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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
FATAL STORMS IN TEXAS
Tornado, Lightning and Downpour
Cause Great Damage.
Seven Children Numbered Among the
Dcad-Many Houses and Public
Buildings Wrecked.

NocOna. Texas.-A tornado M tnun-
derstorm passed Il few miles west and
south of here, killing fifteen persons.
irjuring forty or fifty anal destroying a
number Of houses. Nine were killed
1T Montague.
Reports from the storm swept dis
trict give the following list Of dead:
Mrs. G. G. S%hackelford. Miss Stiackel-
ford. Mrs. S. L. Tumbleson and three
children, Mrs. Mary Lester and four
children, Caleb White. Irb Williams,
Mrs. Irb Williams and Frank Eakin.
Among the seriously injured are Miss
Mamie Austin. j. ]. Woodson, Frank
Woodson. four children OF il. W.
Shackelford and q child Of Mrs. Lester.
Many %farmhouses were swept away.
The schoolhollse. three miles west or
here. was damaged. The Baptist and
Methodist churches ut Belcher were
considerably damaged. The Methodist
Church at Montague was wrecked anu
the Court House damaged.
The Dixey schoOlhOuse. six miles
west of here. was blown away bodily.
Large hai,stoncs fell here, breaking
many windows.
Crops in the path of the tornado
were destroyed.
Nocona is on Il spur line of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas Railroad, At
miles from Gainesville, in Northern
Texas,
At Montague fifteen dwellings as
we'll as four stores were demolished.
Hundreds of head of stock were killed
outright by the wind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
a Rnasian DpathbeO.

A scathing arraignment of the real
rulers Of Russia-the priests Of the Or
thodox Church-is q leading article IN
the Worlds Work. Mr.. Percival Glib
bon. in his account Of The. Church's
Slight on Russia" tells the following
incident to show the fatal grip of 4
besotted clergy en- the ignorant Russian
~peasantry:
There is a dreadful tale which I have
told before in another place. 1t was
given ME rs autlletic. to illustrate the
condition of the priesthood of the Or
thodox Church. Let it be q picture. A
hut. in which I NAL. lies dying, ODD
with fear lest he may pass ere the last
sacrament be administered to him.
The shaggy, lo]ng-rcbed pope has come.
and the gear is laid ready; but ere ne
will get to his work and unburden the
moor soul he will have an enhanced
price for it. The wife of the dying
man comes from the side OF the
5lualid bed and pleads with Him. he
leers and is obdurate. Then 4 son VIII
compel him, and they fight about the
room, while the shaking patient stares
from his pillow. The priest seizes the
bread and tries to break it, for broken
bread may not be blessed, While the
son of the dying mar grasps his arm TO
save il ard in the wrestle The little
loaf crumbles at last. and the SICK man
Closes his eyes with 4 sigh OF despair
awaiting damnation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
The DYING Mans Nn;e.

There was a member of the Oppose.
ton almost at deaths door. He was
dead" NJ. Gladstone added emphati-
cally. except that he had just q little
breath in him. The question WAS,
Could he brought to the House. The
whips said he must come. so they car
ried him down. He was wheeled in in
a bath-chair. To this day l never for
get the look On his face. His CLASSY
eyes We're %upturned, his jaws stiff.
We. a lot of young Conservatives, clus-
tered round the door, seeing the bath
chair. thought at first they had brought
down a corpse. But he voted and the
resolution which turned out Lord Mel
bourne'S Government was carried by a
majority OF one."-From Lucy'S Later
PepyS at Parliament.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
INFANT BLOWN INTO A LAKE.
Brewer Hupfers Grandson Drowned
Wind Struck Baby Carriage.

Wind Struck Baby Carriage.
Newburgh. n. Y.--The twenty months
old grandson of A. G. Hupfel, the New
York brewer, was drowned in the lake
on the Hupfel estate near here. 1t was
fastened i'll it's carriage, which was
blown into the lake.
The child, Anlon G.. Brandon, son
Of Frank Brandon, was a pet of his
grandfather. 1t had been sent out
with its nurse for an airing. The nurse
had strapped the baby in its carriage
so that Il should not crawl out. The
child went to sleep after a while, and,
leaving the carriage near the edge of
the lake, the nurse went away for q
few moments.
When she returned the carriage and
baby had disappeared. The nurse
searched frantically all around the
nearby roads, thinking some one might
have rolled the carriage away. She
never suspected that the baby and car
riage had disappeared into the lake.
She finally notified the child's parents
and all the help on the estate we've
turned out to search for the baby. Tile
nurse showed where she had left the
baby carriage standing, and the marks
Of the wheels showed where it had
gone to-. The hood of the carriage had
been up and acted as a shield to catch
the wind.
Men were put to work to drag the
lake, and it was not long before they
found the carriage. The baby was still
in it. The child had been dead some
little time,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
A Calm at Sea.

