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CHARLOTTE, C, SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER 261895.
PRICE 5 CENTS
1
KRABUKHn XTfira, 189. -KKPORT
OF THE CONDITION
Wackia Loan & IVost Company,
At Winston, In tb 8tte of North Carolina,
t the close ot business Bept. 28, 1896, ,
,
' - BMOVXCH. .
; Loans and discounts.
-Overdraft .......
.tSBTJtsaoi
44 OT
- Stock and bond .
Banking bouse, furniture and flx
i tares
. Real estate . . . , ... .
Dae from banks.-.
: Cnecks and other cash. Items .
Specie .....S20.SM S5
Currency ; 18,M 00
Fractional sliver, nickels
and ce&ti 836 86
. 1,670 W
JR.5S5 14
,m rs
T8.788 40
,44 a
smso to
Total...
. .$505,1 SS 01
I . -
- LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. 0,000 00
yuuifiuni prouw, ini expenses
and taxes paid.
Due to other bank
Deposits subject to check
Certifies--;' -tenoslfr
Time daSifil . ... ":"V
' Cashier's c JLcks outstanding
11.096 07
9,187 14
SW.A00 10
86.48 64
8.198 sr
659 88
tTotat........... $.v."S of
1
x, Henry F. Sbaffner, treasurer of the
. Wachovia Loan and Trait Comosnj, do sol
' emnly swear that the above statement Is
trus to the be t of my knowledge and be
Met. H. F. Shaffmbji, Treasurer. "
5 8 worn to and subscribed before we this
. 4th day ol October, 18.
" i W. H. Wood, Notary Public.
I Correct Attest:
w. B. Carter,
N. 8. Sikwzks,
t C H. Fools;,
" Directors
SPECIAL NOTICES.
D
R, E. P. KEERAN8,
DENTIST, N
7 West Trade Street,
Charlotte, N. O.
OUR brass cabinet picture frames are
the most stylish things of the kind
yet brought to the city.
Wiieklkr Wall Paper Co.
FOR RENT. 6-room dwelling North
Church. 7-room South Tryon.
W. 8. Alexandkr.
R. D. W. DILLEHAY.
DENTIST.
Office No 8 South Tryon 8treet,
Charlotte, N. O.
0't FLAKE, wbeatflake, cracked
wheat, Vglutena, granula, plain
and self-risingHmckwheat, farina, sago,
tapioca, barley, dried bennst split peas,
lentils, corn starch. Horseford's bread
preparation and Royal baking powder
4 Bethune & White.
PLAIN and stone rings.
Lot of them for you to
make a selection from at
J. O. Palamountain's.
HEINZ S sweet pickles, mince meat,
jellies, preserves, olives, apples,
cranberries, oranges, bananas, raisins,
pears, currants, prunes, citron, candy,
nuts. Phone 94. J no. W. Todd.
FOR SALE. Very desirable resi
dence, 5 minutes from hotels, on
sSouth" Tryon. All
electric calls.
A. D. M. Osbobne, Real Estate.
Before you go to buy your JEWELRY,
go to 14 North Tryon street. Beau
tiful stock in
WATCHES, DIAMONDS, CLOCKS
and JEWELRY.
Very low prices.. All kinds of repairing
a specialty.
A. FRANK, Jeweler.
A. D. M. OSBORNE,
REAL : ESTATE
AND
Investors': Correspondent,
CHARLOTTE, N: f.
OFFICfE HOURS: J m. to 11
(4 p. m. to 6
m.
m.
FOR
1896
Wholesale and Retail Druggists:
DR. V. II. WAKEFIELD
WIIX BS IN HIS OFFICE AT
509 N Tryon St., Charlotte,
All days except Friday and Saturday
of each week.
'Phonk 74,
Practice limited to
Nr nd Thoat.
LOOK !
The
pollcy-hokH rs last yPar 72 per cent W
are ? the same line'of buMness-ar yu
Agt. IV. L. S. M. Fire Insurance Co.
, ChSlds Co.
18 and 20 Thomas Street, N. Y.
D)lQoods
omission
w Merchants.
Consignments of Cotton
joods Solicited.
iiiDerai advances made if
desired.
MARBLE MONUMENTS FADE,
BUT
IREDELL GRANITE
Id EVERLASTING.
CKARtornt
ORANITX COMPAICT.
CHAS. 0. HOOK,
AR CHITECT,
CHARLOTTE, N. O.
Salem
Almanacs
f John R. Irwia k C. L Misenheimer,
I Tfiysicians and Snrgebiis,
- Office No. 3V Harty building, opposite
2d Presbyterian church.
;JQ- H. O, HERRING,
DENTIST,
I Has located in Charlotte for the prac
i tice of his profession, and respectfully
I asks the public for a share of their pat-
ronaffe. OfSoe to the Davidson building-.
rcsricn satisfied.
Bladen's Defaulting Ex-TreMorer Obn
vleted aad 8entBee4 to fear Tears.
Special to the Observer,
CLAfeitToi, Oct. 25.--John M. Benson,
the defaulting ex-treasurer of Bladen
county, has been tried and convicted at
the Superior Court, now in session.
The sentence Is four years in the btate
prison and-f500 fine. The "coanty lost
$4,000 by Benson's default y ; .
A Blcvele Factory Wall FaUs, In j arias
Several Fersonc
Clkvklasd, O., Oct H5. A, special
from Clyde. O., says:' About 90 feet of the
east wall of the Elmore Manufacturing
Company's bicycle factory fell Into the
street at 7:30 o'clock this morning. A
dozen persons were burled in the de
bris. Two were fatally injured and
seven others seriously hurt. -,
Index to This Honlaf't Advertisements.
Too will find theGreat Story Tellers,'
half hour series, Just oat, at Stone A Bar
ringer's. . Koeert A Co. will give you a good salt for
$3. Call and see them.
Three famous artists In one concert at As
sociation Hall Tuesday, October ztth.
Ludden A BstesVgouthern Haal -House,
If : 'ST "VI heeler, manager.
E. L. Fropst wants to sell or exchange real
estate.
The Wheeler Wall Paper Co. has a stylish
lot of brass cabinet picture frames.
Wi 8. Alexander has two nice houses for
rent.
Belgle has something new in the Derby
curtain. Call and see It.
There is nothing so good for rough skin.
chapped face and hands. You will Had It at
Jordan's.
