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=== GREAT ljkbfljtllttll‘lltl The National Exhibition Grounds Devastated 'A despatc‘n from Toronto says. Ap‘ parcnlly insignificant at the outset, a tire which broke out on the Canadian [Exposition Grounds on Thursday night under the influence of a brisk breeze as- niuiii-d gigantic proportions, and iii a low hours had swept from the eastern to the western boundariijs. Commencing at the large grand stand the flames re- duced it to rt heap of smouldering ruins, sprcad to the first tier of stables, of which it demolished seven, leaped to the fiansportafion Building, and destroyed II In a miraculously short space of time. The blaze broke out in the east end of the grand stand at about 10 o‘clock, hut “llpm‘cntly remained unobserved for some time, for it was 10.24 before the alarm was given at Queen and Lisgar Streets, by some one who had noticed the bright reflection which colored the Sky. The force which responded prov- eJ inadequate and at 11 o'clock ttie .whole city brigade was summoned. At the outset the wind blew strong- ly from the south-cast, and the. bagel grand stand, composed largely of wood. burned with great rapidity. tore it sank into a heap of embers and toasted girders, however, tongues of fire leaped across the road at the rear of the building and ignited the first of the tiers of stables to the north. These, also constructed of wood, burned fiercely and tor a time it seemed probable that the whole block, with the large wooden women‘s Building. Poultry House, Dog ,Biiitding, etc., would be destroyed. Pro- wdcncc intervened, however. The wind shifted so that it. blew directly from the cost, not, however, before five of the stables had been totally consumed and several others stood in ruins. In some of the stables were stabled a num- ber of horses belonging to Graham Bros, Claremonf. and a number of the char - ers of the members of the. Royal Cana- 3 than Dragoons. These were all releas- ed and ran aimlessly about the grounds. FIRE SPREADS \NEST. With the change in the wind it seem- ed that the confiagration was under control, as a large open space seemed to check the advance of the flames. The log firemen were gathered to the west, of at $1,773.013, the insurance being of vided into 100 parts or shares. the still fiercely-glowing cauldron a a fire. and were endeavoring to extingu- ish it when a cry arose from the crowds. who were observing the scencsplroni every point of vantage, that the trans- portation Building \vas alight. 0110 old (Trystat Palace was fairly 101‘th It was and was soon blazing merrily. _ 11.30 o’clock when the building was ig- niled. In three-quarters of an hour the old Main Building, once the pride of the Exhibition directors. was practically dc- stroycd. All efforts to save it were friiitlcss, for the numerous panes of glass in the walls broke with resound- ing cracks and served as droughts to fan the flames. The old building. which has witness ed many a scene of splendor, furnished to the drenched onlookcr a much more striking picture in its destruction than ever before in its history. Every wm- dow, and they are legion, was outlined I'l black against a gorgeous hackgronnd of fire. As the flames seized upon lit-t“, roof they leaped high in the air, scat- tering embers in every direction. and making a fearsome pyrotechnic display. BC. Finally diilt crashes were heard, and the roof began to fall., the girders sank to the ground, and all that remained was 11 number of scattered black pil- lars of iron, like giant arms stretched imploringly to the scarlet sky. the wooden buildings to the north were ap- parently never in danger, but it seem- 'cd for a time the home of Park Comâ€" missioner Chambers, which stands at the western limit of the grounds, would go. LOSS AND INSURANCE. The loss is approximately estimated at $125,000. The insurance on the Transportation Building is $40,000 and on the grand stand, kitchen, lunch- rooms, ticket-boxes, and entrance to rand stand and fences, $54,000. In