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TWELVE PAGES THE OMAHA DAILY BEE TWELVE PAGES ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. , SATURDAY MOKNtN&j DECEMBER 8 , 1804. SINGLE COPY ITIVE CENTS. U MOSHER'S CONTRACT Eminent JurSata Hold it to Bo Null and Void at Law. CONVICT LABOR AND CEIL HOUSE J3B Power of the Legislature to Transfer the Contract Seriously Questioned , TERV.S OF ORIGINAL CONTRACT VIOLATED | _ The State Has Paid for Eighty Cells that Were Never Built. PROBLEM FOR LEGISLATIVE SCLIHIDN llrlof HUtory of tlio Convict Labor Con. tract from Mill Htout Down to 11111 Dorgan , Who claim * to lie the Present Asnlgncc. LINCOLN , Dec. C. ( Special. ) In tl- * burly burly Incident to the failure of thj Capital National bank In January , 1S93 , nd the trial and conviction of C. W. Moiher , now In the Sioux Falls , S. D. , penitentiary , there Is ono little matter , In volving some $25,000 , that has been swept under the current of events and lost to sight. In view of the near approach of the legis lative session , It Is pertinent that the de tails of the matter bo given to the public. The alpha of this affair dates back to Feb ruary 2G , 1S79 , and the omega Is not y ( ' , In tight. The agreement entered Into by the state of Nebraska and William H. B. Stout , by virtue of which the latter leased the con vict labor of the state , was made on the 22d of September , 1877. TheBoard _ of Pub lic Lands and Buildings at that time com prised F. M. Davis , land commissioner ; Bruno Tzschuck , secretary of state ; J. C. McBrlde , state treasurer , and George H. Roberts , attorney general. The terms of the lease of the convict labor wcro for six years from the 1st day of October , 1877. To Stout this contract was a most valuable one. It rained money into his Individual treasury. No one ever heard him claim to bo a loser by the deal. Under this liberal contract the state leased to Stout "the stata penitentiary of the state of Nebraska , and all the grounds , yards , shops and outbuild ings connected with the same , and prop erty belonging thereto. " H agreed to pay Slout "CO cents per diem per capita for each nnd every convict In the penitentiary for the full term of two years , from the 1st of October , 1877 , and the sum of 65 cents per diem per capita for each nnd every convict confined In the penitentiary for the full term of two years from October 1 , 1879. " Fifty cents per diem per capita was to bo paid Stout for each convict for the- full term of two years from October I , 1881 , and until the conclusion of the lease. And the state agreed- "hire , set over and convey to said Stout as fully as by law they are empowered to do so , all the labor , services , earnings nnd wages of each nnd a.11 convicts that now are or hereafter shall be confined In eald penitentiary or sentenced thereto during jiud at all times for tin term.of six years. " In consideration of this Stout agreed to board and clothe all such convicts , pay all expenses Incurred in the maintenance of thr penitentiary , Including salaries and com pensations of necessary officers and guards for six years .from October 1 , 1877 , and re store the buildings , shops , -yards and ground ? at the end of his term as contractor In ai good condition as they then were. In this agreement thcro Is Inserted a clausi which has no little significance In connectloi with a subsequent default In the constructloi ot eighty stone and Iron cells , estimated , ti cost about $300 apiece. It Is as follows : "The state reserves tha right to make an ; and all temporary or permanent improve ments and buildings pertaining In any man ner to the penitentiary , or any part or per tlon thereof , and the right to use the ground and buildings during the time of construe tlon. " In 1879 , when Stout discovered the pecu liar richness of his contract , the legislator enacted a law extending this contract for i period of six years , from 1SS3 , the date o the termination of the original contract. Th conditions of tlih extension were that , li consideration thereof , Stout "shall build am erect In a good and substantial manner , at hi own expense , for the use of tlio state , am turn the same over to the state free o charge October 1 , 1886 , two hundred am forty stone cells , eighty ot which ceUs shal b3 completed within nlno months" fron February 20 , 1879 , and the remainder , or on hundred and sixty cells , to be completed b ; the 1st of Oceober , 1883. There was an other change In the original conditions tha provided that Stout should receive only 4 cents per day for each convict for the firs three years of the extended lease , and bu 40 cents per day for the second three years and that attcr January 1 , 1SSO , there shoul be provided "for each and every Nebrask prisoner ono cell. " On February 27 , 1SS3 , the legislature passe an act extending the time within which thes cells should bo completed. It Is short : "Bo It enacted by the legislature ot th state ot Nebraska : "Section 1. That the time within which th lessee ot the state penitentiary shall com plete 24C stone cells In said penitentiary I hereby extended to a time- not longer tha the first day of October , 1885. Provldei that ICO or said 240 cells shall be com plctcd on or before October 1 , 1883. "Sec. 2. All acts and parts ot acts Inccr fiUteut herewith are- hereby repealed. " On March 1 ! , 1887 , the prison contract rur nlng to Stout was transferred to O. A\ Mosher by a legislative act approved on the date. The contract was then extended fc the period of ten year * , from the first day c October , 1889 , "to said C. W. Mosher , sul Ject to all the conditions and prc visions contained In said original cot tract" On August 1 , 1S87 , Mosher cnterc Into a bond with the state In the turn < $100,000 , which wns duty approvcdr Tt Board of Public Lands and Buildings con prised at th.it ttmn , John Stcen , land con mlssloncr ; 0. L. LIWP , secretary ot state , ar William Lccse , attorney general. One hundred and sixty of the ! cells only have been completed ui der the provisions of Stout's origin ; contract , Its numerous extensions ar transfers. Eighty cells have t > en vlrti oily paid for by the state of Nebraska , ar they arc not visible. The cast wing ot II penitentiary Is completed , .but It Is usele : In default ot the celU. In direct confll with the provisions of tha act making tl ccr.tract , convicts In the west wing are con rolloj to double up In their cells. It * ald by prison attaches that the convicts pr fer to do sc , ax they arc lonely without rocmnnte. But the facts remain that thci Is not KiirflRlont cell room In the prison , ar the eighty stone- cell * bargained for by tl data In 1879 have not been built and a badly needed. Six ye.ira after the transfer ot Stout's co ; tract to Moshtr , currying with It all the obi gatloni Incurred by Stout , the deluge cam snrt Mcthtr wns swept under. The terms the trantfcr ot Moshcr'j co itract to Wlllla Dornart are ambiguous. So