I THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY. APRIL 12. 1898. l)e JJcrcmfon Cvtfiime Published Imliy, Except Huiidiiy. by the Trll uno 1'uIIImIiIui; C'uliiimu. at Klfty Cents a Monti). T lie Tribune's telegraphic news is from three to five hours fresher than that of any Philadelphia or New York paper circulated in its field. Those papers go to press at midnight; The Tribune receives news up to 3 a. m. and sometimes later. All the news in The Trib une while it is new. New York Olllcc! J.MlNnMniiSt., . S VUIH.I.ANP, Solo Agent for Foreign Ailcrtlnlnj. i.mhikii ATTiir posiotmcn T scinvros, l'A AflKtCO.Nn-t'l.AS-OIAII. MAfTHt. TEN PAGES. SfKANTON, AI'IMI. 3 J, 1S9. m:Mi:.Miu:i: Tin: maim:! Senator Quay's Speech. T is the irlniv of fuv government tint the mcnfllnn in America always dl-i 1 scH the man Phis was yrftcid.iy pi dm (1 anew In the senate of (he t'nlted Mnt.s when tho silent man from I'eitn-f-h,iniii, MntlliLW Stanley tjuny woke tli ii linos with a Ir.itst ot pntllntlsm ns tere and precimnt In phraseology as it was iiile in -entlnieiil and op n 1 tune In i'i llvernnee. N'ut only u stable but a republican f 1 m uf trovomnvnt In Culm" is tho "viilincnt nf the nation, "no meichun dKIng In the blond and hopes of the "If is of the Maine" Is the will of the pfiple The agents nr Spanish bond hi-.ldfis who li.no tijed to lie the Amerl c in tepiibllc t" an nrqulosrent p.'litnei phij) with Spain's intolerable sovereign ty may nut like hi cutting woids. but Sf nator Quay s-pe.iks tln thought which dominates the overwhelming majority of his fellow-citizen, and the speech v .11 b" apoiovod bv them as the gem (f tbls entlte dlMUsslnn. V'e have had thtpo yents of diplo matic dnllhime, during which Spanish Milileltx lms made spoil of our 'pienlkc statesmen. Xcm let us give them tome thinir they lannot einde the stout rwht ai in. Where iu the history of mankind since the human race had bltth is there a p.uallel Instanco of savneroiy equal to that given by Spain In Cuba, as told In the consular rcpoita? "We challenge the wot Id to answer. The Message. AVith the exception of one feature the pusidentH message Is a document which ought to receive the unqualified approval of the American people. Its giiicinl massing of evidence ngnlnst Spain is uuansueiable. Its uigtiuicut against Immediate recognition of the in uigtnt government Is stiong. Its citation of the ronsona which impel the fumble. Intervention of the t'nlted Stdtes In Cuba leaves nothing to bo added. The poliil of exception Is In lis utter omUslou of nnv Wuid or hint of sympathy for the- entire of Cuban inib pendente and Its fniluie to say iu an place Hint Spanish bovetelgnty must end If this messngo weie read by a mnn uiiinfiumed ns to the condition of pub in sjinpatliv in tills country for the iiihiugeiit cause the inference would not unnaturally bo clinwn that the In tirvcntlon asked for by the executive was Intended fully as much against the n-phatlons of the Cuban patriots as against the insuffeiable alloc itlc-H of Spanish uile This Is not the infei rnce Intended to In. elrawn by the American people They have not foi - S"tton Hie pilnojples embodied in their own Declination of Independence. The v have not forgot ten the splilt and ti'.ielilng of their own fiee Institutions. Tho inteipiet the ntgument for a stable government" (n Cuba to mean a fiee L'ovcinment, deriving Its just powers from the consent ot the gn 1 1 nod and ow lug no allegiance w liat vir to any pilnce. potentate or for eign power. Whether the ictlconce of the presi dent on this Issue whh in dofeience to the past attitude of neuttallty which our covernment has assumed or was nn ant ns n waiver to congiess of the pt iv liege or suggesting a moie definite objective point wo cannot assume to sa All that we feel at llbeily to say nt this time is that the lniblle opinion r the I'nlted States demands ,i fiee Cuba, and that the representatives or the people. In congress assemblul, will lie expected to put this demand Into Immediate execution. No wonder Blanco trembled when ho heaid that Iee and tho other cunsuls had left. The Consular Reports. Compared with tho consular teports the president') message Is tame and i-lc rless. The message makes no ni -pument for Cuban freedom. it does not nnywheie Intimate that the "sta ble government" which the president deslies to bo