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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-15
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

+. o, b mill, Texas interior ponts ac
cording to location:
Per Gallon
Prime crude ~, looso ... "A 10 .ii,
Prime summer yellow oil . 20 al aGis
Llnter per pound ............ Sih6n AZ
Cake and meal delivered at Galveston:
not snort ton.
Prime cotton seed cake . 10 so APO On
Houston mills are paying 81. so per ton Tor
cotton seed {. o. b. interior towns.
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Houston Daily Statement.
Houston Communicative sac nc .'v,'''

Sross receipts thus far this year -, 6o47S
Gross receipts loi days this year ,ass 2si
Groes receipts loi days In isss-99. 80 5.Jst
Gross receipts l04 days in fsa6.sT aoi' 6si
Houston Railroad Receipts.
Houstops gross receipts OF cotton by tn,
various railroads entering the city were a.
,opo"s Bales
,fous,on ana IeAss Central '........... S,i3i
International and Great Northern 49,. a4&
MaiNesion. Harrisburg and San Antonio 1881
Texas and New Orleans ........... y,
Houston East and West Texas ~
Gnlf. Colorado and Santa Fe ..,..,..., i.soi
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass ..,,., 7ss
"ihsourh Kansas and Texas .......,.. ai2i
io'ai ,-''i.,-.'.i..t.,,.,,..,, lalis
Houston spot Quotations.
spdts closed easy. prices unchanged Sales
$50 bales
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Decrease. a,u rxcHANbs
LEES i.1s.
London con.o y. i

London, December ...cssuIi, ~ w
loi@ consols for me -, ounce "A
silver steady at Tx re sa u tbs II
per cent. Rate Of diseour n,onlhi ~
Set for short and ,nIes
cent.
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Good middling - 9-1e n-1e
Middiins fair a 1916 i3-i6 N
other spot Markets.

ealve.ton--spots clesed aulet and steady,
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bbI2Wb6.
Corn--No. 2, SlA
oats--No. 2, 2sa2si4; No. 3. white, 2i9sG
Rye-No 2, 52a5s.
Barley-No. 3 36d46
Flax seed--No l. 40
Timothy seed-Prime 2 4oGl2 45
Mess pork--Per barrel. s .751l0lo
Lard-per 100 pounds. 5o5a5 40
Short ribs sides--Loose, > .20d5 IS.
Dry sailed shoulders Boxed, 5asa5h.
Short clear sides Boxed. . .50n5.55
Whisky-Distlllers finished goods, per gal
Ior,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-15
b bid. e value: g seller
Liverpool Futures.


The following are the closing quotations loi
cotton on the spot today at the leading mar
kets together with the closing of middiing
,.natnrhnY with tndnY'R sales:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
A GREAT TRUTH.

All organized living things, whether belonging 10
the animal or vegetable kingdom contain within
themselves the germs of death and decay.
Germs OF disease are often generated within the
human system through imperfect digestion Of food
producing various posons which scientists have
denominsted plonidfHcS stomach weakened by
abuse, gorged with over eating or over buTdened
with hot bread. too rich or greasy foods those
too highly seasoned. becomes weakened and fails TO
thoroughly digest the food heavy sodden mass
is accumulated in the stomach feTnent the first
step in its decay giving of foul gasses disend the
stomach and poison the blood until it becomes thin
weak and lacking in the red coTpuscles so necessary
to perfect health.
The over distended stomach presses upon the
heart and the latter organ IS also disturbed through
sympathy, the same system OF nerves being distrib
uted TO both organs. Thus papitation and irregular
action OF the heart with its attendant shortness of
breath result and in time disease Of the heart itself
is established
The gases and other poisons generated from undi.
gested, fermeung and decaying food in the stomach
becloud the brain, causing headaches, and pain in
the eyes.
Being absorbed into the blood these poisons reach
every part and organ of the system The kidneys
are thereby poisoned, causing Brghts disease and
diabetes. Filtering through the skin, Troublesome
skin diseases often show themselves.
Every organ and every nerve depending they
do for their nourishment and renewal upon the
stomach, weak digestion shows itself not alone in
loss of appetite and flesh, but also in nervous
ness, debility, bad complexion and many other de
rangements.
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery tones and
regulates the stomach stimulates the digestive juices
inygorates the torpid liver promotes intestinal
strength clears bilious poisons and diseased germs
out OF the circulation gives the blood making glands
keen assimative power. and furnishes Nature with
the fres sh, abundant nutrition out OF which she
fsctures firm hesh strong muscles clear skin healthy
lung tissue and nerve fiber, and gives sound endur
!. ing, active energy TO the whole system.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
ENTERTAINMENTS OF THE DAY.

