KF
McCook Tribune
F M KIMMELL Publisher
MCOOK
NEBRASKA
News in Brief
A two headed girl has been horn In
Cairo 111 to a negro family or the
name of Shane
When Cashier Tejada of Santiago
Cuba went to his office he found the
customs house safe open and G800
missing
A Are destroyed all the surface im
provements of the American mine at
Gladstone Colo The loss is estimat
ed at 125000
Princess Victoria of
has been operated upon for ap
pendicitis at Windsor castle She is
not yet out of danger
Senator T C Piatt has purchased
Villa Eden at Highland Mills N Y
to please his wife who says she is
tired of living around in hotels
The funeral of Mrs Samuel L Clem
ens wife of Mark Twain was held at
Elmira N Y at the home of her
brother General Charles J Langdon
With two exceptions there have been
no young men elected vice president
these exceptions being John C Breck
inridge SG and Theodore Roosevelt
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At Trieste Rear Admiral Barker
and the officers of the American bat
tleship squadron were entertained at
a banquet by Rear Admiral von Je
dina
Mrs Hazel McDonald was burned
to death and her husband John Mc
Donald fatally injured in a fire at a
rooming house on Pine street in St
Louis
John OBrien and Joseph Furman
alias Day who it is alleged murdered
the aged tollgate keeper Samuel Ross
ler near Leaman Place Pa have been
arrested
The pope received Monsignor Fal
coni in farewell audience and express
ed his sincere congratulations on the
civil and religious progress of the Uni
ted States
The Shanghai correspondent of the
London Morning Post In a dispatch
dated July 14 says the Chinese em
peror is reported to be seriously ill
of dysentery
Deputy Cesbron republican has
challenged M Gerault Richard social
ist deputy from Guadalupe France to
fight a duel The latter called Ces
bron a jackanape
Resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed by a largely attended mass meeting
of citizens which in effect demand
that lawlessness and crime must be
rooted out of Memphis
W H Ellis left Jubital for Abys
sinia He had with him the treaty of
commerce between the United States
and Abyssinia Ellis took with him
two small rapid fire cannons
The San Francisco Bulletin says that
thefihest aquarium in the world is
to be established in Golden Gate park
by Lr Henry Tevis as a memorial to
his brother the late Lloyd Tevis
A negro man name unknown has
been lynched at Gordo Ala for mak
ing insulting proposals to two white
women The negro was taken from
the jail at Gordo by a mob and hanged
The United States army transport
Thomas from Manila brought 304 en
listed men 368 from various com
mands eighty discharged soldiers
eighteen marines and thirty eight mil
itary prisoners
A side track to the home of Judge
Alton B Parker at Esopus N Y
was ordered constructed by the West
Shore railroad for the increased busi
ness at that point on account of Judge
Parkers nomination
The Chicago Rock Island Pacific
railroad has renewed for five years
its lease of the Burlington tracks from
Cameron Mo to Kansas City
The entire income of the German
emperor 3750000 comes from the
people of Prussia whose king he is
He gets no pay for being emperor
The divorce obtained by Lillian Nor
dica the singer from Zoltan Doeme
has been upheld by the appellate di
vision of the supreme court of New
York
Louis Ames of New York president
H A Hersey Boston secretary and
George S Sears Chicago treasurer
were re elected at the national young
peoples convention at Providence
R I
The London Times correspondent at
Tangier cabfes that the British lega
tion notified him that tribesmen in
tended to capture him during the
night and that fifty Moorish soldiers
were sent to protect his house
Congressman Richard Bartholdt of
Missouri a German American was
given the unusual honor of speaking
as orator of the day at the 105th an
niversary celebration of the fall of the
Bastile
Another cut of 5 cents in the price
of all grades of oil has been made by
the Standard Oil company
Alfred Lovell assistant superintend
ent of motive power of the Santa Fe
has been transferrer from Topeka
Kan to Chicago He will take his
entire office force with him on July 15
Charles A Mielens of Chicago mis
taking his wife for a burglar shot
her inflicting a fatal wound
Fernand du Matheray Swiss minis
ter at Washington has been appointed
to succeed Dr De Claparede as min
istser to Austria Hungary
IS Ml FEARFUL
RUSSIA THINKS SHE HAS
RIGHT TO SEARCH
THE
THE QUESTIOHWELL WEIGHED
Serious Complications Are Not Re
garded as Probable Curiosity as to
What Germany Will Do About Seiz
ure of Mail Sacks
ST PETRSBURG The news that
the Russian volunteer steamships
Smolensk and St Petersburg now
cruising in the Red sea are stopping
