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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 88. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1897. $4.00 PER VEAH. House Ref rises to Allow their Appointment. COTTON -WEIGHERS 1' ( Wake Throw a la tbe Pie Potato Bill r: - to Prvnt Ljrnchlne Caased , Vary Leni thy W. , ' eiMttoa. fj Hll.rt )..(.. n.i a lfi an.l P.. Tit HV HVUN URV W HUM AM... - 'Snnma offered the opening prayer. . !' Bins were Introduced as follows: r TV ' .1 j. 1 - election of county superintendents Vt BAWD, UJ IVI-rVIA piBIQUI UG1 MU . .Hare to protect owners of timber trees; by Schulken, to incorporate the supreme ruling of the Fraternal Mystic Circle and toiocorpbrete.the Woodmen of the World In ; North 'Carolina; by Cunningham, to amend -sections 421 and 422 of the code, so that where issues of fact -.nd ques tions of fact arise Inactions of which the courts of equity of the State vTjad jurisdiction prior to the con stitution of 1808, or in a common law Actions based upon; equitable rights involving equitable relief the com' pulsory reference shall not deprive - either party, of. his constitutional right to a trial of the issues of the ; fact arising on the pleadings; by Dixon of Cleveland, to repeal the $10 annual licensetax on physicians. . Bill passed to revise the law as to - Raleigh cotton weighers,, by providing that the county com ''missioners shall in March of Qbach year, elect 3 weighers.' who fare to give $500 bond, the charge to be 7 cents per bale, to be paid by the seller, the commissioners to have au thority at any time to appoint cotton weighers for trie county other than "Raleigh. Blackburn moved that the as signment bill which was tabled yesterday be ' reconsidered. Cook - moved to table. -This , was lost. ' Then Blackburn moved its recom- mlttal to the judiciary. Cook moved to table this motion.. This failed, to prevail. j- The ma was aecorqingiy recommitted and the judiciary cora "t mittee will consider the bill and if it is not in accord with the supreme court's decision make it so. Lusk uo-iraftted that Blackburn ouffht to Interview the members of the judici- .... Utoj. (. h a ik.m nwA v rj wuiiuibwc uuu iwio fcucui . pare such a bill as would suit him. - , Sutton, of Cumberland's bill, "to prevent lynching," by empowering the ; governor to convene speoial - courts instanter in extraordinary cases of emergency, was .taken up and he explained it. It gives the - governor power also to convene supreme court when not in session :.. An1 In lila Inrl ffirwnt' Anil this, ffturt shall give precedence to all such '"rausna urton th governor's sucrtres- tion, and the attorney general snail " prosecute all such cases. Sutton . said the governor can send tho - judge and Bolioltortoany oounty.DIx Ioq of Cleveland said he thought ltameritorlous bill. Duffy said he op posed lynching and favored speedy - trials, but wanted to know whether the people of a county , would have any voice in- the matter of holding the court, Sutton, replied that the . nAM-niw u trlvftn nnwer to Bend -any- judge o?" solicitor not engaged V T V. 1 J MJ ; ,HVU UQ UH.k .VUVM . fliA enlfif. . l lllA .wiAmnlfttA4) law , -yw j"- - - ( '.I - was goodbottsMwMftery was ernor with too nlvclwpwer; as be fore such a step Is taken as calling a necessary for the court to be held. He declared justice needed tighten ing in North Carolina; that tn cases of rape or murder when the offender is in jail; that at the same time the firlBonera ouarht to be civen a fair chance; that the bill made no pro . vision for the removal of cases to . .v.w -i " 11 41.1. V-..- the debate ceased as the House topic ' up the special order, the bill to allow " the Governor to appoint female no taries public, which' was favorably ' reported. Lusk spoke in support of gressivege. . He said lie 'knew, he was venturing upon ground vevtr bc-fore ventured upon ' in JJorth j - Carolina. .He , made the. assertion i that if ihe women were given more authority to govern it would be bet ted for the State.