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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
RIOTERS SHOT DOWN
Militia at Evansville, Ind, Use
Their Guns with Deadly Effect.
Seven of . Mob Killed and Many
Others Wounded In an Attempt
to Lynch q Negro for Murder
ing q Policeman.

Evansville, Ind, July Following
four days of rioting and general law
lessness this city last night saw the
most terrible of its experiences with
rioters. Seven persons are dead and
Ia are known to be injured and at
east that number more are thought to
De hurt. At 1880 o'clock the members
Of company A, First regiment, Indi-
ana national guard, after days Wig
lance guarding the county Jail, and
100 deputy sheriffs under Sheriff Chris
GratZ, fired point blank into a mob of
1000 men gathered on Fourth, Division
ind Vine streets, surrounding the Van
1erburg county Jail and attempting its
capture. From seven O'Clock yester-
lay morning until the hour of last
aight's catastrophe the crowd surged
lbout the Jail, calling the militiamen
Iile names, assaulting them with
stones and berating the deputy sher-
ifs who guarded the jail. The mob
1ad gradually become more and more
excited and its manifestations Of I'M
sasiness more frequent and at ten
o'clock it was seen that nothing could
prevent an assault on the jail At
ward with determination and innocent
onlookers and the curious followed.
Slowly they forced the militiamen back
toward the Jail, until the alleyway be-
tween Division street and the stone
building was reached. Then the lead
srs, with a bicycle in their front as
shield to the bayonets of the soldiers,
to enter the alley and storm
the alleyway entrance. Capt. Blum, OF
the national guard, ordered a charge
on the rioters. Gradually the crowd
was forced back, the soldiers using
their bayonets and butts of their guns
Suddenly rioter fell. A soldier tried
to drag him to his feet, but before he
could do so was assaulted by rioter.
Stones and bayonets began to fly
the air. A soldier was struck
with a rock and fell. A rioter was
down with gun butt and
then a shot was fired. The one shot
started a fusillade of musketry and
shotgun fire from the defenders.
The trouble began in an attempt to
lynch a negro for numbering police
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
FIGHT ON A STEAMER.
Six Persons Shot In a Fuss the ID. A.
Nisbett Between UniontOwn. KY. and
Mount Vernon, Ind.

Mount Vernon, Ind, July IAN ex-
cursion on the steamer D. A. Nisbett
broke up in a big fight early yester-
day morning and six persons were
shot. Kinney Owens, of this city, and
Frank Kirk were shot in the legs and
arms. Owens shot and fatally wound
ed man named Brown from Hender-
son, KY. Another man from Hender
son, named White, was shot in the
breast and fell into the river. His
body has not been recovered Two OF
the number shot were women. The
fight occurred between Uniontown
KY, and this place. The boat returned
to Uniontown and six men and two
women were arrested and put in jai
there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Senator Hanna Makes a Statement.

New York, July 7.-Senator Hanna,
who arrived here yesterday. said:
You can say for me that Senator
Hanna is not going to retire from
business, all of the reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding. l have
elways been in active business and in
tend to keep at it. Certain people ap
pear to take an exclusive interest in
my affairs and movements. Politics is
my hobby. I shall continue to give
it some of my attention until am too
feeble to do anything more and that
will be sometime yet"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
WANTED TO BRIBE STEPHENS.
Ex-Governor of Missouri Declares Col. Ed
Butler Offered Him $4,000 for
an appointment.

ST Louis, July 4.-"The only direct
specific offer of bribe that was offer
ed to me while 1 was governor" Lon
v. Stephens said, was made by
Col. Ed Butler, of st. Louis. He came
to me at Hot Springs, Ark, and said
he would give me $4,000 if I would
appoint his son, James J. Butler, ex-
else commissioner of ST. Louis OF
course 1 refused" The sum offered,
$4,000, is exactly the same as the
salary of the governor of Missouri for
four years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Kansas Bank Deposits.

Topeka, Kan, July 5.-State Bank
Commissioner Albaugh has completed
a statement showing the condition of
the national, state and private banks
of Kansas. The deposits aggregate
1872, 600. 900. This is $63.20 for every
man, woman and child in the state.
1t is the largest amount of deposits
the state ever had and the highest
per capita. 1t is an increase of 81
100000 in deposits and So per capita
during the past three months.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
An Ohio Congressman Resigns.

