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Dssrt,t Cvurs. iariSA ot II Lnaolss. STATE ,f
LalftSt.,E.t..
By ,nt,te vi ~ ur2"r ot fls.t. t.. ,,... ,,..yrd
out III the IEUarl.." lie, Eleventh ,Iutcial
District Court. IA. and I4r ::se ,rs'r"a "l @t.
Landry, III ~" abDv-- entlt!,:A ars: numbered
ease. and to ,3,- directed viii l,i,,t'' ' to sell
at the front ttuur ri t> t@',r- ii",t. Do, ~ The
town of Hpciuis:a-, IN the Ga4ia.l 81 81. Landry,
at II O'Clock It. H., nn
saturday, September :sDs3r, 1892,
the following described property, TO wit:
One lot in Washington. b"tun,eo hy SutiG
street. by st Iuln street. '3Y EojraH +trr"t, and
by h; ". Cu5iiinam, with -uilt:ill,s ,.n' tmiruv-
fntntE.
Terms Cash.
Seized in he above entitled ssiIt.
W, =. FEtZE.E.
Sheriff OF the ia:lsII ot NJ Landry.
NEg 70 lsa?
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Besides the frightful Joss of life
in Porto Rico, including the
death. in various forms. Of l.50O
people and the more or less Sc
we're wounding of $4,000 others.
the loss Of property will amount
to many millions of dollars. The
coffee and orange crops were en-
tirely ruined and all ether crops
suffered seveAIy.-States.
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For Clerk.

We are authorized to announce j J. EARRY
an a candidate for the office Of Clerk of Court
subject to nomination. by the Democratic
marty
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More attention should be given
to the sidewalks. The walking
should be good.
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The game law went out on the
first, and now the hunters can en-
ioy themselves.
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Cotton picking is now in order.
The fields are white with the
fieecy staple.
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While boring for a we'll at the
kaplan rice mill at Gueydan a cy-
press log $ feet thick was struck
at depth of l75 feet. II this is
correct there were some tall sap
ling growing around here in dim
distant ages-AbbeviIIe Meridio-
mol
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The campaign liar will soon
be in his element again.
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See notice of State and Parish
tax collector in another column.
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When you visit Baton Rouge
don't fail to stop at Posey,s va
randa Hotel
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yalns0as sSrsegS,
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE II new oRLEAss, Ia
August /. 1890. )
Notice, iS hereby :iyru HAT titr following
named settler has flied nnt'ce III his intention
10 make tuui pTaof ~ support of Ht calm amt
that said proof VIII he made ltrfar !; H0"ii-
field l.. >. Commissioner, at OPP iuaiSli, Id,
on Sept. 18th, 1899, VIZ:
ErmS9ese zseszits,
vino made Homestead Entry 81. I5665
for the n of = E.4 aud y + / Of = W sec.
30. Tp. =. :. Il. w, Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses {" prove
his continuous residence upon and cnttlE.ti"n
OF said land, VIZ:
Lnnia DrvIn. 1T. Willis i:"n.li.aEx. f.r"s
BelIlrd. Simon i:ctard. all "f 81 Landry Par
ish, Ii.
WALTER T.. COHEN,
Aug ;. 1899 Register.
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A bundle of % papers for DC at
the COURIER office.
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ti
-4NR1-
To Candidates Announced.
few Of our fellow parishoners
Have yet boldly advertised
That they're out for political honors
Though the band wagon be capsIzcd,
John Ogden for the judgshlp,
VIII not suffer II defeat
Ry any kind of maseshft
That stands upon two feet.
Marion Swords Is quite InviBcihle.
says tho man on every road,
While Barry's irresistible
with friends they claim secured.
surely DR.. f. 8. Taylor.
For first ward magistrate.
Es an out-and-Out ''dicknailer''
If there's any i'll the State.
II. l..
Opelousas, La, Sept 7. 1890
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william, a. yscGor,miss.,
ADE'

