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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
PAINE HEADS THE TICKET.
Nominated for Governor of Massa.
chusctts by Democrats.

Roeton Oct 2-Robert Treat Paine, Jr,
will again mead the ticket which the Demo-
Gratis of this State will he asked to sup
port at the coming election. having re-
ceiyed the nomination for Governor at the
State Convention held in Faneuii Han To-
day The remainder of the ticket 1oiio"s;
Lieutenant Governor. Honorable John Is.
O'Dcnneli of northampton
Secretary Of state. General Luther D.
Stevenson Of bingham.
Auditor T.. Jerry Brown OF Brocton-
Treasurer John l.. Chalifoux OF Lowell:
Attorney General, John {. crosby or
Pittsfield. 49,,
pant nuestion to he the continuance or
government by consent of the governed:
declares the Porto Rico law is an outrage
on the liberties of the people; calls for
free constitution for Cuba. and in the Phil
inpines a speedy restoration OF independ-
en,e: oppo.es any alliance, open or secret,
vt;h arv foreign nation: condemns COM
many stores In the coal fields: condemns
useless commissions in the State; calls for
REDUCTIONS in railroad rates and more power
for the Railroad Commissioner; calls for
the Initiative and referendum. also an in
heritance tax and municipal ownership OF
n,hlic utilities and condemns the Albany
iease as a robbery Of the State.
An innovation was the reading or the
Declaratior OF Independence previous to be-
Ginning the work of the convention, this
n-ajiminary heing deemed fitting. In view
of tie fact that this convention was held
on the anniversary OF the first election of
jefferson.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
First Time on Tammany Pro.
gramme Since He Dis
pleased Croker.
TO HAVE A PLACE OF HONOR.
Noted Orator to Follow the Ma
tional Candidates at the Demo-
cratic Ratification Gather
ing in New York.
EErrELIC SPECIAL

EEruDIIr SPECIAL.
New York. Oct. c.-Ta-nmanv'a pro-
rramme for the Ma liSon Square Gai'"n
meeting on October lG was made pubic t.
night at a meeting of the Ratification Com
mittce and - the amaZerncrt af nanS -:
those pres eat, and TO all who waited cut
side to find OFT what had J cen oAnc. 1t
WAS revealed that. for the first time s'rce
he incurred the hatred Of Mr.. CrLker. W.
Bourke Cochran is TO talk under the pro-
lection Of Tamm.ar. AMI frcm the same
platform on which Mr. CrCke: viii sit.
This does not mean that Croker has for
given Cochran or that he ever will. When
the question of Invitations was being dis
cussed. several members of the committee
and Others, who are Interested in the sue
cess Of the meeting urged Mr.. Croker that
1t would be wise to have Mr.. Cochran rlake
a speech. Mr. Croker declared that he
would let no personal feeling interfere With
the meeting. and an invitation was prompt
|, ly sent to Mr.. Cochran, who accepted i'm
mediately.
Mr.. Cochran will have place of honor
on the platform. Mr.. Bryan will speak
first. After him will come Adlai +. Ste
venson and then Mr.. Cochran. The other
speakers will be Webster Davis. John IL
Stanchfeld and Senator William +. Mackey.
Edward NJ. Shepard will preside. The
doors will he opened at half-past o'clock,
and at half-past Mr.. Bryan will begin his
speech. I.e will leave the garden an hour
later on 4 tour that will include three other
meetings. In front of his carriage will be a
squad of mounted police. A similar squad
will bring up the rear, ard following Bry-
| ans carriage will be other carriages. each
of which will carry guests and committee
men.
Mr.. Bryan's first stop will be at Madi-
son avenue and Twenty-fourth street,
where he will make a short speech. John
W. Keller will preside there. His next stop
will be at Tammany Hall. whore meetings
will be held inside and out. From Tam
many the procession will go TO Cooper
Union.
Before II adjourned to-day the committee
was told Of an alleged Republican plot 1t
was reported that Republicans were hiring
men from the surrounding towns to go in
| TO the garden scattered around and go out
soon after Colonel Bryan had begun to
speak. so TO create the impression that
he was making his audience tired.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
FUNERAL OF DOCTOR FINNEY.
impressive Services at the Church
and Grave.

