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IK'S
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
READ IN CONGRESS !
(Continued from First rage.)
monopolies wns pltsRcd by conpfrcsn on
tlio 2d or July, 1880. The provisions
of this stntuto aro comprehensive and
BtrlnRcnt. It declares every contrnct
or combination, In the form of n tniBt
or otherwise, of conspiracy In the re
straint of trade or commerce among
the sovornl states or with foreign na
tions to be unlawful. It denominates
as a criminal every person who makes
any such contract or engages In any
such combination or conspiracy, and
provides a punishment by fine or Im
prisonment. It further confers upon
any person who shall ho Injured In his
business or property by any other per
son or corporation by reason of any
thing forblddon or declared to bo un
lawful by the act tho power to sue
Hicrofor In any circuit court of th
tTnlted Stntcs without respect to the.
nmount In controversy, and to recover
threofold the damages by him sus
tained and tho costs of tho suit, Includ
ing reasonablo attorney fees. It will
bo perceived that the act Is aimed at
vory kind of combination In the na
ture of a trust or monopoly In re
straint of Interstate or International
commerce.
Tho chapter on trusts closes with a
nuotntlon from the messaero of Pres
ident Cleveland of Dec. 7, 189G, declar
ing the laws passed for their suppres
sion Ineffective. President McKlnley
then urges uniformity of legislation on
the part of the several states. Tho
message proceeds:
Our Foreign Ilelut Inns,
A review of our relations with for
eign Btatos Is presonted with such rec
ommendations as are deemed appropri
ate. The long pending boundary dispute
betwen the Argentlno Republic and
Chile was settled In March last by the
award of an arbitral commission, on
which the United States minister at
Buenos Ayres Berved as umpire.
Progress has been made toward the
conclusion of a convention of extradi
tion with the Argentine Republic. Hav
ing been advised and consented to by
the United States senate and ratified by
Argentina, It only awaits tho adjust
ment of Borne slight changes In tho
text before exchange.
It Is gratifying to be able to an
nounce that the Belgian government
has mitigated the restrictions on the
Importation of cattle from the United
States, to which I referred In my last
annual message.
Having been Invited by Belgium to
participate In a congress held at Brus
sels to reviso tho provisions of tho gen
eral act of July 2, 1890, for the repres
sion of tho Ai'rican slave trade, to
which the United States was a signa
tory party, this government preferred
not to be represented by a plenipoten
tiary, but reserved the right of acces
sion to the result. Notable changes
wore made, those especially concern
ing this country being in the line of
the Increased restriction of the dele
terious trade in spirituous liquors with
the native tribes, which this govern
ment has from the outset urgently ad
vocated. The amended general act
will be laid before the senate, with a
View to its advice and consent.
Early In tho year the peace of Bolivia
was disturbed by a successful insur
rection. The United States minister
remained at his post, attending to the
American interests In that quarter and
using besides his good offices for the
protection of the interests of British
subjects In the absence of their na
tional representatives.
Our representative has been Instruct
ed to use all permlssable friendly en
deavors to induco the government of
Bolivia to amend its marriage laws so
as to give legal status to the non
Catholic and civil marriages of aliens
within Its jurisdiction, and strong
hopes are entertained that tho Bolivian
law in this regard will bo brought, as
was that of Peru some years ago, Into
harmony with the general practice of
modern states.
Kxtrmlltlon Trrnty Wltli Ilraill.
A convention of extradition with
Brazil, signed May 14, 1897, has been
ratified by the Brazilian legislature.
The claim growing out of the seiz
ure of the American owned newspa
per, tho Panama Star and Herald, by
the authorities of Colombia has been
settled, after a controversy of several
years, by an agreement assessing at
$30,000 the Indemnity to be paid by the
Colombian government. The good
will of Colombia toward our country
has been testified anow by the cordial
entenslon of facilities to the Nica
raguan canal commission.
Discussion of the. questions raised
by the action of Denmark In imposing
restrictions on the importation of
American meats has continued with
out substantial result in our favor.