- He declared that wassald women were notfit tohold ?fflce.And yet a woman isgovernorof Jreat Britain. Women today rule the world. He declared that there ' was nothing in the law or the con stitution prohibiting women from holding the office of notary public. Blackburn paid woman a tribute, but said he, feared the bill was un constitutional. McCrary said the attorney general stated that in the absence of an enabling statute the governor could not appoint, but that this was an enabling act which would give the governor the right to appoint if he and the attorney gen eral thought it legal and proper. ' X'usk called the prevlousquestion, which was ordered, and he then de manded the yeas and nays. An amendment was accepted providing thatjthe appointee should file her certificate with the clerk of the court. The vote on the bill was: Ayes 44, nays 55. Blackburn ap plauded this announcement. The bouse resumed the considera tion of the bill allowing the governor to convene special terms of court; Sutton, ofCuraberland, said he agreed to its committal to the judiciary committee (it having never beer, be fore any committee.) He made a mo tion for such committal and it was adopted. On motion the use of the hall was granted for the emancipation cele bration on the evening of Feb. 9. Bilr passed chartering the bank of Greenville. Bill to exempt pro perty owners of Murfreesboro (who lost their property by fire) from tax was re-referred to the finance com mittee, it being stated that it was a bad bill Bill to make the term of register of deeds 4 years, after 1898, was also tabled. Bill passed pro viding for collection of arrears of taxes in Jackson county. Bill that whet;, a deed is filed without witnes ses the grantor may be subpoenaed to produce witnesses to such deed passed after explanation by lusk that It provides that in case a person who makes a deed refuses to ac knowledge its validity witnesses may be subpoenaed to prove the grantor's hand-writing. Bill to protect deer in Hyde county during seven months of the year passed. By leave Hancock introduced a bill to abrogate and repeal the char ter of the Goldsboro and Morehead railway company, to which letters patent was issued by the secretary of state and filed in Wayne county Oct. '30 last. - At 2 o'clock the house took a icessf unlit 7:30.-- SENATE. The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock, ' Lieut Governor Rey nolds presiding. Prayer by Mrr TJtley of tin Senate. Leave of ab sence was granted Mr Hyatt and to Mr McNeill indefinitely. Petition were presented as follows: By Alexander (by request) a peti tion from the employees of the Vic tor Cotton Mills of Charlotte regu lating the hours of labor; this pre scribes 11 hours as a day's work. Bills and resolutions were intro duced as follows: By Dickson, a bill to complete the public roads as provided in chapter 364, laws 1893, Alexander (by request) a bill to pro vide for the erection of a building for the deaf and dumb atMorganton. Ray, a bill to facilitate the trial of civil actions. J , By Moye : A bill to make water courses 8 feet deep and $0 feet wide a lawful fence. By Parker, Alamance, by re quest; a bill to amend the charter of the town of Rocky Mount. By Maxwell : A bi'l to provide for divorces in certain cases of females under 18 years of age. Bills on 3rd reading : To repeal the (Alamance and Chatham bound ary line). " marker offered substi tute : That this shall not go into ef fect until it is ratified by one quar ter of the qualified votes cast at an election to be held on the last Satur day of April 1897, then if one quar ter of the qualified votes be cast "for ratification, " the f clerk -s of a Ala mance county snail so cenvy tne result of the election to the commis sioners of Alamance and Chatham, Provided : that if fram any cause no election be held then this act shall be in full force and effect, McCarthy moved to table theamendment Lost; lyes 39 noes 22, Previous question called and ;roll call demanded. Amendment adopted; ayes 31, noes i Alls on 2nd ' reading ? To fix the time for the qualificationvof jusiioes of the Peace'; providing that the term ofjofftce shall begin as seon as they qualify, 'Passed 2 and' 3 reading. . ' To amend section 1014of the Code, making guardians, administrators and executors indictable for misap propriation of funds,'' passed second and third reading, sfltS. ."'