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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
No Settlement in China.
German Foreign Office Off.
cial Discusses Situation.

Berlin. Dec "A representative
OF the foreign Office here Informed
the correspondent Of the Assoc lated
Press today that Germany bas not
indicated deposition TO modify her
demands for the punishment of guilty
Chinese officisls. since che does not
yet know what the different powers
want
Germany, above sll." the official
eaid, "wsnts harmony of action.
Germany foresaw that the note
formulated by the Pekin ministers
would. not be accepted entirely by
the powers We have to admit that
several Of tho powers, including
Russis, desire change in several of
the provisions. The whole matter 10
ssill involved in great uncertainty, 90
thst Il 10 impossible TO predict what
form the fioal agreement will take"
The correspondent Of the Asso
cisted Press todsy interviewed the
Chinese minister here. who said
''There csDnot be . question Of the
execution Of Prince Tuan or Gen
Tung Fuh Sias, who arc Still de
fsoto 10 control Of the court They
both keep the emperor end empress
virtually prisoners Tho court 10
unable TO 60 TO Pekin even Il inclined
TO do % Besidss tho long journey
from Sian Fu TO Pekin. now that tho
snow 10 on the gronnd. 10 almost
impossible With the vehicles 10 those
primitive districts Starving ont the
court 10 not feasible The sllies will
be unable to carry ont such Q mess
ore However. even If il we're DOS
sible, the provinces would rise 10 .
body for the courts defense.
/. "The worst festure is that the
court has loss confidence 10 Ii Hung
Chang end Prince Ching, who have
demonstrated their Impotence to deal
properly with the invading powers
Under these circumstances Z, is Ger
tain the Chinese trouble. cannot be
adjusted before epribg or summer
Boron Won Wsngerheil's assertion
in the reiohstsg that Emperor vii.
lism is systematically misinformed 10
still discussed by the press.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung SAYS
editorisl'y thst it is notorious that
HE majesty does not read the papers
representing the various parties, but
only daily extracts made by personal
employee
"Thus," the paper adds, "depeud
ing upon the personal prejudices of
bis eDtoursge, be sees only such
clippings 90 his entoussge wants
and 10 necessarily getting wrong im
pvessions
The volks Zeitung strongly sd
monishes the emperor to hereafter
devote half On hour daily gIancing
personally over the leading organs
OF each party, saying that then he
might really feel the pulse of the
nation"
The dispropor,ionately large shsre
which the socialist members of the
reicbs,ag have had 10 the debates
since the reichstsg convened arouses
much press comments The Deutsch
Tag Zeiiung says:
IL sounds strange, but it cannot
be denied that the socialists already
dominate the parliamentary proceed.
ings"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
BRITISH BLUNDERS
IN AFRICA.
DIsAFFRCTION OF TEE
DUTCH IN CAPE coll,
v. Jf ONY

Cape Town. Dec 2 Replying. q,
osellssbosh. Cape CoIooy. TO an addrss,
Desssssed 70 him BY tho leaders OF the
/. Aftikssdss Baud. Mr. j X Merrimso.
legose treasurer OF Cape Colony, in The
'eeosss o. 90 iopsssioosd speech. de-.
Qoosesd the wss 10 Soath' Af,ios as
''eoe oe tbs blseksss spots 10 Brisish
.ooeeb." The pssssos @e.hods Of
Dsi>ish vsstsss. be ssid. we're susb %
Nlosassesd tbs wosss sleassss 90 both
49, ard vsre bossd to prove fatal to
~ Dlsaosss peace Of the souswy. Re
4oo)osed sAss Ssishsr bs eor M ] W.
Usoss. Sososr soouissioosr Of public
voeos. vssld ssssod the Worcester
OoeGssee. lee 10 sAosld DO said that
- sseessss vss sssisssrsd By polisi.
eloos. ssd 30 appealed % oil Afrikso.
osss - spssk boldly Shss spbold,se z
tAols si0Ass ssd zee 10 "avoid v,ld
0Doeoags - sssiess. Which eiebs Iced
- ~ sessessies ss The lsss vsssiss o'
Aes1so "
0s essss. vhsss speech wss rssbsr
upl1oos, dsossdsd shs ssneval se Sir
ADlesd uilssr. vhoo b described %
ssvjolesslS Asd- Dsssh " He declared
- U 0sas Bsissis deprived the 100
eopoelies sf their isdspss dsoss shs
oee1 lsss shs s6sssios Of oil Sos,h
AlfNss. Rslssrise 10 the Wossss-
- Csssssss. b urged the delegates %
C1oU their oeoaess
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

