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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02

MININc NOTES.

The lie Roi No at RossIand. B. o.
has commenced sinking from the
ninth level to the 1850 foot level
Rich eopper-siiver ore has just been
found on the Mckinley claim in
Franklin camp, near Grand Forks.
B. c.
The Rfblet Tramway company Of
Spokane has secured a contract TO
construct long tramway in the White
Horse section Of the Yukon territory
G. A. Garvin and I. S. Hammond Of
Portland have completed arrange
ments for the installation Of q cyanide
plant al Lewiston to handle black
sand from the Snake and Clearwater
rivers.
Work ia now in progress en- the
new mining building at the Univer-
sity OF Washington. This building,
when completed. win contain stamp
mill. concentration and other mining
apparatus and viii be the best equip
ped mining school in the Pacific north
vest.
/ United States Assayer Fred Wing.
| In charge Of the Seattle assay once
made the statement recently that his
estimate OF the gold output Of Nome
for the season Of 1905 was $4,000.
COO This amount viii be the record
for Nome and win exceed the output
OF last year by $4,000 900.
Il Is reported that H. F. Samuela
has sold his LEA interest ia the cele-
brated Hercules mine at Burke. Idaho.
TO other owners in the property for
se2, 500. This is upon a basis Of 81
600 600 for the mine, one OF the young
est yet richest producers in the Occur
id'Alenes. The purchasers Of the
Samuels interest are reported to be
August Paulson. the heaviest individ-
ual owner in the famous mine: Al Hut
ton. the second heaviest individual
owner: c. H. Reeves and Mr.. Mark
well. two Of the owners OF minor in
terests. This gives Messrs- Paulson.
Hutton, Maxwell and Reeves the con
trolling interest in the mine.
The shipments TO shelters Of ore
and concentrates from the mines OF
the Occur d'Alenes for the first seven
months OF the current year aggregate
in round figures I75.OOo tons. This
indicates a total production for the
year Of at least SOC, 900 tons. an in
: crease Of Is per cent over the output
u 1904. says the Idaho Press. And
this does not tell the whole story. be-
cause as is well known some Of the
largest producers, notably the Bunk
er Hin and Standard mines. have been
shipping crude ore in much larger
quantities and of much higher grade
than ever before in their history.
Thus there has been a considerable
increase in the average value OF the
; ore. as well as in the amount mar.
. keted.
Goldheld. Nev.-Senator George s.
Nixon announces that the Reilly lease
on the Florence mine. in which he
has an interest, viii produce not less
than 100000 In the next three
months. Workmen in the mine dis.
covered enormously rich ore and GOV.
cred il up. planning to return 60 Il
when the present lease expired. Reil.
= " learned the secret from one Of the
men. TO whom he is said TO have paid
$4,000 for it. The shaft was opened
at the indicated point and very rich
ore was found. The lease expires No
vemher l. 1t is estimated there is
not less than 100000 in sight. and It
must all come out in 30 days or It
win return to the owners offthe prop
erty.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
IDAHO soulBss.