empowered to establish In Cuvn may not bo a government based upon continued though modified Span ish sovetelgnty. it In a message which ib mauds nothing Vint her than the cos nation f war, whleh Spain haB already gi anted, and right willingly, consid ering how Ineffectually she was waging htr hlmte ui It. lint the o insular lepbits, tho liberal synopsis if whleh, appearing else whisre, wc commend to the attentive Iierutnl of our leudfis, Invest with In fulfill ahlo rriluni the Very iinnix of P Spain, In the Unlit of thorn the fins of O:Ktlle stands forth nn a symbol of ir.fumy In cotitimt with which the Mack omblem of pltacy Is white ns tin ililvon snow. The AnuMlcan iul)llc lias of lute kerned KoinothliiR at to HpanUh liuillRiiii(i it. riiba liom the newspa per ronrspoiulcntw anil congressional Investigators Tho calm speech of Senaloi Pioctoi pave what was thought tu lie un Idea at the Cuban situation r.ut these arlous picccdlnB nd vices become meie gUmmc-rlng rush lights in the full Blare nf the ottlclal consular ro eltitloni of the Inhumanity of the 1'enlniulnr power in Its long faithful Cuilbbean colony. The piping tteble of diplomacy may treat these, chronicles of barbarity as meie Incidents of nn Internecine war, but the vlille voice uf outraged Ameil iimlFin will view In them an Imperative ca.l to duty. Wo much mistake the temper of con gress nm! the American people If the net fortnight shall not start effective fon.es moving for the absolute fleeing of Cuba. Paying- the Freight. Say the Syracuse Post: "If the I'nlted States goes to war with Spain over fnlm II will ucccs irlly suffer nioic or Ids damage and be put to ron ddoialile expense. After the .Spanish 1 1 oops lme been driven out of Cuba and pe.iic has been lestorcd, who will Battle Hymn of the Republic. Mine ees liave fccii the glory ot tho comlnt; of the Lonl; He Is tinmE-lnsr out the vintage whero the giapes of wrath ale stored; He ha loosed tho fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; Ills truth Is marching on, I have seen him In the walch-llics of a hundred clnllng camp; They have lutllikd Ilhn un altar In the evening's dews nnd dumps; 1 can rend his ilghteous sc.ntcnc.ts by tlw dim and llarlng lamp; His di.y Is matching on. I have read n (lory gopel writ In burnNh'd rows of steel; "As e deal with My contemners, so with you My grace shall deal; Let the Hero born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel; Since God is matching on ' lie hits founded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; , lie Is sifting nut the heatts of men before His lodgment scat; O, be swift, my soul to answer Him; bo Jubilant, my feet! Our find Is marching on. t In the beaut j of the lilies Clnl-t was born ncros the sc-h With a slory In Ills ho.-om that transfigures you and me; As He died to make men holy, lot us die to make nun free. While Ood Is marching on. Julia Ward Howe. Indemnify this countij foi the losses II has sustained? Is it pioposcd to ex pend millions of dollars in prcpirallons for war. and millions more In progecu Mon of the w.it to make Cuba frt?, and then tutu the island ovr as n present to the Cubans? Or, should not tho I'nlted States say that the acunl money expense of chiving the Spaniards out of Cuba should be loltnbursed to this eountiy fiom the future tevenues of th" Island?" We do not remember ever to have icail a more disreputable Inquiry. Do we want to foi co Cuba to pay us for doing our duty? Aie we so avaticlous tint we must exact payment from a country aheadv squeezed almost to deith for the corts of a campaign for avenging the Jlalne? Pol Ish tho abom inable thought If we go to war with Spain Spain must pay our war expenses. I'nrther patience with Spain, after yestei day's i evolutions, would be an in ternational crime. The Regular Army. An niiriv man write? lo the Sun n letter touching the pending Hull bill for the looignnlzallon of the line of tho 1 culm armv which explains many Intel eling points so that a civilian can understand them. J 'or example, he noles tint in the days of th muzzle-lending, smooth-bote mus-ket, when men fought shoulder to shoulder, th colonel of a regiment could contiol dl rectlv the ten companies placed under his command; "but," he adds, "with tho advent of modern weapons 'extend ed otdei' fighting lollowcd of necessity, and It wns found necessary to ellvid" the