London, Dec l A special dis.
patch from Naples says the steamer
st Mare. trading between Naples
and Marseilles, has been wrecked
and that As of her passengers and q
part of her crew have been lost,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

Mark Twain, since bis return from a
long sojourn abroad. is doing straight
forward talking to bis northern country.
men. Hs suspects that the devil has
more to do With the burning and
slsug ghtering and seizure 10 the Philip.
pines than any other agency employed .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

A grand daughter of Commodore
Vanderbilt has just gouo upon the
vaudeville stage because she says she
is poor and must make a living
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
Vinegar.

| have on hand a lot of
Homemade Vinegar Of very
fine quality. The flavor is del
icate, while the strength is
equal to any TO be had.
Will be sold at my residence
or 40 cents per gallon.
N. q. OSTEEN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

Atlanta, Ga, Dec AT a meet
ing of prominent citizens here today
it was decided to begin q movement
for an international textile exposi
tion to be held in this city in 1902
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

Raleigh. N. G., Dec The jury 10
she libel osse OF Gss,is sgsinss Kilgo.
ODell sod Duke. ss Oxford. returned
. verdict this evening Of $50. 900 for
the plsiuti6
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

Frankfort, KY. Dec. IAN ap .
peal Of ex Secretary of State Caleb
Powers from the life sentence yer.
dict for alleged completely 10 the
Goebel shooting was fled today in
the court Of sppesls
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

DE WET Has 7 BRITISH GUNS.
Losdes Dee 3-No further details
ssss been rsssivsd rssssdins tho
sspssss By the Doors Of the Bri.ish
esssisee u Dess,sdorp. November %.
BET % 10 ssid that Gsn Do Wet, has
ssvss esss..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
Rapacity Knows No Bounds.

The extortioo Of the trusts are first
made 10 those articles which constitute
the nesessaries of life. 1t is easier to
collect tribute upon the food which the
people eat than 10 any other way. Bu.
We have also the spectacle of Andrew
Carnegie holding % the United States
government on contract for srr1or
plate for our pew warships. showing
that the limit Of the power of mon opoly
is not the domestic necessities of the
people. but extends TO include the peeds
Of the nation as a whole Boston Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

1t is said that the feud between the
Rockefeller brothers has become so biz.
ter that they will not attend the same
church. Ii they keep on a. this rate,
they may both fod themselves 10 the
same hell. Wilmington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

The Wright dispensarv bill has been
defeated 10 the Georgia Legislature.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05


London. Dec 3.-Dr Morrison. wir
Jog TO The Times from Pesio says:
."lo pursuance Of their regrettable
policy OF appropriation the French and
German generals. With Count von Wal
dersee's approval have removed from
the wall of Pekio the superb sslropom
ioai instruments erected two centuries
ego by The Jesuit fathers. Half OF
them will 60 to Bsrlio ADD the rest to
Paris.
1.-The explanation of this act oil
vandalism is that ioasmuoh as the
return Of the court is go improbable.
such beautiful iosrrumeors should not
be exposed TO 'be possibilities Of ,pju =
~heo Pekin is longer tho capital"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
Germans and French
Are Still LootiDg.
Removing Instruments From
Famous Observatory at
Pekin.

