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THE SCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY. Hanna and Parker Talk-Both Sides of Case Against Schley. Washington, Nov. 5.-The time of the Schley court; of inquiry was entire? ly devoted today to hearing argument in the case of Admiral Schley. Mr. j Hanna finished his argument in be? half of the department which had been begun yesterday and Capt. James Parker began, but did not conclude his presentation-of the case for Ad? miral Schley. Mr. Hanna's argument today concerned the retrograde move? ment, the bombardment of the Colon and the charge made aaginst Admiral Schley of disobedience of orders. Capt. Parker had only reached the coaling question when the court ad? journed. He defended the conduct of his client at all stages of the cam? paign so far as he went. It is expected that Capt. Parker will conclude his speech tomorow, when Mr. Raynor will begin. Admiral Schley reached the court room at an early hour and his friends : were gratified to find that his severe . cold with which he suffered yesterday had greatly improved. Mr. Hanna continued his discussion of the retrograde movement, saying that but One explanation had been given for it' in Admiral Seeley's dis? patch, namely, the inadequacy of the coal supply: COUNSEL BiYNOR^ DEFENSE. Last Argument for Schley was Brilliant and Eloquent. : --- ? ? Washington, Nov. 6.-The climax of the Schley court of inquiry came this afternoon when Mr. Raynor, the chief . counsel for Admiral Schley, concluded a brilliant argument of over three hours with a peroration, so eloquent and impassioned, that all within the sound of his voice were profoundly touched. In vivid colors he painted the picture of the Brooklyn with Com? modore Schley on the bridge fighting the entire Spanish fl?et until the Ore? gon appeared out of the smoke. The. thunders of the Brooklyn, music for the ears of his countrymen, he said, aroused Admiral Schley's envious foes. He pictured the victorious sailor suffering as few have suffered for three long years while the fires of persecu? tion leaped arourid him and now await? ing the hour of his vindication in the verdict of the court. The scene in the court room as Mr. Raynor finished was thrilling. The attendance had been large all day and at'the morning session a lady had fainted from excitement. As Mr. Ray ' nor began his -eulogy of Admiral Schley those in- the audience, many of whom were ladies, leaned forward in their seats. The spell of his .* oratory was over them and when he described the admiral's gallant deeds and the* long persecution* to which he had been subjected many of them broke down and wept. The members of the conrt displayed evidence of emotion and Admiral Schley him? self was plainly moved. He sat; leaning back, with his hands behind his head. " His chin twitched and as Iris counsel said Le could afford to await the verdict of posterity two big tears rolled down his cheeks. He moved uneasily to conceal his emo-> tion and under the pretense of ad- ? justing his glasess brushed the tears ! aside. For fall 30 seconds after Mr. Raynor closed there was not a sound. Then the tension broke in a loud b?nrst of applause. Admiral Dewey, after about a half minute, arose to remind the spectators that such a demonstra? tion was out of place. A moment after? ward the court adjourned, the judie advocate -pleading: that he could net well go on today. Then another re? markable thing happened. As soon as %he gavel fell the entire audience surg? ed forward to shake the hand of Ad? miral Schley and Mr. Raynor. But the on-coming spectators fell back a moment as they saw Admiral Dewey and his zwo associates move around the table, as if by a common impulse, and congratulate Admiral Schley and his counsel. Even Capt. Lemly, the judge advocate, came forward to join in the congratulations. Then the pub? lic held its innings and for 15 minutes after the court adjourned Admiral Schley and Mr. Raynor were kept busy shaking hands. TBE SOi?FclBT SOJOURNS. Captain Lemly's Up-Hill Argu . ment. Washington, Nov. 7.