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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
ST. LOUIS.

St Louis, December 17.-Cattle-Receipts.
1900, including 40 Texans; shipments 100;
choice native beef steers strong to 10 higher
than last week, but medium grades are nearly
steady and common kinds 1a@l5 lower; stock
cattle are wanted: Texas cattle lower: fair
TO fancy native shipping and export steers
3so45,S5: bulk OF sales 4. sjfG5. q; dressed best
and butcher steers, 3.5ea6,5o; bulk OF sales,
bulk of sales. 3.40qi,0o; stockers and feeders.
2.5o@i 80; bulk OF sales, s.ioa41o; cows aud
bulk heifers. S.OOG4 90: bulls, 215eSl 20; Texas
and Indian steers. 300Gi 30. bulk of sales.
3.25Gp3, 90 cows and helfers 1.S5M40o Hogs
Receipts, 1900; shipments. 1200; market steady
to strong pigs and lights. 3. 20Ii3. 30: packers
3.30I3. 40; butchers. 3.l0d3.5o Sheep--Recelpls
none; shipments. 500; market dull, steady;
G3.S5; stockers, 2ooa3.O5; lambs, 4.5O@5 CO.
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snunaerE { HotehlNIa. llye stock eomnisalo,

Receipt OF choice cattle and calves very
light; strong demand..
Retail market supplied with corn hoRs; good
demand for packer hogs. several inpre cars
can be handled per week.
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BIG CATTLE SHIPMENT.

Brownwcct Texas December 14.-H.
J. Guernsey today unloaded and started to
his ranch in San Saba county between 1000
and 100 head of Eastern cattle, shipped
over the Santa Fee
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GIFT BOOKS
Tn all bindings for biz and little folks AZ
Hancocks Book Store.
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Grain nnd Provisions Elsewhere.

New York December 1I--Wheat-Spot easy :
No red TVS 70 b adoat. Options, afrr
opening easier on cables, rallied on adverse
Argentine news, only to suffer a second de-
clue rear the close through heavy unloading
By sealrer: the close was ihM$c net lower;
March IAN. Wool steady, domestic fleece la
q? Texas 11M14 Cotton seed oil-Trade light
but prices well sustained: prime crude 17laap
49, prime crude I o b mills 14Ml4k: prime
summer yellow %; off summer yellow 2on2l;
butter grades 25d27: prime winter yellow 2IG
27h: prime white &C. Metals-'The firm nam
ing the settling prices for leading miners and
smelters at the West quotes lead S.35, copper
IL IL and casting copper II G2I2. The Metal
Exchange issued no report today.
Kansas City. December 17.-Wloat lie lower:
No. .. 61G62; No. red 5S,s No, 2 sprihg 6)n
No white e. Hay steady and unchanged
Itce pts-Wheat 400 corn l9.i0t, oats ZOO
Shipnens-Wheat 1880. corn 1890, cats H.
0cc.
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THE FORT WORTH STOCK MARKET

IttE rOtNi NOhltt SlOSh MfNNhn -
Fort Worth, Texas. December 16.--Re-
ceipts at the Fort Worth stock yards today
were higher than were anticipated. There
is every indication that stockmen are
Withholding their cattle, fearing that the
dull and ominous skies may give birth to
another snow storm or blizzard. 4 number
of small herls were driven into the yards
and such animals as were fit for the block
found immediate sale at good prices, as
the butchers were almost without excep-
ton short OF fat cattle.
A consignment of four cars of we'll fin
ished stork by McCAelland & Brandon of
Midlaad passed through. billed to Kansas
City for Mcintosh & Peters. Tho National
Live Stock Commission company rece We }
one car of cattle from J. u. Dunn of Sus
den, |. r., for local use. Terrell, Texas,
had in car OF fat hogs consigned TO u
local firm here.
There is every probability that within
the reXt few days there will he another
shipment of hogs from this place to Los
Angeles to the Cudahy packing house
there. The shipment will be larger than
the last one, as NJ appears the first lot
shipped arrived in good order and the price
paid was satisfactory.
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NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, December 17-Receipts nom
inal Sales-Cattle 1872 calves and yearlnRs
215. On hand Cattle 41i, calves and year
lnes 5l5. hogs 1886.
Beeves 4.00Mi. 2b; choice cows. lfoifers and
yearlings 2,750i3.25.
The market closes weak at quotations. The
near approach OF the holidays has depress-
ing effect.
Sales--Calves Texas, good to choice scarce
and strong at 9G0G11b0; hogs, full supply
and weak aud lower. cornfed, 3hG,4; no sheep
on sale; butchers fairly well supplied, nom
inally, choice 4Ooal.25; others, l7542.25.
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NEW YORK. EXCHANGE.