Tien Tsie, Dec 3. via Shaneb ebai. Dec
2 -Ptotes,s aud requests have been
forwarded to Field Marshal Count von
Waldersee by the representatives of the
powers urging the prevention OF the
removal OF astronomical instruments
from the observatory a. Pekin. Mos,
OF the principal instruments have beeu
prepared for shipment and labelled for
Berlin or for Psris.
TIE Chinese themselves do not protes.
because. s members OF Ii Hung
Chsog's staff put it. their objections
would be useless. % whatever they ssy
or DO 10 the way OF protests only elicits
unoivil treatment.
The observatory 10 universally reeoa-
nised % oae Of the most interesting 2
sights 10 Pekio. Most Of the ipstru.
weots oow out Of place are over $50
yssrs old. Many Of them are n sguii-
cent brouse. .aod although not OF modero
type. eso still DO used for tho purposes
OF sstrooomiesl observstiou
The number Of Chinese returoine has
been considerably augmented during
tho last few dsys. Apparently .hey ore
frieudly.
The provosts msrshsls Of The various
ostions are being daily Informed as to
whereabouts Of the roturoiog Boxers,
bot ooiy those sre arrested against whom
there 10 conclusive evidence of hav.
ioR killed native Christians.
TIE 6rst Locomotive since the siege
oi the legations ran yesterday from
Tieu Tsin to Pekin. The line will no,
be opened, however, for general use
u1til about Dec 18Th
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
WCHUCK ON THE ICE TRUST.

"Phat about the Ice Thrust" asked AIgeruon St
Francis McCloskey of the Hon. Daniel McChuck. of
Tammany Hall and South Brooklyn last night at
the klondike Saloon
THE Ice Thrust" said McChuck gravey lis
necessary conjunction of Tammany Hall. Distiny
has locked the two av thin together and t'rown
away the key"
McChuck benign, wise looking and i'm
pressive that every one intuitively he was
going to declare himself
"Tammany is simply comm into its rights wild
these thrusts," continued the sewer Inspector IF
viz Wusnt such opaque hit, McCIoskey. We wud
know that Tammany descinded from thrust. In
the days Julius Caesar Tammany Hall had a
bigger cinch than it has to-day an all know
1t is familiar wild cnches in this day and age.
There wuz thin tin t'Ous9n Patricians in the So
c1ety, an that's where the wurrd Pat comes from.
The Patricians wuz our ANCESTORS an they ran all
the ice wagons an saloons jist do now
McChuck's constituents fairly hung his words
as he continued:
in thin good ovid davs the hustIers WIZ ca He'd
Plubeans an that's where the putocrats comes
from. The Patricians and the Plubeans It.
The Republicans wusn't counted at ALL If a Pa
trician wanted TO a Republican wild his
automobile, questions axed
McChuck here paused long enough to allow the
mouths of mis- friends to water the recollection
OF the palmy days of the early Tammany Hall
Continuing he said:
"All the tin t'ousan' distric' leaders in Rome
handed a free lunch the Plubeans wanst a
week. Consistin' sandwiches an beer an the
Plubeans all wak.n delegates an ordered fifty
two strikes year. Tammany wuz nearer Paradise
thin than it has been since. The Republicans
didn't cut no ice in Rome thin, an let US hope
they'll soon be that way agin That's why it gives
me pain, McCloskey, to We turn up yer red
nose at the Ice Thrust. Croker an Carroll an
Morse an Van Wyck an Freedman all descended
from Roman Patricians, gladiators an Irish kings
an If yer early education had been properly at
tended TO We wudn't need 70 be enlightened
But. glntlemin,' said McChuck in conclusion, at
big load off mind on Chuesdav to find it
wuz only respondent Dutchman that jumped off
the Bridge. for shure I fought it wuz the Ice
Thrust"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
ToPLrrz HEIRS FIGHT FOR PROPERTY.
SUIT BROUGHT TO SET ASIDE SALE OF REAL.
ESTATE INVOLVING s6OOO0o

