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rnpEIGN BRIEFS.

Rio Janeiro-Fifty deStnr5 the -
fever have occurred on o,lor here =,
cruiser which IS in the haro ..s AVE-
acknowledgement iieenyi 10 Ire B u
TURNED over by the Beers ppeeny ~
was landed at Port sa sac, At f''''
probably hav been IN
had he not been rescue''
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REVOLT In NICARAGUA

Maragua. Nicaragua. Febran,
Copyrighted, 1895. by the AS
Press News has been receives il,trsi
the outbreak OF o. revolt IN w ,,sirg !,
north Of Lake Managud. comp r. IA
departments of the west ana n III AZ. )
of these, numerously popuia,yS ars!;s
fun revolution ana are arinssi "a, is
President Zelaya, The preslgis,n'u al !
no time In procuring maruai '''
reCruitins the army rapidly
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a cIlAerLY- "a. nEcnnn

Tho statistics on homicide in this conn
ny pubiishe9 a few days since IN the chi
cage Tribune, are positively startling IN
their magnitude and In the indleaii,n
''wi1eh they exhibit OF The slaring failure
IA the courts TO meet the requirements Of
ne situation.
u = almost incredible that 1900 homi-
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MUST BE FORMALLY STATE !,

London, February 25.--The fosH 4.
vat!Ve, in an editorial TINS NV !, n
tests against an undue hurryinnsst ~
enezuelan controversy or ir,esassisSs
fcrring the negotiation 10 tH TSr~land y
columns. # declares thal n nv q "
sfaaiiey a. on one acceptable 70 r. :. I'D I'D
States government until 1t sna'' "
formally by dispatch.
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LAST NIGHT,s SYNOPSIS

An area OF low pressure overlies the
sun coast An area OF high pressure is
moving in over the Northwest. The
states, where it is partly cloudy IN cIoi sl
irecipNalipn amounting to 10 of an iucb
or mgra Is reported from Corpus Christi
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P,np1,D1ATEp PROTECTION

London, February 2i.-Ths n's. ,o;,l
Salisbury, in the house oil IVY. !, d
referring to the official re lIsrisus ~
tries which is now being ,rhIch ~ !.
udiated having said anytnins .rsusei
fairly be considered as an
favor of protection.
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rssss ses'E0a Asr@ ~cczr-es 81 m. s7r.nes
ssasss sAss yeaGs, Are xec sssss@ 4zs s1ls
agr@-ss sA-Srssiss csrasianE ~ tia -ss.asns
ir tN4 ne -szrrS~< ss sx4v-eirr-s ana s,s-rs.
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tsi ysar were s1s TX os; At snssx stao
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na5 ne Wssiess fs4s1a-a Is Ire scesSr Ar.
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ISIS iz 1hss reein;-z u ssg sae7 nas -ss.
:iFlss 70 szss, Azs 81. ssa a. -ss..r.aus,s-
$3.50 o. n2~t sAah avt z4=oes ia4a -rrs,,sc
zen vears Hsfoo1 70 ls,e z..sa-se-1,s pa-a-
la-an had uo; usat' ssnS,e2 u as@taar
% sAls e..astly -aasri 81 trazs ) the ss.-
c.se regg-1. rsoc1.n..-r 1HLr3r E7v SAT
murders last yang. IS against less ts.a.z.
.AosssaE T. lS1
Ha-s ti-nas A2vs hai COOS sea- g 2,
wita eNatir.s sa.s increase - e-gras. fas-
sbiy lui every iais-,ies-t r-A- l-aws
wasrs 20 rlace 80 ctsss N,a-se---a tas
courts ard TIE LAWS Toe pacrle CO ia
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-al4n aav o,Ae~ raorle On the ri-es. aas
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q rees~. e ho7z cldes G., s-y7a lrz Ike b.
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lic-liIes 1a- .hf c1-rss given % tIln.7ry .
s-tia1. r-f'lz tnta. SIS spFs- nus s1-a ara
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ro 9r. H.. antonio, Texas, February 2t-Tho
rsllnnder Of Hon. ]. II. Peaks IN ,,i,,. "e
g cisI here from Chicago TO-DAY ~, go a.
Sr MN t. he at the bedside Of the ,p9 SPS
and it is t tSo9sf, on6Sitog Is very critical
we more than few DAYS can not sur
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FORT WORTH ppIlTAp,rs

