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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09
Maine Fraternity Notes.

A tent of the order of Knights of the
Maccabees was instituted al Midtown re
Gently, by the State commander, l.. J.
Perusse, with a good list of charter mem
bers.
A grand meeting of Orono Council
Knights of Columbus. was held Monday
evening. +. F. Driscoll. district deputy
of the western district. was present and
assisted in the working of the third de
gree on % candidates. Six of the candi
dates came from Montague and twenty
belong in Orono.
1t was announced at Bar Harbor re
Gently. that the annual field day of the
Uniform Rank. knights of Pythias will
be held in Bar Harbor some time in DC
tober, probably the last of the month.
This means that a least 1000 knights will
go to Bar Harbor for this affair, which
will be the biggest event in the history of
the order in Maine.
Mrs. Amy j. Pinkham of Boston. is in
Waterville with commission from the
supreme colony of the United Order of
Pilgrim Fathers to organize a colony in
that city. Mrs. Pinkham has been AT
work in Fairfield where the 10Th Century
Colony. No. 2lS. Is progressing rapiuly, the
charter being mostly filed.
Most Ilustrious Grand Master James f..
Blanchard of Augusta, made his official
visit to King Hiram Council. r. & S. NJ.
Rockland. recently. and inspected the
work. records. etc. The three degrees
were conferred upon Francis A. Magune
and AlonZo p. Spear of Rockport ban
quet followed the work.
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Arrangement
Of Trains in Effect
June rs, 1899

Il, LEAVE 4 r. PG Wass21, 1s55 n AusH g.a
gor. 500 A. NJ: Arrive Lagrange, 7ls A.
Iron Works sos A. NJ. Norcross. s:42 A
NJ: Sherman. $40 A. M; Patten. 1905 A,
NJ; Island Falls, 1907 A. NJ: smyrna
Ashland. 1900 NJ; Houlton. u.0O A. NJ;
Bridgewater, Il. AS A. NJ. Pressure Isle, 12Ss
P. NJ: Caribou, Los P. NJ: Limestone, LIS
and NJ FoI rGGt ses M liz apford s RsvsI
N: Monson. S.57 A. M; Greenville. $50 A
viz sAyg P Po5 H Hsn1a 1s ss n + Nv Wat ter
Junction. 2.2o F. NJ; Dover, $40 P: NJ.
auilford; 400 P. NJ; Monson, 5.Ss 2. N. !;
Norcross, SAC P. NJ; Sherman, 6.S7 P. NJ;
NJ; Houlton, 7.45 p. NJ; Fort Fairfield
s SS5, p j, NJ i Pressure ISLE SIS P. NJ. Carl
LEAVE Portland, 1910 P. NJ; Augusta
2S5 P: NJ; Waterville, $.l5 T. NJ; Bangor
40 P. M; Dover and Foxcroft $50 P. NJ. ;
Guilford, IT'S P. NJ; Monson Junction, 100
P: NJ; Greenville, so P. NJ.
Dover and Foxcroft Csc A. NJ; Katah-
din in Iron Works, SO a; NJ; Browaville
AZ &R 4 vi fBa angors So - 4. a M NJ
LEAVE Fort Fairfield, Gas 4; NJ; Lime
stone, 5.55 A. M; Caribou, $40 A. M.
Pressure Isle, 7.06 A. M; HouIton, S35 A
H; Ashland, 730 A. M: Masardis, Isl A
NJ; Smyrna Mills. SIS A. M; Island
Falls. 9.25 A NJ; Patten, $40 A. NJ. Sher-
man, 9.4S A. M; Norcross, l0.41 A. NJ;
Brownville, 11.32 A. NJ; Arrive Bangor,
LOS p. NJ; Waterville, 315 p. NJ; Au
gusta, 3.52 P. NJ; Portland. 5.35 z. NJ
Limestone, 1925 A. M.
LEAVE Caribou. 1205 p. NJ: Pressure
Isle. 1888 2. NJ: Fort Fairfield. so A
NJ; Bridgewater, Ito p. NJ; Houlton, 2.1r
p. M; Island Falls, $40 p. NJ: Patten
3.05 p. M: Sherman, 3.3S p. M: Norcross
$40 p. M; Katahdin Iron Works. 800 Z
M: Brownville, $40 p. Nj, Lagrange
617 p. NJ; Kineo, LIS P. NJ. Greenviiie
s55 P. M; Monsoon, S45 P. NJ: Gui!ford,
SOS p. NJ; Dover and Foxcrolt, 5.2l p. NJ
Arrive Bangor, us p. NJ: Waterville
95S P. NJ; Augusta, 1913 Z. NJ: Portland,
Leave Kineo, $40 A. NJ; Greenville.
1l.40 A. NJ; Guilford. 1874 p. M; Dover,
100 P. NJ; Newport Junction. 2.27 l.. NJ
Watervile, 3.15 p. NJ: Augusta, 352 p
NJ; Portland, SIS p. NJ.
GEO. NJ. HOUGHTON,
Genl Pass. and Ticket Agent
F. w. CRAM.
v. P. and General Manager
Bangor. June q. 1899.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09
TO THE NATIONAL HOME
Eastern Branch, d. V. S., at Togus.
kennebeC Central R. R,

