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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
Reasons For Increase in
Residence Insurance Rates

President A. A. Weille, of the Mis-
sissippi Inspection and Advisory Rat
ing Company, has issued circular to
fire insurance underwriters in the
state setting forth the reasons why
an advance of rates on residence risks
has been promulgated.
The advance applies to residences
with shingle roofs, and property not
equipped with non-standard flues. In
explanation President Weille says:
This was done for the reason that
the hazard of shingle roofs has long
been recognized as one of the most
prolific causes of conflagrations, and
the consequent destruction of a large
number of dwellings and enormous
values, both insured and uninsured.
The seriousness and admitted haz-
ard of unsafe flues is recognized
throughout the United States, as be-
ing responsible for the origin of more
fires than any other cause, and as a
consequence of this admitted fact, we
have deemed it wise to provide a
charge in the case of every risk which
may contain one or more non-standard
or hazardous flues, or any other form
of unsafe heating arrangement.
I'VE assume that the property own
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
MILL QUIT THAW
: Upon PAYMENT
OF $4,000
EVELYN NEsBIT REACHES NEW
YORK WITH LITTLE pAlJeHrEp
WILL SEEK STAGE LIFE.
by Associated Press.)

New York, May 3.-Bewitched by
tthe charms Of a red-cheeked. raven-
haired tot, Evelyn Nesbit reported
ehere today trying to collect fifteen
thousand dollars on checks signed by
hsr husband, after which it is said her
fflpes are to quit Thaw entirely. She
has been a constant companion of her
beautiful baby since its birth in Ham
burg, Germany, 81 months ago. With
this capital she hopes to cut loose
from Thaw and the five thousand an.
nuity and seek an independent life on
the stage. She won't be a witness in
the habeas corpus trial next month
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
SOMETHING AWFUL
IN PHILADELPHIA
Former Meat Inspector Testifiee Be-
fore Moss investigating
Committee.
(Bv Associated Press J

Washington, May 13.-J. W. Bur
roughs, former Federal Meat Inspec-
tor, today testified before the Moss in
vestigating committee as to conditions
observed in packing houses in Phila-
delphia. He said the packers violated
laws by not allowing inspectors access
to certain parts of the plants. He
referred to lard containing worms,
scrapple made of bad meat, hog car
casses that emitted an awful stencil
and revolving sanitary conditions" He
described the packing house conditions
in Philadelphia as something awful"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
MISS SOPHIE WRIGHT
TO SPEAK AT oULFPoRT.

Jackson, Miss, May 13.-Miss Sophie
Wright, of New Orleans, recently cleo
ted president of the International Or
der of Kings Daughters at the con-
vention in Louisville, will be one Of
the principal speakers at the annual
convention of the Mississippi branch
of the organization to be held at Gulf
port from May 21st to Gath, inclusive.
About $50 delegates are expected at
the gathering.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
LARGE DELEGATION
JACKSON X. OF. P.

Jackson, Miss, May IA delega-
ton of forty members from Lamar
Lodge No. 80, Knights of Pythias, OF
this city, left this morning for Gulf
port, where the annual Grand Lodge
session will be convened Tuesday
morning.
Many delegates from other parts Of
the state Joined the jackson party
here, leaving over the Ship Island road
at six a. m. The delegation was
headed by Hon. M. B. Abbey. Of Cor
inth, Grand Chancellor. and Hon. H.
NJ. Quin, of this city Grand Keeper Of
Records and Seals. There will be be-
tween 400 and 500 delegates in the
gathering.
A strong effort will be made to cap
ture the next Grand Lodge session for
Jackson. and the capital city dele
tion wore big Booster buttons bearing
the words. jackson, the $4,000 City"
This afternoon the Dramatic Order,
Knights of Khorassan, will give d
street pageant, to be followed by .
ceremonial session tonight, at which
about sixty new members win be ini-
tiated.
The fraternity has enjoyed good
growth throughout the state during
the past year. both in the formation Of
new lodges and addition OF member
ship to the established lodges.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
CLEAR WEAIH HER
GIVES HEART TO
FLOOD FIGHTERS
RIVER FALLING AT ALL POINTS
EXCEPT BATON ROUGE, WHERE
IT'S STATIONARY.
tBy Associated Press.)

