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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-28
Grain Letter

Furnished by ]. G. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth st, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper Of grain 5li,, %
WHEAT-Trading today has been of a
local character, with a little better I'M
dertone to the market. In early dealings
wheat was at about put price and some
prominent shorts were disposed to cover
Foreign news was not of very strong
character Cables were lower, weather
line and export demand OF no coIl cons. ug 9
CiearanceS, however, were in fair volume
and one of the local crop experts has sent
IN some very unIaVoraDle news, Oh me
northwest crop. The Modern Miller sum
mary was bullish and induced some buy
the principal feature and lack of outside
speculative support was quite noticeable.
Towards the close of the session some
buying for St. Louis account started the
market upward movement and
prices closed at about the best of the day
CORN-Corn has ruled strong after
opening weak. The feature has been COW
news to cause the strength, crop advices
being generally favorable, country selling
freely and only on moderate shipping de-
mand. We still feel as if corn should be
sold on all rallies as long as present grow
ing conditions are maintained
OATS-Oats have been steady with a
little better trade. Receipts have not
been quite so heavy as anticipated, and
market down. There has been fair de-
mand for May oats. Snow figures crop
viii not be, as large as expected but the
quality viii be much better
Professionalism have ruled
strong position tonight. Packers have
been instrumental in forcing the recent
shaking out very heavy holders, and fur
thermore, have been unable to break the
disappointing. both to quantity and
quality. The advance today was largely
ferings light. We reiterate our friendly
feeling for provisions. Nothing but yell
and that factor is becoming less Of a pos
sibility every day. J. F. HARRIS.
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ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
Thieves Fail to Force an Entrance to
Home of Mrs. DetIor.

An unsuccessful attempt was made
early this morning to burglarize the
residence of Mrs. A. P. Detlor. at No
62S Tyler street. Mrs. Detlor and chill
dren occupy the down stairs portion
Of the house while Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Skidmore occupy the upper part.
About 4 a. m. Mrs. Detlor was
awakened by the loud and continued
barking of the dog which was in the
next room. She listened and could hear
what she supposed was the noise made
by some one trying to open the front
window. She FASTENED to the window
but just as she was directly in front
of it something struck the window
casing which sounded like q shot Upon
looking out of the window she could
see no one but something hit the win
dow again and then again still louder,
whereupon Mrs. Detlor ran into the
back room and called loudly to Mr.
Slzidmore to come down and see what
was the matter.
Upon examination no one could be
found outside the house but there were
several dents on the window casing as
though some blunt instrument had been
used to attempt to force open the sash.
Mr.. Taylor, who lives near, said that
he heard some one run past his house
just after Mrs. Detlor called for help.
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Weather very hot. Tn
1rfnp next three wee k &

half of the state. Weather very hot In-
thousands of acres will be cut short.
Kansas City: Receipts of hogs'o5OO; cat
Omaha: Receipts of hogs. 5000; cattle,
1900.
Chicago: Receipts Of hogs. Is. 900. opened
! Strong; cattle, 1000, steady; sheep, 1000.
steady.
n cars Duluth ITO cars. last year none.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat IS cars, a
year ago $50 cars; corn % cars, a year ago
29 cars; oats l car, a year ago . cars.
Chicago: Privileges good next week:
Puts September wheat 6S1zc, calls 731kc,
puts September corn 301kc. calls 32szc
Paris close: Wheat % confines lower,
-four 2o6I30 centimes lower.
Minneapolis flour sales yesterday, $1,000
liverpool close: Wheat 4sd15d decline.
corn unchanged to sd lower than yester-
New York close: Wheat. July 76lsc, Sep
TENDER 76c, December 7S1sc; corn. July
364c, September 365sc. December 355sc-
Minneapolis close: Wheat, September 6llA
05sc, December 69Ac.
Duluth close: Wheat, July 705sc, Septem-
Der 701sc.
calls T15sc; puts September corn 3lssc, calls
Size; curb September wheat a19sc bid.
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AUTOMOBILIST is KILLED.
j. Bollinger, Former Mayor Of Ay,
France, Loses His Life.