LAND OFFICE At MEN OKLEANS,t
July u. ls99. )
Notice Ia hereby given that the tOEiowing~
named settler has filed notice nf his intention
TO make final proof III support OF his claim. and
that said proof viii be made before Flank
Wharton. u. s. Commissioned, Ill Bay on tifir"T,
La. on Sept. 10Th, 1899, VIZ;
yainsons Orseaa,
who made Homestead Entry No. 1tii.,t tui Iht
lots !, 2 and 3 section ID, tnwn-!ilp =. tnnth
range west, IoHisiauI Meridian.
He names The following witnesses to prnY.
his continuous residence up"s Inti cultivation
OF, said land, viz.:
Drttve Ar.i"in, jesse itc.t!. .sna. itrrrr ar
:!nin f;eryani ;.u,l~:tu. all "f itag"l 'l,Irot,
ta.
WAITER /. COHEN,
Aug T. 1890 Gt. Rfgtatrr.
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EsbE aEE /.

LAND OFFICE At NEW ORLEANS. LA.,i
Adg. 7, 1899.
NolIce s hereby @lVr: that the following
named settler has filed Eotice OF his intention
tn make final proof i'll support OF ils claim. ana
that said proof Will he made before Frank
Wharton y. =. Commissioners. at Turkey tre"K,
La on September 18th. 1893, VIZ
ysllinm a. 7scEormish.
wh" made Homestead sntry NJ, ~- tor he
:. T.. uf See. 70, Up :, =. OF l.. West,
Louisiana meridian.
He names the following witnesses t" prnvc
his continuous residence upon. ana cultivation
Of said land. viz.
WIN. Chappetlc. John McIrud, Tlrndule
Fontenot. Chas. W. Precllctt, ali of Turkey
Creek, Ia.
WAITER l.. COHEN
Aug. u. 1899 Ct Ec.tisicr.
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aVOL. XLVI.
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
Fer sheriff.

fCandidates for ,pnbitc oo1ee ~'H be annotnc,,
Il snde,. tbts fPnd al So eaeh cash IN 0dpn,ice |
Fer sheriff.
W. ore authorized TO announce MARION H..
aWoRDS as II candidate for Sheriff OF st.
Iandry. subject to the nomination of the Dem
ao,atie marty
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JUDuCsan. ADyERTasEMENTs.


20. 5l71.
PROBATE COUkr-PAkISH or ST. Ian
DRY, La.
BY virtue of an order of the Honorable the
District Court i'll and for the parish OF st. Lam
dry. there will be sold ut public auction, 10 tlt
last and highest bidder, by the undersigned
Natural Tutor or any duly qualified auc
tioneer, at the Park Hotel in town of ope
lousaS, Parish of st. Landry, La on
"Wednesday, sept. Goth. 1899,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property belonging to said estate. t"-Wit'
9 vehicles l wagon; 16 horses stable II
sets harness; 3 saddles: 6 beds and bedding
l dining table "a chairs; 3 armolrs; tollef
5 wash-stands | safe. clock stove; kltch
en- utensils l gun L pistol ; rifle.
Tcrms-Cash.
ALpHONSE REED.
Sept. g. 1899, Natural Iut"F
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NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS, Ia,
September l, 1929
[, nal vi. Peters, OF Bayou Chicnt i. o..
La who made Homestead Application No.
f45;5 for the 81 of N. W ! and 4 of n. h. See.
"a. Up. 3, = of K. l w. La Met do here
prnof to establish my CLAIM, +" til" sra,t above
described. and that expect to i,r"y" my rest
sieuee and cultivation before fFstak Wharton,
T. :, Commissioner at Bayoa t'hlcaf. l..s. ou
Oct ITth 1899, by two OF tue f"'i'="!iIG vat
ncsses:
Iohn Henry. of Bayou Ch"sj, La.
Patr ck DanyLi. nf
l,ayid II. Peters, 0f
Landry Henry ef
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NOTICE TO TAxPAX XE "a
Parish sf ~. Landry.

The roll of 1899 is on file my Office and
all taxes are now due. Taxes Oh niovabes
and polls become delinquent Oct. l, and upon
inmovables Dea. 81, 1899. To avoid interest
and cnsts. parties should pay previous to said
dates W.. .; ahHHI1'
Sept. ., 1899. SherlE ana lax Ioilectoi'
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EDTHl.aE SALE.
ESTATE OF GYPRIEE ENEAUX
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF S'C LANDRY.