rer-lment Into three units or bat talions, each consisting1 of four com panies, ami under command of its ma jor, who controlled it directly when In action. Hvery European nation adopted this oiganlzatlon, some like tlu Oerinnn, putting even four bat tnlb ns Into a regiment. The United States went only part way in the light direction. The oavnlrv and artll l"rv received the three-battalion for mation, and still retain It. the principle being thus recognized as the right one; but the Inlantry, the backbone1' of every auny. still retains, with m, the old, obsolete orcnnlzation " Hvety lepoit made to cotn-'iess by the differ ent secietaiies of war, fiom 1W to 1S97, has, he Informs us, urged putting the Infantry on the modern footing, but nothing has vet been none, AVhiie the Hull bill now b-fme con gi"ss lecognlze.s the necessity for the three-battalion formation for the in fiiniiy, it does not permit the hango to he made until war Is actually reached. Then, "two entlielv now companies aie formed for each iegl ment, two 'skeleton' eompinie? aie tilled out, ofheers nie assigned to duties that will then be new to tli'in, and In each regiment vlll be appointed eigh teen ofllccrs who will then for the first time wear shouldei htiapi. Th" 'old Bolclinr' (.(lament in each mmpnnv will bo swnmpeil by the leetult In th pio portlon of four or five to one, so Hint the Hull bill would give us In time of war a jecrular Infantry approximating In a force of volunteeis." Against tills the wiiter protests, and evidently with reason. Ho add': "It is paid that the military commute of the house would gladly bilng- tot ward a bill filing; tho Infantry n mudem or ganization save for opposition on the ground of economy. An Inc roast? of onlv 2 per cent. In th iirefiiit cost rf tho m my would civ tho Infuutiy the same oigunlzatlnn ns that of the cav ally nnd the aillllPiv. while the in crease In cfllcleney mliiht bo 100 per cent," These nie army opinions, nnd theio foto possibly colored by professional surroundings. Hut it seoins to be veiy nppoiUmo to olwive that tho United SlnlPB might heifer not huve uv standing army nt nil than not to have one capable of lingo nmplliluitlon in time of troublo without ImpalieU ITlc loney. It I a case of avo at tho npl;ot to wastn u the 1nn?hole to spend a. penny on Uther an nrmy or 11 navy unless what you have Is of the best. Uecause of oblectlons on other grounds the Hull bill has been ro-commlttcd, but the present congress will be remiss in Its duty if. befoic adjournment, It shall not correct the weak point In the tegular army organization pointed out nbov e. The nulonoinlst cabinet nt Havana which claimed to represent n major ity of the Inhabitants of the Island had really a constituency, according to Consul Oneral Loo, of Itself and about twenty otheis. Evidently in its view these weie "the people." In rase of tonfllct many of the war shouters will probably show their pat riotism by liberal patronage of the beer upon vhlch an extra war tax lias been Imposed. - - It Is altogether possible that some one will be displeased with the pioposcd settlement of the Cuban affair. It Is dllllcult to please everybody. In the meantime Is Hawaii to be left out In the cold? N'o tcccnt news has been received fiom the proposed LI Hung Chang "I,xow," so it it presumed that that statesman is in possession of all his regalia, notwithstanding the gencial shake-up in the far east. "The Cuban war must stop!" says McKlnley: and the American people add: "Cuba must be unconditionally free!" The decision of Counsel Hubcns not to talk about the message shows that Mr. Rubens can learn. One doesn't need to be surpiised now that General Lee wasn't popular in Havana. TOLD BY TUB STARS. Dally Horoscope Drawn by Aaccliu$, Tho Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe Cast: I 31 a. m for Tuesday April 11, ltfS A child born on this day will notice that the war excitement has developed the eonveisationai talents of a large number of open-faced local converts of illow Journalism. Spain certainly possesses attainments. Htr skill In bamboozling t'nele Sam so long is worthy of a better cause. Krom pirsent reports Scranton Is 11a blo to become celebrated as the bllth placc of "Sammy" Lewis. A good deal of talent, like virgin gold, needs to undergo the crucible piocess In order to lie of .cny ue in the