far It has n ; been omrhlly recognized , by the stale. B the bonduucn of Moshtr would certainly see liable for the cress and hitherto unexplalni default In tU ? completion ot these flgh cells The clause In th" agreement betwei Stont toil the tUtcwhcrtby the latter r stmt toe rltht to m Vc all temporary ai permanent Inprovements In the prison docs not certainly form a bar to enforcement of the contract and extension. One hundred and sixty cells have been already built under Its provisions. In granting an extension the state practically makes the Improvement by hiring Stout , or his successor ; , to do the work for a valuable consideration. So far Stout has evaded this w'ork , Mosher has slipped out from under It , and Dorgan , while enjoying all provisional benefits , appears to be the least responsible for Its fulfillment of any of his predecessors. The state Is entitled to the us ot the cast wing of the penitentiary , now practically valueless by reason of the neglect of prison contractors lo live up lo the letter of their bond with the commonwealth. There Is a good deal of speculation at the capital as to what position Governor Crounso will take regarding this contract In his vale dictory to the legislature. It Is held by many of the ablest lawyers ot tlio state that th : existing penitentiary contract , or rather the extension of the Bill Slout contract by the legislature , Is void In law. The constitution of this state gives th legislature power to make provision for public buildings and pub lic Institutions , but contracts must be awarded by the tespectlvo slate officials or their deputies In due form upon proper ad vertisement Inviting- bids or competition. Ths legislature , It la contended , had no right or power to transfer the contract and extend It at the same time. If this ba a correct ver slon , then Mosher's contract Is a dead letter and the state should have taken possession of the penitentiary long ago. If this ver sion Is not correct , the fact that Mosher has gone" to the pen himself would probably can cel the contract , because ho Is In no condition cither to supervise. It or fulfill the obligations the contract Imposes. Up to this date Mesh er's name has been signed every month or quarter by William H. Dorgan and vouchers have been Issued to Mosher through Dorgan. Dorgan himself claims that lie Is the right ful contractor and that Mosher had made nn assignment of the contract to him , but In asmuch as the state of.Nebraska Is n party to It and has never recognized or ratified ths assignment It cannot bo valid. Tlio subject presents some difficult knots which the coming legislature-must untie or cut , even If Governor Crounse does not show the way or take the Initiative. TOIlTUllKlt 111" IlKD JIllUTKS. Horrible Tulo of llriitnllty from the Indian Territory KANSAS CITY , Dec. 7. A special to the Times from Guthrle , Okl. , says : A slory of alroclty , smacking of the usages of a barbaric country , comes from David , n small town In the Interior of Indian territory. As stated In these dispatches at the time , Colonel A. J. Blackwell , well known In the west , was arrested for selling land , and , according to the Cherokee laws , sentenced to death for high treason. Blackwell , when the territory first opened for settlement , founded the town of David and started n new sect , pre tending to be n prophet sent of God. He engendered the ill will of a number of Cherokees - kees , who. It is now said , hatched up a con spiracy to put him out of the way. At any rate , two weeks ago Blackwell was taken from the midst of his family by ordsr of the CheroKee council , and being brought to Claremont , was placed in .close confinement. Slnca then ho has not been allowed to even communicate with the outside world , and has been fed upon bread and water. On Mon day , the story goes , Blackwell , after being clean shaven and strlppcJ of hlx clothes , was brought bqfore Chief Ohaha , who was then holding a sub-council , and asked to confers. Blackwell answered that he had no confes sion to malts ; that ho was the v'ctltu ot a malicious conspiracy , and asked to bo re leased. Instead , ho was carried oft bodily to the "Needles , " a place of torture adjoin ing the prison , where he was subjected to treatment horrible Intho extreme. Ten bucks , dancing arouui their victim , and each wielding 'a ' steel used for ths purpose , Jabbed the naked flesh of Blackwell. Their terrible cries of "Id yl" and torture were kept up till Blackwell , blesdlng and faint from , the dozens of punctures In his flesh , sank to the ground. In this condition he was finally taken back to hla former cell , and stjll re mains In Irons , hand and notwithstand ing the fervent appeals of his relatives and friends. What makes the case more complicated Is the fact thct Blackwell Is a full fledged American , and has no Cherokee blood In him , as has been stated. Ills trial has not been set , and what further Indignities await him remains to be seen. IM-I.VM/M AXJU > ECOIIATUIIS SVI.IT. Trouble llctweon tlio Factions Causes tlio Formation of n Now Union. CLEVELAND , Dec. 7. The painters and decorators' convention adopted a platform for compulsory education , direct legislation , a legal eight-hour working day , sanitary In spection ot workshops , mills and homes ; liability of employers for injury to health , e body and life ; abolition of the sweating sys tem ; municipal ownership of street cars , gas and electric lighting plants for public dis tribution ; nationalization of telegraphs , tele phones , railroads and mines. Local organizations must now act on this. It was decided to remove the headquarters of the association from Baltimore. Now headquarters have not been determined upon , v but Cleveland and Cincinnati have made itv bids. it J. B. Allen of Philadelphia was chosen ? sro delegate to the American Federation of La bor. Officers will bo elected tomorrow and the convention will adjourn. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 7. Articles of In corporation of the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators ot America were filed today with the secretary of state. The objects of this organization are given as being for mutual protection and benefit and to aid members to become more skillful and efficient workers. The general office and headquarters will bo at Lafayette , and the directors whoso names follow all live In that city : John W. McKlnney. C. W. Prltch- ard , John L. Illffenberlck , Frank E. Ry- lander , Joseph Ricks , John II. Eldred. The organization of this association grows out ot tha differences In the Painters and Deco rators' Union of America. By a special con vocation the convention met on Monday of this week at Cleveland , and the previous con vention held at Buffalo was * declared Ir regular , because of a lack ot a sufficient number of delegates. J" V ? . McKlnney , whom the Buffalo' convention selected for general secretary and treasurer , was voted out of office ami this has caused many of the western unions to regard the Cleveland as sembly as Illegal , Commlttco Will Not Interfere. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-Chalrman Babcock - cock of the republican congressional cam paign committee saya the report Bent out from Washington that the committee was sending circulars to Intending' republican contestants In the next house , telling them their cases will be considered only on their merits. Is n fake pure nnd simple. "The campaign committee has nothing to do with contest , " said Mr. Ilnbcock. "They art matters to bo dealt with by the next house. It would be presumptuous for the committee to undertake to dictate to any man what h-e should do. " Republican leaders In the house who arc membera of the committee say that the matter IIOH never been talked amone them , and they have not considered It ns their business to make suggestions to mer who were contemplating contests. Killed byhltn CHI . SPRINGFIELD , Ky. . Deo. 7-Two masket men forced nn entrance Into the house ol ro . Thomas Kdglngton between 12 nnd 1 fl'clocli this morning nnd In the presence of hit he wife and five children shot him dead , Cdg. ro Ington jumped out of bed when he discov ered the men In the room nnd was grabber n- by ono of them while the other put a bullei nII - In his brain. KdglmUon had been anony mously warned by white caps about ubuslni ie.of his family. It la thought -that the whltt ofm cap * ' Intention wai to give lidglngton t m severe thrashing , but upon meeting- will 0t resistance they K\\\C\ \ \ \ him for fear of belni ut recognized. There U no clew to the pcrpe trators. m ed Harbor * Amend Their Constitution. ty ST. PAUL , Dec 7. The International conference en ferenco of the Barbers union today ndoptet end a number ot minor amendments to th < nd constitution. DEATH OF COUNT DE LESSEPS Ono of the Qreatoit Engineering Oareers in the Worlds History-Uncled. BUILDER OF EUZ ! AND PANAMA CANALS Career of the M.in Vl\o Lived to Shorten the \Vorld' Circumference and Unto L' n Short lionto to the Orient. PARIS , Dec. 7. Ferdinand do Losseps Is dead. dead.De De Lctseps was born at Versailles , France , November 19 , 1805. In 1828 ho entered the diplomatic service as an attache of the con sulate at Lisbon , and subsequently served In like positions elsewhere. He was consul at Barcelona In 1S42 when that city was bom barded , and was zealous In the protection ot the lives and property of French citizens , and afforded an asylum to Spaniards on board the vessels of the French licet. He was among the first to urge the expediency of constructing a canal across the Isthmus of tie ; : , connecting the Mediterranean sea and ho Indian ocean. After unremitting effort or many years he obtained a firman from aid Pasha In 1851 , and enlisting French and English capitalists undertook the work , which vas vigorously prosecuted to completion de- pito many obstacles that would have dls- , : otiraged a less resolute man. The viceroy of Egypt granted a concession n 1850. The practicability of the project ras questioned by many of the most eminent nglneers of the world , and he was ridiculed 11 over Europe , and especially' by the Sngllsh engineers. The work was begun In 859. It soon commanded the attention of arlous governments , which subscribed llbcr- lly to the undertaking as the work pro- rcsscd and Its practicability became assured. I'lio Turkish government tendered substantial lielp , but this was construed as an attempt .o strengthen the political power of the i'orte In Egypt , and was resisted by the ) ther powers Interested , principally Great Britain and France. Work was suspended 'or a time on account of these complications , but finally the matter was submitted to rbltratlon and satisfactorily adjusted. A canal of sufficient depth to admit of the lassagc of small steam vessels was opened August 15 , 1865 , and by degrees the channel was deepened and enlarged so that small ihlps and schooners were enabled to pass hrough In March , 1867. August 14 , 1869 , the waters of the Mediterranean mingled with those of the led sea , and the formal opening of the canal tvas celebrated with great pomp and rejolc- ng at Suez , and on November 18 the canal ivas formally opened to Port Said. Repre- icntattves ot all the principal"governments if Europe were present on this occasion and he fetes were among the most Imposing ever ivltnesscd in modern times. A grand pro cessional fleet consisting ot forty vessels lucccssfully mada the passage from Port Said o Ishmallic. A few days after this event M. do Les- seps married Mile. Antard dc Braggard , a young Creole of English extraction and con siderable wealth. Ho received honorable decorations from nearly every government of Europe. Queen Victoria's gift was his nomination as an honorary knight grand commander of the Order of the Star of ndlu. The freedom of the city of London was also presented to him. In 1873 ho wail chosen a free member ot the French acad emy. He published a history of the canal 'n 1875. In 1881 fie vrsa elected president of he French Geographical society. The Eng- lah government endeavored to secure his services In cutting a second canal , but the negotiations fell through , owing to opposi tion in the House of Commons , and the sub sequent absorption by English capitalists of a controlling Interest In the existing canal. Turning his attention to the now world M. de Lesseps undertook the construction of a canal UCI'OSB the Isthmus of Panama. The original capital of tne company , 600,000,000 francs , was exhausted , when the subscriber. ! refused to advance more money , and the en terprise was abandoned. M. de Lesseps' private fprtune was also absorbed In the undertaking , and he was left comparatively poor. He continued his efforts to procure means with which to prosecute the work , bul capital was timid. In 1886 the Panama company , finding that Its credit was becoming weakened with th& pub lic , became convinced that. In order to at tract new shareholders. It was necessary tc have something better than mere promises In which the subscribers began ta lose faith. It started an Issue of bonds to which was tc bo attached the Irresistible attraction of t lottery. But for operations of this sort the special permission of the government wn : necessary , and this had to bo preceded b ) the sanction of Parliament. The object waste to obtain that sanction. The first advance ; In this direction were received very coldly The bollcited permlssloh carried with it tin danger of giving to the enterprise of M. dc Lesseps an official seal that had been refused - fused up to that time. The Council 01 Ministers , the Senate , the Chamber , and tin majority ot the press were not disposed tc favor It. In spite of this almost genera Indifference , the company succeeded In obtain Ing1 the Introduction ut the bill In conformlt ) with Its desires. The disclosures made re. . vcaled that the presentation of this