Connects at Gardiner with the Maine
Central Railroad, and A. II. & G. Elec-
trio Railroad to Augusta, and Kennebec
Steamboats, for Boston.
Summer arrangement, in effect Monday.
June Is, 1899.
Leave Randolph: Ar. at Nat. Home:
~ and 1922 A; NJ; 7.42 &; 1912 A. NJ.
1.a0, go & 4.22 P. NJ LAO. $50 & 4.42 P. N
Sic and Ills A NJ s55 & lbs A. NJ.
l.50. 200 & p. NJ. 2.10. 800 & $50 P. NJ
SUNDAY TRAINS will run as follows:
Leave Randolph, 2.20 and 800 p. NJ. Ar
rive at National Home. 2.40 and $40 p
NJ Leave National Home 2.4O and p
NJ Arrive at Randolph. 800 and $50 p
BAND CONCERT every day excent
Monday and Saturday at P. NJ, by the
Home band. Inspection and parade Of
cial rates given to excursion parties.
F. A. LAWTON. SUPP:
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- Odlly, ouuudyS lnSiuuSu.
Through tickets to California and az
points South and West may be had OF r.
H. Walker, ticket agent, Augusta, the
only office in Augusta selling via an
routes and checking baggage free OF ex
GEO. F. EVANS, F. E. BOOTHBY,.
V. Pres. & Gen. Mag'r. g. +. & 1. a
Portland. June q, 1899.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09
FREE HAIR FOOD.

III you wish to save your hair. en-
close ~ cents in stamps or silver, and
send your name, age and full address,
with sample of your hair and state
ment of the present condition of your
hair and scalp. to The Cranitonic Hair
Food Co.. 3H Temple Court. New York.
and you will get a free bottle. by
mail prepaid. with full directions for
use, and a free report on the condition
OF your hair. after microscopic ex-
animation has been made.
july2o eosattf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09

Not content with the discovery OF the
microbe alone. Doctor Fahrig went
further and discovered a means OF de-
stroying it.
He it was who perfected the formula
Of CrdHit0Hic Hair Food, the micrObicide
and BDnrisher for the hair.
The cure for dandruff that does cure.
The preventive Of falling hair, bald
ness and gray hair. that does prevent.
The only safe and scientific cure for
all hair diseases and disorders.
Successful because it DESTROYS the
microbe and H0rrishes the hair back to
health
Because il acts scientifically on the
cause by going to the root Of the
trouble
Cranitonic Hair Food is not a dye.
1t is not greasy or sticky. has no dis
agreeable or dangerous sediment, and
does not stain the clothing.
1t is pure. clean. harmless, refresh
ing and invigorating; makes the hair
luXuriant and lustrous. and restores its
health when everything else has failed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09
Change of Time
COMMENCING JULY Sd,
Steamer Gardiner

