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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
WITTE WELCOMED
AT NATIVE HOME
Citizens DIST. Petersburg Praise
Him for Hio Successful
Accomplishment.
HE PRAISES AMERICANS
Says They Were in Sympathy with
Russian Gauss and Thus Con-
tributed Very Much to Making
the Treaty Of Peace.

St, Petersburg. Sept, So.-M, Mite
arrived here today and WAS accorded a
very hearty reception by a large crowd
of officials and others. IN a brief
speech, replying to the Welcoming adj
dress, Mite showed clearly he was
deeply touched by the welcome With
which he was received.
When he left ST. Petersburg in July,
a small delegation of officials accom-
panied him to the railroad station To
bid him farewell. There was no pub
lie demonstration whatever. Today
there were seven or eight times as
many officials despite The early III of
the trains arrival and am enthusiastic
crowd of 800 or GOO people. The crowd
had collected near where Witte would
descend from the train. and when he
appeared they broke out into long, loud
cheers, to which Witte bowed acknowl-
edgement. The spokesman then ad-
Nanced and read the address of wei
come, all in the meanwhile standing
bareheaded. The address read:
You have accomplished your diff
cult task and the nation is grateful to
YOU. You haV given credit for your
success to Emperor Nicholas, President
Roosevelt. Emperor William of Ger
many, and to the press. You have for
gotten only yourself. We. however,
fully appreciate Your services TO YOU
country. The tree you planted at the
Washington homestead at Mt. Vernon
Will serve as q token OF union between
two nations. Nou have done much. For
ourselves and for those who are absent.
we viii once more shout a hearty ur-
rah.''
When the cheer died away, Mite.
who seemed deeply moved by the sim
cerity of welcome. advanced Il few
steps and delivered his reply. He said:
Il was so little prepared for his lind
reception that l must ask your pardon
for incoherence of my words. ] have
performed my duty well because I have
strictly oheyed his maiesty's instruc-
ions. because circumstances favored
me. because the world is weary of this
bloody war. because all classes of
American society. from President
Roosevelt down. We're in sympathy With
my and your course, because | VAS true
TO my country and her n our inter-
estS."
Whites last word was followed by
further loud and hearty cheering, after
which he, slowly advancing oWard the
entrance. shook hands with his friends
and oimer colleagues.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
THE KIND OF CANAL.
Board of Engineers Sails for Panama
to Determine Action Likely to

New York. Sept. 3c.-ihe board OF
consulting engineers and several mem
bers of the Panama canal commission
sailed late yesterday for Colon on the
steamship Havana. Their purpose is 10
Inspect the work already one on the
canal and also its proposed route. in or
der to report to the commission the best
kind Of canal. To be built. In the palty
were Theodore z. Shonts, chairman of
the commission; Rear .Adnira! hndi-
colt, Colonel Ernest and T.. VI. H;4i1ol,
all OF the canal commission.
Speaking of the work to lie accom-
plisned by the commission, Mi, sShonts
said:
Just how long the board of engineers
will email on the isthmus is a ques-
ton ! cannot answer. l personally m
vited them to visit Panama.
In theory the board has considered
the three proposed plans for the build
ing of the waterway-,he sea level
canal, the lock canal and the lock and
lake canal. They viii give tllrsc plans
careful consideration OF the ground,
n then will report. II Is decided.
however, that the canal commission
will be bound to follow their advice.
If they give unanimous advice for u
certain kind OF canal it is probahle hat
The commission viii adopt that Plan.
II they give a majority and a minority
report ii will rest entirely with the
commission whicl II TO accept, on
whether TO reject both THE commits
sion advises the president OF the de-
c%ision, II he, in turn, notifies con-
gress.'
Mr., Shonts said that while in Pan
IN the members Of his partS Win
live OF the steamer, sleeping in thril
state rooms.
Sailing with the commissioners aud
the advisory board of engineers on The
Havana We're Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Charles II. Darling. Senator
Joseph II. Willard of Nebraska. Con-
! gresham Irving p. Wamser of Penn
sylvania and J. Z. Marked. who was re-
Gently awarded the contract to furnish
food to the canal employees.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
RATES ALL GUESSES,
SAYS PRES. STICKNEY
Great Westerns Head Throws
Bomb Among Rail Men
by Court Charge,
ARITHMETIC AS A BASIS
Cattle Case Witness Says Packers Rule
Tariffs by Holding Out for
Contracts-Tcstmony Is
Remarkably Frank.

