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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
FIVE SQUARE NILES FRI.
Fifteen Thousand People Homeless
Lumber, Mills, all Gone.
2 MILES BY 8 OF CITY FIRE.

Ottawa, Ont, April 2s.-Five square
miles of territory burned over, more
than $500 dwellings, factories, mills,
stores and other buildings destroyed,
entailing a loss estimated to reach
$50, 600, 600, and between 1900 and
Is. 600 men, women and children home
less.
Most of the lumber piles in Ottawa
and Hull have disappeared and are
now mere heaps of charred wood and
ashes. Half dozen churches and
schools, number of mills, the Hull
waterworls, the Hull court house and
Jail, the postoffice, the convent, almost
every business place and about 1000
dwellings and shops in Hull, have been
destroyed. Indeed, practically moth
ing of Hull is left but church and
few houses beyond it.
The fire sprang across the Ottawa
river and caught the sheds in the rear
of the Mackay Milling company on
Victoria island, and the lumber piles
on Victoria and Chaudiere islands, one
of the power houses of the Ottawa
Electric company, the Victoria foundry
and half the buildings on the two
islands were in flames.
The whole of that part of Ottawa
known as the Chaudiere Flats, sur
rounding the Canadian Pacific railroad
station, where the lumber mills are
located. is fire swept.
On the Ottawa side of the river there
is larger area covered by fire than
on Hull side. The entire business por-
ton of Hull, including the court house,
postoffice, public buildings and news
paper offices, is one mass of ruins. On
the Ottawa side of the river the losses
are still greater.
| The fire originated from dirty
chimney. A prominent 1umberman
believes that the price of lumber would
! certainly be raised on account of the
! fire
There was almost a continuous line
of fire from its starting place al
Chaudiere street, Hull, to the st. Louis
dam and the experimental farm in one
direction and through and beyond
Hintonburg in another, a distance OF
nearly seven miles. In some places
| the fire was more than half a mile
deep. There are but four casualties
reported; two deaths and two injuries
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
Believed to be a Fenian Plot.

government ordered Chief Inspector
Murray, of the provincial police, to
Niagara Falls, Ont, to investigate the
explosion in the Welland canal lock at
Therold. He expresses the belief that
the explosion is a part of Fenian
plot. Several months ago it was said
to be feared that as soon as spring
opened the Fenians would begin often
sive operations in Canada. This is
supposed to be the first stroke. The
attempt to blow up the lock is charac-
terized in Toronto as malicious mis-
chief.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
THEY CALLIT PLAGUE.
Fifty Thousand People In Terror-15o
are Dead; ESQ Sick.

Fifty Thousand People In TerrOr-15o
are Dead; $50 Sick.
Butte, Montana, April GA strange
Imalady, which the health board be-
ilieves is new form of pneumonia, but
which the panic-stricken people of this
city call plague, has killed more than
$50 persons since the middle of March
There are now $50 i'll with the disease,
which has proved fatal in nearly every
instance. Those who are able are flee
ing from the city.
Among the victims of the strange di-
sease are Harry P Lee prominent min
ing authority of Denver; J. P. Adams, a
Colorado capitalist; j. p. O'Brien, a
newspaper writer from Philadelphia:
e. Kline, of New York and Albert
Powers, of Virginia City, New.
In most instances the lungs are ap-
parently the first affected There are
frightful pains in the head and great
difficulty in respiration. Then the
heart is attacked, and death follows
quickly. Most persons in Butte are
convinced that the plague was brought
from the Philippines by returning
sailors. There are $4,000 people in
Butte, and they are in terror of the
disease
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
The Agriculture Bill

Washington, April 27.-As reported
tural appropriation bill was nearly 81,
600, 600. The house figures for the
purchase of seed was cut $4,000 and
that for department publications was
also diminished $50, Ooo The principal
items of increase are s4o.O for forest
~ Investigations and $4,000 for irri-
CATION Investigations, and the increase
of the salary of the chief of the weather
bureau to 1000.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
Wsleht Of Eurspe,, oueen..

