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The internpe-z-s c-i.icfrnf q rnch pa
rers as tfbe New York World. or t5A New
York Pest urpa tbsse now aicnes- N
authority In tsis country have lie etfect
not nnlr Of bringing The newspaper dis
questions If pubic men and measures il-
% popular -oe4; ernTf- but they sTiffen TIT
ne,i1s and ha-5c-l dir sarlsihil ties = pra-
lie officials ~ a. manner Of criticism.
These yrnf,srs mentioned have nc; besi-
faiad 10 intimate that M. Clerelsn3 and
Mr. Cprasle hare been cg-t-9ile5 ty tie
hasnsst Of I0orirsx IN 14,ei- transaction Of
the rraney RffR5us Of The NsIsrn. hvery-
thing ctDtemp,zsae ard vie tAzt esul3
be sid &rRi-.s- thsse renfiemeu has hes1
said. II Il not natural that the o5i-a,,
In wiEatever tat5yr. shty1i5 despise s1cA
criticism: Ii i not fp-egane c3ociasi1u
tha- such recisiss sl,e,ss and intA1ng@ranes
should cause reTuisis1 q p1q-lss
feesing aad tai pf It's purpose; Criticism
10 be effective, must IL fay not d5zI1-
fed 10 pnopo-rSon 20 TIE measure ~ tire
standing Or importance = The a..r-.
CRITICISED, wbesbe- .nan or L lneasure-
Il Il singglsr ,i-at newspapers v-hlc.
d3play e,aa eeaase AID paacT Il tte.-
business Iua,aazeI arI viii dtslz,e-a.s.T
surrender t3ar H54.o-5ol influence ny
silly cUarse u iris-aT,resa1 e to-, u-fat-
criticism, f.aVti9ls fault Gldrg aa3
abuse Of public msr2. Iezas Lar not l--ea
withoEt ezfihi-so-r - - citrac-a-. I'D
there are apc.e1; Journals ~ tbs r.a.e
=
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as esii''a's'-F"-l HilapN@ -4lessn
i f.t'g'''fs 3sNyei WON 44f' cle's.42A
\ Slio''''sf'a a''u "si Up IN uFH pee-
ih'~s 'eafS efp' on0 hrli '2f-'tzF 'ie-
Y s''''p 5e'f 1f' j. D ~ ."
pe p''fN 10 tie p-'i-e e}e asa De7esop
ci''fa's.ef li'nt mas safP'lA7A @'F- LA
!, sel'''s if''slAr ~ us vigorous et4i-ass'i-
a-'h am ''r''F f'lnerl ea'i-FiA-
Sat. oiney vas org h"uF resarafA ~
a'oaiy q Respectable lawyer WIZ q l"F7s'r-
asifF deFoad OF INA En@tsn tria w7tl"1t
6any parhfuianlF aggressive 'f's ~
4 sffarae'er- winnie II was son"ii~ ~ ~
fnrpr'se "heh MT 'is' einitl not'-el hm
8pFer fhe pori'pii9 81 tto'f. u was feu-
ersby f@sa!p''N Aa St"7iVn oi
feh"iaNy p"h "N' "'''la i4@ 9i8 ilae
spss'peetaolF out "itn'ot ahF h1dancg,
Sfnd be- ratpf'r tle secretary % NJ. 'lcve-
fana ~ tiie postum H.'i''rr' h'w er's.-S
ghe secretary wa cou1.allnE tiAe 1iasr'r,
and teans c''efly r'spraai stole for the
fape vigorous atieia74e"s and meas pres "
s'ne noinaniatri'fion t"vchuf iorEen AZ
JAM lhs secretary Of tiete has n rpu-
f'eapence ~'fnn =" WIN 4 reputation %
Pas o"n ana me rpmor ~ current aud
Soiten h'-ard tiAt he WI ie me president"
3,tDics when the latter 4 Successor e ~
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A WAR on COMMERCE.
Venezuela Medltates Prohibition Against
English Wares,