respect to the horse stables there is an insurance of $1,670 on each on Nos. 1 to 12 and 14 to 18, and Nos. 22 to ‘25 $4,000 each. On the cattle sheds there is an insurance of $1,000 each. The insurance is placed by the city, and there are 48 companies participat- in the total amount, which is placed di- W MANGLED BY EXPLOSION. Causes :1 Tragedy N;ar Bellcvillc. A dcspatch from Belleville says: Be- tween the hours of 4 and 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon Wm. Bowler and George Rion. two employes of the Belle- vitle Porlaiid Cement \Vorks. met in- stantaneous and terrible death. The two men were engaged in tamping a hole filled with dynamite, preparatory to blasting rock for the manufacture of content, when an explosion of great violence occurred, caused, it is supposed, by one of the men shifting a percussion cap. Bowler was thrown some 60 feet. He was terribly mutilated and not a ves- tige of clothing remained on the body. Bu‘th feet and hands were blown off and rocks were embedded in the body. Rion was thrown some 90 feet in an op- posite direction, the body landing in a tree and finally falling .to the ground. He was decapitated and parts of the body were picked up at some distance .from where the explosion occurred. Rion was a widower, 32 years of age, his wife having died only three wceeks ago. Two little girls are thus orphaned. Bowler was 10 years of age, son of Mr. Geo. Bowler, who resides near the works. Dynamite e...“ GOLD IN THE NORTIILAND. Many Claims Staked in the Larder Lake District. A despatcli from Toronto says: The discovery of gold in the vicinity of Larder Lake, which is about fifty miles north of Cobalt, and between the Blanche River and the Quebec-Ontario boundary line, has led to a rush to the district. Already some 250 claims have been staked, and applications for more rro coming in. The district is reached by wagon road and trail from the Temiskaining 8: Northern Ontario Rail- way. The gold appears to occur in small quartz stringers, which are numerous in places, though not all of them are gold bearing, and it has not yet. been determined whether the rock , as a whole will be payable to work. +â€" KITCIIENER TO VISIT CANADA? Report That He Will Rcorgnnize the Land Forces. A despatch from London says; it is rumored in India that Lord Kitchen“. en the expiration of his term in India will visit. Australia and anew-“ms Canada with the object of putting the land forces on a satisfactory basis. .â€".â€"§â€"-â€"-â€"â€"_u NE\\' GRAIN CARRIER. 'I‘Iic Steamer Dundee Launched on the Clyde. i. despatch from London says: The slower hiiiidee, specially built. for the Maekay interests of Hamilton for grain trade on the great lakes, was launch. ed on the Clyde on Wednesday. 1 VESTIBL‘LE DOOR \VAS LOCKED. Mr. Homer Taylor Falls Off a Train and Is Killed. A despatcti from Montreal says: Mr. l-Iomcr Taylor, of this city, dealer in railway supplies, while returnig home from Ottawa on Saturday got off the train at Alexandria to lunch, and started back just after the wheels had begun to revolve. By the time he reached the platform the train was going at a pretty good speed, but he manang to catch the hand-bar of the last car and swing up to the platform. Unfortunately it was a vestibuled parlor car, and the door of the vestibule was shut. No doubt Mr. Taylor expected some one to come and open the door, but no one came at first, and the train increased its speed, so that the man on tlie‘step outside dared not. jump off. About five miles out from Alexandria a passenger happened to see a figure clinging to the hand-bar, he ran into the vestibule to open the door. The man outside was already swaying, so no time was to. be lost, but the door would not open. Then the per- ter was called. He managed to get the door open, but. just as he reached for- ward to grip the coat sleeve the fingers relaxed, and the body was hurled into the ditch. The train was stopped and a few hundred feet back the body was found lying at the side of the track quite