Vol. VII Whole No. 1606.
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THE ONL Y' EIGHT-Mos ONE-(TENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS.
Norwalk, Conn, Tuesday Evening,*iMay 4, 1897;
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Price One ( ent
NAIIONALOAPITAL
The President Sends a
Batch of Nominations
to the Senate
A Postmaster for Fairfield Among Them.
GAZETTE’S BUREAU, 1
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET,
WASHINGTON. Mar 3.
The President attended the New York
avenuePresbyterian church yesterday
an '. ccupied the seat which was former-
ly President Lincoln’s ,, pew. At the
cl. se of the service the congregation
paid him the quiet courtesy of remain-
ing in their seats until the President
had passed out. .
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The President to-day sent to the Sen-
ate a batch of appointments among
which were Robert F. Patterson, of
Tennessee, to be consul general of the
United States at Calcutta, India.
Stanton Sickles, of New York, secre-
tary of the legation of the United States
at Madrid.
Also these two Connecticut Post-
masters Edwin W. S. Pickett, Fair-
field and Richard Jones, Suflield.
Robert F. Patterson. of Tennessee,
was for sixteen years collector of in-
ternal revenue for a Tennessee district.
Stanton Sickles is a son of Gen.
Daniel E. Sickles.
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The meeting of the Senate Committee
on Finance, which was to have been
held this morning, was postponed until
to- morrow on account of the continued
and excusable absence of our Mr. Platt.
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It is expected that the House tariff
bill as revisedfby the republicans of the
Senate Committee, will be reported to-
morrow to the full committee.
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The democratic Washington Times,
to— day, makes public a suppressed case
of wholesale robbery of costly furniture
aid office supplies and stationery at the
War Department, under Secretary La—
mont’s administration.
The Times says “there was considera-
ble comment concerning the unusual
act of President McKinley in accepting
Assistant Secretary of War Doe’s resig-
nation before the selection of his suc-
cessor. That “much gossip was occa-
sioned about the War Department in
the closing days of the Cleveland ad-
ministration concerning rumors afi’ect-
ing Assistant Secretary Joseph B. Doe.
Secretary Algerbegan an investigation
of the official conduct of Mr. Doe, but
soon discovered that Secretary Lamont
had anticipated him. About a year ago.
Assistant Secretary Doe began to issue
orders to the division of supplies and
other branches of the department that
caused considerable gossip among the
clerks, and to make requisitions for ar-
ticles for his personal use, Secretary
Lamont at once made an investigation
which caused him to require Doe to
surrenderto tne Department a consid-
erable amount of pronerty.
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THE CONNECTING LINK.
Norwalk and Westport Now in Electric
Accord With Each Other.
This morning Selectmen Selleck and
Merrill paid an informal visit to West-
port.
Their stay was brief. And they were
unaccompanied by lawyers.
They, incompany with others, took
what willfpass down 'into history as
the first ride to Westport from Norwalk
by electric care. To Miss Alice Sher-
wood is accorded the houor of being
the first woman to reach the home of
Editor Jones of the Westporter.
Last evening the communication be-
tween the two places was attempted
but a telephone pole stood in the way
and the car was gracefully returned to
its starting point.
The trip this morning, however, was
a successful one, and it will not be
many days ere our good friends of
Westport can board a car and come to
Norwalk and enjoy the goodness there-
'of for the, expenditure of a nickel.
Superintendent Mansfield, informed
at GAZETTE representative that a time-
table will soou be issued and the care
be “on a run" at an early date.
The power used last evening and to-.
,. day was furnished by the N orwalk and
South Norwalk Electric Light 00m-
pany, an arrangement of wire connec-
tions to that end having been made yes-
terday. Hereafter, the power will
probably be furnished by the company’s
own plant.
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—No claims, no affidavits, but a.
GAZETTE advertisement gets there
every time. . _‘ .
WAS ll MURDER?
The Man Killed Near Branch-
ville Identified As Frank
Patterson.
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Worked as a Farni Hand for Hubbard
Blakeslee of Winnipauk.