SteubenvilIe, o., July 7.-Joseph +.
Gill, republican, of this city, yester-
day sent his resignation to Gov. Nash
as the member of congress from the
Sixteenth Ohio congressional district,
to take effect upon the qualification OF
his successor. The condition of his
health is assigned as the sole consid-
Grafton in this action. Congressman
Gill is wealthy retired manufacturer.
He recently paid 100000 for the Daily
Dispatch at Columbus, o.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Hay TO Visit Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 7.-Secretary
Hay, who is at Newport visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Payne Whitney, is ex-
pected to visit the president at Saga
more Hill in a day or two. 1t is I'M
derstood that the president and Sec
rotary Hay desire to consult together
with respect to the sending to the
Russian government of the Jewish pc
tition regarding the Kischinen mas
SacreS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Twenty Known to Be Dead.

Jeanette, Pa, July 7.-As a result
of the breaking of the Oakford park
dam Sunday 90 persons are known to
be dead and 16 are missing. The
property loss in the valley will reach
s1,500,000 and the distress is SO great
that outside relief must be asked for.
The number of lives lost was not so
great as estimated, but the list is long
enough to be appalling.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10

Money for the Famine Sufferers In China.
Washington, July 7.-Acting Secre-
tary Loomis yesterday received
through the nails the check for S10,-
600 from the Christian Herald, prom
ised last week on account of the fam
inc sufferers in China. This makes.
total of S35 900 contributed to the Chi
nese relief work through the efforts
of this paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
New Trial for Lulu Prince Kennedy.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 4.-The
state supreme court at Jefferson City
has granted new trial to Lulu Prince
Kennedy, who killed her husband,
Philip H. Kennedy. January 10, 1900.
For this homicide Mrs. Kennedy was
tried two years ago this month. Her
sentence was ten years in the peni-
Tertiary for murder in the second de-
gree.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
with 500 Tons of EXHIBITS.

St. Louis, July A press dispatch
from Manila states that the United
States transport Fitzpatrick sailed for
New York yesterday with 500 tons of
exhibits for the worlds fair Such an
enormous shipment of exhibits one
year, before the opening of the exposi-
ton is hailed by the authorities as
the governments answer to rumors
Of another postponement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
A Rock Saved His Life.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 7.-Joseph
Voight was buried in well here for
Eve hours and was rescued alive. He
was down in the we'll 81 feet when it
caved in on him. The city 6remen
finally reached Weight, who was alive.
but unconscious. He says his life was
saved by big rock falling so that it
prevented dirt from falling around his
tace
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Poor Year for Receivers.

Chicago, July 4.-According to the
Railway Age, no steam railway COM
pany in the United States operating
so much as 80 miles of road has be-
come insolvent in the last year, and
only five little lines of from 4 to %
miles have failed to meet their interest
obligations during the last six months
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
This Rector Is Too High Church,.

Wyandotte, Kan, July 6.-Rev. Per-
cy B. Eversden, rector of ST. Paul's
Episcopal church, has received from
the members of the vestry a request
ito resign before January 1, 1904 The
chief objection to the rector Is that he
is too high church
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Hail Frightened Porto Ricans.

San Juan, P. R., July 4.-The
weather bureau reports a fall of hail
at Lares, in the center Of Porto Rico.
sufficiently heavy to damage the crops.
A fall of hail is an extremely rare
occurrence here The natives were
frightened and prayed for protection
from harm
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
A Pilgrimage to Rome Postponed.

New York, July IA pilgrimage to
The holy see, in which clergy and lay
men from all points of the country
we're to take part and which was ex-
oected to leave here to-day on the
steamer Lombardia, has been post
)oned after a week on account of the
oopeS condition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Britain Bars American Hoes.

