The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 15, 1904, Image 8
SOUTHLAND MOURNS
FOR GENERAL GORDO*
Remains Brought to Atlanta
Under Military Escort.
XOMAQB TO CONFEDERATE HERC
Extensive Preparations for the Funer
al of the Brave and Loyal Son o'
the 8outh, Whqse Name and Mem
ry Will Be Always Cherished.
Miami, Fla., Jan. 12.?The remain*
of General Johu 11. Gordon, attendee
by a military osrairL of Florida Irnnni
left Miami early this morning for Afc
lanta. where the body will arrive oarlj
Wednesday morning.
Jacksonville, Fla., will bo reached
at 7 o'clook tonight, and the body will
transferred immediately to a train foi
Atlanta.
All yesterday and last' night the re
mains lay in state in tho Presbyterian
church in this city, and hundreds paid
homage to tho dead confederate lead
er.
Every honor possible was bestowed
by the people of Florida and towns
along tho route to Jacksonville have
asked permission that the train make
tops so they may view tho remains,
but tho schedule is so arranged that
but few stops can be made.
Upon reaching tho Georgia line a
tnflltary escort met tho remains, and
an escort of citizens, appointed by
tho governor of Georgia, met the party
at Macon, Ga.
The party reached Atlanta at 5:30
?'clock this morning, and the body was
carried directly to the state capitol,
whore it will lie in state until 10
O'clock Thursday morning, when the
funeral exercises will be begun.
LEE ARRIVES.
General Will Participate In the Funeral
Ceremonies.
Atlanta. Jan. 12.?General Stephen
D. Lee. conitnander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans' association.
arrived in Atlanta this morning
from his homo in Columbus. Miss.,
to participate in'the ceremonies incident
to the burial of General John R.
Gordon, his beloved commander,
whom h(l
Immediately upon his arrival the
.general was the recipient of calls
from prominent confederates, who love
liim
for. his sterling character, his
fearlessness, his beautiful
In the Lost Causer"
^^ratlgueft-ft'ftm his long trip as he
was, hfe did not 6top for rest, hut entered
at once upon the duties of his
office, - consulting, directing, making
arrangements for the last, sad rites
over the remains of Him whom he
loved so well in life and reveres so
sincerely in death.
Not until next Thursday, the day of
the funeral, will General I,ee take
any prominent part in the ceremonies.
At that time he will assume command
of the veterans who will assemble to
pay a tribute, too great for tears, to
him who led them through the hail of
leaden missiles, an d steered for thorn
through the seas of human blood.
INITIAL 9TEP FOR MONUMENT.
Tlge Anderson Camp Has Started Subscription
List.
Atlanta, Jan. 12.?The first step toward
the erection of a monument in
memory of General J. B. Gordon was
taken at a meeting of "Tige" Anderson
camp, I'nited Confederate Veterans,
when the members subscribed
J2f> for ttiis purpose.
n. muiiuii wum muue uuring inn
meeting by Adjutant Samuel Fulton
that the camp start a subscription
for the erection of a monument in
honor of the memory of the dead
hero. He spoke of the virtues of the
dead soldier, of his bravery, his magnetism
and of those claims which
made him so dear to the old soldiers.
During the meeting a number of other
speeches were made. The sum of
|2f> was collected as the initial step
toward the erection of a monument,
and it is certain that other camps
wfll take Ilka action.
Public Schools to Close.
Atlanta, Jan. 12.?Tn honor of General
Gordon, the great confederal*
leader, whose funeral will occur here,
the 'publlo schools of the city will be
Closed on the day of the funeral at
10 o'clock In tho morning and all the
teachers and tho children will be giv n
an opportunity to witness the last
rites of the dead hero. "
To Succeed Evans.
Atlanta, Jan. 12.?General F. A. MeGlashln,
of Savannah, has been appointed
to succeed General Clement
A. Evans as commander of the Georgia
division of the United Confederate
Veterans, the appointment having
been made yesterday.
Terrell Issues Proclamation.
Atlrfhta, Jan. 12.?The grief of the
state of Georgia is voiced in a proclamation
Issued yesterday by Governor
Terrell, paying eloquent tribute to
the lamented Gordon and directing
the official observance of his death
and the exercises to be held.
