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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29
THE GiLLisTTE FAILURE.
Attachment Proceedings Instituted
ARninSi the InLOrserr.

Kansas city. November 2s.--Attachment
proceedings, growing out OF the sensational
failure OF Grant c. Gillette. the Kansas
cattle king, were begun here today. The
a. J. Gillespie Commission company. which
Is deeply involved in the Gillette failure,
having negotiated and Endorsed ss75o0O OF
the cattle plunger's PAPER, is the defendant.
Gillette Is a stockholdw in the Gillesp.e
company. and its president. w s. Hollins-
er, Is his brother-in-law.
The Atchiton Live Stock company OF
Atchison. Kan. secured n writ OF attach
ment against the Gillespie com2any for
500 5S1. tho balance due on shipment OF
live stock consigned to tbs Gillespie COM
pany,
Mother action against the Gillespie con
Germ was repievin suit filed by the j. =.
Bohort Commission company OF 81. Jos pm
TO recover $50 head Of Texas steers, valued
Mt s22, 000 which recently passed from the
st. Joseph firm into the hanjs OF the Gill
lespie company and were shipped to Marion
county, Kan. The National Bank o. Com,
msroe OF Kansas City and the MISSOURI
Pacic railway arc parties 10 this suit.
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MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS OF
TEXAS.

lEAASs
1. The reports of the defendant company
to the railroad commission of Texas TOR
the years ending June 30, 1898 to 1888.
inclusive, showing The net income of sad
road for the year 1898 al S5l3S74 and for
che year 1898 $l,3S7 500, san. rep5rts be.Ais
summarizes, giving the total passenger
earn. ngs, total freight earnings aud total
other earnings, the number OF tons carried
one mic, the average receipts per ton per
mile, the amount of bonds, the amounF o.
in,eIest thereon, befLg found upon pases
ii and 10 of thess defendants answer.
2 The afliuavit of f. NJ. Underh II
showing The diversion OF cotton for the
year ending June 80, 1875, In favor OF
ths IoirhsIn coonecs.on o, the defendant
company TO the amount Of s26J,0O0 arH
showing the rates existing between the
northern company and the Texas com
pa@y.
5. Affidavit OF T. NJ. Underhill showing
that the defendant company receiver and
accept upon Interstate business lower
fre sht rae for the SAME service than Is
allowed by tho commission rates ranging
III per cent from 10 TO 40.
:. Ah.davil ci L. ID. True showing that
the defendant company accepts from ether
roaus and tran. ports cotton al 81 per bale,
for which service urder tho COMMISSION
rates, betw cen tho same poinI', "a cents
Fer hundred poutds.
AM ayi, of J.. j. Storey showing APP
rL.cations made by the defendant company
for reductions In the commission rates,
beng 50 in number ana each ppicauon
covering var rus ariicl aud commodities.
Affidavit Of +. d. True showing that
no charges have ever been made in the
limb r ra es by he comm ssien.
g. Affidavit of II. J. Simmons as to
the correctness of tho valuation placed
upon he company's property By the rail-
way comms ion, accompanied by the Items
entering into the estimate, being $751;
Os6.s5 per mile, or an aggregate of $751;
69S.37.
g. Certificate OF the comptroller of the
State Of Texas showing The value OF me
property OF said railway company Tor me
IA 1895 waig assessed by b ior taxes Ut
$7,235,sSl
T. AffIayit from H. 6. Askew showing
thet from tho reports ma ls 10 the COM
mission nv the defendant cDmpsny 1t
earned 0 66-10o per cent upol the comm %
son valuation. Sad AFFIDAVIT Verifying the
table found In 1hese defeD1anii. answer
on pages IA and 10, which is made phft
Of ihis synopsis.
AFFIDAVIT showing rebates gwen ara
amount of fines pad by the ME- our hah-
ses ard Texas Railway COMPANY 81 IeHas,
and estimator that ioI phF 'SnN .""e' 80
June 30. 1897, the amount was sioo'opo
given IN rebates :, 49,,
Afrdav.as of Il. D. True ard r. ~. IN
derhill showing division Of freish' earhilss
accepted by defendant com asF upon IN
tersta,e bus1ress is less than the rates ~
lowed for the same service by the commits
son In hauling State freight
Affldavits OF II. G.. Askew ami l.. j.
storey Knowing the saving In WOOL YES
gl-h rails OF the defen art company b,tWeeh
1892 and 1898 being $i4i,466.5O
Table verified by II. q. Askew showing
that the Gefendanlt company eafnea more
net income than was sufficient 10 pay hNea
charges.
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THE quay CASE.
Attorneys for the Defendmnts Enteh
Dcmurrcrs to indictments.

