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Shoes, from
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Itaee Contains and W .Sheetings, Tomels
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FLANNIGAN
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.,41. .) f t 'l ,HU(ki, '
;es mis uccuoation
t-rm t t .1 Aiii hi.
and Tries M Hand
at Advertising.
Olr ft blftrtihmlt ta t'W
and new et'v dvat4 hvr lk rootil
Mft4 of tntblflotti fortn n4 Iimmii
a aahntL M frlnd Hma 1ft u
k4 mt to writ bli tor kla a4
I'll Ihrjr nt fltt 4t it n4 to bm Jwty to
lha kt Iv m probWIHr . ,
af IIrmB, k, yiunjr, try,
ln lh folks iomtihlnf 'boot tht Urn
ni mlaU4 loin it Santf Ctatu pri
Iota wt b, n4 s h. Imphjli tht
oMOIIful and lllftntly low prloM w Mil
'm at. act b. ao thinks I to mMlf, I'll
ahpak Iv ntckllia In ma Brat Imm
Nm kil ( tntii to klver up any 6
fbhtney ft tlntlMnan nay foln4 In tb
boiom hr bla ablrt Talk about tba Ir.
loua Ilea) your frndmothr ua4 to ataka
out of bar ratlr4, r)urlnata4 anfl bah
pdklM cadqullt; tbay waan't In It at all
at all. Tba oarktlaa Iv this nw wo.
man's as la aa far ahead otar and abort
and bayond tba oald kind aa Maud & la
ahead Iv a, Spanish cayuaa. lok at our
naektlaa and ya will eon to tba eon
elusion that Ufa without on Iv Iftrman
Wtoa'a naw t'.a la as lonaaomslf aa a
tjow rotutt is without an up ur data
ehsparony.
Thara la tba brmy. wanat-ovar PuCt
and lha plana puff without braaaaa. We
bava tb popular Tk and tha up-to-date
four ln-hand. which la batter than ft
morkina-blrd In tba cage; tha abtrttif bow
and lha bow you bava no shtrtnga on; a
stylrs Iv ramily ttea, Iv every s and all
conditions, from tba bright IIubea Iv ft
llquerolored naysor (tl to tha beautiful
bluea In an Eiaylian shky lbs lllly white
Iv a Tortland mllkman'a mlxtora to tba
aombre ahadaa Iv an Aroerlkan IHIItpt
nose. There bra bean nothlo Ilka It vr
aansa Noah took a ftahltwater bath In tha
ahrk ontll thla day Iv tba Spaxlah dctlna,
and all for th sbmall aunt Iv ft, M, and
n olnta. . v
I mta-ht warble on ad-ln fln-nl-tum, but
ru rhrottla ma pen to rejuoa tha adver
tlalny MIL -
lloplnr to sea ya and tar shaka ya be
tba band. I am Toura Tbrooiy
. nANN'IGAtf.
In cara Iv
HERMAN WISE B
Oothlnff aJid Hat Store.
P. 8
01 brar be tha paypara that ma friend
Jo BIrooB couldn't find bla aata tn tba
ftanste. OI'll aend biro payr Iv our hew
paota. whosa aatoa nivar wear out
THE PARKER HOUSE
FirBt-ClnBH in
Every Respect.
m AND BIIiIiIflHO ROOM
Special Ratea
to Thentri
cul Parties
A. J. MAOIN, Prop.
AMTOAIA. OUK.
THE PROOF
of tha pudding ia In tha eating
and tha proof of Uquora
IS IN SAMPLING
lhat'a an argument that'a con
clusive a demonstration.
Ours will atand tba teat
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POLICY FOR
'f 1 M V. -i.
PORTO
iiiiy ilmtMi Perfected
for tfcs GoVerom&nt of
tb Island.
Wilt ED ; AMERICANIZED
Httlt x Pf oolwwp j Imj rkofl-
meat Acoa jOi let Jthgs.
Most Sooa Cease.
CONDITION IS FAVORABLE
SpialsaCostomt Officials Have Beta
Installed and Are Glvlnf Satlsfac
tloato til Authorities.