Among the queens of Europe, Quesn
Margaret OF Italy, In spite OF her
mountain climbing, Is the heaviest.
She is said to turn the scale At 176
pounds, although she looks much
slighter. The queen OF Spain weighs
LAT pounds; the queen Of the Neither
lands takes fourth place with 40
pounds, being q few pounds heavier
than the queen OF the Belgians. The
German empress has reduced her
weight, which was an anxiety to her.
to 134 pounds, and the czarina. at 12e
pounds, is the highest Of all. The tall
est princess is the crown princess OF
Denmark, who is well over six feet
high
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
IMPRISONED ALCALDES.
Three Hundred More Talago insurgents
Killed

Three Hundred More Talagc Insurgents
Killed
Manila, April 2s-About 900 of the
enemy have been killed recently In
north nocos, including Dodd's fight and
the attack on Batoc April 16, when
from 600 to 700 rebels, a quarter of
whom were armed with rifles, deter
minedly attacked the Americans,
charging their positions and fighting
at close quarters. The engagement
lasted all the forenoon, the enemy
burning the town; but they were re-
pulsed after the arrival of the Ameri-
can achievements.
The insurgents generally are ag-
gressive in that province. They cap
tured an American provision wagon
near Lapo.
The Americans have obtained evil
dence that the alacaldes of Lapo.
Magsingal, Cabugas and Siniat were
holding treacherous communication
with the insurgents, imprisoned them
and burned Lapo's town hall.
There have been several fights in the
province including an attack by 200
insurgents on Lavag, April II, forty of
whom were killed and eighty were
captured.
The were no American casulties at
Batoc where $50 insurgents were killed
and seventy were captured.
This battle at Batoc has not before
been mentioned.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
GaIrestnn FIoo1ied.

Galveston, Tex, May MANY
streets here were flooded Saturday
might from curb 10 euro owing to the
tremendous rains a hail storm in the
afternoon and during the night shat
tered many windows. wrecking green
houses and photograph skylights.
caused runaways and killed many birds.
The whole state is water soaked, the
spring precipitation being the greatest
on record siB t. tia;rf,t,sn was named.
The damage a., % ice done can
scarcely be-.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
Biz NIortgage Reeorded.

Topeka, April 27.-A mortgage for
$3.50, 900 on the property of the Kan
sas City, Lawrence & Topeka Railway
company to the Colonial Trust Com
pany, Of New York. is fled with the
register of deeds of this county The
mortgage is on the property, rights
and franchise of the company and by
its terms gives the company power to
issue bonds to the amount of the mort
gage. The money for the completion
OF this new elect. : rod 70 this city is
now asa;'aE,e.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
Nicholas Mixer.

Moscow, April 25.-During the ce1e-
bration at the Uspenski cathedral of
the Good Friday service, the car and
grand Duke and Duchess Serge urex-
peetedly entered and kneeled among
the people. The czar's taper was ex-
tinguished twice, but he relit it with
the taper of a poor man who was wor-
shipping next to him. An immense
impression has been caused at Moscow
by this unusual mixing with the
crowd
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
Chartered an Insurance Kater.

Richmond, Va. April aG.-In the
last hour of the session of the Virginia
legislature last week a most remarka-
bic bill was passed and made a law.
1t is n the form of a special charter
creating the Protective Insurance
company C Virginia AMI empowering
it with rating functions.in that state,
with the right to sell tariffs OF rates
on the market The capital stock of
the concern is to be not 'e-s than So
o9o and not more than sa5.ooa This
business is prohibited IN kaEsas
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

I had nervous trouble for years,
which at times completely Frustrated
me and made life not worth living /
tried many physicians and no end OF
nerve and other remedies without re-
lief Mr.. NJ. J. Crews, merchant, Ma
10y, Iowa, persuaded me to try Nor
ley's Sarsaparilla and Iron. The very
first bottle went to the right spot, for
felt complete change and now, after
using six bottles in all 1 am perfectly
well. MRS. LETTIE FISHER.
Sold by agent in every town.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
Plague stamped Out In Hawaii.

