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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1890)
Sioux County Journal. iummmm rtnoios riubkm HAJtSISOX, NEBRASKA Was CnwM With Peeple. Omicaco, Lx, May 2. The May day pond ol workiagmeu here ru parti cipated is by OTer 30,000 men, represent ing alt tha building trades and nearly vary labor organization in the city and county. Tha polio escort of ISO patrol man fcr eoaes reeecm did nt make it appearance at 12 o'clock, tha hour of starting, : aad tha prooeaaion moved without it. Tha antira line of march was crowded with people, sweetly of the working elate, who are in sympathy with the eight hour movesaaot. The striking carpen ter, 6,000 atroog, led tha procession Thar were no demonstrations along tha lias of march except the hearty cheering of thousands of men, women and children, who had turned out to welcome and annlaud. The members of tha carpenters' union are only a part of the labor organizations now on a strike. Will Dee.ae AkMt Ike Parade. Detroit Mich., May i inure are liOO carpenters on a strike today. Three contractors, employing about 200 man, have agreed to the eight hour demand and 30 cents per hour, but the other contractors are in for buttle. There has been no disorder, carpen tars keeping close to their uuion I. alls and there receiving reports of the situs lion. Only a few contra tors have non union and union carpenters are report ed at work, but it is said they will go out at noon. At noon the district council cide whether the strikers will will de- make a demonstration this afternoon by way of a general parade. Carpenters are tak in precautions against the importa tion of non-union laborers from Canada. If tha strike continues ten days a large number of other tradesmen dependent upon them will be laid off, swelling the ranka of tha unemployed to JL500. The indications, however, are tint a com promise will be effected before that time. " ' " V2 . Oa Up in the right. Philadelphia, Pa., May 2. In accor dance with tha action taken last night by tha union carpenters of Philadelphia at tha meeting held in Na"al poet hall, under tha aispicea of local union No. 8, of tha United brotherhood of carpecr ters and joiners, abcut 1,000 carpenters truck this morning. Tha Brotherhood of carpen ten and joiners of America are on top in this fight There is only oaataiagtbrus to do-etick together and await results," was what Charles Thompson said this morning at a meet ing of tha strikers m naval post ball, in which over 900 journeymen carpenters took part AM were eothuiastically in favor of tha strike for higher wages, which began this morning at 7 o'clock. Tha carpenters demand 35 cants per hour for nine hours' work. Tha pres ent rate is 30 cents. At a SpM ef Eighty Mile aa Hear. Staktow, Va April 30. The express train of tha Clients peake and Ohio rail road tor Washington was descending a heavy grade at 3 o'clock this morning a mile wast of hers, whan tha brake rod of tha angina fall, tha air brake was ren dered useless and the wild train rushed into Stanton at a speed of eighty miles an hour, tearing sway tha depot roof. Tha Pullman sleeper left the track and thrown on its aide. Fifteen members of tha "Pearl of Pekm" troupe ware in it eorouteto Baltimore and were announc ed to play here tonight Of tha troupe Miss Myrtle Knott was injured so se verely that aba died while being taken from tha car. Mia Edith Miller's leg wan broken. Mrs. Edward Webb, Kd ward Stevens, Miss Bertha Fisher, Louis Morrison and Miss Dunham all escaped with alight bruises. W. F. Kilpetriok, a lumber merchant of New York, was as verely hurt , his lag being severely torn, and L. M. Slotnan, a commercial travel er of Cincinnati, was bruised. Tha car took fire, but tha flames ware soon ex tinguiebed. Taaaa I 8-r. Lock, Ma, April 28. Additional advices from Texas show that tha gnat raia atom which prevailed; during tha weak baa oovered nearly all tha north am aad wastsra aestioaa of tha atate, rcaofaiag oat as far aa Big Springs oa XkaTmmt Paoinc,aad almost to the gan Handle in tha northwest Nearir Monday, and all tha rivers and am at load height aad the eoanty is awloU a iaCMaradooa aosout of ttf AUUaeW floodwL and the aas-3 raMalthiaagh tha town has g!cs Mf twaafy teat m4 tte paoate fcr-jr. V mrvm warn reecnan L 4J-jy. Idaitf rim raaa t r -. fr awl la lood? h r tf ttt' ty. ta I rt2Mt0mtmJk aa ia , ( fWJ rT' . 