Venezuela MeAltntes Prohibition Against
English Wares.
N-e,. y-ort 1,ru,r,. NJ dis,atch TO
tho 1te,ald ~roro C,,raras Venezuela. saws.
,I,n. 1i,t7,,., ,s ,,,, 1isc,,ssino a css, which
tas at,,..,,.,,J ,,,,,.b ,ttertion here 7, in
,rI,.ed ,ho ,,tr-i.,,tio, ~ manufactures
Srn,, t,t,,,la,,,3 ,rto ~. rcr,,rlic aud ,s
- 49, 60, ,,erhans In the practical
s,,,,ic,,io,, ~ no SUGGESTION ,hat a CON-
r,dr@tal warfare he wared against Eng
lana and ali EiIron,ar countries.
c1o.',a 7','rrt',li ~ aoston who claims
,,ort,,arsbtn in tho Great iron mines in
10 C,hir,at,c, ,no,,ntains not far from
~, ,,,o,,th 90 ,hn ,1r,roco o,,d Within tho
NY .,.l. l''. W. 81 ~. Tre,,arJ stortod
~ =, g., prttat, vyitr ,niniro n,acnin.s
LA r,ater,oi witch we're consigned 10 a
go Iei,t
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FATAL TO FIREMEN.


Five OF Them Buried in Ruins and One
is Dead.
st. Louis, Mo, January 2l.-hs result
Of a fire IN the building at 4l5 Broadway
tonight five firemen are buried in the
ruins and one dead at the Mercy hospital.
Four OF the men buried are thought to be
dead. while the fifth, Reinhart Miller
of salvage corps No. !. can be heard and
Il Is hoped he Will BE- rescued.
Owney Hires a fireman OF truck No. G.
who was taken from the burning building
soon after It started badly injured. died
while being taken TO Mercy hospital in an
ambulance.
The dead are:
Owney Hires, foreman truck No. G.
Captain Glanville.
James r. Hoddy OF salvage corps No. ?.
Milton Curley Of salvage corps No. l.
stanton Of chemical No. l.
The loss by fire and water is estimated
at $4,000; fairly insured. Aloe & Co.
place their loss at $4,000. and it is thought
the loss on the building will amount to
S50oQp. Several thousand dollars OF dam
age vas done the stock of Jordan s. Co,
cutlery, at III Broadway.
st. Louis, Mo-. January % ESQ q. m.-
The firemen succeeded in rescuins Rein
hart Miller, who was taken to St. John 5
hospital. His left arm was broken and
his body badly bruised but he is not ia
tally injured The firemeu are nov
working at the pile Of debris with the
prospect OF soon getting out the bodies
or me missing men. who are undoubtedly
dead.
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Niliia-n Stevens, = bcokkeeper, and a lad
named Tcof. employed by Pneigar 4 Co,
were taken from the ruins after the nre
Sad f-x n silbdued
81 those injured, MoSeal kran ana
R'chier may not survive Pheiga- IS pros
trated bY ths shock.
The explosion was felt throughout the
City The cylinder Of a gas regulator,
containing fluid with which an experiment.
was being made. blew oat with a report
sliHiisr % that OF tsn-pounder. Inc
Tetert tore through the ceiling IN the
apartment % Frank pfleigar & CO. ana
bars; through the roof
Joseph Hauser. a machinlst. was at
'e'pding the regulator, and was torn 10
atoms Ills BODY was cut battered ana
bruised. His throat was cut, one leg
Was blown OK. both arms and the remain
ING leg were broken, the face was bat
ieled 70 pulp and the trunk was a mass
ot cuts and bruises.
As soon as the report was heard the
forty person in the building rushed tor
t0elr lives In an instant the building
was .lled with smoke and steam ana
flames burst with great violence. famed
% The draft Of air admitted through the
front Of The building. which had been com
i,etey blown out. Ii was three hours
before ihe fire was under control. Mean
wAAe Hsuser's body had been found on
the first floor
As the .remsn arrived on tine scene the
Tremendous crowd which had gathered
was scattered by another explosion, not
50 Violent as the first. When the building
could be entered, search for dead bodies
was begun The Aremen made their way
through mass Of debris and came upon
TWO horribly burned bodies, which were
Identified as those Of Bookkeeper stevens
and Thomas Toof
TIE principal losers are English & Mer.
q X go 80, Frank p Pfleigar & Co.. y25.-
oN Y J. Teof $1,000. The insurance
amounts TO si3s 90.
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SPORTING NEWS.
NEW ORLEANS RACES.