world. Ajnccliiis' Advice. Remember that the man who confesses Ignorance is gtueially laying for some one's scalp. The Baffle Cry of Ciiban Liberation Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Tho Star.s and Stripes have been hauled down from the wreck of the Maine. The United State's has no more to do with the Jagged mass of Iron that serves as a pedestal for that monument to Spain's shame, erected by Spanish treacliery, In a Spanish harbor, the slanting mainmast of an American warship villainously lured to destruction. Just us a man's bod is not the man, that wreck is not the Maine. It is hut tho torn and mangled corpse of the treacherously murdered battleship. The soul of the Maine still lives. In the heart of every American, in the mind of the president, In congress, everywhere, a phantom warship, the memory of tho Maine, whole .mel proud as on the day shet sailed into Havana harbor Is fighting fiercely and successfully against Spain, So she will light when the day comts, be It next week or Jlfty years hence, when a Spanish lleet and an American fleet uio faco to face In battle. Just as nt San Jacinto, the ghost of Crockett, ot Howie ofTravtrs fought with Houston n Texans when, shouting "Remembei the Alumo ' they drove Santa Anna and his Spaniards like chaff before a hurricane, so In that coming sea-fight, when the Yankee ships aie cleared for action and the word "Hemembcr tho Maine" Is passed from vessel to vessel, from gun's crew to gun's crew, the ghost of the murdered eralser will be fighting mightily against Spain. When Spain destroved the Maine she did not weaken this nation, she stiengtheuej If Sho took from us a warship. She gave us a spliltual force. And spiritual forces ale strougei than warships, . A VUSF. M'.ADKIt. Fiom the Syiacuse Post. The best friend of the colored rnce that has appeared far many seats Is Hooker T. Washington, ptesldent ot the Tuske geo (Ala.) Instltuto for Colored Youth. 1'iofessor Washington Is a distinct de paitutu from the average colored lender. He does not clamor for mote political rights for tho m-gro. He does not de mand social equality. He does not com plain that tho negio is umippieclated. He docs not adilst the negro to strive for scholastic attainments (n language and science and literature. Hut he ap plies lo the problem of the negro's pro. gress and prosperity unusual common sepm. Here Is a sample from nn address delivered by Professor Washington not long ago at Sumter, 8 C : o "Tho race Is In too big n hurry. The preachers want the tltlti of D. D, be fore they know divinity. Almost every graduate In the English eour mini hr addressed as 'professor,' Wo want a bio graphy before wo have lived. Some want to tnko Lathi and Oreo); who do not know a personnl pronoun In English. Soma want postoffices who do not know how many stamped envelopes to glvo for 11 cents. Go to tho farm, stick to the fntm: work on shares, rent or buy land You should never come to town unless ou have something to sell or exchange ltnllil better and larger hoiues. Wc shall never bn the equal of other races unlo"s wo ceiiso to live In one room cabins and shanties. The home Is the foundation of society, morality and lellglon We do not want to govern the country until we learn' to govern the home. The education of the negro race hits been on tho leap frog style. The scholar want to mnko haste. J.atln, Greek. French and Herman are taught at the expense of English. Tho masses should have Industrial, me chanical and literary training. As wo are a laboring people we must live by the sweat of our blow. Let ti give iho masses Industrial education. What does n negro or white mini want with class ical education unless there are opportun ities whole be can use It to advantage? Work, work, work, take up the hatchet nml saw; follow the plow push the plane I see no good for you In polities, but I see plentv of hotm. The, colored population gut excited every four 3 ears, and many leave tho faim to sit around and wait for an olllce. Some have not worked since McKlnley was made presi dent, and their families uro approaching starvation. Politics has ruined us and put its back many years. Live on friend ly terms with the Southern white peo ple Help to run down and bring to speedy Justice every man who commits criminal assault. Piotect and defend all women with ottr life, and we will have a manhood among our race that we shall be proud of. In this way wo can stop lvnchlng." 