ships of neutral nations and searching
them for contraband of war is causing
the liveliest interest in all circles
Russia has evidently weighed the
question believes herself to be within
her rights and neither fears nor an
ticipates international complications
Indeed some of the powers may have
been sounded by Russia on the sub
ject Nevertheless foreign opinion is
awaited eagerly and more or less crit
icism is expected
Members of the diplomatic corps
are keenly anxious to ascertain the
views their governments will take of
the passage through the Dardanelles
of these vessels of the volunteer fleet
as merchantmen and their subsequent
conversion into ships of war The
general view in diplomatic circles
even where sentiment is not particu
larly friendly to Russia is that while
the passage of the Dardanelles might
be considered a piece of sharp prac
tice on the part of Russia it is an
accomplished fact and the powers will
not now regard it as a violation of
the treaty of Paris but will guard
agaijst its repetition The diplomats
think that some of the powers may
insist that henceforth all volunteer
vessels shall be considered as war
ships within the meaning of the
treaty
One of the most interesting ques
tions in this connection the diplo
mats believe will arise out of Rus
sias declaration that coal is contra
band of war With prize crews on
board the captured ships could be
sent to Russian Baltic ports but if
short of coal they could not put in at
neutral ports to replenish their bunk
ers This same question may embar
rass Russia when the Baltic squadron
sails for the far east
In view of the protest made by Ger
many in the case of the stoppage of
the steamer Bundesrath seized in
Delagoa bay December 29 1890 dur
ing the South African war as the re
sult of which Great Britain had to pay
damages much curiosity exists as to
what Germany will do in the case of
the confiscation by the Smolensk of
the mail sacks on board the North
German Lloyd steamer Prince Hein
rich especially as a large portion of
the mail seized was undoubtedly of a
commercial character
PACKERS STANDING FIRM
Will Not Recede from Position Assum
ed Last Week
CHICAGO There was little if any
change in the situation of the meat
packers strike here Sunday With
Michael J Donnelly the strikers lead
er in fat Louis looking after that end
of the difficulty there was no effort
to renew the peace negotiations which
lasted through three aays last week
and were terminated Saturday night
without results Whether another at
tempt to reach an adjustment of the
controversy by arbitration will be
made is problematical ay the packers
believing they had the better of the
argument in last weeks conferences
are little inclined to offer any conces
sions to the strikers One thing is
certain the packers say and that is
that they will not recede from the
position they assumed in last weeks
conferences and that the strikers will
have to conform to the employers ul
timatum before any further peace
plans looking to a settlement by ar
bitration will be successful
SOUTH OMAHA It was announced
Sunday night by the managers of the
packing houses at South Omaha that
work will be resumed in all but the
hog killing departments Monday
Enough pork product is on hand to
prevent any likelihood of a shortage
and attention will be given to the
slaughter of beef and mutton It is
also announced by Cudahy and Ar
mour that no further increase in the
price of meats will be made by the
packers
E A Cudahy said that his house
is getting all the help it can use and
predicted that the strikers would give
up before the end of the week
Davis Didnt Visit Gorman
- WASHINGTON Henry G Davis
the democratic vice presidential nomi
nee arrived here at noon Sunday and
at 1 oclock left for New York The
only persons to meet him at the sta
tion were several relatives It was
stated that tne current reports that
he would stop at Laurel Md to see
Senator Gorman were erroneous Mr
Davis going straight through to New
York
GOVERNMENT OF MANCHURIA
Chinese Suggest a Plan for Jap Con
trol
TIEN TSIN The Chinese minister
at Tokio has telegraphed the Wai
Wou Pou the Chinese minister of for
eign affairs that the Japanese govern
ment has presented a scheme for the
administration of Manchuria the prin
cipal clause of which is that the Japa
nese will govern the province with
the number of Chinese troops now in
the country
POPULISTS EXPECT BENEFITS
Think Parker Nomination Will Drive
Democrats to Them
ST LOUIS Mo After three con
ferences held Saturday night by mem
bers of the executive committee of the
Worlds Fair Further Discharges Debt
to the Government
ST LOUIS A payment of 500000
on the government loan of 0000000
to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company was deposited in the sub