New Orleans, January 2i.-six furiongs.
David ~ Ciiaml. / to g. won Lillian q.
Is Clay. . to |. second, Blrdcatcher. Is
tlAywood) to 3 third. Time. 1924.
itlree-year-olds and upward selling.
mile and - yards. Mldstar. III ". Muir
rhy) j. 10 l. won; Dick Behan, us Cay
WOOD, TO , second; LeCitande. los GROSS,
y 70 !, third. Time. 1854.
Il-ee-y ear-olds. seven furlongs. Mar.
quise loi u. HlD, to :. won, Chugnut,
IL, diam. to l. second; Ben johnson. los
tThor.el. l. TO l. third. Time, .Sgi..
Fcur-year-olds and upward mile aud an
eighth. Emin Bey. 10 Crhorpel, to 5,
Won. clarus, ia (Ham). 10 = second.
corcnet IS CT. Murphy, 10 10 |, ;hlrd.
Time 2.Si!.
Taree -year-olds and upward, selling, one
mile. Frig, III (CaYwood), 9 to > won;
La"lass' III urving), 12 to l, second, CON
-
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ENTRIES FOR THE MEET.

Austin. Texas. January 2l-HGrry Har-
per. manager OF the Texas State bicycle
meet today received the entries OF Harry
W Hale, II. Il. Goodman and j. A. Roach
OF Sar Antonio Hale has entered for all
tho class II events, hut viii enter the
professional ranks the last day of the
meet or this team Roach is the hest
known here and great things are expected
OF him They are expected to arrive here
tomorrow.
Mr. Chas McAdams is here today look
ing after the interests of little Charley.
whose crack riding during his training
here is the talk Of the crowds that daily
visit tao riders out at the park.
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NEW ORLEANs rNTRrEs.

First race. seven and a half furlongs.
Eeliins Menus lbs. Spiritualigt l0l, Min
NO Mackin ld5, Aaron, Tartarian. Hubert.
Blue Banner, VIII Elliott. Jos each; Beau-
nce Faklr Arkansas Traveller, Burrell :
Billet. IN each
Second race. one mile, selling. Han Ban,
Sir John, 10 each: Queen Bess Teeto May,
Leonard b. Mate. freedman. 100 each
srrngyale, DR.. Parke III each; st. Leo,
Dave Prlsifcr, III each.
Tnlri race three-eighths Of a mile. for
2-year-olds Attic H.. Brazoria Oxeye,
Fate 1la May, los each; Sangulne, Iron
stone parmesan. Thomas Payne, III each;
Lillian Wilkes lls. Ethel Farrell ia.
Fourth Race Western Brewers Handi-
cap. ore milo and twenty yards. Bloomer
92 Junborec los, Picaroon lQ7, Domingo
lip Roht Lotto us.
Fl'th race. three-Quarters OF n mile.
Ferrymau H. Deluder, Of each: Winches-
ter iol Ridicule l0i, Leonell. frankie D,
Lizzctta, ~ each, Barney Aaron. Jr.. Con-
nemara l09 each; Billy Jordan, Old Do
minion IL. Red John 122
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TWO VIEWS or IT.

