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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
VOLUME 2; NUMBER 167.
LAST DAY
FOR MILES
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Commander - in - Chief of
the Army to Be Re
tired
HE HAS SERVED HIS TIME
While Mile* Has Many Enemies, He
Has a Good Military Record—
Something About His
i Past Career.
Washington, D. q., Aug. S. —The
official life of a gjallant warrior ex
pires at midnight tomorrow night,
when, by reason of the fact that to
morrow is the 64th anniversary of his
birth. Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles, commanding general <rf the
army, will be retired from active ser
vice.
Totally different from Generals
Schofield, Sherman and others of his
predecessors as head of the United
States army as regards his person
ality as well as his early military
training and subsequent military ca
reer, it is not to ibe wondered at, per
haps, that General Mies’ retirement
should ejyoke conflicting comments
from press and public. To find any
thing like a parallel of his case it Is
necessary to turn back the pages of
American history to the career of
General Wintfleld Scoltt —a mafn of
undoubted courage and ability as a
general, popular with his rriends,
but who, at the same time, made him
self disliked in many quarters by his
want of tact, his overhearing man
ner towards his subordinates and his
ill-advised political ambitions.
It cannot be disputed that General
iMJles has a host pf enemies and
that they occupy high positions in the
army and in public life. At the same
time he has friends and defenders
both in (tod out of the service. The
sincere affection with which he is
regarded by many of those with
Ivhom his official position has brought
him in contact has been abundantly
manifested this week in outward ev
idence among his associates of regret
at his departure.
Whatever else may be said, it
cannot be denied that it is a spendld
record that General Miles leaves
upon the pages of the departmnt from
which in a few hours he takes his
final departure. From a flve-dollar
a-week clerkship In a little dry goods
store and handicapped by the fact
that he lacked a West Point training,
he has worked his way step by step
to the highest rank within the gilft
of the United States army.
Nelson A, Miles made his greatest
reputation probably as an Indian
campaigner. ' The ability to make
auccesful warfare on the red men was
possibly Inherited. His ancestor, the
Rev. John Miles, a Welsh clergy
man of Massachusetts, was not only
militant against the powers of spirit
ual evil, but he took a conspicuous
part in the campaign against King
Philip in 1675;
Born In Westminster, Mass, in
1839, young’ Miles was a mercantile
clerk in Boston before b.e was twenty
one years old, but he had already
received an academic education. It
was during that clerkship period that
he first evinced a deep Interest in
military matters, inspired to a large
extent, probably, by the prospect of a
clash between the north and south on
the slavery question;
Miles began his military career
only after a controversy with the
Governor of Massachusetts. He has
bad many controversies since, some
of which he has won, but he lost that
nrst one with the Governor. Miles
raised a company of troops in iS'il
and expected to become captain of It.
The Governor, however, declared that
he was too young to receive such a
nigh commission
Miles was afterwards commissioned
Ueu tenant-colonel of the Sfxty-flrst
New York Volunteers, the commission
dating from May 31, 1863. He began
to make a reputation immediately.
He was engaged in tue battles ot lie
yenmsula campaign, oefore Richmond
and at Antietani. On the 3oth ot
September, in the second year of the
war. he was made colonel of his
regiment, although only iwenty-two
years old. Colonel Miles tought in
all me battles of his regiment in the
campaign of the army of the Po
tomac, with one exception, up to the
surrender ot Lee at Appomatox Court
Mouse. He waa wounded three times.
Miles full commission as major-general
was given him l in 1885. In the folow
jjag year, th war having ended, he
SOME IDEAS
ADVANCED
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“Brunswick” Writes an
Interesting Card on
Live Subject
TIME FOR IS 10 WAKE IP
Writer is Anxious to See Fair Asso
ciation Reorganized—Thinks Our
People Should Get to Work
For the City.
“And Jonah fled from; the anger
of the Lord, and took passage on a
ship bound for Tarshish, and 10, a
mighty storm came on. The sea was
lashed into' fury’’ and there was dan
ger that the ship and all lives would
he lost. The master called on the
passengers and crew to pray to God
that they might be spared from des
truction.
