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HUNTINGTON'S
Protest Against the Pretensions of tn
Texas Pacific Railroad.

WASHINGTON, September 6.-Since the
Southern Pacific has been claiming the
! Texas Pacific unearned land grants as sue
cessor to the rights of that road, several
letters of Mr.. Huntington have been found
declaring in strong terms that the Texas
Pacific had no right to the land which he
now claims, having built no road 1t was
known that he had written a formal pro-
test TO the Interior Department. That
paper has at last been found, and Judge
Payson and several other members OF
Congress, who intend to oppose the claims
of the Southern Pacific, expect to make
good use OF this and other papers of like
nature in the argument before Secretary
Teller. In this protest Mr.. Huntington
says:
"The pretended authority of the Texas
Pacific, for instance, to bridge the Colo
RADIO river, under the act of Congress, is
incomplete and without warrant under
the Federal Constitution; that the Texas
Pacific Company has no right to construct
its line across California; that the Texas
Pacific Company, at the date of writing
this letter, was not constructing any road,
but had suspended its construction, and
was, instead, declaring before Congress its
inability to continue constr uction, unless
aided further by the Endorsement of the
government upon its ffty-year gold
bonds that within certain important
limits ii had not constructed one mile nor
laid rail- that the defaulting Texas Pa
cific Company seems to have supposed
that all that was necessary TO bring our
tracklayers to halt could be done by
driving line of pegs and scratching up a
furrow of sand, at what it was pleased to
designate as the point of junction"
The attorney OF the Southern Pacific, in
short, thus demonstrated to his own salts
! faction, in this letter. that the Texas Pa
cific had not constructed mile of road on
| the territory of the United States outside
! of Texas
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CHEAP MONEY ORDERS.
Description of the New Postal Notes, and
the Reasons for Their Issuance.

A number OF the new postal notes have
been sold and received in the city since
they were put on sale at the postotfice.
These notes are sold with view to max
ing it convenient for the public to send
small amounts of money by mail. They
are issued in denominations raging from
one cent to 81 %. The fee is
three cents, and the notes are
issued on any monev-order office in the
country. The notes are bright and crisp,
and have valuable air about them. They
are printed on q canary-colored parchment
or bank paper, with the face printed
in velvet-brown and the back light green.
The note is little larger than a postal
card. On the left end of the front side are
two columns, one of years and one of
months. They run to 1894. On the other
side are three columns of figures, one of
dollars and one of dimes and one of cents.
By punching out these figures it is easy
to indicate any amount from one
cent to 81 80. The face of the note is
otherwise engraved, and on the face is en-
grayed: Postal note for sums less than
SIS, payable in the United States only. To
the postmaster at -: Pay to the bearer
at any time within three months from the
last day of the month of issue the sum Of
- dollars and - cents. -, post
master. This note is also payable at the
office of issue with the same limitation as
totime. If lost or destroyed no duplicate
thereof can be issued. Received the above
amount -" On the reverse side is
some ornamental engraving and the
following: "If this postal note
be not paid within three months
from the last day OF the month
of issue, it will become invalid and
not PAYABLE, and the holder to obtain the
amount thereof, less an additional fee of
three cents, must receipt this postal note,
deliver 1t to the postmaster at the paying
or at the issuing Office, and sign an appli-
| cation for duplicate payable TO him by
such postmaster to be issued by the super
| intendent of the money order system,
| Washington, u. c. After having once
| paid this postal-note by whomsoever pre-
sented, the United States will not be
| liable for any further claim" The follow
ing are the rates of commission chan ged
| for money orders: On orders not exceed
| ing Sl0 eight cents; over SO and not ex-
| ceeding S15, ten cents; over SIS and not
exceeding $50, fifteen cents; over $50 and
| not exceeding $40, twenty cents; over S4e
| and not exceeding $50 twenty-five cents
| over $50 and not exceeding $50, thirty
cents; over $50 and not exceeding $40
| thirty-five cents over SO and not exceed
| ing $50, forty cents; over $50 and not ex-
| ceeding 500, forty-five cents.
! 1t will be seen that the smallest money
order costs eight cents, so that five cents
| is sayej-by the postal note. 1t is suggested
tIra1 Eve cents will buy beer. The note
| promises TO be popular as soon as it is un
| derstood. Money orders can still be OBJ
| tanned
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THE FEVER AT PENSACOLA.
The Disease Increasing at the Navy-Yard
six Deaths.

