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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-08
No Cipher Messages Delivered.
FOOD IN PEkIN SCARCE.
On July % Minister Conger had Pro-
visions for Six Days.

Chefoo, Aug. A message from Min
iste. Conger in Pekin, dated July %, has
arrived. United States Minister Conger
SAYS that they have provisions and can
hold out for six days. Food in Pekin is
growing scarce. 1t is reported that the
cessation of the attacks on the foreigners
was by order of an imperial decree.
All the Pekin and SungChow, Amer
leans, also the Walkers, Chapins. Smiths.
Wyckoffs, Hobart. Terry and Mackey
are safe in Pekin. All the mission prop
erty has been destroyed.
There is every indication that the Chi
nese government is awakening to the
gravity of the situation. 1t is endeavor-
ing to throw the responsibility for the
outrages in Pekin and elsewhere on the
mob. Through diplomacy it is seeking
to foment international jealousies, to pre-
vent the advance of troops on Pekin, to
escape lawful punishment and to patch
that the Chinese government is respon-
sible for the chaos, and they are indig-
rant at the reception given to Lii Hung
Chang at Shanghai.
1t is the conviction of everyone that nc
halfway measures should be used. Their
and the overthrow of the present govern
ment 1t is commonly asserted that ii
this is not done the same trouble will be
repeated every few years. Two Indian
regiments. one British field battery and
Gen. Gaselee have arrived. Any further
delay in advancing Oh Pekin will be
criminal.
Rewa1 DIS for Foreign Heads.
The Boxers have released all criminals
who have joined them. Proofs have beer
discovered that the viceroy offered anG
paid reward for heads of foreigners 4
cage was found in his establishment espe
cially made for foreign prisoners. Docu
ments found in the vlceroy's office al
,rien Tsin give the names of the heads
TO be 10000. The viceroy had recon
mended some for influential appoint
mpnts.
There are copies of his reports to til,
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SAID TO BE INExPEDIENT
Transmission of Cipher kilograms
While War is Going On.

While War is Going On.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 4.-The
state department this morning issued the
following:
Minister WI this morning handed to
the acting secretary of state a copy of
a telegram from the taotai of Shanghai,
dated August 2, and received by Mr.. WI
on the evening of the Sd. 1t confirms
the message of Yuan Shih Kai, governor
of Shantung, to Mr.. Fowler, consul at
Chefoo, purporting to communicate the
same telegram of July 30, from the tsung
Ii yamen. 1t contains a passage omitted
from Gov. Yuan's message, namely, the
announcement that as fighting is going
On in Tien Tsin, it is ineXpedient to send
cipher kilograms to the foreign ministers
in Pekin. In this particular, the present
telegram agrees with Consul General
Goodnow's report received yesterday that
Earl Ii Hung Chang had told the
French consul at Shanghai, on the Sd.
that no messages would be delivered to
the ministers before the foreigners were
advancing on Pekin."
The tsung Ii yamen's cablegram of July
30 is as follows:
Foreign ministers in Pekin are all safe
and we'll. Recently vegetables. fruit and
provisions have been repeatedly supplied
to them. Relations most friendly. At pres
ent consultations are going on for the pro-
lection of various ministers going to lien
Tsn for temporary shelter, which will soon
he concluded satisfactorily. But as fight
ing Is going on in Tien Tsin, it is mex
pedient that cipher kilograms should be
sent. Different cOnsuls have been notified
SO that they may inform their respective
governments. Please inform the foreign of
flee.
Besides wiring to other ministers, trans
(signed) w LIEN YUEN.
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KITE. FRIGHTENS HORSE.
George Potter Killed in a Runaway
Near Madison.


