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pressing their opinions. They claim 10
have been ready ut any time during the
past month and that the other side was
not. They have engagements In the East
for the latter part of February and are
anxious 10 keep them. Whatever is the
outcome OF the conference tomorrow
there is certain to be a warm time while
II lasts.
S,uart's confidence Is still supreme. He
Ia doing no talking these days. but
simply replies to all duestions; II am
ready to pull OF the fight any time and
the sooner the men get together the bet
ter II viii suit me"
Stuart said tonight that the whole mat.
ter OF the big fight depends on Julian and
Connolly and that they must settle II
between themselves as to what disposi-
ton viii he made Of the big fight: lie Is
willing 10 carry out his plan and bring
OF the fight II the others come to terms
The managers Of the fight are con-
fronted with new obstacle a portion
OF tho purses subscribed by the citizens
Of ri Paso expires by limitation tomorrow
IL the fight IS not off by that time. some
OF the subscriptions are unpaid and the
chances arc now that they Will remain
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE

Queen Victoria's creates, .sa..yys
enormous amount Of orig'hs, rcr.
to her from all parts OF 'au "A M VI
all read by her secretaries, IA "a p,s',l
II submitted to her majesty a'N
acknowledged. ~
NJ. Lemaltre, the new fte ssheclssf
clan Is he son of a peasant sen n,,sil
and he was designed io' .rorl.s "
but inst ad he became nv ~, a spT
cal critic of Paris ana anss
dramatic author and noVeiis- I'M
BENJAMIN n. silliman Of psradus,,
comes the oldest living Yale sld y
,pa 1s. ny Of charles l.. Power b
andria, Va. Mr., Poweli Yale Vale 10 ~ !,
and was graduated from his rsrs
OF 1893. For several year A llyiaf
appeared first in the i's'
graduates. -, s.stihn's.
MT, h NM. has sent lars' M I
South Africa for DIT tide Is ~
which was especially n's ,shsr thru
with coats of arms ana 10 sasS
bears the In crlp'i' n, wols I'm o. b.
Or. James On, in admiraussi rd LIP
pluck. from councillor ki'n ,, q 81 I
Sir Samuel Lewis, X = snishtsd N
black negro WHO va ia re "
Years day, is y year. shsfial.
Gated at Wesley cohesss, wss ~ "
University college, .,sr,ple u "a
10 tho har Il the Middis sierra p.I
became chief insti'e @ ,osoa y "
1852. Last year he was SAW,
MAYOR of the city of F'rse'''
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FOREIGN BRIEFS.

NOKOHAMA-Whn the diet WINS dis
cussiug Corcan annls, an .mperial mos
sage VAS received susuend'ng The session
Tor ton days.
SAN FRANClsCO~-Thc steamship Mo-
nova has arrived front sydney via Auck-
land. Apa and Honolulu, She reports all
an ct on the Hawaiian Islands.
INMATES government Is Just now man.
tfestiug excessive vigilance against all
trrcatprCd uprisings. \ hundred Caesar
isi officers at ArCquina have been notified
thnt thcy have theft choice of exile OF
going to prison.
APlA, Samoa (Nia san Frnciso ol--rhe
bottom has practically dropped out of the
Samonn revolution. EarthQuakca have
hecn numerous and severe during the last
month, anocinC all the islands in the VI
Unity of Samoa
SAN FRANClSCO--Meager details have
hc,u received OF a disastrous hurricane Al
IN. Tonga Islands, Va the SO ith seas. The
harNs Woosung ami West Australia and
ihe samoan schooner Aele were wrecked,
hut no lives Were lost, ,
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ST. LOUIS ENTRIES.

First race, four and one-ha.f furlongs,
sellng-Buzetta 100. PIN Pointer lo5 Ada
Il. l0s Red 10. Too High, Tom Meade,
Paddy Flynn. Orphan Boy rs.
Second race five-elghths af mile, sell
ing Rosamond lOj. LaGrippe l01, Saad-
rach no Fannie D.. Doley Brown u.s. Bes-
semcr. Victoria u. liz. Dunlap lis.
selltug Pink Bloomer. Alopathy, Irene 1913,
Extra, bourbon u. Little Bowling lOo,
ArarHhoe, John Berk,ey los.
Fourth race, five and one-half furlones,
sellng--Annle X, Susie Pennington l0l,
Humuug Bird, Conductor McSwecItcy l06
Rob Rov, I'D Lahey ll3, Lumhcrman 10,
Harry Warren 100.
Firth arsce, six and one-half turlongs,
selliug-bmo, Rosa Simpson l04, Tip
G. 'orianna i0S Moses solomon, Livingstone
10 Abe Cohen. Donton 10.
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COTTON GROWERS ASSOCIATION

