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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
ENTER A DENIAL.
Attorneys for the Frisco Memphis System
Declare That No Competing Lines
Have Been Consolidated.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July BIN
accordance with an order sent out
last week by the board of railroad
commissioners to the presidents of the
St. Louis & San Francisco and the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
railroads to appear here Tuesday and
answer heterogeneous concerning the
rumors of proposed consolidation
of their lines in violation of the
laws of Missouri, the attorneys of
these lines appeared before the board
and submitted statements under oath.
They declare that the Frisco has not
purchased the line of the Memphis
system from Kansas City to Spring
field, known as the Kansas City, Gin
ton & Springfield, nor has it secured
the line of the Memphis from Fort
Scott junction to Springfield. These
are the only lines which parallel the
Frisco and which would be prohibited
by the laws of Missouri. The Frisco
gets the line of the Memphis from
Springfield, and from Fort Scott to
Kansas City.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
SAYS THEY ARE CORRUPT.
Ex-Congressman John j. Lentz Declares
the sAIachines'' of Each Party Are
Ready to Commit ANY Crime.

Detroit, Mich, July AT the Ma.
tiona1 Social and Political conference
Monday ex-Congressman John j..
Lentz, of Ohio, discussed the ques-
ton: SHOULD Political Reforms Pre-
cede Social and Economic Reform ?''
Mr. Lentz said: political reform
must precede social and economic re-
forms, for at present political parties
are not organized as reform forces.
With the machines of each party
ready to commit any crime to secure
preferment and power, there is no
hope to secure any reform from them.
We must educate the Masses" Mr..
Lentz also commended for government
ownership of the telegraph and tele-
phone lines and municipal ownership
of all public utilities.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
VICTIMS OF HEAT.
The Deaths from the Heat Reported by
the Associated Press Yesterday
Numbered 175.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 2.-The fol-
lowing deaths and prostrations by
the heat yesterday were reported by
the Associated press: New York, 81
deaths, 1873 prostrations; Brooklyn,
81 deaths, SO prostrations; Philadel-
phia, Il deaths, 100 prostrations;
Baltimore, Md, IA deaths, % prostra-
tions; Pittsburg, Pa, IL deaths, 40
prostrations; St. Louis, deaths, 4
prostrations; Chicago, deaths, Is
prostrations; Cincinnati, deaths;
Boston, deaths, prostrations;
Cleveland, 3 deaths, IS prostrations;
Washington, deaths, so prostra-
tions; ST. Joseph, Mo-, i death, 20
prostrations; GAINESVILLE, O., 1 death,
6 prostrations; Columbus, o., several
prostrations; Louisville, KY, pros
trations; Milwaukee, 5 prostrations.
Total heat deaths yesterday, IT'S.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
BOLT KILLS ELEVEN.
Lightning's Awful Work on a Pier
in Lake Michigan.
A Party OF Boys Were Fishing aud During
Storm HuddIed Together in n Shanty
When Death Game from the
Clouds.

Chicago, July 2.-Crowded together
in a little zinc-lined shanty, under a
North shore pier, ten boys and young
death by lightning yesterday. They
had left their fish lines and sought
shelter from the fierce thunderstorm
that deluged the north part of the
city about one o'clock Ten minutes
later their bodies lay, with twisted
and tangled limbs, ''like nest of
snakes" as the men who found them
said.
There were IS men and boys on the
pier at the time. They rushed for
the only available shelter and crowd
ed themselves in through the little
trap door in the top of the cabin till
they were packed almost to a suffo-
eating point. Then came the thun-
derbolt. 1t was the worst of the
storm. Watchers in the pumping
station saw the zig-zag lightning
strike the water, as they thought.
They did not know of its fearful
work. There was one small boy, how
ever, who saw the bolt and whose
senses were alert despite his excite
ment. But for him the dead might
have laid where they were for hours,
and little Willie Anderson might have
been suffocated under their bodies
Percy Keane, clad in bathing
trunks, and watching from the water
station, thought he heard a scream
as the bolt struck. Mindless of the
storm, he rushed across the beach
At the pier he heard cry ''Help!
Get me out" He looked into the
cabin and in dismay saw the twisted
bodies.
Young Keane, crying. pulled at the
dead mems arms and legs to get them
away. He saw Willie Anderson's
head and part of~his body, but he
could not pull him out. nor could he
pull the heavy bodies from on top of
him. Then young Keane telephoned
to the police, who succeeded. after a
great deal of difficulty, in reviving
young Anderson and recovering the
dead bodies of the others.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Amer,cans Aecu.ed Of Loot,ne.