San Francisco. April 27.-The steam
err Australia. from Honolulu, brings
the following advices to the Associated
Press, dated April II:
The plague seems to have entirely
disappeared, and the United States
consul issued the first clear bill of
health to a vessel departing from here
since December II to the schooner
Berthe Miner, which sailed for Puget
sound on April H.,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
To investigate Japanese Coolies.

Washington, April 26.-The treasury
department has sent agents to Oregon
to investigate the coming of japanese
coolies. The treasury has also request
ed the state department to ask Ameri-
can consuls to investigate and report.
The treasury department has not been
informed that the Japanese govern
ment intends to put q stop to the inn
migration, as it does not desire its
people to suffer hardships in this com
try while waiting for employment and
the Official Investigation will confirms. ].
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, Deputy
Auditor for the War Department, in a
letter written from Washington, D. c.,
says:
..AHoW me to express my gratitude
to you for the benefit derived from one
boffEe of Peruna. One week has
brought wonderful changes and / am
now as well as ever. Besides being
one of the very best spring tonicS IL Is
an excellent caEanh remedy" TeEY
RESPECTFULLY, Dan a. GrOSVen0E,
Hal P. Denton. Chief National Ex-
port Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa,
writes: 81 was completely run down
from overwork and the responsibility
naturally connected with the exploita-
ton Of a great international exposi-
ton. Ny physician recommended an
extended vacation. When life seemed
almost burden I began taking Pc
runa, and with the use of the fifth bot
tie 1 found myself in a normal condi-
ton. I have since enjoyed the best
of health
Almost everybody needs a tonic in
the spring. Something to brace the
nerves, invigorate the brain, and
cleanse the blood. That, Peruna will
do this is beyond all question. Every
one who has tried it has hal the same
experience as Mrs. D. w. Timberlake,
of Lynchburg, Va, who, in a recent
letter, made use of the following
words: al always take a dose of Pc
runa after business hours, as it is a
| great thing for the nerves. There is
no better spring tonic. and 1 have used
| about all of them
For a free book on Summer Ca
tarrh," address The Peruna Medicine
! Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Pretens;on isn't natural. nature neye,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
Alaska missionaries Fear Indians.

Seattle, Wash, May Residents of
:he Haynes mission. eighteen miles be-
low Skaguay, on Lynn canal, have
made an appeal to the army officers at
Skaguay for troops to protect them
against the feared indian uprising.
The trouble arose over the imprison-
ment of Indians arrested for the Hor-
ton murder last fall.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
ChronIc sore Leg.

Mr.. ]. Richardson had a running
sore on his leg for 20 years. Tried
doctors and medicines without end or
any permanent good. Mr.. L. B. Nun
nally, druggist. Hartford, Ia, recon-
mended Morley's Sarsapsrilla and Iron
to cure the cause of the sore and make
It heal from the inside. A few bottles
cured my leg, and put me in better
health than / have been for 20 years
Sold by agent in every town.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
Many Refuse to Become Cubans.

Washington, May Acting Secre-
tary of War Meiklejohn has received
report from the secretary of the state
Of Cuba showing that &c, 500 Spanish
residents of the island have preserved.
their allegiance TO the crown of Spain
under the terms of the Paris treaty of
peace.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
East, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, n. 7.
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Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better If you will get in the habit OF
reading the advertisements; they viii
afford a most interesting study and
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable and send what they
advertise.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

sailroad men look around for ex-
cuses for taking holidays as eagerly as
the school teachers
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
ACCENTS MAKE BIG MONEY

handling our household articles. They sell
on sight Big prizes given. Write at once.
c. H Marshall & Co, Dept 10, Chicago.
Reference: Any Bank in Chicago.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
No nore Pain

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Your Vege-
table Compound has been of much
benefit to me. When my menses first
appeared they were very irregular.
They occurred too often and did not
leave for q week or more I always
suffered at these times with terrible
pains in my back and abdomen Would
be in bed for several days and would
not be exactly rational at times I
took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and menses became regular
and pains left me entirely."-MRs- E
+. CUSTER, Brule, Wis.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