New Orleans. May 13.-with the ex-
ception of Baton Rouge where the
Mississippi river is stationary. falling
stages are reported today by the
Weather Bureau south of Cairo. The
renewal of clear weather has given
heart to those fighting the high water
and unless storms and rain interfere,
it is believed the remaining levees
will hold. The larger portion of west
Baton Rouge parish is under water
this morning and is gradually spread
ing. An effort is being made today
to tie the lower end of the Torras
crevasse.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
Pine ASSOCIATION
Meets TOMORROW

Tomorrow night the regular month
ly meeting of the Mississippi Pine
Association will be held at the Hotel
Hattiesburg.
Many matters of much Importance
are scheduled to come before this
meeting, including a report from the
committee recently appointed to in
vestigate and gather data on charges
on overweights. This subject has
been source of much study and at
tention on the part of members and a
full representation is expected tomor-
row night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
INSTRUCTION FOR UNDERWOOD
WILL Be mere FORMALITY
Fight May Develop over Platform If
Recall Of Judges Is Made an Issue
And II Endorsing Recent LeeIsla-
iation Is Advocated.
Specidl to The Netos.

Special to The Neps.
Jackson, Miss, May l3.-The adop-
ton of party platform, enactment of
a resolution declaring Oscar w. I'M
derwood the states choice for Presi-
dent, selection of a new Democratic
state executive committee, and nomi-
nation of the party electoral ticket,
will form the principal business to be
transacted by the Democratic state
convention, which will assemble at the
state house at the noon hour on Wed
nesday.
Attendance at the convention will
be the smallest in many years, owing
to the fact that at least fifteen coun-
ties did not hold presidential primaries
last Tuesday, or arrange for county
conventions to nominate delegates to
the state convention.
In a majority of instances where
counties will not be represented the
county executive committees paid no
attention whatever to the action of
the state committee ordering a Presi-
Dental primary, while in several 9th.
ers plans were made for the primaries
but not carried out.
A striking instance of party apathy
is reported from Tate county where
an attempt was made to hold a county
convention on Saturday, but the gath
ering could not be held because OF
lack Of quorum, and as a consequence
that party will not be represented in
the state convention.
Chairman c. L. Lomax, of the Dem.
ocratic state executive committee will
call the body together at the noon
hour, permanent organization will
then be perfected, committee on
credentials appointed to formulate re-
ports, and recess then taken until the
afternoon.
It is likely that the convention will
be in session until late hour Wed
nesday night, as lively fight is in
prospect over the party platform. The
radical and conservative factions are
at loggerheads on a number Of vital
issues, and It is generally understood
that the conservatives, led by Hon. G
H. Alexander, will force the fighting
in event an effort is made to insert q
plank in the party platform endorsing
the recall of judges and judicial de
cisions.
The resolution instructing the state
delegation to vote for Oscar w. Under
wood at the Baltimore convention will
be mere formality, simply carrying
out the instructions of the so-called
primary held on last Tuesday at which
less than one-third of the registered
vote was cast, the Alabama candidate
winning by a decisive majority.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
Committee Named to arrange
For B. Y. P.U Encampn1ent

On yesterday a committee of three
was appointed from each of the four
Baptist churches of the city, the
twelve men thus named to constitute
working body to plan, arrange, and
provide for the B. Y. P. U. Encamp-
ment to be held at the Woman's Col
lege June 23rd to 30th, inclusive. A
meeting of this body was held at the
Hattiesburg Trust and Banking Com
pany at a. m. today. P. R. Perkins
OF the Fifth Avenue church was made
Chairman of the meeting and Earl
Conner, Sec.-Treas.
A publicity committee was named as
follows: N. R. Mccullough, Chair
man, Rev. e. D. Solomon and ]. Mon
roe Smith. This committee will de-
vote much time to advertising the en-
campment, Every pastor and leading
Baptist in South Mississippi will be
furnished programs of the meetings
and urged to attend same with their
Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. work
ers.
The property of the Woman's Col
lege will be used to house the visitors
and in case the rooms of that institu-
ton are filled, private homes adjacent
to the college will be thrown open to
those in attendance Board and lodg
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
SMALL MONDAY
MORNING CROWD

Monday morning in the City court
was the quietest that has been known
for several weeks. Only six violators
of the law faced Mr., Fuller, five of
these we're negro women charged with
being dangerous and suspicious char
acters. They were Julia Edwards,
Louise Gwnes, Lucille Meadlock, Ger
trude Gaines and Matte McCray and
were fined $40 and costs each.
Leroy Jackson for gaming was given
S. and costs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
BISHOPS MAY Be
GIVEN A SLAP
(By Associated PreSS.)

