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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Deep Water Meeting.

Special to The Statesman.
RoCKPORT, Dec. 22.-Pursuant to a
call of the president of the Aransas
Pass Harbor company public meet
ing was held in the city today. The
object of the meeting was for the pur-
pose Of receiving the report of the
committees appointed to solicit dona-
tions Of land, and to aid the said COM
mittee in their work by urging upon
the people the necessity of liberal and
prompt action. The cash capital was
raised to 800, 900, and in addition to the
$62, 600 raised at the last meeting about
$4,000 additional was subscribed.
The donations of land to this date are
of such nature that the actual cash
value cannot be readily ascertained,
but the amount is sufficient to justify
the conclusion that the total of $780,
QUO will be made up in a very short
period of time. AS soon as that is Sc
cured active work will commence. The
meeting was largely attended, many
prominent persons from different parts
of the state being present.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
WON BY THE STATE.
The Celebrated Bacon, Graves, Et AL. Case
Decided Yesterday

Special to The Statesman.
SNYDER, Dec. 22.-The celebrated
case of the State of Texas against
Bacon, Graves, ct al, moved from
Scurry to Mitchell county at the last
term of the Scurry district court, has
been on trial at Colorado City before
Hon. VIM. Kennedy since last Friday.
After trial lasting nearly one week,
a decision was rendered this, Tues
day, evening in favor of the state.
The suit involved the title to five
hundred and se7enty-nine sections of
land, comprising nearly the entire
west helf of Scurry county. Able
counsel represented the defense, N. G.
Shelley of Austin, Captain II. ID. Cobbs
of Houston, counsel for the Houston
and Texas Central Railway company.
and Judge r. H. Looney of Colorado.
Ihe state was represented by Attor.
ney-General G. A. Culberson, Assist
ant Attorney General Robert l.. Henry
and z. g. johnson, the last represent
ing the settlers on the land in Scurry
county, some 200 families. The argu-
ment consumed day and half.
The defendants have given notice of
an appeal to the supreme court. The
effect of the decision will be that over
81, 900 acres of fine land, worth from
$3.50 to $3 per acre will at once be
thickly settled in 100 acre tracts. The
decision is heralded by the people of
Mitchell, Scurry and Borden counties
with great rejoicing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
FIFTY-SECOND.
SENATOR STAMFORD OF CALIFORNIA
TAXES THE OATH.
After short Session and the Introduction
Of Few Measures, the ssnsts in
Executive Session Confirms =
Number of Appointments.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Among
the papers presented and referred to-
day were resolutions of the military
order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States, adopted at st. Paul,
Mimi, presented by Senator Mander-
son, urging the completion at the
earliest moment practicable of navy
sufficient in ships and armament to
command and enforce the respect due
the flag of this nation the world over.
A number of bills of enly local i'm
portance were then introduced.
A communication from the court of
claims transmitting awards on GER
tain French spoliation claims cases
was presented and after debate ON
a technicality was referred to the COM
mittee on claims.
Senator Stanford, accompanied by
his colleague, Senator FELTON,, ad-
vanced to the clerks desk and took
the oath of office for the new senate
rial term, and then introduced several
bills, comprising the following:
To provide the government with
means sufficient to supply the want of
a sound circulating medium, and to
provide for the formation of an associ-
alton for the purpose of conducting
lawful business and dividing the
profits.
The house concurrent resolution for
the payment of the December salaries
to the employees of congress on the
24th inst. and for holiday recess to-
morrow until Tuesday, January 5,
was presented and concurred in, and
then after short executive session
and as mark of respect to the men,
ory of the late Representative Ford of
Michigan, whose death during the
last recess had been formally commu-
nicated, the Senate at II O'Clock ad-
journed until tomorrow.
COMBINATIONS.
Enos H. Nebeker, Indiana, United
States treasurer; j. G. Legare, retiner
of the United States mint at New Or
leans; w. E. Simons of Connecticut,
commissioner of patents. All the
military nominations, 262 in number,
were also confirmed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
A WONDERFUL BRIDGE.
The Southern Pacific Bridge at James G..
Blaine City Nearing Completion
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 22.-Dis-
patches from "James G. Blaine City"
state that the Pecos bridge of the
Southern Pacific railway is nearing
completion. This bridge is considered
by experts to be the most remarkable
product of engineering skill in the
world and is the highest structure of
the kind ever built. Its height from
the river bed is 32l feet, it's total
length 2180 feet and the first canti-
lever span is 1856 feet. The stone work
has been completed and cost $185, 900.
The tower at the eastern end
of this very remarkable bridge
was named "James G. Blaine City,"
in honor Of the secretary of state. 1t
will disappear tomorrow, as work
will begin at The western end of the
structure. 1t will leave no regrets be-
hind it, as for more than year past it
has been the habitation of faro deal
ers, monte dealers, prostitutes and
desperadoes. Efforts have been made
by the postal department to change
the maine of this village, but the title
has stuck to it. 1t is said that dur
ing its existence $3,OOO,OO0 have been
spent in it's saloons and dance houses.
The men who built it are sports, and
they propose to name the new town
at the western end of the bridge
benjamin Harrison" The total of
fatalities in rock work and grading is
sixty-four. By this structure the
Southern Pacific railway will cut off
ten miles OF it's track and avoid the
extremely perilous route by "Painted
Cave" The Pecos bridge will be III
feet higher above the water than the
new railroad which is to span the
North river at Seventy-first street in
New York city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Work of a Hurricane.