Paris, July 2S.-There is really a run
on the block for the automobiles. The
VelO this morning announces two more
accidents-one fatal. Pierre Giffard, in
his leading article, finds consolation for
the public in the fact that the victims
are automobilists themselves. Manufac-
turers, however. will not get much COM
fort from this. for if the series con-
tinues there will be shyness about get
ting into an automobile.
The accident by which the death was
caused Of J. Bollinger, former mayor
of Ay and director of an important
champagne firm, was due to the failure
of the brakes to work while the automo-
bile was descending a hill IN the rear of
Joncherry on Sunday evening. M Boil
Hrger was accompanied by a lady, NJ.
Deullen Of Epernay and his mechani-
clan.
They were going at a fast pace when,
in descending a hill, the brakes failed.
Suddenly the carriage, for some unac-
cOuQtable reason, turned completely
over, all the passengers being thrown
underneath the vehicle. When help ar
rived NJ. BOIlinger was dead and the
others were so seriously injured that it
was impossible to obtain any Informal
ton as to the incidents preceding
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CANAL BOTTOM GONE.
Quicksands Open and Water Disap-
pears From Sight

Kewanee, Ill, July 2S.-The bottom of
the Rennepfn canal in Henry and Blu
reau counties has fallen out and the
Cincinnati firm which has the contract
for construction on this section is puz-
zled and in dismay.
Near Shefild, in Bureau county, the
big steam shovels yesterday were busy
scOoping out the earth. Below the soft
superstrata of earth was a bed of hard
pan and when this was scoOped through
the water suddenly vanished. This
morning it vas found that the ground
for 100 feet around where the big shovel
stood had sunk ten feet. Subsequent
borings brought to light the fact that
no solid bottom existed for depth OF
AZ feet below the level of the hardpan.
Quieksand in the soil is thought to be
the reason of this shrinking of the
ground. Inasmuch as the canal has to
be cut according to the accepted sur
Veys through about four miles OF
ground apparently of the same charac-
ter the case presents some engineering
features that are quite out of the ordl-
nary, and it is puzzling the contractors
to know how they are going to build
canal 40 feet above an adequate bot
tom
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INSANE WOMAN DISROBED
And Attempted to Dress a Fountain
Nymph In Her Own Clothes.

Chicago, July 2S.-TO the great aston
ishment of the habitues of Michigan
avenue near Adams street, this morn
ing Therna LowensOn, a demented wO-
man, attempted to change places with
one of the nymphs in the art institu-
ton fountain. Leading her three-year-
old child, Thelma, Mrs. LOwenson walk
ed across the institute lawn and stood
wrapt in admiration of the plaster fig
ures. Suddenly she loosened her hold
of the child and kneeling on the edge of
the basin began to unlace her shoes,
stockings, shirt and waist. Piece by
piece the woman removed her clothing
and, Wading through the water to the
most upright of the nymphs, began to
array herself in nineteenth century
style.
It was 9 o'clock and the avenue was
deserted by policemen. It was some
appeared on the scene. A large crowd
had meanwhile been attracted by the
woman's performance, and all efforts
to attract her attention had proved fu-
tile. The policeman made a fruitless at
tempt to order her from the water. but
she refused to leave the nymphs alone
They are cold, poor things; they need
to be dressed she assured the specta-
tors
It was only after the suggestion to
deposit part of her clothing there that
she would consent to leave the plaster
girls alone in the heartless wind which
blew across from the lake.
At the Harrison Street Annex Mrsr
LOWenson and her child were held.
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BACK FROM SAMOA.
Chief Justice Chambers Returns on
the Ncana.

san Francisco, July 2S.-Chief Justice
W. l. Chambers of Samoa, arrived
here today on the steamer Nfoana ac-
companled by his family He is on a
-FOUR months leave of absence. but says
that his business in the United States
IS OF such a nature that he will probably
not return to Apia
In an interview the chief justice said:
All Is now quiet in Samoa, but I can
not answer for the future. Mataafa and
Malletoa affect to be satisfied with the
present arrangements which abolishes
the ONCE of king and rests the reSpOn-
slDlllty OF government in the cOnsuls of
the three powers. 1 feel sure Malietoa is
sincere in this. Though fairly elected
ana after election accepting the king
snip, ne never had ambitions in that di-
rection. As soon IS the commission ar
rived he proposed to resign spirit
which later proved to be in accordance
with the plans of the commissioners aud
L nave every reason to believe that he
VIII live up to his bargain.
Mataafa is ambitious. For many
years he has thirsted for power and will
not be so easily satisfied. At the same
time he is a man of exceptional abili-
ty, is shrewd and have never thought
the interests of the natives would eS-
pecially suffer in his hands.
Yes, my decision has been sustained
by the commission, and it has published
the fact in 9. proclamation.
with respect to the future I can say
little. There is the problem In its
work the commission has endeavored to
eliminate from the original arrangement
all features that have appeared faulty
or weak. Those sections have simply
been struck out, leaving nothing in their
places. What will rob the whole docu-
ment of proper effectiveness is the tri-
partlte treaty under which it will have
to operate. I am sure that no govern
ment in Samoa will succeed under such
arrangement. The sooner the powers
see this and formulate some correction,
the better for all concerned
Judge Chambers said he had finished
up all of the cases to come before the
court this summer. The commission is
empowered to appoint chief justice
ad interim to act in case anything aris-
IS before a permanent appointment is
made. Up to the time Chambers left
the commission had not decided whom
the new man would be-
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SEND MILES TO MANILA.
Chicago Record Says He Is q Fighter
and Diplomat.