Special Rates Given.
Special cheap rates have boon at'
footed on account of the funeral or
Oenoral Gordon by all the railroads
filtering Atlanta.
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JAPANESE MINISTER
TALKS Of SITUATION
Communication to British
Foreign Office.
JAPAN URGES NEUTRALITY.
Upon China In Event of War, So A6
To Minimize Disturbance of Trade.
Baron Hayashi's View Concerning
Treaty Rights In Manchuria.
London, Jan. 12.?Baron Hayaslii,
the Japanese minister to Great Britain
said today that he had communicated
to the British foreign office the
action of Japan in urging Chinese
neutrality.
The minister added that the words
"promptly resort to arms," used in the
London Times' dispatch from Pekin
today appears to he a mistake, which
he attributes to mistranslation by the
Chinese officials.
"What we have done," said the minister,
"is to urge neutrality upon China
in the event of war so as to mini
A R REttTED UPON SUSPICION.
I Boeder Believed To Be Guilty of Murcring
His Brother-ln-Law.
San Francisco, .lan. i2.?Loon Sooder,
a brother-in-law of James Dials.
I the young (Jermuti whose lifeless body
was found at the base of a high cliff
in this city, has been arrested upon
suspicion of having committed the
murder.
At present the evidence against
Sootier is circumstantial, but It has
f been ascertained that within a month
. ho has induced Blais to take out two
insurance policies on his life, one for
$11,000 with Mrs. Dials as beneficiary.
, and another for $3,000 accident insur[
ance, which names Soeder as beneI
ficiary. When Soeder was arrested
, and searched at the rtty prisou the
t polices on the life of Dials were found
In his pocket.
[ It is now claimed thut the prisouI
er's wife, on whose life he held Insur
ance, tiled at Petaluma, Cal., under
strange circumstances, and the detectives
here are now nnnlfive in flieir
! assertions that they have the murderI
er of'Blaise.
Blaise, who was a hotel hopper in
Germany, with n wife anil three ch*?i
dren, was induced by Soeder to come
, to America and It is the theory of the
) police that ho planned the crime that
, has i'cen executed in this city while
he was visiting the German hamlet
some years ago.
MILLER OUT FOR SENATE.
Former Representative of Muscogee
County Announces Candidacy.
Columbus, C?a., Jan. 12.?Hon. B. S.
Miller announces that he will he a
candidate for the state senate from
tin- twenty-fourth district, composed
of the counties of Muscogee, Marion
and Chattahoochee. It was reported
at on^ time that he would bo a candidate
for solicitor general of the Chattahoochee
circuit, but he has decided
to stand for tlie state senate. Mr.
Miller has represented Muscogee in
the house four years and lias been
prominent and active in legislative
work.
lion. A. A. Carson's name lias been '
mentioned in connection with the race
for the state senate. When seen lie
declined to say whether or not ho i
would bo a candidate.
Judge A. \V. Co/art. who have been
regarded as a possible candidate for j
the senate, said that he would not. v.m
but would devote all of,fc!S time to his
"law practice BANK
CASHIER SUICIDES.
Shot Himself In Head Inflicting a
Fatal Wound.
Chicago. Jan. 12.?A dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Sigourney, Iowa,
says:
Fearing that his bank could not
meet the cash demands of creditors,
G. F. NVitterback, cashier of the Sigourney
Savings bank, has shot himself
in the head, infiictinir a fntnl
wound.
To guide tho bullet surely, be fired
through a short gas pipe, one end
of which he held against fits temple.
The bank is in no danger, having
good paper to meet every demand.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
TTie funeral services over the body
of Theo. D. Kline, late general mana<
ger of the Central of Georgia railway,
will be held in Anniston, Ala.
Senator Scott, of the senato committee
on military affairs, has submitted
in executive session of the senate,
a review of the evidence introduced
before tbe committee in the hearing
on the nomination of Brigadier General
Wood to be a major general.
Bids for the Philippine friar lands'
bonds have been opened at Washington.
Harvey Fiske & Sons, offer
to take the entire issue of $7,000,000
at 107.577.
Tho members of the national Democratic
committee are gathering in
Washington to name the time and
place for the national convention.