N. w. BREWER, CAPT.
VIII leave Gardiner at IT'S; Richmond
$50: arrive at Bath 945 A. NJ
Leave Bath p. NJ; Richmond Bis; ar
rive at Gardiner 4.30.
Will stop elsewhere on signal.
Will Charter for Excursion Parties Anv
Day with Two Days Notice.
w. D. HARRINGTON. Gen. Man.,
,,.,o. Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09

a New York man claims to have
shot crane. up in. the Adirondacks
that had As trout in it's stomach. none
of which weighed less than a pound.
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Cured in One Night.

Charles II. Connelle, ESD leading
lawyer of York, Pa. says: Your DI.
lillian Balm cured me of one OF the wo.s'
colds | ever experienced, III one niga..
think it the greatest medicine IN tne
market. and You can use ny came x"S
WY you like.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK.
ORGANIZED lS4S
Banking Rooms 236 Water
Street.

TRUSTEES-J. III. Manley, l.. c. Cor
nish, Lendall Titcomb b. F. PARROT,
rreby Johnson.
Deposits are placed on interest the frst
or February, May, August and Novem-
Der.
Interest paid or credited on account
on first Wednesday OF February and Au-
gust. 49,
Deposits are exempt by law from :"
tial.
Especial privileges afforded 10 Exec.-
tors. Administrators, Guardians, Irus-
tees. married women and minors.
EDWIN C.. DUDLEY. Tfss@
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]. III. Maxwell, grand chancellor. will
leave about Sept. 1lth for a weeks visit
among the X. of p. lodges in Aroostook
county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09
BANGOR & ARoOSIooK RAILROAD

Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars between
Caribou and Bangor on trains leaving
Caribou at $40 A. NJ. and Bangor at 81
p. n.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21

fabulous wealth i'm gold and other min
erals, waiting only for the iron horse To
carry up stamping machines to crush
the yellow wealth out Of its confining
rocks.
But everything about South Africa
just at the present time IL swinging i'm
the balance OF fate. History is now
busily a-making i'm that part of the
world and for the moment even the
Cape 90 cairo road is forgotten. The
English ind the very keystone Of the
airy arch Of their African empire threat
ened al the Cape, and until that vital
stone In tho imperial arch IS secured
little can Boz done In other parts. But
when the Rhodes railway once reaches
Uganda a new era viii dawn. not only
for the lake country OF the dark contt-
nent. but also FOR all central Africa.
The development of that country will
be on lines new Co the world. for never
before have heather aud naked peo-
pie been rushed into civilization bv "A
ready Iunde railway "a railway that viii
stab To the heart their benieht ed
heathenism. Il VIII usher out the era
Of the camel caravan and the pack
mule and bring in the day OF the busy
Factory and the bustllng station.
So today Cecil Rhodes stands above
his apple cart-that cart which Dr
Jameson upset-and apple by apple
gathers up the fruit he once came 80
near losing
ARTHUR j. sTEfNGEH.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21

selves. The money was soon raised. II
was on June 2S, lS9O--and a very i'm
portant date IL that n the history OF
British Africa-that the little pioneer
expedition OF POO Europeans and 1850 la
borers with 500 mounted police set out
20 take possession of their Promised
Land. Without firing a shot and with
out losing a life they cut 400 miles OF
road across the country. put up posts
and stations and drew under the wing
of the empire "A territory sO great i'm ex-
tent that IL intoxicated that little band
of colony builders, and set them. like
Cassius. thinking too much.
In short time gold seekers came
trailing over the frontier. and these
men had 60 be taken care OF and fed.
That meant the necessity of opening "A
road 10 the sea at Beira and the build
ing OF railway. II was at this time
that Rhodes. dreaming his great dreams
by night under the large and luminous
African stars, drank I'm his first sweet
drafts OF power and mapped out in his
restless mind the Cape 10 Cairo high
way.
by 1893 the mines OF Mashonaland
were In fun working order and the
western frontier was pushing insinu-
atingly ana audaciously out into the
hills OF the setting sun. Then a new
danger loomed up before Rhodes. That
danger was Lobengula and his dusky
warriors OF the Matabele. For three
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21

