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SEASONS FIRST COTTON BALE.
To he Auctioned Over and Over for Texas
Flood Sufferers.

Flood Sufferers.
AUSTIN. Tex. July 13.-Southwest Texas
still holds the record OF growing and ginning
tho first bale Of cotton Of the season. The
following telegram was received this morning
by Gov. Savers:
"SISToN. Tex. July 13.-We send you by
express to-day the first bale OF cotton raised
and ginned In the United States this year. for
the benefit of the food sufferers
ID. ODEN. l.. n. SCoTFIELD. 8. &. BORDEN"
1t Is proposed to send the bale to all Of the
cotton exchanges OF the country. and a. each
place it will be auctioned of to the highest
bidder and the proceeds given to the aid OF the
flood sufferers. From here the bale will be
shipped to H. Il b. Beers Of New Orleans. who
agree to pay the highest market price and 800
premium. This firm will direct the auction
work at the different cotton exchanges. They
predict that not less than $4,000 will be de-
rived from the auctions The FIRST pale last
army hospital service. and the amount realized
clothing were shipped from various places in
the state to relic Of stations in the stricken
region TO- day. There are few remote places
destitute refugees. but at the present rate the
famine will be- relieved blythe end OF this week.
Gov. SayCrs continues TO devote his whole time
to directing the distribution OF money and
supplies; rox rox Univ "a -promir.,, oo.
ton factors who have figured upon the loss to
the cotton crop by the food in the Bra2os Val
ley put it at from 100000 to 5OO.UOO bales.
Accepting the lowest estimate and putting cot
ton values at four cents a pound the loss is
SIuO.OuO.uOO. II that represents one-third Of
the total loss, as claimed. Texas has suffered
| to the extent of SlS.uOOONO.
Regardless OF the efforts to succOr tho suffer
ers in the Hooded district. their distress is be-
coming acute. This is especially the case in
the lower BraHos Valley. which is still sub
| merged. PLANTER who has 81 people to care
! for SAYS four have already died and many Others
| are sick with maluiiHl fever and will die unless
! they receive PROMPT m"dical treatment and
/ good care, which he is unable to furnish.
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OFFICERS OF NEW REGIMENTS.
Captains and Lieutsnants Appointed-As-
siRnmenta to- Regiments

yv,ou,,.,,,, IL, =, ,r,
"Nehi"" loN' guy i''-lhe following ap-
polntments In the volunteer service were ma de
to-day:
No ho C,r,oirs- to,., NJ I.,,-u ,,
Major Fifth L. =. VI: Samuel A. Price, for
merly Major Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry.
De'erauk Shie'as' formerly lheutenant-Coloncl
Second Mississippi Infantry: Granville Sewer,
formerly CAPTAIN Second Tcnnesso,. petor
'reuehpurg' 'or'herN Malor lhlrd New Jer-
sey Volunteers; Charles +. Davis. formerly
First Ijeutenant First Moip.. Sn,r,,ol n rr,,..
g., f.t e., r,s,, -, ' - , ""
,oru' i"Iihe.y MAJOR rH'eeh'h pennsylvania
Iucius G. Bennett. formerly CAPTAIN Second
Ohio: Thomas ". Dorrah. sornariv Iiautonn,t
,r,t.h ,,.,, go, ~, - " '''"' ''''''
i"e"V'e'h Ohl'tu '''"CeS infantry, VINO SI"-
cially distinguished himself in the Santiago
campaign
~, b. RI, ri,.,., , >, -,
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TICToR rs INTERPRETING.
Adventures of q 1O-Year-Old who Insists
on Shifting for Himself.