SUIT BROUGHT TO SET ASIDE A SALE OF REAL
ESTATE INVOLVING 100000
suit has been brought in the Supreme Court by
Solomon B. Toplitz, Samson L. Topltz his brother
and Martha Palmer and Bertha l. TOptz. his sis
ters, children of Lippman Toplitz. who left
tate valued nearly $500 000 in real and personal
property, against Harry L. Toplitz, Betty NJ. Hill
burn. Edgar NJ Toplitz Emma I. Toptz and
host of other defendants, to have the sale of
tain real estate set aside and partition ordered
Emma T. TOplitz is the mother of the plaintiffs
and the three other chief defendants are brothers
and sister TO them. The plaintiffs contend that
Harry L. Toplitz, who is a lawyer and has been
managing the estate of his father for years.
tered into a conspiracy 10 defraud them of the
amounts which they would have realized from the
sale of the real estate by forming a syndicate 10
purchase 1t for less than its real value. In fur
therance of this design 1t is averred that he caused
It to be made public that the heirs of his father
intended to buy in the property, to prevent fair
competition by outside parties. The property is
said have fetched 100000, instead of $500 coo its
real value.
Besides asking for the setting aside of the sale
the plaintiffs demand that the agreement placing
Harry L. Toplitz in charge of the sale be vacated.
that he may not be able to carry out the scheme
TO deprive them of their full rights.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
V4ss4R ALUny.F EYrERT4TNED.

Nearly hundred prominent graduates of Vas
sar College met yesterday afternoon in the Arthur
Winter Memorial Library Of the Staten Island
Academy the guests of Miss Elizabeth Fullick
director of the art department The invitations
were limited to Vassar alumna and Miss FuIlick
was assisted by a few or the art students. Music
was rendered by Mrs. Fl. S. Seeley. soprano and
Miss Demling at the piano and an address was
delivered by William Winter upon The Influence
OF Literature" Tea served in the Hawthorne
room. Among the many present were Mrs William
Reynolds Brown president OF the associa ton Miss
Harriet Jenckes, secretary; Mrs Truman ]. Back
us Mrs Helen Dawes Brown, Professor Achsah
Ely. Miss McCaleb secretary Of Vassar College
and DR.. T. BsSelI,
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
The WEATHER REPORT.

YESTERDAY'S RECORD AND TO-DAY'S FORECAST.
Washington. May 12.-The area in the Northwest
has continued and the barometer tonight
the centre Of the depression in Eastern Assnaboa
but % 10 inches As result abnOrnally high empera-
lures have continued the Northwest. and have ex-
tended eastward the Allegheny Mountains
been however. decided fall during Saturday ex-
trene Northwest. In the Atlantic temperatures
have been moderate. There showers some
thunderstorms in the portion OF regions
and few light and scattered showers in the Middle
lantic States. There have heavy showers in
Western Montana. extending southwestward Northern
Nevada, and lighter showers Utah Idaho
IT the Pacific Coast States the been gen
orally fair The high temperature continue to
advance eastward during Sunday extend over the
lower lake Middle Atlantic New
England continuing Monday these districts with
fair weather In the South and Southwest weather
viii be fair and warm Sunday and Monday Ohio
Valley and upper lake region Il will be and warm
Sunday followed by thundersorms cooler sun
day night Monday. while In West and Northwest
thunderstorms cooler weather Sun
day, continuing Monday in the Upper
Lower Missouri valleys On Coast the winds
will be fresh southerly Storm signals displayed
Lake Pepn.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
DIED.