The man who was killed near Branch-
ville last Thursday night was identified
by Hubbard Blakeslee, of Winnipauk,
Saturday afternoon, as Frank Patter-
son, au employee of his.
Mr. Blakeslee is a farmer living about
one mile from the South Wilton station.
He said that the dead man came to his
place some time ago and asked for em-
ployment, saying he was a farm hand
and could do any kind of work on a
farm. He was put to work and proved
to be an excellent workman. He was,
always ready and reliable, and no fault
could be found with his work.
Tuesday was Patterson’s pay day, and
after being paid his regular month’s
salary he asked permission to go to
Danbury for a dav or two to visit
friends. Blakeslee granted the request
and Patterson started for that city.
That was the last Blakeslee saw of him
alive. He said that he read in the pa-
pers of a man getting killed near the
town of Branchville, but had no idea
that it was Patterson. When he did
not arrive home Friday night he be-
came suspicious, thinking that some-
thing might have happened him. Pat-
terson was a man who never used intox-
icating beverages while working for
him. Blakeslee had great faith in him
for such short acquaintance and knew
that he would return if nothing hap-
pened.
Mrs. Blakeslee called her husband’s
attention to the story published in the
newspapers about the man killed near
Branchville, thinking it might possibly
be Patterson. Mr. Blakeslee would not
pay any attention to such an idea", but
she kept urging him so much to find
out about it that he finally hitched up
his team and drove to Ridgefield, Sat-
urday afternoon. To his great surprise
he found it to be the remains of Patter-
11011.
When Mr. Blakeslee was asked where
Patterson lived he said he could not
tell, as he (Patterson) never gave him
any knowledge as to where he came
from and invariably refused to relate
anything concerning his antecedents.
The clothes that Patterson wore were
not of a trump design, but were appro-
priate for any farm laborer to wear
when going to the city. Mr. Blakeslee
was always of the opinion that Patter-
son was once a properous farmer who
had failed, possibly due to the depres-
sion of business that has lately pre-
vailed throughout the country. He
was about 35 years of age. He once
told Mr. Blakeslee that he was a single
man. When Mr. Blakeslee was asked
how much he thought Patterson had in
his possession, he replied he did not
know, that he only paid him his month’ s
salary the day he left, and when being
told that there was no money in his
possession when killed, he was greatly
surprised and said that there must have
been foul play.
From the time Patterson left Blakes-
lee’s farm until his remains were picked
up no one can be found who saw him.
. The circumstances surrounding the 'fa- .
tality indicate that it was either mur-
der or suicide. When the man was first
seen, he lay on his back ashort distance
from a sharp curve in the road. This
prevented Engineer Adams from seeing
him until the engine was almost upon
him.
For the few moments that the engi-
neer did see him, he appeared to be
asleep or unconscious. It is not prob-
able that a man would lay across a
track to sleep unlesslhe was intoxicated
or bent upon suicide. Just how Pat-
terson came to be laying across the
track will always remain a mystery.
Patterson’ s body was buried in Ridge-
field Saturday afternoon.
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3l—T. O.—97.
Thomas Cooney the fat, jolly and
ever happy landlord of the Cooney
hostlery on Harbor avenue, is to-day
celebrating what he says is the 66th an-
niversary of his birth. It is very much
in evidence that he has been a "grow-
ing” man and in his good naturedness
has almost evenly divided his growth
with no discredit to himself. He an-
nounces that to-night he will hold a
Bradley—Martin tea, and to that end
has purchased a tea-urn the like of
which cannot be found out of Norwalk
for less than forty cents. Whether or
no, itisa positive fact that whenever
Mr. Cooney dies, and may it be many,
many years before such a disaster
reaches Norwalk, he will be greatly
I missed
with, the horizontal and perpendicular, '
HIS SALLRIL ABSENT.
Pastor Willis Cannot
Leave Greenwich '
Until It is Paid.
Anxious to Sail For Europe on June First.