" AsHINGToS, September 6.-Commo-
dore English last night telegraphed Lieu
nant-Commander WEIGH, at Pensacola,
that it would be impossible for the marines
in the town camp near Pensacola to be
moved North at present, but instructing
him to move the camp to point further
removed from the infected district, if the
quarantine authorities would permit it.
Heauthorized him to inquire if the marines
would be allowed to pass through the Gulf
States, in case it was decided to remove
them North. There has not been a case of
yellow-fever among the marines since they
went into camp. No new cases yesterday
among the naval force. One death in the
hospital, Private Penaffur.
The SurgeOn-ieneral of the Marine Hos
pital Service received dispatch this alter
noon from the president of the Board of
Health at Pensacola, stating that the
house-to-house inspection had been dis
continued, and reporting that the fever
was getting worse at the navy-yard, there
having been six deaths the last twenty
four hours. He stated, also, that he was
improving the Gordon around the navy
yard wherever he could.
Senator German, of Maryland, and a
committee of the Board of Trade of Balti-
more, visited the Office of the Surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital Service
this morning to ask that vessels bound for
Baltimore be allowed to pass quarantine
at the capes, and be quarantined twenty
miles below Baltimore. DR.. Hamilton
told them the quarantine at the capes had
been established at the request Of the
municipal authorities of Baltimore, and il
the latter indorsed the request of the
delegation he would lay the matter before
the Secretary of the Treasury. Otherwise,
he declined to have anything to do with
making the change.
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ton of orders take care OF the large
production. Pacific changeable, brocades
1Sc, ,changeetle ceshmeres 16lc, changeabie
pcplihs and cashmeres PIC, all wool plain
and Grape ottomans 372 and brocade otto
mans 4Oc, are zoId up and ahead, and
ordeIIs preserved for deliveries. Ladies'
wool sackings and suitings are in large
request, especially Gilbertine suitings
In fannels the inside demand for
general assortment and popular and
choice qualities is not only low in stocks,
but actually scarce, especially scarlet
twills, OF which there. is demand in ex-
cess Of the supply. OF :s;itott Scarlet ,twills
below 32tt5 tnere are no goods, and pro-
auction is solI ahead. The same make Of
tti5h irieze mixtures are being sold ahead
very largely. In white flannels the most
popular goods are in demand beyond sup
ply. Men's-ware wOolens in more general
request, with more business doing short
Things arc better and merchants in all
sections are in much better spirits than for
some time
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Repeal the Anfi-BIeycIe Law

To the Editors of the Appeal:
As there are Vulnerable objections 70
the anti-bicycle law of our honorable and
worthy chief, ID. p Hadden, and Hrrllber-
ing among the would-5e txo-wheeled
steed riders, in behalf of the sane4I~5ufi
respectfully ask. thzessfr your IaedluHn OF
publie iaserrogation, why such antique
daddicd objections to the gentle and quiet
motion of that which neither kicks
nor runs away, ridden, as it would
be, on the fright" side of the
thoroughfares, and occupying but little
space As for ourselves, we'll assume all
responsibility Gf that be the weak objec-
tom for any accident TO the rider, while
the anticipated-fright-of-t -of-the-brute-creation
objection surely cannot find place in the
mind of his honor, when We reflect that
IN greater and buster cities than ours these
vehicles play a large part in the livelihood
of sporting, and business men affording
pleasant and heaithful exercise and
without the realization of the ex-
pected cumbrus results. Hence, there
being but one obvious objection, and
that the probable injury TO the rider,
sacrifice with pleasure what of hfe-blood
is shed to place the great Bluff City on an
equal with her sisters, making the pro-
pulsion of the bicycle s~much in vogue
here as elsewhere. Hoping that our main
executive will relinquish such firm
grasp on the ''safety-valve" and occa-
sionally have an eye single to pleasure,
and awaiting the removal Of the non
bicycle shackles OF bondage, ! am, with
due respect to worthy laws, -
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BRUTAL MURDER:
An Old Man Killed fn Cold Blood for
Protecting His Daughter.

