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Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
j REC,EI ED r A K.E- )FFS
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAIN ST suj
PERlNTENDE I 81 FREEs
DELIVERY SERVICE. VI
Augustus ". Machen Placed Under
Arrest BY Order q Postal ofHcials
4. and subsequently Released on $50,
600 Bail-Groff 5 Brothers, the Alleged
7. Bribers, Also Furnish Bonds fo,lr
TheiraAppearance.
Their Appearance.

Washington, May 28.-By far tile
most sensational development OF the
postofice investigation up to this time
occurred when Augustus W.. Machen
the general uperintend lent Of the free
delivery service, was arrested on q
warrant issued upon the information
Of postofice inspectors charging him
with having received "rake-offs" from
contracts made with the local firm sot
Croft Brothers for a patent postal box
fastener. The warrant specifically
charges him with receiving SIS, ,981.78
since August g, 1900. It is alleged,
however, at the department that this
amount does not represent all that
Machen obtained with his contracts,
it being charged that he. has profited
by them for several years prior ia
the date of the first contract mention.
ed in the warrant. Other arrests are
to follow. %J + .:.,& 1.v IA ts "A
Immediately after Mr.. Machen was
taken into custody, the postmaster
general issued an order d. removing
him from office. He had been prac,
tically under suspension for a fort.
night pending investigation into his
bureau. %--s ~ q, ~. ~ -. i il.
The discovery of Machen's alleged
interests in the contracts was made
quite accidentally by the inspectors
some three weeks ago and since then
their energy had been directed to-
ward making out case.
Evidence Is Conclusive. a. );
The department officials claim that
their evidence is conclusive. It. is
understood that civil suit will be en-
tered to recover from Machen the
amount he is alleged to have received
on the contracts. : r.. = i
Diller B. Croft, one of the partners
in the firm of Croft Brothers, who are
accused Of having bribed A. W.. Ma
chen for the purpose of procuring
purchase by the government of their
letter box fasteners, called at police
headquarters at night, stating that
he had heard a warrant for. his arrest
was out. He was served with the war
rant and was released on $4,000 bail
pending a bearing before the United
States commissioner today. :. n
Samuel A. Croft, the ether member
of the Croft firm, was taken into Gus
tody later and was released on receipt
of bail in the sum of $4,000. T. I
Z According to statements of post
Office department officials, there was
a "go-between'' for the alleged trans
actions in connection with the: con-
tract. The identity of this person is
withheld i.- Z!
It is believed at the postoffice de-
partment that the government will be
able to recover the amount it alleges
to have been received by Mr.. .Machen.
He was questioned minutely with. this
end in view by the inspectors, but it
is stated, refused to furnish satisfac-
tory statements of the property he
owns He is understood to possess
considerable means. w.. a;%3 l
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Friday, May 29.

The shamrocks have sailed for
America. = -. i
Terry McGovern and Abe Attel have
been matched to fight twenty rounds
at Fort Erie on June Is. .'%
Rube Ferns was knocked out in the
thirteenth round at Louisville by
Martin Duffy of Chicago. 49,.
. A record breaking hog supply of
43,7C0 head was received on the Sioux
City Qa.) market Thursday.
In. an. extended article in~his Com
moner, Mr.. Bryan renounces all claim
or: desire to leadership Of the Demo-
cratic party. a. Az " r (
Il The German foreign office has been
informed officially that the, United
States European squadron will arrive
at Kiel June Is. 1870.
The marine hospital and public
health bureau has been notified that
plague has broken out at Yokohama,
Japan, and Iquique, Chile. e.; :
Lady Henry Somerset. has; retired
from the presidency Of The National
British Woman's Temperance asso-
citation on account of her health. ,.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Wednesday, May ~.

It is rumored that bubonic plague
has appeared at the seaport of Iquique.
Chile. = ~ !'.35T ri s@..@.s@<s :=s@< +.
Dennis Connolly, a native of County
Cork, Ireland, is dead at Elmira, N.
Y, aged 103 years. , Es" ID,
An expedition has started through
Mindanao, P. l., in search of an ell
legged rowing white colony. ~, L:
The national convention of switch
men adjourned after having decided to
meet at Indianapolis two years hence.
Mrs. Agnes Ethel Tracey, who as
Agnes Ethel was known on. the stage
three decades ago, died at New York
Tuesday. s< 49,. ~.
Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake, Ia., was
high gun. at the first day of the Du-
buque Gun Clubs tornament. He
made 1853 out OF a possible 180. @
Consul General McWade at Canton
has cabled the state department that
famine is increasing in -Kwangsi prov
ince and that relief is urgently needed.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
TX T'rWENTY-sEvEN 4 DEAD. \
Union Pacific Bridge at Kansas City,
3 & Kan, Coilapses. III HI u, bj sS

