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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
JOUAUST PARTIAL.



ms as the Judge that 1t WAS your duty to
seek conscientionsly Tor information and Ia
expect sincere communications from the
public procurateur, that is 10 say, COM
munlcations setting forth all the points
in the case both FOR and against the pris-
oner, You could Loyalty make up your
mndl prolonged sonsation.)
Colonel Maurei failed 10 clearly GRASP
the question and NJ. Labor repeated his
query, wheroupop the witness replied that
be couil not answer, because II he did he
would have to speak OF the first document
in the dossier. which convinced tho court
of the prisoners guilt"
At this point NJ. Labor said. he would
like to confront Colonel Maurel with Cap
tain Freystaetei. another witness at the
count martial of 1894. But Freystaeter was
not present and Colonel Maurel promised
to walt few days and give the captain
an opportunity of attending.
A lively incident followed. NJ. Laborl
having asked leave to interrogate General
MERCER, the government commissary, Ma
jor Carriere, took occasion 10 remark that
while counsel had the right TO ask uues-
tons he had no business 10 draw Cxny,-
tions, TO which the lawyer dryly replied
that he had always acted with a full
knowledge OF the restrictions Imposed
upon counsel and that he had no need OF
lessons from Major Carriere and would not
accept them.
General MERCER was then recalled and II
wss noted that he had donned his uniform
for the first time. The impression thereby
created was that the general expecting a
hot CROSSE examination. thought that his
uniform would protect him.
NJ. I.abori said he desired 10 know il
General Mercier admitted ordering Colonel
Maurei to communicate secret documents
TO the court martial OF 1894.
General Mercier-+I knew had no right
to give formal orders to that effect. but
gave moral orders in manner sufficiently
clear. (Sensation)
Counsel proceeded TO closely question
the general referring to the "Dlxi." Car
ticle In the Libre Parole,
Mercier replied that he was 70 accus-
toned TO violence from the press that ne
paid no attention to that article He add
ed that he paid no more attention to the
eulcgies Of the Libre Parole than TO the
statements OF other newspapers.
Replying to further questions the gen.
eral ssidrhat when Dreyfus was arrested
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MORGAN WILL FIGHT.
Does Not Intend ia Let HIS Scat Go
by Default
Especial to The Post)

Birmingham, Ala. August 24.-The an
nouneement by Railroad Commissioner
Chance that Governor Johnston will CON
test Morgans reelection to the senate
has been accepted by the latters friends
as the gage OF battle an1 the fight viii
open in earnest very shortly. Tho gov
ernor, it l. said, has opened up CORE
spordeuce with all the democratic county
con mitteemen in the State and is prepar-
ing for a quiet but very thorough cam
pa.gn. His friends generally admit his
candidacy, but none OF them desire to ap-
pear as making formal announcement
Tor him. 1t is expected that when John
ston gets out in the open, Senator Morgan
viii challenge him to joint debate, If
he accepts or not, the campaign viii be a
warm one. as both men are lighters who
deal sledgehammer blows on the stump.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT NEWS.



The new anti whItecapping law Is q
very fsr-reachipr one.
Neither participant in the duel at Bruce
vile was very seriously wounded.
Galveston n ay use asphalt for paving
several streets.
Embezzler Beeler seeks release on ha-
bens corpus. alleging vital error in the
sentence.
Negro republicans OF the Ninth district
are called to meet at Austin to consider
several grievan 'cs.
Colored State sunday school convention
now in session at Palestine.
Train Robbcr Stephens is said to be dy-
Ing; he promises a confession before he
dies. He is said TO be BLACK jack
Three cases OF smallpox have been I'M
ported into the State from sedalia. Mo.
Statement of facts in the Cannon case
were not filed In time to perfect the APP
peal
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
MrKINLEY,s KINsMAN.
sent from Tennessee TO Alabama to
Get nm OfHce.