Pekin. July 2.-Five men calling
themselves Americans were captured
by Chinese troops in a town Sc miles
from PeAdn, and turned over to Mai. E.
RobeT tson, commander of the United
States legation guard here. The men,
who were armed, demanded 5000 taels
from the keeper OF pawnshoP and
got 500. They filed five carts with
plumber and then began shooting, not
knowing that the town was occupied
by 100 Chinese troops. The United
States legation was notified and the
quintstbe was brought in
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
HITCHCOCK SAYS NO.
Secretary of the Interior Refuses to Delay
Opening of Indian Lands at Re-
quest of Cattlemen.

Washington, July O. Secretary
Hitchcock has decided that there is
no authority of law permitting de-
lay until October 1 in the opening of
the Wichita Indian reservation in Ok
lahoma, as desired by certain cattle
interests. The secretary's announce
ment followed hearing which he had
given to Representatives of the lessees
and of companies which had loaned
money on reservation cattle owned
by the lessees. The cattlemen have
paid the money up to the LIST of Octo-
Der and such an injustice would be
done them if the reservation should
be opened at the date proposed.
VIII Make Rush for the Lands.
Denison, Tex, July "A company
of Texas, Indian territory and Okla
homa men has been formed to make
rush for the lands of the Kiowa
and Comanche country when they are
opened to settlement. They have en-
ployed Hon. Richard Morgan, of
Perry, Ok, as counsel, and if neces-
sary will fight their case in the courts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
RETIRED ON PENSIONS.
Two Hundred Employees of tho Illinois
Central Railroad the First Beneficiaries
of System Recently Inaugurated.

Chicago, July about 200 EN-.
ployes of the Illinois Central railroad
were to-day retired on a pension I'M
der the system approved early in May,
and which became effective at mid
night last night. Their pensions will
be based on their average monthly pay
during the last ten years of their serv-
ice. They are given monthly a GER
tain per cent. of this amount for each
year of their total service. To carry
out the pension scheme the company
has provided fund of $25O,0o0, and
each year a sum not to exceed $780,
600 will be set apart for the payment
of the pension allowances for the year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
THE PENSION ROLLS.
A Statement Prepared at the Pension Of
flee Shows That 49,612 Names Were
Added to the List Last Year.

Washington, July "A statement
prepared at the pension office shows
that for the fiscal year ended June 80
there were 1852 names added to the
pension rolls, of which 44,s61 were
original issues and 4,751 were restora-
tions. The original issues included
the following: Invalids civil war, TO-
443; invalids war with Spain, 2,795;
survivors Mexican war, Is; survivors
Indian wars, Z; widows civil war, 49,
942; widows war with Spain, 1,241;
widows Mexican war, 352; widows In
dian wars, 1872; widows "old war
prior 1861 6: widows war of 1912, 3;
nurses, 25. The increases, reratings,
ETC., numbered 6O,043, making the to-
tai number of certificates issued 109,-
655 as against a total of 1O5. 591 in
1900. The increase in the number of
pensioners on the rolls June 30, 1901,
compared with the previous year was
about $500. The number of claims
pending May 81, 1901, was 415, 400, and
on June 80, 1901, 685,O59.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
KILLING HUNDREDS.
Awful Mortality from Heat In
Large Eastern Cities.
New York Tuesday Furnished 165 Deaths
and 178 Observation-Disclosures COndI- .
ton of the Corn Crop In Kansas
and Missouri.