Kansas City, June 4. IA message
from Kansas City. Kan, BY way of
Lsayenworth at 2 o'clock this morn.
Ing, says that twenty y-seyen men we're ,str
3 Dn the Union Pacific bridge, which
spannsd the Kansas river, when, it
went down, and all OF the men were
drowned. It is said that many persons
Baw the men drown. s5s
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Cook County EEectio-.

Chicago. June 2.-OutI of the eigh
teen candidates voted for in the judi
cial election in Cook county, the
Democrats elected fourteen and the
Republicans four. A light vote was
cast ~~
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
- LOST -FOUR MEN:

American Fishing Schooner Suffers
During Gale.
St. Johns N. F., June 2.-The Ameri
can fishing schooner Helen F. Whittier
of Gloucester has arrived here and re
ports having lost four men in last
weeks gale. .&# 49, +:
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
PROPERTY LOSS IMMENSE.
Damage at North Topeka Will Amount
to $4,0OOoO0.

Topeka, Kan, June There is
ground for hope that the worst has
passed. The five miles wide Kansas
river is settling back into it's rightful
channel. Sunday night City Engineer
McCable issued a bulletin giving out
Lhe cheering intelligence that the wa
ters had subsidized to the extent of ex-
lctly 71s inches. 1t may be some
hours before another drop may be
noticed
With IT'S or 200 lives lost; millions
bf dollars of property destroyed, with
hundreds of pistol shots as signals of
distress, blended with the agonizing
rries of unwilling inhabitants Of tree
Iops and roofs Of houses, and the wa
ters creeping upward and then slowly
Eubsiding and alternately changing
hope to despair: the capital city has
passed the ;lost memorable Sabbath
day of its existence. To all this dis
comforting condition of affairs was
added the presence of cold, dismal
rain.
Rescuers Did Heroic Work.
The ardor of the work of the heroic
rescuers was not abated in the least
by the conditions which confronted
them. For long dreary hours knee
heep in water and sometimes in water
up to their necks they worked with
might and main. Sunday night they
could point to 300 or more rescued
pnes who otherwise might have been
swept away in the current.
Briefly stated, the present condition
pf the flood is this:
One hundred and seventy to 200
people drowned; eight thousand peo-
pie without homes; $4,000,000 loss of
property; identified dead, five; float
Ing bodies seen, twenty; people miss
Ing, ZOO; houses burned, result of fire
In lumber from stacking lime, prob
ably 200; banks collapsed, two; whole
sale grocery stores flooded, two; big
business blocks, ready to crumble,
nifty; wholesale commission houses
deserted, six; Rock Island trains con-
tanning $50 passengers held here by
high water; city waterworks plant
useless.
The known drowned are: Karl Rupp.
Drville Rupp, two Rupp girls, C. H.
Garrett's five-year-old son, and twenty
Unidentified bodies
Two Hundred and Fifty Dead. 4
Leading men have made a careful
examination of the flood and all it's
conditions and as result of their in
sestigation they give $50 as the prob.
eble number of lives lost. A more
conservative estimate places the
humber of dead at It's. The higher
number is as apt to be correct as the
lower. The number of dead is merely
matter of guessing. Twenty mem.
bers OF rescuing parties tell how they
saw people drop from houses, only to
be swept away by the food, and 9th.
trs tell of men who, terrified at the
approach Of the fire, dropped into the
water, where they sank and did not
:eappear -s e p 5$,.C1 B.
: This estimated number Of dead does
not include the large number clas.e,1
rs missing, who cannot otherwise be
accounted for. Neither does it include
the number who are supposed to have
lost their lives in the fire. In the lat
Ter class, there is absolutely no mean,
of arriving at even an approximate
number of victims The water id st
high and the current SO strong that
E. vi that can be done nowsis to rescue
hose In the buildings surrounded by
~ water. = " W 4 =. ~ i$fS sTF }I9
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Suspects Leave GAINESVILLE, WIS.