Waco. Texas, February l5.-E. S.
Peters of Calvert, president of the Texas
division American Cotton Growers Pro-
tSctive association. spent yesterday in
ranging for the meeting on the 18th inst,
In this city. 'S'''
Mr.. Peters expects Hon. Hector u. Lane
Tho letters received lately show a liv'1y
interest IN the meeting ana its purpose.
which Is 20 engage the growers in a COM
pact to restrict cotton to the acreage of
last year. Mi Peters said:
WIN the best improved implements
ana on good land n the season proves
iayorable, cotton can be grown with some
crop when its price drops to ) cents and
at cents 1t is a dead loss to the growers :"
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SHORT MEMS STORIES.

MILWAUKEE, Wls.-rhe jury in the
case OF Frederick bay president of the
punktnGton bank, brought in verdict
of acquittal
CINCINNATI Mrs. Clement Powell
vigorously denies that she Is guilty OF
poisoning lot of people and says the
stories We're started by man who In
suited her and whom She sued for $4,000
damages,
WICHITA. Kans Mrs. Lease delivered
her frat sermon at the Central Church
az Christ and her reception was most
, Gathering. Contrary 10 expectations she
kept clear Of scnsa tionalism and spoke
with great force and eloquonce ON Love
/ tho Keystone of the Arch"
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PERMANENT ARBITRATION.


Movement Looking to Organized Effort
for Its Establishment
New York, February ia cali signed
by Mayor William l.. Strong. bishop
Henry c. Potter Benjamin H. Brlstow.
ex-Judge Charles +. Daley, President Seth
Lowe and William L. Dodge has been
sent TO a number OF prominent men in
this city and Brooklyn, looking toward
the formation Of a committee to further
the movement now IN progress I'm Finn
iahu ana this country for the establish
ment OF ~ rmancnt courts Of Rrbitralion
20 settle all disputes arising between The
10 adjust. ""S
The call says: simultaneous move.
ments IN Chicago. Philadelphia and other
ciues TO consider the subject of a per-
manent nigh court OF arbitration between
Great Britain and the United states in.
uieates how Widespread is the desire In
ms country to reach pacific set, EN- \,
OF such disagr sments between Grea,
hu'ain and ourselves falls to adjnst
~ IS proposed 10 ask il,ty rpnrassntativs
llhens OF New York and BROOKLYN te
lerm committee, which shall CO..
.perlte with similar committees in othe,
YVES IN calling a meeting to be held In
SSHlhSton tc take such action as vii
pest turther this object.
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There is great activity among all the
naval forces. The Japanese sovetmin ny, !,
is rnnddent that Russia - encouraging
Tho revolt In Corea with the view 70
thc early establishment of Russian
nrotectoratc over the Kingdom. =.
'The seat of the Corean government, Is
now In The Russian legation at seoul
where the king remains guarded. 49,.
II is believed that the king OF Corea
authorized the outbreak IN revenge ioi
Tic murder of the queen. ,h.
Tho emperor of japan suspended me
string OF parliament in the midst of the
opposition attacks on Premier HOS NM
,Eff
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A RUSSIAN Coup.



Strong Antl-JapanesH Feeling Engcnderod
by the Coreen Uprising.
London, February iG,--'rhe Times will
publish dispatch from Kobe, Japan. to-
morrow. which says: News from Seoul
Corea, proves that Russia made q remark
able coup on the night of February 10. on
that night 200 Russ an marines, with q
field gun, were landed Mt Chemulpo and
marched to Seoul, The king secretly left
the palace for the Russian legation
whepse ne proclaimed his ministers guilty
% treason
Two Of the ministers werc arrested and
executed and the others fled Tai Won
Nuug, the father OF the king. is "A prisoner
nj the legation.
An anti-JRoanesc ministry was then
70 mod a bitter feeling has been aroused
In Japan, 4 cabinet council was held, at
tended by the military officials Ii l.,
reported that the Russian minister de-
Cl9res that EuNs was not responsible
and that he merely afforded protection al
tho kings request. hut II Is believed that
this preclGdcs a Russian protectoratc over
Corea
Washington, February 16-Soc7etary
Herbert received cahlogram from Cap
tain McNair, commanding the Aslatic rta-
| ton, confirming the newspaper reports Of
the renewal Of the a sturbances in Corea
At tNe Corcan legation he.e 1t was said
there had hcon no adVices. Tho only in
/ formation ~ hand II that obtainablc from
/ the newspapers.
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Next 10 one OF Senator wolcott's
speeches, for genuine amusement we would
place an attempt by Mr.. ]. J. Corbett to
twist the tail Of Colonel Bob Fitzsimmons'
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Speaking OF the number OF oysters eaten
In Galveston by Champion Hardy In pro-
portion 10 other contestants. a very bitter
critic says 1t was i6 to !.
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From tire fact that the newspapers are
now figuring on a second choice for pref
dent. II looks as II somebody had at lest
secured majority of hotel rooms.
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Nobody has made any confessions con-
corning tho Pearl Bryan mystery during
the last day or two. and tho police regard
the fact as an important clew.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-17

