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CALL HIM A HYPOCRITE.
Attitude Of President Mckinley Discusse,
From u spanish Point Of View.

Attitude Of President Nc X inIey Discussed
From n spanish Point of View.
MADRID, Feb. 2G. The impartial
akes the Spanish government to task
for its APATHY, contrasted with the
patriotic feeling Of the country" and
warns the nation against the "hypo-
critical Yankee policy, which really
aims at the independence of Cuba"
Continuing. The impartial says:
president Mckinley may make and
reiterate protestations Of friendship
and pacific intentions. but his actions
contradict his words. While the presl.
dent of the United States is cajoling Us
with words he sharpens his dagger to
stab us behind. While talking concord
he utilizes his Sundays i'll unusual war
preparations at the docks and cancels
the fur!oughs Of the marines. Can we
trust those who are preventing the
pacification Of Cuba and fomentlng
rebellion and tilibustering expeditions.
sending warships under the prcteXt Of
friendship and preaching peace:
Must Send tho Fleet to Cuba
1--WE must prepare for war. There is
no time to acquire warships. but We
should fit out Immediately what we
have. sending the Pelayo, Colon. Car.
los V and Maria Teresa to follow the
Almirante Oquenda and Nizcaya to Gu.
ban waters, and the rest Of the fleet to
guard the peninsula. Any other policy
is only to play the Americans game.
which is to exhaust our resources aud
gain the independence of Cuba without
risking anything. How long does the
government mean to favor the Ameri-
can plan: How long will the agonized
nation tolerate the apathy Of the gov
ernment?"
This language from q semiofiicial or.
gan is much commented upon.
The United States minister, Mr.
Woodford. gave banquet Thursday in
honor of the new Spanish minister to
Washington, Senor Polo y Bernabe.
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CAMEL FOR ALASKA:
Novel Proposition Of the Manager Of the
Streets of Cairo.


Streets of Cairo.
TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 26.-L. Moser
OF Chicago who was manager of the
Streets OF Cairo at the worlds fair, an
nounces that he has purchased 40
cameis with which to establish pack
tram between Skaguay and Dawson
City. Three camels will arrive in Il
few days AID be sent nortn on an ex-
perimental trip Moser believes camcls
can get along wlth less food than rein
deer, and are nsequently better for
his purpo-". He hope, to demonstrate
shat camcls cen carry 80 to SD pound /:
from Lynn canal u Dawson IN eight -
ten days, toraging their food as they
90. Their extensive as as carriers III
Ihlbet ana Siberia proves, Moscr say-,
that they can stand rigorous weather.
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ONE GREAT SMOKE.

National Tobacco Co,npany's Touisville
Warehouse Destroyed by FIRE.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Feb. 2G.-Picking,
drying and steamlng warehouses of the
National Tobacco company, situated at
Twenty.fourth and Maine streets, were
totally destroyed by fire. The loss will
amount to sl,OJo.oo0, fully covered by
insurance. Mr.. W. l.. Duke of New
York, president OF the American To.
bacco company. of which the National
Tobacco company of Louisville is a
branch, is in the city and witnessed the
destruction OF his property. He said
that it would be at once rebuilt.
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a RuTNSCHlLDS OFFER.
Canadian Government TASTY in Letting
Ileir Eulau Il IL 1

Canadian Government Hasty in Letting
Their Yukon Railway Contract.
OTTAWA, Feb. G.-Slr Wllfrid Lau.
rier has received new proposal from
the Rothschllds Financial company
for the conStruc tlon of line of rail
way into the Canadian Yukon country
The offer was made by Mr.. Hamilton
Smith, general manager of the com.
pany, who is now in Ottawa. and is
said to be very much more advan.
tageous one in every respect than that
of Mackenzie and Mann. calling only
for q land grant, while Mckenzie and
Mann's contract calls for the grant in
addition to "a large amount Of cash.
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six AIaKkAn vcssoss usrru uc.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 26.-There are
six vessels overdue from Alaska. They
arc the City Of Topeka, Cleveland.
Noye. Protection, Augusta and Scotia.
Their non-arrival causes no serious ap.
prehension, AZ it is thought they have
sought shelter from the recent storm
encountered by tho steamer George w.
Elder.
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BRYAN'S OPINION.
We Should Hc Slow to Act In the Maine
Matter.