GAINESVILLE, wis, & June 82.--Henry
Zimmerman, a teamster who had his
skull fractured in fight a week ago.
is in a dying condition and in an ante.
mortem statement accuses two well
known characters about the city with
the assault. The suspects have left
the citv t., .4.~
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
MARK I E: IE.T' .l's5 I yol) q ] ATIoNs


#5g Chicago, June Butt Creamer-
les, fl5D D21 X Z; dairies, is @18c. Eggs
.----13 X @147A &. Poultr -- Turkeys, 10
@12c;; chickens. ~ OILY &. ,|t5
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
BASEBALL : { Z !! j. / SCORES. CO /: i !

National q League. .s+5 +
At Pittsburg, 2. New York, 10.
&@a American League. 81.
I At New York, 2 Boston, g.. s.y
At Washington, Q Philad elphia, 1
AZ At Detroit ] 6; st. Louis, 5 .5 VI "
e sE&5 81 4a American Association. e
AT Minneapolis, IS s !. !. louisville. !.
AT st. Paul, Q !; Indianapo Ills, 4.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Wedge Nursery.
ALBERT LEA, MINI.

CLARENCE WEDGE. Proprietor.
DON'T WASTE time and money on foreign
nursery stock, but hold your orders until YOU
have. seen our list of best hardy fruits now in
bearing within 20 miles OF Mower County
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZUELA

Caracas to Adjust Them. ..
# Washington, June 2.--The several
international. commissions which are
/ to determine the amount of the claims
of the several powers against Vene
zuela met at Caracas Monday Owing
to the activity of Robert c.. Morris, in
charge of the United States case, il
Is expected that the American claims
can be adjusted within month.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
: INVESTMENTS i. :.
- - I%sS =. :, ~. 90 =. e
- !. IL .-.:s5 III, ! IN .:.~.. i:
! SOUTHERN i: LANDS.

4. Such investments are not: speculative The
III anew Mkst h
climate is mild and favorable. Notwithstand-
ing these and other advantages, southern lands
are selling for prices far below their real value,
and at present prices net large returns on the
Investment. For free set of Circulars Nos. i
to 10, inclusive, concerning the possibilities of
lands in Kentucky, West Tennessee, Mississippi
and Louisiana, on and near the Illinois Central
Railroad, for homeseekers aid investors adj
dress the undersigned. &.3 st ta2s4 !
&55 53 -I% $[ * S5SIs Il u J.. F.. MERRY ~. Il
}1.. . Asst Genl Pass Agent I. C. r. R., r
ET July 81 Dubuque, Iowa. ~ - z Ezz
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Thursday, May %.

Savings deposits in Chicago banks
have passed the $100,000,000 mark.
Prussia's minister of finance, Frei-
herr Won Rheinbaben, has arrived at
St. Louis. ~
At present railway service in Okla
homa is a difficult problem on account
of high water. ~! s2. w.. -
Adyices from Liberia announce that
Arthur Barclay was recently elected
president of that republic. ~ s.-.
President Nord hassrefused to &C
Ecept the resignations$of the Haytian
cabinet. which was rendered Monday.
The Irish department of agriculture
has decided to organize special ex-
hibit of Irish industries for the St.
Louis exposition. 5Ett>.-..
A series of twenty five explosions in
the plant of the Indiana Powder COM
pany at Fontainet, Ind, killed one
man and fatally injured two others.
I" Colonel NJ. E. Urell, commander-in-
chief of the Spanish w ar Veterans,
has announced that the national en-
campment of the organization for this
year will be held in New Haven, Conn
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03

Special Rates to California and
- Arizona.
: Via Chicago Great Western Rail-
way. Tickets 90 sale daily from April
lst to June Is. For further infor-
nation apply to any Great Western
Agent. or j.. P. Elmer, G.. P. A..
Chicago, Ill.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16
THE STAR CONCERT COMPANY.

Everybody should note that this
quartette, assisted by the harpist.
Charlotte s. Tarrant. who played for
us last winter. Is to be at the Presby-
terrain church Nov. 10th. Miss Barsch.
the soprano. has studied with Prof.
McHenry Of the Royal Conservatory
of Italy, and, In addition to her vocal
accomplishments, she Is an accom-
plished pianist. and viii render yalu-
able service as an accompanies. Miss
Elenora Olson. the alto. received her
training with the best instructors in
Chicago, and has sung in the Union
Park Congregational church. and
Isaiah Temple. and First Baptist
church and her singing Is marked by
unusual artistic finish, WIN. Henry
Thompson. the tenor, has studied with
Noyes b. Miner. Mrs. Hess-Burr and
Frank b. Webster. and has held some
of the most responsible positions in
the larger cities. and his brilliant
voice and robust quality never falls
to win admiration. Edward G. Kuss.
the bass, has had an extended Euro
pean education. and has sung in the
leading opera companies of England
and Germany. So 1t goes without say
ing that the personel of the company
is guarantee of delightful evening.
One OF me leading periodicals has
said: so enrapped was the audience
that. when The last selection was rem
dered making the twenty-first, the
singers were forced TO respond to the
call.
And there are not so very many
more desirable seats.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