Get nm office.
Especial to The Post.)
Birmingham, Ala. August PA kins-
man of the president has come all the way
from Tennessee to Alabama to get lucra-
tive office. Judge David D. Shelby, re-
Gently appointed circuit judge Of the
United States for the Northern district Of
Alabama. requested the resignation OF N.
W. Trlmbe, who has been clerk of the
court for the past twenty years. and the
same will be rendered effective September
{. II Is openly stated by well informed re-
publican leaders and not denied, that
Trimble's removal is for the purpose of
making room for Charles j. Allison, a
nephew of President Mckinley He came
south few years ago and located at
Knoxville, Tenn. During the last cam
paign, when the fight was on between
Reed and Mckinley for the Alabama dele
cation, Allison came to Alabama as Me-
Kinley emissary and worked with Judge
Shelby and other Mckinley leaders to Sc
cure Mckinley delegation. Three months
ago he moved here. |, is now charged by
Trimbles friends that he came here for
the purpose of accepting the court clerk
ship when 1t should be offered him in pay
ment for the political debt which Judge
Shelby owed for his own appointment.
Leading republicans are indignant over
Shelhy's action and are denouncng ii,
claiming that 1t will greatly injure the
party to displace a native Albanian and
faithful party man for a rank outsider.
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DISSOLUTION NOT PROBABLE.
Emperor William Refused to Accen,
q the Cabinets Resignation

Berlin, August 24,--The correspondent
OF the Associated Press learns authorita-
livery that Emperor William has refused
70 accept the cabinets resignation. Later.
however partial Reorganization of the
ministry VIII be made. The position Of
pr, Won MIGUEL, the vice president of the
council OF ministers and Prussian minister
., nnanee' is as strong as ever and this
SHOWS Ts me improbabilty of dissolution.
which greatly affect his estimation ~ the
conservative members Of the cabinet. IA
unwilling to have complete rupture with
lne conservatives. The political alliance
wnich the freissinnige leaders and press
oner MN seems to be Unacceptable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
DEWEY IN FRANCE.
He Was Given an Ovation BY II
People ut Nice.

He Was Given an Ovation BY III
People at Nice.
Nice, France, August A.-Admlral
Dewey, accompanied by Flag Lieutenant
T. NJ. Brumby and the United States vice
consul here, this morning returned TIE
visit made yesterday by NJ. Grana, presl'
dent of the maritimes. who showed To
visitors through the rooms OF the prefec.
ture, the former palace OF the kings Of
Piedmont.
The party then called on General 0'Far'
rel, the acting military governor, waon
Admiral Dewey thanked for the permM'
sion he had received to land and drill Oh
men at Vile Franche during the remain.
der of the cruiser Olympia's stay at tnas
place.
The inhabitants OF Nive gave AdmlIl
Dewey an ovation as he passed tnFousa
the streets.
Admiral Dewey expresses regret 10 =.
gard to the incorrect reports concernlus
his reception at Trieste. lie Gays u wa
most courteous and hearty, the minister
of marine especially came from vienna y
greet him.
New York, August 24.-Acting Mayor
Guggenheimer today received the lo''0''
ing cablegram from Admiral Dewey;
Vile Franche, August 24-Wili ar''s
Thursday, 2s, as requested. Dewey
This will enable the reception co@un.
tee to hold the naval parade on fi,'I.
and the land parade on Saturday Anu
obviate the necessity of having a Gay -
tervene between the two parades'
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An Alliance improbable.

Pekin, August 25.-The Japanese ~
sion will return to Toxic tomorrow Ap
parently it has accomplished nothins -
conservative party, headed by iuA d,
has influenced the empress dowage e. c .On.
she seems to have yeered against NV
clusion OF an alliance. 49,. viii
Prince Ching favors an aii,aa' !. viii
japan. but 1t Is inconceiyable tnaI ~ v,r.
be able to do anything against Tue ~
full opposition. s
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POLITICAL.

A nephew OF Mckinley was sent from
Tennessee to Alabama to got a lucrative
office.
Senator Morgan is said to propose max
Ing the contest for his seat watm one
The Pennsylvania state republican con-
vention made nominations for supreme and
superior court judges and State treasurer
and Endorsed the present administration.
The democratic State convention of Mis-
sissippi nominated full State ticket.
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WASHINGTON.