philadelphia. Pa. November 2S - The
case of Senator Quay and Others charged
with conspiracy in the inisuse Of money
OF the State on deposlt in the People
sank came up to day in The court OF quar-
ter sessions. Jadga Flnletter presiding
The defendants We're not in court, the.-
Interests being looked after by httcrney'
shapley and Shields. Immediately on iiie
opening OF the cpurt Attorney shapley
filed demrrrers to four OF the five indict-
ments found by The grand jury and also
iiled a motion to uuash the fifth indict-
meni.
Messr5. shapley and Shields ana the reply
OF District Attorney Graham the court
t,ok the papers Under adysement. He did
lot inMmate when he would announce the
deeision on the motions.
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Tmn LOUISIANA PURCHASE.
st. Louis Wants the Event Calebrnt-
ed by nm Exposition.

ed by mn Exposition.
st. Louis. Mo-. November ss.--At q meeting
tonight of the committee Of five appointed re-
Gently 10 tako preliminary steps looking TO
the proper celebration In 1903 OF the one
hundredth Anniversary OF the purchase Of
Louisiana territory from France. che COM
mittee made It's report fnvoring an cxposi-
ton
After come discussion II WIS decided to re-
quest the governors OF every Aete and Ter
lltory Included In tho purchase 10 appoint one
DELEGATE from each congressional district and
two from the state at large TO meet IN this
city on or before January TO- The purpose
OF this meeting VIII be to decide on che time.
place and manner OF celebrating the event IN
history which added 80 much territory TO the
dofnp ms Of this country.
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A,.lgnment 4, In Grange.

la Grange. Texas, November 2s'--'A. 8.
Davidge, doing grocery business here.
filed a general Assignment In the county
clerks office at 7:i5 tonight; Henry Schulz
nacher IL named as assignee; total agnonnf
OF liabilities. ss3i3.s7. Heaviest creditors
are as follows: W. T. payidxe. slls5; ".
u. Dav.dge si5Oi McGrew Milling crin-
pany. Lexington, No, sses; Leo Fiede
Galveston. s11S; T. II. Thopmson Co.
$40. The balance are all creditors whose
amounts are below 500,
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possEMAN KILLED.
A Young Negro Kills Osc Man naa
WOu1tda Two Others.

Macon. Ca. November es.--A special to fhs
telegraph from Butls-, Ca. tells 81 'he kill
ing near there last night OF d member OF =
pose aud tho fatal wounding Of another.
Il. l.. Co0rer. Wesley Walnwright and JohA
y. Jones were the posse. They went to .
u-ycar- old son said his father wah not ~
hone. When the ofncers attempted 70 enter
the house tho boz fired on them With Shot.
probably die and Jones Is badly injured. The
boy was arrested and taken to iaii u II ~
licyed he had help.
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Savannah. Ca. November ss.-The trans-
mort Chester. with the Fifteenth United Stats
infantry bound for Nucvitaa, Cuba. y
pcotcd. however. that she will be flo1ted "a
tomorrow mornings tide and Will - = -.
THE Chester ran aground 70 avoid 9 cclliohon
with the transport Manitoba, which Uas cor1-
ing luto port shc Is lying easy and y ~
dan uced, ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29
pEnING SEA QUESTION.
Special Meeting Of the Committee Ia
Bcnr the Report