5 WSbP -ir . lUle atata - V ITS STATE NEWS. XKKHAKKA. Five large brick buildings will be erected at Hooper this season. A Jefferson county farmer line killed seven wolves near the Kansas last Sunday. W. W. Powers, aged eighty-fire years, recently dropped dead ia his stable at St Paul, The bloods of Wan net a are becoming hump shouldered making lswn tennis grounds. April 29 the people of Imperial took their laat chance and played snowball. At Fremont a fraud ia being raised to to legality of the occupation tax in the courts. Tlie house of Widow Collins at Hub bel was destroyed by fire. Total loss 1.000 with no insurance. The managers of the Beatrice Chau tauqua have engaged a landscape gard ener to take charge of the grounds. : Fremont boasts that her policemen take nurticiilfir nriile in IliAir naranlial appearance, even to ihe polish of their boots. L. L. Allison of Wauneia has trapped over fifty beaver this winter, besides a number of otter, mink, coons and wolves. A new mineral bearing rock has been unearthed in Keys Paha eeualy which supraases everything previous found in that locality. Sidney's new council inaugurated a reform by a wholesale reduction of of ficers' salaries and by abolishing the office of village attorney. W. B. Shyrock of Louisville had his kneecap dislocated while playing base ball which will result in hisconfinement , for aeveral weeks. Twenty-one Nebraska City saloon keepers were given permission to con tinue business at the old stand. Seven druggists also took out license. The lumber for the new academy at Hiawatha is on the ground and the Sig nal gives it out that the building will be completed as rapidly as possible, For good and sufficient reasons some of tha enterprising merchants of Rey nolds have not so much faith in the Kansas City commission houses as for merly. Chase county farmers are happy and the prospects for a good crop and good times war never better in the county than at present The Sioux reservation is filling up rapidly. It is estimated that every de sirable claim will be occupied within two montha. - - -"i Tha joint teachers' association of An telope andIIolt counties will be held in the high school building at Neligh May 10. A very interesting program has been arranged. Fire broke out Tuesday in the ware house in the rear of Darrah & Co. 's store at Auburn, destroying the building and contents and entailing a loss of $1,000; fully insured. A. F. Gibbon's livery barn and impli- ment house burned Monday. The to tal loan is $3100 and no insurance. The fire was started by children who were playing in the barn. The officials of Dundy county are eor- respocding with the manufacturers of steal cages, as ordered by the baard at their laat session, for the purpose of buy ing cells for the county jail. Nebraska City is already preparing for a grand Fourth of July celebration. A baloon ascension, and parachute de cent, races, base ball and other attrac tions are on tha program. The Elkhorn station agents met at Fremont the othey a1 wnned an organization and discussed matters per taining to the best methods of obtain ing business at competitive points. Tha general store conducted by James Myers at Odell has bean closed by cred itors. The store claimed to do a large share of its business st a distance and in other towns and upon uncommon odea of procedure. Congressman Doraey has introduced a bill providing for tha donation by the government of twenty acres, located in tha south west corner of tha reservation to the village of Sidney to be used as a cemetery only. It u aaid that T.W.Harvey, the Chi cago lumberman, wants to sail his farm at Turlington and baa divided it into small parts for that purpose. Tha farm ia noted throughout tha west for its beautiful buildings and wall kept grounds. Dodga county alliance, No. Ml die wwi tha following question at ita reg ular meeting held last week: "kaulved That every I snd owner should ha al lowed to hold a homestead of eighty acres, vlue not to exceed 10,000, free from taxation. An Edgar Barber has invented an in genious device for tha oomfort at bald- aers. It consists of a larga spider, faiated la nature's colors im pwaar, which ha oa tha cranial spas to fraraat aa- fiwai Can, ItiaacJ to wart TjroMfe tUrty-t&Ma yatiftaU hare ftnysaa. leetia tU coaartp- fi.ry fcrC-Ssl the oCwr far (V t a, -w a jt.j trawTww. or run against the statute of limitations. Nebraska City rejoices over the fact that a supreme court has decided that the precinct can vote booda for a bridge across tha Missouri, said bridge being a work of internal improvement It holds however, that bonds cannot be voted for this or any other one purpose, in excess of ten per cent of the assessed property valuation of the precinct This 10 per cent is, in round numbers, 17,000. To secure the