Madison, Wis, Aug. 4.-George Pot
ter. an employe of the Seed Distributing
department at Washington, was fatally
injured in a runaway near here and died
ten hours later. His former home was at
La Crescent, MINI. Mr.. Potter and his
wife were visiting the latter's mother,
Mrs William Finley, living on a farm in
the town of Madison At the time of the
accident Mr.. Potter and his wife were
driving from the city to the farm and
when nearly out of the city a kite, which
boy was trying to fly, lit on their
horses back, terrifying the animal and
causing it to run away. Mr.. Potter was
thrown out of the buggy and against a
post. He was injured internally.
Manawa. Wis, Aug. T. Special. J..
AS Mrs. Ada Hopkins, who resides at
Ogdensburg, was returning to Scandi
navia, accompanied by Miss Ella Chris
tiansen, their horse became frightened
and ran away, throwing both occupants
cut. Miss Christensen was uninjured.
but Mrs Hopkins had her collarbone and
several ribs broken, besides severe cash
on face and other bruises. She is doing
as we'll as can be expected
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RUSSIAN VICTORY.
Cars Troops Cross the Amur and
Capture Town of Sakhalin.

ST. Petersburg, Aug. 4.-Gen. erode
koff has sent the following dispatch to
the war office, dated Khabarovsk, Au-
gust 3:
1.-TWO columns from Blagovestchensk,
crossed over the Amur river at 3 a. H..
under Coils Schwerin and Scherikinoff,
attacked the Chinese troops and took the
town of Sakhalin, one gun and a guam
tity of Mauser cartridges. The steamer ST.
lenga suffered severely from rifle fire. The
Transsiek detachment, under Col. Pfoten-
hauer, bombarded .Aigun with twelve
mortars and the Chinese-replied. One Of
ficer and five men were killed and fif-
teen were wounded. -Four armored
steamers are patrolling the Amur.
A telegram received here today from
Engineer Gutenberg, dated Kawg Kun
sig, Gasimur, in the Trans-Baikal PROV
ince, Wednesday, August /, says:
I'm the retreat to the frontier the
agents, workmen and guards were sur
prsed and bombartled by Chinese in the
Shingan passes. Three guards and one
workman were killed and twenty work
men fed to the mountains, none of whom
have returned"
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TWENTY LIVES LOST.
Explosion of a Dredgeboat with
Four Gasoline Engines at
Tampa, Fla.

Tampa. Fla. Aug. 1T is feared
twenty lives were lost today by the ex-
plosion of dredgeboat No 2 in the middle
of Tampa bay.
The boat was valued at 100000 and
was equipped with four gasoline engines.
1t drew thirteen feet of water and could
not have been towed close enough to al
low the men to swim ashore, consequent
ly it is believed all were drowned
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-08
When the Earth Gets Hungry.

Nothing is too big or too small to es-
cape the NAV of our hungry globe
Quicksands are the traps she spreads fol-
smaller fry. Probably the worst and most
dangerous in the world are the ''Shotts
of the Sahara. These are perhaps the
dregs of some prehistoric sea. Now they
are covered over with a thick crust OF
salt and sand. Whole caravans have
walked unconseiously into these death
traps and been quickly swallowed up
Reoius, the great French authority, de-
clares you can sound these quicksands
to depth of 800 feet without finding
bottom.-L Daily Mail.
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A BATTLE EXPECTED.
Chinese Forces and Allied Troops Ex-
pccted to Meet Tomorrow.

pccted to Meet Tomorrow.
London, Aug. 4.-Nothing direct from
the allies operating beyond Tien Tsin is
to hand, but a news agency dispatch
from Shanghai today says a battle is ex-
pected Sunday with Gen. Mas 10000
Chinese at Yang-Tsun. The Russians
and French cOntingents according to this
dispatch, are guarding the communica-
lions of the Americans. British and Jap
anese. who form the advancing column
A dispatch dated at Tien Tsin Friday.
July -, says another dispatch from Pc
kin. July 2. has been received duplicating
adding the military information that the
British, American, Russian and German
legations on July q had provisions bare
ly sufficient for fourteen days, and that
ammunition was short. The ministers
had again rejected the proposal OF the
Chinese government that they leave Pc
kin under escort of Chinese troops.
Another courier from the Japan lega-
ton brings a dispatch dated July %, say
ing that but five days provisions were
left and twenty-five rounds for ach man.
The British consul, Mr.. Fraser, and the
foreign community are leaving Chung
King, province of Sze-Chuen, in accord
ance with an official warning from
Shanghai.
There is no trouble in Chung King now
or in any part of SEE Chuen. but disturb
ances are expected when the allies rea CHI
Pekin.
Troops Join Boxers.
st. Petersburg, Aug. A dispatch
from Shanghai, dated Thursday, August
,. received here today, says that after Ii
Hung Chang left Canton, the imperial
troops joined the Boxers.
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LOWER RATES OF DUTY.
r1ent Between United States
and Germany.