Special Meeting Of the Committee to
Herr the Rcp0rt.
Washington, November 2S.-The Berins
yea question has reached such an advanced
stage In the consideration of the Anglo
American commission that special meet
ing was htld today TO hear the report OF
the commission which for the last ten days
has been examining Canadian and Ameri-
can experts relative TO the Canadian lleet
of sealcis engaged IN the Bering sea, Tho
expert testimony has enabltil the COM
mission to make considerable advance
toward an adjustment. although Il was
understoa that there were some points In
II 10 be determined by the full commits
Sim
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29
rurnuol.a KING KiIlea.

Denver, Co,o.. November 2s.--A News
special from ri Paso Texas. says: A. s.,
Demutes. better known as the Turquoise
King OF the Jarsllas," was murdered at
MS celebrated turquoise mirees, Atty mlcs
north OF FL Paso. In New Mexico. at an
early hour this morning by a Mexican with
whom he had quarrsled about trivial
matter
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JAS. Butte
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.

S37S ,06S. of which $3.50 900 IL Tue TO Hoad-
ley & Co. on accounts In liquldation: iiab.l-
tiles on notes aud bills. sIi.s72; accommo-
datlon papers. S562i6i Tie assets are
given as $322, 81 In claims.
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THE FIRE RECORD.

Residence Mt Tyler.
Tyler. Texas. November 2S,-Fire de-
stroyed the house and contents belonRing
to w j. Ra.nes; insurance on louse, $1,000;
furniture, $500; loss about $4,000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29
Ia Nat nm Applicant.

Austin. Texas. November 2S.--lt Is gwen
out here today that s. N. corbett stewart
OF the lunatic asylum at this point, VIII
not be an applicant for reappointmelt any
that he Will be succeeded by Will Lubbock
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more to operate road where the grades

more 70 optrate road WheFe The sfHHes
were high.
Calculation made from the reorganiza-
ton contract attached 10 the dispositions
OF the defendant company showing that
of the $4,000 900 second mortgage bonds
only $50 OPT 30S were issued at par. or ioc
money paid. properly received, or labor
done
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,n,erna, n.v~nuc Receipts.

WASHINGTON. November 2s-Tbe monthly re-
port OF the commissioner OF internal revenue
shows that during. the month OF October ire
compared with October. 1897. OF TGss.z7t.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29

Huntsville. Ala. Noveel>er {, Jtxa1s, /;
Lindsay. Tenth cavalry. ~ ~ Y
% ~ exeSg!e6 - . rssHk ll| !
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29
TEXAS AND PACIFIC