Tho various institutions and societies OF ,e 1.'s
- as usual made preparations for celebrating
cbr,stmas in a manner that will proVide eo,,.o
Measure for many persons who might o'n'' "''0
be without IT. 49,, rYo-,. No
* pcwerv will have q distribution OF gfts 10 men
N,ordav at 8 A. m. and Christmas tree TOT ch''-
dren at p m. - LA =, O.
Christmas celebration will be heiu a. 81
Marks Hospital under the auspices ot '"e
Committee on Monday. 18th inst at p. m'
Tho annual dinner given by William NJ bheS'
70 the newsboys will take place. as usual at lle
rrace Memorial Lodging House. No Duane
st on Christmas Day. at I p. m. ,ro,,,,r,rd-
st. Young Mems Christian Ass9ciau9pn On ths pui Rev
ar ~ O'clock will include an address oy @ ,ne ri ri
" ? MacI,owell ex-Chancellor OF Denver in i W
versity and a number of appropriate musicai Se'o'
A Christmas service will be held Al II a. M M
Monday in the Brick Presbyteris,fm nnIa raaa a new
40 Tifth-aye DR.. Van Dyke Will read he"
Christmas story sermon for the Day
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
yARgwELL BANQUET TO GEN. BROOKE.
THE RETIRING GOVERNOR GENERAL TO IzAvs
CUBA TO-DAY.

rrrr RETIRING GOVERNOR GENERAL TO rkAya
CUBA TO-DAY
Havana Dec. 22-sixty-hve persons wer.
,r..ent at the farewell banquet rendered N
caror,, Brooke to-day at the Paris Restaurant
General Mario Menocal presided and Ernest lie.
Conant acted as toastmaster. Sehor Llorente IN
proposing the health Of General Brooke, said:
General Brooke was called upon TO govern
r-uha undcr the extremely difficult conditions OF
transition from the old, narrow system 10 the
new liberal regime; and ne ala 80 without In.
turing the rights or any one. CuDans VIII al.
wavs remember him with gratitude and love.
Major General Wood, who spoke briefly In re.
sponse to words Of welcome said:
The United States is In Cuba In the person OF
renresentatives who intend to carry out great
worry and 10 fulfil strictly the promises OF the
United states in Congress AZ for myself. can
only do what the President has sent me 70 DO:
but hope TO enjoy the esteem ana confidence
of the Cuban people as General Brooke has en-
Joyed them.
General Ludlow said:
Those American officials who remain behind
may count themselves fortunate II. when III.
time comes for them 10 leave the Island they
are followed by the respect and good wishes
OF those whom they In turn leave behind. az
General Brooke Is about to do. The Cubans
have had no better friends than the American
officers.
General Brooke. responding said in part
shall always remember the long hours oe toll
in Cuba: but shall also ever recall the kindness
shown me by all Cubans especially by those
who realize that the Americans are their bes,
friends.
General Brooke will sail Tomorrow for
Tampa A squadron Of the 9Th Cavalry and
battery OF the I'd Artillery, with band will
escort him from the palace 10 the wharf A
major generals salute will be fired from Ca
banas as the steamer leaves the harbor At
o'clock.
A Governor Generals salute will be fired In
honor OF General Wood.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
DR. Pr-RvEs COULD NOT ATTEND.

