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HOUSTON. rnlnAr, rEunVARr ~.
TIE sorTH-s Loss

1t isa matter fos general rezrss ia ID.
South that The Nicaragua hal hts best
laid aside for The session 81 coaerws- 80,
no section 81 the country las bfeH 50 d
rectiy Interested 80 this great -easart q.
the Southern sfEtes
Senator Morgan - at,ea unnecsssar.i,
loquacious and too Often sltssr blt 30 s4al
has ever dared 70 question Ills j,r-soaai in-
tagrity or his devotion % abe best taletests
OF the South a sehela- ma ga orator
with long experience 10 pubai aga!rs. he
has closely watched so1,horu Interests. anl
/. is no, his fault that MS great measure
must rest 10 absyaace fcr t.n.A There
are conclusisns Do correction Hsta THIS
final eispssi,iau o., the matter however
that are no, enes.urasur 70 ne friends of
honest rosern,nett and DE at. o. tss
common peoy,le in hin COUNTY The Mica
rarus BIN WIS de,ee,.a no, By -eason o.
s,s inherent vast az s,renstn prt sr tb.
interests +, would sHec,
I, hsy boon an oeen ssers, for rasrs to-
tia, ,na,,er tina. a.. rres, ,rsnsss,,ir.,.
TAI Hines hzve stsn or..s.ed 10 .hi. r.,,e.
ure. The, soutbera n,-,s and s,u,nsr,
lipss az railway weull naturally ard ars,
become he be-etioisriye Of ssor, ,ot,s
between he A,l,atis and Pacific ,,o-
rseudeps e,,,r,ar "a ii, ,re s,,,,n,-, moro
v,,as rrow ~, oy,rp,x ,ei,s r.r,,,,
,..,. , 80
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AN uNnNvlAnLE nEcoRp.

The remarks purpor,tng to come from
General Gomez Of the Cuban army and
published in The Posts columns day be
fore yesterday. emphasize the fact that the
attitude Of the Washington government has
prevented thu addition OF another indie
pendent republic 10 those already estab-
lished in the New World
This is an uneuviahle record for Mr..
Cleveland and MIR, olney 10 carry out Of
ohioo with them They have refused 10
recognize the insurgents az bclllgerents IN
straightforward way. while still refusing
to allow American citizens 10 trade with
these Cuhans on the ground that n "stale
OF war does In fact exist. Gomez SAYS
that with arms and ammunition he could
enter the province of Havana with $1,000
cubans and sweep tho spaniards from the
Island And no Intelligent man in this
country will doubt that Gomez could do
this. Tho fact that Spain is still devas-
tatinR the island and butchoriue the lnhabi.
tants Is due directly to tho attitude ~ tho
towers ut Washington. This goyernmcr,
has deliberately stood In the wav n, ,ho
creation OF new American republic.
We have been singularly Unfortunate ,r
taking sides In disputes on this side n,
the water In the Chilean rebellion we
favored Balmacoda against tho Succession
insurgents and made warm enemy Of
Chile.
Many papers bitterly condemned Senate,
Mills for his late vigorous stand in bchal
OF the Cubans. and. possibly. the senator
wss too violent in his language, but hs
came nearer voicing the American senti,
ment In the case and showing the legal Jus
tice and equities OF the situation than In,
has done. 1t is generally
true. II commercial view must be taket
OF the situation. that the best aud mos,
profitable policy is the policy dictated fy
broad human sympathy and desire to
succor the distressed. Cuba free. not nec-
sssarily BY our government assistance, Blu,
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claims of the sugar Growers,