MARsHALLrowN, Ia, Dec. GA
hurricane struck this section last
night. The house of Andrew oleson
was blown down and burned. Oleson
was caught in the wreck and so badly
crushed that he will die. MANY barns
ana outbuildings were demolished
ana trees uprooted. The farm honse
OF Thomas Hughes, six miles south
west OF here, was lifted up bodily and
carried a hundred feet, but not Greatly
damaged, and tho occupants escsne1
injury. Y''' peu
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Items from Cameron.


Special to The Statesman
CAMERON, Tex, Dec. 20. - After
several days copious rain, which has
soaked the ground thoroughly, it has
turned cold and looks as if it would
snow.
The Cameron Herald will issue a
double size special holiday edition
this week. The proprietor of the
Herald is arranging to publish the
Parsonage Press, a bi-weekly paper
run by Rev. John Thomas Browning,
late of LaGrange, pastor of the
Methodist church.
1t is thought that the Alliance Ad-
vocate of this place will change hands
Jan:1.
1t was reported that there were
seven wrecks on the Santa Fe railway
one day this week.
Mrs. Helen Nj. Stoddard of Fort
Worth lectured on scientific temper.
ance Tuesday night. She had foul
charts with which she showed the
physiological effects of alcohol, to-
bacco and opium. Owing to bad
weather her audience was small, but
she will visit Cameron again next
month. Mrs. S. is president of the
Texas w. G. II. U.
Mrs. S. E. Banknight and Mr.. j. Il.
Arnold and family will leave on the
21st for visit to relatives, the former
in South Carolina and the latter in
Georgia. Several others contemplate
visit east during the holidays.
The new school house is beauty
and is receiving the finishing touches.
1t was opened this week. The roof of
the elegant new court house is nearly
completed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
THE GRAVES TRIAL.
Experts in Handwriting on The Stand For
the Prosecution.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 22.-The trial OF
Dr.. Thatcher Graves for the alleged
poisoning of Mrs. Barnaby was re-
sumed today with cross examination
by John H. Conrad, but nothing new
was developed. Thomas Flanagan,
the hackman who drove the doctor to
the Barnaby House in Providence,
testified that he had driven Graves to
the residence five times. He usually
met the doctor a square or more from
his (Gra yes's) house. Prosecution
then introduced number OF letters
written by Graves to Mrs. Barnaby at
various times. The handwriting OF
these letters and the inscription on
the bottle of whisky which was sent
to Mrs. Barnaby were compared
James L. Lindsay, an expert IN hand-
writing, thought the writing ON the
letters and that on the inscription on
the, bottle of whisky Identical and
written by the same person. Leo
Cappillier, for 10 years professor OF
writing and an expert, corroporateu
Lindsay's testimoney. The prosecutL
tion then rested its case and the courI %
adjourned until tomorrow When tne
| defense will begin the lntrouuc'lon Vi
their evidence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

better prices he would certainly nay
no moro toi a contract of cotton
70 be delivered in July than
Ihe value Of cotton on the
spot. These premiums in the later
months are the main support of the
market" Spots closed easy. sales
43OO bales. Quotations unchanged
Is. Q, .. sales 2l50 bales. interior
from soroe sections is disposed to sell
at concessions. Good nliddling and
above are approaching in value hv
reason oi Gomparatiro scarcity. Dc
mand chiefly for the better grades.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
slavia to Meet Sullivan

NEW YORK, Dec. Prank slavin
ana Arthur /. Lumley, representing
John L. Sullivan, met at the Herald
Office this afternoon and agreed to
meet again at the same plsce Tuesday
morning and sign articles for y ficht
TO finish for $4,000 side before fhe
club offering the largest purse within
n1teen weeks. Each side put up $3.50
forfeit, and the Herald viii be the
final stakeholder. e
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
COTTON CIRCULAR
Atwood vioIstt s. Co. on the Condition OF
the Market.