London, July "A new order of
he board of agriculture was gazetted
Friday prohibiting the landing in
Great Britain of any hogs from the
United States, besides prohibiting the
importation of cattle from New Eng
land. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Last Year 118.72o. PENSION. Rejected

Washington, July 4.-During the
fiscal year whiche closed Wednesday
1872, s29 sclaims were allowed by the
pension bureau md 1870 rejected.
The number of allowances exceeded
thoseSof last year to the extent of
1905 The number of reflections in
1862 was 1854. This was the first
year under the administration of
Commissioner Ware.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
President Loubet Welcomed in London.

London, July President Loubets
visit here is the subject of leaders in
all this mornings papers. The visit
itself, coupled with the spontaneity of
the genuine enthusiasm and pleasure
shown by people of all classes, is taken
as an earnest of future closer rela-
lions between the two nations and con-
sequently making secure the worlds
peace.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10

VIII Not Commute Murderers' Sentences
Frankfort, KY, July Gov Beck
ham has refused finally to grant COM
mutation to life Imprisonment in the
cases of Earl Whitney and Claude
O'Brien, the Lexington murderers I'M
der sentence They will be hanged
July "a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
A New Hammond Packing Plant.

Chicago, July THE new plant at
the stock yards of the G. H. Hammond
company, recently removed from Ham
mond, Ind, and rebuilt so per cent.
larger, was opened yesterday. 1t has
a capacity of $500 cattle, 1000 sheep
and 1000 hogs The company is con-
sidering rebuilding the plant at ST.
Joseph. Mo, damaged by fire, and will
decide to-day
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Drove on Negro Harvest Hands.

Topeka, Kan, July THE governor
received a telegram from four men
men supposed to be negro harvest
hands at Bellpre, Edwards county, ask
ing for military protection against
some white men. They were working
in the fields with white men and the
whites drove them away.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Grated Frogs SKIN on a Mans Han,

Grated Frogs Shin ON Mans Hand.
Ann Arbor, Mich, July THE I'M
usual experiment of grating frogskin
On the hand of patient has been sue
cessfully performed at the Homeopathy
hospital of the Michigan university by
Surgeon Westfa1l Albert White,
workman of Adrian, had his hand
caught in sander and lost some 20
inches of skin in the palm and back
Of his hand
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Extension of rrack on Wxbark Line.

Guthrie, Ok, July 6.-Chief Engi-
neer Holbrook, of the M, K. & T.
lines in Oklahoma, announced yester-
day that the track on the Wybark
line will be completed to Hominy and
Cleveland, Ok, by July Is, for the
purpose of handling the immense cat
tie business of the Usage Indian coun-
try,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
vanderbilt's Auto Lamp Exploded.

Paris, July THE condition of w.
K. Vanderbilt, Jr., who was injured by
an explosion of an automobile lamp
Friday evening while out riding in
Paris, is said not to be serious, but one
of his eyes is damaged and he is kept
in dark room at the Hotel Ritz.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Died While Making "a slide for Life"

Fort Dodge, Ia, July -6.-Clara Fox.
of Omaha, was killed while making
a "slida for life" on a wire stretched
from he courthouse tower to a tele-
phone pole half block away. The
oharness in which she hung became
unbaGs led just after starting. She
fell into a crowd 100 feet below, strik-
ing w. H. Wheeler, of Fort Dodge.
He probably will die.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Ranait FaiIed to secure Ransom.

Tangier, Morocco, July w. B.
Harris, the traveller who was captured
June 16, by the bandit, Raisuli. near
Zeena, and held for SO 900 ransom, was
released Monday in exchange for
number of native prisoners.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Heat killed seven at Chicago.

Chicago, July 5.-Seven people died
yesterday as a result of the heat and
Is were Frustrated. The mercury
stood on the street level, at "a and
the humidity was 20 per cent. 1t was
the most distressing day Chicago has
experienced since the record-breaking
heat in July, 1901.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Extra session of Colorado Legislature.

Denver, Col, July Gov. Peabody
last night issued a call for an extra
session of the legislature to meet July
20 for the purpose of passing a new
general appropriation bill for the sup
port of the state institutions. The bill
as passed at the last session was de-
dared illegal as passed by the courts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
vessels BuIlt Last Year.

Washington; July 4..The bureau OF
navigation reports that during the fis-
cal year ended June 80, 1903, 1884 YES
sells of 456,076 gross tons were built
in the United States and officially num-
bered, compared with I, 657 vessels OF
1881 gross tons for the previous fis-
cal year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Precipitated so People into Stream.