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 13.-That
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church who charge for special SER
MONS and lectures when they receive
annual salaries of five thousand and
expenses may receive slap" from
the General Conference before the ses-
sion closes, several memorials on the
subject have been made to the COM
mittee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
APPRECIATES KINDNESS
\ OF HATTIEsBURG LADIES

Mrs. Ethridge, an aunt of the late
Mrs. Charles Holmes, who was killed
in the wreck of the Veterans special
wishes to thank through the News the
following named ladies Of Hatties-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
STATE SPELLING CONTEST.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 13.-An old
fashioned spelling bee on big scale
will be held here today, when the
crack spoilers among the school chill
dren of each county OF the state will
compete for the championship of Mis-
souri,.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, May 13.-Wheat barely
steady, quarter to three-eighths to
three-quarters up. Provisions steady
seven and half lower to same up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
REID WITNESS
IN HEARING
tBv Associated Press.,

New York, May 1s.-Daniel G. Reid,
railroad financier and director of the
United States Steel Co.. and a MEM
Der Of its finance committee was
called as a witness today in the hear
ing of the governments suit to dis
solve the corporation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
LITTLE BOARD" ELECTION.

New York, May 1S.-M. E. De
Aguere will probably be elected presi-
dent of the Consolidated Stock Ex-
change in today's election. Aaron De
Cordova is slated for first vice presi-
dent, and Warren w. Erwin for sec
ond vice president
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13

burg for their kindness and attention
in looking after the body of her neice
at the time of her death: Messa,nes
Hugh McInnis, w. r. Thames, Matt
Farley, Ryan, Cal Cunningham, G. L.
Russell and Miss Reeves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
mINNv LEAGUE OPENS.

Winona, MINI. May 13.-Tomorrow
will witness the opening Of the 1912
season of the Minnesota-wisc
league. The schedule consists Of nine
ty games, closing August IS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
TRY WALLPAPER MEN.

Cleveland, o., May 13.-Trial Of the
eight defendants in the wallpaper
trust" suit on charges of having vio-
lated the federal antitrust laws is
Scheduled to begin in the federal court
here today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
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> STATE LOSES MILLIONS
: BY COURT DECISION.

: Washington. May 1s.-Many .
; millions of dollars was lost to the =
: state of Oklahoma today when :
= the Supreme Court decided the =
= state couldn't tax land allotted to =
: eight thousand less than half .
= blood Indians. .
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
FINAL ARGUMENT
in allen TRIAL
lBy Associated Press,

(By Associated Press.l
Wytheville, Va, May 13.-Final ar
gument btgan here today In the case
of Floyd Allen on trial for life for the
murder q Commonwealth Attorney
Foster at Hillsville.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
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LcoLD WAVE SWEEPS
DOWN FROM NoTHWEsT'
fBv Associated Press.)

q (BV dS0UCFutOU '000V
:. Washington, May ia belat' "
:. ad cold wave is sweeping down :
:. from the Canadian northwest and :
!. causipg frost, snow and sleet and =
!. lower temperatures from Mon
4. tana to Ohio.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
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THE WEATHER. .

= Fair tonight. Tuesday increas- :;
= in cloudiness and slightly warm
= er. 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
LAWS EFFECTIN(i
The CONTRACTOR
Statute Passed During Last LesisIa-
tive Session Has Caused Many
Complications.

So many complications have arisen
in regard to the law levying tax on
contractors, that The News herewith
publishes the law effecting this mat
ter:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
Chapter 1903.
II. B. No. 765.

H B. No. 765.
An Act to amend Section 1898 of the
Code of 1906 as amended by Chapter
"a of the Laws of 1910 and Section
S774 of the Code of 1906 30 as to levy
a privilege tax on supervising archi-
tects and on the foreman or super
visor for contractor.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Leg
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-29

