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The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
CONDUCTOR PUT HIM OFF.

Manager Eorins, Of the Fargo sani-
tarium has instituted suit against the
Northern Pacific road for 5000 dam
ages. He was at Mandan last week ON
a. business trip, and, as the passenger
train was late he was told by the COM
pany's representative that he could
ride on freight train as far as Bis
1narck. He went to the hotel for his
grips and climbed into the caboose.
Soon after the train started Conductor
Hatton asked him IL he had a, permit.
and when he learned that his passen-
ger had none. Borns was ordered off
the train. The latter refused to get of
unless the train was stopped. After
some argument. Borns asserts. Con-
ductor Hatton threw his grips from the
train, and, later. thre whim OFF. Mr.
Borns claims to have been seriously in-
iured, and is confined to- his room. He
has instructed his attorneys to bring
suit. III 3S Ss3 a NJ a8
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
i Tn and Hbout the State.
10 sTARvH sLowLx.,
Sioux Observation-Disclosures In . Pitt.
s. ~ able Condition. sit. Y. NJ

siou1s Reservation indians In = Pitt
s able Condition. & ~
The Indians at Fort Yates have ac-
Icepted the Recommendation Of Com
missioner Jones that their rations be
Immediately stopped, with more phil:
osophy than might. be : expected under.
the circumstances. That hundreds OF
them will slowly starve to death is a
foregone conclusion. Their condition.
as. it is. is pttiable in the extreme;
their crops were a total failure, and
their rations are just enough to keep
them alive. There are mixed bloods
drawing large salaries and others with
big ranches and other property, who,
certainly have no need of rations.
These people. for the most part, are
willing to take their land and the mon
ey that Is coming to them and become
citizens. This reservation is totally un-
1t for anything but grazing, and the
Indians can never support themselves
by farming. AS for labor, there is alb
solutely nothing for them to do. White
men can get all the white labor they
want, and on the reservation, outside
Of government freighting, there is
nothing to do. g
Nevertheless, the reservation sys-
tenn, with its close confinement, its ex-
traordirary legal system, whereby In.
dians are arrested and Jailed for even
speaking cross word. and other
drawbacks too numerous to mention,
is getting to be almost umbearable to
the Indians. and they will welcome
almost any change.
It Is well known by Western people
who are acquainted with these Indians
that they will never settle down to
humdrum farmer life. They are in a
position now to take care of cattle, ana
as q herdsman Lo is success. A ju-
dicious issue of stock cattle at this
time, proper officers to see that the In
dian takes care of his cattle, and in ter.
years the reservation will be self-sup-
porting. .i5g
The present bi-weekly ration system,
as Mr.. jones says, should be at once
abolished, but small monthly ration
during the winter months is necessary
for few years. The scandalous sys-
tenn of arresting and imprisoning an
Indian for trivial offenses should be
abolished at once. The supreme court
has declared it to be Unconstitutional.
What, between rations and courts, the
Indians are on the road more or less all
the time.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
KRUGER WON'T GO TO BERLIN.
Notified That the Emperor Will b
Unable to Receive Him.

Notified That the Emperor Will ne
Unable to Receive Him.
Berlin, Dec. a. - Mr.. Kruger has
abandoned his projected visit to Ber-
lin owing to receipt Of a notification
that Emperor William, in consequence
of previous engagements, would be
unable to receive him. The Boer
statesman will, therefore, go straight
to Holland. He telegraphed to that
effect this morning. The Cologne Ga
zette says: "Mr. Kruger's visit is not
agreeable to Germany, his aim being
to obtain intervention in South Africa.
It would be grave political mistake
it would be even great crime-to
allow him to entertain even a spark Of
hope that Germany will ever render
him any practical support" This
declaration Is accompanied with re-
proaches, Mr.. Kruger being charged
with "having encouraged useless
guerrilla warfare and having disre-
garded' Germany's advice when he
might have still followed it," The
press generally strikes. the same note.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
An INTRICATE LAND CASE.
Northern Pacinc Company, q Loa
Agency. and Many Involved. =.