Lewiston. Grain dealers estimate
the wheat crop 10 the Clearwater
country 10 BE- al least 10 per cent
larger than last year.
John Wright. Who was arrested ~
Huntington. Ore. on the charge OF
horse stealing. has been taken 10 Can
Jon county. Idaho. for trial.
Little Mabel Ingram. Who wandered
away from The picnie Er0anda near
NardnoF was found down near the
Chance mlll al the home 81 " q.
Weird.
The miners picnic. held last week.
across from KELLOGG. Waa a largely
attended aaair. nearly all the roai.
dents of WardneF and WelloKg AZ.
tending
During q quarrel Oscar Olson. a 81.
loon man ~ Burke. vas killed BY
Chief Of Police Beck recently In the
Western saloon al Wallace. Olson
wam kho, In the back Of The head.
William Hodges has committed sui.
eide at Boise by taking oArbolic acid.
lie has made three attempts on his
life previously. Dependency over
sickness VAS the cause OF his act
The Corur d'Alene q Spokane Rail-
way company Saturday declared q
svmIArnuai dividend Of per cent. or
$4,000. payable September 20. The
company paid a similar dividend In
February
Pedro splna. an q. Il. & n. coal
HEAVIER. was killed Friday morning at
the company coal bunkers at Wal.
lace. Idaho No one observed the &C.
cIdent. aud the exact manner In which
be met death o. moi known.
Charges have been iied with the
general land commissioner In wash.
inEton which may result in setting
aside the sale Of aome Of the lands in
the old Fort Sherman military reser.
walton, recently sold at auction at
Occur d'Aleuc
Governor GoodinK has issued a
quarantine proclamation against
horses In Iatah. NeE Perez and part
If idaho counties on account OF the
prevalence " mango on the Neg Perez
reservation. whore the state has nc
liurlediction over live stock.
Roadmaster Brown OF the Northern
Pacific has a crew Of men with q
steam shovel at work filling in bridge
100. three miles northeast OF Ken
driek. The bridge lie 500 feet Ions
and stone abutmenta have been put in
for a waterway so feet wide. All the
remainder Of the bridge will be filled
sheriff Matt w Stewart Of Lehm
county, Idaho. went 10 Bozeman
Mont. to get Charles e. Bloom, wins
is wanted In Salmon City for alleged
murder OF John Strom. Strom wa'
killed at Salmon City. Idaho, July Il
OF this year and lay in his cabin foi
two days before II was discovered
that he was dead. He had been strucl
with a rock.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
Horror in a Berlin Theater.

The collapse OF the timber works
Of a terrace l6 feet above the stage
during a rehearsal at the Metropole
theater at Berlin. Germany. while 80
performers were on the terrace and
the stage was cowded. caused the in.
jury Of 20 persons. Panic stricken &C.
tors and actresses rushed into the
streets in stage attire
Il is feared that four of the injured
will die
Max Steiden. the most popular com.
lie singer in Berlin. is among the num-
Der Nearly all OF the others injured
are young girls,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
OREGON NEWS IrEMs.

The worst wind and dust storm ever
experienced In Pendletoh struck the
city at I O'Clock Sunday Afternoon and
the damage done Is large.
1t is announced that the once Of
John 7. Whistler. head Of the recia.
nation service for Oregon. will be re.
moved to Portland tbs fall
Mrs. Goode. wife fof President II.
W. Goode OF the Lfwis and Clark ex-
position. lost q handsome sapphire
necklace Of great value at the reeep-
ton given Saturday night 20 Governor
and Mrs. George r. Chamberlain at
the American Inn.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
Kitchener starts Turmoil.

simla The publication Of strong.
ly Worded protest by Lord Kitchener.
commander In chief 81 the forces in
India. agains, the alleged misrepre.
Bentation 81 his views by Lord Cur.
Eon 20 the home government, and q de-
tailed reply by the viccnoy. maintain
ms the accuracy Of his statements
and reiteratinE that Lord Kitchener g
reorganization scheme would kill all
the powers at army headquarters. has
created a fresh sensation and stu
further emhittered the feeling be.
tween the two opposing factions.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
OREGON NEwa

Two youths, Ralph Criss and Ralph
Gilllhan. we're drowned In the Colum.
hia river near Vancouver.
The first religious exercises at the
Lewis and Clark exposition since the
opening Of The Trail on Sundays was
held Sunday.
A fre has started ON Cricket fat,
and is spreading rapidly northward to.
ward wallowa bridge. Grain fields
and timber are on fire.
Leonard Carroll, % years Of age, was
instantly killed at noon on Monday by
contact with live wire ON the line Of
the 9rande Ronde Electric company
three miles east Of Hot Lake.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
Northwestern Wheat.