Waddell bridge it is suggest ed that the precinct vote 7),000 and the city r-M,0OO, (OLDKAUM. Corn planting will soon begin in east ern Colorado. The Burlington is putting in addi tional sn itches at Wray. The snow fall about Akron last week was between twelve and eighteen in cliea. Greeley is preparing to plant the big (rest acreage of potatoes ever known in her history. Summit county's new building will be completed in time for the meeting of court in June. Thirty thousand is a low estimate of the number of fruit trees set out in the Rocky Ford county this spring. The Fruits grange was organized Mon day evening by ft. A. Southworth with a membership of eighteen. The Castle wood reservoir, above Cas tle Rock, is still being pushed toward completion. About one-half the diu-h is completed. The members of the Catholic church at Monte Vista have commenced the erection of their church building and are pushing it forward with very com mendable vigor. The expense incurred by El J Paso county in the trial of C W. Hatch amounts to I0O1.G5. This includes the jurors, clerks, sheriff and district attor ney's fees and expenses about the build ing. The Greeley Sun remarks that a few more days will probably see the end of lsst season's potato crop. There are now not over ten cars in the market, and these, no doubt will be marketed within the next week. . The Colorado Coal and Iron company have secured a large contract from the Union Pacific railroad The order is for seventy-five pound rails, and wil keep the steel department at Pueblo busy till late in the winter to fill it The dam across the Arkansas river at the bead of the Catlin ditch requires 40,000 feet of lumber, and the work is being rushed by the contractor, Alonso Swink. It will be a most substantial one and will take nearly a month yet for its conpletion. The water prospects at the railroad well at the Akrou round house are most fluttering. The workmen have struck a big flow that insures the company all the water it will need for years to ccme. The big pump that lifts 600 gallons of water an hour cannot noticeably lower the volume in the welL A gentleman lately returned from the White river country says that for a dis tance of seventy-fire miles he waa never out of sight of dead and dying cattle. He aaid that some stockmen had lost their entire herds, and thst the past winter had dealt a severe blow to the people of the western part of tha state. Hudson correspondence of tha Gree ley Sun says that C. M. Ireland has be gun work on .the Holt reservoir, three miles south of that town. The contract calls for 9700 worth of work, which will be completed by June 15, by which time the whole line of ditch on tha east lateral will be dona. The contract to build the reservoir on the west lateral. embracing 152 acres, has been let to John Paul at a cost of about $8,000. This beautiful little lake will, when completed, hare an average depth of twenty feat which can nearly all be drawn off for irrigation. . ' Mayxtey Pleaie. Cihciwhati, O., May 2. There will not be any notibla eight hour demon strations in this city today. The car pet) tars' unions propose to hsve a pro cession and aicnio on tha hill top this afternoon. They expect to be joined by two or three other organizations, but tha gathering will not be large and is oaly intended to exprsss sympathy with tha eight hour movement A meeting of the ireo moulders' anion will be bald Saturday night to danism whether a strike will be declared next Monday, in case tas bosses refuse to (rant them 10 par cant increase. They Were Taken la. Philadelphia, Pa May 2. George Allen of PhiUipsburg, Ka. and Elijah Beabe of Superior, Nab, paid 1300 to a Newark, K- J, man whom tha mat oa tbatr way east, for what thay supposed waalSHOia counterfeit saonay. Thay tartad west agaia, butwi by thapoikM at the cfcpot here as they oaaalag a aatohei to count tha on being ensattoad ifcattoty eaata oat Tha eatohel waa lowaitaeoatata Uaraepuaar, ia a law good bills. Tha two sCvwaa to ooattnaa thatr hoaMward A GENERAL STRIKE. Dktkoit, Mkh., April .7'. Unless there is an unexpected chauge during the next forty-eight hours a general strike of the carpenters of Detroit will occur next Thursday morning. Dtrorl a? Fir. Yasktoh.S. IX, April 30. -The fsrm house of B. M. Semple was destroyed by fire last night and Alex Isley, a farm hand, was burned to death. Loss on buildings, KfiOO la ('otorada. Dkkvf.b, Colo., April 30. -The labor situation at Colorado Springs is growing more complicated. Most ol the con tractors have decided to grant the de mand of the carpenters for nine hours with