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Newspaper Page TextTHE HEPPNER TIMES pBb&Vc4 Ewsrjr Tbunday. HEPrNER OR1GON WEEK'SJDOINGS General Review of Important Happen pcnlgs Presented In Brief and Condensed torm. Colonel Breeaenridge is dead. forepaugh & Sella' pay wagon has Iwn broken into ami $30,000 stolen. General Stoeasel estimates recent Japanese loaeea at Port Arthur at 10,-000. ROOSEVELT'S PLURALITY. Italy has expressed her willingness to tike part in a second peace confei ence at The Hague. Japanese diplomats fear Chile and Argentina will sell warships to Russia, despite official denials. The statue of Frederick the Great, a gilt of the kaiser to America, has been unveiled and acepted with great cere mony at Washington. London has received a report that the Red Star line steamer Kroonland foundered in midocean. The officers of U e comvany deny all knowledge of the disaster. Three Denver election officials have been fennd guilty of substrtuting bal lots. Two of them were fined $1,000 and sentenced to prison for one. year. The thir 1 was fined $250 and sentenced to jail lor 60 days. Naval estimates for the year ending June 30, 1906, are $114,530,638, oi 117,372,448 greater than the sum list voted by congress. Of this amount $385,580 is aeked for Poget sound, to be used in construction of new works. War Minister Heurtas, of Panama, has resigned. The National Irrigation congress has endorsed the 1905 exposition. Fourteen miners were killed by a coal gas explosion in the Fernie, B. C, mines. v The Japanese are reported to have blown np another Russian magazine at Port Arthur. Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, will be offered a place on the civil service commission when be retires. Colonel Breckenridge is very low at his home in Louievile, Ky. Hope of his recovery has been given np. British fishermen expect to be well raid for the North sea outrage. Claims for over $27,000 have been put in. General Stoetsel has asked for am munition, and Russia uas ordered that every risk be taken to meet his require ments. Holland has advised Secretary Hay i that it gladly accepts the suggestions that the peae conference be reconvened at The Hague. Annoniemcnt has been made of the completion of the fund of $600,000 for the erection of a national monument to the late President McKinley. The National 1905 Iirigation congress will meet in Portland. France's policy toward the Baltic fleet is causing Japan much concern. A trolley car at Toionto running wild was struck by a freight car. Four peo ple were killed and a number injured. Henry Meldrum, ex-United States surveyor for Oregon, has been found guilty of forgery on 21 counts by a jury in the United States federal court. Roosevelt has offered the attorney- generalship to ex-Governor Black of New York. His friends do not believe he will accept, as he aspires to the sen ate. General Stoessel has informed the czar that he believes he can hold out until the Baltie eqnadion arrive. He says that, though hemmed in, the Rut aians bold all the main forts. His wound is only a slight one. President Amandas, of Panama, has stolen a march on General fluertaa by relegating the airty to police ranks The commander-in-chief will appeal to President Roosevelt. Minister Bar tett, on account of intense excitement prevailing, will ask for an Ameiican ah:p to lemain. The weather around Mukden Is grow ing colder. The gteat system of canals planned for Prussia by the kasier finally seems assured. French Minister of War Andre Las resigned. A complete Philippine exhibit for the 1005 fair Is assured. The last great attack on Port Arthu cost the Japanese $200,000. Two masked men held up a miniature train inside the Ht. Louis fair ground nd secured about $100 and eaeajied General Stoesscl'a wound has nice litatcd his going to the hospital. He refuses, however, to relinquish com mand ot tha troops defending Port Ar thur. The Inquiry which Great Britain Is conducting on her own behalf in the North aea Incident has opened at Hull Civil aeivlre has ben extended to all employes of the Panama ranal commis sion, except those appointed by the president, day laborers and a lew places which In nature are personal to tha numbers of tha commission. Pension Commissioner Wart hat re signed. Tha Japanese contlnoe to gain ground t Port Arthur. VIII be Largest Ever Given Any Can. dldate for President. Returns from all the states in the union, practically complete, though not official, show that President Roosevelt'a popular pluiality will be about 2,300, 000, the greatest by far ever given any candidate for the presidency The Cgr urea as they now stand are as follows: Pluralities by Stalest Rooaevelt Alabama ArkKtuut California 115,0 Colorado 1&.H Connecticut JS.!? lVIwnr &.SJ Florida. Georgia Idaho .