the Market
NEW ORLEANS, La Dec. 2'--A'-
wood Violet g. Co. say:
Futures-A decline Of to Z-o3c III
viverpool, closing steady, caused a
.da,Iinn here Of 4 points, which were
racovered. and we closed at last
,;irhrs nrices, Notwithstanding a
law mort movement of so, 900 against
gs oo3 This day last year and 92ooo
WI, dov last week. Exports were
heavy. especially to Liverpool Dut
villa This reduces port stocks, 'nte-
Nov stock, are still on the up grade
Estimated receipts here tomorrow are
gooO against $4,000 at all p0fts
last wear. Memphis, ST. LOUIS
and augusta show aggregate
roonints slightly in excess
aFIost vear The semi-weeklF move move
'Ol lasO ,,.,,,y yemc, for thirteen towns
lii lii ,ive a better idea OF What me
weekly total will be. Ja4uHty jan 20 yroiUts INKS
tracts here today are abouI 90 ,pi,IIt pJIniI9S 10
,,%der New York, although on1E IL If
gnder middling, whereas N New
York January is 80 points unaer uliu, ~. "a,
iiing We venture the pred!iIctlo!1m1 %
that T,elt0 February, March and April WI
% %n 90 much under niddling When
t%oae ~ ts months become current MS Jan
uarv is today. This therelort :
ia relatively the strongeSI ne
market of the two. Why
shonId n'I middling Gotten be worth
2i1G lie in New York, where he Il. j
oaay Of r IL. If they are selling nio'
SaIS S5iSg T at 1855 why are holdel5 d
Inns January contracts there ARA" .C
tsFe t January contracts, which re 3I
Tcint4 below? The whole tru6h i.
ihaf the sellers Of contracts SC
iar@elv arc covered by holding ral
cotton against them that short 2I'
ests off6at character are not ala na l.
U,1C SSboreas those who have lons con
tracts see plainly that withct ~
;;nr,o|norovenent ;r,|or in actual cotton .es
miiIms will gradually drop; 't
m1ofa from an article in the Imas
bemocrat Of this city, to-day's a 'e
when we recommend to the re {
.if the speculator did NOT beli' q
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Nine Men Drowned.

MENDoCINo, Cal, Dec. 22.--While
the steamer West Coast was hauling
alongside the wharf at Point Arena
yesterday the mooring parted and the
stern line fouIed the propeller. The
captain ordered the sails hoisted, and
the steamer had just gained headway
when heavy sea struck her sending
her on the south reef. Ten of the
crew took to the ships boat, which
capsized and nine men-two engineers,
two mates, the cook, cabin boy and
three sailors-were drowned. The
cantain. fireman and two sBam6n
sayed. The vessel will prove a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
The Last Spike Driven Enn,a

DURANGO, Col, Dec. 2O.-The last
spike in the main line of the Grand
southern railroad was driven shortly
after noon today and the train that
left Durango this morning ia expected
TO arrive at Rico in time for sumner
this evening, A meeting has been
called for tomorrow evening to ar.
range for great celebration on the
LIST of February, ~ 'N0
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
The Big Thsat.r Ha.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 2o.-A
travelling man brings suit against
Manager Coulon Of the Grand opera
house, on account of the big theatre
hats. At Saturday evenings per
formance Of "rexas Steerp his ylew
OF the stage was obstruoted bv
Two enormous hats In front of him
Ihe usher declined to give him an
other seat aud Coulon refused TO re-
the suit, ''0nVV
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
First Car Of American Tin

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 2.--The first
iuil carload Of American tin ever pro-
duced from an American tin mine
was received By w. w. Stewart TO-
day from the Tennessee mines. The
Shipment consisted of over 96 900
pounds Of tin. The output of the
tennessee mines is being rapidly in.
creased and American tin can be- ree-
uiarly put on the market in carloads
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

NEW ALBANY, Ind, Dec. @'-A'
noon today Louis Wagner an EN-
Move of the power house of the elec-
tric street railway, was repairing d
wire. when the ladder slipped, throw
inc him 70 the groud In falling a
charged wire struck "asn.. III .ghe yhe
9,,S ,trisf killing nm instaneJ Ine
other J[,o' and struck another erlpioye'
VSoTd SSorcus Rutbenberg, who was 50
hadiy MYr We shocked that he cannot re-
cover. -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
ENGLAND.
BELIEVED TO BE LOST

LONDON, Dec. pa boat marked
cavalier" and a number of pieces of
new wood, evidently not long in the
water, have been picked up off Scilly
islands. 1t is believed the steamer
Cavalier, which left Gibraltar Dec. 8
for Falmouth, has been lost. The
British steamer Indian Prince reports
that on Dec. 13, sixteen miles from
Bishop Rock, she passed an aban-
doned English steamer. Details as
to the abandoned vessels rig tailed
with the Cavalier. 1t is the general
belief that everybody aboard was lost.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
from Wood; Watts VS. State from
6llii BLACKWELL VS.. State from Delta:
Draughon vs.. Moss, from Bowie.