CoLLINs-on THURSDAY May 10. Mary Hall Terry. wife
Efphalet Ter- ana Lydia Colt of Hartford conn in
the sOth year of ner
ButIer jr No 80 East 72-st on sunday afternoon
Interment in Hartford
CoNB-ou Friday May II. 1900 Coona. N. J.. Sarah
knne wife Of Edward g. Cone; - ~ VI. -
II O'Clock, Pennsylvania Railroad
FOOs-on Thursday afternoon May 10. his residence
D. m from the church Of the Heavenly Rest Spring
Interment private
Saratoga and Albany papers please
FROsT-On the Ith inst David Frost in his year
relatives respectfully invited attend
William H Bell, No. soe 2d-ave- Monday II
Interment al Kensico Cemetery.
HATCH-At the residence his 80 East 10Th
s @ TINS f Sn ae and S eeos 0fh Hat n the
Funeral services at the above a. n sun
Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Tarrytown on ar
rival OF train leaving Grand Central Station at 1O:4S
a m.
HAzARp-At catskill y; Y. May II, Mrs Eliza card-
nIsrmsnt at Greenw9od o Sse'ey G M sFSoSyn az II o'clock
Brooklyn and Newport CR ~ papers please
PARKEAt Pittston, Penn. May o 1900. q paralysis
Parke. D. D, Of Pittston penn aged = years
ssbae on cemeterx ea NAY Wba M T penn at
sCoTr-suddenly OF perironitis May H. 1900
Of Cora NJ and the late John B Scott in his soth
Funeral services held his late residence, No
25s 24th-st.. Sunday. May l2. az $50 p m
Interrnent Monday at convenience Of family.
sUILIvAN-suddenly after short illness. saturday
morning May L. Natalie. daughter OF Charles Frank
and Lily W. II. sullivan. aged 10 years
Funeral notice later.
A.-The kensfco Cemetery.-Prtsats station
As minutes ride from the Grand central
Depot. Office IS East s2d-st
Underrakers.
Burial and Cremation Co--Stephen Merritt. Pres.
Interments in all cemeteries Ieie
Z. Rnily. Funeral Parrors ST West Forty
Telephone ii0iSsth Interments all cemeteries
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
MRS. HAROLD BROWN ARRIVES.
HER FATHER TELLS HER AT QUARANTINE OF
THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND

THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND
Among the first passengers to leave the Cunard
Line steamship Campania. which reached her pier
late last evening woman heavily gowned in
black. She Mrs. Brown, the widow of Harold
Brown, who arrived here the Oceanic on
Wednesday only to die the next day
Until Mrs. Brown reached Quarantine she knew
nothing OF the death of her husband Neither did
she know of the death of her husbands brother
John Nicholas Brown whose illness had fastened
the home of her husband. Although the
voyage had been wintry one, she had enjoyed the
passage and looked forward to the homecoming.
At Quarantine she received telegram Its
tents not known, but it was surmised that it
forewarned her of the TO come That ii did
not tell her all is evident from the fact that after
reading it she appeared only anxious. as if in
pense A half hour later however her father W.
Watts Sherman. of this city, went on board the
Campana from revenue cutter. With him was a
servant carrying suit Mrs. Brown met him
In a gray travelling dress. An hour later, at the
Campana pier, she came from her stateroom, with
her gray dress changed to one of~heavy Grape. The
servant had carried the gown OF mourning anoard
in the suit
On the wharf Mrs Brown met by her sister
Hoffman who also dressed in mourning.
Supported the of her father, Mrs. Brown
with her sister, helped into an automODlle and
taken to Mr.. Shermans home, No. S3S Fifth-ave.
This morning Mrs Brown will go to PROVIDENCE
the home of the family. The funeral of Mr. Brown
will at St. Johns St Stephens Protestant
Episcopal Church. Providence. tomorrow morning
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
tAIVERsITY III COENCILs DINNER

Princeton y. J. May y (Special).-The Council
o. The University Club Of New-York held dinner
al the Princeton Inn last night The party arrived
oy special train at 40 and attended the dual track
nset with California and the Georgetown game to-
cay The following composed the party: j. w.
Alexander 60; Charles Scribner. rs; T. De Witt
9i2yler T Frank BroWueIl. George BIaEden Judge
Henry z. Howand X c Mortimer; j K shef-
nelo. A H. Joline 70: Jacob Miller. 9 G Eeaman
= :. Atterbury NJ Taylor Pyne. .; Percy r.
Pine, e. D. s iaight r S. Bangs c. T Barney
x,.io E Barnard. Professor A. Il. West "a IL j.
"A3s.s ..a - =. gu.leT. -
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
PRNcET0H's rRI4NGLE CLUB PERFORMS