0 The torse epigrams of Professor Wash ington's nddicss have more than good stylo to commend thorn They contain good, wholcnomo ndvlce. Just the advice which the colored race ot the North and South needs. It Is a hopeful sign when ft colored man so generally respected, admired and beloved by his race as Hooker T. Washington preaches such 11 gospel 01 common sense. He Is destined to exert n powerful influence upon the coloied race and to do mote for Its ma terial advancement and prosperity than any half dozen colored leaders who have preceded him. MR. CONNEI.L'S CANDIDACY. A I'len ior 1'nJr IMny. From the Lebanon Report. Hon. William Council, of Seranton, member of congress from Hie Eleventh district, has announced his candidacy for the gubernatorial nomination. Mr Con nell, a mtle of Nova Scotia, came to the Hnzleton coal region In this state as a poor boy, worked In the mines, rose through merit to superior positions, ncqulred coal properties and grew ilch In every sense of the phrase, he Is a self-made man who from the bottom rung has climbed amons the leaders. Against him piomptly comes out the Scranton Republican chief among Its ob jections being that Mr. Conncll has not the genuine backing of bis county, is too old being over 70, did not supiiort Heav r as the Republican candidate In iss; and bolted Delnmatcr In K'M. The Re publican's objections seem to us woeful ly weak. A good stiong mun is usually opposed or supported hair hearledly bv the political hucksters of his own local ity; birthdays do not make age, tho fact that a se lf-icspectlng Republican Jumped tho traces In ISSJ and IS'V). Is to Ills ci edit. We have nothing to do with Mr. Connell's chances or any other can didate's, but we hope that the Republi can party will nominate a good, clean, strong man whom all the people may respect. The Republican's objections are. It seems to us, frivolous, if Mr. Council Is not tit for the governorship, let his opponents tell why in a straightforward way. Give him fair pla. Tho Rnce Is Still Open. rrom the Hazlcton Sentinel. Hon. William Council has formally an nounced himself as a candidate for gov ernor. Mr. Connell undoubtedly will have a good chance with the field though an earlier statement of his position might have eontilbutcd more stability. The race. Indications are, will be a llvelv one in view of the numerous candidates In Hie Held and their claims regarding their chances. Tho Waiuimaker piople may not nave tho walkover which thev are claiming but It Is certain that they are going to cut some kind of a tlguie in the lound-up. Colonel W. A. Stone and linn C. W. Stone have basis for their claims also, but theio ! no certainty of either The light against Qu.iv will have some effect on W. A. Stone's candidacy and it may jet result In the necessity for the leaders uniting on a man who will he abovo factional strife and who will eon tribute to the haimony of the party Luzerne is still on the fence ns fai as her position in the state fight Is con cerned. The delegates will vote for Mr Lelsenrlng. that Is qulto certain if ho figures in the contest, but In the event of his withdrawal, the distribution of the ueiegnies win Be pioblematlctl Lelsen ring first. Connell ought to have somo chance ns tho second preference. A I-OWEIt LUZEHNH VIEW. From the Hazleton Plain-Speaker. If you are anIour for war. At you aro dissatisfied with jour present surround ings, If jou want to escape creditors, It you hao u wife and children and our cWfo makes life miserable tor you be caue you're out of work, If jour mother-in-law bosses tho household and runs you out, If you are sick and need tho benefit of another climate, if jou have ambition nnd want jour name in delibly Inscribed on tho pages of our national his'nry If jou are j-oung and have no reputation but anxious to claim one, If you art old and you've lost jour reputation and jou are de-Mrous ot re ttleving yourself then btep up nnd sub scribe vour name undeigo the pin si cat examination and become a soldier, Durlngthe past Tew weeks patriots in numerable liavn come to thi fiont hut their patriotlMn Is generally measured by their conversational powers. The time for Idlo talk and threats has passed. If jou aro really anNlous for a light, stop talking and enlist. For