LOCAL VEATBEB BKPOBT.
S. Li. Doshxb. Observer,
Charlotte. N. C, Oct. 25, 1886, 8 p. m.
BA ROM
800
TIM?.
t
VXATHIE.
Clear.
! PSXOlr-ITAT'W
I .00
staximnm, 13; mlnimnm, 49.
Correspondina date last year :
Maximum, 08; minimum, el.
WEATHER FORECAST.
For T orth Carolina Fair ; westerly winds
warmer in nonawtsi portion.
PEOPLE'S COLOMN
lO Cents a Use, Six Words to the line.
TjTORBALiE atabaroain
Xj entt. well-brrd horse,
stables for three days only.
Nice, young
K1
IM BALL'S Kentucky Horse Bale:
ill sell at Wads worth's stables 6n
Saturday. October 2flrn, one carload nice
saddle and harness hoiS-s. Von all know
who 1 am. and the class of stock I handle.
If you need anything in my line, would be
pirattea io see you at mis saie. itespect'
iuiiy, eronewau j. ivimoau.
"117 KITK to the Observer Printing
House
T T ior samples ana prices oi
ftrst-lass
pi In ted stationery.
ATA BAKQA1N Nloe 9-room house.
E. M . Andrews.
wiLLmet anybody's price on any
work to be first-class. Ooservcr Printing
M ciasa oi priQUDir ana Kaaraniee ou
TTIOR RENT A great opportunity. One
AJ of Co-iilotte's best t uslntss Mands for
rent. That very eligible business place now
oucupipu oy Messrs. uotier Or ULeoster, in
my row of stores opposite city hall, for rent.
Possession git en November 1st. Apply to
A L.L CLASSES of printing executed at
iuo uoseryer r-nncing uooie. isest
worit ana lowest prices prevail.
TTMJR SA.LE CHEAP A modern 6-room
jl. cottage, is. M. Aoarewo.
T EST WORK and lowest prices are wha
JJ you want. Then call at the Observer
f-riutiDg iiouse.
D
ONT FORGE r the Observer Printing
House wnen yon neea joo printing.
1 85,000 POUNDS HAY Orders promptly
A and satisfactorily filled. J. B. Myers, 802
. xrsae ot.., iaariot&e, n. u.
ins House, Charlotte, N C., for a Bam
ui an uiasBtm 01 ccuiuiriviai priii uixig
$6,000
Worth of Improved real estate in Maiden
Catawba county, N. C 'or sale or exchange
for timber land In North Carolina, near
rauroaa. ijmiaines an new and all rented
is now making from 8 to i on investment.
ror xuriner particulars, aaaress
E. L. PROPST.
"Dealer In all kinds of Lumber, Shingles,
ubui, wqoq me, cnariott-, jn. u
Association - Hall,
Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Co irtr one AsfJcfc 1m
3S UUIVU0 M t.Hl SIS n
One Concert. o3
Rafael Diaz Albertina,
The Celebrated Spanish Violinist
Rosa Linde,
America's Greatest Contralto
Clementino De Macchi,
Famous Young Italian Pianist
Admission, 50c, 75c and $1. Reserved
seats at Jordan's.
THE
Commercial National Bank
OF CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Paid up capital,
Surplus,
8175.000.00
- 177,907.76
$352,907 76
1421,383.49
Deposits,
Total assets,
S65,445.59
DDXECTOBS:
W. E. Holt,
J. 8. 8pencer,
Jas. H. Holt,
Frank Coxe,
L. Banks Holt,
R- M. White.
Wm. Johnston,
Lawrence S. Holt,
John L. Morehead,
H. C. Eccles,
R. M. Miller.
officers:
J. 8. Spencer, President,
A. Q. Brenizer, Cashier,
- D. H. Anderson, Teller.
NOTICE.
Your city taxes for 1895 - have been
due since Oot-ber 1st and the city needs
me money, .riease call at' once and
settle.
W. B. TAYLOR,, C. T. C.
Oct. 24th, 1895. ?
"THE VERY BEST,"
Is what you are sure to say
:." Of
after using it. Kotbiog else r
is as good for rough skin, ; -chapped
face and hands,
- and for use after Bhavinj.
Prepared and sold by
R.H. Jordan & Co.,
PrescrlptlonitSs
THE COMMERCIAL BEP0RTS.
DtTHS AND BRADSTBJOnnl KXTIEW8.
October
Fail area O ' Ooed Thlsg By
of the Break la Cotto IS That
ef she Frssr MsvssMSt ef the Btaple.aad
the Cooseqaeat Postpoaoinewt of tb
' Dssr of GUExprts-Tb Ires TrSds
TaxUle BSaaafactarerri Disturbed By the
"Doellao ta Gsnsa. jft'l"
: Nbw York, Oct. 5 25. R. G. Don &
Co., in their weekly review of trade, is
sued to-morrow, will say: ' Fail ores in
October thns far show liabilities of
7,634,531, of which S3,93a,I75 were of
manufacturing and $3,621,558 of trad
ing concerns Last year the aggregate
was, $5,639,791. of which $2,629,671 was
of manufacturing and : $2,959,567 of
trading concerns. In 1893 failures the
same week were $15,072,920. Failures
this week are 231 in the United States
against 231 last year.
Ten days ao gold exports seemed
very near. But the break In cotton
which then began ripened on Monday
into a collapse sufficient to justify hope
of a freer movement. Hides have also
dropped sharply at Chicago; leather is
weaker and the adjustment of prices to
Iffil jn&tefld imaginary conditions
progresses rapidly. Already lower
prices in iron have brought out some
important contracts. Labor difficulties,
though including a strike of many
Pennsylvania coal miners, who do not
seem to be succeeding, are on the whole
of no serious importance. Money mar
kets cause remarkably little trouble,
considering the heavy movement
of
products. Cooler weather has general
ly helped retail trade, and with in
creased consumption by the millions
the way will be clear for better busi
neas.
Iron boasts some good contracts this
week, one from Russia for several
months production of armor-plate by
the Uarnegie works, one for govern
ment appraisers' stores here, aid others
for 2,600 freight cars, with prospect
or as many more. Bessemer pig ad
v&nces, but finished products on the
whole decline as much as other pig
iron not rising. It is too late in the
season for good business in structural
forms or pipes, and tank steel is lower,
with sheets weaker. Rails to October
1570,000 tons delivered and 708,000
tons sold makes a pitiful record for
works which have turned out ove
2,000,000 tons in a year, but this only
renders more surprising the increase in
other uses of iron. Whether tin plate
works win take 3W,uuo,ooo pounds
steel this year, as the latest official report
indicates, win depend on prices, and
sales of coke below the latest establish
ed prices are noticed, with the largest
production on record.