To-Day. issteruHy'
Reichmarks. CONNER
cial, 60 daye.,.r...',., w iS.io ~ ~ iorio
Bnukefa ....,t,f,...,-,.9 'ol.s-N s'o!sN
Commercial. 90 days.. .slH 4'sdH
Spinners, 90 days..,.,.,i,eoA s'S%
tfAyiN.. toiDmerviRi. $3.50. .sv.
60 days ...,.,.,,4,'.,'o.SoN
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CHICAGO.

Chicago, December l7.--Rcceipts today were
too light to make market and quota ions In
consequence were almost entirely nominal. A
few medium grade cattle and one or two
OF at yesterdays ruling prices. There was II
good demand for hogs and prices were fully
as high as yesterdays prices. Hogs sold all
the way from 3.l5 to 3.D for common up to
3.40G3. 10 for choice and extra grades. the bulk
OF the sales being at 3.30I3.S7h. while most
OF the pigs sold at 3.l0l3 25 Limited offerings
OF sheep and lambs sold at steady prices.
Lambs were saleable at i,00d5.60 for Inferior
to prime heavy weights and yearlings were
quotable Mt 4l5d4.5O, sheep sold at 250Gri o.
Recepts-Cattle, 200; hogs. 27,00O; sheep 20)0
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'ousToN WHOLESALE PRICES.
uc,,ston, saturday, December Il.

Tor Round Lots OF Staple
H.. Commodities.
''aeohs are revised daily. and their
ny can be relied upon. The prices are
'&"nS In Houston wholesale markets.
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Flour-Steady; winter patents S.+0IS5 SO:
bakers. 2e0d2,40; straights, S.ioG320: spring
specials SsoM400; spring patents, 32oa3,5o;
straights, 2.S0G300
wheat-No. spring. esae5; No. red, ESQ
corn--No. ?. si%Gs4N; No yellow corn.
oSsts-No. 2. 2sa2sx; No. 2 white. 2eh; No
8 white, 2sG2s&
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Barley-No, 2, 56G4s.
Flaxseed-No. /, 1.0I@109Is
Timothy seed--Prime 23o.
Mess pork---Per barrel. s.10TS.f5.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, 5.02laG5. o7H
Short ribs sides--Loose. 4.57l@G4.I7R
Dry sailed shoulders-Boxed, 4AG4ss.
Short clear sides Boxed, 4.S2i5G4.S5.
Whisky-Per gaion. 1.26.
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Now York. December 1s-Thc week closed
quiet with all advances so far made in cotton
goods well maintained and with the tendency
generally against buyers. where Lo high
prices have yet been quoted. The general de-
mand keeps up, but in some quarters busi-
ness Is smaller at the high prices than II was
prior 10 the advances. The market Is prac-
tically bare IN leading makes OF heavy sheet
ings and drills and OF ine yarn. light weight
gray cloths. Bleached cottons are also In
generally light supply In hret hands and very
Arm. There Is a much improved demand for
cotton yarns. Prints and gtnghams show .
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WIRE AND NAILS.
Quotations are for less than carload lots,
Special rates on carloads
BAkBED WIRE-Glldden, gal. $40 per 100
lbs; Naukegan, As.
WIRE NAILS-Rate sl.9u per keg; i'd
vances, 10d, I'D and l6i. &c: Sd and Cd. 10c:
Cd and I'd. zoe; 4d and 3d. soc: Sd. 45c; I'd. 75c.
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HOUSTON DAILY PosT MORNINGS DECEMBER is ls9s
s q comb ssiOc: in i,-iD cans extracted. al.

