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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
Buys . Biz Ranch.

A Mr.. Escher from Botney, Iowa, has
purchased a large tract of land northwest
OF Miller and will at one sink an artesian
well and operate q ranch on a large scale.
Artesian wells are almost as common now
among the big stockmen as shallow wells
were q few years ago.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31


When Mrs. Walng
separated from her
husband last July
she arranged with
h e friend, NJ RS
Mary Brushard, to
care for the child.
Mrs. Wallig agreed
to pay So a week.
She was able to meet
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

The volume containing statements of
appropriations, new offices. etc, require
ed by law to be prepared and published
at the end of each session of Congress
under the direction of the committees on
appropriations of the Senate and House
has been completed for the second scs-
sion of the Fifty-siNth Congress by Thos.
Z. Cleaves and James C. Courts. chief
clerks respectively of those committees
y summary of the appropriations shows
the grand total of S~73O,33S.575. The de-
tails by bills are as follows:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
An Auditorium for Canton.

HA1H 1VT O1HCOus
The contract has been let for the con.
.struction of an auditorium for Canton,
The material will be ready for the con-
in a few days. A large force of men
will be employed. When completed the
building will be one of the largest and
most convenient public halls in the state.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
Violin will Incornorate.

AT the special election held in the pro.
posed town of Violin on the proposition of
incorporation Al votes were cast; 40 for
incorporation and l against. The town
will b eduly Incorporated.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
Endorsed for Postma.ter.

Fred j. Brown has received the unani.
nous Endorsement of the citizens and bus
mess men of Britlon for the position Of,
postmaster at that place, to succeed G. c.
Thorp, who died q few weeks ago.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
SAVED BY A HUMAN CHAIN.

from Death by Drowning.
Hanging head downward in a human
chain, four Chicago men stretched in a
rescuing line from the bank of the river
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
Sells Claims for GOOD Price.

Martin johnson sold five of his mining
claims adjoining Lead for a consideration
of $4,000, receiving $500 in cash, the bal
ance to be paid within six days. The
ground lies along the Black Hills and
Fort Pierre railroad, and the purchasing
parties will begin extensive development
of the ground Immediately.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
Promoted to Be Niator.

Adjt. Gen. Conklin has promoted Row
y. Sharp, of Deadwood, from captain Of
Troop A to major of the First Squadron
South Dakota cavalry.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
Where Water Was Found.

The Arabs of the Nubian desert sup
posed they knew all about their coun-
try. but an engineer recently bored q
well % miles from the Nile and 1000
feet above the river and found an
abundant supply of wafer at Il depth Of
Sc feet.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
New Church at Perkina.

A new church at Perkins was dedicated
last Sunday with appropriate services,
The cost is about 81, 900. It is a Congre.
gational church and in charge of Rev. ID,
J. Perrin of Springfield.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
Action of Board. of Regents.

! The state board of regents held a meet
fpg in Aberdeen to consider matters pre-
liminary to the construction of the normal
School building. The board decided that
The building itself will have to be built for
$4,000. the balance of the $4,000 appro-
priated being necessary for tile heating
plant, etc.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
Fire Near Elk Point.

The large farm residence of Mrs. Eunice
Hammond, n mile west Of Elk Point.
t9rned to the ground. Loss, s 1000; i'm
france. $1,000.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
SECRET SOCIETIES

Ehe Issue Before the United PresDy.
terians at Des Moines.
The forty-third general assembly of the
United Presbyterian Church of North
America convened in Des Moines. Sue.
gested changes in the creed had aroused
much interest in the session. A commit.
tee appointed last year to prepare a re.
port upon the revision of the creed or
testimony Of faith with regard to mem.
bers of the church joining secret orders,
submitted its report to the convention.
1t says lit does not appear that there
exists in the church such a demand for
a change in our testimony against secret
societies as would justify the sending
down in overture the article under con-
sideration." However, for the purpose
Of securing uniform observance of the
rules, adoption of the following resolu.
ton is recommended.
THAT while the fifteenth article of our
testimony defines in a manner sufficiently
explicit the general law of our church
on the subject of secretism. sessions pos.
sess and are expected to exercise a wise
discretion in the administration of the
law dealing with such cases as may arise
upon their merits and in such n way as
may best promote Gods glory and the
peace and prosperity of the church,"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

at Both street to
James O'Donnell.
who was struggling
in the water. AL
though the blood
swelled the veins in
their heads, dim
med their sight and
threatened to burst
from it's vessels,
the men kept their
hold on the drown
ing man when it
seemed that aid
would never come.
They could not lift
him from the river,
but they kept him
ahoat.
Moments tina t
seemed like ages
passed with the
men in torture and
their strength was
fast ebbing away
when t S t p
We're heard ap-
preaching on the
bridge ut that
point. At the top
of the human chain
was Martin Cor
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
N!,kado's Outdoor Game