6lli; BLACKWELL VS.. State, from Delta
DIaughOn vs.. Moss, from Bowie.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The supreme court entered the fol-
loving orders:
Texas and Pacific Railway VS.. Rob
erVson et al, from Marion; Interpa-
tlonal and Great Northern Railway
VS.. McRae, from Anderson; Herndon
VS.. heed ct al, from Smith.
henearing verruled-Cheek ys.
Herndon, from Smith; New York Life
insurance company VS.. Ireland, from
Bexar; Galveston, Henderson and San
Antonio railway VS.. Thorn Berry.
from Val Verde.
Appeal Observation-Disclosures VS..
Coleman, from Grayson.
Inc supreme court approved the fol-
lowing findings of the commission of
appeals:
Atflrmed-Hawley VS.. Geer, from
Marion; International and Great
Northern railway VS.. Hinzie, from
Anderson; Hinzie VS.. Kempner, from
Anderson; Kuehler VS., Wilson ct al.
from Falls; Smith VS.. Fordyce &
Swanson, from Smith; Cult, Colorado
and Santa Fe railway VS.. McCarty ct
al, from Ellis; Connally VS.. Lyons &
20, from Hopkins; Willis & Bro. VS..
Heath, from Camp.
Reversed and Missouri
Pacific Railway VS.. Brown, from
Rains; Singer Manufacturing Com
pany VS.. Ponder, from Smith; East
Texas Fire Insurance Company VS..
Brown, from Smith.
All the cases transferred from Aus
tin to Tyler and not decided here were
transferred to Galveston for decision
by both the supreme court and the
court of appeals. At o'clock this
evening both courts adjourned to meet
the first Monday in January in Gal
weston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Will Resume Work

cppsrED BUTTE, Col, Dec. MI
is expected that from 100 ,,,,, to l59 men aoa,
mine. Superintendent Grant ,a enLnIs =
ba will have that many, There aeder IS
nc ne ,i,,a Mrla new ms, about the strike today
TTTaiip6 Tbe Sheriff riff has gone to Gunnlsqa 1ll n
with three pr, sonors, DuI ,l 10 10 oI" mscded
ratIn n should mis- presence oe noeu''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Big Land Suit Ended.
Special to The Statesman.

SAN ANGELO, Tex, Dec. 22.--The
case OF j. u MeLeary ct al. vs.. t. III.
Dawes ct al, which has been on trial
in our district court since last wednes-
day, was concluded today. Much in
terest has been manifested in this
case, as it involves the tjtle to tba
Bastrop Manufacturing company,s
land, OF which there are quite n large
number of locations in this and sew
eral other counties. judged. w. T1n-
minis instructed the jury to render q
verdict in favor of the plaintiff al
lowing the defendants for all inn.
provements made ON the land. No
tlce OF appeal was given by The de-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
althz Horse Breeder DEAD.

usrnE, Wis, Dec. 22.--Jerome
Cesa velI-knoWn manufacturer an
h breeder Of this city, died at hi s
home aste this morning. 1t is est
u sted nat bis fortune amounts t.
81 rs, % or more.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Colonel ". Long Dead.

Special to The statesman.
DEcATUE, Tex, Dec. %. ColonelJ.
J. Long died in this city last night.
He had lived here since 1874. was a
prominent Mason, Knight of Honor
Knight OF Pythias and Odd Fellow
He died OF pneumonia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
a Cowboy Duel.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 2O--.News
reached here today from Fremont
county that two cowboys, william,
Hopkins and Jack Hill, fought duel
= saS o"HoIojiip UI some horses a
iew days ago. The first shot exchano.
ed missed, but on second fire Hon
kins was instantly killed. Hill e.
capped into Che Big Horn mountains,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Fell Heir TO a Por,ur.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 2O.-Yesfer-
day John Lebeant. a marble cutter OF
New Albany, received notice that he
had inherited from his grandfather h
France, recently deceased, property
valued at $l65,000. Lebeaut's home "a
Broudenberg, XIV,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
-errihls ponble Tragedy

d IA, Dec. 2-Nicholas Fox this
moat.r. shot his wife, in South
0 .ab.. and then cut his throat witt
o rszo Mrs. Fox will recover, be
FIX ,yI die. Jealousy was the cause
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
DOES 1T MEAN wAR7
Admiral Brown Securing Options on Power.
full and Swift Vessels