sources of the figures he will trace
them to an official estimate" OF 1881.
which has apparently done service
ever since. Similarly the City OF PAN
anna has had 80 1000" population ever
since 1886. Births AMI deaths, immi-
grafton and revolution, seemingly
nave no effect on the population, so
Tar as the statlstieians know or care.
The Panama railroad is, Industrial
ly speaking. the whole thing" in Pan
anna. In 1900 the road transported
l53.f5s tons of goods westward, OF
which amount 60.5l8 tons came from
New York, $1,000 from Europe, while
the remainder eastward was 203 ,619
tons, of which 1860 was to New
York. 71,2l9 was to Europe, and the
rest was local traffic. The number
of vessels that entered the ports of
Panama. Colon, Santa Maria and Car
tagena in 1897 was 023. OF I.213. no
tons, and the number cleared was
91S. of l,21O.S29 tons
on the line of the road an adven-
turer finds himself almost at once in
the unbroken jungle. There are prac-
tically no roads worthy OF the name
One-mule trains are found here and
there. and few portions OF an old
paved roadway across the isthmus,
built by the Spanish In 1914, still re-
main.
large part OF the population lives
on rice. 1t is significant OF the coun-
try's industrial stage that, although
the isthmus contains thousands of
acres of ideal rice lands. practically
all the rice consumed is imported
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

correspondent of the Boston
Transcript refers to the marked pros
perity prevailing throughout the West.
and says: 1T was only few years
ago in Nebraska and Kansas that
frmers were struggling with heavy
mortgages, and even leaving by
scores. unable to make agriculture pay.
This summer and fall farmers are put
ting telephones in their dwellings, and
using electric light service which in
many communities is available to
them" A prominent business man
who recently made an extensive tour
OF the West says at was revelation
of prosperity from the Canada line to
the gulf" These opinions are verified
by all trained observers.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

Three FIRST class ranches at a bar
gain ii taken at once:
No. / is in the Animas valley.
No. Is within miles oil Durango
No. in Hay gulch
The last two have stock and farm
utensils with them. These are the
greatest bargains that we have had
on our books since being in the bust.
ness. For ednite!nlormation. call at
our office.
we also have three very fiif6 bar
gains in Durango dwelling house-
property.
RoCKwoOn 3 PERKINS,
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16
CONCERNING PANAMA.

II 1t We're not for its railway and
for Its possibility of canal the 18TH
mus of Panama would have about as
much interest to the average Ameri-
can as has the interior OF Patagonia.
1t exports practically nothing but
some bananas and very little ma
hogany.
The area Of the Republic of Panama
is 1851 square miles. which makes 1t
little more than half az large as I'LL
nois. Its population is currently plac-
ed at 286.0O0. but II one seeks the
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

A WORLDS FAIR INFO RMATIoN
BUREAU HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED
AT $50 SEVENTEENTH ST., DEN
YER, in ~CHARGE OF PHIL p.
HITCHCOCK, WHERE INFO RMA.
TON WILL BE CtEERFuLLY FUR.
N;ShED.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

The Durango Business College. Nor.
mani and Shorthand institute opens
its second year Monay, september Z.
in rooms IA and 10, Schutt building,
Durango. Complete course. Special
rate sto the first fifteen students en-
rolling during September. Addres Box
llI2. Dnrango. Colo
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16
CROWNS sAwMlLL.

Located elgD' Lies iown Inc Ami.
mas river ANA shree miles west OF
he river, ny Bridge IlmDer guich. IL
LVw cay 10 iii ANY orders 1t may be-
ayOreu Win. ED. Nj BROWN.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

BREAKS UP AN "UNcLE
TOMS CAElN SHOW.