&" Illinois St.0 Indiana aJ.sri Iowa lM.Ort) Kansan HUM Kentucky Louisiana Maine J7.S18 Maryland Massachusetts S,i Michigan ISO.) Minnesota 12U.n) Mississippi Parkor. Si', tSJ.tstfi 14 ,W0 FOUR ARE DEAD Explosion of Gas in Chicago Wrecks Buildings. HOUSES SHAKEN BLOCKS AWAY Missouri . Montana 12.000 Nebraska 86.W0 Nevada $.000 New Hampshire zJ.i3 New Jersey 71.K New Tork 17S.0O0 North Carolina North Uakota SM0O Ohio Oregon . Pennsylvania sh.!v. Rhode Island 15.9:4 Soutk Carolina South Dakota 40,000 Tennessee Texas Utah 17.000 Vermont 30,810 Virginia Washington Wast Virginia J1.043 Wisconsin 130,000 Wyoming 7.000 100 60,000 SO.000 co.ooo XS.SOfl 150,1X10 17.000 Totals ta.aa Roosevelt's plurality .. 3.302, 4i The Electoral Colleger Theodore Roosevelt SX Alton B. Parker 140 Roosevelt's majority 19 Maryland, 1 for Roosevelt. 7 for Parker. The New Congress: House of Representatives Republicans ISO Democrats 136 Senate- Republicans 6 Democrats SI Overpressure In Tanks Caused the Accident Wrecked Plant at Once Takes Tire. Chicago, Nov. 21. Four twrsons weie killed and a score injttied today by a series of gas explosions that destroyed the plant of the Pyle Klectric Head- light company. The shocks of the ex plosion were so sereie that all the buildings near the demolished plant were damaged, and windows were shat tered for blocks, while persona were thrown from their feet. Over pressure is believed to have caused the accident. The Pyle company supplies illumi nation for railroad coaches. This illu. minant is forced into small retorts. which, when attached under the floor of a car, will supply it with light lor months. In order to make this porst bte the retorts are subjected to an ex tremely high pressure. It was such a tank that caused the first explosion. While workmen and wreckage tilted the air, other retorts exploded in such rapid succession that it was almost im possible to distinguish the separate de tonations. There were nine such ex plosions in all, and tliese left the plant :n names. The tire kept the depart ruent busy tor several hours. The tola loss to ptoperty is 175,000. IS 3,000 STRONG. NEW NOTE SENT TO PORTE. America Tells Her She Must fulfill Her Agreement at Once. Constantinople, Xov. 17. The Amer ican consul at Kharput, Dr. Thomas H. Norton, has been instructed to pro ceed to the lurco-Persian frontier and watch the operations of the Turkish and Persian authorities who have un dertaken to aireet the Kurdish murder ers of the American missionary, Rev. P. V. Larabee, who was killed in April last. Despite the aorte'i repeated promis es to the American legation not to per mit venderB of biblea of the American Bible society to be molested, the local utho'ities at Angora, Trebizond and Or (hi still detain the venders who have sold their bibles, and threatened to ar rest anyone attempting to sell them. The legation, therefore, has addressed more imperative note to the porte calling attention to this noncompliance with instructions which the legation baa been assured had been given to sur render the bibles and not interfere with the work ol tha nible bouse, and de manding a prompt settlement, failing which the matter would be referred to Washington. SLIPS BY TOGO. Great Throng In Attendance at Na tlonal Grange. Portland, Nov. 19. Yesterday'a at tendance at the National Grange con vention went up to nearly 3,000. To day bids fait to bring the largest nuiu ters, owing to the fact that the three final degrees will be conferred this afternoon at the Empire theater. The sessions are growing more enthusiastic and much business is being transacted at every session. . There wss no evening session last night, the various committees needing the time for their reports. The Arm ory hall was thrown open after 6 o'clock to the general public, and the visitors held impiomptu receptions among themselves. Many speeches were made and songs were sung, the occasion being one of the most enjoyable of the iu formal gatheiings so far during the week. Yesterday's business began with the annual address ol G. W. F. Gaunt, o New Jersey, assistant steward of the National Grange. Others addressing ihe meeting were: B. C. Patterson, of Connecticut, and the state managers from New York, Waebing'on, Missouri, Delaware, Coloi ado and Vermont, who made reports upon the condition of their respective charges. RUSSIA WILL NOT RESENT IT. CITIES IN RACE. four Are After the Next National Grange