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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-10
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

KANSAS CIrY.--The Modern woodmeu OF
America selected St Paul as the next place
OF meeting
NEW yoRK.-The trial OF cecrse Barrow
for kidnapips Marion Clark was set peremp-
torily for next Wednesday.
PARIS. --AccordIng to the Eclair. the Jock
eys Madden. Sloan and Cannon refuse to come
to Paris 10 ride in the Grand pris,
CARACAS, Venezuela, Armed troops are
invading the Andes province under the lead
crship OF Ciprlano Castro The movement Is
believed to be local,
WASHINGTON Tho Detroit has arrived at
! Key wsst on her way from Bluohelds Tor
Washington With the rematus OF the late
General MacCauley-
| WICHITA, Kan.--Secretary Mcknight of the
| Transmississipri congress has just received
| belatod letters OF regret from President Dias
| OF Mexico and President Dole OF Hawaii.
ATLANTIC CITY. n, 1.-THE three mastet
schooner George A. Howes OF Philadelphia
was found wrecked two miles on Barnesat
The crew Is believed 70 have heen drowned
pERLIN.--An American lawyer aEed 50
and his wife. native OF Berlin. AGED p
committed suicide here nv taking poison j
Is supposed that poverty was the cause o
the act.
NEW YORK Tho steamer Augusta Vie
toria. which has arrived here. reported tn
death Mt sea, June g. OF Lieutenant Command
or Wainwright KELLOGG U. 5 N, who was
passenger on the vessel
, BRUSSELS nj Perrioux, manasns edito
OF LAurore. who was sentenced with N
Emile Zola by the Versailles court In the Pre-
. ceedings for libel brough against them b
e the officers OF the Esterha2y court MARTA
p has left Liege for Paris to enable the ccui
to serve its verdict upon him.
( PHILADELPHIA, The board OF director
| Of the PENNSYLVANIA RGn' company. at
special meeting, elected Mr. A. j. Casa
g president to succeed the late President Fran
n Thompson. MIR. James McCrea OF Pttsbur
n vice president OF the Pennsylvania. was cleo
= ed member OF the board TO ili the vscanc
y made by Mir. Cassatts elevation.
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IMPROVEMENTS IN TEXAS.
The Past Year Has Seen Remarkable
Activity.

Dallas. Texas, June 9.-The year endlng
.Iune 80 has witnessed remarkable activity
among the railroads of Texas, More i'm
provements have been made and more
money spent in the State than any pre-
vious year since 1890. Millions OF gcod
dollars have been turned loose IN IeXas |
for labor and the result of that eNpendl-
ture is seen in the greatly bettered phys
icaI condition of nearly every railroad
property in the State.
Between Fort Worth and Galveston the
Santa Fe on track alone has turned loose
81 coo 600. Nearly the entire line has been
ballasted with burned gumho, ne" ana
heavier rail has been laid and grades haNe
heen taken out or reduced. In addltloh
to this new rolling stock has been p1r-
chased The new shops at Cleourne com com,
pleted and new depot built when VIII
raise the amount to about $l,6Oo'ooo Vi
81, $50 600. "a
The Texas AID Pacific has laid over "
OO0 tons of seventy hve-p pound steel ralls'
has enlarged the capacity of the big SHOPS
at Marshall and thereby Increased the ue-
/ mand for tin buckets, has begun the con
! struction of 100000 depot and Slou,ouV
round house aui has the ground proNen
for a $4,000 freight depot all at rort
Worth has added largely to its roilins
\ stock has taken out or reduced grades III
many places, notably at Marshall ana west
of Strawn, expanding for all OF thoss
things over $l,00O,000.
Il The Missouri, Kansas and Texas mas
thoroughly overhauled the entire line lToln
Denison to Houston and made It's track
! as good as any can be made In leNas' NV
and latest improved rolling stock mas n De-
roads contribution to the Golfers OF eNas
ltradesmen will not fall far short OF
ESQ., GOO. .,,.,.
= Largely increased forces have improved
the Houston and Texas Central wher aVS'
! Improvement could be made, large ouu.'
] tions have been made to the rolling stu'n
( several depots built large quauutS ,,',
Q new steel laid requiring for az l ,sooo
Y &, O0O 600 The year from June 80 1879
A 10 Iupa 40 1900 will be another reeor'
: breaker in railroad Improvement in Texas
THE Missouri Kansas and Texas has prom
ised to construct to San Antonio ~
- Southern Pacific is 10 build line TO Hdl
. weston. The extension of the Texas Irua'
. TO the coast will be begun. The eN' ensl'
= of the Sherman Shreveport ana Sout.'f.
n TO Shreveport will be completed p" S'n
y Ia Fe will entirely rebuild its line 'Ioa
l. Cleburne to Paris The Texas ana fa =, ~ ~
u will complete It's improvements at Sor
It Worth. and finish laying heavy steer o
4 the Rio Grande division Tie long -
e pected extension of the Fort North ~
Rio Grande from Brentwood south - N
Rio Grande will be begun. The Texas Cen
trail will push It's track forty mlea feyon
Albany in the direction of Albuqueral
The whole will cost som ath'ng like w
S 600 600 when completed ENee)t I"r "
rails all this money is going 70 be 2ni oV
II m Texas and become permanent dod"'o
: to the taxable wealth Of reiAs'
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D., r. AND 5. u.
Franchise and Ripbt-of-Wny Sold
for Fifteen Dollars,