on Shifting for Himself.
Mrs. James Lakeland OF Fl Ocean avenue
Brooklyn. called at Police Headquarters. Jer-
sey City, yesterday morning In search OF her
U-year- old son. Victor. who disappeared from
homo on Wednesday morning. She was told
that boy answering Victor's description had
been picked up at the Pennsylvania Railroad
Ferry on Wednesday evening He had given
the name OF Patrick Muller and said that he
lived at 80 Raymond street. Brooklyn.
That's my boy" exclaimed Mrs. Lakeland.
That's viotorl Where is he2"
I've just sent him over to Brooklyn on an
Annex boat" said Capt. Cody. He told mo
that he was sorry he ran away. and that he was
anxious to get home again. He said he had
dreamed OF mamma last night. and declared
that he would never run away again. He told me
that il he could onlyget to Brooklyn he would
be able to find his way home. so | sent a po-
liceman down to the Annex ferry to put him
Mrs Lakeland expressed her regret that the
Victor" she said. and I'm satisfied that no
Mrs Lakeland said that the boy had been In
the habit OF running away for the last three
years She and her husband. she said. were In
comfortable circum stances and able and will.
he preferred to shift for himself He had .
fonnness for peddling and could make, consid,,
hm at M R aHa 90 ne to sRoo
The, first, time he ran away was when they
lived in Chicago and Victor was only years
old. He was selling Mckinl ely buttons and tell
ing a pitifui story about having starving
mother at home to support. When the police
picked him M he had 81 and a stock Of but
tons. His story made such an impression on
Hes a smart boy continued Mrs. Lack
land I've known him to make as much as
aud sporty folks. His father gave him pony
and cart as an inducement to go TO- school.
consented to let him sell tutti-frutti in Prospect
Park OH condition that he would go to school.
and embroidered his name on his Jacket. so
that If he ran away he could he identified. but
he bought n new suit of clothes and left his Old
suit III the clothing store"
Mrs Lakeland started for home. hoping. but
scarcely expecting, to find her enterprising son
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H1TCHNAS W4SN'T DROWNED.
His Upturned Boat Was Found, but He
Was Safe and Asleep Aboard n Yacht

His Upturned Boat Was Found, but He
Was Safe and Asleep Aboard n Yacht.
Charles Carlson, the Waterman Of the Column
bia Yacht Clubs boathousa. at Eighty sixth
street and the North River was not drowned
in the sluall on Wednesday night as reported
by the yachtsmen and the police OF the West
Sixty-eighth street station. One OF the mem
beers OF the club explained yesterday how the
report had arisen.
been caught BY the squat while he was hang
ing w lanterns on somo yachts about 100
feet from shore. because we found his over
turned boat. The truth is that Carlson climbed
into the yacht Flcur de Lis owned I,y
Ale Msrt"d to esf
OF the rain. He found some blankets and two
bottles Of whiskey and made use Of both. He
soon was dead o the world and didn't hear our
shouts when we were conducting II search for
him He came to about O'Clock in the morn
ing and yelled for the boat to take him ashore "
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RECRUITING For NEW REGIMENTS.
Tho First Two Days show n Total OF 791
Men-Rush of Applicants at buffalo.