Chicago, July 2S.-The Record, in an
editorial says:
1T is difficult to see any good reason
for the suggestion that General Merritt
be sent to the Philippines to replace
General Otis. General Merritt has been
in the Philippines and it is not recorded
that he did anything remarkable while
there.
THE person to send to the Philippines
is Nelson A. Miles. the general com
handing the army. General Miles is
perience gained in Indian wars that
would be of value to him in a campaign
with the Filipinos, but he is possessed
of marked diplomatic ability. That is
the quality for which there is most
need in the Philippines at this time.
The Filipinos do not want war, and a
diplomatic general like Miles could be
expected to pacify them with the small
lest possible amount of bloodshed.
BY all means send Miles to the Phil
ippines. By virtue of his rank he be-
longs there. According to reports he
is not only willing, but anxious, to go.
Then why talk of sending another
man
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ARRESTED FOR OLD CRIME.
Men Believed to Have Held Up Train
In 1895 Are Taken.

Minneapolis, July 2s.-After nearly four
years the five men who held up the Wis
consin CentraTs through Chicago train
within eight miles of Waupaca, Wis, on
the night of September 19, 1895, and blew
up the express car with dynamite, max
ing several futile attempts to blow open
the safe. are said to have been captured
today by Sheriff B. s. Anderson of Wau-
PS =" 40 itlS
road officials.
Andrew O'Grady, one of the alleged
robbers. was arrested in Minneapolis while
at work a painter at the Brunswick
hotel Robert Macarthur, a second al
legged rObber, was arrested at Amigo,
Wis, where he was living with his bro
ther in shanty outside the town
Mike Mannigan, William ConnOrS and
William Craven, the remaining three, were
arrested at Menasha, Wis. The arrests
were made in conjunction after cOnvinc
ing evidence had been secured and the five
men located.
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A VISIT TO OXFORD
Made by the Harvard-YaIe Athletic
Team.

London, July 2s-The members of the
Harvard athletic team which took
part in the contests with the Oxford
Cambridge team at the Queens club on
Saturday last, visited Oxford university
today on invitation of Mr.. c. N.
lege and manager of the oxford Cam
bridge team. Mr.. Jackson met the
Americans at the station and drove
with them to several of the colleges, in
Guiding Magdalen, Christ church, St.
Johns and Wadham. The party lunch
ed at Hartford college.
In the afternoon the American WISH
tors were taken to the university crick-
ct grounds where they were entertained
at the pavilion, returning to London in
the evening.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal.

WHEAT-Favorable weather and lower
Shipments caused q weak opening in
wheat today. September started 14qs &c
lower at 70L03sc and sold off Immediately
to 7O1sc. Buying against puts and cover
ing caused rally to 701ze and the mar
lxet ruled firm around the latter figure up
to II O'clock Duluth and Minneapolis
received 31e cars against Al last week and
IS a year ago. Local receipts were ll3 cars,
Is of contract grade
CORN-Corn opened easy on favorable
crop reports and free country offerings.
Septemb Der started 1sq1zc lower at 31A4&sc
and advanced to 311zc on covering The
large export business done late yesterday
exeFted Strengthening influence Local
receipts were 543 cars.
September opened a shade lower at 191zc
and held firm around that figure Receipts
here were 367 cars.
NISIONS-Provisions ruled firm
on light trade September pork started
TIC higher at IS. S21b and sold at $3.50. Sep
TENDER lard opened 21zc higher at S5S79z
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Il New Nut and Bolt Truat.

Reading, Pa, July 28.-Notice has
been given at the state department in
Harrisburg that an application for a
charter for the American Iron & Steel
on August IS. The capital will be $50.
900, 900. The formation of the new com
pany will result in the consolidation of
a number of the nut and bolt interests
in this section, employing altogether A.
900 hands. The incorporators are Will
liam J. Jackson, Clayton E. Plat, Fred
erick Maurer, Walter Wolcott and Ed
ward DAILY, all of Philadelphia.
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The New Central Branch.