We should he SLOW 10 ACT III tue ""suc
Matter.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. ~. William }.
Bryan. who was the principal speaker
ut the banquet OF the Democratic club
in this city, was interviewed by State
Journal reporter concerning the Maine
affair:
lin my opinion we should be slow to
act in the Maine affair, especially IN.
der the trying circumstances winch
confront u.s." he said. "Another fact
which In my mind impels us to exer'
else discretion is that the official inves.
tigation of the explosion is now being
made. International questions are m
yolvcd and it would be sad comph-
mcnt to our government were We to
openly and maliciously bring about
strained relations by our anxiety to To-
cato tho responsibility for tho Maine
disaster. Nothing should be done un'
til the investigation is completed. >
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Poultry, Butter and EDrs.

CHICAGO. Feb. 25
POT CLTRY-Dressed. firm: turkeys
S1llc; chickens, 71s.; ducks. 7WSc.
BUTTER-Firm; creameries, $50
l91ac; dairies llWl1c.
LGGS-Firm: fresh, l4c
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Will Meet All Cuts.

MONTREAL, Feb. 26. - The Grand
Trunk officials announce that they have
made an arrangement with the Great
Northern railway and will meet what
ever rates the Canadian Pacific has
made to the West. 1t is expected that
the Canadian Pacific will further re.
duce their rates.
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Minnesota school ApportiOnment

ST. PAUL, Feb. .6.-The semi.annual
apportionment OF state school funds
will be made Monday, March !, bv
State Superintendent Pendergast Of the
department of public instruction. The
apportionmen: this spring will be a,
the rate of about 50 cents per pupil.
Last spring the apportlonment was a,
the rate of 81 per pupil, and last Octo.
Der, when the fall appor,ionment wa:
made the rate was S2.5o per pupil.
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y or DISCIPLINE.

a,ion. u" " Under tho ktrictcst
lo,,. MT" IN Havana H.rbor.
bunr t, rob' pa dispatch td
npso,,,'.' from Havana says: Cap
gain =, naval board has been
that ~ ,ne fullest Information,
pine :" accidont through lack
pt thu was impossible. This
ers ana dIa'ry brings out that
u crew Of the Maine were
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[lETER FEELING
| Officers AWAIT With More
b,,;,rcr the Board Of In
quiry Report.
| C,hjuet Mecting'Discussed
Maine Natter but Took
No Action.
|stiou ofthe Statement That
|;riplilr on the Maine
Was Lax.

km,c-a>. Feb. ~. The first full
ro.,ar cabinet III some weeks
,.at Ar White House. both
ur. .A.rr and Sherman. who
nu -. beng present. The
uh.l about the Maine disaster
.gu-tu, as current topic OF
k,e-t>,. lut no action was taken.
.mat. Il. /, was stated. has yet
t1l tar court Of inquiry rs &c
H. W.. br occupied with its
aul ~ equcnt.y 10 conclusion
!e4cari i, 10 when its report
Aya.ab.c. Inc situation other.
Wa stated, l. unchanged. and
b. c.uag, meeting II was an.
i tina there was no news ut the
J. l.Iy DEPARTMENT. that added
T. T. iay situation.
i,t.r feeling Manifested.
f-t,el.r there Is "A quietcr feel.
1.:es,c. III the navy department
g>,>. Tins is the tenth day
t. ~a->hip was destroyed. but
c.., ar willing to wal, in pa.
q ,Ar admonitlon OF the presi.
=. Secretary Long. until the
.4,ia- - the explosion are fully
- Iaey are fully on their
AGAIN, the acceptance Of unau-
statements Of the conditions ut
ana the daily developments,
aware Of the efficiency Of the
.oas adopted by the court OF
y Prevent the premature dis
:" 'Ae Proceedings. Therefore,
'.'saed statement that the explo-
otea demonstrated to be Of cx.
oHs.A u the discovery OF the
ta a9nb!c bottom Of tho Maine
'aa,e much Of q stir. because
'A.s could not conceive that the
.A''efs OF the court Of inquiry,
assistants in Havana, had
Ae' Tact SO important as this,
.s'1AolhS II must have been per.
ri''eAt Tor the past week. to
VINO came near the wreck.
:" 0so"nlnshield turned up ut
apartment and took the helm
Ilsaa oi navigation, relieving
p'eAlns, who has distinguished
-41 earned the thanks Of the
''r the untiring vigilance
a. -" ne has managed all Of the
~ t'a''s oi the Maine affair that
l4 upon the navigation bureau.
"o newspaper men for the
u ID' iranknesss with which he
nI 'Ie'i many inquiries Captain
''o mas been to San Do.
""s no Word up to noon from
pam Sigsbec or Consul Gen.
V The navy or state depart.
'or s'i'i In Hampton Roads.
n. A''of Terror is lying in Hamp.
,sn, "',a 1t Is said Mt the navy
~ a' ); mat she has no orders as
in ~ - Impression is that she will
,a,' ~ mat place, which is one Of
n",g '.p'c value. in case Of need.
b,,, ,'i the monitor Puritan ia
\ '.Ae ,l' her place. Tho Puritan
|oDo wee US big as the Terror. bo.
Ma ol vessel. very little less
5, @'no's sa > size, and is altogether
IN formidable :. ouble.turreted
|aat"a, II 'ne world in smooth water.
hatIa ht'',lon does not mean that
! n her great breadth iuh' and nd lirnt Iuls
,ha, % susceptible to the wave
i,h ~. :. i' difficult to make good
guns III a sea.way
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Aa,.t of ~ FROM Portland.