treasury in St Louis Saturday
The best answer to any talk that
the exposition company would have
difficulty in making the payment isthe
fact that the money is now in the sub
treasury said President Francis Not
only have we made the payment but
it has been done a day ahead of time
and we will not know what the receipts
for the first fifteen days of July have
amounted to until the books are closed
on todays business
The last payment was the first of
the 500000 semi monthly payments
stipulated by congress when the
Worlds fair loan was authorized
mere have been two previous pay
ments each one comprising a certain
per cent of the gross receipts of the
exposition company from all sources
The total amount refunded the govern
ment is 90714915
MAY LEAVE NEW CHWANG
Fall of Kai Ping Renders Russian
Occupancy of Port Precarious
ST PETERSBURG Colonel Nevit
sky of the general staff in an inter
view says
The result of the loss of Kin Chou
Kai Ping will probably be the
evacuation of New Chwang
General Kouropatkins position is
more difficult than that which con
fronted Lord Roberts in South Africa
It is as if Lord Roberts received
his supplies by rail via Constantino
ple Cairo and Central Africa It will
be a long time before General
patkin will have enough supplies and
men to assume the offensive In the
meanwhile he will have to fight rear
guard actions perhaps giving up im
portant positions like New Chwang
which are of vastly more consequence
than Kai Ping
JAP LOSSES 25000
Latest Report Regarding Storming of
Port Rrthur
TA TCHE KIAO The latest reports
regarding the attempted storming of
Port Arthur on July 10 place the Japa
nese losses in killed or wounded at
25000 and those of the Russians at
5500 The Japanese retired and the
Russians occupied the position The
Japanese have now changed their
frontal position and a big battle is
expected at the eastern portion of the
defenses owing to the Japanese turn
ing movement
A Japanese spy was captured Thurs
day He was dressed in the garb of
a Chinese and was remarkably cool
and defiant in demeanor He said he
was a Korean by birth and lived in
Japan for twelve years and loved that
country Thousands like him he de
clared were convinced that Japan
eventually would be successful and he
advised the Russians to sue for peace
as soon as possible
Canada After Mexican Trade
MEXICO The Canadian Commer
cial club has been formed to encour
age trade with Canada Efforts of
Canadians to promote trade with Mex
ico are cordially seconded by the gov
ernments of the two countries
Incendiary Fire in Alabama
MONTGOMERY Ala Fire Sun
day completely destroyed the plant of
the Alabama rift roofing company
entailing a loss of 200000 only par
tially insured The plant has been
completed and in operation less than
a year The property covered four
acres and consisted of a planing mill
an immense lumber shed three large
dry kilns a dust house and a boiler
house Three hundred thousand feet
of dressed lumber in the sheds and
150000 feet of rough lumber was
burned
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peoples party with prominent Bryan JAPANESE FLEE IN DISORDER
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so much with the platform as with
the presidential nomination made by
the democratic national convention it
has been decided to call a national
conference of Bryan democratic lead
ers within the next thirty days to de
cide on some line of action during the
coming campaign
This statement Is given to the As
sociated Press on the authority of
George F Washburn of Boston Mass
national treasurer of the peoples par
ty who with several members of the
national executive committee of that
party has been in St Louis attending
the democratic national convention
Mr Washburn when asked to divulge
the names of some of his associates
in the conference declined to make
them known The extent of the
movement and the names of those en
gaged in it he said would be made
public when the call for the national
conference was issued and their prom
inence he added would be a surprise
A number of those present in the con
ference Mr Washburn said were Mis
sourians while others were from Par
kers own state
Commenting on Judge Parkers nom
ination Mr Washburn said
Next to Cleveland the populists
most desired the nomination of Par
Ker His nomination emphasizes the
parting of the ways of allied forces
and will help immensely to restore the
populist party to its former strength
and effectiveness
PAY HALF MILLION DOLLARS
FIGHT M WATER
ENGAGEMENT TAKES PLACE
OFF PORT ARTHUR
Russians Assume the Offensive At
tacking with the Bayonet Heavy
Movement of Japanese East of Hai
Cheng
LONDON The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Morning Post cabling
under date of July 15 says