LULING, Ten, September 6.-M. Ussery,
one of the wealthiest citizens of Luling,
was murdered this morning in his own
residence by young man named sam
Brown. Ussery had two daughters. Last
week the elder one eloped with man
whom Ussery considered worthless, and
whose suit, he violently opposed. At the
same time the man Brown, whom the
father regarded as no better than the other,
tried to steal Gussie, the younger daughter,
but was foiled by locks and bars. At
dawn this morning Brown arrived with a
sion, remarking TO neighbor that he was
going to get his girl or else kill some one,
On his disnounting, Ussery and his wife
consulted privately and then informed him
that he might have Gussie. if he would get
a LICENSE and marry the girl at her home.
A discussion ensped, but was cut short by
Brown drawing his pistol and deliberately
shooting the old man three times, killing
him instantly. Mrs. Ussery was rush
ing to the rescue, when Brown
leveled his revolver at her and fired, but
she had knocked the muzzle aside and the
powder only scorched her face. Brown
fed, but was 80 hotly pursued by the
aroused and infuriated neighborhood that
he abandoned his horse and pressed
through the thicket to the Lockhart Jail
and surrendered. 1t is thought the many
relatives and friends of Ussery will make
short work of the murderer. Ussery yes
terday had made his will and arranged his
business to leave this morning for Tennes-
see in order to get rid of the unpleasant
complication
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ORDER OF CINCINNATUs.
The Parade Witnessed by an Immense
Crowd.

CINCINNATI, September 6.-The parade
OF the Order OF Cincinnatus tonight
brought out apparently the entire popuin-
ton of the city, or at least so much of it
as could be packed on the sidewalks and
in windows, doorways, on house-tops and
special platforms built for the purpose.
The largest of these was on Fifth street,
opposite the government building. where
room for 1900 was prepared: 4 tedious
delay in staring made the display very
late. 1t did not begin till alter 9 O'Clock,
and reached Fourth and Vine AT S:45
o'clock When the head OF the procession
reached the postoffice, three patrol
wagons preceded the first car side by
side to clear the streets OF people who had
occupied the entire space. The crush was
terrible in many places. Twenty-Five
floats. illustrating ancient Roman history,
were exhibited While they aroused but
little demonstrative enthusiasm, they were
apparently satisfactory. There WIS lack
OF lights for the last five or six floats that
detracted from their appearance. II re-
quired twenty-five minttes in passing.
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WIRE WAITS.

Waterbury, Conn, September Given
ty towns in Naugatuck Valley report frosts
disastrous to crops, especially tobacco and
backwheat.
Little Rock, September 6.-The st. Louis
and Iron Mountain sold 5000 acres of tim
Der lands in Hot Springs county to Daven-
port syndicate.
Boston, September 6.-Lord Coleridge
and party arrived to-day They are the
guests of the commonwealth, municipality
and Bar Association.
Galveston, September 6.-The drouth
here is broken. Specials to the Nelrs
show that the rain was quite general
throughout the State.
Boston, September 6.-EX-Gov. Talbot,
prominently mentioned as the Republican
candidate for Governor, declines positively
to allow the use of his name.
Columbus, o., September 6.-Between
10000 and $4,000 people attended the
State fair to-day, being the largest crowd
ever on the grounds. The fair is q great
success.
St. Louis, September 6.-The only new
feature in the railroad war is the report
tonight that the Ohio and Mississippi has
restored, or will tomorrow, the Chatta-
nooga rates, S14 50.
-St. Johnsburg, Va. September 6.-Dur-
ing sham fight at musteer to-day, the
premature discharge OF cannon blew of
the arm of Andrew Keiser, and the rammel
narrowly missed large crowd of specta
tors.
Austin, Tex, September ct is MOI
likely that quarantine will be established
against Matarmas, or unless yellow-fevel
appears on the boundary or some neal
port, notwithstanding the Mexican au
thoritics have not acted in good faith.
Baltimore, September 6.-Rabbi Samue
Sale, of Hal Sinai Temple, was entertained
tonight at banquet by the Young He
brew Mems Association. The Rabbi leaves
| tonight for Cincinnatistsstake charge OF /;
prominent Reform Hebrew congregation
in that city.
Richmond, Va, September 6.-It is sale
| the men building lines for the Southern
Telegraph Company, lately consolidated
| with the Bankers and Merchants line
have not been paid for four months; tina
| the company owes other officers consider
able sums and that the line material ha
been attached for freight and other bills
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SPORTING NEWS.