Textile manufacturers have been for
the moment disturbed rather than help
ed oy tne decline in cotton, as It check
buyinsr of some fabrics, with lower
prices for print cloths, and prospects of
lower prices for other goods. The de
mand for worsteds and dress goods is
encouraging, while in woolen goods the
situation does not improve. Although
nioes nave fallen fully half a cent at
Chicago, and some kinds of leather are
lower, quotations of boots and shoes do
not change and many factories have
stopped for a time. Exports for the
week are 40 per cent., and for three
weeks 6 per cent, larger than last year,
but imports were for the week 34 per
cent., ana ior tnree weeks 30.8 per cent
larger tnan last year. Obviously
moderate movemenlof securities this
way, or anv serious check in exports of
cotton, would quiokly effect changes,
BBADSTBKKI'S REPORT.
The Benewed Demand for Pig Iron, Up
ward Tendency In Cereals and Liquids
tlon In the Cotton Market the Features.
New York, Oct. 25. Bradstreet's to
morrow will say: The volume of general
trade for two weeks has hardly reached
expectations and now assumes the Char
acter of between seasons. Wholesale
dealers in seasonable staples, such as
dry goods, clothing, hats and shoes, re
port only a fairly active business, ex
ceptions being at such points as New
York, Baltimore, Chicago, Kansas City
ana uuiutn. rne total number of fail
ures throughout the United States dur
ing the week is 259, against 289 for the
previous week and 221, 329 and 220 for
the corresponding weeks In 1894, 1893
and lay a.
A noteworthy feature of the week is
the revival in demand for pig iron, the
upward tendency In quotations of lead
ing cereals, and the liquidation in the
cotton market. Sales of cotton good
have been helped by favorable weather
and Eastern as well as Southern mills
are well sold up. Wool remains steady
in price, ana Holders look for an ad
vance.
While the bank clearings total this
week is still of large proportions, $1,
151,000,000, it falls off 1 per cent, from
last week, due in part to the check in
the volume of general trade, indica
tions of which have been noted fof a
fortnight. But this week's clearings
are per cent, heavier than in the
like week last year.
At the South the reaction in the cot
ton market has made itself felt, dealers
at Texas distributing points reporting
a temporary cneck in the demand.
This is true also at Nashville, Jackson
ville, Augusta and Savannah. But at
many other points throughout the
South, collections continue good and
general trade satisfactory.
HE WANTS A REPRIKVE.
. Convicted Bribe-Taking; Councilman
Not at All Pleased With the Idea of Go
ing to the Pea.
New Orleans. La.. Oct. 25 R
Councilman Neuffia Deudossat. con
victed and sentenced for accenting i
bribe, and in whose behalf a great press
ure was orougnt to Dear unon the board
oi paraons ror a commutation of sen
tence to the parish prison instead of
tne penitentiary, has filed an applica-
. i A i .t irs
iuu wnn governor roster ior a re
prieve. The grounds for the applica-
" re oasea on tne xact that there
being no Lieutenant Governor. hl stu
plfeation for commutation was not
acted on by a full, board, and that At
torney ueneral Cunningham was favor.
able to granting a commutation hut
that any action by him was of no avail
oecause oi judge r erguson s course.
xne uovernor Has the Question of re
prieve unaer consideration. The ap
plication postpones Deudossat'a removal
to the penitentiary until Governor Fos
ter nas acted on tt.
The Women Editors.
Atlahta, Oct. 25. Patters vo ma
before the Woman's National Press As
sociation as toiiows: Mrs. Relva a
Lock wood, "The Inspiration of Press
v org, A.ate Fairmont Woods. Jii.
tice in Journalism"; Mrs. Dora
voornees, -uur jroreiathers": man n
Colby; "Woman's Debt to the Daily
fress"; ur. Koaetta Gilchrist, "Lit
erary x-jrotecnnics Airs. Mary 8
Lockwood, "A Literary Round-Un.'
Am Express Coaspaav Baa aa Eye for Bar.
Grajtd Rapids. Mich.. Oct 1a n
the messengers in the employ of the
American Express Company have been
furnished an outfit of -Winchesters and
revolvers to resist anv train mhhH
The company also advises its men to
become perfect In rifle and revolver
practice and hints that fn the near fu
ture trizea will "h tHnt tA th. mnat
'proficient marksmen. .
THK A.B. J, STHOD,
Om Haadred Delegates Preeeat the First
Day Bev. I. G Boyr Elected Moderator
for the Wext Meeting, Which Will Take
' Place la Texas." ,
Correspondence of the Observe-; - "
i Dot West, Si OV, OcV 24 The Asso
ciate Reformed Synod of the South met
in this place to-day at 11 o'clock. It was
opened -with a sermon by ' Rev. G. R.
White on Ephesians 43. It was a most
thoughtful and carefully prepared dis
course and on every side there-was
heard the heartiest ' commendation.
Rev. O E. McDonald, the moderator
elect, took, the chair. About 100 dele
gates were enrolled during the day.
The Memphis, Kentucky, Virginia and
Arkansas Presbyteries were unusually
well represented.
A most touching and - pathetic letter
from Rev. D. F. Haddon, one of the
oldest ministers of the Synod, was read,
explaining his absence. Dr. E. T. Boyce
was appointed to answer it in behalf of
the Synod.
Rev. John T. Chalmers, of Philadel
phia, and Rev; M. M. Patterson, of
Wilkinsburg, Pa., the delegates from
it,. n.it.j T.k.... niTA..i.
introdflUjed to the Synod
i . ""IV"
No business of any importance was
transacted, the day being given largely
to the boards and committees. ,
Rev. H. M. Henry, of Alabama,
preached at night a very original and
striking sermon from the text, "I Ter
tius, salute you." He has a command
ing pulpit presence and wonderful im
aginative and descriptive powers.
Rev. C. E. McDonald bids fair to
make an unusually fine moderator.
Rev. J. S. Grier, one of the delegates,
has been sick since his arrival.