Northern Pacinc Company, Loan
Agency, and Many Involved.
The land office people at Fargo have
case that is about as bad as the. pig
in -the-clover puzzle A rehearing has
bzeen ordered, in which there are
about dozen people, the Northern Pa
cifc Railway company and the Fargo
Loan agency Involved. The land is IN
Sargent county, and lies within the in
demnity belt Of the Northern Pacific,
and was included in its selections OF
April, 1888. Prior to the selection, MI
l'Enoch Patterson made pre-emption
fdecIaratory statement. The company
fappealed. To further complicate mat
ters,, the local land office officials al
lowed Peter Backstrom to file on the
land, in 1895, as a homestead. Back
strom's claim and that Of the railroad
company could be adjusted, but for the
fact that the Fargo Loan Agency got
| in the game with a declaration that the
Northern Pacific had sold the land in
question, in 1885, to Hans Nyberg. and
that in 1887 Nyberg disposed of his in
terests to p. p, Malterud. In 1SS Malt
erud sold the land to Nils Nilsson, who,
in 1892, sold tito Peter Backstron, who
homesteaded the property in 1895, to
I>nake sure of his rights. -
The puzzle is the more insanity-pro-
ducing from the fact that in 1887, while
Malterud owned the property, he mort
gagged it to the Fargo Loan agency.
The agency assigned the mortgage to
E. S. Ettepheimer, who foreclosed In
1896, when the land was purchased un-
der the foreclosure by the loan agency
which now claims clear title under
that transaction. 1t is also charged
that Backstrom knew Of the mortgage
when he purchased the land, and as
sumed it. But later, tits claimed, ne
made the homestead entry stor defeat
the MORTGAGE, and that his entry was
not in good faith.
The loan agency asks that Back.
stron1's entry be Cancelled and the land
revert to the Northern Pacific, so that
the company can secure patent and
perfect a title. The matter will come
up for hearing sodn, and the: lawyers
say. it is one of the most badfy-mixed-
up, cases ever known in the state.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
rERIsHED IN TINE FLAMES

81 A young, man named Nosgrew per-
ished in the flames which destroyed his
dwelling at Courtenay.S He and am
other young man named Evison were
staying on the place, and were In bed
when the fire broke out. They got up.
sand Evinson went to q neighbor's for
help. when he returned he could find
no trace. Of his friend. The next day
the charred remains Of Nosgrew were
found \ In the cellar. It iss supposed
that ia attempting to save some article
( from the flames he was overcome.
Residents Of Courtenay are consider
ing q proposition from two firms which
desire to put In electric light plants
and tt issprobable the town will: have
q plant before many mont tl,s.s
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
cAss LAKES WINTER BOOM.
Acting Agent Mercer Let's Extensive
Contracts. 3

J z
Contracts. s-.a3 y
dead and down" logging on. the
Cass Lake, Leech Lake and Winntbi-
goshish Indian reservations is now un-
der way. Contracts to cut on all
forty-acre tracts where there is deemed
to be sufficient quantity Of the dead
and down. to come within the pro-
visions Of that law have been let with
in the past few days by Acting Indian
Aren't Mercer at the Leech Lake
agency. Among those who have se-i
cured large contracts are Thomas
sshevlin OF Minneapolis. 7. B. Walker
#Akeley Lumber company, Warren &
Fairbanks and several others. Each OF
these lis being sublet to smaller loggers,
among whom are Georgea Lydick,
George Galbratth and William Demp-,
sev Of Cass Lake and Sam Huntersaft,
Minneapolis. The subcontractors.s are,
hiring men and tablishing their:
camps. Il 4 sS ser, 5si Z
s II is estimated that 30.Oo0QOo feet of
pine will be cut this winter sin, the in,-S
mediate vicinity OF Cass Lake ,ls and
that there q will be at 4 least 2 dozen.
camps established IN close proximity TO
/ that place. As q. consequence pf the
spr1 1hosed logging opera ations Cass Lake
has taken on d; second boom and there
are aslarge. number Of people coming,
lii daily looking for ations to go;
into b,lsir esss IT, is estimated that u
nearly "a thousand men viii be ems ,
Ing. the winter. ,.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
DEATH OF LIEUT.. HARRINGTON.
After Twenty-Four Years q Custer
Battle Mystery II Solved.