Princeton, n. J., May r.-The University Tri-
angle club gave its annual performance in the
Casino tonight before large audience The
comedy presented entitled "A Woodland We'd
ding The production highly successful
Much attention had been given 70 mounting the
play, and the effects of the costumes and scenery
were elaborate and pleasing. Those who composed
the cast were: Glass of 90 C. Yeomans w
Mountain G. Denny and ". Van Buskirk: '01 A
Mari. G. Lawton, R. Swanord, R. Thompson. c.
Yuengilng and H Waitress; '02, W. Morse, G.. Cur
ran G. Young and E. Moran
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
HONE FOR AGED LAKE SAILORS.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 12-The will of Captain
Thomas Wilson, the wealthy vessel owner which
has just been filed in the Probate Court provides
that one-haIf of the estate shall go TO the widow
for life. and the remainder to the three children
Upon the death Of the widow the will directs that
one-half of the shall be used 10 establish
home for aged couples. be known as the will
son Home for Aged Couples and that in all cases
preference shall be given sailors Of the Great
Lakes and their wives The fortune left by Cap
tain Wilson is estimated 81, 900 900.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
SENATOR DEPEW MAKES An ACCOUNTING.

Senator Chauncey Al. Depew, general guardian
of Charlotte H. Hegeman, the daughter of the late
J. Ogden Hegeman filed his report in the County
Clerks office as 10 the moneys received and
pended by him on behalf Of his ward Senator
Depew was appointed succeed School Commits
sioner w ]. Van Arsdae. He took charge of Miss
Hegeman's estate on April l. 1899 and makes an
accounting April l, 1900 Senator Depew says he
received $50 s6S 81 which, together with gifts his
ward and an account of IS 900 in a savings bank
total OF $50 Ss5 0S. He further says that he
collected S4,0l5 o. expense of Sis Il. He has
paid 81 500 and has hand Sg6S24 30
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
AMERICANS TO GET BAIT.
NEW REGULATIONS TO Re ENFORCED ON THE
TREATY COAST.

St Johns N F. May 12.-The providing of
herring for bait the French Shore will begin next
week British warships this year will insist that
American fishing vessels be accorded the same
privileges the French thus ignoring the demands
of the French that they should dictate the fishing
policy Of the coast. Last year many occasions
American vessels were compelled by French war
ships abandon their attempts to take bait there
aud some were even forcibly driven from the har-
bors The French, it is said, will vigorously re-
sist this action hut it is expected resistance will
avail nothing.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
Ap0L0GLzED TO MISS COME.

Dublin May 13-The criminal libel suit brought
by Miss Maud Come against the Editor of THE
Irish Figaro" up for hearing yesterday. The
charge was withdrawn. however. the editor apollo
giving. The Figaro had published a statement
that Miss Come Government pensioner and
therefore Government spy
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
xgWBURY Il. FROST AT POINT OF DEATH

Hempstead n Y. May IL (SpeciaD.-Newbury II.
Frost a charter member of the Meadow Brook Club,
is living at the point of death his home. in
Hampstead. Mr.. Frost was taken i'll with pneu-
uonia early I'm the week, and has been growing
worse ranIdIy. DR. Lanehart Of Hampstead who
has been in constant attendance on Mr.. Frost. and
Drs James and Mccorkle or Aew- York, when seen
tbs night through wsgs Goor
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
ADMIRAL DEWEY GOES TO KNOXVILLE

Nashville, Tenn, May 12.-Admiral and Mrs
Dewey and members of their party started from
the union station at o'clock this morning for
Knoxville on board a special train The de-
parture was not marked by ceremonies the visitors
simply being accompanied TO the station bv the
Escort Committee, where fareweIls were exchanged