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AurnICAN TOnACcO STOCK

New York December a.-The general
opinion in wall street Is that 1t was ex-
tremely fortunate for the holders OF
American Tobacco and other Industrial
stocks that the sensational movement did
not come on full BUSINESS day. As IL
was, the drop Of rs on Saturday, AZ
compared with the hnal price Of the pre-
Vious day caused the throwing oyer Of
a large amount OF Investment stocks 10
addition 10 Immense lines of speculative
held stock Today the common scored
an additional decline Of ~ per cent, max
ing The net drop since Fridays closing IL
Ipsr cent The preferred stock slumped
sM per cent today, making the net loss
since Friday 10 I-s per cent.
What the street says " mat m I'M
portant decision OF the board OF directors
was communicated to holders OF stock IL
a manner unprecedented IA the memory
OF the financial community. II does not
imputo speculative motives on the part
Of the management, but insists that "a
brilliant speculative opportunity was al
forded on account OF the extremely sud-
den news a. q moment when there was
no chance TO retrieve the inevitable heavy
loss. The company has earned very large
profits almost uniuterruptedly and It's
latest balnnce sheets showed a surplus.
H. has not been claimed. however. that
this surplus was IN cash. Tho manage
ment has unquetsionably takeiI step
that. however nnpa,pable 10 the security
holders, win help II UNNECESSARILY In liz
hght with the outside tobacco manufac-
turers.
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The ltuIlian Forces Surprised MIN
Probable Serious Disaster. "
TURKISH NEWS NOT so FRIGHTFUL.
The Armenian Relief Distributors
Suggest Plans for Protection. ~
SPAIN HAS TROUBLE At nOAH.
Liberty tho Prize for Cubaus - Maj sRas u
After Crespo In venezusla.
0,her Nations.

Rome, December a,---News reached here
foday from General Ratariori, the rOn-
marder OF Tho troops In Abyesinia, an
nouncing what appears to be srricus
disaster 10 the Italian forces operating
against King Me'-nik. He cables that
the kings army, numbering about 2oOOO
men. surprised aud surrounded yesterday
ave companies of Italian troops under
Major Tosseli, ut Amballago. Another
body OF italian troops under the command
OF General Atrimonai advanced to the sup
port of Major Tosselii. but they were
stopped by the enemy. A severe battle
was subsequently fought and the result
was not made known here.
Tho subsequent dispatches say that tho
loss OF the Ahyssinlnps was heavy. but
no news was furnished concerning the
fate OF Major Tossellls command aud
nothing was said about the losses OF the
Italians. Later In the day IN the chamber
OF deputies the government was questioned
regarding the reported disaster the Ital-
ipn troops had suffered IN Abyssinia which
led to warm attacks upon the govern-
mems pclcy In Africa.
Hrplviny to a question ms 10 the particu-
lt,s OF tho battle Of Amballugo. the minis
ter OF war read the dispatch from General
lNintlnfl, Inc substance OF winch II tlNth
above aud added that the itslian positious
were secure. lie admitted. however. that
the incident WIN u serious one, although
entirely reparablc.
Major 1ussclrs column was composed
az 1909 native troops commanded by tweu-
~ officers with forty non-Cnmnissioncd
,iflcera ana y mounted battery.
II Ia now known that OF THIS force Malor
Tosselli seventeen OF the ODircrs and 300
Of the native tro. ps are missing.
KING ilumbert tonight conferred with
Premier Crispi upon the situation, the
premier being indispoTed ard confined to
his room
The cabinet council held tonight has de-
cllpa to give General liutariori the ncces-
sniv means to crush the Ahyssiniuns.
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LEGIe.ATINE NOTEs.

