Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 November 1886 — Page 4

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1886.

PRESIDENT MCCOSM accepts Oliver Wendell Holmes' explanation in regard to the Harvard celebration poem and now peace with snowy pinion has settled down o'er Princeton and her "red sands."

SENATOR HEARST telegraphs to Wash ington that the California Legislature is Democratic by thirteen majority on joint ballot. He is a candidate for reelection to the Senate, and has some very strong grounds upon which he bases his claims.

ME. BLAINE AND THE CIVIL SERVICE, Mr. Blaine, who is an avowed enemy of civil service reform, and whose peppery sister-in-law, Gail Hamilton, has frequently attacked it as Miss "Nancyism," in the North American Review through which she had an extended argument with Mr. Dormaa. B. Eaton, has published a letter in the Kennebec Journal in which he says: "Mr. Smalloy gives a somewhat detailed recital of the defects and abases alleged to exist in the English service defects and abuses which were never attributed to our •own civil service, even by its most merciless censor. My argument implied, and was intended to imply, that the Republican party had been wise in not adopting the English «ystem, with its life tenure and it large pension list and all the attendant evils which which have at last demanded investigation by a ministerial commission."

The GAZETTE is not aware that any of the advocates of civil service reform wish to adopt the English system in its entirety. The fatal defeots in that system are life tenure and the pension. There is no more reason why the goverment, which is a good and liberal paymaster, should pension its employes than that the railroad should pension its officers and men, or a dry goods store its clerks. In fact, it is better that individuals clearly understand that prudence and foresight are required in youth and middle age to secure comfort and ease in advanced years. For the government's employes to be relieved of all these considerations conducive to correct habits of life, in the certain expectation of pension, tend to exert a harmful influence on the great masses oE people in the ordinary advocations of life, who have no such assurance, and who, being brought in contact socially "^'^Bnd otherwise with the officials of the government, will be tempted into a similar reckless-of-the-future style of living which the pension system begets.

This is one of the features of the English civil service which we do not want to adopt. Nature has provided that other causes being equal, those who have prudence and foresight survive, and those who lack it, perish. This is true of the ant and the squirrel and equally so of men. It is not wise to set this eternal law aside by artificial and temporary contrivances. It is a just expression of gratitude to pension a man who has suffered bodily injuries, in war or in perilou service for the government, but we have no gratitude towards, in fact we lack respect for, the man who will hold a good government place all his life and then have to be pensioned at the last to save him from pauperism. The system of life tenure is also a defect in the English service which we do not want to adopt. The whole theory of oivil service reform is based on honest payment for actual value rendered. Fitness is the corner stone of the great superstructure. The government offices are no asylums for the aged who are no longer able to work A man 75 years old would not make a good letter carrier therefore he ought not to be employed as a carrier, no. matter if ho has been in the eervice for forty years. The presumption is, and it is a fair and reasonable presumption, that in all those years, at fair pay, he should have accumulated enough to

keep Him, jnst as he would have done had he spent his life in a poorer paid employment for some individual or corporation. Habits of steady industry and thoughtful provision for the future scarcely natural in men. They muBt be carefully cultivated and sedulously watched when established. Any system which tends to break down these valuable characteristics by removih* incentive which gave them birth, is injurious to the entire community. There is no sociological fact better established than this.

A Fearful Railway France.

Accident In

Russia and Bulgaria.-—English Politics.—Beecher's Interview.

A Great Kailway Accident.

PARIS, NOV. 15—Further particulars have been received of the railway aeci dent at Listeron, in the Department of Basse Alpes. It appears that about 300,000 cubic metres of rooky earth fell from Mont Gerves, overwhelming train which was proceeding at full speed from Marseilles. One first-class carriage was crashed to atoms, and the engine was overturned. The driver, guard, a telegraph clerk and four English passengers were killed on the spot, and two other passengers have since died from their injuries., The stoker's life is despaired of. Twenty other persons are suffering from injuries. A second slide occtfrred, but.did no damage. M. Millard, Minister of Publio Works, has visited the scene of the ao cident.