All of Friday morning nearly was
taken up with reading of papers.
Rev. T. G. Boyce was elected moder
ator for next meeting.
Monticello, Ark., Mt. Zion, Mo., and
Ohicota, Texas, wefe put in nomination
for next place of meeting. Chicota
was selected by an overwhelming vote.
IMPBOTED BALING NECESSARY.
The New England Cotton Man nf actnrers'
Association Dlseosaes Subjects of Inter
est in Their Work.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 25. The New
England cotton manufacturers say that
the method of packing cotton must be
reformed. Improvement in baliug was
the leading theme of to-day's session of
the manufacturers. Several able papers
were read on the subject. W. E. An
derson, of Little Rock, Ark., advocated
a cylindrical bale. A paper by Presi
dent u j. liall, or the St. Liouis cotton
excnange, on tne same sublect, was
read. Mr. Edmunds, of the Manufac
turers' Reoord, spoke on the growth of
tne cotton industry in the South. The
cylindrical bale is coming into use in
Texas, which leads in improved pack
ing. ine present metnod was pro
nounced by several speakers to be be
hind -the time, crude and injurious to
the strength or the fibre. Jerome Hill
of St. Louis, spoke on baling and com
pressing, endorsing the cylindrical bale
and cotton ginners compress system
mr. bamcnas declared tnat no one
can question the South's great future
in cotton manufacturing, but this, said
tie, does not necessarily involve a de
crease in manufacturing by New Eng
land or ureat Britain.
A party of fifty from the association
will go down to-morrow on a specia
train to uoiumous, Ua , to see the cot
ton mil's there; The ladies from New
England were given a reception this
afternoon by Mrs. E. C. Peters, and to
night the gentlemen were entertained
at dinner by the Georgia Manufacturers
Association.
ENGLAND BIK8 RUSSIA.
The Latter's Treaty With the Celestials
Means the Virtual Annexation ot China
London, Oct. 24. The Pall-Mall Ga
sette prints a long article commenting
upon the dispatch published in the
Times from its Hong-Kong correspond
ent stating that a treaty was recently
concluded between Russia and China
by the terms of which Russia obtains
the right of anchorage for her fleet at
Port Arthur, the right to construct and
operate railways and other advantages
of great commercial value. The Ga
zette assumes that this means that Rus
sia has practically annexed China, if
the conclusion of the treaty ib a fact
Japan, the paper says, will certainly
reiuse to leave rort Artnur, and Eng
land will oppose it to the death. The
treaty also means the presence of Rus
sian warships off Vancouver and Syd
ney, and England .must act vigorously
and immediately, both by means of dip
lomacy ana getting ner neets ready.
I he Globe, in an article on the same
subject, says: "Neither England, the
United States, Japan nor Germany will
sanction a partition of China wh'ch
would virtually render the Pacific
Ocean a Franco-Russian lake and seal
the markets of China against their
commerce; .
The St. James Gazette savs: "It i
obvious that if Russia has squeezed
China into such an agreement we must
intervene. War with Russia, with all
its risks and possibilities, would be less
disastrous than to allow her, without
striking a blow, to get such a grip on
China."
SOUTHERN RAILWAY EARNINGS.
Fair Increase of Earnings Over Ex
penses, Both for September and the
Past Three Months. '
New York, Oct. 25. The Southern
Railway earnings are as follows, for the
periods named:
September, Mileage
189a. 4,414 26.
oross earnings; .... $l,SB,74 18 $100.84? 7
jvxoenaes and taxes.. i.r.MS.4ia 7s i 9i k
nvi, earnings 6(7,174 45 88,568 48
Per cent.
expenses to earnings, in-
crease, 66.5.
July 1st to September 30th, 1895
Gross earnings $4,W1.189 ffS $38 '.840 26
Expenses and taxes.. 1498.511 8 13978 61
Net earnings.. 1,862,677 99 171,661 76
Per cent, expenses to earnings, 70.7.
The University Football Team Off for the
Field of Glory,
Special to the Observer.
Chafell Hill, Oct. 25 The football
team left this afternoon to play three
games, as ionows: With the Universitv
of Georgia, in Atlanta. Octnh. 2-
vanaerout university. In TMaahvilln
October 28; Sewanee. in Sewanw r-
tober 29. The team is made up of Mer
rill ana oregory, ends ; Baird and
Wright, tacklers; Collier and Hurlev.
guards; White, center; Moore and Ste
vens, Halves; Whitaker, quarter-back:
Butler, full-back: Nieklin. Winat
O-. 1 w hi .
oiamey, wunams, 8uostltutes;TJrem,
manager; TreochaM, coach. The team
will have a dav for sicht-aeeintr in At.
lanta and return to the hUI Thursday
A Freight la Georgia Goes Down With a
Barnlng Trestle.
Savannah. Ga Oct. 251?
ears of a sooth -bound
On the F. O. &P. Rail mad VAt k.A,..k
. ,...Uiu8 reua oeiween bavannab
hnsntaa a. . , .
uuuk-wH ana Kavannsh iuo
uiKus iast nicnt and au V,.,nn 4.i.
the trestle.. The train consisted of 25
cars. ; The engine and part of the train
f!!" the trI8tle be'ore it was seen
that it was on fire. Tha nii. .v"
train went dawn in a hean. evu-
narrow ravine beneath the trestle? and
bnrned with it. No one was kUled
Two trainmen wr n,,i , "rT
The railroad offlciai. believe th.?7be
fire was the, wori of Incendiaries and
detectives were pnt on the case at once.
COL. DOCKERY WANTS TO RUN
. , ,i. H i, i e i an .
HX yirfc-S A PLAIN ATOWAt OV XT.
Kltchia and Wb I taker Tell Bins He
Elected la lfe8- Senator Xtowd a Wlt-
. aeea la the Penitentiary Director Case
Tn "Midway". Peataro of ho State
' Fair Senator Batler Says Bo Wants -ta
' Co -Ope rate Against Oold Bags, ot
Wita Them Abell and WaddeU Dis
solve Co-partnership Wake Forest Csa-
aot Hereafter Flay Football Off IU Owa
Groanda,
Special to the Observer.
Ralk-gh. Oct 26. This was "the last
dav of the State Fair, There was
shower early In the day which partially
and the attendance was fairly large.
