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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
T0HACCO-GROw.Ks.
Annual Meeting Of the ev England
AssoelatfOn,

by telegraph 10 the Dipatch.l
UlRTP0gD. conn. Dtccmbr l5.-Ihe an
nuai meeting Of the New Egltnd Tobacco
Grower AssocistiOn was held ia UnItY
Hall 10 dav with 4 good sttndaDce. Presi-
dent Hubbard called the reeting To order
and introduced Alexandf Mcdonald, Of
Lvnchhurg. Va, cOmmssiper appointed by
the Government on the i0acco e1nlD,t OF
the Psris Exposition Of 1870, VINO Nsted INC
character OF the proposcdHhlbit aud urged
some action on the part y the as'Ocation'
The following preamble and Tcs0Iutions
were unanimously adoptl
Where's Tor q series years the farmers
Of tbt. country have bee demanding the re-
peal OF tbeinlernsi.reYrm taxes on tobacco
sad cigars, we. the Nei Engiand Iobacco'
GroWers' Association, unanimously ADOPT
tue following resolution:
EeeOivfd, Tbsi we re unanimously IN
favor Of tue abolition O the lnterDal.reyenue
taxes on tobacco, cigar, and cigarettes, ana
all internal restrictionsOn the tobacco trade
and ne empbailcsly rotest against me re-
strictions and mOaopOles which the internal
revenue system At preent fosters IN the To-
lacco industry, and ~ desire their entire re-
mOysl.
hssoiyed. That in Mtlcle 22s. Schedule
Il, OF the senate reYisQn OF lDe house UI ll
bin relating 70 "blacco, cigars" ETC.,
ttemmed tobacco be psed to 30 cents per
pound. instead Of 3 cenis, a. therein ~
present stated, tht reasons for the SAID
change being that II stemmlng tobacco th'
proportiOsale loss IN weight IS fully on'
third, and that # The unstemmed leai Il
taxed 20 cents, IN guilty the stemmed lea
should b. taxed 30oBts per pound.
Resohed, Th,t Iyticle 90 Of said Schedule
=, which now read "tObaccO stems, II cent
per pound" be stricken out, 81 stems are ONLY
I used In manufacture 10 an inconNderabl'
amount. the great illk being used mercy a
afertlizer, conseUentiy the free admission
Of tobacco stems il directly 70 the interest o
agriculture.
Res0lrrd, Thst in ali other respects TN
convention sppracs o. the senate revision o
the Mouse bill reltiugto the tariff as enume
rated Ia SCHEDULED.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
The Question Of the Capture Of StaA-
ley and Emiu

rBy Anqlo-American cabls to the Dlspstchl
LONDON. December lJ.-lu tue House on
Commons to-day Lord Randolph Churchill
asked whether the reports OF the capture OF
EuiB Pssha and Mr.. stanley we're wellfOunt-
ed. and also whether the Government would
negotiate with Osman Dignaior the release OF
the Europeans at Khart0um before the besin-
mig Of hOstilites.
Mr. Goschen, acting Government leader
replied that the information received by Tie
Government was 50 uncertain that II would
be impossible 10 suspend operations for the
relief Of Suakim during the many weeks
that would elapsc before the fate Of the eX-
plorers could lie ascertaned. Mr.. John
Morley pressed the Government to suspend
operations at Suakim until Monday next.
Mr.. Goschen replied that the request could
not he complied With, but be promised that
no instructions would be given TO hurry
operations.
Mr.. Morley: May ! then take it that the
Government will do the best they can to
prevent the commencement OF hostiiities
without tying the hands OF the military au-
thortIesi
Mr.. Goscben: | canno. tic The hands OF
the military authorities. | shall not 20
an inch beyond the statement that have
already made.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16

