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untoers have offered, to save the Brazos
riyer bridge from drift pressure 10 which
IL Will be subjected In a short while. The
Houstan and Texas Central railway has
been asked for wire cables. IL these can
nor be secured makeshifts win De employ
ed.
Roadmaster Donnelly Of the Santa 10
stated this morning that the river rose
eight inches last night AZ the railroad
bridge; twelve Inches moro water would
mandate the bottom tracks and tie up
the road through the bottom
The Nnvasoia river has spread out over
thousands Of acres OF bottom farms. At
noon today Il was stu rising II was nll
back. water aud red The rains have BEEN
as general through It's Drainage basin as
elsewhere, and great volumes " watet are
expected from II 10 Increase It's heights,
hold II and help the BRACES TO stay full.
Robert Mallard, coming IN with the An
dersOu and up county mail today. stared
that HoHana creek was bank fun and
running very swift. and thar NJ Terrelrs
SIN he came near losing his wagon team
and all Reports from pp the county
show general rain.
The only train over the International and
Great Sorthern today was the special or
Mr. Triee. The temp IS more on account
OF sol, roadbed than washouts Roadmas
ter Leslie is doing all he can TO Keep
traffic open.
The BRACES river was nine feet and I'VE
inches below the top Of the rails on Santa
re bridge this afternoon II was expected
at 3 p m. that he road between mere
ard Somerville would be lied MP tonight
Boats are now being repaired aud built
for river use
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ExAs.


The democratic convention % the Second
congressional district viii be held al Na,os,
doeaos Oh september u.
Z, H. Perry was nominated 10 succeed
himself as representative vi the Flfty.thlld
district.
r. B; Hawley Is being talked Of as the
republican candidate for governor. but It
Is not at all likely he viii run.
lightning struck aud demolished a der
rick on spindle Ton yesterday.
The democratic congressional convention
Of the Fifteenth district will be held at
Laredo on August u.
The rain brought the Austin cncampmen5
10 an unexpected close.
Crazy Snakes hand Of Iniians are on she
war path In the Territory.
An engineer was fatally injured near
Denison.
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The Colorado river is mp % feet at Co,
,nmbus and is still rising.
The Brazos rose four feet In "a hours at
Rlchmcnd.
Farmers In the vicinity Of Calvert are
getting out Of the bottoms fearing COM
plete overflow.
The Brazos rose all day until o'clock
at Waco and then commenced to slowly re-
cede.
Thousands Of acres OF cotton and corn
in the Brazos bottoms are overlooked ana
the losses will reach Into the hundreds
OF thousands
Train service on the Troup-Mineola
branch OF the International and Great
Northern was abandoned last night
took another rise this morning and went
feet higher than ever before.
At Hearne the Brazos Is rising an inch
per hour and is within three feet OF ihe
record mark of 1893.
terrlhc downpour at San Antonio food.
ed the town and placed 5000 persons IN
danger.
The Trinity IS stln rising but has done
no damage so far.
One man was drowned In Plum creek,
near Kyle.
Red river Is rising one foot pes twenty.
four hours
The weather bureau has issued a warning
10 residents of the BRACES valley.
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APPREHENSION AT RICHMOND.
River Rose Four Feet in Twenty-Four
Hours--Fsrn1ers at Work

River Rose Four Feet in Twenty-Four
Hours--Fsrn,ers at Work.
Riohuond Texas, July 2o.-Thc bottom
farmers ere becoming very uneasy on ac-
count cf the condition Of the BRACES river
ana mere particularly the reports sent ont
by tho government, UP to yesterday very
few apprehended any damage OF an over
now hut todays report has changed opin.
ons. and some OF the farmers are taking
the advice sent out by the signal service
department at Galveston and are getting
their Stock out OF tho bottom The river
rose two feet last night aud about the same
today The Southern Pacific has M engine
and crew of men here pulling drifts from
around the pier Of their bridge. The coun.
~ has hands getting drifts from around
their bridges, piers, etc. Ths drift is ran.
nlns very thick and is formed of very large
trees.
II this hottom is overlooked this year the
bottom farmers Will be almost ruined, as
this makes the hfth wear that the bottom
farms have had a failure.
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BIG FIRE AT PlTTsBuRG,
Six Firemen injured and a Loss O
100000.