Tacoma. Steady. unchanged, Blue
STEM. TIC: club, CSC; red. CSC. =
Portland.--Club. 6s@70c; bluestem,
~ a 7Sc. valley. 73c.
apprehension. 5Sc: club,
55c.
Colfax- Bluestem, S. 1-2c; club
IS lee. red. 81 lee.
waila Walla.-Bl uestem, SEC; club
59c T. o. b.
Lewiston.-Bluestem SIC: clue
sac. Flax. sc.
Minneapolis September. So Use
December. 81 S-Sc; May. 81 SAC; No
hard. s106: No. l northern. sl.Ol;
No. northern. SiO2.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02

The anarchist had just hurled the
bombs
simultaneously the democratic head
OF President Loubet and the royal pate
OF Alfonso XIII. ducked 10 avoid the
flying fragments.
M. ls President" muttersd the hey
kinR. which one Of Ne DO yon think
that fellow was afterr'
with true Gallo politeness. Loubet
disclaimed the honor.
After you. my dear Alfonso he
murmured. bowling deeply.-ClevtlRnd
Leader.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
Conquest 90: Great
American Desert



Has Nsvada always been "a arid ana
desert rsgloni It's geological records.
as indeiibly carEsa IN saidstodis andI
granite. showing tie aiIore lines Of
anri6nt laksh. prociaim that IL has nd. /
bat that at ones&iane a vest body If
water. an gFeat in aFea.as Lake Erie.
covered q portion OF tho State. To-
dag. however. the ariditF " the coun-
ny Is unquestioned and the 10000
acres. to part Of which Uncle sam ia
to apply water. VIII practically double
its well irrigated area and It's agrieuI-
turaI population
Nevada's ancient inland sea is
known az Lake La HOntnn; IT was
one Of several great prehistoric lakes
distributed over the Great Basin OF
the arid region. among them Lake
Bonneville. Of which the Great Salt
Lake was the deepest portion. Its area
was nine times greater than the Great
Salt. or almost as large as Lake Mich
igan, and much deeper.
The contracted remains OF Lake In
Honfan I'm Nevada are found in Pyrn-
mid Lake and q number OF other small
enclosed lakes which were the deepest
portions Of the ancient lake. Since
these large prehistoric lakes were
land-IOched and ala not overflow. Il
follows that the rainfall which fed
them was much heavier than It is
to-day.
4 ehn,,ta nrv asSaa,,m ,..-.-& .nn,w -
the important points situated i'm the
Great Basin would be h0pelessly
flooded, such. for instance. as the Nor
mon Temple which would stand in ar.
i " feet OF water. while 700 miles Of
railroad would be submerged.
These prehistoric lakes are said tc
be Of very recent origin-that is, recent
BY the geologistS' count-perhaps So
900 or 5000 years old. Fossils have
been found showing the presence oi
primitive man along their ancient
shores and entertainments. which II
many instances are as perfect in con
tour and as distinct as II the water
had receded only a few years since
These lakes included such arid and
fear-inEpIr1ng localities Of to-day Al
the Black Rock Desert, Skull Valley
Death Valley. and a score OF othel
places where the bleached bones o
man and animal attest to an awfu
lack Of water.
when the State was admitted d
! the Union. in place Of receiving tn
, usual donation OF alternate school sec
, tiOns-l8 and 80 in each township
she secured a Cat grant from the gov
eminent Of two million acres OF publ
land 10 be located wherever her law
makers saw At The State LegIsls
ture passed az much as desired OF TIL
great ana valuable resource into pr
! waite ownership Of stOckmen. at as loy
figure as Is cents an acre. Thes
: lands have been located up and dow
> the sides OF every river and streaE
, and around every spring and waite
hole In the State, 50 that while Nevad
has to-day some 100000 acres Q
public land. there is not a quarter ses
tion OF II upon which a homeSteade
> could make a living. The land gran
ed to the State for school purposes
! disposed OF by the State for a mes
OF pottage-controls the lands OF th
70 State.
The governments irrigation. whe
worked out. will Immediately doubl
: Nevada's population; II win provide
a.. new Hfeblood OF settlement and elf
Eenship for a region Of unsurpasse
agriculture.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
Asks OF KING 70 Paw.
The Matin o. Paris Suggests GIFT 81
e6eo, 100000 e. Russia.