Convention. Portalnd, Nov. 18. Increasing at tendance, marked tha second day's ses sion of the National Grange convention. IVspite the heavy rain, a gieat crowd of Grangers is coining in from all paits ol the Northwest, and the attendance will continue to Increase during the remainder of the week. The climax will probably 1 reached tomor row afternoon when the final degrees of the order are to be conferred. Speculation is already rife as to where the next convention of the Na tional Grange will be held. Several cities are after the honor. Among them are Washington 1). ('.; Ilaitford, Conn.; Trenton, N. J., and Milwaukee Wis. Governor Paidee of Caltlornla, has sent an urgent invitation for the National grange to meet somewhere in his state next year, hut it la hardly probable that hia invitation will II ml favor with the delegates, aa the cost ol looting to the Pacific coast is about 1(1,000 more than it would be for the grange to be held in an eastern city. The place for holding the next sest-lon will not be decided upon until some time next week. Yesterday's session was principally devoted to addresses by National othYcia and reports from stat msHleii. The list of standing committees and order of business have Iwen printed in pamphlet form for con venience of the delegates; the hall has been partially rearranged ami tires are kept burning all night long, so that the hall is more comtoi table than it was on Wednesday. Fruit was distributed yesterday to all the visitors, and there Is now a cheer fill air pervading among all present, as they are becoming better a noainted The most important address yesterday was that of the worthy overseer, T. C. Atkinson, of West Virginia, second officer of the order. The board of regents of the Oiegon Argicultural college invited the dele gates to visit the college at Corvallis during the meeting. The Invitation was accepted and a special train will take them next there Tuesday. NEW LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION. SALMON CAUGHT ILLEGALLY. Clackamas People Call Situation tu Attention of Representative. Oregon City Complaint ol Itagiant violations of the salmon fishing law are Mug in rule y Interested Clackamas I stalling a water power plant at Its new onnty people to Representative-elect C. G. Huntley, of this city, who. as a I member of the state legislature, will seek to have correct"! existing abuaea and their icpltition In the future. These complaints have Iwen made to I Fish Warden Van Dusvn, who has de Reorganization of Present National Body Is Under Consideration. Denver, Nov. 19. A special commit lee has been appointed to draw np a Russian Ship Leaves Port Arthur During Storm. Chefoo, Nov. 17. The Russian tor pedo boat destroyer Ratstoropony put into this harbor this morning. Firing was heard half an hour before she en tered the haibor. A snow storm and high wind was prevailing at the time, and it is believed that the Russian ves sel, under cover of the storm, made an attempt to escape from Poit Arthur. The corrspondent of the Associate 1 PrefS succeeded in reaching the destroy er after she arrived here, but he was not allowed to board her. The captain of the Chinese cruiser Hal Ynng was the first tei son to go on board. He held a brief conference with her com mander, after which the Katstoropony came further in the stream and anchor ed in tha same spot that the destroyer Kyeshitelnl did last August before she was cut out by the Japanese. Sails With Cotton for Japan. Seattle, Nov. 17. It is reported from Vancouver, li. C, that the Canadian Pacific steamship company's steamer Athenian, formerly United Stater goveu ni snt transport, has sailed from that port with contraband cargo for the Japanese government. According to Information received In Seattle, the vessel is carrying a shipment of 300 tons of cotton for the government ar senal at Tokio. Fears aie entertained lor the vessel's safety, as Russian agents have advised St. Petersburg au thcrities of the nature of the cargo. OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST CONSTRUCTING TRAMWAY. Maxwell Mine will Run five Stamps All Winter. Baker City The management of the. Maxwell mine, on Unci creek, la In- mill. The aerial tramway, 3,000 feet long, la also Iu course if coiiNtructlon. Five stamps will be operated all winter. Superintendent Al (reiser, of the Gem mine In Sparta district, same in a few days ago, having In his possession some of the richest spm linens of ore yet dis- clintul to remedy the situation beacuse covered In that property. They were favors Roosevelt's Peace Move, but Can't Join In While War