8AX JUAN. Purlo Rico. Ixr. IOoeral
iuy V. Hrary, military (ovarnor of tba
d-prtnirt of Porto Rico, In a sertta of
I ,Hts to tha council. tvas further de
tail of the polity which mayors are
urad to maintain In the Interest of pub.
Ho health and unler.
No parson Is to ba tmirlrnet wlthnut
iri llln rharxea belnf prefenvd; all per.
..r. now in irina without u. charjea
axalnut thi-m aro to ba freed; cuatoois
duties and money values muil tw reu
Utml hy tba l-nlt- giatea cunfrena, but
towna aro to b. Improvrd by tha adop.
tlun of Am.-rli an li:nil.ird, with a view
of adiMxtllig- lha ik-o.b In patrktiani and
clf-r.-llan-e:; rer( to military power U
to bi hnJ only wben ab.olulely necaasary,
ami aolillrf. who do not rv.occi tha civil
niuhorlllra ara to U sevarel)' dkalt with.
Oar.aral Henry appeula to Porto Rlcans
to .mother their pnlltlcal IHTvrenca aiid
to uulia In behalf of thiIr country.
. BWTATION 1H PEACEABLE.
WASIUNCITON. Dec. .-AMl.tnt 8c'
retary Vatxlerllp. who Is ripevted to ar
rtva from lrto Rk nest Monday, has
m id. a preliminary and Informal report
li B. ret.iry Uu if his olwervAilun in
that Uland.
ftianl.-ih cu.loms ufflun have been put
to wurk at various points, and this sys
tem works Mturftctorlly. The men Ha
add, ara honeat. and It ia t nous hi by
prominent otTlcern that the sovernment is'
Ketilnn rverythlnc Jl should. Tb niiun
tUui now. Vuinlerllp write, la as peoce
ul;le na It la In the 1'nlted Slates
NKXT MANILA KXPICDITION
TO KMltAKK AT NKW YORK.
Point of l-nbarkutlon i-hanged from San
Kmnrlnco'nr Ilimien Matter Vol
unteers -0 iv, Bent Home.
NKW YORK. Dec. .A . dispatch to
the Tr'liuna from Waahlnirrnn says:
Th next rrglnu nt to tart for Man
ila will enibrk at New York about the
end tf this month nnd will go thmu,h tha
Suei canal. The. expedition will consist
of three, reclments of regular Infantry,
dtotrlbutad betwwn two of the largest
converted tmnMiorts ownwt by the gov.
ernmi-nt, ami ix-rhapa a convoy of two
wariihlps. ,
Armneflim-nt nr nosr n-ing msl lor
thH espedltlon hy AdJutuM General Tor
bin mm riiirt.lly as p..lble In view of lis
sr.t Importance. cupociuUy as it n.
volves co-opratlon by the state and
navy departments, as wvll us those of
the war department.
The derision to use New York as tha
point of enrtarkatlon instead of San
rranclsco. whence all the earlier forcea
Btartetl for tho Philippines, was reached
by General Corbln after a careful re
view of a number of considerations.- chief
among which was the urgency of .haste.
The early completion of tha treaty of
peace with Spain renders indispensable a
prompt Increase of the American troops,
not only at Manila, but to provide, addi
tional garrisons for , Important centers
lu the. archlpolngo which will Immediately
fall Into American, dominion with Its ac
mmpanying resDonslbllltv roe ih
Ur of life and property.
,1 At' the-present time -the government la
Wholly without -available transpose In
tha Pacific ocean to meet tha emergency.
The dispatch of two vessels from (be At
lantic, It Is believed, will therefor be
particularly advantageous for the double
purpose of bringing home from Alanila
such volunteers as can soon be spared,
and Increasing th transport fleet In the
Pacific. The three regiments of regu
Inrs have not yet been selected, but as
none but those now In New York and
other Atlantlo garrisons can be spared,
tho conclusion was forced upon tho au
thorities that economy as well as rapid
ity of action required them to bo sent
by way of the Mediterranean instead ol
Journeying across the continent and then
undertaking the trying and monotonous
voyage on the Pacific with no haven of
rest after leaving Hawaii.