Foru Worth, Toxas, Fobrunr, "a -rhn
viiY democratic executive committee moi
last night aud adopted rules nnd ro,,,,,o
uous i9r voting IN the primaries ana fixcd
ne NC or the city primaries FOR Mareb
~ lIlS VIII mako II short campaign.
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pprp,pINc, TO EvAcuAt,,,

London, February IA d'sF w 10
Pail Mall Gazette from Rom' nm. ~. ~
telegram has been received d: ,
Cairo Stating that Great pr, %, thsf
gun negotiations win FrA"'
nation of EgYnt
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pA0E.mARKls cAan cnMrpnnns,r

fort worm Texas. February 2i-'rhe at
lorh'ys IN mo celebrated PnRe-Harris adj
minisuption case. which ~ 49,. -,
hornly fought in the courts No. SUI sur
a ~, 70 a oomnromise and there viii bs
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IN SNlrrlr rr-.An

reports to The Post from all over South
w est and Central Texas state tbat 80,
H. nuntinuen rains have fallen. At Cuar9
INC precipitation was So inches a. N"ero
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That Judge Reagan would Ike 10 be
governor can not be gainsaid. bu, he tried
The sun., 1896-08-21
RrnI Estate Sales.

A parcel Of property located IN the dry goods dis
trict which was offered yesterday under foreclosure
proceedings at the Bro tdway Real Estate Salesroom
was eagerly competed for by Few OF tho
small crowd about the stand OF Aucttoneer
H. Y. nsrnett x Co. The property is known
Nos 80 aud d2 Lspcnard street seven.
story building, on plo. iesxs' =, xts ;8 8Tr9a n
The udiIre started ut sl25 900, and was raised by
bids o, $1,000 up Sl5O 900. when bids dropped to
81 900 II finally sold to the plaintiffs. Cemen
tine L. u. wengs and Others. for sl35,oo0. pro
test was entered against the sale. on the ground nat
their bill had not be paid 10y representative OF an
elevator company but attention was paid TO IL by
either the toneer or the referee In March. 1898
Frederick NJ tleheld bought tue property for 81 5O
900. and in November, 1890 transferred II TO John
Farrell and others for $4,000 aud other considera
tOus
L. 7. Meyer & Co sold. under similar proceedings.
Nos Ia, ISL. ami 1913 Leonard street east OF Centre
street seven story brick warehouse plot 6R. x
luO.ox east LAX north. ll.l0x cast. ak south
10 east: lSl0U TO- to the plaintiff the United Satos
Life Insurance company, on on. I'D Tor si2o'ooO
sold In foreclosure West ljtth street l25 feet east of
Eighth avenue, 2l6K' on a line south e9ia degrees
to centre line OF block between l5tth and l55th
streets west toa point 25 feet east Of Eighth ave
south 10 l5ith street, vacant TO the paintinb
Charles and Johanna Flelschmann. for s27,OOO.
The sun., 1896-08-21
JAMAICA,s RAILROAD.
The Government Declines TO Pay for the
Extensions Untn ChaaEes Made.

