ueheral Hale Withdrew his outposts
a .toih the left bank OF the stream and
"Iw Is occupying his original position.
r,sher ,rut,her trouble Is probable In the
uy'lity OF the water works, when the
;,n ;trDe's rally. but 1t would be almost an
,""'poSstbiiity for them to inter-
,t'e with the water supply, owing
w, W. 'ne strength OF our position. The
J,,a JGra'her Is several degrees hotter to-
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DAYTON. O., March 7.--Johnuy Van
Hecst, of Hot Springs. Won n hotly-
contested bout tonight over "Austral-
ian Billy" Murphy In the sixth round.
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Weather Forecast for To-day.

FOR West virginia, fair; rising ,cmpcra.
tor Western Pennsylvania. fair: dimin.
ishlng west 10 north winds. "''
for ONO, fair; rising temperature -
southwest portion: brisk west winds, be-
80, Local Temperature.
ING temperature yesterday Ms observed
ny =, Schncpt. druggist, corner Market
and Fourteenth streets, was MS follows:
u. n,........... II 3p, m.......,. 50
q. m,............ Is y. m......,,.,.. SI
Il M."..."...".. q Changcable. :"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-08
THEDEEP1|
Old Dominion Line Steamer
Jamestown on Fire
MAKES HER PIER JUS7lNfIME.

Carried ono Hundred and Twelve
Souls : Narrow Escape from an
Ocean Tragedy-Thc Brave Rescue
of Eighteen Persons From tho
Water logged Bark Barunga-The
Terrible Experience Of the Passcn-
gers on Board the Disabled Cunar-
der Pavonia During Terrific
Storm.
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RAILROAD Y. M> 6. 4,
Nine Thousand Dollar Building to
 Be Erected at Poplar Bluff.

Mr. Robert Heriot, the well known Iron Mountain engineer, brings information of notable en- terprise on foot at Popular Bluff, Mo which should be of general in terest to the railroad world and the general public as well. The railroad mems department of the F. M. c. A. are arranging to erect a $9, GOO building at that place for the ac- commodation and comfort of rail road employees who lay over there It will be erected on the Ferguson property, near the depot, and will be found to be a great convenience to all. 1t will pc a brick building, three stories, fully equipped, and designed exclusively for the benefit of the railway employees,
 The Iron Mountain furnishes $450O of the necessary funds, the employees will raise 5000, and the city of Poplar Bluff is expected to contribute $3500 at least to the cause. Miss Helen Gould, whose open-hearted and wide spread ben evolence has made her name beloved from Santiago to San Francisco, will donate $500 to supply the reading room
 There will be sleeping apartment ts where the men may secure lodging at ten cents night. There will also be a library, bath room, read Ing room, ten pin alley, etc., that it may be made attractive as possible to the men. The parties have uLtil May to raise the funds, and, as splendid progress has already been made, there will be no default in the proposed plans. A similar institu tio1 is being es s3ablished at Texar- kama, and it is the purpose to pro vide them throughout the system The dues are only three dollars a year, which will be more than bal anced by the eonveniences provided in baths, lodging, etc.-Arkansas Democrat.
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PURE LUCK.
A Mishap That Brought Fright and
 Bad Luck to One, Etc.

Our readers will remember the unpleasant occurrence that happen ed to Miss Emma Hyslop, while she was en route to her home on East Sixth avenue 8 few days ago. To recall it to some who do not, a negro sneaked up behind her and jerked her purse from her hand. She grabbed him and held him, but he got away by slipping his arms through the armholes of his vest. She found in the vest pocket 25c piece and a pawn ticket.
 Several days previous to the above occurrence Dir. Tom Green lost his overeoat. Some one stole 1t from his home. When the pawn ticket was taken 10 Friedman, the pawn broker, it called for an oyer coat. The article was the identical garment which was stolen from MT. Greens home. Of course MT. Green got it out of S'hock.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-29

in Tennessee; land company in Arkansas; two lumber and blaming mills in Florida, two in Georgia, ole each in Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia; a $5O,OOO na- chine works in Texas; novelty works n South Carolina; a paper and pulp mill in Virginia; 30O- ton sugar mill in Louisiana; telephone system and a tobacco-stemmery in South Carolina; wagon factory in Virginia.
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Anthony Hopes Latest Romance.

Anthony Hopes new romonce, ''The Countess Emilia" beginning in the May Ladies Hone Journal, will be read with the greatest in ter est by it's authors admirers in this country. In the very opening chap ter the readers curiosity is aroused in the liveliest possible way. The story is inrAnthony hopes charac- teristic vein, and carries ones inter est as unwaveringly as did "The Prisoner of Zenda," with which he entertained and delighted every low CT of a good story well told.
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SOUTHERN PROGRESS,
'ne New Industries Reported in the
 South in a Week.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 24.- Iae new industries reported by the
 lradesmau during the week ended
 April p include among others s brewery in Kentucky; brick and tile works in South Carolina and Texas;
 canning factory in North Carroll, pa; coal mines, a $10O,000 invest. sPnent, in West Virgin, a; a cotton .lallI G in Alabama, and two each in
 0eorgla and North Carolina, one .cotton seed oil mill each in Alabama, |oeorgia, North Carolina and South .oarohna, and two in Texas; $100, |OOo desk factory in East Tenr essee, alstlllery in Kentucky; an eleotrl- cal company in Arkansas; two cleo |4lc light and power companies In .Alaoama, one in Georgia and one in
 virginia; Touring mills in Alabama, .oeorgia and South Carolina and iOur IF Tennessee; a furniture facto : " and a gold mine in North Caro- ma grain elevator and iron mines
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FAIR ASSOCIATION
Held an Important Business Meeting
 and Elected Officers Tuesday.

The members of the Pine Bluff State Fair Association met at the Secretary's office in this city Tues day afternoon. The following off, cers were elected to serve for the ensuing year:
 ". H. Langford, President.
 J. w. Withers, Vice-Presidenf.
 R. M. Knox, Treasurer.
 M. D. Bloom, Secretary.
 The following are the directors: ". H. Langford, J. ". Withers, H. P. Westbrook, Arthur Murray, H. H. Hum, R. M. Knox, D, 0. Bell, N. D Bloom aGd Wiley Jones.
 The Pine Bluff State Falr will be repeated this season but the dates have not been decided upon.