All afternoon the brig rolled OIL 1ne
long swells. which hourly grew ea'
Ter. They leaped against the horizon,
swung onward beneath the Keel, anu
swept past with the unrelentlns per-
sistepcy that seemed the embodiment
Of vindictiye hate. \ gale can be COLL
hated, but. in the grasp OF 4 calm, man
is heIp.ess. Every part of the vessei
cried out a protest. The canvas slatted
and faoDed like the wings OF a huge
bird vainly trying to raise from the
waves: every block rattied anu
croalsed: the main boom, hauied choch
aft snatched at its sheets With d
viciousness that threatened 10 part
them at every roll and made their huge
blocks crash: from the pantry pslo"
came the constant rattle of crockery;
and the blue sea. dipped up through
tho scuppers. swashed back and fortn
across the main deck. BY eight bells
nverr stitch of canvas had been turtea
or Glued up to save it, and the Dig lay
rolling in the dark hollows like Il
drunken sailor reeiing home.-CenturS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
MOE TORE 4 MAN TO PIECES.
Spectators ct a Bullight Avenged the
Death Of a Matador.

Spectators ct a Bullfght Avenged the
Death of a Matador.
City of Mlexico.-One of the most hor-
rible tragedies ever enacted in 4 bull
ring in Mexico is reported from the
City of Durango. An intoxicated spec
tator, who was responsible for the
death of Silverio Chico, a famous
matador, vas literally torn to pieces by
4 mob.
The sixth aud last bull of the exhibit
ton proved TO be particularly large and
fierce. and the cleverness Of Chico in
playing" the animal gained him great
applause. Just rs he lunged forward,
his sword penetrating the heart Of the
animal, the intoxicated spectator hurled
4 piece of iron pipe. 1t struck the
matador on the head, and he fell in
sensible in front of the bull. The Ell
ragged animal gored him six times be-
fore he fell over dead.
AS soon as the people realized what
had happened there was a rush for the
offender. He was thrown into the ring,
where his head and limbs were severed
from his body and then hacked and
torn to bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
A diamond mine in South Africa yielded
S5.23 every minute last year.
SIG. 90 Portland and Return,

From Chicago, via the Chicago and
Northwestern Ry., daily to September 80.
Choice OF routes via Omaha, Cheyenne
and Granger, via St. Paul and Mihneapo.
lis, through the mountain scenery OF Cot
Donald country or the Canadian Rockies.
with tickets via California or via Yellow
stone Park at slight advance in rates. Cor
respoudingly low rates from other points
on account Lewis and Clark Centennial.
A great opportunity to visit one Of the
the largest fishing and numbering indus.
tries and some OF the most aggressive.
rich and growing cities in the world. The
best Of everything. Full particulars in re.
gard to the exposition and descriptive Of
the Pacific Northwest sent to any ad.
dress on receipt OF two cent stamps. All
agents sell tickets via this line. D. w
Aldridgc, G. E. A, 46l Broadway, n. y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
A Great

The young man with the Yellow
sachel stopped at the cabin Of an old
colored minister.
LET me, sell you an alarm clock"
began the Nyoung man. AUTOMATIC,
d~ouble-actioh guaranteed timepiece."
The old man lit MS corncob.
dat ali, Sounds very good" he
drawlea, "butde only kind OBJ an alarm
Clock dat ALI want am a rooster. Den
when 20 gifts tired risin' early yo' kin
turn aroun' en- hab de alarm clock for
dinnah. Beats ALL de automatic alarm
clocks on earf."-Chicago News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
MH;:iiolinc. Cntatn CroI,s.