Richmond, Ind, July IA message
from Fountain City says that the
bridge over Nolan's Fork gave way.
precipitating so people into the water.
Luther Horn, of Bethel, was the only
one fatally hurt. Others escaped with
slight injuries
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
WIN Not close the Joints.

Kansas City, Kan, July 6.-Mayor
Gilbert, of this city, will not attempt
to close the joints here. A reporter
asked him if he intended to close them
and he answered. ct will not 1 check
it up to the county authorities and pri-
vate citizens who wish them closed"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10

Chicago, July 7.-Three persons were
instantly killed and several injured,
ane fatally, in an explosion last night
which wrecked factory in South Chi
ago avenue, where caps for toy pis-
,ols were manufactured. The explo-
zion broke all the windows for blocks
III the vicinity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
A Woman gurned to Death.

Wilmington, Cal, July I'm fire.
supposed to have been of incendiary
origin, that burned the home of T. 3.
Goodnight to the ground yesterday.
Mrs Goodnight was burned to death
and her husband received possibly IA
al injuries in attempting her rescue
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Atlanta win Entertain the B.Y.P.U.

Atlanta, Ga, July THE annual
convention of the BapSst Young Peo-
pies Union of America which will be
attended by delegates from all sections
of the United States and Canada, will
begin in this city Thursday. Six thou
sand DELEGATES will attend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
An AutomobiIe Trip Across America.

San Francisco. July 7.-E. 1. Ham
mond and l. l. Whitman, both Of
Pasadena, begun yesterday from in
front Of the city hall an automobile
trip across the continent They bear
a message from Mayor Schmidt to
Mayor Low, of New York, and ex-
Feet to deliver it in about so days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
FINED One dollar for Assault.

Decatur, Ind, July Twill Fore
man. leader Of the mob in the race
riot here on Friday night last. was
yesterday fined 81 for assault and
battery on the negro. No other ar
rests have been made.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
War in Far East Thought Inevitable.

War in Far East Thought Inevitable.
London, July According to the
rientsin correspondent OF the Stand
ard the opinion prevails in Russian cir
cles there that the outbreak of hos
tilities in the far east is inevitable 1t
is reported that the Japanese are mob
LIKING their forces.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10

Ottawa, Kan, July 6.-Ottawa en-
tertained crowd of 1000 people at its
Fourth of July celebration Gov.
Bailey made an address discussing the
value OF individual citizenship in shap-
Ing the character of the nation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
se-,o,. Accident at Topeka.

Topeka, Kan, July Three en-
ployes were injured at the Continental
creamery plant by a falling cornice.
Frank Rossetler and Ralph Chute are
seriously hurt but will recover. it is
thought. Arthur DahleRe will die.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Shot In the Face By . Rocket.

Leavenworth, Kan. July The
three-year-old son Of William H.
Green, Of TAT Pottawatomie street,
died yesterday as the result of being
shot in the face by sky rocket on
the Fourth OF July.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
school for Negro Teachers.

Tuskegee. Ala, July 5.-The Tuske-
gee Normal institute will open its first
summer school next Monday. About
1000 colored teachers of the south
are expected to be in attendancA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Couldn,t stand Che No,se.

Edwardsville. ILL.,. July GA butch
er named Metzger committed suicide
Saturday to escape the noise attend
ant upon the holiday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
A Girl StrangIed to Death.

Denver, Col, July mabel Brown.
aged 20, was found dead in her house
at 1881 Market street. Her hands were
bound and there was evidence that she
had been stranded to death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Grain anS Provisions.

