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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
Savings bank Matters.

The Western Realty and Investment
Company. can pay more for claims than
they are worth to a small firm or an indi-
vidual, for the same reason that Large de-
partment stores can and do pay more for
assigned stocks of goods than small firms
or individuals. 1t is their business; they
have the facilities. Call and see us or
write us about your Savings Bank or Ger
mania Bank claims. Newton r. Frost,
Agent, 81 East Fourth street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
HAD VISITED ST. PAUL OFTEN.
Joseph e. BIabOn, Drowned I'm the
Skaglt River.

Many st. Paul people heard with a per-
sonal sorrow the news Of the death of
Joseph E. Blabon, who was drowned
while crossing the Skagit river where
he was hunting for wild game. Mr.
Blabon, who was the father of ]. w
Blabon, formerly in this city as general
purchasing agent of the Great Northern,
since promoted to a higher honor In the
West, was an enthusiastic sportsman, as
we'll as a courteous gentleman. Those
who know him locally pronounce him the
possessor Of a boumtiful fund of good
stories which he could tell inimitably.
His home was at Portland, Me-, but he
and Mrs. Blabon were visiting their son
in the West, when the accident occurred.
The funeral was held yesterday, the body
being taken to the old home at Portland
for interment
The deceased had often visited st. Paul
during his sons residence here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
Salaries for city omcIals.

The sum of $S1, 627 will be disbursed to-
morrow to city officials and employees on
account of November salaries. All de-
partments will be paid with the excep-
ton OF the building inspector and his as
sistants the comptroller stating that the
fund for the building inspectors depart
ment Is exhausted by the payment OF
September and October salaries.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
MUNYON'S GUARANTEE.
StTe@g Assertions as 10 Just What
the Remedies VIII Do.

Munyon guarantees
that his rheumatism
Cure Will cure nearly
all cases Of rheuma-
tisTn in a few hours ;
that his Dyspepsia Cure
will cure indigestion and
ell stomach troubles f;
that his Kidney Cure
viii cure 90 per cent.
OF all cases OF kidney
trouble; that his Ga
taTrh Cure viii cure
cetarrh no matter how
long standing; that his
Headache Cure will cure
any kind Of headache III
o few minutes; that
bis Cold Cure viii
quickly break up sny
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
WASHINGTON ANNIVERSARY.
Summit Lodge of MnsOns to Hold
Public Service.

The Tooth anniversary Of the death of
George Washington will be celebrated
with appropriate ceremonies in Summit
hall, 512 Laurel avenue, tonight. 1t will
be under the auspices of Summit Lodge
No 169. A. F. and A. NJ, Gen. Washing
ton having been a member of the order.
Grand Master A. A. Doolttle will pre-
side over the exercises, which will be
held in the main council chamber.
Addresses on the public life and charac-
ter of George Washington will be made
by Moses E. Clapp. Judge Edwin A. Jag
gard and M. l.. Countryman.
c. T. Murdoch has the musical pro-
gramme in charge.
The lodge will be opened at 1880 and at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
TWIN CITY CELEBRATION.
Washington Memorial Exercises In
Westminster Church, Minneapolis.

" ashInBtOh MemOrIaI EAerclseS IN
Westminster Church, Minneapolis.
All members of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution and Daughters of the
American Revolution are requested to at
tend the Washington memorial exercises
this evening in Minneapolis
They will be held at p. m. in West
minister Presbyterian church, corner Mic
ollet avenue and Twelfth street Trans
fer should be made to First avenue cars,
in Minneapolis, from the interurban line,
and the Como interurban should be left
at Twelfth street
Rev. Clarence F. Swift and Rev. Ma
rion D. Shutter, of Minneapolis, and Gen
John B. Sanborn and Rev. Maurice D.
Edwards, Of st. Paul. will deliver short
addresses on different features of Wash
ington's character. Good music will also
be provided.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
SUPPOSED CAMERA Crust"

f.. o. Zimmerman Looked Into 1t
While IN the East.
E. o. Zimmerman of the board Of
school inspectors and also a member
of tho new charter commission, is back
from a business trip in the Last. Mr.
Zimmerman visited Rochester, n. Y, as
we'll as other centers for the manufacture
and distribution of Photographic supplies.
AS to the effect, on theztrade. of the Or
ganization at Rochester. of. the NAM
moth 1000, 600 company for the manu-
facture Of Photographic and optical
goods, Mr.. Zimmerman made a close In
curry into the subject and said last even
ing that he did, not contemplate any
serious disturbance Of the local photo
graphic field by the new, concern.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
SELECTING NoN-REsIDENTs.
w. r. Merriam and t. b. Scott ChOs-
en- for Grand Jury Work.