TEXAS AND PAClfl,.
1 The reports of the defendant company
made under oath to the railway comlhis-
sion Of Texas for the years ending June eo'
1891. to June 80, 1873 inclusive. .,,,o,
Q COMPILATION from said report verified
nv the affidavit of II. G.. Askew showing
that the net income of the road upon the
valuation by the commission includihS
permanent improvements for last year |as
s7-1OO ,,er G. MT ard that its tot1l income
from operation was 81 O92 $685. that the
laratst net income within It's history was
reached In the year ending June ~ 1870
being S 5l-l0U per cent upon the IaiIlo. .
valuation. Said table shows the totai o9er-
atinp EXPENSES giving the items IN lns az
prepaie the income from operation, the
amo,rnt of permanent improvements me
number of tons carried, the average d's-
tance OF haul and the average reeelpt p,
Ton ner mile for the years mentionen anu
is found on pages IL and IS OF the answer
of these defendants, and Is maze pa's o.
this synopsis. 80 30 ,,n-
q. Aff.daylt Of the engineer OF ths ran,
road commission as TO the eor,uS,n am, !,
the valuation OF such railroad cohi''N'' -
bling sl7 ,O59.73 per mile. .,,,,
4 Report of Georgs j. Gould, nresiuent,
IN the stockholders of said roan unon Wv
cen alton Of same for the ar enuins re
cemb.r al. 1894 in which he shows ,ha.
the tncome of the property has Sl"ass
been coniec,urai and that IT was ncser
upon paying basis, and that lne i a.,'.,s
mart OF said year was the most plo'ie'oN'
afftday,t of L. ]. Storey, accom-
panIed by a lis OF applications mace ps
tha said cscr pany. being thirty-tour III
number. relating 10 various ar lcies W
dlsro rpt~-. iars han those allowed ~ Nv
rai'rori commission. .,, I'M
Az idavit of e. ID. True. showins mo
accepted by said oompanY upnn
inter-tote hauls were less than ne -
al'owed by the commission TOT the an
service, III. difference ranging ron, " 10
az per cent ans that the defenaaat CON-
nanv accepts from its connecting carr, 90
cotton al the rate of 20 cents pes NV
nourds and transports II lor me sane nc
tance and between the same pom y Una. AZ, Az
commission allows "a cents ner ioo poulaa.
Admission OF the engineer Of SAL, eoh
many thai the grade OF said ron, ,s,o-
large extent ,ipcn the Rio Grahle IL as
r. above SO feet TO the NILE runh'"s 80
high ms so feet - IN
AffIdayit ~ r.. A. Thompson. =. ~, q,
firrer for the railroad commission .na.
srss. n successfully aud eoonofn,oa,i,ad
one,ate road It's maximum grace sno NJ
p.t have teen greater than ~ tset 70 M
mile and that il would cost 80 per ceH'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-20

S|ULIZ I BAUER PIANOS
.kNABE PIANOS,
CAPEN PIANOS.
SEE THEM BEFORE BUYING.
MiNiggan, WIkin ( Co.,
1158-40-42 MARKET ST.
A Good Secondhand Piano at a Bar.
gain.

to sit In judgment on the war. France
has never really been hostile to the Amer
leans. This will be well understood across
the Atlantic when the present misunder-
standing has been dissipated. The friends
OF Spain have something better to do
than to declaim against her adversaries. "
The general tone of the article is that
Things have gone too far. Businesses
which depend largely for their success
upon the patronage of Americans have
already felt the effects of the quasi cam
paign against the United States in favor
OF Spain The proprietor of one of the
principal hotels here inveighed bitterly
against the attitude taken by the French
press. The number of Americans staying
In the hotel is sensibly less than at the
came time last year
People are already talking of a possible
Franco English war. With this fear be-
fore them, and with the practical results
OF the loss of American customs staring
them in the face, the people here are very
gloomy in their prognostica tons In spite
of their disclaimers it is evident that the
french look upon the reapproachment of
the English with disquiet. It is natural
they realize that some day it will be
made, and they begin to fear they have
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-20

For that reason we built our battle
ships and our armored cruisers. The
battleship is essentially for defensive
purposes, as it lacks the speed essen
tial to carry on effective offensive war
fare. although of course it is a val
liable adjunct in any line of warfare.
The unarmored cruisers, such as the
minneapolis and Columbia, were de-
signed mainly as swift scouts and also
as commerce destroyers. Now, how
ever. we find ourselves at war with a
nation which has little commerce to be
destroyed so that the unarmored cruis-
er has little work to accomplish in the
line of its original purpose as a com
merce destroyer, although valuable as
an adjunct in any line. In short, we
are carrying on what YVES not expect
ed, an offensive instead of a defensive
war and as a result we ought to have
the ships capable of executing offensive
warfare. he dImOreu cruisers new
York and Brooklyn are fine ships of
their type and are exactly fitted for this
line of offensive work. They combine
the features of heavy armor and pro-
tected decks of an ironclad together
with the speed of cruiser. But what
we need is more of them The
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-20
Special Commissioners Sale of
Valuable City Property.