s q comb. ssioc; in IT'D cans. extracted 81.
ARD-Renncd tssrces. .om
t tias $500 ,6 So-lb cans Nc hisSer ,b &C.;
NAT MAJ I'D cans, lie higher. ~ cams ~
S ss choice. 256as fancy re% eroI prime.
s,i Ec1E r., fancy head, sos;:e. cbo,c. "A
t't4Sc; fancy Imported. suWsNc ~
enc. ior Fle' Sisal. SAC; Manila.
s5e: ALI dn,iverpool coarse. ,oa7sc ,,n. soo
y. ;o 9oaas,ana coarse Sc; fne eoc. h.-.,us
as 2S; co.'s. $3.50. ioo-as. 81 TO- oA To.ss
/, s sal. Fisft-Machcrei. No. ! II ,o.ih III.
ss xpnTN;rasS it barrels. s6bssif.oo. 49,
lett. sr tnree-ouafters, saes, Imported III.
quarters. ID quarters. sli.5o: fancy sprats,
boxes az anuhd-.standard goods Pearl, In 4o.lb
ion M Sc; Royal Gloss, bulk, sxc. Nickel
per ib' 20 ssa PCT box, 500; corn starch. S,,c
cIa, - quotations are for small lots .na.
Nsw ", gwen on car load orders. Standaya
dnrsa iorE granulated, 81; cubes and nav.
fancy a7s ia Lonsisna yellow. Iciarifisa
ana o-ib Packages. 9-ie. ~
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A Persistent Adymirer.

Sarah Bernhardt said to a persistent
reporter lately: Il have told you every
thing. There is nothing that remains
for me to say. You are as bad as
Pierre Loti!" What on earth has
Pierre Lott done to you?" ooh, simply
that once upon time he made up his
mind that he was going to make my
acquaintance. First he wrote me a let
ter expressing his admiration for me.
oh, his letter was most proper, and he
did me the honor of dedicating a book
to me. ] thanked him, but / did not
invite him to call on me-
Then he played me a trick. SO de-
termined was he to see me at short
range. 1t was Exposition year. MY
Marie came to me one day and told me
a Japanese gentleman wished to see
me. You know am fond of curiosities.
so | told the girl to admit the visitor.
Parblieu. 1t was Pierre Lott. / sent
him about his business. Another time
1T was two Arabs who came One of
them, huge fellow, was carrying in his
arms an Arab manikin. Of course, the
manikin was again Pierre Lott. There
was nothing left for me to do but to
ask him to call, dressed as a French
man of the nineteenth century"
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THREATEN THE ROOKERIES.
Canadian Sealers May Carse More
Trouble in Behring Sea.