laugh Beside. having got back my
stake thai yor.sIl RIB dma q, q yon
jarrett nIe rnd tiy to rob me q seq
cnd time III 30 shining Joy yo1all
ana an sure get You No llitle fraid
cat shfinips Ike you.all can Din Burn
ing Daflieht youaJn you lose and
tileregl sure be some several nnexpe ct
ed funerals around this burg Just
look me in the eye, and yUuallll saw
wee i mean business Them stubs
and receipts on the table is all yourn.
Good day
AS the door shut behind him, Ma
thaniel Ietton sprang for the tele
phone, and Dowsett intercepted him.
what are you going to do?9 Dow
sett demanded.
'The police It's downright robbery
/ won't stand 1t. I tell you ! won't
stand IT,
Dowsett smiled grimly, but at the
same time bore the slender tinanciet
back and down into his chair.
wen talk It over he said; and
in Leon Guggenha1nmer he found an
anxious ally.
And nothing ever came of It. The
thing remained secret with the
three men. Nor did Daylight ever
give the secret away, though that aft.
ernoon, leaning back in his stateroom
on the Twentieth Century, his shoes
of, and feet on chair, he chuckled
long and heartily. New York remained
forever puzzled over the anair; nor
could 1t hit upon a rational explapa'
tIon. BY all rights, Burning Daylight
should have gone broke yet it was
known that he Immediately reappeared
in San Francisco possessing an appsr,
emily unimpaired capital. This was
evidenced by the magnitude OF the en-
terprises he engaged in, such as, for
instance, Panama Mail, by sheer
weight of money and fighting power
wrestling the control away from Shelf
ly and selling out in two months to the
Hartman interests at rumored eRor.
nous advance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-29
PULL OUT
HEI GRA|Y HAIRS
4 eMhppRcations Of a Simple
Remedy lNill Bring Back
the Natural Color

apnll out one gray hair AMI dozen
Mi lallle It's plaee" is an old saying.
which *. 70 great extent, true, II no
steps are takunSto stop the cause. When
grdy, haits appear II Is o sign that M
fiIrf needs assistance. It Is Nature
chi f6f help. firaS hair, dull, lifclc#s
liaify Or ghair fiat Is falling out. is not
\ il esgariiy d sign OF advancing age, for
there ARE tharands Of elderly people
With perfect heads Of hair without q
single streak Of gray.
When gray hairs come, or when the
hair seems TO be ;lffeleSs or dead, some
so6d! riiable hnir-restoring treatment
sloiil be fcsortcd to at once. Special
lats say TINT ore, OF the best prepara'
lions u NE Is the old-fashiOned sage
tsts Mhieh or grandparents used. The
hi snixii.Fhtihn Of this Kind is Wyeth's
sage aid sulphur Hair Remedy, a prep
\ abaiiOn OF domestic snge and sulphur,
gelaftiTieally compounded with later dis
5sctiyqfed hair tonics and stimulants, the
fPltpie mixture being carefully balanced
isad tested by experts.
yEyetli's Sage tisl Sulphur Is clean and
wholesome and perfectly harmless. II
,Jieffeshes dry. 'harched hnir, removes
sei,thdFttf and gradually restores faded
or -ay iiair 70 It's natural color.
Don't delay another minute. Start
using Ayyetll's Sage and Sulphur at
8n9n and ste what a difference few
days tlcatpcnt will make in yonr hair.
'i,Ilis preparation is offered 80 the
puiiiie 5at fifty cents a bottle and is
rec9mmeBdcd and sold By all druggists.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-29
BIGGEST AND REsT.


The New, York Sunday World Dqs
commissioned Nj. James montgomery
Flagg, the world'iamous pen anu ln iA
artist, to draw a t'llI page OF pictures
each week, entitled me ADVENT VI vs.
OF Kitty Cobb, FIRST pFctRre neA'
Sunday. In this series MI Fiass mas
made great advance on anythlhgShe
has hitherto produced inc p!c'uFeS
deal with the adventures Of Eoui!s
country girl VINO Iea3eS lef na'l,e
village to seek her fortune III the DE
city. The full rage drawings week Dy
week follow her career IRON Tue aay
she leaves home the human element
of Mr.. Flags work is what mas maue
him what he Is today, America most
famous pen and INK artist IN heA'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-29


VA yea@ deal, and you.ali certainly
done ne, ID q man ain't hall 4 man
Il lat eoge IL on mother nian's deal
Aud foE lie iiand IS played out and
lie cirgs are On the table and the
deal egfE but 8
HIS hand dipping swiftly into his IN
side bfeRst pocket appeared with the
big Colts automatic.
AS ] was saying, the old deals fin
ished. Now IT'S my deal, and I'm
a.going to see II can hold them four
aces
Take your hand away. you whited
sepulchfe!" he cried sharply.
Nathaniel Lotions hand, creeping
toward the push.button on the desk,
was abruptly arrested
: "Change cars" Daylight command.
ed. "Take, that chair oyer there you
gangrene.liyered skunk. Jump. or I'll
make you leak TIL folks'll think Your
father was a water bydrslt and your
mother spfinkli1g.cart. You.all move
your chair alongside, Gnggehhammst;
and you,all Dowsett, sit right there.
while I just irreleyantly explain the
virtues of this here automatic. She's
loaded for big game and she goes of
eight times. She's sure hummer
when she gets started.
Preliminary remarks being over,
/ now proceed to deal, Remember !
amt making no remarks about your
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-29