ten hours' pay. But few have hel off and say th&t unless the boss carpen ters concede to the request by Msy 1, there will be a general walkout Quarry and brickyard men are asked to supply no building uMteriul until the trouble is settled. Lociklnc far Mere CoDgrrMiHirn. New York, May 1. On occasion of the American club banquet last Satur day night, Frank Willing Leach, private secretary of Senator Quay, disclosed a number of political schemes which he said had been mapped out by Quay looking to the strengthening of the re publican forces in the house of represen. tatives. The plan is to have the Super intendent of.lhe Census, Porter, greatly under-count the negro voters of the south and thus decrease the number of congressional districts to which that .'lion is entitled. By this method it is expected the southern states will lose democratic representatives. In the northwest ceasus, the count is to be as liberally computed es possible so that a gain of at least twenty republican con gressmen can be depended on from the states of Minnesota, Kansas sndNe brssks. The legislation necessary to make new apportionment will be rushed through with the aid of Speaker Reed in the house and Senator Ingalls, who is ex pected to occupy the chair in the senate. According to Leach's statement, the meeting of the republican national com mittee called for May 7 is for the pur pose of officially endorsing this scheme. The New Heath Law. New York, May 1. W. Bourke Coch ran, attorney for the electrical compan ies in the execution by electrical test case, and Charles S. Hatch, attorney for he condemned man Kemmler, had a conversation with Governor Hill at the executive chamber last Thursday rela tive to the ap(ieal to the United States supreme court on the constitutionality of the new death law. It was under stood that a reprieve was asked for, that the counsel might appeal to the United states court and thai the governor de niee it. At the executive chamber this story was not confirmed. It was asserted that the conversation was a purely personal one and was on the merits of the case. It is believed, however, that word was sent from Albany Friday to Warden Durston to hold off execution as long as possible that the appeal to the United States court might be effected and the stay secured. Stopping the Leahies. Nrw Orleans, La., April 30. The Daily States' special from Baton Rouge, La., says the break st the Mar tinez crevasse is virtually closed. The laborers on the relief boat Daoo tab, to gether with other hands, began sacking at 2:30 yesterday morning. Nearly 100,000 sacks were dropped in front of tha crib work, and this morning the crevasse is barely leaking. The Dakota come (up to Baton Rouge for another load of sacks. The river is steadily declining, and all fear of further breaks are gone. There Will He Mo Mrthe. Chicago, April 28. It is now stated that there will be no strike of packing house employes at tha stock yards aa was at one time feared. Tha strike would have involved about 15,000 men. There was a strong sentiment in favor it but older and cooler heads who had passed through tha disastrous strike of 18SG, counoalled against it as hopeless, and their counsel finally prevailed. The Pint Kieetrteal Kircatioa. Auburn, N. Y. April 30. A pair of robins, building in one of the vine en circled towers at tha entrance to tha big prison, whistled and chirped blithe ly this morning as crowds gathered about tha gates and peered through tha heavy iron ban with curiosity. Tha) aaw nothing new about tha gray walla and heavily ironed latticed windows, but thay pointed out tha window which ia nearest Kemmler's cot and tha win dows which lot light into tha execution room where the three chairs stand. This morning Kemmler ats a.bearty breakfast Hie appstiU is exeeUant Tha town Iteelf ia waked up to a great of sxcitasaent and even tha and guards ia bis oall are moved by the fact that there will b a shook is prim preeanUy and Auburn wlUba ohiatorleal. ItladiSnlt to laaraasythiof daxV aitaabaat tha arrmianata lor tha It ia giaaral'y ba- UmA tt will laka ptaaa to- k09H BCNpH? ' aTsUBsP1 aTT Thar Will letil Ihe QaWe. New Yobk, April 20.