law wa : obtalnsd through the then minister of publli works , M. Balhuut , who demanded a mlllloi of francs aa the price of his services. Not' ' withstanding this first success , paid for s < dearly , this company was obliged to adml the Impossibility of carrying out Its entln project. It withdrew Its request temporarily and once more tried the chance of a dtrec appeal to public subscription. Falllni finally In this , It returned In 1S8S to the plat of Issuing bonds to be drawn by lot Under the new form , and thanks to the abll Ity with which It was presented as a prac tlcal measure , the request for uutliorlzatloi was finally granted. It was during this last phase of Its exist ence that It fcattered money among the depu ties with the view of securing at any cos the vote In which It expected to find Its las chance of safety. The Investigation discov ered the names of the 100 or 150 members o the Chamber , who. It Is said , trafficked It their votes. As the result ot these disclosures , In 1893 Do Lesseps and others were brought to trla and the count was convicted and sentence ! to seven years Imprisonment. After he hai serred a short portion ot this sentence hi was pardoned , as It was seen that his day were numbered. KUUI'.NU Kii.lY : DYING. Had a I'arulytln Ktroko Lost Tuesday am III * Condition Now I'recarlou * . NEW YORK , Dec. 7. Eugene Kelly , heai of the well known banking houie of Eugen Kelly & Co. , Is In a precarious condition a his home on West Fifty-first , street. He wa stricken with paralysis on Tuesday latt. U ] to that time he had been In good health Owing to his extreme age his physician am friends fear he may not live until night. Mr Kelly was born In Trllllck , county .Tyrone Ireland , In 1808 , and came to this country a the age of 20 , landing In New York with enl ; J3 In his pocKet. His Interest In home rul and his gift of $20,000 to the Irish parlta mentary-fund are well known , a > Is his hon orary appointment of "Camerler de Cap et d'Epee" In the popa's household , At the age of 82 Mr. Kelly retired Jron active business. Us Is estimated to be wort ! from 110.000.000 to 415,000,000. Thomas I'roctor. BOSTON , Dec. 7. Thomas Proctor , presl dent ot the United States Leather company died today. General 1C. K. Erainmon Dead. NCW YORK , Dec. 7. General E. K. Scam mon died today at his residence In Auduboi Park. General Scammon wai graduated Iron West Point In 1837 andafterwards served In the military academy as , professor of ethics and mathematics and was tutor of Generals Grant , Hosecrnns and Newton , , and a room- iate of General Bragg. Mr . "Walter Lock- oed of Chicago Is a. daughter ot General cammon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Funeral of ( loTcrnor L o\i Abbott. JERSEY CITY , N. J. , Dec. 7. The remains f the late Judge Leon Abbjtt were removed t 9:30 : this morning from the family residence Montgomery street to Greenwood ceme- ery. Only the members\of the family and a 'ew Intimate friends * of the Judge acocmpanlcd 10 remains to the cemetery. The funeral ? rvlco was held last night at the house , Rev. > eorgc S. Bennett ot Graci Episcopal church ifllclatlng. , Sudden Death of tlio Karl of Oxford. LONDON , Dec. 7. The sudden death of the arl of Orford Is. announced. He will be stic- eeded by Ills nephew , Robert Horace Wai- ole , who In 188S married Miss Louise- Melissa Corbln ot New York. MEAT IMWAtiaO VHT Jin . > lvo Stock Men Very Much In Karneftt Over the .Matter. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 7. The'delegates to the evcnth nnnunl conventlon of the National ( , < lve Stock exchange got down to serious vork today , though at a.rathcr late hour , be- ng delayed by the time taken for the prepa- atlon of the report of the executive com mittee , which Is. the basis ) of the conven- lon's work nnd was not finished until the lay wns well nflvnnced. ' The rending of he voluminous minutes of the last con- entlon. held In Kansas Cty | In December , SD3 , nlso" took some time. The report of he executive committee was read by Secre- nry Uaker. The recommendation of the 3t. Louis exchange that cpngress bo asked o establish a national bureau for the kecp- ngof statistics was reirted by the ex- cutlve committee without'Its ' endorsement. } n motion of Frank Campbell of Kansas Mty the convention declined to so mem- rlixllze congress. A strong measure looking o the raising of the embargo on ments ind the obtaining of convincing evidence o show foreign nations that our cattle are lot diseased was recommended. Improve- ncnt of the consular service and the cur- ailment of free dally market jeports were ouched on , but without recommendation. 'he question of uniform governmental In- pectlon was also urged. The abolition of Ive stock solicitors was suggested. The ubcommlttce which has charge of the ques- lon of the responsibility T of commission men nsked , through FranK Cooper of Kan sas City , for further time. ' It was decided to memorialize congress to mprovo the consular system by making ho tenure of office more .certain , requiring he consuls ta furnish statistics and other wise aid In the establishment of commerce with foreign nations. After further consid eration and discussion of the executive com mittee's report the convention took a recess. The time nt the afternoon "nnd evening Bcslsona was token up with he discussion of ffcree' cases. The Irst of those was the embargo of for eign countries on Amorlcan..llve stock nnd meat products. It was "ile'culed to petition congress and the departments-ID take such action as will tend to lift 'tile embargo. In regard to the second question govern ment Inspection It wns" decided , to address a set of resolutions to Secretary. J. Sterling Morton of the Department of Agriculture , requesting that the system 'of government nspectlon of meat producta.be uniform as 'ar as conditions will permit , nnd , appoint ments be made only \ylth regard to fitness and removals ) only for cause ( tncompetency and negligence ) , and that thp'system of In spection be extended to nll laUBhter houses within the'Jurisdiction .of lUfcdepartment. . The subject of " "chattel \ mortgages on cnt- .le wns submitted .In the shape of. a report : rom a committee especially"nppolnted to consider the matter. Thlsi report , which wns adopted wlthcut much , discussion , fa vored the amendment of the Jawu relating to the subject nt thef nexL session of the different state legislatures , > At tomorrow's session the Improvement ofw the consular service will be the subjepj , xWqer..duscu.ssIon , DIC. FKAKEK Iftfsifll.isait CASE. Evidence Introduce ; ! tf * Shcw tlio Doctor Was Drowned as AllegeY' . KANSAS CITY."T5eC.7.