warrington, February 1.-THE members
OF the house appropriations committee Lad
warm debate today over the proposition
to put IN the sundry civil bill the claims
OF me sugar growers for more than mill
lion more of bounty money. The subc. en-
mittee which fran d the bill were in favor
Of the appropriation, but the .ull commit.
tee, " vote of to l. refused to put it
IN the bill
chairman Cannon of the committee made
a strong speeeh today against putting the
claim in the sundry civil bill. which he
said was already too large
The Louisiana and Nebraska representa-
yves Will endea1or 10 have the additional
bounty nut in tho hill
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Washington, February 11.-After a weeks
LAY at the .apiTai CITY. Hits~.., .
and Davis. the Canadian liberal cabinet
members, will leave the city tomorrow Tor
their homes, According to the statements
of the commissioners they have had very
satisfactory visit They have found a de-
cided opinion on the part OF leading public
men That there should be a thorough in
vcstigaton into the whole matter OF trade
between the two countries. which should be
made by committee of competent persons.
and the commissioners have no doubt that
reasonable basis can he reached on which
reciprocity can be entered into In their
report to the dominion government the
commissioners will recommend the forma-
tion OF n commission to make this inquiry
and they hope similar action will be taken
by the government of the United States.
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WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS.
What Bradstreet's Says Of the Con-
ditiOn of Trade.
FAVORABLE FEATURES APPARENT.
Very Heavy Dealings in steel Rails
and Large Sales OF Printing
Cloths This Week.

| New York, February dstreet's on
Saturday will say: The moro favorable
features of the business week included che
sale of 10000 tons of steel ..lls on the
| collapse of the pool, which promises work
for the mills for months TO come. the
advance in the price of print cloths. fol-
lowing the sale OF 10000 pieces from ac-
cumulated stock and the starting up of a
number OF important metal and other in
dusir!ai establishments throughout the
Eastern and Middle States.
The recent reduction IN The price OF
steel hillcts OF 50 ton, while rails were
reduced only So, foreshadowed another cut
In the prices on the breaking w Of The
1901. The latter finds prices from s. 10 50
lower them last week. one effect VIII he
70 stimulate exports of rails. demand for
domestic Busscmcr and pig and ore ard
consumption of iron and steel generally:
There is "a moderate increase In demand
for pig IRON at Pittsburg and purchases
have been made by st. Louis stove
makers. Considerable activity Is reported
in henilock leather, for which the price
Is higher, and American purchases of
1900 bales, the heaviest total at any ore
snch Sale since the speculative buying
there by Americans prior 10 the COINS into
effect of the Mckinley tariff. line ave-
meiW of prices Is on the whole IT '<r,saie.
i&pOrts of wheat tour included) from
both coasts of the United States aud from
- Johns, y. r., nnyOlits to 2,Gjl. 3i5 BUSH
els from February to February 10 inciu-
sive Che week being one day shortD as
comrared with 3,56S 900 bushels last weet
10000 in Ithe week year ago. 2,275,0n
IN me week Two NtirS ago, and 2,n0l, 200
IN the corresponding week of lNgd. EN-
ports of Indian corn during the same
period snow a very large gain. amounting
to 4.i6S,Ii bushels, AS compared with b.
hoa0ND bushels hast weeh. 3,llSG)9 bushels
IN The week a year ago 5G2 OO0 hushcla
m 1.-The the week two years ago. 5,li5o0o ra>;els
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AIIcEcA Ernud.

Washington. February IL. - bill In
equity has been filed by Solomon G. Wynne
of Toledo. Ohio, against the postmaster
general and William d. Mayberry and II.
w. Ellis of Detroit, Mich, to compel the
award to Wynne OF the contract for fur
nishing street letter boxes to the govern
ment during the next four years. This con-
tract was recently awarded to Mayberry &.
ELLIS. Nynne charges that the award was
procured by fraud and collision between
them and the awarding committee and Su-
perintendent Machen of the free delivery
system He asserts that Machen is fnan-
cialiy interested with Mayberry in the box
decided upon. and procured its award. The
postmaster general. it is asserted, had no
legal right to enter into such contract for
more than year and that the additional
cost involved in the contract is S25, 900
above Wynne's bid.
restraining order was asked for. but
Judge Cox refused to grant 1t, issuing in
stead rule to show cause. which W.,
served on Postmaster General Wilson to-
day.
Mr.. Machen says that the allegations
made, so far as he Is concerned are false
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Tariff Schedule on Metals.