sle Nile VIII be carried forward t0 meet
,.S COMPANION line from the cape. In
Nsypt 'here are already over l,2oO miles
Va iallWay, most of which belongs 10
.he government But the most impor-
taht railway now under construction is
'hdt winch Is known as the new mil
nary road into the Sudan. A. the Eng
ll9u army or conquest has advanced up
'ue NIe u has been the policy Of Cen
tral Lord Kitchener Ia Law his rails as
n' went. Inc result IS that the line
'''"' or eauy connects Berber away
above the Fifth Cataract. with the town
or ady- halfa is fast approaching that
Hne Mhlch already connects cairo with
karnak ana the ancient ruins OF his
toric Thebes. The lower end of this
line VIII bc carried on steadily toward
Fashoda. SO link by link tho chain ia
ioinlns' lhen' In time. the line Will be
pushed down INTO Bahr 81 Ghazal and.
veering on into British East Africa. will
advance toward the Nyanzas. and from
there stretch on To Lake Taneanxika.
such is the dream OF Cecil Rhodcs. Is
IL any wonder that this man makes a
romantic ngure and touches the popular
imaginatiOn2 There Is "A suggestion Of
that gigantic picturesqueness about him
which you ind In the person OF Cham
plain and those other adventurous
spirits Of the sixteenth century who in
vadcd the wilderncsses Of the New
World and carried back wonderful tales
" conquest and dominion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21

artery of commerce threading together
| rican possessions. once build that road
and the Anglcization of Africa might
be said to have taken place 1t would
clinch the possession of the dark conti-
nent. The last tie of that road once
laid and let come what may from Eu-
ropean intrigue to native uprising. the
power of the Anglo Saxon would be es-
tablished on the continent OF blood.
with one sweep Of the paint. brush the
map of all Africa that was worth own
ing would become British
Cecil Rhodes was the father OF this
beautiful idea. He was a diamond king
of kimberley who had a soul above dia-
monds, yet from the first he had a sort
OF Midas touch. turning everything he
handled into gold. He saw that that
land Of mystery and controversy lying
north OF Bechuanaland would be soon
snapped up by the Germans or perhaps
trekked into by the Transvaal burghers
IL not appropriated i'm time. That would
leave him without roadbed for his
wonderful railway through the very
core of the land of his desire. He an
pealed TO the imperial government.
They called him colonial Don Quixote.
and refused 20 give him one penny for
his plan But Rhodes liked bucking
against impossibilities. He conceived
the idea of creating a great Joint stock
company with a capital OF some $40, ,OO0.-
000 The object OF this company was.
in Rhodes own words. TO paint the
African map British red" all the way
up TO the Zambezi. lie was a sort Of
Colonel Sellers OF real life but Sellers
who was always successful.
Now there was method in the mad
ness OF the British government when
II turned its back on it's African dar-
ling. It gave Rhodes no aid. but IL
gave him his charter end told him 60
40 ahead. It was recognized that there
was the right stuff I'm Cecil the Auda-
cious, and IL was also foreseen that an
individual and his company might pro-
ceed In "A manner i'm which n govern
ment embarrassed by many diplomatic
difficulties could never dare Should ne
go too far. IL could bring i'm a Scotch
verdict against him and wash its hands
OF all responsibility at the same time
quietly holding any little territory ne
may have staked I'm.
So Rhodes set 10 work. raised the
funds and directed the company. lie
put his own fortune into the concern.
and other capitalists. African and Eng
lish alike seeing the doctor taking his
own medicine, cried Tor dose them
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21