Its First Meeting.

LONI)ON, Nev. 15—The oommittee appointed by the Cabinet to prepare a measute for the reform of the proceedure rules of the House of Commons held its first meeting today. The oommittee is composed of Lord Randolph Churchill, Chanoellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chief Sec retary for Ireland, Mr. Matthews, Home Secretary, Mr. F. Stanhope, colonial secretary, and Mr. W. H. Smith, Under Seoretarv.

The London Post Angry at Beechef. LONDON, NOV. 15—The Post this morning has an angry article on Henry Ward Beecher's statements to an interviewer concerning England: "Mr. Beecher," says the Post, "seems to have fallen into bad company. He mistakes the tin pot rattle of a few noisy sectarians for the mind of the British people. The Lowell interview presents a hnppy and timely coutrast."

FOREIGN NEWS. fv

A Divorce Granted Mrj. Sebright. BERLIN, Nov. 16.—An Austrian electrician named Marcus is supplying the German navy with a newly invented petroleum engine for torpedo boats. The engine is set in motion by electromagnetism and is more powerful than a steam engine of the same size. It is not liable to explosion.*

LONDON, Nov. 16.—Judgment was rendered today in the action brought by Mrs. Arthur Sebright to have her marriage with Mr. Sebright declared void on the ground that she was forced into it through fear. The marriage was declared annulled.

The Judge, in rendering his decision, commented upon the fact that the evidence given by the plaintiff had not been denied by the defendant. No man, he continued, with a particle of self-respect, if able to deny, would nave allowed such testimony to go uncontradicted. The plaintiff had been reduced to a condition of miind by the defendant where she wa« no longer able to resist the pressure of his importunities to marry him, and although at last the oeremony had been gone through with she had not given the consent which the law rpquires.

Mr. Sebright was today adjudged a bankrupt. Russia has designated Prince Nicholas of Mingrelia as her candidate for the throne of Bulgaria. The other Powers have unanimously approved of him as the successor of Prince Alexander and have invited Russia to now propose a satisfactory solution of the conflict with the Bulgarian regency.

The colliers of Wales have voluntarily submitted to a 5 per oent. reduction in their wages in order to prevent a stoppage of work at the mines.

Appointments.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—The President this afternoon made the following appointments: Samuel D. Leavitt, to be Collector of Customs for the District of Passamaquoddy, Maine Louis J. Weiler, surveyor of the Customs for the Port of Miohigan City, Ind., in the District of Chioago.

Oavitt in Pittsburg.

PITTSBUKG, Pa., Nov. 15.—Miohael Davitt, the founder of the Land League, arrived here this morning from tho west. He was met at the depot by a oommittee of Irish citizens, who esoort ed him to the Hotel Anderson. Tonight he will be tendered a reception at Lafayette Hall.

The Cheerful Dakota Farm.

Sioux FALLS, Dak., Nov. 17—A storm is in progress here. Snow has been fall-

signs of abatement. A strong north west gale is blowing with the temperature 10 above aero.

THE GAZETTE: TERRE HATTTK TTvTOIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER18,1886.

Marriaee of Hon.A. S. Hewitt's Daughter NEW YOBK, NOV. 16.—Amy Hewitt,] daughter of Hon. A. S. Hewitt, was married yesterday to James O. Green, son of President Green, of the Western Union Telegraph Company. The ceremony took place at Bingwood, N. J. About three hundred guests went from this city by special train. Among those present were Allen Thorndike Rice, Griswold Lorillard, Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw Beid, Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, ex-Mayor Cooper, Bishop and Mrs. Potter, Judge and Mrs. C. B. Daly and many other well known people. A feature of the occasion was the presence of many of the workmen from Mr. Hewitt's iron works.

