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70
r. C. CONVERSE. President.
r. BLEEC kER RATHBDNE, Secretary.
City ct New York. State Of New NorS,
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me this 18th
day of January, 1o9S.
GEO. o. RCGER.
Notary Public.
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Current tHi Hi-i.-t- ------------.. ltifl- -
WM. ?. Woods, Pr.-ldtuf
CHtS. W. CHAMBERS. sser.ts-y.
>Ubs, -h,i and sworn O. before me- this l1th
day 0i February. l-a-.
(~cdJ A. 4. LEACH.
Notary Public Kings County. Certificate hleI in
New YORK County.
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STATEMENT 81 the condition 9 the CiBARD r.
s. M INST RANCE COMPANY, of Pniild lphia.
Pa, on tle al-t day ~ December. l,yl. az re-
4uiTpd ty act Of Congress approved July -. l-3t.
Capital s'H' .J1 Z"
trflrHI -tgr. UIId AL. .-....... Z. Iu..lI o.
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EDWIN ?. MERRILL, Secretary
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 10th day
OF March, 1~.o.
GEORGE ". WILCUS, Notary Public.
Commission expires April -s. 1901. I1Jl Chest
nut Street. Philadelphia. Pa
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INsrEANCE sTArENIEx-rs.

Il-I % IIII u
Reserve premium fund ....-..---.... 3.lG5.74g %
Reserve for unpaid losses and al other
claims ........................... 7g7. .4i2 Il
Net surplus. 5.Ii7 $50 4'
Statement q dividends and expenses
for six months ending December
@l~t 1-J1.
Dividends ....................... 500 900 ~
Current expenses. s..................... t44,I0 o.
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As the market drew toward the close trading picked up little and prices ruled steadier The market was finally quiet 1nd steady at net unchanged prices to one point advance, with sales of 2S,6OO.
 Port receipts estimated for the day at 3S,000 bales. against fl, AT last week, and 20 134 last year. Port receipts estimated for the week at 25O 900, against ,S49 last week, and 147,147 last year. At Memphis 29S5, against 615 last year. and at Houston, s. 6S2, against 4,349 last year.
 Cotton steady midd3ing, 5 5-16; receipts, 94S; gross, 44a2; sales, 35. all spinners.
 Stock, 196.OoS.
 Total today and consolidated net re- ceipts, 4056s; exports to Great Britain' l047; France, 1O,245; continent, 15,5oS; stock, 1.219,65S.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 5,S41, ,3SS; exports to Great Britain, 1,SsS,Siz; France 524, ,7G6; continent, 1,570,522.
 Cotton futures opened quiet and steady; sales, 1,5oO bales. January, GIT; February, 579; March, 5SS; April. 5.SS; May, 5.92; June, 595; July, 5.99; August, 6.O3; September, 6O2; October, e.O4; November. 6O6
 Cotton, spot, closed steady; middling up- lands, 5 15-16 middlng gulf, 6 S-1>,; sales, 35 bales.
 Futures closed quiet and steady; sales, 2S.7Oo bales. January. 5.79; February, 5Si; March, 5s4; April, 5.SS; May, 5.S2 June, 596; July 500; August, 6.0i; September, 6.O3; October, 6.e5.
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Markers by Telegraph.

Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at s4.s5s for de- mand and at $4.82% for sixty days.
 Posted rates, s4.SS1kQ4s4.
 Commercial bills, s4S2lz
 Silver certificates, 57A@5Sc.
 Bar silver, Sic.
 Mexican dollars, 45a4c.
 State bonds, quiet.
 Railroad bonds strong.
 Government bonds strong.
 Total sales of stocks today 224, 400, inelud- ing: Burlington, 12,49O; Illinois Central, 4,671; Manhattan. 13,697 Missouri Pacific, 7,315; New York Central, 6,010; Northern Pacific, 4,960; Northern Pacific, preferred, 7.s15; Rock Island, 566O; St. Paul, 12S15; Union Pacific. 5,62O; Wabash. preferred, 4.070; American Tobacco. 44S5; Chicago Great Western, 6.eSO; General Electric, 6,1s5; Sugar. 15.41O; Tennessee Coal and Iron, S,S6O; Western Union, 1S.943.
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Liv srnool Cotton Market.