KINGSTON. Jamaica. Aug. l2.-The Jamaica
Government have refused TO grant certificate
to the West India Improvement Company Of
New York and this city for the railroad extern
sions recently completed. The bond issue OF the
company will. therefore. be delayed. and pay
ment Of $3.50. 900 deferred until the line has
been put into what the Government terms q
safe" condition. The West India Improvement
Company decline to admit that the extensions
are not according to contract, and have opened
the road to the public and are running 1t at
their own risk.
The Government refuse to pay the contractors
until an agreement has been signed. necessitat-
ing another six months work and the deviation
OF over a mile OF the track. This latter proviso
Is made in face of the fact that the line laid
down according TO Government surveys and on
plans approved by their professional advisers:
The action OF the Jamaica Government, the
elimination OF a regular system OF obstruction
and opposition TO the American company. mas
caused much Indignation among American resi-
dents here. and a movement Is on foot TO put
pressure on the colonial ONCE in London to Sc
cure for the constructing company what is only
their just and legal rights.
The sun., 1896-08-21

IHUHSpAI, aug. ~.
A number OF circumstances OF n character to
appeal to the professional Board room traders
resulted in quite q sharp decline in the stock
market in the last hour OF business to-day
steady. though almost stagnant- The changes
in the situation noted were u sudden and unex-
pected advance in the rates for sterling ex-
change, the decision Of the bank Presidents to
take no action at this time toward stimulating
imports Of Gold and slightly frmer rates for
money on call. This last was taken to fore
shadow another unfavora BILE bank statement on
Saturday. and predictions concerning the
latter were further utilized as bear ar
Euments. At the same time no great sig-
nfcance need be attached to the late decline in
stocks as the selling appeared to be nearly alto
gether for short account and by the profess
sional element of the Board room. Foreign ar
bitrage houses were credited with sales OF vari-
Gus stocks aGgregating about 200 shares, but
their operations had little effect in the early
dealings when they were conducted. To-day's
transactions attained only small total. and. as
has been the case during the week. a few stocks
furnished preponderant percentage of the
whole days business. The rather notable
weakness OF ST. Paul. Louisville and Nashville.
and Western Union made those stacks con-
spicuous features of the day. although no spe-
ciic explanations attended their declines.
Final sales compare with those OF yesterday a.
Sollowa:
The sun., 1896-08-21
News Matter May Bs Carried by RAiIvoads G
Outside the MaIlS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2o.-Thls afternoon Act
ing Postmaster eneral Nelson Issued an order
modifying the order ofJuly g 1t says that tho
provisions OF section 1.o"o. Postal Laws and
Regulations. 1893. excepting from the prohibit
tion of sections $685. and 1908 K. s.. all letters
and packets that relate to the business OF the
railroad on which they are carried. ;" Is a correct
exposition OF said section; and hence . railroad
company has the right to carry letters without
the payment of postage that are written and
sent By the officers and agents nf the railroad
com pany which carries and delivers them. about
its business and these only.
The order also says that the monopoly OF car:
rying the mails by the Government Is limited
by law to letters and packets Hence not only
malls any thing else. II unaccom panied by mat
ter having the character OF personal corre-
Annndence
The sun., 1896-08-21
INCREASE OF INDIRECT Taxes.
0A,8oo.O from Corporations and Estatee
and $3.50. 900 from Excise.

ALBANY. Aug. 2o.-The indications now are
that this win be the best year. in the matter OF
collecting indirect taxes, in the history of the
State. State Comptroller James A. Roberts has
just balanced his tax books up to Aug l. which
includes ten months OF the current fiscal year.
The total collected from corporations up to Aug
1 this year was $l.+ss.1 112. rs compared with
Sl.361.9l5 in the same months of 1895 and
Sl,143,o+e in 1894. showing a gain in two years
of S345,0 ,062. The number of corporations pay
ing taxes Aug. l, 1896, was ABB, against 1891
in the same month last year and o.so6 in 1894,
gain OF l.623 taxable cor DO ions In two years.
The total collections from transfer and col
lateral inheritance taxes for the ten months
ended Aug. l last was Sl.640.302. and the
total from the new excise tax Is S3.4s7.7lT.
Comptroller Roberts estimates that the total
tax from co-por ations, for the entire fiscal year
ending sept. 80, will reach S2.l00.o00: from
the collateral inheritance and transfer tax.
5000, 900. and from the excise tax Sa550. 900.
This Will make grand total of $3.50. 900 that
will be lifted from the shoulders OF real estate
this year through the medium OF indirect taxa
ton. The annual expenses of the state Gov-
ernment aggregate nearly S"O.0o0.ooo. and
nearly Sl2,0oO.000 OF this amount is raised
under the annual tax levy.
The sun., 1896-08-21
Live Stock MARKET.