But Jonah had gone down into his
cabin and locked himself in and was
asleep during all this trouble and dan
ger. He was found and aroused
from his sluhnbers, and, knowing that
the impending destruction was in con
sequence of his violation of God’s
commands he desired that he be
thrown into the sea and the storm
subsided.
The people of Brunswick have been
indulging in a most quiescent slum
ber for many years, and, in conse
quence of it, has naturally brought
on business the depression that ex
ists at this time.
Effect in all cases follows the cause,
first discover the cause and effect
naturally follows. And now for a
reasonable construction an to reme
dies. In probably ten years from now
our lumber business will be a thing
of the past, which can be substituted,
only by agriculture and manufactures.
Our soil Is fertile and productive, and
can be boughtt at prices within the
reach of everyone. The people of
Brunswick subscribed three hun
dred thousand dollars in 48 hours to
wards the establishment of the steel
plant “that had it proven a tempo
rary success must certainly have been
sooner or later been absorbed by the
steel trusttt to be bottled up at their
pleasure. Let us raise one hundred
thousand dollars to aid in the estab
lishment of factories In our midst,
and it will be casting bread upon the
waters that will return to us ten
fold,- The fair association should be
reorganized on a first class basis;
stock should be offered for sale to
our citizens at SIO.OO per share and
ample funds raised to make all ne
cessary and other improvements. Fix
up the baseball park so that it will
be a credit to Brunswick. As the B.
& B. railroad are now located in their
new quarters at the B. & W. shops,
and having no use for the land and
improvements formerly occupied by
them at the fair grounds It should
revert back to the original owners,,
and tendered to the fair association
torfairs and like purposes.
The best time, in; my mind, for a
fair in Brunswick, is during the sum
mer and to run at least a month, it
•would bring thousands of people
from the interior who would gladly
avail themselves of the opportunity
of the revivifying influences of the
ocean breezes;
I trust this will find an echo In the
hearts of our people so that the ball
may be started on its rolling mis
sion;
Brunswick.
ANNUAL MOUNTAIN EXCURSIONS
Southern Railway Offering Cheap
Rates to Many Points.
On August 19th the Southern Rail
way will sell round trip tckets to the
principal mountain resorts at the
exceeding low rates named below:
Asheville, N. C., 510.50; Brevard,
N. C., $10.80; Flat Rock, N. C... *9,70;
Hendersonville, N. C., $9.80; Hot
Springs, N. C., $11.75; Lake Toxaway,
N. C., $11.80; Saluda, N. C., $9.60;
Waynesville, N. C., $11.75.
Tickets will be good returning until
September 2d.
C. L. CANDLER,
General Agent.
Another Excursion.
Another excursion will be given to
St. Simon tomorrow night The Man
dolin club will furnish music for
dancing in the pavilion.
was mustered out of the volunteer
service. He had already received a
commission as colonel in the regular
army, in command of the Fortieth In
fantry. He was transferred to the
Fifth Infantry March 15, I*B9.
MAY GRANT
INCREASE
Not Believed That Labor
ers Along the Buy
Will Strike
MAKE AMICABLE AGREEMENT
Stated That Meeting Will be Held
Between Laborers and Employers
And a Compromise Will
Be Made.
The difference now existing be
tween the laborers son the river front
and employers will, in all probability,
be settled before Sept. 15, and those
in position to know, are of the opin
ion that an amicable agreement will
be reached, thus avoiding a strike.
As is well known, the American
Federation of Labor of the city has
issued an order to all members that
an advance will be demanded on the
above named date and elsewhere in
The News appears the notice. Of
course, if the advance is refused en
tirely, a strike would likely occur, but
from what was learned yesterday
from both employer and employee, it
is believed that the matter will be
settled by a compromise, and it is
understood that a meeting will be
held early next week for the purpose
of bringing the matter to aa close.
The Brunswick employer and em
ployees have had but little trouble
In this line before and it is not
thought that the present difference
between them will result very seri
ously.
Several years ago we experienced
ft strike of -tfets kind, which caused
considerable trouble in the city, and
it is to be sincerely hoped that the
matter this time will be settled to
the satisfaction of all concern sd.
PLAYED A SNAPPY GAME.
Brunswick Negroes Defeated St. Au
gustine in Good Game.