In line WITH the classic case CT the
oys;o" shippers, cited b. President
itadsoy o. Laio University in his BOOK
Oh Railroad transportation. is the case
Of TIM -ArGosto0H potato growers
brought by President Tuttla of the
Boston & Maine Railroad before the
Senate Committee on Interstate Conn
m2rca. Nothing could batter show how
4 railroad WORKS for the interest OF
tHc localities which il serves.
y main dependence of the farmers Of
The -Aroost2ok region is the potato
c"C?. ~a=@raSatiES annually eight to
ten million bushels which fnd 4 mar
ket larg";y in Boston and the adjacent
thick!y settled regions Of New EES-
land. Tie competition OF cheap water
transportation (r0m Maine 10 al! points
along the New England coast keeps
railroad freight rates on these pota.
toes always ~ 4 very low level. e.
Potatoes arc also I considerable out
put If the track farms CT Michigan,
their norma market being obtained in
and through Detroit aud Chicago and
other communities of that region.
Not MANY years ago favoring SUI and
rains brought 4 tremendous yield of
potatoes from the Michigan fields. At
normal rates and prices there would
have been Il giut Of the customary mar
kets and tie potatoes would nave rot
ted OH the farms. To help the potato
growers the railroads from Michigan
made uIprecedentedly low rates OIL
potatoes to every %raachable market,
even carrying them in large quantities
TO a place so remote as Boston. The
.Aroostook growers had to reduce the
rr;cs on their potatoes and ven then
could not dispose Of them unless the
Boston & Maine Railroad reduced its
already low rate, which it did. BY
e of these low rates. making pos
sible low prices. the potato crops OF
both Michigan and Maine were finally
marketed. Everybody eats potatoes.
and that year everybody had all the
potatoes be wanted.
While the Michigan railroads made
rates that would have been ruinous to
the railroads, had they been applied to
the movement of ail potatoes at al.
times. to all places. they helped their
patrons to find markets for them. Tie
Boston g. Maine Railroad suffered q de-
crease in its revenue from potatoes,
but it enableGt the Aroostook farmers
to market their crop ald thereby to
obtain money which they spent for
the varied supplies Which the rail-
roads brought to then. II the making
CT rates were subject to Governmental
adjustment such radical and prompt
action could never have been takca,
because it is we'll established that il 4
rate be once reduced by a railroad
company it cannot be restored through
TIC ped tape of Governmental proceed
TIC. If tlc Michigan railroads and the
Boston G Maine Railroad he'd bccl
subjected to Governmental limitation
they would have felt obliged to keep
uv their rates as do the railroads OF
France and England and Germany I'm
der Governmental limitation and let
;ilo notatces rot.-E1chalge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
Rattlers Near a University.

Rattlesnakes in large numbers have
been reported as infesting the hill
slopes just behind the University OF
California grounds. and there is a be-
lief that the record breaking RATHER
that was killed 4 few months ago was
the mother Of this large brood Of young
snakes.
E. \. Bailey was almost stung by q
RATHER that attacked him while he waa
surveying on the hills. A few days
ago 4 party Of boys were found play
ing with a dead rattler just behind the
Greek Theatre.-San Francisco Call.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
The National Game.

Lajoie thinks the spit" ball should
be abolished.
Mitchell is acting as Brooklyn's gen.
eral utility man.
Maloney is doing some sensational
playing for Chicago.
Clancy is of the opinion that Ames
has the best curve he I've saw.
The Chicago Nationals new pitcher,
Ruelbach, is certainly a wonder.
Bay again is playing a remarkably
speedy game for the Clevelands.
Emmett Heidrick is playing occa,
sionally with the Clarion (Pa.) team.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
uov We Sell Farm Tools.

A recent number of the
manufacturer contained a statlstical
statement regarding certain imports IN
TO Canada in 1904 which, under the
heading Horticultural Implements IN
Guided a list of twenty-one artlcles'
valued at S2,934,594. of which S2'9ll'-
12O worth came from the United STATES
and S21,S42 worth from Great Britain
the imports from all other countries
being valued at only $1G32. The Unit
ed States furnished 9s.5 per cent. Of the
whole class.-New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
Peopie Talked About.

W. E. Corey is the president of the
United States Steel Corporation.
Professor Bashfeld Dean, Of Co!um.
bia University, is studying sharks in
Japan.
Charles Lindely Wood, second Wis
count Halifax, will visit this country
in the fall.
Sir Mortimer Durand lays great
stress on the duty of mission boards to
send out only wise and able men.
Judge Charles Field, of Athol, Mass,
is said to be the oldest justice in the
country in active judicial service.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
NewSy GleaningS.