The Christmas german Is postponed from
December oath 10 tho 9th.
Captain Andrew Pizzini, who has been in
New York since Tuesday on VISIT 10 Mr.
Maurice b. Flynn, IS expected home To-Day
Mr.. Augustus ". Chidress, OF Cawker
CITY. Kan, il visiting friends and relations
in this city, alter al absence OF twenty-three
years.
Mrs. NJ. T.. Ellyson and Miss Moliie Ely
son. wife and daughter Of Rev. .. Ellyson,
are the guests OF DR.. George Il. steel, ZOO
south Third street.
Mr. M. !. Dillsrd, for a number OF years
With AlsOp Mosby & Co.. OF this Guy, ieit
Yesterday for Florence, Ala, where he VIII
engage In the real estate business for himself.
A concert Of the blind bows and girls OF
the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institute OF
stsunton will be gwen at the Young Mems
Christisn Association Hall Morday night,
December l7th.
Ere alarm was turned IN last night at
7.3O O'Clock from Box 10. First pollee.stsIioD.
The roof OF house 10 Buffers alley caught
Gre from sparks from the chimney, but WAS
soon extinguisbed. Damage, -.
The American schooner William 4. Mar
bury. G7s tons, Captain 3. w. Plllbury, has
cleared FOR RIO de Janero and Santos, Brazil,
with 5000 barrels Of -four from the BaItimere
Nuls, CALICO Stills, and Messrs. Dunlop a.
McCance valued at S4S,2OO
The American schooner Marlborough, VIII
liam II. Thonsburg captain, crew OF nine
men, tonnage 694, cleared AZ the cu'tom-
house yesterday for santos, Brazil, WIN
Al 600 barrels Of lour. shipped by the Galiego
Mills Manufacturing Company.
George II. White, keeper Of Sycamore
cemetery, was before the Police Court yes
terday morniug charged with burying I!
corpse without a pernit from the Board OF
Health; but 1t appearing IRON the evidence
that The uer,on dIed in Henrico and was
buried in The county, the Justice dismissed
the ease, b.. being OF the opinion that It wa,
outside the jurisdiction Of the Board OF
Health Of The city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16

NEW YORK, December 1S--TSday's market
vas extremely dull with little feature OF any
kind aud uuinportant fluctuations, cosnned
generally within n range Of less Than per
cent There was, however. a arm lone ~ tns
opening Notwithstanding the fact that hs out
siders we're doing nothing. though thsrs sssmse
20 DO sons support in grangers, coslers, ana
trnnk.lines. aud traders showed no inclisau0n
% aaks new ventures on either side oil me -.
count Tho RdVancss at the oPeaing EXTENDED
10 :, per cent. in Heading and New bngians- and
further gains OF : % = per cent we're essaO-
hshed IN the early trading. with ~ raut the
most prominent In the rise. The market men
became intensely dull. and prices saGkcd ON
slowly with no marked movement outside OF
Richmond and West Pssnt which de lined
per cent on tEo proposed action In toe Sonto
Carolina Tsgislstnrs antzgonistic 10 tee rail-
reads IN that region. Esst Tennessee second
preferred, however. Was exceptionally sueog,
and moved up over point tiuciusnehs Ners
confined 70 tho aarrowest Limits, aaa slsaongh
there vas a slight reSctien after the issue o. the
bank statement the market nRallJ closed very
dull and about steady At insignificant chsnges
for the day. The aasl ohasgss are for shght
fractions only, except In Esst Tennessee second
preferred, wnicn Il up ~ per csnt, and hey
are generally IN ;he drsctisn OF higher hgufes'
Sales aggregated 1881 saArss.
RpsniDE Exchange dull aud steady al fsoss
lss noney easy st 2a3 por cent SUD
Treasury Osl snces-COd. tlj4.5di 600; currency
sis2lz go Governments dull but steady per
cents rs, ~ coupons, lOi4. State BONDS ne
isicffnd.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
Leading Democrats ta Council
nv teleyrauh 10 tho Dispatch.l


New YORK. December IA meeting OF
the Executive Committee OF the National
COMMITTEE OF the Democratic Clubs was held
TO-DAY In the Albemsrlo Hotel to consider
plans tor iutnIe organization. *. N' Mou,
roe IL this city, acted as chairman, and
aneng those present as members were:
William Handler, Of West Virginia, eX-
Governor G. T. Black, Of PenDslyania;
Alexander Tsukeoey, Of Minnesota; Joha-
son \. Camden, of West Virginia; Henry
\. Collision. ~ Massachusetts,; George H..
Lambert. OF New Jersey; II. W. Rusg, Of
Indiana; L. g. Whitney, Of New York !;
II. Def. BALDWIN aud Hon. James kueean.
There were also In attendance Hon, John
W. Csrsey, Of New Jersey; Roswell J..
Flower, Of New York; +. =. Chambers
Smith, Of North Carolina; Frederick H.
lee. Of Brooklyn; and Alfred j. Corr, OF
baltimore. The session, which begun at 8
p. NJ, is private Que and was not con-
cluded at 10 O'Clock.
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corToN REPoRE
QUOTATIONS.
MIDDLR7. ozc.
Low MfeDLIE9. S9<c.
GOOD ORSuAAkX. s4c
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MUNITIONS or WAR FOR HAYTi.
Is the United Ata,s.,obs ou,witted.