Tho garrison under General Otis at
Manila now consists of one company of
tho regular engineer batallion, six troops
of the Fourth regular cavalry, six batter
ies of tho Third and Sixth regular artil
lery, three regiments tho Fourteenth,
Eighteenth and Twenty-third regular
Infantry, fifteen regiments of volunteer
Infantry nnd six batteries of volunteer
artillery, Including the Astor light bat
tery, which already has homeward or
ders. It Will be tho effort of the author
ities to return all these volunteer regi
ments and batteries as speedily as nossi.
ble, bringing them home aa far as feasi
ble m the order in which they reached
Manila after Admiral Dewey'a victory,
and it la believed on tho arrival there
early in February of three regiments of
regulars from Now York, at least six of
tha volunteer commands may be released
from tho duty that has already grown
Irksome to them.
Tha expedition from New Tork oould
Ried
etart In lha course of tho next wrk nt
i ,wr not . jot im eitgeocr n Cuba,
which demand., tba utilisation of, the
tnira mrt transportation rosiurM
ft the government en. the Atlsntlo cos;
jupi at Btaatfit lor, providing roto;ioO
UV all later! 4n. that Island promptly
A the 4 part u rue oi tho Spanish gerrt
Ms. Although M, Ninth at Madison,
Columbus Md Niagara: ,ha Twentylflrst
rvt DBracas, an tn Nw Tarlt,
a well aa other ree-lmanta .,,1..
bifantry at posts east of ibu sui..
mountains, are equipped gnd, reedy to
leiea v- al .. 11 . ...
r. . Kvwi.aiiy on tna tanr tha drum,
t f elar tssantlal for al least i .b.
cure tha necessary, transports.
,iTh vessels to take these three rrgt.
menta from New York to w.n.
probably;. b Berlin wtukespadty
oflOuj man, and tha Cheatei,!wjA ran
eotnfortably provide for 1M8 men.
a These ships are declared to be In eg
orilent condition and capable of carrying
all tha supplies and equipment eseeo.
tial for the fornt besides bavin th. .4.
vsntsfe.ofroonjy decks and plenty of
elbow room for lOos men and the necea.
ery oil cere. iwMtu.'..-;w .. ,
. Boma question aroaa, when the advan
tages of ihe Medltrranen) rovta led.
It virtual adoption, aa to (ha m.iwti..,
Of sending such an expedkion through
Dm wiM.iivHiu viotaiing .ike aeu
trxllty regulations, of thai waterway,
but tba. slaU.iUwirtmant-whbh u. ..'.
Ing an actlva Interest In the expedition,
and will through. Ita consular officers un
dertake to Biake. tha fltaUT Of Chafe atrial Eah
pleasant In the foreign porta vtslted on
-"ja. vivuivuj swept mg twsy
by reciting tba precedent or .n ..
squadron under Camara securing right
" way to paas 10 toe yd sea from.tba
Mediterranean at the height of hostlfi
tlra. notwithstanding the cautious rep.
resentaUons of thla government. )
After that Incident it la considered' an
Impossibility that aucb an International
canal could ever be closed in time of war,
not to mention such times of peace as'
at preaen'. -xcept by the exercise of
force.
Tho navy may aend one or two cruisers
with the expedition aa far as Gibraltar,
where tha Helena has Just arrived and
whero she my act as a convoy, and
Admiral Dewey may send one of his ves
sels aa far aa Singapore to meet the fleet
Stops will probably be made on the voy.
age at Gibraltar. Port Said. Aden. Col
ombo and Singupore, where coal can be
ready and fresh food obtained. It will
depend on the reports of officers who
may accompany this expedition, whether
the transports after reaching Manila
ihaJl return to the I'nlted States by way
of the AtUntlc or the Pacific, although
It may be conaidered advisable in view of
the fact that. most of the earlier regl
ment which reached Manila were from
tho Pacific coast, that the transports will
rroceed to San Frunrlsco. In order to
lanu tne returning troops near their
homes. Actual steaming distance for
full power vessels from New York to'
Manila, via the 8ues canal. Is siven by
naval hydroirraphers as ll.ano nautical
miles, while that from Sun Francisco to
Manila. Yin. Honolulu, Is given as TOGO
knots.
To Manila from New Yor by way of
the Cane of Good Hope Is UJiS mllea.
and by way of the 8tra!ts of Magellan
and S.imoa It Is 1C.9.W miles.