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-From in
formation CLEANED here it looks as If
the reports from Washington of the
the preparations for war with Chile
are true. Admiral Brown has secured
The Globe-republican., 1891-07-01

SOMETHING of a sensation has been
caused in Washington by the announce
ment of marriage between Mrs Will
merding, the daughter of the secretary
of the navy, and NJ. Varnum, of New
York Mrs Wilmerding is beautiful
woman, with a figure of great SYM
metry. bearing of grace and stateli-
ness and unusual profusion of the most
splendid golden brown hair. of q warm,
rich shade, as rare as it is beautiful
She has been widow for several years,
though she is still very young woman.
She has only one little daughter, with
whom she has kept house for Secretary
Tracy since the terrible disaster which
bereft him of his wife.
The Globe-republican., 1891-07-01

A COPENHAGEN dispatch says shat the
Danish government is entirely unfavor>
able to the scheme to depopulate Ice
land and will not permit any move
ment beyond ordinary emigration. The
government is convinced that if the pop
ulation should go it would be impossi-
BILE to replace ii, and Iceland would be-
come, like Greenland, a mere trading
post in the far north. The Icelanders,
however. are said to favor anything
that will give them . better chance to
live
The Globe-republican., 1891-07-01

We call the public's attention, esps-
eially school superintendents and toaoh-
era, to the fact that on account OF the Ma
tional Educational Association meeting
to be held at Toronto, July 18th 70 18th,
the Jacksouvi1ie Southeastern Line and
Santa Fe route will sell round trip tickets
nom 81 Louis and all points on its line
ct ONE FARE, plus s. Membership fee.
Tickets will be sold July 9th to 18th. and
tho limit will DO arranged 30 that those
who wish can make Q visit or take side
trips to points in Canada and tho East at
reduced rates. Our route il via Chicago
and any direct line from Chicago. Don't
fail to call on or write to q railroad agent
Tor particulars Of tho "Red Express"
route.
We run the finest chair and compart-
mont Sleeping Cars in the world.
D. w. RIDER, Sup't. jacksonville, Ill
H. A. SUfTLE. GenY Agent Pass'r Dept,
6l3 Chestnut Street st. Louis.
W. W. SExr, Gent Pass'r Agent, Jack
sonville III.
The Globe-republican., 1891-07-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

WILLIAM H. Cook. late police clerk
of Toledo, O., pleaded guilty to embez-
element of SIS. 900 of the city funds and
was sentenced to five years in the peni-
Tertiary and to pay fine of $4,000.
THERE is trouble in the Moqui In
dian reservation, New Mexico. over an
order from Commissioner Morgan con-
corning the attendance of children at
school
The digging of the foundations for
the first of the worlds fair buildings,
the woman's building, to be erected ac-
cording to the plans of Miss Sophia G.
Goth. 1t is to be BOOK 400 feet and three
stories high
THE vintages of the Rhine, in the
Palatinate, are reported to be a COM
plete failure, owing to severe and pro-
tracted frosts which prevailed during
the earlier part of the season
A SWIMMING race between Dalton. an
took place at London and resulted in
the defeat of Dalton. After being two
hours in the water Dalton was obliged
to desist as the cold water had chilled
him so that he could hardly move his
limbs
THE big stable of the gas works at
Philadelphia was destroyed by fire.
About half q dozen horses were lost
The loss was SD, 900.
THE treasury department claims to
be fully able to meet any of the obi
cations likely to accrue.
The British steamship Cid, 976 tons,
bound from Newcastle-on-Tyne for Ma
pies, has been wrecked off the French
coast
THE total value Of the exports of mer-
chandise from the United States during
the twelve months ended May 81, 1891,
was SS79. s94. s94. The value of the inn
ports of merchandise in the same time
was SS48, 81, O32
THERE was terrible cloudburst in
Cherokee county, n. C. Two illicit dis
tiilers lost their lives in the storm.
The Globe-republican., 1891-07-01

THE last crown council, the emperor
presiding, discussed the restitution
prevailing in East Prussia Several
ministers will visit the province to in
quire into the causes. The Tageblatt
declares that free trade is the only
remedy. With the rise of bread, other
provisions and especially potatoes are
rising and the advance has led to nu-
merous riots. The agitation for the re-
peal of the corn duties is daily extend
ing.