UNALASKA, July - (via Victoria.
B. c., Aug. 4.)-Well- ll-founded reports
are in circulation that a concerted at
tempt will be made next month by a
fleet of Canadian sealers TO raid the
rookeries on the islands cf St. Paul and
st. George. There is but one Govern
ment vessel. the gunboat Wheeling, to
guard Behring Sea against pelagic seal
ers, and the department has ordered
her to visit the various fish cannerieS
along the Alaska coast and see that the
fishing laws are not violated. Around
Unalaska and Dutch Harbor, where the
larger portion of the scaling fleet rem
devious before the season opens, are
over a score Of vessels, and it seems to
be an open secret that in the event of
the animals being scarce in the present
zone allowed for sealing purposes the
Captains contemplate raiding the rOok-
eries. The absence of revenue cutters,
they declare, seems to imply tacit in
vitation to invade the sea and kill seals
wherever they may be found.
Both St. Paul and ST. George Islands
have a few Government officers, lessees
employees and a couple of hundred ma
tives. But this force is inadequate TO
Illustrate a well-planned raid. The Of
ficers themselves expect the laws Will
be flagrantly violated unless revenue
cutters are sent up to Gender patrol
service. The plan of branding female
seals. Government officials say, is prov
ing success. Those that We're branded
last year and emigrated south during
the winter are returning to the breed
ing grounds. The work Of branding
will be continued this year.
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INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
Send a Telegram Of Congratulation
to President Mckinley.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4-The second
days session of the Republican State
Convention began this morning at 10
O'Clock, when the report of the Com
mittee on Platform was submitted. The
platform. as printed in these dispatches
this morning, was unanimously adopt
ed.
Before proceeding to make nominal
tions, resolution authorizing the
Chairman of the convention to send to
President Mckinley a telegram of con-
graduation for his wise admnistra-
tion of affairs, both in war and in
peace was adopted
At the suggestion of Chairman Fair
banks. the following telegram was sent
to the venerable Colonel Richard w
Thompson of Terre Haute ex-Secre-
tary of the Navy under President
Hayes:
We miss your accustomed presence
at our convention. We send you greet
ings With the earnest prayer of all
hearts for your health and happiness.
SIXTEEN HUNDRED REPUBLI-
CANS"
During one of the long waits when
the tellers Were casting up the ballots,
Central Committee, commanded atten-
tion and requested that the audience
sing America"
Senator Fairbanks asked all to stand.
In an instant every one was on his
feet. The band struck up the music
and the women in the gallery and on
the stage Joined with the delegates
The singing was followed by cheer af-
ter cheer
The following ticket was nominated: ::
For Secretary of State Union b. Hunt
Randolph County; Auditor of State,
William III. Hart, Clinton: Treasurer
of State, Leopold Levy, Huntington;
Attorney General, William l.. Taylor,
Marion; Clerk of the Supreme Court,
Robert A. Brown, Johnson; Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, F. L.
Jones. Upton; State Statistician John
b. Connor, Marion; State Geologist,
Willis S. Blatchley; Judges Supreme
Court, First District, Robert Dowling,
Floyd County; Third District. ]. Y.
Hadley, Hendricks County: Fifth Dis
trict, Francis Z. Baker, Elkhart Coun-
ty
The convention adjourned at p IN.
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Patriotic Rich Men.

The manner in which the rich men
and women have responded to the
cali of their country is full of reassur-
ance. The rich have not become indif-
ferent to country There are millions
aires and millionaires' sons serving as
privates in the ranks of the army
which is to invade Cuba. Among the
rich -Four Hundred" OF New York So
ciety more real patriots have been
found than among the so-called in
dustrial armies" which afflicted Us q
few years ago. While Rooseyelts and
Astors are obeying the commands Of
the army officers. where are the Sover-
eigns and the Debses? In the time OF
need, or real hereism. they are as silent
as scared mice.-Cedar Rapids ,Republi-
can
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MANzANILLo ENGAGEMENT.
No Less Than Ten Spanish Vessels
Were Burned.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The Navy
Department has received full details
of the naval operations against Man
zaniHo on July 18th. They show that
much more damage was done than is
generally understood. The reports
specify no less than ten Spanish yes
sells burned sunk or destroyed. The
list, as given, is as follows: Gun YES
sels.-Maria Ponton, Delgado Perado.
Jose Garcia and Cuba Espanola,
burned; transport Gloria and the mer-
chant steamer Purisima Conception
sunk: Estrella, Guantanamo, Guardian
and Sentinel Delgado destroyed.
The American ships engaged in this
operation were the Wilmington. Helena,
Scorpion, Hist, Hornet, Wampatuck
and Osceola, with Commander G. c.
Todd of the Wilmington in command.
The reports show that no damage was
done the American ships, and there
were no casualties. The enlargement
lasted from 7:3O to 1920 a. m.
The Spanish gun vessels destroyed
We're mostly small ships. The Purisima
Conception was a blockade runner that
the navy had been after for long
time.
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His Happy Day.