CH Tut Ttt1II . Ut 'U11N'
The grand jury summoned for the jan
uary term Of the. district court which
will open Jan. /, is as follows: William
t4ouid, James Mccormick. William J..
Murray. Stewart i. Moore. William r.
Merriam. Herbert G. Neal, Patrick o. Hal
lo1an, Emerson w: Peet. John A, Roach,
Herman Schnell, H. J. Strouse. Webster
Smith, Charles Schuneman, Edward j.
Schumacher, Thomas B. Scott, Wilbur
Tibbils, Richard Thompson, George
THOMPSON, Stanley H Wood, Charles
WeInhagen, Theodore G. Walther, E. O..
Zimmerman and F. P. Wright.
TO Cure LA GRIPPE IN TWO DAYS.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If 1t falls
to cure E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

Montana Cougar Skin = Frank l.
Whitney. of the Great Northern. has
been made the recipient of a cougar
skin. The animal was over eight feet
long, and was shot by a stage driver
near Kalispel, Mont.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
CITY NEW ..

Christmas SaIe-The Church Of the
Good Shepherd Christmas sale will be
held in the school room on Friday and
Saturday afternoons and evenings.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

Committee on Streets-The commit
tee on streets from the board of alder
men will meet this afternoon at o'clock,
and the committee on claims from the
same body an hour earlier
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
& Ga - "a - "a. L "a
Bears tbs q The Kind You Have ALWAYS Bought
signature "a &>N ZHIza/
Insurance Company Barred.

Insurance Commissioner O'Shaughnessy
yesterday refused to issue a license to
the Commonwealth Providence Associa-
ton of Philadelphia.
The policy written by the company in
cludes a clause which provides that at
the expiration of a certain period pay
missioner holds that this Is eouye aI,
to paid-up policy, and, in his opinion, it
is not within the scope of an assessment
company to issue policies of that class.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

Christ Church Parish SaIe-A sale
OF fancy articles and home-cooking ia
bic will be held in Christ church guild
hall Friday from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
Field, Schlick s. 60.

case continued over the term. The men
were charged with stealing napkin rings
and watch from Max Shimeck, who
gave them shelter over night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

Territorial Pioneers A meeting Of
the executive committee Of the Mime
sofa Territorial Pioneers association will
be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the Merchants hotel to plan for the
annual winter meeting of the society.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
For Christmas and New Years.

The 800" line will sell excursion tickets
from and to all stations on Dec. 21-22-23-
24-25-28-2 9-30-31, 1899, and Jan. list, 1900.
City Ticket Office, 1913 Robert street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
Heavy Reductions on Winter Underwear.

Broken lines of Womens Winter closed
reductions today All lots NEARLY
HALF
75c Fleeed Combination 70
SLIGO Flccd Combination for .
$500 Woolpat Combination itas STYLE, for
$225 Woolpated Combination tas for
$500 Mundng Woolplaed Onota
SOC quality Women's andP for
$oo Swiss Ribbed for7
$25 Swiss Ribbed Atwood Vests an Pansfo CENTS
Extra good Black Tights TO
81 $500 quality Black Wool fol
$.25 fol CENTS
STOCKINGS
zoe Heavy Fleeced Stockings for CENTS.
35c Heavy Fleeced ,for2
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

7:45 the doors will be thrown open to
guests. Ladies' are included in the inyi-
tations sent out.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

doing everything in their power to make
it so. Ryder's orchestra will furnish the
music. and the ladies will serve light re-
freshments free.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
Jury Was Discharged.