Tho Sound money" meeting at Calves
ton listened 10 tho voice Of the great ma
iotlty of democrats In Texas and resolved
10 abide with the party organization. The
extremists on each sido may as well an
dcrstnnd that they must take a back seat.
Tho people of Texas are soaud democrats
by large majority. and they have TOO
much good sense 10 desert tho party or
ganizatiou because OF differences on the
silver question. stand up for your opin-
ions--changiug than when study and &c
neotion have convinced you OF error but
ABIDE with tho party through which alone
can the best government be secured
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Thur far the olicndorf system has nool,
withstood the strain placed upon Vt by the
New YORK Worlds foreign autograph let
ters
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The new discovery in photography bids
fiir to meet popular demand. Every.
body will welcome g. suggestion how Ia
mare an Y raise.
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SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Divergent Views Of Farmers In Regard Il
the Profit in Its Cultivation.
81 A.. L gi,ar ~ Tho Post.

the Profit in Its Cultivation.
TO the Editor Of The Post:
part I.avaca, Texas, February li.-ln
your issue Of yesterday, in reply To IN
olliries of j. K. Lchty, YOU make some
statements about the culture ana cost ol
raising Sea Island cotton, which WISH
to take issue with you on, ana that may
not be suspected OF being a paper farmer,
and knowing nothing Of the subject VIII
s,ate that my father was a Sea Island
cotton planter on Bolivar Point during the
time the Sea Island cotton culture was
big and very paying Industry on the coast
in fact was the only farming thdt tils
| coast country was thought to be soou TOT.
| and assisted him In raising, picking anu
| ginning It fer several years ana thoroushis
| understood every step from planting to
| selling II. From 1911 10 1871 the Sea Island
| cotton gold from 81 % to 90 cents per pound,
but ,hp Franco German war oil lSiV u'-
| stroy.d out market, which was France
| and about that time the Erglish intro
| ducei It's culture into the South sea Is
/ lands and the price ran down &c 80 cents
| yor pound. which bring below the cost OF
| production I, was abandoned by all the
| planters on the coast. Notwithstanding all
| Of them owned their own gins and every
| trlrc nece ss ,rv 10 carry on the business
A great number of the planters lett the
coast thinking it good for nothing else.
and those who remained vert 10 truck
farming.
the Wanting and cultivation of Sea L.
land is the same as short staple. But
there thew part company. The short staple
Is easily picked and only requires to be
! hauled TO the gin. or thrown In a pen, and
in good Gotten 300 to so pounds can he
| pclied by a good hand in a day
In Sea Island cotton the picking is very
slow and costly. about three times that of
| short stan,e We paid $500 per 100 for
uirklnr when short staple was 81 90 per 100,
and never saw but one hand who could
pick as much as 100 pounds per day and
he was very trashy. and we frequently had
twenty or more hands at work. More of
tbam would go under than over fifty
pounds per day.
no ,,e, ,,onJ ,,,ices Sea Island cotton
must be spread on scaffoids to thoroughly
DIV, ana ali trash and leaves NO picked out
or II hofore IT Is glnned. This Is q con.
siderable item Of cost itself. and as the
loss of weight In driving is considerable
If increases the cost actually raid for pick
ire, and II the cotton is trashy, will nearly
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NEGRO sALYATloNIsrs

Taylor Texas February ia new tyne
or salvation Army religious promulgators
held service in tho open on the streets
ruay. TWO negro. women, strangers
IN me city, constitute the outiit, 'In.y
ssner9a around them small crowd Of
meSIo men ana boys, when one of Inc
women began q sermon. an exhorta,i"n
s1unyr, raising her voice to a pitch when
9ght tb the sound Tying down the street Two
Salf mn ev uip0 NS, and kept II up prrhaps
,;.ae an t;ouT; Ihey then sang a song ana
S ll..l The woman claims ia; she
a aas T,S re- piI, held meeting in waco and
the ia,, ,a' al,. Sayins, the Newspapers OF
OF he.. iu'' OF notices
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GLOOMY OUTLOOK.