After Twenty-Four Years q Custer
Battle Mystery II Solved.
After the Custer massacre, In 1876,
the remains of all the officers engaged
in the battle were found with the ex-
ception Of those of Lieut.. Harrington.
His fate was always an uncertainty,
even to his wife and nearest relatives.
The Indians have always been 10th to
talk to strangers of their own race or
to white PEOPLE concerning the 'n1assa-s
ere.
The particulars of the lieutenant's
death have just been learned at Fort
Yates, from an Indian named Paints
Himself Brown, who was present. His
testimony is eorroborated by others.
It appears that sLieut. Harrington
was about the last Of the survivors of
that terrible massacre. When his
comrades were all killed around him,
he made a wild dash on his horse and
managed to escape through the line by
fighting the Indians on the open prai-
rie. A party of seven pursued him.
Their ponies were tired, however, and
one Of the Indians said:
..well. he's the only one left alive.
Let him go and tell the news to the
white man.
So they agreed to abandon the chase
,.-all but one. whose name the corre-
spondent is not at liberty to give.
This man. whose horse was not SO tired,
said:
1T will follow him a little. further"
He says he followed him but little
way, when he saw the lieutenant raise
his pistol and fire and drop from the
saddle. The lieutenant had shot him.
aelf rather than fall into the hands OF
the Sioux. His bones lay in an old dry
lake bed some distance from the scene
Of the massacre.
Il is said Mrs, Harrington's mind
gave way under the terrible strain OF
the uncertainty Of her husbands fate,
ana That she is now invalided at West
point. There is no doubt that the
above is a substantially true account
of the, death Of her husband.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
DEAD FROM GRIEF.

Broken-hcartcd Daughter Follows
Her Mother to the Grave.
Anoka, Mimi, Dec. 5.--The body Of
Miss Emma Anderson, nineteen years
old, daughter Of IT. B. Anderson Of
Cass Lake, was brought to Anoka for
interment. Three weeks ago her moth
err died and left husband and two
daughters. They both greatly missed
their mother and took her death ex-
ceptionally hard. Emma refused to
be comforted, grew worse eoch day.
and died of broken heart. The other
daughter is critically I'LL.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
Wreck at Toledo Station.

WFeCk at TOIcdO Stdt10M.
Grinnell, Iowa, Dec. 5.-A bad wreck
occurred on the Northwestern at To-
ledo. A heavy stock train with two
engines. running at the rate Of thirty
five miles an hour, ran into way
freight at the station. The engines
were piled into heap and number Of
cars wrecked. The firemen and engi-
neers jumred, escaping with slight in
juries. 'Scme stockmen and the con-
ductor We're badly shaken up but not
badly hurt. The damage is estimated
caused by q mistake in signals.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
nAYoR JoHxsoH.s REaUEsr.

Fargo Onaeials Wants q, Vessel
Named Tor the Red River Town.&
Mayor Johnson Of Fargo has written
(cretary Long. Of the navy another re-
quest that vessel be named after
Fargo The mayor sent q lot OF 8 data e g
about Fargo. and urged the honor
lpn account of the city being the me-
tTopolis Of the state and one Of the
!. most widely known cities Of the
Northwest. ss3s i.i
ss The students of the agricultural col
iege are taking great Interest IN the
stock-judging contest ts occur In CHI.
cagos next month between all the state
agricultural colleges. Each institution
il entitled to Ave repre- lives. Two
win be sent from this state. They are
& .sss. Cummings sof IIawiey. MINI. and
Thomas Hend dersons of Rolls, who y won Ia
{ the prizes IN the local contest last
spring IL 40 said there Will. be- nar'
loads of stock tp ~ Judged. and liberal
prizes are to beoffe cred the cont nts.'
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08