.To . pay registers of deeds of the several 'counties 10 cents for each copy sheet of 100 words, for record ing election returns, passed second and third reading. - s - .i SE&B0AIDVAN1STH1 NC Hoffman Sent a Bid to Gov ernor Russell. OFFERS 10 PER CENT. Will Uivo $400,000 Annually for a Lease on the Road Governor Kussell Heoeived Ihe Hi J Yesterday. The Seaboard lias made a bid on the North Carolmia railroad. President R. C. Hoffman of tho Seaboad Air Line yesterday notified Governor Russell by letter that the Seaboard would give $400,000 a year for a lease on the road. This bid i? equivalent to ten per cent, which is something over two per cent more than theSoutliern has bid. Governor Russell will make the bid public in a few days. The bid of the Seaboard is de pendent entirely upon revocation of the lease by the legislature and the courts. WILL OPEN FRIDAY. The Bom Sheet for Nat Goodwin on ai king's at Nine O clock. The box sheet for Nat Goodwin s notable appearance in this city Wed nesday, February seventeenth, at the Academy of Music will lie put on sale Friday morniDg promptly at 9 o clock. There will be no extra charge down stairs and every chair in the house Jwill be reserved. The only general admission will be to the gallery. There will be little difficulty in filling every scat in the house, as Mr. Goodwin's forthcom ing engagement has created an ex traordinary amountof interest among the people of the city. Mr Goodwin began an engagement In Baltimore Monday, preliminary to his Southern trip, which will be confined to but few of the larger cities. The Baltimore Sun of yes terday savs of him: i'TUa.men-y, uuivIi'kh, hbt- hearted Nat Good win of liulf a score years ago has been transmuted into finer metal, as was evidenced to the large audience which greeted his re appearance in Baltimore last night at Ford's Opera House. ' "The charm otold is still present, the buoyancy, the virility, the good humor. But they are mellowed and rounded, and with them is a deeper note, for Mr Goodwin has learned to make tears as well as to make laughter. Funmaking ant1 pathos lie not far apart in the realm of nr tistic comedy, and the erstwhile bur lesquer is now quite within that realm. There is an added power of facial expression and a seriousness ofmanncr artistically assumed which compelled those who had laughed"' at his jests to show silent gratification in his earnest moments." "Handsome Maxime ElKott is the wife; superb in her dark beauty, ex quisite in her gowns, the acme of grace in her movements, delicate and refined in her acting, tender and winsome in the love passages, sym pathetic in the pantomime of a scene in the third act. Theapplause which was hers was re-echoed for her sis ter, Miss Gertrude Elliott, who is a secoud edition of her sister in dainty duodecimo." NO FEMALE NOTARIES. (Continued from 2nd column.) To elicit information for the better regulation of railroad charges. This resolution requests the governor to call on alT railroad companies and ascertain all the officers who are paid more than $2,500 salary per an num. The object is to reduce pas senger and freight rates. Mr. Smathers moved to re-refer to committee on railroad and rail road commission. . Mr, Grant favored referring the bill as he thought it a bad measure, as the legislature had . no right to know the salary of these qfBoers any more than they, had a right to find out the salary of any other officers. ' - Tha Lieutenant Governors Beaver. Lieutenant Governor : Reynolds spent Sunday at home, returning to Raleigh : to day. Mr. Reynolds - is sporting a beaver. It was pre sented to him, it is said, by Con gressman Settle. It is not very 'be coming to the, Lieutenant-Governor. As a gentleman remarked this morning, "Charley, hasn't enough style about, him for such a-hat; he couldn't be a dude if he wanted "to besides it is known that he wouldn't bo one if he could." Sentinel. - v WHAT WE EXPERIENCED Climatic Conditions Compiled During the Month of January. Tne mean atmospheric pressure was 30.21; the highest pressure 30.07, on the 31st; the lowest press ure 29.82. on the 27th. s The mean temperature was 38. The highest temperature 08, on the 4th, and the lowest temperature 9, on the 29th, The greatest daily range of temperature wa34, on the 28th, and the least daily range of temperature 5, on the 14th. Mean temperature for this month for eleven years was 40.6. The average deficiency of daily mean temperature during the month was 3.8 degrees. The prevailing direc tion of wind was north 3.6 per cent. Total movement of wind was 4932 miles. The maximum velocity of wind, direction, and date was 32 northwest on tho 18th. The total precipitation was 2.2.i inches; -number of days with .01 inch or more of preoipltation 10; average precipitation for this month for eleven years was 4.15 inches. Number of clear days, 12: partly cloudy days, 7; cloudy days 12. THE NEXT ATTRACTION; l olra Momdfordnt the Metropolitan Next Week. The Flora Stamford Company one