Fine feathtrs may not make fine
birds, but with the assistance OF the
milliner they make fine bills.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

If man is his own worst enemy he
has one-sided fight on his hands.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs-WM.
Q. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb 10, 1900
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

A contented mind, like many other
blessings, is more easily lost than
gained.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

A woman's view of society depends
on whether she is outside or inside.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

An honest man always keeps his
credit little better than his clothes.
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A B. Stroud, Granville Ca, wrote: 4
priceless boon has been given the baby world
in Dr. Monetts TEErHINA CTeething Powders)
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It is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

As a dressing and color restorer, PARKER's HAIB
BALsAM never fails to satisfy
HNDKRCoRNs, the best cure for cOrns. 15cts.
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AGENTS WANTED,

Lots of men get rich by helping
other men make fools of themselves.
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FITS PermauentIyCured. No hts orneTvousneSs after
6rst days of DR.. Kline & sat Nerve Restorer.
Send FREE $500 Il al bottle and treatise
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It causes a smile when a woman
says she goes into society to help her
husband in 3 business way.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

Send for sChoice Recipes
by Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Dorchester, Mas.
mailed free Mention this paper.
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The Makers of Carriers Ink say,

GYe can't make any better ink than We do; We
drr,St know how TO We can make poorer ink,
INIT we won't" Carter's Ink is the best.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

An act of charity usually discounts
an act of hero.sm
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05
The Best Prescription for

It never hurts the value of gold t.
call it filthy lucre.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

The man who boasts of his honesty
will bear watching.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

Happiness results from being con.
tent with what you haven't got.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

Thoughts that disturb men most
never enter woman's head.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-05

Ignorant men are good while in
finding out what ais them
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Are You Using Aliens Foot-Eaa.

The bonds of friendship are stronger
than the ties of kindred.
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and Fever is bottle of GROVES TASTKLEss
CHILL. TONIC. 1t is simply iron and quinine in
q tasteless form No cuTe-no pay. Price, SOC.
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100000 AGENTS WANTED.
Men and women, boys and girls, all over
the United States. Big money, easy work.
Valua BILE prizes in addition Write c. 81.
Marshall & CO., Dept 10, Chicago
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FOR WOMAN's HEALTH
Earnest Letters from Women Re-.
neved OF Pain by Mrs. Pinkham.

SDEAR MRs. PUKHAA Before I
commenced to take your medicine I
was IN terrible state, wishing myself
dead . good many times. Every part
OF my body seemed to pain in some
way. At time Of menstruation my
suffering was something terrible.
thought there was no cure for me, but
after taking several bottles OF Lydia
G. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound all
my bad feelings were gone. I am now
well and enjoying good health shall
always praise your medicine. MRS.
AMOS FEscHLER. Box geo, Romeo, Mich.
Female Troubles Overcome
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAA had female
trouble, painful menses. and kidney
complaint, also stomach trouble. About
q year ago 1 happened to pick up .
paper that contained an advertisement
of Lydia E. Pinlxham's Vegetable Com
pound, and when l read how it had
helped others, thought it might help
me, and decided to give it q trial
did so, and as result am now feeling
perfectly well. wish to thank you for
the benefit your medicine has been to
me n-MRs CLARA STIEBER, Diller, Neb.
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The supreme excellence in all things
is simplicity.
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Nernous Prostration.

Pretension isn't natural; nature neve
nrefRnds
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Sold by agent in every town.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-24