The jury in the case of the State VS..
John Haverty and Fred. Hogan yester-
day reported disagreement to Judge
Bum. The jury was discharged and the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

Perfection Is reached by taking infinite
pains. Infinite pains in looking after
every detail of a Haynes Studio photo
graph makes 1t very, very near Perfec-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
MODEL MEAT MARKET,

Fresh pork shoulders, per lb.. er
Fresh Boston butts, per h. u
Fresh Pork Loin Roasts, per lb.... 81
Fresh Pork Chops, 3,lbs4for. ... 25C
Fresh Pork Sausage, per lb 81
Fresh Pork Spare Ribs, per -1b. 800. Il
Salt Pork, per Ib.........-s.......... Il
Hogs, small, fat ones for family use,
per lo-......'., OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 515C
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

Judge BaziIIe HeSitates-The appli-
cation of Humane Agent Moak for the
commitment of nine-year-old JOS, Boyer
to the state training school was yester-
day taken under advisement by Judge
Bazille in the probate court. The boy is
a son of Herman Boyer living at SIP st.
Peter street 1t appeared that a farmer
in the county desires to take the boy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

Three Times and Out-Fred Smith, a
strapping young giant, otherwise known
as Sailor Jack" was sent to the work
house for ninety days yesterday upon
conviction in the municipal court for the
third offense Of drunkenness.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

fern Of cold and SO on through the entire lat on
remedies. At all drrggisSE, s. cents vial.
II yon need medical advice write Prof Mupyoa
a4oO Arch st Phlin Il 70 absolutely free.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
rs Cents
each. You'll be surprised at the good
qualities and styles.

each. You'll be surprised at the good
qualities and styles.
The prettlest collection of fine Neckwear
ever shown in town. Exclusive Novelties
at SOC, 75c, $1.oo. $l.5o. $500 and $3.50.
- Black 3a Satin Spspsndsrs, $l.oo,. 81 50 and
Black Satin suspenders with silver
buckles may be engraved, $3.50 and
$500.
Black Silk Suspenders with sterling silver
buckles, $3.50 and $3.50. = 'et'''.s.'
Crochet Web suspendors, black, white,
blue and drab, one in box, $l.OO.
Fancy Web Suspenders in boxes, $1oo
to $3.50.
Terry Bath Robes. $3.50. $3.50, $3.50
and up to $500.
Silk Initial Handkorchiefs, SOC and 75c.
Plain Silk Handkerchief, SOC, 75c. $I.oo
and $3.50.
Irish Linen Handkerchiefs, with hand
embroidered initials, $50 and SITS a
box.
Silk MuffIecs. $l.oo to $3.50.
Oxford Mufflers. ST. 90, $l.5o and $500.
Gloves. silk-lined or fleece-lined, $l.oo.
$l.50, $500 and SIS
Night Shirts, SOC. 75c, $l.oO and 81 so.
Full Dress Shields, $3.50, $500. $3.50,
81 rs and $500.
Triple plate Link Cuff Buttons. latest de-
sign, Csc, Soc, 75c and $l00.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

Gettysburg Post Omcers-Gettysbu
post, G. A. R.. elected the following Of
ficers at its last meeting! Commander,
e. H. Wood senior vice commander, e.
H. Cummings; junior vice commander,
Jacob Wynacht; officer Of the day. Thos.
O'Grady; officer of the guard, Stephen
Fleck; quartermaster, Edward Lavocat;
adjutant. James B. st. Clair; chaplain,
John Doyle; surgeon. P. Hogan; color
bearer, Felix Conyed; department repre-
sentatives, E. H. Cummings, E. H. Wood,
John c. Miller. J. B. st. Clair N. Du-
four; alternates, P. Hogan, J. Wynacht
ACCEPTABLE XMAS GIFTS.
FL ModeIo or Tennyson Cigars.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
Artistic Calendars

A big lot Of Artistic Calendars for
1900 will go on sale today at very
low prices.
1000 Special Calendars, 50 different de-
signs, for II CENTS.
1000 Special Calendars, 40 different de-
signs, for 18 CENTS.
1000 Special Calendars, 80 different de-
signs, for 38 CENTS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

125 Photographs, inhandsome RI
gilt frames, a splendid assert DUO
ment of popular subjects, only.
IS Fine Etchings, size l9x33 inches, in
rich gilt frames, to 4 In G. = O0
c elss VI x!d 6o none me worth less 0o.UU
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

PnrOchiaI CIub-The Parochial Club
of st. Mary's Parish will meet Friday
evening in st. Mary's hall at o'clock
All members of the parish wishing to
join are cordially invited to attend to
make arrangements for the next card
party, which will be held in January
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