Liverpool Jan. S-Cotton, spot, moder- ate: business prices teady. American middling, 3Ad. The sales were 1000 bales. of which 300 were for speculation and ex- port and included 6,40O American.
 Receipts 25.O00 bales, including 16,T00 American.
 Futures opened quiet but steady, with a moderate demand and closed quiet; Ameri- can middling, l.. M. c: January 3.11Q12, buyers; January-February, 3.10@Sn buy CTS; February March, 310q3.u buyers; March-April, 3.11@3.12 sellers; April-May, 3.12; May-June, 3.13; June-July, 3.1i buyers; Juiy-August, 3.15 buyers August-Septem- Der, S16, sellers; September October, 3.16GQ S17 sellers; October November, BY, value November December, S17Q1S value.
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January l, 1S9S To. the Stockholders of the Ensley Land

January 1, 1898. To the Stockholders of the Ensley Land Company:
 Notice is hereby given to all of the stock holders of the Ensley Land Company that at the annual meeting of the company, which is to be held at the office of the company in Birmingham, Ala, on Monday, January 10, 1S9S at 10 o'clock a.. m., the stockholders will be asked to consider and dispose of a plan looking to the sale of of the the lands formerly owned ,y by dating it's debts; the assets remaining after the payment of the debts of the com pany to be turned over to the Ensley Land Company. As an incident to this plan, the stockholders will be asked to consider and pase on ths policy of relinquishing the statutory right of redemption belonging to the Ensley Land Company in the lands sold under the judgment in favor of the Birmingham Railway and Electric Com pany.
 A plan has been devised which, it is be- lieved will prove satisfactory to. the cred itors of the company, and which will un- doubtedly rebound to the benefit of the stockholders of the company. The busi- ness of this meeting is of vital importance, and the attendance of all the stockholders Is therefore urgently requested
 .s A. M. SHOOK, President. J R; VAIL, Secretary and Treasurer. 12-2-d-td
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Chicago Change

Chicago, Jan. S.-Wheat averaged easier today over a moderate range. Trading, though not especially heavy, was of a ner- vous character, and caused many quick changes. May closed at 12c decline. Firm cash markets and a good export demand saved the market from more severe break. Corn lost 1s. Oats closed unchanged and provisions 21a@712c higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows
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Cotton Letter.


 k New York, Jan. S.-The rush of cotton to It has failed, however. to have any effect upon prices. Both buyers and sellers seem confident fn their positions and refuse to make appreciable concessions. As a result the market here has been inexpressibly dull. Today it was dead. Liverpool was a shade better, and the opening here was un- changed. The trading was featureless. May opened at 592 and closed at 5.92 to 5.93, with the tone of the market quiet and steady. The week has brought forth no particular development, but, strange to say, it has apparently strengthened the convictions of both bulls and bears. The liberaiity of the movement warrants the belief of the one side that the crop is stupendous. The way the receipts are taken care of without caus- ing the slightest furry seems to justify the opinion of the other side that the price discounts everything. In the south the demand is still great from the worlds spin ners. Here Wall street and other liberal investment buying is still prominent fea- ture. The comparatively small stock in New York is causing some uneasiness on the part of these short on the near posi- tions, which are relatively firm. We fear some decline, but it is truly a situation to baffle judgment, and it begins to look as if the course of prices will be determined after all not by the great extent of this crop nor by the excellent demand, but by the growing season which follows the plant ing in the early spring.
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A-tlcles Opening hlghes. Lowest Closin