The funeral services of the Reverend
Doctor Thomas NJ. Finney of No. 4o2s Nor
gan street, late superintendent of the St.
Louis Provident Association, were held at
ST Joha's II. Z. Church. Twenty-Ninth and
Locust streets, yesterday afternoon at
o'clock.
Long before the funeral party arrived the
church was crowded with friends and rel
atiyes and ministers who had served with
the dead clergyman when he was Presiding
Elder Of the church in this city. Bishop
Hendrix of the Methodist Church presided
az the services and was assisted by Doctors
J. s. Hopkins. II. ID. Smart. Il. NJ. Messick
and j. W. Lee.
The honorary pallbearers were: Fred L.
Garasche Samuel Cupples, r. NJ. Scru2gs
Edwin Harrison, James e. 1eatman, John
OFa!lon. Charles Scudcer. Edward Nenn-
s,eil and Judge William +. Boyle.
The active pallbearers were: Harvey l..
Christie Alfred Carr, Samuel kennard.
,John Morris Otey Scruggs George II. Nor
gan. NJ. F. Lewis and Z. Pierce
The floral tributes were numerous, the
charcel and casket being strewn win
wreaths, crosses and pillars. A more last
ing tribute will Toe the memorial WINDOW
which will be placed in the Lafayette Park
NJ T.. Church by friends.
The estimation and reverence IN wAlch
Doctor Finney was held was shown yester,
day when at the end of the discourse or
bishop Hendrix, there was scarcely dry
eye in the congregation. The procession
was a long one and moved slowly to Belle.
| fontaine Cemetery. where, after briet
service at the grave. the body was iaid 10
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
MANY WITNESSES ABSENT.
1outsey Will Announce Ready or
Not Ready To-Day.

Georgetown. Ky. Oct. when the case
of Henry foutscy, charged with being i'm
plicated in the Goebcl assassination. WIS
called before Judge Cantril to-day, the
'"mmonw,althS attorney asked for an a..
tachment for James \. Scott the Frank
fort attorney who claims Youtsey con-
ferred with him regarding his alleged con-
nection with the assassination.
icutsey entered the courtroom accompa-
MED by his wife. his brnther-in-law. y. H.
Nitherspnon. ard the jailer. Beyond being
very pale. ioutsey appeared 10 he in good
health
The Commonwealth called sixty witnesses.
only twenty-one of whom answered present.
but all but three or four of the absentees
are accounted for. and will be on hand
when called. The Commonwealth asked for
attachments for absent witnesses, and an
nounced that it was ready for the trial to
proceed.
The defense called ffty-two witnesses.
only nine Of them answered present. but a
number of them will be ready when called.
The defense asked and was granted till
Tomorrow morning to answer whether
ready or not for the trial. Court then ad-
journed till o'clock tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
DEATH OF GEO. T. THOMPSON.
President of Denver Gas Company
Well known Here.

Information was received here last
night from Denver. Colo, of the ceath IN
that city of George T. Thompson. presi,,
dent Of the Denver Gaslight Company. ana
for a number of years connected with the
I,aclede Gaslight Company of this city ms
father. ]. D. Thompson. % was a. ieabing ahnn,;
-Nnree years ago. He was vice president
ana purchasing agent Of the laclede Cas-
iight Company before the consolidation OF
that company and the old ST. Louis Gas
light Company ia 1880
George r Thompson was 81 years o!d.
IJa departed from ST. Louis to become the
nrivate secretary Of Emerson McMlliln'
resident of the Laclede Gaslight Company.
GEor several years he lived in New lork
CITY where Mr.. McMillin makes his head
Quarters. His health failing him. he was
advised by his physicians TO go to COLORADO,
and through Mr.. McMillin's influence ne
US elected president of the Denver Gas,
rSbt Company. Mr.. Thompson married
the daughter of John a. Holmes OF TINS
city hut they separated several years ago.
Mr.. T.omusons mother and two sisters
Mrs. Doctor Hall and Mrs, Foward uani, am,
brill, live in this city. ana 'ae ooay VIII
he shipped here for burial
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03