Is On. St. Petersburg Nov. 21. The Rus sian formal reply says a circular note regarding the convening of The Hague conference is not expected until next week. In the meantime the views of other powers are being ascertained through the Russian representatives abroad. While there is no. reason lo believe that Russia ran agree to par ticipate in a conference during a war there is every indication that she will not only not resent the proposal, hut that her reply will be of a cordial nature. In the course of a conversation on the subject between Foreign Minister Lamedorfi and Charge d'Affaires Eddy, of the American embassy, the former spoke feelingly of Russia's great inter est in the work and aims of the p-nce confeien-e initiated by Kmpeior Nich olas, and the important fnct developed that it had been Russia's in'ention, had not the war Intervened, herself to invite the power to a second confer ence. While the war was in prognsg, however, Count Lamsdorfl explained, it was a great difficulty to a fruitful dir cussion and to a decision in a question which might affect the activity of the present belligerents. Canal Commissioner Resigns. Washington, Nov. 21. Frsnk J. flecker haa resigned as a member of the Panama canal commission. In his letter of resignation sent to President Rr'ieevelt, Mr. Heeler said the climate of the canal one is unfavorable to his health, and he felt constrained to re sign. The piesident accepted the re- signation, and in reply to to Mr. IIecker"a le'ter, paid the retiring com missioner a tribute, ami expressed re gretthat his health would not permit him to serve any longer. Mr. Hecker Is from Michigan. plan of reorganization for the Naiiona Livestock association. President Hag enbarth has named Fred P. Johnson oi this city ; W. A. Harris, ex-senator from Kansas; Y. Mutdo McKenaie, of Texas, and Alvin II. Sanders, of the Breeder a Gazette, of Chieig ), to at. with him s a committee to frame new constitution and .by-laws for the new organization. This committee will report to a committee to be named by the convention when It meets here Jan uary 9 of next year. The committee hoscn by the convention w ill consis of three members from each branch of the live-stock Industry, and they will use the by-laws and constitution made by the special committee as a basts for their full report to the convention of a plan of reorganization. While Mr. Hagenbarth is in Chicago he expects to secure the meeting of the National Livestock commission meet ing for Denver for the same date as the thiee other Livestock associations will mee there. This brings here 500 com mission men from all parts of the coun try. Several other branches of the livestock Industry will le represented also. of a lack of funds. Fishing la by law prohibited within two miles of any hatchery, but this law la living notoriously transgressed There la made a provision In the same law for the patroling ol the Clnckamaa ivrr within the restricted districts about a butchery, but fishing for saint on with nets Is being openly carried on within one-half ini.e of the government hatchery near this city, w ith the result that the take of salmon at the hatchery Will not exceed one-thlid that ol last yeai. At this time Inst year, 10,10, 000 egg had been secured for the gov eminent hatchery, while but 3,000,000 egga have leen taken this year. Of this seasons'! taken Superintendent Wallick reports more than 1,000,01)0 eggs have been taken during the past ten days. Much indignation exista among the people of Oiegon City with present conditions, and local fishermen me known to be fishing in violation of the law for the reason that nothing iiaa been done to regulate the l ractice at other places. Oregon City eopte view the situation as one of great importance to the industry Itself, and question whether or not the government in Its efforts to promote the propagation of th a fish will not t discouraged by tha lack of interest and tha failure of tl a (late authorities to provide the needed protection by enforcing the statutes aa they are now framed. DRILL TOR ARTESIAN WATER. BIG PIER IS BURNED. Notifies China He Will Disarm. Chefoo, Nov. 17. The captain ol tha Russian torpedo boat dest lover lutsto ropony, which put Into this harbor earl) this morning, has notified the Chinese authorities that he will disarm. It la believed that this decision was ar rived at after communicating with St. Petersburg. There la reason to believe that Japanese cruisers have been watch ing the port, although a steamer which haa just arrived saw no Japanese war ves sell. Boston firemen Have Hard Time to Keep rire Trom