CHICAGO SEPT. GA. Il Sticknev.
president, of the Graa, Western rail
rood aa,,,,.aa ,,,ar, ,udua ra,h,a =,
~ VI
Tue Iiitsu 9t''eS court yesterday 'hat
the rate makers of the country simply
We're guessing i'll their work ana that
freight rates could be made With maths
enatical precision and eXactness. His
statements, which We're made at the
hearing of the NOW famous cattle case,
caused CONSERVATION among the many
prominent railroad men present.
Mr.. Stickney WAS on the stand to
defend the present rates, which he said
We're as low as they could be because
the men Who made them had happened
To guess rightly. When asked about
how rates We're made, the Great West
efnS president SAID:
IT is unfortunate that the men who
make the tariffs of rates are not math-
ematiclans instead of being fairly good
guesSers, They guess that IT one rate
Is so lhuch, another rate, IN order TO be
reialiNe' should be ABOUT SO much. If
the engineers VINO ,build railways
should guess at the elevations of the
grades at various stations as the
lre'sht agents guess ilt lhe elevation or
,ile 'iites az t,n same Sta''ohs' II would
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
THIEVES SECURE RICH
HAUL IN WALL STREET
Securities Valued at S35O,OOO
Have Been Taken in Some
Mysterious Manner.
DETAILS ARE WITHHELD
Notice Has Been Given Stopping the
Transfer of the Securities-Were
Some of the Best Stocks
on the Market.

New York, Sept. So.-lt is announced
today that securities amounting to
S350,000 We're stolen from a Wall street
office yesterday. The name of the firm
thus robbed is not given out. Transfer
Of the securities has been stopped.
Among the securities stolen were the
following: Ten shares of L.. S. Steel.
ten Of Rock island common. seven of
Missouri Pacific. forty-Seven of Amer
lean Tobacco bonds, two of North
American bonds, a thousand of Met
ropo}itan Street Railway, II $4,000
Wabash debenture bond, and ten 81, 600
Wabash detcnture bonds.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
TAFT SUGGESTS REFORM
Secretary of War, in Interview Regard
ing Philippines, Speaks OF Some
Evils,

san Francisco, s. PIT, 3o,-in til rauHsa
of an iaterView regarding his trlp. sec
rotary Taft said:
The po,i,ica! situation in the Philip
pines iG some respects is not as good
as ii ought 10 he. a wave of ladF0nism
and it has been found necessary to sus-
pend the writ Of habcas corpus in the
province Of Cavite and Batangas. the
neighhoring protince. The same is
true of Samar, but the use of troops in
Sa,nar and the use of scouts and CON
stabulary in Cavite has put an end to
this business; however, there are two
or three men responsible for the keep
ing up of iadruiiism who have not been
captured.
complaints We're made against the
conslabulary, and While many of them
were ~ufifounded it was probably true
that Il change in the con%stabulary ought
TO be effected and it is now under con-
sileration by the government. The ae-
ricultural depression, due to the loss
of - per cent. of the agriculture by
drought, locus and the cholera, as
we'll as other cau.aS, will probably not
cease to be for several years. This
naturally subjects the government TO
criticism because this alien government
is much more likely to be criticised
for existing conditions. however frea
from blame in respect TO them, thar u
native government.
Some of the younger mon of eluca-
ton have been advocating immediate
Independence. 1t therefore becomes
necessary to state With considerah bile
emphasis the policy Of the administers
ton on this subject, and to say that in
our opinion there was no possible hope
for independence short of a generation
because the people could not be fitted
for self in that time: in
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
SALOON FAILS
Subway Tavern, Temperance Expert
mcnt Founded by a Bishop. is Not
a Paying Investment.