lifeless. Mr. Taylor was one of the oldest members of the Commercial Travellers' Association. _____+__. THREE MONTIIS' COMMERCE. â€". Increase of 822.408.1711 for First 0113110,- 01 Fiscal Year. A dcspateh from Ottawa says: Re- turns for the first three months of the current fiscal year show an increase if 322,408,173 in the trade of the Domin- ion, as compared with the correspond- ing period of the fiscal your of 1905, The imports amounted to $78,408,244 an increase of $13,005,738. Exports] of domestic produce totalled for the quarter $61,038,024, being an increase or $312,435 for the three months’ peri- od, The duty collected on imports was 312,537,100, as compared with $11,213,- 600 collected during the first. quarter of the last fiscal year. The foregoing statement takes no count of exports "1 foreign goods or of coin and bullion imports. ____..+._.._.. EARTIIQI‘AKES IN MAINE. Two Shocks Destroy Part of :1 Tem- porary Bridge. A despatch from Portland. Me, sacs: Two earthquake. shocks destroyed about one hundred feet of the temporary high- way structure known as Vaiighaii's bridge, which crosses the upper harbor, on Saturday night. The first shock was felt at 6 o'clock, the second at 7.07. Both shocks were light, but were distinctly left. It is feared that great. damage has been done to the foundation of the new highway bridge nearby, for which a quarter of a million dollars was appro- priated recently. DEATH AT SILVER \VEDDING. Many Seriously Ill, Near Caledonia. l ITwo Dead, A dcspatcli from Caledonia says: Two people dead with 85 made more or less iscriously ill, is the outi-oiiie of a feast 'heid a short while ago near here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Foster. to celebrate their silirr wedding. tiliiI-k- eni' wv'rc served, dressed with grlatinc and bozled in copper pots. Shortly af- ltcrwm-ds, some within a (lay and others iln lt‘-.\i‘l' or greater periods, the guests \iire stricken don ii. [1 was first thought to be an epidemic ‘if typhoid lever. and thus, Maw and Morrow w-re rolled. Some of “10111 ,qiiickty recovered from the effects â€" ,otliers it‘d not recover, two sucruinliiiig, ,Onc was Mrs. l-‘crguson. wife of Rev. ‘Mr. Ferguson, amt the other was Mrs. Foster. lllUUlf'I‘ of Hector Foster. ()1 those who are critirally ill, Rev. ‘:\tr. Ferguson is considerrd to be the worst. llis condition is extremely cri- tical. Hector Foster, his wife. and two ('lllitii'HI were taken ill, and reipiircd medical attendance. Fred Foster, his brother. was also ill, and his family suf- fered. Mrs. \\‘in. Murray and children were stricken down. John Sen, of York, was in a critical condition. Allan and Mrs. Anderson were ill. but recovered aflri- a turirf ill- ness, Miss. Laidnian, Blaclxi‘ieath. was a’so stricken. but is not. regarded in danger. A couple of hired men were laid low. but their recovery was quit-k. It is reported that ten people in one family were ill as the result of eating the chicken. ISLAND ENGL'LFED. 250 Pecple Drowned at Florida. Elliott's Key, A despatch from Miami, Fla., says: Elliott's Kf‘y, an island 25 miles south of here, was swept clean by the waves thrown up by the cyclone of Thursday, and 250 people drowned. The steamship St. Lucie was crushed against the island and ‘25 of its passengers killed. A barge. which was lying alongside a wharf o the key. was torn from its moorings and 50 of the 100 persons on board were drowned. A steamship reached here on Friday night with 60 wounded. among them Capt. Bravo, of the St. Lucie, who brings the information. He is badly iii- jurcd. Capt. Bravo says that he anchored on the Ice side of Elliott's Kcy on Thursday morning, and soon after the waves engulfed the island. It is believed now that a portion of the Florida Fish and Produce (loin- pany's fiect were destroyed, and Man- ager Adams sent out one of their boats on Friday morning to look for the men and their boats. On their return they reported no sign of the fleet. ..._.. . ASPIIYXIATED IN HOTEL ROOM. Oil Springs Man Found Dead in Bed at Sarnia. A