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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
FIGHTS FOR l|T|GATOR MINE
BL0ODSHEO SEEMS imminent
Raw Hide Miner Uncovering Rich Strike.
Barricades Himself and Prepares
to Fight to Death

Miller, it appears, owns a one-sixth
interest in the Ligitator claim. Mon
day he opened an immensely rich
ledge.
Since that day he has been busy
blasting out this ore and sacking it, 1t
runs into thousands of dollars.
The remaining five partners in the
Ligitator claim are leading an oppos-
ing party. Miller claims that these men
virtually deserted him and the claim.
and left him to work it alone. He says
they never contributed one cent Of
money towards the expenses and al
lowed hir.i to starve at times rather
than assist him in his workings.
Now when the ledge is uncovered
they demand equal shares with him in
the gold. He declares he will lay down
his life before he gives 1t to them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
MARKET ST. BANK
CLOSES ITS DOORS
RATHER THAN CROWD MER-
CHANTS, OFFICERS DECIDE
TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-The
Market Street Bank suspended this
morning on account of its inability to
get cash funds to meet the depOsitor's 8
demands on the bank.
The bank is said to be absolutely
solvent and will pay out in full.
Difficulty in making collections
without working a great hardship on
many local merchants was the main
cause of the banks failure to get the
needed cash. The suspension created
but little excitement among depositors.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
NOTE
IT. OVERS
United s. !: to Take |ni
talI's ! nsss Matters
ASK JAPAN TO EXPLAIN
OPEN DOOR POLICY MUST BE
MAINTAINED SAYS AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-It is ex-
pected that the state department will
within a few days, issue circular
note to the powers calling attention to
Japan's anti-open- door policy in Man.
churia.
The open door policy is the American
plank.
At the same time it is believed that
the United States will address itself
to greater and graver question as to
whether Japan is not violating the in
tegrity of China by its Vaccinations
in Manchuria.
Japan may be asked point blank to
declare her policy in Manchuria.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
SINGULAR LETTER SENT Nv
MAN WHO KILLED FRIEND

TACOMA, Feb 21.-Ed. Carroll, who
a few days ago shot and killed Michael
Murphy. his friend, at a sawmill town
on the Tacoma Eastern railroad. has
sent a singular letter to Prosecuting
Attorney Rowland.
says in referring to the murder, land
explain that accident. I have a job
waiting for me in Montana. and don't
want to be delayed any longer than
possible Please let me see you as soon
as possible
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
WRITES BOGUS CHECK
FOR MILLION DOLLARS.
Pseudo Millionaire Arrested for Fat
ing to Pay for 50-cent Meal.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 21.-After en-
joying such a meal as he thought sat
listed the inner man, Albert Haspel
walked up to the counter of the New
Home restaurant and pulling out
Icheckbood, and pen, wrote out check
for $1,OOO,OO0.
i This was just $999,999.5O more than
the mealcheck called for and the pro-
prietor nearly fell over the cash reg
AS a result his walters came to his
rescue, resuscitatina him and then had
the police remove the pseudo million
aire to the city prison.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
FOLEY GUILTY
SAYS THE JURY
MAN ACCUSED OF ISSUING BOGUS
CHECKS Is QUICKLY
CONVICTED.

After celebrating about 10 minutes.
the Jury in the case of the state
against William Foley today returned
verdic; of guilty as charged.
Foley is the young sport who bought
diamond of K. Falkenberg, the jew
eler. and paid for it with a bogus
check on Mccormick Bros, bankers OF
Salt Lake city.
He is also wanted at Olympia, AS
toria and Spokane for various mis-
deeds of the same nature. In the lat
ter city he posed as a nephew OF
Henry H. Rogers, the oil king.
Foley arrived in Walla Walla a few
weeks ago and put up at the Hotel
Dacres. He posed as a man Of wealth
and in buying a diamond ring and gold
watch at the F'alkenberg store pre-
sented check drawn on a Salt Lake
bank.
The check was pronounced bogus by
the Salt Lake bank and Foley was
quickly located and locked up on
charge of issuing fraudulent paper
The ring obtained by Foley, it is said
was given to a young Walla Walla girl
who on ascertaining that it had beer
secured by fraudulent means returned
it by mail to the Falkenberg store. The
watch was recovered from Foley when
he was taken to Jail.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
THIRTY KILLED
IN EXPLOSION
HERCULES POWDER WORKS At
PiNOLE, CAL, BLOW UP WITH
TERRIBLE EFFECTS.