_, Ho* it Looks to Others./ St. Louis Post Dispatch.—The situation in Indiana is not without, a mild element of humor. The election gave the Democrats a majority of two in the Legislature on joint ballot, but as the Republicans control the lower branch of the Legislature, they at once, went to work and raked up charges against several Democratic members for the purpose of unseating them and giving the Republicans a majority. At this stage of the game the Democrats discovered that ten Republicans were aot elected as regularly as they should have been, and instituted contests in each case. The Democrats control the state Senate and are confident of their ability to bounce a Republican Senator for every Democrat turned out of the lower House. This turn of affairs oaused the Republicans to pause in their game and it is now probable that no member of either party will be unseated, which insures the election of a Democratic United States Senator to succeed the present incumbent, Senator Harrison. This episode teaohes that election contests have no proper plaoe among the machinery of politioal. manipulation.

Anti-Saloon Republicans.

NEW YOBK, NOV. 16—A number of members of the Anti-saloon Republican League executive committee have arrived here, and a meeting will be held at the Fifth avenue hotel tonight. Henceforth New York, instead of Chicago, will be the headquarters of the movement, and Albert Griffin, of Kansas, the chairman of the committee, will take up his residence here. The ohange of location is due to various causes, one being the belief that more money for carrying on the work can be secured in the east, and another the prospeot that more adherents to the cau?e can be found in states such as Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, etc., than in Hlinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Missouri. The fact that, right upon the heels of the recent national convention and the establishment of 'headquarters in Chicago, the Republicans nominated several saloon keepers for important'positions upon the county ticket is also said to have had something to do with the opinion of the committee that Chicago was a good plane to get out of.

"The Ways of Peace.

BKAZIL, Nov. 16.—The October pay of the miners, Saturday, the largest for some years, being over $200,000, was mostly due to amicable relations between miners and operators. Causes uncontrollable have conspired to produce seasons of dullness in the trade since the organization of the Miners' federation in June, 1885, but matters from that date have continually improved, especially for the miners, as the result of mutual co-operators. During the past month considerable activity has been manifest* ed in operating. Anew shaft has been sunk that promises soon to become the largest in capacity in the state. The season of greatest activity will continue for tbfree or four months.

Sullivan.

SULLIVAN, Ind. Nov. 36, 1886.—[GAZETTE special.]—Grand Herald J. M. Lang, accompanied by J. S. Reed, D. Chranicke, Dr. W. H. Bucher and W. S. Smith left this evening for Indianapolis to attend the annual meeting of the Grand Lxlge of the I. O. O. F.

Ferd E. Baster, who has been 66 long connected with the E. & T. H. sffice at f.hia place, will tomorrow take a position on the E. & E. S. as traveling passenger agent. Mr. Basler is one of our solid business men and he will be missed by all those who have business at the pffice. will

delphia will nominate a candidate for

mayor and city offices next spring.

Funeral of Mrs-Hessing.

CHICAGO, NOV. 16.—The funeral of Mrs. A. C. Hessing, wife of the proprietor of the Staatz Zeitung, which occur-

ing steadily for eighteen hours with no red this morning, was very largely at- gggo 144

half of charitable objects.1 $406,544.

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Comparison of the Vote In Congressional District.

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Nelson v.Y. .V....2,925 Lamb 2,979 FOUNTAIN COUNTY. Nelson!.. 8,424 Lamb 2,421

MONTGOMEBY COUNTY

Nelson 8,571 Lamb 3,577 PABXB COUNTY. Nelson 1,824 Lamb 1,951

VERMILLION COUNTY.

Nelson I 325 Lamb 1,32ft VIGO COUNTY. Nelson ...5,201 Lamb 4,#01

SULLIVAN COUNTY.

Nelson.-! ..2,88S Lamb 2,620 RECAPITULATION. I?! Nelson iti". .20,268 Lamb... 19,889

Thus it is seen that in the five counties of the district outside of Vigo and Sullivan Lamb received a total of 12 253 votes, while John C. Nelson, the head of the Democratic state ticket, received 12,229, or 24 less. In two of those five counties (Montgomery and Parke) Lamb led the Democratic state ticket, in one (Vermillion) he re ceived exactly the same vote, in one lay) he reoeived six votes less and in one (Fountain) he received three votes less. In all of these five counties he led the remainder of the Democratic state and county tickets by all the way from 2 to 300 votes,Nelson being defeated by the smallest majority of any of the candidates on the Democratic state ticket.