Several hundred big and little people VINO sa,n
cred AT the Christmas festival in the SUNDAY =
school room OF the Fifth Avenue Church last hish'
were considerably disappointed over the non ap
pearance OF the Rev. Dr. George T. PurVes' VINO
- "wednesday night last was unanimously called
TO the vacant pulpit OF that church. His absence
last night was explained by II. Edwards Rowland
who presided, and said that Or. Purves. whiie IN
the city Yesterday. had called on him ana too MN
that on account OF Of his children being SICK az
his home in Princeton 1t would be impossiDe ior
him TO attend the Christmas festival
Nearly all the little folks last night brought iarge
red bags full OF presents for their less fortunate
little fellow mortals In the branch churches ana
missions OF the church. Chaplain Cassaro' ioi
merlv Of the Indiana. told a story OF nero wno
never got his name into print, bur VINO az the pat'
tie OF Santiago went on board the burning Nara
TbeTesa and at the risk OF his life shot lot ot
Admiral Cervera's and oxen, which otner SO
would have suffered slow death by burning: MIS-
Hall sang Scotch ballads anu caloiS anu ""' ~
cored again and again
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
THE RUsH CONTINUES UNABATED.
CROWDS AT RAILWAY STATIONS. IN sHoPS AND
IN THE STREETS.


r. ..,r,,,u, weather yesterday again kept tho
s,roets filled with people. and everything eiso 40
well into which people were aHowe' 10 IN
cso,. ssain overlooked and tho sidewalks anu
IN. s,reetcars were as crowded as they nave pc"
for the last week. or possibly Htte i'o''' =,
night n good many shopkeepers ana saies'he" w"
,Ael a load drop from them, it they are not "neay
100 far gone 10 feel H. IL mas peen -.
s,roin though they have been sustained py ,ne
,.,,x ,bouvht OF prosperity. and when they
,o, rested they will all be glad that II happeneo
The railway stations are beginning 10 'aKe ie"u
ing mart. in the excitement. so re" peop's o.
horn grow up and live In New-fork ina. s ai
everybody in town has 10 go out OF Tow" W I !,
chr,stnas or has to receive guests from o.e o'
ms ,ho sama nurpose. Nearly everybody IN
N.,,-york has family living somewhere ei'o
,r.oso who ore able to escape from the cIty cary
are already escaping In droves' ana Nd io' ~
neonle who live out OF town. they ai' -
bither for their Christmas VISITS 80 as "
little extra time to see the city IL ~ sa-a,
NV, readily visitors to New-York yield 10 'he i'i
~ circumstances which tend to keep thein III WV
t, dave more Besides these classes OF per-
cons many OF those who came week or ua' aeo
ius. for christmas shopping have now nhsheu II
and are hurrylng home 49,. c,,
OF ALI the confusing places In Town 'n0
Central Station is making the most trouoie' ." -
present state OF chaos II is inadequate 10 the hee
Of the travelling public OF an ordinary t'iii'' CO.
NOW that travel s so largely incIeasea LIZ In {,
thing 10 be seen. not described. Sotn'ns az az even
seems 10 be wnere It ever was before or vn new
in the same region. The entrances @s ar 10 are az in
niaces and tho waiting rooms and onlces "a It
5I@erent relative positions one to another any 3rs
s all calculated TO deceive the very e track OF
baschanges in that station You may tnnS nm t,
voI have known every inch OF IT for yeats& & u train
55,ou NAV walk right up 10 II ana miss yoSS' n,iia
,promgh not knowing within an egntn OF gnnd nnt
the shortest way reach that same ssah ~ GOOD
tnenv trains must have been mlsseu y I'D Sbsn
any any peope at that station this week Ana mina MI1
xou 20 there to meet your friends who rs1 ctv il
y only less puzzng know where & 70 nc .onebow
But people seem to get INTO ~ New Rs many must
@ in as 60 the hotels Sa9e an@ tns ever been
and te sS snupS ther Is good will be a day 20 go
To-aayS tske s look around and remember what you
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
CHICAGO CONSOLIDATED TRACTION.
PLAN FOR TURNING OVER STOCK TO UNION
TRACTION.