Rev. Dr. Willis,Greenwich’s Presby-
terian pastor, is patiently awaiting the
payment of the arrears of salaryamount-
ing to over $2,000, and the serverance
of his relation as pastor. He desires to
sail for’ Europe June 1, but at present
there does not seem to be any more
likelihood of an immediate payment
than there was a month ago. The Pres-
bytery decided that he must remain
until his salary was paid, and also
that if necessary the church should be
turned over to the trustees of the
Presbytery, who could raise the money
on the second mortgage if necessary.
The trustees were to come to
Greenwich and investigate the matter.
Dr. Willis is anxious to conclude his
labors, but he cannot do so without be,
ing considered wrong by thePresbytery,
so that he with good reason considers
that he is not only in a very unfortunate,
but in a very peculiarly unpleasant pos-
tion. The doctor and his congregation
are on the best of terms, and the reason
given for the unfortunate financial con-
dition is the hard times. The congre-
gation is composed of people dependent
on their weekly employment for their
incomes, and in the last year and a half
many of them have been out of work
and only by the closest economy have
they been enabled to keep up their
usual contributions to the church.
The statement that has been publish-
ed that H. O. Havemeyer, who has a
mortgage of $20,000 on the‘ property,
had foreclosed it, is without foundation
Mr. . Hevemeyer having begun no
such action.
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MALTESE HOSE.
A Short not Active Session of the City
Council.
The Mayor and full board of Council-
men were present at a regular meeting
of the Norwalk city Council held last
evening.
Contrary to the expectation of some
the matter of widening and paving of
Wall street was not brought up at the
meeting.
After the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting the-Mayor extend-
ed the usual invitation to those in the
lobby to make known their grievances
and wants.
Jonas Worden and S. T. Ruby asked
for a grade on Cross street, and it was
the sense of the Council that the city
engineer establish such grade.
The usual grist of bills were ordered
paid.
The monthly report of the city li-
brarian was received and ordered on
file.
The police report embodying the
facts that there were twenty-three ar-
rests last month and that 463 tramps
had been provided with lodgings was
read and ordered on file.
It was stated that the Hanlofi Bros.
had refused to accept $200 as damages
in the widening of Wall street, and de-
manded $231. No action was taken in
the matter.
An invitation from the Ladies Aid
society for the Mayor and Council to
attend Dr. Diaz’s lecture on Friday
evening was accepted.
Councilman Kent reported that the
pelice were still on the lookout for
burglars, but so far without success in»
the way of captures.
Councilman Tristram called attention
to the rapid speed in which Tramway
cars were run on the city streets, and
especially on Wall street. He “also ad-
vised the expenditure of a reasonable
sum for a steam whistle at the Electric
Light station to be used in connection
with the fire alarm, and it was voted
’ that his suggestion be carried out by
the purchase of such whistle.
Councilman Chinery reported that a
new fire alarm box would be placed on
Spring hill and also reported progress
in the matter of ‘the purchase of a new
truck.
It was voted that 500 feet of Maltese
hose be purchased for the city fire de-
partment at a cost of $1.00 per foot.
Councilman Smith reported progress
in the macadam~.work on East avenue,
and said that the town road roller had
been employed with satisfactory re-
sults.
The Council then adjourned for two
weeks.
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Mrs. William Chalmers is ill at her
home in Cranbury. It is expected that
she will later on be taken to the hos-
pital at Stamford.
THEY FEAR NOONE.
The Bridgeport Slavs Threat-
en to Punch the Bishop’s
and Priest’s Heads. ’
The Trouble at St. John’s will Possibly be
Settled To-day.
The belligerent party or insurgents,
as they. are called, of the Bridgeport
Slavonian church. held a meeting last
evening, and after declaring that they
were in no fear or either their bishop,
priest, national or civic government,
they adjourned with the status of the
case precisely where it Was before.
In keeping with his plan of settling
the matter quietly Father Pribyl sent a
communication to the rebellious leaders
of the trouble asking them to confer
with him at St. Mary’s parsonage last
evening. They replied that they would
certainly be there, and intimated that
a peaceable solution of the trouble was
at hand.