A naval engagement took place to
day off Port Arthur
The same correspondent cabling un
der date of July 15 says the Chicago
Dally News dispatch boat Fawan has
been seized by the Russians and towed
into Port Arthur
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ST PETERSBURG A Russian cor
respondent of the Associated Press in
the field repeats the story of a Japan
ese disaster at Port Arthur July 10
but does not add anything new except
that after the disaster the Japanese
fled in great disorder pursued by the
Russians
He says that an aide to General Ren
nenkampff and seven Cossacks were
wounded in the skirmish in which the
general was shot and in which the Jap
anese were repulsed
Two divisions of Japanese reinforce
ments are landing at Dalny the cor
respondent says and wounded Japa
nese prisoners captured on Black
mountain who died subsequently were
buried with military honors
A special dispatch from Ta Tche
Kiao dated July 14 repeats the ac
count of the attempted storming of
Port Arthur on July 15 and says that
the Russians assumed the offensive
attacking with the bayonet The Jap
anese retired in the wildest disorder
The Chinese estimate the Japanese
losses at 22000 The spirit of the
Japanese the dispatch says is sink
ing as the result of the Port Arthur
defeat
Cholera and dysentery are epidemic
at Feng Wang Cheng and there are
many deaths daily
A heavy movement of Japanese is
reported east of Hai Cheng The Rus
sians reconnoitered almost to Kai
Chau before meeting the Japanese
Tney drew the shrapnel tire of the
Japanese but having found them the
Russians retired without losses
The Tokio correspondent of the Lon
don Times in a dispatch filed at 945
p m July 15 says that the St Peters
burg story of a Japanese repulse with
heavy casualties at Port Arthur July
10 is wholly discredited in Tokio
where no such reports have been re
ceived It is believjd that the story
originated in Shanghai
A dispatch to a London news agency
from St Petersburg says the war of
fice announces the receipt of a dis
patch from Port Arthur confirming the
report that the Japanese sustained con
siderable losses on July 11 the exact
particulars of which have not yet been
ascertained According to the dis
patch the Russians recaptured all the
positions lately taken by the Japanese
MILES WILL SUPPORT PARKER
Retired General Writes Letter to the
Democratic Nominee
ESOPUS N Y Judge Parker has
received a letter from General Nelson
A Miles The entire letter is in Gen
eral Miles own handwriting and is as
follows
Hon Alton B Parker Esopus N Y
Dear Sir Safety for the good ship oi
state is of the first importance At a
time when a material crisis is pending
when democratic institutions are in
peril when great evils should be eradi
cated when important political ques
tions must be decided it is fortunate
that the democratic party has given to
the country a candidate for president
in whom that great council of repre1
sentative men have every confidence
and we have the best of reasons foi
believing that that confidence will be
confirmed by the intelligent patriotic
people of the country
We all do know that the instinct -and
training of the judge are to hold
in sacred regard the constitution and
the laithful interpretation and execu
tion of laws Hence we beljeve that
under your administration its law will
be administered with fidelity and integ
rity I believe you will be elected and
thereby have an opportunity of render
ing our country a service of immeas
urable value that will redound to the
honor of the party and the glory of
the republic I have the honor to re
main very truly yours
NELSON A MILES
Will Wed Astors Daughter
LONDON William Waldorf Astors
newspaper the Pall Mall Gazette an
nounces the engagement of Mr Astors
daughter Pauline to Capt H H
Spender Clay formerly of the Second
Life Guards who leaped into fame by
sending Lord William Nevill to five
years penal servitude in February
189S on the charge of fraud in con
nection with a promissory note
Sues the Union Pacific
KANSAS CITY Suit was filed in
Kansas City Kas Saturday by the
county attorney of Wyandotte county
against the Union Pacific railroad
company asking that the Union Pa
cific bridge over the Kaw river be de
clared a common nuisance The
court is asked to restrain the rail
road company from obstructing the
river channel and to force the com
pany to raise the bridge above the
flood line The county attorney has
announced his intention of proceed
ing against other corporations
Almost Every County Has Kick on Its
Own or Neighbors Assessment
LINCOLN The state houso is
about to witness the largest agrega
tion of kickers that has ever assem
bled there The board of equalization
meets soon to adjust the valuations
between counties and the indicatlfcns