Franchise and Ripbt-of-Wny sold
for Fifteen Dollars,
Dallas, Texas, June 0.The Dallas, Pa
chc and Southeastern railroad was sold at
sheriff's sale today. The property WAS bid
in by Henry NJ. SHELTON of Dallas for SIS,
subject to certain outstanding obligations.
The company was chartered in 1890 by }.
e. Henderson and associates principally
New York capitalists.
The intention was to build to Archer
City, in the Panhandle. 20U miles 70 ths
northeast of Dallas and ultimately TO Al
buquerque, y, NJ, also to- the southeast
from Dallas TO SABINE Pass or some other
gulf port. Eighteen miles Of the road was
graded and made ready for the iron north
westwardly from Dallas, but the financial
panic coming on work on the limo. was dis
continued and finally the charter forfeited
! Mr.. SHELTON who is assistant county clerk
| of Dallas county, said tonight; "Of course.
/ it is not my Intention to become practI-
| cally and actively identified with railroad
| ownership, ! have ria in this property for
1 certain creditor interests. The project is
! a splendid railroad possibility. The IN"
terests | represent will at once investigate
all the conditions of the scheme ard II
found feasible it will be promoted Ia tam
/ gible manner. Work may ultimately 10
pushed to the northwest aud the south
! east"
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croenville. Texas. June 9-constable
Mc1lmurry- OF ouinlan was in the city yes
torday and reported the suicide OF Cal
Denny. a prominent and well-to-do young
farmer OF the South Sabine community
The act WIS committed Wednesday after
noon but the officer was in possession OF
only meager details. Il seems that the
vonne man was at home alone and was
wiling win Al a table when he noticed some
of The the family we're coming in, lie got got
up and FASTENED into another ,f. room %sd ana ana
charge NJ the pistol in the house led
70 o. an investigation and the young man man
was f. found in the room wetering In his
own blood. ,...or In ovnlana.
He had written one letter IN eH ll
lion Of the step he was about 10 take ane
Writing a second when he heard members
~ he family coming. The contents o.
the letters have not been made pubic
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For state elocution teachers convention
Mckinney, June % to "a, rate of one and
one-third fare for the round trip on the
certificate plan
For the International convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of America
Richmond, Va, July 10 to l6 rate Of one
fare plus 50 for the round trip. Date OF
sale of tickets. July and 10. limited to re-
turn not later than July 81.
For Texas Farmers congress, College
Station, July Is to 2S, following rates are
made. From points within 70 miles one
and one-third fare from points % to log
miles, So from points more than 100 ml.ea
distant, one fare for the round tI'p llates
of sale, July % and "a, limited to July 3D.
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BRENNAN BRIEFS.
hn.rcement Exercises or inc
High school.