President McKlnley then refers to
the assassination of President Heure
aux and the establishment of a new
government in Santo Domingo under
President JImlnez, the feature of tho
Greater Republic of Central America
(Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador),
the Minefields outbreak of February
last, (lie declared forfeiture of the
contract of the Maritime Canal com
pany of Nicaragua nnd the protest of
the company against the action of the
Nicaragua government. The dissolu
tion of tho Nicaragua canal commis
sion and the organization of the
Isthmian canal commission under tho
presidency of Rear Admiral Walker
is then referred to. and on this sub
ject the president says:
The great importance of this work
cannot be too often or too strongly
pressed upon the attention of the con
gress. In my message of a year ago-
I expressed my views of tho necessity
of a canal which would link the two
great oceans to which I again Jnvlte
your consideration. The reasons then
presented for early action are even
stronger now.
Onr Interests. In China.
After a short chapter on our cor
dial relations with the government of
Chile tho message proceeds to a dis
cussion of our Interests in China, as
follows:
In view of disturbances lit the popu
lous provinces of northern China,
where are many of our citizens, and of
the imminence of disorder near tho
capital and toward the seaboard, a
guard of marines was landed from tho
Boston Mid stationed during last win
ter In the legation compound at Po
king. With the restoration of order
this protection was withdrawn.
Adequate protection has been se
cured for our missionaries and some
injuries to their property have beeu
redressed.
Amorlcan capital has sought and
found various opportunities of com
peting to carry out tho Internal im
provements which the Imperial gov
ernment Is wisely encourag, and our
trade with China has continued to
grow.
The extension of the area open to
International foreign settlement at
Shanghai nnd tho opening of the ports
lot Nanking, Tslng-Tao (Klao Chao)
and Ta-L,lenWan to foreign trade and
settlement will doubtless afford any
enterprise additional facilities and . maw
fields, or which It will not ho alow
to take advantage.
In my message to congress of Dec.
5, 1898, I urged that the rerommenda- 1
tlons which had been made to tho
speaker of the linnso of representative!) '
by the secretary of tho treasury on the '
14th of Juno, 1898, for an appropriation
for a commission to study the com- '
mcrclnl and Industrial conditions In !
tho Chlnoso cmplro nnd report ns to
the opportunities for, and obstacles to,
tho enlargement of markets In China
for the raw products and manufac
tures of tho United States, recolvo nt
your hands the consideration which
Its Importance and tlmellnew merited,
but tho congress failed to tako no
tion, i
I now renow this recommendation,
ns the Importance of the subject
hns Btcndily crown since It wnB first
submitted to you, and no ttmo should
bo lost In studying for ourselvos tho
resources of this great field for Amer
ican trado and enterprise.
The I'nrlx Ktitniltlon.
Preparations for the representation
fit the Industries, arts and products of
the United States at the World's ox
position to bo held In Paris naxt year
continue on an elaborate and rompro
hcnslve scale, thanks to tho generous
appropriation provided by congress
nnd to the friendly Interest the French
government has shown In furthering
a typical exhibit of American prog
ress. There has been allotted to the Uni
ted States a considerable addltlon'of
space, which, while placing our conn- '
try In the first rank among exhibitors,
does not suftlco to meet tho Increas
ingly urgent demands of our manu
factures. The American exhibit at Paris 1
should, and I nm confident will, be an
open volume, whose lesson of skill
fully directed endeavor, unfaltering en
ergy and consummate performance
may be rend by all on every page, thus
spreading abroad a clenror knowledge
of the worth of our productions and
Ui ii'sticn of our claim to an Import
ant placo In the markets of tho world.
I am Informed by our commissioner
general that we shall have In the
American sections at Paris over 7,000
exhibitors from every state In our
country, a number ten times as great
as those which were represented at
Vienna in 1873, six times as many as I
those In Paris In 1878, and four times '
as many as .those who exhibited In
Paris In 1889. This statoment does
not Include the exhibits from either
Cuba, Porto Rico or Hawaii, for which
arrangements have been made.