HURniFYINO 8CENB AT
A MURDERER'S EXFXTTIOX.
Hop Parted the First Time and the
Itltedlng Italy Was Again Placed
lHn the Gallows.
NORFOLK. Va., Dec. .-John Ander
son, the condemned murderer of Mate
Siun.lrrs, of ihe schooner Olive Packer,
a executed In the city jail this after
noon. Anderson made a short speech,
saying hM had forgiven the men who
swxire his life away and would die at
peace.
The trap was sprung and Anderson's
Ixxly sImi downward. The roM parted
Just Inside tha knot and his body fell to
the cobble stones. The officers and wit.
iies.se rushed., horritietl, to the body and
snatched the cap from his head, to find
blood ooalng from the nwuth. nose mid
eyes. A doctor was called and' soon
Anderson opened his eyes and. It was
said, began to breathe naturally. He was
curled, feet foremost, up the stairs to the
p'.utform. and laid down until a chair
was obtained. He was placed In this,
but never spoke.
Preparations for re 'tanging him were
hurriedly made. The other end of the
rope was adjusted around his neck, he
was raised to a standing position and the
strap aguln placed on his limbs. While
being supported by the officers the trap
was again sprung. In 21 minutes life was
pronounced extinct. Ten minutes elapsed
between the ?.rrt and second drops.
Anderson's case attracted widespread
attention, because of the awful crime
with which be was charged. He was a
seaman .on the. choonr Olive Packer
a.id, when the veisel waa oft the coast of
Rruxll. shot - tha mate and captain of the
schooner, and, single-handed, forced the
crew R set fire to her. He waa arrested
at Bahla, Brasll, and brought here for
trial. -.
LAWSON SOUND ASLEEP,
;Yr;t RIDING IX THE RACE.
Remarkable Feature of the Six-Day Bi
cycle Contest at New York
Other Riders Childish.
N EW YORK. Deo. 9.-Lck of sleep be.
gan to show Its effect on the bicycle rid
ers today. Law son awoke from sleep on
his wheel nnd wanted to know why he
w.ia riding a tandem. His trainer brought
him to his senses with a little ammonia.
Slovens became stubborn and refused to
obey his trainer. He refused point-blank
to go on the irack till his trainer hum
ored him by giving him a new pair of
tun bicycle shoes.
The other racera showed childness In
different ways..
NEW YORK, Dec 10. The scores of the
five leaders at Z . m. were:
Miller 1S08
Waller liiS
Pierce l":fi
Albort 1'S
Ulmm 1B16
While Miller waa ahead of his world's
record at mldnitjht. he wag three miles,
140 yards bohlnd at I a. m.
MAHER BESTED DUNKHOR3T.
. PHILADELPHIA, Dee, . Peter Maher
bested Ed. Dunkhorat In a one-sided six
round go at the Arena tonight Maher
did most of tha landing.
AREA
HY
erenw'lDlSeCpstrcclIoa
of Ifce Mifss.
TfiE BLAME TO EE FIXED
DosjWm Satmit the Question
of Rccfossiiiiltyj to
TrI&sail of Rations.
ARTICLES OF THE TREATY
Provide for-Ccssioa-val Evicuitloo
of Cofcivrtfl Uo tni tbe
. Philippines.
PARIS, Dec, !. Rlos, president r the
Spanish peace commission, and OJeda, tha
Secretary, are still confined to their bed.
Tha Illness of OJeda delays the engross
ing of the treaty, and It Is doubtful
whether It will bo signed before Monday.
Tbe Americans held the usual session
this morning. Tha Spaniards continue
making bitter comments concerning Pres
ident McKinley's reference to the Maine.
The Spaniards made a last contribution
In the rcent assembling of the commis
sions, when Rlos presented a vigorously
worded nroteitt. tn whleh fh RnanlarHi
declared they had yielded to force, but
thev invoked the cmk-Imim x rh. -
tions against the abuse of the rights of j
a nation, of which they were thtf vie-
tlms. The protest was for the purpose
of record, and consisted of an argument
In support of every concession demanded
by the SpaniaHs and which the Amerl.
cans refused. The protest concludes:
obliged to make touthea us less than the
Insult whleh' has been inflicted on our
na:.n by Presd.nt McKlnley In his mes-!