Atchison, July. 2S.-At a meeting held in
Atchison yesterday of the directors OF the
Central Branch, Union Pacific Railway,
the Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Rail
way company and the Jewell County and
Western Railway company, the follow
ing officers were elected: C. G. Warner,
president: H. B. Benson, vice preSlqent-
A. H. Calef, secretary and treasurer. D 3
H. Smith, assistant secretary and treas
urer. The following is a list of directors
of the new consolidated company: g 6
Warner H. 3. Benson. Lawrence Greer,
c. E. Satterlee, c. NJ. Rathbun. James
w. Orr and B. P. Waggener- The total
mileage comprised in this new Central
Branch railway is 3SS miles.
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Rock Islands Dallas inlet.

Dallas. Texas, July 2s.-The sale Of
the Dalles, Fort Worth & Gulf railway
the Chicago, Rock Island & Texas
road is reported. The property consists
of about ZOO worth of trackage in the
Dallas city limits. The price paid is
kept private, but is said to be $3.50. 900.
The Rock Island has long wanted to
come to Dallas from Fort Worth. the
Texas terminus. They mean business
and have already bought a splendid site
for depot and terminal facilities The
route the new road will probably take
was surveyed six years ago. 1t runs
parallel with the Texas & Pacific for
the entire thirty-two miles. Construc-
ton Of the road will be commenced as
speedily as possible, and Rock Island
officials say their trains will be running
into Dallas by November l. When the
new road is completed and in operation
it is thought the general Office and
headquarters Of the Texas road will be
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New York Money Market.

New j ork, july %
MONEY-Money on call nominallyg 31Rg4
per cent; prime mercantile paper, 1904
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at 1887
d4.S71z for demand and at S4S3a4 d4.S4 for
60 days; posted rates, $4S41Rd4S5 and SASS
a. SS1z: commercial bills 81 S3GI 4-S4.
SILVER-Silver certificates, 602sQ61c;
bar silver, 6014c; Mexican dollars, 4Sc-
BONDS-GOYernmen bonds firm, state
bonds inactive, railroad bonds firm U.
s. Is. registered, 1903; IS, registered, 10S14 !;
IS, coupon, 1854; new IS, registered, 129;
new As, coupon, 100; old As, registered, 11214 {;
old As, coupon, lib; 5s, registered, 1119s;
COupOn. 1125a.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant 112 East Fifth street, Topeka,
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain
Paris cable: Wheat 20 confines lower,
-four 40 centimes lower than yesterday.
Liverpool: Wheat Esd lower, corn I'D
Argentine shipments of wheat 1,32o 600
bushels corn ], 04S, 600 bushels.
London: Wheat cargoes weaker, inact-
i've, options SD lower.
Chicago receipts: Wheat I9 cars graded
10 cars: corn SAG cars, graded 142 cars; oats
1867 cars. graded 104 cars
Topeka: Corn needing rain badly in one
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chicago livestock market.

HOG5Estimated receipts of hogs to-
day, 1000; tomorrow, 1900; left over, TO-
256. Market opened strong, eaSed later.
Mixed and butchers, $4.2064.571k: good
heavy $4-35q4.55; rough heavy, $3.95Q4.25;
light 81 35d4 So.
CATTLEReceipts, 1000 Market steady.
Beeves, $4.50d5.75; cows and heifers, $2G5,
Texas steers, $44525; stockers and feed
ers, $3d4. 80.
SHEEP Receipts 1000. Market strong.
Sheep. $3-50aI5.10; lambs, 81. 25d6. IS.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
HOGS-Receipts, ,25S: shipments, 5,s46.
.CATTLE-Receipts, 1880; shipments, p
SHEEP Receipts. 1882; shipments. 4s1.
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CRIPPLE CREEK MINES.
Colorado Springs Syndicate Secures
Orphan Bell Properties.