i'm from the unknown wilderness and
which had been named after him al
ready extended from the northern bound
airy of the south African Republic 10
Lake Tanganyika and Uganda. From
the north and from the south Great
Britain now stretched a great territorial
arm that clasped hands Just over the
heart of the continent and needed only
that imaginary Rhodesian railway 10 bind
them together. But while II Is am ,,sv
thing 10 talk iauntily OF a Cape to Cairo
road. II Is not 50 easy In such "a land
as Africa TO bring such line into ac-
tual existence and operation
Much OF this road has already been
constr,lcted. or at least there already,
exist different lines which might De in
corporated into one final transconti-
mental system. Al the enc Of 1897 the
continuation OF that line which connects
Cane Town with Kimberley and Maze
king was opened through to Rulawovo
ana carly last summer tho first locouo-
tive steamed up into Salisbury Fron
tbere 10 Lake Tanganyika is not a very
great distance, as distances go I'm such
an Atlantean scheme. But the country
tbrouhh which a further extension az
the line will have 10 pass is not ono
conducive to expeditions railroad build
ing.
While this road Is creeping up from,
the south the road which English en-
gineers have been pushing steadily up
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21
ANCIENT CHINESE HISTORY

Authentic history and biography in
China embrace period from the wear
l22 of our era back TO the remote
period of 2,6s5 years before Christ The
historians of China embrace "A success
sion on uninterrupted series OF more
than 2,4O0 years. The FUN and contin-
uous history OF the empire was compil-
cd I'm the second century of our era.
The great libraries of Peking con-
tain volumes of books numbered by
the hundreds OF thousands. In the ar
chives of the government are still TO be
found the ancient predictions of
eclipses made with great accuracy, to-
gether with works on astronomy
which show "A fair knowledge OF that
interesting science. Biographies. very
succinctly written, Of the emperors OF
the most ancient dynasties still exist
and written works of learned men are
as voluminous as those OF European ma
tions. And all this learning and love
Of learning have been acquired without
people If their authentic histories
reach back 10 nearly five centuries ago.
mythical history reaches still farther
back into the very night OF time.
When Nneyeh and Babylon were i'm
the splendor OF their might, men IA
China were predicting eclipses. max
ing catalogues and giving names To the
stars. But Nineveh and Babylon were
mere mounds OF earth and rubbish
when China was great and 10 this date
the civilization and life of the empire is
the wonder of the world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21
Az ANCIENT ANCHOR.

The crew Of q trawlcr engaged in
lobster fishing near Kinsalc. ireland.
had great difficulty one day lately In
getting their anchor aboard Whioh was
fixed i'm a massive hard substance in me
sand bank. WIN great trouble they
succeeded In bringing 10 thc surface an
ancient anchor of ave tons the shank
being over ten feet long and the bend or
equal proportions. The anchor which.
u 10 belonged TO one OF the ships of
the Spanish armada which was wrecked
on this coast had been imbcdded I'm the
sand for upward of three centuries.
was covered with marine matter which
centuries converted into rock sub
stance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21