WASHINGTON. July ID. The War Department
is receiving gratifying reports from recruiting
stations on the enlistment of volunteers for
Philippine service. Orders wero issued on
Monday directing officers to begin recruiting.
At that time the volunteer stations had not
been opened and only the regular recruiting
Offices began the work. Reports from these
Offices showed that a total Of 43a men were on
listed on Tuesday and 352 yesterday should
the same proportion be maintained each dav.
the total number Of men required for the ten
volunteer regiments will he secured within
about thirty DAYS. but it is expected a. the de-
partment that when the volunteer stations are
opened and the regimentaI officers get down TO
work fully 800 to 600 men VIII b" recruited
each day. A. rapidly as they enlisted re-
cruits will be sent from the stations to tn"
rendezvous designated by thY llepartmsGnt IN
different parts Of the United States. There
they will be drilled and equipped and be- in
structed in target practice to get them in shap"
for active service III the field.
The following is n cumU,et' report OF the
enlistments in each organization UP to this
p,n
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"' Wednesday morning Lieut. Gov. Tim
OILY J. Woodruff sent ont invitations to
'"I''-"p','y" Republicans in each Of the
iN "-N.og districts Of tho Twelfth As
,"".' district, in brooklyn. which is his
o" l"".'. haNiwirk To call on him at
a. ' tn sam" evening. Altogother lo7
,'.,....,,, '- "'," summoned, ana in spite 81 m"
o." ''@ "a h'a.l nn"ty-thr"c responded.
VT, N''!runS influence, The Hon.
T. ,"' '#'rr"nr" and Mag istrato Henry
wa, g., WITS "a. yluus To- know whether there
A. p 'hv organization in tn" district,
H. f." lu0Iruut"nt~, who had iittl" or NO
W., ir'"' lr,In secure
"' W" hun took Orcnsion TO sound the
! .-.- g., Michael ! Dgdy and Mr. Walter
10, ,....',, pu, sand that both these g"n'Ie-
y',, "''' gong 10 tlghr their own battles
~. aaH and from him.
w. III" nll o( IA" coufab Mr.. butcher
,..,, ~ '"'r"I t. appoint committee OF
l.,. '.H'n" ia" delegates to the County
,"' '."' 3D. ln voted for Mt the September
rIh."" hnr, l"ra intlmntions recently that
I,r, 'hmiNSlOner Henry j.. Abvll is nc
l,o1.,.. ~, ''na touch with his, neighhor, The
H. N'-N'vnrnOr. but II Is clear that theil
Tr ~" tu"u1 are undisturbed for his son
cp,t'H, an"', Was one of the participants Mt the
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Examined in supplementary Proceedings
Hegs Police Protection.

John G. Ellis. the former proprietor Of tho
white Elephant in Sixth avenue. was cx-
amincd in supplementary proceedings yester-
day. III the City Court. in regard 10 his ability
to pay a judgment for $500 obtained against
him bv John Weeks Ellis testified that he had
no money. that he had assigned tho leases Of
tn" tat houses in Thirty-righth. Thirty ninth
Iorti"th. and SiNiv-fourth streets and that his
l"wrIrv was in pawn. II" admitted owuing Il
gold watch and chain given TO him by a man
named stanton aS security Tor rent The cN-
animation was adjourned.
az night Fills rushed INTO the West Thrift
c'h street StHtip3, SCIgt. tunbOv was at the
drsk. Ellis was greatly excited.
I've Jnst been assaulted in the hall OF my
Hat. at II West rhiity-ninth street. he shout
ed. and want police protection. | ran out
looking IOr IOllc"man. and couldn't find Il
single cop on upper broadway. SO came here
want YOU To civ" me II policeman 10 go back
to the house win m"
You go out aud get your policeman on
Broadway .growl"d sergt. tonboy II amt
giving special cops to people Ike you. You
oughtn't to 60 into such hathouses ifyon don't
want to get assaulted"
That fiat Is perfectly respectable, respond
cd Ellis. There's never been all arrest made
there. | want a policeman"
Go out on Broadway. then" said Sergt
Conhoy. and Ellis went.
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THE GLTE TErHT ORG4NJzED.


The formation OF tn" United American Glue
Comp1uy with a capital 81 SjIuuOOOO was
practically cumlletcd nj a meeting held yeSter-
day at 90 Broadway The announcement was
mad" al the meeting that iii" new concern had
invaded Canada and acquired a monopoly OF
the glur business Of British America. Con-
tracts for the entire raw by-product OF the
Canadian tunneries for the n"Nt ten years ara
said e. hay" hern made. and ia" clue works Of
I. G. Marquis OF Quebec acquired. giving the
new cumhin q big advantage in III" trade; ID.
Webster King and King UPTON OF boston; ?. \.
Charles DELANEY. philadrlphja H. T. Darling
ton. Louis, Steint"d. John Il. Marion. and
DIRECTORS Tie only riu. Plants not. in, the
combination are said to ," that OF the Peter
Cooper Company. controlled by the tooperS
ana Hewitts and the BCadcr- Adamson plants
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nE4rY DRAIrS on THE TREASURY.
Expenditures for the First Twelve Days in
July Exceed Receipts by 80, 7O3,616.