SEw YonK. Thursday, Aug. 20.-Receipts OF beeves
were ila head mainly direct TO local siauEhteri r
No trading feeling steady. Dressed beef nrm at otaee
SC n. for good To- prime native sides Cables from
British markets quote American steers at iOl@lllP
n. dressed weight; American refrigerated beef at
hVtslc. l. n; American sheep at lO&l2c. n. dressed
weight NoeEports to-day or tomorrow. ~
Receipts OF caves, Including N3 direct TO slanRh
tcrer 5Bi head 4sa had sale. Market active
at firm prices ycaS and at an ndvanrr ot t4c. y D.
on other calves. The pens were cared early. Poor
to prime yrnls sold ut &5taeI.5O = loo na few
choice at S1.15 and S. FED" calves at e3.50Cds :
gTasscrs and nuttsrmllts at Dressed calves
Rec"ipts OF sheep and lambs, including single car
direct 10 sanehterer were 4,8ht head, lSe cars on
sale. Trading sharp and brisk further al.
vance on s4s.p OF &c. y Ri, and OF ~;
an early hour. Poor to prime sheep sold at
e38S425 100 MS; very common to very choice
lamns at Sias150 Dressed mutton. 5Iesstfc. n;
dressed lambs SL3l3lvr. .
head on salo Market quiet at s3.sosSie3 100 ns
fnrS StnIR hnrs-
The sun., 1896-08-21
CATTLE DIsBAsE IN JAHAIcA.
RroG Vvuuaas or Edinburgh Arrives -
etndr the Destrnctive nInease.


KINGSTON. Jamaica. Aug. IA cattle dis
ease has broken out In this island. Hundreds
OF cattle have succumbed. and the planter and
pen-keeping industry are seriously crippled in
consequence. The price Of meat, always high In
the tropics, has risen TO an almost prohibitive
rate. Local skill has proved entirely inadequate
to cope with the disease, which ts somewhat
mysterious In its character, and all the reme-
dies hitherto tried have failed 10 check lts
progress.
At its last sitting. some weeks ago, the Legis-
lative Council of the island voted 50, 900 for the
services of an expert to visit tho colony and In
qure into tho disease with the view OF sugrest-
ing a remedy. Prof. Williams of Edinburgh,
the veterinary expert, was requested by cable
to come. and arrived by the mail steamer on
Friday last. He has visited various estates
where the plague is rampant, but his inquiries
have not yet been so extensive as to enable him
to arrive at n definite conclusion.
Tho symptoms of the disease are loss of con-
dtion. harsh coat. scurvy appearance of tho
neck and ianks, high temperature. and weak
ness. Traces OF the worm StronQlfts micrtSus
have been found in the lungs and intestines OF
slaughtered animals, but whether tho disease Is
due to this Is not at present known. some
estates have lost almost all their cattle. and no
district Is free from the disease.
The sun., 1896-08-21

Edward Sehweyer No Longer at the Head
of the Menry Elias Concern.