London, Dec. 4.-Gen. Botha's army
is taking the initiative throughout
South Africa. There has been fighting
of a serious nature at Lichenberg.
Standerton" and Dewetsdorp, in all Of
which engagements the Beers have
behaved with their old-time vigor.
Scouting parties sent out from Bloem-
fontein report that armed burghers
have been accommodating the British
position, evidently with the intention
Of making an attack. Since the news
paper men have been excluded from
the field operations it Is said that the
British generals omit to report many
Instances of broken communications.
The Evening Standard reports that a
great fight is in progress between Gen.
Knox and Gen. Dewet near Rouxville,
in the southwestern extremity of the
Orange River colony, and that Dewet's
capture is imminent.
Kitchener's First Report.
Lord Kitchener cables the war Office
from Bloemfontein, under date of Nov.
&c. as follows:
"Knox engaged Dewet's rear guard
on Nov. q for two hours. The enemy
retreated. We had one killed and six
wounded. According to the latest re-
ports Knox is in touch with Dewet at
Dafelberg, twelve miles south Of
Bethulie. Settle. has defeated Herzog
and occupied Luckhoff. Paget en-
gagged Viljoen and Erasmus on Nov.
2s and 20 and drove the enemy back to
Rietfontein. Lieut.. Col. Lloyd was
dangerously wounded. Five other Of
ficers were wounded. We also had five
men killed and fifty wounded. Lyt-
tleton is cooperating with Paget."
The war Office announces the Beers
took 451 prisoners at Dewetsdorp.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
MUTUAL SURPRISE.
Burglar Shoot. and Wounds a Car
ver Man.

Burglar Shoots and Wounds q Car
ver Man.
Carver, Minn., Dec. 5.--An attempted
burglary occurred here in which John
Planckner, an employe of the Carver
creamery, was seriously wounded in
the left arm. Mr.. Plackner was going
to go out the engine room door to get
wood to start the furnace fire. At the
same time the burglar was about to
enter the same door. Neither one was
aware of the others presence until
the door was opened. At once the
burglar fired one shot, then turned and
fed over the hills. The bullet inflict-
ed an ugly wound. and may prove serf-
Gus. No trace of the burglar.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08

The Tilk divorce caae 0f ltongis
having auother rcound stnss the district
court IL Fargo. This time FIX sis
before the court On; % charge sof con-
tempt, Tor failure to pay. certain bills M +
ordered hby the court. The family Re-
sided sat Everest. After the separat tiol.;
Mrs.: Fiik removed TO CaAselton and
the d rht for the possession Sof the chit
drens bes III. kmong the child dren was al
foarteen-yearsoisis daug hter. giyen tos
the mot her ahe3 devel loped on1unI-;
sfinu. ana the court orsdered Ttik sto pay
medical bills. rhe gisl !died, and the
a lla ss 81
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
A FATAL COON HUNT.

Fred Anderson Killed by . Fall
Over q Cliff Below Alton.
saltwater, Minn., Dec. 5.--Fred An
derson fell over a cliff one mile below
Alton Saturday AMI his dead body was
founl later by searching party. He
went coon hunting, and not returning.
the entire neighborhood began to hunt
for him and kept up the search until
the body was found. He was twenty
two years old and single. The coro-
ner pronounced death due to accident.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
BRAZIL IS GIVEN MORE LAND.

Swiss Decision in the French Botn-
dary Dispute in South America IL
Announced ut Berne.
Berne, Dec: 4. = The award Of the
Swiss government in the Franco-Bra-
lillian boundary dispute gives Brazil
$4,000 square miles of the contested
territory. France gets about 5000
square miles north Of the Tumac HUI
mac range.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
Killed tby = Playmate,

Killed by q Playmate.
GrinnelI. Iowa, Dec. 4.-Fred Lain.
boy living at Belle Plaine. was ac-
cidentally killed by the discharge Of a
shotgun in the hands of Harry Re-
loor. q playmate.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
ALFRED DnEYFUs VISITS PARIS.

Former Captain of Artillery In
French Capital, Where Few Ap-
pear to Notice Him.
Paris, Dec. 4.-Ex-Capt. Dreyfus ar
rived in Paris three days ago and will
remain here all winter. This is his
first visit of any length since he left
the capital for DEVILS Island. On the
streets nobody seems to recognize
him. iass
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
CRUISER FOR SULTAN.