Those who went out to the baseball
yesterday afternoon to witness the
game between the Pilots and Fitz
gerald. had the pleasure of seeing,
before the wbite teams commenced,
one of the best games of the season
between the colored teams of Bruns
wick and St. Augustine, in which the
local negroes were victorious by a
score of 2 to 1,
Up to the fifth Inning the St, Au
gustine negroes were in the lead by
a score of 1 to 0, but the lecals suc
ceeded in tieing the score In the fifth
and making another in the Ixth,
winning the game,
Only six Innings were played In
order to give the field to the white
teams but the game was full of bril
liant playing by both sides,
WANT SCOTT TO REMAIN,
State Agricultural Society Passes
Good Resolution.
Athens, Ga., Aug. 5. —A determined
effort will be made by the State Hor
ticultural Society to keep State En
tomologlstt W, M, Scott In Georgia.
Professor Scott has resigned bis po
tion to accept a position with the
government in Washington at an ad
vanced salary,
At the closing of the meeting the
society this afternoon Colonel I. C.
Wade presented resolutions which
were unanimously adopted and with
much enthusiasm, setting forth the
fact that the work of Mr, Scott had
advanced the fruit Industry in Geor
gia during the past few years as no
other agency had done, and that he
had given to the state service that
had enhanced the value of cne indus
try millions of dollars. The resolu
tions, after enumerating the many
advantages that had come to the
state through the work of Mr, Scott,
and setting forth what a loss It will
be to the fruit industry of the state
to lose bis servioes just at this time,
proposes two remedies for the situa
tion.
Under the first section of the reso
lution it is decided to send the presi
dent of the soeietty to Atlanta at
once with a committee from the asso
ciation to urge the le*#sature to
pass a bill making a sufficient appro
priation to add to the salary of Mi,
and provide nti<*CbSiry is*
sistants for him. if the effort to
secure the necessary aid from the leg
deavor to apply the necessary remedy
In its own ranks and raise sufficient
fund to keep the services of Mr. Scott
for the fruit industries of the state.
Th* Weather.
Forecast for today in Georgia;
Probably rain along along the cost,
BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1903,
HE ROBBED
RAILROADS
—♦ —
Negro Enters Warehouse
at Bladen and Gi ts
Many Articles
HE WAS CAPTURED HERE
Jftmed Blue is Jail on Quite a
Serious Charge—Constable Lamb
Captured Him in Saloon
Yesterday Morning.
James Blue, a well known Bruns
wick negro, is in jail charged with
breaking into the warehouse of the
Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air
Line railways at Bladen, sixteen
miles from this city, on August 1.
The case was reported to Constable
S. D. Lamb by Detective Gus Godbolt.
of the Atlantic Coast. Line, at 3:30
o’clock yesterday morning and at 11
o’clock Mr. Lamb had the prisoner
behind the bars. He was caught in
Pollard’s saloon.
The negro was quite successful in
his raid of articles in the warehouses
of the roads at Bladen and succeeded
in getting off with a bicycle, three
shirts, pair suspenders, belt, cologne
and other articles.
Most of the things have been re
covered by the offlerss.
Blue was given a preliminary hear
ing before Justice Fahm yesterday
afternoon anil was bound over to the
superior court under a bond in the
sum of SIOO.
PETER IS IN DEBT.
Owes 1,000,000 Francs or More and
'Creditors are Urgent.
Paris, Aug. s.—Among the sur
prises which the recent events in
Servia had in store was the revela
tion that although Kiijg Peter was
poor and living in a moderate manner
in Genova, he had debts n Paris and
other places amounting to more than
1,000,000 francs.
His own sons, on the other hand,
are nominally wealthy, having the
right to property worth some 2,000,000
francs in the name of their mother.
But as it under the control of the
prince of Montenegro, and the latter
was never friendly to his brother-in
lajtv, Alley are kept from enjoying
its proceeds.
T|he Parisian creditors want the
Skupstchina to vote a bill to pay
their claims.
SPENT A PLEASANT EVENING.
Good Crowd Went Over on Knights'
Excursion.
The excursion given to St. Simon
last night on the steamer Hessie,
under the auspices of the uniform
rank, Knights of Pythias, proved to
be quite a success and a large crowd
went over.