FL ModeIo or Tennyson Cigars.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14

Plans for "a Masquerade - Capital
City camp, NJ. w. A, and Capitola. camp,
R. N. A, have completed their arrange
mepts for joint masquerade, to be
given at Central hall on Jan. IT. The
event promises to be a very successful
one. and the committee in charge are
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
LAW is NOT VIOLATED
NOTHING IN CHARTER TO PRE-
VENT CITY employees DEAL
ING IN CERTIFICATES
so SAYS LEGAL DEPARTMENT

COmprOlIer McCardy Requested an
Opinion From the Corporation
Attorney and Received It-Certif-
icate of Sale Not a Contract With
In the Meaning of the Law-City
Employees Purchased Them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-22
There is an undeniable curiosity of
the public, a vulgar curiosity at that,

There is an undeniable curiosity of
the public, a vulgar curiosity at that,
to pry into the private lives of the pro-
fessional classes. and'to judge by GER
tain element of the press whose mis-
sion it seems is to satisfy any craving
the public evinces, the theater folk are
sinned against in this respect perhaps
more than any other. Here and there,
public esteem and respect offer an eff
fectual bar to such, alas. unpunishable
'trespass. OF such, perhaps, there is no
better illustration than that eminent
artist, Madame Modjeska. whose com
ing engagement at the Grand in Butte
is matter of so much pleasurable an
ticipation. No more honorable public
career than hers can be recalled, theat-
rical or otherwise. She has never
sought personal advertisement, she has
apparently studiously avoided it. Like
interviewed times without number. but
either from the respect accorded by the
intervieWerS or because she has herself
drawn the line they have been unable
to quote her axcept as regards her
direct relation to the spectator. She
has voiced her views upon the drama,
as to it's proper mission and her hopes
concerning it, she has spoken in kindly
criticism of the work of her fellow play
ers. and has frequently mentioned
names. but she has never offended by
being in the least sense personal.
The great artist will appear at the
Grand on Friday and Saturday of this
week with a special matinee on Satur-
day. The repertoire announced may be
said to be distinctly brilliant. The open
ing play is Marie Antoinette,' an en-
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tirely new historical tragedy written by
Clinton Stuart, its action being based
on the chief events in the life of that
famous queen, which necessarily in
clude the bloodiest incidents and most
thrilling crisis of the great French rev.
olution. In view of the recent political
disturbances in France, which demon
strate that the French race is still ruled
by its passions and its mobS, a play
upon this subject is all the more inter
esting. The TILE role should be an ideal
one for Modjeska, whose assumption of
royalty is ever to the manner born, and
moreover it offers all the contrasts of
emotion from the frivolities of the dis
solute court when she first came from
Austria to her last days in the prison
of the Conciergerie and the pathos of
her mental tOrtureS on the eve Of her
death by the guillotine Her husband
that inVertebrate sort of king, Louis
XVI, will be played by John E. Kelard
On Saturday night she will appear in
the title role of Mary Stuart" another
historical play and one with which her
fame is too much associated to need
particular reference. Other artists
have attempted to portray Mary,
Queen of Scots,' but they have all been
forgotten and swallowed up in the mas
terly conception of the famous Polish
actress.
At the matinee pathos and tears, car
mage and invective will give way to
the sunshine and laughter, the humor
and epigram of comedy, Shakespeare
best comedy a that, Much Ado About
Nothing" with Modjeska as the ire
sistible Beatrice, Mr.. Kellerd as the
sly yet manly Benediek, Wadsworth
Harris as the quaint caricature Dog
berry, and so on throughout the cast
It is so long since this comedy has
been seen in Butte that it will be al
most a novelty, and will pack the
house if anything can.
John C. Fisher, the manager of the
Modjeska company, is said to have
organized it on a plane well worthy OF
the fame of the star and to have pro-
vided a scenic outfit for each play in
the repertoire not equaled except by
Henry Irving, and a series of produc-
lions is therefore promised that will
likely live in the annals of the Grand
opera house for some time to come.
The engagement of in Old Ken
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Tut, tut!" muttered Tim. shaking his
head. Everybody says Mount O'Chris-
tY' doesn't be Wurt a ~. Sure, l
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But. pray, what do we represent
there? AT first. While the islanders con-
fded in us as their liberators. we rep
resented their hope for freedom and in
dependence. Since we have betrayed
that hope and have begun to slaughter
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"Are Won married? Shall l give you
two seats?'
We'll. I'm not exactly married, but
do be spharkin' Teddy. Viz can make
it two. Thanky, sor," said he, as Mr..
O'Neill handed him the pass An
what play might ut be. yer ahnor?
Monte Cristo," was Mr.. O'NeilIs re-
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{. =
What is playing at the Chestnut"
asked Mr.. O'Nell.
"An acthor be the name of Giblet, in
Hid by the En- av me, and they say
he's foine!"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-22