by telegraph 70 he Dispatchl
NEW York. December Is The Atlas Line
steamer Andes sailed TO-DAY from this port
for Port AN Prince. Rumors that she carried
be.ides a general cargo several hundred thou
sand ball cartridges for the Baytien Govern
ment could not be officially verified. IL was
stated at the Office Of the SCENTS OF the line,
PimiOr, Wood 6 Co, thst they could not Vet
tell the nature Of the Audes's ergo until neI
sailing papers bad been closed and received
Haytieu Minister Preston also could not ssy
positively that the steamer carried anV ans
munitiOn for his Government, nut thought u
very likely that she did. From another
source II was learned. however, that the
Andes, In addition 70 her cargo OF cartridges.
csrried about one thousand Winchester ana
Remington rife. consigned by manu-
featuring firm I'm ibis cIiy to the Hayden
Government Minister pre.tOn this morn
ing positively refused 10 affirm Or deny the
rcpOrt telegraphed from Jamihca lat niehs
10 the effect that the crew under contract
with him 10 take possession OF the seized
steamer Kayilen Republic had arrived al
Cingsion. The report Is. boSever, clcduch
IA snipping circles sud IS looked upon ~
wise movement Of the IIayiien Minister. IL
Is argued that this crew will at once he sent
to Port su Prince and lie placed Immediately
on the Haytien Republic The vessel WIZ
then lie headed for New York, where she VIII
arrive. barring accidents before the American
vessels Galcna and YauHc can reach liaylL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
Greeiinr Gladsfone.
fRr Anelo-American cabIe b ne Disp

f3y American cable 10 the Dispsch1
LoSDoN, December IS Mr.. Gladstone
made speech this afternoon ~ the Line'
house Town Hall. Great crowds OF people
had assembled in the East End, and when
Mr. Gladstone arrived be Was given most
cordial welcome. lie was enthusiastically
received when he arose TO speak in the Town
Hall. He referred 10 the decrease in toe
Conservative majority in the parliamentary
election 10 Msidstone yesterday, aud oon-
gratulated the Li0err's upon the fact Thai
The result showed thar the cause was al.
yanclng. Referring TO the Withdrawal OF
Lord Harrington and 100 other dlssident
Liberals from the Natlosal Liberal Clu0. nc
described the dissideals a. oeteers without
an srmy and as clergymen without church.
lie condemned Lord SAllsbury's references TO
Dadabhas NaoraiI as a black nan As need
lessly giving pain TO millions Of ha fellow
men. snd protested against The attempt 70
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-SUNDAY, DECEMBER Is 1888


conquer the Soudan as az adventure as hope
less az an attempt 70 fight nature.
Dir. Gladstone said IL was folly 10 hope to
govern Irelssd in a manner opposed to the
eonsttutIonaly.d declared aud overwhelming
sense Of the country. The present time AZ
fCrded a golden opportunity 70 alter the
present system, when moderation and Wis
dom were being Shown by the people OF Ire
land and their representatives 10 Parliament.
The home-rule policy, he declared, was
Thoroughly practicable. and he believed that
AZ the NEXT electiou the number OF Hsme-
Rule members OF Parliament would be 10.
creased. ireland bad always been loyal
where there was disposition to show her
even shadow OF justice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
ore funds will

IN Hollywood cemetery. More funds viii
be forwarded A. the Goyerpr receives iheul.
Rev. Dr. Charles +. Tailor, president OF
Wake. Forest college. mars an sppeal ior
money for that Institute. Tie says that
e50, 900 Il needed 81 the csfest possible mo-
mtnt a. an essential coalition fol the
larger u.eiulpess Of the ollege. lie men.
tons 20 necessities: TIL completion oil
the new chemical and bioIgiclI laboratory,
which IL one Of The besrn The country;
more apparatus for four sientidc depa't'
meuts; better sanitary arrangements, which
are absolutely necessary; welifqulpcu
gymnasium and professor : physical cut
lure; sddiiousi reaching fore for the rsgu'
lar schools 81 the college; provision for
chair Of Bible sn 2 chair Of STORY asa po-
litical economy, and a bulldog for me &c
partmeut o. Natural History, including mu-
scum. should be erected.
Every cent Of the present income OF the
college is absorbed In meeting,xPenses'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
E,sreobutNotnnn over.