Colorado Springs. July 2S-The Orphan
Bell Gold Mining comTany,s- four claims,
Orphan 1 and and Ids Bell and 2, COM
prfsing twenty acres On Bull hill. Cripple
Creek district, We're bought today by Colo
RADIO Springs capitalists for S210,0O0 cash
Recently A. L. Dickerman of Boston,
representing the Calumet and Hecla com
pany, bought five claims on an option Sc
cured a year previously for $S5, 600. The
fifth claim, the Phoenix, was retained in
Boston.
The Orphan Bell properties have output
ted S35O,0O0 The Arrow and the Orphan
companies. each capitalized for $3.50, 900,
Will be organized to operate the prop
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increase in reserves. That the financial
institutions at this are able to hold their
own is a matter of no small interest. Big
people are bullishly inclined and they are
losing no opportunity to take a position
on the long side Of the market, because
by a little patience. We are great be-
levers in low priced issues and we do not
think there is any better proposition than
Iowa Central. We believe that the Gould
properties will do better. St Louis and
Southwestern preferred will be a dividend
payer in the course of IS months and the
stock on its merits is worth 60.
]. Arthur JOSEPH.
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Kansas City livestock Market.


KANSAS CITY, July 2.
CATTLE Receipts, 2,2OO natives, 1000
Texans. Market steady to strong. Ma
tive steers, $4.25a5. 60; Texas steers, So. 800
4.95; Texas cows. $2.60G4.40; native cows
and heifers, $2G5.10; stockerS and feeders,
S325G5: bulls, $26Od4.50.
HOGS-Reeeipts 5000 Light strong to
Sc higher others steady. Bulk of sales,
81 32lxa44O: heavy. $4.S51k@4.471I packers,
$4;9Oa4.4o; mixed, $4,25@43712; light, $3.50
4.45; workers., $4.35d4. 40; pigs, 81 25@4. 4212.
SH EEP-Receipts, 1000 Market firm.
lamb. s.. 5O06: rnuttons. S3.0M4.25.
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Kansas City Produce Market

wHEAT-Close: September. 64ssc; De
cember 661Ac. Cash: No. 2 hard. SIC;
No. g, 60d63e; No. 2 red, 69Q70c; No 8, $50
Q67c.
CORN-September,2 S5sc; December. 26ssc.
Cash: No. 2 mixed, 2915c; No. white,
BOZ No. 8, 29d2915c.
OATS-NO. 2 white, CSC.
RYE-No. 2, 54c.
HAY-ChOice timothy, S7.50GS; choice
prairie, Sc 25d6.50.
BUTTER~Creamery 14h@161Ac; dairy,
EGGS-Fresh, SIC.
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BRIGANDS' RICH HAUL.
Government Pays 815,ooo Ransom
For a French Engineer and
His Wife

Paris, July 2S.-A French engineer
named Chevelier and his wife who
were captured awhile ago by Turkish
brigands, have been ransomed by the
Porte, which paid 315,000 Turkish for
their release.
When they were captured a soldier
who was accompanying them tried to
defend them and was promptly shot.
Yorgaki, the brigand chief, has now
sent $500 to the soldiers widow.
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The Weather.

At 1 o'clock the thermometer reached 90
and wavered. At 2 o'clock it regained that
point and held it. The maximum was %
and the minimum 6s. The breeze south
west and travelling at 10 miles an hour.
Humidity medium. On Wednesday "a was
reached and on July 10 the temperature
went up to 80, the highest of the season.
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penver. Colorado springs and Puebl,

$500 for the round trip via the Great
Rock Island Route. Tickets on sale
Aug. So and Z, good returning up to
and including Aug. 31st; leave Topeka
$40 p. m, arriving Colorado Springs
1O:4O a m
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and held firm. selling sparingly at $40
September ribs opened 21zQ5c lower at
s510q5.121s and ruled firm around the
opening figure.
BARLEY-Cash, 356D40c.
RYE-July, 5l15e; September sic.
TIMOTHY-August, $3.50; September,
$2.45; October, $2.42.
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New York, July 2s-Foreign houses have
buving orders in specialties. No better
crop news could POSSIBLY come to hand
than that received from Nebraska, K an
sas Iowa Indiana and Illinois. There
are strong bull points current on B. r. T..
@ b & 8. and Rock Island. These shares
will be leaders in the movement General
faaIfner is moderately bullish. although it
is conceded that the bank statement to-
morrow may not show any extraordinary
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Fatally stabhad.

BramweT, w Va. July 2S-Howard
r. Samson, an enissary seeking miners
for Missouri and Indian Territory coal
fields, was Fatally stabbed in the coal
fields last night. His assailants are
unknown.
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Archbishop Ireland Returns

New York. July 28.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived this morning per
steamer Britannia from Liverpool and
Queenstown were Archbishop Ireland,
the Rev Thomas Bradbury, Harold
Dickinson and the Rev. Creighton
Spencer.