ent. 1 get money out of 1t. What do
you get out of books?"
points Of view, new ideas, hfe."
Not worth q cent cash."
But llfe's worth more than cash"
she argued.
"oh, WE'LL" he said, with easy mas
culine tolerance, so long as you en-
joy 1t. That's what counts, suppose;
and there's no accounting for taste"
Despite his own superior point of
view, he had an idea that she knew
a lot, and he experienced fleeting
feeling like that of a barbarian face
to face with the evidence Of some tre-
mendous culture. To Daylight cul-
ture was worthless thing, and yet,
somehow, he was vaguely troubled by
sense that there was more in culture
than he imagined,
Again, on her desk, in passing, he
noticed book with which he was IA
milIar. This time he did not stop. for
he had recognized the cover. 1t was
a magazine correspondents book on
the Klondike, and he knew that he
and his photograph figured In IT, and
he knew. also, OF q certain sensational
chapter concerned with a woman'S
fTo ha Continued
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-29
.ecopyrIght. I'D \ by.lo.epn 3. Row!ss.l
I NOTICE.

Nodceis hereby given that the an
nual meeting OF stockholders of the
Rpekhanhoh and Notthern Railroad
Co. willsbesheld at the office of the
eompanyin the City of FaIrmont,
West virginia, Tuesday, February 9th,
at 1900 p. m. for the purpose Of elect
ing Board of Directors for the en-
suing year and for the transaction OF
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting,
]. T. BLAIR, Secretary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-29
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-ElaIh Harnish, known
all through Alaska as burning Day
light" celebrates his 10Th birthday with
friendly crowd OF miners at the Circle
City Tivoll. He Ia general fayorite,
hero and II pioneer In the new gold FIELDS.
I The dance leads 10 heavy gambling In
which over 100000 Is staled. Harnish
loses his money and his mine but wins
the mail contract OF the district.
CHAPTER II.-BurnIng Daylight starts
on his trip TO deliver the mail with dogs
and sledBe. He tells his friends. tllat the
big Yukon gold strike Will soon be on
and he intends TO be In II at the start.
With Indian attendants and dogs he
dips over the bank and down the frozen
Yukon and in the gray light is gone.
CHAPTER III.-Harnish makes n SEN
nationally rapid run across country with
the mail, appears at tile 1lvOll and there
IL another characteristic celebration. lie
has made record against cold and eX-
haustion and Is now ready 10 join his
friends in dash 10 the new gold fields,
CHAPTER IY.-HarnIsh decides where
the gold Will be found In the up-river dis
trlct and buys two tons OF flour. which
he declares viii be wOyth It's weight in
gold before the season Is over.
CHAPTER V.-When Daylight arrives
with his heavy outfit OF -four he finds
the big FIAT desolnte. A COmrade dis
covers gold and Harnish reaps a rich
harvest. He goes 10 Dawson, begins in
vestIng In corner lots and stalking other
miners and becomes the most prominant
figure In The KloPdlie.
CHAPTER YI.-Harnish makes fortune
after fortune One lucky investment en-
ables him TO defeat great combination
of capitalists In a vast mining deal. lie
determines to return to civilization and
gives Il farewell celebration tn his friends
that Is remembered as kind OF blaze Of
glory.
CHAPTER yII.-The papers are full
Of 1.-THE King nf the KIondlke" and Day
light Is feted by the money mRgnates Of
the Country. They take him into a big
copper deal and the Alaskan pioneer
finds himself amid the bcwIlderIng COM
nlIcatlons Of high finance.
CHAPTER VTIT.-Daylight Is buncoed
by the mOneyed men and finds that he
has been led 10 invest his eleven millions
in a manipulated scheme. He goes To
meet his dIslOyal business partners at
their offices In New York CITY
CHAPTER rX.-Confrontlng his part
ners with revolver In characteristic
frontier style. he threatens 10 Kill them
II Ills money Is not returned. They are
cOwed into submission. return their steal
VIsco with his unlmpaired fortune.