What came near being serious accident
occurred 1t the corner OF Seventh and Broad
streets Yesterday afternoon shout $3.50 o'clock.
several ladifs were In the act OF crossing the
electric.csr track when the approach Of a car
was hersldsd by the ringing OF TIE motor
mans aarm-bell. One 81 the ladies' In ST.
Tempting to cross the track stunned her toe
and fell. After making several revolutions
she stopped IN the middle OF the track, ana
she and Der companions were greatly fught-
eued. and gave expressions 10 their feelings
in cries that attracted pAssers-hy. Fortn-
pately the car was stopped several feet be-
fore reaching the lady, and she arose unhuft,
and with her friends proceeded on tselr
way. The occurrence created considerable
excitement for the time being.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16


INDIANAPOLIS, December I6.-Governor
GRAY has bcea notified uy the prosecutor At
Ceryaon. Ind, that William :. Gregory,
lanes l.. Lyach, Lewis Jobe, Dsaiel Vest,
samuel Rot, John =. Rawlings. Floyd DIOR
gan. Charles Morgan, william Wisemln,
Rsuben Robertson, aud Charles Miller have
hecn indicted for "Whte-Csp" ouirsges.
The men are al wel-to-do citizens OF llsrs
rlson county. Acknowledgement Kitchener,
who directed the prosecution against the
"Whpe caps" says that there VIII be
Twenty-Five or thirty more indictments In
the various sonthers counties. and from ms
knowledge Of the evidence be believes there
will be a good many convictions. Kitchener
said that every possible effort would be put
forth to rid the State OF the regulators and
that be felt certain that the effort would sue
coed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
GRAIg AID COTTON ExcHAEgI
RICHMOND. December Is. 1891
oRRRRINaa.

WHEAr.-3.gi0 bushels.
CORS.-l,7f6 bushelA
OATS. 900 bushels.
PRAs.-2l busnels
sALSs KEPoErED TO SECRETARY
WHEkT.-LongDeuT, 800 bushels prime ~
a. ~. ss bushsls very good al ti.l0: IS bushels
xsrv good at fl.oa. Mixed, 200 onshsls primo Al
a. II .7e0 sushols very good atsi.le; 50 bushss
eOod az Si0s short serrY. 4. bushels very sosi
atsiOs, 80 bushels fair a. tLO- Total sales Of
wheat 3 90 bushels.
oneriags to-day Of wheat. s,el0 busssls: same
dey lAs5 year, $50 bushels. Sales today OF
,ynest. a.Sl0 bushsis; same day last year. 4oO
bushels. Offerings 50 far tnts season, es5.s.s
Extrsms range OF prices to-day, tLUz 70 Sill;
same day last year. ~ 70 Sic.
COss.-Whits. "a Bushels very rood new Al
4ac : leg bushela very COED new al 49, IoHi
salss OF corn. 2S6 husssls-
OArs.-siiIsd, SOO bushels very good on private
termS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
The M,ss,sslpp, Kivsr.

wAsHiSGToS.A Decembcr l5.-The seDate
Commit on the Improvement OF the Mis-
sisslppi River and It's Tributaries bad long
meeting this mornipg for the final considers
ton aud report upon the bill TO make the
Lake Borgne an outlet " for the ilood waters
az the Mississippi liver and 10 reclaim and
protect the valley lands OF the Mississippi
river and Is tributaries from overfows.
This bill was introduced by request OF Cap
tain John Cowdon. The COMMITTEES iusti-
tuted an Investigation into the Draciicabih,y
OF The scheme and took over three hundred
printed pages u expert testimony Upon the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
sensation from the sea.
ID. .ior,.n,l, 20 lhn nlanafch 1

NEW YORK, December 1j.--The sensational
report published this morning purporiing 10
he MESSAGE washed ashore IN bottle iron
toe crew Of vessel going down In mid
ocean was the subject Of some conversation
AT the Maritime Exchange TO-DAY. The ves-
sel was said 10 be the bark OF J. Z. Hum
phrey. The alleged message stated that lbe
bark was sinking 10 4 wild sea, and the re-
quest was mAde for the prayers OF those On i
my the hottie containing IT, The whole
story Is discrediied hy the members OF The
Exchange for the reason That there " not
any and never has been any such vessel as
the j. F. Humphrey.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
srLvEEC COINAGE.