PORTLAND, Or. Feb. 26.-The Cam
adian Pacific railway has announced
out Of Is in the fare between Portland
and the East, making the rate the same
m that between Puget sound points
and the East
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-26

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. 26.-Secre.
tary Of State Rose has licensed the
Gathman Torpedo Gun company Of
Chicago, capital $500, 900, to manufac.
ture torpedocs, high explosives, shells
and projectiles for land and naval war.
fare. The incorporators are Herbert y.
McMillen. Winsor Chase aud Louis r.
Mann
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S.v. No Mine Was Located There.

New YORK. Feb. 2d. "A dispatch to
the World from Madrid says Admiral
Terry. secretary and chief of staff OF
tho minister OF marine. says: The
harbor Of Havana contained no SUD-
marine mine in the vicinity OF tho
place where tho battleship Maine. and
the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII were
anchored.
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, Fob 25
WHEAT-Cash No. hard, 9Sl%c; No.
North 97c: No. Northern, 9Oc;
No 3spring. eoc. To Arrive-No. hard.
99l.c; No. l Northern. 9S2.c; May,
$3.50; July, $3.50; september 7slsc.
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n-a>~cl Ia WAshluVtOn.

New HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. H.-ln re.
sponse to orders from the secretary OF
the navy, +. G. Buckland, who COM
mands the naval battalion OF Connecn-
cut. left for Washington during the
day.
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Sioux City Live stock.

SIOUX CITY, Ia. Feb %
HOGS-Market about steady. Range
of prices, S'S0I3.A
CATTLE-Market active; steady on
good. common dull.
Sales ranged at 81 6o,d3 - for cows:
g. Tod i.lo for stockers and feeders; s.. %
Q4Oo for heifers; S3.1o,G I. 6o for yearliny -
SHEEP-ln demand; S5.6aet 465.
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb 26.-The Unl'eo
States cruiser Minneapolis was success
fully fioated out Of the dry dock nc the
Leapue Island nayyyard at high tldo.
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Minneapolis Grain.

MlNNEAPoLIs. Feb. 25
WHEAT-February closed at 91l,c;
May, s5h.@HAc; July 95Isc. On Track
No. hard, Sl.Oo34; No \ Northern, 9Sl.c
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LATEST MARKET REPORT.
milwaukee, Grain.

MILWAUKEE, Feb oj
WHEAT-No. ] Ngrthcrn. 99la1Sl 400;
No. spring, yic; May sl.0lA..
RlE-No. /. 5oi:c.
BARLEY No, :, llGil q; sample on
track 3S4.39c
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SC. Paul Union stock Yards.

SOUTH 81. PAUL, Feb 25
HOGS-Market firm and active.
Range of prices 81. 81. .W3.92'..
CAITLE-Market about steady.
Sales ranged at s.. 35Vgi.2u for stookers;
&. .4oel3,oO for COWS; s. 2ouL3.15 lor
heifcrs; S3.50@i.lO for steers
SHEEP-Market firm and active
Lambs 81. 3OW5. 40; muttons, $500.
Receipts: Hogs, 1000; cattle 25O; sheep,
2OO; calves, 100.
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Chicago Union stock Yards.