New York, Sept. 30.-The subway
tavern, the saloon which WAS opened
with prayer by Bishop Potter a year
ago, was closed yesterday. The owner
locked up its doors, saying hat the
temperance saloon had not been a pay
ing Investment.
The Subway tavern ended its oxist-
ance as Il temperance experiment on the
LIST OF the present month and has since
been running as an ordinary drink dis
penshry. At ,he opening Bishop Pot
ter made a speech in which he said
that the subway tavern might become
the first in a similar chain of poor
mans clubs, which could be very bcn-
@licial to society.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
A "IoLLY" FOR JOHN D.
Rockefeller Is Assured by Prominent
CIevelandites That Standard Oil


Cleveland, o., Sept. 2~7.-several hun
dred prominent citizens of Cleveland
called upon John d.. Rockefeller at his
home in Forest Hill yesterday after
noon and through Andrew Squire, a
prominent attorney. and L. T.. Holden,
proprietor Of the Cleveland P%laindealer,
expressed to MIR. Rockefeller their es-
teen for him rs a citizen md as a
great business man.
Mr.. Squire said the principle OF the
survival of the nttest" is Il law too
firmly established to be overturned or
long delayed, ever by legislative enact
nents. He said that since the organ
ization Of the Standard Oil company
there has been no water in its stock. Its
advent and history. he said, have
taught a mighty lesson in keeping ac-
curate account of costs and in turning
TO profit all seemingly waste products,
and in quietly and continuously devel-
oDing its great enterprise and supply
ing its products at reasonable prices.
Mir. Squire said that Cleveland and Ohio
had produced many great men in their
particular lines, but 1t is doubtful IL
the world has Yer produced a greater
man than Mr.. Rockefeller.
Mr.. Rockefeller made IA brief address
in esponse to the greetings which had
been spoken. His remarks were almost
entirely reminiscent of his residence in
Cleveland and of the growth of the city.
He said, speaking especially to the
younger men present. that there is
something more to life than mere
money getting.
Turn you thoughts upon the higher
things Of life," said Nh. Rockefeller.
BE of service to humanity. Turn your
thoughts into channels of usefulness.
Look forward to a determination that
something useful shall come out Of your
success. Let your question be: What
shall be the fruitage of my career?'
Shall i. be the endow.pent Of hospitals.
churches, schools ana asylums? Do
everything you can for the betterment
of you fellow man. and in doing this
you will enjoy lie the better.s.~m-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
GLAD THEY ARE FRIENDS
Tartars and Armenians Are Celebrating
Constantly Their R~ecorcilia-

Baku. Sept. 30.-With the formal rat
~ltication of peace between Tartars and
ArmenianS here, the order combining i'm
habitants to tlseir houses after s O'Clock
in the evening has been revoked and
street traffic and the ordinary course Of
lif" is being resumed. Masses of Ar
menians ana Taltars are %thronsinG the
cathedral mosques and are joining
in professions TO celebrate their recon-
citation. Investigation of damage done
establishes the fact that two-tifliS of
the derricks in oil fields have not been
destroyed. derrick owners reporting
that 1886 out of 3,412 derrlcEs We're
burned. When 3,4l2 derricks were ac-
tive the daily output was Ii, 800 tons.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
REFORMS FOR RUSSIANS
Determination of Congress of Zemst-
voists and Municipalities,

st. Petersburg, Sept. 30.-The deter
mination of the congress of zemstvos
and municipalities, in session at Mos
COW, not to boycott the national assem-
bly,, but, on the other hand. 10 seek to
gain as large Il representation as pos
sible therein, and the personnel of the
campaign committee chosen to take
charge of the elections presage the
choice of an important faction of
strongly liberal representatives in the
first Imperial douina. The members Of
the campaign committee are nearly all
of a most advanced liberal, II even
radical school.
The committee will play an important
role in the elections. as the Z~cmstvoists,
through five congresses held within a
year, nave succeeded in perfecting an
effective working organization through
out a large part of the empire, which
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
SENT BROTHER TO PRISON
st. Louis Girl Makes Confession That
Lying Testimony Was Given.