Two regiments OF negroes are to be en-
listed for garrison duty in the Philippines.
These will complete the full strength OF
the provisional army.
Commander Jarvis of the revenue cutter
Bear has forwarded his report regarding
the relief given the Alaska gold seekers
at KotEebue sound.
The state department at Washington
does not apprehend that international
complications will arise from General Otis
course in excluding Chinese from the Phil
innIncs
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INFORMATION FOR DREYFr"
Secretary for Lnbori Gnthe a.ss
deuce In the United stAse N

dcMce III the this - "a FIJI
St. Louis, August pa spe''s ~,
Post Dispatch from Seattle "a'l ~
NJ. Leon Bureau. private secre'Ar .'s,,a
Labor, the leading counsel iol tn
who has been in Seattle ''''an s,.
French vice consul. has left ior admitted
In an interview NJ. Bureau vas tOr the
that his trip to the Nortn rvsst ZION Of srsit
purpose of securing an,s,ned II ana
S's !. s to a Dssyf1s to reach ss = ii; sl
loss Of time. 81 visited the the, uls sitsr IN
lake in the Northwest TERRITORY hope %
formation In the Dreyfus c,Se over 10 y
reach Paris in time to hama X XII even u !
Labori before the case eloss' value. ~
s sa BS' to j s " s the exact = nature 10 ~,
information obtained, for .ysUr u =
must guard against ws sYs =, present. resent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
DOMESTIC.

Twenty-Five new cotton mills have been
established In North Carolina during
1899.
per cent under full yield.
The rumor that a deal is on foot TO pur-
chase and combine the Fall River cotton
mills has been confirmed.
1t is estimated that the number OF lives
lost in the storm on the Virginia coast
will reach 100.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25

Another demonstration was made
against the Judges at Harlem by the bet
tors.
PHILADELPHIA was shut out by ST. Louis
and dropped to third place: Louisville and
Baltimore made 1t a tie In ten innings.
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COMMERCIAL.

Cotton closed lower on reports OF light
rains in Texas and heavy selling by Liver
pool.
Wheat was irregular and was hammered
down Amlac. Corn closed Nc. oats lsc
aud provisions shade higher.
The stock market was irregular, though
number of stocks closed at the highest
OF the day.
The cattle market was strong for good
grades poorer qualities We're dull.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25

Adelaide. South Australia, August "a
M M b treasurer Z. W Folder, in presenting
.hht the harvest prospects were fair Tor
t snns time OF the year aud that the outlook
LOT me colony. especially with the i'm
b bou, agricultural prospects. was very
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
RAILROADS.

Colonel Hall is very sanguine OF the I'LL
innate success of the Texas Western
plans.
Railway managers do not propose to
make the new anti-rebate law obnoxious
to the public.
Working force OF the s. p. passenger
department will be removed to Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
LOCAL.

The Texas Baptist Sunday school and
eolportnge annual convention now in ses-
sion in this city.
The citizens of Drummer and vicinity are
looking after public improvements.
The Light Guard now drilling with their
new guns and Announcements recently re-
ceived from the state.
The Harris county bond issue and the
revision of the bridge bond tax,
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and Pacific oceans as well as its pro-
tecticn against foreign control
Favors the building up of our merchant
marine upon the lines laid out by the bills
favorably reported to the senate and house
at the second session of the Fifty-fifth
congress-
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corroS wills.
twenty-five New Ones in
North Carolina.
Coarfai IN Tho poafN

Raleigh. n. c.. August 2i.-The
secretary OF state has made re-
port on cotton mills chartered this
year to date. There are twenty
two, OF these three each in Rock
ingham county and Alliance. two
each in Cation. Davidson. Forsyth,
Richmond. Moore. Cleveland, Cum
berlsnd and Guiloard Another was
chartered at Spray. Rockingham
county. with paid up capital OF
$4,000
d. n. Duke and J. b. Duke are
among the incorporators.
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PHILIPPINES.

The people of the Philippines are of the
opinion that the war will continue even
tor years. The Filipinos have replenished
their stock of arms and are starting into
the campaign with renewed energy.
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Offers from volunteers.