clubs headq Iarters are in 81. Stanislaus's
Church. Twentieth street between OFalion
street and CasS avenue. The club meets in
the school hall adjoining the church every
Monday evening. Mr. StrZescwski also de-
ni.' responsibility for the statement made
that the Democratic doctrine H. being dis
s'minated from the pulpit of the church
Wh.l.. the pastor of the church Is an ardent
Democrat and is anxious to- see Bryan eiec'
cd. ne r"frains from allowing mis- Political
prejudice {" tince his religious utterancss.
MIR. StrzeH"wSki says the only connection
there is between the church and the Kos
ciusko Club lies i'll the fact that all the
club members are also members of the
same religious faith. and last Sunday they
distributed circulars In front of the church,
urging all Polish voter to support Bryan.
Copies of this circular were distributed in
front Of every Polish church in the State.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
BELMONT DECLINES TO RUN.
Was Nominated for Congress in
Spite of His Assertion.

New York. oct Perry Belmont. VINO
for four consecutive terms represented the
FIRST New York District IN Congress. was
again nominated by the Democrats OF that
district at their convention in Mineoia. L.
l. to-day The nomination was by acciana-
tion. and was made in spite of the fact
that Mr.. Belmont's friends In the conven,
ton had in their possession letter letter iro'''
Mr. Belmont was not present. ana the
letter was not made public In the conNen-
tiOn. -,
Tonight a committee called on Mr.. Bel
mont at his New York residence to notify
him of his nomination. He positively de-
clinsd to run. 80
Mr.. Belmont told the committee that ne
was getting TO he man OF nearly ~. al.9
had no wish 10 return to Congress. anu
thought there were plenty OF younger men
in the district who would be willing anu
anxious to serve. He would do anything
for the party except run for Congress
In his letter of declination Mr. Belmont
alluded to some private reasons Tor not
running. which he has expressed to his
friends, but does not repeat them
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03

Dry, moist, scaly tetter, all forms
of eczema or salt rheum, p;mples
and other cutaneous eruptions pro-
ceed from humors, either inherited,
or acquired through defective di-
gestion and assimilation.
To treat these eruptions with dry
ing medicines is dangerous.
The thing to do is to help the sys-
TEN discharge the humors, and to
strengthen it against their return.
Hoods Sarsaparil1a permanently cured
T.. G.. Hines Franks. Ill. of eczema, from
which he had suffered for some time; and
Miss Alvina Wolter, Box 212, ,Algona, Wis, I,
OF pimples on her face and back and chafed
skin on her body, by which she had been
greatly troubled. There are more testi-
monials in favor of this great medicine
than can be published.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
LEGS CUT TO PIECES.
Man Falls From Freight Car Truck
and Is Fatally Hurt.

Martin Fisher. 2s years old farmer who
lived near Neniceyille. Ind, while riding to
St. Louis, fell from a freight car truck on
the Air Line Railroad. near Centralia. Ill.
at o'clock yesterday morning. sustaining
injuries from which he died about two hours
later.
Fisher was found about $50 o'clock n
the morning by negro who was walkin;
over the tracks. Both of Fishers legs were
horribly mangled. He was conscious until
a few minutes before his death. and sail
he had sisters living in St. Louis and was
on his way to this city when the accident
occurred. He said that he went to seep
while riding on the truck and rolled Off.
His wife. Florence Fisher. lives at No 5l3
Poplar street. with his two sisters. Lii 4,
and Lizzie. They left yesterday for C.ntra-
lia to take charge of the body, which will
be removed to Nenicevelle. Ind. for bur a |.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
LOCAL AND SI-DTRRAN.