PLAN FOR TURNING OVER STOCK TO UNION
TRACTION
Chicago. Dec. q (speciaD-Secretary MARROW. OF
the Chicago Consolidated Traction Company has
mailed TO the stockholders copies OF the plan on
which Il is proposed to turn the stock OF tho
company to the Chicago Union Traction Company.
The notice IS follows:
Arrangements have been made so that the hold
of the stock OF the Chicago Consolidated Trac-
the sum OF ti5 payable in AZ per cent forty year
gold bonds OF kind to be decided by the counsel OF
the company and which bonds are TO be guaran-
teed. principal and interest, by the Chicago Union
Traction Company. The stock shall be- held In such
manner 10 be additional security. The bonds
will be OF the denomination OF $1,000. Any Of the
holders OF the stock of the Chicago Consolidated
Traction Company who may desire TO accept this
offer will please notify me on or before December
81 1892 and deposit their stock with the under
signed
This announcement, while largely confirming pub
lie expectation does not state and. indeed. Il has
not been decided. Just how the Chicago Union
Traction people VIII take control OF the properties.
The amount OF bonds required to take over tho
total Issue OF 100000 Chicago Consolidated stock
at Si5 a share would be s6.7500p0 Interest on this
issue at the guaranteed rate, Az per cent. would
be 1893 $50 year. IL is understood that the earn
ings OF the Consolidated lines have been at the
rate OF nearly per cent $3.50 600 since they
put together early this year. At that rate Union
Traction will not lose any money In guaranteeing
the bonds. though II does not help the company s
stocks TO add new liability.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
MR. BOUTELLE MUCH IMPROrED.

Boston. Dec. 22.-'rhe condition Of CONGRESSMAN
Charles A. Boutelle who has been Ill at his hotel
in this city for the last two three days. was so
much improved this afternoon that. in the opinion
OF the attending physician he was able TO under
take the journey 10 his home. lie accordingly de-
parted this evening fo- Bangor. Me, accompanie ed
by his daughter and his brother, T. p Boutelle
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
BIG LAND DEAL IN NASSAU.
LARGE TRACT OF HEwLErTs PROPERTY BoUaRf
BY A MANHATTAN SYNDICATE


The largest land deal yet made In Nassau County
and one of the largest ever made on Long Island
was carried through on Thursday. The property
has a frontage on the Far Rockaway and East
Rockaway roads OF more than mile each. AM
comprises over five hundred acres. Tho price is
not given but It is said 10 be In excess OF quar-
ter Of a million dollars. 1t includes six farms. tho
owners being George T. Hewlett J. F. Schenck.
Thomas w and George X. Hewlett. estate OF Az
s,lstus j. Hewlett, estate OF Charles Hewlett and
estate OF Daniel Langworth. Nearly all OF the land
had been I'm the Hewlett family for more than a
hundred years and some OF II over one hundred
and fifty years. ,
Joseph s. Auerbach and Richard W. Stevenson OF
the law Arm OF Davies, Stone Auerbach OF Man.
haitian, are the purchasers.
The Wood estate property, at Woodsourg, nearly
adjoins the large Hewlett tract and compisees
about three hundred acres. the big pavilion wnlch
coat 600 go when built about twenty -fve years ago
n smaller hotel and eighteen houses. Negotla-
tions are also under way for the sale OF THIS prop
erty to another syndicate but one including some
of the same Individual interests. - .
II is said the syndicates are to Join tssua ara
create a big fashionable summer resort
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
CAPTAIN ALFRED NUSKEY DEAD.

Captain Alfred Nuskey. one OF the Oldest resi-
dents Of Sing Sing died Thursday night, aged
eighty-four years. He was born In Philadelphia
but had lived in Sing Sing for the last sixty Ave
years: He was captain OF fhe old Lockwood
Guards. which was organized and hourished some
thing more than eDerntion Bgo, and OF which
many well known Westchester County men were
members.
The funeral will take place tomorrow at the
Highland Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Sing Sing and the burial Will be in Dale Cemetery
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
ENGEL DECIDES TO STICK

The Tammany General Committee OF the With
Assembly District held meeting AT its headouar-
ters IN Grand-st. last evening and reelected its
officers. Martin Enge the district leader who
had been threatening TO give up his leadership be-
cause he thought the district not treated fairly
In the division OF Tammany patronage. went TO the
meeting and said he had decided not to quit. No
body surprised Other Tammany leaders have
been saying right along that Engel would stick 10
his leadership and that hs threat TO resign was
intended merely a bluff"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
SOME OF THE GUESTS