of the strongest repertoire com panies ever in the South will open up a weeks engagement at the Me tropolitan Hall next Monday in Miss Stamfords own piece, A Soldier Sweetheart. This Company comes to I'aleigh with the highest com mendations of the entire Southern press and it is safe to say that their engagement in Raleigh next week will be a very profitable one. knlph Bingham Friday Night. ltalph Bingham, the clevor monol ogist. humorist and impersonator will appear at Metropolitan Hall Fri day evening, February 5th, under the auspices of the Church Improve ment Society of the First Baptist church. Those who wish ftn evening of thorough enjoyment will do well to attend. The Washington Post of February 1st has the following to say of him: "Mr. Ralph Bingbam,v-of the Pen and Pencil fclub, PhilaoVphia, left for home yesterday. Mr. Bingham came to Washington to attend the dinner of the Grid-iron Club, and his recitation was one of the most enjoyable features of the dinner. The laughter which accompanied his rendition of his story proved in fectious and set the pace for the evening s jollity. " Reserved seats can be procured at King s drug store for the nominal charge of 50 cents. Children under twelve years, 25 cents: galleries 25 cents. Fair Weather. The weather is generally fair over the central valley, eastern and southern states, although the storm still lingers on the North Carolina coast. The heaviest rainfall during the past 24 hours was 1.76 inches at Washington. The barometer is also low in the west, with a ridge of high barometer covering the Mississippi valley, be tween the two areas of low barome ter Increasing cloudiness prevails in the west, with southerly winds. It is still below freezing in the east lake region, with snow at De troit and Cleveland. The lowest temperature Wednesday morning was 8 above zero at Bismark, N. D. Gen. Cralghlll Retires. Gen. Craixhill head of engineers has retired tit his own request, and the President nominated Col. John R. Wilson to succeed him with the rank of brigadier general Gen. Craighill has been eligible for re tirement since July 1, 1893, and would have been retired July 1, next. He has served 48 years with a total of but six months leave of absence during that time. Gen. Craighill is the father of Prof. Craighill, of the A. and M. College, who is so favorably known tn Raleigh. Guthrie Joins the Minority. It is stated by many of the minor ity Populists that Major Guthrie has taken a stand with them as against Senator Butler and that he has en dorsed their course fully. Kesler, McDuffie and olhers vouch for this. Some one told Marshall Mott of Guthrie's change and he remarked that the Democratic party had lost a very faithful adherent. - ., The flop of Buck Kitchin to the minority was spoken of at the same time. ' With that wearied look about his face Marsh said: ' r:tr Ob, Hell.'.1 ' , Plan to Create an Eledio" Commission, CONTROL ELECTIONS Would be Taken from the Chairman PopullHts Will Demand the Peniten tiary Tonight A Kick Being Made on Keinhardt by Pop. Senator Marion Butler arrived in the city -this morning from Washing ton. His visit here at this time is of more than passing political sigmfi cance, but as yet tho man is to le found who has ascertained the ob ject of it. Republicans say tL at Butler comes here to checkmate Harry Skinner in bis manouvers. It Is known that Senator Butler comes in response toa telegram requesting his presence, Senator Butler was as lively as a two-year old this morn ing and he never looked better. He had nothing to say regarding Ins visit The committee on elections lias under advisement a plan by which the election machinery will be taken from the hands of the chairmen of the three political parties and placed in the hands of an election commis sion, who shall be named by the leg islature, and all three parties are to have a representative. Tins scheme, it is said, will receive a fa vorable report from the election committee and will be supported by the republicans and populist minor ity. It does not take long to guess that this is a republican scheme, the 1 purpose of which is to keep the pop ulist organization, which is hostile to the republicans, from doing the latter any damage. Buck Kitchen has joined the min ority populists. Ho went in the caucus last night and endorsed the course of tho minority, said Skinner had done wrong in co-operating with the republicans, but acted honorably after he did so. ne denounced