The blackboards at the pool-room this
morning show six races at brighton Beach
and three at Lexington. At Brighton, par
ticularly, the programme is great one, as
the. fields in each race are about evenly
matched. and excellent sport may conse
quently be expected. Selling commences
at IL o'clock, sharp.
Pools were sold on Brighton races as fol
lows:
First Race.-Three-quarters of mile
Ligan, Jessie ID. and Boulotte, $40; field
SO.
Second Race.-Major Hughes, $40; Lord
Edward, So; Ben Wooley, 81; Laura G.
81; field, 81.
Fourth Race.-One and one-quartel
miles. Hartford, $40; Centennial, So
Red Fox, 81; Barney Aaron, 81; field, s.
Fifth Race.-One and one-eighth miles
Matte Rapture SIS; Hiarity, $40; Bruins
wick, So; field, S3.
,Sirth Race-One and one-eighth miles
Joe Murray, SO; Little Fred, SO; Swift
$40; FairWater, S.
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she came to New York with her son Frank
yesterday for that purpose. Statements,
however, published in yesterdays 'S,tn and
Tribune, expressing doubt as to the le
gality of her marriage to Dr. Spar, and
the consequent legitimacy OF the young
man, so awakened their ire that they first
proceeded TO the offices of those papers to
procure a contradiction. They reached
the San office about noon. and after some
hot words in the editorial rooms it Is
stated that Frank Sparr drew revolver,
and fiOurishii6 IT sildl$ overIiis head, ex=
claimed: where's the man who wrote
the article? / want to shoot him" Sud
denly there was dearth of editors and
reporters, which continued until the offise
boy got the young man out OF the place.
The pair then went TO the editorial-rooms
of the Tribune, and similar scene ensued,
the young man expressing a wish to shoot
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid. In the excitement
Mrs. Spar tainted, and her son conveyed
her in carriage to his residence; at No. %
st. Johns Place Brooklyn, where she is
lying lii A critical condition from nervous
Drirstration
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KALAKUA's MONEY.
SPeeisseas CT the New Hawaiian Coin
Rpceik ed ai lI.a Mint

SPeeiasesas CT the New Hawaiian Coins
Received AT tI,e MInt-
WASHINGTON, September 6.-There have
been received at the office of the Director
OF the Mint specimens of the new silver
coins ordered for the Hawaiian govern
ment They are in denominations of one
dollar, half, one-quarter and one-eighth
OF dollar; All but the last correspond in
coins Of similar determinations. The one
eighth coin is equivalent in weight and
fineness to one-half OF the United States
quarter of a dollar. There are to be struck
off 100000 worth OF 81 pieces; $500, 900
in halves Sl25, 900 in quarters, and SO 900
in eighths.
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LITTLE Rock, September 6.-The Little
Rock, Mississippi River and Texas and st.
Louis narrow-gauge railways have been
cutting passenger rates from Little Rock
to Louisville, using the Illinois Central to
Oden, and the Ohio and Mississippi rail-
road from that point. The rate by the
Memphis and Little Rock and Louisville
and Nashville is SIS 10. Round-trip tickets
are sold only one day in two weeks. The
other routes will sell at SIS every day.
Arrangements are being made by the
new combination to reduce the freight
and passenger rates to all competing
points in Arkansas and Texas, and also the
North, to-day.
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AMERICAN PORK.
The Result of Its Prohibition lin France
A Strong Protest.

WAsmINGTos, September Consul
Roosevelt, at Bordeaux, France, has sent
thc Department of State some extracts
from note concerning the prohibition of
American pork which had recently been
handed the Minister of Commerce by a
delegation of the Chamber of Commerce
of Paris and Marseilles, Bordeaux and
HAVE. In this note the Chambers repre-
sent that the loss caused by prohibition to
the merchant marine and country in
freights, etc, has been very great; that
the sanitary question has been decided by
the Committee on Public Hygiene adj
versely ia prohibition that by prohibition
the working classes have been deprived of
cheap food and the price of food increased,
with other resultant difficulties, and that
as long as prohibition lasts retaliation may
be expected from the United States. They
ask that American pork be made free and
the decree of prohibition cancelled.
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Suits Against the ShaMs.