-Only ono witness was examined In Jne Frukei ; insurance case nnd one deposition read up to the noon re cess today. " Captain Gustavo Dyes , a civil engineer from Liberty , Mo. , gave testimony as to the formation of the river bank at the point where Dr. Fraker Is snld to have met Ills death. The attorneys fop the Insurance companies tried to show by crossPexamlna- tlon that the water \vns not deep enough to drown a man , nnd that Dr. Fraker had walked out of the water and disappeared In a wheat field near by In the daikness. At the conclusion of th examination Judge Sandusky offered In evidence the deposition of Harry Harries. On the point of the accident Harries' deposition wns as follows : "The bank wns constantly falling In about us. A part of It slipped In , cairylng the doctor with It. I wns twelve feet from tin : doctor when , he fell In , The noise caused by the caving bank and the doctor's cry attracted my attention. I tried to Jump Into the liver to rescue the doctor , but war restrained bv Triplet ! 'and Crpley. I dis tinctly saw Dr. Fraker fall Into the river. " A boy named Dice , who Is an Important witness for the plaintiff ! * , nnd who wan re lied upon to testify In the case , has dlsap- Reared and cannot be found. Dice was nn itlmnte acquaintance of Fraker nnd made seVernl trips with him. The plaintiffs pro posed to prove by this witness Frnker's rea son for carrying heavy life Insurance , Henry Harries , the- most Important witness In the case. Is also absent. He l snld tc bo In New Mexico. Harries is n relative of Frnker and 'Is also distantly related tc Trlplett. Trlplett. Harries nnd Croley , the old negro , nro the most Important witnesses of the defense. TACKLED THE 11'IIOSO PARTY. Drunken Itowdlcs Get the Worst of It from n 1'artr of l/eputles. dUTHRIB , Okl. . Dec. 7.-T\vo killed , one maimed for life and two badly wounded li trie result of n , pitched iiattlo fought be tween citizens of Alva and Eagle and start' ed by a number of drunken rowdies. James Brown , Frank Brown , J. R. Knight , Charles Kitchen , Sam Wesoott and. n man callet One-Bye Taylor , while drunk , met Sarr Crockers , a deputy matahal. and three rangers enroute to Alvn. Without provoca. tlon or a moment's warning , the drunker men opened fire on the other party. A general - eral fusllade followed , lasting several min utest. Kitchen and James Urown were klllcc' outfight , Wescott had his legs shattered but will live , while Taylor , the deputy mar shal nnd , one of the rangers were serlouslj wounded. After the battle Frank Urowr and Knight escaped , thuugh given chase by the two remaining nuiijv'rs. The lattei returned and cared for the. victims. A de tachment of United States."deputies has beer dispatched In search of Knight and Urown ( lenoral llooth ut } iun.s.i4 city. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 7W < enerol Wllllnn Booth nnd his retinue of' Salvationists ar rived , In the city thU mqrplpK. They wen met at the depot by an enthusiastic bant of 300 or more local < Salvationists , who headed by a brass band , escorted the part ! to their hotel. The. general was much Im proved in health since leaving- Chicago , and although tired , saltl he felt very well. A the Auditorium this ofternpon and ngati this evening General Booth addressed ev eral thousand people , and \vqa most lieurtll ; received. _ Wyoming Murderqc ] flanded. RAWLIN8. Wyo. , Dec , T.-Speclal ( Tele gram. ) Frank Howard % ya. hung at 10:3 : this morning. His neck WAB broken am heart nctlon ceaeed-ln nevenimlnutos. How ard shot and killed Charles Horn , a cow boy. at Dlxon , In the southern part of till county , on the night of December 31 , las year , In a quarrrl over a woman. The gov ernor reprieved Howard for two weeks , bu refused further executive clemency. Th county Jail Is now empty , Howard being ttv only prisoner. ' _ _ , ' - , Clothes found but the Woman Misting MACON , Mo. , Dec. 7.-In the woods li Rlchland township , this county , a party o hunters found n bundje of womnn'P wearlni apparel , the dress being covered with blood It Is bellevefl a nAinjer has been Tommlttn nnd the victim's' body wna destroyed ti cover up the traces of the deed. A search Ing party la Investigating. Joining the AocUtcd I'rrt * . WASHINGTON. Dec , 7. The Augusta Ga. , Herald , an afternoon paper In tha city , has withdrawn frqra the Southern As Boclated press and Signed a ninety-year con tract with the Associated press. RUTH WILL SOON COME OUT ommlssion Forming to Investigate the Alleged Armenian Outrages , NITED STATES WILL BE REPRESENTED 'resilient Cleveland nt I'lrst Itcfined to Mix In the Affair but IleconMdcrcd tlio" Matter nt tlin llcqneat of Kuglniul uinl the 1'ortc. WASHINGTON , Dec. 7. The announce- lent made exclusively by the Associated rcss In a cable dispatch from Constantl- , ople that President Clcvclaml had recon- Idercd his original Intention and decided to end nn American delegate with the Turkish ommlssion to examine Into Armenian out ages was shown to Secretary Qrcsham oday. The department has been much In he dark officially as to the Armenian roubles , but at last Information was re- olvcd that warranted action , and this has een announced. Tlio course of the United States has been marked with great prudence nd a desire to refralnas _ far as the dlc- ates of humanity would permit from any ntanglement In European politics. As the Ignatory powers of the Uerlln treaty at ho close of the Turko-Russlan war had lound themselves to look after the welfare if the Christians In Turkey , It would have lecn unwarranted Interference by the United States In the nlfalrs of those countries had ce taken any steps without any solicitation rom ono or more of these powers , beyond larlng for the Interests of United States iltlzcns In Turkey. So when Turkey re- luested United States Minister Terrcl to lame n member of tlio commission of In lulry the request was , for politic reasons , declined. Turkey had naturally turned first o the United States as the only Christian power whose conclusions would be likely to carry weight with the Christian world upon whoso absolute disinterestedness she could ey. | . The great Christian powers of Europe vere all under suspicion of having designs upon Turkish Integrity , yet It was nece ary , In order to stem the tide of rising In- llgnatlon , to place a Chrletlon on the com- nlsslon of Inquiry ! If Its findings were to bt conclusive upon Europe. PORTE COMPELLED TO YIELD. Tlio United States having declined to Join n the commission , however , the. porte was obliged to yield to the extent of permitting ho European governments to name commls- iloners. Up to this point the government md been In doubt as to the reality of the eported outrages. The Turkish government had declared positively that the Armenian affair was nothing but a rebellion , and that t had been suppressed In o legitimate man ner , There had been a battle , some sixty or savcnty Turkish soldiers had been killed , and ho rebels had lost about .100 or 600 men. 3ut at this juncture came reports from trusted agents discrediting the official rc- > orts of the Turkish government and afford ng reason for the belief that the Armenians liad been terribly outraged. Then Great Jrltaln appealed to the United States In the ntercst of Justice and to secure a report dbovo suspicion and above contravention by the Turks themselves to appoint a member of the committee of Inquiry. Tha ! appeal turned the tide and Induced the president ID reconsider.