Nc. 5573.
BY virtue of ;in art:er OF the Honorable Elev
entll judicial District Court OF the state Ol
Louisiana, i'll and for the parish OF st. Landry
there will be sold ut public auction to the last
aud highest bidder, by the undersigned
administrator or any duly qualified anctlon
eer, at the last Residence IN fareHcrn Settle
ment OF CyprieB Arreneaux, Sr., "f st. Landry
Parish La, on
"Wednesday, sept. sG,h, 1899,
the following described property, 1o-wit:
Three cows; two calves; two horses three
mares furniture. etc III BONUSES.
Terna-t lsh.
K. LEE GARLAND,
sept. g. 1889, ADMINISTRATOR,
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| HENRY L. GAEl.ANJ =. : .. ti:aHW&
.-f AZ.
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The Welsh Beacon printing
Slant has been moved to Jennings
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PROBATE COUkr-PAkISH OF ST. Ian
DRY, La.
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-FfN VIEIENN"t ME: I0lF7' t7.'T-
Al IOIlt l. - hereby gwen that the following
~ named settlers have flied notices ot thrir
Intention to make ttnai proof IN support at
their claims, ana that ~alI proofs viii he made
before tile clerk nf CnIrt AT pprl"us.i>. Va. on
Stpt. 2IttI. 1899. W.:
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-03-30

Gnti4lub setaBt: er tpoute iib tetnen
triiseriiten 9offnunsen mebr hinge
ben. polte oas Geben aufnebmen uno
trasen a.s Elm Wiann unb ii9 ME piss
Der pei4 MAIDEN laiien oura Riiderin,
nerunden.
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IA.
SIN .oapenanbe. ni&t tueit bon benz
hmrdh fsinsn n~uanshehnten 2knHfeibts
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statement is false, MS assert II to be, then
he should be drummcd out OF the service
and incarcerotod In prison with othcr
libelers.
"uis statement is scandaous libel,
rejecting upon the honor of every officer
i'm the department who has contracted ioi
or purchased this meat and especially ana
particularly on the cninmisssry general
myself In denunciation OF General Miles
as u liar, when he makes this statement,
l wish to make It ms emphatic ana ~
coarse as the statement itself. wish Ia
force the lc back into his throat, covered
with the contents of camp latrinc.
II wish TO brand ~ as falsehood, OF
whole cloth, withoutsa particle OF truth to
sustain It. and unless he can prove MS
statement he should be denounced by every
honest man, barred from the clubs, barred
from the society Of decent people, and 80
ostracised that the street bootblacks would
not oondesecnd TO speak to him. for he has
feuled his own nest, he has aspcrsed the
honor OF Il brother officer without a par
ticie Of evidence or fact TO sustain In any
degree his scandalons libelpus malicious
falsehood viz; That this beef OF anything
whatever was furnished the army under
'pretcnse of experiment.
This at Washington, January Il, 1899.
AT the conclusion of the reading on
being requested to plead TO tho specifica-
| lions, to the first charge he said: Not
guilty not denying, however hat the
specification sets forth correctly a part of
the language used.
Major s. c. Miles was called to testify
on behalf of the government. He said he
was the recorder of the war investigating
commission and was present and heard
General Eagan's testimony before the com
mission. Tho manner of General Easan. III
giving HIS testimony, he said, was OF a
man laboring under great excitement, but
! trying to control his excitement.
| Major General McCook, retired, n mem
| her of tho war investigating commission,
4 was the next witness. He was present and
1 heard a part of General Eagan's testimony
/ before the commission. THE impression /
! had" no said was that General Eagan
must be laborIng under great nervous ex-
/ element"
| The words; II wish to force tho lie
contents of a camp latrlne." General Nc
as TO such language AS he had first heard
and no had turned away and did not hear
this sentence.
The judge advocate then read at some
length from General Miles testimony be-
fore the war Investigating commission
which called forth the objectionable Ian
guage In General Eagan's statement
At the conclusion OF the reading Of Gem
eral Miles statement Judge Worthington
read at length from General Eagan5 re-
vised testimony before the war commits
sion.
Az o'clock the court adjourned until
tomorrow
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ing the government Of tainted men fesppn-
piblc for the tainted brcf
Certainly never was a better titno 70
radically reform tho war department
Eyerytbinp points to the immediate me-
cessity for H. This vigorous communich-
tion came to Washington to an army o.
ficer today: 49,, "a !
nHundred thousand volunteers and oo,,
200 regulars viii testify that the eanneu
cooked beef issued for travel rbtons wns
uuilt to eat Rather than eat IL lhcy Wouiu
do without meat for days ana liNe ,r, "i
bareback, canned beans and coffee. inc
cans az meat thrown out Of the car WIN
do,ys and given away at the stations arc
witness TO this. After meal or Two itpnl
Il the meat became nauseatIng TO any put
the strongest stomachs' <,,., ,a5
.The fresh beef issued at Chicago mao
aomething wrong With II. II looked 70 10
good and fresh as the average on inc ii,ui
set. Expert butchers detailed 10 cut J, Wy
for the regiments said II WAS govu n,sat,
Va, ,yhen ii was cooked II was sickehihh
mess to eat. Some OF the n me-, uiu ~, ~ dI5
it many ate yer2 little. 1hpse WY Wv
not eat II remained well. n,v.
"The commlssnry and packers have
stated on oath that the beef issued WIS "a. ~,
r,gbt why was not the bacon All flsnt
wboIe crates OF ii were condemned nl.sr
,sauea 10 companies, being siiye, Simply
alive with maggots. The best OF u WIZ
| so rank as 10 be unpalatabie.
| .,In View OF this can the coi'h,,ssns ~.
hacker be believed about the nesi ~ ~
n,na, itself. with 100000 abie.bodlen So'ses
,ns,iey that /, was not good. The Nun
a,aJa NJ thousands OF pounds of y con
aa,oneG m tf,e spot and DESTROYED proves
~ "a' Nv winfield. Kan.
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AGoNcILLo,s NOTE.
No OfHcinI CoEnixnncc of IL is Id"pic
In he InIscn.