Dr. Rufus r Lincoln. Joseph A skinner
samuel r. Hubbard. r. pr Thomas 4. Fletcher
william F. MacRae seth r. Ihoinas
Dr John +. Weeks Robert G. Ogden
Dr. A. Palmer Dudley. George w Van sicien'
Sar',nr -cbI,aas James A. Baker
Or. l. De V. Warner. mares H. ei h,uGIns,o
Gadrsd Gnireu' ; Hick5k - charles s Smith.
WIliam i. Howells Wauen J-eiand I, ,,-,..
Tdaari - Adan. Csrll II. De silver.
George &. Batcheler. Gto,Ee -, 7oi'1I,' uief,
IL, o. =, S'oibo,,n James W. Cromwell
George r. BENJAMIN. Ilr. Robert tt Wattts,
Henry y Shoemaker. Francis v. Greene
Matuhn l. Delafeld. jr eugene Grilnn, g I
George 4. Plimpton. fd~aId = Mo'Se'
George ItE N5s9n, s,.'nts- Charles F. BROKER.
Alexander Gilbert. a. W. ys.ro,ar
rUn D tfer-" ~ = Walker william Z. Dodge
Dr. I ilSn'E t,n ..,.at r W a'N'' Morris X. Jesup
'5snn sdhar, W i,rewster William NJ. kingsley;
N - cihb Isaac Townsend Smith.
T. =; ~. y. e,nnsi.b G.DUs Jonathan Marshall.
Thomas G. Clarke. bedTu NJ. la'peu p,,.
Thomas StuTghs. - 7 po.eiter
J. W Appleton. D. - ~ q NJ Virgin
Francis L. Ste,son. re- re-, III, :, = cL,,o6s ~ 81
Temple Bovdoin. ,ibnrt ! Holden
George s. Bowdoin. 1%IosI' % - =, h"Is' ~ G-,-tsr
Charles Ianer. i,o.Li,r, lor IT, Eison m ~
@ @Hll..aIn :" Ciarro h' DR.. Daniel J. Pease.
Albert G. Hall nnIes ~ ,S,.h
George L. Putnam. csphss S1s Brainerd
William Tousey. 'o'r rp '';,, &en y;,--,.-
Samuel ". Fairchid. ., ~. N '"H S,o.i,n1
BENJAMIN T. Farchild rd iai ~ NJ a. c,o,r mo
Nathaniel 4. Boynton. 9a'neo 1870 II Toin
Frederic :. Well.. isSa-ias = VaIi..
l.. NJ Townsend. ,ua, G Arger
IIuleg Na,Fe,.1 Frederick D. Kilburn.
Treadweu Cleveland "a, NJ N-,io.
Charles y. Cleveland. III, S,ods.rd
Or. T NJ Dillingham;. i!i,sha " McC;niT.
Francis NJ Bacon. tSttiiiar, n rutnev
Clinton Gilbert. ~ Wev,h
Or Everett Herrtck etgonr,ey " 'Fav
Lawrence Ioukln' pr Charles T. Poors.
Jacob J.. Greene yVado uarrpton tr
Walter l. Goodwin. r,r,es NJ Varn,t1n
James !. Goodwin. paniei ODav
Edwin r Holmes. Hicks Arnold
george p stedmen- Joel r. Erhardt
=. g. Stefman. Horace r Demnx
Coils 7. Huntington. Nelv;e ~ Dav
THOMAS W Wood Phineas e. Lounsbury.
Henry W. Iannon DR. John j. Nunn.
Robert A. balia~ay John Eldsrkn.
John H. Starin. Charlie. r FLINT
l. II. Grail Henry 2 Davi.o,
Ripley Hitchcock. T. r. Lane
Frank n. Partridge. W. Franklin Brush.
William l. Marks. DR. William g. IAisk
George r.. Marks. Charles D. Sabin
Charles +. Rand. Henry T. Swan
Noah Rogers. William L. Parsons
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
LONDON coPARTyERSHIP DIssoLyED

London. Dec. Tit is announced that the CO.
partnership of Morton. Chaplin 4 Co.. bankers,
VIII be dissolved on December 81. and that the
business OF the concern will be assumed by the firm
OF Chaplin. Milne. Grenfel Co.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
WHAT ADMIRAL SAMPSON SAID.