un.rcement Exercises of the
High school.
Ert,n, Texas, June 9.-The com
sn,pt exercises OF the Brennan high
n we're held tonight at the grand
i house, large crowd being in at
kre The following was the pro-
rns
sausa .............Rev James Noble
L,.ury and essay ............Sc School
s;tisal Life ......M Miss Ella Werner
BE Queen OF the South" a drama:
Daughters OF the South come to the
hes Of Fame, each presenting her
|ni 10 be crowned queen-Senior.
"a soo-"Eyangeline' ...........
-. Miss Mary Leibrook
% Elo-"Blooming Meadow" go.
r"",.,...,.,.. Miss Nelia Abbott
iaticu-"The Cranes of Ibycess"..
Miss Elsie Garrett.
70 Elo-'Valse Caprice" ......
Miss Gillian Lindemann
g solo-"oall Me Thine Own but
Onss Agar" ,....,. Miss Lula Healy
laiIon-'Mary Queen of Scots.
"s,. ..,,.....,...Mis Katie Stein
20 tuel-"Rondo Militaire'. ......
""""M Misses Goodlett and Shepard
uol and yaledictory-"our Heroes
MS ....,G George Spencer Wright
y following are the graduates:
fsA Adele Abbott, Willie B. Creekmore
Pearl Fowler, Ada Louise Good
Loula Adelaide Healy, Lillian Bertha
saann' Mary Francis Leibrook. Sadyo
Miller, Katie Louise Stein, Ledonif
werner, Albert Fountleroy Giddings
susust Tautenhahn, Hattie Mae All
frances Elizabeth Eldridge, Mar!
jarrett, Mamie Lottie Haubeit. Rosi
lausaammer, Annie Rec Lemm
aa Willard Pace, Matte Lucyl,
a' Selma Carrie Tiemann, Elizabetl
w Jerry Joseph Marek, Georg
upomas were conferred by Judg
aeaIa Bryan; benedlction by Rev
- nays Quarles. secretary of tn
- committee, has received Inc FOL
,i, y MI'els regarding the Brazos rive
sApn convention:
~ sam R. Henderson, attorney 4
.no member OF the legislature
''ponie to your favor o; the Ist in
~ county Judge nas appointed
A wslesates 10 be pressat with yo
% proNimo. A numb,- of thei
apiessed themselves as DESTROYS ,
~, y aand on that day and give
i i, nuon all the encourtsanelt the
,pe,f presence and counsel At
h., win give you the probab
H. q delegates that will attend.
,l,h NJ = Duncan, president CONNIE
! Il n, waco Replying to your 10
Es, .s ne ! desire to state th1s ~.
. !, S,1lewhat Interested in tho ente
,,,ss. nudge Eugene Williams and 9TH,
Ia ana l''y n men have he matter
i, waco and VA an7an counI
b. p'pnsrly represented a. the 70,
ri, the matter has never he,
r.,e .siore the Commercial ~, h
! - a.. having the matter in ba,
,'ssl,o,ua = Waco is representa-, AT =
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NORTH TEXAS NORMAL.
excellent Frog ramme Rendered
~" nv Graduates.