WASHINGTON. July 13.-Tho expenditures OF
the Government for the first twelve days Of
July have exceeded the receipts by $H,7O3,6l6.
as against Il surplus OF nearly Sl6,uOO,OOo for
tn" preceding month This deficit ts not due
to a falling Off in receipts, which are more than
normal but to the heavy drafts on the new
appropriations which became available at the
beginning of the new fiscal year, The exIen-
diturrs for pensions SO far this month have
been heavy. footing up S9.OGO.OO0. while the
payments of interest on ~" bonds HAY" taken
0ut Of the Treasury S3,3OO.OOO, and the War
department is charged with SS'BOOuo. some
of which will he used To Pay of the volunteers
returning from the Philippines
The r"ceiLtS from internal revenue SO far
this month have been greater by 81 ,Jl3,hl1
standing tho latter month was the FIRST under
tho operation of the war revenue act. The re-
CENTS from customs also show nm Increase Of
LII 1872. while the expenditures for the first
twelve days of tho two years are nearly equal.
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Casino Hop at Newport.

NEWPORT, II. l., July l3.-Thc first Casino hon
OF the season was held Tonight and il was a de-
cided success Early in the evening dinner
parties were given BY Mr., and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. in honor OF their guest. Miss Nor
ton: Mrs StuyNcsant Fish. Mrs. Oliver II.
T. belmont. Mrs. Elisha Dyer, Jr,. William
cutting. Jr. Mis-. Charles, Aston lirsted
and Mrs j. Nicholas Brown. Among
those at the hop wer" Mrs. Corne-
lue Vanderbilt. Reginald, Nanhgrbilt, Miss
Morton, Alfred Nanderh,t. Miss Eisie French.
Count Guisseppr. DELTA GherarIesca. Mrs, G.
II Macka Nj. and Mrs, Victor Sorchan, James
Miss Oelriche IL. Il. winthrop. Mrs. ": F.
Thompson, Mrs, Walter Kane: Miss Name. Miss
King. W. =. X. Wctmore and Potter Palmer. Jr.
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picture Of Gov. Voorhees, which had oc
cupied place OF honor in the rooms Of the
First Ward Republican, club, in Gregory street.
Jersey city was torn down last night and
treated with contum"v John !. Erwin, Pres
iLrnt Of the club. was a candidate for the
vacancy caused hv the death Of Sheriff Heller.
and the fnur" of Ia" Governor to appoint him
was sore disappointment to IN" club. When
II became certain that Alexander Mclean had
heen appointed on" Of the members suggested
that the Governors picture be- turned to the
wall
"Tumnl to the wall" eNr'njn'ed another
w" ought To- iuork he'll ont 81 II -
That sentiment suited the majority. The
picture was torn. duwn and trainpl"d upon
nan and Two ul thrn' others eud"avurcd to
rrScu" the picture. hut their EFFORTS We're uu-
aNailiuE. President Erwin regrets the occur
rem very mLr'h. aud ,I.rIal"S mai the r.rh i.
not responsible" for it, Tl" u"mh"rs who did
II will probably be dsciliined
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This Government Will N"t Send Any EI-
rrpt to Maintain the Monro" Doctrine.