Those who talk so much about fit
ting a people for self-government Of
ten forget that no people were made
"fit" for elf-government by being
kept in the leading strings of foreign
power. You learn to walk by doing
your own crawling and stumbling. Self
government is learned only by eXerc's
ing it upon ones own responsibility. OF
course there will be mistakes, and trou-
bles and disorders. We have had and
now have these. too-at the beginning
our persecution of the Tories, our
fiounderings before the constitution was
formed, our Shays' rebellion, our
whiskey war, and various failures and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. them a civil war
that cost US a loss of life and treasure
horrible to think of. and the murder of
two presidents. But who will say that
on account of these things
some foreign power should have
kept the American people in
leading strings to teach them to
govern themselves? II the Philippine
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when she said she was. and now that
she is successful, she will not be COM
PEELED to pay the debts contracted when
she was only rising actress"
Mrs. Carter. however, is making a
fairly good salary, and it isn't probable
she will have to so into bankruptcy
again. She could lay off for a day or
two on her income, and she wouldn't
have to work an extra long season to
keep from missing her loss.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Treasury Deficit.

Secretary Gage estimates that there
will be deficit in the treasury in 1900 Of
$II2, 1000, 900, Notwithstanding the Ding
ley tariff, and the war tax supplement to
that famous revenue measure. : In order
to supply this deficit the people will have
to be taxed still heavier while the steady
contraction of the currency is pressing
down the prices of everything they have
TO. sell.
In the meantime the milionaires whose
incomes amount to hundreds and even
thousands of dollars day, bulldozed five
of the Judges of the Supreme Court to
declare a law to tax their incomes un-
constitutional, and this after the law had
stood for more than century. Four of
the Judges of the Court could not be forced
to declare the law unconstitutional. and
one of the five who finally held the law to
be unconstitutional was brought to change
his mind in the course of one night. Had
this just law been allowed to stand the
deficit of SII2, 900 900 would be more than
made up by income tax which the mil
lioraires would have to pay. This is the
situation and the cause the plain people
are called to consider.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06

vel that the people who produce the
wealth are hard pressed with such drain
of interest taken from them by such a
buncoing scheme? These billions of fc-
titious money or bank loans or credit do
not assist in creating prices but rather 10
lower prices.
The amount of actual cash in circula-
ton is the equivalent of the goods it is
exchanged for, and if that amount is
small in comparison to the goods it must
pay for the price must be low in order to
make the exchange. In place of bank
credit with which 10 transact business,
obtainable at enormous interest, the need
of business is more actual cash in circu-
lation, which would result in saving the
drain of interest and raise prices. This is
what the people should insist on until
they secure it. Less interest and more
money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Cuba.

AT IL M, local time, Sunday, the flag
of the United States was hoisted over
public buildings and Castle Moro,
Cabanas and the Palace and the Spanish
flag hauled down, in Cuba.
After more than 400 years of tyranny
and robbery Spain has been driven from
the Gem of the Antilles. Captain Gen.
eral Castellanos formally transferred
authority in the Island to the Evacuation
Commission, and the Spanish leader de-
parted with tears in his eyes. Spanish
barbaric rule has cursed every colony it
ever set its blood stained foot upon, and
the day of her humbled pride has at last
overtaken her.
The ceremony of transfer was simple,
consisting only of an exchange of speech
es in the saloon of the Palace, the haul
ing down of the Spanish flag and the
raising in its stead of the flag of the
United States on the flagstaff on the Pal
ace roof. Salutes were fired form the
heavy guns of the forts and the warships
before and after the change of flags The
raising of the Stars and Stripes was
greeted with cheers by The people who
covered the roofs of the buildings around
the Palace and the plaza.