By virtue of decree of the Circuit
court OF Ohio county, State of West Vir-
gln1a, entered in the cause of James M:
Lee S administrator VS.. Mary Lee and
1898, and decree ene-red in said cause
on the 18th day of April, A. ID. 1898, the
undersigned special commissioner Will
sell a public sale on
SATURDAY, MAY 18TH, 1898.
commencing at 10 O'Clock a. M. at the
Ohio county, West Virginia, the following
described property Lots Nos. % and %
of Joseph CaldwellFs, addition TO the city
Of Wheeling, Ohio county, State of Vest
southwest corner of Market and Twenty
seventh streets, in the city of Wheeling.
each of which fronts fifty (50 feet on
Market street and extend PACK one hum
dred (f00) feet to Alley B. Said proper
erty will be laid Off in lots fronting on
can be seen at the office af the under
signed. The property will be Offered as
a whole and in parcels, laid off as afore-
said, and sold in the manner in which II
will bring the best price.
Terms of Sale:-One-tl.ird and as much
chaser may elect to pay in cash ON day OF
sale, and the balance in one ana Two
years, with interest from day of sale, the
purchaser giving his notes with approved
personal security and the title to be re-
tanned until the whole of the purchase
T. s. RILEY.
Special Commissioners.
/ hereby certify that II. S. Riley, specitl
commissioner, has given bond in the
amount, and upon the conditions reaulreu
in SAID decree. ,rr,>->rr>-c
~ G cpEurp Clerk
- ~ Anntionee~ ap2Sei
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-20
TRUSTEES SALE
OF Valuable Wheeling Island Property

BY virtue of a deed of trust made py
Walter II. Rinehart and Wlte, t99 Iue 4Sle
lersigned trustee dated April ATTN 1880;
and recorded in the office or the Cie ea " "
the County Court of OHIO county, 3td n1
of West Virini in deed OF truSl pooh
No. As. page 2sg i viii sell at public auc.
ton at the north front door OF tIie cou ~,
house OF Ohio county, West virginia, oh
SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1872
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m; the i3i-
lowing described property AL, Al ~ Ia+s ~ nT
north half of each of the three lots OF
parcels of land numbered respecuNeiS ~, ~
hundred and eighty-siX 1S5), one hun-
bred and eighty-seven QSD anu oi, , W. ~,
bred and lightweight qSs), UPON Wy LIZ of
of Orloff A. Zane's adaltlon Ne ~ Nv vest side
Wheeling. being situate on the ~, w {vh 80
ing island and extending on the me oI
said street sixty 600 feet anu vi IA
south side of alley AZ one hundIeu anu
forty 04O) feet and being the Ssne pLLopt
erty conveyed to said W aIler l -; Nm
by Charles Nichols. by deco d4lS 800 30 ~ ~
5Stb iSoi and recorded in deed book no.
es 10 90 42s together with all the buildings
and anpIrtenances thereto Delohsils.
Terms of sale :--One-third OF the puL
chase money or so much more 90 tle Pul
chaser may elect to pay caSH II. ai'idu 49,, ~
dav of sale and the residue in Two equal
instaIlments PAYABLE in one ana Two
Years respectiveiy. from the day OF SAFE,
With interest the purchaser giving ms ne
~otiahIe nromissory notes for the DEFER.
red payments. and the title TO be convex
ia the purchaser he giving deed ol trust
Ia Secure said deferred payments lne
nyrchssar also 70 insure the buildings on
seoiS n,onerty TO further secure said de-
ferred pavnents. in the amount Of Sl,ooOs
. p'' Il. S. RILEY,
,et Trustee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-20
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
Official Information Regarding the Pro-
ducts and Commerce OF the Islands.