orthe Msnry Elias Coneern.
Edward Schweyer. as trustee under the will
OF Brewer Henry Elias, who died in 1883, was
removed by Justice Pryor OF the Supreme Court
yesterday. and his election last March rs Pres
ident OF the henry Elias Brewing Company,
under which no drew q salary of $40. 900 q year.
was set aside. This was the result of a disa-
Greement between Schweyer and Catharine
Elias, the widow of Mr.. Elias. They were both
executors and trustees under the will, and as
such held the bulk of stock in the company,
capitalized for S5oo,0oo Schweyer is n malt
ster who had sold malt to the brewery before
the death Of Elias He also sold 1t malt after he
became President but on objection being made
to this he discontinued his malt business. He
had charged the current rates for his malt
Tho reason of Mr.. Schweycr's removal Is that
he used as trustee tho stock of the estate and
made benefactions to other stockholders. intiu-
encinR his election as President. Tho Justice
says:
"A stockhoider in his own right may vote
himself into ofiice because in SO doing he viu-
lates no fiduciary obligation, while a trustee of
etock In voting for himself sets his personal In
terest in opposition TO the interest OF his trust
1t Is argued that the defendant voted for him.
self in the honest belief that he was the ittest
that no man is allowed TO be judge in his own
cause. and that the vanity Of tho individual
shall not corrupt the impartiality OF the
trustee"
The brewery had prospered under schweyer's
administration.
The sun., 1896-08-21

CoTTuS CAusERIE-The over ilverpoo cables had
depressing effect prices for time to-day, hut
sho ty after the opening the selling pressure abatcd
AMI prices res" quite sharply. The o1lcla weather
report showed riat very tt rain had fallen dur ng
the past twenty four hours. There was rair pre-
cipitation at Little Rock, but elsewhere IN the South
west there was no moisture worth eakng uf. Texas
was dry ever. and there rain In Louisiana.
covered the south cougat. the spot markets In this
country were higher and more active. and Liverpool
rallied before the CLOSE So prices advanced and the
last figures were about the best nr the day. Pine
broken" GroenvilIe. Miss. AuE. 10" Heavy rain"
Nickshurs, Miss. Aug lb.-"So improvement In the
crop. Had lorl showers but too late to do any good
Jackson, Miss, Aug. ls.-'So change except
worse: No rain yet" Aun,ston. Ala, Au' 10
Condition getting worse daily. Now looks ike less
than last years Yield even with Increased acreage"
Athens, Ca Aug IL. unt,rurs Intensely hot doing
great damage. Ten days ago heard yer, ltIle com.
plant; nov everybody complains. Farmers say
damage will b. 33t, say 80 y cent. We
heat AMI not drought. Had ilsht showers last week
but seemed to do no good Atlanta, Ca. Aug. IL
" From personal OTIS rvarirn nnd from accounts
cciNed daily. crop deterorttnc rapidly IN this section
growing ami shedding on most OF its fruit. Think
under most favorable weather condit ons from now
on. II Will be impossible to make more than mod
crate crop" New Orleans, Aug. It Mississippi re-
ports today consideraoic drt r.orat on. Possibly
crop will not Peach s.GOu.COO bales"
CJFFEE-CloSed quiet wiz. prices points lower to
higher The snies =. - bags. Na,re advanced
~ Hamburg was unchnug, d 10 n pfc lower Amer
lean warehouse deliveries = 800 bags American vis
ihlc supply of BraZil 4gO.4aa bags Rio barely
POO 900. Rio exchange. SID santos frm at
unchanged prices; receipts. 2Ouun; stock. SG6. 900
Rio on the spot was dull No. iGatc. Sales 1900
bags Asracaioo on p. L The future trading was as
The sun., 1896-08-21
1uE cos1 OF EMnALMIye AT SEA.
DR.. Hoehuei Charged SIS aad Mrs.. Leen-
huia Said This Was Extortionate.

Mrs. Margaret Leenhuis OF Freeport, H.. ar
rived on the steamship spree Of the Bremen
line in Hoboken on Wednesday night with the
dead body of her daughter. Minnie, who died of
consumption on Aug. IA. while at sea. Mrs.
Leemhuis said that she paid DR.. Adolph hoeh-
mel. the ships surgeon. $75 for embalming her
daughters body. This fee, she said,
tortionate. She asserted that when her daugh-
ter died the Doctor told her that the body
would have to be buried in the ocean or en-
bamed. She decided TO take the body with her,
and consented TO pay S15 for embalming and
S75 for a sealed coffin.
high but that the company gave him the right
to charge first cabin passengers 800 and sec
ond ca bin passengers S75 for embalming. Tho
body OF the young woman was sent TO Freeport
on the Erie Railroad yesterday afternoon.
The sun., 1896-08-21
SALVATION ARMY 1oDGINeA
Booth-Tueker Makiux Arra1eenents for
Sanitary Inspection at the Start.