Our relations with Germany continue
to be most cordial. Tho increasing In
timacy of direct association has been
marked during the year by the grant
ing permission In April for the land- I
Ing on our shores of n cable from Bor-
kum Emdem, on the North soa, by way
of the Azores, and also by tho conclu
sion on Sept. 2 of a parcels post con
vention with the German empire. In
all that promises closer relations of in
tercourse and commerce and a better
understanding between two races hav
ing so many traits In common, Ger
many can be assured of the most cor
dial co-operation of this government
and people. Wo may bo rivals In many
material paths, but our rivalry should
be generous and open, ever aiming to
ward the attainment of larger results
and the mutually beneficial advance
ment of each In the line of Its special
adaptabilities.
Food Controversy With Germany.
The several governments of the em
pire seema reluctant to admit the nat
ural excellence of our fqod produc
tions and to accept the evidence we
constantly tender of tho care with
which their purity Is guarded by rigid
inspection. Our system of control
over food staples Invites examination
from any quarter.
It Is to hoped that in time the two
governments will act In common to
ward the realization of their common
purpose to safeguard the public health
and to Insure tho purity and whole
someness of nil food products Imported
by either country from the other.
Then follows a reference to recipro
cal arrangements between Germnny
and the United States regarding insur
ance companies, the purchase of the
Caroline Islands by Germany from
Spain and the nssurance that the rights
of Americans In the Islands would be
observed.
A chapter on the boundary contro
versy between this country and Can
ada follows, and the president declares:
"It Is hoped that the negotiations now
in progress will end In an ngreement
for tho establishment and elimination
of a permanent boundary." The mes
sage proceeds:
The government has maintained an
attitude of neutrality In the unfortu
nate contest between Great Britain and
tho Boer states of Africa. We have re
mained faithful to the precept of avoid
ing entangling alliances as to affairs
not of n direct concern. Had circum
stances suggested thnt the parties to
the quarrel would have welcomed nny
kindly expression of the hope of the
American people that war might be
averted, good ofllces would have
been clniilv tendered. The United
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Btntes representative nt TretoHa was
earlv Initructed to bo that all neutral
American Interacts bo rejected by tho
combatants
Neutrality lit the Trnnnrnnl,
Upon the wltl tl nival nf the British
ngont from Pretoria the United Stntcs
consul was nutuqrUed, upon tho re
quest of tho British government and
with the nscnt of the South African
nnd Orange Free State governments to
exorcise tho customary good ofllces of a
neutral for the cure of British Interoets.
In the charge of this function I am
happy to my that abundant opportuni
ty hns boon nffordod to show the Im
partiality of this government toward
both tho combatants.
Tho president deals nt length with
tho lynching of Italians nt Tallulah,
La., and urgently recommends action
by tho present congress.
Tho treaty of commerce and naviga
tion between the United States nnd
Japan on Nov. S2, 1894, took effect
In accordance with the terms of Its
sixth article on the 17th of July Inst,
simultaneously with the enforcement
of like treaties with the other powers,
except Franco, whose convention did
not go Into operation until Aug. 4, the
United States being, however, granted
up to thnt deto all the privileges and
rights accorded to French citizens
under the old French treaty. By this
notable convention reform Japan's po
sition ns a fully Independent sover
eign power Is assured.
Without ropeatlng the observations
of my special message of Feb. 10, 1899,
concerning tho necessity of a cable to
Manila, I respectfully Invite attention
to It. I recommend that, In case the
congress should not tako measures to
bring about this result by direct action
of the govornmont, tho postmaster
general be authorized to Invite com
petitive bids for the establishment of
a cablo.
A chapter on our relations with
Mexico Is followed by reference to tho
claims growing out of the seizure of
American sealing vessels In Bering
sea by Russia, with "tho recent happy
result of an agreoment to submit them
to tho decision of a single arbitrator."
Then comes reference to Samoa. Af
ter referring to the abolition of the
kingship nnd the appointment of the
Joint commission and the new partition
of the Sanioan Islands the president
proceeds:
Claims have been preferred by whltb
residents of Samoa on nccount of in
juries alleged to have been suffered !
through tho acts of the treaty govern
ments In putting down the late dis
turbances. A convention has been
made between the three powers for the
investigation and settlement of these
claims by a neutral arbitrator, to
which the attention of the senate will
bo invited.
Must Keep l'nltli With Calm.