n The resolutions before the SENATE on
s'lc Monroe doctrine, presented. the one
;,atret by Senator Davis aud the otjlsr by
fcnat0r Sewell, are 40 wsie apart as two
Jews Of ogla question could well be. The
RESOLUTIONS " Senator DAVIS declare o
Eefinrd doctrine and policy; those Of
es.euator Sewcll AFFIRM nothing but q
,stojicy Of commercial aud political expedi.
papcy, without deiimtatlogs.
a& The localities and constituencies repre,
-snted by these gentlemen respectively,
Yyo Ut the bottom 81 their RESOLUTIONS
Es3ewell. baking from New Jersey and
Representing manufacturing, security
'%9Idialp, bond Investing community and
ntlmeut Of the Ehst would virtually
itycndcr cherished doctrine, or sub
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ordinate IL t. commercial gain. BE rsJr
-eseuts the views ct those T.eofae who
veuid sac-lsee Nasseasl dignity or de-
isnSe rather ,hHn dollars ca csnss. p2
thu other hand the Resolutions at Senator
Davis coming fru,n a representative Of
Minnesota. M i1stn-iur State. where TIE
only cnestsan II o1se 81 DISTINGUISHED pa
t-sotszn. have TIE ring Of ifza true metal
about then ans WI n IL likelihood
meee the approval Of eighi-tcrths OF tire
AIDs-1can I-scTle.
They, e. least, roseess the virTae Of
defining a policy. 50 fSst CIR ewn sad
foreign governments may act i1teili gent
~ ia vlew If them. Tier may g. jas, 5
irife tao FAR. but II II t,s--er 70 app,S-
Esriats the Western hemisphere than &c
sis-7eads- il 10 The f,penncsoas> qusr-el-
sama, sraspiur and monarch cal nations
Of AT old uo-ld
La ths meantime eTents are assuming
serious phnse again. J1lls-ss E-ir'sui
gives IN authoritative den4al 70 the re-
Yo-rei dicks- with SPAN for Cuta an
frank aTpwzl Of the Destination and
purposes Of the new squadron which 3,
has trte9 out with sDch Z 1ou-.s4 ef
r-umpatS, there are exc. t1nr 1lrles and
iss1es ahesd o: u T. the immediate IT.
TIRE. En- glands nEy-essias Il Nsasruels
would create hri Z -sIals Il co-11.1-1so1
with fbe storm w1jrh English EErrez-
son n Cuha would arouse L the I1.iea
Stats
Il Is fa-5lv T,osshie rhai Salisbury
wea,a attempt 20 huy such rroub,e--he
raa l1r he - ir8oranr q The fearful COZ
se9ut1ces Of s8ca & step.
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Albany. January e0--Today a mother
sold her s-year 10y for IS cents The
mother is a white woman. named Mrs
Wright. who came here recently from the
North. Very little is known about het.
hut her reptt.ation has not been good for
the past few days She has been drinking
heavily and today Insisted upon selling
her child in order to obtain means TO con-
tinue her carouse. An old fisherman named
Bradston. seeing that she was bound TO
sell the child, bought him for % cents. lie
declares tina. the sale is genuine.
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AN APPEAL TO Inn
'n's Seasons Crop Tim !.
Under L St s.,,,,. =
BUT WORTH THIRTY Millions /,
The South Can Becom. \.
Country on Earth n. W
the Crop for Tea M

Memphis. January AIN.
appointed by today's Cotton a.,
vention to prepare an ada,... 49,
Ton planters of the world. g.
following late tonight: ="
10 the Cotton Growers q a.
The Cotton Growers p,s.. "a
citation Of America, in cony.s, .'
bied at Memphis, Tenn, on ~
day OF January, 1896, again -. -
with an urgent appeal for sss'
action in planting the crop q, y
a matter Of extreme consr,iu,,s'
the appeal to You last yea. =.
orally responded to and tb., \,
1880 made upon the ,diminI,S.1
has had the effect Of rre,,,. .
the price and bringing prosp,ar \
country.
The crop OF 1895, though ..,,.
be $685. 900 short Of the crop q. =
IN tho markets of the world VAN
by nearly sS0.0oO,Oo0. In thu -. !
result to abandon the idea q. NJ
acreage would be to sound IN.
the face of victory. 1t Is In. u.
of opinion among the best th,,,,.
II by any means the crop Of Anna.
be held within the limits Of 7w i
per annum, for ten years, the y,
these Southern States would bs Il
est and most prosperous agricul,,.
Pile in the world.
b How can this be brought abs-
answer is with you. We app.al \
self-interest and to your patrIotr
all in your power to keep down n
duction of the staple. Do not N
the ground YOU have won: fight 4, J
the Cotton States self-supportt,.
more land In clover and grasses II
hogs to run on; diversity your 0c,l
when you have done all this, the i,
voted to cotton will Yield more ~
returns than If you sought to iner,
number OF your bales.
1t is felt by the most thoueAu4
that We are entering upon a year n
uncertainties. and that even a x,l
ton crop may fail to give adsa.,
turns from its production. Tho {
ings Of storm are disturbing ID
try and unsettling all business !.
tons. The prudent man will trim |!
to meet It, With the commerce ,
country interrupted by war--and v,
connection would be unsaleable
at nominal prices. Every conais;
then, of patriotism, Of self-intens
Of prudence dictates that you
strictly to the rule OF diminished 4.
Earnest men are earnestly working
you and 10 guide you into prospaic
not let them labor In vain, but che
and hopefully respond TO their as,,
Hector d. Lane, Alabs.
w. II. Stovall, Missi.s,
VIM. a. Broughton, Gss
j. w. Corcoran, Arkan
+. l.. Maxwell, Louiss
W. W. Stone. MisslsaI
j. w. Casueman, Texsi
Charles Scott, MissIssI
L. 7. Allison. Tenn
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ALABAMA.