Havana, August 24.-It is reported bert
that General Juan Jiminez, the revolution
airy aspirant, has received during the la,
few days more than 100 applications to join
any expedition he may send to Santo D..
mingo. The applications include mapy
Cuban officers who served under the late
General Garcia.
The wife and family of General Jimines
left Havana this morning for Batabanc.
where they took the Mendez boat for San.
tiago de Cuba, at which point General
Jiminez will join them.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
DOMINICAN REVOLUTION
The Complete Victory Of th. Gam. !,
Jlmlnez Seems Assured. '
SHEDDING OF BLOOD IS BEING Avopfp
A Majority of the Peop,e :.
Domingo Seem to Favor Chs,..
of Government.
SHEDDING OF BLOOD IS BEING Iyn,n.

Puerto Plata, Santa Domingo. vi. a..
Haytien, August 24.--Generals Co..,
Vasques and sBrache, at the head - - =
revolutionists, appeared before Ms,..,.
They left the great body of their ,...'
at the entrance to the civ an. uoo ,ia
twenty men advanced to ths cow WV
house, demanding surrender. e''''uor
Governor Castillo, thoroughly 49,,
repaired to the plaza without makms . -.
resistance and the delivery Of tba nav, rii
Tort, arsenal and buildings was then a j,
Iected. me revolutlonists then formal,
occupied the surrendered country. meet
ing with no opposition. In this way ' y,
revolution, strong and humane ia rand IA
ly advancing, avoiding so FAR as possIS,,
the shedding of blood and winning svm
pathy by the character of its methods TN M,
complete victory of the cause of Iim,ns,
seems assured. There is no check on n.
eastern boundary. ~ Wv
Little is known here as to what Ia por,
on at Monte Cristo, although the eovsrn,
ment troops are still there as we'll :,
General Pepin a.
Cape Hayden, August 24.-News M,
reached here from Porto Plata that San.
chez Blanco, near Puerto Plata and Moch.
have decided in favor of the revolution
Puerto Plata also expects similar decIsr.
alton on the part of Santiago.
General Pepin, the governor Of San,
tiago, left the province some time a.
and it is believed in Puerta Plata tSsi
Santiago will rise and march on La Vega
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