PINOLE. Cal, Feb. 21.-Thirty and
possibly 33 men were killed IN an ex-
plosion at the Hercules Powder works
at Pinole last night according to es-
Inmates made today.
Four of the dead are white men and
% Chinese.
Among the dead is William Stillwell,
the foreman.
A canvas of the works this after
noon shows that four white men ana
26 Cinnamon is the exact number killed
at Pinole, yesterday. The body of Will
liam Stillwell. the foreman, is the only
body recovered
The inquest will be held today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
PEARsoNS BEATS WAITSBURG
Basketball Game Proves to Be One
Sided Affair.

In a one sided game. the Pearsons'
academy last night won the basket
ball game with Waitsburg high by the
score of SIS. The visitors had little
team Fwork and their goal shootlns
was poor. Pearsons. however. played
the game from start to finish ana
walloped the Waitsburgers with ease
Felthouse was the star of the game
throwing IL baskets and one foul The
Fteams line up as follows:
Observation-Disclosures and Mccoy. for-
wards: Howard. center; Bolts and
Mushette, guards.
Waitsburg-Connove and Buchanan
forwards; Connover, center; KINDER
and Martin. guards.
Umpire and referee, Shubert.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21

RENO. New, Feb. 21.-Edward Miller
o,d % companions are barricaded be-
hind A breastworks Of high grade ore
aofan,ling their rights to the lease on
.ha Tigitator claim on Ballon noun
tain at Raw-Hide today.
Opposing them are over one hundred
man who claim to have an equal or
hotter right to the claim. Both parties
are heavily armed and all efforts to
negotiate an armistice Or truce of any
kind have failed so far.
Between the two hostile parties is
stretched 100 feet of ground. For a
member OF either party to attempt 10
cross that would be an invitation to
sudden death.
The struggle is going on now In
sieht Of thousands, who are rushing
into the camp.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
M'k|MlEY EXPECTS
An IMMUNITY BATH
LAND FRAUDER ASKS THAT HIS
SENTENCE BE DELAYED
A WEEK.

PORTLAND, Feb. 21.-Horace Nc
Kinley appeared before Judge Wolver-
ton of the federal court today for SEN
tence and secured a weeks delay.
He stated he expected a communi-
cation from Heney in San Francisco
and until that arrived he wished the
passing of sentence continued
Mckinley expects to arrange for an
other immunity bath.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
WRIGHT ACCEPTS TENDER
OF MAYORALTY NOMINATION

TACOMA, Feb. 21.--Mayor George P
Wright has accepted the tender of the
Democratic mass convention of 10 days
ago in suggesting him as the nominee
for mayor of the city in the coming
campaign. In his letter of acceptance
to Stuart Rice, chairman of the De-
mocratic city central committee, and
John d. Fletcher, chairman of the con-
vention, he states he has also received
a petition signed by 1,500 voters, ''the
most of whom We're Republicans" ask
ing him to make the race. The letter
throughout is characteristic of Wright's
public utterances and flays Ed. Salm-
son, his opponent in the race.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
RESTAURANT KEEPER
DlsosEY POLICE

or;entais at Yakima, Acting on Legal
Advice, Refuse to Remove Boxes.
NORTH YAKIMA, Feb. 21.-Follow-
ing the recent order Of Mayor Lombard
that no Enclosures should be allowed in
restaurants higher than three feet six
inches, the Chinese and Japanese res
taurant people complied by taking the
curtains off the boxes. Chief of Police
Short went into each restaurant hav-
ing boxes and demanded their immedi-
ate removal. but the Orientals, having
consulted lawyers, have not obeyed
the police order and state that they will
fight it. Chief Short threatens to raid
the restaurants with carpenters and
tear down the boxes, and an interest
ing legal fight is anticipated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21

+ PENDLETON, Ore, Feb. 21.- =
+ Mayor j. D. Plamondon of Athe- =
= ma, was fined 500 in circuit court =
+ here for selling liquor in violation =
= the South Athena precinct in .
. which the mayors drug establish .
= pleaded guilty to one charge, al .
= though there were eight other .
= charges against him. =
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
TANAkA LEAVES
WITH HIS WIFE.
White Girl and Japanese vouched foc
BY Rev. Thompson of Seilwood.