Denton. Texas, June s.-The North
rovas Normal college closed its regular
yearly term this morning with an excellent
,rogramme. consisting of the essays OF the
araduates In b. A. and b. s. degrees. I'M
,arsnersea with music from the college
orchestra. college chorus and music pu-
nils similar programme was rendered
yesterday when the graduates OF the Eng
,,sb course delivered their grafton. Both
mornings the large college chapel was
silad 10 oyerhowing with interested friends
"a natrons, who were we'll pleased with
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-10

The Southern Pacific will run popular
excursion for colored people from Calves
ton and Houston to San Antonio on sun
day, June is, For this occasion a special
excursion train will be run, leaving iious-
ton at 1890 on the morning NJ the lSlh'
arriving in San Antonio at . 70 p m,
Returning. will leave san Antonio June ~
at 1880 a. m. Fare for the round rip
from Galveston will he So, ard FROM l''us-
ton 81 80
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NEW SCHEnIIr

h ,,l,s. n OAK Lawn and Magnolia
u ~. way will operate their trains
S.ss as date as follows:
b ~ ralns will leave every hour
n strsa,.ner Of San Jacinto and Com
|StT a, y 10, II a, m. and 1. ?, 3,
/ ark !, ana p. m; last train leaves
Pa a. SUI Tuesday nights will be re-
Es'siay ~ private parties. Wednesday.
IsLSsnd I'aay trains will leave at
psusM P m, returning leave the
a,urasy 9.So' 1880, $3.50 and 10: 80 D.
Z q psrtis, Is reserved for special pic.
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ALVIN AND vIcToRIA.
specuIatiou Concerning the Pro-
posed Air Line.

nOStH ~
Alvin, Texas. June a.--From party VINO
has been here for three days and VINO 'ei'
for an overland trip this morning fof ray
CITY. IL is learned that the objective point
OF the new road from Alvin westward Is
not to intersect the Gulf, Brazos Na'ey
and Southwestern, as stated in YESTERDAY
dispatches. but that II will be chartered Is
the Alvin and Victoria Air Line, ana tnae
IL will when built. be the only AR iihe
road for its full length in. Texas lhis
party, who does not authorize the use -
his name at present, is an experience \,
railroad man who has been suceess'ul -
his business In other Fields ne so.s va
here 10 Aneleton and from there 70 VIC
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CANE BELT To NE EXTENDED.
Outline of the Plans for the Cons'
Country Ruud.

Country Ronu.
Austin, Texas. June 9.-Captain Dona-
want Of Eagle Lake and Jonathan Lane of
La Grange were here this evening and filed
amendments to the charter Of the Cane
Belt Railroad company with the secretary
of state.
Said amendments contemplate an in
crease of the capital stock of the company
from SIS, 600 to 100000 and extensions Of
the line from both ends From Eagle Lake
1t is to be extended distance of fifteen
miles to a connection with the Katy at
Sealy and from Bonus it IS to be extended
seventy four miles through the counties
Of Wharton, Matagorda and Brazoria to
tide water at point on the southeastern
boundary OF Brazoria county, between the
mouth of the BRACES and the Colorado
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rrnin KnocI<cd from Track.

Texarkana, Texas, June 9.-This morn
ing as the Texas and Pacific passenger
train No. was within twenty miles OF
this place it's engine was derailed while
under full steam The train was also
Knocked from the track. No one was hurt.
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visitor. for a. and NJ.

BRYAN. Texas, June 9'-Visitors are al
ready arriving to attend the As'lcu,'uta'
and Mechanical commencement and the
number promises to be larger TINS yea,
than ever before. Governor savers wiz
be present and number OF otner promi'
nent citizens.
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Il Error Corrected.

,,,,ial wagons for collection Of
t i.r , ,p.,'PR PRIV ATE RESIDENCES for
l Ass ,'t trains; alsC for delivery to pri-
llssnt in Inc city. We are on duty
, s.s,. WE NEVER SLEEP. Tele-
eGa,s' ,ron private residences receive
!, .ti,aton. Phone %, ,-,rr, 20
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Hillsboro Texas, June 9.-The first car
load of oats OF 1899 was shipped from here
today TO Galveston They weighed twenty
nine mounds TO the measured bushel. Wheat
is averaging fifteen and oats forty bushels
nor acre.
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Headquarters Changed.