Julian and Connolly VIII Have to Settle
Things Between Themselves
lei paso. Texas, February ie.-Julian
ana Fi,xsimmons are much disguised over
the outlook and have no hesitancy in ex-
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nen gill thinks she has a voice ="
SAYS Nine Nordica, and wishes 10 ,,,li,.
Nale H. my advice to her is this. tIrsT
she must not attempt It. unless shc has !.
constitution Of iron. Ii that blsss,np &c
rtFs, ana she begins lessons. le, her ,e -
peaty 81 sleep and fresh air. she shoSl1
eo an hsr serious study in the snornIpr
' 49, "a. night That she should have az
'AV' i,nt tehcher goes without saving sh,,
'ho1ld always he her own NJ, ''H, $50, 9,,'
cri,ir- She s.orld never lei n no,a ,as.
un''es she is satisfied that It is the host
sne San do. And last and most imnor,,, n ,
Of all she must learn to keen hsr IN
the weuld-be singer" 70
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Governor Bradley takes unto himself the
credit OF converting kentucky irto a re-
publican State. WIN Colonel Henri Wat.
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IT is said that the members OF the on.
cial family at Austin are firing OF tho die
tation Of political bosses. No wonder +
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-17

Mr.. Tnlbert wes blamed because ID
wanted to sceede, and Mr. Morton wa
blamed because his constituents did no
see seed. How is q man to please thil
country. anyhow?
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No, John. The Post does not consider
that Chairman Dudley has a cinch on a
congressional seat.
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Editor Ssnter Of the Gazette was IN
Houston yesterday, lie denies the report
that he Is preparing to advocate Fort
Worth as location for silver coinage
mint: says II would be indicate
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This IL the way an exchange Understands
the now game law; Book agents may
be killed from August !, spring poets from
March to July; scandal mongcrs from
July ! to December 81. inclusive. umbrella
borrowers from February to November
l. open season all the year round on
NE Insurance agents and fellows VINO
borrow their neighbours papers,"
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JAPAN lis. pRppAn1vc

".fI Nv 10 TNtFNTtINtI
New York, February is.-A dispatch TO
the World from Toxic Japan. SAYS,
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Oh. well. let rs settle our differences
within tile democratic party.
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Judge Hardy proved himself possessed
OF more conservatism than he had been
credited with.
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| terson allow his iaureis to be thus wrestcd

The. Jersey Lily Is said 10 have won
$4,000 on the races recently. And yet
there are people who will tell you 1t is all
wrong to back your judgment In these
ms
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Pocket-picking by young girls is 81 d
10 be an otfense on the increase In Paris.
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There's not much OF a slip %wixt tho
nHi7t and the In
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-17

While here las, week ex-senator Jim
SwaNne said that he had things so fixed
I'm the Tort Worth district that the dem
ooTats rp uhsre must nominate MIN II they
expect 80 win.
lie runs with tho silverites-and they're
plentiful IN his neighborhocd--nnd esii-
mates that he has the colored vote OF the
dist,ic' treed Tho latter constitutes the
balance % power. and ne haF been nursing
II uuiil he has become convlucrd that Il,
Is his'n. hence his cheer fulness and the
'lnile which spreads over his counionanoc
when any one asks him about his chances
for succeeding MIR. Bell. LAP.
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Echo's from the Seventh district
that the Hon. Seth Mills has the
there Just now for Pendleton's 3
sion
lie Is credited with sure thing so
the McLennan county instruction
concerned. while hlr friends claim I
Is receiving considerable encourae
from Bell county. Milan. RohertsC
hrazos counties avs being counted
while Limestone county IA conce,
Senator Steele and Falls county Is
unknown"
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TWO COMMITTEES.