Washington, February 1.-THE most i'm
portant decision agreed upon today by the
republican members of the ways and means
committee who are working on the tariff
bill was to restore the Mckinley duty on
lead ores. The Mckinley rate Is ! "a cents
pound. while the present duty is "a of a
cent. 1t was decided also to change the
law upon the assaying Of imported ores,
instead of having them assayed at the port
OF entry to admit them under bond and
nave them assayed at the assaying office
nearest their destination Copper, brass,
gold and silver We're also restored to the
rates of the Mckinley law, which are 80
per cent ad valorem on copper, n cents
a pound on brass and 80 per cent ad val
orem on gold and silver.
The committee also disposed of a num-
Der of Items attending the manufactures OF
IRON and steel by giving them specific rates
e0uiValeIt to the present ad valorem duties
On them. This list includes nails, spikes.
tacks, horseshoes, nuts and washers. brads
rive's' English. steel plates. saws, screws
and umbrella ring
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THEFT OF LETTERS.



Washington February 1t.-Phillip Nc
Elhono. son of the late j. j McElhone, for
many years the official reporter of the
house of representatives, and Lewis W.
Turner, both employees of the congressional
library. are under arrest by secret service
officers, charged with the larceny Of auto
graph letters from the library. Both men
assert their innocence. but were held by the
United States commissioner in $4,000 bail
pending examination.
Investigation by Librarian Sponord dis
closed that many letters are missing from
the library. among them the dairy Of
George Washington for 1857. constitutional
convention records and letters of John
Hancock, Benjamin Arnold and George
Washington.
When examined by the treasury depart
ricnt secret service officers the young zen
admitted having sold the papers, but dis.
claimed having stolen them. Turner de-
clared he found them outside the capitol
building. AMI McElhone said Turner repre-
scented to him that the letters were the
property Of his mother. n-law, Mrs. MILLS
now deaH.. He said something less than
lOo letters had been sold to New York
dealers for about $500. Both young men
hitherto had good regulations.
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Extensive Ice Gorge.

Evansville, md, February n-The
greatest ice gorge ever in the Ohio river
now exists at this point and is being wit.
Messed BY thousands
The blockade practically extends from
Newburs, above. all the way around the
great horseshoe bend to Henderson. Ky.
twelve miles below, At Henderson the ice
Is piled up against the Louisville and Nash
willie railroad building to a height of forty
toet and the structure viii go when the
gorge breaks loose \ small steamer was
caught at tho mouth OF Pigeon creek last
night and completely wrecked, Other shin
riuA, consisting OF the Evansville wharf
boat and barees, have been seriously dam
.9rf
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Hawaiian Cable.

Honolulu. VIA san Francisco. February
il-PresideHt Dole tojoy had plecol in
b' hands a e,rcr from Alfred $. Ham.
wei withdrawing his appLo1Fcn of Octo-
Dor y last asking for caN,e contlac'
same time Iiartwell has ubade a request
OF tbs gov Tnurni for 8 contract IN feVo-
of the Pacific Gable company OF which he
cable beNg lcld d i2waA are considered
very h..nht
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Mlnneapofis--Mills are grinding alt the
rate of about 1900 barrels daily Sales
OF Hour were quite heavy last week, APP
proXimattng 10000 barrels. 1t WAS the
exception where much flour was sold for
export. the orders booked being chiefly
domestic. As rule Foreigners were either
wholly ont of the market or made such
low offers as TO preclude the possibility OF
transactions. Clears are held above eN-
poTefs views and there is little business
done IN them. The price at the mills is
pneclicaily unchanged. Bran MD MID
dllhgS are strong ana 30 cents and 70 cents
a ton higher. Freight rates appear 10 he
Incoming moro demorali2ed and low er
each dav.
SurW. -Duluth-F'lour mills are going
l"lo week ana PROMISE to turn out the
most ilnuf n some time. Domestic trade
!aAt week showed a slight Improvement,
hmt foreigners were much below millcrs'
views, views Some outside flour is accommodating
feed but others dun. ifxnort fiHh mixed
ments last week were 3053 barrels, AGAINST
p, $50 q year ago Isl 800 m 1906
Milwnufce-1'he mills made n largo run.
though sales were light There was a
good inquiry for mill stuffs.
SoNthWC The mills Ground comnara-
tiNey lltlc Hour and sales we're very ligbt
llakoias and Northern Ninnesota--.A
light business done
l3nuflo--A light business done.
Forcign-Cur correspondent figures that
urope 'ttl requires g. 500 000 bushels on
ihls cron from America and rhat Amer.ios,
h'is but 100000 bushels to gpnre
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Hnby Marian Christcned.