Senator Dan Cameron announced for
ma,lv thai he would not be candidate
under any circumstances for reelection.
The judiciary agreed 20 report favoiahly
the nomination Cf judges Springer, hIi-
sore and Sriar, foi the Indian Territory
courts.
The speaker laid before the house n let
ter from the acting secretary. OF the treas
TRY requesting an appropriation Of $1,000
for The United states share of the OK
penscs and salaries during the hscai year
1851 OF the International Water boundary
commission between the United States
and Mexico under the convention Of
March. 1859,
Attorney General Harmon sent 30 con
grrgs a report on the law features OF
the settlement with the Cherokee Indians.
The secretary OF the interior has decided
that the United states Is indebted 10
these Indiana IN tho sum of ,2N paid
for their removal 20 the Indian Territory
and Improperly charged TO the treaty
fund. The attorney general takes the pc
ST. II that the eNpcnse OF removal prior
TO 1855 was properly chargeable TO this
fund.
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Ex-Presdent Harrison had nothing to
say about his reported proposed marriage.
Counsel for Harry Hayward forwarded
a last appeal to the Minnesota governor
on grounds of insanity
Several persons burned in a fire at Ruth
erford y. j
Mary Thurman found a rich vein oc ore
and may become bonanza queen.
William j. Murray of Toledo. Ohio, died
after forty-seven days of fasting.
John II. Carter died IN New York.
Professor William wllott. aged 20 years
died IN Jersey City.
Seven men drowned In Lake Huron
storm disaster
The republican National executive COM
mittee met in Washinpton
The National Federation OF Labor met In
New York.
Superintendent White of the railway
mail service made his report and dwelt on
the eato lighting of cars.
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THE GERMAN REIcHsTAG.

German Sugar and American Beef ana
Insurance Companies.
Berlin. December 9.-Therc was large
attendance In the reichstag today In view
OF this being the date for the preseni1-
ton OF the final statement OF Count Pow
adlsly. wchnter, secretary OF the imperial
treasury.
Chancellor Prince IIoheniohe. the min
is,er for war, General Bronsart sohc,len-
dorf, and other ministers We're present.
AT the opening OF the proceedings. tho
house adopted proposal To- stop the pub
iications OF Herron Liebnech,. Stadhaget,
Bneb. Herr Fieschel and Heinrich Mdiier.
The conservatives opposed the notion
The minister Tor foreign affairs. Freihcrr
Marschnl Won Biebeystein3 made a state
ment on President Cleye.and's message
to congress He denied that there was
any diffcrential treatment In Germany
OF American cattle and insurance com
panies and urged the house not to be
Inundated by threats OF reprisais.
The secretary of the treasury stated
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
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CAPITAL NOTES.

Mcssts II T.. MucGreEor ANA T.. NJ
Johnston Of Houston are here for several
DAYS.
Wright Quincy OF Galveston Is here as n
member OF the republican National COM
mitteo.
treasury shows available cash balance,
H1h@17lG, gold Icscrve SGGii,i0i
The CO comptroller OF tho currency today
bulletins the going into voluntary iiduldn-
ton nr the iIoniDm National bank by
resolution OF it's stockholders on Novcm-
her ~ last
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.|EE POST COAST EDITION

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'"eh completed and published. about
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4"puon OF the leading towns and
'Vun''es In the Coast country ever
published.
mat the people of South Texas APP
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WE the people is evident by the sub
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A TOWN nuRNING.

Milwaukee. WIS., December s--only
meager news is obtainable from Chiffon,
where a disastrous fire Is RAJ ing. Through
the railroad officers II ~ Learned that the
business portion OF the town In IN ruins
and the fire WAS SPREADING AZ midnight
Chiffon has 1000 population, two nouflng
machine shops two grain elevators, a
brewery. malt house. public library, rie.
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MAHER WILL ACCEPT. ANYHOW.
Philadelphia December 9.--Peter Maher
and hts manager, j. J. Quinn, are greatly
surprised about the reported failure OF
Fitzsimmons TO sign the articles FOR night
for $4,000. Notwithstanding Aaher I'M
dcrstood the articles as they are now to
b. satisfactory to all concerned. he says
that he is willing 10 accept flizsmmons'
figures.
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAST NIGHTS READINGS.