birmingham. January -Q.-Charles Bur
ton, coiored. one Of the most desperate
desperadoes In Alabama, was captured
near Pratt mines today by Deputy Sheriff
Frank Phillips. Last December mean
Mitchell Station, Bullock county, Burtun
shot and killed johnson Dalton colored
and badly wounded Frank Williams White
The latter, with Dalton as a guide, was
ATTEMPTING his arrest for u m.rderous as
sault on q female relative and sundry 9TH
er crimes. He does not want to go back,
being afraid OF being lynched by the white
people and negroes ankle There Is re-
ward of 500 for his capture.
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GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

New YORK. January .G-THere is A vast
er,9ant q Ignorance among the people %
tie east ssde-1hat portion OF Gotham
populated largely hy foreigners. An in
tertS'lns fact ~ this connection brought
oul uy the last census q the board Of
Z ht14in. - mat there an 4ltl persons in
! inls ely who DO Uc. kl4w how old 1nev
ere The really startling phase Of n.
statement IS thet the majority Of these
persons are nor women, a. one woIld
most reasonably suppose, hut men,
n bond street. between Broadwsy and
{ ne bowery sre scores of coffin fatto7les
ana stores fcr toe sale 81 unsertakers'
supplies T6is lelabty seems to be the
headquarters for eaiertakers from an
parts e me country ana the latest things
/ on eNhltrl1n are collins made OF aliirui
nu-n- They wiu hardly become popular
among the Tper who insist upon putting
en- frl!ls a. funerals, as they cost from
'''2 . 50 arieee.
Here's newE for some Of your readers
The preparations for the annual hall Of
tHH tHre-c Fraraais lie I.'I4arror.ie. or
FRIDAY January 90. are now co,npleteI.
--.d promise t5 eclipse all other efforts H.
'F1; li1e. TIE BAH viii be modelled on
me f'~iss l0 Nuts" that make the Jar
ain 1r Paris 80 enjoyable 20 American
visitors az Paris \ number Of clever
gp4lrill- and c'ciocHe dancers, especially
engaged fcr mat purpose. will urove
moved feature while a large ballet corps
gll execute fancy dances ard skiilfuly
devised marches. % ada TO the usual fes-
itNttes- Ia-i veir tie Trench hall was
rather taius ca account m the I.exow
scare ln-s TINE. eveu with Mr.. Roose-
Ft!t Oh deck The managers declare that
thy are not Tile ieas. BE-, nervous.
The friends u Underground rapid tran
SD tav" 1nesrfrei most valuable wit
ness. ie apgea nd befors the commission
today ia the roia OF an expert. walo knows
g fllrr qr tN0 about metropolitan street
tTaffc- iie saii that on twc 9Ays he had
ccar-ed fle I.opla a. Broadway and
TNe1ty-frst street. ana ascertaineJ that
rn llr 'i~s- day $40 vehicles wore driven
by, 10 'so Persons walked on the down
town side a-d . ~ on the uptown side
ON another occasion, at Chambers and
f.safe st~eeis. there were, from &. n.
un'l g. IA 5't9 vehicles. 29SW pedes-
trans ou the uptown Side and 4i50s on
,rs doesa-iowu side AZ fulton and John
streets. 80 twelve hours. sG5) vehicles and
n 00Q ard 1s 30 en- the west and east sides
respectively. This young man is evident
iy the A.tg Of lightning ealculators.
Tire G-uhert has broken into society at
last 49,, you must not imagine that so
cirfy received her ln IT. private apart
rleft- Oh my. no, Society met her Inst
night ir 'he big bah room at 5hcrrys.
The aaei.'lee was made up of i5p d -"agrrs
and afsi.' - iiitls scaon. girls, who had
NJ, ft.oaeht it proper TO go hear fVeite
wher s1~ was under plyup.an auspices.
one ra.ther who had brought her three
h'tIe girls along. explained uaively that
rh-. hal artsfsi this opportunity OF IN
rryfl-. aer French. AZ tho beginning OF
the ras ut Yvotte looked bored 20 death,
"a H..ra.sa az rf. ftit la
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TrNNEssEE DERBY.