The mild-eyed man with the big
straw hat, gold glasses and a palm
leaf fan had just turned his back on
the mercury, which was trying to wend
it's silvery way out of the top of the
thermometer.
..Well!" exclaimed the friend, who
wore a canvas helmet, Il must say you
look used up
Used up!" was the re1oinder. Il
don't suppose you are aware that this
is one of the times when / am sup
posed to rejoice and be proud and
happy"
what has happened?"
"When a. man finds that a long-cher-
ished wish has been fulfilled he went
on. a little Grossly, "ain't it his bust
ness to be happy
II suppose it is. Is that your case?"
ITO be sure, it is. just look at me.
Here + am utterly oblivious to- the price
Of coal I don't wake up in the night
any more in a. cold perspiration after
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KERN REPUBLICANS.
Nominate County Officers and Del
egates to State Convention.

BAKERSFIELD, Aug 4.-The Re-
publican County Convention to-day
nominated the following ticket: Sher-
iff, H. l.. Borgwardt Assessor, W.
Scott; District Attorney, Il. ". Lock
hart; Treasurer, G. II. Suburban; Re
corder, F. S. Benson; Clerk, A. B. Ev-
ans; Auditor, Lieutenant b. A. Hay
den; School superintendent, w. c.
Doub; Tax Collector, r. b. Swayne
Coroner, DR.. S. Meekes; Supervisors, j.
w. Shafer and j. A. McFarlane.
Delegates to State and Senatorial
Conventions: c. Linkenback, George
De Pagnier, c. H. Fairchild, H. Ostler,
r. Frisselle, A. Brown, A. c. Mauda,
A. H. Swain. Delegates to Congress
sional Convention, G. Wirth, j. II.
Hickey. ]. p. Stewart, +. S. Haley, G.
H. Taylor, DR.. S. F. Smith, ]. Curran,
Alvin Fay. All the delegates are un-
pledged.
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AT SANTIAGO.
General Wood Will Have the Thor
.oughfares Cleaned.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug 4, 7:3O
p. m.-The steamer San Juan, in charge
of Lieutenatn Noble of General Shaf-
ter's staT, left yesterday afternoon
from Manzanillo under a flag Of truce to
embark there the wives and children of
the officers of the Spanish forces which
arrived at Manzanillo to reinforce Gen
eral Linares during the siege. They
will be returned to Spain with their
husbands and fathers.
General Wood, the Military Governor,
has appointed Major George NJ. Bar
bour as Health and State Commission
er. The city will be divided into sixteen
districts. under supervision of non-com-
missioned officers responsible for the
street cleaning in their respective To-
calities. Four thousand men will be
Immediately put to work cleaning the
thoroughfares.
The hospital ship Olivette has ar
rived from Tampa and the Berlin from
New Orleans.
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526 K. NEAR SIXTH.

dreaming l have been shoveling twen-
ty-dollar bills into the furnace. When
l go into warm room / don't have to
wipe the steam off my glasses before
| can see, and when / go out I'm not
afraid of being hit with snowbals 1
don't have to empty the slush out Of
my shoes when | go home at night,
nor put on woolen wear which -tickles.
nor put my feet in hot water, nor take
cough syrup. These are the days l
have been looking forward to ever since
the first day of December It's my turn
to be happy, and don't want TO be dis
turbed nor irritated when I'm trying to
attend to it, her.''-Washington Star.
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STEAMER WRECKED.
Report Received by an Operator in
Newfoundland

ST. JOHNS On. F.), Aug. 4.-The tele-
graph operator at Till Cove the most
northern point of Newfoundland wires
that report has just reached there
or the loss of large transatlantic
steamer in the vicinity OF Belle Isle,
with all hands.
The operator says it seems likely
there is truth in this report, because
the Labrador steamer Virginia Lake
has been delayed two days, which
might be accounted for by her being
at the scene of the wreck
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE steamer
referred to in the ST. Johns dispatch
may be the British steamer Ipsden,
bound from Quebec for Plymouth,
which was yesterday reported as
ashore on Bellamour Point, Straits Of
Belle Isle. The report received yes
terday stated that the cargo was be-
ing saved
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PEACE TREATY.
Move to Include Provisions For
Opening New Markets.