Washington, d. c.. Aug. 4.--Following
is the text Of the commercial agreement
with Germany upon which the Presi-
dents proclamation was issued on July
ID, 1900. The state department has
been informed it has been published in
Germany today:
The undersigned, on behalf of their re-
spectiye governments, have concluded the
following commerciai agreement:
In conformity with the authority con-
fCrred on the President in section of the
customs act Of the United States, approved
July -, 1897. ii is agreed on the part or
the United States that the following prod
ucts of the soil and industry of Germany
imported into the United States shall from
and after the date when this agreement
shall be put iii force, be subject to the re-
duced tariff rates provided by said section
g. as follows
Upon argols. or crude tartar. or Wine
lees, crude, . per centum ad yalorem.
Upon brandies other spirits manufac-
tured or distilled from grain or other ma
terials, $1.1o per proof gallon.
Upon still wines and vermOuth. in casks
% cents per gallon; in bottles or jugs, per
of one dozen bottles or jugs, contain
ing each not more than one quart and MOI G
than one pint, or twenty-tour bottles or
jugs containing each not more than one
pint, $1.25 per case, and any excess be
y0nd these quantities found in such bottles
or jugs shall he subject to a duty of cents
per pint or fractional part thereof, but no
separate OF duUltlOndl uuCy snail be as
sessed upon the bottles or jugs.
Upon paintings in oil or water coors
pastCls, pen and ink drawings, statuary
10 per centum al vaICrem
Reciprocally the imperial German govern
ment guarantees to the products of the
United States their entry into Germany
the tariff rates which have been conceded
by the commercial treaties concluded dur
ing the years 1891 "a between Germany on
1he one part and Belgium, Italy, Austria
Hungary. Roumania, Russia, Switzerland
and Serva on the other part.
Moreover, the imperial German govern
ment will, as soon as this agreement shall
be put in force. annul the regulations pro-
viting that the dried Or evaporated frni! $
imported from the United States into Ger
many, be inspected on account of the San
Jose scale. These fruits shall during the
continuance in force of this agreement be
admitted into Germany without other
charges than the payment of customs duties
to which they may now or III future be sub
ject by law.
From and after the date of the Prcsi-
dents proclamation, which shall give Of
1ect to mis- agreement. the same shall he in
force and shall continue in full force Until
three months from the date when either
party shall notify the other OF its intention
to terminate the same.
Done in duplicate in English and Ger
man texts at Washington this 10th day of
July, 1900. (Signedl
John HAY
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-08
MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, Aug. 4, 100
EGG AND DAIRY PRODUCT.