-After sittings covering 40 "days and with a record which when completed will cover about 2,000 pages, the Schley court of inquiry today at 3.45 p. m.. adjourned its last public session. Capt. S. C. Lemly,* the judge advocate, had been assigned the duty of making the clos? ing argument in the case, and soon after be had completed his speech Ad? miral Dewey, bringing his gavel down upon the big flat table said : "There being no further business, _the court is adjourned." As was the case yesterday when Mr. "Raynor spoke the attendance was iarge. There was only one session dur? ing the day. It began at 2 o'clock. ' The entire time was devoted to Capt. Lemly's address. He read his speech in clear and distinct tones and was given careful attention. The speech in thc main was an analysis of the testi .mony, but occasionally a conclusion < was drawn and frequently there was tcriticism of the course pursued by ia&uirni (then commodore) Schley. Speaking o? Commodore Schley's conduct, Capt. Lemly said : "From my knowledge of the man, having served under his command on two cruisers, I have never believed, nor do ? claim from the evidence, that personal misconduct-or, to call a spade a spade, cowardice-was exhib? ited by Commodore Schely in any part of his career as commander-in chief of the flying squadron. But, I submit with regret that in the passage from Key West to Cienfuegos, while at the latter port, en route to the southward of Santiago without settled destina? tion, in the retrograde movement, in the return to the vicinity of Santiaog, 3nd in the affair of May. 31 the com? modore exhibited unsteadiness in pur? pose and in posh, and failure to obey orders." This. statement was made toward the close of Capt. Lemly's statement. ein After adjournment the members of the court, Admiral Schley and counsel lingered for a time about the hall in which they recently spent so much of their time, and there were many affec? tionate words of farewell spoken. Ad? mirai Schley as usual was called upon to receive the greetings of a number of admirers and a hundred or more peo? ple waited at the door of the building to bid him adieu. j CLOSE VOTE IN MARYLAND. ? Democrats are Ahead by a Small Majority. Baltimore, Nov." 7.-The supervisors ! of election at the various counties of j the State commenced today at noon I the.official canvass of the vote cast last Tuesday, and until it is finished no positive figure can be give as to the complexion of the next legislature. It is probable that the count outside of the city will be completed by to? morrow, although at a late hour to? night no official report had been made. It will require two and perhaps three days to complete the count in Balti? more city, but enough is known to make it certain, in the absence of un? expected changes in the. official count, that the Democrats "will control both branches of,, the legislature. They have elected one and probably two ad? ditional delegates from Baltimore, two from Cecil county and possibly one from Caroline which have hitherto .been counted in- the Republican column. This will give the Democrats 50 votes in the house, and at least 17 in the senate, or a majority of ll on joint ballot. The returns thus far re? ceived show several unusually close contests. In Caroline county, in? stance, Stevens, Repupblican, has but one majority over Jefferson, Demo? crat. In Carroll, where an evenly divided delegation was chosen, 22 is the highest majority for the Republi? cans. In Cecil the only successful Re- ; publican wins by the narrow margin of .14 votes, while in Kent the suc? cessful Democratic candidate has but 5 majority, the successful Republican but 12, and -the two? defeated candi- ! dates are tied. In Somerset th? sue- ; cessful Democrat has but 22 majority, j In Talbot county the only Republican has a majority of 33 and none of the ; Democrats chosen in Baltimore city ; has to exceed -100 votes to spare. It will thus be seen that the official count may make some radical changes in the make up of the lower house, ' but it is not probable that they will < materially affect the result, as both ; sides are likely to suffer equally by it. It will also require the official vote to decide the fate of the State ticket and the present indications are that neither of the successful candidates will have a majority of over 1,000 the indications pointing to the election of i Hering, Democrat, for comptroller and j Parran, Republican, for clerk of the j court of appeals. KEEPER OF THE CASTSH?BT. Officer of Knights of Maccabbes Charged With Defaulting. Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 7.-By his own written confession Charles D. Thompson, supreme finance keeper of the supreme tent, Knights of Mac? cabees, and a prominent vessel and tug man of this city, is a defaulter in the sum of $57,000. Mr. Thompson, however, was heavily bonded in the National Surety company of New York and the Fidelity and Deposit company of Baltimore and the order therefore is protected from loss. The first intimation of the shortage came las| Tuesday afternoon when Supreme Commander Markey and Supreme Record George J. Sigle were checking over the finance keeper's books. An error was discovered and they, called Thompson's attention to it He said that he would take the books and papers home with him that night and look it up. Wednesday morning he came to Supreme Com? mander Markey's office and confessed that his accounts were short $57,000. He then and there signed a written confession of the embezzlement. An examination of the books followed and the shortage was disclosed. The Peabody Fund. New York, November 7.