Cleburne, Texas, June S.-TrayeIins
Passenger Agent ]. P. Wright OF the san
IA Fe. and family have moved TO Gle
burne. Mr.. Wrights headquarters nave
heretofore been at Dallas.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY

I.sis viii Il June summer excursion
I@sah. Tsn On sale to the Carolinas.
''lsn mi, essee and Georgia, good
81 NAP ~, october 81. For circu-
||'.s.'sss. sor,S Sers, etc., address j, C.
seiss hnraNestern passenger agent.
s1se' Houston, Texas.
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'ssA aa dan effort is being made 10
srsr,er ting aag park and fair grounds.
- sSuVo Will be required.
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RESIDE HOT Ell,
yELAsCO BEACH,
E.. ItaUn

VELASUU UENNH IT,
hn Yards from Sur. EdRe'
W.. ,rom Houston on |, and g. N.
~ v,lssro Terminal Railroads.
An ~ from June IL TO sept. 10.
I'M, Delightful Summer Resort on inc
Gulf Coast. -
|rlryT pATHlNG AND FISHING
|a' iNvIGORATlNG GUILE BREElE.,
ElS Il THE TINE TO SECURE ROOMs'
t,ther particulars please address
$3.50 - MURISON g. MALlN.
Hotel Bristol. Houston. Texas
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as. and depart from the Grand
N rfs . ms me Missouri. Kansas and eTas
A gs.,', tepo, in the Fifth ward, the IN
'btn " "a, = Northern and Columbia lap.
% ~ n,ra and Great Northern depot
% OK a ,.."s The Missouri. Kansas ana
|1ss;sys ~, w., Houston and Henderson trains
|i'ii@..,, ,.@ and Great Northern depot
The times., 1899-01-25
HAVE YOU GOT 1T Z?
You May he TreHdinR on Very Dan
Eerous Ground Without Know
inn

Hundreds of people have the grip who
do not know it. They are not, however,
in the final stages. They have pains in the
head and a bad taste in the mouth, get
tired and despondent, have chilly sensa-
tiOns. their limbs and muscles ache, and
life is a burden. In most cases, perhaps,
they consider 1t simply slight cold. They
are mistaken. II is certainly grip.
There is but one thing to do when these
symptoms appear and that is TO take
prompt and vigorous measures TO fortify
and strengthen the system
A well directed action at just the right
time will accomplish very much more than
any efforts afterward.
There is but one thing to be done and
that is TO use a pure stimulant: something
that will promptly arrest these first symp-
toms and in no way injure; something en-
dorsed by scientists. recommended by
physicians, and popular because 1t is ef-
ficient. 1t is Duffys Pure Malt Whisky.
The only medicinal whisky in America,
and so acknowledged by the Government.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky has been used
every year that the grip has visited Amer
lea. Indeed, il has been the standard
remedy used and recommended by the med
ical profession. II
The times., 1899-01-25
TEN CENTS FOR A BLOCK.
What Chief Bonner Offered for a Burning Building
Man Whose Life Was Not Worth Dollar.
81 would not give ten cents tor that block. -

Chief Bonner of New York Fire Department
during great confagraon city Sunday night,
December 4.
In the midst of the bowling gale and falling rain the
fought like Old Waterloo in the end with far
better there Of intense doubt and
But before daylight broke the wild the
of the little drew deep breath
of relief-he had the situation in the palm of his hand
know, have always been fighting disease
which afiction than hre-have trying
derstand and it. What have learned? We have
learned everything, but have learned much We
help all ailments Sufferers
want help, matter what it where it from.
That why people continually writing such letters
these: Dear Sir: You will describing
former letter how terribly suffered kidney
trouble and how hopeless condition that time.
had consulted doctor general practitioners
eminent specialists with uniform They looked
wise and talked we'll but they did help But wanted
what all sufferers want-reiisf
In other letter said would not take hundred
thousand dollars for what discovery
Today would take 4 million dollars
Warmers Safe did for When dose,
dollar for chances in this world.
medicine only, life is and any
j.. o. COLLINS FarmyiIe
January 81.
Reader, do yourself there is
to cling II in the big New
had been able buy the threatened block
If Mr.. Collins had sold himself time OF his
nsel with doubt and spar The conagraons
d 10 Warmers Safe Cure. 1t
The times., 1899-01-25
sTRATHER TRIAL Beg TN.
Charged With the Revolving Murder
of Rosn TOIberf.