Instead of meeting their priest, they
sent a delegation to Father Pribyl re-
questing him,to meet them at Sedlar’s
hall, where they were to hold a meet-
ing. Father Pribyl readily consented
to go to the meeting, and in company
with Father Donovan and Thomas
Pribyl, his brother,Father Pribyl went
to the hall.
It was evident that the Slave. had been
warned by their leaders not to make
any violent outbreaks, as they were in-
clined to be rather quiet during the
early part of the meeting. This seem-
ing quietude was only upon the surface
and it needed but the slightest word to
fan the sparks into a blaze. ‘
After a number of them made short
addresses, Father Pribyl plainly stated
to them his attitude' in the matter. He
told them that if they did not deem it
~ best submit gracefully in the matter
he would be compelled to call for pro-
tection (it the city while he made an at-
tempt to:. enter the parsonage of the
church.
During the time Father Pribyl was
addressing them, their excitement rose
to fever heat and among their many in-
sulting remarks,they demanded to know
why he came there, and what right had
the bishop to assign him there. Claim-
ing that the St. John’s church was built
by them, they refused the- right to the
bishop to appoint anyone as their priest
without their wishes being made known.
Upon being informed that the bishop
had chosen Father Pribyl as one who
would labor for the best interests of
the church and that acting under his
orders he would proceed to take posses.
sion of the church, the Slave made a
most startling declaration. They utter-
erly refused to admit -him and stated
that if either the bishop, Father Pribyl
or any of the representatives of the
city were to enter the church grounds,
they to use their own words, “would
punch their heads off.” ‘
Father Pribyl informed them that
such action would be against all eccle-
siastical and civil laws which they must
obey. Af’er vainly attempting to rea-
son with them, the reverend: gentlemen
proceeded from the hall to their own
house.
Father Pribyl said last evening that
he would, if his health permitted, at-
tempt to move into the parish house to-
day. Be will have the assistance of a
force of Bridgeport policemen, who will
quickly show the warring Slavs that it
will not be best to attempt any violence
whatever. '
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HE LEFT__ SUOOENLY-
William Giles, the Seventeen
Year-old Bridegroom, Took
His Wages and WentWitli-
out Saying Good-bye.
A Stamford Drug Store Loses It’s Clerk.
William A. Giles. the 17 year-old
clerk in the Stamford drug store of J.
K. Lawrence, whose marriage to Miss
S. Van Tassel of Norwalk was published
in yesterday’s GAZETTE, left his- posi-
tion Saturday night without saying as
much as “By your leave.”
The announcement of his wbdding,
which was made in Stamford on Satur-
day, appears to have upset his equan-
imity and he left such_keys as belonged
to Mr. Lawrence and took the balance
of his wages due, from the cash register,
leaving a ticket stating that he had
done so. He was to leave the store
Saturday of this week. as Mr. Lawrence
did not care to have him in his employ.
Giles has been in Mr. Lawrence’s em—
plOy for upwards of three years and, had
earned his employer’ s good will be-
cause of his honesty and attention to
his duties.
O. A. RENOAMPMENT.
On Friday the Old Soldiers Will
Gather in {Force at Water.
bury.
That City Having Been Chosen forthe Con-
necticut Department Camp.
This is to be G. A. R. week in Water-
bury, for that city is the one chosen
this year as the ground for the annual
state encampment of the department of
Connecticut
The encampment will open on Friday
morning, May 7, and will continue until
the afternoon of Saturday, May 8. The
sessions will most of them be held in
Speedwell hall, the grand reception
and public entertainment of Friday
evening being held in the Auditorium.
The first sesssion will be the council
of the department advisory committee,
who will hold an executive session at
the Scovill house at 11 a. m. on Friday.
The regular session of the encamp-
ment will open in Speedwell hall at 2
p. m. on Friday, and it is expected that
there will be a large attendance, at least
400 members being assured from the
posts of the state. The exercises will
consist of addresses and reports of de-
partment officers, the first of which
will be the annual address of the retir-
ing commander of the department. He
will address the members on the condi-
tion of the order, reviewing the work
and events of the past year, remember-
ing those comrades who have dropped
out of the ranks during its progress,
and welcoming the survivors to Water-
bury. Reports and addresses by other
officers WlII fillIOW, and the rest of the
session will be spent in organizing.