-The annual meeting of the trustees of the Peabody education fund was held here today. Those present wer* Samuel A. Green, Massachusetts; James D. Porter, Tennessee; J. Pierpont Morgan, New York; Wm. A. Courtenay, South Carolina ; Chief Justice M. W. Fuller, Judge Henderson, M. Somerville, Ala? bama ; Joseph H. Choate, New York ; Daniel C. Gilman, Maryland ; George Peabody Wetmore, Rhode Island, and George F. Hoar and Richard Olney, Massachusetts. Chief Justice Fuller presided. Three vacancies caused by death were filled. Seth Low takes the place of the late William M. Evarts, Presi? dent Roosevelt succeeds President Mc? Kinley, and Hoke Smith, of Georgia, was chosen to succeed the late Wm. W. Henry, of Virginia. The vacancy caused by the death of the Right Rev. Henry B. Whipple, of Minnesota, was not filled. In his report of the work of the past year Dr. Curry, general agent, called attention to the remarkably heavy gifts given of late by private citizens to education, referring especially to the efforts toward higher education in the South. He paid high tribute to the work of Dr. Gilman, Dr. W. Ii. Payne, James D. Porter and others. Incorporated in Dr. Curry's paper were reports from several of the State school commissioners in the South, showing educational progress in that section. The Peabody education fund is some? thing over ?2,000,000. The income, distributed between October 1, 1900, and October 1, 1901, was: Alabama, $6,000; Arkansas, $700; Florda, $1,500: Georgia, $5,900; Louisiana, $4,200: Mississippi, $2,500; North Carolina, $4,150: South Caro? lina, $4,700: Tennessee, $1,500; Texas, $3,300 ; Vi rgi n i a, $5,200 : : West Vi r ginia, $2,000: Peabody Normal Col? lege, $14,600: Peabody scholarships, $24,329 Total $80,579. What's Your Faca Worth? Sometimes a fortune, but never, if you bate a sallow complexion, H jaundice i look, motb eateries and blo'-chej oe <be skin, all ii^os of Liver Trouble- But Dr. King'* New Life Pills give Clear Sk;n, Rosy Cheeks, Hieb Complexion Only 25 cents at J F W I>e Lorme's Drug Store. 6 NATIONAL THANKSGIVING. President Roosevelt Proclaims Thursday, Nov. 28, as the Day. President Roosevelt has issued his proclamation fixing Thursday, Novem? ber 28, as a day of national thanksgiv? ing. It follows: A PROCLAMATION. The season is nigh when, according to the time-hallowed custom of our people, the President appoints a day as the especial occasion for praise and thanksgiving to God. This Thanksgiving finds the people still bowed with sorrow for the death of a graet and good President. We mourn President McKinley because we so loved and honored him,- and the manner of his death should awaken in the breast of our people a keen anxiety for the country, and at the same time a resolute purpose not to be driven by any calamity from the path of strong, orderly, popular liberty, which as a nation we have thus far safely trod. Yet in spite of this great disaster, it is nevertheless true that no people *on earth have such abundant cause for ? thanksgiving as we have. The past year in particular has been one of peace and plenty. We have prospered in things material and have been able to work our own uplifting in things intellectual and spiritual. Let us re? member that, as much has been given us, much will be expected of us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips and shows itself m dee4s. We can best prove out ; thanksgiving to the Almighty by the way in which on this earth and at this time each of us does his duty to his ; fellow men. ? Now. therefore, I, Theodore Roose : velt, President of the United States, do hereby designate as a day of gene ; ral thanksgiving, Thursday, the 28th : of this present November, and do rec? ommend that throughout the land the people cease from their wonted occu? pations and at their several homes and places of worship reverently thank the Giver of all good for the- countless blessings of our national life. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of ? the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this 2d day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and one, and of the independence of 1 the United States the one hundred and twenty-sixth. \ By the President : John Hay, Secre? tary of State. The Governors Proclamation. "It is a beautiful and time honored custom which sets apart one day in each year as a day. of Thanksgiving and prayer for the blessings of life and liberty which we enjoy. "In our State there has been noth? ing during the year to mar the happi? ness and prosperity of our people and the labor of our people and the labor of our hands has been amply reward? ed. Good feeling continues to be manifest and we have been spared any visitation by plague or pestilence. The education and moral uplifting of the people is evidenced on every hand and the material progress and develop? ment of the State call forth theffavor able comment of all thoughtful peo? ple. "To the end, therefore, that we may give evidence of our appreciation to the Giver of all good, and without whose sustaining hand we could do nothing, and in conformity to the proclamation of the president of the United States, I, M. B. McSweeney, governor of the State of South Caro? lina, do hereby set apart Thursday, the 28th day of November, 1901, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by all the people of this State. "On this day let all the public offices be closed and all private busi? ness and labpr of every kind cease, and let our people assemble in th?ir accustomed places of worship and ren? der thanks to our Heavenly Father for the blessings we enjoy and beseech Him in humility not to withhold His sustaining hand, but to continue the sunshine and the rain, the seed time and the harvest. It is proper on this occasion, also, to remember the poor and the orphan. In no better way can we show our appreciation of the good things we enjoy than by giving to those who need our gifts." KANSAS FARMERS HUNTING MEN. Escaped Convicts From Leaven? worth Prison Being Run Down. Leavenworth, Kas., Nov. 8.-All the police, deputy sheriffs and farmers in the country adjacent to Leaven? worth were on the lookout today for the 26 federal convicts who escaped from the stockade yesterday. As a result three convicts have been killed, another wounded and five captured unhurt. The casualties took place in a fight near Norton vi lie, Kas., and resulted in the death or capture of five men. The dead : James Hoffman, aged 20, white; J. J. Poffenholen, aged 25, white, a sol? dier convict; John Green, aged 21, white. The fourth, Willard Drake, white, aged 19, is wounded anud recaptured, and the fifth, Fred Gore, aged 16, a negro, is captured unhurt. The five men were discovered in the barn of Fay Weishaar, near Norton? kille, Kas., about 3 o'clock this after? noon. Weishaar went into the barn and was ordered out at the point of guns. He rushed to Norton vi Ile and gathered a posse of men, who with revolvers, shotguns and a few Win? chesters, hastened to the scene. The convicts saw the men coming and rushed from the barn. They had ' two shotguns and revolvers. .The posse pursued them and a rush fight resulted. The convicts were at a disadvantage and their shots had no effect, while at every volley from the posse one of the convicts fell. After two of them had fallen two of the others gave themselves up, one being wounded, the other unhurt. The fifth was fully 200 yards away when a man with a Winchester drew a bead on him and fired. He evi? dently had been hit, but tried to go on, a volley was fired at him and he fell dead. Reports come from numerous points today of the arrest of men supposed to be fugitive convicts. Two unarm ed convicts were found hiding in a i ravine on a farm near Jarbalo, Kas., ! and they surrendered without resist? ance. The sheriff of Douglass county has captured two convicts at Law : renee, Kas. The oldest of the fugitives is aged 23. Quinn Fort, who was killed yes? terday, was 19 years of age. One of , the convicts still at large is a military ; prisoner and the remainder were serv ! ing terms for robbery or assault. One is j an Indian and two are negroes. Nearly all came from Oklahoma and Indian Territory and they are sup? posed to be making for that country. They are hardy men, used to firearms . and horses. Some have obtained ! both, but others are on foot and de? fenseless. Warden McClau^hlrey says he will capture every one of the men. In districts around the city every road and river crossing that fugitives might be expected to use is guarded I by armed men, the farmers having I turned out to earn the $60 reward that ! will be paid for the return of each convict. Those of the men who are armed, are likely to be shot on sight. The convicts captured at Lawrence were Ole Babo, a halfbreed Indian and Jos. H. Deckin a soldier serving a term for desertion and assault to i kill. Frank Thompson, the negro desperado, who led the outbreak, is supposed to be near Lawrence heavily armed. He will probably not be taken alive. Two escaped convicts were caught in Topeka tonight. At midnight only 15 of the fugitives were free. Pan-American Congress Adjourns. A Recess Taken-International Court of Claims. j Mexico City, Nov. 8.