-Ms decision. But to avoid any danger of entanglement with other powers , which might fesulk'in' -endMtr malting Lho United States nn active party to "a. con troversy with which It Is contended wo have properly nothing to do , the American repre- sentflUvo should , while accompanying the commission , act with absolute Independence , should hear what ho could In Armenia , and Instead of joining In the conclusions of the commission should make a. separate report to the State department. Probably because of his nearness to the scene of the trouble and also his antecedents , Mlle A. Jewett , United States consul al Slvao , was selected to act as the representa tive til the United States In making the In vestigation. Mr. Jewett was born In Slvas Turkey , of American parents , his father being a missionary. Ho came to the United States In his youth and was educated Ir : Massachusetts. He became a physician and was for about eleven years attached to the Danbury Insane asylum. Ho was appointee consul to Slvas by President Harrison Ir 1892 , and Is regarded as peculiarly fitted for the Inquiry with which he Is charged. LONDON , Dec. 7. The Westminster1 Gazette , commenting upon the dispatch to the Dally News from Constantinople , saying that the sultan invited President Cleveland to send a delegate with the Armenian com mission , and upon the Advertiser's Con stantinople dispatch saying that President Cleveland had declined to do so , and tlia' Turkey In consequence had requested Eng land to nominate a consul to accompany the Turkish commission , remarks that the In vitation of the sultan looks like "pure dog gery and President Cleveland had properly refused to bo hoodwinked by the sultan' : profession of confidence In the upright char acter of the American diplomats. We may regret that circumstances make It Imposslbl to Intervene. At the same time had Presi dent Cleveland complied , the susceptibili ties of certain great powers might have been touched , and there Is no doubt that a con sideration of the feellrgs of Great Britain Influenced President Cleveland's action. " REFUSED AND THEN CONSENTED. CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 7. Preslden Cleveland has sent a cable message hen saying that ho has reconsidered his decision not to send an American delegate with thi Armenian commission appointed to Inquln Into the Armenian outrages. The presldcn adds that he will allow the American lega tlon here to nominate a delegate to accom pany the Portc's Armenian commission. The Turkish government Is manifesting a grjat desire , to show the powers that th United States government was the first askei to send a delegate with the Armenian com mission , but the United States declined. Th earl of Klmberley , the British becretary estate state for foreign affairs , was also requestec to nominate a delegate and ho Immediately assented. Nobody here seems to know why Preslden Cleveland at first declined to send a dele gate with the commission , and It Is under stood that the United States and Grea Britain are still In communication upon th subject. The final arrangements are as ye Incomplete. Turkish authorities say they be llevo no such murders and excesses as thos .described . by the Armenians wcro committee by the regular Turkish soldiery , althoug they say It Is possible In their operation against the rebellious villages people ma have been killed. They claim this troubl was seized upon by the Armenians In orde to get up a political agitation. ANOTHEH SIDE OP THE STORY. The Porte in support of Its reply to state ments of the Armenians , placed great re llanco upon an article written by Dr. Cyru Hamlln , LL.D. , formerly president of th Roberts college here , a distinguished Ar menlan scholar , who Is thoroughly famllla with the situation. The article referred t was published In the Boston , Mass. , Con gregatlonalUt of December 28 , 1893 , ant copies of It In documentary form are no\ being sent to the powers Interested In th Armenian question. The article referred t above , upon which the Turkish governmen places to much reliance In establ'shlng ' It case against the Armenians , Is as follows and Is headed : "A Dangerous Movemen Among the Armenians : " "An Armenian revolutionary party Is caus Ing great evil and suffering to the mlsalonar work and to the whole Christian people o certain parts of the Turklih emp re. I ll a secret organization , and Is managed wit a zklll In deceit which la known no wher elsa on earth. "In a wldsly distributed pamphlet the fol lowing announcement Is made of the Hunt achaglit" revolutionary party : 'Th s U th only Armenian revolutionary party which ! leading the revolutionary movement In Ar menla. Its center Is In Athena , and It ba THE BEE BULLETIN. Vcntlicr Forecast for Nobraslta Pair ; Cooler ; North Wlndn. 1 , Text of Mother I'rnltrntliiry Contract. I'rrdlnnnil , Count do I.r < en , Head. Another Cluipter of the Armenian Story. 1'at riots In l'ur. iiU of 1'liinu. 2 , Condition of 'I'rlnco Securities. llchlnd the SCCIICA at llliick Crook. Oiimlui Humiliated lit Hillings. 3. Kekels1 I'lnn ' mill Carlisle's Compared. DI ciiMlng the Now 1'orcstry Hill. 4. l.'dltorlnl mid Comment. Mate Hanks In Nebraska. lotvn Trinellns .Men .Meet. 0. Council IllnfM Local Mutters. A flairs nt South Oiimlm. 7. Supreme Court Sj-llatil. H , City Council Proceeding * . l . Morris In , Jil | ,1iint the tame. Another Chicago Murder Mygtery. How ronilnlno flcnuty Mny lie. Silted. 0. Two Mayors of Ilottltort. 1. Commercial and Flniiiicl.il Xews. Features of tlio Mio Stock Trudo. Dun and lirudstrcct on lliislnrss , 3. 1'rogrctu of the Great Nortlnrodt. iranches In every village and city In Ar- icnla. Nhhnn Garabed an , ono of the ounders of the party , Is In America , and ' hose desiring to' get further Information lay communicate with him , addressing , Ilshan Carabedlan , 1C Fountain street , Vorcester , Mass. , or with the center , SI. Bcnlard , poste restnnte , Athens , Greece. ' "A very Intelligent \rmenmii gentleman vho speaks fluently and correctly Uimlish as kell as Armenian , and Is an eloquent de- ender of the revolution , astursd me they mve the strongest liopjs ot preparing the vay for Russia's outrn.ico li Asia Minor to ake possession. In answer to 'he question low , he replied : 'The Huntsdiaglst binds rganlzed all over the empire will watch heir opportunity to kill the Turks nnd Kurds , et fire to their villages and then make tliclr scape Into the. mountains. Then the Mussul- nans will rlso and slaughter them with such nhumanlty that Russia will arise In the name of humanity and Christianity and take possession. ' When I denounced the scheme as itroclous and Infernal beyond anything ever cnown , he candidly replied : 'It appears see o you , no doubt , but we Armenians are letcrmlned to be free. Europe listened to he Bulgarian horrors and made Bulgaria ree. She will listen to our cry when It gos up In shrieks and blood of millions of women and children. ' REVOLUTIONISTS DESPERATE. "I urged In vain that this Echemo will make the very name of Armenia hateful 0 civilized people. He replied : 'Wo ate losperate ; we. shall do It. ' But your people lo not want Rutslan protection ; they prefer Turkey , as bad as she Is. 