washington. February ll.--Marian. the
Youngest of the three daughters of Presl-
dent Cleveland. was chrstened at the White
house today The ceremony was the brief
impressive one Of the Presbyterian church.
Ut. Byron Sunderland. the pastor of the
first Presbyterian church OF this city.
when the president and his wife have
usually attended, offcated.
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4, ii n. +. IN.
WORK Of lRE
otter Elected rt,,,.,
Gain 4 Asss,s'''ss,.
STUART SAYS CARSON !, !,


J vaSs session Of tn '' ,aa' I'm \
10 business pertaa,I,n.~ was d.se.s Is
we eleetion of Of,lr y . oryaais,s|
v was much n larger .l'ss a. ! ~ VI
mi IL, ,u'cd their reports and tssss.I
The report Of prss,,. \
a sbrsss"s s Membership ot !, s y 4
rp ens.,, N the trcas Ssrr sasi Il y!
t,a",n,, OF seci'eiarv Y ,ieaDoa &
sos. deals mora y aAttou MI
; ;,. of membersS,ni' aviaf Viii n
'a!ious States. ein road MAIN. \
raci nnirm nan. George NJ. r i,
i pn.. as the mas, mSs lltrousS \
uvr Oh the League c " ptonasst
,n ne,, ana The most NJ A'lmsriQa \
MAJ al IN the organlisaslpo,nI g& ana n
ihree cheers wera loh.
lSes ny ieport In part sta,a1
sen sea- so mad witnessed IN that 4
season .on in The h5sior..a s ,sraAsss,
;,iiIierlcan Whea!men' " he -
~ ~ ,snarpest, clanes, Inc me nc1s
NJ ns,'spensions during a w he +
ais, AZ AZ ~ ~ there were nins Se "
abont az 7od ,he beginning o. NJ ' pu
sr,,es', 49,, .Vv, and now tbers @s yss,
si in1rs' need is Tor ofScs.ss va
r ,,,a. The judges al sn,u io.ss|
i, us were unsalisfactory ' !. y !. "a
~ ~ has mas also been demon 1 y !, 10 III
entirely separate ana pvsaas ssse IA
shnnId Ia ana nrofess,orsl ~. I'd
in !. oe provided. Rom rsaaasas|
Of 4 LEISURE, be con,rsled h. sS 4, d
VI american Wheelne,, !, NJ " }, " q
,ilg OK slS-day liioes sbaa 'd ine Nd
rye" zee, Sich races ere in ny y "
."hlaSc 10 the spers ii TX SaS
your board that ,bs ,iyisIor = !. siis'{
re permitted IN regard "a T. opssa
w., W. e az, nave in this sA,e iii.y rist
, ,Jii NV ior Sunda' racing IVY ny
Mili expire July lncxt, ma r n.
&c GRANTED amcesy II Ira rs.. w
sunday racing ie Removed su,ixsAI
70 titus applltaon for rSIes, Y
board considerI THE c ,,ssaaSalens
that he well derived tina aM
iiictet. refusedo entertain p;s.H;hyf
slow. s, W
GA motion o-Albert b. Mo- , Y
the money ! the hands Ne 4
board, amolting TO gM Was NJ
paid 10 Chaman G.dee. as lis skf
The bale OF ~. ballots .
League ofAnericpa Wheainea 49,
for the hjl Office Of pressleni n
thing of &c past. and for enc IeT
Chief Cosul Potter of New iM
rule the hst,nias of the smencaa Y
men. re entire m0rrlhg vas ~
to tho oic,ion OF officers and, @W
nocfed Inc contest ceitasn p1nf,
on theGfices OF present, vice ~
and trasurer. W. T. Connoly q 4
and threw his fovS
for prshlemt. 1t tolk some WY =
count the ballots. but vines "
was nmonnoed Il was founa Ms q
vi ,,tes cast Mr. Potter hsd sees "a.
Mr. elliot, LIS ana one blank. ~
,,ss,,t WINS anrounced Mr.. Potid \
ed he platform and made 'sv m
marks, =, A.. ,,,, t,cts, "A
Isaac 3. Potter Of ~
drst wee president, A. 9, MI
second vice presnsSun
Kie<er of Paterson; tressa.. a.,sia
of cwinston, ny; 49, 49,
rnftoc. ]. W. Van Odt 0, rsas
-;sorge l.. Mccarthy, J. frea
massachusetts,. -
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The Pos, S~ ,s.4g-s-s o. AIT 1as-t u ne
ei.y ny carriers Al s. - sNr HnA'N.ls 4ite
months. sNAs. SIX szz1ats. S.tfi arr H.'&@
ei2e1
Mr.. Tnso2oz~ E'e-.zc slss sS,aFgH Fl -af
City CitcDiAtlea ses. S4z!saN141ug
MeSs-s. TAeg,ssce @aF1slS 49, -.''-r
Lott are ~ A. tsssc'lris4 s,l.-is..'is's s- a.
city h.gls eash s4F.srels.ce s.1ya siitlsf
ton, ana ID zfGaeg @1fs.l2 ~ 1lG % ~'-s
ons other than tEia~8 . -1ss2 s'e fsA' a.
Mauager i sh3rr- AZ t.s-aaTs erg
size sAous4 t~ ata& Is cAet& .E --f4t -
The fioustnn tr3n gsas L'0raE-4-s.
No orders for 40 teli. ATE EeHs- =
the management AS sa1-e 81 Re- &c-ts..
ei In payment OF 1faes ttlS
Subscribers fails,s 10 Fertiyr iae pETs
regularly Vii 3lpass r5s4ty t5e eirce
promptly, EVeey suhscr bore va~er o. ~
pecaea TO te delivered not LATER ShEa ~
D. m.
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SENATE AND HOrSE..
Continued from Frs, p,