The first public roof garden Will be
opened in London shortly.
London will soon put on its streets 4
motor street-cleaning machine that will
do the work OF so men.
In California an organization known
as the Japanese and Korean Exclusion
J .ague has been formed.
To cool the New York subway this
summer small refrigerator plants may
be installed at each station.
The house of the Capulets in Verona,
where Juliet is supposed to have lived,
is to be sold by auction to satisfy cred
itors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
PHILANTHROPIsT ENDS LIFE.
r. D. MacGonigie, Deserted by Friends
When Money Us Conc, Takes Poison.

Wnen money us IOuc, LINES EoiSoH.
Pittsburg, Par. D. MacGonigle,
millionaire gas man, famous all over
the country as an author, lecturer and
philanthropist, killed himself in the
Hotel Lincoln. He had given away
the bulk Of his fortune in charity and
then lost the remaining 100000. Re-
Gently his friends deserted him, and
the blow drove him to death.
MacGonigle was last seen alive when
he went to his room early in the even
ing. He appeared to be in the best Of
spirits at that time. When he failed to
leave his room next morning the door
was forced open, and he wc.e found
dead in his room, an empty vial on the
dresser having contained a solution of
choral.
Mr.. MacGonigle was ifty-three years
old, and a few years ago his fortune
was estimated at several million dol
lars. lie was the founder Of the Allie
gheny Light Company, afterward alb
sorbed by the Philadelphia Company.
He devoted almost his entire life to
charity. He founded the Kingsley
House. the Pittsburg Golf Club, the
Pittsburg Country Club and the Du-
quesne Riding Club. which holds the
Pittsburg Horse Show.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
CHICAGO COUNTS 2,272, TG0.

Population Guess Made on Basis OF
Directory Canvass.
ChicagO.-Final figures of the Chi
cago Directory Committee issued give
the city 4 population of 2,212,7G0, as
based on the recent canvass. The
number of new N contained in the
book is 31.G70.
The canvass shows the largest in
crease in Office buildings ever known
in Chicago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
Labor World.

Pittsburg Pa street car men have
decided to insist upon an increase of
wages.
The last congress of German Seamen
and Firemen, held in Hamburg, was
we'll attended.
1t is said that seventy per cent. Of
the 1000 carpenters in Los Angeles be-
long to labor unions.
The western part Of Massachusetts,
is better organized in trade unions
than it has ever been.
There has been considerable labor
activity displayed in Switzerland dur
ing the first months Of fhis YEAR
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
RELIEF,

My nightly rest was broken, owing
to irregular action of the kidneys. /
was suffering intensely from severe
pains in the small Of my back and
through the kidneys and annoyed by
painful passages of abnormal secre-
tons. No amount Of doctoring relieved
this condition. took Doan's Kidney
Pills and experienced quick and lasting
relief. Doan's Kidney Pills will prove
a blessing to all sufferers from kidney
disorders who vii! give them a fair
trial"
Foster-Milburl Co., Buffalo, n. z,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price SO cents per box.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
His idea of Suuarin@ 1t.

"How did it happen that you printed
some other mans poem on your editor
ial page and credited it to me-"
whats your nane"
"BigginS, Swinburne B~iggins."
"Eh? higgins? What d stupid blum
der! But I'll tell you how we can fix
it. We will print your poem to-mor-
row and credit it to him. Good day"
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
THE POLICY HOLDERS RISK.
Health Must Be Good Wien Insurance
Takes Effect, Says Cour..

Boston.-The Massachusetts, Supreme
Court has upheld the condition i'll a
policy Of life insurance that the i'll
sl!red must be in sound health on the
date the policy takes effect. The fact
that the insured had no knowledge OF
his poor condition of health or that he
had no intention to deceive the COM
pany the court held immateria! as re-
CARDS the question of the comDany's
liability.
The case was that Of Elizabeth A.
Barker against the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company Of New York.
The lower court gave the plaintiff a
verdict for SG05 under a policy on her
husband. The verdict was set aside
ana a new trial ordered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
Turtlebs Slow Growth.

In May, 1891, William Kryler found
a turtle in the woods. and on the shell
he carved his name and the date. Five
years ugo,i in the same woods, he found
tbs same turtle, and recently he again
ran across it.
Apparently II had not increased in
size since first d!scoyereGA-South Bend
correspondence indianapolis News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
Fishy.