Mr. Bryan says that his trip abroad
has convinced him that the United
States ought to provide permanent
nomes for its ambassadors.
In a speech at New Haven last
night William J. -Bryan s^ted that
the Democrats ought to mase a conscience
campaign.
Six men were killed and four others
i injured, perhaps fatally, in a boiler
explosion in a saw mill at Hicks Lake,
i Mich.
Former Governor Bushnell was
stricken with apoplexy while in his
carriage. There is little hope of his
recovery.
Former Governor John Young
Brown, of Kentucky, Is dead at hia
at Henderson.
August W. Machcn and others, indicted
for postal frauds, are on trial
a t Washington.
Senator Cullom has introduced a
bill providing for a national arbitration
tribunal.
Because King Peter of Servia ban
taken no pledge to punish the assas*
sins of Alexander and Draga leading
powers have withdrawn their ministers
from Belgrade.
Whitaker Wright, the English promoter,
is on trial in London, charged
with col lor,sal swindling. Wright
was arrested in the United States.
The British have defeated I he Mad
Mullah's forces. One thousand of
the fanatics were killed.
There were no delevopments In the
Far eastern situation ycatarday, which
reagiDtTatUflRk
| . BARON IIA.YA8UI.
mize the disturbance of trade, avoid
internal disorders in China, guard foreigners
resident in the interior and to
avoid unnecessary coqiplicaUow of
"China's finances and ior the purpose
of Iinutiwa, f so far as possible, the
theater of war, should war result.
I "I have not yet received any intimation
as to what action my government
intends to take or what is the result
of the deliberations of the elder statesmen."
Baron Ilayashi's view of the Russian
circular referring to treaty rights
in Manchuria is that it is contradictory.
"No treaty rights," the minister
says." "can be of any real good, tinless
Russia recognizes China's sovereignty
in Manchuria. By this last
declaration Russia appears to do this,
! hut at . the same time she persistently
refuses Japan's demand for a formal
recognition thereof. That, is the
point on which such a grave issue
hangs."
Washington, Jan. 12:?The following
announcement has been posted
at the state department:
"The Russian ambassador called
yesterday upon the secretary of state
and conveyed to hint the assurance of
his srovormiipnl tlini ttir> Onct.To,,
thoritios would place no obstacles In
the way of the full enjoyment l>y the
powers having treaties with China or
all the rights and privileges guaranteed
liv suc h treaties in Manchuria."
DEVELOPMENTS AV/A1TED.
Final Conference Before Throne to "Decide
Upon Response.
Tol<io, Jan. 12.?The final conference
before the throne to decide upon
the response to Russia began at
2 o'clock this afternoon.
It was attended by all the members
of the cabinet, five of the elder statesmen,
Admirals I to and Injuin, and
General Kodama. Previous to the
conference Admiral Yafamoto, representing
Premier Katsura, who is ,indisposed.
had a private audience with
the emperor. Foreign Minister Romura
and Marquis I to also conferred
privately.
The formal conference before the
throne was of long duration anrl its
result is unknown. It is said, however.
that the response which was
drafted yesterday, was approved, and
that it will soon lie delivered to Baron
do Rosen, the "Russian minister.
This answer of Japan is regarded
as the final step in the negotiations.
Public interest in the outcome is at
fever heat, and developments are anxiously
awaited.
Bond Issue Accepted.
Washington, Jan. 12.?Tie war deI
partment . today accepted the proposal
of Harvey Fishe &. Sons, of New
I _ -
] York. representing Kisko & Robinson,
I awl the National Rank of New York,
for tin? entire $7,000,000 bond issue
of t'he Philippine government, on account
of the purchase of the friars'
land at $107,577.
Directors Pass Resolutions.
Savannah, <!a., Jan. 12.?The quarj
torly mooting of the board of direcj
tors of the Central of (Jeoriga railj
way has boon held. Resolutions
| touching the death of fionoral Manager
Tlioo. D. Kline were adopted.
After the mooting the directors wont
, to the homo of Joseph Iiull and
vl?wod the remains of Mr. Kline.
jury empanelled.
' Trial of Machan, Goff Brothers and
Others.