No Of0cinI COEBixnncc of IL IN binpic
10 he Taken
washington, January 25.--'rhc presenta-
tlon 10 the state department yesterday oil
n communication from Senior Agonciiio'
AguinaIdos representative. ns he styles
himself has not changed the attitude oil
the department toward him and there IL
not tho slightest probability that he VIII
be officially recognized by tho president
or tho STATE department. II IL conceded
that tho document is cleyerly phrasod with
tho intention To put fhe United States gov
eminent in the wrong in the eyes OF tho
world. and II is suspected that the half
concealed arrogance OF the demand TO be
informed OF the purpose of our goynfn-
ment. In sending rejnforcements TO the
Philippines. that this communication may
MARK The adoption OF new line OF policy
by the insurgents in the philippines. The
0rst manifestations OF this, In case II u
, decided TO resort to open iosti!ities, prob
ably viii be the sudden departure ofAgon'
clio and his staff from Washington and
from the limits OF the United States
There was an absence OF adyices from
General Otis today. which led the off,
cials at the war department to the con-
cIusIon that there was no appreciabie
| change In the conditions at Manila OF
Iloilo. and some satisfaction Is felt u
| even that style of negative assurances thai
| the impending trouble Mt Manila has beer
! at least postponed.
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SAYS EAGAx LIED.
A New York Attorney Accuses Him
OF CnmmItfipg Perjury.