st. Louis. Sept. 30.-lt became known
today that Adeleni Elizabeth knobel,
aged IS years. made affidavit last Mon
day that at the instance of her sweet
heart she swore falsely against her
brother, Joseph Knobel, two years age
ard he was sent to the penitentiary for
the years on conviction of manslaughte1
of which he was innocent. The girl
made the confession she said because
She was overwhelmed with rcmorse.
Two years ago during a lawn party
n night a shot was fired and Matthew
Langendorf was killed.
The girl in her affidavit declares that
her sweetheart told her thai he would
send her to the penitentiary unless she
testified that her brother fired the shot
a killed ~Langendorf.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
FIERCE REVOLVER DUEL
Express Messenger and an Ex-Mes.
senger Fill Each Other Full of
Lead While Train Runs.

Decatur. Ill, Sept. 29.-John +. Ryan.
of Chicago. a Pacific Express messen-
ger on q Wabash train. and Ed Greene,
of Chicago. a former express messen-
ger. had a revolved duel in Ryan's car
this morning, all the way from Bennett
+, Decatur. on arrival here the men
were taken to hospitals. Both may
die.
Greene says he got on the express
car at Chicago, intending to go to his
home at Pi,tsiield to visit relatives.
He was an old friend of Ryan's and the
latter. he claims. permitted him to ride.
H claims he assisted Ryan on the
trip with the express matter II that
the two began drinking.
Jokes led to a quarrel and Greene
says both drew guns at the same time.
Ryan claims the shooting began west
of Brment, while Greene AYERS the first
shot Was fired before the train reached
Cerro Gordo, Ryan claims he did not
see Greene in the car until the train
reached cerro Gordo and he believed
Greene jumped in for the purpose of
robbery.
Ryan says when he told Greene he
thought he was visiting in Chicago. the
latter told him ii was none of his bust
ness and pulled II gun The men clinched
both with raNolvvrs drawn. They rolled
about ON the car floor. The men then
separated and each sought shelter in
the car while waiting for the other to
appear, In order to shoot. Just as the
train neared Decatur, both men fired
and the duel continued for some time.
Greene has bullets in his breast. right
lung. and lleshy part OF the abdomen,
RYAN WAS shot in the left Jaw, left
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
sUEZ CANAL is 0. X,
Explosion Of Dynamite Successful!
Removes Wreck of Steamer from
the Channel,

Port Said. Sept. 3O.-The wreck of the
British steamer Chatham. which was
sunk in the ana on September 6, in
order to prevent the explosion of a large
quantity Of dynamite, which formed a
part of her cargo. While the ship was
menaced by flames, was blown up this
morning.
The explosion was tremendous and an
enormous displacement Of water was
visible from a point five miles distant.
It is believed the Whole of the Chat
hams dangerous cargo vas destroyed.
No serious damage was done to the
canal and the authorities anticipate
the passage will be cleared of debris
in four days.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
EARTHQUAKE IN SWEDEN
Hisingen Island Is So Badly Shaken
That Walls Are Cracked and