But ler as a traitor. Congressman Skin ner, Reinhardt, of Cabarrus, Mew borne, Garrett and others spoke. After the visiting statesman finishedspeakingthey were tendered a vote of thanks. They retired and the minority members entered into a discussion of the various kinds of pie. Four fifths of the members de clared themselves in opposition to giving the republicans the peniten tiary. The sentiment was over whelming in favor of the populists having the penitentiary. Representative Fagan, of the min ority says that Reinhardt will never be superintendent. Commodore Bobbitt, one of the immortal nineteen says: "We will fight to the last ditch for the peni tentiary. Reinhardt would have been better off if be had delivered his speech in Cabarrus county or somewhere else instead of in our caucus last night. ' It is understood that there is a strong sentiment among the minority populists in favor of Senator MaCaskev for the penitentiary. The two conference committees of the minority populists and the re publicans will get together tonight. Senator McCaskey says that the Populists will demand t'.e peniten tiary. Death of Mrs. . I. cddlns. Mrs. W. I. Eddias, of Charlotte, sister of Dr. R. B. Ellis, of Raleigh died yesterday morning in the 73rd year of her age. Mrs. Kddins leaves six children, Messrs. Chas W., Jno R., and George, and Mrs K L Craven ol Concord, Mrs W F Williams, of Portsmouth and Mrs L A Devereux, of Charlotte. Mrs Eddins was for some years a resident of Raleigh. The many friends of the family extend their heartfelt sympathy. White s Case in Baltimore. Mr. Edward Gay While, who spent several weeks in Raleigh last sum mer, claiming to be a representative of the New York oumalj has been under trial in Baltimore for the larceny of $6,000 from H. D. New oomb, a well-known sportkig man. The Baltimore Sum, t)f yesterday says: The case of Edward Gay White, charged with tie larceny of ft,0QQ from Horatio Dalion Newcomb, of New York, was concluded yester day "in th criminal court before Judges Harlen and Wickes. without a jury, and was held sub curia. Iff '.(ANY WANT IT 1 .ocation ol tha keformaloiy will be V l eft to the Trustee. The l)i 1U to establish a reforma tory will come up before the com mittee this advening Several bills have been introduced providing for a prison for youthful criminals, but the one by Dr. Dixon is most satis factory. None of the bills refer to the loca tion of the institution, but that is left with the trustees. A number of towns have made application for the reformatory, Ilillsboro beinff among the number. The Board of Alder men should see that Raleigh has a proper showing. TODAY'S" MARKETS. Nsw York, Feb. a. Murkelquolationsfurnlshnd by E. B. Cuthbert A Co., 30 Broad street, New York, and .105 Wilmington street, Raleigh N. C over their special wire: opicN-lHion- row- clos ing. EST. EST. INO i ; oi 7 OK 7 6i 7 05- 7 11 7 11 7 11- 1 7 10 7 IS 7 14 7 17 7 ltf 7 it 7 19 7 22- ! 7 25 7 20 7 25 7 27 7 24 7 28 7 24 7 2i 0 92 6 4 6 92 0 94- 0 "9 fi 82 8 79 6 82- 6 79 8.1 6 79 6 83- ti b.l 6 811 (i 83 6 87 teady; sales 1,400, MONTHS. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept'mb'r. October, Novemb r, December, Closed stoady ; sales 68,000 bales. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: New York stock Market. Sugar HOt American Tobacco 7.i Burlington and Quincy 70i Chicago Gas 78i Amorlcan Spirits Ml General Electric 36 Louisville and Nashville Mi Manhattan 971 Rock Ialaml 071 Southern l'l-efomxl 291 St. Paul 761 TennesBco (;oal ".ml li-oi 29 J Western Union K3i Chicago Drain and lrovlslon Market. Thefollowing were the oloffmg quo tations on the ChicagoGrainand Pro vision market today: Wheat-May, 711; July "U. Corn-May, 24; July, 251. Oata May 19. July 181; Pork January, ;May, 7,5 j I.ard January ; May, 3.85 Clear Rib S idea May 3.87. Llrerpool Cotton Market. February 3.57 February-March 1.57 1 March-April April-May May-June June-July July-August 3.I.J r Closed steady ; sales 10,000 buies. BUSINESS MEN. I mm the Touns on the S. A. 1.. Met Yes terday In Southern Pines. At the invitatiou of the Seaboard Air Line Kail Road given through Mr. John T. Patrick, Manager of the Industrial Department of the road, a meeting of prominent business men. residents and active workers in the various cities and towns on the Seaboard Air Line, from Ports' mouth to Atlanta, was held on Tues day Feb. 2nd at Southern Pines. Col. John J. Dyer of Viginia, was made chairman of the