The impaneling OF the jury in the
Strather case, which was begun on Mon
day, was completed yesterday. and for the
second time he was put on trial for the
killing of Rosa Tolbert on October 10. 1897
The story of the crime as revealed by
the testimony at the former trial of the
accused is revolving in the extreme On
the night of October IA. 1891 William
Strather and the woman with whom he
lived Rosa Tolbert, had quarrel in their
room al i30 Franklin Street northwest The
room in which they lived was the second
floor front. and directly under them, On
the first floor, lived Henry Baylor and his
wiie. SO far as is known, Strather and the
ToIbert woman left their room some time
during the night and did not return until
about O'Clock the next morning At this
time Baylor and his wife had already
arisen and their attention was attracted by
noise coming from the room in which
Strather and the Tolbert woman lived
There was, they testified, a scuffiing sound
and then the sound of some heavy weight
falling TO the floor. Baylor went UP to
Strathers room and asked 10 be admitted
IL was some time before he received an
answer. Strather replied only when he
was ready TO leave the room
When the door of the apartment was
opened TO permit Strather's exit Baylor
foot OF her bed She was quite still. he
said, and her head was literally covered
with blood. Baylor Immediately went into
the street. called policeman and ASKED
him to arrest Strather.
While Baylor was seeking the policeman
Strather came down the stairs and going
TO the hydrant in the yard quietly washed
the blood from his hands and then return
ed TO the room where the Tolbert woman
lay, according to Mrs. BaylOr's testimony
The Government is represented at the
trial by Assistant District Attorneys
Joseph Shillington and John E Laskey
The latter made the opening statemen; to
the jury. The prisoner is represented by
Messrs. Samuel d. Truitt. Benjamin
Roodhouse. and Charles F. Taylor Mr..
Truitt stated the chief points of the de-
fence.
The first witness called for the Govern
ment was Deputy Coroner l. W. Glaze
brook. who made the autopsy on the body
OF the TOlbert woman after il had been
removed to the morgue. He stated in de-
tail the number and character OF the
wounds on the body. He said there were
at least three which would have resulted
fatally. had no others been inflicted The
hatchet. with which it is claimed by the
Government the wounds were inflicted
was also introduced in evidence.
The jury as completed is composed of
the following: T. E. Baxter. John T. Dar-
cy, Alfred Grimes. George E. Dale. George
y. Fisher. Alfred Beers. Frederick w
Heine. c. J. Bridget, W. $. Detwiier
Daniel ]. Hartigan, R. C. Lacy and Mad
den Butler.
Baliffs Cook. Turner and Won Muegse
were sworn TO properly look after the
jury.
The times., 1899-01-25
FOR CURRENCY REFORM.
MIR. Mitchell Introduces Another
Financial Measure.


Representative John Murray Mitchell of
New York yesterday introduced two bills
on the subject of currency reform. One of
them is modelled on the same line as other
bills for the creation of division of re-
demption in the Treasury Department.
This idea has been incorporated in the
measure. which is to be favorably reported
from the Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures. For fear, however. that
this bill may not pass. Mr.. Mitchell has
introduced another, which deals exclusive
ly with the proposed division for redemp
ton. II also provides for the payment OF
gold for greenbacks and greenbacks for
gold, and omits the bond feature OF the
other bill.
The other bill, which he presented yes
terday, is very brief. 1t is called "A bill
to protect the public treasury" and pro-
vides simply that United States notes or
Treasury notes once redeemed shall not
again be issued except for gold coin. This
would, at least, he said, have the effect of
relieving the Treasury from the possibility
of perpetual drain on its resources.