CHICAGO. Feb 25.
HOGS-Market rather slow; 21a@o oe
lower.
Sales ranged at $3.50 d4.0aia for light;
S. 80 ag4.071s for mixed: Sho5W4O7la foy
heavy: So. S50 $50 for rough.
Market steady.
Sales ranged at S5.SoI5.3 for bccves:
g.. lo4t4.3 for cows and heifers; $500
A.3O for Texas steers So 40 a. 10 tol
Stockers and feeders.
SHEEP Market steady.
Sales ranged at S3 l0G4.1o for natives;
$3.6OVG4.6O Tor westerns; s5.2o@5.6O ioI
lambs
Receipts: Hogs, 5000; cattlo, 300;
sheep, 500.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

WHEAT-May, ISlO3H; July, s9,40
S0ssc; september. 7SAc; December,Ts4c &c
CORN-February, $3.50; May, a934c
July, 3ojsc
OATS February, a54c; May, 26hc
July, 2i4<c.
PORK-FebruAry, $40. u; May SO 6O
July. el0.56
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track, 3sW39,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02
WHITE

Perfumed with delicate odor from
French Flowers. Leaves a sweet re-
fined odor made from the sweetest ma
terials obtainable. The grandest soap
for the toilet and complexion.
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case the Supreme Court has torn the
States laws into shreds.
Knowing this, how can those who
conscientiously believe in the present
law forbidding the importation of
opium, advocate annexation which
may fill every store in the Islands with
an original package" of the article?
The difficulties in the matter are
serious. The case is rather desperate
Annexation will knock the present law
to pieces. Why not give those who
have the execution of the laws, and are
as good men as exist in the country
and have had a severe and sad ex-
perience, a chance to fight the Devil
and his crew of fat smugglers, who are
immensely pleased with the present
law?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02
WHITE AND TAWNEY.

NEW YORK, May 24.-The Herald
Washington correspondent says:
When the Hawaiian annexation mat
ter comes up in the Senate it will be
fought with great determination by
Senator White and other opponents
of annexation. Senator White has
given notice that a campaign of delay
will be entered upon, which will in
definitely postpone the adjournment of
Congress and will retard all IegisIa-
ton, no matter how pressing in i'm
portance.
Representative Tawney of Minneso-
ia presented Captain Hatch of Min
nesota to the President today. Mr..
Tawney, in discussing the Hawaiian
annexation issue, gave his personal
opinion that the report of the Foreign
Affairs Committee on the Newlands
resolution would be taken up in the
House the latter part of this week and
time for debate would be allowed. He
has made a personal canvass of the
Republican side of the House and
found 189 Republicans ready to vote
for annexation. About two-thirds of
them, he said, favored immediate con-
sideration.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02

the resolution should be acted on, ne
would lay the matter before the Com
mittee on Rules. This fact having
been demonstrated to his satisfaction.
nothing remains but to set the dav.
Pressure is being brought to bear to
have vote on the resolution this
week. If the Senate makes good pro-
gress on the War Revenue bill this
may be done.
President Mckinley would like to
have annexation take place before the
second expedition leaves for Manila,
thereby securing all the advantages to
be derived from having a halfway
house at Honolulu.
Sentiment in the Senate is veering
strongly in favor of annexation, and
when it is demonstrated, as it will be,
that a large majority OF the Senate
favors it, the minority will not find it
expedient to filibuster against vote.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02

In another column appears a reply
to the statements made and publish
ed in this paper by Mr.. L. A Thurs
ton regarding his official acts in the
matter of leasing wharf property to
the Oahu Railway Company. 1t gives
Mr.. Dillingham's understanding and
recollection of the transaction. Those
who read the statements will be able
to form some conclusion as to the
merits of the case.
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WELCOME.

Hawaii welcomes the advance guard
of the American legions moving across
the great Tranquil Sea to the Southern
latitude. 1t is the first movement of
American bayonets across the equator,
and beyond the Western margin of
the continent The cause in which
they move is a noble one. Hawaii
covers the Boys in Blue with her leis
Of flowers, and to. them all gives her
greeting: ALOHA!
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REWARD OF MERIT.