VANCOUVER, Wash. Feb. 2l-it
has developed that the witness VINO
swOre to the application of Kintaro
Tanaka. a Japanese, to wed Miss An
ma Johnson (Bergmann), is Rev. d. A.
Thompson, pastor of a church at Sell
wood. Ore. It is understood from IN
formation received through the autnor-
tiles here that the reverend gentleman
acted as a sort of a match maker. hav-
ing been in correspondence with the
Japanese and Miss Bergman for some
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
Belmont Before Committee.

4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Perry
Belmont who is at the head of the non
partisan organization whose OBJECT Is
to seek the enactment of law COM
pelling publication of the campaign
contributions appeared before the
house committee today and spoke IN
favor of such legislation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
6 p Laws OFF 200.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Feb. 21.-Two
hundred men in the motive depart
ment of thd Southern Pacific were laid
off today on account of slack business.
The announcement is made that the
men will probably be re-employed be-
fore summer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-President
Roosevelt is said to be preparing an
other message which will be submitted
10 congress within the next 10 days.
The subject is one of inland water
way commissions and Improvements
and the suggestions are far reaching IN
their Importance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
Jake Kilrajn = Bankrupt.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Jake kilrain,
the former pugilist, has filed a petition
in BANKRUPTCY here. Schedules showed
Kilrain has debts of $1,203 and assets
OF $67. The principal creditor is Ern-
est Roeber, the wrestler.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
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+ BURGLAR FALLS HEIR I
+ TO ABOUT $4,000. Z

= Los ANGELES, Call, Feb. 21- :
= While serving an 180-day SEN =
= tence in the county Jail for petty =
= larceny, William Allen, aged %, Z
= was informed this morning that .
= mother he had been left lega- .
= cy OF $4,000. Allen is charged .
. with stealing postage stamps from .
= an ONCE. =
49, - +++$ = = = . =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
Southern Pacific Must Disgorge.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator
Fulton today secured the passage
Through the senate of a resolution au-
thorizing the government to bring suit to
compel the Southern Pacific to obey
the land grant law.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
WE'LL NOT STAND FOR ANY CUT
MAKE It STRONG SAYS STONE

CLEVELAND, o.. Feb. Give VIII
not stand for any reduction in wages
made by the railroads. declared
Grand Chief Warren Stone or the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
today, in discussing the proposed re-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 21.-Packie
Mcfarland and Freddie Welch meet
here tonight in a 10 round bout Nc
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
EXPLOSION Kills IA.

NEWCASTLE, Feb. 21.-1n terrlnc
Explosion today at the Glope coiieis'
IA men were instantly killed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
Gaze Falls. Four Dead.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 2l.-Fouc
were killed and four fatally injured
whom cage fell to the bottom OF a
nit i'm q mine here today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
Another Bank Call.

CHICAGO. Feb. 21.-The comptrOl-
Ter Of the currency today issued a call
tional banks at the close of business
February II.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
= Z. &. I. = 4. I. + I. + = + = = !
FALSE REPORTS =
AROiISE RUSSIA. !

4 ST PETERSBURG, Feb. IL
+ Aroused by a false report that =
= Turkish troops had crossed the y
1. Cauca sian frontier members OF =
4 the ministry are today holding y
3 . conference with the national de- =
+ fense committee relative to the =
4 increasing friction with Turkey. =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-21
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO URGE
IMPROVEMENT OF COLUMBIA

1t is thought that the question OF the
Improvement of the Mississippi in the
middle west and the improvement OF
the Columbia in the northwest Will De
.mnhasized by Roosevelt as he is par
..,.r;,v impressed with the necessity
of early work on these streams.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-04
BAT SLIPPED AND HIT BOY.
Accident at Sunday Ball Game il
 Manchester.