despatch from Sarnia says: Alex- ander McFadyn, of Oil Springs. aged 48 years, was found dead on Sunday morning in his room at the llotel North- ern here as a result of asphyxiation. He arrived in Sarina on Friday evening. registered, and, after being assigned to his room, was not seen again. In the morning on Saturday the cliamhermaid spoke to the proprietor. Joseph Peter- son, asking why the room was not open, but Mr. Peterson supposed he was feet» ing tired. Later he asked the porter if Mr. McFadyn was around and was told he had gone out. Nothing more was thought of him until Sunday morning. when a smell of gas was noticed and the door was broken in. Deceased was found in bed and the gas jet was turned on. It is supposed that in turning off the electric light on the combination fixture he had accidentally touched the tap of the gas, which worked very light- ly. .._â€"_.+___m. JAPAN FOMENFING TROUBLE. ..â€" An Anti-British Yarn Published Russian Agency. A despatch from St. li'ttersburg says: The St. Petersburg telegraph agency has received a despatch from Tokio saying that the anti-British movement,- in India is receiving much encourage- ment from Japan, where every effort is being made to foster a feeling of kin- ship between the two dark races, and to preach the lessons of the Japanese War. The Buddhists of the two countries are fraternizing and ex- changing visits. and steps are being taken to encourage the coming of l'Iin- doo students into Japan, where they will be surrounded with an atmosphere of disaffection. The Hindoo students now in Tokio, the correspondent of the agency con- tinues, have just published an address, in which they appeal to India to heed the call of “Asia for the Asiatics." and to rise and cast off the British yoke. Taking advantage of this Anglophone foment. certain merchants of Japan have sent a mission to India to endea- vor to supplant the boycotted British merchandise with Japanese goods. The efforts are meeting with a warm we]- come. by _____+__,_._ RUSSIA “'ANTS A DREADNOUGHT. The Finance Minister Refused to Pro- vide Funds. The Admiralty intends to build a battle- ship of the Dreadnought type. 1,, order to overcome Minister of Finance Kokov- seff‘s refusal to supply him with funds Vice-Admiral Birileff, Minister of Mar- ine, appealed direct to Emperor Nacho. las, who brushed obstacles aside and ordered M. Kokovseff to transfer to Admiral Birileff $9,000,000. munâ€"â€" __.____â€".__ . . .. . . _. _ _. __ Russo- , A despatch from St. Petersburg saysz' LEADING. MARKETS CONDENSED NEWS mil/E BREADS'I‘L‘FITS. 'l‘oronti, Oct. ‘23.~r‘loiir â€" $2.75 for 0.1 pr-r cent. patents, luiyers’ bags. out- side, for export. Manitobaâ€"First pat- ,cnts, $1.50 .scCond 11010115, $1; bakers‘, W300. Mildredâ€"Bran. $15.50 to $10, in hulk. outside; shorts. $18.50; Manitoba bruit. 513: snort, 2521 in Car lots, bags in- cluded, Toronto amt Montreal freiglits. 1 “limitâ€"(Inform No. 2 while, 72c asked. outside, 7129: bid, o.i 0c rate to Portland: No. 2 rod. 720 asked, 'i'i‘vc bill: niixeil, '71,'._'.'c a~kcd, 7'00 bid, (3. I‘. R. 78 [01' Cent. points. \\'tieat‘\laiiitoba H .\'o. 1 hard. Swat a~“i\l"l.I. l'oiiit lidwaril: No. 1 northern. 83c asked: .\'o, 2 nm'tiia'l‘ll, 70);: asked. l’cri>~t«'0c asked, 78,150 bid, outside. lliirkwhrat~52c bid, 78 per cent. points Oatsâ€"No. 2 while 353“ asked, on tie, into to Toronto, 35%: bid; mixed, 3t‘i/‘gc asked, I‘m-onto. Barleyâ€"No. 3 extra, 481.113 asked, out- ,Sjth“: No. 51 47c asked outside, 45);,c bid, ‘t.. t‘. It. 78 per cent. points. (:oi-ii‘No. 3 yellow. 55/130 asked, To- ronto, to arrive, 54c bid, track, Toronto. 'I‘I'N Ct‘lt'NTRY PRODUCE. Butt:râ€"~tionditions in the market. are about unchanged. Creamery . 24c1025c (It) FI'JIIIIS .... .... . QRCIOZIC dairy prints . . 22cto23c do pails 1814020.”. do tubs .... . . . . . tdcto‘30c Inferior .. 17ctolSc tihecse~Unchanged at. 13%»: to 14c for large and 140 to 14140 for twins, in job [lots here. liggs-I‘rices are quoted from 20c to 21c by some, while other dealers quote from thc to 22C. Poultryâ€"Live poultry, especially chick- ens, are very plentiful. I Chickens, dressed . . 