The outdoor sporting fastes Of the
Emperor of Japan range from lawn
tennis to football.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

he said a word to Indicate that he wa.
in pain. Mrs. Tanner and her sister
darkened the windows and withdrew te
the adjoining room to let him rest. In
a few minutes they We're attracted by
his labored breathing and found him
moving as if in slight nervous convul
sions. He seemed to be soundly asleep,
and Mrs. Tanner thought he might be
troubled with nightmare. When groans.
as of pain. followed, she applied wet tow.
els to his head.
Rapid increase in the paroxysms then
frightened Mrs. Tanner. She ran to the
telephone, leaving her sister with Mr..
Tanner, and called DR.. J. N. Dixon, the
attending physician. The doctor answer.
ed his telephone i'll person and came OF
a run, but the former Governor was dead
before he reached the room.
General belief is that death was due to
rheumatism Of the heart, although DIR.
Dixon says in a carefully prepared state
ment that he cannot state the exact cause
and denies that the patient had any or.
ganic heart trouble.
His Public Career.
For fifteen years John r. Tanner had
cNS1 % poAAtASai inquire VI 9IuLe Icpulu-
ton. He was for thirty years an Office
holder. His public career terminated with
the expiration of his term Of Office as
Governor on Jan. Ia, 1901.
Mr.. Tanner was born in Warwick
County, I%ndiana, April 4, 1874, and was
therefore only a little more than fifty
seven years of age. His father was a
farmer, who died in a Confederate prison
while a soldier of the Union. Mr.. Ten
ner followed his father into the army and
served as a private until the close Of
the war.
After the war he returned to Clay
County, Illinois, where his father had
lived at the beginning Of the war. He
began life again as a farmer. In 1870
he had obtained a foothold in politics
and was elected sheriff.
This was the beginning of a successful
political career. After his term as sher-
if expired he was elected, in 1872, Cir
cult Clerk Of Clay County. -Four years
later he was elected to the State Senate.
Before the four years for which he had
been elected Senator had expired he was
appointed. in 1883. United States Mar
shall for the Southern District of Illinois.
In 1886 he was nominated for State
Treasurer and was elected. He was
elected Governor in 1896.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

Chicago Methodist ministers think the
sessions of the City Council should be
opened with prayer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

Three-quarters of the way round the
globe will be the trips of the new line Of
steamships to be operated by the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company. The
ships will sail from Tacoma tn Liverpool
by way Of the Suez canal and L,a Ned
iterranean.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

Fraising your rival may be good
Christianity but it's poor politics
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

bett, who chung to the bridge and sup
ported the weight of the three other
men. He called to the men whose foot
steps he heard and they came to his res
cue. Slowly the living chain was drawn
up to the bank, and O'Donnell was res
cued.
O'Donnell was crossing the 35th street
bridge when he fell into the water. His
tries attracted Policeman Malone, who
ian to his rescue, and finding he could
not pull him from the river, called the
other men and with them formed the liv.
Ing chain.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31
Child Held for Board.

Little 4-year-old Edna Wallig has
been i'll pawn in New York for $25
board. which her mother could NOT nav
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

A law has been passed by the Kansas
Legislature f%orbidding the requirement
Of study at home for children in certain
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

Agricultural .......... ......:..S 4,:s2, 42u
Army 10. 13d. U43
Diplomatic ........ ............ 1.S49.12S
District of Columbia. ........... S.5o2, 263
Qualifications ..... ........... T.i64,Oll
Indian 80. 5,T47.47l
Legislative ...... .............. 2i,534. 9HS
Military academy .............. T12,.653
Naval .......... ............... IS, 1ol .791
Pension .......... ............ 14l. 2i5, go
postottice .......... ............ 123. 7s22.GSS
Sundry civil Ill, T95, sos
Deficiencies 15,917, 44G
Miscellaneous ...... .......... T,9!O,O1A
Permanent appropriations ...... 12.3jS..222U
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

