Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-14
MR. CARL|SLE'S REPORT May Not Be Presented to Con-
 greSs Until Tuesday. WAGON MAIL CONTRACTSLET Mrs A. F. Warmers Profitable Business Stopped
 by Mir Wilson. SHE GOT A THOUSAND LETTERS A DAY Italian Oranges Will Be Shipped Here This Year in Quantities Famous Su- gar Trust Cases Have Again
 Been Postponed.
MAIL CONTRACTSLET
SHE GOT A THOUSAND LETTERS A DAY

Washington, Dec. 13.-UnleSS there is other unforeseen delay Secretary Car lisles report will be presented to con- gress on Monday next That is, if the president should return in time to hold consultation over it before congress meets on Monday. The dispatch which Private Secretary Thurber sent to the president two days ago stating that it was the desire of the members of the cabinet that a special meeting be held not later than Monday next is under stood to have met with a response indi- eating that the president will be back in Washington on or before that day. It would surprise no well informed official if the presentation of the report were de- layed till Tuesday next.
 Postmaster-General Wilson today de- nied the privileges of the mails to Mrs. A. F. Warner of Jacksonville, Fla, for conducting a fraudulent business. Mrs. Warner adopted novel method, in which she reaped considerable profit. She advertised in newspapers through out the country glowing descriptions of flowers, shells, etc., to be obtained in Flor ida during the winter months, and stated that upon receipt of a certain amount In postage stamps she would send these ar ticles. She failed to keep her part of the contract
 The postmaster at Jacksonville report ed to the department that her mail av- eraged 1000 letters day, each containing probably from 10 cents to 25 cents in stamps. Mrs. Warner had previously been denied the privileges of the mails, but upon her promise to discontinue this character of business the fraud order was revoked.
 Wagon mail service contracts were to- day awarded throughout the southern states. The largest contracts were those of tbo mail wagons .I F. Stew art of Clinton, Mo-, secured the contract for Memphis, Tenn, at $5100, and E. A. Chiffon of London, Ky, the contracts for Louisville, Ky, and Atlanta, Ga, at $6090 and $1880 respectively.
 According to H. G. Huntington, United States commercial agent at Castela- marre, Italy, Italian oranges will be ship ped to America in large quantities this season This has been brought about by reports concerning the damage to the Florida orchards. It is said in Italy that Florida will supply only about 100000 boxes, as compared with from 3,0O0,OOO to 5000 900 boxes, the estimated crop before last years damage by frost, and as re- suit the Italian exportation which usual- ly begins at the end of January will com mence during the present month. The quantity of fruit exported from Sorrento to the United Staes last season, says MT. Huntington, was approxlmateIy z1. 900 boxes of oranges and 30,00O boxes or lemons, while for the present season the amount will probably be 145,0O0 boxes of oranges and 10000 boxes of lemons. MT. Huntington does not, however explain the seeming discrepancy with his other statements.
 A report just received at the depart- ment from MT. Seymour, our consul at Palermo, says that on account Of the un-. usually long drouth which still exists. the maturity of all fruits has been re- tarded.
 At Palermo lemons for shipment com- mand a. high price, and owing to the low prices in foreign markets majority of the shippers are idle, waiting for more fayora ble time to begin operations. The lemon crop in the Palermo district is very large one.
 The somewhat famous sugar trust cases. the first of which, that of Elverton R. Chapman. the recalcitrant broker wit ness. was set for trial on Monday next, the 16th instant have again been post poned. District Attorney Birney has mo- tified Chapman's attorneys that owing to the pressure of business upon the courts 1t will be impossible to reach the Chapman case at the date named. NO time has been fixed for the trial. but 1t cannot now possibly begin before the middle of January.
 Tn the meantime the supreme court of the United States may rule upon the motion made by the attorneys for Chap man a fortnight ago for an order from that court. directing the district court not to proceed with the trial of Chapman until the appeal from the Judgment of the district court of appeals denying a writ of prohibition to the criminal court to the same end has been heard and de- cided upon by the supreme court.