years they had longed to fash their a5-
sagais in the faces of the intrusive
whites, and at last the objections of
their wiser chief were overcome. and
an impi suddenly threatened the miners
with wholesale destruction.
Rhodes was ready for trouble In
fact. be almost gloried In such things.
lie first nlaLed S260-n0n To tho credit of
his company. Then he ordered DIR.
jameson 10 fling together and rig out
| an eNpeditionary force fOr the purpose
OF forcible little Interview with Loben-
guia at bis kraal I'm Bulawayo. Loben-
gula had 10000 fighting men, the most
ruthless, with the exception OF the Zu-
lus I'm all South Africa. Jameson had
only some l,l00 whites and about 400
natives in his forces, one section OF
which came swirling up from the south
and the other scamperlng overland out
of the east. Against this little band
Lobengula first hurled his 5000 war
riors. and later his remaining 1000
they simply dashed themselves to
pieces, like SO many black waves
breaking ON the well built English
laagers where their bones even today
whiten on the wide veldt
That left Rhodes I'm possession of
Win lU Ollf 10 NINIlNlf
his claim. IL also left both him and
jameson i'm possession Of the fact that
nothing succeeds like success. some
times a very dangerous belief indeed.
Two years later II lured these quixotic
buccaneers into their now notorious i'm
vasion OF the Transvaal
The British authorities were. Of
course, compelled 10 intervene. though
sorely against their will. The raid was
caled crime because IL failed Had IL
succeeded IL would have been a con-
quest. Jameson was imprisoned. Rhodes
was stripped OF his offices and nominal
~ disgraced. But for all that he re-
NAMED the master OF the situation and
stood over his upset apple cart" the
idol OF the English people. who were
stlli dreaming of that Cape TO Cairo
railroad.
Then they let Cecil Rhodes do their
dirty work FOR them and put down the
newly formed Matabele revolt. When
TINS was done and things were once
more IN shape--for 70 was Rhodes alone |
whom the natives trusted and In whom |
they would place any conndence-he |
was quietly removed from the leader |
snip Of his company. which thereafter /
had "a commissionor of the crown 10 /
conduct its affairs But Rhodes simply |
sought moro green nclds and pastures /
new. The country which h. had drawn !
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21

lake, you will find the Union Jack some-
where about.
Yet England is not altogether salts
fed. She feels the necessity for binding
together i'm one coherent and united
whole all of these different African pos
sessions. Experience has taught her
how best 10 do this. and 1t was this
which made Cecil Rhodes, when he
came forward as the promoter of the
now famous and much talked OF Cape
TO Cairo railway. the Napoleonic dar-
ling of the English people. both at home
and abroad. The hopes of England
We're straightway pinned 10 that uto
plan dream OF one long unbroken steel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21

liui England has cooily declined TO
back i,hodes in his transcontlnental
railway project. This Is very clever OF
the English. They realize that "a man
who has always had he habit Of riding
roughshod over the rights and prejudices
| 81 people, even though those people
hc mere Beers Is likely to prove a
dangerous agent when once officially
recognized as such The opponents of
Rhodes In both Cape Town and London
claim, and claim, perhaps, with "A GER
tain degree OF Justice. that much OF the
irritation and distrust that today exist
IN South Africa between the two races
there is due 10 tho attitude and activ-
tiles of this unsCrupulous and daring
iinancier. The shadow OF the jameson
raid still hangs darkly over such names
as Belt and Rhodes and Abercorn. and
all the Chartered company. England
also realizes another thing. II realizes
that while the Chartered company may
be bringing new territory under the
British flag. and wh'le IL may be plant
ing and developing new colony, the
first object OF that company is not the
upbuilding OF the empire. but the pay
ment OF the annual dividend TO its opu-
lent London stockholders
So, after all, IL is a mere matter OF
pounds, shiilings and pence Whether
or not the mind OF Rhodes rises above
the mere mercenary consideration. u IS
no easy thing To answer. Appearances
seem to point, however. TO passion on
the part OF this territorial Napoleon
which now transcends dollars and cents.
lie today controls, i'm a qualified way,
the destinies Of state extending over
10000 square miles. This state OF
Rhodesia Is said TO be possessed OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21

"a Kingdom England. Scotland and
Irolaud-has increased from $4,000, 900
to 10000 600 At the beginning of this
century England. Scotland and Ireland
had population OF 100000, and
France Of 26,OOO0O0, yet today the pro-
portion OF population in both countries
rs almost alike. Russia has Increased
her population by 10000 600 since 1870.
the result being that she has now to-
tai population of 10000, 900. Germany
had population OF 2O,OOO.OO0 at the be
ginning OF this century: now she has
between 50.OO0OOO and 6OOO0,OO0, Of
whom almost a quarter is the result of
the Increase OF births over deaths