French troops at Pekin returned all the
loot they tool: from the Chinese.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

Total SO. ............... $50, 33s, $50
The total appropriations made by the
Fifty-ffth Congress aggregate $1,44O,-
4S9,43 or $127. 1873 less thar the
$1.56S,212,G37 appropriated by the pre-
ceding Congress.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

Gov. Charles II. Allen of Porto Rico
las presented to the President through
the State Department his first annual re.
port. The Governor expresses the opin.
ion that a scheme of colonial administra.
ton such us is found in the Danish,
French and English West Indies might
be safely instituted, with variations de.
pendent upon the future policy of the
home government.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
Tra~se~s ssn. Ssssee.

pcAault having been made bv GeorEr W.
Henry and Rebecca Ann HeRry In the payment
Of interest due December !. 1910. on their ce tain
promiSsory nsds payable to the order of Ihurlow.
Hutton williams and secured BY their certain
deed of trust dated Nay u. la0U and recorded
June I, l9lO. in book W al page Is Of the tDelta
county. Col. r.sds, recorda. ami default having
also been IN ,de In the payment Of taSes On
ths prof. erty drscrb<d in said decd OF irilst, ~
reason Of " b ch default the leyAl holder of aid
note has ele ted IL declare all of aid indebted
mess due and payable and requested this Ore-
closure;
Row, therefore. fur weeks public notice h
hsrrby given that I. the undersigned. xs uuNee
In sAtd d.~d of trust. ii sell at public suction
EJr tie highest a..d hest price th- same will
bring IN eash, At ten o'cfock .. n. On the 26th
day II February i9oi. at the f. mt door Of the
cuurt b. .,.e in Deits county. Colorado, all the
f,llowtaE deS, prop~rfy In and BY said
decd Of trust conveyed and situate In Delta
county, Colorado. to wit
The cass half of the south west quarter teg
3 " " al section numbered nine ~ twnship
numbered hft~en tis) south of range numbered
ninety-av l9s). west sf the sth Y. u. teneeps
troet conveyed To rchool district No !. ten ~
aixtrsn PodsD aud e.even nD shar~s Bon nd-
Ditch Company -tck and twenty -Sx t,s) shares
Mel ef nitrh Company stock SD all other ditch
and water rtxht< belonging u or In any wise
sppeStaining 70 said prUp-uy.
iiassd 81 lhelta, Coiofedo. this nth day Of
n. y. ClACK,
Public tsussse Of Delta county. Colorado.
Flint pub. Jan. 3. last pub Feb. n
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

1t 10 surprising, to one not informed
o. to the legal conditions in Kansas.
that woman can go from town to town
destroying property Of any kind with
out receiving punishms snt from the Law.
But Kansas 10 q prohibition stats. and
II it vere not enforced by the sthorities
there vosId not be liquor saloon in any
kansss city or town. Owing 70 the in
difference of public sentiment and the
ieniency Of the elected o@csrs. the Law
against liquor selling hss been allowed
to become dead letter. and the people
~ho arc in favor of its sufoeceosnt
have been sss6Is to secure action BY
the proper suthositiss- Il b thsss cir.
csostsscss that Mn. Nation asds jsst-
siacatios fos her scstoa.s. She sssnoss
thst the Iiquos dssIess q ksosss srs
eot soIy lssbeeakess. but that they ere
outlaws. ssd that % far - their Illegal
usiaes b c0ncvsnsd. they have no
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

rights that any person is bound to re-
spect. Her personal views Of what is
best for the state aud for its citizens
leads to the belief that the furniture OF
the saloons should be smashed aud their
stock in trade destroyed, and her theory
as to the outlawrv OF the liquor sellers
seems 10 be correct to the extent that
there il no provision for the punish
ment OF the destroyer OF their
property. Nothing can possibly be
moro dangerous to public moral ls than
to give public officials the choice Of
wheathef they will enforce the law or
not. it always has and always will
lead to corruption OF justice.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

Lettuce and radishes are about the
fret vegetables placed on the table in
the spring. They arc easily grown in
the hotbed and by this method can be
placed on the table from four to six
weeks earlier than il grown in the open
garden. The seeds can be sown IN the
botbed in February and the plants may
be placed on the table in March. There
is little labor attached to their produc-
tion after the hotbed is made and the
seeds sown. Lettuce may be drilled in
be thiued more. twill take the lettuce
longer than tho radishes.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