VOOblOpO.
PttsbCrg, Pa. judy 29.--Six hremen were
Injured, two eighr-story buildings almost
completely destroyed, a number Of others
slightly damaged and a property loss est-
mated at $4,000 is the result of a tre on
Liberty street which ragged hercely for
seven hours The injured were;
face ana hands.
q william Reese, painfully burned about
Lieutenant L. Leech, hand burned and
{. Baekley, burned and cut about head
lIgnle' Gallagher cut about head and
Joseph Grimm, foot cut by axe
Au"ut lao O'Clock this morning flames
M'It discovered Issuing from the nuilding
az "l' Liberty street occupied bv the De
Noon Bros. Paint and Varnfsb comnany
owing TO the comhustible nafpre az IL
slorS the fire spread rapidly and loon the
auJolutAA building, occupied by stewart
pros dealers In rubber goods was also
on hre- AS the ire spread there were FIRE.
YuehJ explosions, and about o'clock. when
the flames appeared to be succumbinp to
me EFFORTS ot the hremen there wos mn
SHp'gsloa mat shook tie building and shot
she uameS lar OUT over Liberty street Five
bremen were caught and badly burned ohant
we hands and sccrched about TIL face
lAey were az once taken to the Jornno
iathic hospital and later removed "a thar
MONIES. The injuries We're not regarded as
Meanwhile. the smoke and odor from rho
burning rubber, mixed with paints oils
amu n9hElue, nearly stliled the bremen and
uiHut IL almost Impossible for them To net
az the plaze' but they worked heroicaliy
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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
HIGH WATeR IN TEXAs.
Todayss Weather.

trodas's weather showers and thunder'
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WHOLESALE DROWNING FEARED.

Number Of Mexican Wood Choppers
Have Not Been Heard From.
Hillsboro, Texas, duly 29.-lt Is reported
that between 400 and 500 Mexicans were
choppine wood IN the bottoms between
Rlchland and Post Oak creeks IN the edge
OF Navarro county when tue big rains fell
saturday, and IL is feared that some OF
them were drowned as 10 communication
has been received from them The bridges
on this side are all washed away 30 that
it Is impossible to get TO them.
Lightning destroyed barn belonging to
Lon Wallings, together with 500 to S1O
worth Of gin machinery aud 500 bales OF
hay and two horses.
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- "a - II a. ria.
Bears tho Tho Kind lou RaYe Always 3Suq
'''s y I|zIZz1ZM
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M'cRAE's PROMPT ACTION.
viii Prevent Bombardine in Hati WIZ
olt Due Notice.

oIt Due Notice.
Washington, July 29.-The felaval
cablegram, dated today, was received q
the navy department this morning ira
Commander McCrae Of the Machlas, Via
arrived at Cape Haytian yesterday:
Affairs are very disturbed at Cape HIf
tan. Unorganiged mob In the city, FsI
eign consuls have been threatened; ~
give protection on board. will Rt',s
bomhardment without due notice"
The State department has no heslutA
In fully approving the energetic art tn''
Gent action Of Commander McCrae b NJ
ing care Of the foreign consuls and inptl
venting a bombardment without waiAt
The American and foreign intersst 2
Cape Haytian are large and an AnsiA
captain is required by the unwfittsr y
to look after the life and property 81 ons
foreign residents as well as Americas
such cases. 1t Is said that the ruls
international law, as well as the othn
of humanity, require that proper nous n. J
given before bombardment IN oiael -
women, children and non-compatann ~
leave the town and carry oil tnslr peis''-
belongings. Il.
Chais Is sufficiently large for inc Nul .s
hand at this point, though II tneie x.
more such small American gunboss y y y
gulf and Caribbean waters, a queslS =
restraining influence would be eIeftsa Ks
those frequent rebellious outbreaks w, w
ing violations of the rules OF wal ~. NJ "
suffering. However. there is 10 nns ., ~
sci save those now actually ehgiT, N
such service as the Machais, wlllla
miles of the various seats OF u9uer
Central and South America ana nc !, #, NJ
Indies. The Machais is a yesse 9 "
tons, carrying eight 4.inch rapid u, un V
and crew of II officers. and "
While not many men could Be spare ~
landing party the vessel undoubls.asy! "a "a
lie in the anchorage and cover 'a s.,.
with her guns. IT, is not oellessa w.
the slightest danger Of an araek pw,
by any Of the Haytian bunooau' wy
raH,I II
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At Wootan Wells.