'Yes , ' he replied , and for such stupidity they will have to suffer. ' "I have conversed with others , who avow ho same thing , but no one acknowledges he s a member of the party. In Turkey the tarty alms to cxclto tha Turks against "rotcstant Armenians. All the troubles at ilarsovan originated In their movements. They are cunning , unprincipled and cruel. They terrorize their own people by dcmand- ng contributions of money under threats of assassination , a threat that has often been executed. I have made the mildest possible llsclosuro of only a few of the abominations oV this Huntschaglst revolutionary party. It s of Russian origin , Russian gold and craft ; ovcrnlng It. " HAMLIN UP TO DATE. -LEXINGTON. . Mass. , DEC ; 7. Dr. Cyrus Hamlln ot this city , whose article In the Congregatlonallst * tin ttteArmenian troubles a year ago has been translated by the TUrk- eli government and sent out to the European wwers as a dcfente of the recent atrocities lommttted upon the Armenians by the Mos- ems , was seen by an Associated press re porter. Dr. Hamlln was for many years 1 missionary In Turkey , and knows some- : hlng of the temper of ths Turks regarding Chr'stlane. He had , moreover , a seven years' contest with the Turkish authorities > ver the building of the famous Roberts col- ego In Constantinople , but finally carried the day. He said : "I have always said that the revolutionary movement Is of Russian orlg.n. Russian gold and craft govern H. That Is my opinion still. The Turkish government Is wholly In excusable for the recent atrocities. It has been published In the newspaper reports that word was sent from Constantinople to subdue - duo the rebellion. . It would be just as reasonable to guard the wolves of Kurdistan 'rom the attacks of the lambs from the plains , The Turkish government shows that It knows the weakness of Its position by Its frantic efforts to hide the truth from Europe. II will not even allow persons -to travel from the region of the existing troubles to the capital , and many Armenians who have at tempted to reach Constantinople have been captured by the authorities and sent back. I have a strong suspicion that the Turkish minister at Washington Is In league with Russia. Ho belongs to the Greek church and ho is In natural league with Hmsla. ] cannot see why the Turks have sent a Greek to represent them In America. Ycnl has represented to the Turkish goverrtmcnt that the Armenians In this government are send ing arms through Persia Into Turkey for revolutionary , purposes. This Is childish. 1 venture to soy there has not been a rifle or a pound of ammunition sent to Turkey by the revolutionists of America , .ALL EMANATES FROM RUSSIA. "Tho whole of this emanates from Russia and Is merely a subterfuge to glvo good oc caslon for Russia to march Into Armenia am take control , and If the Turks are to be so easily fooled let Russia go In and teach them a lesson , although I am strongly opposed to having Russia do so , because her govcrnmen will bo much worse than the government o Turkey. I am profoundly disappointed In the folly and wickedness of the Turkish govern mcnt , and Its action In using1 what I have written for purposes for which It was neve Intended Is exactly opposed to my views That IB evident to people who read the whol article. You may depend that the Turkls ] government has not produced It In full. I am still opposed to the revolutionary movement because It Is- silly and foolish and the Turk isli government can never exculpate Itscl from the atrocities by refernnco to any pro posed revolution by the Armenians. The Ar monlans havo' perhaps 2,500,000 to 3,000,00 unarmed peasants scattered through 20,000,0 Moslems well armed. I had hoped that In th present horrors the public reports had bee greatly exaggerated , but later advices only seem to show a greater degree of barbarity The Turkish government has sent a commit tee to Investigate the affair , and at the hca Is a shah who Is known to ba on enemy o the Armenians. Of course that commute will not make a true report. It will be ut terly unreliable. I feel that the ChrlBtla world ought to protest against the horror emphatically , and also feel that the slgna torlcs of the Berlin treaty are under obll tloni to take up the question. The Turks knowing the existence of a secret revolution ary party , take 'tlio facts as an excuse t open an attack on the Armenians. The Ide that the Turks fear the Armenians or a rev olutlon among them Is utterly absurd. " Army OIHrers Looking foru Jlnmpus. DENVER , Dec. 7-Thcre is a feeling n military headquarters In this city that I the governor of Utah Intends to arm HOI tiers and cowboys In Boutheastern Utah t drive out the Ute Indians who nro pastur Ing ponies ami cattle In San Juan count there will be a first-class rumpus. GRAND JUNCTION , Colo. , Dec. 7.-Dls patches received here today announce Urn 118 boxes of arms nml ammunition Imv been received at Thompson , Utah , clxt miles west of here , shipped by Ooverno West of Utah. The settlers arc arriving nn propose to move against the Indians In Ba Juan county and drive them back over th Colorado line. SALT LAKE. Dec. 7.-dovcrnor We today received the following dispatch froi General McCcok at Denver : "I have or dered Lieutenant Colonel Larstoce , lntip ° cto general of this department , to proceed q , once to Montlccllo and Illuo Mountain Utah , to Investigate nnd report upon th condition of Indian affairs there. Qovcrno West left tcnlght for Montlcello for a conference ferenco with Lieutenant Colonel Lament. SCRAMBLING FOR THE PLUMS hndidfttcs for Preferment nt the Handa of the Governor nud 'Legislature , OWE VERY PRETTY FIGHTS ON THE TAPIS udgo Ilolcniiib Hun n I'lill Hand froiQ Which to beleet Appointees I'lenty of Timber for l.nw Mnkcru to .Mako U Choice. U Is somewhat ot an exaggeration to Bay ] hat Governor-elect Holcomb 1ms recclvcil lore applications for appointments than the otal number of votes ( railed for him , but here has been such a rush of place hunters i his direction as \\arrantplacing tha umber up In the thousands. With all tlitso ppllcants before him. Judge Holcomb has lenty of material lo choose from , and ho 111 probably take his time about making Is selections. So far as known , only ono ion has been offered nn offlco by the In- omlng governor , and ho was not an np- Hcant for the place. As already announced y The Bee , James N. Oailln , the defeated amlldate for lieutenant governor , has been cndered the position of