The withdrawal of the authority of
Spain from the Island of Cuba was ,
euecieu uy me nrsi oi January, so
that tho full re-establlshment of peace
found the relinquished territory held
by us In trust for the Inhabitants,
maintaining, under the direction of the
executive, such government and con
trol therein as should conserve public
order, restore the productive condi
tions of peace so long disturbed and
build up that tranquil development of
the domestic state whereby alone can
be realized the high purpose, as pro
claimed In the Joint resolution adopted
by congress, by which the United
States disclaimed any disposition or
intention lu . uignty,
jurisdiction or .... i.vti Cuba, ex
cept for the pacification thereof, and
asserted its determination when that
was accomplished to leave the govern
ment and control of the island to Ha
people. The pledge contained In this
resolution Is of the highest honorable
obligation and must be sacredly kept.
I believe that substantial progress has
been made in this direction.
This nation has assumed before the
world a grave responsibility for the fu
ture good government of Cuba. We
have accepted a trust the fulfillment
of which calls for the sternest integ
rity of purpose nnd the exercise of the
highest wisdom. Tho new Cuba yet to
arise from the ashes of the past must
needs be bound to us by ties of sin
gular Intimacy and strength If Its en
during welfare is to be assured.
Whether those ties shall be organic or
conventional the destinies of Cuba aro
In some rightful form and manner
irrevocably linked with our own, but
how nnd how far is for the future to
determine in the jlpeness of events.
Whatever be the outcome we must see
to It that free Cuba bo a reality, not a
name, a perfect entity, not a hasty
experiment bearing within itself the
elements of failure Our mission, to
accomplish which we took up the
wager of battle, is not to be fulfilled
by turning adrift any loosely framed
commonwealth to face tho vicissitudes
which too often attend weaker states
whose natural wealth and abundant
resources are offset by the Incon
gruities of their political organization
and the recurring occasions for In
ternal rivalries to sap their strength
nnd dissipate their energies. The
greatest blessing which can come to
Cuba Is the restoration of her agri
cultural and Industrial prosperity,
which will give employment to idle
men and re-establish the pursuits of
peace. This is her chief and Immedi
ate need.
Ursrtnir nn Appropriation.
A reference to the treaty of peace
with Spain, the resumption of diplo
matic relations Is followed y a recom
mendation for an appropriation to pro
vide for the payment of certain claims
of our citizens against Spain which
our government guaranteed In the
treaty of peace.
Then follows a chapter on the ar
bitrary treatment of American pro
ductions In Turkey, the Anglo-Venezuelan
arbitration controversy, the re
cent Venezuelan revolution and the
assured maintenance for ten years to
come of the bureau of American re
publics. Another International con
ference of the republics Interested is
recommended.
Then comes a reference to Buffalo's
Pan-American exposition and Phila
delphia's recent export exposition,
both of which are heartily commended.
The Hague peace conference Is dwelt
upon at length, nnd a permanent ar
bitration tribunal Is urged.
The increase In our army nnd the
reduction of our forces In Cuba and
Porto Rico, together with the exten
sion of our postal facilities to those
islands Is dealt with at length.
.The president unites In Secretary
Long's recommendation that the act
of congress limiting the price of armor
plate for tho warships to $300 a ton
be rescinded, ami joins the commis
sioner of pensions In urging congress
to amend the pension laws as to permit
the pension olllco to grant pensionable
status to widows whose Income aside
from the proceeds of dally labor is not
in excess of $250 per annum,
On Dec. 10, 1898, the treaty of peace
between the United States and Spain
! was signed. It provided, among other
things, that spam snouia cede to the
United States the archipelago known
as the Philippine Islands, that the
United Stntes should pay to Spain tho
sum of $-0,1)110,000. and that the civil
rlghta and .political status of tua na
tive Innnblianla of the territories thus
ceded to the United State should be
determined by con k reus.
From tho earliest moment no oppor
tunity was lost of assuring the people
of tho Islands of our ardent deolr for
their welfare nnd of the Intention of
this government to do everything pos
sible to advance their IntereeU. That
there should be no doubt ns to the
paramount authority there, on the 17th
of August It was directed that "there
must be no Joint occupation with the
Insurgents."
Our Philippines Mission.