Washington, July 3.-Reports re-
ceived at the weather bureau in this
city from throughout the entire area
affected by the intense heat show a
continuation of very high temporal
lures, save in a few favored localities,
where more moderate weather result
ed in consequence of thunderstorms
or other local atmospheric disturb
ances. No immediate relief of a SUBJ
stantial character is in sight.
In New York yesterday there were
165 deaths and 17S prostratfons;
Brooklyn, so deaths and $50 prostra-
tions; Philadelphia, 50 deaths and 800
prostrations; Pittsburg, so deaths;
Baltimore, % deaths and 40 prostra-
tiOns; Washington, deaths and 12
prostrations; Cleveland, 5 deaths and
Is prostrations; Detroit, deaths and
3 prostrations; ST. Louis, deaths and
7. prostrations; Toledo, o., deaths;
Cincinnati, 2 deaths and 16 prostra-
tions; Chicago, 2 deaths. Total, 375
deaths and TAB prostrations.
Alarming Crop Conditions.
Topeka, Kan, July 3.-While the
Kansas wheat crop is past all danger
genuine alarm regarding the condition
of the growing corn crop, by reason
of the continued hot and dry weather.
The rainfall has been light during
the entire planting season, and the
ground has not been in even an aver
age condition for the cultivation of
corn. The last general rain, less than
half an inch, fell on the 21st of June.
Since then the heat has been unusual
for the month of June, the thermom-
eter ranging from "a to 90 degrees for
ten successive days. This has served
to bake the ground and dry the soil
about the roots of the plant. In ma
ny places farmers are blowing up the
withered corn and the ground will be
planted to oats or other quick-grow-
ing feed if any moisture falls.
NJ ssOurI Outlook Almost Hopeless.
Columbia, Mo-, July 3.-The Missou-
ri crop outlook is more unfavorable
than at any period this season. The
general drought throughout the state
continues and is growing more severe
each day. In fact, the outlook for
Missouri farmers is very discOuraging
and the situation is serious. The
drought is blighting all products of
the farms. Pasture grass is wither-
ing, grain fields are drying up, orchard
trees are dying for want of water, and
in some sections the crops are already
in a hopeless condition. There seems
but little prospect of a general rain
at present and a continued drought is
predicted. In Saline county, one of
the best corn-growing sections in the
state, no rain has fallen of any con-
sequence since April 1. Ponds and
cisterns are dry. Late corn is ruined
and early corn is very little better.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
Comptroller of the Currency Gives STATIC
tics Regarding National Bank and
United States Treasury Notes.

Washington, July 1.-The monthly
circulation statement issued by the
comptroller of the currency shows
that at the close of the fiscal year,
June 20, 1901, the total circulation of
national bank notes was $3.50, 742, 1877,
an increase for the year of $44.101, IA
and an increase for the month of
So, 159, 597. The circulation based on
United States bonds was $685., $50, 6s4,
an increase for the year of SAG, us, 134
and an increase for the month of $685.
507. The circulation by lawful money
amounted to S29, S51, SOB, a decrease
for the year of $5,673, $50 and an in
crease for the month of 81 1907, 100.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Book Trust wants In.

1t is reported in educational circles
that the American Book company is
preparing to re-enter the Kansas field.
When the legislature of 1897 enacted
the maximum price law the American
cInpany declined to bid, and the con-
tracts for books were awarded to con-
Germs not in the great combine. It is
said, however, that the company con-
templates the publication of line of
books for Kansas which it can sell at
a good profit under the schedule fixed
by statute.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
LIGHTNING KILLED THREE.
Sad Accident to a st. Louis Fishing Party
That Took Refuge Under
Tall Tree.

St. Louis, July "a bolt of light
ming instantly killed three men, ia
tally injured boy and seriously in
iured a man and a boy, members of
ST. Louis fishing party who had
sought refuge from the fierce storm
of yesterday afternoon beneath the
shelter of a massive sycamore tree
on the bank of Dead creek, at Ca
hol<ia, Ill.
The dead are: William Inghauser.
80 years old; John ]. DeGraff, IS;
Louis Stern, 26. The partially in
iured: Bonnie Egglin, IS years old.
The seriously injured: Joseph Egg
lin, "a years old; Albert Leidinger, IA
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
LUNATIcs EXCITED.
a Bolt of Lightning from a Clear Sky
Strikes so Insane Persons and Killed
One of Them.

Louisville, KY, July "a bolt of
lightning from a clear sky that struck
80 inmates of the Central Kentucky
asylum for the insane at Lakeland,
II miles from Louisville, at $50 yes
terday afternoon, killed James How
ard, aged 81, of Stevensport, Ky, and
knocked unconscious Nat Mercer, an
attendant, and three other patients.
Great excitement followed among
the insane persons, who had been
taken into the yard for. air, but rain
came and drove them back to their
quarters.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Plenty of Free Land.