to get the contracts. He thoqsht an ~,
roads should oo rut on the same b,s,s m NJ
nor, aided roads could AFFORD ia car carr, ,hs
MATS ~ me rates paid Land grant roeaq
Nr Cromwell tRepl Of Ohio. n m 11r
S St me post'l n,e committee, refused To diva
sns, 'sso ssh , no ant subsidy OF The government
10, 80 mai from New York 20 New orIe,na
lie declared that the siS6. 900 annroc riils
was free gilt to the railway co,nnany '"1 Nv
gave notice that he would .omorrow n '.o
70 s,fike out this appropriation, '"'''
ar swanson lDem.) OF Virginia defcna. .
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ovot,on Given CorSst

Reno. New, February i4S
hlr crowd at the depot % 49, mn #
way 10 sam Francisco,
Governor Sadler OF Nevada -
those who came down from !.
take a peep at the worlds chanr-s
as soon as the train stopped w w
clambercd aboard and vas lllssr
Corbett by Mr.. A. ldyingst@ y.
81 am pleased TO meet YOU, as ~
said the governor, making : "
Corbetis towering figure ana ~ r
ders. "And am pleased 70 ~
REPLIED Corbitt. You proved Z
that glove contest measure an ~
people what they wanlci ahl ~ \. i,
hypocrisy about you. 1t nfeaea -,
ernor wb.h the courage o. ~ RI n =
to break the ice In matters Y
II Is to be hoped your ea',
followed, and that thefs "
hypocrisy about things o. W.
the ft,ure.' .,csu
Harry Corbott and Others ses 4.
the governor from Carspn W. WI, Z n
pion held a hand shaking WV H
The car a vast crowd ye! !lM \, y, !
come out and show hinssaa,. . n I
sponse to vociferous demeuy,
an concordance on the plaiieff,na III
no had 10 malse a speech ns ~ ~ !
al am Glad TO see you, ana ~, 4 ~ /
Won ali arain on the nth OF VIII
10 meat MIR. FitZsimmoas u MN
viii beat him, although YER, y M n
can't always tell about VA W., n n 4
sly thp. / never FEY. Better !, = ~ 4
feel that l have plenty O ~
in Neva Ia 40, ,h,v Eal
cheering for Corbebi.
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No Extension of Civil Service.