He purposrly heightened the coufcs-
sion in order to gain time. and said
that lie ana two men, named Rogers
and IiaGgard, had poisoned some whis-
Ky and induced Rowe to drink it. and
after his death they had buried him
i'm hollow some distance away. x
was nearly daylight when the confcs-
sion was made. and the lynchcrs de-
tcrmincd to take King to Jail in Lafa-
yette and then arrest Rogers and Hag-
gard.
Before the Jail was reached day had
dawnrd. and King recognized his cap
tors as members Of the Horse Thief
Detective company CT Benton, Warren
and fippccanoc counties, nearly all of
whom were known to him. Confident
of his guilt. the men made no attempt
to conceal their indcntity. So great
was the excitement and so intense the
feeling against King that lie waived
examination and went to JAIL hoping
that something would turn up to es-
tabliSh his innocence.
From the Jail at Lafayette King ad-
dressed letters to editors Of papers in
Cincinnati. Chicago, st. Louis, Louis
circumstances OF his confinement and
asking them to keep his letter in the
papers in hopes that it might fall un-
der Rowe's notice. The appeal was
pathetic one and was copied into many
papers throughout the northwest.
Two weeks after it's first appearance
DR.. Rowe rode into oxford and. at
tended by Il number of citizens, pro-
cccdcd TO Lafayette, where his appear
ancc caused the immediate release Of
the accused landlord. In explanation
of his disappearance Rowe said he bad
left his home In the east on account of
domestic troubles; that he had learned
that his wife was on her way to OK
ford and he had determined to leave
the place secretly i'm order TO prevent
her from learning where he had gone
He had gone to 4 little town in south
ern Illinois, and it was there that he
learned that the man who had be-
frienlcd him was suspected Of his MUIR
der and was in jail in Lafayette.
AS soon us King was released he
brought suit against 80 members Of the
Horse Thief Detective company for
$4,000 each and also against the COM
pany as corporation. Thomas A.
Hendricks, aftcrward vice president,
was his counsel, but the case was not
allowed TO come to trial, the lyuchers
compromising by paying King $500
with this money he purchased farm
and other property near Lafayette.
where hc lived till his death, at the age
of IS years Indianapolis Correspond.
cnce.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-24
w. IL. NJ MAIEIELD.
COLUMBIA, S. G..
Candidate For R. R. Commissioner.

F0SIIIoN-Ihe Commissioners
should be pad by the State instead
of by the railroads, and the terms Of
oflice should be reduced from six 10
two years.
Freight rates should be regulated
as to encourage fruit growers, truck
farmers and Gamers, and enable
them to offer their products on the
market on equal terms with any State.
Induce manufaciur OF all kinds to
locate in the State and enable them
to offer their products on the market
on equal terms with any State.
Give cotton mills the best rates for
shipping their products. Enable
wholesale merchants in this State to
compete with wholesale merchants
in adjoining States. Make Charles
ton, Port Royal and Georgetown i'm.
port and export cities on equal foot.
ing with Wilmington and Savan nah.
3l-3t
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ESTIMATED AT SIo,ooo,ooo.
Forest Firc' In Colorado DO Great
DaInngc-Still SPREADING.

DENVER, AUG. 21.-Ten million dol
lars, it Is estimated, will be the dam
age, present and prospective, caused by
the forest fires now sweeping ovor the
mountains of Colorado and Wyoming.
According to General Land Agent Want
land Of the Union Pacific road the loss
OF timber burned is only compara-
lively small item i'll the total amount of
damage.
The vicinity Of Glcnwood Springs and
such places, where the tourists resort,
will be much affected in IL commercial
way, because the scenery will be inn
paired. In Middle Park the fires are
burning SO tiercely that ranchmen are
beginning to fear that their homes will
be swept awSy and their properties
ruined.
y dispatch from Saratoga, Wy, says
the fires III the Sierra Madre range havo
been check ID by rain.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-24
PROTECTION OF THE FRUIT.

Request OF the California Korticultu-
raj Society Is Approved.
WASHINGTON, Aug 21.-In response to
. letter from tho postmaster general,
Secretary Wilson has approved the re-
quest of the California state board OF
horticulture that postmastcrs ut Pacific
coast points of entry shall submit all
mail matter from Hawaii and the Phil
ippines containing fruit or plants to tho
horticultural officials of the Pacific coast
states for their inspection before deliv-
cry to tho addresses.
The executive committee of the Cali
fOrnia board has forwarded resolutions
asserting that n large number of pests
are carried i'll the horticultural products
sent from those islands.