Cash quotations were as follows Flour quiet winter patents, $4.7Od4.SO straights. $4.2OQ440; spring patents, $5.25q5.55; do. patents, $4.40@4.7O; bakers, $S.50aSS0; No. spring wheat, S7%@SSA; No. spring wheat, S2@911a; No. 2 red 92A; No. 2 corn, 26a4G27; No. 2 oats, 227s; No. 2 white f. O. b., 241a; No. white f. o. b., 240l241s; No. 2 rye, 45; No. 2 barley f. O. b., 2S1a@40; No. 1 flax seed, $1.1SQ1.22; prime timothy seed, $2,75; mess pork, per bbl., $9-25@9:90; lard, per 100 lbs, S4.771aa4.S0; short ribs sides, loose, $4.5O@475; ;.dry salted shoulders boxed, $4.S0@490; whiskey, distilers' finished goods, per gal, $1.19; sugars, cut, loaf, $6.14; granulated, $5.51; No. ? yellow corn, 26A Q27; eggs steady; fresh, 22.
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creamery, 15Q21; dairy, 12@1S; cheese quiet, SqS1a.
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Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 25c; Dairy, No. 1, 2Oc; Dairy No. 2, 1Sc; country, 15c; cooking, 10c@12c.
 Eggs, 11c61Sc Potatoes-Irish, 9Oc per bushel; sweet. per barrel $225. Apples, $3.0Oa350 Lemons $3d35O per box. Oranges, $3.001400 per box. -Cocanuts, $4.00 per 100. Corn-Yellow, Ale; white, 42c. Meal, Soc per sack Hay-Choice timothy, s15; No. 1, $14; No. 2 $13
 Poultry-Hens, 2O0221kc; fries, 12izQ171sc; ducks, 15q30c; geese, BOG.
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Not Her Preference.-He-Give me a kiss?
 She (decidedly)-I won't.
 He-You shouldn't say 'I won't' to me; you should have said, 1T prefer not" ehe-But that wouldn't be true-Harlem Life.
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Chicago Live Stock

Chicago, Jan. S.-There was the usual Sat urday lack of offerings of cattle, receipts being less than 800 head. Sales in all cases were at yesterdays ruling prices, but quo- tations were mostly nominal There was an active demand for hogs at higher prices, the supply being well taken at an early hour. Prime 260 and 270-pound hogs sold up to $3671a. As is usual on Saturday most of the light run of sheep today was consigned to local slaughtering concerns. Prices were steady at $3Q3.50 for sheep and $4@475 for lambs.
 Receipts: Cattle. 300; hogs, 1S,OOo; sheep, 5000. Hif
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Local Staple Groceries

Flour-Best patent, s55O@5.75. Straight-$5.O0; extra family, A. 30. Sugar-Granulated $5.45; Y. C., A15. Coffee-Rio, green, SQ131kc; Arbuckle, Lowering and Lyon's packages, $11.1O. Lard. 515c basis. 5@ CIear ribs sides $5.121s. 20135c.
 Rice, 51aQ61kc.
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Dry Goods.
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Jan. 8.-The cotton market opened quiet and steady, with prices un- changed to one point lower, ruled quiet, with scarcely hairs bredth variation. It was a local market entirely. There was nothing in English news to stimulate ventures on either side of the account, futures at Liverpool being steady, but without important changes in prices, while spot cotton at that point was slow and featureless. Port receipts promised to show a material falling off this week, to- days being estimated at 3S00o bales.
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ANNOUNCEME EMTS.
G. R. HARSH

is a candidate for nomination by the dem- ocra tic party, for the office of senior judge of the city court of Birmingham.
 10-10-tf. fsr
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Notice of Stockholders Meet
 ing.

The annual meeting of stockholders of the Ensley Land Company will be held at the office of the company in Birmingham, Ala, on Monday, January 10 1898, at 10 o'clock, a. m. J. R. VAIL,
 Secretary and Treasurer.
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The Iron Market. .. Birmingham, Jan. S.-The following are the latest quotations on iron: r

The Age-Herald don't sell coke at $l.5O a ton, but you can have the paper delivered to your house every monintg for 65 cents a month. i
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St. Louis.