Wootou Wells, Texas, July 29.-Another
heavy rain is falling here having begun at
midnight and 1t stll continues, with this
showers OF the past two weeks and the
rains II the past four or i've DAYS, topped
hy this downp0ur, II "a thought that the
rnyagcs 81 the water will equal those OF tins
Hood In 1850.
Mnny farmers are very much alarmed and
cattlemcn have been working extra forces
Of men 2ettlu. cattle out OF pastures near
the RrazUsi The river az noon WAS re.
ported ont Of banks and rising Parts of
The International aud Great Northern rail
inad nrc washed away,
Delng seven miles from the river, the
news here Is NOT fun, but every Indication
Is that the damage 10 crons and property
viii eqsal that OF the last GOOD,
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TRAINS ABANDONED.

No Attempt to Run Between Troup and
Minsola Last Night
Tyler. Texas, July 20 All trains on the
Mneoa- Troup branch of the International
have been discontinued FOR the night On
acccuat of high water The passenger
trains on this. road, out of precaudon,
We're precet ded today by hand cars add
were from four to six hours late.
1t is reported here tonight that the Cot
ton Belt between Waco and Gatesyille has
sustained heavy losses by washouts, aud
trains on that branch will not be able To
run for two or three days.
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cAAMBERLAlN's POLICY,
The Colonial secretays spss'' Y
Warmly Received.

London, July 20.-Mr. chamoer'la, II,
pearnpce in the house Of commons !. 4.
was marked, by speech which won r a.r
plause even of such opponents y
Iabouchere. Mr.. Chamberlain os4.
.prehensively with the past ana W..
South Africa. :, i,,t,s.
We have TO intentions" ne cs t:,,
that the Beers should hresk VIZ q,
old traditions. We desire tDat W. 4 t.sI
preserve all the best characteFsums t. rll
race and hope they will sllaAe ns sssia VI
us. thns securing prosperity ~ ssazl
RIGA under the flag which profess
races and different religions Il. Al Nj
That sentiment wss the keynSS'Ss ,easd
speech. Dealing with the maea w I, "
labor preston, Mr.. ChnmbeIlsn. sSaol Il
lleved every inducement e iaoof .sSssf X
held out 10 the blacks. pnt ~ ne s4f
compulsory labor would receive "a. M b q
est government support. Inefs Nh Mts
tention of packing the county, .n Az VS.
ers, but so much Transyasi ian' nile M
idle thar TIE colonies eopla " n, Ii NJ
corn producing factors ny prins
ish settlers.
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condltiona al snYder.

snyder, Texas July 26.-All West Texas
has been blessed with heavy rains. 1t be-
gan raining on the 10th and continued
at intervals for one week. The ground Is
thoroughly soaked. The rains have been
unusually heavy and the result viii be
fine grass, a large feed crop and an aver
age cotton crop. The Colorado river and
the creeks Of West Texas have been higher
from this dowupour OF rain than was ever
known before. People who lived IN the
low lands Of Snyder were forced 10 leave
1helr homes and hunt higher ground. rhe
waters rose from two TO three feet in n
number of houses but little damage was
done
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TWENTY-FIVE FOOT RISE.
Colorado River Is Still Rising in Vicinity
OF Columbus

Colorado River Is Still Rising in Vicinity
OF Columbus.
Columbus, Texas, July o9.-The Colorado
river Is M twenty-five feet at this point
aud rising AdvIces from points further
up tse river indicate that the rise will in
undate many bottom fields. Press reports
and telegroms gave the farmers timely
warning and most Of the corn has been
saved In the past two days The lands
most subject to overflow were planted in
corn. so the damage 10 cotton will not be
SO great.
Rain has fallen almost daily the past
three weeks and very heavy rain fell
last night and this morning. Cotton has
stopped blooming hnt a second growth has
set in Leaf worms are feared Boil
weeyils are worse rank growth OF tie
vines make corn gathering difficult.
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FOREIGN

The Cuban government viii admit cattle
oua 4arDed we tree VI duty ior d dynMJc
peilod.
eoidmander Mecrae taxes action at Cape
haytiaI TO protect American Interests.
Nlps EdwaId 10 -oB ao.e 10 walk uAd
TIE eyroAatiou Nlh IaAe placg august D.
SusepA Chamberlain speech Concerning
TIC beers was We'll 1eltl,ea
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Waterhound al PaIestlne.