After the rain in the afternoon the
weather cleared up and last nigbt it.
was as fair as could be desired. The
crowd was accompanied r|y a string
band which furnished nuntri for danc
ing in the pavilion, and the crow 1
returned at an early hour this morn
ing, reporting a pleasant time,
Twslve Want to be Governor,
Raliegb, N. C., Aug. s.—The num
ber of aspirants tor the democratic
nomnation for governor now reaches
twelve, and it is intimated that yet
others will be in the field. The avow
ed or suggested candidates are W.
D Turner, T. F Davidson, John S
Cunningham, Charles M. Stedmau,
R, A. Daughtou, R. B. Glenn, Locke
Craig, John S. Henderson, A, W.
Uraharn, Cyrus B. Watson, Julian S.
Carr and B. F, Dixon Of course a
nomination is equivalent to an elec
tion,
“Land of the Sky,”
Those who contemplate spending a
couple of weeks out of the city this
month would do well to visit the
‘Land of the Sky” or the “Saphire
Country.” The Southern Railway
offers exceptionally low rates to points
in both localities. For further in
formation call on or address C 1.
Candler, General Agent
Wanted in Fernandina.
Will Handsome, colored, was cap
tured by Officer S. V Lamb yesterday
and placed in Jail. Handsome is
wanted by the authorities of Fernan
dina, charged with larceny of a suit
of clothes, which bave been recovered
by Officer Lamb.
Colored Teams to Play.
The colored ball teams of Bruns
wick and St. Augustine will play an
other game at the fair grounds this
afternoou, commencing promptly at
3 ; 30, _ ..
VISITORS
DEFEATED
—f —
Pilots were Victorious in
name Yesterday By
Score of 6 to 2
EIGHTH STRAIGHT VICTORY
Game Lasted for Only Seven Innings.
But it was a Very Good One
Jackonville Club is not Com
ing for Games this Week.
Fitzgerald went down before the
Brunswick Pilots again yesterday af
ternoon by a score of 6 to 2. On
account of rain and the fact that
the teams did not begin to play until
5 o’clock, it was agreed to call the
game at the, end of the seventh in
ning.
Tlie game was better in many ways
Ilian the one pllayed Tuesday, and,
at different stages, the game was very
interesting. The Pilots kept up their
heavy hitting, and the hits were se
cured when needed.
Fitzgerald made her first run in the
first inning, and It was by good work
that two or three men did not cross
tlie home plate. Three men were on
bases bt'ore a man was out. The
batter hit to O'Connor at short, who
fielded to Bowen, and the popular
catcher was given an error, which
netted the visitors a score. The next
man up struck out, and, with three
men still on bases, the prettiest play
of the game was made. The batter
hit to Walker, who fielded to Bowen,
who, in return, quickly shot the ball
down to first, making a double'play
and retiring the side. The visitors
next run came in the third inning.
The Pilots commencd their work
in the scoring line in the third inning
when, with two or three hits, throe
men crossed the home plate. They
made on each in the fifth, sixth and
seventh.
The score in detail is as follows:
Brunswick.
Ain .11. 11. Po. .A. E.
Crovat.t, 3d. .4 2 1 P 1 u
Bowen, catch 4 2 1 12 2 1
Brewer, 2(1.. 4 2 1 1 1 0
Hopkins, If . 4 0 3 1 0 0
Walker, ptch 4 0 0 0 1 1
Grimes, rf. . 2 0 1 2 0 0
O'Connor, ss 3 0 0 0 2 1
Barrett, Ist. 3 0 16 10
Andrews, ef 3 0 0 0 0 0
31 6 8 21 8 3
Fitzgerald.
Ab. ,R. 11. Po. A. E.
Deyo. A. ... 3 0 1 1 0 0
Deyo. A. .., 3 2 2 0 2 0
Kay, catch 3 0 1 7 0 0
Connors, 3d . 3 0 0 2 2 1
Chapel, P. If 3 0 1. 0 0 0
Chapel, A ~ 3 0 0 0 2 0
Jay, rf .... 3 0 0 0 o y
Martin, 2d . 3 0 0 J o 1
Casper. Ist , 3 o 0 to j 2
27 2 5 21 7 4
Score by Innings.