 St. Louis, Jan 8.-Flour unchanged. Wheat, lower; spot, dull, but firm; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 93; track, 95G951a; Jan uary, 93; May, 94 asked; July, 79A. Corn, unchanged; spot, lower; Mo-, cash, and January, 25h; May, ETA; July, 2Sss. Oats, lower; spot, higher; No. 2, cash, elevator, 231k; track, 24 January, 2312; May, 24A bid; July, 22B bid No. white, 25Q251a Rye, dull, AZ bid.
 Butter, dull; creamery, 17@22; dairy, 90 17c.
 Eggs, firm, 18c.
 Whisky, $1.19.
 Pork, higher; standard mess jobbing. s937h. Lard, better: prime steam. $4.55; choice, $460
 Bacon, boxed lots extra short cleaf s5.121a95 BYE; ribs, $5.25q55o shorts, s5.371zD 5.621s.
 Dry salt meats, boxed shoulders, s475Q5; extra short clear, $4621zQ4.S7ts; ribs, sl,75aD 5; shorts, s4.S71k@5.121k. VI
 The Iron Market -. Birmingham, Jan. S-The following are the latest quotations on iron: tr
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For Circuit Court Clerk.

Fergus W. Mccarthy asks your SUD- port for reelection to the office of clerk of the circuit court for Jefferson county, Alabama. Subject to the action of the democratic party.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Fruits and Produce

Local Cotton Market Cotton-Middling. 51s.
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For Circuit Court Clerk.

The undersigned respectfully asks the support of the voters of Jefferson county for the nomination for the office of clerk of the circuit court of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic party.
 WALTER K M'ADORY.
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For Associate Judge of the City Court of Bir-
 mingham.
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AND MOBILE, .saI , Io0& NEW ORLEANS Mn0f 6Nl and TEXES, MEXICO, HENI GOOe CALIFORNIA and the

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 GEO. P. ALLEN. T. P. A.
 Atlanta, Ga. D. B. EVANS. Cont. Frt. Agent,
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 GEO. C. SMITH,
 President and General Manager.
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We are authorized to announce Chares B Powell as candidate for the above named office, subject to the action of tf | democratic party 11-10-tf
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Circuit Clerk.

Waiter L. Howard announces himself a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court for Jefferson county subject to the action Of the democratic party. d&wtf
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SAMUEL HUNT,
 General Manager. O. K. CAMERON,
 Master of Trains. N. R. ADRIANCE,
 Superintendent.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULE.

Arrival aud departure of all trains from this city. Central Time.
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Bank Statement.

New York, Jan. S.-The weekly bank statement shows the following changes:
 Surplus reserve. increase .......... $6, ,675 1925 Loans, increase .............. 1,995, 400 Specie, increase ........ ............ 1,S57, ,S0O Legal tenders, increase ...... 7,25O, 100 Deposits, increase ........... 10 52S, 300 Circulation, increase .......... 64,7OO
 The banks now hold $22 264, ,575 in excess of the requirement. of the 25 per cent rule.
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BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC R. R. CO Time table No. 21. taking effect a. m. July W. Bd. l g. Bd.
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DOUBLE DAILY SCHEDULE TO CIN- CINNATI, LOUISVILLE AND
 LEXINGTON.
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Austin I,rcsh,tcrx.