The total attendance has not been
nearly as large as it was last year, but
yet It is said the society will get more
money, as there were great n ambers
of free passes last year. This year the
free list was extremely limited
The only bad feature Of the fair, and
it was one which cannot be too severely
condemned, was on
what has come to
'
1 10 Ukirs and ail sorts of 6hows. Presi
dent Carr and Secretary Nichols say
they did : hot know what vile things
some of these shows were when they
granted them licenser. Yesterday Pres
ident Carr saw one of these shows and
last night a resolution was unanimously
adopted declaring that they would not
any longer be allowed to remain on the
grounds. This order ought to stand for
all time at the fair. Ten years ago
such shows would not have been al
lowed, and the toleration and patron
age of the public show a decadence in
moral tone which is deplorable. All
the fairs in the State should stern If
bar out the "Hochee-Keochee dances
and that sort or thing; for they are
abandoned women, whose postures and
costumes are but for one purpose. The
men who managed the shows used lan
guage that was nothing if not sugges
tive.
Col. Kennehan Cameron, the new
president of the fair society, says he
proposes to make the next fair a great
one and to begin work now to that end
Col. Julian S. Carr has made au excel
lent president and deserves the thanks
so heartily given him.
There is quite a surprise at the news
that Senator Abell. of Johnston, who
was known as one of the fighting Demo
crats in the last Legislature, has gone
over to the Populists. Persons just
from Johnston confirm the news and
say that as one result of . the Senator's
"break" he and his partner, Mr. L. R
Waddell, are no longer partners. It is
further stated that 8enator Abell will
publish a card of withdrawal from the
Democratic party in the Progressive
Farmer.
Senator Butler left for home to-day.
Your correspondent has for these many
weeks been endeavoring to induce the
wily Senator to say what course he
favors in regard to co-operation of
Populists and Republicans, the more
especially since his declarations yester
day that neither the views of Congress
man Settle or Congressman Pearson
suited him; Settle opposing fusion on
the electoral ticket and Pearson favor
ing it. Senator Butler said to-day
when asked what kind of co-operation
or fusion he does favor: "I favor co
operation wnicn does not sacrifice any
principle. That Is I am in favor of
co-operation against gold-bugs and not
with gold-bugs." This was all the Sena
tor would say. But it shows the bent
of his mind.
Walter R. Henry was greatly elated
last night at the fact that he was going
to Kentucky and speak. Lie will be
revelation to the people of that Com
monwealth.
The order of the railroad commis
sioners to the telephone companies to
show their charges in the various
terms will meet with approval, as
there is no need of equalization and
also in some cases certainly of reduc
tion.
State Bank Examiner S. L. Crowder
to-day came to the State Treasury to
report. He, too, sings a cheerful note.
saying that he has been in the eastern
counties and finds the banks and the
eeneral public in good condition. He
says there is to be a large increase in
tobacco acreage next year.
The farmers in this section certainly
are showing their nerve and determina
tion by staying at home with their cot
ton. They say they will not sell at the
low prices.
The new machinery in the Raleigh
Hosiery Yarn Mills is all in place and
most of it in operation.
A Republican and a Democrat, both
well known, were talking together to
day and both agreed that always in fu
ture any bill introduced in the LegMa
ture ought to oe printed at once and a
copy laid on the desk of each member
the following day. They mjght have
trone a little further and said that the
House and Senate Journals ought to be
printed at once. These are reforms the
iext Legislature ought to make.
The faculty of Wake Forest College
has issued an order that the football
team shall play no more save on its own
grounds.
For the first time at -a fair here there
was pocket-picking yesterday.
Seventy-five students from Trinity
uouege attended tne fair in a body.
Ex-Governor Jarvis is here. His
friends say they hope the Democratic
nomination for Governor will fall to
him.
General William R. Cox is also in
the city. He read with interest Sena
tor Butler's views on the capturing of
all the Senate committees by the all
ver men.
At the Capital Club to-night the
last of the series of four fair week
dances was given, and young Mr.
Patterson, the chief marshal of the
fair, was the recipient of a testimoni
al from- the assistant marshals.
Congressman Woodard. of the second
district, declares that tt. P. Cheatham.
the contestant, has no sort of a Case
Governor Carr pays $100 reward for
the re-capture of James Staunton, one
of six murders who escaped from jail at
Marshall.
At the State Fair to-dav the race in
the 2:25 class was won by Hewitt's mare,
Kitty B.
The officers of the colored State Fair
are notified that the railroads give a
cent a mile rate November 5th, 6th
and 7th.
Oliver H. Dockery,, who is here,
openly announces himself as a candi
date for the Republican nomination for
Governor, and is calling on his friends
to support blm. lie says Buck Kitehie
and Spier Whitaker tell him he really
beat Fowle in their gubernatorial con
test bat was counted odrt.
In the Superior Court this afternoon
the ease of Henry Dockery and the
other fusionists against Ballard and the
other Democratic directors of the peni
tentiary came op. Whitaker, Day and
MacRae appear for Dockery and 6her-
perd and Busbee for Ballard. Senator
W. C. Dowd, of .Charlotte, was on the
witness stand over an hour, but" the
most of this time was devoted to spar
ring by .lawyers, as those for Dockery
sought to exclude the answers by Dowd.
They excepted to nearly every question
asked? by Busbee. Among the ques
tions which were asked aLd to which
exception was taken were these:. "Was
the ratification of bills predicated upon
the report of - bills to the Senate?"
What were the -dn ties of the commit
tee en enrolled, bills?': "What was
the (mode or custom in the last
Senate of ratifying bUJi?" Spier
: . :
Whitaker" objected because 'he de
clared the. Senate's record ; shows
what : the custom , lay and because
such evidence as Busbee desired is in
competent. Busbee - replied that ' the
rules don't show what were the duties
of the committee.- Dowd, in reply to
the question, which was allowed, said
that according to his ' best knowledge
and belief no acts were ratified In , the
morning of the day when Dockery and
the other - additional - directors were
voted for. : Dowd said he was a member
of the Senate committee on en rolled
bills, and that according to his recollec
tion no enrolled bills were, taken to
President Dough ton on that day. ,
TEEM SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The JTadglneht M the (Trana' Presbytery
A ppeal The Statistical Report Shows
SO,S9S Ooasasaaleasits ta the State To
Meet fa Newbera Next Tear,
Special to the Observer. .
Fatettettlle, Oct. 25. Last night
the Synod engaged in a popular meet
ing in the interest of home missions.