Yorn K'prur is celebrated to-day by Or
trodoV Eeh-avs.
Aua'-o- Safbert replies ~ charr"s wade
regarding the management OF the State
school fund
Toe Pa-chcn ard Convey watched 10
race to-day At the Fair Grounds.
Actor George Flood of the Imperial stock
corpany IS missing.
Dcputv Circuit Clerk FTuth has reSiGrnd.
Mrs. Mary + Proverche-" <orr'hIv takes
der daughter Louise. from Visitation Acad-
envy
Census Supervisor Higgins received p cold
badge from his special agents as token
OF esteem.
Charles n. stuever the veteran brewer.
was buried.
Tho Reverend Thomas NJ Finrev was
laid to rest AT Bellefontaine Cemetery.
louis Bauer was robNed bv men who first
ate supper at his restaurant.
Nettta Mcclure married Charles NJ
Schneider. whom she fitted for Ianes Don
ovan Donovan's father prevented him
from marrying.
The Board Of Curators Of the State Uni
versity met at the Southern Hotel and made
appointments Of teachers in various branch
es of the curriculum.
Deputy Sheriff White played the role Of
burglar to capture man charged with
wife abandonment.
The annual parade and ball Of the Yelled
Prophet was a distinct success.
Iottie Willenburr. the child who fell into
a honefre, died Of her injuries.
William Hodges. a negro bootblack. was
fatally stabbed In a fight with fellow
workman.
Mrs Mary Connell sues her brother. Po-
lice Officer Pentoney. for board for himself
and their invalid father.
George 7. Thompson. prcsiden. Of the Den
yer Gas Company. Denver, Colo, and a
member of a prominent ST. Louis family.
died at Denver.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
JOHN M. PALMER'S WILL.
Noted Statesman Left a Small Es,
tate to His Family. \
RFPTPIJC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Carlinville. H.. Oct "A copy Of tho viii
of the late General John NJ. Palmer has
been filed for record in the office OF the
County Clerk of this county. The will was
dated March 81. 1895. II named his widow.
Mrs. Hannah l.. Palmer: his son. John
Mayo Palmer. Of Chicago. and his son-in-
law. William S. Jayne. executors of tho
will, to act without bond.
To his widow was bequeathed the tract Of
land in WOodside Township. known as the
Loose tract. and to his daughter, Mrs.
Melinda Weber. of Springfield he gave q
three-story business house in Springfield.
which has been sold since the will was
drawn. To his widow was given the re-
mainder of his estate. which includes $40
acres of land lying three miles southwest
of this city, and the household furniture.
To his son. Louis ]. Palmer. OF Springfield,
he gave his Office furniture, and the law
Mayo and Louis j. Palmer. The value Of
the estate will not exceed $4,000 by the
time all encunlbrances are paid.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

The National Association of Democratic
Clubs meets to-day at Indianapolis. Thou
sands of Democrats from every state in the
Union will be present Mr.. Bryan Will
speak Tomorrow.
Robert Treat Paine heads the State ticket
nominated by the Democrats of Massa-
chusetts at Boston yesterday.
Kansas City's fall carnival opened last
night with the annual Priests of Pallas
parade. which was viewed by thousands
The British steamer Biela collided with
the Eagle Point off Nantucket Shoal ana
was sunk All on board were saved.
Sixteen thousand striking miners passed
in review before President Mitchell at
Wilkesbarre yesterday.
Indications still point to an early settle
mont of the great anthracite coal miners
etrike.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03