An area of low pressure IS off tho east
ern coast OF Florida and another is NOV
ing in over the northern portion of the
country. An area of high pressure over
lies Texas.
Weather generally clear except over the
cast Gulf and South Atlantic States and
over the upper Mississippi valley where
It is partly cloudy to cloudy. with rain AT
Atlanta Ga, which Is the only station
that reports as much as 10 Of an inch Of
precipitation.
GENERAL OBSERVATION.
Observations taken at all stations by
United States weather bureau. at p. M.
eeVenty-fifth meridian time:
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HOUSE

Washington. December 1.-The house
had another short session today. and de-
voted most of its time to discussing the
appointment of house officials Res,lu-
tons were presented by the republicans
calling for the correspondence In the wal
Ter case for lists of pensioners who have
been stricken from tie rolls since March
4, 1899. or reduced, and for Secretary
smiths reasons for an order affecting the
land office in connection with the perfect
Ing OF titles TO Pacific railway graut
lnnds in Utah and Nebraska, hut all were
objected TO by the democrats, An EFFORT
60 have printed In the Record the meinor-
ial of the National Wool Growers assn-
oiatun for higher rates met the s.iire
fate.
After the opening proceedings the oath
q Office was administered To AIR Price.
dem. La. who had not been present
al this session of the house.
Tho memorial adopted by the National
Wool Growers association on Saturday.
calling for higher duties. was presented
BY Mr.. bpnforth of ohio, but Mir Crisp
Of Georgia objected TO ita reception Mr.
crisp also objected to resolution pre-
scented by Mr. Cannon of Utah, calling
on Secretary llokc Smith for his authority
Tor an order susponding all operations OF
the land office by which settlers on Pa
cite railway land grant lands iu Utah
aud Nehr"SNn could perfect their titles.
Mr.. McCrearN Of Kentucky objected TO
the confederation OF resolution pre-
sentod by Mr Woodmau OF Illinois. call
ihg for all correspondence IN the Waller
case. including Tint with Consul Wctter.
objection was offered 10 1t resolution by
Mt Jenkins OF Indiana, calling upon tho
commissioners OF pensions for n settlement
OF all persons who had ceased to draw
pensions or whose pensions had been
diminished siuce March 4. lS91
The house then adjourned until tomor-
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The populisi senators agreed 10 inter
pose no objections to Republican control
Of the senate and It's offices.
Representative A. j. frice was sworn
in as a congressman from Louisiana
ltufds w, PeclSham of New York was
confirmed by the senate as associate tus-
tice of the unlted States supremr court
Senator Caifery of Louisiana took the
oath OF office
Senator Morgan said Sir Julian Pauncc-
tote insilted senators under cover OF the
British flag.
Senator Don Cameron disavows his can
didacy for reelection.
Judges Springer. Kiigore and Stuart TO
be repc rted favorably for the Indian Ter
ritory court benches.
Representative Cooper introduced bin
for the survey of Sabine lake, from the
mouths of the Nechcs and Sabine rivers,
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THE MARKETS

Apples crawled up 50 cents "A barrel in
anticipation OF the holiday demand
Houston cotton climbed isaS,s from
Saturdays closing. New orleans and New
York Lilo each. all steady
Houston cotton shipments were 65i
bales Galveston 2llG
Cocoanuta advanced 50 per loo0 in lIous-
ton.
Corn. sacked. s5@Sac; chopped. 75c, In
Houston.
Hides, market low and slow.
Wheat advanced > cents and corn isc;
quotations. May wheat s27s. corn 2ais,
Street trfcksters scorched by tobacco In
New York play the baby act.
New York stock market was duh and
meaningless.
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STATE

Texas conference at Brennan closed.
Comptroller believes taxes can be read
lily collected under article 5i7S, r.. $.
Galveston disposed OF 100000 funding
bonds at par.
Supreme court holds that a social club
has a right to retail liquors without a
license,
Ed Hoenel was fatally wounded in an
ARRAY at Soguin.
y Bohemian committed suicide at Bryan
for unknown cause.
George Rice of Ohio testified in the
Standard OH cases at Waco
Baptist church at Marlin is divided on
MLrtiniSm.
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3P[C|ALT|[S.