7cto 00 do live . . . . . 5010 ’70 Old fowl, dressed . . . . . . 5cto Tc I do live . . 4cto 0c {Due-ks. dl'esscd ltctot2c I do liv. . . . . . Scto 0r; Tui keys ... . . . . . . lie to 150 3aled llayâ€"At $0.50 to $10 per ton ,for No. 1 timothy in car lots here. I hated Strawâ€"85.50 to $0 per ton in car lots here. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal. Oct. ‘23.â€"Grain â€" The local wheat market was quiet today. Biicli\i.‘lirat~5tic per bushel, ex store. Cornâ€"American No. :2 mixed, 57c, ex store. Oatsâ€"0n spot, No. 2 white, [110 to ‘41};c; No. 3 white, 40c to 40%c; No. 4, tilSJ§c to 301/11: per bushel, ex store. I‘WISAIIOIIIIIg peas, $1 in car lots; |$1.10 in jobbing lots. Flourâ€"Manitoba spring wheat, $1.25 If $4.00; strong bakers’, $3.00 to $4.10; winter wheat. patents, $4.10 to $1.25; . ' ’ght. rollers, $3.00 to $3.70; in bags, $1.05 to $1.75; extras, $1.50 to $1.55. Millferdâ€"Manitoba bran. in bags, $20: shorts, $23; Ontario bran, in bags. $13.50 to $10; shorts, $21.50 tot$22; tiiiillcd mouille. $21. to $35; straight ,grain, $23 to $20 per ton. Rolled Oatsâ€"Per bag, $1.05 to $2,111 tear lots; $2.10 in jobbing lots. t‘oriimealâ€"I-‘ced meal, $1.25; granu- lated, $1.55. IIayâ€"NO. '1, $12 to $13; No. $11.30 11o $12; clover, mixed. $10.50; pure clov- icr. $10 per ton, in car lots. 1 Eggsâ€"The market, is steady at 23,10 to $23.: for selects, 18%0 to 10c for No. 1 candled, and 10c to 193§c for straight ireceipts. Provisionsâ€"Rarrcls. short cut intess. .5822 to lialf»bairets. $11.75 to $12.â€" ;50; clear fat back, $23.50; long cut. heavy 0 mess, $20.50; halfâ€"barrels do.. $10.75; jdry salt, long clear bar-on, 12%c to jlifffc; barrels, plate beef, $12 to $13; halfâ€"barrels do.. $0.50 to $7: barrels, litavy mess beef, $11; half‘barrels do.. .30; compound lard, BC to 03$); pure lard, 1134c to 12c: kettle rendered, 12%0 to 130; hams. 14c to 15%:3, according to 'size; breakfast bacon. 15c to 16c; \Vind- sor bacon, 150 to 15%c: frcsh killed abat- ,toir dressed hogs, $0.25 to $0.50; alive, ‘scoi to $0.7Ehper 100 lbs. BUFFALO MARKET. Buffalo, Oct. ‘23.â€"Flourâ€" Firm. \\'lteat "Spring stronger; No. 1 .;\‘iirtliern. lSL‘IJéC; \Vinter offerings light; No. 2 Ct)I'flâ€"~FII'III; No. 2 yellow, ‘5133c; No. 2 corn. 51 to 51%c. Oatsâ€" ,Strongcr; No. ‘2 white. 37910; No. :2 mix- !ed. 3614c. BilI’ICyâ€"fSll'Ollg Western c. i. f., 40 to 50c. l . .wliiti‘, 783.;0. 1\?13\\" YORK “HEAT MARKET. New York, Oct. 23.â€"\\'licat â€"â€" Spot ifirm; No. 2 red, 700 elevator; No. " red. soc/go f.o.b. afioat; No. 1 northern llii- luth. 879,1“ f.o.b. afloat; N0. ‘2 hard win- ter, *“Qc f.o.b. afiiiat. LN, ~ ......9’.....__. >7 IRREGULARITIES IN BANKS. 115 Convicted in the l'nited States Dur~ ing Past Year. A dispatch from St. Louis says: At \\'i‘diiesday's session of the thirty-sec- oud annual convention of the American Bankers’ Association the annual report of Secretary James R. Branch. of New York, showed that during the year there were 179 persons arrested for criminal irregularities in banking cirâ€" cles, of which 115 have been convicted, vand 35 are awaiting trial. Three hun« dred and thirty-seven members were dropped from the association through failure, liquidation, consolidation. and withdrawal. The total paid member- ship on Aug. 31. 1906, was 8,383. The aggregate capital, surplus and depos- its of the membership is 812514346572. HAPPENINGS FRO.“ ALL OVER THE GLOBE. Tt‘ll‘ornplll': Briefs From Our Own and Other Countries of Recent Occurrence. CANADA. \\'innipog's building permits (01‘ the year have exceeded 1511.000000. A scarcity of occasional teachers is l‘Pllorted in the Toronto i‘ublic Schools. ' Six new It)\\'llnili[).< in llurlllf‘l'll 0mm"- 10 ill'u to be opened for settlement. Another outbreak of hog cholera is I‘L‘liortcd in Kent, this time near Blen- helm. Mr. John Charlton has given $53.03) to endow a chair of moral philosophy at Queen's University. 