Brunswick 003011 I—(i1 —(i
Fitzu -raid ....... 10 ] 00 0 o—2
Summery: Struck out. by Walker,
10; by Chapel, 6; bases on balls, off
Walker, 1; off Chapel, 1; two baso
hits. Hopkins, Bowen; stolen bases,
Crovat.t, Hopkins, Grimes; double
plays, Walker to Bowen ot Barrett;
sacrifice hit, O’Connor; wild pitch,
Chapel
Caught on th Diamond.
Manager Coleman did not succeed
in securing the Jacksonville club, and
there will hardly be any more games
this week.
Grimes makes about as good a
fielder as he does a twirler and han
dled everything that came his way
yesterday
Ti*e Fitzgerald boys thought they
were ' on to” Walker yesterday at the
beginning of the game, but as soon
as lie settled down he struck out seven
out of eight men and then he did not
■‘let-go” on the visitors.
Hunter Hopkins had on his batting
costume yesterday and out oi torn
times up lie secured a t-vo-bagger and
two sngles, an average of ,'IM.
it is hoped that some good team l
will lie secured lor games next
week.
•Manager Coleman seems to have
found a valuabe man in Barrett, who
nas been playing • tlrst during the
Htzgerald cries. He is a good player,
a sale batter, and is in the, game from
start to finish..
Tne Pilots have now played a total
oi 14 games, have won 9 and lost 5,
making their percentage .642, which
is unusually good, The games played
STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING
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Brunswick Had Quite a
Thunderstorm Yester
day Afternoon
LI I 111 DAMAGt WAS DOM
National Bank Building, Brady's Store,
Arcade Building and Other Places
Hit by a Bolt—-Telephone
System Suffered.
I.ruusv. ick was visited hy a severe
tlm-ulor mid lightning storm about 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon and. while
no sminus damage was the result,
sev ,il building in the oity were
strn< k hv lightning, while tile tele
Phone company’s lines were badly in
te--erred with, as was the electric
light system.
Ti c lightning played around aa num
ber of places, and caused many peo
pie to hide behind doors, especially
the colored population.
Ti-i- Nut hum, I Iwuk building was
struck and a small portion of the cor
ner near tlie offices of Kay, Bonnet
and Conyers was torn away, while all
tlie occupants of the building felt the
effects of the shock. At the same
time the bolt struck this building, the
electric fan in Fortson's drug store
and other places stopped running.
The building occupied by the Ar
cade saloon was also struck on the
roof and the occupants In the second
tory of the building were greatly
frightened, but no damage was done.
.The store of H. ,11. Brtidy also re
eelved a severe shock, and a bolt
struck the corner of the building, put
ting the telephone entirely out of
(business.
Several other places and a number
of trees were lilt, hy the bolt hut no
serious damage was done.
Race Troubles Near Rome.
Home, Ga.; Aug. 5. —News reached
the city tixlay of trouble between the
whiles aud blacks at Shannon, a small
town on the Southern Railway, about
twenty miles from Rome. It seoras
that J. T. Davis, a justice of the
peace, served a negro for debt. The
negro cursed Davis and struck him
with a rock. Other negroes took the
affair up and the whites camo to the
aid of Davis. In the mix-up several
were badly hurt. It is reported here
that the trouble is not over and that
the Whites will meet to-night and
order all of the bad negro characters
out of the town.
Killed by Lightning.
Beaufort. S. C., Aug. s.—During a
thunderstorm on St. Helena Island
yesterday afternoon, William Slier
man, a negro, and his two oxen were
struck and ; killed by lightning. The
right side of his head and body was
spilt opeu and badly scorched. The
bodies of the oxen were also muti
lated and burnt,
HESGIE HAD A BREAK-DOWN,
Add Excursionists Were Rather Late
In Returning.
While returning with the Knights
of Pythias excurson from St.. Simon
last, night, something went wrong
with the Jiessie’x engines aud the
steamer was at a standstill for about
two hours, In consequence of which
the excursionists did not reach the
city until about 2:3h this mottling.
However, the crowd whh a jol'.y
one and spent the time on the coat
very pleasantly, although a ma
jority of the excusiouists were some
what sleepy aud quite anxious to re
turn home,
The damage was not serious, and
the llessie will he on the regular run
as usual today.