Galveston, Texas. April THE Austin
Prcsbytcry resumed it's session this morn.
ing ut $3.50 o'clock at the Fourth prcsby-
terrain church Prior to the business ses-
sion devotional exercises were held.
The most important matter that came up
this morning was the resignation OF the
home mission committee OF which Dr.
Wright OF Austin is chairman. Dr. Wright
has been chairman of the COMMITTEES for
the past twenty five years, The commit
tee received vote Of thanks upon retiring.
The annual narrative of the state OF is.
ligion of the Austin presbytcry. to be re-
ported TO the general assembly, shows
Total membership 1907; Sabbath schools
connected with the prosbytery, 20; soc,o-
ties for women, IL; young peoples societies,
is. Every church except two in the pres
bytery had preaching every Sunday of the
past year. OF the eighteen societies for
young people nearly all are Christian En-
deavor societies.
AT noon the presbytery took q recess un-
I'll 2 O'Clock During the recess those IN
attendance upon the meeting partooN Of Il
lunch served by the ladies OF the Fourth
PRESBYTERIAN and St Pau's German
church.
The presbytery concluded it's labors this
evening and adjourned, The meeting has
been quite success and much good has
been accomplished
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Fort Worth Police Statistics.

report OF Chief Of Police Rea shws that
during the year 2i17 people were arrested
1925 committed to jail amoont of fines as
scssod Si1.slG.2o: total fires collected
ST0SS.95; to'al fines worked out $355S.50
The nationaites OF parties arrested;
Americans 1857. Chinese /. English 10,
Frcrch I, Germans 80, Hebrews .. IRISH
l6f. Italians 10, MeXcans -. negroes .6S.
Polanders .. Swcdes 3, Russians 3, Indians
.. Sex Of offenders: Males lace, females
2G3. Suicides and accidental aecths: Sui
c!des .. drowning 2. suffotGton T. other
causes 2: total II. Total amount Of goods
stolen and lost, Sl3, $50; total amount re-
covered SS65S, Annual expenses of the po-
lice department. $500. Territory covered,
eight square miles. Population of Fort
WCrth 10 900
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4 MAINE MONUMENT.
AN ENTERTAINMENT sT DALLAS TO
AID THAT CAUSE. Il
a strong Letter from t.pycrnor -,
rson indorsinG tho Patriotic
Fnrposcs of The Movcmcnt.

paitas' Texas. April 7.--A uniuue ana
interesting entertainment was given al Inc
opera mouse tonight for The purnosc 4,
raising funds 10 help build monument, "a
the dead ct the Maine. Governor culbfr.
son. who had agreed to preside. was com.
poiied at the last moment to foreso ,ha,
treasure He sent the following telegram.
wnlch was read amid applause:
MI. j. G. McNealus. Dallas, Texas.
Austin, Texas, April 7.--Imnortnn,
Official business 'ias prevented nv al
tcnuance on the meeting tonight 10
raise funds for monument to the dead
oil the battleship Maine, but the Object
mas my sincere sympathy. Commcino-
ration of these who die In her eau % is
fitting tribute to their courage and
patriotism and is evidence OF the
gratitude of the Republic Ii should
also convey significant suggestion TO
the world that the National flag is in
violate and that an insult to 1t or harm
to those 1t protects will not pass unre-
ureksca. c. A. Culberson.
Governor.
letter from Senator r. @. Mills pleds-
ing anew his loyalty to the cause of Cuban
independence was also read.
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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Sherman, Texas, April 6.-The following
officers were elected in interior county
towns yesterday
Whitewright-J. Fl. Trenctt, attorney
j. w. Williams. secretary; d. W. David
son, treasurer: r. p. Moore, r, May and
e. h. Wallace aldermen.
Whiteshoro-B l.. Jones, attorney; F.
c. Jamsson, G. c. Baum. C. ID. Ander-
son, C. f. McWillinms. aldermen.
Pottsboro--J. n. Devine. mayor; X. b.
Van Antwerp, marshall w. G. Hopson,
George Van Antwerp, w. c. Bennett. r..
y. Harris. n. D. Greenup, aldermen.
Coilinsville-G George Adamson, mayor; d.
7. Shores. attorney; j w. Brooks, mar
shall; e. w. Boyd, j. w. HARRISON, T.
w. Cliff, w. H. Stevenson, aldermen.
Van Alstyne-W. w. Banks. rlarshal
+. NJ. Lutus, d. Thompson. E. A. Turner.
aldermen
Bells-D b. Mitchell. mayor w. p.
Kidd, marshal: y. c. Ferguson, w. c..
Ford, s. e, Noel, G. w Adams. W. F.
Burton, aldermen.
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ANOTHER. ARMY nrr,Cel,