prices of horses and mules which have
prevailed in past years retarded their
productions but the recent Improvement
is believe permanent. Every farmer
should have his brood mares and at least
raise few well bred stable work ami
mails. While the raising of racers is
most fascinating for those who indulge
in ii. ] believe that the attempt TO raise
n fast animal by the owner of a few
brood mares is a mistake. The cOnfor-
nation Of the useful farm animal is es-
sentially different from the racer. and
when the two are combined failures
result. This State has been noted for
some Of it's fast horses. but its true
welfare lies in work animals 1t is pos
soble that mules are produced in excess
of our needs, for our western counties,
which pride themselves on their product,
claim them far superior to Kentucky
bred and raised animals to export to
South Carolina and Georgia. The noun
tainS and foothills are especially adapted
to this lucrative industry.
The importation of western hog pro-
ducts is q cause for serious reflection.
This State grows corn as a staple pro-
duet yet it pays for western corn fat
tened hogs. the middleman's profits and
the railroad tariff, and then disposes of
its corn at the same price that the west
ern man raises it for. The swine al
ready raised here are consumed here.
The quality in the free range counties
is poor SO far as the market goes. Yet
were these separated and confined in
fields the sows would make abundant
rugged material for the breeding of
grade stock Until stock law for swine
is adopted in the eastern counties there
will be no Improvement there. In the
stock law counties the improvement is
gradual and noticeable While it is
quite probable that nearly all can profit
ably keep more the condition is very
promising.
While the North and West sustains
more hogs ut present it is quite likely
that this is more favorable climate
for swine. Their hairless condition be-
tokens that they were originally native
to warmer climates and need protection
when kept in the colder zones. This
State now possesses the flower of the
English swine aristocracy,' the piggeries
Of the Biltmore estate having recently
been enriched by the addition of prize
taker Berkshires of last year. One ami
NAL alone cost eight hundred dollars. Sir
Walter leading the Poland China herd
at the State A. and NJ. College and
other celebrities of the sty give assur-
ance of the further rapid improve
ment of swine in this State and else
where. Times will be easier when every
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small farmer lays in his yearly store OF
pork products.
-Four hundred Thousand sheep and
goats are no mean number, but scarcely
compares favorably with the flocks
found in the leading sheep States This
industry will probably increase in the
future as the pasture lands become en-
closed and the need of more mutton Tor
the manufacturing districts is felt. At
present we are a beef and pork eatlng
people, but there is no good reason why
mutton. which should be easily obtain
able and certainly more economical ON
account of it's size to handle, should
not appear oftener on the table. Inc
Northern demand for early lambs, which
even now is met by New York, Penn
sylvania and Colorado farmers, should
he met in part by this State. The
sheep of this State are mainly of the
coarse wooded varieties.
The main obstacle to the raising of
sheen seems to be the free range upon
which sheep are turned expected to rus
tie for themselves, defend themselves
from dogs, come through the season and
be ready for the market in condition to
compete with thoroughly cared for sheep.
There seems to be little doubt that
sheep kept on farms in small fiocks
should be a material source Of income
i'm connection with diversified crops.
Here, as elsewhere, worthless ours are a
serious drawback. Without doubt il
the dog nuisance could be removed the
value Of the sheep industry would soon
treble itself.
To all North Carolinians the most inn
portant industry of all is poultry raising.
The removal Of all the poultry products
from the table would be the most severe
loss in the animal diet, and practically
deprive the poor man OF over half his
meat. This industry is now. / believe,
a fair rival of the cattle industry, and is
annually increasing. The expectation
Of spring chickens and eggs Is annually
increasing and even now is measured by
carloads daily. Examination of the
crates sent out shows a liberal sprink-
ling Of we'll bred and grade stock, show
ing that our numerous professional poul-
try yards are making sales and doing
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: by Cooper Curtis State Veterinarian
months of the year more cheaply than
the farms of the North and West, where
the season is shorter, labor dearer and
water scarcer. Let the State move for
its share of the trade. While about it
raise the best and command the top of
the market
1t is unfortunate that a share of the
horses are imported. 1t is said that the
production of mules is about equal to
the demand. The automobile is not des-
tined to crowd these animals out of their
business in this State, and the sooner
the demand of the eastern half of the
State is met by the western half in it's
horse production the better for the in
dustry. The driving of horses from the
mountains eastward has existed since
the the first settlement of the State.
Now to supply the want ''w'estern"
horses are shipped in. The depressed
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STOCK AND SCIENTIFIC STOCK RAISING
New Impetus Given to this Industry in Recent Years,
No Part of the State Where it May not be
Conducted With Profit.

Written for The News and Observe
To the Editor: North Carolina Us NOT
popularlys supposed to have great llVe-
stock industry; indeed the valuable
volume issued i'm 1896 by the State De-
partment Of Agriculture on North Caro-
lima and its Resources makes no men-
tion of stock raising save incidentally ~
it's account of two pages OF hve hoteu
stock farms and their products, III nus
tabulation of State taxable property anu
in the county reports where the numbers
and values of the live stock of each are
given In but few Of the county reports
is there any mention of the fayofaDle
advantage for stock raising and stock
breeding. Since my first Southern trip
in 1885 | have been favorably impressed
with the uneNcelled advantages OF All
parts of the Mountain, Piedmont anu
Midland regions of the South Atlantic
border for stock raising. As time passes
/ find early impressions strengthened
into conviction by the successes Of stock
raisers and that MI leaders in agriculture
who have studied the region have arriv-
ed at the same conclusion.
There are in this State 621. 1888 cattle
valued at S4.543 sos; 1897, 027 hogs at
$1.7TS,924: 371.052 sheep at 1861, 723;
36,S50 goats at $32,901; 152,343 horses
Mt S6.S62, 294: 115.03S mules ut $685.
S25. and $50 jacks and iennies at $40
1913. TO this must be added the poul-
try plants easily worth 81 100000 In
this inconspicuouS, unassuming industry
North Carolina has an assessed valua-
ton of $20.000.000 the nucleus Of a
future growth which shall entitle her to