There are still 3OS.21O acres of land
in the Wakeeny land district open to
homestead entry. The vacant lands
in Rock, Ellis and Trego counties
are rough and not very desirable, but
homeseekers will find good oppor-
tunities in the other counties. The
following w ! show the number of
acres in the district still subject to
homestead entry by counties: Rocks,
400; Sheridan. 40; Thomas, 200; Sher-
man, 1900; Ellis, $3.50; Trego, 1850;
Cove, 34,sSO; Logan, 6O,56O; Wallace,
7o,110; Ness, 4,14O; Lane. 1920; Scott,
31,e4O; Wichita, 14,4so; Greeley, $4,000;
tc tai, 303,&1O.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
II Miss Morrison Goe. to Lansing.

AZ AAAAS nAOEEASOA GOG8 10 Lansing
If Jessie Morrison fails to get new
trial and is sent to the penitentiary,
she will be good tailor when she gets
out, for she will be put in the tailor
ing department. about the only
place we can work the women at the
penitentiary is either in the laundry
or the tailor shop" said Warden Ed
Jewett. 81 think we will give Jessie
place in the tailor shop. If she were
a typewriter we might put her in
the office. Women prisoners are
handled differently from the male
prisoners. We don't keep them in
single cells. We put all the women in
a couple of big rooms with dooIs and
windows barred. They sleep in these
rooms. Some of the beds hold two
women and some only one. The women
are brought in contract with the men
at the chapel and in that way &C
quaintances are struck up, despite our
efforts to prevent it. Men and women
prisoners should not be at the same in
stitution by any means. We now have
20 female prisoners, and there are five
more headed our way, including Miss
Morrison. From what I can under
stand, Jessie has always borne good
reputation, and this killing is the
only thing against, her. This being
true I shall take special care to locate
her. The fact is that the women who
come to the penitentiary are as a rule
pretty hard citizens"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06

his physicians. Symptoms of Bright's
disease developed and on Saturday his
condition was less favorable. Sunday
night he grew rapidly worse and Mon
day morning all hope was given up,
his death being only a question of a
few hours. The city is in mourning
over the great loss that has fallen on
it. Senator Kyle was highly esteemed
and by his death Aberdeen loses a
friend who cannot be replaced.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Famous Tragedies Recalled.

It is noted by the Labette county
papers that the county commissioners
at their last meeting withdrew the re-
ward of $4,000 which had been offered
in 1873 for the terrible family of muir
deFers known as the Benders. Dozens
of attempts to secure this reward
were made in the years which immedi-
ately followed the exposure and
fight of the family, but all of the
persons arrested in different parts of
the country escaped Identification.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Column sac Bum Your wheat stubbIe.

Topeka, Kan, July 2.-Secretary F.
D. Coburn, of the state board of agri-
culture. advises Kansas farmers to
burn their wheat stubble as far as
possible. ''Fhere is nothing that will
destroy the Hessian fly or other pest
ike fire." said he yesterday, land
wherever possible the farmers should
burn their stubble."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
KANSAS LEADS THEM ALL.
School Enrolment of the Sunfower State
Is "a Per Gent of the Population
Iowa Second.
n, July 3.-Kansas leads

Topeka, Kan; July 9.-Kansas leads
all the states in the union in the per-
centage of school enrolment. Sta
tistics just gathered show that 27.S7
per cent. of the population of the
state is enrolled in the schools. The
state of New York, which so often
takes delight in polzing fun at Kan
sas, is away down in the list, having
only 1894 per cent. Iowa stands next
to Kansas with 26.42 per cent, and
Pennsylvania third with 1876.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
killed Himself by OverworIs.

Alfred Swanson, a Swede farmer liv-
ing in the west part of Mcpherson
county, died in the harvest field from
sunstroke. Harvest hands were so
scarce he could not employ anyone,
and to save his grain he had been
working all the time, and had spent
two nights and three days in the field
when the sunstroke came. He prac-
tically killed himself by overwork.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
In HONOR of a D.issouri Hero.

Guthrie, Ok, July 81. B. Cashion,
of Perryville, Mo-. has presented the
town of Cashion, Kingfisher county,
with a beautiful-fag in honor of Roy
V. Cashion, the Oklahoma boy who
fell at San Juan hill, in the war with
Spain, and for whom the town was
named. There will be grand flag
raising at Cashion on July 4.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
small rarnado at srexico, Mo.