Spreading. Host on, Nov. 19. The London pier and shed of the Warren line, in Charlestown, filled with oil, wood pulp and other highly infliuiimahle material, was completely destroyed by fire to- tonight, and it was only by the utmost exertion that the firemen were a de to save the adjoining property. The big IIooshc tunnel grain elevator and the White Stat line pier, and a number of vessels narrrowly escaped destruction. The entire north end of the city was deluged with sparks. At midnight the fire was nndr control. The loss is es Unrated at $000,000, of which $500,000 la on freight. More Russian Ships Sail. Liban, Rnssia, Nov. 19. The second division of the Russian second Psc flj squadron sailed today. It consists of tfie cruisers Oleg ami Izumrud, the auxiliary cruisers Kuban, Terek and Orel, the cruisers Rion and Dnelper, formerly the St. Petersburg and Smo- lensk, ami the torpedo boat destroyers Many, Rexiti, Giourkl, Gozny and Prozorllvy. The division la expected to overtake Rear Admiral Voelkenam i division by way of the Suez canal The two divisions will thus he united Udore reaching Japanese waters. ralr Settles Debt with Nation. St. Louis, Nov. 17. Tha stirii of ,191,81.0.81, tha Isst Installment on tha federal loan of $4,000,000 made to tha World'a fair aeveral months ago, was paid Into tha United Stales itib treasury today by tha exposition offi cials. This Is tha 11th payment. Describes Situation as Critical. Wasington, Nov. 21 .Consul ine ral Fowler today cabled the state de partment from Chefoo that the sitna tion at Port Arthur la extremely eritl ral, the outer fort" having fallen into the possession of the Japanese lie also states that three Japanese torpedo boat destroyers are lying outside of Chefoo harbor, and that the Russian crew of the torpedo boat nest rover Mown up are transferring th'irarmi and supplies to a Chinese culier. Millions for Defense. Berlin, Nov. 21. A dispatch to the Frankfurter Zelttirig from Constantino ple sayt Turkey ia ordering 100 new batteries of artillery fiorn German French and Kn;lish factories at the cost of $10,000,000. The Krtipp com pany seta tha largest contracts. Metcalf May Step Up. Washington, Nov. 11). It is said to night, on high authority, that Sec re taty Hitchcock will retire from the cabinet on March 4 next. He will re linqiiish his position without reference, to his possible election as United States senator from Mrssoui). It is the gen eral understanding that Victor II Metcalf, at present head of the depart ment of commeice and labor, will be transferred to the Interior department i successor to Mr H'tchcock. Shakhe River Is frozen Over. Shanghai, Nov. 19. According to advices received here the Japanese have advanced across the Shakhe river which now haa liecome frozen over This la believed to have made possibl general advance on the Russian posi linn and a battle across the f Mihe I thought to be Imminent. Mr a six finds Bigger Engine and Outfit is Needed Near Pcndletan. Pendleton J. W. Chancy waa in town recently negotiating for the pur chase of a 2,500 foot well drill. Chancy has a 750 foot outfit and horse power gasoline engine, but it too small for efficient woik. lie is at present working on a well at the Furnish ranch, north of here, but ork waa suspended on account of osing a drill and a new well was start (1. In the olil well a depth of over 700 feet was drilled with not a sign of water, whlie in the new one water waa ound at 160 feet anil only a lew yards rom the location of the old one. Mr. Chaney will purchase a 20 horse power engine for his new outfit and will be able to bore for artesian water le prefers a gasoline engine, as often wells are troretl many miles Iroin a watering place, and it is much more convenient to haul gasoline than wood and water. from tha strike recently made on th 600 foot level. Mr. Gelser says thev were picked al random from a car aa It came from the mine. The mill la run nlng night and day on very rich ore. The Mouttxuma and Hunker Hill propertlea In the Cracker creek district have been consolidated. Warren Cablt haa been appointed manager. A 1,200 foot tunnel will he run during the winter to tap the vein. Manager Stulles of tha While Swsr mine has returned from Sun Francico, but will leave In a few days to atteint the l alllet trial at Dee Moines, Iowa, as a witness, lie aaya that matter have been adjusted and that work w ill be resumed on hia return from tha Kaat. ORIOLE ORE RUNS 04. Streak of Sulphide round In the Hanging Wall. Husanvllle lleaton & Haskell, who have a bond on the Oriole and are driv ing a tunnel on tha ledge, struck