Where Mr. Lamb was defeated, and the analysis plainly shows that to be true, was in Vigo and Sullivan counties. But even adding, in these counties he received but 429 less than the head of the Democratic state ticket. The Democratic loss of 805 votes on the state ticket in these counties over the vote two years ago, the Republican gain of over 1,000 votes on the state ticket over the same vote and the Greenback vote for Pope, the National candidate for Lieutenant-Governor* of 629 in the district all bear directly on the result.

These figures will well bear attention from the politicians.

MEXICAN MATTERS.

Assassination of Gen. Cardena ST. LOUIS, NOV. 16.—There are in St. Louis at this time a number of Mexicans who have been obliged to leave their native country on account of the failure or discovery of revolutionary schemes with which they have been connected, and in Chicago a larger number of them are waiting for the time when a change of administration will enable them to return in safety to their homes. A most interesting subject of conversation among all of these Mexicans has the report of the assassination at Zacetecas, Mexico, of Gen. Garcia Cadena. Gen. Cadena was the candidate against Gen. Porfiero Diaz for the presidency of the Mexican republic in 1883 and has always been regarded by Diaz as an enemy and a dangerous man. The report of his death was confirmed yesterday, and it was stated in a private letter that Gen Cadena had been killed by political enemies who had reason to fear his influence and his ambition. The exiled Mexioans here believe that the death of this leader removes the most

move toTfem. HMtfthta WMk*wb^j '"nmdable opponent to the bill now

Mr. Erwra Oatlin is rapidly replacing years of his term of office* his building, on the south side of the „», square, which was burned some weeks n^A ago, with a nice brick structure. :"an_I?er

Political Dots. I yesterday announcing the death of GenThe campaign executive itol eral Manager Sawyer, of that line, at the Central Labor union of New

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Sa*ye.

W. F. Barton, agent for the Continental Freight Line, received a dispatch

Virginia yesterday The funeral will

i.„ -_„J occur today at Richmond, Virginia.

has issued an address to organized I Mr Sawyer's home is in Cincinnati, labor throughout the United States, re-1 ^nt jjg had gone to Virginia for his ferring to the "great moral victory" ao-1 health. hieved in securing 65,000 votes fori ,l- I. -v.* Henry George for mayor, and express- A Miner's Terrible Fate. ing the belief that a successful national. RU9h, a miner from Fontanet, movement may be was brought to the city and taken to St

Anthony's Hospital yesterday in &

as a candidate for mayor ^of Denver. Blocking condition. He was working FoUomng the example rftoeir^jat bottom of a shaft, when an imago brethren, the.workingmen of J*™-

mmga qUfmtity of elate fell on him

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mangling his lower limbs

in a frightfal manner.

An amputation

iof both limbs may l?e necessary today.

Silver Dollar.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—The issue of standard silver dollars from the mints

.. during the week ended Nov. 13, was

Bame week laBt

Hessing was widely fha shipments of fractional silver

tended. Mrs. 7—117, Thesbip: known on account of her efforts in be-

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Democratic Losses in Indiana.l WASHINGTON, NOV. 14.—The official returns-from the late elections in Indian aon Congressmen are as remarkThiS able as they are interesting, preseuting, as they do, some curious political facts _J| of the polls, and fancies of the voters* &| In 1884 the Democrats polled for their

Cold Figures That Are Interesting I Congressional candidates 248,521 votes, 'and the Republicans polled for their

To, Thoughtful Persons.