our new Columbian Incan desent Burners complete with shade and chimney. Special prices made in quantities for furnishing stores, hotels or homes. We also have a new line of port ables if you work or read much by lamp light. Get one of these burneis. They burn less gas than the old time burners and give three times as much light. TIE CiEIQNS, FHBEE, O'MAliEY CO. 85c. 4?'J l-cUwnn AVfiul.l, GOLDSMrnrs Bress Got, Novelties There is oue Auieric.au mauufacturcr who employs the best foreign, designers and makes goods that will neither fade, cockle or shrink, it matters not how many colorings there are iu any design besides the weaving qualities of these goods is superior to that of any foreign production and the styles always the latest. The goods we refer to arc called the Jamestown and are made by William Brodhead & Sous, of Jamestown, N. Y. We have had the exclusive sale of these goods in this city for 12 years, and still hold the control. In order to bring their merits still more prominently before the public, we have concluded that we will sell 100 pieces of the Fancies during the month of April or until they are gone at the phenomenally low price of 29 Cents Per Yard, Lewis, Reilly . & BavIeSo ALWAYS 11USY. s Spring of '98. WE .MAKE A SPECIALTY OK FOOT CLOTHING. WE FITTINGLY FIT THE KELT. THAT Ib OUR BUblNEbd. SHOES, SHOE, FOUR FLOORS, AND NOTHING HUT SHOES. lewis, Eeilly k Bavies, lit AND IIO 1VYOMING AVENUE MILL k CORNELL 121 N. Washington Ave. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying n braas Ileditend, be sura that you get the beat. Our brain Iledttcads are all made with soamlesi brass tubing and frame work Is all of steel. They cost no rnoio than many bedsteads mudeof the open seamless tubing. Every bedstead Is highly tlnUtied and laoquerecl under a peculiar method, nothing ever hav ing been produced to equal It- Our new Spring Patterns are now on exhibition. Hill Coneell At 321 North Washington Avenue. Scranton, Pa. THE MODEKN H AMD WARE STOKE. Spring Time Greeting. anrdcu Tools, Pruning Shears. Pruning Saws, l'ertltlzers, Wheolbat rows, Law. a Mowers, l.awn Seed, Timothy Seed, & s: s? jyfiv. aejjr-'" "ivM ZZ& u .. J) U ' &Bf pi Oj pedal Sale of for Spring and himcl PRINQ CLOTHING in endless variety is arriving daily. It is of the "Boyle & Mucklow grade," which is sufficient guar antee of its style and quality. Before making your spring purchases we would be pleased to show you our line. Everybody buys at the same price. in 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. FINLEY'S BLACK OyEPONS There has never been a francy weave of Black Dress Goods more de servedly popular than a Crepon, and we are show ing a line of them this season that we guarantee to be clearly ahead of any competition, both as re gards choice styles and correct prices at $1.25, $1.30, $1.85, $2.00, $2.50. Are also claiming their full share of attention and are today not only the handsomest but the most " sought after " light weight fabric for dressy wear. Prices range -from $1.50 to 3.75 and all DOUBLE WIDTH We are showing both of the above lines in an un limited assortment of designs--Stripes, Bars, Bro cades and Bayedere Ef fects. New Line of Fancy Clec&s, PlaMs aict s, silks for waists see our Elegant line of in iy o9J it a Time" WasI Silks. Colors Guaranteed. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE BAZAAI 898 MUCKLOW. BLANK BOOKS OFFICE SUPPLIES STATIONERY ENGRAVING. S STATIONERS, ENGRAVERS. HOTEL JERJIYN BUU.DINO. 130 Wyoming Avonue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for the Wyomlni UUtrlotfJ? DUPOHT Milling, lilaf.ttnc, Sportlnc. BmoUelcii anil the Itepuuno OuemluU Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES, fcafety I'use, Caps nnd LplodoM Rooms si'A 213 nnd 211 ComraonwealtS Rulldlns, bcrautoo. AOENCIE3. THOt, Form JOHN II. SMITH iJiON, S. E. MULLIGAN. ritntoi Plymouth WHWes-IUrrj BIT, PLEASANT 1 AT RETAIL. Coal of tho best quality for domestic us nnd of all sizes, Including Huckwhcat and Itlrdpeje, delivered in imy part of the city, at tho lowest price. Orders received at tho oiilce, first floor, Commonwealth building, room No. t; telephone No. !C21 or nt tho mine, tel. phono No. 272. will be promptly attended to. Dealers nuppllcd at the mine. FIIIE1. mk T. SJ J If) N. WASHIfVOTON AVIS, v 'i
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