meeting and Mr. George Allen of this city, Secre tary. The object of this meeting was to fully explain the plans of the Rail Road, and ot Mr. Patrick, as man ogerof the Industrial and immigra tion department, regarding the de velopment of the county through which the road operates The meeting was an harmonious assembly of aboutseventy-tiveactive intelligent men, who are alive to the advantages that accrue to the sever al States by this movement. These men have been selected to represent the matter iu their several sections, and others will be invited to co-operate, and to assist in making a suc cess of the movement Col. T. J. Anderson, the General Passenger Agent was present, and together withMr. Patrick, tbey fully explained to if plans, asking for the fullest co-operation of the citizens of the States in the movement to devel op tbe resources and to bring addi tional eituvns and capital into the South. i jr. O. T. A. M. " ,' Regular meeting Raleigh Conncil, No. 1, J. O. U. A. M.,, toight at 8 o'clock. A full attendances hv de sired. Initiation of candidatca'and other very important business. J. E. Bridges, - Councelor... mm. Minor Matters ManipnlntVil for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot Pourrl of the News 1'lutnreJ im Pa per Points and People Pertinently Pleked and Pithily Pn In I'rint. Solid or H F.Seweli Is in Ihe city. Mr W G Kgertou, of Macon, is here. Mr W J Tally, of Cumnock, is here. Mr J 1'l.eak, of Rockingham, m in the city. Mr J E Davis, of Itockinghuui, is at the Park. Mr Win Gilchrist, of Wilmington, is here. Mr J M Bruton. of Wilson, is at the Park. Mr A J Galloway, of Goldsboro is in the city. Mr R N Page, of Aberdeen, ar rived here today. The Asheville Citizen has ordered type-setting machines. Mr Walker Taylor, of Wilmington arrived in the city today. Mr S F Earnhardt, of Concord, ' arrived in the city today. Col J D Hawkins, of 'awulake, Mississippi is in the city, the guest of Col A B Andrews. Miss Lilly Hicks will entertain the Euchre club Friday evening at her home on North Blount street. . Miss Emma Jefferson and Miss Myrtle Lee, of Danville, W, are the guests of Miss Minnie Barbee. All members of the B. B. B. are requested to be present at drill at the Governors Guard Armory at 4 o'clock tomorrow evening. The Stinson Lumber Compauy, of Newbern, sustained a loss of $50, 000 to 170,000 by fire last Friday night. Insurance 130,000. Mrs Cunningham, the charming wife of Hon John S Cunningham, the representatie from Person arrived in thecity yesterday and will remain here several weeks. Henry Wall, the colored man who was shot at Forestvillo Saturday night is in a very precarious oondlr tion so Dr. Powers, the attending physician writes Sheriff Jonrs This evening Judge Norwood will appear before the committee on ju diciary in his own behalf. Judge -Norwood will not resign if the Leg islature will give him another op portunity to live a strictly sober life. Mr. S. H. Bean has been promoted to general supervisor of the Imme diate Benefit Association of Balti -more. Mr. Bean is a bustler and knows no defeat in the insurance business. Fashions for February ,an illustrat ed monthly Journal for American women devoted to fashion, fact, fiction and fun, published by A. B. Stronach and furnished free of charge to his customers is now ready for distribution. Deputy Sheriff Wray, of Rocking ham county, brought four convicts to the penitentiary yesterday Qf the four, two go up for twelve months and two for three years each. Their offences were robbery, burglary, etc. Col. Olds in his correspondence says : It is said that the new beat ing apparatus in the Agricultural and Mechanical College here is in part a failure. That is, in some of tbe dormitories the steam actually froze in radiators last week. The executive committee of the North Carolina Insane Asylum met in regular monthly session at the asylum last night and transacted the regular routine business. Th com mittee consists of R. R Cotton, John R. Smith and Dr, R. H. Speight, all of whom were, present. .PresidentiK. Cunon Hoffman, of tbe Seaboard Air Line, has returned from Atlanta, Ga., where he went to inspect the new freight depot erected there. This depot was opened yea-, terday and the Seaboard bas one of ? the largest and handsomest freight v depots In the country i , That of the r Ne York Central in New York ity is .believed, to be the only one ased for freight that Is larger than the . sew Atlanta depot. . , ; "