Post-election figures are always a curious and an interesting study and the GAZETTE'S analysis of the vote of this congressional district a week or so ago attracted wide-spread attention from the press of the district At that time, however, the official vote was not at hand from all the counties and the conclusions as then given were as correct as the unofficial figures at hand would warrant. On Saturday last the Indianapolis Journal printed the oorrect congressional vote of the state by counties, which is given ia another column, and as several days previous to that it printed the offioial vote of the state for state officers the analysis can now be resumed on a firm basis. The following is the vote cast for the Democratic candidates for Lieutenant-Governor and Congressman in the seven counties of the district^ '*1

candidates for Congress 238,433 votes, making a total of 486,954 votes. In this vote the Democrats obtained a majority of 10,068. In the eleotion last Tuesday week the Republicans polled for their Congressional candidates 238,817, or only 116 votes less than they polled in 1884, a national campaign year. This is simply remarkable. The Democrats on the other hand polled but 219,309 votes, or 29,212 votes less than they polled two years ago. This loss of nearly 30,000 votes in two years gives the State to the Republicans by a majority of 19,008. The Democvrts lose on an average 2,250 votes in eaoh of their Congressional districts, and over 300 votes in each county in the State. The Republicans held their vote by districts and counties suprisingly. For instance, in 1884 they polled 18,493 votes in the First district, and this year they polled 18,258. In the Second district their vote in 1884 was 15,128, and this year 14,866. In strong Democratic districts the Democratic loss is fifty per oent. greater than it is in Republican districts.

A GOOpllGN. 'V

All Kinds of Factories in Pittsburgh Full Operation. I' PITTSBUBGH, Pa., Nov. 15.—For the first time in several years there is no strike of any consequence in Pittsburg or the surrounding district Every furnace, iron mill, glass factory, tannery, oleomargarine factory, foundry, cooper shop, oil distillery and other factories is in operation, and if the coal mines are not in operation it is for want of water, not of orders. Labor leaders claim that there is a larger proportion of the workingmen of Pittsburg employed at the present time than in any other oity in the union. They attribute the absenoe of strikes principally to the introduction of natural gas, and the government of the workingjnen of this city by sliding or yearly scales.

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War in Kentucky.

LouisviijiiE, November 13—The war in Perry county, between the French and the Eversole factions, has broken out afresh. Almost every oitizen cf the county has taken sides with these mountain merchant princes, as they are called. Both factions seem to have come to the conclusion that there can be no settlement except by extermination. Both factions are armed, and the first shot will bring about a general war. The feud between French and Eversole dates back several years, rhey are rivals in business, and control the entire trade of several mountain counties. The report that both were killed some tim& ago was not true.

"Swapped" Wives.

NEW YOBK, NOV. 15—A Chatham, N. C., special says: "A white man, Moore' was sent to the ohain gang Saturday for having traded wives with another man. When Judge Gilmer asked him what he had to say why sentence should not be passed, be replied that he did not know that his act was a crime. A man came to his house with a woman who was better looking than his own wife and bantered him for a trade, so he "swapped," and paid $1.50 to boot. As this was his first "swap" he hoped the court would impose alight sentence. The other man who was a partv to the trade has not been apprehended as he lives some miles in the country and the officers have been unable to catch him.

Cleveland Failure.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 16.—Cohen, Sampliner & Co., one of the largest gents' furnishing goods manufacturers in this city and who have been in business for the past twenty-five years, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Mr. Emil Joseph is named as assignee. He has filed his bond in the sum of $100,000. The assets of the firm are $175,000 and the liabilitioe $200,000. Inability to collect the debts of the firm and the importunity of creditors is stated as the cause of the failure.

Mysterious Murder.

CHICAGO, NOV.16—Last night Charles Fife, while on his way to his house in Warren Avenue, was assaulted by several unknown men and beaten into insensibility. When the wounded man was taken home it was found that his jaw was broken in two places and a great gash was in his neck just under the chin. He remained unconscious from the time he was assaulted until his death occurred, and no one has yet been found who saw the attack.

lfc An Enterprising Frenchman. LONDON, NOV. 16 -A Frenchman has been engaged in shipping arms to Connty Kerry, Ireland, where he sold them to moonlighters. A London firm suspected the business he was carrying on and informed the police, who seized the parcels which the Frenchman had ordered to be shipped to Ireland and opened them, when they were found to contain arms.

Translation of "Ben-Hur.

Father Harmon, assistant rector of the German Catholic church of Lafayette, and a distinguished German scholar, has just completed the task of translating General Lew Wallace's work, "Beu-Hur," into the German language, with the author's consent. It will be published in Germany.