The great feature of the encampment
will be the grand reception given in
the Auditorium on Friday evening, at
which Commander-in-Chief' Clarkson,
cf Nebraska, will be present and re-
ceive the members and their friends.
There will also be several addresses,
mostty by local speakers, among them
the Rev. Dr. Anderson and Col. Bur-
pee. The Hon. William E. Simonds.of
Hartford, judge advocate on the state
'department stafi', will also be present
and respond to the toast, “Fraternity,
Charity and :Loyalty.” There will
also be addresses by prominent mem-
bers of the order from all over the
state, and the occasion promises to be
one of the highest interest, not only to
the members themselves, but to their
friendsand all who have the spirit of
patriotism.
The first session on Saturday will be
in the forenoon, and Will be mainly for
the election of department officers.
The principal interest will,
center around the contest for first place,
that of department commander, which
has so ably been filled by Oscar W.
Cornish. The principal candidates who
have appeared so far are G. D. Bates
of Putnam, Thomas Boudren'of Bridge-
port, and Henry R. Jones of New Hart-
ford. Mr. Boudren has the support of
all the larger posts in the western part
of the state, while Ml. Bates has a
strong support on account of the
feeling that the eastern part of the
state should have the candidate at least
once in two years. Capt. Jones has also
a strong following in the same sections.
For the second place, the senior vice
commandership, there are two principal
candidates. George R. Bevius, of Dan-
bury and W. C. Hilliard, of Bristol,
while the office of,junior vice command-
er has several candidates, principal
among them being Edward Griswold,
of Guilford, and Charles Scranton, of
Derby.
The sessions of the encampment will
close on Saturday afternoon, the last
one being principally taken up With the
consideration of certain resolutions
concerning the order. .
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ROASTED ON A STOVE.
Cook on an Oyster Boat Meets With a Ter-
rible Experience.
Elias Selcian, who is employed as a
cook on board of the Bridgeport oyster
steamer Fred S. Brown, fell in a fit Sun-
day morning and lay on a red hot stove
for several minutes. When discovered
his breast side and chin were horribly
burned. He was taken to the general
hospital and is now there in serious
condition.
Selcian is about 25 years of age and
has been employed on a number of boats
that tie up in that harbor. Yesterday
morning he arose before'the rest of the
crew on the Fred Brown and must have
been attacked with a fainting fit at least
five minutes before he Was discovered.-
He was in a kneeling position with his
body resting on the stove when discov-
ered.
Selcian has a wife and two children
but their whereabouts are not known.
of course,_
‘her home No. 193 Main street.
DON’T MISS THEM.
The Latest Ads. Received Be
fore Going to Press.
By the People and For the People. .-
1'0 RENT.
0 RENT—Four rooms, corner of We‘ll].
River street. Possession gives. 5-1me
diately. Rent reasonable. Inquire of Jon\
HADDEN on the premises. M1 1-tf
r ‘0 RENT—Upper part of house, No ,26
sons.
street.
0 RENT—One store and two full suites of
, apartments in James’ Block. Pos session
fmmediateiy. F ST. JOHN Looxw 001), Tmrlissgge.
q ..(,’
FOR SA] E. ..
$6 per month. Apply at No.6 Orgilhpfrd
a.
01: SALE—Canopy top buggy: two 1 obes;
winter and summer blankets; hainess.
double and single. All in good order. Inquire
at 43 Main or No.1 Camp st1eet.a27 1w
FOR SALE—At a bargain. or to rent. The
residence corner of Camp street and
Adams avenue. house contains 13 rooms. large
attic, gas. sew er connection, water. bath
room and stationary tubs in l.aundry Bain.
carriage house. with considerable fruit on the
premises If sold terms will be easy—for fur‘
ther particulars, inquire of the undersigned
near the premises or at No.5. Masonic Build-
CHAS. 0LMSTEAD,Agt.