Washington, Jan. 12.?The work of
empanelling a jury in the trial of August
VV. Machen, tho Golf brothers and
Dr. and Mrs. Lorenz on the charge of
oou&plracy to defraud the government
In connection with tho sale of letter
^>ox fasteners, was completed today.
Following tho swearing in of tlx;
Jury, counsed foi^he defendants mov- j
ad tliat the government elect on which
count the trial would proceed. District
Attorney Beach opposed the mo- i
tion on the ground that the government
was not required to do so.
Judge Prltchard said he would not
rule on this point until after the evidence
was in.
John F. Kummler, of Toledo, O., of
counsel for the Lorenzs, wanted the
jury to inspect the Groff fastener,
and started in with a sarcastic reference
to Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow, but Judge Prltchard
stopped him, with the statement j
that it was not the proper time to !
submit such evidence.
Tiie government scored a point
when Judge . Prjtchard allowed the
postoffice inspectors who are to go on
the stand to remain in the room, all
the other witnesses being excluded.
District Attorney Beach opened for j
VALUABLE PAPERS RECOVERED
Important Documents In Celsbratec
Patrick Case Were Missing.
Now York, Jan. 12.?All the linpor
tant papers In the case of Albert T
Patrick, tinder sonteuce of death foi
the murder of the aged Texas million
aire, Marsh Rice, are reported to havt
been lost from tho district nttorney't
office. Without them"" it may be 1m
nossible to fight the appeal now pend
ing aild tho most intricate case on the
court records for a century may re
suit in tho freeing of the prisoner af
ter his having spent two years It
the death house.
The papers reported to bo missing
include tli e famous Rice will of 1892
and all the exhibitions exhibited by
District Attorney Jerome to fight the
appeal of Patrick's lawyers. Theii
loss will render District Attorney Jc
romo helpless.
Officials in the district attorney's
office know that the documents are
still in existence and believe they can
recover them. How strongly this
Tiope is based will probably be shown
within a few days.
it is understood that the grand jury
has called before it two men who are
Ttnown to spend much of their time
around the criminal courts building,
One of these witnesses upon being
questioned closely regarding the missing
papers, is said to have related
that as he was walking along Center
street several days ago he "kicked out
of tho slush a package of papers. Ho
saw that they were exhibits in the
Patrick case and that the Rice will
of 1S93 was among them. He declared"
that, he took them to a lawyer
living in Harlem whom ho knew.
This lawyer has thus far refused to
discuss the matter.
Meanwhile the loss had been discovered,
and the entire staff of the district
attorney's office are searching for
tho documents. Finally the matter
was laid before the grand jury.
Later it was learned that the entire
batch of papers and exhibits had been
recovered and their temporary loss
will in now way affect the status of
the Patrick case.
While great secrecy has been
thrown around the _r. y^urr, "TvV.tt" ffie
sole object of "placing the blame for
the- abstraction of the documents from
"the criminal corts building.
KING BETTER; .QUEEN WORSE.
Mother of Duke of Cumberland Is
Very III.
Gmunden, Austria, Jan .12.?King
Christian of Denmark, who has been
ill liere for some days past, left his
"bed this morning. His iwndition is
much improved, and he is most impatient
to return home. His physicians
have great difficulty in confining him
to his room.
King Christian came to Gmunden
Dec. 20 to attend the silver anniversary
of the wedding of his youngest
daughter, the Duchess of Cumberland.
Queen Marie, mother of the
Duke of Cumberland, is also ill at
the palace. She is in a dangerous
condition as the result of an attack
of bronchitis. Her physicians fear
she cannot recover.
Woman Masqueraded as Man.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 12.?A remarkable
case of a woman masquerading as
a man has boon discovored at Rockville,
in the western part of tne state
near the Oregon line. A few days
ago Joe Monoghan. a well known cowboy,
died suddenly on Succor creek
"in Oregon. When the body was be
ing prepared for burial it was found
the diceased was a woman. She had
ridden the ranges of eastern Oregon
for twenty-five years and was well
known as an expert, faithful, untir
ing cowboy. She was about 5-1
years old and had served on juries
and voted at all elections.
League Commtesion Merchants.