WAsuINGToN. July l3-Thn news dispatches
from New Orleans telling Of tn" disturbed con-
diton OF affairs in Guatemala owing to 'he
reputation OF the bonds If that country held
abroad attracted cUnsid"rab" interest at the
state Department today. 1t was SAID 10y OFF,
cials Of the Department., however. tina, TINS
Government would not send any naval force
to Guatemala waters and that no lniorrnatlnh
had been received her" to confirm tn" TO
port that Great Britain amt Germany would
send warships there 10 back up their protests
against the reputation Of the bonds held by
British and German subjects. Some OF these
bonds are in the possession OF american ritl-
YenS and representations have been made 10
the Government OF Guatemala hy tn" STAT" De
partment against tn" reputation.
should foreign Governments, make any ne
monstratuns leading to Ia" ~nsntrivn thht
there was danger Of Il vi"lat on OF The M9nru u
Doctrine. nited States naW' N"'s IS WI! IN
nuestOuably he sent to Guatrm",". hut lhl@
Government is not III favor OF cole uE inc
debts Of individual American citizens ny i"ic".
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MAJOR TATE WINS AGAIN.
He Was Registrar OF Water Rates in Brook
Ign and May Get Back His Job.

Major Augustus &. Tate was removed as
Registrar OF Water Rates in Brooklyn shortly
after consolidation. He carried the matter to
court on the ground that his removal was ille-
gal as he was veteran. Commissioner Dalton
OF the Department OF Water Supply held that
the place was OF a confidential character. and
that it was proper that the Commissioner. who
was responsible. should have personal repre-
sentative in the Office. Major Tate won his suit
IN the lower court. and an appeal was taken
Tho ArpelIat" Division sustained tho lower
court The matter Will now be carried to the
Court NJ Appeals
Major Tate is a Republican,. and. il he Is
rcinstateh It will force John +. Frost. Dem
Orrat. out oi office il is alleged that the eX-
Ierls from COMPTROLLER Cu"l'e Office. who
hnv" been investigating the Registrars office.
have found some rraSnrcS aud reductions
which will call for an explanation Tho Demo
Gratis. il is said. will use theS" alleged irreGu
larti"s n9 basis for Major Tdto's removal in
case the Court Of Appca,s decides that he IL
entitled to reinstatement
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TOOK POISON AT cHuRcn AhrAR.


funeral had Just left 81. Mary's r. C.
Church. at the corner uf High and William
streets, Newark, yesterday morning and two
workmrn waro making some repairs in the
church when they heard a Eroan. and. looking
toward one Of the affairs, saw n woman kuorl-
ing in front Of It with haf-iull bottle in her
hand. They called the sexton, Brother An
thony Borcn. and he discovered that tn"
w,mau'S mouth was burned with carbOic
acid some OF which had heeu spilled upon the
carIat Sh" was sent to st. Michacl's Hospital
n quickly AS possible after remedies had been
administered by n doctor in the Vicinity Of the
church.
The woman proved to he Mrs lizzie Geig"r
apartments Al - Ann street with no com
panion but "A big Newfoundland dog She lost
her husband six years ngp. and she has been
living upon his insurance money since She
was still alive last night. but in "a critical
condition.
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PRIZE MONEY IvsTElD or BOUNTY
Sampson's Men Contend That the MARIA
Teresa Was IA Captured Vessel.

WAsHINGroN, July l3.-Some Of the officers
and men Of the navy who participated in the
victory over Cervcras squadron of Santiago
on July 3. 1888. have applied to tn" Navy De-
partment for pria" money ON account OF III"
capture Of thu armorcd ,"rui -"r Maria Teresa,
Crrvcra'- faE ,hr ana tn" Department t"cuaE
ycy to make an appraisal Of the, value OF
that vessel when ilOated by the wrrrkers
TheI Navy department. by ordering ia. Hp-
prlj,nI If the Maria Teresa. has seemingly
admitted the point raised that she vas = cav
tur"'I ana not a destroyed vessel II this as
Snmltinn prnvr, to he correct, there Will he
di-trihuted among the officers and men Of IN"
yir,OrinuS rrct an amount CstImai"i At ABOUT
S!nU 600 M Tho last instead Of les, than one
tenth Of that sum. which would lie iald /! IN"
head money rule were to prevail.
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Oregon Regiment to BE Mustered Out at
san Francisco.