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The Greai Packer's Strike Ended.

All Bon or To the Wisdom Foresight of Powderly.

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CHICAGO, Nov. 15.—At an early hour this morning the late striking employee the packing houses assembled at the respective headquarters indicated in the sheriff's order iss«ed yesterday, and applied for employment The crowd was orderly and perfectly quiet. The foremen of the different houses selected such men as they required at once and the remainder departed evidently satisfied that they would be taken back SB soon as the houses were in full running shape again. Tho number of old men re-employed this morning is between twelve and fifteen hundred. Advioee just received from the yards indicate that no difficulty is anticipated between old and new employes.

The question as to what extent the old employes shall be given precedence over the new is liberally discussed. At the packers meeting yesterday the situation was discussed in the light of the strike being declared off All took Mr. Powctyrly'p order calmly, but were plainly gratified "by it All, however, were unanimous in the declaration that no new men should be discharged to make room for the old ones.

The determination was also expressed that only thae should be taken back who were desired by the employers. "There is not room now for all the old men," said Mr. Hately after the meeting. "I have some new men who are about equal to the old, and besides there are not enough animals on hand to start up with full foroa It will take me several days to get ready for complete work." Other packers express like opinions, and will, they also said, take back all of the old men they could use, none of them believing that many of them would be immediately wanted.

All the strikers taken baok are compelled to sign a paper in which they agree not to leave their work without giving their employers two weeks notioe. On the other hand the packers agree not to diecharge any of their men without giving them two weeks notice. To still further bind the men to the agreement, each one is required to deposit $50 with his employer, this snm to be taken gradually out of the wages.

THE TROTTING ASSOCIATION

Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. The stockholders of the Terre Haute Trotting Association met at headquarters—the National Hotel—yesterday. There was a large attendance, Mr. W. T. Beauchamp,who was absent from the oity, being the only stockholder not present.

Offioers were elected as follows: President—W. P. Ijams. Syj Vice President—Phil. Sohloss. Treasurer—Horace Putrh., Secretary—B. G. Watson. Gen. Supt.-—U. B. Jeffers.

The meetings both last spring and this fall were great successes as far as sport was concerned. The races were excellent. Very little money, however, only a few hundred dollars, was made, owing to the unfortunately bad weather and the high purses.

The association is in good condition and is progressively managed.

A Rascally Postal Clerk.

CHICAGO, NOV. 15.—George Colter, a newly appointed postal clerk operating on the St. Paul limited train between Minneapolis and Chicago, was arrested this morning by Inspectors Doubleday and Smith, charged with rifling the mails. Extensive thefts of valuable letters, principally those, directed to M. A. Dauphin of the Louisiana Lottery company, had taken place of late and a watch was set and decoys sent. On Nov. 3d, twenty letters were found by the side of the track near Milwaukee, all directed to Dauphin. The currenoy and available money contents were abstracted and the express and postoffice money orders mutilated. On hia person was found $9 in cash and the decoy lettern mailed to go on his train.

Set On by Robbers.

OLANBNCE, MO., NOV. 15.—Last night about 11 o'clock a stranger named Geo. Dobyns came dragging himself slowly and painfully into the oity. He was fearfully burned and presented a frightful appearance. As he was walking along the railroad track, two miles east of this plaoe, he was attacked by two unknown men, who, after relieving him of all the tmoney he had, $50, beat him in a brutal manner until he was insensible and then set fire to his clothing. The flames burned into his flesh, restoring consciousness, and that by rolling on the ground and tearing at his garments with bis naked hands he finally succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not until he had reoeived frightful and probably fatal burns. He is now under the care of physicians hes^e. .,

Another Contest.

BRAZIL, NOV. 16.—W. W. McGregor, Democratic nominee for Auditor, will contest the election of Hyland, Republican, and a new oount has been ordered for Thursday.

JTJSTICH WiiiDX near oorner Fifth and Ohio is ready for business. He has taken Esq. Gartrell's docket and his office fitted up nicely.

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