Memphis. January 2.--The Tennessee
Derby 1, be run on the opening day OF
the spring meeting of the Memphis Jockey
club hasclosed with 133 entries. The mall
entries f,om the Pacific coast arrived to-
dav. and some OF the best horses In train
ing arc among the number. Ed Corrlsan
names can't Dance, Acid, Adolph Spreck-
ole and iaponca. Other entries include
Lady In,z, Elder, Reau Ideal, Cotton
king. Frontier. King William, l.oh and
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COOKING MAIN.

wharton, Texas, January 2l.-Frank
Suckers cooking main has had thirty
days successful run, averaging four fights
"A vceh Saturday was the biggest day
~ the season. I'm which stocker's months
Ola stag laid ont Asa Dawdy's 2'vear-old
cock. mmc I hour and % minutes. the
weight az Stocker's chicken was pounds
If ouncog Dawdy's pounds ounces, the
rulc being that every stag Is allowed !
ounces This makes thirteen fights for
stacker out OF sixteen during the main.
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BARN AND CONTENTS

Oakland, Texas. January 2l.-rhe barn
and feed stables Of Mr. d. b Simpson.
who is resident Of Lavaca county and
lives near Oakland, We're burned last
night. The barn contained four hundred
bushels Of corn and one thousand bundles
Of fodder The horses all escaped W.
hurt. Origin Of the fire unknown. Los,
about N000; no Insurance.
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NO TRUTH IN 1T

Rome, January G.-The Osservatore
Romano today SAYS there is not "A shadow
Of truth In the statement that the nope.
through Cardinal SatolM has offered
President Cleveland To arhrrate the Vene-
zucla dispute, or that he has Instructed
Cardlnal Vaughan TO ascertain the feeling
OF the British government regarding his
proposlt!ln.
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CANNON ANn BROWN rrecrEp

Salt Lake. Utah. January .1.-T>rssls 7
CacSon AID Arthur Brown were TO-DAY
sisOteG TO the rniles States scna.. lst
with bat i've dissenting voicos among ire
rs3uoli-aE Numbers az the lgSiA ixure
There H&s 10 excitement during the hal
ls,lns
II his sreeca o. acceptance ssna,ar
Brown s4s4 One % my greatest nirns
~nl hs 10 help The cause % oliver AZ ,he
needed rz;io @. IS 20 ="
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THE SOUTHERN STATES.
LOUISIANA,

New iberia, January ga sensational
libel suit has been hlad, in which Felix
VOORHEES,. the district judge, asks $40, 200
damages from ]. b. Lawson, the proprie-
Tor Of the iberia Enterprise. The suit is
the sequence Of a publication charging tine
district Judge with being unduly influenced
In the administration OF his court.
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within the next two months.
AN ORDER TOR SHELLS

Philadelphia, Pa, January 2l.-The Mid
vale Steel company has received an order
from the government for $4,000 worth of
frst-class shells. II is stated that an or
der for vecy large number of lower
class shells was given TO the Brooklyn
Projectile company.
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ALLISON EI-l.l-rrn

Ifes Moines. Iowa. January 1.-THE SEN
ate Frocee3ed to-day 10 the election OF q
Jnits1 States senator. Mr. yrnkia rorni.
mated All-son- Mr.. Harper nominal e,
h&pN 4ee vote resulted; Allison. e:
Babo. s In The house: Allison q. RAIN
-. Stuart
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BARN AND LAY.

Commerce, Texas. January PR. C.
I'M lost his hay barn early This morning
BY fire. 1t contained about 10 tons of
hay and quite a lot OF corn. Loss about
$500; Insurance 5000. The cause of the
fire is unknown
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
wARLIKE ORDERS.
Ram Kahtardn Ordered to Go Into Com
mission.

mission.
Now York, January 22.-orders nave
reached tho navy yard to the effect that
the ram Kahtardn must be ready to 60
into commission on or before February l..
The officials at the yards say this can
easily he done. The work on the monitor
Terrier has also been pushed during the
past week. 1t is believed that she Will
be ready TO go into commission, IL neces-
sary within the next two months.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
WNLLING4oN NoMIhArnn.

Annapolis IA, january n 1hs prn,
u@tt'p sifnasie fpg ihe United staies
~, flpP ~Nlth hhs i'ffp tgiH9 On ia
~ Maryland legislature for tns pAsi
week, was practically terminated tonight
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
STILL HAS HIS Uses
Washington Post.

Nt9fIIThIVW IQSI,
henever the senate becomes tho ,o..
nlt monotonous senator nm can "9 ieast
pended upon to stir up the pom,iis we uo-
mas mas ana cause them to jump asains, an ,no
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Rsyyille, January e0.-News reached mere
tina: 5. @. Murley attempted to arrest a
negro named Bob Thornton near Girard;
that the negro was armed with a CUR
and that Murlay shot Thornton two OF
three times. innicting what Is supposed tc
la mortal wounds.