On Deo. 21, after the treaty was sign
ed, the commander of the fores of
occupation was Instructed "to an
nounce nnd proclaim In the most pub
lic manner thnt we eome not as In
vadors and conquerors, but as friends
to protect the natives In their bomee,
In their employment and In their per
sonal and religious rights."
Then follows a chapter on the ap
pointment of the special Philippines
commission and Agulnaldo's resistance
to American authority. The prosldent
distinctly declares that the rebel leader
was not promised Independence, and
that tho war with the Filipinos was
forced upon us. The message pro
ceeds: Whatever the future of the Philip
pines may be there Is no course open
to us now except the prosecution of the
war until the Insurgents are reduced
to submission. The course thus clear
ly Indicated has been unflinchingly
pursued. The rebellion must be put
down. Civil government cannot be
thoroughly established until order is
restored. With a devotion and a gal
lantry worthy of its most brilliant his
tory tho army, ably und loyally assist
ed by the navy, has carried on this un
welcome but most righteous campaign
with richly deserved succoss. Tho
noble self sacrifice with which our
soldiers and sailors whose terms of
servlco had expired refused to avail
themselves of their right to return
home as long as thoy were needed at
the front forms ono of the brlghtost
pages In our annals. Although their
operations have been somewhat Inter
rupted and checked by a rainy season
of unusual violence and duration, they
have gained ground in every direction
nnd now look forward confidently to
a speedy completion of their task.
The unfavorable circumstances con
nected with an active campaign have
not been permitted to Interfere with
the equally Important work of recon
struction. A notable beginning has
beeu made in the establishment of a
government In the Island of Negros,
which Is deserving of spoclal consid
eration. This was tho first Island to
accept American sovereignty. Its peo
ple unreservedly proclaimed allegiance
to th United States and adopted &
constitution looking to the establish
ment of a popular government. It
was Impossible to guarantee to the
people of Negros that the constitution
so adopted should be the ultimate
form of government. Such a question
comes exclusively within the jurisdic
tion of the congress.
The authorities of the Sulu Islands
have accepted the succession of tho
United States to the rights of Spain,
and our flag floats over that territory.
A Cheerful Prediction.
Everything Indicates that, with the
speedy suppression of the Tagalo re
bellion, life In the archipelago will
eoon resume its ordinary course under
the protection of our sovereignty, and
the people of those favored islands
will enjoy a prosperity and a freedom
which they have never before known.
Already hundreds of schools are open
and filled with children. Religious
freedom Is sacredly assured and en
joyed. The courts are dispensing Jus
tice. Business is beginning to circu
late in Its accustomed channels. Man
ila, whose inhabitants were fleeing to
the country a fow months ago, Is now
a populous and thriving mart of com
merce. The future government of the Phil
ippines rests with the congress of the
United States. Few graver responsi
bilities have ever been confided to us.
If we accept them In a spirit worthy of
our race and our traditions, a great
opportunity comes with them. The
islands Ho under the shelter of our
flag. They are ours by every title
of law and equity. They cannot be
abandoned. If we desert them we leave
them at once to anarchy and finally to
barbarism. We fling them a golden
apple of discord, among the rival pow.
ers, no one of which could permit an
other to seize them unquestioned.
The suggestion has been made that
wa could renounce our authority ovor
the Islands nnd, giving them inde
pendence, could retain a protectorate
over them. This proposition will not
be found, I am sure, worthy of your
serious attention. Such an arrang
ment would Involve at the outset
cruel breach of faith. It would make
us responsible for the acts of the In
surgent leaders and give us no power
to control them
Until congress shall have made
known the formal expression of Its
will I shall use the authority vested
In me by the constitution and the
statutes to uphold the sovereignty of
the United States In those distant isl
ands as in all ether places where our
flag rightfully floats. Every step of
the progress of our troops has been
marked by a humanity which has sur
prised even tho misguided insurgents.
The truest kindness to them will be
a swift and effective defeat of their
present leader. The hour of victory
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist,
The Discoverer of Swamp-Root tt Work In
Els laboratory.