a streak ol sulphide ore on the hanging wall that assays $)14 in gold. Tha Oriole Is an old location, but little work having iwn done toward develop ing it. A tunnel waa started, and do uched bunches of good ore were en countered in a Inoken niass of leduo matter. The workmen now appear to have entered solid torn ation ami tha indications are that they will soon have a body of ogod ore. The Gold Hug eopte have sunk their shaft 00 Ixdow the 100 foot level since Installing their steam plant, and thol ore stays with them, whiih shows tha shoot is getting lonicr with denth. They will drift on the ledge when the 200 foot level is resetted. The Hadger has three, shifts sinking the shaft lxdow the 700 foot level. Tho mill Is running steadily and the usual amount of concentrates ia being shipped. The compressor pipe line Is being ex tended across the gulch to the Hull of the Woods, where the air will be used to run machine drills. Show Results of Irrigation. Pendleton Blanks for the reports of farmers residing on winter and spring irrigated farms and the results of such rrigation are being circulated among the farmers to he filled out and ro turned to the Pendleton Commercial association, there to be made into a general report and forwarded to the government. This is being done with the hope of interesting the government and to prevent it from abandoning the Umatilla irrigation project. Busy Days at Dour Mill. Pendleton Pendleton flour mills are run to their capacity to fill flour orders for the local demand. Little flour ia being shipped to the Orient, although w. h. nyerg nas nau several contn c a for the fall product. Small buys ol wheat are being made constantly, but none of any consequence. All that is bought now must be shipped In by rail, as all grain tributary to Pendleton was purchased aome time ago. Trost Stops, Brick Making. Weston The Weston brickyard stopped molding this week on account of the heavy frosts. Men are finishing the season s work and burning several kilns. Mansger Clark Nelson says that this is the bust vear aver experienced. Flour for Japan. Milton The Peacock milling com pany has just finished a shipment of 8,000 sacks of flour lo Japan via Taoo ma. This is the first flour shipped from this point to the Orient this seas on. More orders are expected. Coming Events. Oregon State Convention! of County Clerks and Recorders, Portland, No vember 26-20. Oregon Good Roadi association, Salem, December 13-16. Inland Empire Sunday School Insti tute, Pendleton. January 30. Oregon Y. M. 0. A. convention, Salem, November 26-27. New Oregon Incorporations. Salum Articles of Incorporation were filed in the office of the secretary of state Inst week as follows: West Coast Lumlter and Timlmr com pany, I'ortlanil, imhi.ODO ; Allen Brown, True Lncaphor, William W. Brown, Huntington I). Pier, tester K. Watson. Bend Water, Light A Power com pany, Iindj $10,000; A. L. Good willie, Geoige C. Stoincman, W. K. Gucrin, Jr. Wright Mercantile, company, Union; $50,000; Jospeh Wright. M. F. Wright, John M. Ross. R. Robinson Cheese company, Tilla mook; $10,000; John R. llaitur. R. Robinson, C. W. Talmage. Contracts Let for Stale Tucl. Salem A wards-of contracts for furn ishing wood for the state institutions have been made. There were a number of contracts, some of them for small quantities of wood. The prices named in contracts, for first-growth fir, are aa follows: Reform school, $3,50; peni tentiary ,' $3.20; asylum, $3.25 to$3.40; r S 'lum farm, $3.50. Offers of wood for tht capitol building blind school ami mute school were rejected, the prlccs named being $3.30 to $3.95 Shipping Potatoes. Weston Several cars of potatoes are being shipped from here to outside markets tins wook. li rowers are re ceiving $1 a sack for their crop, with a ready market. The largest field Is 40 acres, situated on Weston mountain. to at Requisition for Alleged llorsethlcf. Salem Governor Chamberlain haa issued a requisition upon the governor of South Dakota lor the extradition of George W. Ditty, who is wanted answer a charge of stealing a horse hcho, Umatilla county, last May. i,000 for a Draft Stallion. Pendleton D. A. Collins, agent for the McLaughlin Bros., Importers of horses, haa returned Irnm Walla Walla, whore he has been looking over the country for a depot for their horses. Mi. Collins has just completed a salo whereby a Wasco, Oregon, company has purchased a 2,1110 pound 3-year old French draft stallion for $4,000. Northwest Wheat Markets. Portland Walla Walla, 8082c; bluestem, 86oj valley, 87Xo. Tacoma Blueatem, 90c; club. 8(lo. Colfax Club, 73c; bluestem, 75o.