Lieutenant Harry Burgess OF the United
States corps OF engineers mas been or-
dercd by the war department. 10 report
to Lieutenant Richie to assist In the build-
Ing OF the tortiilcutions. Tho government
Is anxious to push the work us RAPIDLY as
possible and therefore felt that an assist
ant was needed
Lieutenant Burgess entered the military
academy juno II, 1891. from Mississippi,
graduated at the head OF HIS class. and
WAS commissioned additional second lieu
tenant corps OF engineers, June H. 1925.
lie was promoted To second lieutenant
February >, 1877, TO rank front juno. ,sab.
lie is now with the engnrer battalion ut
Wiliets Point. New York. where he has
taken special course in torpedo work
Being thoroughly familiar with the work
ing and placing ot torpedo.a. 1t is alto
gether likely tina, this special duty VIII BIO
assigned him upon his arrival here. There
ure about n hundred torpedoes already
here. and they will be placed in the chan
mel Just as soon as Inc war department.
orders the harbcr mined. Indeed. rumor
has 1t that number OF these torpedoes
have been placed. but the engineer de-
psrtmont Will give out absolutely no in-
formation on this subject.
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BEAUMONT BUDGET.
The board of Trade Tried to Hold n
Meeting.

The hoard of Trade Tried to Hold n
Meeting.
Beaumont, Texas April Observation-Disclosures
Of the Beaumont board of trade made an
effort to hold an annual meeting this af-
ternoon for the purpose of selecting a
board of directors 10 serve the ensuing
year. but failed for the want of quorum.
In fact. only fifteen of the numerous mem
lership were present, and after appointing
a committee to secure proxies, the meeting
adjourned.
The board of trade was organized about
one year ago, and at The time considerable
enthusiasm was manifested, Members
seem to have grown Indifferent, however,
and it is seldom the organization Is spoken
of except when some resolution adopted by
the executive committee appears in tina
public prints. Citizens generally believe Il
Is good thing and think 1t Will ultimately
do the city much good, but they should not
expect that IL will give a general natisfac-
tion unless each individual member attends
the annual meetings and participates in i..e
selection OF the directors who manage the
affairs of the board. These directors also
elect officers.
The board OF trade late this afternoon
adopted resolutions urging the secretary
of war to fortfv Sabine Pass. a Washing
ton dispatch in Yesterdays Post annouhceu
that the government had already decided
10 Mace seven gun3 at the pass.
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DRILLING TIE SOLDIERS.

Captain Best Of battery c. First artll-
lery, new garrisoned AT Fort Point. is drill
ing his men every day on the big ton inch
gun now mounted In the yun .mplace-
mehts. The men are RAPIDLY becoming
accustomed TO the drill and raise the gun
readily from n loadng to n tlring position.
swing II TITS way and that and handle
~ with almost the same case aud ,llacrity
they would bic SIX shooter.
So far no drills have been had on the
mortars. Contractor Rrennoman rs busy
piling sand mn around the mortar pit, and
the strong wind blows IL down upon the
mortais in perfect clouds IL Is impossible
to prevent the sand flying. and to work
the guns while covered with grit would
probably result In the carriage and gun
bearings being ruined in short order. As
soon ms the sand Is piled high enough IL
VIII be soddod and sown In oats or some
quick growing grass, the work OF drilling
on the mortars VIII commence. In the
meantime the battery has its hands full
acquiring familiarity with the use of the
Zig ten inch gun.