... .
Mice. n anain prpiesi aaainsi ine accu-
satlun- hurled at, u In regarfl to the
Maine, and we Intend to- again submit
the matter to an International tribunal,
compod of England. France, and Ger.
many, to determine who .hall bear the re-
sponMbillty for the catastrophe.-
In spite cf the secrecy observed by tho
Americans. It Is learned that the treaty
In ..ubstance- consist of 11 or 14 articles.
The principal artlMea provide for the res
slon and evacuation of Cuba. Porto Rico
and the Philippine Islands, an dthe po
litical, administrative and financial re
sulis thereof, and acquisition by ine
United States of public property and re-1
linqulKhment of the archleves.
Articles of secondary Importance deter.
mln the status of Spanish subjects resid
ing In the ceded territory and unfinished
lawsuits and contracts, guarantees of the
same terms to Spanish shipping and mer
chandise and American shipping aiw! mer
chandise in the Philippines for 10 years
and leaving the status of Spanish com
merce in the West Indies to be settled
later. An Important provision Is a guar
antee of religious freedom In the ceded
territory.
iT": 'ARARZUZA 18 SATISFIED.
NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-A dispatch to
the World from Paris says:
"A tinal. definitive treaty of peace, con
taining It articles, has been agreed up
on." said Senor Abarxuxa, of the Spanish
commission.
"It has been ordered drawn and en.
grossed on parchment In duplicate and
will be signed by the Qual D'Aorsay,
tFrench foreign minister, where the
peace commissioners have met) on Satur
day, or. at the latest, on Monday.
"The Americans accepted certain mod
ifications proposed by us, and we accepted
ceitaln mKltVatlona proposed by them.
Among the former is one proposition by
me that should American occupation of
Cuba cease and a ' new Cuban govern,
ment be aet up, America would advise
that the new Cuban government shall
accept all of Cuba's present treaty ob
ligations and those Incurred In the in
terim. "Except ln the clauses relating to, the
Philippines, the treaty contains no im.
portant stipulation. For ten years equal
privileges there for Spain may be grant,
ed; and likewise to all other nations, but
for that period they ' cannot be taken
away from Spain. I do not expect that
the treaty will be well received tn Spain,
where the recent discussion of the Maine
Incident has again roused popular in
dignation," Judge Day. the president of the United
States commission, says the treaty will
be a secret document until It reaches
President McKlnley and the senate, but
ho adds:
"The conclusion of uea:e by trtaty
waa a very gratifying thing. Failure In
respect of it would have been a nil (-for.
tune for both countries."
ST.
LOUIS STREET CAR ,
LINES WILL CONSOLIDATE.
New York Financiers Will Soon Control
the Kntlro System The Deal Not' i
Yet, Closed, i
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9. The Republic to. !
day says: !
"From a source which renders the lnfor.
mation almost official the Republic learns
that the persons behind the scheme to
bring about a genoral consolidation of
the street railroad lines of St. Louis are
W. T. Elklns and P. A. B. Wldener, of
Philadelphia, Sellers McKee of nttsburg
and the financiers who control the Metro
politan Traction Company of New York
and the Philadelphia Traction Company.
"Brown Bros., the firm of Wall Street
financiers which is managing the deal.
Is known to be acting on the Instructions
of the Elklns-Wldencr syndicate, as tha
NG
backers of the tremendous street rail
wy enterprise are familiarly known.
Money to pay for every step the nrm t)e
taken In tbe matter ut t!d to bava been
guarantfed by the PMlsdWph!. Traction
people, thus leaving Browq iirvs. wlih.no
responsibility for tha success or fallur
beyond Ulr obligation to auccfesXully
execute .orders. ,,, ',
"Tha. deal la working out to'tlie'jMti.
faotion of tho per sons moat directly Jn.
terested, and lti thought that within
the next ten days avery share la tha Lin.
doll and t Missouri . properties Will .ba
turned over to tha Nsw Tork reprseenta.