.rrurD TOMATOES-3 pound cans.
Pardon Pardon & Dillworth brand. dozen in
oSyiFrN oLIvES-Now goods. Is ounce
S.n,,,es. / dozen In case.
,,eppoRT'Ep MACARONI - Triton"
%sr.nd q l-pound packages In box.
xvap0RATED HORSE RADlSH-Fancy
soods. extra strong. s ounce bottles. I
s GSSeI BoN CREAM CANpY-so pound
vIFsMt,IKINGER's NEW CROP CELE-
nRATED CALIFORNIA CANNED
FRJjiTS-Only strictly Al goods on mar
Vet. havs ma equal.
xiNCE MEAT-"Atmore's" and "New
Year brands. half barrels, IS pound
kanakns. pound pals.
PLUM PUDDING-"Atmore's brand, ]
dozen In case.
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turned TO his assault on the British am
nassador for his rough criticism of him
sell, OF which he said he was perhaps
"unbecomingly careless"
n hut j do isi,l resentful," he said, that
instead OF. furnishing his complaints 10
the press, heEyaNs them out TO the Amer
1'an press ~ fNe oren,ue Of congress with
a view OF disrs ling the misapp;ehens,on IN
The. American. puhise mind.
II seems, however, he added In his
most sarcastic vein, that after Sir Julian
had buried me under his nonderous losic
last March. Lord Kimberly thought 1t
necessary TO rNhure my iNmains In orie'
TO give the American people much need
cd TOMS OF Great Rritains sense Of honor
TO brace Il w sufficiently to induce con-
PrcsS TO vote the lump sum by which
England seems to put a technical estoppci
on an Investigation of the Justice OF the
damages demanded"
At the conclusion OF his sNccch Mr..
NJ ryan as*ed vote on the adoption Of mis-
resolution inplructire the gn affairs
committee 10 examine into and report nu
the liability OF the United states to Great
lsritG.. fur the seizures. The resolutions
were read and reforrci without n dissent
iua voice,
The scnate In executive session confirmel
the Ventilation OF Rufus w Peckham OF
New York 10 hc associate Justice Of the
supreme court of the United states.
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TODRr'S EVENTS.

BCSTON-Harvard's French play, lie
Mhlade imaeinaire," bids fair to be a
great success.
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ATLANTA-The management Of the
cotton States and international Exposition
has set apart today as postmasters day.
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ATHOL. Mass The State grange of the
Paticn ms of Husbandry will convene in an
nual session here,
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FRANK FORT. Ky.--Ths IL Inaugural
ton day of Governor Bradley, the first
republican governor OF the State.
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WALI.A WAliA-rho annual meeting
Of the Northwest Fruit Growers asso-
citation OF Oregon, Washington. Idaho ana
the province of British Columbia, will meet
here TODAY
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LOCAL.

President Cotton of the Houston Busi-
ness league appoints committee to solicit
tie necessary funds to keep the Texas ex-
hibit cars at Atlanta until the close of the
exposition
y relief society organized at Montehore
hall Yesterday
Meeting Of committee on holiday oxcur-
sion and carnival at o'clock this after
noon,
Rev J. NJ. Ilalsell will cndeavor TO raise
funds to build a Cumberland Presbyterian
church In this city,
"Sinkiller' Griffin the negro evangelist
inauguratcs crusade against Satan in
this city
Houston Good Government league organ
lied last night.
Whoelock holds another conference with
Julian and Fitzsimmons. Negotiations not
yet suspended.
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CITY COUNCIL.
Alderman Repsdorphs ordinance Gre
aung the new Sixth ward and defining rs
boundaries passed by unanimous vote.
The labor ordinance sent over another
week.
Action deferred on the ordinance prohib-
iting sidewalk obstruction.
\ batch Of reports from various com
mittees adopted.
THE COZ RTS.
The cases Of Henry S Fox. Jr.. and Mrs
A. II. Foster continued
A damage suit ON trial before Hon S H.
Brashear.
Session OF the county commissioners.
A suit against Frank Cox and the
Sweeney & Coombs Opera House COM
pany
RAILROAD.
The government will take hand In the
Southern Pacihc suit against the Califor-
nis commissioners
Happenings in the railway world one
year ago.
The sale OF the Alchison, Topeka and
santa Fe property set for today
ta.lroad workers convention in session
Va Castlcion. 20
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-08