Kansas City. July 6.-SaIes by sampla
on track: Wheat-No. 2 hard, 7l1z672c;
No. hard. 67AGsS1kc: No RED. 7Oq7sc:
No red. 67G71c- Corn-No. 2 mixed, 461z
@471kc; No g. 45119461kc; No. white. z71k
Q4Sc; No 3 white. 47c Oats-No- mixed,
sc; No 3 mixed, 34G35c; No white, 3Sc:
No 8 white, 366I3Sc. Hay-Timo;hy, $500
@1350; prairie. sz.O041L0O- Eggs. 111kc per
doz- Pouitry-Hens. Sc; turkeys. 81
@9lzc: ducks. sG10c: geese. SC; pigeons.
800 per doz. Butter-Creamery. extra,
19c per h.: fancy dairy, 151zcs store
packed, BIC Potatoes, new, 96cGH-C0
per bu.; old 81. 00G1G5 per bu- Asparagus,
50G60c per doz. punches Beets. 5oQ40c
per doz- Lettuce. 75c9$1O0 per bu-
Onions, new 75cQs1-00 per bu- Cabbage
home grown, 25d50c per doz- Radishes.
2O6S0c, per doz punches Tomatoes, coo
75c per foar-basket crate Apples, new,
75cQ$12S per bu- box
Chicago and Sc. Louis Cash Grain.-
Chicago, July 6--wheat-No- red. Tie;
No. 5, I5G7c. No. hard winter. nc: No.
3. 74d7s1kc: No. northern spring. soc: No.
2, nc: No. 3. 75GT7c. Corn-No. 2 501x0
50zc: No. 3. 50AG5O1ze. Oats-No. 2. &c,
No. 5. 3sc.
ST. Louis. July 6.-wheat-No. RED.
cash. elevator. 76Ke; track. 15Gs0c. No
2 hard. 7tff9c. Corn-No. cash, zSszcs-
track. 4sA64S1kc- Oats-No- cash. s9c-
track. 4odzI1Sc; No 2 white. 40a Sc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
m. KaI.er ssIis tor Norvay

Berlin, July 7.-Emperor William
began his voyage to Norway Monday
On board the imperial yacht. Hohen-
zollern, from Warnemunde, to which
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
-Four Men Caught i'm q Blizzard.

IIeadyille, Col, July 6.-Four men
walking from Alma to Leadville
Saturday were caught in blizzard on
the range and one of them had his
face frozen.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-28

can get immediate title if he wishes,
and if there is a thing a Filipino does
not wish, it is land to be worked. He
likes to be merchant and buy and sell
on some other persons money.
There is a bureau of agriculture,
which has several high-priced heads
and fine farm. And the bureau gives
away seeds and publishes reports which
are Ineligible to none but a very well
educated man. The average Filipino
will not read them, even when written
in Spanish.
The American people are holding to
the islands in the expectation that some
time or another the trade will reimburse
them Cor the blood and treasure spent.
The islands are nothing but source of
agricultural wealth, and to develop
machinery and practical Woodworking
white men. Americans, preferably, are
needed. And the inducements to a man
to enter business and are poor, for he
finds himself obliged to enter into COM
petition with the government in the sale
of staples, for which the government
pays no duties or freight. And if man
/ feNh-S ~ OWN loiiN, Iic liilu5 blAC way
hedged about with difficulties which
discourage any one except those who
never care for anything better. If he
wants to develop the forests he finds
himself in a way to waste six months
out of agar getting licenses and
answering demands for fines and taxes.
Letter from Cagayan, Mindanao, P.
T., in Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-28
] REFRESCAS.

We have heard of the "Yank' de-
handing .his cocktail at the Pole and
sucking his cobbler at Timbuctoo; but
In the matter of mixed drinks the
American is nowhere in comparison
with the Cuban. Since London and
New York become Turkish baths during
certain months Of the year, some of
these Antillano "refrescas" might be ac-
ceptably introduced at our Delmonico's
and Frascat's Panales are pleasant.
small pieces of sweet, composed of
sugar and whites Of eggs dissolved
in iced water and favored. Naranjada,
or orange water, everybody knows; in
Cuba it is improved by having some
other fruit mixed with it. Lemonade, in
the opinion of some persons, is made
less insipid by pouring gently over the
Ice floating on the top of some good
Jamaica rum. This limonada con ron
Cubans take through a straw. Orchata
is q glorified sort of milk punch; zam-
bumbia is water and cane honey, liqueur
ed; and grapina is delicious infusion
OF pineapple. Any one of these, in a
long glass with plenty of ice piled in, is
most refreshing. -Naranja Amarga, in
Longman's.