1nApril 3d. 1897. A-3 t-f
0R SALE—The elegant residence of the late
General Darius N. Couch. situated at No.38
Maple street, on high ground, ovel looking the
twin cities of Norwalk and South Norwalk,‘
Norwalk Islands and Long island Sound. fora.
distance of some twenty miles. The dwelling
is nearlynew; haslolarge. commodiousrooms.
w th modern improvements; about two acres
)1 land fronting on said Maple >treet, which
could be sold to good advantage for building
lots: abundance of fruit; excellent well of
water. Aplplvt 1300. E. WILSON, Room 3, Gazette
Building. orwalk. Conn. m19 tf
]:)ISTRICTA of Norwgalk, ss. Probate Court,
M ay 3d,A . . D..
Estate of MARY 131.8 9;BALDTV'IN,d18.te of New ,
Canaan. in said District decea~
Vhereas, written application has been made
to court by ihe administrator of said estate,
praying for reasons therein set forth; for an
order of sale of cm tain real estate of said de—
ceased, which is fully described In said appli-
cation on file, and
may be authorized to make said sale.
Ordered. That said application be heard and
determined at the Probate office in Norwalk.
on the isth day of May.1897. at ten o’clock
f: renoon: and that public notice thereof be
lishing this order in a. newspaper having a.
circulaiion' in said District, at least ten days
bef01e said dayA ot‘ Ahearing.
BWOODWABD. Judge
AUCTION SIT-LEI
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
The subscriber. executor of the wil[
of Andrew J. Crofut, deceased. pursu-
ant to authority given by said will, will
offer for sale at public suctioa to the
highest bidder, on Thursdav, May 6th,
1897, at2 o’clock p. m (unlessprevious-
lv disposed of at private sale) the VALU-
ABLE REAL ESTATE known as the home-
stead owned and occupied by Andrew
J. Crofiit at the time Of his decease.
. Said real estate consists of a trot-t of
land about 137 feet in front on West
avenue, in the city of Soulh Norwalk,
Conn., and about 214 feet in depth,
With a large. modern blilll. dwelling
ing 15 rooms.
Also a line barn on a spur of land ad-
j -ining and fronting on a HTTP street
walk of the churches, near the schools,
and one-quarter of a mile from the
South Norwalk railroad station.
Sale to take place on the premises.
time of sale.
Dated at South Norwalk, April 24,1897.
JACOB M. Lavron, 'EXt cnior.
Hoyt’s Theatre.
SATURDAY. M11 8.
MATINEE AND NIGHT.
USHERS’ BENEFIT!
The Greatest Actor on the Stage (To-(lay in
the Portrayal of—
RUGGED, HONEST IRISH CHARACTER,
DAN’L SULLY,
I In His Beautiful Play, '
O’BRIEN, the .
CONTRACTOR
A Powerful Heart Story.
A N. Y. Record of 150 Nights.
A Blending of Humor-85 Pathos.
Gorgeous Costumes. [Beautiful
Scenery.
SEE THE GREAT RAILROAD BUILDING SOEIE,
The most perfect production ever
placed upon any stage;
A Truthful and Impressive Reflex of
IRISH LIFE IN AMERICA.
A BIG SPECIAL FEATURE,
THE ROCKY GORGE QUARTETTE.
MATINEE—l O and 250.
EVENING—25, 35. and 500.
Seats now on sale at Plaisted’s and Pinnec’s
Successors to George H; Raymond}
Furniture Dealers and
General Funeral Directors:
46 and 48 Main St, Norwalk, Conn.
Residence, Berkeley mace.
Telephone No. 77-4.
of the late Wm. . . Nash.) gives a cent
and satisfactory instructions on the Piano 11
Centei avenue. Suitable for two pér- '
that some other person , .,
given to all per sons interested therein by pub- .
THURSDAY, MAY 6th, I891...
house, with all convenienles, contain-
The property is within five minutes”,
Terms and conditions made known at »
Ravmond &Son~.
Piano Lessons.
Miss. GEORGE W. aninnnr, (dau uthtér- .
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