Ksep Your Premises Clean,
As August and Septemebr are gen
erally looked upon as “sickly" monlhs
it behooves Hie pe-ople to keep thou
premises in the very best condition
The sanitary inspectors are doing
good work but the people call assist
them more If they would
during the seaon have been v/ith the
following clubs:
Teams— P. W. L.
Savannah Y M C. A..,. 2 i l
Fort Screven 33 0
Chat hams 2 2 0
Cordele 3 0 3
Waycross 2 X 1
Fitzgerald ............. 2 2 0
4 U 6
PRICE—FIVE CENTS.
FOR COURT
OF APPEALS
Bill Now Before the Leg
islature Will Probably
Be Passed
LOCAL AIIORNLYS FAVOR IT
Establishment of Such a Tribunal will
Greatly Relieve the Supreme
Court and is Badly
Needed.
From nil indications the state of
Georgia will, at au early dale, have
a court of appeals which, in a meas
ure, will greatly reduce the owrk of
the suprme court of the state.
The hill providing lor this cotut has
been reported favorably and it seems
to he generally understood that It will
pass.
The following, sent out under an
Atlanta date line, will lie of merest
to the people of this city genially:
A 'bill which seeks to relieve the su
preme court from its constantly in
creasing heavy docket of business by
*be creating <iT a court of appeals was
favorably reported by tlie house gen
rai judiciary committee yesterday
afternoon, in order to do this an
amendment to the constitution will be
necessary. Tlie hill was framed by
a committee of the Georgia Bar asso
ciation and has tlie support of nearly
all the lawyers or tlie state, though
it is said there will be vigorous op
position -when the measure comes up
in the house. Under the bill's pro
visions the court will consist of five
judges, to be appointed by the gov
ernor, and as tholr terms expire they
are to be elected by direct vote of the
people.
The law establishing a court of
appeals for the state seems to meet
the approval of the members of the
Brunswick bur. One of the number,
a well known and able attorney, w*
questioned on ihe subject yesterday,
lliy inemner of The News staff,
and he said he thought the court vas
badly needed and hoped that the leg
islature would pass the bill. He
thinks that the congested condition
of the supreme court under the pres
ent condition works a hardship on u.e
people generally and reels taut the now
court of appeals will do much to
wards keeping the docket of the su
preme court in good shape.
STREAMS SUBSIDE.
No Further Danger Now of Another
Flood In Kansas.
Kansas City, Mo., August 6—The
Kansas streams that wero raised ty
cloudbursts at two points and steady
downpours In other parts or the stats
during the past forty-eigbit hours, are
to-night pruetieally ai a standstill.
The biggest of these streams,. th
Kaw, is rising slowly at Kansas C.ty,
and for tho short distance west of
here, but water is not near the danger
lino.
Ai Kansas City the Kaw has naan
over three feet In the past, twenty
four hours, and Mississippi is up two
feet, but ii must go several fuel ne
yond Hits to do any material damage,
and as uo further talus are predimteo,
a gradual tall is expected.
CROPS IN GOOD SHAPE.
Showers Have Relieved Drought of
Many Days Standing.
Atlanta, Aug, 6.-—The following is
the Georgia crop report lor tne week,
Just ended. The week was generally
favorable for much work and growui
of crops Showers occurred in many
sections of the state, relieving a
slight drought of ten to filteo.. uaya
standing. Rain, however, is suit
needed in u few scattered localities
Cotton is mostly in a gtxid slate i.i,
cultivation, blooms are appearing m
northern sections, plants are fiuium*
in middle counties and bolls are ..pen
tug in the south. There is very mile
complaint of damage by shedding or
rusting. Inti black root is can ...i,
some in jury locally.
A line crop ot coru is assured, sen
der pulling was rushed during i
week in southern Counties. An tv
celienl crop of tobacco has been se
cured in Decatur ounty. peach snip
menfs have practically closed. Melons
are late and Inferior. Mice, cane
sweet, potatoes and minor crops are
doing well,
Dog Tax Due.
Officer Richardson is busily en
gaged at present In workltug dog tax
and those who own caniue* must
some actuss with $1 uu.