The Msfin o. Paris Suggests GIFT 81
eco oo13ooo e. Russia.
Paris. Owing to the reports from
Portsmouth indlcating that the quea-
ton Of peace between Russia and ia
pan hinges solely on Russia paying
an indemnity q Japan, the Matin e.
bled- q remarkabl sappeal % Bohn y.
Rockefeller AZ Cleveland. The appeal.
In paFt, follows
@The cueAtlon, Of mopsy threptens
TO unloogen hfresh and Nth Fed0hbled
vipience the acourge of war. PresI-
dent Roosevelt 3 making noble and
heroic Efforts yta.send d AstRnggie be-
tween twosMaticnn .sEh0se peoples
amount 70 one seventh Of the pupula-'
ton Of the globe His initiative hon
ors kmerieaz-ini the opinion OF the
civilized nations.
The question arises as TO whether
another American would not share the
glory Of Mr.. Roosevelt and complete
his work by overcoming the sole OBJ
EtacIe now hindeTing peace He
would thus demonstrate the might or
money in powerful and generous
hands.
The Matin. constituting itself
spokesman for this sentiment ad-
dresses the richest citizen in the
world"
| The appeal concludes with lengthy
arguments showing the immense benz
efts such an act would confer upon
civilizatfOn.
Mr.. Rockefeller ls Silent
Cleveland. ohIo.-Mr. Rockefeller
declined 70 make any statement con-
corning the cablegram from the Paris
Matin. which was received early in
the evening at Forest XIII, his SUM
mer residence.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
Oregon News.

Monday the Pendleton wooden mills
started for the seasons run. having
been put in condition and everything
in readiness for an unusually large
years business,
Captain Baldwin's alrship City OF
Portland recently made a wonderful
flight OF ~ OF 10 miles. being com
pletely under the control OF Lincoln
Beechy. the navigator, for the whole
distance.
c. P. Davis, former chief deputy In
the sheriff's Office at Pendleton, has
been arrested on the charge Of larceny
OF $4,000 on complaint OF Sheriff
Taylor and William Blakeley. Davis
says he win fight the case.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02

f5adiaputEc. Aug eg.-Reports tell
ina OF = large number OF typhoid cases
among the soldiers have been exRg-
geratcd, There are some cases among
them, bat the general state Of health
In the army Is excellent. As the ~.
phoid generally arises through the
soldiers drinking unboiled water. NOV.
able machines for the boiling Of water
are being rapidly established
The japanese advance Eloug the
railroad has ceased They have with.
drawn 10 ShahedEy.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Il is reported in Japan that General
Kuropatkin has resigned his command
and that his health has given away.
Two men are dead and three more in
dying condition as a result OF the
bursting Of 9 inch steam pipe In the
Danville, ILL.,, electric light plant.
John Richards, Georgetown, and VIII.
lam Thornton, Danville met instant
death.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02

An artificial bait consisting OF a
gelatinous paste has been invented by
Frenchman for use in the New.
foundland fisheries.
Only one OF the 467 savings banks in
Japan is foreign and OF the 1899 ordi.
nary banks only four are foreign.
A new railway station costInG 90.
600 900 is soon TO be built in the Ger
man university town Of Heidelberg.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02

He said he'd never marry = wo-
man for her money"
That was before he knew what n
IVES to nssd it"-Clsvsland Plain
Dealer.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02

Ether was hrst used in surgical
operations In 1s4e.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02