EGG AND DAIRY PRODUCT.
MILWAUKEE ggs-Market firm at lie
cases returned; 10Ac for old, cases included;
dirties and seconds, 7@Sc. The receipts
were 442 cases.
Butter-Market firm The receipts were
1O,495 lbs today against 24,S30 yesterday.
The receipts for the week were 109,S 800
lbs against ia, 169 lbs the week previous.
Farmers creamery was offered on the board
for 1Sc, but no sales. There is good de-
mand for choice creamery. Dairy scarce and
wanted. The local demand continues good
and top prices are easily realized for fancy
prints, l91aG20c; fancy or extra
creamery, per ID, 100; frsts, lie; sec
packing stock. i1@i2c: whey butter, &c: imi.
tation creamery. 15M16c: grease. 4M6c.
Cheese-Firm. The receipts today were
49, 225 Ms against S9.l2O ~ YESTERDAY ste i The The
1OO,590 lis the previous week. Fun
cream Cats, new, coiored. 10@1OAc: New
York, full cream flats new colored. loo
912M10c; limburger, per 10. 9@912c; import,
ed Swiss, 24c: Block Swiss domestic, 129
12lAc: No: imitation loaf. 141A@13c: Sapsa
60 $4,000; farmers. 1O@11c. There is n
good local demand for ali grades of cheese.
Brick was offered on the board for 91ac.
CHICAGO-Butter-F Firm; creameries. ID
G1lsc. Iced poultry-Steady; turkeys. care:
chickens, &c: spring chickens, 10@101Ac;
NEW YORK : Butter : Receipts. 1104
pkgs: creamery, 17M2Gc current packed
factory. 14@1531c: imitation creamery, log
1Sc. Cheese-Receipts 22;56 pkgs: strong
er; large colored. 91ac: small colored, lOAc;
small white. 9ac: large white. 9Ac. Eggs
Receipts. 4791 pkgs: steady: Western. at
mark 1l@1312c; Western. loss off, 15lac.
Sugar--Raw: dull and easy; fair g. refihing'
dered. 6.2Oc: graduated, 610c. Coffee--Dull
and easy: No. { Rio, SIC.
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DRIVEN FROM THE
MILITARY SERVICE.
Army Officer Dismissed for Falsi-
flying Accounts of Fort Ham
cock Post Exchange.

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 4-Second
Lieutenant e. H. Martin, Fifth artillery,
has been dismissed from the army by di-
rection Of the President i'll conformity
with the sentence of a general court
martial by which he was tried and con-
victed OF making false. fictitious and
fraudulent statements of claims and re-
ceipts in the accounts Of the post ex-
change at Fort Hancock. \. "
New York, Aug. 4.-Lieut. Martin S
case attracted much attention in this
city. Soon after the charges were made
the lieutenant announced that he had
been secretly married to Miss Gussie
Mckee, who later Oh was arrested in a
ponce raid on a woman's poolroom. ami
who, IN an interview, declared that she
had been trying to gain some money to
aid her husband in defending himself.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-08
ReceiDtS. 1101
MILWAUKEE LIVESTOCK MARKET

HOGS-Receipts. ! cars; market &c low
er; light 5.25M5.40; mixed and medium
weights. 5.250535; common to choice heavy.
510d5.35; coarse heavy stays, 4.50047o.
CT steers. medium to good, 1850 to 1900 lbs,
45O05 70: fair to medium. $50 70 1850. AGO
49, heifers good to choice 3,23@4;22t
cows. fair to good 3OON3ao: Gamers, ~. 30
@275; bulls. common 2.5O0f300; choice, 3.2o
GI375: feeders 500 to $50 lbs. 3.3O93. 20:
stockers. 500 to $50 It's. 3.0O43.50; veal
calves, 5.0006.25; mixers and sprlngers,
common to choice. 20O0M43.OO.
SHEEP Receipts. none: market weak,
213M3.75; bucks, 2.O0@3.o0: spring lambs,
450M5.25.
Chicago receipts: Hogs, 1900; cattle,
500: sheep, 30O0
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throne on the Tien Tsin fighting. Hs
asked for re-enforcements and more guns.
He recommended the taking of the Taku
forts. and on this appeared the Empress
Dowager's endorsement: Let the Taku
forts be retakCn.'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-08
STREWN WITH WRECKS.
Traffic on English Channel Inter
rupted by a Gale.

London, Aug. 4.-Channel traffic has
been interrupted today by gale, and the
Welsh coast is strewn with wrecks of
coasters and pleasure craft.
The racing yacht Corsair was sunk in
collision with a steam fishing boat off
Rams Gate. A steam yacht, believed to
be the Fairy Queen, was sunk off Lap
we'll Crops have been much damaged.
Telegraph wires in Great Britain and
over half Of the continent are partially
down
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-08
Great Demand for British Bonds.