Louisville, Jan. 12.?Subjects of ira
portance in connection with the com
mission business and affecting th<
trade in every section of the country
aro to be discussed at the convention
of the National League ot Commis
sion Merchants of the iTnite/t statoo
which begins here tomorrow. Amon?
them is that of tiie proposed bill t<
ask congress to increase the powers
of the interstate commerce commls
sion. About 400 delegates, includ
ing the leading contmision house anc
produce merchants of 24 ot the larg
est cities in the lTnited States are ex
pected to attend the convention.
Precautions Against Panic.
New York. Jan. 12.?A simple but
most efficient method of quickly emp
tying theaters and preventing panict
in case of fire has been invented b>
a prominent theatrical manager ol
this city. It is proposed to careful
ly survey the house and then tc
print coupons retained by seat AoTd
ers notices reading: "In case of dan
ger, your nearest exit js No. ?, or
your right or left. Please leave
the house by this exit at. the end ol
the performance."
General Reyes In New York.
New York, Jan. 12.?General Heyes
the special Colombian envoy, who ha*
'been in Washington some time pre
senting the cause of Colombia, arrlv
ed in New York today from Washing
ton. lie was accompanied by J. f)
Angulo. General Weyes is expecter
to sail Saturday from this point foi
Colombia, but said today that he dlf
not know positively when he would
depart
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the government. He recited the sev- ;
eral counts in the indictment, specific- j
ally defining what is meant by con- ,
spiracy, and said that fhe defendants
had been brought into court on a
charge of dishonesty. He related
the long-standing friendship of Ma
chen and the Lorenzs and their bust- i
hess relations, as well as the deal- !
ings of the Crofts with the former superintendent
of free delivery, and said
he would prove the payment to Machen
by the Groffs of TO per cent of
the price of the fasteners, a part of
which wont to the Lorenzs as intermediaries.
Counsel for defendants waived an
opening statement, whereupon an adjournment
until 2 o'clock was taken.
Conspicuous among them in the
court room was former First Assistant
J?PSJUa?u?t.nfr -General Perry S. Heath,
one of the witnesses for the government.
First Lieutenant Postmaster
General Robert J. Wynne was also
present, as well as several members
of congress. I
PROVED HIMSEL^ HERO.
Elcvatcr Man Rcccues Several Women
From Probable Death.
New York, Jan. 12.?Blinded and
choked by smoke fi'om a liro in the
cellar, Abraham Gobor, '"an elevator
man in a Broadway office bulldinfc,
ran his car three times from the cellar
to the eighth floor early today, rescuing
eight scrub women who had become
panic-stricken.
As the elevator reachod tho ground
floor for the third time Gober stag
goren into ifroadway in a fainting condition.
Me had been nearly stifled
by the smoke and was with difficulty
revived.
The actual money loss was small,
the fire being conflned to the basement.
Numerous volumes of records '
and manifestoes belonging to the j
Southern Pacific Railroad company, J
which occupied the street floor were
i destroyed.
' Police Break Up Meeting.
i
New York, Jan. 12.?A meeting at- !
tended by two hundred members of
the Housesmlths' union No. 1 has
I been broken up by the police. When ,
I "a captain and 18 men broke into the
, hall they found a free fight in prog- |
I ress. *One delegate was about to fell
the secretary of the union with a
I black-jack, when the captain seized
. hold of him. The delegates were all
driven into the street and prevented
from returning to the.hall. They had
assembled to elect officers and one of
them said the fight started as a result
of a "misunderstanding." The
union is one that was founded as a
* rival of that once dominated by Sam
> Parks.
Settles Long Suit.
\ New York, Jan. 12.?A suit began
j in 1875 to recover uncollected duties j
, has just been settled to tho advantage ,
of tho treasury department. It was
a ease of the government ngainst Merrick
Price and others brought to recover
uncollected duties represented
by warehouse bonds. The suit was
carried from one court to another.
Mr. Price and others interested in
and connected with the case havo
died, but the government kept at it
and finally has collected $(1,000 from
1 his heirs.
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Given Their Walking Papers.
' . Victor, Col., Jan. 12.?John Kish,
T. T. Thomas, F. E. Sargent and C.
' E. Jones have hecn escorted outside
the county limits by order of the military
authorities. The first named is
1 alleged to he an agitator and the last
! three are charged with living Idle
1 lives. This is the first deportation
by the military in this county.