Live ssock-Steers. 2 1892 sac 10;
sheep. s2@2.50 cwt: hogs. $3.50 cwt;
veal. SC cwt.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens. hens.
lSc ID live weight; roosters. s67c ID
live weight. broilers. $3.50 $50 dog;
eggs. 1913 case.
Creamery Products. I. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat
rs lie Id.
Hay and Grain--Timothy. sll@l2
ton. alfalfa. Sl0dll ton. oats. Sl.45
cwt.
Potatoes. soc cwt; cabbage. Ia ]
lac 10. red raspberrics, $3.50 crate;
pie cherries, 4G5c 10; cooking apples
500 Coo box: beets. 75c cwt; turnips
75c cWs: string beans, / l-262c 10;
cucnmbers, 25c box.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02
SPOKANE.


New potatoes. 75c cwt: new onions.
81 no cwt; cabbage. $4,000 cwt;
oranges. sd5.50 case: lemons. $3.50
0750 case; pineapples. $3.50 case:
red raspberries. S2G2.25 crate: black
raspberries. s262.25 crate: blackber-
ries. 81 crate: blueberries. - crate:
pie cherries. 7dsc 10; peaches. 756sl
box: apricots. sOc9tI box; peach
plums. soc6&I box; Bartlett pears,
$3.50 box: sugar pears, T5c box; eat.
ing apples. sl25@l.50 box: cooking
apples. sIdi25 box: cantaloups. $3.50
crate, watermeIons. S303.5o doz; new
beeis. ! I.2c 10; turnips, ! l-2c ID;
beans. 3dsc ID; green corn. IOc dos
ears; summer squash, 50d75c dog; TO
mAtoes. tl-25: cucumbers. 759sOc
box; eggplant. 81 crate: SweetwateI
grapes, 81 crate.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-02

Bran. SIS ton: bran and shorts. sIs;
straight shorts. $40; white shorts. SCI:
corn. Si.ssps $50 ewt; cracked corn
SI.55 cwt. timothy hay. si4 ton: al
falfa hay. SI2 ton; oil meal. So cwt;
grain hay. $lSdl4 ton; rolled barley
sI.35 ewt; whole oats, $50 ewt: chop
ped oats, 81 90 cwt.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
Emperor Williams Suggestion to
BE Laid Before Prest. ROOse'
welt Ia Official Form.
PROF .ADOLPH HARNACK'S VIEWS
he Approves the Scheme and Cites
Custom of Middle Ages Ia
Support Of It.

Berlin, Jan. 2s--.Emperor William has
directed the ambassador TO the United
states. Baron Speck Won Sternburg. to
lay before President Roosevelt in Of
fetal form the suggestion for an eN-
change Of professors between Germany
and America that the emperor men,
toned 10 Ambassador Tower Oh New
Years day. The ambassador who
sailed on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, Jan. %, only carries an out
line OF tho project which the president
viii be asked to approve and cooper
ate In, making a workable plan. The
emperor has invited several German
professors to present him with their
ideas ON the subject. Prof Adolph
Harnack, one Of those invited, writes
In the Proussische Jahrbuecher that the
great scholars of the middle ages were
not tied fast to any one country. They
lectured at Naples, Bologne, Paris,
Cologne ana oxford and their students
followed them. Prof Harnaok explains
the advantage TO students Of spending
part Of their period Of study abroad.
Au exchange Of students he adds,
necessarily suggests an exchange Of
professors Only few students can
now have the advantage of study
abroad but larger numbers viii get
that advantage when the professor
himself goes abroad 10 lecture. lie re-
fers To Lord Kelvin, Sir William Ram
say and Nansen, the explorer, as haY-
ing leCtured IN Berlin. Prof. Max Null
L. 10
while retaining his oxford professor
ship and adds that Prof Gregory Of
Leipsig Is an American by birth and a
professor at German university and
has given course OF lectures in Ameri-
ca. The simplest means TO inauguratc
PROFESSIONAL Interchange, according TO
Prof Harnack Is TO invite distin-
guished professors from abroad to give
courses of four to eight lectures. But
this is not enough. The best thing II II
can be done is to call for an entire
six months tour Or even longer.
I'm exchanging professors" contln-
ues Prof Harnack, I'VE think In the
first instance OF America, Harvard and
Berlin are already now negotiating n
plan ANA VIII have TO begin with cau-
ton and within modest limits. II the
idea ~ sound IL will then grow Of IT,
self. Difficulties will have TO be over
come. Like the SIX months tours be-
ginning and ending at different dates
aud no university with be readily willing
TO let a favorite professor off for even
II short tine. But the difficulties are
not insurmountable. Distance hardly
counts any longer The conviction that
international duties have arisen for
men of science VIII carry the plan TO
success and this Will aid In dsseminat-
ing, learning and strengthening the
bond OF fraternity
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
JOHANN HOCH'S WIFE.
May Have Aid In Search for Rich
Widows.