South Manchester, May 4.-An ac- cident with pathetic side occurred | here yesterday afternoon and as 8 result William McCarty, a 11-year- old Eldridge street boy is at St Fran ciss hospital, Hartford, with frac- tured skull There was to have been game of ball played on Mount Nebo l yesterday afternoon between team composed of bricklayers and picked team. The game had just started and Joseph Fay was at bat. He had batted once and missed and was ready for another pitch. When the ball came towards the plate he swung at it with all his strength. The bat slipped from his hand and struck Willie McCarty, who was sitting along the third base line, about fif- teen feet from the batter, on the forehead. The little fellow fell without sound.
 The game was stopped and mes- sengers dispatched for doctor. Will ling hands carried the boy from the ball grounds to the home of Francis H. Lewis on Nebo avenue and Dr w. s. Gillian was called
 The bat had struck the boy square on the forehead, caving in the skull to the depth of about half an inch and making an impression as big in diameter as the big end of the bat. It took but short time for the doc tor to see the extent of his injuries and he gave orders that the lad be at once removed to the hospital
 The boys father had been notified of the accident and arrived just about the time that the doctor was finishing dressing the injury. He was followed shortly by the mother and it was a pathetic sight when she saw her son, who is the youngest of a family of four.
 The bat in bounding off of young McCarty's head hit boy by the name of Dowd in the mouth and skinned his chin, but did not further damage.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-04
American League.
SQUEEZE PLAY KILLED.
Ruling of Umpire 0'Loughlin Would
 Make If Useless.

At Detroit, Umpire "Silk" O'Lough. lin has made ruling which practi' cally puts the squeeze play out of ex. istence. When Dougherty started tc steal home in the third inning Seivel was standing on the rubber ready tc deliver the ball to the plate, and as soon as Pat started in Payne ran ur in front of Davis and caught the ball preventing George taking a swing at it.
 Fielder Jones declared he had been interfered with, but O'Loughlin's ruling was that as long as Siever had not started to wind up his delivery he had a right to throw the ball tc the plate to stop runner, the same as he had right to throw to first or any other base.
 Rule 31 of the playing rules de- scribes fair ball as any ball deliver ed to the plate while the pitcher is standing on the rubber and the ball is over the plate. Any fairly deliver ed ball must be called ktrike. An unfairly delivered ball is a ball that is delivered to the plate which does not come over to the plate, and the umpire must call it a ball.
 Manager Jones declared that any ball delivered while the pitcher n standing on the rubber is either a ball or a strike. and that the catcher has no right to run up on the batter and prevent him from taking swing. According to the ruling made by 0'Loughlin the squeeze play is prac- tically killed, because the runner might start before the pitcher winds up. although he is on the rubber ready to deliver the ball.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-04
THE POOLS.
The Democrat Will Keep Them as
 Usual This Season.

Below will be found the pools TOT the week just closed in the Connec- ticut, National and American leagues. In these pools the Demo- crat will carry all games that count in the standing, whether played on Sunday or on week days. No exhi- bition games will be counted. It will be noticed in the National league pools that no Sunday games are given. As only one game was played and as Cincinnati was the only team that scored, it would have no bearing on the final result to put those runs in this week. How ever with four runs added to Gin cinnati's record for the game played one week ago yesterday, Cincinnati would have four runs more. only the actual runs made will be count ed, no to 0 games will be added. The game must be five or more in- nings, too, before the runs can be added to the pools. The following are the pools for the week ending Saturday night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-04
THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE.
The Locals Will Have Three Home
 Games.

Monday. May 4-Springfield al Waterbury, New Britain at Meriden Hartford at New Haven, Bridgeport at Holyoke.
 Tuesday, May 5-Waterbury al New Britain, New Haven at Holyoke, Meriden at Hartford, Bridgeport al Springfield.
 Wednesday, May 6-New Britain at Waterbury. New Haven at Spring field. Hartford at Meriden, Holyoke at Bridgeport.
 Thursday. May T-Waterbury at Hartford, Springfield at New Britain. Holyoke at New Haven. Bridgeport at Meriden.
 Friday, May s-Springfield at Hartford. New Haven at New Brit ain. Meriden at Holgoke, Waterbury at Bridgeport.
 Saturday. May 9-Hartford at Bridgeport. New Britain at Spring field. Holyoke at Waterbury, Meri- den at New Haven.
 Monday. May 11-Hartford at Holyoke, Meriden at New Britain. Springfield at Bridgeport. Waterbury at New Haven.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-04
JENKINS IS MATCHED.
The French GrappIer Will Meet Him
 in Mixed Style.