what Is the cause that no man lives
Contented with the lot that nature
gives,
or chance presentsi yet all with envy
view
The schemes which others varlously
pursueP'
Horace was born 65 II. c., and yet
human nature was then. Just an II is
now. Every man though he had the
poorest Job, We have not u writer at
tEls day cdual to Horace. This IL some
thing TO think about It, And there Is
something else we want you to think
about. When ever you want anything
that Is usually kept in a strictly first
class retail drug store you viii please
call at the Fort Worth Pharmacy
company, Main and Fifth. It IL really
one of the best drug stores In the
United States. We KEEP great many
goods besides medicines, Medicines
can not be appreciated when one Is out
OF sorts or III. As Josh Billings once
said: A Newfoundland dog could only
be appreciated when one had small
children ana pond near by. We have
cut the prices OF cigars 20 per cent. al
least
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Senator Mills bill TO require the
secretary of the treasury TO pay out
SILVER exclusively when the gold re-
serve IN below siooooO.oOo is Il tardy
endorsement OF the view that the
financial complications OF the country
arc due solely to the policy OF the
government which permits the payce
to name the money In which he shall
no paid The loRic of the bill as eS-
plalncd by its author IL that /, would
atop run that may he made to ems
bn,rass tho treasury and compel It 10
eell honda to foreign and domestic
eanitailsta .eekIns Investments for idle
m,l,lonp.' There was no question
he nnybpts ,hat the mrs; run mad, on
the treasury eold, IN the last days Of
tho lIhrriaon administration, wna
Matched in the brains OF miscellaneous
speouletora. who were greatly dis
,rcsscd because their names were brui,-
ed abou, IN publlo coupled with Ian.
ruaae more fcrcihlc than polite. IL
an humber individual, had committed
4 smaller orensc AGAINST tho nation.
hut ,annfly vicious In intent, ho would
nav. bpNnsp,runt, 10 the nearest ward.
arm for treapon, unhappny. however.
tbe law has never defined the OF.
fcnsa ~ nrec,nl,atinr a pante upon tho
country cndennerlne every legitimate
interest. The prosa denounced the con.
snir,t,,n and SECRETARY carlisle mani.
fentel nj. alsp,casure 40 markedly
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redeem their own paper. instead Of
making new note issue OF 100000. 900
10 substitute government issues. they
would be likely TO further contract
their present obligations OF that
nature. IL is believed that the
only government or bank In the
world which does not reserve and
exercise tho option to pay In any legal
tender money is the treasury OF tho
United states. Any other policy is OBJ
viously hazardous. While Mr.. cleye-
land and his henchmon are talking
loudly about taking the government
out OF the banking business" they can
not find bank on the two continents
that would be willing to assume the
task that has been self-imposed upon
the treasury. of supplying the gold to
meet very special demand OF the poll
ties or business Of all the countries of
all the world. 1t requires no argument
to show that any paper issues may be
used to accomplish such a result II
they are convertible on compdision
into gold.
Mr.. Mills bill and his explanation OF
II are significant in that they con-
denim the financial policy OF the ad-
ministration and characterize Its va
rlous bond Issues as unnecessary and
hence illegal. The payment of silver
by the government. as II Is paid by tho
Bank OF France, would have left the
gold reserve intact ana would have
given no occasion for n bond Issue.
The law in positive terms contem-
plated such payment In redemption OF
treasury notes. and excludes by plain
letter and intendment payment eN-
clusively In gold. Mr.. Mills bill Is in
fact but a reafilrmation OF the law as
II stands.
Senator Mills relations to the nd
ministration are well known His con-
version TO the gold standard was n
comparatively recent event. The
policy which his proposal antngonizes
has boon In force from the day Of Mr..
Clevelands inaugural, against the
daily protests OF Mr.. Mills constltu-
ents and of the masses OF the Demo-
cratic party. The bill now has no
chance OF passage. for It would be
blocked by the Republican house, but
II shows that election day IL near
enough at hand to warn the wanderers
TO flock back To tho fold. The mug
wump party will soon he reduced to
the president and his cabinet.