New York, Aug. $50 great was the
demand for the new British war loan
that before II o'clock this morning one
no doubt call for half Of the entire t10,-
900 OOQ issue
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Increased immigration.

New York, Aug. 4.-Figures concern
ing the increase of immigration at this
port, just tabulated, show that in the
fiscal year ended June 30 there arrived
here 341, III immigrants, which is the
greatest number since 1893 The great
Increase has been during the last three
months.
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X Chicago News. =.

While bathing in the lake with two.
companions, Louis Rasmussen, 10 years
cid, was drowned.
Chester L. Marvin, an employe of
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Il Co, for
seventeen years, was drowned in Cedar
lake, Indiana. His body was found.
Marvin was 81 years Old
w. j. Overly. SO years DID, who was
injured July a by falling from the ele-
waited structure OF the Union loop, died
at the county hospital. This is the sec
end time that Overly has been reported
dead by Coroner Berz.
Olive Lathrop and May Anderson, II
and IA years old, were riding their bicy
cles when they were run down by a car
/ age driven by Matthias Kowslowski
Both girls were badly bruised and their
BICYCLES were smashed.
Gus Bohnow, a plumber, was stand
ing on the front platform of a Went
worth avenue car when the motorman
applied the brakes suddenly. Bohnow
was thrown over the dashboard and was
rolled under the fender, receiving injuries
which may cause his death.
After searching several hours for
some trace of 10-year-old Albert Brown.
the boys father with a party of friends
found the lads hat and shoes in row
boat at the Western avenue bridge yes
terday The police dragged the river and
recovered the body. 1t is thought that
the boy fell into the river while attempt
ing to get out Of the boat.
William c.. Cuthbert, who at one
time was wealthy broker and also
manager Of the Leland hotel, was sen
fenced by Judge Hutchinson to the peni-
tertiary under the indeterminate law
For some time Cuthbert has eluded the
vigilance of the police and was finally ar
rested in Minneapolis, where he affirms
he gave himself up to the police For
many years Cuthbert held positions of
trust and honor in the city and the rea-
son for his arrest was the charge Of for
gerry, he pleading guilty to the two in
dictments of forging checks. the amounts
of which aggregate to $3.50.
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JOHN HAY.
HOIIEREN.
Americans Too Sharp.

Berlin. Aug. 4.-Apropos of McKin-
ley's proclamation Of the German Ameri-
can trade treaty, the German papers are
asking what concessions Germany makes
in return, as nothing is known here. The
leader of the Tages Zeitung yesterday
concluded: This event confirms the
opinion that our diplomacy is able to
make no reasOnabl trade with America. -
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Chinese Conservatism.

Chinese prejudice never disappears be-
fore the light, but it is daily being broken
down by its own weight under external
pressure. In years to come even the
horrors of the Pelin cart may be discard
ed by foreign residents in favor OF the
foreign rickshaw. but this depends more
on the mending Of the Chinese roads than
Oh the mending of Chinese Manners
London Telegraph.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-07

For driving out duh bilious
feeling, Strengthening the appe-
tite and increasing the capacity
of the body for work, Prickly
Ash Bitters is golden remedy.
Sold by S. K. Lance.
To cure chills and fever take
Rogers Blue Chill Cure. The
FIRST dose breaks the chills, and
three doses will cure. Price 25c.
No cure no pay. Sold by all
druggists. 38-om
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-07