A wrestling match was clinched re- gently when the representatives of Tom Jenkins and Cazeaux, the French wrestler, met to arrange de- tails for a contest. Everything was amicably settled until the style of wrestling was broached when they came to a deadlock. It was finally agreed that the men should wrestle best two out of three falls in mixed styles, catch-as-catch-can and Graeeo Roman.
 Jenkins held out for the catch-as- catch-can style. but the Frenchman, who is particularly expert at the Graeco-Roman style, insisted on trial at his favorite and carried his point. It was agreed that the man scoring fall in the fastest time would have the choice of the deciding or third fall, if one should be neces- sary The match will be decided at the Madison Square Garden concert hall on Monday evening, May II.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-04
COMING EVENTS

May 6-Leavenworth hall. dance given by the Hamilton Park Athletic club base ball team.
 East Main street. dance given by the KatEenjammer Twins.
 May s-Eagles' hall, whist and dance given by the united French so- cieties for the benefit of St Enne's church parish
 May 14-St Johns parish house. minstrel show given by St Johns T.. M. club.
 May I5-Leavenvorth hall Re- ception and dance given by Eagle So cisl club.
 May 15.-Mr and Mrs John F. Kicks dancing academy. East Main street. grab-bag social and dance.
 May 15-Musie hall. Citizens bank building. Reception and dance given by the pupils of Prof Carrolrs dancing academy.
 May is-St Cecilia's hall. Jener- son street. pinochle and dance giv- en by the St Karl Bsrromsus We're in
 May 1s-Iacques theatsr. benefit performance for St Nary's new hos pitsl
 May zz-Leavenworth hall. dance given by the Neighbors.
 May 22-Good Will hall. Water vile. priTe dance given by Water vile Junior baseball team
 May 22-BuckinEham kan. May reception and dance given by Mr and Mrs John F- Rick's dancing classes
 May 1S-Rick's dancing academy. reception and dance by the Knseker- horkers
 May n-Gccd VIII hau. Water vile. old fsshiOned dance under a1spioes Of Altar soeisty of st Mi<h- ssf's church-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-04
ALARM AT LAKEWOOD
Ex-President Cleveland Believed
 to Be in Serious State.
PHYSICIANS WILL NOT TALK
Criticised For Refusing to Give Out Information or Post Bulletins Con- corning Patients Illness -- Husband Better, Says Mrs. Cleveland.

Lakewood, N. j., May 4. News which came from the sickroom of Gro yer Cleveland in the Lakewood hotel seems to point conyincingly to the con- clusion that his condition is alarming The precautions taken to observe se- crecy and keep the patient undisturb- ed have been redoubled, and 1t is now difficult even to penetrate the grounds in the vicinity of the great, lonely ho- tel.
 Dr. Joseph B. Bryant is keeping con stantly within calling distance of the former president of the United States. He has been here since Friday. Pre- viously he made only flying trips. A Dr. Lockwood of New York is in con- sultation with Dr. Bryant and comes here frequently. It is now learned that the only local physician who has been consulted is Dr. I. H. Hance. He refuses to discuss the case.
 It is certain that Mir Cleveland is too ill to he moved from the hotel, which closed for guests two weeks ago. A third nurse has joined the two others on duty. In the early part of his ill., ness MT. Cleveland had only one nurse. Later another came and now the third makes it possible to have a nurse at his bed constantly. They work in watches of eight hours each.
 Cannot See Friends.
 No one outside the family, the phy- sicians and nurses has seen Mir. Cleve- land for weeks. Several of his Prince ton friends came over in automobiles. They fared no better than do the re- porters. In each instance the visitors were told that Mir. Cleveland could not be seen.
 Anxious friends critcise Dr. Bryant for refusing to give out information. They say that with the entire country interested in the condition of the for mer president bulletins should be is- sued from time to time.
 Although it has been unofficially said that Mir. Cleveland is suffering from stomach trouble and rheumatism, no positive statement on that score has come from the sickroom. The belief that the patient has cancer of the stomach has gained credence here. It is known that very little medicine is given Mir. Cleveland, and that is prin- cipally to allay pain. About all the nourishment he takes is milk toast and broth.
 Mrs. Cleveland's Statement.
 Mrs. Cleveland gave out the first statement that she has made in Lake wood when note written by her was handed to the newspaper representa- tives. It read:
 "l have given out two or three state. ments about Mir. Cleveland's health. What I have said each time still holds good, and there continues to be i'm 
 Dr. Bryant sent word that he would make no statement. Mrs. Cleveland | and Dr. Bryant went driving for about an hour. The former looked pale and | worn. showing pain traces of the strain | she is under.
 John D. Rockefeller, who is at his | Lakewood place. sent a message to the hotel inquiring about Mir. Cleveland's Even Governor Fort of New Jersey has been unable to obtain any about Mir Cleveland. The executives secretary telephoned to the hotel, but received no definite reply.