Uvea of Elklna and Wldener. Notices)
sent t9-stockholders. wh ' axe t Interested,
in both systems to call at the at Louis
Trust Company and turn over their stock
a bring! eg raeponasa rlgjit sjong.; and
tha Khole of that part of tha formalities)
will ba completed within A few days at
tha late ate , 1 r.. . it : u...
,.';it Ut.aaild thft, tha franchUa of.fh
Central Traction Company of thla city
has been, turned over to Brows .rs.,
by Stllsrs McKee of Pittsburg. Ita present
owner,' at a valuation approximately
,"Whethar th Hnjllton sjrndteate tinea
and tba Southern Electric Company will
bo. brought Intftj th eensolldatlon can
onjf be -conj-ntured ,at Jhls aarly data.
Tha formal transfer of tho KamlKbci
road a to Messrs.. Speacer and Orthwetn
of ihla city,- waa mad Wednesday, and
sufficient time has not elapsed for for.
ma! action In that direction to ba taken,
even, had. tbe .eastern -syndicate mad aa
offer to th purchasers for tba property,
. "President D. G. Hamilton and Vice
Prealdent Lefers. of tna National Rail
way Company, were In tho city on last
Wednesday, and the negotiations wara
concluded, than. They -returned ImmedL.
ately after the deal waa closed, and tha
matter waa kept secret antll last night
They were at tha Southern hotel, but did
not register."
PHILIPPINE ISLANDERS
NOT CAUSINO TROUBLE.
Advices Received From Manila Ara Most
Gratifying-United States Will
Keep Ita Pledge.
WASHINGTON. Dec. .The navy de
partment has received a cablegram from
Admiral Dewey, summarizing ths exist-
,n cniilon Md such polnta
! ,n ,he Philippines as have been visited
by his officer. .Advice also have
been received from General Otis, com-
i rminJm of Unlted St' military
I ,"v" ln ,he n1 n'lr "
'now ""l"D'e improvement in cODdltl-
' ' " 'UB r"-" a "er spint
j roin ltiom4 naUves, wnlclt
i "'" ,'B,1l " f"'crir arau.ying. as
) United Slates government has already
I Tl. I- a 1- fc .-,.
l,''lf" auction to tne best
- means at hand to redtem (he oledse
. . - -
I " w" un "r'n8 ""'V P"
j 10 mT-. k liT
"?er he"'y.,,hv Philippine native
about S00 clerical prisoners, and,
i the government Is confident that their
j cptor wl1' "'v'r ihm- uPn V'
"?nU1,nt fWm, aeDer,
, ,Wer' "f- PC;"'
! Consul may be necesssary
ro can me navy into service in this mal-
ter, for the reason that some prisoner
are held In captivity on other Islands '
than Luxon. which can be reached best
and most effectively by Admiral Dewey'a
; ships.
j Uosldes these clerical prisoners the
Americans themselves hold nearly 15,000
Spanish soldiers as prisoners, men cap
tured at tbe fall of Manila. These are
actually on parole about the city, and tha
question Is. how are they to be returned
to Spain? This must be settled' by tho
peace commissioners at Paris.
THE PRESIDENT FAVORS
CO-OPERATION WITH BRITAIN.
Negotiations About in Be Opened Which
Will Give United f tutej Control of
the Nicaragua CanaL
NEW YpRK. Dec. 9.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
President McKlnley Is in favor of open
ing negotiations with Great Britain for
the purpose of nullifying the Clayton
Bulwer treaty so aa to permit the con
struction and control of the Nicaragua
canal by the United States.
Should congress during the present ses
sion fail to enact the pending Morgan bill,
the president also favors entering Into
negotiation with Nicaragua and Cost
Rica looking to the construction of the'
canal under the auspices and control of
the United States.
On the authority of a high official of
the administration it ia stated that there
is absolutely no foundation for the report
that Great Britain, through 81r Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassador, haa
protested to the state department against
that feature of the president's message
dealing with the canal question. On tho
contrary, tho authorities have every rea
son to believe that tho British govern
ment will consent to any reasonable
modification of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
that the president may desire, so as to
remove tha obstacles which It places
ln the way for the cantrol of the canal
by this government. So satUfled are tho
officials on this point that negotiations
will soon be under way which It is hoped
will culminate In an agreement especially
Intended to give this government tho
right to construct and control tha pro.
posed waterway.
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