HOUSTON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY II
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IS ABLAzE FOR CUBA.
American sympathy Is With the
Fighters for Freedom.
A LARGE ARMY IS BEING RECRUITED.
One Thousand Volunteers Already.
Secured 10 Denver.
THEY WILL MARCH TO FLORIDA
The Intention IL 10 Gather So Much
strength All Opposition WIN lie
swept Aside With Ease.
LARGE ARMY IS BEING RECRUITED.
THEY WILL MARCH TO FLORIDA

Denver. Colo. December IA, 1t ID
claimed by tho leaders OF the movement "
send troops from Colorado to fght for Gu
ban Independence that more than 1000
names have been enrolled
John McAndrews middle OF the road
populist candidate FOR attorney general At
the recent election. has been chosen cont
mander. with the title of colonel In ref
crcnco TO their plans. Mr.. MoAndrews said:
"1hc volunteers will not leave Denver IN
small bodies and by stealth. ~ was origi-
nally proposed. neither are they likely 10
10 TO tho gulf coast on railroad trains, In
stead they will move overland on foot or
ON horseback, picking up the tributary ar
mios along the line OF march. until reach
Ing Florida, they win have swellod 10 such
mighty host that the United States au-
thoritios will not caro- TO Interfere with
their cmbarkmcnt for Cuba"
Colonel McAndrows further asserted that
int, rforerco with their plans would. ho
believed prcclpltato revolution In this
country
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New York, December "a Governor Nor
ton, according to statement published In
tho Evening World sent telegram to
presiden, Cleveland In relation to he crit
ical condition of Cuban AFFAIRS and the as
sasslnation of General Maceo, The mes
sage. the World says. contained the novel
suggestion that the president invite Prehl-
dent Elect Mckinley to Washington TO
discuss the most feasible plan concerning
The attitude OF the United states toWpTds
Cuba during the remainder of President
Cleyeland's term In Office, The governor
pointed out In the telegram complications
that might confront President Elect Nc
kinlcy In dealing with the Cnban que tlon
as result of any precipitatc or I'll ADVISED
act on the part Of President Cleveland ahd
suggested a conference between the outgo-
ing and incoming chief executives
The World continues. 1t Is not PROB
able Governor Morton would have proherod
his suggestion unless he believed 1t would
be acceptable to President Elect Mck,n-
Icy Indeed 1t Is said that the governor
had some correspondence with the press-
dent elect on the subject"
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OUTLAW AMONG ALL NATIONS.
Senator Call Thus Describes Spain If She Endorses
the Murder of Maceo.
EXTRAORDINARILY STRONG LANGUAGE USED
The Florida Senator Bitterly Dnouues Actions Accredited
Neyer--kumor That the Newark Has Been Dispatched to
Havana Is Dencd--The Consulate Guarded.

following resolution
the Of
o
civilized
"a
an
of
I'M ne nd
on u mnke
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permitted him an avenue Of escape In
case the worst should c,me to the worst.
IN storing aud conceaiing munitions
Of war and camp equipments he has shown
a cunning that ut times has made me evea
laugh. I believe he could conceal rtgi-
ntnt Of horses inside Of a Spanish army
and keep them undiscovered for a month.
"fio had great record In tho ton year
war and since that time has continued his
military studies and experience He was
a good organiser and a good discipline
ar,an and at the same time Is very pop.
ular with hls men, He Ia what Is called
a Yankee IN his methods, being very care
full Of his soldiers. cautious OF losing life
and extremely strict In keeping the mcn
In the best possible position. 1t IL well to
writc you OF these things because any
moment am liable to DO killed by the
enemy and somc one must take my place
II Il 10 Rivera, l am certain you Will have
a general OF much ability and greatness. ="
Much Indignation Is expressed by the
junta Of the announcement made by the
eS-united States consul 20 Cardenas. =,
G. Hcnriques, that General Weyler In
going over the murder Of Macco had given
| authority TO a band OF 200 negrocs to march
through the island and pillagc and ravagc
| everything that may come In the way
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ClexcInrii is Cunning.

Georgetown. s. December ii'--Presi-
dent Cleveland. accompanied by his physi-
clan. Dr.. oRellly Captain Evans of the
battleship Indiana and Captain Lamberton
of the Fifth light house district arrived
at Georgetown at 6.l5 this morning they
were Immediately transferred TO the United
states light boat Wisterla which lay In
waiting at the wharf to convey the party
10 The hunting grounds Of General Il. p
Alexander whose guests the party VIII be
/ The shooting today was unsatisfactory
the weather being entirely too mild TO bring
the ducks within range.