-The pan ! American congress at its session this I morning decided to adjourn for a fort I night. This proposal-was made by j President Raigosa, in order, as he j said, to allow the committee time to ! consider the projects submitted to j them. Senor Matte, of Chile, moved that ' the president be authorized during the j recess to refer the projects presented to the proper committees. "With this amendment the motion was carried. ? Copies of a work on arbitration by j Evans Darby, of the London Peace so? ciety, were at the request of the said society, distributed among the mem? bers of the conference. . A cablegram of felicitation was or dered sent to Santos-Dumont, and a cablegram of thanks foT good wishes sent to the Spanish parliament. Tomorrow by invication of the min? ister of war. Gen. Bernardo Reyes, the delegates will visit the artillery museum and arsensal, and by invita? tion of Finance Minister Li man tour they will visit the mint on Tuesday. Some day next week they will go out to inspect the works of the drain? age of the valley of Mexico. At today's session the project of the treaty for an international corirt of claims was presented by the Mexican delegation. AMERICAN Wm INCREASING. Interesting Report of Commis? sioner of Navigation. Washington, Nov. 8.-The report of Mr. Chamberlain, the United States commissioner of navigation, states that the past fiscal year has been the third successive year of notable pros? perity and growth in American ship? ping, exceeding the two previous years. The extent and nature of work under way or projected in ship yards promises an even greater growth for the current fiscal year. American tonnage has now attain? ed practically the former maximum of 1861. The figures of 1901, compared with 1861, shows an increase in coast? ing trade vessels from 2,704,544 tons to 4,582,683 tons (two-thirds of this in? crease being on the Great lakes), a de? crease in foreign trade vessels from 2, 496,894 tons to 879,595 tons, and a decrease in whaling and fishing from 338,375 tons to 61,940 tons. Of our total tonnage 3,623,201 tons are wooden vessels, and only 1,901.017 tons are iron or steel. In 1900 Great Britain lauched 1,440,000 tons of steel vessels. . Although registered American vessels increased 62,435 tons during the year, American vessels carried only 8.2 per cent, of our exports and imports, the smallest precentage in our history. Our fleet of ocean steamers in foreign trade, the report says, is too small to be compared with that of foreign nations. It is compared with the fleets of four large British and German steamship corporations, each of which exceeds the American fleet in tonnage, mileage and business. ? The tonnage built and documented in the United States during the past fiscal year comprised, 1580 vessels and 43,469 gross tons. The steel vessels under construction or under contract during the current fiscal year will much exceed similar tonnage built in any previous year. The bureau is advised of 89 such mer? chant vessels of 355,645 gross tons, to be valued at about 836,000,000. Beside these 71 naval vessels of 281,148 tons displacement are building at contract prices of $78,000,000. In this work 44 plants with a capital of about $68, 000,000 employing about 46,000 men are engaged. The Rev. Charles Waggle, of Cin? cinnati, has just closed a revival in Pittsylvania County, in which he taught santification in extreme form. He declared that the use and raising of tobacco was a vile sin. He told his converts to destroy their crops, and Matthew Searco, a young farmer, emptied his barns of $8,000 worth of tobacco, piled it in a heap, invited his neighbors and set fire to it. Wnito 2?aa. Turned Yellow. Ore t coniteamtion was felt by the friends of M A Hogarty. i-f Le>ing:on, Ky. when they saw he was turning yellow. His skin st-w!y changed color, also his eyes, and he suffe.ea terribly. His malady was Yellow Jaundice, ile was treated b> the te^ doctor-, but without benefit. Then he was advised to iry Electric Bitters, the wonderful Stomach and Liver remedy, and ho writes: "After tak? ing two bottles I was wholly cured." A tria proves it.? matchless merit for all Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles. Only 25c* Sold byJ F W DeLorme, Druggist* 6 THE TRAGEDY IN COLUMBIA. No Light on the Case-Effie Beckham Gone. Columbia, S. C., November 8. -Effie Beckham is gone. She was ar? rested by Sheriff Coleman because she was regarded as a -material witness in the horrible tragedy in Seuffletown last Saturday night. Subsequently, on motion of Mr. john McMaster, she and Annie McNeal were released from arrest by an order from Judge Watts. Sheriff Coleman advised against her release. Now that she is not within reach the officers of the law are dis? comfited. Mr. McMaster, who secured her re? lease, represents Bob Martin, one of the defendants in the alleged murder trial. He is also the woman's attor? ney in a suit