Cramps of .philadelphia Get the
as Contract,
Constantinople, Dec. A. Hessan
Pasha, Ottoman minister of marine.
and Gen. Williams, Representing the
cramp shipbuildipss company of Phil
adelphia, have sianed contract for the
construction ola cruiser for the OF
toman navy. The price to be paid is
$3.50, 900, which includes e23,000 as in
demnity tosthe United States for losses
sustained. by Americans during the
Armenian massacres.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
WIN Use New Machine

Will Use New Machinery.
Fargo, N. D.. Dec. 5.-'A meeting Of
the stockholders of the Fargo Gas and
Electric Light company resulted in the
adoption Of plans for substituting new
machinery for both the electric light
and the gas plants. The needed inn
provements have been ordered, and
will be installed as rapidly as possible.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08

one Thoasand Bolomen Surrender.
Manila, Dec. 4.-One thousand more
bolomen have surrendered to Capt.
Green Of the Thirty third infantry at
vigan, Island Of Luzon.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
ccvveinnr ~ PoIantlS Dead.

Z. Govefnor Of Poland Dead.
Moscow, Dec. 5. A dispatch from
Warsaw announces the death from
paralysis Of the heart Of ,{fihce Elmer
,itinsky. the popular governor general
.of Poland. .a.s
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
Indian Allotmcnts Completed.

Indian AllOtmcnts Completed.
Sioux Falls, s. D., Dec. s. = s. O.
Webb, who has been making allot-
ments Of land among the Indians on
the Cheyenne River reservation, has
concluded the work for the year. Dur
ting the summer he made about 900 al
lotments, comprising some S5,0 900 acres.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
Rahbers Go to Prison. I. Z

Emporia, Kan, Dec. -s-H 2. Web
3er and B. Holmes were sentenced to
ten years each IN the penitentiary for,
robbery. on the way to the peniten-
ltiary Weber confessed that be had
been cracking safes for ten years.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
r,estr.oxea !. bxs Fire

II Atlanta. Ga, Dec. q. The entire
plant of the Chatta oochee Brick com-
Epany was destroyed by dre except the
stOckade where several hundred con-
!evjcts are kept. The loss is 81. 900
partly insured; 4; ss
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
P.obnbly. Fatal .FaIl. J.

Probably, Fatal sEa1l., II, s..
( Eldora, Iowa, Dec. 5.-- While at work
on the roof Of the high school Frank
:.Foster, the Janitor, fell to the ground.
;a distance Of about forty feet, receiy-
ing injuries from which he may die.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08

B Fond du Lac.Y VIE, Dec. s. BY
s:he breaking Of q rope holding one end
sc scafIolding on the Reinig bl1k
s.:wo men. painters. were hurled ~ dis
:ance Of forty feet to the stone wax
below. causing instant death.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
Allexea SAFE Crackers HeId..5

Alleged safe Crackers Held.
Il Princeton. Mimi, Dec. 5.--The pre-
iminary hearing Of George McGinnis
and Harry Ray, charged with cracking
s safe at rosston, this county. resulted
N their being bound over to the grand
Jury. Bail was fixed ct $500 each.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
DRIVEN INSANE.
Young WOMan's Contemplated Mar
rinEc Is Prevented.

riaEc Is Prevented.
Royalton, Minn., Dec. S. Tracy
Kuter of Buchanan is a maniac be-
cause, it is alleged, her parents OBJ
ject to her marrying the man of her
choice. She has been engaged to Ho-
bert Kusterman for two years. and
they were soon to be married, but her
parents objected. 1t is necessary to
guard the girl to keep her from de-
stroying the furniture and injuring
herself. She will likely be taken to the
asylum at Fergus Falls.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
13Destreyea s., Fire. !.