G~dhenburg, Sweden, Sept. 27.-A Sc
we're earthquake vas felt at 1870 yes
terday afternoon at Lundby, Hisingen
island. 1t cracked the walls of houses
and assured the surface of the ground.
S~ubterranean %rumblings We're quickly
followed by violent rocking of houses
and splitting Of inner and outer walls.
driving inmates to seek safety in the
open air. In many places assures a
foot wide We're opened up. while the
level ground in the eastern part Of the
island sank appreciably. The disturb
auce lasted a minute.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
NOT SLATED
FOR SAlM0N'S PLACE
Secretary Wilson Denies Rumor
Placing the Ames Professor
at Head of Bureau.
IS NOT A VETERINARIAN
Wilson Says That Professor Curtiss
Would Not Take Position
Ames People Are Much
Interested.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 29.-Secre-
tary Wilson returned from the west
today and proceeded at once to dis
pose of the reports in circulation here
and elsewhere that Professor Curtiss
of Ames would be chosen to succeed
DIR. Salmon at the head of the bureau
of animal industry. He said that he
had thought of such an appoint
ment. that Professor Curtiss would not
take this position. and that besides
the law required u veterinary
which Professor Curtiss was not. For
the present DR.. Melvin will act as the
chief of this bureau.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
KANSAS STILL FIGHTING

Governor Hoch Believes a constitu-
tional' Refinery Bill Can Be Drawn.
Topeka, Kas., Sept. Ex-Governor Hoch
intimated yesterday that If reelected he
will send a message to the legislature urg-
ing the passage of another bill providing
for the erection Of a state oil refinery to
fight the trust. He says he believes q
measure can be drawn that will overcome
the constitutional objections that killed
the bill passed by the last legislature.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
TAFT PARTY RETURNS
Steamer Korea Beats the Trans Pacific
Record by Several Hours on
the Journey,
the Journey.

a Francisco, Sept. 27.-The Pacific
Mail Steamship company's liner
Korea arrived today from the orient.
beating the trans-Pacifc record by
several hours. Among her passengers
are Secretary of War Taft and
most members of the party which left
with him for the far east In July.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
Forced TO BRING
BOOKS IN COURT
Vice President Perkins Of New
YorkfL-ife Creates Stir by
Refusa! to Dc So.
HAS TO DO IT ANYWAY
Chairman Hughes Issues P~eremptory
Demand end Perkins VIII! Show
Morgan's Books Relative to
Navigation Syndicate Deal.