January has been q fsteful month in
the life Of the English royal family. II
is . singular coincidence that Queen
Victoria passed away on the eighty first
anniversary Of tho death Of her father.
George the third. in 1870. 1t was on
January %. 1895, tnat Prince Henry Of
Battenburg passed away, and It was
in January that the duke Of Clarence,
the direct heir to the throne In the
second generation, came to bis untime-
ly end.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

Hammond. the Delta county clown in
tho Legislature cannot distinguish be-
tween humor aud blasphemy. In
speaking Of holidays, he sail: They aGe
. good thing and the saloon men Of Delta
did such . big business on Christmas
that they all wished Christ had boon
born on three days in the year." The
above may not be the exact language OF
the mountebanls, but it is in effect as
Riven.-Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
Hesses s.s Pss,ie.sis.

LAID OVVicK AT HONfHosR, CoLoRADo.
January -, 1901. !
Notice Il hereby given that the following named
settler has nled notice OF his intention 10 make
hnal proof in support Of his claim, and that
said proof Will be made before c. n. snides.
Clerk Of the District Court. At Delta, Colorado.
on saturday. March. .. lyoi. Wis:
PATRICK u. DONOVAN,
for the N. Z. \. y. Z. Y. See. II, 7. r. % W.
6P -.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous restdence upon and cultivation OF,
said land. VIZ:
James n Kennicutt. Of Eckert. Colorado. 10 n
Grifhth. Charles Sm th and Charles B Estes. all
Of Cory, Co.oiaio.
JANGs 4 LAvroH, Register.
Flint pub. FeJ. I. last pub March 4.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
Nv GsAaA 0pen

Siegfried Wagner II just putting the
finishing touches to . new three-act
opera. a grand opera. upon a serious
subject, 1t is said. and It will be pro-
ducsd In the course Of April before the
rehearsals for Bayreuth begin. The
libretto is BY the composer himself.
and 1t has already been translated into
French. as there ID a chance that Il
may be heard almost simultaneously
In Paris ald Germany.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

Arithmetic men differ concerning the
total amount OF money in the world, but
a. thsy agree that about one fifth is in
the United States the situation may be
pronounced satisfactory.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
Larrs sen fer RasayG

II u announced that the sum Of
$3.50 has been given BY Professors
Haeckel. Conrad and Freas. to b
awarded At Philadelphia for the best
essays to be submitted before Decem-
ber. 1909. ON the application OF TN
Darwinian theory to internstioual po-
Ntical development and legislation
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
To ss.lz Ruh,sse H,>ssa.

II II reported that the New York
Board Of Health has decided to build.
At . cost Of 80 900. . laboratory to be
devoted exclusively to the study Of the
bubonic plague. Every precaution IL
to be tahen in the construction to make
1t both rat and insect proof.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
Frosty AAvses FOR so.sn.r.srA

Some months ago New Engla . So
ciety for the prevention OF cruelty to
animals sent to Porto Rico . large
number Of circulars. A special para
graph referred to the cruelty OF using
q frosty bit In horses mouths. and ad-
vising warming It carefully. Inasmuch
n most Of the people had never even
seen Ice the advice was somewhat mis-
placed.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
p,,.s. co.s sise,sos.

All tho damage claims have been
settled arising from the street railway
accident At Tacoma, WASH. on the
Fourth of July when . loaded car
plunged OF the Belin street bridge
forty feet high. into gulch. killing
forty-nve persons and in3urfns 100
Others. The total settlement COST
500. 900.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
s..., p.... .e f.a.....

The ChickaAaw Indians recently
danced the stump dance near Fret. In
the Indian tsrritory. to ward on the
evil spirits. Hundreds witnessed this
novel affair. The indiana ~ers watch
cd closely for fear that the dance
might end In Disturbances which would
prove dangerous TO settlers in the VI
cInity Of the red men.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

Exports Of cattle from this country in
December amounted to 5000 head
valued at e3.l52 22l. as compared with
q s72 head, Of the valuation OF e2.O25.-
$50 for December OF 1899. Exports for
the year were 36l, ,l79 head. valued at
So. .400, ,lss, against 3s6, 6,444 head, valued
at S,677 .652 for 1900.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
R,eSesSsos.s Nsrvsv R.s.s>