Palestine. Texas, July 20.-Another bsra
rain fell last night. All trains on the In.
ternatlonnl and Great Northern are water.
hound No trains on any of the ,Inas 80.
or here. Rain continues to fam and tbinss
look gloomy Business is practicaIiy sns
pended The farmers from the surronpdlnc
country nave been unable to come 10 town
six miles north Of town. Is mile via
ana the water Is still rising should thes1
conditions continue for three or four DO.
longer the results Will be very detrimental
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HEAVY IN NORTH TEXAS.

Trinity Continues to Rise, but Has Done
No Damage.
Dallas. Texas July % Heavy rains fell
again today and tonight over this section Of
the state. The Trinity river continues to
rise. but no serious damage from this source
is yet reported.
The most serious danger, so far as this
part Of the State is concerned AZ present
is the damage the rapidly increasing boil
weeyils are exneeted 10 DO.
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EIsotrloaI Storm.

Dalhart, Texas, July IS I'm and around
this place there was a fearful electrical
storm Saturday night l. burned out tn"
fuses in the telephone exchange some
line wires were burned, falling across the
rnilIcRd INC train caught these wires
and pulled down several posts R1pnlrs
timated
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Benefit al Austin

Austin Texas, July 29.--The rain hers
put fresh vigor into business circles ana ~
merchants are iuhllant. II was hr -
me heaviest rain since the washing ansy
Of the dam, which occurred In April. io65
me crops were vastly benefited onS
there was very little washing AWAY IL ..au
respect; Crons In the lowland and draw
suffered to some extent. Jaws
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PEOPLE MOVING OUT.

Farmers Around Calvert Are Getting Out
Of the Bottoms.
Calvert, Texas, July 20.-The people are
moving out and are driving their cattle
from the Brazos bottom on account of the
overflow of the Big and Little BRACES riv-
ers The negroes also are abandoning their
houses which are close ny the small over
lowing streams near Calvert. II Is greatly
feared that the continuous rains will he
ruinous to the cotton crop.
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Al College Station.

College Station, Texas July 2a-It is re-
portsd that the Brazos river has over.
flowed its banks In the lower places and
has inundated surrounding cotton farms to
a depth 81 from one To two feet The
damage done hr the water VIII. Of course,
Depend upon the length " time that the
water remains upon the land. hut It Is
safe 10 say that the damage will be con,
siderable. hard rain has been falling
since n. NJ.
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~Esa die COLD DUST twins do your we,s'

The stocgmcn and lice farmers are well
pleased.
over geo bales OF cotton have been re-
ceiyed to date, and 1t was expected that
the receipts this month would amount to
500 bales hut picking and marketing have
been .nterfercc with by the rain and II is
unlikely that receipts will reach much over
$50 bales
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DOMESTIC.

Chicago grain dealers viii taso legal ac
ton TO recover losses in oats corner.
Crowds OF strikers had collisions villa
police and nonunion men IN tle Pennsyl-
rania coal districts,
President Mitchell has started Tor the
anthracite district to deliver addresses.
ire in iittsDurg cSussd loss VI $40,
Wv.
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DowNpoUR AT SAN ANTONIO.

Terrific Rain Places Eight Thousand
Persons in Danger.
San Antonio, Texas, July 29.-The hard
est rain in years fell in the northwest en-
yirons of san Antonio tonight. West End
lake is body Of water several hundred
acres in area as n result and at II o'clock
had risen two feet in twenty minutes. The
dam, which Was constructed two years ago
at cost Of 5000, is in serious danger and
all residents along AlaSan creek, which
drains the lake have been warned. Not
less than 5000 persons principally Mex
leans, are in danger.
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s,x Inches at aiddinas.

Giddings, Texas. July 20-The biggest
rain that has fallen here in two years be-
gan falling here this morning about
O'Clock. aud continued without lntermis'
sion until o'clock, ana during that time
over six inches OF water had been pre-
cipltated All streams are out OF banks
and some damage win result TO lowland
cotton
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ONLY TWO FEET BELOW.
BRACES at Hearne Is Close to Record
Mark Of 1899.

Mark Of 1899,
Bryan, Texas, July 29--Another fearful
rain fell last night and today and all water
courses are booming.
The BRACES river is only two feet below
the great aood of 1899, but not over the
bottoms as badly because there has not
been as much local rain.
Farms IN the low bottoms are all covered
some places deep enough to entirely hide
the cotton. All tenants have deserted their
homes, bringing out what household effects
they could.
The river is rising at shutdown cnehalf
inch an hour No trains were operated To-
day on the Fort Worth division Of the In
telnational and Great Northern.
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DISASTER THREATENS.