are promising that not a single county
will be without representation either
to argue against an increase or to de
mand a raise in the valuations of
neighboring counties While the board
has yet to determine upon a formal
plan of procedure it is intimated that
the consideration of counties will be
taken up in their alphabetical order
Adams being taken up first The en
tire galaxy of railway representatives
which enlivened the sessions of the
board when it was taxing railways will
be represented at one time or another
during the hearing demanding that
counties which have not been raised in
tho same ration as the railways bo
equalized up Douglas county which
is regarded by the members of the
board as the chief offender will score
the heaviest increase although it is
claimed on behalf of that county that
Its real estate was assessed up to the
limit last year
The members of the board are stand
ing on doubtful ground just at this
time and little is given out as to the
course to be pursued beyond the state
ment of the governor that the various
counties would be brought up to their
full valuations without fear or favor
It is the governors understanding and
that of several other members of the
board that it has the right to raise one
or all without respect to the valuation
of others the sole object being to
bring them all un to the true value
It is at this juncture that the rail
ways become interested parties Some
members of the board believe that it
will be impossible in increasing the
valuations of the various counties to
bring them up to the cash standard to
avoid adding the increase to the rail
ways also The section of the statute
which forms the basis for the hoards
action provides that the amount which
is to be added to or deducted from a
countys valuation to bring it to the
fair cash value level shall be distrib
uted to all species of property in the
same percentage This means some
railway men believe that the counties
will add the percentage to railway
values in the same manner as to other
species of property In such event an
increase of 10 per cent in a county
would mean that the railway whicli is
already assessed at G9 per cent in
crease over last years figures would
have to submit to an additional raise
of 10 per cent This is what the rail
ways are afraid of
On the other hand many of those
who are interested in the matter of
fair railway taxation insist that this
feature of the lav will force the board
to add enough to the valuations of the
carrying interests to bring them to a
level indicated by stocks and bonds
which would have been close to G0
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Do Not Need Irrigation
LINCOLN Only tivo of the western
counties Scotts Bluff and Cheyenne
have required any irrigation this sum
mer and they have taken much less
water than in previous years The first
application of water rights received by
the state board of irrigation for some
time was filed last week
Killed by Lightning
ORD Chester Churchill about 19
years of age was killed by lightning
while shocking wheat The lightning
tore his clothing nearly off his bcuy
and set him on fire
Praises Nebraskas Exhibit
United States District Attorney Bax
ter has returned from an extended vis
it to St Louis and other eastern
points While away he visited the St
Louis exposition and like all Xebras
kans who have visited the Nebraska
state exhibit in the Agricultural pal
ace is enthusiastic over it
It is one of the most attractive and
popular exhibits of the exposition he
said The moving picture theater is
one of the chief show attractions of
the exposition and shows a living
mission has provided a vast amount of
Nebraska literature that is being read
ily and eagerly sought for It gives a
visited the Nebraska headquarters and
all seemed interested in the state and
its capabilities
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nNEWS IN NEBRASKA
FIGHT OVER EQUALIZATION
THE STATE AT LARGE
The new Methodist church at Bcc
mer was dedicated last Sunday
Edith Hopkins whose mother Hve3
In Omaha suicided in Butte Montana
Open air church servico will be held
in Humboldt until the heated term is
over
Ravenna has organized a fifty-two-piece
brass band A large number of
the players are members of the old
Ravenna cornet band
Levi Fry an old resident of Gage
county was adjudged insane by the
board of insanity commissioners and
ordered taken to the asylum
The village of Barneston near the
Kansas line In Gage county has re
alized enough from licenses in the
past five years to make tax levies for
city purposes unnecessary
Preparations have commenced for
the coming annual reunion and picnic
of the Pioneer and Old Settlers as
sociation of Dakota county which will
be held at Clinton park adjoining Da