WAsHINGToN. July l3.-After consulting with
President Mckinley this morning Secretary
AlRer announced that tn" Oregon regiment.
which landed in san Francisco yesterday.
would he mustered out a. that point as soon as
uussihIe. The Governor and state officials of
Oregon had requested hat the regiment should
lac mustered ont in Portland, and had arranged
for a hIg reception tor them. hut as the scutl-
mcnt in the regiment was unanimous In favor
Of being mustered out AT san Francisco, so tn"
members could get travel nav. the Governor
tclcRraIhrd his approval Of thelr wishes. The
mastering out will take place as soon as tho
rolls nrrYn.
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REBEi TOHN SHELLED.
Force OF Cavalry Lands mt MuntinlupR and
Chas-s filipinos to the Hills.

SPECIAL CIt'c Dripd'rh 10 TIE Sun
MANl1A July l3-The army glInboa: Napl.
dan towing rascoes containing a force Of the
Fourth Cavalry under Capt, McGraw. sheled
Muntirlupa. on Iaguua de Bay. for an hour
Yesterday. after which the cavalry landed and
forced 800 insurgents to retreat III DIR strong
est trenches in the hills Ten OF the enemy
we're killed Our loss was two wounded The
smallncss OF the American force prevented
further attack upon the intrenrhed insurgents
that night
Lieut. Bahcock with force OF cavalry in
scouting around Balinag and Maasin has had
some sharp lighting, in which several rebels
were killed
IldcfOnsO.
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Sale of n Big Bridge Ordered.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. July l3.-ln the United
States Court to-day Judge Evans entered a
decree for the sale at public auction Of the
Kentucky and Indiana Bridge. 10 sat
isfv claims amounting to moro than
$l.3OO,O0O. The sale is ordered on mandate
from the United States Court OF Appeals
The rumor is revived that the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern Railroad will abandon t he
Kentucky and Indiana Bridge and will use the
Big Four bridge at Jcfrcrsonville to enter this
city. The original terminal Of the b, and o. 5.
w. was in Jeftersonyll!e, and It would not
cause any delay to make the change, as the
tricks are already connected.
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For several months complaints have been
made to the Queens Borough Health Depart
ment by residents Of Long Island City asking
the officials to ahutc tn" soft coal nuisance at
the refinery of tn" New York Sugar Defining
Company. at Front and lidgeou streets and
tn" Fast River There is a big chimney at the
works and soft coal smoke comes from it, it il
said. at all hours Of the day and night
Yesterday the Health Board served a not ice
or Claus Dosrhe". the Pres dent OF tho COM
uany ordering him to remedy The existing eyl.
ut once. The notice further stated that II tho
nuisance was not ahated within nv" days Mr..
Doscher would he placed under arrest.
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M'MACKIN CHASING MONSTERS
The New York Labor Statistics Com m sGio n
er'E Opinion of Trusts.

AUGUSTA. Me. July l3-Labor Commission
ers OF States in widely distributed sections OF
the country arrived hero to-day for their an
nual session. on the invitation OF Commits
sioner Matthews nj Maine. John McMackn.
Commissioner Of Labor Statistics Of New York
State, is preeent. At to-day's session TRUSTS"
was the topic. Mr.. McMackin declared that the
men who were chiefiv responsible for the trusts
were tn" most dangerous enemies Of the coun-
try. This evening n reception was rendered
the visitors by tho Hon. and Mrs. John f. Hill
at their home. the Blaine D -nsion.
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Dcaths of soldiers Cuhn.

wAsHINGToN. July l3.-The following death
report from Gen. Brooke at Havana was re-
ceived at the War Department last night Trim
dad. Private Albert Wirth, Company g. Second
Infantry. suicide. 10th Santiago. Capt Thomas
VI Woodruff. Fifth Infantry yellow fever, 18th:
Louis II. Leach. civilian clerk, formerly private
Company l., Fifth Infantry. 10th, yellow fever