Floods Are lnundatins Low Lands Around
Cameron.
Cameron. Texas, July 2e.-Another hard
rain fell today, lasting from midnight 10
noon. swollen streams and washouts tied
IN all trains until late this evening. when
the Santa Fe succeeded In passing north
Little river continued TO rise and is
slowly creeping all over the bottom Al
crODR
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AT MlLLlCAN.

Probability Is that All Crops in the Bot
toms viii Be Lost.
Miticau. Texas, july 90, "A heavy rain
fcu here from ! o'clock this morning until
y o'clock today.
Rig creek was backed up seven feet IN
one hour this morning by the BRACES river.
The Rluzos is now running over the high.
est bluffs and the probability Is that all
,rnps in the bottoms Of the BRACES and
Navnscta rivers will be lost
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At Mumford

Mumford, Texas, duly %. lit began rain
ing hard this morning about l o'clock anl
SIN continues, rhe Brazos is out Of It's
banks In a great many places having rison
1ttecn inches fast night aud stlll rising
RAPIDLY. Little BRACES is also out " banks
and still rising. Lots OF GOTTEN under
water The people are apprchensive OF an
overflow like that OF $500
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Heavy Fall at Burton.

Burton. Texas, July 29,-The heaviest rain
that has fallen here in over three years
fell last night and this morning, causing
much damage 70 crops and to the country
roads The Yequa river, which lows into
the BRACES near Clay station, is on quite
boom, and Will probably reach the high
water mark In the next twelve hours,
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SANTA re STRIKE.
Conferences Are Being Held With
Mn,u To a Sefflenannt

Conferences Are Being Field With a
View to q Settlement.
Topeka, Kan, july 2a--George 4. Hen,
derson, superintendent OF motive power or
tie Santa Fe stated tonight that more
conferences are being held with the strik.
ELS on the coast lines and that the chances
are good Tor the difficulty TO be settled
within few days.
Ii Is Understood that secret committees
from the strikers at Cleburne, Texas, have
lseen IN Topeka for several days trying 20
ger the men In the shops here TO strike iB
sympathy with them AS far as known
there Is no likelihood Of them striking.
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A. Gonzales.

Gonzales, Texas, July 20. News reached
here at II O'Clock today that the san Nal
COS river was thirty feet high at san Mar.
cos and out over the valleys az Fentress.
but as the river is not high at Seguin, no
oVel How is feared.
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RISING AT Hampstead.

Planters in that Vicinity Are Becoming
Apprehensiye.
Hampstead, Texas, July 20 Heavy rains
have been falling here today and last
night. Reports from the Brazos river are
to the effect that the river Is still rising.
The Brazos farmers are very uneasy aud
are watching the river closely In order
to move stock and tenants to high land IN
case 1t becomes necessary.
The outlook is very discouraging Prior
20 the continued rains the cotton prospects
in the bottom were the most fatterins in
years.
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At Roekdale

Rockdalc Texas July 2o.-Gabricl, Lit
lie river and all creeks are ont of their
banks. Bottom lands on the great planta-
lions Of Simms, Rdndle Holtzclaw and
others are inundated, The water is not
quite 50 high as In 1889
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ovERFLoWs EXPECTED.
All Of the Streams in Caldwell County
Are Full

NTC FUTT.
L.ockhart, Texas, July 29.--Since the last
weather report TO The Post this section
has been visited by the greatest rain OF
the present year. and all sections of the
county have been reached by the storm
Yesterday a very heavy rain fell in the
western portion Of the county followed last
night by heavy downp3ur which lasted
all night and un 20 O'Clock m Al
the streams are full and an overflow today
Is very probable. No damage has hean
done So far by wind or lightning, and the
resulting benefit to the county by the
storm Is simply incalculable
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BANK FULL AT veLAsco.
Much Drift Now in the Lower Part OIL
the Brazos Valley.

Neiasco, Texas, July 9o.-The river Is now
rynn'us Iearly bank full and the drift Is
coming dowo in great quantities. Wagon
loads ef hsh are now being caught as a re-.
suit of the muddy water.
II the rise keeps up Henin e. Co., the
builders 81 the State's big sugar factory,
viii be compelled To yet another tug boat
as the CURE Mt is too swift for the tug no8
In service.
heavy rain fell all during last night
The Post correspondent was at Angleton
yesterday and found the rice planters all
1uhllant ever the fae prospects for a good
rice crop. The recant rains have done a
world OF good aud the pumps are adding 70
the good results that are now bound 20
come.