, LoGANSPORT, Ind, Nov. :
, 14.-During the presentation :
; OF Uncle Toms Cabin" here !
!, last night by the Al Martin :.
!. company. Frank Marshall. a {
; burly negro and son OF form :,
!, err slave, rendered insane by 6
, the whipping OF Uncle Tom by :.
; Simon Lagree. leaped upon the :.
!, stage and attempted to Kill the {.
? actor Uncle Tom jumped off :
!, the block and took a hand in :
; the fight, but the negro was {
, overpowering both OF them, :.
, when a policeman suppressed {
, him. The performance was :
, broken up by the incident. The :.
, negro said his father had been 6
, whipped just as depicted on 6
, the stage, and the memory :;
, drove him to madness. :.
:, . 8 = :, :, : {, 3 {, &, . . {, = :
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

A. d. Bayles went out TO the Vale
Seco oil well last Saturday after a
stem and some bits to be used at the
new Sunetha oil well. He returned to
town Sunday morning with the tools
and remained in town during the day.
At about O'Clock in the evening he
started with the load to Sunetha. In
crossing the railroad track south of
the depot in the dark Mr.. Bayles mis-
sed the narrow crossing and his team
was unable to pull the load across the
track. While endeavoring TO cross
however. a special train backed down
the track and collided with the team
and wagon. Mr.. Bayles received very
serious injuries, and one leg was bad.
ly crushed below the knee. One horse
was badly injured. and the wagon was
complete wreck. Mr.. Bayles was
removed to town and is resting as
well as could be expected under the
circumstances.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

France has recognized the de facto
exceptionally familiar with Colon
bias methods and are prompt to put
themselves on record against them.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

The revolutions now in progress in
various. parts OF the world have served
the purpose of emphasizing the de-
mand for a bigger and better United
States navy.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

Mark Twain has just come into
$500 900 This ought to end the period
of public mourning for Marks lost
fortune.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16
Estate Oak Heaters

The mist Durable and satisfactory heating
stove on the market. Hold fire longer with
one charge of coal than any so-caled air
i.irNo nae ave 2 recordfor holding
fire 70 hours with one hod of soft coal BY
properly adjusting the screw registers in
the ash door, the required draught to pre-
vent red fire pots and drums and to main
tain an even temperature, can be had better
than in any base burner now made. All
sizes, at very attractive prices,
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

HIigh-sounding titles are tor sale In
nearly every foreign country. In
Spain they are ridiculously cheap, es-
pecially those OF military rank.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

A Dallas judge sentenced masher
and said to him; When you get out
you'll take OH your hat to women"
He'll get arrested again, If he does.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

idea for Colombia's capacity. That
country can now take back seat and
watch the march of modern civiliza-
tion from afar.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

In the Panama matter. as in the
Venezuelan episode. our navy was
found to be conveniently located
when needed.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

A fiveroom house and two lots in
Silverton, Rents by year for SIS per
month. VIII sell or trade for ranch
and will pay balance In cash. Address
ALVIN MAGRAW,
Gladstone, Colo.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

1t is hardly necessary TO state that
Colon is the most important part of
the anatomy OF Panama.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

One day there was revolution at
Panama, and the next day the papers
printed a picture of the new flag. That
looks lige enterprise or something
else.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

Wesley Helms tonsor'ni parlors
have won fame for KisaRetcnm. which
has relieved so many people Of dand-
run and falling hair.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

Any other South American prov
mces that want to revolt? Can just
as well care for brood of a dozen as
one chick
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16
3 8 c, 9 > 9 $ s $ $ 3 8 g 6, 6, {

social line the past week. about the
only thing, outside of the doinss al
Vendome hall. being the INFORMAL gath
ering at Mrs. Chas. f. Aliens Wednes-
day evening. The gentlemen board
ers were each given given an oppor-
tunity OF inviting in a couple of lady
friends and In some cases made it
three. The evening was spent in play
ing cards, with musical program.
Mrs. Allen served choice refresh
ments and the midnight hour arrived
only too quick.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16
FOR YOUR

Cleaning and scavenger work call
upon Mike Tierney Prompt attention
at reasonable rates
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16
ALFALFA HAY AND PASTURE FOR

have 200 to 800 tons alfalfa hay
Good alfalfa pasture and good feed
lot with water and timber for sale.
One mile south of Aztec. n. NJ.
NJ. A. WILLIAMS.
Aztec, N NJ
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

The il-year-old wuodlord whiskey
at The Anuers takes the frog out of
ones throat any lime OF day
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

Drink the Saratoga Excelsior Wa
ter sold on dranght by Hub Club and
Sample Rooms, James Gallery. Proprie
tor. Main street, Durango. Colorado
A natural Saratoga Water. direct from
the spring at Saratoga.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

When ia Farminston have your
team fed at Aliens Grand Livery Sta
BILE, west end OF town. Timothy and
oats always ON hand. Fine livery.