Mexico, Mo-, July "A smal1-sized
tornado came down near this city
yesterday afternoon and swept trees
and fences in its path. The cloud was
very small and the damage was very
slight. Large trees were blown down
across the wagon roads, making it
necessary to call the county road
commissioners to clear the roads.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
EVANS MAY HOLD ON.
Kansas Politicians in Washington Do Not
Think the President Will Name Judge
Peters for the Place.

Washington, July 2.-some of the
Kansas politicians in Washington take
the view that President Mckinley will
not appoint Judge S. R. Peters, Of
Newton, Kan, commissioner of PEN
sions when II. Clay Evans retires. In
fact, few of them go SO far as to
doubt if Mr.. Mckinley has ever enter
tanned seriously the idea of appoint
ing him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Rcce hts and ExDeuettures.

Washington, July 2.-The compare
tive statement of the government re-
eeipts and expenditures show that
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1901, the total receipts from all
sources amounted to $3.50, 1880 and
the disbursements to S5O9, 1888, $40,
leaving a surplus for the year of $751;
s64. s99.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Roys as military Prisoners.

Hamilton, Bermuda. July 3.-The
$50 Boer prisoners who arrived here
June 2S have been moved into the
camp prepared for them. They are
part of the force of Gen. Cronje, and
were captured at Paardeburg. They
include several boys of eight and ten
years, who carried ammunition to
their fathers when the latter were in
the trenches.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Fatal Threshing Machine Accident

Sedan, Kan, July a-While thrash
ing wheat on the farm of Humboldt
Sharp, four miles northeast of here,
yesterday the cylinder flew out of the
separator, instantly killing c. ri. Bar
rington and frightfulIy injuring
Sharp. Darlington leaves large fam
lily dependent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06

First Civil Governor of the Philippines.
lake, receiver of public moneys at Ster-
ling, Col. (reappointment); Perry
Hobkirk, receiver of public moneys at
Del Norte. Col.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Took It from His Stocking.

Arkansas City, Kan, July &C. o.
Cato, an old soldier from Davis coun-
ty, Ia, en- route to the new Indian
country, was robbed of 1927 cash
while asleep in his wagon here. Cato
put the money in his stocking and
while he slept thief cut the bottom
out of the stocking and took the
money.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06

John Baldwin, small boy in a vVich-
tia tobacco shop, went to a bank for
SO worth of nickels. Ten rolls of
wrapped coin were handed to him and
opening them at the shop he found
the bank gave him ten roofs of SIS
gold pieces for nicI1els, making in all
81 900. He returned them to the bank.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Twin Babies KiIIcd.

Leo and Leonard Cook, 1S-months-
old twin babies, were RIM over by a
passenger train near Woodston. They
were the children of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
G. Cook, who live on farm near the
railroad track. They crawled out to
the track during their play and sat
on the rails.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
$4,000 A1mony for Mrs. Helm.

Kansas City, Mo, July 3.-Mrs. Ida
o. Helm was granted Il decree of di-
vorce from Michael G. Helm, of the
Ferd Helm Brewing company, at In
dependence. There was no contest and
the decree went to Mrs. Helm by de-
fault. Mrs. Helm was given alimony
in the sum of $4,000 and in addition
she is to receive $3.50 a month for
five wears
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Fatal Game of Train ROBBERY.

Saltwater, Ok, July s-The young
son of James Labyer and companion
had a revolver and were playing train
robbers and when the Labyer boy
refused to hold up his hands, the other
boy shot him through the head, the
wound resulting fatally.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
Big Fir. in snnth Tsnaton.

Boston, July 3.-The stables and
wharves of the Metropolitan Coal
company on First street, South Bos-
ton, were burned yesterday morning.
Probably 20 draugIlt horses were
burned to death The loss is placed
at 100000. Several coal-laden barges
were also burned.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
scott VIII stand. for denomination.

The Lawrence Journal contains an
authorized interview with Congress
man Charles F. Scott. He says he eX-
poets when the proper time comes to
be candidate again for the Office of
congressman-at-larg subject to the
republican convention and to the peo-
pie at the polls.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-06
RAILWAY Bstwean Denver and Sal. Lake.

Denver, Col, July "A new short
railway line, one that will decrease
the distance by rail between Denver
and Salt Lake City, is projected by
the incorporators of the Denver &
Salt Lake Railway Tunnel & Mining
company that fled papers with the
secretary of state yesterday. It is
capitalized at $4,000, 900.