Washington, February H. No further
extension of the civil service system will
be made during the remainder Of the pres
ent administration. This statement is made
on the authority Of President Proctor Of the
SiVli service committee, who gays Presi
dent cleveland has no intention of issuing
an order bringing the host of fourth class
nostoihees into the civil service. The pres
iuent ON several occasions. It is known has
.au'ed me matter over informally, but has
never determined on making the extension.
rNRArllng U as not fcnsihln now
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made out in duplicate, accompanied by such
papers as may be flied in the case,
Detail FOR the bcard-Maior J. d. ACUTE,
First Regimen, Texas Volunteer Guard
Major $. N. penland. division qnartermas-
ter; First Lieutenant, 7, I. Perry, adtutant
First Regiment Tsxas Volunteer Guard.
by order Of the commander in chief
". n. Mahry. Adju,ant General.
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LILLIAN Clnims.

New York, February 1.-THE CORE
spondent of the Herald in Rio Janero tele-
grapha that tho italian minister has pre-
scented heavy claims for outrages upon
Italian subjects. The wrongs for which ro
dress is demanded are alleged TO have been
committed by Brazilians In the State of
Matte Gresso during the recent revolution.
which resulted In the administration Of
President Peixoto.
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Mr. Wilson Elected.

i'oS'nSton' Va, February 1.-THE board
y, trustees Of tho Washington srd Lee
'''NN,9.iN today UNANIMOUSLY eics.el
araI Willi9m l.. wgeen, nostnes,er gen
III ira ,p''ssle ~ OF the university in place
vwsn,l L. is Well understood that Mr..
. M,,,son wsli accept the position and vii
dny ~ nnon NE duties of his office the first
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cd the appropriation, which he declared
furnished fast mail service on a trunk
line for the distribution OF mail through.
out the southern States. 1t was. he said,
an incstimabie service to this section.
THE committee rose. and, at $40, the
house adjourned
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Tge fscsxssvlt3s1 Ky. TINES SAYS: -aTNr
Tsrnes hss :. !n the sAas~ es ve<y
s;rsgE ztn ssass tsre p-ses4se11g o. wSs2s-
snstaa ans Lee vayvrstv--s;, szsssgsetsoG
ense~ei ~ Nsss.nst@s &ns SO Asae sca-
e'scess by tAe Isess ssssev arsS' sSa--aAs
s-ee0 sessaer~a b. TIE s.ea-a q sSwsseex 80
aue sssgpess IS szes w7EAa-a L. wesos,
ssse r-e'ss2t F,>S@znxsSsr gg~xga1
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By rcfusine TO aid Spain. and permitting
sr~s ssies 10 cubans 20 iore as thsw are no,
recognized Is 10 state Of wsr. cur
MONOPOLY Of the trade q tas island wcais
be conpicee, Our Washington kutA,sitiss
have stood IN IRE say both % eracsosH saa
rnssr .rerce IN sh4s saee
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BUSINESS MATTERS.
ChntteI Mortgage Filed.

sherman. i'exas, lctrunry lis. Parks
& Co, doing a tetal harness business,
filed a cha'ttcl mortgage today for the
bonctl; of creditcui. Liabilities unknown.
Amount Of prefer1rd credNors aholt. 5000
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washington, February 1.-THE commit
tee on election today unanimously author
Yea a report in the Watson Black contest
member. ''N s''''"S
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Not DisI,nndcd.

Youngstown. ohio. February Ire
gnrdins the reports sent ora, that the Mcr-
chant Bar Iron association had dlsAand-
cd. John II. Matt, secretary of the asso-
elm ION, says.
'rhere is absolutely no truth in The re-
pert that our orgAnYition has disham3ed.
The next meeting of the association VIII
be he'd N March.
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Associate Justice of olInhomo.

Na'hinSton, February Tito serate
Judiciary committee today agreed uuani-
mousiy TO report favorably the nomination
0 Il kealon to be associate Justice OF
heid IN since December on the charge
nay he was not adapted to perform the