-TIe Sun's Washington correspondent telefrsphs thst serious charges are preferred against James L Wheat, postmaster of the bouse of representatives' pubtuHioe, snd that a resolution w ill be introduced i n tl s house in a dsv or t o calling for n investigation of the office. Formal chanres snainst Mr. Wheat are signed bv six employes of the house ost office. The) charges accuse the ostmasler of being guilty of gross ir regularities in conducting the business ft he office. Among other offenses cit ed against him are the following: That his son Walter K. best , is re ceiving pay for two positions while it is impossible for one man to do the work connected in these two positions, conse quently the work falls upon other em ployee of the office; that Wslter Wheal has been guilty of opening at least one sealed letter addressed to a member of the house, and that J. L. Wheat is aware of the facts: that the pstuiaster has compelled roiitemen to do work entirely foreign to their regular duties and in some cam's work which could not be done by any employe of the postotlii-e; that Postmaster Wheat is subject to vi olent outbursts of lener, is arrogant, mean, tyrannical, desiotic, overbearing and insulting and in every way unlitted for the posit ios. Official investigation into thene chnrg es is urged. C. (1. McCord, son of con grestman McCord of Wisconsin and one of the employes who has signed formal charges against Wheut, says that many newspapers and other matter addressed to members of the house are not deliv ered, but are thrown into wastepaper baskets of the office. The sale of w aste paper is a perquisite of the postmaster who takes advantage of every opportun ity to increase the quantity of "wastage.'' "About five weeks ago," says McCord, "two mail sacks and a half, containing copy for each member of ti.e advance sheets of a book entitled, 'Monetary Sci ence, International and Domestic,' was received at this office. These pamphlets hav enever been delivered and the post master has stated that he does not in tend to distribute them.'' McCord also says that Wheat m posed upon the Grand Army and republican caucus by leading them to believe he had lost his arm in battle when the fact is, he Inst his arm celebrating a political victory some years after the war. Hmrtn New Hhope. CHr.rr.itPE, Wyo., April 30. Word has been received here announcing that pro posals would be received until May 15, for the construction of seven new shops for the Uuion Pacific at this nlace. Tha new'shopa include a round house of ten stalls, oil house 20x28; store house 4or 178; ofllce bJildmg 10x40; pain', shop 95x275; wood working shop, 80x200, and a transfer table 30x200. The buildings will be of brink snd iron and will cost $1,000,000. Work will be commenced immediately after the cloee of the bids. The work of construction will employ 100 men as it Ib the intention of the company to nave the work pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. The news of the proposed shop extension is received here with graat " atlsfaction. Vlee-Freoldent of the Kallre Burlingioa System. Chicago III., May L Geo. B. Harris, vice-president of the Burlington A Northern was yesterday elected second vice-president of the entire Burlington system in place of H. E. Stone, resigned. Mr. Harris will now assume the duties of general manager in place of E. H. Rip ley who resigned yesterday, and has been elected vice president of the Chi cago, Milwaukee A St Paul company. IdeatlMed. Watkrburv, Cokn., April 30. The body of the young woman found in Wel ton's pond has been identified aa that of Theresa Haxford aliaa Anna Turner, aged 1!) years. She came here some months ago with an old man named Turner, who is said to belong in Skan ealies, N. H. She had been heard to say that her mother was in thn insane asylum in New York. The coroner is making an investigation. . Maa Haen Heeuml. Crrv of Mr.xioo, April 30.-News from Europe states that tha capital for tha new Bank of Fomento, to be estab lished here, is practically secured. This institution has 120,000 nominal caoiUl. one-fifth paid in. Tha banks are gen erally doing an excellent business. The National Bank of Mexico will pay U Mr cent this year and tha London bank 20 percent urewlea atlea. Washiiottoh, April 30,-Waihington working men are growing restless and threaten to join the eight hour strike. It ia reported that brioklayers, oarpen tera and plasterers will demand May 1, that thereafter that eight hours be con- stituUd a day's labor. A refusal oa the prt of employes msy lead to a mneral atrike. Meanwhile attention u tared on tha outcome of tha movement In Chicago. The Writ was tmpeifcet. New Yom, May l.-Beferricg to tha Kemmler oase the Tlaus thia mornina- aaya: Judge Wallaoa aaid ho waa vara aehaarpriaa. toUarathat ay writaf habaaaoonmahaabaaaasrradoarar daa Durafcm. Tha writ waa laraartaat ia that it waa ttsmi bat tot aacSal X5 atst I fca Mi ef tin THE SIIVER BILL. WviuNiiTow, Ap'il2.