Commander ooth-Tucker OF the Salvation
Army. ccompanied by Brigadier Perry. called
on President Wilson OF the Health Board
yesterday morning TO consult with him regard
Ing several lodging houses which the Army
proposes TO open in the city during the coming
winter. Last winter. the Army opened q lodg-
ing house in Bayard street. but the health In
spectors found that it did not come up with the
requirements of the law and extensive repairs
had to tie made.
Tho Commander told President Wilson that
the Army was desirous nf complying with the
law in every respect He said that he would Sc
lect the places wi hich he wished to use for lolg-
ing houses. but before renting them he would
ask that inspectors see that the requirements of
law were complied with. Mr.. Wilson informed
him that he would be pleased to comply with
the request
The Commander said that the Army would
open enough new lodging houses this winter TO
shelter !, 900 men and women.
The sun., 1896-08-21

ars. Larson Of Brooklyn Said to Re One
oil Them-Queer Course OF n Fortune.

oil Them-Queer Course OF n Fortune.
Among the heirs TO the estate of Capt Jo-
eannes Witthe, who died in 1899 and left in the
Netherlands a fortune now estimated at S15.-
100000. IS Mrs Peter Larson OF 317 First street,
Brooklyn. Mrs. Larson Is a native of Denmark
Yesterday she received letter from her native
enqntry Informing her that she had a chance of
eouectng her share in the near future. There
are oa!y , few persons who have any claim to
TIE property.
Johannes Witthe was . native of Germany.
He vas born in lT22. and be followed the seas
nrAiVng. He went into the slave trade and
% prospered that when he died he left fortune
thea estimated az IL. 900. 900 EuiIders. He left
ne money in trust N found a school for orphan
children N the Netherlands. with the stipula-
uon tnat a. the end Of 90 years the estate was
70 g1to his descendants should they prove their
Ims SIGms The Captain had only one child. John
henry Wiithe, who became a sergeant in the
paasheavA.rY. John Henry left four children
."hh Sart, Christopher. and Bertha. The sons
=. Raa children, and so had the daughter after
tae became Mrs. Erasmus SorenSen Munk Mrs.
.tnea . q daughter OF n cousin Of Munk. The
WS Vast eeirs known to be in this country are
NWlRan N. NGnk Of :i3 SeyIns street Mrs.
N. SsA Jensen OF Philadelphia, and Christian
A4aA Nho i. believed to be in California.
The sun., 1896-08-21
THE PHGNrcIA NOT HURT.
She VIII ne Docked This Morrsa9 In the
Erie Basin.

The 55o-foot dry dock at Erie Basin. which
was injured on Wednesday evening by the
Hamburg American steamship PhGnicia, was
repaired yesterday, and the ship will be docked
this morning. The Phunicia, which is big
twin-screw freighter. was to be docked for .
general overhauling. painting. and readjusting &
Of her propeller blades While the water was
being drawn from the dock she settled on the
keel blocks, and. according to the story told at
the dock yesterday, these proved too light to
bear her weight. and were crushed. The ship
settled on the powdered wood, frightening the
workmen, who. remem bering the recent acci-
dent at the Navy Yard, ran for their lives.
AS soon as the ship settled the water was let
into the dock. and within half an hour the ship
was foated into the slip alongside. where q
superficial examination was made. II was
found that the Phenicia was not injured. The
old keel blocks in the dock were replaced yester-
day. and grade was established. The
ship will be docked to-day. At the yards II was
said yesterday that she was not hurt at all.