General Joseph wheeler's successor
In the house Of representatives II Will
liam Richardson, who was once SEN
fenced to be hanged ~ q confederate
SPY by General Crittenden. but who
was recaptured before ~ sentence
could be executed.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
c.,.,.A w.-... .. nigh. ssA.o

ColossA Weaasa 1T Night DoheoL
Thirteen colored women. whose ages
range from IS to rs. are attending
night school in Jersey City and taking
their first lessons in reading. Several
OF the older women were born In slav-
cry and some Of these have become
suficiently accomplished to read q sim
pie history OF the United States with
its record of the emancipation Of their
race.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

DAas Hsosss Clsssssss nasafsse1ssss.
A new cigarette factory was formal
ly opened in ths City Of MEXICO last
month. President Dias attended. with
. great throns Of distinguished guests.
The police turned out In dress uni
forms. A company of infsstry par
aded.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

The love and esteem in which the
name Of queen Victoria 10 held through
out the world 10 fresh proof that vir-
tue. - even Voltaire said, has an i'm
mortal hold upon tho human heart.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
c.,o..r. d. s.- west r.s.a

Arthur Reamy Joyce. son Of Colonel
Frank n. Joyce Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, has been appointed To Q
cadetship at West Point BY President
Mckinley. Col. Joyce was formerly
a resident Of Ohio and was ON the
stan Of Mr.. Mckinley when he vas
governor.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

Hszing 10 another name for cruelty
and the spirit Of tho age is against it
Public opinion forbids brutality, no
matter what nsme it may invent for
itself.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
Arsss.s., ss,A. s.- n.ss.

A bird Of paradise that never was
hafnhed and nsvsr dew, and against
make . protest. may now decorate
vomen's hatA Humming birds. TOD
cans. and sun birds. - we'll can now
be made By artists. who construct
these gorgeous creatures out OF chick.
en- feathers and coal tar dyes.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
n..s,,s n.sAs., sAs~

Of q floating machine shop for the u.s.
Of the sQuadrons in various parts Of
the world Ii receiving earnest atten-
tfon. and It 10 not improbable that Q
definite move in this direction will b
made soon
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
from N.-.boy =. Copper Ki.e.

From Nswsboy to Copper King.
Henry H. Rogers, the New York mil
lionaire and copper hing. was. nifty
years ago. selling newspapers ON the
streets of New Bedford. Aass- He
then went into = grocery store. getting
33 q week and board.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

II 10 apparent that the cadets at
West Point abolished hsziog in order to
escape the adjectives that General Dick
had in mind for use in his forthcoming
ropoft.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

Tho King Of England is the first Brit
ish sovereign who can recall visit to
the United States. The voyage was
made fourty years sgo.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
ss..s.ss.s.. q -. c...s....,.

oesss.saress - sAs Csoossssss.
LAvreaes y. Jacobs. the statisticiaa
oe ths Philippins eommisssoa, 10 .
graduate Of the Univsrsity of Chicaep.
claas Of -. While IN Undergraduate
he woa two scAolarships and Q nu0-
ber Of Drises In collees lebasaa.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

Our large increase in foreign exports
last year was almost entirely in manu-
featured articles. and the gain 10. there
fore. OF the most permanent kind.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

~ EoDsssrs ossss AAs.sa,o>
Ths kalsse ~ taksa 70 paayfne nr>e-
deal joGss. Aad HI Ieyal suh9sess
1ars not rsealiats. for tAess = Isss
nA5esty. 1hsfS are esstnin alvaa-
tAGes n beioG - smpsrur
ARsr;caA.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
Plum, r,.,, for ssss.s,.

There u some difference OF opinion
a. to how the plural should be sx-
presssed in speaking Of sisters. but
the best usage DEGREES that they shall
be addressed In writing a., for sx-
ample. the Misses Brown" but spoken
Of as the three Miss BroWnS."
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

There are fourty two states in the
union in which a nsgro has ne YER been
burned ut the stake.
The Delta independent., 1901-02-01
S.sse, sr ss>ek h.saers nsess.s.

Notice u hereby given that the annual meet
ing Il the saockholdess If the Garnet Ditch Nlil
be held saturday. February .. ls0l. at p. m ~
the court ho,ise, In Delta. Cso.. for the purpaae
Of eecting eight dirctors. 70 serve for the ensu-
Ing 70 r. ~ levy an assessment. aud 10 tfansact
ANY other business that may properiy come be-
fore it.
E. B. AHDERsnK. Pres
W. y. HAsriSGE, sect'y.