No one In this Congress hiss bad pluck
enough to start = Increment looking TO The
passage % n bill TO suspend silver coinage.
although there are so many single standard
money men ia both branches ana the tresi-
dent has thrice recommended that tho Bland
dollar should 90. The "gold-bugs' haven't
forgotten the attempt they made IN the
Fortv.ninth Congress aHd their complete
routing. The Dibble resolution offered In
the House during the Forty-ninth Congress
TO suspend coinage was voted down by more
than two thirds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
nARKErs by rxkxsaAPz
INV YORK

NEW Yosk. December iA-cs.tea quist and
sfeady; sales, 100 bales: nissilns uPlAads,
SIC. Orleans 1oxc.; net rsesspis. sa.3si bales;
81 porfs-to Great Britain A.tss bssss: 70 zoe
Continent. fGg5s bales; stock. XIII beisA
southern 6sur duil ssd heavy. Wasa-spot
duil aud Nc lower: No. roe. si-stksSl-V3 "
red. Dscs Der, tl.0is. asi.oo: January. N.enxa
a. ssh; MAY, SiiiAssi.uk. Cun-spot mese-
rsssiy active; nsw xssss easier: NO. I. tsss
la.e IN elevator: opuons fsesrsisiy active.
Lat1t. higher aaa steady: Decon ssr As1 Jann-
~. ls.e; Mar, 5ksassc., clssisg 81 ss,se
0ats-Spot eull and uins lover; options
moderately active ssd sAtc. lover; Jsne-
sSi.e.. So q seos, sss s39he.; mixed vsst-
err ssss2c. Coffee opusss spsnsd barely
stssay aaa ioA9s ysius lower. sad closed
sfeasy ~ sails psinta below yssssrsaf; Better
ran,es and a moderate trade: becsmeer 81 /:
Jsauary, tiaoosflA0. NAY, &ia pstih<o; so,
Rio aaist and easy. susar--hss dAA 40 49, |:
roansa aaiss and steady. Aeisssss-fofsikn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
INCNDIARY FIRE.
Barn and Et5bIes Of Mr. Reuben Rag
hnd Burned.
Especial tlegram to the pispatch.l

Especial tiegram to the pispatch.l
PrTTRsBupG Va. December 15.-The
large barn sni stables Of Reuben Ragland,
on his farm IL Chesterfield county, were de-
stroved by fir tonight about o'clock. The
fire originated in the barn, and was the WORN
OF an incendary. j. spread rapidly, and the
stable was sosn on fire. Both buildings,
which we're OF wood, were soon consumed.
The barn contained 1000 bushels OF peanuts.
COO bsrreli OF corn, aud several thousand
mounds Of fodder and lot OF fine agricul-
tursl implements.
In the liable were seven mules, two horses,
end seven cows. Everything IN both build
ines va, consumed save one horse, which
made itgescSpe.
Tbs Ueraeer thinks that the buildings
were fred bv trAmps. II IL impossible At this
hour u get The exact loss, which will be In
the rslshborhood OF $4,000; insurance
about $4,000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
ReasOn for Not Producing DOeu-
uaents.

by AnglO-American cable TO the Dispsteh.l
LONDON, December l5.-Mr. Gladstone, ID
explanation OF why he did not redeem bis
promise Of September 18th 10 publish The
documents showing that the Cabinet Of 1852
mad come 10 the unanimous conclusion that
NJ. Parnell and other Nationalist who were
released from Kimsiubam jail were free on
all completely in the crime, writes that be had
found It impossible to produce the docu-
meuts before the Parnell commission began
its inquiries. and he did not deem Il expedi-
ent 20 produce the documents or to reopen
the subject " hile the commission was sitting.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
A.Neero's Insoience Results I'm . Cut
tinE scraPe.
rBy telegraph to the Dispaich.l