the Washington Daily Star. Washington.
ID. c.. L. s. A.-Sirs: Know. both of yous
that by virtue of the authority vested In
by God Almighty, even Jehovah, /. the
KinR-prophet and lawgiver Of all nations,
people afl languages sacred majesty and
minister of Gods pc ower. chief dispenser OF
Gods graces and Lord of the Sabbath day:
master of the destiny of the children of men
and founder elect of the church of God.
have TO state for both of yours and the
public in general information, that from
now. this day. hencefOrward. no human
hting of any race will be allowed to do
Lus.Sess of any sort TO hold position
of any sort. or To live in the City OF WASH
ington. II. c.. under any consideration
whatsoever. except l give him or her per-
mission to do so. Now, therefore, with
that end in view. I do hereby command
both OF YOU to order each and every man,
woman and child in the said city of WASH
inEton. D. c.. to get out of II at once ana
without delay. and also order all Of them
TO stav away from that city and its vi.
cinity altogether.
Given under my hand this. the twenty
fourth. day of September. 1900. in the palace
of the King, prophet and lawsivsr.
tSigned) BENJAMIN HUNTER,
..NebuchadneZzdr IL .
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
FILIPINO LEADERS ANXIOUS.
Believe Liberty of Their People Is
ut Stake in Election.

WASHINGTON Oct The War Depart
ment has just received from General Mac
Arthur by mail another batch of lnsurgent
papers captured by the American troops.
Among them are letters from Theodore
Sandico and f. Regio. agents for the Fill
pino Junta al HOng-Kong. which express
their views with much freedom.
In a letter addressed by SandiCo to Lieu
tenant Colonel CasiInirio Tinio. the writer
says in part:
accon,ultshed and the revolution in China
be wiped out and the war In the Trans
yaal take no new complications, then VIII
I he The first to accept the peace that |
b,lI.y. to be necessary. though II he at the
cost OF at tkrowlcdging the sovereignty OF
tho United states since | consider that cur
forces arc row impotent to defend our
sacred and legitimate rights
General Macarthur. in transmitting these
papers. says: ,,o
as aav OF the leaders who continue in opsn
hCetiIi.--"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
COTTONWOOD LUMBER GOES UP
New Association Formed With Ill.
c. Bagby President.
rpr-pJJc SPECIAL.

chicago, Ill, Oct. "A meeting OF the
Cottonwood lumbermen was held TO-DAY. az
which were present thirteen nianuIaS; oo, ~ -
,.;-h a combined output of Ge.Oe.co 1eet-
which Is the greater part of the total out
put - .o,.o;,,a sbou;np % ner
a,t deficiency in manufacturers stock.
With stock light in the hands of consumers
prices of cottonwood Were advanced about
60 n thousand with a sentiment in favor
further advance after election.
Tho Cottonwood Lumber Association was
formed ard II. c. Basby OF the Tiser Iali
Ay;lI and Land Company of st. Louis was
eTmonG those present were: w. II. Chap
,,an of Kansas City. Mo-; W. Anderson and
Coopln, William Moore of Memphis.
Tenn.: C. r. Corn of Cincinnati: o.; G. A.
Ward of Chicago: II. W. Mengel of Louis
vile XIV: T. p Walsh OF Cairo. H.: Georg,
scott of Dyersburg. Tenn. The next meet
ing will eNheid at Cairo.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
Narinc Intelligence.

New York Oct. 2-Arrived: Ethiopia,
Glasgow: Belgravia. from Hamburg; Gross
er Kurfurst, from Bremen. etc.
Boulogne, Oct. 1-Sailed: Cap. Frfo from
Hamburg) New York.
Liverpool, Oct. 2.-Sailed: Corean. Phila-
deIphia, via ST. Johns. New Foundand, etc.
Gibraltar Oct. ARRIVED: Kaiser VII
helm ii, New York for Naples and Genoa.
Hamburg, Oct. 2-Arrived: Deutchland.
New York, via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
Rotterdam, Oct, 2.-Arrived: Staatendam,
New York.
Neville, Oct 2-Arrived: Astoria. New
York for Glasgow.
Sydney, New South Wales. Oct. AR
rived previously: Mariposa. San Francisco,
via Honlulu and Auckland.
Brow Head, Oct. 3, 1886 a. m.-Passed:
Steamer Majestic. New York, for Queens
town and Liverpool.
New York, Oct. 2.-Arrived: Tartar
Prince, Genoa, Leghorn and Naples
Lizard, Oct 3, l a m.-Fassed: Steamer
ST. Paul. New York for Southampton
Plymouth, Oct. ARRIVED: Graf Walder-
see, New York for Cherbourg and Ham
burg and proceeded.
New York. Oct. 2.-Sailed: Kaiser VII
helm der Crosse. Bremen. via CheroourG
and Southampton; Cevic. Liverpool; Ocean
&C. Liverpool.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
STORM VICTIMS PLIGHT.
Ten Thousand Have Nothing TO
Subsist On This Winter.