'l‘t’llhoid fever has assumed an epi- demic form in some localities of New Ontario. Mr. Frederic Nickolls of Toronto is "131111101; for a street railway franchise in Barrie. ' 'l'tie Ilelircw congregation of Kingston will build a small synagogue at a cost of $10,000. The Montreal Street Railway Com- pany will add $2,000,000 to its capital stock. The Royal Canadian Regiment, infan- try, is Short of its establishment by 200 at. lialifax. An agitation is being raised at Van- couver for the holding of an immense exposition in.1010. Dr. C. B. Couglilin, of Pctcrborough, has been appointed Superintendent of/ the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb at/ Bellevillc. , lion. Dr. Rcaiime has decided to low commercial and sporting fishing n the Bay of Quiiite for the balance of this year only. Investigation by accountants proves that false statements to the Government by the Ontario Bank began five years ago. ~ James Ashdown, millionaire hardware merchant, has been asked by many Winnipeg organizations to run for mayor. _ The Bank of Nova Scotia paid $125,â€" 000 for the lot at the corner of Portage and Garry streets. Winnipeg, and Will. erect a $200000 office building. 'l‘wcnty-four sections of Indian lands south of the Qu'Appellc \‘alley were. sold by auction by the Dominion Government at. Regina. big prices were. realized, in some cases over $20 per acre. 1 Miss Cora Putnam has reSIgncd . - teacher in the Mercer Street sclio. 1, Windsor. because there were.cotorid children in the class. Her I‘CSIgl‘lflI/ was accepted by the Board. , I Station Agent King, of the CPR», at. Carman, Man, had $56 stolen Iron? thei till, but the thief became rcpentant: and wrote a note telling where the cash would be found. Mr. Abraham Pratt. Assessment Com- missioner and luilding Inspector of Ottawa, was dismissed from tIIC.CIIy’S employ for failure to have the rains of the Gilmour IIotel levelled to the W and. al'iJ‘tie Dominion Archives have been presented with some 4.000 manuscripts of important historical nature relativ . to the troublesome times of 1837. T1“ 9 resent. Lord Durham is the donor; Mr. C. McGill, former manager to Ontario Bank, was arrested OI charge of making false Governmcn turns. and a summons waz serve. R. R. Cockburn on a rlia ge of .r '. G. “1 Mr. McGill was r leased signing them. on bail. ._â€"â€" GREAT BRITAIN. The Bank of England has ,ojdvanccd its discount rate to 0 per cent,‘; Great Britain will remole twenty efficient ships from active duty' in order to economize for an active ficct. . Lord 'I‘wcednnutti, First, Lord of the! Admiralty, says that the recent cconm: mics will not injure the British navy. _â€"-â€"- UNITED STATES. In the explosion of an automobile at, Cleveland two persons were killed and!l two seriously injured. . , The $50,000 church built largely with,‘ the money that Father Joseph Margas of \\'ilkes-llai-i-e, Penn. has made fromi telegrnphy invention, was '- ir‘lrs.’ '1‘” “ ‘ 5 It is for Slavish dedicated on Tuesday. ., ,<_ Ilawk 01 “7051. Bel'\vick,l., Penn. had a bullet taken on Monday: from his head. where it had been im-, bedded two years. [to acc1dentally shot, himself. He will make a watch-charml ‘ bullet. 0{.Iilili1iies Rasmussen. of Greeley, Colon, ado, became lonesome and advertised“, for a wife. Among numerous answers I he received one from Eliza Morris of New York city. Monday eveninglhey were married. The bride Will bmld a. prettv home for herself and husband. Adam Raiisch. a game-warden of? Rowlcv. Mass. was shot on Tuesday, and. it is thought. fatally wounded‘wmje attempting to arrest I’atrick Laliill for violation of the Sunday game laws, (iahill says he shot in self-defence and did not know Rouseh was an officer. Heinrich Ocsfeldt, a member of a 001‘. man theatre company at Cincinnati. was fatally injured on Monday night, when. he attempted to use a loaded shell in: a hammer in driving a 11311.. The explod- ing shell blew off his right arm, de. 'ng his left eye, knocked out sever- stroyi . . I . at teeth and othermse injured tum.