Mother ~treproachfuilS to her small
son,-"Jamic, where have you been al!
a~fternoon?'
Jamie (uneasily'-"At surda5-scno0i'
mamma
Mother-'Then how is It you are wet
and smci, SO of fish"
Jamie tin desperation)-"Well, you
see, I've been studying about Jonah
and the whale, a~ud-well-1 guess 1t
came OF Oh ny clo;hes."-Harpers
Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
John Hays Simple Funeral.

The funeral of Colonel John Hay,
Secretary of State. took place at Cleve-
land. the services being marked by eX-
IRENE simplicity, President Roosevelt,
yice-President Fairbanks and present
and former members of the Cabinet at
tending.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
BIG BLOW AT EAST ST. LOUIS.
Five ~Smokestacks and a Wireless
Tower Fall-Many Injured.

East st. Louis, Mo.-A storm of cy-
clonic proportions broke over this city,
destroying property worth $150,0OO. A
score of persons were injured. Three
smokestacks Of the Missouri Malleable
Iron Company were blown down, seri-
ously injuring four men employed at
the works and wounding ten or fifteen
other employees. Two smokestacks of
the American Steel Foundry Company
were blown down.
The 20O-foot tower of the DeFor,
Wireless Telegraph Company at st.
Clair and Collinsville avenues was
blown down.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
Rnstnrn Enritahla Money

Valentine P. Snyder and H. c. Dem
ing. directors Of the Equitable Life AS
urance Society in New York City, re.
stored money gained rs members OF
the HyC4 syndicates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
The Flight OF Birds.

One Of the few men to recover sight
after being blind from the birth of rec
election was reported to have Won
6ered at nothing so much as the flight
Of the birds, says the London Outlook.
''Why do not people make more fuss
about them" he added.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
FRISCO Butchers Caught

The San Francisco Board Of Health
published a list Of more than 100 local
butchers who have been caught treat
ing the meats with dye stuff and chem
icals, such as solum sulphite, to stimu-
late a freshly cut appearance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
Canal Commission Buys Ships.

The Panama Canal Commission at
Washington, D. c., announced that the
purchase had been made of two Ward
Line steamers for the use Of the Pan
ANA Railroad and Steamship Company,
to carry supplies to the canal zone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
UNSIGHTLY BALD SPOT
Caugsd by Sores GA Seck-Nerriless Itch
ing For Two Years Made Him Wild
Another Cure by C%uticura.

"For two years my neck was covered
with sores. the hume. spreading to my
hair, which fe!! our: leaving an ~unsigntly
bald spot. and the soreness, inflammation
and merciless itching made me wild.
Friends advised Crsicura Soap and ONT
ment, and after a few aspirations the tor
ment subsidized, to my great Joy. The sores
soon disappeared, and my hair grew again,
as thick and healthy as ever. | shall al
ways recommend Cuticura. (S:gned) II.
j. Spaiding, l04 w. l04th ST., n. Y. City"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26

Ladies Gun weSr Shoes
One size smaller alter using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new shoes
sasy. Cures swollen, uot. Sweating, aching
teet, ingro wing nails, coras ahdt bunions. Ar
ali druggists aad shoe stores, E5c. Don't ac-
cept amy substitute. Trial pac@age FnREby
mail. Address Allen 8. OlustedALeBoy, NY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
DOCTOR A FEUD VICTIM.
Wounds Prominent Texan as He Falls
Factions Are Aroused.

II uCIIUUS are aIUustu.
Dallas, Texas.-Dr. L. B. Manner and
Ephraim Griffin. two Of the best known
men in Central Texas, met in the
street at Itasca, and, renewing an old
feud, exchanged seven shots from their
pistols.
DR.. Maner was killed by shots
through the right lung and heart, and
Griffin was slightly wounded. Griffin
surrendered and was taken to the Hill
County Jail at Hillsboro. The shooting
has created intense feeling between
ends of the two.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-26
Yellow Jack in Panama.

Nurses arriving from Panama de-
clared the conditions there are growing
worse and that nurses are leaving the
place in large numbers.
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PATIENTS DROWN IN HOSPITAL.

Over 300 Guanajuato Flood Vlctlms-
Property Loss, $4,000 0O.
Guanajuato, MeXico.-Gov.. Obregon
estimates the loss of life from the re-
cent %cloudburst and consequent flood
at over 900.
The hospital was flooded so quickly
that the patients there were drowned.
The magnificent JuareZ Theatre was
flooded to the floor of the first bal
cony. and soldiers who had taken ref
uge there had to climb to the upper
balcony to save themselves. The prop
erty loss is now estimated at $4,000
600.