OF Committing Perjury.
San Francisco Cal, January Coon.
missary General Eagan. who has made such
a vicious attack upon General Miles, Is
accused With perjury In connection With
the stormy litigation over the afiairl Of
Hale Noreross silver Mining company,
which is now only legal rcminiscnce
Mr.. Wood. a reputable attorney of this
city says that Eagan swore TO false
oath in order TO relieve himself from
complications with tho war department,
Pagan was one OF the directors of the
mining company and he and others were
Represented by Messrs. Lloyd a. Wood
on the trial OF tho care. Tho court iounh
that Eagan's share OF the money fraud
uIently obtained from the company was
| s20S, 1880.
After the Judgment had been obtainea
Ehc retained NJ. NJ. Estcc TO move IA cvur.
! 10 yacste jud--ieDt as 10 himself Inc
4 ,sos peopIe had addressed letters 70 me
,,ar department calling attention 10
4 Eaean's position and asking that he be dis
i missed from the army. The pressure Pc
/ came 70 great that he resolved 70 abandon
! bis connection With the Hale q Nofcrosa
! case. .,,, -.
m AFFIDAVIT In which Eegaa sTorc Deiorf
lanes i. Bing. notary public tnat he
hid never been served with The summons
IN with a copy OF complaint ana tnat ns
| had never retained Lloyd q Wood 70 appear
sor him The affidavit being uncontradict'
4 nj Judge Hebbard entered an order yscaf'
ing Judgment as 10 Eagsn. $3.50,
Mr.. Wood now says that Hagsil nH,sei |,
brourht me Complaint and fnmmons whlcl
/ had been served or him 70 ms Moon =
nfnca' and asked him 10 look ont ior ~
,ntercsi and that Pagan lied In bis aiii
DART 70 The court.
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| ~ Goldman. sr. J. o. Lester
s. L. Goldman 6 Co.,
cotton Factors,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
LIBERAL advances, quicl. sales ard prompt ~
eni. Correspondence solicited.
BANG CLOSED.

|fFoprietors Were Ordered Arrested
Pending investigations.
Kansas City, Mo-, January 25.-The
Planters bank was closed today and OH
fAe order of the secretary of state, A. A.
|lessur. and Assistant Attorney General
Penries, the proprietors, Leonard Imboden
Fnd ;. + Hancock, We're arrested pending
r Investigation.
ine bank was chartered on January 16
~ With capital of 1000 paid up and
was given out that it was private in
sAuuon organized principally to handle
ae BUSINESS of the Interstate Live Stock
o.npany and the Imboden Live Stock COM
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THE ApIA OUTRAGE.
rhc state Department Expects
Gcrmnny 10 ExpiRin.

washington, january aN'1-Tho i
state department has forwarded
to Ambassador White ut Berlin
FUN Instructions as TO tho pre-
sentatlen he is 10 nuke tho Ger"
man minister OF forcign affairs
relative to The ipdignity reported
10 have been offered the CHIEF
Justice of Samoa by the German
officials ut Apia.
The department also has had
some exchanges, with The German
ambassador here on the subject.
The nature OF these comm'inica-
t,ons can not bic revealed, but II Is
believed that they VIII show an
abiding confidence IN the disposi
zion OF the German government TO
right any wrong that may have
been pcrpctratcd at Apia through
oser-zcplous agents,
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A.socIatlon Not orgnnisca.

enicago, January 25.-The represent
susea OF several Western railroads which
-se been in session here for nearly II
|as'A Trying to reorganize the Western
|sssenger association, adjourned today
sn having arrived at any definite ar
, 49, Certain Transmissouri roads
'a'ed that they could not become mem
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THAT $4,000 CLAIM,
Ex-comptrolier Dnrden Offers 10 ~
iect II from Text,s'
Especial DIspatch 70 NC oss'7

especial Dispatch to The POST
,aash,rv,on January 25.-stephen H.
parden, who was comptroller Of Texas un-
dsr ,be COKE administration, has written
10 the treasury department here ana o.
fered 10 SOLICIT from the State OF texas
Tho si5 900 that Governor culbsrson reg
commended be conveyed back into the Fed
eraI treasury as oyerpsyment on peSas
claims collected -
Bo claims 10 have discovered before Cow
c,nor culbcrson did. that the state mad
been oyerpsid and that willie no attorney
win probably be required IT. would be Scil
for the treasury department TO have some
one to press the matter before the iess'
il siulature. nc offers as a reason Tor ms
services that he supported Mckinley
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rliE sILu ISLANDS.