Houston, Tex. Oct. 2-The question of
supplying sufficient assistance to the coun-
try people, who were rendered destitute
by the recent storm. TO enable them TO
rebuild their homes and subsist until they
lem.
Captain c. Taliaferro. who was appointed
by Governor Sayers to take charge of the
relief work for Brazoria County and Gal
weston County. on the mainland. few
weeks ago. makes the following statement:
How these people are to live during the
coming winter Is more than i can tell,
unless further assistance Is given them.
II think that the territory covered by
Harris County, Galveston. Mainland.
BrazOria, Fort Bend and Waller counties
is the territory which stands more in need
of assistance than any part of the country
reached by the storm"
The official reports are not complete. but
they place the number of people referred
10 by Captain Taliaferro In the neighbor-
heed of 1000.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
"JOHN BANGS" MARRIED.
King Leopold. However. Failed to
Abdicatc the Throne.
,pEcIAL EY CAELE.

SPECIAL BY CABLE 49,
Murich, Oct. 2--(CopyriSht, 1893. ny w,
r Hearst st)-Prince Albert OF Belgium, VINO
knows more about America than any otnst
TI,r.n man Prince of the blood. having spent
nearly n wear in visiting all parts or tne
United States. registering while IN 81.
IrDuis John Eanss o; New 1nrk. Ma
married here to Princess Elizabeth OF Ba-
varia. -
The wedding was celebrated In the pres.
o.c.. Of th, Prince Regent Of Bavaria. OF
th.. King and Queen Of Belgium ana OF the
Count and Countess of Flanders, VINO are
Parents Of the bridegroom.
Eirg Leopold failed. however, to fulhi
Tho .xp. tations Of those who imagined
,ha, h, would avail himself of the occasion
To aun0urce his abdication In favor OF MS
nerhew. and gave no indication of any IN
t,rtion to resign his throne. to which Prince
Albert. therefore. rtmairs the present heif
n,,plraDt.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
FOR STEALING WOOL.
Detectives Arrest Warehouse En-
pIOye and Junk Man.

Nelson Tho--as Of No 1921 North Tenth
str.et is under arrest charged with steal
ing & i5S pounds Cf wool, worth ss'l. from
the Union Storage Company wareiiouse u,
been in the employ Of the company Tor sev-
eraI years opening bales of wool and pack
ing 1t into small bags. For the !aSl tnree
ia tom Of loss in the handling OF tne
wcci Detectives Coecking and Suliivan
We're sent to investigate. they a-Ies,eu
Thomas and sam Goldstein. a junk dealer
at No. ie20 North Eighth street, who Is sald
10 have bought the wool.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
WOUND PROVES FATAL.
Roger MoIloy, Who Was Shot by
James Murphy, Is Dead.

Pccer NolIoT who was shot In a quarrel
n, NJ s3D South Broadway last saturday
night. died at the City Hospital at Il
O'Clock last n.Sht.
NolIoy became Involved in hght with
John p Montague and had slashed his op-
ponent across the back and shoulders sew
nr-.l times with knife Subsequently Jane :
NrrnhV. a friend of Montague. encounters
Vc-lnv. and in a dispute with him. fired a
shot which penetrated Molloy's head.
Murphy Is under arrest.