New York, September G.-The National
Park Bank, of this city, has brought action
in the Supreme Court against Fayette
Shaw and Brockley Shaw, of the firm OF
F. Shaw q Brother, to recover Sl29, 900 for
loans and advances made to them between
January lst and July !, 1888. The bank
received promissory notes which proved
afterward to be worthless. Shaw& Brother
represented themselves as solvent, but it
is claimed they were not at the time the
loans were made. The bank rendered the
notes back, but Shaw 4 Brother would not
accept them nor return the money. The
Metropolitan National Bank and the Mar
ket National Bank, both of this city, have
begun similar suits against the same firm
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The Indiana sanrerSe.t.

INDIANAPOLIS, September 6.-The eighth
annual sangerfest of Indiana began to-
night under the direction OF Profs. Barns
and Ernestinoff. The societies present are
from Evansville, Terre Haute, Lafayette,
New Albany, Fort Wayne, Richmond,
Peru, Aurora and Lawrenceburg. The
chorus cosists of 200 male voices and an
orchestra Of fifty pieces. Among the
noted singers are Miss Cranch, of Cincin-
natl Miss Wulst, OF this city; Mrs. Anna
retzek, OF New York; \. Bischof, of Chi
cago; Oscar Sterns and F. Fay, OF New
York. ''The Battle of the Huns" was
OF ven tn-nipbf
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Killed hY n Cansfalla.

CHIcAGo, September 6.-Martin Kaller
aged thirty-one years, was shot and killed
by Constable johnson in the suburbs OF
Highland Park last night. The constable
fed. After the shooting an attempt was
made by the friends of the dead man to
burn Johnson's house, claiming that the
killing was unprovoked. johnson put in
an appearance this morning, suffering
from knife wounds, claimed to have been
received by him in attempting to arrest
Kaller and some boisterous companions.
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KUNTINGTON'S
Protest Against the Pretessi1ns or the
Texas Pacific Railroad to the Un-
earned Land Grants
or the Southern Pacific TO he Put TO
Good Use-American Perk
In France

WAsmSGToS, September Il. - Metallic
red is the ctior OF the new two-cent stamps
that 20 into circulation October 1st. The
contractors are now fully stocked, and
await acquisitions from the Postoffice De
partment. The distribution will be made
from New York, beginning September
18th, and a sufficient number of the new
stamps will be placed in the hands of
postmasters to supply the demands caused
by the reduction of the letter-rate Of pos
tase on October lst. The Department has
not a sufficient number Of clerks at pres
ent to undertake the redemption OF the
three-crrt stamps outstanding, and it is
probable the matter will await Congress
sional action.
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New York DRY Good. Market.

NEw YORK, September 6.-With the sale
of blankets over, the jobbing trade was
active at all distributing points, and better
feeling is prevailing. Business with agents
has been for more general assortments, and
the sale of larger amounts. Bleached
cottons have had a good assortment re-
quest. Brown cottons all doing better
converters believing that prices have
reached bottom being freer purchases For
colored cottons the request has been for
smaller quantities. Prints have be1n do
ing much better, and for all STYLES larger
business il reported. Dress goods in act
i've request, and deliveries in the exscu-
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CRIMINAL CALENDAR.


MENDOZA, ILL, September 6.-Dr. J. K.
Richley, who fatally shot his wife last
Monday and then fed, returned home
yesterday with his throat cut from ear to
ear, but no main arteries severed. He
was much emaciated, having lain in hay
loft all the intervening period. He is un-
der arrest, and will recover
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The Insoivent Auxu.tinians.

LAWRENCE, Mass, September 6.-The
st. Mary's Church parsonage and five
acres of land, the property of the insolvent
Augustonian Society, valued at S333, 600
was sold at auction under a $4,000 mort
gage held by the Essex Savings Bank, and
purchased by Peter Halihan, represent
ing St Maryss Society, for 300, sum
Just sufficient to pay the mortgage and
accumulated interest, leaving nothing fol
depositors. St. Mary's Society is com.
posed of many Augustonian priests.