against the Phoenix Bridge company. Her name in that action is given as Castleberry, and as ; the widow of Castleberry she is suing for $20,000 damages because Castle? berry, her husband, was killed last July in the accident at the Southern's new river bridge when five men lost their lives on account of the falling in of an iron girder. Effie will no doubt show up whenever the damage snit is called. Mr. McMaster said yesterday j afternoon that he had no idea she had ' left town, but the officers can't fiad: I her. Just now her presence is wanV ; ed. When the sheriff locked her up, he no doubt did so from the desire to keep her away from lawyers and other people rather than to keep her from running away from Columbia, because she would hardly have left the damage suit. But she is gone, and the depu- i ties and constables and police are look ! ing for her. j Yesterday morning at 9.30 was the j time set for the preliminary hearing in the case of Tom Green, Tom Hug j gins and Bob Martin (not Morton) ! who are charged with being accessor? ies to the killing of William Seaver. Solicitor Thurmond was here to repre? sent the State. Huggins was repre? sented by Weston & Aycock : Green ! by Barron ?c Ray, Andrew Crawford and Beverly Herbert; Martin by Jno. McMaster. Among the visitors was Mr. P. H. Nelson, who represents j Archie McCraney, the principal de- J ! fendant. Magistrate Moorman sent his consta? ble to summon Effie Beckham. The constable returned, saying that the house was locked up, the window cur? tains drawn, and the place evident 1 ly deserted. One of the deputies stated that the woman had told him, before being released from arrest, that she would move from Seuffletown to Winn street. The constable was sent there, but came back empty handed. She had not moved, he thought, for the furniture was in the house in ! Seuffletown. It was suggested that the furniture might -have been bought from an instalment house and would not anchor her to Seuffletown. But she could not be found. The delay had consumed over an hour. The prisoners were seated all that time in the magistrate's office. They are mere boys. Tom Huggins appears to be about 22 or 23, Bob Martin is ap? parently not over 19 and Tom Green has a suspicion of a beard grown since his confinement. They seemed much less concerned than did a number of their friends and relatives who had come to the magistrate's court. While the court was waiting for the witness? es the lawyers occasionally engaged in small talk-at which the three pri? soners would laugh with the rest of the crowd. A number of small boys who were acquainted with the three un? fortunates, looked in upon them ad? miringly, and evidently regarded the boys as martyrs or heroes or some? thing like that. 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"That would make no trouble," was the smiling reply, and then she showed how in little children's ap? parel there were inserted cards con? taining their name and address and ex? plaining that should they stray any person finding them will first give them a full meal and then bring them home. ' Saves T?o From Death. . Our tit .io daughter tiud an almost fatal t?ack of. whooping cough and bronchitis," .vrites^ Mrs \V. K. Havilan i, of Armonk. N. Y.. "but when all ether r-ui^dies filled, we saved ber life with Dr King's New Discovery. Our niece, who had Consumption in an ad vance stage, also used this wonderful medi? cine and today she is perfectly well " Despe rate throa' and lung diseases yield to Dr. King's New Discovery as to no other medicine t n eartb . Infallible tor Coughs and Colds. 50c ar d $1.00 bottles guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme. 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Phy ^ sicians are so wOk kusy ^th other ip diseases that they do not un derstand fully m the peculiar ail * ments and the j delicate organism of woman. What j the sufferer ought to do is to give I a fair trial to ' BRADFIELD'S Female Regulator which is the trae cure provided by Nature for all female troubles. It is the formula of a physician of the highest standing, who devoted his whole life to the study of the dis? tinct ailments peculiar to our moth? ers, wives and daughters. It is made of soothing, healing, strengthening herbs and vegetables, which have been provided by a kindly Nature to cure irregularity in the menses, Leu corrhoea, Falling of the Womb, Nerv? ousness. Headache and Backache. In fairness to herself and to Brad* Veld's Female Regulator, every suffering woman ought to give it a trial. A large %i bottle.will do a wonderful amount of good. Sold by druggists. Ser.J. for .1 nicely illustrated free bock or. the saMeet. The Bradfr'1 Temido- CO.. Atlanta. <i*. 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