Chicago, Jan 2S,-ln searching for a
woman who might be interested in hid
Ing Johann Hoch. the alleged Blue
beard, the police have secured evidence
which leads them to believe that Hoch
was aided In his quest for wealthy
widows by two persons, a man and "A
woman, While there are no specific
charges. II Is believed the two suspects
are Withholding information which
would be Of great assistance to the
police. The officers intimate that sew
eral arrests may soon be made.
The man IN the case is an employ
ment agent and the woman Ii said 10
have been one OF Hoch's numerous
wives, Each has furnished the police
with much information. There Is, how
ever, a feud between the pair, aud each
accuses the other The man declares
that the woman has been illegally mar
rled many times and that there are
charges pending against her In con-
nection with one OF the marriages. In
return, the woman asserts that her ac-
cuser was an accomplice OF Hook and
watched the cash windows OF savings
banks In order to spot" widows who
made deposits,
Discovery Of another wife OF Hoch's
In the person OF Mrs. A. S. Houk of
Peoria. Ill., may be the outcome OF a
letter received by Assistant Chief OF
Police Schuetter from the woman to-
day. Mrs. Houk asked that a picture
and a description OF HoCh be sent her.
She said that some years ago she mar
ried a man who gave his name as Houk,
but that this man may really have been
Johann Hoch.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
ATTORNEYS WILL FILE BRIEFS
Into, WIN Meet Next Saturday
For Purpose of Receiving
Them.
THERE WILL BE TWO REPORTS
r.,.. of Hearing About $4,000,
T,cIosIye Of Expenses Of Protest
ants and Defendant
,s,o,,o, 10 the "News.')


o,..,,npton, d. c., Jan. %'-lne
soo, hearing Is closed. The Winding
o."So ,,,,e This morning when Atty Iay-
~, mad made the closing argument EN-
g.oator carlisle did not appear no
,.s ,akon no part whatever III 'ne
a ~" but it was expected that he would
.,,.e the case for the protestants' As
s.had not arrived at the hour Tor OPEN
mo the case this morning 1t was ue-
.idoa 10 close without him.
when Mr. Tayler concluded the COM
.n,oo decided TO give the attorneys
.a .o wsek IN which TO prepare and hle
,-,o,s The committee will meet next
s,rrdav for the purpose of receiving
,ho.o documents ana then viii con-
,,dor the case IN executive session. IL
4, practically certain that every menu
nor Of the committee has already made
nm his mind how he will vote ana IN
concurrence It Is probable that not
more than one ScSSlV' VIZ w
n reach an agreement but some days
WILL be required to prepare the report
Of the majority and there is certain
IL be minority report 40 that the
Indications are today that the case OF
senator smoot will not be laid before
,he senate for about two weeks.
The total expense of the hearing
including witness fees, stenographic
work and printing, will not fall very far
below $4,000 This does not include
senator Shoots personal expenses or
me amount paid out by the protestants
N gathering evidence and employing
attorneys.