NASHVILLE, TEyN., December ia spe-
cial 10 the American from Jackson. Tenn.
saws: During a trisl before Squire Exum, IN
the Tenth district OF this county, yesterday
over settlement between Tom Brown and
2 colored family naDed Hicks, VIII Hicks
cross.questioned Miss Fannie Brown IN
rather an abrupt manner, aad he WAS told by
Ter brother Tom to be more careful. The
negro replied with an oath and knocked
Brown down. Other negroes ana Peter
Brown, brother Of Tom, joined 10 general
frht. Tom Brown cut one or Two negroes
with his knife and stabbed the mother OF
WIN Hicks in the throat. Tom Brown and
h,s brother were also badly hurt At last
accounts the negroes we're armed. There
smuch excitement and danger OF further
trouble.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
nssostroua Ftre.

lBy Telegraph 70 tus bbpANu'l
ST. Iorrs. No. December l5.--A disas.
trous fire occurred to-nigh in the building on
pine street between Third and Fourth, oecu-
MED byssyeral printing and publishing con-
Germs. The loss on the building, owned by
Edward j. Gay, a millionaire, was $50. GOO,
fully insured. The building cost in 1852
$3.50. 600. TIE Becntold Printing COMPANY
loses SIS. 0O0, Insurance. 100000; Little q
Rocker O.O0O. fully Insured; NiXonJones
Printing Company $4,000, fully insured. At
midnight the tire was under control. The
Spectator Office was located m the building
aud was damaged 10 the extent OF $1,000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16

subject. AZ It's meeting TO-DAY the commit
tee decided 10 report the ball adversely win
the statement that Il Is the oplnion OF tne
committee that Whatever system OF Work OF
ihi. character shall be adoDied the work
should be done by the Government and 10,
BY a contract with individuals as proposed
bv the bin. Captain Cowdon has bern ~
Washington for the lastteu years 10 hopes OF
having Congress enact legislation "nieh
would authorize bin and associates 10 pro
coed with the work. A favorable report on
this bin was made during the previous Con-
gregs bat II was done by an individual mem
to, OF the committee without consultation
with the other members and the report was
afterwards recalled.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16

rov,,rs;. usw Orleans sctivc: open fsttiss
pdrns 70 fancy, sss<9G Rice irm- fsro,en ',1'
s,isafv an4 an1sl. crude IN barrels, NgeH.O:
1900 ssr~ ~ a. Cotsos-ss<d OIL stronger;
crude. seal7c yellsv, ttabsc. I@ilow s.e.aL;
Rs<sn arm sad gust Tnfpenyns suiss sne
stsady a. sec Porx anii and vsss nses,
siL,ssrs Beef euiet: ossf hsms v sass vesr'
lard lower. weak. and doll: western ssem1
a. ga: city. $50; December, $40. Ap1L ~
sstei: refissd quiet FrsighS spous s'ssaJ'
cotton, l5-e<t.
CHICAGO.
cw,e,ea Dsosmber fA--Tas cash aacsssicas
we're. yiour quiet sns uscasngef. 10 xspfIs
ws.at. 81 O5ssl.05k; No. arsd, ti.o5sSi.oh NO re
Acorn zsac. No. eoats, 2S<. Mes pork. ti4Et
ssiSG Lard. a. shsrt-rie-. ssst<snH sn .,.l
derN s67bsssG4; shcrtcsssr, "z'ss"''H'
Whisksy. fi0
Theissding futurss ranged a. fellows
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
A Whisker FIght.

CHICAGO. December 1j.-It is announced
here that the whisEey trust has decided on
campaign of eItcrmlnation against the dis
ulers who have refused 10 come into the
com bination. This Is TO be insugurated
January lst by decided reduction in the
price vi whisky. We are going to make
determined e6ort TO shut up these fellows
who hsve been enjoying The benefits OF so
much free advertising OF late" said Thomas
Rice. secretary OF the Empire Dutiling
Company, to-day, eve can make nhiskeY
a great deal cheaper than these Outside OF ths
trnst. that has been demOnstrated, and we
are going To put down the price to the lowest
price possible. Then we will make our
enemies SQurm."