Ex-Congressman Sentenced.
[ New York, Jun. 12.?Ex-Congress'
man Edmund K. Driggs, of Brooklyn,
was today sentenced to imprisonment
for one day in Raymond street Jail
and to pay a fine of $7,000. Driggs
was convicted of accepting money
' ; while a congressman-elect for securing
a government contract 'for the |
' purchase of automatic cashiers from 1
I1 the Brandt-Dent, company for the Qost '
office department.
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VNITEV?TAT?8 AND JAFAN. * ^
Their Rights Under New Commercial
Treaty Regarding Mpnchurlg,
Pekln, Jap. 12.?Ttie United State*
and Japan are strenuously endeavorlog
to establish their rights In Maa.ohuria
under the new commercial
treaties before war breaks out. ^
The ratifications of the American
treaty were to have been exchanged
at Washington, but with the view of
sbviating the delay Involved in mailing
the Chinese copy to Washington,
Minister Conger is urging the government
to send a telegraphic copy, and
to authorize the Chinese minister at
Washington to make the necessary
exchanges therewith. It Is believed
there are precedents for such a proceeding.
Until the ratifications are
exchanged it is impossible for the
United States to claim the right of
sending consuls to Mukden and An*
tung. The ratification of the treaty
between Japan and China was exchanged
at the foreign office here yesterday.
A special agent brought the .
'Japanese copy from Toltlo. The Chinese
officials asked for the delay of '
a day to arrange some details but
the Japanose minister * refused to
agree to any delay. This haste is
considered significant.
According to the latest reports her*
Russia proposes to concede to Japan
no higher status in Manchuria than
lis involved in tho formal confirmation
of her treaty rights, thus confirming
similar reports from various sources
published In Europe and the United
Statos.
RATHER STRANGE STORY.
Death of Prominent New Yorkef* Recalls
Romantic Affair.
New York, Jan. 12.?John L. Living
ctnno iiftmoA dnnth hnn Lint l.AAn
ovwiiv/i u uvou ucacu uao juot uccu <U|"
nounccd here, was a member of A
prominent New York family, says a
-Par4s dispatch to The American,
Exactly three years ago his sister
Maria died in a hospital at Neullly
and he had been in the French capi>
tal during two years past endeavoring,
on the part of himself and two broth*
ers, to secure possession of her estate.
The sister was a mystery to Parish
ans for 20 years prior to her death.
She dressed fantastically and was
possessed of many eccentricities. She
continually called at the consulate or
at tho legation at Paris, with complaints
about her neighbors, and met
and fell in love with a clerk at the
consulate. On one visit she drew $40-.
000 from her pocket and offered it to
him as an Indication of her regard.
Later she sat for hours outside tte
consulate for a glimpse of "the cleric,
although she was' 80 years old.
The
Cash Bargain
Store.
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
We have a beautiful line ot
Shoes for women, and here is a
sliOsi that I want to call your
attention to. Thin is the famous
lhulcl'fT Shoe at $2.50 a pair,
and in style, quality'etc, it has
no tqual.
Bargains! Bar gains!
in Percals.
We have just leceived 1,392
yards of light colored Percales
: i < i ,i - - ^ ~ -
in snort lengtns, trom 1U to 20
yard pieces. These Percales
are big values at 12?c per yard*
our price 10c per yard.
Mrs. D. N. Wilburn.
All" Styles
of giiisee* r< qi?i-< <1 ft r -?rdinary cases
me earned ju siivik and we cin Qt
v II j lr?t MK)?1 IIM t he conditi'm of
i lie m. In ie accurately determined.
Wh^re ileie'are c >mpiic-tlions
t|cci. J '< nfci h mint l?e made, end |t
v. ill e from wo to four days iiq
till ordem for B>okUsw-m or Spegt*.'
tie* Kje 1 moliies wou'l.euro 1 heist
m Ivea . T hey should receive attention
at once.
McCreery Olymph,
OPTICAL SPECIALIST.
Office M. and P. Bank Building.
Tako stairway on Main St. Honrs
1 U to 12 a. in., 1 to 5:110 p. m. r
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