Superintendent Wm, Black read the
annual report, and sonl-stirring speeches
were made by Rev. Messrs. C. W. Rob
inson (grandson of the first pastor of
this church), R. W. Hines, M. C Arro
wood, Jonas Barclay, B. Soulier and
Dr. R. F. Campbell. A collection was
taken amounting to over $700.
The commission on the appeal case
from Orange Presbytery made the fol
lowing report which was adopted and
the judgment of the commission enter
ed as tbejudgment of the Synod:
"It appears that the appellant in this
case was indicted by Orange Presby
tery (which assumed jurisdiction in re
sponse to a reference by the session of
Bethel church) for slapder. He was
found guilty and the sentence of public
admonition was inflicted. Appeal was
taken to the Synod on the ground
that the testimony did not warrant
the judgment of the .Presbytery and
the further ground of manifest preju
dice. The record of the case was
read. The appellant was herad through
Rev. W. R Coppedge. The appellee
was heard through Rev. W. S. Camp
bell, by appointment of Orange Pres
bytery. The appellant was heard in
coclusion. Then the roll was called and
the members of the commission ex
pressed opinions. Then the vote was
taken and resulted as follows: 13 to
confirm the judgment of the Presby
tery and 2 to confirm in part. The
commission adjourned with prayer."
FOURTH DAY FRIDAY.
Synod met and was constituted with
prayer by Rev. J. B. Morton. The
statistical report was presented and
showed the following facts: Four min
isters died during the last year; whole
number of Presbyterian ministers in
the State. 144; number of churches,
339; candidates for the ministry, 77;
communicants in the State, 30.292; con
tributions for all causes, $215,206; mem
bers added to the Church during the
last year, 2,904; churches organized, 7;
evangelists in the Sate, 15; mission
aries in foreigd field, 6; cumber of
counties with no Presbyterian churches
in them, 2J.
Sketches of the four ministers who
died were read, viz: Rev. A. L. Craw
ford. Rev. T. N. FauCette, Rev. Robt,
Burwell, D. D., and Rev. J. P. Mc
Pherson.
Newbern was chosen as the place for
next meeting of Synod;, November 10,
1896, as the time.
Rev. Jonas Barclay introduced the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed: "That Synod endeavor to conduct
an evangelistic campaign in Albemarle
Presbytery for one week preceding the
next meeting of 8ynod in Newbern,
each member giving a week s time to
the effort.
By unanimous vote the thanks of the
Synod were heartily returned to the
people of Fayetteville for their hospital
ity, to the railroads for reduced rates, to
the press for kindness in reporting the
meetings.
OORKTr STATS IN HOT 8PBINGS.
He Was Ftfrlous Yesterday Over a Tele
gram from Julian Containing a Threat
Does He Still Mean to Meet FltMmmonif
Ht Sprtng8, Oct. 25. Corbett this
afternoon telegraphed to Phil Dwyer
and others in New York to forward the
stake money at once. He stated in the
telegram that he was determined to
remain in Hot Springs until November
1st and see the matter out. This puts a
new aspect on affairs and It Is now be
lieved that Corbett has made up his
mind to meet Fitzsimmons under any
circumstances. The champion was fu
rious this afteruoon over the receipt of
a telegram from Martin Julian in which
the latter stated that if Corbett did not
remain at Hot Springs and meet Fitz
simmons. be (Julian; would proclaim
him a coward and a cur. Joe Vendig
this morning wired Oan Stuart to se
cure an option on a large circus tent
and stated that matters would material
ly change within a day or two.
Rey. James Thomas, ef Arkansas, Tells
What the Governor Would Have Done.
Hot Springs. Ark., Oct. 25. Rev,
Jas. rno mas, formerly pastor of a
church here and cow of Little Rock, is
in the city. He says that he was in
Governor Clark's private office just be
fore the Supreme Court rendered the
decision and that Governor Clark had
showed Jhioi a proclamation which he
had prepared, calling a special session
of the Legislature in the event that the
law was decided in favor of the fighters.
Mr. Thomas also said that he was shown
a bill drawn up by the chief executive
of the State abolishing the office of
Chancellor Leathermas.
Fits Says It Is the Greatest Disappointment
of Bis Life.
Corpus Christt, Tex., Oct. 25. Fitz
simmons continues his daily training
hefe, but .be past few days he has not
been laboring as bard as he did two
weeks ago. He thinks there is no chance
how to meet Corbett in the ring. He
informed a reportei that the failure to
pull off the fight is the greatest difap
pomtment of bis life, but he says he has
the consolation of knowing it is no fault
of his. Julian will return to-night.
Fitzsimmons will probably leave here
Wednesday.
DOWN ON TBS MUSCLE DANCE.
The Lower B?oae of the Georgia Leaisla-
tara Passes a BUI Forbidding - tha
Cochee Cocfaeo.
Atlanta, Ga.. Oct. 25. The Georgia
Legislature is down on the cochee-
cochee dance. Some of the legislators
went out on the Mid way on President's
day and were Shocked by the danse da
ventre given in the Streets of Cairo.
Mr. Jones, of Dougherty county.
offered a bHl in the House this morning
to prohibit the muscle dance and the
bill was passed by an almost unani
moos vote. : Mr. Jones . made a strong
speech arging that the bill be passed
and declaring that the present exhibi
tions at the exposition were indecent
and should not be tolerated. - He was
followed by Mr. Fletcher Johnson, who
spoke against the bill. He declared
that it was none of. the Legislature's
business and if a man wanted to go to
the devil by the cochee-cochee dance
route It was none of , the Legislature's
business. :,-,--.
The Vlrglala Soldier Bay Dsva the Tar
Heel Farmers. . ' - .
Atlanta. Ga.. Oct. 25 TTha Yir4ni
Militar Institute defeated the Agricul
tural and Mechanical Qdllege of "North
Carolina in a football contest here to
day oy a score or 43 to c - -
THE ' ARTICLE ON SUFFRAGE.
THBSS B9 GROSS SPEAK AGAINST XT.
Kx-Congrrssmaa Miller, Colored, Makes a
- 8treBg Bat Pitiful Appeal far the Ne
groes fn Danger of Dlsf raneh lsemen t
He Incidentally ' Pats la a Plea for the
Pear Whits People Twa Other Negro
Members Heard .