-TlMiiepubli-t-au senators' caucus to consider the ml ver bill was in tsession a long time thia rfternooo. Aft- adjournment it was announced that the whole subject was again re ferred ta the ciucus committee, wh would endeavor to frame a bill accept able to all. It is retried that while the differ ences between the silver men and the advocates of the bill agreed upon by the aim mil tee, of the house and senate sem to be radical, but there is an earnest purpose shown to harmonize snd is pos sible to come to an agreement The silver men desire that the provisions in the bill reported by the caucus commit tee which gives the secretary of the treasury power to redeem in bullion the treasury notes issued in payment for bullion, to be stricken ouL They do not wih to give the secretary the power under any condition to pay out bullion after it wnsonce deposited in the treti ury. This view is supported by Krarts. The silver men also desire to have the nte provided for in the bill made full legal tender, but this is not insisted up on with the same intensity snd earnest ness that ti.e proposition to keep the bullion in the treasury is. To Joint! Moriniiil. Di't.t'TH, Minn., April .TO.-The car. penter here are getting ready to join the eight hour movement They have demanded of contractors X cents per hour and a day's work of eight hours. Fifty contractors held a lengthy meeting last night in which the sitimtion was canvassed and, as a result, a resolution was passed refusing the demands. Demand I'ullre rrolrrtion. Chicago, April 29. Tha members of the master carenters and builder's as sociation will today present to Mayor Craigera written demand for police pro tection. They declare if this is not fur nished so they can employ non-union men who Bland ready to goto work, they will make an appeal to Gov. Fifer with in a day or two, since they claim there are non-union men in the city that would suffice for them to finish the con tractu that have been delayed for the last three weeks, and on which they would probably suffer heavy losses by forfeit should a deal be made between the strikers and the new association. I'rsent IUromiminilatleu of Merer Nkw York, April rw.- The jury in the trial of O'Donovan Rose aud Mr. Hend rickson, for criminal liabel upon P. S. Cassiday, found a verdict tonight of guilty, with an urgent recommendation of mercy in ihe case of Rosea, and not guilty in the case of llendrickaon. Rosea wilt prolisblpaaoiifia with a due. Not (iiillly. PAWWKECrrv.JNKB., April 20. W. S. Gadd. arrested at Fremont last Febru ary and kept here in jail since then, waa tried Satudrday for embezzlement of over $200 from C. R. Coicbs, a poultry and produce shipper, The jury re turned a verdict Sunday morning of not guilty. District court is still iu session. The mary Paine. New York, April 29. Richard Crok- er cables from Wiesbaden that McCann'a story about boodle being raised to se cure Mr. Grant's confirmation as public works commissioner is false. Mr. Croker denounces McCann ss a black mailer and says he would not believe him on oath. ftancuinarr Kncounler Portland, Okf.., May I. -Union and and non-union fishermen had a sanguin ary encounter yesterday in the Colum bia river about forty miles from here. Both parties were armed with rifles. One of the combatants, Jack Hay man. I. ril w v . J " was Hiueu ana unaries Wilson was ser iously injured. The conflict was tha outcome of an attempt on the part of union men to prevent non-unionists from fishing along the river. Non-un- iomsta are selling lis a at irreatlv r. duced.prices. They will Ca-eprnMe. Bohton, Mash., April 30.-Tha amal gamate. society of carpenters and jin srs last night formally decided to co-operate with the brotherhood of carpen ters. The action of this body, tha moat conservative organization in Roai. brings every union in the city into line for tha eight hour movement May 1. ForaNewBaak. Citt or Mexico. April 2a News from Europe states that the capital for the new bank of Formento, to be eatab liahed here, is practically esc u red. Tbia will be a larga institution with 25,000,000 nominal capital, one-fifth Pi". The banks ars generally doing aa excellent business. Tha Naiinnal bank of Mexico will pay 14 par cant thia year, aad in tha London bank 20 paroeot CatllaffapNess. Astobia, On, Mar 1-It ia loused that three man ware killed aad two wounded in tha fight between tha anion and non-union flihirnun nf lis Oolaaibia river. The tartr of ttaioa hilad alaag tha rirer and thay foiad m-asrkw Uar- thay either Asad ra Cmor drove them away by aaSiittMr . Saacanaa -aaioa eaC."y C-U kta ooatooaiawia rowrat,JCj tavef thera. Taebtfytf tCj;0 iaar4 ta U t-itJbn n-f.s