private secretary , o the governor , but he has not as yet slgnl- ed whether hu will accept. In case Mr. Qallln docs not accept the lace , there arc plenty of men who would ko to attend to the governor's private af airs for the coming two years. First 0:1 he list Is Benton Marat , the young man vho had charge of the Omaha branch of the opullst state committee during the cam- algn. Ho has been with Judge Holcomb Incc the close of tlio campaign attending o his enormous mall and acting In the ca- aclty of private secretary. Ho Is said to s thoroughly fitted for the place. Anothen ian who wants the place IsV. . D. Oldham f Kearney. Ho will bo remembered as ho chairman of the democratic stale con dition , who could pound hard with a gavel nd wear n smile at the same time. There re a dozen other applicants for the situation , ut so far as heard from they have received io encouragement. Tliero has not been such n scramble for lie position of private secretary as thcro as been for some of the other plums In the Ift of the governor , In which there Is con- Idered to be moro "emolument" than honor , n this list the ofllco of chief oil Inspector aslly leads. Fifty men with petitions are ut In various parts of the state , securing Ignatures In the hope of capturing the Ituatlon. And to supplement these fifty , hero are 300 or 400 who have been prom- sed deputyshlps out hustling for the man 'ho ' made them' the promise. Douglas county , as ono man who Is out after tliiiaco with a vengeance In the person ot Sam P. Brlg- lam of South Omaha. Ho has secured a nllo or moro of signatures to his petition ml Is adding moro names every day. An ther Douglas county man who would take ho place Is D. Clem Denver , late populist andldato for congress. Chairman Edinistou f the populist state central committee la ! so crcd.ted with looking on the Job with , ouglng eyes , and J. It. Dodds , editor of the Vymoro Arbor-State , wouldn't refuw the ilaco If It were offered to him , even If It Idn't come on n silver platter. w . WANT TO GO TO TUB JEN. ! ' The next attractive situation scorns to 'bo ho wanlenBhlp of the penitentiary. There s one application for the position from Judge iolcomb's own county * Ex-Sheriff J. B. fones ot Broken Bow thinks ho , could , Immllo all the bad people In the pen nnd keep Bill Dorgan straight at the same time. He has > ecn n populist ever since the party was tarted , and ho wants to bo recognized In plto of the fact that Broken Bow has al- cady furnished one governor nnd a congress- nan. It Is also said that Mayor Weir ot ilncoln Is down on the list of applicants for , ho place. WlU'am Dally of Nemaha la another who Is hustling hard for the prlvll- ge of caring for the convicts tnd teaching hem the ways of righteousness. Mr. Dally , ms hod considerable experience with bad , nen , by the grace of the republican party , vhen ho was United States marshal , ana le wants to see how much difference It would ! 'eel to deal wl'h the same class as a populist onical. Then thcro Is f. A. Sheridan , who 'his year Is not "the gentleman from Hed iVIllow county. " Another candidate Is Jim Dahlman , mayor of Chadron , the man who wouldn't run for auditor on the democratic Icket against a one-armed union soldier , la spite of the fact that ho was a southern man. All tlio candidates to far named are either populists or democrats , but there Is one re- mbllcan who wants the Job. Th's Is AI Beeiner , the present warden , and hU friends claim for him that he would make Just as good a warden under a populist governon as he has made under republican rule. Even .he convicts themselves are for Becmer. They are not exactly "out" for him , but they , are In because they can't get out. In case D. Clem Deaver cannot be oil Inspector specter , he might take the deputy commls- sioncrshlp. But there are other people who want that. Job. Honest Old John Powers would bo satisfied with the place so long as ) he cannot be state treasurer , and S. J , Kent would take the situation as n salvo for the wounds aflllctcd In his unsuccessful fight for commissioner of public lands and build- Ings. Ings.Another Another defeated candidate who would like a place Is Judge Wilson. Judge AVIlsoni Is a one-armed veteran of the late unpleas antness , and as commandant of the Soldier * ' Home ho thinks ho would bo In the right place. Mart Howe of Lincoln would also like the berth , and there are a dozen others In the same predicament. Dr. Mackay Is the principal candidate for the superlntendcncy of the Norfolk asylum. Ho Is also the editor of the Madison Re porter , and he wields a very sharp pen. As a consequence ho has made enemies , and these men are now trying to prevent him from securing the prize. They have even gone so far as to circulate a petition praying Judge Holcomb not to appoint the doctor , and In this they are being backed by some of the Majors roustabouts of Madison county. In the meantime Dr. Mackay is telling theni what ho thinks about them In very vigorous language , at which ho Is an adept. Another newspaper man , A. F. Rnos , of the Stanton Picket , wants to bo steward of the same asylum , nnd Is being strongly backed for the place. A petition Is being circulated at Hastings to have Dr. Johnson retained as superinten dent of tliq Hastings asylum , but Dr. 0. M. Shldler of York wants the place , and so do a number ot others , W , H. LeUon of Hast ings U also out with a petition trying to secure the stewardship of the Institution. There Isn't much money In the adjutant generalship , but there Is nullo a bit ot honor , and BO the applicants for the place , are num erous. The latest applicant for this place la Captain N. P. Lundeen of York. The tills ot captain Is not high enough for him , STUIFH FOR THE SPEAKRIISHIP. From the governor's offlco to the legislature Is but a ctep , and Interest will bo divided between the two when the state government changes hands In January , The spcakenhlp contest will bo the first matter ot moment In the legislative end of the capltol. Ten men have come cut openly and announced their candidacy , and five times ten are quietly , waiting for the opportune moment to holit their lightning rods , The ten men openly In the race are : John A. Davles , the hustling young representative of Cass county , who wai one of the leaders of the lait session and was always found on the right side ; W. O. Chapman , editor of the Crete Vldette ; John Brady , number-elect from Buffalo county ; T. C. Hunger of the Lancaster county delega tion ; Randolph McNItt. the boy repreientn- tlvo from Keel Cloud ; J. O , Cramb , who four years ago represented Jefferson county in the lower house ; 0. L. Richards , Thaycr county's new representative * J. C , Burch , on * ot the dago county delegation , whose home l at Wymoro ; A , L. Suttrn ot South Omaha , and John J. Lamborn , the Red Willow county ) man who defeated Pugilist Sheridan. After the ipoakerkhlp Unlit li ended thcrs will bo another pretty struggle to e