CHICAGO, Aug. A big move was
made to-day to include in the peace
treaty with Spain provisions for open
ing new markets for the products Of
American industry. The following tel
egram, which was sent tonight to
President Mckinley, tells the facts:
ITO the President, Washington, d. c.:
The following preamble and resolutions
were passed at a meeting of the Di-
rectors of the Illinois Manufacturers
Association in this city to-day:
Whereas, negotiations for peace are
now pending between this country and
Spain, in which negotiations the Pres-
dent of the United States has outlined
his demands; and,
Whereas, it is believed that such
negotiations will result in the appoint
ment of Commissioners by both coun-
tries with the power of concluding
treaty of peace; and,
Whereas, it is of great Importance
to the affairs of this country, and, con-
sequently, of equal Importance to all
of its people that the markets of the
world be opened to its manufacturers;
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, in not any way expressing
an opinion upon the question of acqui-
SitiOn of Spanish territory by this
country, that it is the sense Of this as
sOciation that the President of the
United States be, and he is hereby re-
spectfully requested to instruct those
having in charge for this country the
conclusion of such treaty of peace, to
exact that the ports of all Spanish ter
ritory in the Pacific be opened upon the
most liberal terms to all products Of
American, industry; and be it further
Resolved That the Secretary of this
association send a copy Of these resolu-
tions to the President
(Signed) wv. B. CONKEY,
President
u. NJ Glenn, Secretary"
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affecting junction will move on the

affecting a junction will move on the
main road.
General Stone met with a most en-
thusiastic welcome from the natives n
the villages and towns through which
ne passed. Women and children strew-
ed the streets with flowers, and all the
houses and towns halls flew homemade
American flags. Behind him moved
Company F, Second Wisconsin Regi
ment, under Lieutenant Bodines. The
enemy, numbering about 400, preceded
him. The enemy has for hours been
in full retreat. Our advance has not
been extended beyond Juan iaz, though
reconnoitering parties have touched
General Garretson's brigade and the
batteries are camped just beyond. A
general advance will not be ordered
until all of General Miles plans are
perfected, but when the advance is
once begun, it will be very rapid.
The fleet will lombard San Juan and
make other diversions to keep the enc
my busy at every point.
In the harbor at Ponce and at Arroyo,
on board ship, is the Third Illinois,
First Ohio, Fourth Pennsylvania. Fifth
and Nineteenth Regulars and the Thir-
ty-second Michigan.
There are constant alarms at the
outposts, but there has been no fighting
as yet.
A TRANSPORT AGROUND.
PONCE, Aug. (via st. Thomas. Au-
gust Sd, delayed in transmission).- The
transport Massachusetts, having on
board Troops A and c of the New York
Cavalry, the Philadelphia troop, the
Sixth Cavalry and the Eighth Infantry.
is aground here. The Roumania, with
four batteries of artillery, under the
command of Major Rodney, is aground
at Guanica. The transport Washing
ton, with the Fourth Pennsylvania Reg
iment, and the Sebeca, with General
Quoitos' regiment, are landing to-day
at Guanica.
The Eleventh and Fourteenth Infan-
try regiments and Troop B of the Sec
ond Cavalry have disembarked here
FRICTION IN GARRETSON'S BRI-
GADE.
BOSTON, Aug. A special cable
gram to the Journal from Ponce,
Porto Rico, says:
A tremendous sensation has occurred
which is in General Garretson's brig
ade. The friction between the line Off
GERS of the brigade, which has been
growing ever since the command left
Cuba, reached its climax Monday. when
Colonel Woodward, Lieutenant Colonel
Chaffin, Major Taylor, Chaplain Dous-
seault and Captain Goodell of Company
K resigned their commissions. The eX-
act reasons which prompted them to
take this action is not at present
known. The cause must have been Sc
rious indeed. The designations leave
Major Charles K. Darling in command
of the regiment
The matter has been fully reported to
General Miles, and rigid investigation
has been ordered. By military law, to
resign in the face of the enemy means
a court-martial.
COLONEL MARTIN SHOT.
MADRID, August ), $50 p. m.--An
official dispatch from San Juan de Por-
to Rico says Colonel Martin, who was
in command of the Spanish garrison at
Ponce, has been cOurt-martialed and
shot for abandoning the place without
resistance. Lieutenant Colonel PuiZ,
the second in command, committed sui
eide