Nav y,.,y c., 81 -oo.r ~ por
Kim ,in,a n,ssiGl,t ~ Ia, ,raw ya,l,
1ifa r,sIIr =, ~, iItn
~ tha bsnu l. e so,,'l'1"y o''u 'iae'i,oT q
o., 49," O . - 80 -. - ,h nio, 81, ~
49, -, g - IL, =, ! p.
'oi'ti,'i..es toa's VIII ~ opis,teu
Sool. 1 ~ 81 - - $1,000 -
- -, " naots"H w ,Ap',tt' S,tii.
" - 10 ii'!,is e.a!itSs Nh w -seM
~ IN N ~ ~ 'u.r,t"S 1tp" 49, Wy SI,e
~ is"tioil =! itU1' ~ ooi''ts W ~
-, = ooaiiftss, ~ sou" Nv Mootu
io IN I.,1 So 5fS,s ~ ~, ,,,as,fn, Inn ,,s
ferred not TO bring HE books.
MIR. Hughes. counsel TO III. I~roiSIa-
tive committee. for the first time dun.
Ing The nvestigaliun showed signs OF
anger. He said loudly.
Il shall! have to require that these
books be produced"
\ rigLt ,enIipd MIR. Perkins.
Tastif%inor ia H. ,ui,nhnea nf 81 onO onn
of Big iNoul. bonds from Morgan &: Co.
bv The New York life Perkins sajd ne
obtained the ho.,ds nt sac. 900 less tj1nn
the price s,innlated by 1,e life insur-
amee con,nan,:;s fr y COMMIT 90.
thai il, Ills nTr,shasn ana safe he him.
saIf ,r,a.ontn5 ;otb thn Nau, yn,.,,
J;fa a,hrl ,5,rn,r @, ,n a~ .el$s,
Tes,imonv MS @>iysn hy Henry Reg
ers Winthrop. lnanctai manager of the
Equitable Life Assurance society, TO
the effect that when the navigation
syndicate, which TUNED out 10 be un-
proTllabl" made calls for money ON
the George r. Squire trustee a"@4ul-
lol payments ON account OF syndicate
participation money iol the payments
was OBTAINED by h~oIrc%ll@ S2oO.oOo
froih the ltllNtAbie trust company. oi
tiliS amount $2.3Vo mas been repaid.
Nlh'ff"b Sfld that IN ms oplllloli ttig
monty a"Nhi'ttd 10 'hr squire 'i'''t
account on ths 'ft!HSael'oh Was fea'!y
money OF lhe Equltaoie SoelstE'
Clerk Una!ole to Explain.
New York. Sept. 3G.-lianiy CfrcaHcs,
the clerk employed by the Equitable
Life Assurance society, continued his
testimony before the legislative insur-
ance Investigation committee today.
He gave further details of the payment
of checks to the George IL. Squire
trustee ccom Concerning one entry
of $4,000 deposited TO the account on
July y, 1901, and immediate With
dIaW2l Of the sum by draft, Greaves
LOO, uha ~ tl,o r, , .,i1,, c.nn, ~ ny.
~ 49, rhona ~ WIN "a W ~
e esnn,. 40 i; i tnr,,a,inn as ,n ,ha , roG.l
of y !, nor cent .tnI in t. in ina chin o' w.
ond XIX, s,sndinata rraditca va ~
Sn,,ire trms+oa acco,,,, N'N
i.% x
'~ho'V'ooa's S0e I'o" snare
Mir. Hughes questioned MI. Winthrop
further regarding the syndlcates, Mr..
Winthrop was asked TO furnish y list
OF the several participants IN the SYN
dicates, ma SAID tiat ffesidellt morton
was preparing such a statement. NJ.
Winthrop mad no positive Information
n In Il II1Tc 4 - ttII. Il y SSntjlIR c
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
SWALLOW SNAKE HEART
Victim of tuberculosis Tries Strange
, Cure for Malay and Is On Road

Williamsport. Pa. Sept. 3O.--Miss
Stella Woo!ever. the oldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. oscar Wooiever, Il
wealthy farmer, is recovering from
consumption after swallowing the live
heart of a rattlesnake. About a year
ago Miss WoieNer. h is 20 years old,
contracted the malady. a month ago
all hope for her recovery was ADAM
}doned. knowledge Of the rattlesnake
heart remedy had been in the family
for generations, and as a last resort it
WAS tried.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
vANDAL UNDER ARREST
Capture Mar Who Has Been Wreck.
ing Tombstones in Michigan
and Wisconsin,

Ishpeming, Mich, Sept. ga man
suspected of having wrecked tomb
stones in a number of cemeteries in
Wisconsin and northern Michigan in
the past two weeks was captured this
morning by officers in the act of break
ing a stone after he had damaged q
couple of others in lshpeming cemetery.
He is a Hungarian. 4G years old. and
answers the description of the man
suspected Of having committed similar
de%predations on the tombstones of
sCatholics in EScanaba and Gladstone.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
sTANDPATTERs WIN OUT.

Boston, Sept. 27.-That opponents of
tariff revision and Canadian reciprocity
and supporters OF Eben S. Draper for
the party nomination for lieutenant
governor won in the republican primar-
les yesterday appeared evident today,
when returns from small country towns
were received. Today democratic eau
CuSeS will take Mace
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
STANDARD BOOSTS PRICE.

APittsburg, Sept. 2S.-The Standard
OF company today again advanced the
pricegof higher grads oils 5 cents and
lower grades 2 cents.
Chanute. Kan. Sept. 2s.-The Prairie
Oil and Gas company today announced
a sensational advance of 10 cents a BAR
rel on fuel oil.