There Is a disease prevailing In this
country most dangerous because so decep
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
It heat disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. If kidney trouble Is allowed to ad
vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness of the blood the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright's
Disease, the worst form of kidnev trouble.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the new dis
covery Is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. It has cured thousands
of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists In fifty-cent
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mall, also a book telling about Swamp
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mention this paper.
win tie m hour or Clemency and re
construction. Nrrilnl l.c icUlntlnri for IIieiTfitl
The president tirgM speedy action
on the bill creatine "the Territory of
Hawaii," and rails attention to the
necessity for Immediate legislative re
lief for Alaska. He believes It would
be "advantageous to confer greater
executive power upon the governor and
to establish, as was done In the case
of the territory of lulslann, an ex
ecutive council having power to adopt
ordinances which shall extend to all
the rightful subjects of local legisla
tion, such ordinances not to take ef
fect until reported to and approved
by the congress If In session, and If
that body la not In session, then by
the president."
The president also recommends sim
ilar action for the government of Porto
Rico, calling attention to the necessity
of establishing federal courts, ports
of entry and delivery, the extension ot
education, etc., and declares further
It must be borne in tnlnd that since
the cession Porto Rico has been denied
the principal markets she had long en
Joyed and our tariffs have been con
tinued against her products as when
she was under Spanish sovereignty
The markets of Spain are closed to
her products except upon terms to
which the commerce of all nations Is
subjected. The Island of Cuba, which
used to buy her cattle and tobacco
without customs duties, now Imposes
the same duties upon these products
as from any other country entering her
porta. She has therofore lost her tree
Intercourse with Spain and Cuba with
out any compensating benefits In this
market.
Anent lynchers the president says:
Those who, in disregard of law and
the public peace, unwilling to await
the Judgment of courts and Jury, con
stitute themselves judges and execu
tioners should not escapo the severest
penalties for their crimes. The con
stituted authorities must be cheer
fully and vigorously upheld. Lynch
lngs must not be tolerntod In a great
country like tho United States. Courts,
not mobs, must execute the penalties
of the laws.
The Wiialiluutiiii Celebration.
Referring to tho celebration next
year of the establishment ot the seat
of government In Washington the
president strongly approves the erec
tion of the proposed memorial bridge
across the Potomac to the most con
venient point of the Arlington estate
property.'
Regarding the presidential order of
May 6, 1S9C, extending the limits of
the classified service, and subsequent
nmendments of May 29, 1899, the presi
dent says:
All of the amendments had for their
main object a more efficient and sat
isfactory administration ot the sys
tem of appointments established by the
civil service law. The results at
tained show that under their operation
the public service has Improved and
that the civil service system Is re
lieved of many objectionable features.
After referring to the 100th anniver
sary of tho death of George Washing
ton, on tho 14th Inst., the message con
cludes: Presonted to this congress are great
opportunities. With them come great
responsibilities. The power confidod to
us increases the weight of our obliga
tions to the people, and we must be
profoundly sensible of them as we con
template the new and grave problems
which confront us. Aiming only at the
public good, wo cannot err. A right In
terpretation of the people's will and of
duty cannot fall to Insure wise meas
ures for the welfare of the Islands
which have come under the authority
of the United States, and Insure to the
common Interest and lasting honor of
our country.
WILLIAM M'KINLET.
Executive Mansion, Dec. 6, 1899.
Robbed the Grave
A startline incident of which Mr. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject. Is
narrated bv Mm as follows : "I was in a most
dreadful condition. My sklu was almost
yellow, eyes sunken, toncue coated, pain
continually In back and sides, no appetite
gradually growinB weaker day by day.
ihree physicians had given me up. fortun
ately, a friend advised trying 'Electric
Bitters,' and to my great joy and surprise,
tho first bottle made a decided improvement.
l continued their use lor tnrco weeks, and
am now a well man. I know they saved my
life, and robbed the grave of another victim."
No one should fail to try them. Ouly 50
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store were destroyed by fire at Han
cock, 50 miles east of this city, earl;
Saturday morning, and Mrs. Ann Tar
box, aged 80 years, was burnod to
death. The fire was caused by explo
sives used by burglars who were try
ing to blow open a safe. Several fam
ilies were made homeless.
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