UWIIVH HtStT PARLIAMENTARY
Madrid, January 2s.--An official dlspatch
from the sulu Islands. OF the Philippine
group, ntatcs that all ia we'll there ana
that Tho spanish occupation continues
Dispatches received BY newspapers here
assert that tho insursection Of the phil
,pinos is spreading considerably, 4 native
regiment, which was disbanded by the
spaniards. IL Is alleged, enlisted as poay
IN the service OF Aguinalao.
n According 10 figures published here W.
600 spanish soldiers persisted, cn,eny IRON
sickness, during the late campaign
Cuba
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p,.c,,,c,. M.cIs,s Conarmation.
lSnnclal Disnatch to The Post

z Va NNII'lNI't'
Washington. January 25--Colonel Il. NJ.
Hall Of Houston arrived here today from
New York. He says that In conversation
Win senator chiffon today the latter IN
formed him that In his opnicn Judge u.
n. Meek would bc continued,
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Joseph Cloud and Il, NJ Osborne. Brans-
ford railway switch; Weston g. Hamilton.
Tonu. cotton sack carrier; Bcrnaru w
Mnstcrsons San Antonio cur coupling
oliver p, Wolcott. Oak Gin. disc plow.
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Engines, Boilers,
Repairs, Castings,
Pattern Work,
Sheet Iron Work.
HartWeIl Iron Works,
Houston, Texas.
Houston, Texas.

bers of any association including the roads
east and west of the Missouri river, as
they claimed tho business could not be
divided satisfactorily. The meeting was
adjourned subject to the cal the chair
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WEATHER INroT :. ITO,

Storm in the North t-Cold for
mississippi Valley : ID Lakes.
Washington, January Weather condi-
lions and general forecas ie storm central
Tuesday night to the n - Of Montana has
moved to Wisconsin. ir = sing markedly Ia
Intensity. st. Paul repo & BPS inches. ana
has been succeeded by marked hiSn pres
sure area and TALL : enpeTatuFe ~ 40
sinboin. Swift Currci = porting a pressure
OF cool inches and G ,le fall Oh " DC
grees in twenty-fou 1urs OF IL deSrees;
Light rain or snow in the mldlin anu
North: Atlantic States Missouri valley and
i,pner lake region aud light rain on the North
Pacific coast.
Rocky mountain region and IN the Atlantic
states, has risen in the middle Mississippl
valley and upper lake region ana mas .s
maiued nearly stationary elsewhere. inciuu-
ing the Pacific coast.
Snow may DO expected in tho lake reglonS'
clearing in the northwest portion ana gc n
crnlIy fair weather elsewhere. There VIII ne
a decided fall in temperature IN the nlinte
and lower Mississippi and middle anu , npaen
Mississippi valleys and the upper lake IeE,on
and the temperature will remain nearly sta
tiunary elsewhere. m, ,i,
Light to fresh westerly winds VII prn ,Ns,l
on tho north Atlantic coast ana iSi. T.; tho
Winds becoming aoutberly viii preyaii IN ivy
middle and south Atlantic coast,
weather Data.
Til, following data, covering peiiou "
twcnty-seyen years, have been compliea lron'
TIC weather bureau records at GaiVestoh'
| TeAas, for the month OF February;
Temperature Mean or normal teplpsIha n, a. q;
81 degrees the warmest month was .hh ao,S a.
J Ysoe With an average Of "a degrees tue COM
l. ~ month was that OF 1895, with an average %
| a degrees; the highest temperature was So, ~
degrees or February u, lss2; me lowest , ,sa
aytrage date on which last killing frost CO.
cured in spring February 5; 80
Precipitation train and melted sno%1-a n,,,,,
Sos Of days with 81 of an inch or more, i9 q
tha sreatss monthly precipitation was Sss
inches in 1891; the least montniy precipes
amount of precipitation recorded n any
~, nty-four consecutive hours was 3 % inenes,,
W or,o,,nf os snowfall recorded in any twenty
a saup Consecutive hours record extending Z
winter Of iSSi-s5 only was ia inches on Fen-
| ruary II, 1895.