Read the new professional
card Of Shivers & Shivers i'll the
professional column. These gem
tlemen are attorneys for the
town of Poplarville and county of
PeaYl River, and enjoy a lucra-
tive practice all over southeast
Mississippi.
We do nice Job printing.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-07

| Our clever postmaster, w. A.
! Wilkinson, has moved into the
handsome residence recently
purchased from ]. S. McGehee,
and is now numbered among the
Northend residents.
German Liniment cures Rheu-
matism, Neuralgia, Bruises, Bites
Of Insects, and all chronic and
acute pains in Man and Beast.
Only 25 and 50 cts. at Marion S
Drug Store.
Dir. w. II. White Of San An
tonia, Texas, was here prospect
ing last Friday. He is looking
out location for the practice of
his profession, and was very
favorably impressed with Pop
1arville. Re went on up the road
to look further.
Save your house from rotting
and make it look neat by having
il painted with good paint and
pay for it on the installment plan.
Address tx" Poplarville Post
/ Office, Miss.
We are glad to note that our
friend and neighbor, Mrs. w. Il.
Scott, is out again after right
severe spell of sickness. e
How would you like to have
your house painted and pay for
it in monthly payments? Only
the best material used. Address
"X' Poplarville, Miss.
Please lend us the names of
your visitorN We will consider
it a favor, and hereby tender our
thanks in advance.
German Healing Sa1ve. Moth
ing better for boils, abcesses,
carbuncles, old sores, etc. Only
SOC at Marion S drug store.
Don't forget the Conductors
Picnic at Hattiesburg on June
14th.
You get vote on the mandolin
with every Scent purchase at the
Racket Store.
The chance Of a lifetime to
secure business Education-in
our scholarship offer.
If you do not want to take
business course, give your cou-
pons to some friend who does.
German Dyspepsia Tablets
cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
all gastric disturbances. Only
SOC at Marion's drug store.
Plant an advertisement in the
FREE Press and reap a rich re-
ward.
Read the new homestead no
tees in this issue.
Two bottles German Antisep-
tic, for Internal and External
use. Cures cuts, burns, scalds,
bites Of insects, sore mouth, sore
throat, skin eruptions, colo, chol-
eramorbus, diarrhoa, and all
bowel and stomach troubles, etc.
The two bottles only Is aud SOC
at Marion S Drug Store.
IT cost you nothing to vote in
the mandolin contest.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-07
Board of Supervisors.
June Term, 1900.

Present: J S Moody, Albert Ladner,
G w Amacker, M G Blackwell, mem
bers; j A Moody, sheriff; n Batson,
clerk.
On motion, J S Moody was elected
president at this term.
p f Williams was fined $500 sor an
sence-cause sickness.
NJ G Blackwell, newly elected mem-
| Der from Beat five, presented his bond
and took the oath of Office.
Report OF G w Smith and j II doom,
committee appointed to lay out road,
received and ordered recorded, and
John y Lee and 7 II Lee were appoint
ed Uyerseers on same.
Application Of } b Flanagan for loan
OF 10th Section School fund was refused
because there were no funds on hand.
Report Of Supt. Of Education receive
ed and ordered recorded. 1t shows pay
certificates issued to the amount OF
SS0.G5.
John Spiers was appointed overseer
on Mcclure and Chinquepin roa3 from
Mcclure TO Poplaryille and Henley
Field road
Eb Iadner appointed oyersear on
McIienry road.
Felix Ladner oyerseer on Oryisburg
and River road.
The following allowances were made .
Election managers, commissioners
etc. for special election .... Sl7 90
The Free Press, printing tickets 3 30
} A Moody feeding prisoners . IL 60
: cleaning jail ......,....1 90
w w Lambert lumber for bridge g 33
Rutillus Ladner lumber for bridge II SIS
II 5 Smith. salary and postage % 40
G f Fry, work on creek banks on
I public road ..................... III 25
Paupers XIII. Observation-Disclosures. 81 90
i Urquhart d Churchill Typewriter
/ for clerk Is Office ......... $50 90
B Ladner, lumber and nails for
/ bridge .. Observation-Disclosures 90
Thomas Boon hauling lumber .... / 50
n Batson services as Registrar for
1s99-l900 .,....... ,.....,... rs 90
Members and officers usuaI amounts.