kota City on Thursday August 25
There are 89 L more children of
school age in Omaha than a year ago
The school population is now 1703
The Second ward made the greatest
gain having 017 more children than a
year ago The Third ward dropped
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The cane of the state against Ora
2 Coffin charged with statutory as
sault upon the thirteen-year-old
daughter of William Wilson of Bell
wood was concluded in the district
court at David City the jury return
ing a verdict of guilty
After his dogs had torn a rattler to
pieces Fred Rheinhcimer of McCook
ricked up the head to examine the
teeth Before he knew it the teeth
were fastened in his hand and a quick
run to town for medical assistance
was all that saved Ins life
Adjutant General Culver has Issued
the following statement relative to the
prospective brigade encampment of
the National Guard An order will
be issued fixing the date of the an
nual encampment on August 17 If
sufficient funds are found available an
eight day encampment will be held
A storm destroyed seven farm
houses barns outbuildings etc in
eastern Loup county The storm
struck a mile north of Taylor reduc
ing Mr Britains dwelling to kindling
wood and traveled southeast destroy
ing the dwellings of Messrs Lyon Bru
mage Campbell Dutton and others
The Beatrice Creamery company of
Lincoln which some time ago pur
chased the plant of the Bosworth Pro
duce company at Beatrice expects
soon to erect a new building and
storehouse and equip the same with
modern machinery for the purpose of
working country butter Stations will
be established and butter will be made
in Beatrice the same as at the capital
city
The wheat crop in Nebraska will
be from ten to twelve million bushels
short of that of last year said C G
Crittenden of the Central Granaries
company Lincoln This estimate is
based on reports received by the com
pany from their agents located in dif
ferent points in the South Platte
country
A telegram was received at Beat
rice from Munden Kan stating that
Daniel Freeman the first homesteader
in the United States and a resident
of Gage county had been seriously in
jured at that place The telegram
gave no particulars and D W Carre
a son-in-law of Mr Freemans left
for Munden on the first train for the
purpose of bringing the injured man
home Mr Freeman is 7S years of
age
A peculiar coincidence was the
death of Ferdinand Conrad and wife
two pioneer residents of Speiser town
ship Richardson county which occur-
red within five days or each other
both being laid to rest in the Home
cemetery side by side
Dan Meehan was arrested charged
with statutory assault committed
upon the person of Bessie Corcoran
The defendant is a practicing ohysi
cian at Staplehurst in Seward county
The girl has been in the doctors fam
ily several years and came from one
of the orphan societies of the east
The defendant was placed under 1-
breathing active Nebraska The com- i 000 bonds until August 9 at which
time the preliminary hearing will be
held
The county board of equalization of
concise and complete history of the Xeiraha county having finished its la
resources of the state and with the bors the official figures regarding the
fine agricultural dairy horticultural
j revenue are now obtainable
and forage exhibits which are all at- TfaP atua average value of land In
tractively displayed Nebraska is re- emaha countv is 5210 The total
ceivmg uie uesi itinu oi an i value of land in 190
ment that is bound to bring substan
tial returns July 4 over 3500 people
was 1S35973
and this year it is 13343350 an in
crease of 5114C7377 The total valus
of personal property in 1903 was S594
5S4 and this year it is 3822455 an
increase of 53272871
Get a Teacher from Nebraska The Bank of Fairfield has filed
COLUMBIA Mo Prcf Wilber F tides of incorporation with the
Star head of the music department at
the Nebraska Wesleyan university at
Lincoln Neb has been appointed by
the executive board of the university
as instructor Gf vocal music in the
Teachers college and musical depart
ment of the Missouri State university
Mr Starr is a graduate of the Denauw
university and has studied music un
der celebrated teachers in Europe and
America The position of musical di
rector is a new feature of the univer
sity here
tary of state The capital stock is
20000 and the incorporators are J
M Marsh G M Prentice and Ira Ti
tus
The milling plant of the Wirt Mill
ing company of Tecumseh is to be sold
at public auction Some time age
there was a disagreement among the
partners of the company and the mi 1
was shut down while the mater wenl
into the courts Those interested
have now reached an agreement to leS
the property be sold at auction
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