Columbia, tj. O., Oct. 25. At last the
constitutional convention has come to
the great suffrage problem and - the de
bate has been opened on the article on
the suffrage submitted by Senator Till
man's committee. When the article
bad been read, at 1:30 p. m., ex-Con
gressman T. E. Miller, the eolored
member, took the floor and moved : to
strikeout the whole thing. He then
began an elaborate speech in behalf of
the negro. He made an able argument
on his side and presented the claims of
bis race m a strong ligbt. .'
After fonr days debate the article on
new counties and county, government
was adapted and clinched.' The town
ship government scheme was adopted
in the following shape: "Each of the
several townships of. this State with
names and boundaries as now establish
ed by law, shall constitute a body poll
tio and corporate, but this shall not
prevent the General Assembly from or
ganizing other townships or changing
the boundaries of those already estab
lished and the General Assembly may
provide such system of township gov
ernment as they shall think proper. ' "
When the convention re assembled
the galleries were jammed to their ut
most capacity with spectators, many
of whom were ladies. It was decreed
that the negro members should make
their fight at the ontset. There are
only five of them, and the convention
is patiently hearing them. Miller
spoke for an hour and a quarter to
night and held the closest attention of
the vast audience throughout. From
his standpoint, his speech was a mas
terly one. Miller began in this way:
"As an American citizen, as one
who yields to no man in respect for the
laws of the United States and" South
Carolina; as one who loves the past
history of our nation and the dear old
State, when that history has been for
the good and benefit of mankind; as
one who has never by word or vote
committed any act that in any wAy
tended to destroy the rights of any
citizen, white or black; as one who
wishes to see every male citizen, and
woman, too, who is not disqualified on
account of crime or mental condition,
the equal of every other citizen in the
enjoyment of inalienable rights, the
chief or which is to nave a voice la tne
government, 1 appoach the discussion
of the disfranchisement of the com
mon people of South Carolina, white
and black.
"Mr. President, the conservative
force in our State is the common peo
ple, the burden-bearing people, and.
sir, when you say tnat tnat &uu ana
tbe capacity to read and write are the I
requirements to be possessed by voters,
you are striking at the root of the tree
of universal government: I ask in
the name of the brotherhood of
man and equal citizenship of the
American people, that I should not be
trammelled by rules making my say a
short one. I ask forbearance and the
necessary time to discuss this all-important
question, and I do hope and be-;
lie V- that, although I am in a feeble mi
nority, this all-powerful majority here
will hear me, because I approach the
discussion with malice towards none.
but with a loving hope for the final set
tlement of this very vexed question.
May the spirits ' of departed patriots,
who have shed their blood for the equal
rights of man on this soil, beaFwitness
of our condition and it. someway hover
over us and guide us to the light. This
fight against' the rights of the common
people is not a new one."
Continuing he said: "And here to
day, Mr. President, after a residence of
more than 250 years, with love and af
fection for the government; after hav
ing borne our part in every struggle
and answered to every call; after hav
ing proven to the world that we are
conservative in thought and action,
lovable in our natures, forbearing to
wards our oppressors, living under and
by the laws at all times, we are con
fronted at this hour, the noon-day of
peace and unity in the nation, the
noon-day of prosperity and hope, tbe
noon-day of this magnificent existence
of ours, with this proposition to dis
franchise the common people, to take
from them their dearest right, the right
to vote. Oh, Mr. President, why is
this to be done? Is there anybody
here who can or dare deny that the
sole purpose for which this convention
was called is for the disfranchisement
of the common people, and the negro
more especially. If there is such a
person, I ask him to read tbe speeches
of the leaders who forced this
convention on us against the will of the
people, and they will all be convinced
that the only thing for which this con
vention was called is for the disfran
chisement of that class of people whose
chief lot has been to toil, toil, toil.
With no hopes but to toil, then if the
speeches leave any reasonable doubt, I
ask him to read this article of dis
franchisement, tbe article that has been
pronounced by Senator Irby aa a politi
cal monstrosity, and he will be thor
oughly convinced that the purpose for
which this convention was called is to
disfranchise the negro in the rice fields
and his poor, uneducated white brother
who plows the bob-tail ox or mule on
the sandhills. He will be convinced
that this convention was called to dis
franchise the negro in every walk of
life. Trickery is not legislation. These
little innocent Mfs' and ors may, in
the hands of skilled manipulators of
fraudulent registration officers, play
havoc.
"Senator Tillman says here that it is
in tbe manipulation of tbe law and not
in the words by which they expect to
see the negro disfranchised. He says
plainly that the negro will not under
stand tbe section when read to him,
because he is a negro and because tbe
man who will judge of his understand
ing is a white man. Is that denied?
I pause for a denial, or any explanation
of the language quoted. - .
"Why do they say that the. negro
must be disfranchised? Is it because
he is lawless? No. Is It because he is
riotous in the discharge of the right of
suffrage? No. -.They answer, "Because
his skin is black he should not vote.
Because his skin is black he la Inferior.
Because he did not fight for the ballot
he should not have it. Because we are
a conquered people and were conquered
by the national government, in the
name of the negro, he shall not vote.
"Mr. President, these are some of tbe
reasons given try those who swear by tbe
altar of liberty that we shall not be cit
izens." " 1 ' .
Then James Wigg, soother negro del
egate, took-the noor ana presented a
substitute suffrage article providing for
universal suffrage. " He spoke lor near
ly an hour, making a strong plea for his
race. - His proposition ' was promptly
voted down. - --,
Then W. J. Whipper, another negro
member, presented a substitute article
providing for an educational 'qualifica
tion of ability to read and write simply.
He will begin his speech on tne matter
at 1Q o'clock to-morrow morning.. , '
' While her father, 3. J. Stewsrt, Esq.T
editor of ? the Salisbury Truth, is at
Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment,
his accomplished daughter. Mrs.Beulab
. Moore, ll coBdpctlhg the paperj
A FBOBABLT FATAL ACCIDENT.
Union Prod aeea aa Bvaagelts-Death la
That Ooanty Tha Carolina Central la
Straits for Water. :
Special to the Observer. -
Moskob, Oct; 25.A probably fatal ;
accident occurred near the freight de
pot here to-day. John Dees, driver of
Mr, Harrison Lee's team, being drunk, ;
was standing on the double-tree of his
wagon taking cotton he had brought to
town to the platform. He fell tbrcugh.
and the loaded wagon ran over him, the
wheel passing over hits neck. - As yet he
has not spoken a word. - Dees is a white
man. : :..: ':ci; .-.- - ...