At the CHICAGO CYCLE SHOW in
1897, each visitor on entering the
Show was handed a coupon reading as
below:
"After viewing the exhibits, kindly
fill in the name of the Bicycle which
pleases you best as regards beauty
and mechanical merit, and deposit the
coupon in ballot box near exits.
Name of Bicycle, ....................
The 'fShirk" received 17,489 ballots
against 1877 the next highest. When
it is known that all the leading makes
of wheels in the United States were
on exhibition at this Show, the above
speaks for itself. The HONOLULU
BICYCLE co. have secured the Agency
for this strictly high grade wheel.
1T WILL INTEREST YOU TO CALL
AND SEE 1T.
The SHIRK is the best thing that
ever happened.
The GAZETTE (semi-weekly) is issued
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REED IS WILLING.

WASHINGTON, May pa careful
poll of the House has been made which
shows 100 votes in favor of Hawaiian
This gives a good work
ing majority in it's favor, and one
which will increase daily from now on.
Speaker Reed promised that if it
were plainly desired by the great body
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WOman's Friend
The Great Medicine that Gives
Nerve Strength

HOODS SarsapaFiIIa Flakes the
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Appetite and Restores Health,
Vigor and Vitality.
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which has done great things for me. I
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remedies highly recommended for female
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and then determined to try Hoods Sar-
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until was able to work all day without
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Since taking Hoods SarsaparilIa and
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To every purchaser of a 80 cent box,
containing three cakes of EGG WHITE
SOAP, we will give free a beautiful
picture worth twice the price of the
soap.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-28
PROPOSITION IS
THE ABSORBING TOPIC
Rivalry and France for the Honor OF
Mediation-The Terms Peace-Cession Of
Rico and Independence of Cuba

itary operations without particular ref-
erence to the wishes Of the American
commander, Admiral Dewey: have been
generally fntractible in their relations
with our troops and sailors. and finally
have set up an independent govern
ment of their own. absolutely without
reference to the United States These
things il is held here. are quite sum-
cient to absolve our government from
any responsibility for what happens to
Aguinaldo in the future, though OF
course IL is not meant by this 10 assert
that IL has definitely made up its mind
TO relinqufsh all claims to the islands
beyond the coaling station already re-
ferred to.
Touching the question of indemnity.
il may be stated that our government
will not be in the mood to abandon any
claim on this score, IL Spain. by further
resistance. obliges IL to go to heavy
expense in sending a naval expedition
to Spain of continuing on a large
scale the military movements now un-
der way.
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Spain VIII Protest.

London, July 2s.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily News says:
Spain will probably protest against
an attack upon Porto Rico after the
Washington cabinet has officially re-
ceived Spanish overtures for peace.
Should a circular note on this subject
be sent to the powers, 1t will contain
the exact dates of the Spanish commu-
nications, making il clear that the
United States deferred its answer in
order To be able to date this after the
Americans had gained footing in Por-
to Rico"
Senor Sagasta said to-day: I'VE re-
solved on peace many days ago and
made known our resolutions to the
United States government. l regard
as null and void and as destitute of
good faith everything that the Ameri-
cans have done since. and | am ready
to protest against IL formally"
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NOT TURNED AWAY.
General shafter Says the Press Reports
Are Not True.

Washington, July 27.-The war de-
partment to-day made public the fol-
lowing received from Shafter in re-
sponse to a query by the department as
to ships being turned away from San
tiago:
via Hayti. July 26.-Adjutant Cen
eral Washington: Press reports not
true. l only know of three ships hav-
ing arrived, one from Kingston, the
others from the United States. The
Bratton has sold its cargo, the other
ship from New Orleans has sold only
part, tells me he is going away tonight.
The trouble is they did not expect to
pay any duty and arrived here without
money. The Spanish customs as ap-
piled to a Spanish subject has only
been collected and 20 cents per ton was
ordered by the secretary. i discovered
this morning an attempt on the part
of the municipality TO collect a tax of
40 cents per 100 kilos, in this instance
amounting to s.. 500. / had already set
tied this matter by ordering its nom
collection. The fact is there is no mon-
are very timid about making pur-
chases. Red Cross supplies are really
feeding the town. A New Orleans man
for instance bought % head of cattle
which he sold at SS5 per head. The
buyer kills one a day, selling the meat
at 20 cents per pound. OF course only a
few people buy. The first week or more
here people were starving to death, and
/ think few now are dying from the
effects of starvation