Official Information Regarding the Pro-
ducts and Commerce of the Islands
WASHINGTON May 19.-In response to
the demand for information in regard to
Cuba and Porto Rico, the bureau of for
eign commerce, Department of State, to-
day issued a bulletin containing much
information. drawn from consular re-
ports and other official data, concerning
the geography, products, commerce, rail-
ways, debts, cables. ETC., of these islands.
1t includes also detailed descriptions of
all the large cities.
1t is pointed out that if all the land suit
able to the growth of sugar cane was
devoted to that industry Cuba might sup
ply the entire western hemisphere with
sugar. The island already has produced
in a single year for export 1,O00OO tons
and its capabilities have been only in
the experimental stage Although set
tied more than 50 years before the United
States, Cuba still has 100000 acres of
primeyal forests, including mahogany,
redwood, ebony and many other valuable
woods. In a report from Consul Hyatt,
the richness of the mineral deposits about
Santiago de Cuba is pointed out. Amer
can companies, with combined capital
this vicinity, and employ from 500 to ], 400
men, shipping to the United States from
1000 to $4,000 tons of iron ore per month
most of it going to Bethlehem Steelton
Sparrow's Point and Pittsburg. These
iron ores are said to be among the richest
in the world. Mr. Hyatt believes that the
old copper mines in the same vicinity
which used to turn out So, 600, 0G0 worth of
copper ore annually for use in the United
States, could be worked with profit
About 5000 Of the inhabitants are ordinar-
lily engaged in the cultivation of tobacco
The Cuban debt is placed at 1925, 0C0, co.,
or ABOUT 1919 per inhabitant.
The description of Porto Rico is espec-
tally interesting in the account of San
Juan harbor 1t states that the entrance
to the harbor is one of difficulty and dan
ger, particularly when norther is blow
ing. The "boca,' or entrance to the har-
Dor. is mass of seething, foamng water
and presents an imposing spectacle. To
see a boat of from Is to is feet draft en-
ter this seethirg boca" is sight to be
remembered, as the great waves lift them
up and seem about to hurl them forward
to destruction. San Juan is described as
perfect specimen of walled town, with
moat gates and battlements. The de-
scription of the various cities, both in
Cuba and Porto Rico. shows that yellow
fever and small pox are everywhere prev
aent, that the streets reek with filth
that the water supply is poor and usually
polluted and that modern sanitary meth
DDS are unknown.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-20

A force of 5000 regulars landed at an
available spot on the coast of Cuba
would, it is commended, be able to do
something toward relieving this suf-
fering by establishing a depot of sup
plies which would be drawn on by the
insurgents. Further it is argued in
favor of the seizure of landing place
without delay, that the undertaking
is becoming more difficult every day,
and that the regulars could not be
better employed than in providing for
tificatiCns to protect the debarkation
of the main army when it is ready to
move
A dispatch to the Tribune from
Washington says: So far as is known
to those not in the closest confidence
OF the naval authorities, the three
American squadrons now concentrated
off Cuba are still maintaining the
blockade of the north coast and guard
ing the southern approaches of the Yu-
catan passage at the western and the
Windward passage at the eastern end
OF the island. No encounter with Ad-
mlral Cervera'S vessels is looked for
within the next two or three days; nor
is it yet apparent that the Spanish COM
mandant will risk battle except I'M
der conditions which he can himself
determine.
A report was in circulation that the
Oregon had safely passed the lower
Windward Islands and would soon Join
Acting Admiral Simpsons feet. But
the Oregon, if she left Bahia at the
time reported in the dispatches, has
not yet had time to make the run from
Bahia to Barbados, and is probably
still steaming north somewhere Off the
Guinea coast. There is good reason to
think that the big battlestip will next
be heard from at point we'll off the
beaten course from Brazil to the United
States, and will report ultimately to
the Navy Department, not from Key
West but from some harbor much
higher up on the Atlantic coast.