THE Navy" was the next toast. Rear Ad-
miral Sampson was down TO respond to It, and
in introducing him Judge Howland referred at
some length to the achievements Of the Admiral
in the war with Spain. In replying Admiral
Sampson said in part:
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the England
Society: | was so unfortunate to miss the first
words Of your president hut think that would
do well that you should miss the remainder. Since
] had the pleasure OF meeting such an audience
in New-York have changed my home. not volun-
tarily because have been assisted by the Sec
retary OF the Navy ] am here because ] have
been sent here ] am here also because II IS with
great pleasure that I come. ! here 10 thank
you gentlemen in the most sincere manner possible
FOR the warm welcome which you have given me
and my confreres. I thank you with ali my heart,
feeling that I'm doing I am fully expressing the
sentiments which I entertain toward you. The
night is so nearly passed that feel that II ! sat
down at this time ] will merit your appreciation
more than II | remained my feet
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
This announcement while largely confirming pub
Mr.. CARNEGIE'S GIFT TO DUyFERuLINE

London Dec. 22-Andrew Carnegie has given
G2O 900 TO provide swimming baths and a gymnasium
for Dunfermllne. In a letter he says:
This will reach YOU In time TO be a Christmas
gift 20 the town from its loyal SON
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
A SINGERS FATAL FALL.

Berlin. Dec. 22.-Herr Fritz Plank the well known
Beyreuth Wagneridp singer. fell thirty feet In tho
Royal Theatre ct Carlsruhs. sustaining fatal In.
Jurfsx.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23

AmaIa is a small but lively town OF 700 inhab-
itants situated at the entrance OF a deep ravine
and surrounded by imposing mountains and rocks
Of the most picturesque forms. The Capuchn
Monastery was founded in 1912 by Cardinal Pietro
Capuano for the Cistercians. but came into pos
session OF the Capuchns IN 1888 The building
which stood in the hollow Of the great rock that
rose abruptly from the sea 10 height or 250 feet
contained fine cloisters and a charming veranaa
and offered magnificent points OF view.
The town Is mentioned for the first time his
torcally in the sixth century, when 1t enjoyed the
protection OF the Eastern Emperors In the twelfth
century the sea began gradually 70 undermine the
lower rtrtions. and terrible inundaton in l54S
proved still more disastrous.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
DISASTER AT AN ITALIAN TOWN.

MANY KILLED BY THE FALL OF GREAT ROCK
AT AMALFI
Rome Dec. pa disaster took place this al
ternoon at Amalf the popular tourist resort on
the Gulf OF Salerno. About o'clock an enor-
NOUS rock. upon which stood the Capuccini
Hotel slid into the sea with deafenng roar
and without a moments warning, carrying with
I, the hotel the old Capuchin Monastery be-
low. the Hotel Santa Caterina and several VII
las Many people were buried in the DEBRIS
which crushed four vessels to the bottom of the
sea. destroying their crews. The mass OF earth
which slipped was about fifty thousand cubic
yards - .,u
fresh calamities Troops have arrived upon the
scene and begun rescue work
1t is believed that the loss OF life is heavy, IN
Guiding a number OF monks and the occupants
of the hotel AS yet IT is impossible to ascertain
the exact number.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23
GOVERNOR woLCoTT's REMARKS.

Governor Wolcott. in the course Of an address
based upon the sentiment Of The old Common
wealth." said among other things:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-23

"Our Reunited Country was the theme OF
Professor W. Gordon McCabe. who spoke next.
In part he said:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-06-22
BE R THE RAILROAD.
How a Proposed Train Robbery Was
Fooled Told at the Sedalia
Trial-Caught in the Act

SEDALIA, Mo-, June 15.-The case
of the state against ex-conductor Ell
J. Stubblefleld, charged with an at
tempt to rob a Missouri Pacific pas
sengeF train near here the night Of
November 90, was taken up before
Judge Longan to-day. The jury il
composed OF only three citizens OF Sc
dalia, the remaining nine being farm
ers.
In his opening statement the Coun-
ty Attorney stated that the state
would show by the evidence that the
job to rob the train was arranged by
Stubblefield and James /. West, ex-
engineer; 1t would be shown that E.
Il. Adams, q former Missouri Pacific
engineer, who lost an arm while in
the company's service, was invited to
participate and had apparently con-
scented; that he drove West and Stub
blefeld to a point near where the
robbery occurred.
Superintendent L. d. Hopkins, oil
the Missouri Pacific, testified that the
first knowledge that he had Of the
contemplated robbery was from E,
III. Adams. Acting on the advice he
sent detective Tom Furlong, of St.
Louis, and Ave others to Indepen-
denoe, where they boarded the train
that was to be robbed.
The train was held up according
to agreement and stubblefield was
shot; while both he and West were
captured.