- ~. .s5 7UH1HEUyC1EU25l91s1 --f2T
4 Atlanta, Ca, Dee. The entire
spla nats Of the Chat ahoochee Brick. cpln-
9taiIiys was destroyed BY fire except the
sstockade where several hundred con-
sVicfs are KEEP. The sl0sa u 36o,0 900,
partly insured. ssSs s 81 &
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
WILL MAKE INVESTIGATION.

Municipality of Havana to BE Over
+ (. ;, hauled.
Havana, Dec. 4.-senor Tamayo. Sec
retary of, state, has ordered an inves-
tigation Of the municipality of Ha-
ivana, with view of bringing It out
Of its present chaotic condition, and
establishing a stable system for con-
Quoting it's business.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
B0ERS VERY ACTIVE.
ARE BEHAVING; WITH THEIR OLD.
.TrME vIGOR.

Botha's Army Takes the Initiative
throughout South Africa - Big
Battle in Progress and Dewet's
Capture IL Regarded az Immi-
nent-Lord Kitchener Sends His
First Message as Commendcr-in-
Chief = Paset Drives the Beers
Back to Rietfontcin.
The Washburn leader., 1900-12-08
BODIES TURNED TO STONE.
Surprising Discovery Made I'm
Cemetery at Ely.

Ely, Minn.. Dec. S. Many of the
people in this city who have friends
and relatives buried over in the old
burying ground south of town have
been engaged in removing them to the
new cemetery east Of the city during
the last week, and very much to their
surprise some of them have discovered
that there have been several instances
of petrification. In two instances in
particular this work has gone on to q
marked degree.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-26
EAST CALAIS.

Rev. r. ii. Macpherson concluded
his years engagement here and at
South Woodbury. last Sunday. Both
places have given him call for an
other year, but no decision has. been
made as yet.
Mrs. Susan Story of Swampscott,
Mass, is spending few weeks with
her sister Mrs. l.. G.. Dwineli
Mrs. Fannie Burnham of RoXbury
spent last week with her niece Mrs.
Henry Carley and her sister Mrs. Nc
Farland.
Mrs. Van Tassel a student from
the theological seminary at Canton,
N. Y, has been engaged to preach
for the Univcrsalist society for three
months. He hopes to be able to be-
gin his work next Sunday morning.
Work on the village school house is
to begin this week. N. b. Cove of
Plaintield has contracted the entire
Job. The house is to be raised, turned
a quarter round, a basement for heat
ing purposes put under and an addi-
ton Joined to form another recitation
room.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-26
DOLPII.

James Murphy of Lawrence, Mass,
is spending some time in town, a
guest of MIR. and Mrs. Il. l.. Mer-
chant, whom he accompanied upon
their return from Lawrence last
week.
Mrs. Sarah A. Houghton of Somer-
vile, Mass, is making her fifth visit
to the place, spending portion of
the summer with Mrs. |. ID. Will
liams.
Miss Bessie Holden left for Yer
gennes Tuesday, where she will visit
friends.
Robert Putnam returned to his
work in drug store at Hanover, N.
H., Monday.
Lawrence Thayer and daughter,
Julia of Newport are spending a few
days in town guests at A. f. Ken
bricks.
Mrs. Sophia Bigelow is in quite
poor health and this week began
boarding with Mrs. e, e. Spicer
Mrs. Laura Priest, of Springfield,
Mass, is spending some time at the
home of her son-in-iaw, f. p. Dunn.
Rev. and Mrs. |. p. Booth, of Nor
risville, have arrived to spend a few
days with their son, Photographer
Booth and wife.
Miss Nadine Smith of Chicago is
spendingFFa few days here, a guest of
Miss Sue r. Sanford
Miss Clara Burnham returned from
Concord, N. H., Monday, where she
had been staying with her sister since
the close of the millinery season.
Miss Helen West of Philadelphia
has arrived at Idleton cottage on a visit
with her friend, Miss Carolyn Lam
son. She goes from here to Lake
George.
Miss Emma Shattuck, sister OF
Mrs. f. p. Griswold, and well known
here as a frequent visitor, died Sun.
day and the funeral was held Tnes
day from her late home in Hatfield
Mass. where her sister was called d
week ago to attend her. Death re-
suited from paralytic shock.