Mr. J. G. Long, of Goose Creek town- '
ship, received a telegram this afternoon
from Kocklord, aurry county, instruct- ,
ing him to come to that point at once.
that his son, Mr. J. M. Long, had been
seriously stabbed.
Miss Zecas Long cted at ner nome in
Goose Creek township to-day. ' She was
recently married and was only 21 years
of age.,:;-,;; :- i vl.--v ' ' ""--i. -
Kev. - J. w. Little, or Lane ureeic
township, feels that he is divinely called .
to do evangelistic work. Mr. Little is
a Baptist mioitt r, well and favorably
known throughout the county. He
ill begin fighting! the devil here at
home (Mr. Little's, not the devil's). He
has already erected a large gospel tent
down on the Houston lot, near the
freight depot, and will commence ser
vices immediately upon the cessation of
tbe Methodist revival which is now in
progress. ' i ,:'
The Carolina tjentrai itauroaa is in
fearful straits for getting water here for -its
engines. The task-well at Richard
son creek has given lout, the creek has
gone completely dry and tbe road has
been forced to induce Mr. A. N. Lee to
let the water off his pond, a mile above
the trestle. !
TELEGRAPHIC BBIKFS.
At Jacksonville. Fla.. George 0. Wil
son, grocery merchant, has assigned.
All the life-saving
stations on theA.t
lantio coast are to
telephone. -
oe oonneotea oy
At San Francisco
yesterday General
Dickinson addressed the
Uurrant jury
in behalf of the defease.
Three children of Granville Lancas
ter, colored, were burned to death hear
Livingston, Ala., yesterday. The mother
had locked them In the house and gone -
after some water. .. T ,;v-;
Water is selling at 25 cents a barrel
at West Union and Wellston, Ohio, and
at 40 cents at Winchester. The
drought has injured tobacco and killed
sprouting wheat. : ,; "
All the candidates on the Republican '
State ticket were present and spoke at
a mass meeting in New York last night,
under the auspices of the Republican
State Club, at Cooper Union.
W. N. Hudson, an Atlanta policeman.
who killed one innocent by-stander and
seriously wounded another with a bullet
fired at a fleeing burglar, nas oeen in
dicted for murder aqd is in JalL
Tbe plants of the Allan-Pfeffer Man
ufacturing Company.- and the Vane :
Calumet Paint Company, St. Louis,
were destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing. The total loss is about $50,000. ,
The Postoffice Department at Wash
ington was yesterday advised of the ar
rest of T. B. Powersi, late postal clerk
between Greenville and Columbia. 8. .
C. for stealing registered mail matter.1-
The Seigle brothers, murderers of .
the sheriff of Screven county, Georgia, '
have turned their house into a fortress
and. aided by relatives, defy arrest.
They are Populists and live in a Popu
list district.
James Chambers,,1 limited corpora
tion, wholesale dealers in boots and
shoes, New York city, went into the
hands of a receiver yesterday. John
E. Jacobs is the receiver. Liabilities
$510,000; assets $428,000. . , ' ,
The announcement is made by the
Evening Telegram, of Springfield, 111.,
thatSenator Palmer has terminated his
political career and will not be a candi
date for re-election by the next General
Assembly of Illinois. "r-"- -r
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
22 more men implloated-in theKucheng
massacre have been convicted. Four
of the leaders who have already been
sentenced to death will be re-tried in
consequence of a strategem of the no
torious Taotai Hsu. i
l . i
At New Orleans yesterday the pre
liminary hearing in the- case : of Mike
Nealon, obarged with the murder of
Mrs. Mary Purcell.i his former wife,
was bad. Nothing j new was elicited.
Nealon and Mrs. Nugon, at whose place
the murder was committed; were com
mitted without the benefit of bail.
i .......
Tbe members of the New York Press
Association were very much at home
yesterday at the formal house-warming
of their handsome State building at the
Atlanta Exposition.! One hundred edi
tors rom the Empire State and a large '
party from the National Editorial Asso- .
elation, were the guests of the New York
commissioners. "'-!
i .-..-,
Mrs. - B.elvs Lock wood, before the
women' editors at Atlanta yesterday,
came out -for women war correspond
ents on bicycles. She suggested that
female correspondents should be sent to
the front, declaring ' that the . result
would, be that the prospect of entang
ling alliances "or foreign complications
would be very muohi reduced.
A Chattanooga dispatch says that
Col. C. L. Dibrell, auditor of the money
order department id the general offices
of the Southern Express: Company, and
known to express people throughout tbe
South, shot himself through the tem
ple yesterday, and died instantly. He
bas for months suffered.1 intense pains
in the head from neuralgia of the fifth
nerve and in a moment of such torture
it is believed he resorted to his desper
ate remedy, j
A collislon occured yesterday morn
ing on the Baltimore & Potomac Kail
road at Bowie station, midway between
Baltimore and - Washington, in which
one person was Instantly killed and
three in jured. An engine moving north
from Washington with a l stock train
backed on the "Y" at Bowie to: allow
an express train to pass, when a work
train on tbe Pope's Creek line ran into
the rear of the train. F. A Ellis, a
drover of Fort Springs,"W. Va-i wss in
stantly killed. -Isaac N. Hearn, fore
man of construction gang, died of in
Jnrles. -, :y'j - r:,: x-
The Mysterious Disappearance ef xYyers.
- Atlanta, Ga., Oct 25. Sheriff
Barnes has Increased his, reward for
the arrest of the condemned murderer,
Will Myers, to $1,000. This makes the
total reward mde outstanding $1,500.
Myers did sot leave a clue and whether
he is in Atlanta or In Mexico the de
tectives do not Know. Many think '
that be is bid away in the citysome
wherei. -t.m yfi'' -t : ;r
' WeeUr Cotton Statistics.
j TjtsiimflT. Oet. 25. Total sales of
cotton for the weekj 64,000 bales; Amer
ican 58.000; trade-takings, including
forwarded 'from ship-side, 63,000; ac
tual export, 7.000; total import, 69,000;
American, 45.000; total stock 887.000;
American, 77,000; total afloat, 171,000;
American. 165,000; speculators took
2,200j exporters took 2,ooq.
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